Show OFFENSE OrF ENSE bradstreets Brad repeating an opinion boldly announced by the majority of eastern conclude a that perhaps the most moat weighty objection urged the bill lor for Ari arizonis Arizona zonas 8 adenis afon ion to statehood was the practical rity that the of the territory would add to the weight of the free coinage element in the senate it Is difficult to believe that such cao can be the truth and had it come irom from any loss reliable source it ought to be the i pleasure ot of the am press to brand ft as a an aspersion upon nithe the justice ot of american Ameri ORn congressmen aud and a falsehood falce hood put in circulation by enemies of the great republic fur for we hold bold the alleged objection to 40 be not dot only most moat unworthy but wholly unconstitutional the qualify for admission to the union are nowhere set down to ta include so called on the financial goose or any other such subject it would be as fair and as proper to deny the boon of self government to a territory because its citizens were inclined to pro hibi tion or woman suffrage or a pro tariff or to state banks of issue as to refuse them statehood te because cause they believed in the use of silver as well as gold as money what their views may be upon bimetallism is as little the business ol of congress as is their politics pol or their religion if they have the necessary population and resources to render them capable of sustaining its burdens and have by experience shown their love for american institutions statehood may not be denied them and the understand understanding inz might as well be had bad first as last that all these sneers about borough constituencies I as compared with me lae large populations ot of some of the older states so aad d about silver heresy as comparon cono com pareo with the finati financial cial hour bour boomsm of the gold school are as all cordially burled buried back as the top op lof lofty ty and autocratic east can wish for the aim of every western commonwealth should be to pursue honestly the tenor of its way and develop within its if people the highest standard of patriotism A time will come when such qualities will be more in demand than any of the other hobbies bobbles that now becloud the minds of congressmen gre when the matter of admitting another t tate into the union to Is discussed size never yet was a sure aure sign of soundness nor is there reason to believe that all the truth upon soy any proposition Is contained within one narrow view of it we could have wished that it if the day of Ari zonas had to be postponed a better argument had been made than that her senators would be if that however is really the head and front of her offending the hour of her ber deliverance cannot be long delayed tae gold cure is recognized to be potent but it is a neither a remedy nor a proven preventative for or all imaginary disorders |