The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-22

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of the Territories should be kept
apart from partizan spirit, never
theless many are arguing from this
standpoint. AS to New Mexico,
politically:
We cast over 10000 votes tor
Delegate to Congress. Joseph, the
Democrat, was successful by the
bare majority of 1,730. At the
same election the people elected a
legislature which is Republican by
two thirds, thereby enabling that
party to control everything, even
tn the extent Of a veto ; and when
New Mexico becomes u State it
will positively send two Republi
can L. S. Senators. Hence, our
demot ratio friends here in New
Mexico at the present time, are not
at all enthusiastic about the admis-
sion of the Territory. Lincoln Co. -,
in which Delegate Joseph received
53S majority, elected a full delega-
ton OF Republicans to the legisla-
ture, also e,ected Republican
sheriff. From the very best sourc-
es it is admitted and not denied,
that New Mexico will elect it's
first State officers Republican. 30
much from partizan source.
AS to the character of the peo-
pie. No subject has Deen so gross
iy misreprcscnted and SO generally
talslfied. 1t is an outrage upon
our people. We defy anyone to
name Il community, either North
or Sonth, that is more law abiding
than our own White Oaks. With
it's public school with All attend
ance of 75 daily,our academy with
over 20 pupils as IA starter, the
Young Mems Benevolent Associa.
tion, with a membership of IS,
knights OF PytlIias, |. O. G. r., a
lodge soon to be of A. O. L. W.
the Methodist Church, about com
lleted, and t tr religious demon
nations holding service, the Ma
sonic fraternity building II hall, the
Il. A. r., strong and growing, with
the auxiliary W. X. G., it is the
universal remark Of strangers that
White Oaks, morally, socially and
intellectually is far ahead of many
pretentious places. What is true
of White Oaks is in a manner the
case throughout Lincoln County,
the largest in the Territory and set
Ting very fast. The population of
MeXicans to the whole number is
overestimated by our outside chaps
Reliable estimates place the Mexi- !
cans abont two-fitths of the whole
IN the Territory, while in White
Oaks precinct, with over 270 vot
ers at the last election, there were
less than 20 Mexicans. We have
among our Mexican fellow citizens
some as able and brilliant men as
any community can boast of. and
AS whole no class Of people in
this country have been so villihed
rs the Mexcans of New Mexico.
The court statistics are our best
guide. New Mexico, compared
with Nebraska to-day, has less
crime per capita.
The objection to Catholic Span
iards should be no stronger than 10
Catholic IRISH or German, Swedes
and Luthcrans in the other Terri |
tories In u word, the Mexicans
of New Mexico, for the purposes
Of Statehood, are in advance OF the
recent arrived Swede of Dakota, or
the lawless elements of other ma
tions in many sections of the conn
try, and when compared to Sou
lhern State, far superior
New Mexico has taxable value
nt $l3O, 200, 900, Montana. 500. |
100000. Why admit Montana
and not New Mcxicol The dis.
elimination seems TO be religious
as wei as partizan. From all sides