New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-18
NEW MEXICO IS READY.
HER CLAIMS FOB ADMISSION INTO THE
Union.
ADVOCATED BY THE HoN..L. BRADFORD PRINCE
FACTS ABOUT THE TERRITORY

Cir. The discussion of the question Oh inc admission
~ various Territories as states has prous" 10 ign.
an amount of ignorance In the East rogauns somo VI
them. and especially New-Mexico, wnieh Is realy
amazing The elimination, perhaps, "~s :. 49,
.,t,ce IN The Chicago Tribune though inc report
90 th ,porlt Of the House Committee on territories
MADE last summer almost equaned IL IN misiniOrHa
non ana exceled II in OBSERVATIONS chaA'ter vi us
misstatements. 49, A.. s,u-
so generally received are the ideas thus dissem-
mated nv those who should be entiueu W O'eu 'ns
wa find decided opposition In Congress " inc au-
ntss,on OF New-Mexico, especially ahlonb nopuoir
.aro VIM oueht TO know better and nearly every uSy
cans VIZ asks ais not NewMexico almost
COW IN he a StateqS not knowing that Sne is much
oore than ready now So ask space 10 state ie"
facts. - -, ra,- Nt.x,oo q.
population-The population OF He"-meAioo u
fnIIv 10000 Not a single State on us Auss'o" ~
the Union has had large popuiS10n - 90
a majority of the Territories have Dcou 80
loss than half that number It would Do easy 70 CIV
..h,o shov,ny this. but TO save space state the
o., nrosdlv Ths population f. permanent, not nhc
,ht ~ some states and Territories that msns oe Hen
Tened The great increase during the ias' sree years
has been almost entirely agricultural anu '"o
mi advantages Of NewMexico Tor run ~"u ,nA'
cultnre az well as the improved me'n'u' Va 0"
ton BY wind-mils, etc, insure con'n"a"oo u L"p'
growth It should be rccollected that 'no ininsl
ton since 1885 has been in spite OF inc soHo" a.
v.vor.Gcneral Julian and other Democratic oncias'
rS,oh has bren Of n character 10 destroy the pros
pority of any less favored region.
Resources Tho natural resources OF New-me1-
ira an which her future must depend arc more vareu
than those OF any other single STATE OF ierii'ory'
This seems bold statement, but IL Is truo iaAo up
the States separately and 10 Will soon % apparen
California Is the only ono which may seem a. nss 70
no is equal In both mineral, agricultural ana hort
hui be VI,
s,,-rous and anthracite ana the superior character
=, The fruit I'm New.Mexco must give IL the pre-
emnence. - - 4,
Nav Mexico IA not prepared On the contrary, 10
rerr,,orv ever had such thorough preparation bor
forty years she has been electlng her Legislatures anu
enactng her laws, the only officers usuai in e'ates
and now appointed by outside authority oeing tne
Governor. Secretary and Supreme judge AS long
80 80 1eso she adopted a state Constitution and
elected FER Governor and Senators, and was only Kept
ont by tho adoption Of the celebrated "comproiniSe
measuress OF that year. Once sinoe then she has
had a Constitutional Convention, which iormuia'ea a
Constitution that Is a model OF excellence In 1910
tho b, 10 admit her 10 statehood passed both houses
of Congress, and only by nonooncurrehce IN an
amendment failed to become law.
a. Fducaton.-That the RADIO OK lliteracy among
the older native population high no ono VIII deny
n. ar, a hein1 rapidly changed Ohiciai reports
us
sho tba. the ratio was reduced 90 per cent In hVo
Gears and the Governor states IN recent letter 70
Tho Pres,dsnt: ain no community baye more per
s,stent and successful efforts been inaugufated TOT u
pronoton OF public education than In New-moAloo
within the last few years sho has over lou pu0ho
schools and larger share OF her taxes IS appfopr-
s,ed 10 education than in any State. That she has
M school fund is simply bcoause she IL Territory
and not state; and tho bill for admission proVioeS
h,Ilv for that Besides the public schools there are
an unusual number Of colleges academies and private
schools ,
g. Character Of the popula;ion.-Ths point is much
dw,lt On and tho facts entirely misunderstood Inc
Chicago Tribune In the extraordinary aHicle 70
which have alluded, speaks OF four~ffths OF inc
nopuatons as being peon Aztec Indians" whatever
they may BET A truthful estimate would DO hauVe
Moxicans 100000; Pueblo indians, 10000 Amer
,canss from the East, 6T0oO. The latter, OK
course arc constantly increasing by immigration
The Pueblo Indians do not vote In Territorial elections
though n they did they would be good element IN
any body polite. But 20 the uniformed the hrso
number OF Mexican voters f. looked upon a. grave
misfortune There could not be greater MISTAKE.
II Is tho poss .ssion OF that conservative
element which gives New-Mexioo her special adj
vantage az sclfgovorning community over most
other Territories Every one familiar Win inc
Far west and especially with politics there, KNOWS
that tho principal danger arises IRON The uhse'llou
ard irresponsible character OF much ot tho popuanoh'
The Inhabitants are continually changing Tho num-
Der OF men Though all that region With whom Two
years IS long residence ia any one place 10 astonsh'
ing The nablt Of moving Is upon them, and they
arc ALWAYS looking for some new place 20 which 70
migrate An average change OF 10 Per cent eaoh
year IN the population Of the towns Is less Than inc
registry lists Will show. OF course there are many
solid substantial citizens but this restless, nomadie
population Constitutes an element that always
.NS
active and noisy IN politics They are eager Tor once
ready 10 vote for any amount Of bonds and taxation
o,d IN their irrosponsie action is especially due the
heavy Indebtedness and sometimes bankruptcy OF SO
many Western cities and counties They do tho mis-
Chief and are gone before It's effects are felt Inc
chief danger ~ new community comes nom 'ni'
class of men aud from the eyerenthnsiasm Of ohsr
who think that life n tho Now west Is a continual
i ESS IT. But Scw Mexico nuns such rist She
ment in her Mexican population which coupteraet
he danger. They attached to tho soy ana nave hc
s6S1 s 81 o TscS rash schemes which
Involve oItravagant expense and debt 10y mem
but mixed with our ovcrzeaops Americans, they form
an admirable combination 10 TINS eonse iTs ~,
safe soltgovsrnTnent than any Territory except Da
kota can bopo to DO for years. ,,,,.,,,or
ss q RG re @srs for heir Of
for us in our turn to refuse adnisslon 10 NewMexcC
sSS DS sut p "a ss so T0T no Sc. Contrary
Impression has net mnaturaly arisen outside OF th'
Territory because OF tho return OF Democratic Dele
gate, MI joseph, at threo Successive elections. Bn
there were local canses for fhs In each case u
1894 tbero was boltpg Republican candidate who
took of 5000 votes. Tho total Kopnnlcah VOC va
1922; Democratic 1921; Republican majority
e,sbi. In 1856 an iI-adyiscd nomination insure
defeat on the Delegatesp, but tho Legislature cleo
at the same time was heavily Republican. In 1913.
those who shond have been our friends In Congress-
The Republican membcrs Of the Committed on Terri
tories signed a report against admission, which wa
false. scsndalous and belous to tho highest degree
1t was made no doubt, In ignorance, and its
principal siaements came from o book written oyci
thirty years ago. but II touched The people n The
tenderest point and was naturally and properly 70
scnted by every New Mexican; Mr. Joseph the Dele
gate mado spirited and Just response, and thus
became tho champion Of the whole people. The 70
port and HE reply were printed py ne thousand
and circulated I'm every household. We did our best
TO stem the tide thus created. The Republican
Territorial and county conventions al denounced the
report IN vigorous terms, and ON ne stump we trlo
to show that the Republican Congressmen acted
from Ignorance and not naleyoonce, and we're INHALED
by the old book Of 1857: But That was a. best
rather a lame dohence and so we had to slifier for
the fanlts Of our politc friends IN Washington and
Mr.. Joseph was again elected by small majority.
The TNOfelntnrn e4poted at tho time Is ovel