Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-06
STATEHOOD Y. BREECH-CLOUTS
Col, Rynerson Comments on the Non
Progressive Cry of Cheap
Government"
Friends of Statehood Increasing
Timely Suggestions of Worth
to the People.

Hon. w. L. Rynerson, of the Mesilla
valley, said last night that the increase OF
interest in the statehood movement
throughout southern New Mexico was
plainly apparent. "There is some little
in Grant county," he said,
"among few sorehead Democrats who
seem to be slow in grasping anything
akin to the progressive; but outside OF
these, and considering the south half OF
the territory as whole, the people gen.
orally are supporters of the statehood
movement, Democrats and Republicans
alike.
"We all want to see New Mexico adj
mitted," continued Col Rynerson, "just
as soon as possible. 1t really don't make
much difference whether it be by and
through the work Of the recent constitu-
tional convention or under an enabling
act from congress.
"My own belief is that congress will
hardly take action in the premises till
after the constitution at present pending
has been
PASSED UPON BY OUR PEOPLE.
You remember, advocated in the con-
vention the early submission of this in
strur ent to vote OF the people OF the
territory. | thought then that we could
carry it easy enough, and l am more
than ever convinced of it; but as matters
stand at present, should congress fail to
act at its present session, the constitution
will come before the voters for ratification
or rejection at the regular general election
in November of next year.
"My idea is that the president of the
convention should call tnat
body together, as he is authorized to do,
some time between this and the next gen.
eral election and provide for nominating
full set of state and county officers to be
voted for at the regular election at the
same time the constitution is voted upon.
1t can be 80 arranged that
THE OFFICERS ELECTED
shall, in case the constitution is ratified,
serve as state officers, while on the other
hand, should the instrument fail of ratifi-
cation, then they shall hold office under
the territorial form of government. This
was done in some Of the new northwest
states. You see the state Tor territoriaD
and county officers thus chosen would not
take their seats till the following January,
and during the interval between election
and assumption of Office congress will
have met and acted either fayorablv or I'M
favorably. By this means, too, we will
have settled the thing among ourselves
before we reach congress. As a matter of
course this is now mere contingency,
depending upon whether or not congress
acts in our behalf at this session. But,
as said before,
HAVE LITTLE HOPES
of congress doing anything for US until
the last of the 51st session comes
around, December, 1890, and in that
event some such plan as suggest will be
in order"
Recurring to the very gratifying adj
vance the principles of state government
are making throughout the territory ; the
of a state; the independence
Of the people; the security OF capital; in
crease in immigration, etc., Col. Ryner-
son then said: ''1t seems scarcely worth
while for me to reiterate and repeat the
benefits to come to US as people by ad-
mission into the union. 1t seems quite
beyond my comprehension that men of
ORDINARY SOUND JUDGMENT
can find it IN their hearts to belittle the
now 80 auspiciously under way
in behalf of the change OF the present
condition OF things. True, there are only
a few OF these non-progressive fellows,
but that there should be even one or two
among those who have come to make
their homes here seems indeed passing
strange.
"And, by the way, ! find that the bur-
den Of the song of this handful of mall
contents is that state government will
cost more money. Well" land the Tall
Sycamore of the RiosGrande laid back in
his well filled chair and chuckled right
heartily "Well," he repeated, "if we
are looking for cheap government
we'd better
ALL GET BREECH-CLoUTs
and become Indians. | believe the Pueb-
10 Indians are accredited with running a
cheap government
otis pure business proposition. II
you were going into community to en-
gage in business you wouldn't locate in
the suburbs of the town, where rents are
low, to catch the rush OF trade, would
you? No; you go right into the business
center and compete with the trade lead
ers; it would cost you more; your rum
ming expenses would be greater, but on
the other hand you would do q much
larger business, and in the end save
more money. Precisely so with q state
governm ent. It would cost us a little
more, but we would
HAVE MORE BUSINESS,
and in the end state government would
prove far less expensive comparatively
than our present unfortunate condition of
cringing dependence on the government
at Washington. want to see New Mex
leo state. ! want to see this free peo-
pie and as prosperous as are the four new
northwest states, and in my opinion the
change will come before Christmas day
one year hence"
Fresh fish for tomorrow morning at
Emmert's.
The Right Kind.
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