New-York tribune., 1889-11-04
NEW.MEXTCO'S STRONG PLEA.
HER DESIRE FOR STATEHOOD.
GOVERNOR PRINCE TALKS ABOUT HER coNsTI'
rur1oN-soNE OF THE FEATURES.


On. OF the lay delegates 10 the General Convcn-
or ., tho Protestant Episcopal Church, just CLOSED.
u,.. bradford Prince, Governor OF the territory
=, vorr Mexico Governor Prince was formerly Now
voricr renrcsented Queens County In The state As
,i tor eve wears and subsequently was state
senator from the Ist District lie Is taii man.
straight as an Oregon pine. and the extreme "sh''1
Of his appearance, enhanced by no"ihs oc"iu' Is
,e,,ded from ausrcry by expression OF tho great
M od ,rni The Governor received the other day the
G.. oon,os NJ the Constitution OF the state OF New
Mcx,co adoped by tho recent Constitutional Cohveh
,on AZ Santa Fo and in announcing the lac'' ho ol'
aontaI,v EXPRESSED the conviction that the aoce"'
nrcsened virtues far beyond those Oh inc
~ any other state in tho unon' by way Vi in'rV-
drcton 70 A more detailed discussion OF MS a'ser-
or he reiterated some OF the conditions OF the lerr-
tory, which, he saId had not ueeh s"'''''"'' '"''
nressed uron tho Eastern Pubic
Tho populatlon Of New-Mcxico.' said Mr. Prince.
n,s about 600. .OOO divided almost equally between
native Mcxlcans and native Americans. very h'to
~ the foreign element reaching thc Au"n'io ooas'
comes TO New,Mexico. There Is a pro'"on' "o" ~
,ho Fast that tho Mexican element Is an argument
against admission TO Statehood but this shouu NOT Dc
.ccentod Tho mixture Of Mexican nonprogresSNehess
n', tho ovcr sapguIne booming instincts of advent
urous American pioneers VIII Iiouuoo ua to,I,b,.
.or,mrnitv whose growth Will be normal and hcathy'
.rd whose substantial methods will project IL from
such a bane as a large public debt
aNovNexico IS undoubtedly Republican, con-
,inued the speaker. The Territory mas IL Is ~uc,
hccn rcprcsente1 by Democratic Delegate lor inc
last six wears but that entirely the result Oh local
oa,,sos ON National issues. New Mexico has been
Republican since the war; Inc poopic "oro ai'',oS'
universally loyal 10 the Government during the Re
,nII,or Tho Republican sentiment Is greatly
,re,cbcncd bv the tariff ISSUE the two great producs
% ,o Territory being wool and lead. The last
territorial Legislature twothirds Republican In
each branch.
aNoyv as 10 the new constitution Tho conven-
tion was great success, and was as hne puolc
body as ever Tho result OF us "orA Is "l"iir
able for It includes all the best features OF the newest
constitutions The document viii be submitted 10
Congress at the coming session, with request for an
enabling act 50 as to obtain carly admission as a
State The constitution contains, In my opinion
many features which have long been desired III new
York but seem impossible Of attainment here. Many
~ ,ts provisions have been prompted by inclna-
tim on the mart of outsd TO prognosticato cvu Tor
the new State One of tho suggestions has been
that owing TO the great percentage of Catholic
Nexican population, the State Government would Do
likely 10 be Influenced by the priesthood. The eX-
perlence Of Old Mexico Is sufficient to warrant the
recognition OF danger Of sectaran Influences upon
State legislation but the action OF a convention
tborouebly representative shows a wcll-moracd inca
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connection 10 the educational features of the const
tuition. and to those forbidding appropriations to
prvate or scctarlan Institutions. Thus, Article TX
Section !, reads follows
Section /. Provision shall be made by law for the
establishment and maintenance OF UNIFORM system
OF public schools, which shall be open To and sunceit
for the education of all the children in the state and
shall be under the absolute control OF the state and
different schools shall receive aid support
from public funds. No scctarian tenet, creed -
church doctrine shall be taught in the schools
"The next section provides for the creation OF a
school fund, the expenditure of which is qualified thus
But no part of such funds, nor of any other funds
created or authorized by law for educational purposes,
shall be applied toward tho maintenance, support
aid Of any school other Institution in the manage
part, which Is not under the absolute control OF
the state. The pr0vsl9ns OF this and The last pr
without the consent of tho United States aud the
people Of this State.
"Another wise measure Is section OF tho same
article, Of which this Is the text:
Sec. g. The Legislature shall provide by ap-
proprate legislation for supplying .t6e pupils OF the
public schools with the necessary text books at public
expense, under such restrictions shall prevent
such text books being changed oftener than in
five years. 1t shall also pass laws TO prohibit any
teacher, director or other officer being interested in
the sale of books. apparatus furniture used the
public schools.
Section of Article XVI gives the policy regard
ing State appropriations for private or sectaran
Ins stitutions in these words:
See. q Public Institutions may bo established by
law Tor the maintenance, and instruction OF deaf
and dumb, blind INDECENT sick persons, orphan.
p3upers; and whenever any such inS tuition shah
have been established and put In operation, no
other institution for the same purpose shall receive
any aid support from public funds but until such
Institutions established and put operation.
provision made be made by law for the maintenance,
in other Institutions. such ali and support Shall
be under the inspection OF proper officers appointed
hat md or 9TH
institution shall make liemlzed annual reports con-
eornng such aid and support to the Governor for tic
information OF the Legislature.
al only desire" addoi Governor Prince, TO point
out few additional features of importance, which
are at the same time characteristic. They explain
themselves:
Art H. Sec; II. The free exercise and cnjoymen,
Of religious profession and worship. without dl,crlmn.
alton or preference, IS hereby guaranteed. ami no
person shall be rendered incompetent to be witness
! or juror on account Of his opinions matters OF
| Art II. Sec. "a. No officer or person authorized
by this constitution TO appoint any person TO Office
shall ever appoint to ,olice any person who may
fourth degree Of cGnsIngulny. according t. tho
civil law rule Of computation.
Art. ". Home KuleJ The Legislature shall not
pass special or local laws on any of the following
| subjects, that IS TO say:
Laying out opening, worEIpg, altering or vacating
| roads, highways, streets or public squares.
| Changing the names of persons or places.
Incorporating cities. towns and village.
Locating or changing county seats.
| Appointment or election iuris licon, duties OF
COMPENSATION Of city, town, village or precinct
officers.
| Regulating the p'ac.t, q: courts ot IuS'ce
| Changing The yenae IN cIvl or criminal cases.
| Changing the law Of descent.
summoning and impanolling jurors.
| Common schools.
Affecting estates of minors other persons under
| legal disability.
| Claims or accounts against the State any mu
| nicIpality existing thereln.
| Prfundng money paid into the treasury.
| Releasing persons from any debt obligation "a
| the State, or any municipal or quas-munclpal cor
| poratiOn therein.
Granting or amending charters TO corporations or
licensing toll roads or bridges provided however, that
nothing in this paragraph aimed shall prohibit the
amendment OF charters Of municipal corporal here
tofore created By any special law OF the Territorial
| Legislature. III, -,
| debtedncsS. ,,
| Legtimathng children.