Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-14
EDITORIAL COM Nj ENTS.
GOOD WORK BEING DONE.

The New Mexico delegation is doing
better work daily in Washington for the
best interests and the advancement OF the
territory. This is as it should be.-Clay-
ton Enterprise.
PROGRESS AND STATEHOOD SYNONYMOUS.
"Working with will' is what the
New Mexico delegation is doing in CON
gress. Push statehood for all you are
worth, gentlemen. Progression and state
hood are synonymous, and we want both
in New Mexico.-Clayton Enterprise.
FOR STATEHOOD.
The Metropolitan is for statehood every
time and feels awful good over the prog
ress being made at Washington by the
delegates. Perhaps our brothers do not
feel the need OF statehood in their moral
towns and would prefer travelling in the
old rut. Should New Mexico be admitted,
which we believe she will, there will be
great changes made, for the better, in
more things than one,-Folsom Metro
politan.
lie WAS ONLY \ NIGER.
At the coroners inquest in Columbia,
S. c., over the body OF the negro who
was lynched there the other night
SIX men were identified as having taken
part in the lynChing. And yet the
Jury, after ten minutes delberatlon, re-
turned a verdict that the deceased came
to his death at the hands OF persons I'M
known. The explanation of this verdict
is that he was only niger kansas
City Journal.
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FOR.
Ohio is tasting thus early the legitimate
fruits of Democratic supremacy. The
Democratic legislature, which is just adj
journing, has made appropriations which,
according to the auditor, exceed the an
ticipated revenues of the state, while the
local Indebtedness has been increased
| $4,000 900. After few months more OF
this kind of thing Ohio will be glad to re-
turn like prOdigal son to the bosom Of
the Republican party.-BOston journal
DEvILIsH LITTLE IN TIE CRIB TO GET.
Northeastern New Mexico never gets
one vote OF benefit from that territorial
bureau of immigration. 1t is taxation or
us without representation all the time, anC
we think it is about time that there SHOULD
be realization of the fact that there are
more counties in this territory than those
. of Bernalillo, Dona Ana, Grant and SAINTS
Fe counties. We do all the boosting ant
they get all the benefits. Give us chance
bows at that b of |. crib next time or there
will be roar all along the ne.-Claytol
Enterprise.
GROWING STEADILY AND SURELY.
4
1t is an evidence Of the great vitalt!
and unchecked growth OF the Republican
, party that it has gained the ascendenc,
in all the territories. A few years ago thu
Democracy held sway in half of them
When first the idea of admitting Montana
} Washington and the two Dakotas wa
suggested the Democrats believed tina
they would control the two first named
but all four of the new states are Repub
lican. Idaho and Wyoming next applie'
for admission, They formerly were Demo
cratic. now the Democrats desire to kee
them out, as they are Republican. New
Mexico, also, is knocking at the door
For many years she was hopelessly Demo
cratic. To-day she is Republican. TIL
only Democratic territory is Arizona, an,
she is too weak in population and wealtl
to become state. When she is stron
enough she will be Republican. -Seattl
J Press.