Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-25

The treaty stipulation with reference TO the
same the rights of individuals therein, ana the
right OF the public to have them dghnlteiy oc-
termiued, should al once receive iuli ana carr
est considerations We urge upon congress the
passage OF some legislation which Will justly
and fairly accomplish this purpose, and give 10
the owner what he is lawfully entitled 10 re
ceive and return TO the public domain suCh
lands as have not been properly ana LaWluIN
granted . =.
birth has been the true and stCAdlust lrlend ana
advocate OF the American system OF Tree ana
nOn.sectarian public schools and as the growth
and DEVELOPMENT Of our territory demand re-
vision OF our school laws. that we may ENJOY
more liberal provisions for the support OF public
schools, we earnestly request the several he
publican county conventions for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for the legislature, to support
none but true and earnest friends OF the Ameri-
can public school, and we pledge our support 10
all friends and advocates OF the most advanced
and liberal system OF public education
We declare that the people OF New Mexico are
American citizens, loyal ana laW-ablullpS-lne
equal OF any in the United StateS,-and are
coInpetent in every respect for seli-g0vernment,
and that with the governmental aid extended to
other portions OF the United states, they are able
and willing to successfully superinend their
own educational and other local interests.
We regard the Perkins bill now pending before
congress as an unWarrsnted interference, and
one which ii enacted into law, would Abolish
public schools in nlne-tentns ol the scnool uls,
trCtS of this territory. we Respectfully Dui
firmly resent this attempt to supervise one OF
our most vital interests and we earnestly pet1
ti0n the congress OF the United States to grant
for the support OF our schools and other lnsti-
lions the lands and moneys so freely ana wise
" given to the states OF the union.
We indorse the action OF kep,lDhcan con
gress in extending liberal aid to the depend
ent soldiers of the late war.
We indorse the constitution framed by inc
convention of the territory OF New Mexico, held
at santa Fe, in September last as being fair to
all parties, liberal and progressive in its provlS
ions, and one which compares iayora6ly with
that of any of the states. We do not claim tol
it perfection. In it provision is made for it,
amendment at any future time, when It may be
determined by experience that any OF its pruyls
ions are not for the best interests OF the public
or that it may be bettered in any particular.
We recommend the adoption of that constltu
ton by the people, in order that New Mexico
may be early admitted as state i'll the lllllon by
which means alone, we can hope to attain 10
the character and dignity OF free, equal and III
dependent citizens, with the right to govern
ourselves and administer our own affairs undls'
turbed and unembaIrassed by the action OF a
distant and remote congress which is not con
versant with our wants; and i'll order that we
may be free and independent OF the interference
of nonresident politicians who, at our expense
seek their own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
state means independence. a territory means
SubordinatiOn.