Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-25
GOVERNMENT INJUSTICE TO NEW
MEXlCO,

GOVERNMENT INJUSTICE TO NEW
MEXICO,
For the past forty years the govern
inent OF this country has been chargeabIe
with almost criminal neglect and imbecil-
ily in administration OF official affairs i'll
New Mexico.
The United States took this territory as
IN integral part OF the union and endowed
the people thereof with full citizenship.
Instead OF living up to the obligations as
sumed by it toward New Mexico the fed
eraI government and congress have
shameiully neglected them. The admin
istrations have often made this territory
the dumping ground OF political dead
beats, Judges and other officials who were
not wanted elsewhere, and set them to
rule over our people i'll the name OF en-
lightened Justice, civilization and repub-
ican principles. During the past Demo
cratic administration especially, it sent
corrupt and incompetent officials here to
make havoc of titles and surveys, to per
secute our citizens and retard develop
ment and progress generally.
The German empire has made Alsace
and Lorraine the test of what the best
teachers and officials OF the highest quail
ties and self control could do to break
the power OF language and natural SYM
pathies, and make loyal citizens OF their
peoples.
The United States has given to thi2ly
populated states and territories other than
New Mexico, sections l6 and SO in every
surveyed township, to each state univers-
ity 10000 acres of public land, and spe-
cial donations of many thousand acres
for state agricultural, normal and mining
schools and institutions for the insane
and helpless The swamp lands in the
Mississippi basin and on the coast as in
Florida have been given by millions OF
acres, and these gifts have stimulated
immigration, educated the people, en-
couraged enterprises, developed resources,
and multiplied industries till they have
become populous and enlightened and
prosperous states.
To New Mexico during forty years not
one acre has been donated. On the con
trary, by official decisions the people have
been robbed Of much land in their right
full possession. Subject to invasions and
savage raids, they have repeatedly risen
to defend themselves, uphold the govern
ment and rescue the southwest from rebe
possession in volunteer service, for which
they are still unpaid.
{ Now congressman frown on our thlr(
q or fourth petition for statehood, though
l.. we present an exceptionally good constl
tuition for our state. Asking for the priv
l~ges promised us forty years ago, we arr
a stung with reproaches of total Ignorance
s We have helped ourselves 50 much undo
d paternal neglect that our iliteracy is nc
d so great as that of several southern states
e where two senators and six representa-
Il
), than our one delegate who has no powe
l. to vote there.
/, We are called a foreign population
J. though there are 100000 foreigners II
= the states and we Lave a less foreign pop
is ulation Than Louisiana.
Ii congress would do us even justice, lie
us have statehood. If less tlan justice
IL let US have public lands such as have heel
e given to the states, with which to remov
. our quite unmerited reproach of excessv
) iliteracy. Let US have some Legislation
> that will give US titles to land, concernln
: which there are interminable disputes.
IL Give us, most honorable congressman
rs 1.-THE of the encouragement you hay
r bestow ed so freely on the new states, an
u we will soon show you, with our magnit
III cent resources, one of the farest jewel
= in the crown of federal sovereignty.