Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-10
NEW MEXICO'S CHANCES,


NEW MBXICO'S CHANCES,
Senator Nulcott has introduced bill
Tor the admission If New Mexi,o into H.,
union. 1t is identirel with the measure
introduced for tn" sane purpose by Dele.
gate Joseph, of New Mexico.
New Mexico has for a long time sOugh.
admission INTO the union, hnt Thus tar ljS
petition has been denied. There is little
prospect titat either Of the bills Just men
TONED will he passed by this congress.
The people OF New Mexico are not work
ing in harmony with respect t. its al
mission into rhe union. The Democrats
are not IN sympathy with the application,
tor they claim they were not fairly treat
ed by The Republicans IN tue apporton-
ment Of representatives III the c"nven-
uon which framed the constitution un-
.iNr which New Mexico DOW seeks 10
become state. The Democrats are
acting in anything but patriotic way,
and 1t Is probable That ii there were
nothing else 10 prevent the erection OF
state government in New Mexico, this
division OF sentiment would be q sutlicleut
obstacle.
But even if the New MeXicans were
united Ill the effort to secure permission
TO erect Il Slate government, they would
>lllI have to encounter a very serious
obstacle IN the opinion which is prevalent
IN the east regarding the fitness Of the
people Of New MeAi o for self goye.nme t.
1t l., the common belief in the east THAI
the majority OF the people OF New Mexico
are but little more than half civiIil.'.
lhey are clas,ed as but a little hi-her III
clvIlIzation and intelligence than the Ma
valoes and the Pueblo Indians The fact
that great many Of them are of Spani,h
descent and speak only the Spanish lah-
-uaGe l. also considered bN some people
an objection to clulhIng them with the
'lL' Is ami responsibilities OF state citizen
ship.
Argue as the people OF New Mexico and
Their friends may, it viii be exceedingly
difficult to remove the Impression which
has been formed upon the minds OF the
aslern people in regard to the fitness OF
the inhabitants of New Mexico tor state
| citizenship. This makes the outlook
gloomy ; and there is lutte probability that
| lie prospect viii be improved until alter
| New MeXl,o shall have enacted an ELI
rIent public school law and until non
>ectarlan public schools shall be main-
aimee throughout the territory. Eastern
| public sentiment viii not accept as true
| the statement that the New M~Nicans ar
II lnirlS intelligent people rs long rs sIuli,-
| tics show that the per centage Of iftera,'l
Is hi-h. and as long as it is seen to be
next to impossible 10 maintain more than
| Il few nOh-sectarlan public schools.
The objection to the admission of
New Mexico, based upon the tact that the
dominant language Is not English, is
invalid and may be removed 10y argul-
ment. If the people If the east would
properly consider the relation OF state
to HE rest If he union, they would SEE
Ihat homOIenity in language throughout
the nation il not essential to the preser-
vatlon Of the UNION and the maintenance
Of good government. The Americans
have not y monopoly OF the understand
ny OF Republican institutions, and liberty
may he defended as we'll by those who
| speak Spanish habituaIl y IA 10y those who
are familiar only with the English Ian
| 4uage. Senators and representatives
from New Mexico would of course be
| iamliar with English. AS for matters OF
state legislation, it would not concern the
inhabitants of other states rs to whether
the proceedings in the courts and the
| rgi> Stature Of New Mexico were conducted
| in the English or in the spanish language.
denver Republicans.
The above is in the main correct. How
ever Il great many Democrats favor the
admission of New Mexico, and at their
instance Delegate Joseph introduced a
hill in the h, use providing for statehood
and New MeXico's admission. The Doodle
element and some Of the politicians Of
that party who see no chance for political
preferment are opposed to it.
The good people OF New Mexico are do
ing everything possible to correct the
erroneous and one sided opinions held by
eastern people and good many public
men about New Mexico. These opinions
and views are mostly attributable TO the
lies, faIsehuOis and calumnics spread con
corning New Mexico for selnsh, corrupt
and partisan reasons bv Democratic olh
raIs OF the Julian stamp, by Doodle Demo
cratic new spapers, and by selfish poiti
clans Of the Ross class, who have nC
genuine interest in New Mexico's adj
vancement and prosperity and oppose any
and everything be- they can rule, anc
therefore try to ruin.
Our school system is improving rapidly
and Our schools are increasing in number
and efficiency. The law is good enOug
and Wherever properly administered
works very we'll. OF course our srhoo
system is not exactly what it should he
but under the constitution as adopted an,
under a state government, and getting
aid in school lands, etc, as new state
system, purely American and non-sec.
tartan, would prevail from the very com.
menrement The percentage of illiterary
as shown by the census Of 1850, will be
found to have materially decreased by
the census Of 1899. This territory has
advanced greatly within the past ten
years. 1t has more popuIaton more
taxable property, more railroads than
Wyoming, and stands fully abreast OF
Idaho, in fact is ahead of the latter, il
the Mormon vote be not considered.
Under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidal
20, it should have been state long ago.
Every claim aud consideration of justice
ri!ht, equity, fitness, general in
telli.ence, fairness and ability to
successfully and creditably manage its