Deming headlight., 1890-05-31
. hk CAaFAi9a HElua-rHE WAY a
SECURE ADMISSION.

lhOuHh Tue elccuoh o. loUV "
vet six months away, Il Ia appar
ent that tho campaign Ia alrcad,
begun. In fact, II begun on III,
adjournment Of the 2sth Legisla
nrp, on the iet day Of March, 1889
rhe issues of The coming canvass
we're then established by thai
body, In the revolutionary, arbi.
lrafy and unconstitutional nature
Of lts acts.
That Legislature threw down
the gauntlet 10 every honest, law
abiding, patriotic citizen OF New
Mexico. The great mass OF It's
legislation had not even the poor
merit Of partyisln, bnt was mainly
IN the interest Of its lawyer mem.
bers seeking legislative advan-
tages for their clients-of land
grant claimant members seeking
exemption from their fair share
of common public burdens, legisla.
tive advantages over squattere
who presumed to dispute the right
of the grant sings to absorb enor.
nous areas Of the public domain
under the thinnest aud most pre-.
poetcrous disguises that were
called TO do duty hs titles to land,
even IN New Mexlco--and legisla.
tion fOf the subversIon of the
machinery of justice aud for the
protection Of public criminals.
This Is the issue which the last
Legislature established, and
which IL hbw 10 he tried ia the
court Of public opinion-the YER
dict to he rendered ut the ballot
box IN November next.
The action OF the last Legisla-
tire, aud the Santa Fe Coustltu.
tlon, will probably he the only
conspicuous issues OF thot cleo.
ton. II Is eminenlly fitting and
proper tina, II should bc cd.
Evidence coltics from Washing
ton which cannot he denied or
Ignored, that the general course
anu action Of that Legislature was
fairly well understood by u large
proportion OF the members Of
Congress- Especially the com
1 miitees on Territories, In both
Houses, had becu supplied with
J copies of the laws enacted,
! ~ also Of the journals Of the two
Q Houses, hs well as other data
Q which pretty thoroughly ven
e tlllated, not only what was done
u by that Legislature, but also what
II attempted but failed to do for
lack Of Executive approval, and
, what 1t refused to do In much
needed legislation,
The criticism Ia thade with great
!. pretense of indignation by some
Republican Journals and leaders
TINT great wrong has been doue
: TO New Mexico by the exposure
of the actions aud policies Of bhl
Legislature, and other conditions
counected with and growing
therefrom, but those who make
that criticism forget that It wal
the action OF the Legislature itsel
T" that cast n stigma upon the Terri
tory-tliat that action was OF pub
i, lic record aud IL was useless tt
Is apologize for II aud impossible tC
= conceal Il from men who had IN,
right to know the facts of pre-
z vailing conditions when asked fol
Q intervention In any way IN OUT be
3. half. They could not bs de
d ceived.
II The only way to correct a pub
A Tic wrong Is TO expose IL. These
n wrongs have been exposed, an,
!, Il Is the part Of the people t0 iiov
= proceed to their correction. 70 tn,
!, end that New Mexico may bl
= placed before the public In NOR
ctediiable attitude than she ha
heretofore occupied.
II can scarcely be doubted tha
4. the great mass Of the people o
Il. New Mexico desire statehood
a. But Congress has virtually sal
"a that New MeSico is not yet read
=, for atatehoOd-that she must FIRE
I, supply her people with bette
"a educational iacilIlies--that sh
4, must send To the rear the CatrOnI
the Chavez, the Pereas, the Foui
" tains, the Prlchards, and all ths
~ ~ gang Of land grant thieves, ant
public school people, orphan rol
y" hing, anti free press, and Grim
y" protecting lAwyerlegIslatOre VIII
ne dlseraced New Mexico IN III
~ last General ASS, mbly, bsfor
ne asking for statehood.
VI This is what the members