Deming headlight., 1890-06-28

"NN|N ANiNtII wa" WIS IHIHII
selected % be- chairman oflho re.
publican Central Commillee and
70 take the dirpcllon of the cam.
'paien about 70 begin, has issued
what amounts 10 an oflclnl public
address 10 tho people Of New
Mexico on the statehood question.
which we reproduce IA another
column.
Coming from the source Il doea.-
a gentleman OF distinguished abll.
ily, Of mature Judgment aud the
courage Of his convictions, and Of
long experience In public life-,hla
address IL calculated to elicit q
degree Of interest not heretofore
attaching 70 this question.
He prefaces hls address with
the selfevidont proposltiSh that
statehood ought not 70 bo a paril.
san question. In this the Judge
rebukes the less conspienona and
less intelligent leaders Of HE par
~, ~ It was they who made Alate.
hood a party question and stamp.
ed Il as q party issue 10 a degree
now beyond offacomont.
The bin authorizing the conven.
ton was prepared and introduced
By one who never had n thought
IN politics or legislation above o
petty partisan advantage II was
passed as a party measure with
the same end In view, and the ap-
portlonmont for tho election Oftho
convention arranged with the In.
tent and for tho avowcd purpose
Of securing q partisan convention.
Moreover, In the elections for
members Of the convention none
but Republicans voted, practically
none but Republicans we're voted
for or sat IN the convention, and
practically none bat Republicans,
though NOT q large majority Of
them, now support or have ut any
time supported it-in part, 10 their
credit be II said, because Of tho
unfair partisan features that have
marked and marred every phase
Of the movement from lts lncep-
tion to tho present time.
One Of the conspicuous reasons
arged IN behalf Of the election Of
a Republican Delegate to Con-
gress at the approaching election,
is that such a selection would en-.
sure admisaion under the pro.
posed constitution, and that 9th.
erwise there would be no admls.
sion by this Congress.
And to cap the climax Of the
absurdity Of this non partisan pre-
tense, put out TO conciliate Dem.
ocratic opposition to the proposed
Constitution, the partisan commit.
tee Of which Judge AxteIl Is now
the head aud brains, as the flrst
official act Of its first meeting for
the beginning of It's partisan cam.
paign, formally endorsed the work
Of the Republican Constitutional
Convention and urged It's ratiilca.
tion, thus making Il partisan is.
sue, and In effect giving due no.
tice to all concerned that support
of this Constitution would hence.
forth be a test Of party fealty.
AS Judge Axtoll says, the es.
tablishment Of a state ought not
TO be a party question, but In this
instance It Is, 10 an offensive and
Inexcusable degree, made 30 by
those who created and controlled
the Constitutional Convention
and, as q rule, those who have
been most vociferous in denounc.
ing Democrats for refusing to be
entrapped by the partisan scheme,
are the identical parties who con
cocted that scheme aud now 80
virtuously indignant that they
should DO accused Of seeking q
partisan advantage In this move.
ment. They have been caught At
their tricks and exposed, and OF
course are astonished aud iDdig-
nant. Why shouldn't they be I
00oD ADVICE.