Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-08-07
A State Government. )

'N'h'tA4NNN lANhi l'' PnS''J
your schools VIII be of your own crea-
ton. -Four million three hundred thous.
and acres of school lands will be at your
disposal for the hpnettof public schools for
your children. This land if properly cared
for will produce at least $i3 600 900, fund
the interest on which will he more than
sufficient to educate every child in the
land for generation to come. You will
have colleges and schools without inter
ference from congress. Capital will have
confidence, and without restriction, will
be allowed to inv est in and develop your
mines, lands, and other property. Your
resources will more than double, the day
New Mexico becomes a state. Business
will revive, money will be brought in,
and investments i'll New Mexico property
will be sought after rather than stunned.
You will have at least one representa-
tive in the lower house of congress, and
two senators in the upper house, all OF
whom will have votes, power and inhu.
ence in your behalf. Your land titles,
which have for so long Il time remained
unsettled, will then receive prompt atten-
ton and settlement, as was done in Cali
Ioi iilu dllGI llCl
The owner will then know what he pos
sesses, and it will have certain and def
mite value. You will know which is the
public land on which you can settle and
secure homes. Ali federal officers will be
appointed from Your own citizens. You
will have voice in the selection of the
chief magistrate of the nation, and in
making all OF the laws that may be en-
acted by the general government. You
will be sovereign, free and independent,
and on Il par with the citizens of other
states, subject like them only to the few
restrictions imposed by the constitution
OF the United States.
On the formation of the federal consti-
tuition, thirteen states, with only three
millions of people, comprised our country.
Since then, the states have been increased
to forty-four, the population to sixty-tive
millions, and property has been augment
ed 10000 fold. Thirty-one new states
have been admitted into the Union. All
have rapidly grown in population, wealth,
prosperity and intelligence. None has
gone backward. Not one has desired to
divest itself of statehood and return to the
condition Of territory. They cling to
statehood rs a birth-rlght which can not be
surrendered without the loss of manhood
and independence on the part of the
people.
The single fact OF admission as state
more than doubled the market value OF
all property in the states which have been
admitted since the formation of the fed
eral constitution, and will more than
treble yours. OF thirty-One states admit
ted into the union since 1889, only three
at the time of their admission possessed
more property or wealth than New Mex
lco has at present; all have, since they
became states, experienced extraordinary
prosperity. All property greatly ad-
vanced in market value Immediately
thereafter, and population increased
many fold. The example of those states
is before you. Progress, happiness, en-
terprise, wealth, intelligence and all the
blessings OF free self government have
at all times prevailed with them. The
states of Kansas and Nebraska were
erected into territories four years sub
sequent to New Mexico, with less popu-
latlon and less wealth than New Mexico
then had. Kansas, in 1862 became a
state, and Nebraska likewise in 1867,
each with only about half the population
and wealth now in New Mexico. Each
OF those states has now ten times your
population and over 1000 times your
wealth; such has been the universal
experience. Colorado, which formerly
was a part OF New Mexico, was made
territory in 1862. 1t did not then pos
sessed 10000 inhabitants, and scarcely
any taxable property. 1t was admitted
into the union as state in 1876 with not
half your present population or wealth.
To-day it has over half a million of peo-
pie, and property exceeding 81 100000, 900
IN value. A state government establishes
confidence in the people, Greats stabiIi-
ty; hxes and increases values stimulates
business and enterprise; invites capital; !;
pro tects industries; educates the ig-
norant; abolishes poverty and leads to
prosperity.
The constitution which your conven-
ton framed is broad, liberal and pro-
gresslve, and contains every guaranty
Tor your protection against interference
with your affairs from the outside and
against bad government within. 1t gives
you an absolute government by your
selves, secures to you your property,
yonr churches, hospitals and schools. By
its adoption, you will abrogate the OBJ
noxious laws which have been imposed
upon you by congress without your con.
sent, and contrary to your wish, and
which are not for your interest, but re-
tard progress and impoverish you. You
will elect your own officers, make your
own laws, and regulate your own domes-
tic affairs. No longer will you be classed
with Utah and the Mormons in the at
tempt to charge upon you poligamy,
bigamy and other kindred crimes under
the Edmunds law. You will be gov
erned by your fellow citizens of your own
selection.
1t has been said that the expenses of
state government will be great, and taxes
will be oppressive. The contrary will
be the result. The state expenses will
be little if any in excess of those of the
territory at present. They will not be
as great as they were for the four years
prior to the present administration, nor
can they exceed the present territorial
expenses by more than one-ffth, while
there will be more than three times the
present wealth in New Mexico with
which to pay them. County expenses
will not be increased. The rate of taxa
lion for state and county purposes will be
diminished.