Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1890-08-16
Las cHGcEs zEw MEXICO. SATURDAY, AUGUST a671s9o

botb poitiieai parties IN tba states,
~ the kSp Isl geHgTaf ruateuti1ffa
Of oaeh. made pledges that sil tert,2
loFiai officers should be selected from
residents. For fCnr years N.tsr the
first pledge Was rrssie i. q1il= hroken
and 4isregariisd 10 nearly every IN
stance. The Aw who were appoint.
ed were not oi year owu cho}ce or
! Iikiag. Since Ihs Beeond piadEe hzs
been made, il has shern only little
better regarded.
a territorial govsrument means
wcsaku-ss, instability, wro0e. opPres
sioss and outrage To the people, Il
means that yes are IaI 61mpietE eit
iEenS; are Incapable OF self e0gcrH
g,ent, aud Dot e#;itied tho rights OF
American freemen; thai sAe people
! Of thu territory mist DC kept ba1k
and retarded in progress; that oRF
laws may be amended and abrcgsled.
and others yea do not wish, aud
wtSeh are not for your interest,
may be surreRiiaopsly imposed
upen yoa By power which you have
no yefee tn ereasng. Ii means your
property, without yoaF consent, may
be eon6seased. The so-cal,sd .'alien
bill, which laehssls lae iGTeatEaeat
Of fereign moneys in your mines and
sands, has been passed By congress
Tor Ell OF The territories, and ssss fer
any Of the states. The members 81
congress who enacted that law had
neither the power nor disposition 10
impose II upon their constituents.
They elsssExesi -llle investment OF
iorosgu eapitai in the western terri
tofies their desire was 10 prevent
II +; 10 fHIs It from yya ard cqHlpsi IT'S
investment ii their states. This they
haze e9leelnally done by that '.alien'
-isw. Fhefr motive IN So doing was
purely sriissi-i1,atits srisi- without regard TO
your best interests. Since tbs pass
aye Of that act IN ass, ,usset dollar
81 forcigti uloacy has been invested
in Nsw Mckee mol = loot Of land
or q p4ine has been sold within her
borders to naa.residents, aud over
$50, ,000, coo Of foreign money hays
been kept out OF tse territory AL
real estate has deprecated in value,
and personal property las been
without market. The many thou
saaas Of foreign monay Shieh had
been invested in this ter
ritasy. hase been s&s1en away. This
sEoald not have happened il NeS
Mexieo had been state.
This i potaH Congress, three
years since virtually esebibaed you
treia settling apoa5 tae pabiic do
nlaia By reserying ioF IossrY0lEs,
wttboat hmn, 81 ARID lands. These
constitute more ihan %. IgO Of the
land Of this territory. On an apf,li-
cation 10 have these Laws repealed,
you have been tela hs members ef
congress, lhs; they 30 not want 10
see fea prosper. They do not want
10 see 5ftsaf agFlGaf fFIIFFFsst
larged, nor sea yos produce wheat,
eeru, rye. barley, oals, or any other
cereal that ii you did, II would take
New Mexieo away trem them IS : /
market, sna bring sou into the con-
diiian Of q producer, and allow yoa 4
TO compete with them n their own
states, win a superior article which
yoa can produce 10 ticlr aesriEnents
BS these laws, wealth and capital
have bcea driven from your borders; !.
sFvsst5iseass have been AihstEresf ! +
agricultural development has been i
paraly@ed, and you haze been eaA-
ieesed 10 unnecessary litigaiisu; yonr
lands ss,gd and yoar property saeri-
iced 20 enable the foreign Investors
10 withdraw Flleil money. Yoa have
been thus prevented froa securing I
homes, settling up and developing
lhescoantry, and iorced TO limit aud
restrict your meang aHd eheTglos.
on hare ID this tas been deprived
Of the benefits enjoyed by the ciii. +
zens Of the states, which have been
so largely settled and increased in
wealth by t6reign immigration and
foreign capital.
A delegata 10 e0agress Is only q 4
paid bgg sF, licensed u enser IL
halls. 70 hts1 iiltla more respeuS i
paid than 10 the ordinary taendicans
Who walxs your strcetss He .eaa
NOT project you from nninst. lessisla.
ton. nor can be secure sach lcgtsia-
tion as A-nn reg Qnire -
Now acxico aa ! tcrfifory his
bean foraged apon BY the polltkian
10 far uish place and support 70 non
residents who do not enjoy eoafi.
ienec or favor nj their homes.
$ Ta-aA tie states large boaies Of
the pahgic lAni have been grastad
I1F university cuiirEe ssdi: ssiss,es ssSiiss,e' |
purposes, nRd IN Hllassys 20 pFQmofe
Ibe cGstructiotl ot railroads. With
you thnso lands have hasn FeseFvpziiHE
rom eale yon are pot permitted to
'ettie upon them, OF have The beue-
Il d them fos yonr sehoola or any
,ther parposa. Strangcrs have 10
ionhddhee 10 the territorial govern. .
neht, and foreign eapTIai is IN eTfHect I
sxelndcd from the territories; under !
1 immigration is resarigd, apd reaour Il
,es crippled, under il an church
property in excess of $50, 900 is sub-
eel 70 be ees3lseatsa and forfeited 70
he uss Of be uaitea states. ByIl
Inc third section II al sSct 81 con-
sress passed Jnty II A. D. 1862,
oand ia volgme I2. Of tie u. 4.
.iatnlos, nj page SOL. il ls provided:
Z That e shall not b0 lawful Tor any I
corporation or asseeiatlon far rel g.
,uzo or chas#labss FSFssptisgs 10 acqaire
II hold real estate in any territory Of &
IL Ifnital NAnAoa .ln..S y L.. - !