Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-05-02
ARGUMENT ROR STATEHOOD.
The Denver Republican Ably sums up the
case.
TAers woRIH RIApise

sion II MA lln ant New Mexico and n
recent issuc 1t llirS to justify It's npI
ton, ~ u inng editorial. it, aniulus /
shown h, IT." following Inutatlrn whlcI
1t MAXI g. ~ tl" ulntt, report " "a
committee 80 tIHuIic- III u,Ip~liiui
tu the aiui,siun Il the twu irfriturir
hatn, . IN thr admission " n ht,
state, Mt i'.ur ,u. Interests NJ the uru
pie ot tlr tuitltDl are Ia hp regarded
tut Hl-u the welfare ~ the great l. si
i"litlc, ~ which TIN, are to becnu,
part
Behind tbs !, the feat that the Iiulu,
ri states would send -llNrr senator's I,
Washington, and the ll,tLli anl al
other gold standard papers W"uIdrNclr,
u They could, not only Arizona nnd Nrv
Mexico but every existing state when /,
represented by himetallic senators. Hui
TN" objection 10 the admission ut u stat,
IL not - that may very properly Il.
pushed forward, Tor even the asruranc,
Of golditr Is hardl, strong enough "a
openly assert that "A community should
be- ieuiei Statehood because II takes A
particular stand upon an economic qurs.
ton. II i-a little tS bald and braz.n
~, objections " various kinds are TRUMP.
ed up which would not H. thought ~ II
the progressed states were IN sympathy
with gold standard advocates.
As n mstter II fact the effect upon
other states " the admission " new
nirmhri NJ the Union l. ~ small that II
Il hardly to be- considered IN the ilfst
place the welfare u n state Is but slight.
~ affected l., fnirral legislation In com
pnfl-on with the effect ~ state lryi-la.
ton. Ia" federal government IL very
far from the individual citizen. The
stat" guNrrnmrn; II very near In the
second place the vote ~ one state. and
especial, one with u small population.
very rarri. determines the character ~
f~irral legislation. ~ course the rrla.
ti'" Influence ~ state IL greater IN the
senate than In the house. hut even III the
senate II j. hut one forty NTH ~ IA.
whole al present. aud II Arizona aud New
Mexico w"r" admitted II would n hut
one forty seventh
There would hr SO members OF tho
house ~ representatives II Arizona aud
New Mexico were admitted and ~ these
each uf the new states would send one.
Consequently Arizonas voting strength
IN the house would be- one three hundred
aud lifty.tfth part ~ the whole. II IL
evident that with ~ small u voting
strength II would not prove very dan.
gerous companion for Massachusetts. We
who live In the far Yves, appreciate this
more clearly than eastern people. for We
know the difficulty II securing legislation
In connection with matters " local inter.
,~t. Massachusetts, IL much more dan.
gerous Ia Arizona than Arizona would be-
a. Massachusetts.
An objection Ia made ~ the admission
Of the proposed states on the score that
their population IL not great enough. Il
IL an unfair objection. for 1t demands
more Of these territories than was de-
mandei of many Of the old states when
they were admitted. An examination Of
history In this connection may not be
Illinois. admitted In 1918.
hal In lsaD only 80, i62 inhabitants; Ken
lucky. admitted In i1g2. had In 1880 a
population " 0nly 1871; Missouri, AL.
mitied In 1871. had in 1881 only W.577
inhabitants; Delaware. one Of the origin.
Al states, had In i1p only 5g.nu inhnb. |
Iiants. and 10y the census II the same
year Rhode Islands population was only
S,S2j. Ohio was admitted In lsir2. hut in |
lsn its population WAS only 1895. These
may suffice a. show that
anne of the older states, when thry be-
came members II the union. were In no
better condition In respect ~ population |
han Arizona and New Mexico ut pres.
'nt
In regard Ia the material condition
u these two territories II II evident IA
any one who II correctly Informed that |
10th ara entitled ~ statehWh. Arizona
has an area of 1890 square miles ami
, population Of about 7o.0n. In 1894 the
l4s,'ssed valuation Of its property WA
~, Wi"7i. thas great natural Resources
md IL capable of supporting much larger
ppLlatiOn than sonir of the states east
Il the Mississippi river New Mexico has
~ area of l29. 100 square miles. In 1880
u population was lj3.ja3, aud the a.
'es>ed valuation Of it, property In 1889
Wa $ii,0ti0lu. Under the stimulus Of
tatrhooi II would increase rapidly In
10Th population and wealth. and the
anie IL true of Arizona. Bnth these com
nunitiea are capable Of maintaining state
and since the people de-
ire statehoh their request should be
granted.
Eastern people seem 10 l0se sight of
he fact that in denying statehood 20 n
errit0ry capable ~ maintaining n state
they are violating n funda-
mental principle ~ American liberty, and
the principle upon which the
Mon IL founded. 4 territory IL not
community. II Is n sub.
ret province. It, chief officers are ap-
ointed by the president. and although
h legislature IL elected. Ia acts may he
utilized by congress. The very existence
{ u territory dep"nds upon the will II
ongrrss. This II u condition which IL
Iistihed only ~ long ~ the inhabitants
re- unable Ia maintain u state govern.