Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-21
BERGER TO M'KINLEY.
The Ex- Receiver Of the u. =. Land
Office Exchanges Letters OF live
Topfcs with the President
Elect.
The following correspondence will ex-

The following correspondence will ex-
plain itself:
Hon. William Mckinley, Canton Ohio.
Santa Fe, N. N. Jan. 8, 1897 Sir: r
For thirty years our people have been
knocking at tho door Of congress for
statehood without success. We believe
our conditions socially morally, pbysi-
cally aud politically demand and deserve
recognition at the hands of congress.
The Republican party needs New Mex
leo; it viii strengthen the narrow ma
jority now in the senate by two more
Republican senators. We believe that
| the United States owes statehood to our
| people for many good and valued con-
siderations. We have remained true and
loyal these many years though the con-
ditions and traditions of our people at
the time of the acquisition of the terri
tory by the United States were not in
harmony with the spirit of American in-
stitutions history shows no truer pa
triotism and tells US that within its
borders, no rebellious or riotous spirit
has ever been exhibited against the gov
eminent since that time.
The new conditions of citizenship hav-
| ing been assumed and maintained in a
loyal and patriotic manner and all that
under an arbitrary, appointive rule of Of
| fcials not of our own choosing.
trust, Mr.. Mckinley, that it will be
your high honor and great privilege as
president to aid the loyal citizens of New
Mexico to their just rights and privi-
leges of citizenship and that speedily.
No., l. ~rsA al = nnt t,ok
will remember the cry of New Mexico for
recognition in your message and recon.
mendations to congress?
My experience as receiver and also a
general observation during a residence
| of seventeen years in the territory con-
firms the wisdom displayed by Mr.. Har-
rison in selecting western man for SEQ
rotary of the interior in the person OF
Gen. Noble, whose views were in perfect
sympathy with the west. Naturally a
majority of the business of the several
departments under the care of the secre-
| tary of the interior deals with the wants
| and needs of the west--the Indian ques-
ton, public lands, territorial government,
etc. I am informed that you have ex'
pressed yourself in favor of selecting a
western man for your secretary Of the in
terror. May suggest that your decision
to do so in this matter will receive the
hearty commentator and approval OF
the people of the western states and the
Pacific slope. A western man is in touch
with the sympathies aud needs Of the
west in its struggles in pioneer work; he
should be imbued with a broad gauge
spirit of fairness and equity, consistent
with Justice and due to the conditions OBJ
tanning in these sparsely populated parts
of the country, and perfect confidence
and trust should exist between him and
the homesteader of the public domain.
l trust you may be able to carry out
your plans in selecting such man as
member of your cabinet.
My earnest desire in this connection ia
to emphasize two points.
First-New Mexico's appeal for state
hood.
Second-Suggesting to your consider.
alton western man for secretary of the
interior.
am, very respectfully, yours, etc,
WILLIAM M. BERGER,
Major Mckinley acknowledged the re.
| ceipt Of the above letter as follows:
| VIM NJ, Berger, Attorney at Law, Santa Fe
| N NJ
Canton, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1S97.--My Dear
Sir: am directed by Major Mckinley
to return his thanks for your favor of the
9Th inst. making suggestions as to the ad.
mission of New Mexico into statehood
and as to the ACCESSIBILITY of appointing
a western man for secretary of the In
| terror. Yours very truly,
| JAS. BOYLE,
Private Secretary.
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