Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-03
GOVERNMENT RESERVOIRS.
several Tor Certain States and Terri
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several Tor Certain States and Terri
tO~ries-m0ney Baslly Secured.
A prominent citizen Of Albuquerque,
has received important Information from
a person high In official position, and
who resided some years In different parts
OF New Mexico. and has property in sew
eral counties. After writing quite a
long letter on personal and business
matters, he concludes with some points
which he says are very important to
every business man in New Mexico and
in fact 10 every mon "wbo has a little
common horse sense" and which we are
permitted to publish by agreeing not to
use the name, as the aforesaid official is
not seeking any notoriety, but wishing
only for the greatest good to the greatett
number. He writes: IL New Mexico
wants anything from this adminlstra-
ton In the next two years, Il should
elect the republican candidate to con-
gress. A person opposed 10 the president.
heads OF the various departments. the
speaker and a majority Of congress. being
elected and coming here, can secure next
10 nothing, during his whole term. n
the people are dete. mined to assist some
one as an act u ~fflendship, generosity or
charity, LET them chip In and make up a
purse Of o. 1000 a year for him. and then
elect someone to congress that may secure
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars for New
Mexico and numerous and important ap.
pOiniments for it, people. The depart
menis are nov figuring upon the inaug
uration Of a grand system OF dams and
reservoirs in certain states and territories
q reserve tire waters OF the various
rivers as llot time. II a person opposed
10 the administration and the cabinet
and congress Is elected. the heads OF the
departments, can easily discover that all
the funds are sorely needed at other
point, but II the republican Is elected be
may secure help for a large dam and great
reservoir at two or three places ON the
Rio Grande, for the great benefit OF crops
In the whole valley, during the p%arching
and dry season, when water Is the only
security against the total destruction OF
all crops. A republican may obtain, like
other states, q hundred thousand for the
improvement OF the Rio Grsnde and
preventing the overlooking OF It's banks;
may secure 100000 for surveys OF public
lands and OF confirmed private land
grants, thereby being OF great benefit not
only 10 the private land grant owner, but
also to persons seeking public lands;
can obtain many important appointments
In the departments, In congress and the
territory, which an opposition member
cannot seek; can secure innumerable
and large appropriations from congress
Tor many purposes, and is the only way
TO secure statehood, two senators and a
congressman with votes, instead OF hav-
ing an Insignificant supplicant begging
for the few crumbs that fall from the
bountifully laden table; but 1t certainly
requires two senators and a congressman
with votes TO secure anything really
worth having. Oklahoma expects 10 20
republican this year, TO secure free homes
without any expense TO the settlers, not
even the fees TO the officers. who will be
paid In other ways. Delegate Flynn,
republican, got II passed In the house
almost unanimously, and through the
senate with an important amendment,
but II was 40 late In the session that
owing to important appropriation bills
II could not be reached TO concur in the
amendment. The populist member OF
the present house from Oklahoma, not
only could not secure any time 10 bring
II before the house, but conld not even
secure time to consider the subject an
hour before the committee. II New Mex
leo goes republican II may secure this
great boon for its settlers along with
Oklahoma. Arizona ia almost certain to
elect a republican, and New Mexico
ought TO join hands with Oklahoma and
Arizona and not let those two territories
and also Porto Rico slip In as states
while It elects an opposition delegate
and remains out 10 the cold where 1t has
stood for fifty years, and where IL is
likely to stand for q long period more II
II does not join the column OF advance
ment, progress and prosperity, II New
Mexico should nov virtually condemn
the war with Spain, and Join in OppOsi-
ton to gathering the fruits OF the war"
1t would receive short shrift by the ad-
ministration, the cabinet and congress.
Ii is to be hoped that this calamity will
not beiall the territory, but that II will
act IN a becoming manner and show
good judgment and common sense"