Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-26
ANOTHER REPUTATION.
The Washington Star Has a Second Denial
Of a Correspondents Rot"

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The New Mexico people residing in
Washington were much pleased to read
Prince in yesterdays Star, relative to
the article entitled in Rural New
Mexico" copied from the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Eastern people who
are fair-minded express great surprise
when, pom visiting New Mexico, they
find the civilization of the territory
equal, if moi superior, to many sections
in the east. The territory is anxious for
a fair and truthful exposition of it's
varied resources and advantages in the
press of the States" The correspond
ents travelling through New Mexico are
treated with respect and consideration
by it's people. AS a general rule they do
credit to the subject, but occasionally
a writer pictures the situation from his
own fertile imagination, and it is ques-
tionable whether he visited the terri
tory or wrote up the ideas presented in
his journal from the home office.
We are going to make one grand
united effort for statehood during the
next session of congress, and, as Mrs.
Prince truly says, "there are more
Americans in New Mexico in proper
ton to her inhabitants than in any 9TH
err portion of the United States. A
greater proportion fought in the civil
war than in any other portion of the
country" and she might have added
'in the Spanish war, too" American
ism will be n of the strong points in
our fight for admission. Very few of
the native Americans of Mexico or
Spanish descent who were born when
New Mexico belonged to Mexico are
now living. Their children We're born
under the United States flag, and are
as loyal to it and as firmly American
lied as the oldest natives of New En-
gland. Aliens, so plentiful in this Sec
ton of the country, are almost I'M
known there, and the term Mexican"
in the sense generally applied to the
natives of New Mexico is a misnomer.
These native Americans of New Mexi-
co are an extremely honorable class.
If one of them owes a dollar and pay
ment is due he never fails to meet the
obligation. You will find him sitting on
your doorstep in the morning waiting
to pay over the money, no matter what
his circumstances may be. He comes of
honorable and gentle race. His great
hospitality is well known. The traveller
in the rural districts can not pay a
dollar for his entertainment. 1t may
be humble and of the simplest kind, but
is given free.
When the railroad first reached the
territory in 1879 there was much disor-
der and lawlessness, brought about by
the large influx of American citizens
from the east. This lasted for a year or
when the better element got the
upper hand, and the thieves, gamblers
and disreputable characters generally
were made to move on. Now life and
property are just as sacred as in rural
New York. If fair-minded and other
wise mtelllgent people IN this section
would consider our position from this
standpoint and dismiss from their
minds the idea that New Mexico is the
land of the greaser and the wild-eyed
cowboy our chances for admission to
galaxy of states will increase a
Much has been written
ana published to do us harm, just as
Cuba is being imposed upon now by a
number of eager and prolific writer's,
many of whom evidently never saw the
but we hope for a better day and
in the ultimate justice and hon.
of the great American people to set
matters right and give to New Mexico
Ter rights under the constitution and
avs of the country.
May II, 1899. NEW MEXICAN.