Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-25
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Bills for the admission Of New Mexico,
Ar z ma and Oklahoma have been intro
duced In congress, and friends Of these
territories ATE hopeful Of getting favor.
able action at this session OF congress.
All three OF the territories should BE- ad-
mitted. Politically, New Mexico and
Oklahoma would be republican states.
aud Ariz ma would probably b. demo-
cratic. New Mexico would be reliably
republican. The people Of this territory
have never favored the free coinage Of
silver, and al the last election n republi-
can delegate vas elected on that issue,
and that Of the protection OF home indus
tries, BY over two thousand majority. The
native people Of New Mexico have long
been familiar with the debssed silver
money OF the Republic Of Mexico. and
know that 1t does moi hurt the rich, and
that II is grinding on the poor.
Ia population this territory Is GER
tainly entitled to statehood. The censu
next year will show at least $50. 600 popu-
lation. The native population Is not In
cressing, while at least hfty
thousand American" peop.e have
settled In the territory In the
past two years. This year there has
been q large increase In railroad mile
age, several new roads being now In pro-
cess Of construction. The mines Of gold,
copper and coal, and several rich
silver mines are being devel.
oped, several millions Of dollars having
been invested In operation aud improve.
msnt this year.
The credit OF the territory and that of
the several counties, towns and school
districts is good. The territory 10 not
burdensd with heavy debt, and all out
standing debts Of the municipalities are
being refunded at four per cent interest.
No part OF the United States Is more law.
abiding than New Mexico. Courts are
held In all the counties, and punishment
Of crime Is swift and impartial. During
the past year there were two train rob.
berries In the territory and the outlaws
were BOON captured and are suffering thu
penalty Of their crimes. The New Yorl
and Chicsgo en-cent novel writer's hav,
prejudicsd the minds Of eastern psopl,
against New Mexico and Arizona BY mar
rating In ~bloodcurdling paragraphs til,
daring and desperate deeds Of their i'm
sginary heroes. 1t Is such rot tina
gives the opponents Of statehood TO
these territories their best argument
This territory has always stood solidl,
for the Stars aud Stripes. During tn
rebellion New Mexico was almost depop
ulstsd BY Navajo and Apache raids, an,
yet when invaded BY General 6ibley wit
Texan army Of rough riding Confsd
crates. the people rose almost a. one ma
against the invaders, and at Val Verd
and 6loriets shed their blood o.
those hotly contested battlefield
aud helped drive back the Texans. an
saved to the Union millions OF dollar
worth Of munitions Of Wal for use 1
putting down the rebellion. During tn
war with Spain 1t was New Mexico an
A~rizons's Rough Riders who won Ii
brilliant victory at Las Gsusimss an
charged the blazing batteries on Sa
Juan heights. In the trouble In the Pr.
ippines IL Is our boys who compose
good part Of the Thirty-fourth regimen
Of volunteers. The charge that the nj
tive people OF New Mexico are not 10y
to the United States has been n
futed by the glorious services and nj
timely death Of Capt. Max. Luna On
many other gallant Spanish. Americans
There Is no good reason why Ne
Mexico and Arizona should not be state
The people Of these territories want
become full. isdged citizens Of the Unit,
States, and to be placed In position
develop their u~nriyalled agricultural al
mineral u Humboldt stated tn
the mineral wealth Of these territOri
would sstonish the world. and over thr
hundred years ago Onate wrote In (
same manner. IL congress will I'll
these commonwealth statehood. the pc
pie will do the rest, and build up he
the richest and freest and best govern
communities In the bounds Of the Unit
States.