Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
TIMELY LETTERS.
Question Of Harmony snd Statehood Dis.
cussed By Col. Iwitehell.

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territory, however great is its natural
wealth and resources, Is always unsatis-
factory. Capital seems to shun terrific
rial Investment. but the moment congress
s,onal action authorizes statehood PEG.
PIE begin pouring in, and the work Of
development receives y decided impetus.
This has been the story Of ell our former
territories. and that Is why IL is 30 desir-
able that New Mexico should get Into
the family OF American states."
IL Ii more than an even bet that Mr..
Perea will never get his admission bill
out Of the committee pigeon-hole.
The above Is In the Rocky Mountain
News Of the sth. We had always believed
the Denver papers we're friendly 10 the
admission Of New Mexico. They certain.
ly we're when Mr.. Ferguson was In con-
gress. The dispatch would indicate that
we can't expect much from the News.
IL might be different II Mr.. Perea's lame
were 0'Brien or Finnerty. Why not be
honest about these things and come
right out and call q spade Q spade and
say that you don't care to have the terri.
tory admitted now because Mr.. Perea Is
the FREUD Of Mr.. Catron or somebody else
who IL distssteful TO ZONE people. Are
our chances TO be diminished or wiped
out entirely Just because somebody don't
like somebody else and won't play In the
same game with him. II is just such rot
as this and Just such conduct that put
Anthony Joseph In congress 80 many
years. Party rows and personal pre-.
JUDGES have done the republican party
more harm than the attacks Of the dem
ocrscy In twenty years.
l feel perfectly at liberty to max, these
statements because I am not out for any
political job myself. 30 ! can stand all
the criticism that may be brought to
bear. Furthermore, | Am not numbered
with any political ambitions. All I want
is TO see our party make good Its prom
ises made TO the people, aud not have
them say, and very Justly. too, when we
come around to the next compsign with
our moss-covered e~lcquence: "0h. rats,
you gave US that same oil CON two years
ago." Some times W. dnd II hard 10 an
swer this sort Of replies made TO the
stumper while he Is disturbing about q
hundred cubic yards Of atmosphere with
his stentorian Patrick Henry orstory.
To use a slang phrase, u delegate, In
his efforts to securs the admission Of
New Mexico. seems to be "playing q dead
card" Why Is this anyhow Don't the
people want the territory admitted to
%statehoodp Both political parties have
declared In thsir platforms that state
hood Ia the great desidsrstum. Every
politician Of note, republican or demo-
crat, has declared himself on the stump
AZ favoring admission. Then why this
apathy Are there some petty jaalousies
among u leading statesmen or are
they afraid Of the issuep Why don't the
press take this matter up and sgitate II
and put these aforesaid statesmen on
record. There IL no doubt Of the
benefits to be derived from admission
and that question needs no discussion.
What seems strange Is that no effort
seems to be making on the part Of those
who are In position to assist. Mr.. Perea
and no other representative from New
Mexico can secure the admission Of this
territory without the co operation OF our
people here at home. have not heard
OF any n being very pronounced In this
work and have wondered why 1t IL 10,
Maybe you can tell meY You are In
touch with that part Of the republican
party which will rule Its conventions the
coming year. | mean by that that Ber-
nslillo and Valencia counties are the
stronghold Of republicanism and the
men who control In conventions are your
near neighbors and all read The CITIZEN.
II you can't tell, maybe someone OF them
may see Ut TO declare himself.
The republican party might Just as
we'll understand that on this statehood
business the play Ia up to them" The
republican party has both branches Of
the national legislature and the presi
dent. II we are turned down. after the
record the territory made during the
Spsnish-Americsn war-a record which
did more to set US right with the people
OF the east than all we have done since
the signing Of the treaty OF Guadalupe
Hidslgo, the republican party had best
leave the time honorsd statehood plank
out Of its next platform and get up some
new issues In which II has faith and
about which we can talk with some
semblsnce Of truth. These are times
when something has got TO be done.
What ! said about petty jealousies Is
the truth. II seems to be the luck OF the
republican party In New Mexico to have
q lot OF leaders who are readier TO knock
some other republican In the head than
to use their knocking ability against the
common enemy-the Demo- Pops. But
II was ever thus. There are mont 30
blind ~ those who will not see. About
the best we can expect, TO use another
slang phrase. Is a 'split" or mo turn for
our money"
hope this small communication will
provoke a discussion Of the question.
The truth OF the matter Ia, In my opinion,
that 80 far as the men who run the re-
publican party Is concerned. every
mothers son OF them Is 80 engaged In
looking after his wi political chances
and political individuality that he Is
overlooking the principal bet. yerbum
sap. You can't be q senatorial least
from New Msxico-until you get a state.
As | said before the play is up to u.s."
We may be up against 1t all right" but
that Ia no reason why we should clay