Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-05

ate huftrul inc injurious 10 the pest
Interests OF the people. and should be
prevented by congress. under a constl-
tutional amendment. New Mexico Is
afflicted with that greatest OF all mo-
n%orolies, the oil trust. BY unjust com
bination and discrimination this great
trust has virtually driven all competi-
ton from our territory. and as a con-
sequence thereof our people are COM
PEELED to pay for the oil they consume
more than double the price paid for
better oil by the people Of Colorado,
Texas. California and other surround
ins states n territories. We there
fore favor such national legislation as
shall establish complete legal control
over all trusts and ~monopolies, and we
emphaticaiiy demand that the next
legislature OF this territory. after a fun
investigation OF the subject pass a law
which will prevent unjust discrimina-
ton against our people. and provide
for the punishment Of those who seek
to destroy honest competition. We
favor the repeal OF the so-calied coal
oil law of this territory.
10. We condemn the provisions of
the so-called Stephens bill. now pend
ing before the congress of the United
States, which bill. in terms. inhIbits
the people Of this territory from ac-
qulring rights In the waters of the Rio
Grande and its tributaries, such as can
be and are nov being acquired by the
inhabitants OF Colorado and Texas
which prohibits the use. impounding
and detention for legitimate CONNER
ciel purposes OF waste waters arising
ana flowing through New Mexico. and
which removes from the jurisdiction OF
our territorial courts litigation over
the local rights involved In these mo-
mentous questions. We further favor
Elephant Butte dam.
~. The reasons for keeping New
Mexico under a territorial form Of row.
errment have long ceased to exist. II
IL our right to have this territory adj
mitted as a state. and We Insist that II
Ia the duty OF congress to admit 1t. The
Philadelphia republican national coh-
vention Of last June. representing the
whole republican party OF the United
States. declared as follows; I'VE favor
home rule for. and the early admission
to statehood OF the territories of New
| Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma" We
call the attention OF this pledge to the
| president and the congress OF the
United States and confidently expect
its observance and the early admission
OF our territory as a state.
IS. We and the people OF New Mex
leo are unalterably opposed to the
maintenance and creation Of all forest
reserves In this territory, as being in
furious to our people and their best in
terests.
10. We are opposed to the leasing
OF the public domain under any man
nor or form whatever. believing IL in
furious and detrimental to the inter-
ests OF the people. and to the advan-
tage OF large corporations N trusts;
and We respectfully and earnestly rep
resent to congress that all bills now
pending before that body. having as
their purpose the leasing or allotment
OF the public lands OF the United States
to individuals. companies or corpora
lions, be not passed.
20. We recommend the governor OF
this territory to appoint seven of the
leading. members OF The democratic
party, and a like number OF the repub-
llcan party to act with him, to consti-
tute a committee OF fifteen OF our citi-
zens, Of which he shall be chairman. TO
go TO Washington during the coming
session OF congress n urge of an en-
abling act for the admission of New
Mexico as a state In the union.
q. We favor the extension and ad-
ditional area OF the present county OF