Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-20
AID FOR NEW MEXICO.

The Dallas News has followed the
FL Paso News in urging statehood for
New Mexico. Being nearest to the
neighbors and knowing them more
intimately. the El Paso paper was the
first in Texas to give an expression.
Every paper In Texas should give the
matter consideration. The able Dali
las Journal says:
THE News believes that the request
OF New Mexico should be granted.
That Is not ALL There are others.
There are three or four Of them, and
they should be made free states re-
gardless of their political complexion.
But will tney? They are now manned
by republicans. To give them state
hood means to leave these pets of the
party in power to take their chances
at the polls or elsewhere. There Is
the rub. Is President Roosevelt going
to permit 1t to rub him? Let us all
hope not. Similar considerations
though Of the meanest kind, have
weighed with party politicians of this
country f'pn the first. and some most
discouraging and ~disgraceful results
have come of IL The statement sent
out. that President Roosevelt had de
cided not 10 recommend the admis
sion OF these new states, leads one L
fear that the possibility OF dlsplacinl
certain pets Of every republican mem
Der OF the senate is entirely too mucf
for his 'strenuosity.'"
The FL Faso News says: Already
a report has been circulated by re
publican Office holders in New Mexico
20 the effect that the people object to
statehood Lecause OF the extra ex
penses sure to come of II. They claim
that the people are satisfied to remain
an they are that the general govern
ment is paying the administrative ex
penses, and that the people are unwill
ing to raise their taxes to support g
state government when they have
practically all the privileges of state
hood except the name. All this Is Wig
orously denied by many Of the cti
gems. Enthusiastic statehood conven
tons are being held almost daily, ant
the movement to cur statehood
may be sad TO be general. OF course
there are IN these meetings some mel
who are quite ready to develop into
candidates as soon as a change comes
by which the republican lin is sci
aside by congress in order to give the
democratic out" a chance at the
polls. But that a large majority of the
people favor statehood there a be
nc question"
In the strongest language possible
il Is made clear that the people appre
eiate above all monetary consldera
lions the priceless benefits Of mem
bership In the union of common
wealths, and those speakers who de
clare that the people will never be
satisfied with anything but the fullest
measure OF self government are cheer
ed to the echo, especially when they
assert that IL was only the beginning
of liberty when they were permitted
the degree of government involved II
the territorial form, and that hom'
rule in the widest and freest sense |
the least with which New Mexico viii
be satisfied.
The Kansas City Journal. though
a republican paper, admits that man!
practical reasons are given to show
why New Mexico Is entitled TO state
hood. There are, In round numbers
a quarter OF a million people in tn,
territory, and 80 per cent OF them. Il
is stated, are for home rule-that Is
statehood More than one-half OF tn,
so-called Mexicans speak English flu
emily, and arc to all intents and pur
poses rs much Americans as those o
any other nationality. They are thor
oughly in sympathy with American in
situations and are patriotic and pro
gressiye I'm the American way. II II
stated that New Mexico sent more
men per capita to the Spanish wa
than any other state or territory IL
the union. As an instance of finan
clal !nterest, refuting the economy
arguments Of the tax payers" 1t II
urged that the delay in securing state
hood actually retards the materia
prosperity OF the territory. as a stat,
offe more stability and inspires NOR,
confidence among capitalists through
out the country. The territory ha,
5000 10000 worth OF property, accord
ing 10 the claims OF the statehood ad
y~ocates. and for these reasons ant
many othTs-but mainly because tn,
people want the fullest degree o
home rule and self government an,
appreciate the privilege Of statehoo,
at its highest-New Mexico asks ad
mission 10 the union AZ the sunshin,
state"