Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-19
srArEnnnn MrMnRIAL.

OF Representatives of the United States
in Congress Assembled The people OF
the territory II New Mexico, through
your memorllist, their Thirty-fourth leg
~islatiye assembly now In session at san
"a Fe, respectfully demand that the con
gress OF the United States pass at the
earliest momtnt possible an enabling
net, whereby they may form a constitu-
lion and state government, and he ad-
united into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original states; aud IN that
behalf respectfully represent:
That they have an Inherent right to
such admission, by virtue OF the prin-
c'pls e%uunciated In the Declaration OF
Independence.
That such form OF government was
guaranteed to them 10y the solemn decla-
ration OF the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo, more than hfty-thrce years ago
That both Of the great political parties
of the nation promised In their last ma
tional platforms that New Mexico should
be admitted as a state without delay.
That the people OF the territory are
ready and anxious for such admission,
both great political parties In the terri
tory having 80 declared in their last ter
ritorial platforms. and further, they ask
admission because:
A territorial form OF government Is in
tolerable TO a free people; IL Is an incon-
gruity under American institutions. and
should be maintained only so long as alb
s~olutely necessary to prepare its people
for the higher form, aud because:
II Is taxation without representation
Il Is q denial OF the right OF the people
10 take part in the affairs OF the nation,
as they have no vote in congress, and
never take part in the policies OF theil
country. or In the election OF Its chic
magistrate. and are never appointed L
any Office in the nation outside OF tn,
limits Of the territory itself, save in tn
army In time Of war; and,
Because the people in a territory ar
not free for various reasons, among 9th
ers their legislative hands being tied B..
restrictive acts OF congress-; because tn
national platforms of both great polfti
cal parties are continually violated; an'
because what ought to be our patrimony
the public domain, is often disposed o
absolutely. and the proceeds turned int,
the national treasury, and restrictive an,
annoying regulations are made regarding
the public lands that are wrong in prin
ciple and hard TO get corrected; and be
cause congress nearly always turns a
deaf ear 10 the just demands Of a terri
tory; and, p a "a
Because the people OF the nation havl
no confidence in a territorinal form o
government, and refuse To invest thei
money therein, thus %retarding its growtl
and development; and,
Because for more than half a centur
we have been neglected by the nation
which has done nothing for the educa
ton of our people, although they Deed
ed II quite as bad in the beginning as Il
the Porto Ricans and other new pc,
sessions, that are not thus being treated
and,
Because the territory OF New Mexic
has for half a century paid tribute {
the national government through tn
sales OF public lands, mining entire,
timber sales, internal revenue, etc, etc
10 an amount vastly in excess of an
sums Of money ever received Ia returI
Tor all purposes combined; but
New Mexico demands statehood be
cause she has shown her right TO II II
sending more soldiers TO the defense o
the country per capita In the civil an
Spanish-American wars than any othe
state or territory; and,
She demands il because she il now bet
ter than ever well fitted 20 assume sucl
higher form Of government as In the las
few years she has advanced from fourtl
10 first place as n wool-producing an,
sheep-ralsing section of tho nation, an,
Is well ON toward first place as a cattl
raiser, and her mineral, timber aud agri
cultural interests are vast IN extent
and are being developed in a phenomena
IN Railroads are being built
plants erected and industries OF differen
kinds being established all over the tel
ritory, which has an area as great a
that of all OF the New England state
and the state of New York combined.
Statehood l. demanded because the tel
ritOry has now a population of abOu
100000 people, the late census to th
contrary Notwithstanding; and,
Because IL has within It's boundarie
property easily Of the value Of upwar
OF SlOO,OOO,OOO that will be available /
tax FOR the support OF a state govern
ment; and,
Because IL has made more educatlOna
progress IN the last de ade than any 9th
er part OF the nation without any sA
ception, and has now a better systcI
Of common schools per capita than an
other state or territory; and.
Supports more and better public inst
tutiOns TALL built at It's wi eXpens
when the national government ought {
have built them, we still being a teri
tory, among which institutions may h
mentioned a capitol building, a uniyei
sity, a school OF mines, an agriculture
college aud experiment station, a MOI
NAL university, several fine norma
schools, a military institute, an insan
asylum and a penitentiary, besides sew
eral line hospitals. and deaf and dunn
asylum, aud many minor institutions
and,
Because II has within is boundarie
not less than fifteen cities aud town
that are modern, up-to-date places II
every respect, aud that are far Ia al
vance OF places In the eastern states o
equal size, ana this without disparagin
the many other towns and villages with
In lis boundaries, aud all ~ which elite
and most Of which towns support an
have the finest kind Of buildings Il
which 10 maintain as fine q system a
public schools rs exist ans where west O
the central states, or, iu fact, anywher
In the whole nation, aud,
Because the people Of the territory ar
a conservative, law-abiiing people, NOR
than 30 per cent Of them being bor.
American citizens, attached 10 the prin
ciples OF the constitution OF the Unite
States; and,
Because In more than twelve con
crosses Of the United States the htnes