The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-03
NEW MEXICO AND THE OTHERS
The Territorial View of Their Possible
 Admission as States.

| The Territorial View of Their Possible Admission as States
 The peculiar and indefinite manner
 in which President Mckinley referred
 to statehood in his Deming speech has naturally caused some speculation. | Various constructions have been put
 upon the significance of his address.
 Some construe it as diplomatic eva sion of responsibility: that is, they
 say the president is not very favorably inclined to the idea of according state-
 hood to New Mexico--he doubts the ability and qualifications of New Mex ico for self f-government-he thinks it will best subserve our interest to be
 kept in a state of subjugation and de-
 spondency; that we are still (politicaD
 minors, incapable of doing business for
 ourselves.
 This is about the construction that
 not few people put upon MT McKin-
 ley's utterances. But there is large
 number-in fact, the majority-of peo-
 pie who give a very different meaning
 to the tenor of the presidents address.
 They believe he spoke purely as an
 executive, and not as a law making
 body. He spoke within his own pre-
 rogative, and promised to attach his
 signature to the bill granting state
 hood to New Mexico, provided con-
 gress saw fit to pass such a bill during
 his administration. Beyond this the
 president was not authorized to speak. It is the right and duty of congress to say whether or not we shall be grant, ed statehood. And the failure of a great many to realize and appreciate this fact has caused them to miscon- strue the meaning and significance of the presidents address.
 New Mexico has been democratic and republican in turns. Arizona may be regarded as democratic and Okla hona republican. As from the parti- san feeling that operated from time to time, when the question of admission is presented to congress, the addition of six senators to the upper branch of congress is viewed most seriously by men of all classes and shades of politi- cal opinion Based on the census of 1900 Arizona and New Mexico would be entitled to one representative each in the house. Oklahoma would be en- titled to two, for it's population is 29S,- 900. Arizona has 123, GOO and New Mex leo 196, ,00o. The population of Arizona is below the number fixed as the ra- tio for representation, but it has near ly four times the population of Neva- | da, and exceeds that of Wyoming by | 35, 900. Tn these figures no account of | the Indians in the territories is taken. |
 Statehood would be of vast impor- tance to the three territories named | and would remove many obstacles that ] now stand in the way of their more 'apid development. Each of them has l large variety of natural resources, md there can be no doubt whatever of heir ability to maintain state govern nent and to meet every obligation would impose.
 The effort to secure an admission to he Union will be renewed next win er with fair prospects of success. The three territories are all entitled to admission under the law, and the pre- edents, and as there will be no presi- IeHlldl CtlllpdlS II lO CUllIIOHl tlle fll- ! y seventh congress-, the partisan feel ng that obtains during the life of a residential congress will not have to e reckonad with.
 If not admitted by the next congress l hese territories most assuredly will be fit out until the presidential election f 1904, While there is nothing certain l matters political, especially as to a orecast of results, the American is | |. ot devoid of faith in New Mexico's I respects for getting statehood during l le next session of congress. Howev- 2, it will not be safe to wholly trust le prospects of becoming a state to lat body We must be energetic our lives. and use our influence in every 1ssible way to bring about statehood. l (N. M.) American.