Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-14

Lne United oldleS CELSIUS we nave VIII.
in the last ten years increased in popt
lation in larger percentage than eitf
, er the states Of Arkansas, Delawar
, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentuck.
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missour
Nebraska, North Carolina South Da
kota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee
Vermont or Virginia. And if the gov
ernor's oft-repeated statement that w
have 100000 inhabitants, is true, the
We have within the last ten years out
stripped every state and territory il
the Union, with the single exception o
Oklahoma. And if the governors rep
resentation of our improvements il
other matters are half true, we hav
outstripped two-thirds of the othe
states in educational matters, in all O
which we have had the assistance O
the government of the United States.
| There is one other suggestion that
desire to submit. In a very few year
there will be but one or two territorie
left. A territory, with all of it's advant
ages, if such exist, has some yer.
great advantages over states. Their
| are very many good men who prefer II
live within a jurisdiction Immediately
under the control of the United States
They will come to a territory rather
than to a state. They are not "stuck'
on the doctrine of state sovereignty
You came here, dear Rodey, because
this was territory, and not state
And SO did I, and where will you fine
two better men?
| To me, 1 confess there are many at
| fractions growing out of the fact that
| this Is territory, and not the least OF
them is that I am living under the di-
rect government of the United States
and can practice my profession before
| judges appointed by the president OF
the United States, rather than before
| judges elected by the disreputable
methods resorted to in this territory
| A great many years ago, Maryland and
| Virginia each ceded a small tract OF
! land to the national government, which
| was formed into the District of Colum-
| bia. Some time thereafter the estate
hood" fever struck the Virginia section
/Some ambitious citizen wanted to &c
TO congress Thereupon congress gave
back to Virginia her little piece of land.
Now, however, that the national gov
ernment has improved the District,
making it the most beautiful section on
earth, the citizens on the Virginia side
are kicking themselves for their folly,
and are trying to get back into the
District.
But it is contended that we are
without influence in congress, by rea-
son of the fact that we are territory.
Talking some time ago to a western
senator, who is a member of the COM
mittee on territories, he told me that
an active, intelligent delegate from a
territory could come nearer getting any
legislation he wanted than any member
from a state. That such delegate
could go to any senator or to any rep
resentative, and appeal to him, alleging
that the people Of the territory were
his, the senator's or members constit-
uents. and draw upon him for his kind
offices. said: Doesn't the fact
that the delegate has no vote weaken
his influence?" He said, mo, and on
the contrary, a delegate having no vote
could not antagonize any measure,
could form all the combinations he
wanted to, and If an adroit diplomat
the could get almost any support he
wants."
L venture to say, my dear Rodey,
that you will have no difficulty in get
ting any reasonable legislation which
you desire.
There are some phases of your letter,
however, which do not quite UNDER
stand. Your treatment of the race
question Is, to say the least of 1t,
unique. If understand you, you
claim that the Mexican element COM
prises the best people, while the Amer
lean element is five or ten thousand in
the majority. That I may not do you
an injustice, quote your words: 'You
need not be- afraid Of the Mexicans, for
If the Americans so-called were half
as conservative as they are, the sea in
front would appear much smoother.
They will be proper check on Ameri-
can extravaganza. Americans, as is
well known, now own three-fourths of
all of the property in the territory =
You may not be aware that our present
population Is from 5000 to 10000 in
A y.I
than Mexicans, so-called."
If the language have quoted means
anything, it means that the Mexican
element Is largely In the minority. and
that the worst element, the American
element, is In control. If this is true,
why give this worst element any
greater hold upon the people by turn
ing over the territory absolutely to
them? The Mexican element Is the
original element of the country, and Is
entitled to every protection that con-
gress can afford it. 1t is very true, as
you say, that congress scarcely ever
interferes with our local legislation,
but so long as we are under the control
Of the element Of which you speak, we
have at least the consolation Of know
ing that congress may interfere, II the
administration here should become in
tolerable. You say that more than one
half Of the present Office holders In
New Mexico are Americans: and that
1T looks to man up tree az II the
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