New-York tribune., 1902-03-20


then voted for her admission. and that was
twenty-seven years ago. Every Congress since
then has had to listen to the knocking Of New
Mexico for admission to the Union. / might
add that her bill failed in 1874 because Of
dispute in the conference committee Livery
congress since that date. in house or the
otner' has either passed reported faVorably
ohis for the admission Of the Territory. and
IN this present Congress il is only renewal of
| fight that has lasted for more than half
century. There is a case Of national neg
lect on record equal to that Of New-MeXico.
The nation took the Territory in 1916 and has
neglected II ever Suce-permitted the Indians
TO depredate over it: gave It no aid for public
buildings for schools. although its people
spoke a foreign language when first acquired.
so that the splendid position which it occupies
to-day, equal to that of any State of this
Union, per capita. and superior to many, is the
result OF its uuaided effort and taxation
The United States is treating the Filipinos
or the Porto Ricans in that manner now. be
cause it is not only sending thcm shiploads Of
school teachers but It is permitting the reve-
nues of those jurisdictions to he used entirely
for the education Of their people; while as
to New-MeXico and Arizona, il has taken every
dollar raised by the revenue laws of the nation
there. as we'll by the sale of mineral. timber
and agricultural lands. and turned it into the
national treasury. The territory or New
Mexico would to-day have immense bank
account had it been treated since its acquisition
as the Philippines are now being treated In
stead Of that it has been kept and is being kept
| under A Territorial form Of government, gov
| erned by carpetbaEgers, and at times by played
| out politicians from the states.
Let me ask the question. Are citizens of the
United States 10 he taxed without representa-
ton forever? Is no respect to he paid to the
| treaty obligations Of the United states as to
our people? Do party platforms mean nothing?
| We possess more population. wealth and other
qualifications three times over. than a large
| ma iority Of the states had when they were
admitted to the Union. and more than many of
| them have even now. If we not qualified for
admission now. when will he? If. was
set forth in a resolution in Congress many
years ago. all Territories entitled to admis-
sion when they possess population equal to
that which would cntitle them to one Repre-
sentative in Congress. then. even according TO
the census which is admittedly worthless as
10 New-Mexico. are entitled to be let i'll.
The census gives US 1880 people our
population. yet our Governor shows in his re-
port and il is fact that our registration for
the last election showed 10000 voters. which
would give a population of 10000 The
Territory has had constructed within its bor
ders about seven hundred miles of railroad
WITHIN year and hdlf, ana mas Deen OtTef-
wise so prosperous that it has had increase
OF population Of between forty and fifty thou
sand people IN that time It has been neces-
sary to have established about fifty postoffices
to accommodate them. The Territory received
since last August nearly thirty thousand of the
/ disappointed Oklahoma boomers as an addition
to its population. 1t has more projected enter
prises in the way of lumber plants. mining
plants and railroads than any other part Of
the nation for the next year or two.
The worst trouble New Mexico has IS to re-
move the prejudices that Eastern people have
against it, all Of which are without foundation
in fact. It is to-day a progressive American
community of loyal citizens, who sent more
soldiers 10 the Civil and Spanish American
wars per capita than any other jurisdiction in
the nation. The President Of the United States
is in favor of New-MeXico's admission because
he knows the Territory and realizes that
Jurisdiction that furnished a large part Of
his regiment in the late is good any
part of this Union. and therefore he is in favor
OF the admission OF the Territory n State.
and has no hesitation in saying so whenever
the subject is spoken OF. Let conclude by
saving that the Democrats on the floor Of the
! House OF Representatives have resolved IN eau
! Gus to a to support Statehood for the
three Territories mentioned, and thus get rid OF
| the continental Territories. They do not stop
/ 10 ask what political compilations the now
! States will have. Can the Republicans do less?
! If the Republicans admit these three states
! they will have the prestige Of having done
/ and that fact he used in the campaign at
! the first elections in the States 10 the
advantage of the Republican party. The Re
! publicaus have the advantage anyway as
New-Mexico and oklahoma are certainly and
! permanently Republican. and Arizona may be
made if her Republican citizens claim
that she is admitted to the Union by virtue of
/ Republican votes.
I hope that the great journal that has been
/ an advocate Of Republican principles and of
! the liberty of the people Of this country since
| and in the time of the immortal Horace Greeley
| will hereafter do the people Of the great Terri
! tory of New-MeXico and the other Territories
! common justice and advocate that our rights be
! given US by the Congress of the United States
| and that some attention be paid to our patriotic
| people we'll as is being paid to the wants of
! the Cubans the Porto Ricans and the Filipinos
BERNARD ). RODEY.
! Washington March Il, 1902
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