Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-09

The statehood sentiment was plainly
manifested at mass meeting last
night in the city building.
The unfavorable and prejudiced re-
ports of Senator Beveridge and sew
eral senators of the senatorial COM
mittee were condemned by the enthu
siastic statehood workers.
Hon. E. s. Slower presided over the
meeting.
There was nothing lacking in feeling
of resentment against the senator for
taking such a narrow-minded view of
the conditions of the commonwealth
of New Mexico.
1t was expressed that every town in
the territory would pass strong resolu-
tions denouncing the prejudiced meth
rods of Beveridge and his followers.
A committee was appointed to make
resolutions that would express the
prevailing sentiment of the people.
The following resolutions demon
trate the spirit that was in existence
at the meeting:
Strong Resolutions.
w htltdS, Dy oOitllH treaty Dt-
tween the United States and the Re-
public of Mexico, commonly known as
the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, dated
February 2, 1S4S, the United States of
America sacredly agreed that Mexi-
cans in said territory shall be incor-
porated into the union of the United
States and be admitted at the proper
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all the rights of citizens of the United
States according to the principles of
the constitution.
And Whereas, AS from that date
until the present time not only the
people who became citizens of the
United States by said treaty, but thou
sands of citizens native born in the diff
ferent states of the union, have united
their fortunes and lives with the afore-
said citizens of New Mexico and their
descendants have been and still are
denied the rights of citizens of the
United States.
And Whereas, The people of New
Mexico have been and still are denied
the rights of citizenship, and are gov
lISdlu W tuG
rights of immunity from taxation with
out representation, and the sacred
principle that all just government
rests upon the consent of the gov
erned' and that no taxation can be i'm
posed without representation
And Whereas For more than fifty
years the people of New Mexico have
nf flnf- II,
rights while they have royalty respond
ed to every call made upon them in
peace and war by payment of taxes
and services on the field of battle for
Jne preservation of the union and
against foreign foes.
And Whereas, Congress after con-
gress has denied to the people of this
territory the said sacred rights of
American citizens which can only be
fully enjoyed by the admission of the
territory to the union as a sovereign
state
And Whereas, There is a bill for
the admission of the territory of New
Mexico into the union together with
the territories of Arizona (carved out
VI AAt ohAh N'ANA AtilllOlNl ana the
territory of Oklahoma, has passed the
house of representatives of the United
States, and is now pending in the SEN
ate of the United States, the passage
of which would do the people of New
Mexico but tardy justice.
And Whereas, A subcommittee of
the senate committee on territories
has recently visited our territory, COM
ing for the preconceiyed purpose of
finding eyIuence 10 furnish a basis for
a hostile report against the passage of
said bill
And Whereas, The said committee,
after visiting our territory, spending
not more than a weeks time, and stop
ping at not more than half dozen To-
calities in the territory, has, according
to the public press, made a report with
the object of defeating said bill which