Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-30
JOINT STATEHOOD.
Arizona and New Mexico Would
Make an Empire State.
REASONS WHY THEY SHOULD Be UNITED

Editors Citier. !
There is a great deal being ventilat- |
ed during these hot days about state
hood of New Mexico and Arizona. sep
arately and jointly, and it is the gen.
eral consensus of opinion that joint
statehood would be preferable to moth
ing at all, although separate statehood
would be more satisfactory to both
territories, and as a last resort, rather
than be still left on the ragged edge
of the union to be buffeted and kicked
around like a poor boy at a frolic, it I
would be better to forces in solid
phalanx and march TO victory. This
movement may not be popular with
small fry politicians and those ambi-
tious aspirants for Office whose private
and public records will not bear venti-
lating before an honest public, but it
will be approved and advocated by all
honest. unprecedented political aspir-
ants, and all other good citizens who
have the interest of the territory at
heart. Laying aside all prejudice, and
looking the facts square IN the face.
it would be a grand triumph for both
territories. Instead of two helpless.
feeble dependencies subject to all
kinds of selfish jobberies, We would
have one grand state, an empire rival
ing the great state OF Texas itself. with
our own chosen representatives and
senators, whose tenure of Office would
depend upon the faithful performance
of the duties which they were elected
to fill; able congressmen who would
have the right and whose duty it would
he to stand upon the fioor of congress
and claim and demand a hearing in
all matters pertaining to the great
state of Montezuma, Arizona or New
less than two years this state would
be hailed all over the union as the
great state of Montezuma or empire
of the west, just as Texas is now talk
ed of as the empire state of the south,
or the great state of Texas. Then,
you say, We can divide II we so stipu,
late. at some future time, but allow
me to say that you will never want to
divide it. They could not today get a
%corporal's guard in Texas who would
agree to reduce it's territory by one
foot, and il would be the anne way IL
this state. The people would be proud
of their state, and the west would be
proud of it, AMI the whole nation
would be proud of it. The joint com
inence. and give such an immense i'm
petus to trade, progress and p~rosperi
ty. as TO place her in the front ranks
of great states, and with her boundless
resources of wealth. push and energy
she would easily maintain a most en-
viable position among the other grea'
states OF the union. Give us one grea'
state or two small ones, either Is ia
better than a helpless, dependent tel
ritory. a subservient, sycophant beg
gar for small fsyors from the genera
government. when we are by all rule
of Justice and right, entitled to a
much consideration as any state |
the union. and this We should be In
POSITION to demand. Our delegate
from Arizona and New Mexico are a
able men as The average congressman
and are both intelligent advocates
statehood.
One is a republican, the other
democrat; these gentlemen are with
IN take their chances before the cleo
ors of their respective territories
they understand the difference D.
tween a great self governed, indepen'
ent state. and a cringing, crawling, d
pendent territory. When our repr
sentatives do screw up their courai
to ask the self constituted nabobs
the capital for any consideration I
the benefit of their constituents TN
are usually met with the in~terrogati'
"Who in the - are you Honor
sir. / am the delegate from New Me
leo" "Oh, yes; / see, see; you d
the same tramp that has been knoe
ing at NY door for the last han Ct
turyl Have we not often told y