Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
REJECTED TERRITORIES.
HISTORY or PREVIOUS ADMISSIONS


was undoubtedly due to political con-
siderations. Notwithstanding the last
national republican convention incor-
porated in Its platform a resolution
favorino such action by congress, the
measure was turned down In that
body for no otner reason that could be
sustained than that of party exigency.
The geographical location and poliu-
cal tendencies of the population were
sufficient to override all considera
tions of public policy and of fidelity
to party pledges. The question OF add.
Ing six more democratic senators to
the rolls ana tfe electoral votes of
three more democratic states prevail.
ed against the well established policy
observed from the time the Original
thirteen states began to receive Access
sions to their number
Except in few cases, as in that OF
Missouri. VIII N party strife was high
and sectional .eehng bitter, there has
been ~ such opposition when popu.
lation t.a adequate and the desire OF
the people of the territory tor admis.
sion was manifest In tact, there
have hoo, instances an vn,cn sucn
considerations have ,een disregarned
4, tho asyerpess IN min "a nolitical
advan,age or IN nronoto somo asnec-
ial interest. The most scandaious in
stance of this kind assignable rather
20 Tho tast ,har tho ar.t ,,auence
was 4, tho admission NJ Nevada Here
was n territorv nj n Ii,tIe ov.r ION ooo
souare notios which was admi,,ed no
tho ,wo,ty.,h,ra s,ato a. ,ssa tho
mos, disrenutah,a Instance os rot,en.
horouVh tactics IN tho history of cor.
RIM, lay,sla,iop Tho cousus of 1890
ahowe, a nonula,,or of Inn, q s67 and
forty vears NJ settIement only brought
a.. sg,ros ,o 1unn nm 90 Oh Axe We,
-, ,ho sana,o 4, IN n, nm oo,aI,,v with
Texas With moro than ,,vice t,s area
and nopulatiop NJ q oos 500 and
Now york ui,h lo,s than an ooo
sonara r,iia. o,a n no,,ta,to, ~ ~
ote saa
In tsan Uvout,y was admitted
Win u,,io ias. ,han ,on nan s,nara
miles of ,orci,orv and n no,uIatio, In
tho, year ~ an 'nE ,y,tta h,, ,no Iast
ce,sns n showa n nonulatior os INIT
bo 5as II any creoit 40 IN ha gtver
,o ,boso s,pres os n hasts h, tor,,g
tho moan botweep tnc tue ax,remes
n wopld econ, tnat ~ ooo or 2o oon
would no a tor estimate ~ tho r,,,r.
her en,itlin, n tarr,tory IN aduissio,
No /. s,.,e Indiana vas admitted IN
,s,e With Iess thu, tho, n,r,hor.
Ohio 4, 1900 u,., I'm, i,,,Io ever Az :.
mo and oro,on a, 100 v,,,h n ma
over tha, numhar
But when we emma IN a,p,v tho
tests NJ nracade,, 10 tho action -, a
renuhl,can congress IN IN, case n, Ar.
izona Nau Mexico ana ok,ahoma we
Ard that NO ragara was ,,van 20 tho
arKumen, based on nonulat,on ar non.
Mar desire but that noIitIcal exne.
diencv alone was consulted Arizona
which was oreanized as n territorv In
1854 with an area of 1Iao20 SQUARE
miles has a census population of
~ gao New Mexico orpanized In 1870
with nm AREA of 10y 5so so,ara miles
has n ponulation of Ira 40 and OKLA.
homa organized in 1890 with an area
of 40 03o souare miles has q nonula.
, nm Of 2e7 aa1
n will no osserved that thoueb all
these territories have been long mr..
yanizeo mother Nevana nor Wvominp
eyer had n territorial organization
hut wera admitted bo, foot without
nrobation ana with an average popu.
lation of less than 40 600 while here
are three territories which have been
organized from ten 10 over dfty wears
with an aggregate population of over
6bo 600 and are vet denied admission
10 the union. Can there be any rea-
son for II except that of a partisan
natureY
On the score OF EXPENSE. in terrl,or.
ial condition they are n tax ON the
fedora, TREASURY. wnen az states the
many charges Of administration would
fall upon The peopie. There can be no
objection 10 the character of the non
ulations. The house committee ON
territories reported on this subject as
follows, I'm all the territories the
population is distinctiyely American.
and the best type OF american. maze