Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-06

CATION purposes. Following is the
presidents speech in Santa Fe:
The Address.
Governor, Ladies and Gentlemen.
and more especially Mr. Mayor as the
chief executive of this ancient and his
toric city: 1t is with a peculiar feel
ing Of pleasure that come here to
New Mexico. Iom which territory
one-half of the members OF my regi-
ment came. The man is but a poor
American wherever he may have been
born, to whom one part of this coun-
try is not exactly as dear as another,
and would count myself wholly un-
worthy Of the office hold II did not
strive to represent the people OF the
mountains and the plains exactly as
those OF the Mississippi valley or ei-
ther the coast, the Atlantic or the
Pacific, do know your people, Gov
ernor. and | need not say how fond
am Of them. for you know yourself.
How can | help being fond Of people
with whom have worked. with whom
4 labored and marched to battle and
there are no men here excepting the
veterans OF the Civil war to whom /
would doff my hat quicker than to my
comrades in the late war. and YOU
know what comradeship In war means.
1t has always seemed to me, governor,
that in this respect my regiment was
a typical American regiment Its peo-
pie came from the west chiefly. some
from the east, from the south, and
some from the north, 80 that every
section was represented in IT, They
varied in wealth. place OF birth and
creed. Some were born on this side
Of the water. some ON the other side.
Some had come to New Mexico as did
your ancestors. governor, at the time
when not one English-speaking com.
munity existed on the Atlantic sea-
board, some were defendants Of men
whore forefathers were among the
early Puritans and Pilgrims; some the
defendants Of those whose forefathers
had settled by the banks OF the James
even before the Pilgrims and Puritans
came to this country, but after your
people came There were many in
that regiment who were born or whose
parents were born in England, Ireland,
Germany and France but there was
not q man in that regiment, no matter
what his creed or nationality, who was
not an American and nothing else. We
had in that regiment representatives
Of the real, original, native American.
There was In the regiment but one
kline of rivalry among those men and
that was a rivalry of each man to SEQ
/ IL he could not do his duty little
better than any other man. and short
would have been the shrift of any man
In that regiment who did not do his
whole duty. We had serving in the
ranks. men Of industry. wealth and
men who all their lives have earned
each days bread by that days labor,
and they stood on footing OF exaA
equality II would have been impos-
sible for a feeling of jealousy or envy
TO have existed.
Territorial Difficulties.
Il do appreciate TO the full, COVER
nor all the difficulties under which
you labor, and think that your pro-
gress has been astonishing. congrat-
uate you on all that has been dono
and am certain that the future will
far more than make good the past.
More, believe we have come upon an
era of the fullest development for New
Mexico That development must, of
course, take place through the fore
sight thrift ana industry OF the clti-
zens Of New Mexico, but the g0verns
ment can help somewhat and the gov
ernment will help somewhat.
Forea. Reserves.
This is a grtat grazing state and IS
one Of its greatest Industries In 1t.
wish to bespeak your support Of the
forest reserves of the state. Its forest
reserves are created and are kept up
in the interest Of the home-makers.
In many of them there is much natural
pasturage Where that is the case the
object Is to have that pasturage used
by the settler. used by the people Of
the territory. not eaten out SO that no.
body will have any benefit after three
years. do not want the land skinned.
want to see 1t preserved and kept for
the benefit Of the man who wants to
see II used for the benefit Of his chill
dren and children's children. That Ii
the way to use the resources Of the
land. build no small hope upon the
aid that under the wise law Of con-
proes will ultimately ha oyfandpd IN