Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-07

, yesterday noon from Washington wher,
he has been fighting energetically to Sc
cure statehood for. New Mexico HIS
long legislative experience, his wide ac-
quaintance among the statesmen al
Washington, his close relations with
Senator Quay, made his work on be-
half Of statehood especially valuable
Senator Andrews can speak authorita-
lively on the status of the statehood
question if any one can, and he says
most emphatically that New Mexico
will be granted statehood by the pres
ent congress at it's winter session. Bu
New Mexico and Arizona will be ad-
mitted as one state and that uncondi.
tionally except that the capital is tc
be at Santa Fe, mainly for historic and
sentimental reasons. Separate state
hood is out of the question, need not
be considered at all for a long time to
| come, if ever. The point to be accom-
plished is to shape popular opinion to
favor statehood, to overcome the preju-
| dice of Arizona against union with
New Mexico.
Senator Andrews says that Senator
| Quay was terribly in earnest in push
Ing the statehood bill, but at no time
could he persuade the Republican steer
| ing committee of the senate to consent
| to vote on the omnibus bill. The Re-
publican majority was even opposed
! to compromise and it was a great VIC
| tory for the statehood workers when
the Republican leaders at last consen-
ted to make compromise proposition.
| The statehood battle would have been
| won then, if Arizona had declared en-
| Enthusiastically for the compromise, but
! Delegate Mark Smith refused to do this
and the Arizona legislature in its reso-
luton passed at the eleventh hour de-
| manded preposterous conditions and
as a consequence the Democratic sena-
| tors refused the proffered compromise
and thus statehood was defeated.
However, the Republicans have
agreed to give the territories state
measure and will pass it by Republican
votes. But all dreams of separate
statehood for New Mexico and Arizona
must be put aside. The majority In
congress will never consent to that and
the fight for statehood must be made
along the lines of joint statehood and to
overcome the prejudice, if any such
exists, against the proposition to unite
the Territories. The state would come
in with two senators, three represent
atives, would have five electoral votes
and would Immediately be of Importance
in political affairs and be leader
among the western states. In extent
and resources the new state would be
veritable empire that could support
state government and state institutions
as they should be supported. Senator
Andrews said that If he ever had any
personal ambitions in connection with
statehood he sacrificed them when he
came out for joint statehood but he
deemed the welfare of the territories
above every other consideration. Before
returning home, Senator Andrews was
interviewed by the Philadelphia North
American, which devoted whole page
to symposium of interviews favoring
statehood for New Mexico. The article
is illustrated with pictures of territorial
institutions and portraits Of Senators
Quay and Andrews. The following is
synopsis of the interview with Senator
Andrews:
"Senator Andrews bubbles over with
enthusiasm when he talks about the Ter
ritory OF his adoption. He firmly be-
lieves that the Statehood fight is won,
and that the generalship Of Senator
Quay is bound to place New Mexico
among the galaxy of States by 1904. He
sat in Senator Penrose's committee
room, that on immigration, while talk
ing for The Sunday North American.
1.-THE former Pennsylvania knows his
story we'll. He can rattle off statistics
about New Mexico until his listeners
head is in whirl, and he can, and does,
give more reasons why his adopted Ter
ritory should be taken into the National
Sisterhood OF the States than even his
Chief has been able to figure out.
According to himlit is o God-fearing,
peace.loving, prosperous C o m m nifty
that needs only the proper encourage
ment to become soon the greatest of all
the States.
s'New Mexico is the greatest country
out Of doors. Why, it is Republican to
the backbone. The entire native popu-
lation is Republican, because it desires
protection. The Mexican cattle would
come in over the border and swamp the
cattle raisers but for the benign protec-
tive policy Of the Republican party.
ssWhy, In our Territorial Legislature
there are but two Democrats, and they
are In the lower house. They are mighty
good, sensible people, those natives.
They are docile, peaceable and indus