Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-25
FINANCE AND STATEHOOD.
DELEGATE 3. S. RoDEY EXPIRES,
SEES HIS VIEW ON CURRENCY
LEGISLATION IN NEW
YORK COMMERCIAL.
important Financial Measure Killed
In Last Congress BY Enemies to the
Territories. s
Editor. New York commercIaI.

Editor, New York Commercial.
Sir--I am thankful to you for pay
Ing me the compliment 10 ask for my
views on the subject Of currency lesa
islation. The views OF the territoriE
on any subject are ineffective, as TIL
have no vote In congress.
Personally, as d measure that wq d
have Afforded immediate relief 10 he
country. | was In favor OF the Aid ch
financial bill that was defeated i The
close Of the last session OF cons ess.
I believe that that bill, II ii build
have been passed in some form. y light
have done good. SO much Of u SEES
sion had been used up by TIL very
lew enemies OK statehood for ter,
ritories In talking against the Usage
OF our bill-under the extraQ dinary
rules Of the senate that peri 1T con-
tinuous talk OF that kind-that No time
WAS left either to discuss or lass the
Aldrich bill. About a dozen senators
talked the entire second syssion Of
the F~rfth-Seventh congress Iainst an
overwhelming constitutional majority
OF that body, who desired I'll pass u
bill. and BY their action thfH defeated
many other m~critorious mjlsures. In
Guiding this financial bnIH Many of
the friends Of statehood VIE in favor
OF the Aidrich bin. Or sop}y BIN 81 the
same nature. but told Mr1Aidrich and
tho supporters OF that bT(plalnly when
an effort wa made to kss the fnan.
ciai measure In the 9 Ping days Of
the congress. that It wd3i not be per.
mitted At that late day skshen the enc.
mics Of statehood. who}were also sun
porters OF the AldrieS}biIl. had usci
the whole session 70 j.ys.ssy and 10
frivolously In filibustee Ing against tho
rights Of the territori4.
Personally. | am mi ayor Of any bill
that Will remedy theH currency system.
! have not made I tudy Of the sub
ject. and do not 1jei competent to
have any opinion albut ii until / shall
either have made akudy OF Ii. or have
heard the argume4s 10 be made In
the coming congrett on the subject.
The territories ia strength enough
In the last congr@js to pass their bin
in the house, and lad from eighteen 10
twenty-five OF III constitutional mn.
jority In the lhlted statex senato
ready to vote II the bin during The
entire session, duld = vote have been
had. -
am inclinsf to think--aithouEh Il
u but my indi3dual opinion and / am
mol autnoriseq 20 speak for anybody
~ 70 it-thasf he friends OF financial
legislation W opposed statehood for
me territortf 70 p~srsistsntIy last
session may He able to render the pes
sage q anA1r iai legislation easier BY
q iesst CD nS 70 obstruct the win a
. majority n coasrsss o. the state.
hood quest .. It Il my belief that the
friends q be territories want 10 -
al needed, ssfsistson pass q The con-
Ing coaus. n - 70 b hoped tAss
NO such 4bstrsesioa win " thrown
In the ~ a . eoa~stAAstionsl majority
- thsssvas during the Ast session.
The frsetne Of the statehood measure
kindly 4 le % the people In The ter
ritortes they are In the light To
stays 70. the question II not
likely II II up In the nation.
d con ytntii It, advocates
carly agress. or X Ii d.
feate' sposed OF in one
week day, II the few
men II vii simply
peri
lat peace and
soo md that need.