Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-17

further confidence hY Dts election % /
the great Office he now sO crodltabiy I
fills.
Governor otero Endorsed
3 Resolved. That the conduct ~
the territorial affairs under the al.
mlnlstratlon % Governor Miguel a.
Otero deserves the highest apprccla
ton of all good citizens regardless Of
party Whom he assumed office the
bondol frht 0i the territory for public
huiIdrHa and improvements amount
cd Co ,.5I.H'U. and bonds had boon is.
sued a. various times from 1887 90
1898 for payment OF current expenses
and f1r dofIcilH in revenue to the
amount of i555 goo. all earning iu in-
tgrrst from live per cent to seven
per cent. making "a total OF {ll26.e0Oi
Too addition there were deficits incur
rod under the Thornton admlnlsira-
ton from 1898 t0 1897 amounting Co.
$4,000 .tigi9S00 The legislature
.r 1900 provided f1g tho taking up OF
This last deficit hy issuing certificates
of indebtedness for thr amount. bear.
Ink sis per cent interest and payable
#DH't per cent in each year FOR five
t.afa. These are Che only evidences
uf debit issued during the last seven
gUars. except 100000 of four per cent
. HUlfs provided by the sam. l0gIs.
Hurn fo complete The capitol build.
ur These last certificates nf ind,lt.
. efn,.s have a'l been paid besides ro.
1ueInr the bonded debit until 1t this
/ Umo ~ is only gs1i.7a1 Tho levy of
/ ..v mills for territorial purposes has
I boon ample fo pay interest salaries
IHi current expenses ol the territory
l IuI fD reason for an Increased tax
/ levy has been appropriations Tor The
DH territorial and charitable instltu.
uonH which were neglected before.
and th, three now territorial iusti,u.
| Hpna established On 1901
Rodey rendered Vote Of THANKS.
g. Resolved. That the thanks Of
/ fhg people are due to and arc hereby
/ rendered to our delegate in congress,
. I0u o. s. Rodoy. for hs orduous lab.
! Hr u our HpHaIr FOR tho watch'uI
care chat hr has Kept over tho inter-
..ts of enc territory and the constant
land mrrmt'ug devotion hD has
| shown to Die duty as our representa-.
tive
Regarding Lieu Lands.
o. Resolved That We earnestly fay
ur mo hNl introduced by our delegate
land now pending before the commit.
tee uu public lands ln congress. pro.
yldinE for the selection of "llou lands
loo any part OF me- territory IN place Of
school sections lost hy reason of their
being within the limits OF land grants
0r reservations. The passage of this
uul would give the territory about ono
, million acres Of land now not avail
able. and give us the same privilege
that every reference 90 this cldsg OF
. lands. which were lost to us by reason
/ OF the Ferguson act donating tho
, school sections. requiring that chose
, IDu land should ho selected cas- con
t.suous as may bo" 90 the sections
lost
Dam Scheme Denounced.
o. Resolved. That we dDuouupo the
. 'ruIbors.l h.ll' me stephens Din and
amy other measure now pending or
1uout to come before congress seek
'uE to deprive This territory of any o.
+, iis area COR of the free and unobst, act
. gd use Of lta water We believe th,
construction OF tho sD.onllCd "Elp
nh1ut Butte Dam and other rpscr
,olrs uron the Rio Graudc. its trIhu
Rr.ea and other waterways in the ter
rItory should bo encouraged iu oypD
possible way Dos the government and
our delegate Is pledged to exert him
self to secure such action by The GOV
, eminent and that our thanks are hero
uy rendered to the government, @,
officers and engineers, who have al
. ready done go much towards ryclama
tIon of our arid lands
Regarding Statehood,
Statehood is the most important
question before the people OF New
Mexico az ths time. our loyalty "a
'ho general government, our great
} nruFrD s iu natural wealth. our sys
4 tenn of magnificent schools. our cod,
Iof civil and criminal laws. our free
dom from mob law, our respect fol
Iho courts, the extent OF our grOa
p territory and the Intelligence OF ouI
people outite us to an equal statu.
among the states OF this Union unde
D the present name aud boundaries
Thanks 10 Chairman Hubboll.
We hereby extend the thanks %
p thD republican party OF the torrItor,
. of Now Mexico 90 the Hon. Frank A
p Huhholl Tor the able and efnclon
p manner Boo which ho has discharge,
tho duties as chairman of the tcrritor
j. .al central committee during me pas
p Two campaigns. We recognize ln hin