Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
JOINT STATEHOOD
Argument Of Governor OlsTo for
Single Statehood,
MS VIEWS ARE NOT TEHABll

oduccd la toe Morning iournaa a.
an argument against joint statohood
for New Mexico and Arizona. o.
curiosity Boz its way q contains some
assertions which should not 30 un.
challenged. u Goes not contain one
single valid objection TO joint state
hood What lno Citzcu nns other
newspapers have said about the action
of The republican central committed
need not he repeated No. certainly is
unprecedented for party committee
20 anticipate the action of the con.
vontion Be calls to meet and adopt any
part ui the platform Ia adylnce OF the
convention o. would have no n lust
as regular io have passed a resolution
'n favor of certain delegates 20 10 b
Che convention or 20 have declared
in favor of certain candidate Tor
dolegato az the next election
But 70 Is 90 this interview or the
governors we wish 90 call intention
The utterances OF many oi the incum.
heuis % federai ofhcos in New Mexico
aud Arizona aruuaeH a suspicion that
the proposition 20 DIN the two terri.
tories and make one state out OF
them ia welcomed by them. u gives
an opportunity 60 automatically
shout for statehood and az the same
time oppose the only proposition
which cen uring % about A great
many people have received the DC.
clarations of this class OF politicians
In favor of single statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona with m.ny mia.
giviugs. ono thing ia undoubtedly
true The two machines now in full
operation one ln New Momcu ana
tho other in Arizona would be- com.
paratively useless it the two territor
les are admitted az one state. % has
taken much time and schominE 90
put these two machints in their pres.
ont state % efficiency aud 10 would
De too bad 10 force The "automohillata"
10 discard them. almost o.. the eve OF
the race, and compel them TO take
all the chances OF constructing In a
short time a new oue--a new one too.
which In the necessity OF Things can
only accommodate all the passengers
who expect 10 ride.
The real objection. which is never
Expressed, il such statehood adyo.
Gates are In favor OF statehood az an.
is that uniting tho ,wo territories az
one state reduces the number OF
places one half To stand any chance
az all requires the present incumbouts
who would aspire 90 pace under
statehood 10 forogo all the adyan.
tages of che present machine and %
trust to luck with a new one organ.
lied on the spur of the moment go 90
| speak Leaving ont GA consideration
the question OF time. % ls quite a ait.
terent thing To- organize machine
| Tor New Mexico or Arizona alone
and 10 organize a machine Tor both
united and right here Us one OF tho
great advantages 20 the people of
the two territories IN having them Cd
mitted as one stale The safest
course OF these lncumbonJs and others
running with the mac line. is "a
leave we'll enough alone. and not nav,
statehood az all. The governor frank
/ ~ says u myself prefer che territ0r
ial form Of government TO statehood
With Arizona" he sets no limit "a
the time he wound so prefer a terri
torial government Would he indulge
this preference ~ ly chance, q demo
Graz was elected president. and there
was a Cnango Ia the Eovernship OF
Now MeXlco7 The governor says.
The interests OF ie two territories
are not in common In what DO they
dinorY Ile has not polnted out any
conflict Both are arid. and their "a
turo b. bound up In irrigation and
mining. Arizona hlH rich copper
mines, New Mexico an abundance oil
coke producing coal. iron ore and
othei things needed by Arizona. What
would foster them in the other IN,
same thing BE- true OF the sheep and
/ cattle interests OF the two territories
Il Is said there are people in NeW
Mexico Objectionable 20 the people Of
Arizona and yico versa. What class
of people are theae7 American olti
zona OF Mexican origin, or Whist class
Arizona may object Co the Mexican
/ people 90 New Mexico We know what
a bugaboo that o. There may bg
some objection 90 outlaws along the
Mexican border M Arizona. They car
be suppressed. and are just a. detri
mental 90 our interests now as they
would bee then We iare say the Grim
mind laws are as we'll enforced Ia
AriEoha as New MEXICO the govor
AR says Tie great distance across
tho territory embraced would make
u very expensive 10 conduct tho AZ
fairs Of state he does not say how
or why Il certainly would necessarily
Increase the expense for only onC
Nem. 40 far as the state iB concern
% Wileage for members OF the iogis
lature-that would depend upon whal
mileage was hxed by the constitution
or the legislature Would there not
be more resources 10 meet any small
Increase In expense incident 10 the
Increased extent of territory Il ID
absurd 90 say that 10 Increase your
/ population and resources by almost
doubling them would not make the
burdens OF supporting a stale govern
ment fall more lightly on the tax pay
or The only item of increased ox
ponse the governor gives us ls rather
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