Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-27

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Believing orr declaration % tie
subject of statehood ID tha Silver city.
platform II have been rielit. u I rs
affirm tlat platform. ara again III
sist that We are entitled 81 single
statehood for Mex Nn1ico as ! mat
I'M III rIRbt apd II national good
faith with he people III this territory.
vi recognize TIE great truth that
II the arid regions. water 5 king
and Ns declare that the qa ion III
irrigation II more important % the
people Of New MEXICO ln their imrne
diaie material interests than state
hood. WI therefore deRourlca our
delegate III congress- for dsyotInF
practically aii of his time 70 statehood
agitation and We charge his failure
~ secure benefits for New Mexico.
under the national irrigation law
equivalent / o those Secured By other
arid sections. notably our sister Ter
rttory III Arizona. HI iia neglect of
that vital question. WI pledge the
Nnremitting efforts OF our candidate
t1r delegate. and our parry ~ . whole.
Hi tlia territory. III secure for New
Mexico i just proportion 81 the nat
ional irrigation fund as the matter
% frs, importance among his official
duties.
We call the attention Of the PEG
ple Of New Mexico 10 The partial, jug
cling land board n dispensing the.
public lands Of this territory. which
constitute the magnificent patrimphy
secured q cur peapie BY II democratic
delegate III cnngf and @e ehargs
~ the criminal neEieet ri that
board That some u our inost import
ant public Institutions have been
awarded land thai ATE almost entire
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stiiuttoNA aud materially weakening
ber efficiency ana their value %
tbo people
WI ehafae i'm irrigation board If
the territory With paftialiiy aal neg
teet ot duty IN The disposition Of the
public lahdb under Its control 80 that
many III our citizens have been dee
pfised II their tigAta under The law.
while fagurs have been accorded 20
others.
We deuouHrc the republican terri
tofiai administration for It's corrupt
extravaganza In more than doubling
The burdens Of government On the
people. IN tarea. without any pre-
tence al giving corresponding bene.
iiiA and for lie complete failure 20
call cbrrupt republican county off
cials q account and remove them
for open and notorious then Of public
funds. while II has ever been prompt
~ call democratic officials 10 account,
on The Mmsieet charges and 10 re-
move any of them without any char
geS AZ all We charge thai The pres.
mt republican administration IN This
territory. III its failure 10 repeal bad.
laws snd enact good nnes, by its fall.
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