Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-11
eAcrs ARE srussoas THINGS.

meet They may BE- unpleasant. bul
We are not justified on that account iu
shutting our Eyes To them and rcIus
Ing 10 recognize them. We have Ia
meet them and the wisest course Il
u meet them fairly and sauarely Tc
duck our heads, shut our eyes and
continue To butt our heads against q
stone wall would be the most cor.
surnaie fOlly. For those who prefer.
for whatever reasons, that we remain
4 territory for the next twenty-five
years rather than accept Joint state,
hood under the hest possible terms
the course Ii plain For those. also,
who believe that the interests of fli4
southwestern territory viii be better
advanced by accepting joint statehood
with two senators and three or more
Representatives % protect OR inter.
esta, rather than By remaining in our
present estate represented by ! vote
less. powerless delegate the course
n equally clear.
The facts In the case are thai a
decree has zone forth thar only two
states shall b. admitted to the union.
and those two states must include all
the remaining mainland territories
Oklahoma ard Indian Territory have
IN the last three weeks fought out a
battle royal before the house commit.
tee on territories. They were all
mixed up. A few wanted separate
statehood for Oklahoma. others want.
Cd separate statehood for Oklahoma
with a provision % add the Indian Ter
risory later but the vast majority OF
the people Of Indian Territory want
statehood with Oklahoma, and in this
contention q large portion 81 the Okla.
iomians Join Tho house committee.
{ Is certain. viii report any bin
save one to Join them together. making
q great state. with about 10000 square
miles Of area, i.s10,0 900 people, and
princely resources. and that viii BE
at once entitled 70 eight members in
the house Of representatives and txo
United States senators. The nation
will approve that act Three.fourths
q the press Of the country today dis.
approve the admission of 10000 PEG
pie In Arizona 10 separate statehood.
and 900. 900 people i'd New Mexico To
the same privilege. II Will not be done.
That Vi nnaI
The powers that be in the nation
and In congress. which Includes the
president Of the United States, have
decreed that bu, two states shall III
admitted. Therefore. IT is joint state
hood Or no statehood. for New Mexico
and Arizona Tho BeverIdge crowd.
opposed separate statehood for
the territories last Congress, cannot
consistently oppose a large cash ap-
preparation TO the joint state for
purposes. In addition To the
principally Of land that viii be given
Reliable information from wash.
ington says that they will rot. but
hey siN favor X The Indian Terri.
tory. having no public land. VII get
sio.0N9eo * n actual cash for school
purposes New MEXICO and Arizona
may get 100000. bu, surely
vii ger a high Is 100000 in ca.h
= school fund III perhaps ID help
Q pay a. its county Indebtedness. 80
Al start With 4 clean page These
have been talked alsou, ~
much a thai /, ca he said they afs
practically agreed upon
Is Will not a. a. say that II ~ ksfn
-
u The hsht. Sep Mexioe aud Arizona
III SIS n alone ID ! fcw years Never
siii New Me1ico 81 Arizona get into
he union alone. unless ihey should
addeniy MI III and have i million and
hait 81 peorle 81 unless The Unitsd
states senate should become unani.
nonsly democratic which X vii neyerl
y Any iye 81 ~ senators y Re
.ent All statehood leg Station. unaer
he rules ~ the senate Therefore.
can be repeated that III i Joint,
,atehcod W d statehood n Ill reu.
Congress wants 10 end The
trcat asht. and ~ l~amhastinr Se~
and Arizona go In the last
ongress all instead n icing i curse
Q them. bring them perhaps $4,000.
~ ID 1 joint bll surely ss.o0o.n0.
OF school purposes
4 majority of ne people III New
are undoubtedly 10 favor OF
iecepiirg joint statehood under the
,esi terms which can be made II isl
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