Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-16

HN NN.N N"#N H'H NHNH. NNNHH HNHN ~ aNaHa
minority rot1rt of the house con.
mittoo on territories upon the omni.
bus statehood btl cas- iast sogA g.ado
public The pamphlet covers twenty
two printed pagos. an.. while % brings
ont no new arguments Tor che admia.
sion of enc territories and % cannot
he considered a strons report az ali
tho following extracts referring par
ucularly t0 Now Mexico and the pro
posod state oi Arizona are OF inter
oat o. sew Mexico.
Minority 2opor..
The minority report after quoting
ne synopsis of New Mexico rcsour
coz and advancement as published on
ne last pages OF Governor OtDros
annual report tor iDJ3. says
ia view OF these facts. q cannot
reasonably bo contondod that each OF
The four territories is not now entitled
W statehood uy roaso- of surc.ency
% area. population anl rc1ourccs
The resources OBJ each are moro than
sufficient t0 support o. state govern.
mont. aud much Freator than those
of a majority ot the states now iu inc
Union lf che time Ji tnU.r admission.
ana greater than many oi them now.
Tho HrCa of each of these terrific.
Hg7 ls -.,a.ar man ttgt 20 many [
..r rlt0r. .rI tn1f o. Arizona and
sos NHuDo create. than any OF
Them ..e.ut ftc
gacH tcruuJy has rUv greater
population than fourb.fbs OF tho
1t. Encu admitted
lu .Ua connection .le minority tool
tnHBIugd o. point uut that mo- of.
.urf n1uoDYer uns Hern made 20
a.Dul. l., consent 1f toe uyo civil
.l tribes 90 ne union cot Oklamho
1000 Fth tno indian Territory into
.H. rI.. which mssl be done unless
DO Ha .HtcrmInc,. Co ignore ali treaty
obligations and agreements with these
Indians. and reverse the policy OF che
government la itH treatment or them
I1r nearly nudr0t years
10 tho puupy advanced uy the ma
I1uty t0r maBlnF Two states oul Of
tho four territories were accepted. On,
nll ltsol H Objectionable. because OF
tho inequality and Injustice in rep
rcsonDtI1u at tho constitutional con
yeutIon By Oh provisions of Tho
300. oklahoma s .Iv0. SIXTY delegates
and Indian Territory only nifty The
eousus of 1900 gives the population
uf Oklahoma 3gS81i rho population
40 Indian Territory, according Co o.,
same census. WAS $4,000 Inero has
Heon "a large Increase in population
Loo each territory s.uco That time. bul
10 s doubtful as Co which has had lhs
greater increase
Tho hearings Indicated that ths
present population H purely ronlec
Iural ranging iu estimate in each
from 5uUUuO 90 sUIODO inhabitants
Every advocate of joint statehood
from either territory favored Ca,
proposition That tuc territories should
ur admitted with equal rights and
PRIVILEGES. 40 valid excuse can be
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equal, Uut it NOT equal indian .rCrri
tory aIHI.i have ut least Wiyfour
ul fl. IfI Iougatrs
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