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

the action OF the committee IN trying
% make Joint statehood for their ter.
ritorlos why should the committee
on the territories cnanEe lts base with
reference 10 this matter what ox.
cuse can De giyon 20 the country for
lhis utter disregard of party pledges
and failure t0 consider the wishes OF
the poopio9
Under this b.ii Arizona. beng mum
critically tho weaker. could De forced
into a union with New Mexico. even
though every vote IN Arizona we're
cast against che consolidation. and
thia applies with equal force 20 the
proposed union 3f Oklahoma and IN.
dian Territory he stronger OF the
Two territories can morcllossly coorce
the oihcs into union.
% has long been a settled doctrine
of American policy, founded in wis.
dom and Justice. that n territory OF
me union o.. upon organization cloth.
ga with the inchoato right of ultimate
HtatohOod-h right 90 be- exercised ln
DO discretion OF congress when the
territory De- capable. by reason OF its
resources and population. 90 assume
the duties and Oniiga iona OF o tree
state
The denial of this rgh.. the rcrcrs.
no of th's policy by an arbitrary exor.
else OF power by congress IN forcing
au unnatural union ct territories
bFaiust tho will OF .nolr people. the
,orcible union OF peoples distinct ia
customs fa lis. manners and roIg-
Ion. iH ultraradical and Revolutionary.
90 is a piillul Illustration OF the de-
graduation 20 which a party may fan
when violating, cor party purposes,
Jts pughiod lai,n made 20 the people
100 the national platform.
should tho republican party pass
tbs till, wicked as % is On the denial
If equal rights In representation ana
partisan u all OF iJs material details.
10 win bat an0rd another Indecent ex.
ample 0l the suppression of individu.
800. territorial and national rights %
suHHrrYC partisan ends. Even more
.a8u that 10 lB The surrender OF the
now0r that four sovereign states
would exercise IN the union 30 con
'Juuonal methods were orderly fol
l lowed Boo the admission 90 states. n
Ia enc last gnort % minimize tho IN
uronce ot the west ana southwest ~
I ,he citadel OF federal power. the Uni
, trl states senate.
We are of ihe opinion that % viii
ultimately be better for the Union
! that the territories opposed 20 con
solidation shall be denied statehood
under the theory OF this bul inden
| uitely than that the conditions that
viii bo forced hy ar unnatural union
should exist
The report Is signed by seven mem
uers of the committee.
The Majority Report
The majority report says;
Now Mexico was acquired from th,
/ Bapubllc of Mexico by me treaty o
! Guadalupe Hiialgo. February 2. 1898
aud by toe GhdEon purchase OF ne
romber 80. 1858
% lg SEQ miles north and south bl
. Itb miles cast and vest and c0ntaInI
t-..shl square miles. or 3N45l. zoo
teres. ON whica. Dv the cohfua n
/ 1900. live a population OF l953lO. be-
7 .1e lG persons 90 the square mile.
AZ ln tbe case OF Arizona the cen
ems is claimed 20 be- inaccurate, and
4 Poo deloeato from New Mexico claiml
/ n population Of moi less than 800 600
100 here aFnin the committee docs mol
. le. warranted 90 accepting specula
i've estimates
Arizona was a part OF the TERRITORY
/ acquired from the Republic of Moxl
/ ry by the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidale,
! February 2 1875 and by the Gadsdel
/ purchase OF December b.. . 1858. an,
was "a part of tho original territory d
New Mexico, from which % was sep
aratCd and organized into a torritorl
In 1863
10 Is 3ts miles long uy $3.50 miloi
w.I' and contains Il3Hgy eQuar,
miles or iJunO 900 acres uy the cen
... "| N""' NJ. NhN NNN'N.N| |"N NH AaaH
Hli of whom 2bi,D are Indians. be-
. UF 40 persons tD the square m.lo.
THIs committee considers the criu
.am as 90, formed watch finds mul
wIth Sew hey.g0 because of Dos al
legged foreign population
uut Jl a population 0f lH5aIu Sew
. Nus.D8 bias only 1869 Iarrisu-horf
/ inhabitants smaller f1r0rU.b0u
/ percentage than most of rue states 10
/ fHe Union
Sew MoN'c1 was made territory
/ Zoo 1854. md over since that umo On,
.euH'e or that territory have heer
.UUIug their own legislatures. max
. .ue luo0r own laws. conducting theil
own local government and contriuut
. ins revenue t0 tte iougral trasury
Wore 90 not that tng ,Rouitha d
/ its population. which are native borg
/ hu. oi spanish descent, uavo beer
| heretofore 0rr0uooualy referred 90 "a
I foreign q woui- bo an asporsion upor
I a patriotic people even 90 rotor Z,
their loyalty The remaining three
/ tuha OF itB population are OF th'
same character as the people OF Ari
coma