Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-09-18
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The editor Of the Las Vegas Optic
ID tho only man on earth who knew
that . majority Of both houses OF the
last congress- were In favor Of separ
~ statehood" There's nothing like
beng the only one In your class.
Tho above paragraph from the AL.
bUousrQue Journal furnishes not the
first instance BY : good many Of fran
tis attempts Of the editor Of the
paper - appsar funny when no sue.
ctedoi only ID making himself appear
ridiculous. We haven't, We must ad.
init, the highest possible opinion Of
tAs editor who will deliberately quote
aapAyt Of . sentence In the attempt
u convict another writer Of q view
which the quotation OF the whole sen.
tenes would not support.
We spSirs of New Mexicans who
kAsw that = majority In both houses
u the last congress were In favor Of
separate Statehood and yet hadnt the
osssass to make another effort to Sc
cutevit.
Fsshaps . hAlf4dosen New Mexicans
have sxprsssed that view to n. They
ny, "Yes, We are aware that
= majority q both houses were with
~ In The fight last time, but then
what can you do. with the speaker
against your And We had only one or
two votes 70 spare In the senate and
nss4 time the majority may b against
ue."
We have little patience with that
view and with those who hold II. It
4, in our humble opinion, . poor.
ccwArdly. unworthy sort Of m Ameri.
90 who viii admit that he has Z ma.
jority with him and yet will not make
nSht against such an arbitrary
usprpation Of power a. Speaker Can
non exercised 10 the case Of the terri
tories Last year.
The editor Of the Journal. II he Is
not completely ignorant concerning
thoss subjects on which he essays to
writA knows we'll that after the sen.
ate had voted IN favor Of a separate
statehood bill. the majority OF the
members of the lower house would
have voted In the same way II the
tyrannical word Of the speaker had
not prevented . vote at all. 1t waa
admitted BY every writer on the sub.
ject, II perhaps the editor Of the Jour.
nal be excluded. and by every member
Of both houses. that II the vote had
been taken IN the lower house It would
have been In favor Of the admission
Of New Mexico ~ separate state.
We believe, then. firmly that separ.
ate statehood has Just AZ good. II not
! better. chance In the next congress
~ Joint statehood. We don't believe
that the speaker OF an American
house OF congress can succeed very
Often IN muxsling the majority. We
have the assurance Of such men AZ
Senators Elkins. Foraker and Clark
that separate statehood has very
good chance In the next congress. The
entire democratic party and . good
many republicans are In favor Of II. A |
large majority of the people Of the
two territories are In favor Of It.
II is poor Americanism and poor
spirit for New Mexicans who prefer
separate statehood to desert the
cause at this juncture, ana there IL
every reason to believe that compare
lively few Of them have done 80.
The Albuquerque Journal has not
been able to advance q sound argu-
ment In favor Of continuing to fight
for joint statehood to the exclusion Of !
separate statehood at this ;,a., II
Is rather a habit of the Journal edi |
tor, In the absence OF legitimate |
argument. or the ability to make one
In support Of any contention. to resort |
10 Hbuee OF his adversary or TO ex.
efforts 10 be funny.