Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-20


myself. but every one OF the ten con.
gressmen In the party, IL convinced
that New Mexico and Arizona are en-.
titled 10 separate statehood. Con-
gresham Maynard was In favor Of
separate statehood when We started,
and he IL manifesting a kindly and
Christian spirit In not growing over
Us on our return.
This agitation for Joint statehood
hasn't much real backing. 1t should
cease al once. The sooner II ceases.
the sooner you will be admitted as
separate states. Under no conditions
can you be kept out lor Ave years"
Congressman Madden of Aliaois On.
pressed himself with more freedom
than any Of the spsrty, tlifft "a
"The AlbuQdefqus agitation FOR
Joint statehood is doing you a great
deal Of harm." he said. III the agita.
tion for Joint statehood were dropped,
neither Senator Beveridge nor any
other man In either house would have
the hardihood to introduce q Joint
statehood bin In congress. Our con
gressmen still believe that the consent
Of the governed ID to be considered.
But where you have q divided feeling.
1t affords an opportunity In this In.
stances to do an injustice. Let New
Mexico express herself A strongly
against joint statehood a. Arisona has
done and your victory IL won. And
you cant be kept out Of the union.
either. .e Fer sA
while we were At Albuquerque, Mr..
Rodey informed Us that We would be
met at Tucson by $50 Joint statehood
advocates, wearing joint statehood
badges. X. as. etG
We'll. when we we're At Tucson, We
looked for thoss joint statehood peo-
pie. and we sav just one man wear
ing Joint statehood badge and he
was an Englishman. Do yoa know
how such statements % that made BY
Mr.. Rodsy affected w. they made
MS feel that the joint statehood advo.
Gates exaggerated the sentiment Id
their favor $50 times. Outside or AL.
huquerQue we could md no Joint state
hood sentiment and even there quite
q number Of people came to us and
assured US that the sentiment was BY
no means universal there and that =
was overwhelmingly for senarate
statehood In other parts OF the terri
tory.
Il spoke Of Mr. Roesy. The sepa-
sate= statehood friends tsh0aid encour
'aso* him "a cc1tinue has ad advocacy of
3Cint stafehood. f6r ~ n doing that
came all Kinds u injury.
Eyes, whils we were III ArIsona we
received I number Of letters from res
idenss who SAID that they would &C
cept joint statehood. Probably twen,
tysive IN all wrote to that effect,
though the majority signed the same
paper without exception, they said
they preferred separate statehood. hut
would take Joint statehood because
they believed they cousdn't secure the
other. form. -.
I Those people are foolish. There
II mighty little chance q the Joint
statehood bill passing congress: there
is absolutely no chance OF Il being rat.
tfied BY the people Of Arizona, Il 4 does
pass. am aS certain Of. II Al, T. am
OF my name. Joint statehood u I'm.
possible for New, Mexico and Arizona.
Those people who keep up tha, tight
for joint statehood are putting OF the
day Of admission Of the territories.
And those people who favor, separate
statehood and yet work for Joint state
hood are blind and mistaken.
''The thing for New Mezicans and
Arizor1ans to do 10 to get together on
q campaign which will have for. its
aim the enlightenment Of the people
Of the nation a. to your true condt
tions. ! am afraid this joint state
hood farcical agitation has spoiled
your. chances for any mind Of state
hood at the next congress-. You have
-. a. AAAN