Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-06-17
JOINT STATEHOOD


Hughee tells me that there are fulr
hundred men Of consequence n
INcAon who are already for ioiu
statehood, and more coming over st
cry week. was informed that N
Henson a prominent democrat name,
~. \. Street 10 openly advocating IL,
tointure, on the ground that d woul,
DO much the best thing for both tef
ritories. heard Colonel Bird aa'
that In Nogales. where he lives
gOOdly number are already for "a
measuHe. and are Neing converted q
u right along. and that he IA sure t|
me time the bill passes and perhars
long before, Il will be cortain Of a M a
luflty vote IN that town. Recenth
down IN the southern end OF the ID
rit0ry several oiiice holders passed al
hat around 20 set their expenses pad
to the meeting NJ Phoenix. but whel
they called upon a big merchant. M
litoDmb, he politely Informed tha|
that he was for Joint statehood. Ord
last and all the time They wefl
surprised
talked 10 quite a few delegate
who wero not posted and aid not ad
pear 10 be- able 10 make any lntelil
gent argument for or against the prod
Ositlon. A few lectures from meI
Ike yourself won'S do good In nd
territory. Many OF the delegates al
pear 10 be- In that passive frame 4
mind whore " the hiii is going TO paai
they are for a.; but n Il isut, they al
agin H. Those sort Of people vii
In due time be climbing into the han|
wagon
Many who favored the iOinture nd
as reasons. among other things. III
fact that New Mexico has an exem
ton law on personal property TO pod
people aud they think that will
put Ia the new constitution Othcrt
and the Lorr intelligent had a.
reason hat az New Mexico put a bu|
Hon tax clause In her constitution i
1899. she woula probably have powf|
enough 10 DO So In the new cunsiiti
ton, and that De- something THAI need
with opposlti-n from an the biz mini
owners here which they could al
hopq to avoid with the two fcrrlfori,S
linked together. No MA. who walko
around here last Saturday and kcgI
his cas- open could help learning ths.
nearly an this antiioint statcnoC
sentiment Is fOmented by the big ra
road companies aud tho BIZ mine ow
ers All through fear OF not being abt
10 control the new state iR provoutlrI
freight rate legislation. passenger "a
legislation and IN preventing ht
Hon tax law. or course the once hol
ers the same as IN New Mexico. a
against Joint statehood for onvlolI
reasons they like their Jobs
Mr.. r. NJ. Murphy. one of the ~
Roat railroad men IN Arizona. snolN
risht out In meeting. and raid that IA
place 10 Mn the Joint statehood hi
e not In Arizona but In congress. thE
~ must NOT be permitted 20 come
Arizona, with or without a FOrakk
amendment, that those most lntd0
csted could not take any chances ssiA
70, and lntimated that the votes Of ~
business interests aud others inf0i
ested' could not be depended upon
be- numerous enough 20 defeat III.
The antl-jOint statehood cOnventioI
really proved a boomerang for I'd
suhlect was discussed more duriu'
mat day and evening al Phoenix thaI
az any other time since u was ard
proposed. IN fact Il would no. han
required much Of an effort az any tlnH
during last Saturday evening 10 had
organized a counter meeting, so mud
dissent was there expressed an cd
town. They simply met In the hall
the morning and adjourned until eve
INK, and then rushed business through
II IL had not been for the little fIiln
over the election OF the chairman z
the league u would have been a tauk
affair. Most Of the expressed disset
against opposing the ;ointure was II
pressed outside and Ia the delegatioIN
whore they met separately. N
venture 10 predict that the anti-joIlf
statehood league organized here Sa2
urday night will never take real I'D
but will die out. and that from now a
sentiment for jointuro will grow
leaps and bounds. wish yourself anA
some others OF the pro league peopH
from New Mexico could come ovlI
here. Il would DO good.
Very truly yours.