Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-11-17


ing only $4,000 inhabitants when
New York with 5000. 900 inhabitants
has only two representatives In the
Senate
'3. That all railroads and railroad
men are corrupt.
u, That the mining interests and
all miners are corrupt.
"5. That four OUT OF fifty and more
newspapers In Arizona now favor a
jointure OF New Mexico and Arizona
becnnse they think separate state
hood cannot be obtained al present.
&c. That twelve newspapers out OF
eighty In New Mexico favor jointure.
Among these twelve, Harper's enum-
crates such stout advocates Of separ.
ate statehood as the tolfax County
Stockman. twenty-five per cent Of
those named are published at Albu-
QnerQue.
| ~. That ten 10 fifteen people In
Arizona have been converted during
the past twelve months to the joint
statehood Idea.
IS. That the opposition 10 joint
statehood besides the railroad and
mining interests consists OF men In
federal Office and men who want Of
hce.
-. In short That joint statehood
Is obstructed and delayed by the self
ish and ephemerhal interests Of local
politicians and by the corrupt and
! likewise ephemeral interests of mine
owners and railroad managers"
These charges carry the stamp of
their own weakness. They will bring
| conviction to no one now opposed to
the joint statehood scheme, no matter
how ready and willing to be convinced
Bnt take them up. one by one.
l. The accusation is made that the
sentiment for statehood for New Mex
leo is local. Perhaps il u.s. All pa
trioiism Is local 10 a greater or less
extent. Even Harper's is at times in
lordnately proud Of New York and
New York City, even though that Is
manfesting a local spirit. II has a
haoit o fasking 70 It's own halliwack
all that Is coming to II and much
more. II Is praiseW0rthy local, self
ish spirit and Providence forbid. that
the time will ever come when the ma
jorities OF American citizens cease to
be proud Of their own locality or be.
come tired Of its upbnilding. Yes, the
New Mexican pleads guilty to the ac.
cusation that part Of its motive In
seeking separate statehood for Few
Mexico Is local and selfish. for the
best interests OF New Mexico and is
people before the interests Of any
one In New York City. II Is no ere ~
10 the joint advocates that they a..
knowledge that they do not seek the
interests OF New Mexico and Its poo
pie first. AS 10 either side to the
controversy being corrupt. the New
Mexican will not attempt to measure
the corrnpiness to be found In either
camp, but 1t has sufficient grace to
believe that the majority OF people ad-
yocating either separate or Joint stare
hood are honest and sincere. Peniten-
tiaries and jails have been built for
corrupt" people and II all the advo-
Gates of separate statehood are cor
rupt. the easiest way to solve the
statehood problem Is to prove the as.
sertion and TO send them behind the
bars.
AS to the second argument, that Il
lis an injustice to give New Mexico
| with 500 900 people two Senator's when
New York with 100000 inhabitants
has only two, II Is equally as force
able II put In this form. II IS unjust
TO give the proposed state of Arizona
with 100000 people only two Senators,
when Wyoming with only 100 900 neo-
Die is given two. when Delaware VITA
only a5n.0e0 inhabitants has two, and
when Idaho and number OF other
sta;es with less than 100000 people
have two Senator's. when the major
Iay Of s'ntes were admitted to the
| Union long before they had one-half OF
!: 30 900 inhabitants. The question war
threshcd over in NE constitutional
| convention, and the argumenis for and
| against unequal senatorial representa-
| tion can be found IN old copies of The
rederalist. To equallze matters all
around. why not consolidate Illinois
and Indiana or Michigan Wisconsin
and MINES otae II S.oO000o people
are to be the basis for every two Sen
a,ors then the United States Senate
would consist of twenty members. OF
which the entire west would have out
two. II any one has been done an IN
Justice, II is the people Of New Mex
| leo who for almost sixty years nave
suffered taxation without representa-
tion.
2. As 10 the aspersion that the rail.
=, desire to own the four new Sen.
the proposed states OF New
4 Arizona II hardly need to
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