Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-11
JUDGE A. A. FREEMAN'S MASTERLY
ADDRESS ON JOINT STATEHOOD
Clean and Convincing. II Is Master Piece In
Research, Arguments and Style, and
All Should Read II.


offite % the Chairman. Carlsbad. n
a.. November 7, ie6
To the People ~ New Mexico
a serious problem c0nfruuts uHI M
les the Territory of Nav Mexico. In.
eludinR what IL now Afisona and Nev
Mexico. was Acquired from the Republl,
81 Mtxiro ia iNa thla great tcrritory
ena diYldtJ, and stil remains divided.
For years past this divided tcrritur,
has bcen seeking admission into ths
Union ~ Two states g y nes ms pur
posC % rtcife the history Of thcat ~.
teria; 4 ~ snouEh 20 aey that they have
been nbortlYc.
New Merico a. ulngie territory, OF
mort property spoakinE ~ a part ol
thg "OrrFlunl" TERRITORY. IL further from
s,atehoou to-day than 4 was quarter oi
II b posailie that Ia the course Of tine
~ continued waiting and workiniH nut
NNfcnlnK, New Mexlco. within its pres
y just possible that within that Tins
Russia mDy recover ~ power in hau
eharie. or tne southorn states ESTABLISH
q confcdernCy.
people a fnofsaaRo on She future. What
Il han In Ntorc sug us none can tell
We believe that Joint statehood n oh
sainabic that 4 n within our reach
II conEroeH shall al ~ appnrOacninf
~ tsion, paaa a Joint statehood hlli, w
ahall ~ called uron % make cur choiee
nhal We accept or reject sti
10 c0ngrcHs nhtll ~ iiN approaching
session pfrs a Joint statehood blil W.
shall b. Failed upon 90 make our cnUice
What stall that Chnirc hfY
n - dlnccoded that a gfcat many eeot
people M thq territory prefer eoparntl
atntcl,gh; y IL equally certaln thai
sgnnliy ~ ffess a part q she seod POO
Tess trAe that a considerable number vi
g0ud ffOp1c are opposed 10 statehood n
Ia 3Fnot the purpose or this adarcsa 1,
inuuH in any argument ln favor o
fiut9 bod ~ some kind, either single OF
loihNI ! am assuming that the foaoel
NrefffR n cOudltlun Of statehood 20 thai
" tttritoflnliam, and that the only quos
tion over which he - halting ~ as 70 th'
II any man An the territory has mao,
uF his mind 20 stand on the narrow PLAT
form pf single statehood OF noshlnE
then thlS address T. hot intcnded ~
him. but for men of eufficscnt broadti
tnat We canaol All have our own Wa,
IN matters that concern others just III
much 40 ourselves.
TIER M are, are a great great many aayan.sgss q 9
q amnn state. a large state mcan
weallh "a home. and influence abroad
good goyernnielh and ight tnxes
small clluue % small mea ID meana tina
ENtflthinG ~ 80 ne small except takcs
There 4 nct q large state Ia the uniol
that would agree 30 gsve up one countl
che states, 0as admitted Into tho Unl0,
with the privilege of dlyldiRg herself IN
"a flfe states, thus allowing her tei
Instead ef tive senatorwi and yet = mai
WIN should In Texas advocate dlylaioi
~ that state would ha hooted down.
one great state Iiks New MeEleo AM
much Influence In congress. and In tn
posed of New hsxIco Sad kfisona ssp
arnteiy.
The Opposition 10 Joint Statehood
and s shsrs are re-" % Se i's sound private @ indl s
vldunls who favor single statehood, n !
nevertheless fact 80 notorious ~ % ad
mit % no denial. that the principal or
position c0mee from ofiice holders undc
The present territorial ADMINISTRATION.
imrcanh the motive 0g these gentlemen
~ they think that by holding on 90 thei
penlsioEe ami keeping New Mexico 0u
~ the Union, they can give the peopl
better government than the peopu
/ th~mHeifee can administer es STAT. ~
! then np doubt they are right IN thci
opposition.
Again. n The people Of this territor,
believe that the present territorial Aa
4 nhnistraslcu. with 81 multiplication Q
. officers. inbNfafinE taxation, aud gen
I eral HpoiintlNV, ought a. continue q
n0Mcr Tor ID ANird or fourth term tina
i the territorial oVndisiDn ought 20 be con
tlnncd for the ANneNt ~ the terriotla
4 nffirern, thrn thel, ought 10 oppose Join
I statehood for oppASitiou 40 lilut state
hood means ppppri,lNn 20 any kind a
u statehood.
it IS q nart of the hldory 0f New Mes
Z too TINT n itt1. IA MAS divided aA n
4 reNult ~ Il combination uf outside car
petbnH office seckcra, who were dcell
n oas Of positions Ia the teffit1fy, an
hence tho ltrrtory of Arizona was cit
. ntaa
~ are confronted therefore. with thi
condition % facts A combination of oi
fiee aeakefs Il WAa Nnn divided Me-
Mexlco. and Il 10 q combination ~ offic
hoidura ~ho noS seek % keep ~ the a.
tiaion.
or the tyranny that now rnihraila yOu
4 hi you would nunder the hanun that Doi
hlnd you. IL you would declare your M
dependence ot the small uiisAfcny tna
nov Opprcasea YOU " you Woui9 nereii
in fact what You ought % pe~-ffee gu
!. Nanu 81 froe atRtosai e-sAis Yon % cn
brnce the present opportunity -. a,
n Remember that there N a time ~ th
4 affnira IN territories ~ well AZ of met
n Witch taken "a iln flood leads % fortun
y Opportunities wasted may never fetufl
What has BEEN said. q course, goes g
II conxrcus should pass separal
statehood niii. g ~ tqiioMca ry y
rcstrlctiOna. We are ready % support !
M ii pnsses a inlnt statehood bill viii
will YOU dog VIII you support a
throsg away tha only opportunity tnl
~ tnu Will ever have qb supporting stat
IA hoosf bill Of any kindi
Bring 10 the consideration of THIS Qno
fiou sound sense aud pAtfintiam, DO ~
anfur yourself o. b. miAicd ~ any
ihe numerous devices renorted 90 20 a
4eat statehood,
"a me nentson some Of these deylce
You have probably fncelYed iettcra ffu
anma member % the a0lniniatration
"a santa We noaiInN 20 have you plHol
p0urtalf Ia favor Of pcpnrate atnitnuQ
and against ioInt statehood, Withu
arrioun consideration 0I the nurltcf. "
nav have Nlvon your Volca for aepATn
4lnfanood. ~ you are an inlolli9ent ma
aak you % reconsider ihe Elatter an
n 0n mature consideration, you belle
that Joint statehood :. nttninable, ~
lhat slnElq statehood y nqs, your 90
tlcilona will b. chhngrd, Tor wise ~
change their Views wh'en tncf find "a
Arc wong Foola DO not chanHe, ~
thla iOT the aame feanon that thf tran
dnfn n0t change hia linen.
rho opponents of statehood VIII Z
Won that IL N unfair - New MpNlco Al
ArIs0aa 20 inln them IN enc large ntal
whus the state nl Rhode Island Goa
~ nut ~ oua county ~ Nov MeRli
THAI n true, eu1 4 W r1uailf sfua ~
tha wealth ana population og New Ne
o could ~ pa Into ore county
Thsy Vii tsu YOU that congress 1