Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-07

South Carolina, and Georgia; Maryland
and Virginia voting against 1t.
As finally adopted, however, the third
section of the fourth article of the con-
stitution provides for the admission of
new states without any restriction as to
the power they may WELD.
| have noted these motions and votes
in the convention, however. for the pur-
pose of calling attention to the fact that
eastern jealousy of western power is noJ
of recent origin. Whether this jealousy
is well or i'll founded is "A question which
unfortunately for us, has not been sub
mitted TO our decision. The very treaty
by which we became a territory of the
United States recognized the plenary
power of congress in the premises by
providing not that the citizens of the
newly acquired territory might come in
to the Union whenever they should de-
sire, but that they should be admitted
whenever it suited the congress of the
United States to admit them.
Let us not, then, fellow citizens, be
misled to u hurt. Statehood is a de-
sirable condition. The advantages to be
derived from 1t are too numerous to ad-
nit of discussion IN this paper; and,
therefore II is. that at the very threshold
of this actress 1 disclaim any intention
to discuss the general question.
1t is enough to say that II will bring
to us that greatest of all boons, self.
government.
But we are told that we ought not to
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What is there in the name New MpN-
leo that is so very dear to s that We
cannot afford to surrender II, even for
the substantial advantage of statehood?
II is very true that some of our best
citizens are so-called M~eXicans, but IL
is equally true that some of the best
citizens of the Atlantic states were Eng
lsh; some of the best citizens Of New
York and the middle states were Ger
mans, the greater number of the best
citizens of the lower Mississippi valley
were French-and yet we have no state
named New England nor New Ger.
many nor New France"
! doubt If congress can ever be- In
duced to admit. under. the name of New
Mexico a territory lying alongside OF
the Republic of Mexico. But for the in
terminable confusion that arises from
the identity of names, and the juXtapo
sition of the two commemorative, l.. my.
self would not oboiect to the name of
New Mexico. There are today, however
all over the east. thousands of intelli-
gent citizens who do not comprehend
the distinction between the Republic OF
Mexico and the Territory of New Mex
leo, except that by some one is called
old and the other new.
Other territories ave given up favoritt
names to become states. The Territory
OF Franklin surrendered the name Of
that great philosopher to become the
state OF Tennessee, an Indian term sig
nitying a spoon. 1t Is true that many OF
the eastern states adopted names com.
meorative of foreign rulers. Virginia,
Georgia, the Caroiinas, and Louisiana
belong to this class. Some of them, as
New York, New Hampshire, and New
Jersey, were named for English prov.
tnces. Pennsylvania was named in honor
of William Penn. Some of the states
preserved beautiful Indian terms, as In
the case of Alabama; and others the
name of Indian tribes, as Dakota; but
none of the states retained the name OF
the country from which they were sep
arated, or from which they were de
rived
If we wish to p~erpetuate the memory
of the highest exponent of western civ
ilization, the man who was at once mon.
arch, hero, and statesman. we might as
well christen the new state Monte.
yuma" although he never set foot In
what is now New Mexico.
But let us not sacrifice the substance
to the shadow. Let US not forget tina
no grander work has ever been allotted
to man than the creation of a state; MOI
should we forget that we are working
not so much for ourselves as for oui
posterity.
Reader. let me ask you one or tive
questions, and let your answer be an in.
dex to the course you are to pursue.
Do you expect this to be the home oi
your children? Are you a good either
and taxpayer, with no other end in view
than to leave to your children the herit,
age of a good state, and a small com
petence, which shall be beyond the ra
pacity of a horde Of Office holders anC
tax consumers?
If so, would you prefer to consign theil
fortunes to the State of New Mexico
within it's present boundary. or to {
state composed of New Mexico and Ari
IONA?
If you were a citizen of Texas woul,
you differ from all other Texans in
desire To have the state divided?
New Mexico, within its present limits
If as large as the states of Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island an'
Connecticut combined. Are you in faVo
of dividing New Mexico into five states
IT not, why not? 1t would give us tel
senator's, five times as many as New
Atrk, pennsylvania, illinois, Ohio or In
diana, or as much power in the senat
as all Of these great states combined.
You say that this is an extreme illus
tration. So II is, but It is, nevertheless
"a Ialr one. Texas, as already remarked
came into the Union with the privileg
OF dividing herself into five states. TeNa
could have ten instead Of two senators
nut Texas prefers one great state wit
Two senator's. Is she wise? New York
were such "a thing legally possible, coul
ue divided into fifty states each wit
s ~,npulallon larger than New MeXicC
= flily states, with one hundred instead O
Two senator's and yet New York woul
not surrender "a single county for tw
= additional seats i'm the senate. lis Ne,
4 YORK wise or foolish i'm desiring to main
tam her position as the Empire state?
IT Is a mistake 10 suppose that the IN
Y tluence OF a state in the national cour
CHS depends upon the number of its Sci
When a party goes into a national col
I Nention TO nominate "a candidate for n
4 presidency, II seeks "a candidate who ca
; carry, not the small, but the large state
II the democratic party ever reaches
point at which It is not afraid Of its ".
/ record, Texas VIII compete with NJ
York for the honor OF furnishing a ca.
l didate.
The two territories combined will ma
. "a state Of which We shall an feel prou
I We shall have greater forests thi
4 Maine; more coal and iron than Pen
q. sylvania; more lead than Missouri; mo
A., copper han Michigan; more silver th'
5 Nevada; and more gold bar CalifoTni
We shall have an ideal winter and SUI
2 cereals, and better crops OF cotton tn
4 can be produced in any Of the prese
Gulf states. We shall have valleys
3 rich as the valley Of the Nile, and mOu
tain ranges as grand as those OF Switzt
. land. We shall irrigate our oran
groves will waters distilled from pc
) petual SHOWS.
/, who can contemplate this. our gre
business future, without emotions
8 looOk TO the future through the smi
70 end Of the political telescope?
G But you will be told that the advocat
? Of Joint statehood are In the minorit
? II that is true, and we are right, II
I an the greater reason why you shou
s join us and make up the majority.
Reader, n o believe that joint stat
I hood would be the best for an concerne
p Uhat rs. for The taxpayers, not off
n say so, then YOU are invited 10 rema
where YOU are: We want no towards
10 our ranks.