Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16


n can realty sac why Arizona
. should object 10 joint statehood, .
: but New MexiCo--neyof. A ter
. rliory ~ rich a. Rhode island =
. ana Connecticut combined. :
. shonld have representation Ia the =
. senate hy all maRns II yod )
can't kel into the Union scpar .
. ately, So Ia toeether. r. Web
. eier Davis
$3.50 49,
The above sentiments. uttered by
fhe man aho resigned the potucn ol
assistant secretary ~ the inifriof;
who repudiated lhc republican party.
who ruined brilliant political ca
re0f. bccause he Thought the cause
he fought for was right and because
ih, republican administration would
not sympathlze with and intervene
Tor the Bcers IN their war with Eng.
land. expresses the feelings that
nearly All NeW Mcylcans have for the
loini statehood movement.
Webster Davis. politician. lawyer,
and former assistant secretary of the
INFERIOR under PFoVidont Mckinley.
hui' better known 40 the entire world
as the ardent champion Of the Beers,
spent yesterday h Albuquerque en-
route from California to Old Mexico,
10 company with his mother. where
fhry will spend three weeks for the
.henoht OF his mothers health.
when seen at the AlvoradO hotel
last night hy representative Of The
Evening Citizen, Mr. Davis appeared
40 be the same sympathetic, whole
s0ulcd. lmpulslve fellow the writer
hnqw him 10 bc when he w1s cam.
uaigninx for Alexander M. Dockery
Cor governor Of Missouri. and also lee
turing IN behalf Of the Beers, or. ~
Ms Davis himself puts Il, Fin tho re-
public saving business
No." lauRhingly said Mr.. Davis, N
shall not attempt ~ save The rcnuhlic
oi Mcxico while I'm down there. Tor
I've tried 10 save three rcpuhnea a..
ready and failed, not even saving my
lelf'
rBut." bee continued. IN aafemlnis.
cent mood. ~ You had been ln South
Airca and saw what / did. and NOT
sympaihispd with those gallant utople
rhen You would not have been a true
american"
Think of IT," continued Mr. Davis.
hlf voice ringing. a. the scenes came
back % him, "A handful OF lll-clad.
alarmed Beers, encamped at the foot
Dl Spion kop, not over 1900 IN all.
ihrce thousand English soldiers on
frrnched ON the top Of the hill, armed
with The latest paraphernalln of war.
and the Hoers stormlng their en-.
tseEchments.
Seeking shelter behind two rocks,
! viewed the engagement
IAN old Erey-haired man was the
sailor bearer for the Beers Tie waved
She Boer fag alofi, crying, on breth.
rer on, TO ihc top OF the mountain'
~ and up che little troop went The
old man fell Ills eldest son apTang
40 his side and catching the iag
turned 20 the Beers ON, comrades.
ON Or 10 the top OF tl.e mountain
Aud asain they went on and up In
be- lace ~ a murderons IRE from the
GUNS of the English. ihe young man
fell, pierced by dozen bails. a iit.
fle iiaxen.haireh youth. perhaps SO
years old sprang to sis father's side,
leok the banner lroln his dying grasp,
and waving II hlgh. cried: on, men,
on. 10 the TOP ~ the mountain! and
with one magnificent rush the British
were oveFinwered and spiOn kop vas
won"
a. Mr. Davis nnlsh,.d the aheve
tlpseription of the battle, his eyes
were wet With tears
What DO you think Oi the state
hood question:" M Davis was iater
asked
Wtli.f replied the once famous
politician. - have just passed. through
Arizona. and find that the people oi
ihai territory are inclined to DO
nrainst the movement. principally be-
cause They don't like the idea Of the
capital being ln SANTA Fe Bui a. for
New MoxicO.--neYer. A territory a.
rich as Rhode island and Connecti.
cut combined should have represent.
alton n the senate hy all means
have boen visiting with Hr. Rudcy ca.
day and and that IN him you have an
able advocate for joint statehood fou
should get into tte Union hy all
means. II you cant get IN the Onion
separately, so In together, but so IN.
No" said MT DeylA, n am mol
taking any active interest in politics
nOw. but am dcy0ting myself 10 the
practice Ol law ln C0runna, Mich
whore ! am now making my home
Mr. Davis and his mother iefl on
The midnight train for old Mexico,
whore they viii spend three weeks or
more. after which they will return iO
Mr Davis homo la Corunnn