Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-09

federal ofacers are carpet basgers. hut
the larger number were residents OF the
territory for some time before their ap.
pointment to ONCE. The United States
marshal is c. y. Foraker, brother Of the
If one-half Of what the politicians and
off1ceholders say about each other is true
the administration of the territory is in
most deplorable condition. and political
and financial dishonesty and corruption
Is universal. There have been recent dis
Closures of a disgraceful character here
In Albuquerque, and the governor has
been making an Investigation of charges
or dishonesty made against some of his
subordinates. / have had no time to in
quire into them
Political Conditions.
The political condition of the people,
however, is not encouraging. A great
majority of the voters can neither read
nor write. and they are absolutely con-
trolled by few political leaders and by
the priests. In each county boss" con-
trolls the peons-as the laboring element
is called-who always vote exactly as he
tells them. He receives his instructions
or inducements from interested persons
In Albuquerque or Santa Fe. He can
throw the Mexican voters as a mass for
the republican ticket or for the demo-
cratic ticket, as he pleases. or for any
particular candidate. Nowhere in the
United States or in the world at large Is
universal suffrage such a farce as in New
Mexico: and everybody will admit that
that Is not favorable condition for
statehood -,
1t Is a question whether the state is go
Ing backward or forward If 1t does pro-
gress In material sense the movement
Is so slow that 1t is difficult to detect.
There can be no considerable increase in
population until the great irrigation pro-
1ects of the general government are car
ried out. when large areas Of land will be
made susceptible to agriculture. That,
however. Is positively determined. and
after seven or eight years there should
be considerable immigration.
The number of cattle and sheep upon
the ranges cannot be increased very
much, because the water courses are all
taken up, and that means the control of
the adjoining ranges. There has been a
falling off in the number of live stock
and In the wool product during the past
few years.
Several of the cities which I have men
toned in previous letters. Trinidad, Las
Vegas. Ration. Albuquerque and others
are growing rapidly, which is due to the
increase of mining and manufacturing and
to the extension of transportation facili-
ties. But the majority of the towns are
stagnant, and have made no gain in pOpu
lation In recent years. These are the con-
ditions which prevail throughout the terri
tory. There are ten reasons why New
Mexico should not be admitted as "a state,
to every one on the other side.
The New Delegate.
New Mexico will be represented in the
next Congress by William H. Andrews,
formerly of Meadville, Pa, and one of the
most proficient and trusted political lieu
tenants of the late Senator Quay "BTl'
Andrews. as he is generally known, has
been a familiar figure at Harrisburg for
many years-a master mechanic of the
republican machine of Pennsylvania His
business has been politics and promoting
legislation, and nobody knows better than
he all the tricks of the caucus and the
lobby. Mr.. Andrews came from Crawford
county, Pa, a section that has produ
many clever politicians, but none more
shrewd than he. He went to New Mexico
several years ago to try to pull out some
money which he and his friends had in
vested in a mining scheme. He built
railroad, which was necessary to make the
mines profitable 1t is called the Santa Fe
Central. and runs from Santa Fe to Tor
rance station on the Rock Island, 10
of track now being under operation. He
is now building the Albuquerque Eastern,
sixty-eight miles long. from Moriarty on
the Santa Fe Central, to Albuquerque. The
right-of-way is being graded. The capital
came from Pittsburg, and several promi-
nent politicians Of Pennsylvania are on
the board of directors.
You will remember that the late Senator
Quay was the most active and urgent ad-
vocate in Congress Of the admission of
New Mexico a state, as he held up
the United States Senate nearly an entire
session. insisting that the statehood bill
should be passed before any other business
was transacted. 1t was his love and am
bition for Bib Andrews that inspired this
desperate endeavor. He expected to see
Andrews sitting beside him in the Senate
chamber as soon as New Mexico became
a member of the Union. Although An
drews has no house In New Mexico, but
lives at a club In Albuquerque, he is an
accepted candidate for the United States
Senate, and 1t Is assumed all around that
he will be elected as soon as New Mexico
is allowed a seat In that body. In the
meantime he has been elected delegate to
the House of Representatives.. The methods
and means by which that was accomplished
were purely Pennsylvania.
Until few hours before the nominating
convention met Mr.. Andrews was one of
the most active supporters of Bernard s..
Rodey, who had served two terms in Con-
gress in an acceptable manner and was
expecting to be renominated without OPP
position But the men who ''hollered" for
Rodey voted for Andrews. and the latter
was nominated by a large majority. Mr..
Rodey does not yet know how 1t hap
pened. and -the rest Of the politicians are
also mystified. They are not accustomed
to Pennsylvania hocus-pocus. but 1t Is all
clear In Mr. Andrews mind. The people of
New Mexico wanted a good man in Con-