Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-07
Editor Opposed Jcintu's
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Jolnture are the Democratic politicians
OF both territories, the Democratic
press, the city OF Albuquerque. Il. s.
Rodey, former territorial delegate to
congress from New Mexico, and Sena.
tor Albert Beveridge. On the other
side are al tho solid business inter.
ests' OF New Mexico. all the leading
educators and ciergymen, the Repub.
lican editors and the Republican poll,
ticians.
THE Democratic leaders and news.
papers OF the territory see In Joint
admission Of the two territories the
hope OF a return of Democratic power.
for Arizona Is predominately Demo.
cratic and might give them the balance
OF power In the new state. The city
OF Albuquerque has ambitions 10 be
the capital OF the new state, although
her business men have told me that
personally they favor the single ad-
mission plan. Santa Fe. te capital OF
New Mexico and Phoenix, the capital
OF Arizona. are both far removed from
what would be the geographical cen.
ter of the combined state, and Albu-
querque hopes to get the capitol. Mr..
Rody favors jointure as a means OF
indicating himself politically. He IA.
vored II originally and was defeated
and Andrews elected In his stead on
that very issue. Now he hopes to
bring about jointure and so re.estab.
fish his lost political prestige. Sena.
tor Beveridge has much the same
motives for his support OF the pro-
posed bill, for he has made II the
n issue OF his senatorial career,
and II he fails In 1t the result vii
be political failure for him. We con-
slider him an enemy OF the territory.
1.-THE people Of New Mexico. almost
to a man, favor the admission Of each
territory singly. We are a grazing
and agricultural country. Arizona Is
a rich mining country. She has far
more wealth than we and our business
people fear her domination by the
sheer strength of money should joint
ure 60. Arizona Is a foreign coun-
try to the people Of New Mexico. We
know less about 1t than you do about
Dakota or the Sandwich islands. we
never go that way when we travel.
and we have no interests In common
with her. II the ~jointure bill goes
through at this session, az " e fear
It will, It will mean that we will vote
It down, and therefore set back our
hopes Of admission as q single state
for at least ten years. because II we
should come forward Immediately af-
terward and ask for admission singly
we would be told that we had turned
down what congress considered q good
proposition, wherefore we could now
20 and chase ourselves. We dread
for this reason more than anything
else. Arizona, on the other hand.
wants jointure. for she feels thst she
can dominate US with her money
strength. +
1.-THE Methodist Episcopai confer
ence Of both states. At its last session
voted a resolution opposing the Joint.
ure, and the Presbyterian synod seri-
ously considered separating itself into
two synods. n for New Mexico and
the other for Arizona. These things
Indicate how little there Is in common
between the two territories. A com
mon mistake Is to believe that our
Mexican population is a low class.
They are not "greasers," but law
abiding, well-settled and patriotic peo-
pie. Besides, Americans predominant
and control in every branch of politi-
cal activity. Another mistake you
up here make about us is to ex-
pect us to come into the union as
strong as your other states are at
present. You are inclined to forget
that you came in at a time when
Guy were no stronger or not as strong
as we are now. Let us in and we will
you we can leap forward to the
front rank"