Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-06-03
WRITE TO
THE EDITOR
Judge A. A. Freeman VieOr-
OrOuSIy ArraignS or
flee Holders.
NE CALLS ATTENTION TO FACT,

a.
TO The Citizen.
have just received in this mom
mss mail The Citizens invitation
conveyed ln the words that stand ~
the head of this article. and I hasten
" comply with the request
The same mail brings me the New
Mexican with quotation from the
Clayton Enterprise. as follows
Are there some papers under Che
Dictatorship OF tho latter Day Saints
pn they want To- iink us Vita Ari1uua
go that the dominant church there can
rule the two icrrlturieaf II seems to
us that the majority of the people OF
th.s territory would rather remain a.
such than to submit to be humiliation
of joint statehood
had known of course. what every.
body elise knuws. that there is "a com
hlnation between the nfhcohuldcrs iu
Arizona aud their brethren in New
Mexico to defeat statehood The plan
De- 90 hEht joint statehood. and pretend
10 be- iu favor OF single statehood
knowing ull we'll that the latter Is un.
attaiuablo The same gentlemen ID
advised that single statehood could be
ubiained and that Joint statehood was
impNcticahlc. would favor the lattcr
proposition. The whole purpose is "a
Keep up the statehood agitation, and
90 hold nto thOir present positions
under M speciOus Kuise tnsf as the
territorial condition is merely tempo
rary. and soon 40 be- changed. there o.
no necessity Tor bothcring the execu
tive 20 Washington with the annoy
ance Of changing the present officers
Our excellent governor travels
through Arizona and reports here that
the people in Arizona are all up ir
arms against Joint statehood. Hls
brotaer IN Arizona rcturns the fayO.
by telling his people hat New Mexlce
% against Joint statehood. Tho Ari
zona people are aroused against New
Mexico by the statement that We ar,
MexicanA, "grOasers.' etc. and that
Arizona should not Doe humiliated by
being united with "a. and now comes
the Enterprise and saws that New
Mexico cannot submit 90 the humilia
tiOn OF being united with "A Mormon
territory Ike Arizona There is uC
doubt bat that the masses Of the peo
pie, the taxpayers Whp are gruanlnp
under the growing weight Of taxation
made necessary 10 support mass OF
useless oficcholdcrs. ana 20 meet the
cXigcnclos of such rccyless leglsla
tlon as characterized the last legisla
ture, understand this scheme. ant
know full we'll that % is dUlihcrut,
appeal fo stupidity. and an cffort G.,
arouse gruundless fears.
The strongest suggestion that has
been presented % my mind that IN,
people 0f New Mexico are united
for selrgoyernment. ID found In ius
such clippings as ! have quoted. I
the Enterprise believes that the peu
pie oi New Mexico are so ignorant O
AFFAIR." as they exist in Arizona ag mo-
10 know that that territory Is not IL
the least danger Of ever being domin
ntcd hy Mormonlsm. th, the Enter
pi1se must have a very uniiatterin,
idea uf fhc Intelligence Of our people
n. a. the anti'statehood people
contend New Mexico would be domi
mated hy the Mexican element, an,
DO a. tho New Mexico contingent In
sistn Arizona would ho controlled hl
the Mo mons then neither TERRITORY
should hc admitted, either Jointly o
slngly aud this b. Just The result dc
sired Hy ho otiiCehOlding coteric h
both territories.
The truth is that neither party q,
This conspiracy d. correct. New Mex
ico and Arizona were acquired hl
this government AS "a single territory
and would have remained as suci
until this day " they had not been
separated for The purpose nf ncreas
ing the numoer of places Tor ambition
statesmen. and the real opposition q
their being reunited arises from liki
apprehension.
A majority of the people of this ter
rltory. as / believe; the men who pa
taxes to support the government pre-
fer ioint statehood if they can get %
If they cannot get that. they. or mos
of Them. would Gke 10 have statehoo'
of any sort.
What they desire is change. Mat
tors could NOT very Well he worse
The nrosont program OF The admins
ration of New Mexico. " not uhatcd
viii cpnhscnie The taxable pr0pcrt
iu the territory and drive every man
as 20 matter ut necessity, t0 betomc
taN dodger Something viii have q
ho done aud that very shortly " th
present conspiracy among the oilic'
bulders ls successful " hey succce
in defeating joint statehood in th
territories, and single statehood /
Washington. and thus succeed boz pel
petnatlng their own power. o. is dii
ncult to iorsee the result
A change. however, of some hoI
viii come about n New Mexico.
will come because there o. ah abs,
lutte neccssH, for it Things hay
fallen into a rat here 80 that the.
needs hc change. nave nothing q
Say ss go jhc personel Of ihe Eoyerr
mCni some of oar officers have bee
100 office two terms, some of thcl
three lf ofhvpholdinE la desirable,
Do rs honorable and profitable. elRh
years is a. long as one citizen shoul
he allowed to retain that honor an
profit a. on the contrary ONCE
hOldlug is hurdensomo eight years
as long hs any patriotic ciilzcn ouEl
90 have that burden east upon him
Respectfully
A. A. FREEMAN.
Word WAS received from Rev ~