Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-10-01

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us4aa os ia&nS nesAs to lse lsVls'd either
fau public eehssol pmTissssf OF tbs Inatn-
twnanee u state institutions
Provision for tire Future
And this In eonaemptaoaaly called
By ss1aae u agil,e to inaaee Ihe people
of New McAirn and AEaEuna to accept
thp GnaSt precious gait uf all. American
citizenship. as II abe psople of the
two territories are children who must
tae hoaghs Z" aceept the gift for which
the men nj 80 gave their wealth and
: their lif. blood. which fired the north
ssupenaous conflict of the age. which
/ is the envy AZ all the nations of the
earth and IL coveted By all liberty
inyiag people: as II congress could
NOT compel New Mexico aud Arizona
60 accept citizenship In any form n
chnases or impose any sersltude IL
deems proper. without the donation of
single acre or Of a copper penny:
as II this munifieent present of al
most thirty thousand square miles and
millions in dollars were not the pro.
vision for the future made by gener.
ous father To n beloved child: But u
/ /, really IL a hFibe. let II bc remember
I'D that 10 splendid aud nntainted
a hrile never before was
Offered any commonwealth To enter
N" union -~nor viii II likely be- offered
again To- any people
With this bonus go the precious
! guarantees 0f liberty. OF self govern,
ment secured the nation by the De-
claratinn uf independence aud the
/ Constitution. tolerance In religion aud
, universal suffrage, There are also
! assurances of liberal public school
p, system and u generous share of re-,
presentation In congress. giving the
new state two representatives nj"
though each state according 10 the
census has less inhabitants than are
required for Il congressional district.
The enabling act gives the new state
two Judicial districts. with headquar-
tsrs at Albuquerque aud Phoenix
with their incidental federal officers.
The ACT wisely draws the linCs OF each
district along the present boundaries
of the two territories. so that con
fusion I'm Judicial administration may
be avoided, the territorial laws IN
each jurisdiction tn remain In effect
until abrogated or superseded by new
state laws N the state follows this
example In the establishment of Its
eonrts. conflict In laws will be avoid
ed, The state Is even permitted ia
select It's own capital after 1915; until
that date the capital remains at Santa
Fe. making sure that there will be
no immediate expenditures for n new
capitol building and other expense In
cidental To the removal of n capital
II such a movement Is desired at any
time.
Congress In addition to Its bounties
above mentioned, has appropriated
$l5e,00o TO pay for the elections and
conventions necessary to establish
the new state. Then. lest II might
appear that the nation forces these
gifts upon an unwilling population. Il
has granted New Mexico and Arizona
referendum. which gives each the
right to reject this generosity. this
unparalleled bounty. What could b.
fairer. Where Is the citizen wht
eau conscientiousiy refuse so great
blessing? Surely he lacks the essen
tials Of a patriot. he scarcely loves his
children II he would turn down a pat
rimony of such magnificence for an,
trivial reasons or prejudices. or be
cause Of adherence to a chimerica
home that soma day tho east NAV re