Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-10
CONSENT or THE GOVERNED.

CONSENT or THE GOVERNED.
OF the merits OF joint state
hood or separate statehood
for Arizona and New Mexi'
co there IL room for honest dtf'
ference Of opinion. Al 10 whether
the majority Of the people Of the two
territories want the former or the lat
ter there may be some room for dr.
ference OF opinion. But there can
he no difference Of opinion among
men who believe In the principles Of
republican government 10 To- tie
night Of the people Of both territories
and Of each TERRITORY to accept or
reset whft sca9G1egs e1ess. trAis "
~ peyn1G,-m1tAssrtg what the ia.
v0cates Of jointure are opposed to
Ming - = Z 500 &xs@ss]
The newspapers Of New M&xtco
;rolsk1fe4pf lpinlute attsmW 10 throw
d6Ae ~ Stesebft the beo1fe by faud.
to11Sthe 4eHnrtd Of Dsvssidee ct al Ia
give the people Z chance to vote On
K. auesttoa.r? HIT this tho Hamil.
~ bill Aoes not permit. II the "a.
sooatss 0(.the jolst statehood bin
MINT to gtvs Ne people I chance IA
deo(de thsT qusstion. they woasd n
least agrse TO the FORAKER aSpend'
'ment: which mikes . ria16ftty u the
people Of eachAterritOry necessary to
the passage Of the bill.
or: again, II the trainers Of TIE bill
wanted 3 straight vote Of the people
whysdo they tack 4 general election
upon its skirts. n would be an at
front to THE Intelligence of our read
ets to attempt to show how this
provision OF the NIL. l0bscurem th(
main Issue. The army OF candidates
In the new stateswiil use every .aseuc,
known To the practise Ut politics Il
secure the acceptance OF the consti
tuition 70 that they may attain to Of
ace IN the new state. N NJ 4.
II the bill before congress at pres
ent constituted simply and enabling
act which called for a vote upon the
constitution. and required d majority
Of both Nav Mexico and Arizona fol
adoption We would welcome Its pas
aage before the sun goes down. On
Etle contrary, Il 10 q bill which, do.
ills4ds upon political !chicapery. foi
the, adoption of q constitution and
gives netstssr tetrit1ry athe rlshts u
10 iudistdaal voice. 10 the matter.
Speaker Cannon L, the, ct.r. VAq
forces. the minority u the house. q
REPRESENTATIVE tUbAss Efi WON
ffttent n 10 force jdihturs upon Asist
ma 1hA View Mexico. Nj III.
The following, loom -Ahes hast Globe
Democrat 10 certainly a trayesty up
a. our claims Of representative gov.
eminent:
There will be no statehood Lex.
islation 1T ue session Of con
gress unless 1t II the doubie-barrell.
ed. two state bill. which has been
introduced bv Chairman Hamilton,
II Arizona and New Mexico joined
are not admitted to statehood, then
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
mnst also be kept out Of the union.
This Is the ultimatum which has
gone forth; In fact. It vas issued
today from SpeAKer Cannon and
the leaders Of the house.
Speaker Cannon IL firm. and ne
insists that * the insurgents hOla
out and insist upon eliminating
Arizona and New Mexico from the
bill. then the bill will lie in a
pigeon hole 10 the committee room.
and WIN not conas WI for consfde-
ration"
We. have never b4licved IN the al.
vine right Of hnss And qusshss We
not believe ~ ~ divine right d
Of ipepkesAI, We do be.
Have IL the divine yneAt 81, the ma.
And ", believe that all gov
<rnment derives its jnst power from
the. consent Of the s0vesnad
~ Mr., E~everidEe md 6peakst
pn believe ana deciare thur con
ssel( " not called, upon ~ cchsid'
esYIos any degree the vfshes OF TN
wtosasse .mcsti.~ cUssevned N
their statehood program. 4