Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-01
HIS ADDRESS HAS THE RIGHT RING
AND He FAvORS JOINT STATEHOOD
Closing Proceedings Of One of the Most Harmonious Gath
erings of Republicans in the History
of That Party
H. O. BURSUM REELECTED COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
HIS RINGING ADDRESS TO THE CONVENTION

overtake the new commonwealth, its
children will always have open to
them the wide doors of opportunity,
an adequate education without cost to
them. This endowment means not
only free modern schools, but eventu
ally free text books, manual training
and freedom from taxation for school
purposes.
With this magnificent gift to the
public schools, go grand donations &c
the educational, penal and charitable
institutions o. the new state in ad-
dition to those with which they are
endowed at present.
Three hundred thousand acres to
the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts; 100000 acres to the
School of Mines; 100000 acres to mill
tary schools; 100000 acres for normal
schools; 10000 acres for miners hos
pitals; 100000 acres for penitentiar
les; 100000 acres for insane asylums;
100000 acres Tor blind, deaf and dumb
schools and 2Ov, 900 acres for reforma-
tories. almost two million acres more.
An area three times that of the state
of Rhode Island. Even at the lowest
valuation of $1.25 an acre the endow
nent Is a munificent one, but when it
Is remembered that the city of Santa
Fe last year built the finest high
school building in. the two territories
and a modern ward school from the
proceeds of but part of twenty
acre dons lion, then it will be realized
that there are unmeasured possibili-
ties of public wealth in this gift of al
most thirty thousand square miles, at
least part of which will some day be
worth hundred and thousand times
! its minimum valuation of today. Sure
iy the day is not far in the future
when not one mill of taxIs needs to
be levied either for public school pur-
poses or the maintenance of state in
stitutions.
No Bribe Gift.
And this is contemptuously called
a bribe TO induce the people of New
Mexico and Arizona to accept the
most precious gift OF all, American cit
/ izenship, as if the people of the two
territories are children, who must be
| bought to accept the gift for which
| the men of '76 gave their wealth
and their life blood, which fired the
| North and the South to enter upon the
most stupendous conflict of the age,
which is the envy of all the nations of
the earth and Is coveted by all loving
people; as II congress could not COM
pei New Mexico and Arizona to ac-
cept citizenship in any form it chooses
or impose any servitude il deems
proper, without the donation of a sin
gle acre or of copper penny; as If
this muniflcent present of almost
thirty thousand square miles and mil
lions in dollars were not the provision
Tor the future made by a generous
father for a beloved child? But #
it it really is a bribe let it be remem-
bered that so splendid and untainted
a bribe never before was offered any
commonwealth to enter the union
nor will 1t likely be offered again to
any people.
With this bonus go the precious
guarantees of liberty, of self govern
ment, secured the nation by the dec
laration Of independence and the con-
stitution, tolerance in religion and
universal suffrage. There are also as
surances of a liberal public school
system and a generous share of rep
reservations in congress, giving
the new state two represent
atives, although each state ac'
cording to the census, has less inhab-
itants than are required for a con
gressional district. The enabling act
gives the new state two judicial dis
tricts, with headquarters at Albuquer'
que and Phoenix, with their incident
al federal officers. The act wisely
draws the lines of each district along
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ritories so that confusion in judicial
administration may be avoided. the
territorial laws in each jurisdiction tC
remain in effect until abrogated or su
{ perseded by new state laws. If the
state follows this example in the es
! adjustment OF its courts, a conflict IN
laws will be avoided The state is
| even permitted to select its own capt
tai after 1915, until that date the capi
tal remains at Santa Fe, making sure
- that there will be no immediate ex
pendltures for new capitol buildins
ana other expense incidental 4
: The removal OF a capital, If such {
p movement be desired at any time.
Appropriations for Elections.
congress In addition to its bOuntiei
above mentioned, has appropriated
SloO,OOO 10 pay for the elections anJ
conventions necessary 10 establish tn,
new state. Then, lest it might appea
tnat the nation forces these gifts upo,
, an unwilling population, it has grant
ed New Mexico and Arizona a refer.
endum, which gives each the right Z,
reject this generosity this unparalle,
bounty. What could be fairer? Wher,
} is he citizen who can conscientiousl,