Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-24
VOTE IN FAVOR
Of JO|NTURE
Sound Advice by
Ex-Governor
Thornton.
CAPITAL At SANTA Ft
If Proposition Carries.-.Best
Of Reasons by True
Friend of People.

Ex-Governor w. Y. Thornton and
wife, of Guadalajara, Mexico, VINO
have been in the city for several
weeks, guests of U. S. Commissioner
and Mrs. J. P. Victory, the latter be-
ing sister of Mrs. Thornton, went
last evening to Albuquerque, where
they are today sojourning at the resi-
dence Of Hon. and Mrs. Frank w.
Clancy.
Ex-Governor Thornton has been
quite i'll for a month, but is now re-
cuperating and is getting along nicely.
He was a resident of New Mexico from
1877 to 1897 during which he prac-
ticed his profession as an attorney in
this city. He represented the county
of Santa Fe in the sos as a member
of the council of the Legislative AS
sembly and served the people very ac-
ceptably as Governor from 1893 to
1897 by appointment of President
Grover Cleveland. He is thoroughly
acquainted with New Mexico people,
conditions and resources, having tray
eled extensively over the Territory
and having kept track OF its progress
and advancement since he has taken
,p his residence in Mexico, where he
has been engaged in mining operations
which of late have turned out very
f,,11 nd 40 him
the SHADY side of Easy Street" He
is a firm friend of the Territory, its
people and especially of Santa Fe. In
talking to q representative of the New
Mexican, Governor Thornton said that
he could not understand how any
property owner or resident of this
city or county could in the least de
gree oppose joint statehood. The ben
efits which would accrue to this city
are so great and so apparent that no
discussion whatever should be had.
Joint statehood and the location here
OF the capita, .rti' 1916 riSsIi rs = prin,
cipal cause for the salvation OF this
city which with the capital by that
time ought to be the most populous,
most visited and most attractive health
resort on this continent.
To reporter of the New Mexican,
the Ex-Governor said:
Believes Single Statehood Impossible.
'I am ardently in favor OF joint
statehood, believing that through the
prejudices of the Senators and mem
bers of Congress from the eastern
states, it will be impossible for
the Territory TO obtain single state
hood for many years to come and
ioint statehood is the only thing that
can bring us continuous prosperity
"Ry joining with Arizona the two
territories will make a state larger
than any other in the Union. except
Texas, with greater diversified resour
ces and interests, but this very diver
s'ity must be of benefit because, men
elected to the legislature must and
will represent the different interests;
It will be more difficult to make legis
lative combinations, injurious to the
new state. than it would be were the
Territory to go in alone. New MeXl
co certainly has nothing TO fear from
Joint statehood. 1t is much more pop
ulous at this time than Arizona and
the climatic and agricultural condi
tions are such that New Mexico will
always be able to have a much larger
population than the sister territory,
having a great deal more land than
is suitable for agriculture. While this
is the case, we must derive great bene-
fits from Arizona from the immense
ore deposits found in that territory,
which will in a few years make 1t one
of the greatest, if not the greatest
producer of precious metals and cop
per in the Union and there is no
doubt that within five years it will
be the largest producer of copper OF
any state or nation in the world and
by uniting into one state these di.
versified resources, great prosperity
and modern advancement will be in
sured for all time. Arizona will need
the agricultural products Of New Mex
leo for her mines and New Mexico
will need and receive the benefits o!
the mining interests of Arizona
What Jointure Means to Santa Fe.
Locally, l hear it said that john
statehood will be injurious to Santa
Fe as the Capital must be moved. III
my opinion, the only possible way te
keep the capital at Santa Fe is by
joint statehood. With single state
hood, as the southern part and the
eastern portion of the territory, be
come more populous, the capital NIGH
in time, be moved to some point far
ther south or west
"This would be an impossibilHy
with joint statehood in my opinion, fol
this reason: So long as we have
majority Of population in the north
ern and central portion of the new
state, there will be no danger of thu
capital going to Arizona or to an!
point south of here. If the soutl
asks for the removal Of the capital
the Arizona people would think bes
that 1t should not be removed, bu
will vote to hold it at Santa Fe. There
is a possibility of attempts to move 1t
but that Is long way off, and thu
we can depend on retaining the capita
by the presence Of conflicting inter