Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-10
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es~ixn undergraduates In domestic q
fsirs. The stxta q the people |
mak. their o~n ,eonssitutton. 10 ena'
their own iass. 10 elect their 90
pshItc omci.is xiiAoat intertereu,
from amy outside sparce IN ii ines
mshle xalue to q oommnnity of AND
lean citizens. Men a. foreign btr
may not grasp this: they may Meth
appreciate no u~nderstand q. Hut
eomex home 10 an American with
~restsiibie force.
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thing more than q theory. II mn
exist under conditions of vtgor q
strength which enable the people
achieve. u n little better than wos'
less When. Tor lack II strength On I
PART II the eommanity. II cannot
fully exercised.
, For years Nevada Vas 10 weak
reason Of the sparseness of In %
latton that n could accomplish iiti
J ~ nothing that q strong state wou
desire 10 do. For Instance. In 4
rcelanaiion of its arid lands Il "
almost eufirely derendent upon I
= work u the reclamation service of I
. national government. whereas 1
D people of Colorado and ssysrsi 9th
arid states hsse done = onDrmo
} amount u reclamation Weso " IN.
own account We may 80 that vi
the reclamation service viii achieve
Colorado will be hut = small part
the total reclamation work done
this state. f*
Standing alone. Artxone would
q feeble state like Nevada. and
would New Mexico. Neither Won
have the strength with which to maj
tain a strong and efficient COVER
meat. But let them be united a
they will constitute n OF the strou
est states In the west. fully capable
maintaining an efficient governme
In every branch af public servis
For this reason the two territori
should be n state. They shou
join forces and interests aud tn
become. not feeble and depende
memeesr OF the union. but a stror
vigorous. commanding leader nj
moulder of national public opinion ~