Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-10-01
WILLIAM l. ANDREWS
NOMINATE BEIEelE

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Address cs Delegate w. ~. Andrews
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
Great is the hnnoF of representing
the territory of sew Mexico in the
halls of congress and would be less
than human we're not deeply touched
by the expression of confidence on
the part of the representatives Of the
people implied By my denomination
~ delegate TO thc sistieth congress
by the republican party of this terri.
tory. While IL Is Intended no doubt
asSn expression of approval of what
ever I may have accomplished for the
people. yet. know the nomination
comes 10 me mt 80 much becatige Of
any special fitness for the office. hut
because there In much work siill I'M
done and much still To be- accomplish
ed even In the brief period that viii
eIapse lafore the new slate Of Arizona
win hiazOn IT, star upon tho rlotln'ls
banner Of this great union. f'thaak
you sincerely. because <yoH believe
that can do something towards com,
pletlng the unfinished work. towards
preparing the way for the time. which
| hope is near Ut hand. when two
representative In the house and two
In the senate will have not only voice
hut also votes 10 secure for The peo
pie of this magnificent commonwealth
all Of the blessings Of full citiZenship
and partnership In this nation. That
this das IL close at hand | firmly he.
lieyn and II tho people nj the polls ON
November fatify the choice Of this
convention. aud even should they not,
will do NIL In my power and | will
pledge the support of my friends In
congress. towards the speedy rcaiiza
tion Of the dream Of the past fifty
years. statehood for the people ol
New Mexico. aud full share In the
administration Of the national govern
e ment. TO which they are entitled by
birth and by treaty rights.
Benefits Of Statehood
There are many issues before the
people OF New Mexico today and some
Of them of great interest and import
sance. Their discussion ut this time
will not attempt, although piedg
ing myself to work at all times for the
interests Of the people OF the territory
individually or collectively. without
partisan motives or personal consider
ations. But ! will point out briefly
some OF the vast benefits conferred up
on this commonwealth by the Hamil
ton enabling act which IL to bring
statehood 10 New Mexico and Arizona
Twenty-six thousand square mile,
Of the pick of the public lands In
New Mexico and Arizona. an ares
three times that OF the state Of New
Jersey. gift OF twenty square miles
for each and every school district IL
the proposed state Of Arizona. Was
ever public school system so magni
ficently endowed: Nor Is this all
: With this munificent donation Of land,
go five million dollars I'm cash. aimos
four thousand dollars for each schoo
district. A permanent school fund
the income from which will pay tn,
interest and eventually the principa
OF the cost of erecting immediatel!
over thousand modern schoo
houses. one for each school district
yea. the poorest and the most isolated
Nor Is this all. Five per cent of th,
proceeds from the sale of public land
In the new state will go into the per
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