Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-29
He Gives Some Facts and Appeals to
the People to Cast Their Ballots
For Joint Statehood.
COMPLIMENTS GOOD WORK OF NEW MEyCOS DELEGATE
Quotes President Roosevelt Saying Statehood Is Voted
Down. the Territories Must Remain as Such
For an Indefinite Period.

and together he and | canvassed, 1
think every man in the house OF rep
resentatives and were able in that
body to secure majority of the re-
publican membership before the op-
ponents of statehood became aware of
our efforts. | then went to the house
leaders and asked that the bill be con-
sidered and that it should pass with
out q division, assuring them that we
had majority of the house pledged
to that end. This they seemed inclined
to doubt | gave them list of names
and told them they could verify it
for themselves. They did make this
verilcation and the house of repre-
sentatives passed the bill for state
hood without a division In company
your present delegate, Hon. w. II.
Andrews, ! went to Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania and finally ELECTED his
support of the single statehood prop.
osition. There were few better fight
ers or diplomats than Senator Quay.
The opposition, however, of Senator
Beveridge and others of the senate
was such that they were able to pre-
vent its passage through that body.
Before the opening of the next con.
gress | had long interview with
Senator Quay. He had canvassed the
situation with his colleagues and told
me that ii was an absolute impossi-
bility in his judgment to ever pass
bill admitting separately Arizona and
New Mexico and that conviction con.
firmed by Senator Quay is today the
sincere conviction of every friend OF
these two territories, who has can
vassed the situation and is familiar
herewith. Mr.. Rodey was an ardent
and sincere advocate of single state
hood, but ,le came to recognize it's
4 impossiDllity. Senator Andrews can
vassed the house and senate as an
earnest advocate of single statehood
and recognizes the same truth. 1t
was only by the most earnest strug-
gle that the friends of the territories
were able at the. republican caucus
to secure majority in favor of joint
statehood and from the opening of
the session till it's close, the fight in
behalf of the admission of the two
territories as a single state was a
fierce one. The large majority of the
opposition are opposed to the admis-
sion under any consideration-joint or
otherwise. Mr.. Andrews, your dele
gate, one of the ablest, earnest and
most energetic men | know, worked
night and day At the desire and re-
quest of Speaker Cannon, gave
Whatever time, ability and influence l
possessed in the same direction.
Speaker Cannon used every honest,
earnest and proper effort for the
! same end and the only criticisms ever
made against him as speaker within
the ranks of his own party, the only
attack ever made on him by these So
called republicans since he mounted
the speakers rostrum were attacks
maoe upon him because he sought to
| permit Arizona and New Mexico to
avail themselves of the opportunity
to enjoy representative government.
And with such forces operating, we
recognized that there would have been
failure except for the earnest and pa
triotic efforts of our chief executive.
/ Theodore Roosevelt. Therefore ii
seems TO me that all who are familiar
with the situation must recognize two
facts:
First, that the democratic party
when in power have been by their
record more bitterly opposed TO ad-
mission of these two territories upon
any terms than has been the republi-
can.
Second, that the only terms upon
which admission will be secured is
upon the joining of the two terri
tories into one state. The republican
/ party has done all in their power in
| this direction and many of those who
| have stood with us in the past are
sick and tired of the entire PROPOSE
/ ton and ii seems to me that your de-
termination as expressed by the vote
/ of your electors on the sixth day of
November next, will determine this
| for many years to come.
President Roosevelt Determined.
In a conversation with President
Roosevelt a week ago today, in dis
cussing this matter, | stated the
above as my conviction and he at
once said If 1t fails now, it fails abb
solutely for the next twenty FIVE
years TO come. That either they
would come in now OF would not come
In within the next twenty-five years.
lhose OF us who know President
Roosevelt, who loves the west as few
men living east do, who has recog
ulzed the west as few of his prede-
I cessofs nave ever done, must know
mat they have no warmer. truer or
more sincere friend than President
Roosevelt. And with the magnificent
opportunity afforded. with no criticism
OF the enabling act save alone the
Iolnture OF the two territories, why
should not Arizona and New Mexico
avail themselves of this Opportunity. f"
A Vigorous Denial.
Mr.. Sibley, 1t has been charged that
the gifts OF land and money were in
the nature OF bribe to our people,
what have you TO say about this?"
simply that this is not alone false
but ridiculousiy false. What object
could either the house, the senate or
the president have in seeking to bribe
the territories. This statement Is IN
worthy of any gentleman who would