The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-07-25

live stock and is, therefore, naturally
pertains to the advance and progress
of the Sunshine Territory. He favors
joint statehood and upon this ques-
ton in answer to interrogatives by
a representative of the New Mexic-
can this forenoon said:
Il am in favor for joint statehood
for several reasons and among them
are the following:
you know 1 have not been in favor
of single statehood for New Mexico,
at the present time I think we are
not prepared to meet it's duties, re-
sponsibilities and cost, nor can l see
thai Arizona is more fit for single
statehood than we are, but the two
combined could easily stand the cost
of it without distress. 1t should cost
one big state as to run two smaller
ones. From the standpoint of cost
alone 1 think jointure wise. That is
one reason, but not a conclusive one.
Neither territory has a surplus of
men fit to be legislators, state Off
GERS, United State Senators and mem
bers of Congress, who would be will
ing to give their time to such duties.
There is always a surplus of unfit
men for such positions VINO are ready
to take them.
Inevitably, for a considerable time
there would be some ~jealousies, some
suspicious, and many regrets at the
people in the two grand divisions of
the new Arizona. Each would want
iona people would not submit to the
d~ictation of any New Mexico bosses,
nor would the people of New Mexico
submit to Arizona bosses. This would
1 think, resuit in the friendly rivalry
of the two sections to bring forward
their best men VINO could command
the support of both. 1t would lend
to the combination of good men for
good and send the profess
sional politicians and bosses to the
rear. The new state would be big
enough to attract, as a class, much
better men into the legislature of the
new state than either territory can
now attract t. theirs. This would
work M same as to Governor, other
state officers, and members of Con
gress. A good legislature would re-
suit in proper men being sent tt the
United States Senate.
"The laws of New Mexico are a
confusing n contradictory tumble
of enactments, just such as one might
expect from the conditions which Gre
ated them. One of the first duties of
the new Arizona would be to make
practically a new code of laws to con-
constitution and adapted to these
times. J%ointure would end the use of
a foreign language n the need of
interpreters in our legislature and in
all state offices. This would end many
embarrassments in the conduct of
the public business and would be
an educational influence of inestim-
able value to the Spanish speaking
people themselves.
Best That Ever Happened.
Il believe that joint statehood would
be the best thing that ever happened
to them. They like Office and the
power and importance which it brings
The provision in the enabling act
which makes it imperative that ev-
cry state officer must be able to e
and speak English sufficiently well
to properly transact the duties OF the
office, would do more to stimulate
English education than anything( per
heps everything) which has ever been
done. When a Mexican" learns to
read and speak English, ne lives in a
new world. He learns what is going