Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-01

vote op sac question Of iolniufc On
New Mexico and Arizona. 90 oa 40
alVo Arizona "a CnanCo to defeat iA
and Il viii BE- done. The special ga.
forests can bring about that end 40
such separate vote was uui between {
Oklahoma and indian Territory, yet
thousands OF people down there Wish. I
cd o two yCara ago. Every labor un.
lon ln New Mexico and Arizona TO
man. ought io vote ior ilininfc Efcry
father 0f a family in either territory
ought 90 vote for ioiuture. Every /
patriot within Che confines OF either
liurigdiciion ought CD take Oft hIs coat
and work. Tor loiniure every moment
that ia lefl In Whicn 90 work.
Every corporation having interests
[ n Arizona or New Mexico. n they
would look 81 this question in The
proper nEhf. ought 20 employ al their
power to carry the election for Joint
urc ict mono OF them charge me
with having any thing against them,
save that object 90 their meihOds.
/ ! know tho dlmculios tha. have bosCi
their paths; know how petty Of.
hcials and politicians have BLEED them
! . knuu ~ tho combination tnHt was
! NNNNAAN MNNNMNN NNNNN anu INC NNNNN. NNANN
are put Up against them By an.
sciupulous men in power, and there
ia often self protection I'm what they
DO. Two wrongs never mako n right
n the great Interests Of New Mexico
and Arizona VIII only use ono.half
me effort and money that they use
nov 90 Keep The territories as they
are. % help bring about Joint state.
hood. and to help frame and adopt
a good constitution. and 20 help elect
honest men 10 Office. Who viii glvc
them in common with ali others, "a
square DEAL the new state VII be
indeed a commonwealth 90 be- proud
Of. II g. strange 20 me. that the man
ayers OF the great Interests DO not
see this Ia lta proper light, tho pco.
Piles interests are really their inter
osts. and they ought 30 de wise
j enough 60 see q. The great interests
of every community ought 10 Do o.
blessing instead ol g curse The
ought 10 be the guides of the people
and friendship ought io exist bo'W n
labor and capital everywhere, an. N
surely would W each would but res
The rlgnta Of ho other
whenever corporations and indlf q.
uais render unto Caesar that which
. is Caesars. then an win ao happy.
Z have always believed that the brihe
/ Rlvcr Is worse than tho bride takDr.
i That the iCmpiCr iE worse than the
. tempted Tho man VINO buys a vote
) Is infinitely more corrupt than the
/ poor devil who sells o. II the big In
=, forests would ccaNo aiding corrupt
. BOSSES we would soon have pure cleo
lions 70 they would canEo eXorting
! their Opwyful and subtle influence
) on weak public Ohlcials. tho com
d munlty would be the galner.
u is SIS clear as the MONDAY sun
{ 10 any thinking man, that II New
, Mexico al Arizona are Joined aa one
{ sie.G under the present Hamilton
S Rodcy enabling act and Ordinary
{ common sense is exercised Ia tho con
J duct of the state government that i
Q will be the lowest laxed common
o wealth ln the nation. 10 can be dem
u onsiratod that every corporation and
IS Individual, under q proper state gov
/. onmcnt organized under this on
% ahllng act, VAL pay less taxes than i
% or ho pays ei Che present umo, ane
% VIII pay such taxes chcorlully ant
y willingly. as a public duty. There car
q easily be- returned for purposes %
3 taxation. under the now state govern
B mont- seven hundred mlliiOna Of dol
Q lars worth ol property taxes al
;, the rate OF q malt Ca 1 per cont on tina
T. amount viii bring into the treasure
u three and a half millions of dollnri
n annuamy Tnat' iB more than twice
% sufficient To- sustain an econOmic stat
p government. ] have repeatedly shown
: how the income from The land and th'
J. cash which tho state gets when iov
q licCases and lnes are added 90 20 VII
y make the educational system ~ thi
p new stfto self supporting hnv
u also shown that d moderate iranchis
70 tax win sustain tho state, and that
u therefore, the people % the new stat
y need never levy upon themselves an
4 state tax nor any school tax. WheI
Is this Is done. only municipal and cour
d iy taxes and axod charges viii hay
"a 10 be provided for. and therefore,
4, o. certain ihns taxes for all purpose
ID can be limited In tho constitution O
9 the state 20 a nali OF ! per cent d
" the present value
" There are those who have said iha
"a the ave millions OF dollars in cas-
MlAANM 4 NNNAAAk ~ AAAA ANAAAuAAfN 81
q .s a bride % the people Of the tw
2 territories TO accept Joint statehood
"a III those who have -ald that knew hos
- litlo congress cares about terriiorieI
y anyway, aud know The Infinite let1
n, expended ln securing mat fYo mil
] ions of dollars they would have noVf
W made spCu q statement, on the cUl
'F tFary. tncy would gladly vote 90 Al
., coui 81. and would cnioin upon theI
ia children the duty of building n NOM
NJ mout 90 my memory in gratitude N
lh securing lt Tor them. At per ccf
iA per annum. This sum nf money wi
OF bring 20 the schools Of the new stat
lu $3.50 900 n year This is not for ON
~ year. or i've or Ten, but forever. hl
-. nuaTy. D. yin pay the salary 90
ot good many school teachers. Tt
q quantity 81 land / occurred in the 81
ut abling act apart from the specif
ht donations. is four sections per tow
70 ship, or twice the quantity ever gran
W "a 90 any state previously Ha'
n Utah.
On Tho enemies 81 iolniurc are iryir
IA 10 scare the good people nf Arixor
30, hy saying that under statehood 20
ai Moxicoa moro numerous popuiatlo
ca viii take away from Arizona ever
ef one of the splendid educational er
le. other Institutions o. has created a.
ny territory How foolish this gtatom0l
ou ls IN the first place, the legiHlatOI
Iu. III fho NV Tfafo will NOT want 10 rn