The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-07

mean much for her in the future al
though Arizona may vote No" Ari.
IONA, by voting mo" will sustain her
own ~self-respect, certainly New Mexi-
CO should do not less.
Much has been said abou the lib
erality of the present Enabling Act
permitting the territories to vote on
this proposition and especially the
generosity shown by the federal gov
eminent in the land grants fer educa-
tional and charitable institutions and
the public school fund. 1 would sug
gest to those who have been holding
up to the public. this view. CT the sit
~uation, That they go back and look
into some of the other statehood bills
which have been before congress in
the interest of these territories, and l
would call your attention 70 the act
of ongre creating the Territory of
Oklahoma and see how much more
liberal it was in creating that terri
tory as to all of its public interests.
both local and territorial, as COM
pared to any thing tnat is offered New
Mexico even as a "bribe" to join with
Arizona in depriving the southwest
of two voices in the United States
senate.
Nearly every state in the Union has
been dealt with much more literally
as to her public school interests and
land grants for public purposes than
is provided for in the Enabling Act
now offered to New Mexico and Arizo-
forget.
There are others calling attention to
the expense of maintaining a separate
government, and advocate jointure
on that ground. 1 would be glad if
those who are writing and speaking
upon that proposition would please
point out to the voter where there is
such a greatly increased expense. You
will have the same number of county
governments under jointure as you
have under separate statehood; the
same numbe of legislators; the same
number of judges; you will have ex-
actly the same expense of the ma
chinery of government under joint
statehood as under separate statehood
except one set of state officers, the
expense of which is so Insignificant
that it ought not to be mentioned.
This item should certainly be taken
out of the objections urged against
separate statehood. When one makes
this argument to bolster up the joint
statehood proposition, he should also
take the citizen aside and counsel him
secretly, as to the expenses he will
be put to when he comes to travelling
to the seat of government or else
where on private business and the
many other expenses that come to the
individual citizen who travels over a
state or across a state which would
be under jointure almost as large as
the State of Texas.
1 am one of those who believes, and
have advocated publicly and private
ly, in smaller states, smaller counties,
smaller cities for the best government
and the least expensive, and for the
greatest material development and
happiness to the entire people.
l notice in the Roswell Daily record
of July 23rd, 1906, an article marked
contributor. l would judge from
the article that the writer is one of
those "joint statehood" fellows. He
says some very mean things about
Arizona and yet he is going to vote
for joint statehood. Now, if what he
says is true about Arizona, l am un-
able to see where we are going to get
any Responsibility" or to be any bet
ter prepared to enter the union Of
states by being united with Arizona.
1 quote:
For years and years it has been
a by-word he went to Arizona to keep
from going to the pen,' 1t is well
known that it (Arizona) is the