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

The people OF New Mexico have the
fright and the power at this time to
say just whether the Southwest shall
thave two or four additional senators
in the enate of the United States.
I am not one of those who attaches
much Importance to the only
argument that 1 have heard in
favor of joint statehood, announc-
ed at the White House and
caught up by Beyeridge, Cannon ct
al and sent abroad in the land, eff
New Mexico refuses this opportunity,
it will De twenty-five years before she
will have another opportunity to en-
ter the union" The is the
only n l have heard urged for Joint
statehood; l believe it to be silly
rot" and no one who thinks for a mo
ment upo the proposition, the chang
es that come in the personnel of con-
gress and the many turns of the poll
teal wheel, can believe that state
ment for one moment or would permit
it to be thrust upon MIN more than
once without challenge.
am one of those who believes and
have believed for 20 years that New
Mexico is qualified for statehood, as
she now stands. separate and apart
from any other political subdivision.
She is better prepared for statehood
at this time, than Colorado was in
1876; better prepared than Wyom-
ing was in 1890 or in 1906; as well
prepared as Nevada, Idaho, or either
of the Dakotas are at the present time
and l do not think that it is neces-
sary for us to be tied onto Arizona
to make is respectable" and quail
fed" and prepared" for a place
among the states of the Union.
Much has been said about the citi-
zenship of New Mexico both at home
and abroad n many have dwelt up
on Spanish-speaking people, whom they
term "Mexicans". After twenty years
residence in New Mexico, 1 wish to
of good citizenship among the native
people of this Territory is as great
nr fh1 80 r~oJ
upon all lines found among the En-
glish speaking population of the Ter
ritory. l have found it so in the leg
islature of New Mexico; l have found
it SO in the jury-box; 1 nave found it
likewise true as public officials; AID
1 have found it in all of those ele-
ments of good citizenship now held
up to the people by Theodore Roose-
| welt.
1 am not one of those who are will
ing to trample down the good citizen
ship of our territory or destroy the
future of any of it's people by being
tied on to the Territory of Arizona
u~nwillingly, for the sake of adding to
New Mexico more of VIA some be
lieve to be the better element anu
what every citizen who reads and
thinks knows to be untrue, for the
sake of statehood, at the sacrifice of
our identity and our material growth
and development.
Much has been said about the New
Mexico legislatures of the past and
suggestions have been made, as to
what the future should do in tina re
that the New Mexico legislatures,
one with another, compare favorably
with the legislatures, in proportion to
members of any of the states of the
Union, both in point of ability, hon-
esty of purpose and proper conduct
of it's members, and the more l see
Of the congress of the United States
The more | think of ard appreciate TIE
legislatures of New Mexico; and the
more I read of the legislation of con-
lgress Gas a sample, the joint state
hood bill n the and grant bill of
'98) the more I appreciate and re
lspect the work of the New Mexico leg
i~slatures.
It is apparent that both of the po-