Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-25
CONGEss VERY GENEROUS
People Should Vote for Join
ture---Wil Never Have
as Good a Chance.


Private Land Claims, a very import
amt position. He then visited Santa
Fe yearly up to the time OF the end
ing of the court which was three years
ago. He spends many months yearly
in this Capital, in New Mexico and
part of the. time in Colorado and
Arizona in his official capacity. His
record as an official and as success
full lawyer is remarkably good and
stamps him as a lawyer OF great legal
ability, thorough student, and as
very successful in obtaining court de-
cisions for the side which he repre-
sents. During his long term of office
he defended the interests of the Uni
ted States and of the people in the
settlement of titles to Spanish and
Mexican land grants in this section so
admirably and so we'll that only about
seven millions of acres of land were
confirmed to claimants, while claims
to many more millions of acres of land
were rejected, the latter having been
established by the efforts OF Judge
Reynolds and his assistants to be
either illegal or fraudulent or not
made in accordance with the laws
and customs of Spain and Mexico gov.
erning in such cases. He was "perso-
ma non grata" to many land grant
claimants and attorneys during that
time, but he did his duty mahfully
and thoroughly. Upon the expiration
of his term he resumed the active
practice of law in st. Louis and on
election day November, 1904 W was
chosen Ito the very honorable and dig
nified office of circuit judge on the
Republican ticket by a very compli'
mentary and satisfactory majority.
The term for which he was elected is
six years.
Well Qualified to Speak.
Judge Reynolds who is thoroughly
acquainted with New Mexico's condi-
tions and affairs and keeps constant
tab" on them,-he being a reader OF
the Daily New Mexican-was asked
by representative of the New Mexi-
can as to his observations on condi-
tions during his present visit here.
The Judge said:
Il am very much gratifed at the
marked improvements going on in the
city of Santa Fe since my visit here
a year ago. A great number of new
buildings are going up, a magnificent
high school building has been com.
pleted modern Jail is being erected,
a neat ward school house Is being
built, and several very creditable bust.
ness blocks are under construction, all
of which is evidence of the thrift and
enterprise of the people of Santa Fe,
and are worthy of commedation. My
observations on this present trip
through the Territory indicate that II
is in a prosperous condition, the peo
pie are happy and industrious, which
justifies the prediction that I made
fifteen years ago about this time
when I first came to the Territory as
U. s. attorney for the court of pri
yate land claims for the purpose ol
settling titles of various land grants
in southern Colorado, New Mexico ard
Arizona.
Should Unite For Statehood.
Il am sorry to notice that the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona are
not agreed upon the question of state
hood. It was to be hoped that somt
basis for an agreement among tht
pie could be reached, and it is yet to
be hoped that they will be able to dt
so. While 1t may seem inequitable a
the present time to force the two terri
tories to join as one state, yet in tht
future it will be best and the STATE
when once admitted, will carve out 1T!
own grand destiny The new stat,
would become one of the richest ant
most prosperous in the Union in du,
course Of time The object, of course
Of the Foraker amendment was t,
test the sentiment of the two terri
tories with reference to jointure AMI
! am inclined to believe people Of the
east, or a large majority, think the
test Of this sentiment, under the For,
aker amendment, rather correct.
II do not think that Congress viii
any longer tamper or temporize with
the question of the admission of the
remaining territories II either one
should vote largely In favor of a con
stftution which the convention may
frame. Although either one NIGH
vote against the. jointure, it will ulti
mately result In Congress exercising
Its rights and power to admit then
both as one state, irrespective of
vote. It rs more than likely that wher
Congress shall again convene, tht
new state will be admitted regardles!
OF the Foraker amendment. The value
Of property in the 'erribories Is rap