Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-14
a rcrIorn Hope

Tho Citizen showed yesterday that even though the
democrats should control the next lover house OF con-
frcss they would not De abo grant separate atae-
mood to Arizona and New Mexico but viii they CON
ro the next bouso2 OF course no one cen speak win
absolute certainty of any future event. but looking Of
DE whole case hy and large very scnefous division
soud give 90 democratic success about one probability
1ui Of 100
Speaker Cannon ia an interview. liz Washington,
last week. scouts The whole idea OF success for che dem-
gcratH SO ana thousands of other well Informed men,
can see no reason why men who have accomplished
more and better legislation than has any n the
past thirty years should have fears 10 endorse
mcn hy their constituents in tho form Of reelection
TIE confidently expects substantial republican majority
Ia the next house over whch be himself viii then pre-
side
s said that President Roosevelt also expects roe
publican and regards the return Of republican
majority vote of confidence IN himself aud his
measures. ho champloncd al the important egsla-
ton that passed @ would indood ho strange " the
people who make almost an IDIOT Of President Rouse!c
should elect a majority OF the house hostile to nim
democratic congress would simply devote lia time tu
making campaign material for the next presidential
contest u would IN every possible way hamper the
work OF Mr. Roosevelt without openly autagOnlzlrg him
ally IN sympathy with him. and such ls hIs popularity
with the that every measure he would advocate
would become law n the mex; two years The dream
of democratic success IN controlling The ucxt lower
house of s thus conravcned by the rrcs.gt
BILE logic Of conditions and has about much shadow
Of reality have the mental alterations of him who
has Toasted zoo heartily at evening dinner upon the
tooihsome bat delusye Welsh rarebh
Says the Gluhc- democrat "Noi only D. th, entire
$50 members ot thc house o. be elected bui 'hr new
state of Oklahoma Will add Eve this total. nrd pose
siby she projected stale ct Arizona will nccap. the
merger With Nev Mexico ana contribute $500 more
members iu the rol There is certainty. therefore.
that sgi members VIII Doe elected To- the popular branch
1 The congress which D. Co ho chosen Notcuhor hut
thp number may be Increased Co 393 ln che campaign
n the southwest the two new states viii have go be
looked offer Then too. legislatures which Viii choose
many senators to De- elected A third Of the upper
chamber s io bo chosen out OF the thirty members Of
ne senate whose terms expire March nnccn are
democrats although % the aggregate membership OF
The senate ,he democrats fsr u tine minority The
republicans len this division a chance to Increase
their majority IN the senate An Increase n The house
or the retention of every OF the present seats
b. tho republicans. Is Impossible. Some seats viii
necessarily Doe osi. bat there 60 strong probability
hat the republican marglu Ia the sx,eth congress viii
be large enough 10 give the party easy % an
legislation n that branch"
a bird On the hand 90 worth many hundred times a
bird which not only Us not u the bush bat has mo- prob
ability OF being there The people of New Mexico
and Arizona win therefore. evidently be- too wise 10
reflect statehood which o. offered aud can boz had 90
order 20 wait Tor something which Is almost certain
never 20 come, and which would De- lmpotent to give
hem senarate statehood 81 hy any chance @ shoud
happen 10 he