Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-01
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. PAUL
BANQUETS GOVERNOR HAGERMAN
-Four Hundred Guests Dine and Listen
to important UtteranCeS on
Good Government.
JUDGE IRA A. ABBOTT. ~ E. HICKEY AND
REV J. c. ROLLINS D. D. ALSO HEARD FROM

most ln tho minds ri the people He
eHproaHcd The belief shat the result
LOT the recent nlOciiunH. nor only In tne
territory hut throughout mo entire
nuunuiry. were prima farla evidence
Df the desire aud the dOirrninssiou
on The part nf Tho people % sea to it
mat the ~ much needed govern
memal INFORMS nov being nritattsl
arc carried tn completion. and thar
the old ndnrO Tho voice nf ihn unn
pie Is the voice of Cot" has lost none
of ts aighnCancc
After calling attention to the anaFs
ana pitfalls aud the volume ~ unin
vorahlo criticism which follows ln
the wake of all true onorts 60 unliu
the people along leglsiatige ana GOV
ornmouial lines. the governor to1k
up the matter 90 statehood.
Statehood Discussed
"Thc question of good government
foF New Mexico and that ~ state.
hood are. ! belioyo. more closely al
llod than people genorniiy aunt" be-
said. ana In calling sttontl0n to tho
tact that the adverse voto az Arizona
had ieff ua fnco to fnce with the same
old statehood problem which We have
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he expressed the conviction that the
dilhoultlea of admiusion 10 the Union
were on the Increase ne called at.
tention 10 some Of the obstacles that
stood between ua and fhls much de-
sired goal. and ln this connection
made the following significant state
ment
Statehood. which Is only another
n more 90 be- desired than anyihlnr
We can think cf. except one, and thar
one thing Oh to ho ft f0r BtatchnOd
and Belfguvcrnment We
must remember that We shall never
ho admitted on ihc basis oi what We
think az uurfelvcf 0f Soc of ourselves.
but un the basis uf our real
merits ah seen Boy chose VITO have toe
power % open iho gate or Keen g.
shut Tho fhnF which We must dn
tu mlu admission 90 ,.c Union are
tho very ihlurH which wr ought tu du
fnr our own welfare N wn know vs.
shoHld never bp admitted"
Advocated Reforms
in che course OF hls address tho
governor advocated the prohibition of
public gambling. tho cuuailment us
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election lave. and jhe revision 0f our
goncal laws. which be- claimed would
reduce the volume ~ litigation hy
half io nlao advocated a wiser ule
of our public lands aud the ah1ntiOn
Of 8upor1uoua offices through which
means hp argued that iho net Public
revenues would Boz Increased and tnx
alton reduced in bis reference te
faNIaIsHa.A ..H
he stated That nVc tlmpa iho money
We n0w have available f1r educa
tioual purposes could be- used tn ad
vantage. and hp added that congress
would be- asked fn heln uH in this line.
their willingness beinr manifested o.
the lihcrui provision Tor educational
matters contained Ia the Hamilton
enabling Ael The address concluded
with a reference tO the mighty force
uf aroused and enlightened public
opinion nov at work Cor tho upi'it
AMI lgiicrmCnt uf society generally
and the cnroulngement 'o bc found
therein
Others speak
After tho governors speech which
aas frequently interrupted With a.
piaufg Clty Attuuey 81 o. Hickey
WAS called upon hy u chairmun and
responded in . humorous vein He
was followed Wlth q selection hY Ihr
quartet ANA few well umeU -r
mnr6a by Rev ] q Rollins. vino Gone
graduated lhe brotherhood On thr
aucccas OF the banquet aul thanked
the governor aHd other sHtakrfs iar
fhelr attendance Alter fhn HIugIDs
hy the entire gathering of 'HleH ~
the Tir ThRi ulnds ihn mosts nifi
by tho governor each Shaking hand.
with him us thcy ieU thH 0uidIue
The nitro affair including he BAN
quot. WHH voted "a huge success aud
ita Influence in ihe Cacse uf leH.sla
tive reform aud general good govern
meni cannot mN to Do. appreciated in
tho future