Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-12
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known To themselves backing the ~
tempt Of Beverage aud Cannon u
force a joint statehood form OF gov
eminent upon the territory. would
not deliberately missiate the facts oI
the case. their course would be les,
| reprehensihle.
The Albuquerque Journal has moi
shown an intelligence broader than
the edge OF a meat axe In discussing
this question. IT, apparently has moi
penetrated into It's dull brain thai
what the people OF Arisona are oh
jecting 10 40 strenuously IL not the
so-called attempt 10 allow the people
TO express themselves at the polls,
but they are objectlng to being rob
bed OF that privilege.
Not Beveridge. not Cannon. not
Hamilton. not one Of the clique who
acquiesce In the tactics adopted by
TIE leaders has V . given. attempted
to give or q give 4 single Legitimate
reasoA, Or justtnesuon Tor
not allowing the people OF Arizona a
chance to vote on tht qiesti0n~U n
union With. New Mexico.f When 'yop
Ask them for reKsout they G. q
Into abusssof the Arisona ming WI
srs .accule them OF eeing corrupi.
accuse the railroads owning the
territory. and try by ne noise they
make and the dust they raiss to lob
scurs- the real tysue-which h that
Il ID proposed to do despotic violence
TO . sacred princtpal Of liberty and
free government that every school boy
IL taught to respect. These leaders
know. the eastern spscas knows. and II
reluctantly saying 10. the people Of
the United States know that 10 force
ARIZONA into a union with New Mex
leo. II = majority Of her people vote
Qgaiast1 II. orAto force New Mexico
into q union with Arizona II q ma
jority Of our people vote against It
would be such an arbitrary violation
OF the rights Of the governed as oul
forefathers would not have tolerated
for q moment.
Yet It ID proposed to Join the ter
ritoriea Il q majority OF votes 10.
the adoption Of a constitution be sc
cured, no matter II every vote In tn
Iterritory OF Arizona should be cas-
lasainst the ~jointure. II Is no won
THAT the allow. moving conscience o
new England Is awakening and tina
her newspapers are beginning to pro
ties. against the outrage. that the sen
timeit against the measure In II
present form IL rapidly growing y
congress. , y, n.
object 10 4ha..prssent bill. ask onl!
that each territory be given q chance
70 ivoaes SetAsAeey on the adoptio!
OF a constitution. This will salts
EfyethsaAriana people WHO are. not
EMtAsNndlpG ytAe MISREPRESENTATION
81 the Joint statehood 0ooners. mere
ny asking 'fdf.a c0ance TO vote o.
me sduestton ~ their admission ~ !
F-toiNA~ Stat1. s..~-~4@--
And TO add to the outrage whisl
EtsSr Amerit4n autoceats are seekiai
|tH ~perpetrats. upon 4 people who sn
supposed to be free. this joint state
hood measure VITO Ne forced through
against the wlifsof a majority OF tn
house of rthttentatives. The pres
ident Of the United States IS usini
his biz stick, which has turned ou'
10 mean federal patronage. TO en-
force il, represslvc Legislative meas
urea are being proposed for the puf
pose OF soaring the people into SUI
lection. and, with m admitted major
ity or thirty-three IN the lower nouse
who insist that the bill shall At leas'
be amended SO as to stve each terri
tory ! right to. ,vots separately on ~
me axure. the party chip IL beirl
cracked. the cry that p~qrtisansnlp !
higher ;taan pAtsiotisn IS pelns pn'
forth IN the endeavors ~ force -
repsslraas who insist Merely on gls'
Ing tAe territories : sa1nss deal aaf ~
int0 -. Jss -e s
A minority d .ccusress 10 seex'ns
to fOres usssu the people : measnrs
sthat. st. untust, uArdeiaoerAuc. I'M
Americas violaticB q the prsnci
ples avon which this government u
founded TAst they msy succeed, and
1t seems reasonable ltkely that ihsS
Will. a. a. severe a reflection upol
our people snd our Sovs mnient a
has ever lhees made.
The principles inyolle Ia the pres
ent,strugy'esarSn NJ ,nf3Aitely more In.
portance than the QUESTION OF state
hood itself. Ill
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