Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-01

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she aagsff lass ~ to nSakan aasa win
rsxasaa Aim ahe rwaaesAasR af the Exas~
az eaaEie. shssn msMA, E&ats. hsds@ and
other prozaaess ii cur ssETisaEg.
IN b. waah pride thai - cRsnsE.St
The Eepuhalcan and d~sHn0eEatae aaansn.
in this territory InasT
4ssanGsTsafe rule. fEsan iSss to LIS. IN
elusive. ah@ ashs III the territory in
creased ossr siaaaass rsF anmana~ Ter
sitnFiaa t0ats xeFe Issued regularly
during that period 60 cover . total d.
fiea@nes " sG1s!aea. This large sam
sent to The Easment a. fssS. salaries
and democratic 0Aligstions. due ~
gross exaravasance and miSmanagsN
meat. The warrants a the territory
we're hagked about the streets far Va
Einsss prices. and In some Instances
she district court clerks became War
rant brokers under the noses n the
eoarts. Go fleece the public and rob
the territory. while the territorial AMI
educational institutions were almost
wha.lly neglected. All values
continuously deprecated: cattle
brought NJ lou ~ five dollars ahead,
sheep AZ low An fifiy cents a head,
and WOOL as low as five cents a
pound. u was a period nf lasless'
ness. of official oppression and cor
s~uttian. n narrowing money % pay
the running expenses of the general
government. NJ Low tariff and of hard
times.
Then followed eight years Of Fepab
iiean administration under Gov. Mfgaej
IA. Ot.Esa. The debt his administration
inherited was si.si3.soo. Instead oI
an annual deficit the debt of the ter
ritory was regularly paid at an aver
are Ut about sGo.ooo a year. thus 70
dueing the whole debt of the tetritnr,
10 about s550.0o0. Territorial war
rants sold for their face value: nj
classes Of property Increased In Va
lues: many new banks were establish
ed: commodities brought bette
prices. and business confidence wa
eompleteiy restored. while the aver
age taxes for strictly territorial puf
poses. mot including educational ins;i
fvAsanz xwnFs. w.astaah frs.aa asN ANA ,
half mills. under said democratic nd
m~inistration. To 6 mills under the 70
publican administration.
Va endorse the action NJ congress
In passing the enabling act for th'
admission Of New Mexico and Arize
ma as u state. recognizing the Ear
that otherwise We have no assuranc,
~ Statehood for years tn come, w,
hereby declare that the republican
party of New Mexico In In favor u
the acceptance of statehood tinde
this act 10 the end that We tectiv
the benefits given 10 ms under q san,
that We be thereby vested with eaui
rights Of citizenship With all othe
citizens Of the union
Resolved. Further. that In ease Oh
Hamilton statehtNd act fails 10 b.
come operative through the advcrs
vote Of the people OF either Arigun
or New Mexico. We recommend an
urge that the sixty six delegates VIII
will be elected I'm New Mexico Ia III
constitutional convention. should IA:
scnble In the capitol Of this terrific
ry as early as the first Monday |
january. 1907. and formulate a const
tuition for the Estate Of New Mexico
And we further recommend and urg
that the territorial legislature wllic
meets In 1907 enact a law Snbmittin
said constitution To the vote OF III
people of this territory for their al
prevail or disapproval. and IL approx
Jed by them. providing for its rrcsei
tation to congress, together with
request for the admission of Ne
Mexico iuto the. union as a stsi
thereunder.
We urge upon the next legisIatM
lnf this territory the prorriety and n
ccssity of enacting a law reSula''p
primary elections.
We also urge uIH1n the legiSlatul
THE enactment of laws reducing f"t
and salaries of public officers and Il
substitution OF salaries for fees WI
ever practicable. -
We urge upon the next general SO
lsembiy of this territory the ensc
ment of a law for the appointment
Ia commission 10 make a thorough r