Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

% that end This ihey seemed Inclined
90 doubt / gave them a list Of names
and told them they could verify Il
FOR Themselves. They cd make this
yorliication and TIE house OF repre-.
scniatives passed the btu for state
hood without a division. In company
your present delegate. Hon. w n.
Andrews. ! went 10 Senator Quay OF
pennsYltania and finally cllcltcd bis
support 81 the single statehood prop
usltlon. There we're few better lght-
en or diplomats than Senator Quay.
The opposition, however. Of Senator
Beyofidgc and others Of the senate
was such that they wore able 20 pre-
vent its passage through that body
Before the opening Of the next con.
gress I had q long Interview with
senator Quay. Hc had cHnvasged the
situation with biz colleagues and told
me that q was an absolute imposai.
billy Va hts judgment 90 ever pans q
hll admitting separately Arizona and
Now Mexico and that conviction con.
firmod By Senator Quay ~ today the
sincere conviction OF every friend 81
those two territories, who has can.
raased the situation and Is famlllag
Herewith Mr. Rodoy was an ardent
ana sincere advocate Of single state
hood, but ho came no recognize iia
imposslhillty. senator Andrews can.
vasaed the house and senate as az
earnest advocate of single siatohOod
and recognizes iho same truth. ~
was only by the most earnest strug-
gio that the friends ~ the territories
we're able at tho republican caucus
20 secure a majority in favor OF Joint
statehood and from the opening of
the session tlll SIS close. the fght Ia
behalf Of the admission OF the two
territories a. "a single state was a
fierce one. The large majority Of the
opposition are opposed So the edmls'
sion under any cunaldcrntl0n-iOiu or
Otherwise. Mr. Andrews. your dele
gate, one of the ahlCsi, earnest and
most energetic men I know. worked
night and day. AZ the desire and re-
quest 81 Speaker Cannon. / gave
Whatever time, ability and influence
possessed IN the same direction.
Speaker Cannon used every honest.
oarncHt and proper EFFORT for the
Same end and the only crlticlsms over
made against him as speaker within
the ranks of his own party. the only
attack ever made on him By fnose 80
called republicans since he mounted
the speakers rostrum were attacks
mace upon him because ne sought 90
permit Arizona aud New Mexico 90
avail themselves uf the opportunity
/ 10 enjoy representative government
And with such forces operating. we
recognized that there would have been
failure except for the earnest aud pa
iriotlc eloris OF our chief executive.
Theodore Roosevelt Therefore ~
seems TO me that uli who are familiar
with the situation mnsi recognize two
facts,
"First. that the democratic party
when in power have been by their
record more bitterly opposed 20 I'D.
mission Of these two territories upon
any terms than has been the republic
can.
"Scoond. that the only terms upon
which admission will hc secured Is
upon tho Joining ~ the two terri
Z tories Into one state The republican
I party has done all Ia their psWer m
/ this direction and many OF those who
l have Stood win ~ in the past are
sick ana tired az the entire PROPOSE
ton and Z seems 60 me that your do-
/ termination as expressed BY the vote
OF your electors on the sixth day Of
I November next, win determine this
Tor many years 10 come
President Roosevelt Determined
I'm a conversation with President
/ Roosevelt week aeu today, in dis.
cuasing this matter, / stated The
| above az my conviction and be a.
once said az n fails now. lt fails abb
gOlntoly for the next twenty Eve
years 90 come. That either they
would come in now or would not come
/ in Within the next twenty-five years
I ThodA OF us who know President
/ Roosevelt, who loves the west az few
I men living east 90. who has rCCog-
nized the west aa few of hia prodC.
ccEaora have ever done. must know
that they have no warmer, trner az
more sincere friend than President
I Roosevelt Aud with the magnificent
opportunity Afforded. with no criticism
of the enabling act save alone the
iolniuro Of the two territories why
should not Arizona and New McNicQ
avail themselves of this opportunity.
A Vigorous Denial.
MT Hihloy. II has been charged that
the gifts % land and money were in
the nature Of a hribe GO nui people
+ What have you 10 say about thlsg"
simply that this Is not alone false
. but rldiculously false What object
} could either the hOuao, the senate 81
ihe president have Ia seeking 10 brlh'
J the territories. This statement ~ un
. worthy of any gentleman who WGul'
make "a. The friends Of the tori
; tories agreeing with tho Fenroacuta
lions made by DelQgelo Andrews ani
ln conformity with their own View
/ ni Justice asa sock through this en-
ahilnE act % hcatOw not a bribe. 3D.
I a most magnificent endOwmonl-al
+ endowment guaranteeing 90 ever.
Z child nf the humbleat paronlage IN ~
: 0f thlg magnificent domain Of the tw
p territories, the opportunity for "a edt
o cation. We dld vote Ave millions {
y m0ncy We did vote. aa ! recall 4
D nearly twenty mllllons OF acres q
b. land. giving four sections In enc
4 township FOR school purpOaca "
j. gapo land for normal schools, hoapi
b. els. f0F agricultural colleges, etc. w
81 ara provide that the new state fnoul
d receive five per cent from tho sal,
b. OF all public lands within hcr border
D. because ui the generous feeling cntcl
'a tainod by those who were Friends
"a this measure Why shOnlH 3 Dr. cR