Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-06
DELEGATE ANDREWS
SPEECH TO CONVENTION


Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens. -
Great 10 the honor az representing
this territory OF New Mexico In the
halls Of congress and ] would DO less
than human were ] NOS deeply touch
ed by tho expression OF confidence on
the part OF to Representatives Of the
people implied by my denomination az
delegate % the sixtioth congress by
the republican party ~ this territory.
Willie u % intended no doubt as an
expression Of approval % whatever
may have accomplished for the peo-
pie yet, know the nomination comes
20 me not 20 much because OK any
special ftnesa for the 0alco. but be.
cause there ID much work stilI undone
and much still 10 be accomplished
even In the brief period that will
oiRpse before the new state Of Arizona
VIII blaEon SIS star upon the glorious
banner Of this great union. thank
ynu sincerely, because you believe
that | can do something toward com
psotng the unfinished work towards
preparing tho way for the time, which
! hope IN near at kana, when two rep
roaentgtiyog IN the house and two III
the senate win have not only voice
but also votes 10 sccure for the people
Of this magnificent commonwealth an
% the bIeasings Of full citizenship and
partnership IN this nation That this
day u close az hand / flrmly believe
and II the people at the polls on No.
veubef 8. ratlfy the choice OF thia
convention, and even should they not
! viii do aii IN my power and / will
pledge the support Of my friends In
congress toward the speedy Teallza-
tion Of the dream OF the past afiy
years, statehood for tho people OF
New Mexico and q full share IN the
administration OF the national govern.
meRi To which they are entitled By
nirth and by treaty lights.
There are many Issues before the
people OF New Mexico today and some
of them az great interest and impor.
tance Their discussion az this time
/ viii not attempt although plodglng
myself 90 work al an times FOR the ln.
forests oi tho people OF the territory,
individually or collectively. without
Pariisan motives or personal cunsid.
erations But I viii point Out briefly
some OK the vast benefits conferred
upon this commonwealth by the Ham.
iiiun enabling act. which Is 90 bring
statehood to New Mexico and Arl.
z0na
Some Statehood Benefits.
Twenty six thousand square mllos of
the puck OF Public lands ln New Mex
leo aud Arizona, an area three limos
that ~ the state Of New Jersey, a gltl
of twenty square miles Tor each and
every senool district liza the proposed
state 0f Arizona. Was ever a puhna
school system so magnihCcntiy On.
doNed Nor ls this an With this
munihcent donation 0f lands 20 Ave
million dollars in cash. almost four
thousand dollars for each school dis.
trict a permanent school fund, the
income from which will pay the In
torCst and eventually the principal 81
tho cost of erecting immediately over
1900 modern school houses, one FOR
each district, yea. the poorest and
the MOST isolated Nor ia this ail Five
per cent OF the proceeds from the sale
oi public lands IN the new state will
10 into the permanent public school
fund. and n must be remembered that
10 other elnic in the union ias TO
large an aroa OF public lands. no
matter what financial disasters may
uyeriake me neE commonwealth its
children viii always have open 10
lnem tins wide doors Of opportunity,
a. adequate education without cost b.
them. fhls endowment means not
only free modern schools, but eveniu-
ally free text books, manual training
and freedom from taxation Tor school
purposes.
WIEN this masnlaoept So 20 ne
iho educational, penal and charitable