Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-18
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fnsi p-raxs~isicn. but they are ready a
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wnhosa Organization and effoF
there In danger os present defeat
's There In opsositton that h not open
= Which win manifest itself n the poais
Insesion b not The Part Al Wisdom
al Organization. agitation. supreme a
4. fort early and late for admission int
re the union nov. in demanded by ever.
consideration Of public ia.eresa.
IN nos What Se mos, wish. Or
chat Ne are able tn Get.
al For half q century se have knocs
A ID nj the door of congress and No
our opportunity has come.
,o n We reject n. another half eel
tary may pass and find the youn
man as today grown old. weary !
"a WORKING and waiting for statehood. '
an II will require years 10 change IN
personnel u the senate. To arg'
that We will soon have a Democrat
=. president and administration. an
with II statehood for New Mexico.
aeinsive.
81 Admission oi New Mexico ana. Al
xona separately n opposed By n
eastern influence that viii not chan.
with a change Of administrator.
The endowment for the new sta
provided In the statehood bill IN hs
ter than We viii ever again have off
"A I'd.
This provision places q comma
schools on The highest plane. Mon
and lands galore go 10 the state
Arizona. The right Of self+gover
" ment will come with admission al
the new state will be vast In its ter
tory. immense In resources. patriot
In citizenship. Young and aggressi
men In all departments Of busine
"f will come with energy and capt.
and infuse new life into bushes
breadth and iiberality into the bo
~ polite, and the state Of Arizona "
'h" become a power In the land.
We The people will feel that indepei
'es ence and measures Of self resps
sc" which comes Of conscious power. q
MS win become mcre and better educai
In public affairs by a more gene
discussion Of questions Of public
teress. We shall have brains. .
"a riotism aud capacity OF the floor
the house and senate, TO stand
hth the rights and interests Of the o
IN state.
A. In view of all this and much m,
the which a be truthfully said. what
We going to do?
Let the people at c organize
"a n~on.partisan statehood movem'
-. and get 10 work. No battle Is o
until II Ia fought out. The terrific
..a now Arizona. may arouse itself.
ready active work Is being done the
Agitation here will help all along
line.
Agitation In contagious. BY org
zation and effort statehood men
become acquainted and work togetl
II is time public meetings were cal
Organization effected, and the 4
who are willing TO work toget
should know each other and Join 1
common determined effort In b
territories. The question Is ahsolul
non-political and should be brou
out along non-partisan lines.
|, A large majority for statehood
New Mexico will help MS, even tho
Arizona rejects II.
Who win take the initiative
set the bail rolling?
E. V. LON,