Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-01

lacks the essentials of a patroit. ne
scarcely loves his children If he
would turn down a patrimony of such
magnificence for any trivial reasons or
prejudices, or because of adherance
to a chimerical hope that some day
the east may relent or there may be a
congress even more generous than
that which gave the two territories
the Hamilton enabling act.
How trivial appear all the arguments
thus far advanced against joint state
hood for the two territories when bal
anced against the glory of American
citizenship, or even the magnificent
heritage OF lands and money. the
promise of immediate greatness and
rapid growth and progress which
statehood will bring to the new state
of Arizona, less in extent only than its
eastern neighbor, the state of Texas,
greater than its western II eighbor, the
state of California and exceeding in
promise of glorious iuture every
other commonwealth of the union.
RooseveIt's Promise.
1t was something like seven years
ago, that the greatest American of
very hall, promised the people of New
Mexico that whenever called upon he
would help them to secure statehood
and although his promise has been
quoted against him again and again,
yet, let me tell you that no one, even
in this territory, has the cause of
statehood more at heart than he or
has worked more energetically to Sc
cure it for our people. Only those
who have had a glimpse OF the under
currents of political ambitions at
Washington can realize the extent of
his efforts. Had it not been for Tneo-
dore Roosevelt, no enabling act would
have been passed by congress at this
time, there would have been no splen-
did gifts of land and money to the
new state. The power of corpora
tions and the entire east stood out
against the creation of any more
western states and it was the political
acumen, the impetuous demand of
Theodore Roosevelt that brooked 70
denial, that gave New Mexico and Ari-
zona an enabling act even after our
friends had become hopeless of vic
tory. Let me assure you, that it is
no idle threat and no wild guess that
causes me to predict that IL will be
many, many years, If ever, that the
territories will be offered admission
into the union upon so generous
terms. The man who sits in the chair
Of Washington and Lincoln today has
given this great nation a new epoch
an era OF the square deal, he has
breathed a new spirit into the public
| service, he has accomplished the
| mightiest deeds that thus far stand tC
1 the credit of any ruler of the present
day. Like the father of this nation
he deserves to live Iirst in the hearts
/ of his countrymen. When the history
of his administration is written by
/ impartial historians and reviewed
/ by the sternest critics, it will appear
even more clearly than today thai
| Theodore Roosevelt is not only one o.
| the greatest of illustrious Americans
| but that he is also one of the really
great men Of the country and 50 ack
nowledged by all nations.
For Citizenship.
II is an enviable privilege 10 be z
citizen of this great country, especial
ly in these days of prosperity, achieve
ment and opportunity. No nation be
fore this time has been ever so for
tunate and so flourishing, and that a
least the major part of this prosperity
mas come through the wisdom of prin
ciples advocated by the republican
party and carried into effect by II
cannot be successfully denied, and al
though il may also be said that al
overruling providence has bestowed
all blessings, yet, il must be acknow
lodged that this providence has bee,
with the republican party. The pro
festive tariff, a tariff wall, our oppon
ents call IT, has created and fosteret
industry after industry Even here il
New Mexico we feel its beneficien
effect and the humblest sheepherde
is benefited By il. As long as the re
publican party is I'm power and IN
policy of the protective party Il
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