Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-06

4NNHNHNNfAM FNAffifANa
II was something like seven years
ago. that the greatest American Of
today. Theodore Roosevelt, In this
very hall. promised tho people OF New
Mexico that whenever called upon ne
would help them TO secure statehood
and although hls promise has been
quoted against him again and again.
yet, lft nae tell you that no one, even
In this territory, has the cause of
statehood more at heart than he or
has worked more theoretically TO So.
cure q for our people. Only those
who have had a glimpse OF the under.
currents Of political ambitions az
Washington can realize the extent OF
HIS Efforts. Had u not been for Tneo.
done Roosevelt, no enabling act would
have been passed by congress az this
time, there would have been no splen.
DID gifts OF land and money 20 the
new state. The power OF corpora.
tons and the entire east stood ont
against the creation OF any more
western states and it was the political
acumen, the impotuoua demand Of
Theodore Roosevelt that brOOked no
denial, that gave New Mexico and Arl.
IONA an enabling act even after Our
friends had become hopeless OF vie.
tory. Let me assure you, that q ia
NO IDLE threat and no wild guess that
causes me 10 predict that u viii be
mnny, many years, N ever, that the
territories viii De offered admission
into the union upon 20 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
hrtaihed a new spirit into the public
service. he has accomplished the
mightiest deeds than thus far stand 20
the credit Of any ruler Of the present
day. Like the father OF this nation.
he deserves 10 live first IN the hearts
OF his counirymon. when the history
Of bis administration Is written by
impartial historians and reviewed
by the aternest critics, Il will appear
even more clearly than today that
Theodore Roosevelt Is not only one Of
the greatest OF illustrloUs Americans.
but that he u also ono OF the really
great men Of the country and 10 aok.
nowledged by all nations
For citizenship.
u is an enYiable pfiVlleee 10 DO h
citizen OF this great country, especial
~ tn these days Of prosperity. achieve
ment and opportunity. No nation be.
fore Tits limo has been ever 90 Tor.
tunate and so bouIshug, and that a.
least the major part of this prosperity
mas come through the wisdom OF prIn-
cipies advocated by the republican
party and carried into effect hy H.
cannot ho successfully denied. ana al
though u may also be said that an
uvoruling providence has bestowed
All blessings. yet Il must be achnOw
lodged that this providence has been
with the republican party. The pro.
festive tariff. a tahn wall, our oppon-
enia call 81. has created and f0siered
industry after Industry Even here iu
New Mexico We feel its hcueficiont
eject and the humhlosl Hheephordor
Is benefited by g. As long as the re-
publican party "a In power and the
pollcy of the protective party 10
maintained, there need be no fear
that wool prices will decline. n0 mat
ter what middlomon and brokers may
say % you % the contrary. The con
sumption Ca wool by this nation Is In
creasing enormously and 50 Ga the use
of mutton Production can not keen
pace with this demand u Is for this
reason also that desire 30 SEQ the
small EnCep ana cattle grower en-.
cOuragcd by benoficient legislation.
The free range should be his and any
scheme of leasing this range lN a sin.
lister ehOrt 90 put him Out OF bust.
ness and must be discontinued Yes.
follow citizens, there Is not one Of
you who would exchange the great
privilege of being an American eli.
zen for than of citizenship of any 9th.
or nation and ! believe this pride In
the country uf yonr nativity or Of
your RduItlOn Eiil lead sou 20 vote
for statehood this November. no mat.
ter whnt minor objections may arise
or what prelulhices the enemies Of
New Mexico may seek 90 awaken.
For enc Small Farmer
Before concluding. itt mo roitcrato
that ! am unnliernbly opposed 90 tho
leasing OF the fTltterlng away OF the
public domain or lis absorption By sell
nsh corporations and that the Feola-
nation policy finds 20 more enthus-
lastic advocate than myself want
every quarter section Of tillable soil
atlll a part OF the hfty million acres
subject 20 entry. eventually 20 be the
home Of a happy and prosperous fam.
lly. The man who tllla the soil Is
the back bone OF our nation and viii