Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-01

ne question up. 100 you suppose,
hen. shat congress would let such q
Imaii community ~ that however
lis class, Int che Union as al
state, considering recent public sem
.lmcni within iho lllc time of amy
child now living In Arlaonhg n Isl
nonsense 90 even think that congress
Niil DO 90. u VIII not have talked
10 more representative men ON that
.Hhitci Tran fHt cihrs person. and I
tnew wnat sm in'hne about let
me irii che good people ot Arizona
another faCii Tho enI mrnf 81 the
fpfln in H.ts 81 ta'i changing
They realize that the public lands be-.
long ia the nation. thar che cash IN
the treasury belongs 90 the nation;
that TIE people in iho states. Who own
This lend and who own thla money
ought 30 keep ii FOR themselves and
7 SIN therefore sure that never again
in the history of this nation WIN a
new state. coming into the Union, ue
given any public land or amy cash
out of the treasury The people.
through congress VIII say. no YOU
are ne % govern yourselves you ought
to be- able 10 pay your own bills. We
wll keep the public land Tor public
use. and wi'l keep She public cash
iUf public benefit" 10 n new hiil is
presented at the next congress or any
subsequent congress for the ndmla.
Sion Of either of .hOso territories. sop.
aratoly or even i0lntly. no cash and
no land would he given 90 them. ] am
morally certain OF this 70 a. now on
never With us. to accept The hill that
we were lucky enough % get passed
this last congress. only 20 prevent DO.
foating Oklahoma n % were not for
The battle ] made three congresses
pgo. when I secured these donations
We could MOI have obtained donations
this last congress.
Consider an these things before
Nd o. too late. n you vote against
ioinluro on November the 9Th this
great patrimony Of your children VIII
be lost forever You viii have for
ever cast away the g25O,00O a year M
tcroai on the five million dollasa that
would have come iO your children
Friends, Do not think that have
told yon these facts about Arizona "a
dispargc your splendid territory OF
your good people IN the least, on th,
contrary have praised your toui
tory ard your people ~ and out o
congress, and ! beloved what J said
DO @ simply 20 prevent you from
dccelvlng y0srct'vea. u Is often quite
as necessary for a people 20 look n
the glass at themselves, collectively
as II rs for an Individual 10 do 50
A thousand times have congrosamci
sind senator's told me that they al
not care a rap Tor New Mexico ol
Arizona, and that they did not pro
pose 20 nave the senatorial votes o.
she millions OF people from their owl
states offset and nulilcd by the sen
aturial votes Of any more rotten Dor
onghs of small populations ia M,
west. 'Why. we nave more people
THREE times over, IN a single ware
og my city. said some OF them TO me
than you have In your entire terri
tory Mr.. Rodoy." And It was true
! think know every argument TIA
can be made to that sort of state
mont and ] have made {. THOUSAND
times IN our defense, but what Is III
use? The Representatives 0f the PEG
pie ln the states nave the power WI
in the territories nave none. II W
/ had no other reason FOR wanting q
come into the Union now than ~ thi
L present time, we can get this aplor
dld donation az money and lant
easily worth q million aud a hal
dollars a year TO us. and that at NJ
| future time we can get, Il would b
sufficient 90 warrant every fisher OF
family 20 vote and work for iuiutur,
You have been told. many times
through the newspapers that are iigh
Ing iointurc that New Mexico want
( 20 saddle ls debt upon you. ho'
silly that statcmnet SIS, New MoXic
has twice the population that Arlxon
has. counting every dollar OF ever
kind and character that Il owes, thl
IL territorial, county and municip.
debts. d sim owes nearly half a mi
non less than Arizona owes. TAX
the reports 81 the governors OF eac
OF the territories that was made la
fall 20 the secretary ~ the interit
and you viii find this 20 be- true. AT
IONA owes, all told. a little more tina
three millions OF dollars. and Ne
Mexico owes, less cash in hand, n Il
tle less than two millions. The con
hinod debts of the two terFit0rie
when organized as a state, will M
exceed four millions OF dollars. thi
o., as n state. and while this will nj
include any OF New Moxlco's count
debts. because the territory has Id
assumed them, and the state will M
have them 20 pay. u viii include Al
zona's county debts. because Arix0l
haH assumed them. New Mexico
a territory, does not owe over TIRE
quarters ~ a million Of dollars an
she has pubic institutions enough
moro than equal that now ln aciu
value. Arizona owes nearly a milk
and a quarter
1 New Mexico has about seven mi
lon Of sheep, million and a half OF ga
/, tie, a million AngOra goats. half
lmlllion horses and quantities OF 9th
live stock, which ia more than twl'
, as much as Arizona owns. New Me
! leo has a coal area as big as ihe q
, tire state of New York, while Al
; gOna has not Onouuarter OF IA
! amouut New hoxic0 has immon
! iron beds. whsle Arizona has but ic
+, Both territories have immense limb
}. incta, and immense saw mills Ne
b Mexico produces every mineral On
D Arizona does, but Arizona az prese
III vastly ouiranke her IA copper al
5 gold New Mexico has more thi
b twice the quantity OF agricultural lal
J. that Arizona aas, and has many tim
! as much land as Arizona has that q
b be cultivated without irrigation. Ci
; for city, town Tor Town, and villa
for village. without counting any