The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-27

if local political issues, great or small,
are allowed to influence their settle
ment in the slightest degree. They are
purely business and legal questions,
in which political matters have no
place whatever. 1 can truthfully say
and am ready to maintain that during
my administration l used every posi-
a conclusion satisfactory to the Fed
eral government and to the Territory,
with as little upsettilg of the general
business interests of the Territory as
possible. / still believe they would
have been settled satisfactorily to the
Washington authorities and in accord
ance with law, without any serious
injury to the general interests of the
people of New Mexico, if certain poll
ticians here who were so excessively
anxious to get me out of office, had
not introduced into the discussion ele-
ments which were quite irrelevant to
it's proper consideration. However,
they did do SO, and succeeded in ac-
complishi1g their object as far as /
was concerned, and. of course. should
not now object to the logical and in
evitable consequences of their acts
as far as they are concerned.
with this movement Governor Cur
ry had not the slightest possible con-
nection, and I am very sure that, if
he had been here, ne would have ta-
rVS1.
being as it is, there is 40 possible
doubt in my mind as to what the at
titude of all the decent and right
minded citizens of the Territory
should be. Governor Curry and the
special agents of the Federal govern
ment 1ow in the Territory should have
the hearty and undivided support of
all the people of New Mexico, just as
long as they persist in their sincere
attempts to unravel and bring to a
conclusion the many vexilg and in
volved questions before them. Under
the conditions which have existed
here for some years, the difficulties
which confront any honest man who
undertakes to fill the Office of COVER
nor of New Mexico are so great that,
without the hearty, continuous and
well known support of the Federal
authorities, as well as of the people
of the Territory, it is almost impossi-
BILE to avoid mourning hatreds and an
imosities which are likely sooner or
later to result in his personal undo
ing. But there are questions of far
greater moment to the Territory than
the personal fortunes of any man or
set of men.
I'VE live here in New Mexico, our
material interests are mere, we love
the Territory and are proud of its
resources, and intend to stay with it.
What we should fight for and persist
in fighting for until it is no longer
necessary to fight, is the creation of
a public sentiment which will not toll
crate actions that bring the Territory
into disgrace and disrepute and inter-
fere with its prosperity and advance
mentor stand for men who so to
Washington to misrepresent the mo-
tives or stay at nome to lie about the
acts of every one who interferes with
their personal political ambitions.
Captain Curry has the support of
the people and of the Federal govern
ment, and, through him, acting in CO.
operation with the special officials
aow in Santa Fe it is greatly to be
hoped that the eternal unrest which
is SO upsetting to the best interests
of the people will soon he at an end.
No one hopes so more fervently
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