Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-29
GOVERNOR CURRY MAKES STRONG
PLEA FOR STATEHOOD EFFORT
Urges People OF the Whole Territory Unite in Concerted Ef-
fort to Secure AdmSsiOn-Exceent Program of Sports
PIeases Big Crowd With Brighter Prospects for Entertain
ment today.

oF anNWhero else o. participate in
Their local elections, , refused to do
50 Tor the reason that my frs vote
was east in this TERRITORY 81 Neu Mex
leo and IL Is my ambition 10 cast my
last vote ia the state Of New Mckee
During the time I was absent from
thlS territory Z never once f0rcot my
good friends OF childhood days many
Of % HON J see before me to-day.
Twenty seven wears ago ! PASSED
through YOUR city and many Of those
that see among ysu today are those
who extended to me aid and comfort
when I was poor boy struggling for
existence without wealth or without
education
Il have lived practically all az my
life ln the neigh boring county 81 7 lH-
coin. with The exception OF two Years
and when 7 went to that county there
! were very fen settlers except the old
f timers and the natives IL the terri
T tory of New Mexico
Those people took nae i'm AT once
+ aud treated me as though I was one
E ot them. They have continued to do
4 so, and nothing I can do ia the posi-
ton J nog hold or any other position
+ that may be placed in can repay
the good people of New Mexico Tor
Z the kindness theX have shown ia me
when Nour mayor and my friend
Ar. Martin twho interpreted Tor the
governor in spanish ~ which ne is
MASTERY asked mo to come here to-
daN and open your fair / felt that
! could not refuse. although ! have
an Important engagement at ST Louis.
with the president of the United
states ON business Of great interest
10 the people of this territory.
Il have ict that witt one day In or
der 20 come here, and ] win therefore
join the presidential party at 81
Louis instead ~ at Keokuk as was
at first arranged In order to be able 4
io spend This day with Nou. And 4
Fellow citizens, II gives me pleasure to I,
be able to do it
n know that you did not invite 4
me here because I am an orator. i
because an of YOU know ;hat George /
Curry is not a speaker and he knows 4
IT, Eut nevertheless, 1t is one or the 4
greatest pleasures that have had 4
since my return to my native homo
To meet the good citizens of Sncorrn
county and to renew old friendships
on familiar ground.
Nov. I'm regard 10 what my friend.
Mr. Bursum. said about our right to
participate Ca "a greater extent IN
The management of our own az
fairs During the short time that
have hecn governor of New Mexico /
thai The only thing for ms an ia do
regardless of politics is to unite and
20 demand from the congress OF the
United States, the right 10 hc admit
ted as n state
Some of M. friends have said tn
me that IL might not be policy 10 ask
this Of congress at The present time,
hut I say 10 you an That II is mat
ter Of right According 20 the treaty
between the United states and Mex
icu. the government Of the United
States promised the people Of this
territory that Il would give them the
fun rights Of citizenship. a promise ,
which ! am sorry TO say, that this
government has not kept
1T is up to us to remind the RuN-
crnment OF that sacred promise. and
we must arouse sentiment IN the
United states. not by begging for
statehood. but by demanding II as
"a matter 81 right we have the
wealth. and We have the Intelligence.
"Our honured president whom !
have had the honor to serve under
brave man-and man who never
speaks except earnestly said ln his (
spcech at I4ts Vegas nine years ago |
az the first annual reunion ~ the
Rough Riders. that he would favor
the admission of New Mexico as
state. that New Mexico had furnish
I'd more soldiers in proportion to her
population during the civil war 90
maintain and perpciuate This union,
and during the recent Nar with spain.
that she furnished more troops Than 1
shy other state or territory.
tNnt one ~ the SONS ~ NcW Mex 4 u
leo in either one uf these wars failed r
in perform bis duty. Then wny have q
t.e not the right of admission to the 3
1ninne y
some people all raise The arRu- d
menf that the majority ~ The people d
% Sew Mexico are not Americans NO 81
man, who Arows anything about the q
people ~ NeH McKirp and is an hon ID
srf man. would make fhHt statement
The descend nts uf spain if thf tore
-ffgrF ~ NeH Mexiea sre fhe very
best Americans fhat vie have in fire h
er-ifpry q
.-rhev showed 81 30 thr battlefield r
rher have shaHn BE- eteftH here. and d
g Be- un fa ur newcomer q ho stand ff
here shoulder 20 Tnauiaer Hfth sou ri
people, ~ demand from fhf American r.
sn rle Hhaf ir our right liz
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