Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-21
o a SQUARE DEAL

our nelghbor. the Roswell Record
presents IN a recent issue q lengthy
article on the pending statehood ques-
ton. from which We copy below quite
literally. giving an the essential por-
TONS, After declaring Itself 10 favor
of The measure. the Record says;
a year ago the president said, IN
acts II not IN words that New Mexi-
20 alone vas not M for statehood. ana
that n we lad q az ~ within o gen
Grafton We must marry Arizona 10 ret
a. seuntor Beycridge. the chairman
II the senae committee on territories.
said the same thing In even more con-
ndcni language.
The president Is reported to have
changed HE mind and to have prom-
ised Governor curry that he VIII do
afl IN hlt power to secure our admis-
sion 20 the union 90 the next session
~ congress. n the president was right
. year ago in bio belief Of the unfit
ness n our people 10 govern them
selves unaided by the people Of Arl-
IONA. he must be wrong now. or IN one
short year The people Of New Mexico
have been politically. socially and ed
u%eaiionafly born again and r%egencrat-
ed. and fitted 10 take a seat with the
forty-nve other sisters composing une
choir sf the union. II ne Is correct
nov. there must have been a political
and social change here within two
years 20 which the history Of the
world does not find y parallel But.
of course, the president must be- right.
D. u would be next thing 20 'lese
majestic" 10 hint otherwise. Untli
about two years ago he had never
paid much attention 30 the affairs Of
New Mexico bat during the last elgh-
teen months. particularly. he has
taken q very active hand. and this. no
doubt accounts FOR our political re-
generation 10 SO short "a time The
reason shat q has often taken u crn-
fury Tor other peoples 90 accomplish
what the people 81 New Mcxlco seem
to have accomplished In less than two
yeurs is bccause they had no Theo-
dore Roosevelt 90 lead them.
OF course we must NOV be- nt for
aelf-government or the presids
would not now favor Statehood FOR
New Mexico. Otherwise o. would be-
a danger which We ought not 10 as
sumo. and Il would De- q great wrong
90 the rest 81 the nation IL poe.
without saying that he Would not "a
,or statehood for amy reason of tran.
silent party politics. because he never
does anything OF that sort. uRemem
her this article b. entirely seriousJ /
Some narrow minded men are saving
thar The president nvors lmmcdlat,
statehood Tor ua 80 we VIII send to
Washington two republican senators
60 offset thc two democratic %senntors
tn he sent by oklahoma. That would
De unworthy OF the president. and
therefore can not be true. None bui
an undesirable citizen dare hint
such "a thing statehood. once grant
ed. can never Zoe taken avay-t WIN
he permanent as The everlasting hills
but abe political complexion of both
oklahoma and New Mexico may
change mani Times in one generation
BESIDES thls the president is too
rooi q politician io bet on Sew Mex
ieo being safely republican. even at
the beginning Of its existence a.
state he must know that Che repub-
ncan majority has been rapidly trss-
cling towards thc vanishing point. ana
o. almost sure 90 ibe next general
election te be changed fo democratic
a. 1909 the republican maI.r.ft
about $500 fnr Eutrf. who haf r-.- E
ucaiiy no opposition Iu 1000 Ar
orees who uas uaf fheH Enu n eH
about $500 malaril,. Iu 1906 ua.a
Andrew ua known. he rat
majority of Us tate if he. ar lrs
other candidat, dl.tai.i hf the Plum
ierbund shouid mn nla against an5
sooi democrat ar oven araiust any
sopd Independent candidate. hc would d
D. beaten hy 5000 or more The 2
anoes are that ths He,f legislature
'f Neu Mckee. De- BE- territorial 90
tate ufn AVE a large maieflty made
ip % democrats aud 10 laarpendeut ri
.epnbneans who have k.,ked lut 81 "a
Pc machine Traces Tho PRECEDENT q
nuu ceriaini, know these fatfs and !
b can Hni BE- thai he mtpu ihs ger b
uaueni condition 81 statehood for tie a