Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-21

Mexico be united to form a single
state?"
Notwithstanding that hope has
been again deferred it is our duty as
legislators to lend our aid in the up
building Of the industries of our tel
ritories and by a continuation of the
splendid industrial achievements of
the past our claim upon Congress for
statehood will be SO strong that ON
rights in that behalf will in the very
near future be granted. The eyes OF
the people of New Mexico and the
country at large are upon the legisla
ture as they have never been upon
one before. Our capacity for self gov
ernment is on trial as ii never has
been before. Our fitness for state.
hood will be judged by results of our
legislative actions. We must show
the Congress of the United States that
we are not only able to take care OF
ourselves, but that we can maintain
4 government which will be a credit
to the country at large.
In this behalf i desire to call at
tention to the fact that there is now
pending before Congress Legislation
which has for it's purpose the prohl
bition OF gambling in the territories,
II gambling is an evil which should be
eradicated and | believe it is, then
We should ourselves eradicate it. 1t
is a sad commentary upon the morals
OF our people, that Congress is re-
quired to interfere in our purely To-
cal affairs and regulate evils against
which We ourselves should legislate. ]
think we should at very early date
enact laws which abolish the system
of licensing gambling and instead
thereof prohibit 1t entirely
In considering Legislation also de-
sire briefly to call your attention to
what has been a practice in preced-
ing legislatures in creating or at
tempts at creating territorial educa-
tional institutions. The temptation of
individual members to commemorate
their services to their particular con
stituents by having an educational in
stitution located within their county
is strong but exceedingly expensive.
New Mexico has now more than suffi-,
cient institutions of higher learning.
The present wants of our people is a
better administration Of the common
school system, SO that every child will
be given a good common school edu.
cation and thereby be better fitted to
enter upon the duties of life.
An industrial school would fill
long felt want in New Mexico.
We should give more attention to
educating the hand. There is no
reason why our own laboring element
cannot raise itself by proper industrial
training from one dollar day men,
to skilled labOrers. The pride of ev-
cry people is to furnish its own pro.
ducts, its own labor and its own gov.
ernmenI.
Martin Chief Clerk.
AT the conclusion of the speech, Mr..
Dalies was the first to secure recog-
milton Of the president and with
very happy and complimentary speech
placed in nomination for chief clerk
w. q. Martin of Socorro. He appar-
entity voiced the sentiments of all
present when he said "Mr. Martin is
one man without equal for the posi-
tion.'
The nomination was seconded by
Mr. Cameron. Mr.. Martin was elected
by a rousing round OF "ayes" and af-
ter taking the oath, assumed his post,
Upon motion Of Mr.. Dalies, Perfec-
to Esquibel Of Rio Arriba County, was
elected sergeant at arms and Roberto
]. Chayes, Of Valencia County, inter.
prefer.
The Council then adjourned until
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