Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-02
Hagerman Declares Executive
and Government Men Should
Have Encouragement in the
Work,
PUBLIC SENTIMENT is
RAPIDLY AWAKENING
lntimateS that Gentlemen Who
Secured His Removal Should
Not Object to Taking Con-
sequences,
Especial Correspondence Morning Jourunl.l /

sequences
Especial Correspondence Morning Journal
Roswell, N, NJ, Aug. 51.-Former
Governor Ii. j. Hagerman, in an inter-
view given the Roswell Record, de-
clares that all the right minded peo-
pie in the territory should give Their
cordial support and cooperation to
Governor Curry and the special rep
resentatives of the United States gov
ernment In the work of adjusting the
land and official matters which have
brought the territory into difficulties.
In answer to an inquiry by a reporter
as to what he considered the greatest
needs of New Mexico, Mr.. Hagernlan
said
"One of the greatest needs of New
Mexico Is more people of the righs
sort to take hold of its Natural re-
sources, put money into them and de-
Velop them on conservative and legIi-
mate lines, so that new enterprises will
be inaugurated and a larger perma-
hent and prosperous population estab
lished. great many new people
have teen coming into the territory
during the past two years-a large
proportion of them to take up and
develop lands which have hitherto
been considered of little value except
for the grazing of cattle and sheep. In
every case where these people make
good and are able to produce enough
onatheir land to make a living and a
profit they will be adding to the "pcr-
manent population and to the taxable
wealth of New Mexico The mineral
and timber resources have beeia 'ie-
veloped to considerable extent and
a good deal of outside capital has re-
Gently been invested here on those
lines. Such investment should be en-
cOuraged in every proper and legiti-
mate way, for If our natural sources
of wealth on the ground and under
the ground, are not used, we are no
better off than If we had no resources
at all. Many questions as to the use
and abuse of our natural resources
have been and still are before the ter
ritorial ard federal government. They
are questions which must be settled
one way or another before there can
be great or permanent prosperity in
New Mexico AS long as there Is any
doubt as to what power the territory
has to dispose of its lands, as long as
either the laws that relate either di-
rectly to our material developments,
whether federal or local, or the adj
ministration of those laws, is vague,
uncertain and inconclusive, just so
long will It be difficult to attract and
retain here the men and capital neces-
sary to conservatively and honestly
make use of our resources.
There are many questions VIII, II
cannot be lodged by the man or mon
who have the administration of terrl-
torial affairs in their charge. These
men must decide such questions az
best they can, If they are placed I'm
positions requiring the exercise of adj
mlnistratlve discretion, 1t is, of course
imperative. when the necessity of eX-
ercising such discretion arises, to de-
eide In the best possible way in ac-
cnrdance with the law and for the best
interests OF the territory.
There can be no doubt whatever
that the territory In the administration
and management of its land matters
has. In the past been irregular and
careless to a degree which cannot fail
to seriously embarrasss any governor
who Is charged with the task of adj
tusting these matters. and who con-
scientiously tries to adjust them. The
relations between the territorial and
federal government with respect to the
lands granted to the territory Gas, In
deed, with respect to many other MAJ
ters) give rise TO many questions IN
vnlving legal theories very technical In
their nature, that only by thoroughly
threshlng thom out can they ever be
settled In a manner satisfactory to the
people Of the territory. They can
never be settled by lodging the issue
nor can they ever be settled II political
issues, great or small are allowed To
Influence their settlement In the slight
est degree. They are purely business
and legal questions in which political
matters have no place whatever. ! can
truthfully say and am ready to main
tain that during my administration
used every possible effort 20 bring
these questions TO a conclusion satls-
factoIyfto the federal government and
to the territory, with as little upsettlng
Of the general business interests of the
territory as possible. | still beneVe
they would have been settled satisfac-
torlly to the Washington authorities
and In accordance with law, without
any serious injury to the general In
terests Of the people Of New Mexico,
II certain politicians here who were 80
excessively anxious TO get me out OF
office. had not introduced into the dis
cusslon elements which We're quite ir-
relevant to It's proper consideration.
However. they did so, and succeeded
In accomplishing their object as far as
/ was concerned, and, OF course.
should not now object to the logical
and Inevitable consequences of their
acts as far as they are concerned.
with this movement Governor
Curry had not the slightest possible
connection. and / am very sure that
II he had been here. he would have
taken no part In It at all. The situar
tion being as It ls, there Is no possible
doubt IN my mind az 70 what the at
titude Of an the decent and right
minded citizens Of the territory should
be. Governor Curry and the special
agents Of the federal government now.
In the territory should have the hearty