Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-10

Santa Fe, N. M, August 10
Especial. Following is the speech
made by the Honorable Secretary of
the Interior Mr.. Garfield before a
large audience of representative peo-
pie in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives at o'clock yesterday
afternoon:
Mr.. Garfeld's Speech.
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is in
deed with great deal of pleasure
that L have been enabled to come
here and have an opportunity of
and of discussing with them those
matters that are of intense and keen
interest to them, affecting, as they
do, their lives and their property.
"As the mayor has well said, the
people of New Mexico are of no diff
ferent type, moulded in no different
mould, than the people of any other
portion of the country. And 1 am
glad to say in the very beginning
that what / have said, not only here
but in the east when men have talk
ed to me about the west, that SO
many people there do mot understand
the west at all. l do not pretend to
Understand 1t thoroughly, but l have
been here for many years. l started
coming west, and came through your
territory, nearly twenty years ago,
and | have kept in touch with many
; of the men who are doing things
here and ] know what your mayor
has said regarding the honesty and
integrity of your people is true; and
| want to say to you right now Cap
plause) that this administration new
er has and it has not now, and 1t
does not intend in the future to have
any presumption of guilt against any
citizen OF New Mexico. They stand
in exactly the same position as the
citizen of any other state or territory.
= ton ast- inh fNxrn n a
an Interpretation of law, an inter-
probation of acts, why of course the
national administration will interpret
those laws aud Will ask the interpre-
tation of those laws and interpret
those acts in the light of the facts
as presented to them.
Man in Another State.
1T sometimes amuses me to hear
the discussion regarding other se:-
tons of a community. 1t is always
the case of the man In the next coulI-
ty, or the man III he next state as
the one that has done wrong; 1t is
never the man at home. And so it is
If the pebple in the community, II
they hear criticisms of their own fel-
low citizens. Sometimes people that
are not of the world look upon that
community as having done wrong.
Well, that Is not true, we know. We
know why they naturally differ with
wealth; that while wrongs have oc-
Cured 1t is true, yet the man who
has done wrong is always in the Mi
nority The man who has done i'll,
whether it be in person or corporate
act, is always in tremendous mi
nority in any American common
wealth-and that is what we are
here, an American commonwealth
and not commonwealth of foreign
ers (Applause)
Guarantees Fairness.
this $40 9Ebteet net to Syr say mgsh Rg sus On
gested it, and SO want to yell you
exactly what this administration fees
and what it intends to do in regard
to those particular matters. IT is
true that complaints have been made,
charges have been preferred. InVes-
legations have been meds and are in
progress. But IN every instance, any
man who is charged with any act
will be given thu fairest kind ot hear
ing; VIII be given every opportunity
may be charged, nr any complaint
that has been made agains. him, and
no final action would be taken
against any citizens Of New MeNlco, |
set up as against any citizen or any
state, until that kind o. fair, square
treatment has been given him that
you are entitled to expect from this
national administration. (Applause.) |
Righted BY Home People.
"Of course, If in any instance
things have gone wrong, as your
mayor has said, those things will be
righted by you people here, not by
anybody from the outside. They viii |
be righted because you people here
believe in having things run on a
right basis, and of having things
done in a lawful, proper fashion. !
Now | think that is enough to say
asbout any disagreea.ble subject, Mr.. |
Mayor applause and laughter.) It |
is true that the department of the !
interior has a great deal to do with !
the people of the territory, and yet
] am inclined to believe, from GER
tain evidences, both in the speech of |
your honorable mayor and I'm the re- |
marks made by a number of your /
eminent citizens, that you are all |
anxious TO creep out from under the |
control of the department Of the in |
terror. daughter and applause) |
Now, whether you are in a position |
where you do not have 10 creep, or |
can stand upon your own two legs
and walk alone, is something that the |
future will determine, but judging |
from the character of the people that !
have seen here, and the industries
that they have developed during the /
v4~r few years, / do not believe il IS
going TO be long before yoH can walk