The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-11-28

to his response on "a healthie
TucumCari, some facts about ou
schools, showing the necessity lor
a school building IN order TO fur
nish adequate facilities Tor the ac
Comodation OF the children O
school age, and urged those present
to vote and work Tor the issuing oI
bonds Tor that purpose.
Rev. {. l.. Brooks said his hrs,
impressions OF IucumCau were
gotten from some business men AT
I'll Paso, who assured him that we
were building one OF the best towns
IN the west, and from the moment
ne stepped from the train hc was a
citizen oi IuCumcarl, and would
do all he could to help build it up.
Rev. DuBosc who has been a
resident oi Tucumcar lor two
years, and Is still "A bachelor said
that the men oi 1ucumcari had
been kinder to him than mad the
ladies'. He spoke Of the posslbll-
Ity Oi securing the PRESBYTERIAN
school which will be located at
some point IN New Mexico IN the
near future. Many words ol praise
were spoken by him ui the good
people ot our iittlc city, and hc is
optomistlc as to her future.
ATTORNEY, REED uoLLoNlAN
Hon. Reed IIolloman. on the
subject OF statehood, spoke as
follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen,
have been fortunate in having
lived the greater part OF mv lite IN
one OF the best states in the Union:
! have been equally fortunate IN
c ming to the best territory IN the
Union, and look forward to the
not Tar distant day when this, the
best territory in the Union, will be-
the best state in the Union.
II do not spesk iacitiouslv IN
this matter, tor | tave the great.
est confidence in this territory.
Its industries are so varied, It's
natural resources are so many, and
It's opportunities are so great, that
they are sufficient to inspire con-
tidencc and admiration in any one.
But ! have not been asked to
dilate on the general condition OF
New Mexico, but upon the one
thing that is nearer to the hearts
oi our people than ANYTHING else
statehood. We stand to. day out.
side the pale OF our sister states;
we are absolutely dependent upon
the whims and fancles OF other
states tor all we get, and we must
accept what they please to give us
and make the best OF it. We live
twenty-five hundred miles from
our seat OF government; we are so
tar away that they almost forget
we are on the map, and by the
time congress is through tinker.
ing with the tariff, wrlnging stand.
ard oil out OF the clothing OF the
United States senators, and cuss.
ing old Joe Cannon, there is no
tim" tor us.
Since coming here | received
letter from friend, asking the
name OF our governor He said
he had inquired OF Congressman
James Watson, the whip oi the
house OF representatives, and that
Watson had never heard OF him.
Now, ! am a republican, but YOU
can guess that | shed no tears
when learned that Tom Marshall
had defeated i'm Watson Tor gov.
ernor OF Indiana at the recent
election. \ congressman who is
so ignorant OF the affairs OF the ter.
ritories as hat, is not tit to be
governor OF any state in the I
Union. But that is the way we
get It, and the way we will con.
tinue to get it until we obtain |
statehood.
Il believe that the prospects |
Tor statehood are brighter now
than ever before. The election is .
over, and we have forgotten our
little political differences. We
republicans thought that republi.
can success would be more instru-
mental in procuring statehood than
II the democrats should succeed.
We democrats thought otherwise
But, now that the election is over,
We, the people, both democrats
and republicans, have united in
the demand, and II makes no differ.
ence what party gives it to us, we
intend to have it, and the poitici.
ans OF both parties, who have been
occupying soft places in this terri.
tory, had better get busy. have
no doubt that the larger part OF our
leading men OF all parties are sin.
cerely in favor OF statehood.
believe that Governor Curry is
sincere IN his statements, and
think you will agree with me.
Some question was raised during
the campaign about the sincerity
ol our delegate to congress. That
may have been caused by the
natural results OF a heated cam.
paign, ! do not know; but there is
one thing certain; he is now in