Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30
PEOPLE OF
NEW MEXICO ARE
GOOD CITIZENS
AND GOOD HEARTED
DECLARES JUDGE ABBOTT
Albuquerque JuriSt Tells New
EngIanders How His Own
Prejudice Vanished When He
Got Acquainted.

Judge Ira A. Abbott of the district
court In this city, who is now revis-
iting his old home in H%averhill.
Mass, in Q recent interview with a
Haverhill newspaper pnts IN a good
word for the native people of i1ew
Mexico. The Interview is as follows
Judge Ira A. Abbott. associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of Nav
Mexico, who is now AZ his horne m
this city on o business and pleasure
trip, speaks enthusiastically of the fu-
tire of the new state and predicts
the making Of q conservative consti-
tuition by the coming convention. He
also says a good word for the little
understood native OF New Mexico.
While there Is not the slightest
doubt that the first ~guhernatorial
campaign in New Mexico will be Il
warm contest said the Judge. Il look
for q quiet, dispassionate eonstitn-
tional convention next fab when We
fashion the form of government under
which the state of New Mexico viii
begin its career. ! look for an in
strument so conservative that there
will be no question Of its acceptance
by the people Of the state or of its APP
prevail by the president and congress.
II base this belief upon my knowl-
edge OF the character Of the citizen
ship generally. but more particular
" upon the vote of acceptance of the
joint statehood bill u few years ago.
You remember u bin passed congress
making New Mexico and Arizona q
single state. At the time President
Roosevelt said the territories would
not get another chance To enter the
union for 10 years. New Mexico ae-
cepted that bill, but Arizona did not,
No Bickering Probable.
In the light Of previous vents
New Mexico had much more reason 10
fear Arizona than Arizona had to fear
New Mexico. and still the section least
likely to prevail in a conflict of inter-
est WAS the section which was willing
to go ahead and do the best il could.
As | see it, the people Of New Mexico
are so anxious to govern their Nv mr.
fairs that they will agree upon a basis
Of law-making WITHOUT pickering.
In many respects New Mexico is
different from the 6thcr states and
territories. Its population. approx
mntely 400. 900. Is half native or Mex
lean, ana half what il generally called
American. The latter element has a
diversified origin. At the first social
gathering | attended in Santa Re, five
years ago, the IA men present came
from 10 states. In the southeastern
corner Of New Mexico are people !
from Texas for the most part. In the
northwestern corne ARE people from
the northern and western states, quite
different in temperament.
Dividing these sections arc the
mountains and the Rio Grande val
ley, in which my town OF Albuqucr-
que is situated. and where most Of
the native New Mexicans live. They
a peaceful, easy-going people, |
who retired to the attitudes before
the more aggressive Anglo-saXons
They are not without courage, how
ever, nor Of love for America. Dur
ing the civil war this handful of
people furnished between 1000 and
900 Union volunteers, ana the roc
show that the New Mexican sol
iier did his part.
New England Prejudice.
NtHA RhA AHfAF WIN INT INV
prejudice against thcm-be-
Iicved them 10 be lazy ana lawless and
he kind Of folks who needed some
.ontlolling hand. 1t did not take me
.ong to discover my error While
hey are largely illiterate. they are
naturally sensible and make good
The problem before q New
Mexican jury may be strange and
complex. but u IS taken hold Of in
thoroughly competent way. and
finds q good, common sense
olution.
They pay much more attention 10
he remote degrees of kindred than
We do and think a lot of their own,
nd still do not call them clannish.
IN American would stand a much
chance OF getting Justice from
New Mexican jury than "a New Mex
would from an American jury
they fear the Texans and In
with both of whom they have
lnd much trouble in the past | find
Texan and Indian is treated fairly
q iuiy clses.
and they are a good-hcarted peo-
lc. II shall ever be lost. without
dollar or "a friend, | hope Sew
Iexicans will find me. They pIob-
bIy won't have much to give, but
hey will share what they have and
ot view their generosity as charity
is their way. You know that there
not. and never has been. an aims
in New Mexico.
Plenty of children.
when a fellow dies, 81 he Is around
o or 30 years old. he is pretty sure
, leave six or eight children. The
cad mans brother or sister or some
with six or eight children Of
is own. viii tax in The orphans and
mink no more about Il. There b. no
anger of the race dying out. They
re like all poor people-have plenty
T children. ] think 81 Teddy had e
fought a while he would not have
reached against race suicide. There
be class suicide, hut so long as
le poor are with us there will be =,
b race suicide.
The New Mexicans have great ht
spect FOR the law. While they can
1t read on write. taken ms o class 81
are getting 10 var their chill
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