Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-26

The cause Of statehood Tor New
Mexico and Arizona has come up
against an enemy in an unexpected
quarter. The outlook, IN its current
issue. comes 0ut radically and yio-
lentiy. against the admission Of the
new states. II does not base it's or
position upon objections 10 any par
ticuiar terms 81 the bin, but fights the
proposition per SO, and Is against the
whole movement. The outlook Is the
paper OF which Mr. Roosevelt is ASSOC
ciate editor. OF course. he had moth
ing to do with the present article. and
WAS no doubt totally ignorant of the
Intention ~ the paper 70 take such a
course on this subject. but his name
being connected with that journal.
adds to the standing Of the paper.
and therefore makes It's hostility the
more huriful to the cause.
Here is the article referred 70,
which appears ns the leading edl-
torinl In the issue for the current
week.
Apparently TWO new states are
about 10 join the federal union with
out any adequate consideration OF
their fitness for the responsibilities.
According to the twelfth census, Sew
Mexico bad ten years ago q popula-
ton OF 1880. ana Arizona q popu-
iatlon Of 1z2.9ai II IL estimated that
by this time New Mexico has in
creased rs population 20 about 2S0,-
600, aud Arizona to about $4,000.
This means that New Mexico has less
than half the population of Baltimore,
which II but a single city in one 81
The smallest OF the eastern states, and
several thousand less than the city of
Newark. y. j.: and that Arizona has a
population many thousands less thar
Rochester. y. s., ana many more
thousands less than Providence. r. T..
which is a city IA the very smallest ~
these two states VIII bring four new
senators into the United States senate,
having a combined vote equivalent 10
the vote Of senators representing six
teen millions Of people, Is not 20 be
contemplated indifferentlg. The fact
that small communities can now veto
legislation demanded by an over
whelming preponderance of the Amer
lean people affords no argument for
making such minority veto still more
i~mpregnabie. II has been said with
incredible gravity that because there
are such states in the union az Wyom-
ing, with IL little more than q hum
drcd thousand population. and Nevada
with lees than fifty thousand, there
fore Arizona and New Mexico are
entitled to statehood. No territory,
however populous. is "entitlcd" 20
statehood. The only powers entitled
10 determine whether a territory shall
enter the union as a sovereign state
are those states that already compose
that union. II it viii be an advantage
20 the union for Arizona and New
Mexico to help govern the rest 81 as.
show that 1t viii be. So far they have
not provided amy such demonstration
The sole ground on which they arc 90
be admitted Is that there was "a plank
IN the republican platform pledging
their admission Is this the way in
which great questions involving the
future OF the nation are to De settled Z
Policies Of great moment which have
been under discussion Tor Years ana
years. and have the hearty support
of the American people. vet remain
u~nemhodied in law eve though they
have been made subjects OF party
pledges. bnt there g. "a little plank,
inserted during the cafly morning
hours AIT the u of an %eXhausting scs-
sion without adequate discussion and
II looms up as the one part OF the
platform which no one can afford TO
violate II m future years thc great
body ~ the American people i've re-
monstranee against minority yctocs
should find their only remedy Ia rev.
ulutionary acts, those who have
thoughtlcssiy allowed such a bin as
this statehood bin 90 become law wiz
have to bea before postefliy d great
burden ~ blame