Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06

L~p0tentates and il wa q glad dav Il
them to hear Of the new world acros,
the sea. And having gathered IA.
gether their worldly goods and bray.
ing the dangers Of the unknown seas
they settled in this land happy in
The knowledge that they had found i
conntry wherein they could worshln
their God according to the dictates az
their own conscience ana raise cher
children in the faith of their fathers
they braved the dangers OF the seas
they struggled against the treacherous
red man. vet they rejoiced in this
because they had found a refuge for
their faith. We should remember
these things amid the Joys n pleas.
ures Of this day; we should teach
Them to our children because it 4
through the courage and through Tho
struggles Of the Pilgrim fathers ana
Of those other men Of this early time
Isis nation Of ours was born.
{%urally, tide of empire went west.
ward. but after 4 time il was found
that the same men who had suffer.
ed so bravely for their faith because
as %intolerant of others as those men
fran whom they had suffered on the
other side Of the sea, and after
smarting under the cruel yoke of the
provincial governors OF the colonies.
the tyranny Of the British crown he.
come %unbearable and after all their
sufferings and struggles there must
be added the horrors of a revolutions
. An Aa1 11Afrar ft.4r, a..
battle Of Lexington until the surren-
der of CORVALLIS the blood OF the
soldiers, the heart-breaks OF mothers
who had lost their children was the
price paid for ,the birth Of our ma
ton.
Following that period in the his
tory of our country was the beginning
of our rights and through this suffer
ing was born a free nation.
AS the years passed on. the star Of
emnire t0ok a westward course. Its
path takes us across the continent
and Included what was the
'eTelritory of Kew MEXICO" but what
is 70 he the state of New Mexico"
and ! want to call your attention to
this fact. 1t should not be forgotten
that new privileges carry with them
new responsibilities Heretofore when
the people OF New Mexico had il poli--
tical grievance. they could always
blame ''Tlncle sam, and say. This
is the fault of the federal government
hut the time is at hand when the
citizen or New Mexico win be respon-
sible for whatever political Ills and
whatever political good can come 10
you rs a sovereign state.
1t is very important. therefore, that
in framing "a constitution, you remain
Der the rights ana privileges 81 az
classes. and forget all selfishness and
81 personal ambition. This, however,
is not easy ol usual with politicians,
but II IS the condition with which you
will have to deal, and it all rests upon
the character Of the constitution and
upon the men whom you will deputize
to frame your constitution.
] imagine that my friend here has
to you a5Out statehood, there I
fore l will not say anything on that /
subject. | promised TO make my re
marks short, 50 in conclusion | want
to congratulate YOU on what
a man from another town told me, 4
ana that is that "Magdalena is ~hi I
biggest little town in New Mexico.
a%pprehend from what ] have seen
here, that il this is a type of New
Mexico towns, that when the two new
are added to the American flag, E
one representing New Mexico win 4
lot lack in lustre. but hat it viii
as brightly rs n star on our
! thank you.