Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-01

I ffAH ffh AFi ANNI UfNi llitftNlSt tl
are they seeking "a possible party ad-
vantage at he expense OF statehoodg
Mr.. Chairman, the people OF tile
| territory OF New Mexico desire state
hood, and they win have little sym
| pathN with any man or with any
| party who will put that desire IN
Jeopardy We must nor fool our
selves with tbs belief that congress
or the president must admit us il we
present to them a document that, IN
| the language OF the United states
constitution, contains republican
| form OF government We must bear
in mind that nt the presidents direc-
ton and at his demand. our right to
become state, was expressly placed
| upon the approval or disapproval hy
| the president and congress OF the In
| strument that we present 70 them,
| ana they can reject il Tor any reason
| that seems "a them sufficient Such
| Is the language OF the enabling act,
| and that enabling net is the only
| thing that gives iig any right TO state
! hood at all at this time. and with It's
provisions. aud each OF them. we
must absolutely comply II we attain
that goal.
1t is we'll. MIR, Chairman If at this
time when we are about to frame our
constitution. we stop and consider
what a constitution is under our form
Of goVernment what relation Il bears
to the laws that are made under Il.
why is II necessary and what pur-
pose or office does IL fulfill
In our childhood we learned In the
histories that we read at school that
originally all government was the will
Of the strongest and most powerful.
usually centered In one man, whether
called king or other chief snd
suppun,ed hy those wnon ne could
rally around himself and 20 the will
of these powerful ones, SO combined.
the mass OF the people must yield
implicit obedience even to the sacri-
lice Of their property, their families,
and their lives, Time passed and
the tyranny OF this system becoming
more apparent and more oppressive,
the people. led and rallied by some
lesser leaders, secured a written
declaration to the people that certain
fundamental rights, TO enjoy life, 10
enjoy property OF their own getting,
TO be safe in their own houses from
unlawful search and seizures, would
never be violated by the government.
that neither the king, his mobiles. nor
any power. however great the major
nARIklUn llnA1
rho tndi,id,,a1 Tbnt ,,,as ~, n,t,ri,aI
eonstitntion rhat deciaratian ~
rights stood ana ,vas tntnrdna II
stand al an nhsolnto cloot, ~ 49,
tontion yhich shn,,td ea,, - ~ ~,
world, within this circle, this one man
on this constitution Is the
majority. and the rest of Non how
ever powerful. must not cross tho
line. These rights are God given.
mon or of on mo-, ,,n,nbi,,a =, a.
oroacb unon or tase tbem eSyav
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ote at this point that while we are