The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-21

Delegate Andrews credit for having a
strong part in passing the bill.
"ColIm aia, tae Gem of the Ocean, :"
by the band gave the air another pa
triotic turn, after which VIII Robin
son spoke in a get-together vein, along
the line followed by Mr.. Hinkle, bit
from a different standpoint
The hand again played Dixie" and
Ed. S. Gibbany was given the plat
form. Mr.. Gibbany said the only sore
spot he ever had since coming from
old Missouri; to Roswell was that he
did not have the rights of living in
state: and this il now about to be
wiped out He has seen Missouri grow
from early statehood to the fifth place
in the Union and realizes probably
more than some what great things
are in store for New Mexico. II means
more than the people rnagine ne de-
clared. The coming of statehood alone
will eventually double real estate val
ues. ne said. and he inteads to buy
all the property hers he can pay for,
or borrow money and paw for. He
urged that the constitution be tn the
point on everv subject of the new
state: that IL have all that is neces-
sary, but no extra words. The first
object of the new state SHOULD be, he
said. 10 reduce The taxes. ana, he was
glad to note. that the territoI ial taxes
are to be reduced this year
Following a selection by the hand
&. C. Hill gave a stirring. interesting
speech. one of the best of the evening.
He said he was glad that New Mexico
IS to have statehood, and especially
glad since il means that he viii. hold
over as a county officer through ano
ther tera, without having to make a
race for the Office. Mr.. Hill is Pike
the opportunity to give a boost u
Champ Clark for President in 1912
~ to tie constitution of tae new
state. he said II should be one not die
tated by the Santa Fe railroad or ,the
powers. He pleaded for n
good constitution, free from the cor
rupt influence of finance. and made
his plea touch the heart of every ona
present by appealing in the na-re of
the 5000 school children of Caaves
County, whom ne was proud to repre-
sent
As a diversion in the program. the
male qIIartette sang "Juanita," an old
favorite which struck a popular choro
on this occasion.
Again the band PLAYED and Judge
w. l.. Radney. a comparative new
conner fran Texas. was introduced
Judge Radrey pleaded for strong
m free from corporation in
fiuence. The manhood of the country
demanded IL and made the good con
stitution more fTportant than state
hood itself. He. was so deeply in ear
nest that his words carried convic
tion aud made on every mind strong
that the formation of the
should be- matter of
high and noble effort. Tae ,cOnstitu- |
lion. he argued should he drawn with |
n view of making a pure and while |
some government for the people. re-
gardless Of the view that might bc
taken of il elsewhere. even at Wash |
ington. where il must be approved be-
fore New Mexico becomes a state
This closed the program and May
or Veal jokingly closed the evening |
DN lHdHNtiAc Tie pctpic iOI 1hCA at |
tention 10 the worst lot of speeches
he ever heard in ais life" The crowi
dispersed as the band played an oy-
erture.
There were many bright and witty |
things said by the speakers that could |
not be reproduced. The talks were all
good and abounded in good humor
and good feeling. The delight of all
that New Mexico is at last to have |
statehood could be seen on every face |
and could be heard in every voice.
Many things bearing on the politics
Of the new state and evenIof the con-
convention came out
the meeting, showing that already
the people are in earnest in the mat
ter of making a new state. All these
tnings had to be heard to be appre- |
ciated. AS a get-together meeting. last
nights ratification will go down i'm
local history as great benefaction- |
Composed of all parties, creeds and
classes. the meeting was the most
patriotic Roswell has witnessed ia
nany years.