Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-01-18
New Mexico Would Disgrace
Itself IrretrievabIy IF 1t
Votes Wrong
SANTA FE SHOULD Be SOLID
Most Generous Enabling Act
That Would Ever Be Given
the Territory.

vote to show the entire country that
the 10000 voters and 100000 people
/ OF New Mexico believe they are capa-
bic of local self-government. Although
not wishing to criticize any appoint
ments made at Washington the past
sixty years still the people should
( show by their votes that they feel
J they are able to vote for their state
officers and judges. While every
county should give a large majority
for the constitution there are GER
tain counties that should give prac-
ticalIy their entire vote to join the
sisterhood of states. Every person
that has never had a chance to vote
fer President should be glad to get (
the opportunity TO do So and all that .
have ever voted for President
should be delighted TO do so again. |
New Mexico would have eight votes
in the national conventions of the
various parties and four votes in the
electoral college And no one can
tell but what those four votes may
decide who will be the next Presi-
dent of the United States Though
the present delegate may have more
; influence at the White House. in Con
eress and in the departments than
: +I,. Il, y,,ftb tyy,p
, Senators and two Representatives
with votes they might secure millions
in benefits for New Mexico. where
voteless delegate could get but thou
sands.
With nine million acres. or more,
\ of land for the use of the state edu-
cational, charitable, penal and other
l institutions and the public schools,
ism as big as a mustard seed can
o vote against the constitution Also
with two Senators and two Represen-
tatives with votes. the other million
acres of land that was knocked out of
the statehood bill by the Senate com
llll lbe MAY Dt SbtuItu 6l IHt llISJ
II session Of the 62d Congress. Also. as
y Oklahoma was given 100000 when
it became a state. which was left out
:. Of the New Mexico bill by the Sen
ate committee. two Senators and two
Representatives may get that re-
stored to the state. But ii can never
be secured as a territory.
n. Again Santa Fe and Grant counties
III should give every vote cast, for the
q. constitution, because of the million
H. acres of land to pay its debt, and Civ
n. ing surplus to the public schools
,r- and land to capital and other institu-
ss tons And in the counties of Berna-
a. lilo, with its university, and its new
~ federal building; Dona Ana, with its
10 Agricultural College, abd $900O0OI
reclamation project; and soon to have
y, a federal building; San Miguel with
''' it's insane asylum, Normal school anC
soon to have a federal building: So
% cOrro with its School of Mines: Cha
IL" yes. with its Military Institute. anC
VI federal building. contract soon to bt
ne let and with Eddy county a mllior
III dollar reclamation project Cola,
u county with land for its territorial in
ng stitution. and while a person in an,
ed' one of these counties might protes
IT. against being called an migrate fO
III voting against the constitution. cal
lily he be cassed otherwise for opposing
Id the vast benefits given to thos
IN counties by the constitution?
Ter Considering that every delegate TO
sixty years worked day and night t.
pass statehood bill. That the lat
ad- Senator Stephen B. Elkins, after
nd speech taking columns in a news
he paper, passed bill in the House an
ak. in the Senate, and while the bill ad
.en mitting Colorado passed by thre
or votes New Mexico failed by thre
he votes to secure the required two
thirds to concur in an unimportan
no amendment changing the date of elet
cd ton couple Of months later tha
W., placed in the House bill. Delegat
an Joseph, Democrat. worked ten year
-. without as much success as Senate
W. Elkins had. All other delegates sine
- put in hard work, but without success:
M and no bill ever had one-fourth tn
,ou benefits in lands that the present b
'ol has The present Senate never il
~ tended the present bill to pass.
was fully expected to get into co,
40 ference and die there Otherwis
several million acres of land goin
eA to the various institutions would hay
IL" been cut out of the bill; but the
III were left in just because it was e
aA- pected by Senators on both sides
OF the chamber that it would surely d
in conference. If this constitution
defeated another such a favorab
unt bill might not be passed in TWEEN
up years. Therefore there should be
ons ninetenths vote to have New Mexi
lilly enter the sisterhood of states. Ha
for ing since 1869, written and publish
'uld thousands of columns and sent the
itch sands of kilograms in behalf of sta
Of hood, it may be conceded the wish
re- have the constitution adopted by
- vote that will make the whole col