Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-01-13
DELEGATE DAUGHERTY
CONVINCED THEM
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Plain, Straight, Honest Talk
by a Man Who Knows
the Subject
STATEHOOD WILL WIN
Nearly Every County Will
Return Handsome Ma
jority for Organic Law.
STATEHOOD WILL WIN

listened TO a cleaner. fairer. or more
convincing argument in favor OF
prosperity and progress and de
sire to obtain full citizenship in tn,
Union, than was delivered at the
Crystal Theatre, Friday evening. by
Delegate Harry M. Daugherty
whose utterances are Of the most
convincing character, as he has mol
the slightest thing to gain. excep,
American citizenship. He don't
want any Office within the gift OF
the people of New Mexico and is O
sure-enough example Of an unselfsh
patriot. He had an honest message
TO deliver on behalf of our grand
new state to be and delivered il in q
clean-cut manner that friend or foe
could understand and appreciate.
He challenged his hearers to pro-
duce single argument why the
present constitution should not be
overwhelmingly adopted and moi
one voice was raised in opposition.
He annihiated every so-callcd AR.
gument" that has been made against
adoption and gave unanswerable
reasons why the constitution should
be adopted and why New Mexico
should take her rightful place in
the Union. He pointed out how all
new states had gone ahead by leaps
and bounds and how easy IL will be
for New Mexico to eclipse them all.
Referring to the initiative, referen-
dun and recall he said they were
not measures that could be claimed
by any party and are measures that
can he tried any time in the
future il the people so
desire. The people are always su.
preme. He spoke of the struggle
for fifty years to get into the Union
and suggested that We would be
very unwisc to reject the last op.
portunity we will have in years to
come. He asked all voters to care
fully read the document and study
each paragraph To which objection
has been made from any quarter.
He said the constitution can be
amended with as much ease rs the
organic law of any state, and that
in comparison with all other consti-
tutions Of all other states, we will
have one Of the very best.
The great Importance of Luna
county voting in favor of statehood
was plainly portrayed, as we will
become very soon an agricultural
community. II is the history of the
West that lands have greatly adj
vanced under the impetus of state
hood.
Seated ON the platform during
the address were Hon. John Corbett
who ably oiIiciated AZ chairman,
Hon. j. A. Mahoney. treasurer of
the Democratic Territorial Commit
tee, X. l.. Miller, G. l.. Baker and
Editors Bedichek and Holt.
Following the address throng
gathered upon the stage to extend
congratulations and listen to explain
ations on any subject they called
for from the speaker.
Now il rests with Luna County
to boost statehood. and join with
our sister counties in the spirit of
progress and permanent prosperity.
In this connection the following
opinion Of Chief Justice Pope. as
published in the Santa Fe New
Mexican, will have great weight and
influence:
Chief Justice William II. Pope,
who arrived from Roswell last ev'
ening. to preside over the delibera-
tons of the territorial supreme
court, Is in favor Of the approval OF
the constitution. He did not reach
this favorable conclusion from the
partisan standpoint, or without rea'
son, hut after careful study Of the
fundamental law, which two of his
. colleagues, Associate Justices Frank
w. Parker and C. j. Roberts, as
sisted In formulating. II ls "a relief
a A