Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-05
FIRST GOVERNOR OF STATE ADDRESSES PEOPLE
Greatest Speech Campaign BHsm Eees Albuquerque Audience Reh
Hgaman Charges and Souy Defends Principles Republican Party

his ballot aud having n counted In
accordance with the dictates OF his
conscience, free. untramellod. unin-
flnenced. and unoofrupfed. BY any
party workers at the polls.
II has been said by those
OF the opposition why did |
not advocate these reforms
sooner. J viii tell you why; because
] was not the governor / was not
charged with tho dug Of making rec.
lamentations 10 the Legislature; Chat
" Why. No man Ia New MEXICO onn
,fnihfully say that I have ever vio-
lated political pledge. political
PROMISE. shAh favor better schools,
additional facilities: ! think that Il In
nusoiuteiy necessary that We should
nave IN addition TO Che present sys.
tom facilities foT INDUSTRIAL education.
Every hoy ought to BE- taught a trade
Of some kindi he oukh, 70 BIZ taught
the art OF earning his own living By
the sweat OF his brow. Make a car
penter out of him, an engineer,
piastorer, or a painter. or give him
some profession, doctor or lawyer,
but don't make lawyers out OF all OF
them. A good blacksmith has a better
SNOW IN this world than poor Law.
yer; now remember that.
am In favor OF good roads. There
~ nothing that viii build up a coun-
iry ire good roads. shall favor the
policy OF keeping every priso al
work on The public roads froh. the
nret day OF January "a the Stat day II
December. Il will be better for the
prisoners; IL will be healthier; they
VIII not come In composition with
free labor and they viii be doing a
great service 10 the state OF New
Mexico | an IN favor OF encouraging
the reclamation OF lands wherever Il
can bo done. aud By the way, my
friends. l want to say TO you that
New Mexico has hundreds OF thou.
sands OF acres OF land. II properly Sc
looted that win provide homes Tor
thousands OF farnhsee. and maintain
them In good living, where Intense
farming can be permitted---irrigation
BY the pumping system. I witnessed
q plant at Deming. The proRrsss
That they have made In marvellous.
Land that was only worth 81 a acre,
todsy ID worth 100 TO $50 dollars an
acre. land that was public and spb-
1ect 20 homestead entry. Every arfe
OF II Tor 20 miles either way from tho
city ot Deming mas been taken up.
and they have done II by the pump
jng system; by pufsing up power
plants ana they tell me that the cost
Is $3.50 prr acre for the season. That
n what has been done aud II can bs
done In other portions OF the state. !
say that & Is the duty OF the state TO
do ala that can be legitimatsly done
towards encouraging the tfliinr OF the
soil. wherever Il can be done al a
profit and for the benefit OF those
who would como within our midst 10
build homes, raiHe children. and 10
help build up n great common wealth.
We have seventy thousand dollars
In the irrigation fund: the state owns
So0c0 acres Of Irrigation land, or
nearly that amount I say that n
would he the best investment that
could be made TO drlil experimental
wells where the conditions might
warrant Cor the purpose OF making
denomination and 10 invite people
from without our boundaries TO como
In and build homes; that shall DO my
policy. I assume yen have heard
something about the great schemc.
deep.laId plot. that II am elected
governor am going 90 Eobhie up all
the public lands, ! ann going 10 be q
Hnrkefeiicr and two or three Of my
friends are going. 10 be Pierpert Nor.
zane now that Is iuft ns ridiculous.
There 10 Just a. much sense IN that
statement ae In anything else that
these great political newspaper men
have said. 10 the first place che gov
ernor win have nothing GO do with
the dispooinr OF public istds; all that
! viii have 20 DO n tho privilege OK
recommending TO the ieEieiaturp for
their consideration such noiicieu as
they may dsenl proper for the welfare
OF The people Of New Mexico and u
shall be my policy and shall 40
state that wherever an enre ~ iapd
can DO utillzed--oan be made 10 prp.
properss--wbefe " can be- made 10
fnaiataEn home, let Il be used Tor
that purpose. let tina MOST liberal
treatment that can be given wi1hin
the restrictions OF the constitution
and the congressional not be given 10
kim who would I'll the soil. produce
Esd build home thereon,
REAL WORK son THE
uPeuiLpihc OF NEW MENico
II IL important that you have ain
cient representatives Ia the congress-
OF the United Gtalaa---and BY the way,
speaking about tho reclamation OF
lnnd--this Rio 0rnnde valley has
thousands Of ocreH u splendid land
which IN to-day worthless. but which
could be reclaimed were enc Hfn
afande valley ehaaneiiasa TAess
are hundreds Of thousands af dollars.
yes. Millions OF dollars apenf for tho
Improvement OF inland hafbors and
rivers annually An appropriation Of
less than q million would cllaknellxe
this river. Ii would pile Il On both
sides; Il would give you thou
sands OF acFca OF forfiio aoil
which might DO reclaimed. II
would make this valley susceptible Of
maintaining hundreds Of thousahds Of
ptopis, more than yon have noWs Il
would moan permanent pfospeFity for
thln whole valley, and e can oe done
by the proper agitation, BY a proper
llshi being made AZ washington. aA1
piccee sou thnt tile RtpuEiIean rep
rpeeufAsises viii DO their very .eseI
bcst 10 nesssFe nseislehcn ~ thai difcc-
tipn. and " 4 osn ~ kncufc1 u pneal1a
sluo 10 Albuquerque mtoFo 10 this