The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-03

half IT those were for the amendments
w., m insignificant minority would be-
foisicd upon the people ~ the state. u
- notorious that In amy community rom
parati,cly few people vote on questions
of this Kind aud that generally those
Interested vote for. while thos" whu 10
not understand or those who are run
,cutri with existing provisions DO uo,
,uio IT III on such questions. con~r
u%ucuily IT h. nearly always provided
hat q m majority voting NJ the election is
necessary IN amend the constitution
which has been adopted. hut hy this
resolution, ~ We have seen. Il small
minority may accomplish this result.
This resolution Is especially intended
10 disfranchisc our native people IN.
sofar ~ voting on the proposed amend
mrntS are concerned. while II pro.
,idrs that the amendments shall Ice
printed IN both English and spanish
pn the ticket, We 1t complexities the
!, questions involved ~ ~ "a make II ~
!. hard n, possible for the native people
to vote aud puts It upon him 10 de
maud a ticket from the election hoard.
90 demand which in sone sections would
not be- complied with. II congress want
ed q free. fair expression at the people
NJ New MrNico uu the question ~ ih"
.dupii,u ut these amendments, whv ~"
the, not submitted q" the people ui \"w
I NcNt,u' ~ Nrilurh. "u the other hand.
nom, ot these restrictions are placed.
\ Ihrtr b.. nu provision that uulv uu, hai
I ,nt hall be- furnished he voter NOT that
y nr mus, call tor one from the election
officers. nor 4" he native people Of that
\ territory even have the huiluts printed
% the language which they understand
\ ~I,tdcnil, tie Democrats hay" thiug'
we'll enough ia hand there 10 d%isfran
.li.c the native voter without ,porlHI
] hrlI from congress tn fore" such We've
n upon 70 hrlpl,s, propl" ~ tbs democrat
Y r house Is attempting boy h"u," lurr
Y resolution No ~
n Nor does this resolution approve 'h,
. constitution with or without amend
v m,uis The original resolution %ofi"fr'
X hy Delegate Andrews approved the con
Y constitution. hut the amended one iu
y 'rudurcd los Nr. Flood does not apptp,
n ~ al. II. IN the other hand. admit
u New Mexico sud Arizona condiiiunnlly
4 au dthru las, down conditions winch
v even IL complied with, do not lnsur
\ statehood Tho resolution In effect ~.
Y rrro,cs both constitution, and II 3
nu open question II congress could No
~ coustruc il and krrp us out altogothr
VI uudcr the enabling net.
. Why should congress Ice conc"rnr
VI ~ 20 the amendment clause ~ our cen
,ti'u'iuu ~ ull' II il much easier q
y amendment than are those ~ u lnfg
ma ioritv 1T the states. or Of the cnu~i
tuition of the TINTED states. II compile
" with every provision ct IA" "nabliu
* act. and j. in all respects above NJ
VI average II state ION .tiiuti"ns
4 The FERGUSON. Jones and Han
Sl brand 81 statesmen 10 not want stat,
n noui aud deliberately brought nhol
81 these proposed amendments to 'nusc i,
lny. should the resolution pass N
. house and senate. which j. doubtful
IN II would probably Ice vetoed by n
~ president. II not. then III" viii "f ~
vi people overturned Nv u minority vot
m could be- accomplished. II the ,enaI
MI r.. -. .....m - Al VW-..N.N.N WANtH
IN r. the resolution, then II will he rlair
~ 81 ihn congress ~disaPproved IN" %"
w stitutinn aud there will he no stat
~ hood.
M should the senate fail 10 concur
nj the Joint resolution or the preside
Sl veto Il, then these d~emaeogues "
N attempt 20 put the blame upon the =
~ puhlicans. Already the mouthpicr
J Of FERGUSON and hi. 20 partners hh.
~ begun IN cry that the joint resoluti,
.D j. fncornhle 20 the native people.
lS sop thrown 90 them hy an amcndmc
Ill 10 the enabling net, but no amendmr
l1 in their favor j. offered to be subm
.Sl ted. II j. an offer 10 exchange a vc
BN insignificant mess ~ pottalc for ih'
~ hirihrighi. The meaning Of all this
ON no statehood ~ this session, that "
~ Mexico IL hut the playthimg ot d"sll
Ill ing politicians who care nothing
IS her nor her people and WIN oner The
ISI uaugh' hut an insulting r%'suluti'
m which they do not expect - pass. 7
~ democrats by a dlihuster shut us {
VN during the closing hours ~ the II
congress. hv offering rs an impussil
ODl condition. which no self, respecting y
Az Mexican. be- he democrat ar republic
Dll will accept. Even IL the Joint r"-o
an ton should pass and hr approved
zSI the president they viii keep ~
1lOI again. Let NJ swallow our mrdiri
~ II we must, but We will keep our ~
y respect and refuse 10 he FOOLED bN
~ hyporriiical pretense Of friendship
ONI hrtravrd hv a Iudas.like kiss into -
III uniting ~ being ruled hy a few d
DAl yruutl"d men who would na.e th'
nm selves political bosses with a small
zS nority hy setting aside the majority
Nh 5000 votes by which the present o.
~ stitutiou was ratified.
~ : has become, perhaps, too common
UN Memorial day approaches 20 rem
~ the UubIlc and the surviving heroes