The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-05-27

edly involved more discussion than
that given to any other statehood
matter, the question Of admitting
the Territory Of New Mexico into
the sisterhood Of states has again
finally reached the Lower House of
Congress, and after passing that
win 70 before the United States
Senate where the real opposition
to the plan for Joint admission Of
Arizona and New Mexico is strong
est. The burden of New Mex
ico's difficulties has been inflicted
by self constituted citizens Of
that Territory who have been in
strumental in letting down the bars
in the way OF amendments to the
Constitution and what the result
is going to be is hard to tell; but
should the opposition be such as
to defeat immediate statehood Tor
the territory for this time, the peo-
pie of New Mexico ought not to
hesitate in fixing the blame, and
the meddlers who have interfered
with the straightforward plan de-
vised and advocated by Delegate
by Delegate Andrews, should bear
the f6ll burden of responsibility.
Aside from the work done before
the Territories Committee of the
House, the New Mexico contin-
gent has been giving out pop-gun
interviews that have added to the
coAfusion OF the situation in refer
ence to statehood, and the result
is likely to manifest itself from
now on in the shape OF ideas
embodied in amendments which
members from any portion Of the
country may introduce if they see
fit. The influence of Delegate
Andrews with the most powerful
leaders in both Houses Of Con-
gress is the only element Of
strengbth which can result inkeeP-f
ing down the opposition, but in
his straightforward course he has
been greatly hampered by the Dem
ocratic delegations that have been
Iaboring, individually and collect
lively, with their fellow Democrats
and in the Committee. Ordinaril-
Iy the case of New Mexico would
be an easy one here under the con-
ditions surrounding legislation,
especially in view Of the TACT that
President Taft has approved the
Constitution, but the disposition
of large part of Congress to
place New Mexico in the same
classification with Arizona, and
with great political problems stand
ing in the way Of the approval OF
the Constitution for the latter
Territory, New Mexico is badly
involved, and its case has been
made more critical by the legisla-
tive program which the Democrats
have agreed to- Should it fall by
the wayside at the present session,
the obstructionists who have come
here to lend their aid to Messrs.
Furguson, Jones, Hand, and Com
pany should be made to shoulder
she responsibility.
The Farmers Free List occupi-
ed the attention Of the House this
week and the amount Of oratory
it provoked is fairly orowding the
covers off the Congressional record.
The bill has passed the House but
its passage by the Senate is by no
means sure. The House leaders are
preparing ioT one OF the next steps
which will be an attempr to amend
K of the present tariff
law so as to place wool on the free
list, and when this fight is reached
it is bound to be one of the most
strenuously and vigorously contest
ed measures OF legislation OF the
entire session. The wool growers
Of the country are plainly up in I
arms over the attempt TO place
them on an equal basis with for
aign nations, and they are making :
their demands for protection ac-
rording to the policies of the Re. (:
publican party. From one West !
srn state alone single Congress- {
man, whose position was not en- ,
tirely satisfactory to his district, \
received fully 800 kilograms With
ID twenty-four hours, and such /
demands as this have had their
effect. In Washington, Delegate I
Andrews is looked upon as one
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