The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-18

made to suffer this territory vas
salage until somebody ele shall have
corrected an independent mistake,
they will have ample cause 10 bitterly
complain.
81 believe New Mexico is entitled To
become a state. believe New Mex
GO is qualified TO become q state. |
know that the faith of the American
congress has bccu pledged thot she
may become u state by conforming to
the terms Of the enabling act. aud |
sincerely hope that this congress will
signalilo It's closing hours 10y adding
another star to the flag of the union.
by making another commonwealth.
mex, to the last, | sincerely hope, that
sistcrhood. v hen we have taken New
Mexico in upon terms at equality,
aud Arizona shall follow, n follows she
will in time, then | am ready myself
a. adop, a constitutional amendment
that no other state shall ever be al
mittcd into the American union.
- hear these suggestions about
Mexico to the south and | have heard
suggestions about Canada to the
north. There wns u time when would
have believed the principle of the
American government susceptible of
indefinite application. 1t you hni
adhered to the old time doctrine 1T
local self government. think Ne
might have covered o continent from
ocean ~ ocean aud from north to
south.
"Bu, sit. when We abandoned that
aud we're tempted lay appropriations
from the federal treasury tu WELD one
state power aud one stat, function 1T
Ter another, We made u dangerous 10
extend our jurisdiction. because u rs
o. true in politics ~ u ~ physics
that when y,u increase the area over
which u given force must operate, YOU
must increase that force NJ Us con
ter: aud a. we extend the limits of
this republic il will hc inevitable. sir.
that W must extend the power of the
federal government until It destroys
the sovereignty OF the states. want
iu close the book.
~ could No, hc tempted by amy
thing that NIGH, offer H. 1T the north
neither could | be- tempted by ANY
thing that they might offer ~ on the
south. 4, j. i.r that reason that |
am always eager tu Keep peace with
our ucIghhurs 10 the south. Oui
children wall moi, h" ~ we'll aud u,
strongly fortified against the lus, at
territorial expansion - uur father.
were. We ran the flag ut this re-
public up "ucc over the capital of q
n"ighhoriug nation, aud then CAV,
the world an enduring exhibition al
generosity to u foe by taking II down
aud bringing II home.
but. sir. ! fear very much that
the sam" spirit of conquest whlcl
sought to free the Philippines from
wv ~ wv w ~ NAb
l"ctiug them to our " domination
will not b. strong enough, nor wis,
enough, nor Just enough 10 ever TAX,
the American flag down from IA,
capital OF another conquered nation.
III | had my way | would take q
bond against this spirit OF conquest
against this greed oi territory h.,
writing u int" the constitution OF tn,
union that ~ circle had been com
pleted aud ever again should IL,
numbers be- increased. hut whether ",
shall dc that "r not must Ice decide,
Ia the wears 10 come, II ~ enough
for us tonight, ,ir, 10 perform N,
duty that lies before ~. aud add q
new sta =" 'hr flag that shall au,wcu
{" III" name ur another great lm,
splendid commonwealth.