The San Juan County Index, 1902-12-19

low- iuii exuiupif ol lúe iiuuno uüü p.ití the Kuub'lng act without question, Resolved: That we urge upon cou cou-g.ess - g.ess cou-g.ess to udmit tue territory of Arizona into tho Union as a aoveriegu state at the very earliest posible moment. There cau be no question as to ebsuotial quali qualifications. - fications. qualifications. Whereas: It has been brought to the attention of this Congress that the Ter ritories, Oklahoma aud the Indian Terri Territory - tory Territory desire to eúter the Union as onu atate. It is Resolved: That w favor the early union of these two territories to be followed at once by statehood, and that ia case tho Euabliog Act is passed dur iug ttie short Beesion of Congress, we rec rec-commeiid - commeiid rec-commeiid that the Indian Territory be included therein, In order that her peo people - ple people may amist in framing tho co-istitu tico and eatabliehing state institutions. "With few oxceptiona, the leaders of mankind come from the ranks of the comparatively poor and from the coun country. - try. country. The reason seems to be that only by a struggle, by persistence io effort, is adequate development reached." Tello. ride Journal. In thia country of unlimited resources the boy with a strong body should de develop - velop develop a strong mind, hence a stro:.g man, not alone in physical sense but also in intellectually - tellectually intellectually and morally. But the boy who st'iris oul iu life hunting

Should Ha Honest. The Springlleld, Mass , Republican, one of the ieadiuit papers of New 1'ioglMii'l, e.i v s: " I Iim met its of the qtieBtiori hm1. it iscertaiu that from tho political fluud fluud-poiut, - poiut, fluud-poiut, the Republican senators have no juhtitica'.ion for their opposition, since the Republican purty ut the Rhiiadel Rhiiadel-jL:ii4 - jL:ii4 Rhiiadel-jL:ii4 netioual convention of 1Ü0 J adopted tins resoiuliju: "We fiyor hom rule forui.d he early ad mhtio . tostateho.id i f the territories of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma." "Jf the pledges coutaiuod in platforms merit any respect whatever, then the Republicans are touud to pars the statehood bill aud not pootpone Ihe mat'er for auother iudetiuite peiiod. But if lhat platform bo waived and the question be considered on its merits, it should at least be said that the Re Republicans - publicans Republicans ought to keep out Onlahonu if they are determined to keep out the other two. 'To admit Oklahoma alone Would have the look of a very diaciedilabls purtisat.. ship, for, of the three, Oklahoma is be believed - lieved believed to be the most likely to main' tinii a Republican supremacy, and elect Republicans to the United States seuate. New Mexico hos waited for statehood for h.'ty yearR, and Oklahoma ought to bu able to wait a while longer, in vie the fact that its territorial life has uot exteided much over u docade."

T'ip public schools of 8o Juan coun county - ty county aie in u ninth more tlouritthintr i:.m ditioti than heretofore. With a few i"jr crptiona, the ilit rictn have had ium ty ho that their airante were unt wften presented t' the treenuier for pMjmt'iit. 1 hore are tneiiiy-ono active dUnir'a in the county and not lens than ixteen Míe now rtinuing schoo'e, there belt m twenty one teni herB e'nployeil. The wiores are better than in former ) ears, and as a ruin competent teactieis have Ijeenempl )'. '1 be attendance is It" er and w e bear of very li 1 1 In f rid i n , in any of the districts. During UK)2 there has been spartion. ed from the uttioru! school fund to the diatricls accounts é24iH). nrly 2.00 per scholar. This w ith the districts spec special - ial special levies and license has furnished near nearly - ly nearly enough nionoy to keep school running and mot of the districts out of debt. When we look Imck twenty jcars and retlocV that there was only one school in tha cojuty, we feel Sun Juan county ia making material gain in ber schoole as well as otherwise Une new brick school house has been bu It this seaBon and tw other dislr cU ure preparicg to luild.

stood to have expressed some do-jot wueihtr admission could be pa8Pd at tua present ect-nion of congrcse. Wanted Statehood. At the meeting of the Trans-Mississippi congrega, composed of the states aod territories west of the Mississippi river, held at Si. Paul, Miou., August ID-'AJ 1902. Among other matters, the roeolutious on statehood for the Terri Territories - tories Territories were as follows; Resolved: l'bat the fundamental Auiericau pricipal of Self goverumeut, as well a every consideration of justice and equity, requires the lunnedia.e ad ad-uiibsion - uiibsion ad-uiibsion to tbn union of the Territory of New Mexico, which fully possesses the population, vharacter, resources and hi.ancial ability neewmsary to qualify it for statehood, Kesolved: 'lhat we earneatly request the Mouate of the United btates to tol