Image 13 of The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times (Tucumcari, N.M.), January 18, 1908

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i X X X X X I X X X X X X X X TWENTY REASONS WHY NEW MEXICO SHOULD BE ADMITTED AS A STATE 1 New Mexico should be admitted as a state because franchise and sufferage through the medium of the ballot box are birthrights of every American citizen New Mexico should be admitted as a state because its inhabitants are not cast in a mould different from that of any other citizens ol this country and they are fully capable of governing themselves New Mexico should be admitted as a state because it has outgrown its present form of government and wants to take a hand in making the federal laws it is forced to obey without other representation than a voteless delegate in Congress New Mexico should be admitted to statehood because it was promised sovereignty over sixty years ago by Guad alupe Hidalgo New Mexico should be admitted as a state because it has a libertyloving and patriotic people who want to be fullfledged citizens instead of mere residents New Mexico should be admitted as a state because it derives ample revenue from taxation and other sources to support a stable state government and