Mr. President. as it has been in the past. a portion of old Mexico injected into the bowels of the United tates. The characteristics whichit possessed in its earliest period it still possesses in a great degree. and on account of the climate. the soil. and other things there has not been sufficient immigration of Americans to Americanize that country and make it like the rest of the United States. Notwithstanding all the advantages of a Territorial governmentthe same advantages of Territorial government that the other Territories of the Northwest enjoyedthey never had a public school system established in New Mexico prior to 1888. although they became an organized Territory as early as 1851. They did not make as much progress in the matter of public education for the masses of their people from 1851 to 1888. a period of thirtyseven years. as the people of Porto Rico have made within the last two years. since we passed the act organizing and establishing the Territorial government of Porto Rico.
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Characterizing the region as not being Americanized due to the lack of American immigration.