Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-23
COL. ]. ". DWYER.

We publish the following from the San |
Msrcial Reporter, the leading paper Of !
Socorro county. 1t does seem H5 j. Col. ,
Dryer was getting a splendid irdorse-
ment from the newspapers Of the terri
tory:
The people OF this territory are waiting
with anxiety the action Of lTcSldcut liar
rlson in relation to the appointment
OF New Mexico's chief executive.
The appointments he has already
made have given the progressive
element OF the territory great
encouragement that he viii
name their favorite candidate Tor govern
or, Col. J. W. DIVER, OF Colfax county;
This office at this time possesses unusual
importance to the future OF New NcNirn.
We have reached period in our history
when We have got to advance. We mus;
| no longer be classed by the nation and lay
congress with Utah, because OF our want
| Of progress and homogeneity with the bal
ance of the country. We ask the admin
! stration, in the exercise OF the appointing
power, to give the advancing, progressive
and enlightened element all possible
assistance. The Republican party, the
party of progress, OF intelligence and OF
equal rights which can only obtain where
there is near equality OF intelligence,
owes it to New Mexico to sanction
liberal ideas and offer official pre-
miums to those who viii use
them to aid the cause Of education
and improvement. The attitude taken
by the late legislature III relation to the
school question has alarmed intelligent
residents and has done the territory in
calculable injury abroad We want Il
governor who is sound OH that question,
whose appointment will he Il guaranty to
our own people and to the country that
the executive department is in favor oI
free non-sectarian schools and that hp
will not attempt to jeopardize those ln-
portant interests TO curry political favor
with any element. Such q man the Re
porter knows Col. j. W. Dryer to he.
And for this, if for no other reason, the
Reporter would urge his appointment.
He is q gentleman OF acknowledged ability
and is sound upon every question OF IN
terest to our territory and is inteliiEcntIE
familiar with them through long continued
residence here. His appointment would
more nearly comply with the spirit,
as we'll as the letter, OF the Chicago plat
form in relation to territorial appoint
ments, than either OF his competitors.
He has not held his residence in this ter
ritory with string tied to 1t, simply to be
used when some political advantage was
sought. He has all his interests here and
is identified with us. He did not come tc
New Mexico with an office, he did not
come here to get office, and lie will not
leave if he is not appointed to office; IN
short he is one OF us. He WAS stalwart
Republican and recognized party leader
in his former eastern home, anC
mas been recognized as Il sta
wart Republican and tried ant
trusted leader during the long Years he
has resided here. He has aided in ever,
legitimate way to build up the party an,
to advance the interests OF the territory
He is not bird OF passage, his money /,
; invested here, his home is here and he i.
Endorsed by large majority of the pro
gressiye, liberal element OF our people
an Endorsement that should carry weigh
with Republican administration ant
We doubt not it will.