Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-16
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

ny cueCt W tlie sane' Anu we espeela'iy
thank the president Tor calling the atten-
ton OF congress III his messages to New
Mexico and her wants and the necessity
Tor speedy settlement OF our land claims
and We also thank the senate OF the
United States for making special order,
during the present congress, the consld-
Grafton of bill to create land court to
settle our land titles, and urgently impress
upon congress the necessity for speedy
action in the enactment OF some law TO
that end.
We commend the recent action OF the
Republican members OF both houses OF
in passing the silver bill, as
wise, salutary and good beginning; but
still larger increase OF our circulating
medium is imperatively demanded, ana
we urge the passage OF law removing
all restrictions from the coinage OF silver
productions of the United States, and We
earnestly endorse and hereby approve the
action OF Republican congress ana al
in imposing duty on lead
ores, IN the bill which has iately passed.
congress, by means OF which the miners
and mining interests OF our territory nave
been protected from foreign competition
and mining property greatly enhanced IN
value, and We conhem1 the Democratic
party for opposing the same.
We endorse the tariff legislation carried
through against the persistent and violent
opposition OF the Democratic party, where
by wool, the greatest product OF new
Mexico, has been permanently placed
beyond the competition OF the cheap
products OF Australia.
The Republican party remembers WIN
gratitude the services OF the former SOL
dlers OF the natlon III uelence VI lls III
tegrity, and thanks congress Tor the
passage of the dependent pension bill, as
well as vast number OF private pension
bills, many of which were vetoed by
Grover Cleveland.
We thank the present administration
and congress for the repeal of the OBJ
noxious law, enacted by Democratic ad-
minlstration, whereby there were ex-
cluded from entry and purchase all the
public lands west of the Tooth meridian,
and for removing the,obstructlons, placed
by the Democratic party, in the way OF
the settlers in obtaining titles to their
lands and homes. Also for the liberal
aid extended to our agricultural college
and agricultural interests, appropriatlng
for US more than $50, 900 annually.
We charge upon the Democratic party,
he responsibility for the enactment Of
the 80 called alien law, about three years
since, by means of which foreign capital
has been forbidden to come within our
territory and foreign money has been
turned away from us, thereby creating a
scarcity in financial resources, absolutely
stopping investments in our mines and
real estate, and almost stopping all bust
ness.
To this act alone we attribute the de-
pressed condition OF business in this and
all other territories.
We condemn our present delegate in
congress for silently folding his arms and
quietly permitting, without protest, the
passage of the two laws before referred to
and charge him with neglect OF his duty
and the abandonment of the best inter
ests of onr people and territory by max
ing no effort to prevent the passage OF
said laws and for making no effort to &C.
cure their repeal.
Resolved, That We admire and praise
the prudence, courage and common sense
--rbe'" "noLR. RPnd .vsnaakfr.. .Qt- thG
throttling and destroying the revolution
airy habit OF tillibustering, thereby enab.
ling the majority to enact the peoples will
into positive law, and we rejoice with the
friends of freedom and progress every
where at his triumphant reelection by an
increased majority.
The Republican party of New Mexico
declares Itself as unequivocally in favor
at all times OF the admission of New Mex
leo INTO the union of states, under any
possible circumstances, as the one essen
tlal condition OF our progress and advance
ment, without which our great natural
resources Will remain comparatively un-
known and undeveloped.
We heartily approve of the action of
the constitutional convention in fixing
a date for the submission of the consttu-
ton to the people, apart from the time of
the general election, SO as to remove the
question OF statehood from the possible
disturbance of partisan political feeling,
thus alfordlng an opportunity to all pro-
gresslve and patriotic citizens to vote
in favor of our admission to the union
freed from the embarrassment of ordinary
political elections; and We earnestly call
on every friend OF New Mexico, who has
the pubic welfare at heart, and who is
entitled to vote, to 90 to the polls on the
Ith OF october next, and cast his vote for
the pest interests OF New Mexico, ire
spectlve OF party.
we earnestly insist that the question of
statehood Tor New Mexico is not and
ought not to be an issue of partisan po-