Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

We, the Republican party of the ter
ritory OF New Mexico, in convention
assembled, at Albuquerque, the 18Th day
of September A. u. 1890, reatlirm the
principles of the Republican party as set
forth in the Republican platform Of 1888,
and we indorse the actions of President
Harrison, and of the DIST congress in Civ
ing effect to the same. And We especially
thank the president for calling the atten-
ton of congress III his messages to New
Mexico and her wants and the necessity
for 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 consid-
era tion 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
congress, in passing the silver bill, AS q
wise, salutary and good beginning; but a
still larger increase of our circulating
medium is imperatively demanded, and
we urge the passage of a law removing
all restrictions from the coinage OF silver
productions of the United States, and we
earnestly endorse and hereby approve the
action of a Republican congress and adj
mlDlstration in imposing Il duty on lead
ores, in the bill which has lately passed
congress, by means of which the miners
and mining interests of our territory have
been protected from foreign competition
and mining property greatly enhanced in
value, and we condemn 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 with
gratitude the services of the former sol
diers of the nation in defence OF its in
tegrity, and thanks congress for the
passage OF the dependent pension bill, as
we'll 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 adj
ministration, whereby there were ex-
cluded from entry and purchase all the
public lands west of the Tooth meridian,
and for removing the.obstructions, 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, appropriating
for us more than $50 900 annually.
We charge upon the Democratic party,
the responsibility for the enactment of
the so 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 orr people and territory by max
ing no effort to prevent the passage OF
said laws and for making no effort to Sc
cure their repeal.
Resolved, That We admire and praise
the prudence, courage and common sense
OF Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the