Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-09-18
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


OF September A. D. 1890, reailirm the
principles OF the Republican party as set
forth in the Republican platform of 1885,
and We in dorse the actions of President
Harrison, and of the 5lst 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 a special order,
| during the present congress, the cOnsld-
Grafton OF Il 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 a
wise, salutary and good beginning; but a
still larger increase OF our circulating
medium is imperatiyely demanded, and
we urge the passage of Il 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 and adj
ministratiOn in imposing a 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
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-
ministration, whereby there were ex-
cluded from entry and purchase all the
public lands west of the Tooth meridian,
and for removing he: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 busi-
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 Sc
cure their repeal.
Resolved, That We admire and praise
the prudence, courage and common sense
of Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the
national house OF representatives in
thrOtting and destroying the revolution
ary habit of fillibustering, thereby enab-
/. ling the majority to enact the peoples will
int6spostive law, and We rejoice with the
friends Of freedom and progress every
where at his triumphant e-electlon 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.
tial 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 o.
the constitutional convention in fixing
a date for the submission OF the constitu.
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 allordlng an opportunity to all pro
gressive and patriotic citizens to vote
in favor OF our admission to the unior
freed from the embarrassment Of ordinary
political elections; and we earnestly cal
on every friend of New Mexico, who has
the public welfare at heart, and who il
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7th Of October next, and cast his vote fol
the best interests of New Mexico, ire
spective of party.
We earnestly insist that the question o
statehood for New Mexico is not anc
ought not to be an issue of partisan po
litical character. And we deeply regret
as unpatriotc and unstatesmentlike the
effort, by the representatives of the Dem
ocratiC party, recently assembled in con
vention at Silver City, to bring this ques
ton, which rises above all political fac
tions, down to fight between the two
parties.
We indorse and approve the territoria
administration of Gov. Prince as clean
wise and able, eminently satisfactory tt
the people of New Mexico at home ant
adding to the credit and estimation of tht
territory abroad, and we point with grea
satisfaction to the decrease in the ex
penses of the territory and the reduction
of the public debt under Republican Of
ficials.
Resolved, That we refer with pride t.
the economical manner in which thu
courts of the territory are conducted b.
Republican judges, the cost per annun
being about $50 900, while under the ad
ministration OF Democratic judges it cos
the people 100000 for the same period
or nearly three times as much.
We favor universal education and
complete and adequate system OF fre'
public schools for the entire territory ant