Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-14

lHE september constitution must DE
carried no matter how fair, liberal, adj
vanced and just the document is, the
Democratic bosses and ringsters, and the
few sorehead Republicans, who oppose
it, would oppose it and denounce it any
way. Go ahead with the document as it
is and submit it to the people in Novem-
Der next, and if the people of New Mexico
or the ma ority of them are not sufficient
ly intelligent and patriotic, do not know
what is good for them, and defeat the
constitution by their votes, we'll then,
so let it be; that is all there is OF it dilly-
dalying and cowardice will not do amend
ing the constitution because the Republic
can party's enemies want it amended, is
the merest and bloodiest rot; the instru-
ment needs no amending and could not be
made any better. The apportionment
therein is all entirely too fair a one,
and the howl of the Democratic bosses
and boodlers that the apportionment is an
unfair one is not only false one, but
also a foolish one. In fact, the trouble
with the apportionment is that the Repub-
licans in the convention did not look out
for the interests of their party, which are
identical with the best interest Of the
people, as they should have done. AS
usual, the Republicans wanted to be fair,
and not satisfied with being straight and
honest in the matter, they wanted to be
too straight. And OF course, no matter
how just and fair the apportionment,
the Democratic ringsters, and boodlers,
and ex-federal officials, who always
gave and still give the fair
name OF this territory black eye,
howled fraud, fraud and fraud. Just
imagine, what would have happened, if
that understanding gang had had the
power to make the apportionment They
would have followed the example of
their party leaders in every state, where
they have power and absolutely and
practically disfranchised the Republican
counties just look at the recent actions
OF the Democratic party in Ohio and
Maryland, and see how outrageously and
dishonesty the Democratic legislatures
acted, and how they gerrymandered the
congressional districts of the states
named. Look at the actions CT that party
in the solid south behold the doings of it
in New Jersey and Indiana. Any man,
who expects any decent or honest thing
from the gang that runs that party
in New Mexico, is a blooming idiot and
ought to soak his head Let lis have no old
woman policy for this campaign. Let US
relegate the old woman policy to the rear
let us have an early, energetic and courage
GUS campaign; the record of the Republi-
can party is all right, and we can well afford
to 60 into the campaign upon it and make
our stand thereon. There is nothing made
by trying to conciliate ones enemies,
especially such men as compose the
Doodle gang, that runs the Democratic
party in New Mexico, not for the good OF
that party, or for the good of the people,
but in order to carry its nefarious, dis
honest and selfish schemes.
LET us stand manfully by the colors we
have hoisted and the measures we have
advocated; the rank and file of the party
and, in fact, all good citizens so demand;
if the majority OF the people OF New Mex
leo do not want statehood and are content
to remain in condition of vassalage,
tutelage and torpor, why, well and good.
Progressive and live men will have to
leave the territory and 60, where pros
perity, progress and good chances for adj
yancement exist. If we are beaten in a
fair and good fight, we have no complaint
to make. But let us make the fight, and
let us make it as we ought to make it and
can make it. The good OF any one Sec
ton, of any faction, of any set, or OF any
one man, must be subordinated to the
good of the whole. Come, wake up, bestir
yourselves and start in ready and eager
for the fray. We are not afraid of the re-
suit.