Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-18
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REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

We, the Republican party of the ter
ritory OF New Mexico, in convention
assembled, at Albuquerque, the 18Th day
OF September A. D. 1890, realfirm tie
principles OF the Republican party as set
forth in the Republican platform of 1883,
and we indorse the actions OF President
Harrison, and of the 5lst congress in CIV
| ing effect to the same. And We especia ly
thank the president for calling the atten'
ttion OF congress III his messages to Ne"
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-
| ration of a bill to create a 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
wise, salutary and good beginning; but
still larger increase Of our circulating
medium is imperatiyely demanded, and
we urge the passage of law removing
all restrictions from the coinage of silver
productions ri the United States, and We
eafnAS ,uy endorse and hereby approve the
action OF a Republican congress ana au,
ministration in imposing DUTY Oh leau
ores in the bill which has lately passed
con0ress. .by means of which the miners
and mining interests OF our territory nave
] been protected from foreign competition
e and mining property greatly enhanced IN
valre ard we condemn the Democratic
party for opposing the same.
We endorse the tariff legislation carried
It through against the persistent and violent
j. opposition OF the democratic party, where
by wool, the greatest product OF Ne"
Mexico, has been permanently piaceo
u beyond the competition OF the cheal
IS products OF Australia. g.,
o The Republican party remembers VII,
4. gratitude the services OF the 1ofnef so'
Giers of the nation in defence OF It's III
l. tegritv, and thanks congress Tor TIT
it massage of the dependent pension bill, "a
II we'll as a vast number OF private pension
-, hills. many of which were vetoed b.
Grover Cleveland.
D. We thank the present administrator
e. mlnistration, Whereby there were eS
-, Guided from entry and purchase all tn
40 public lands west of the Tooth meridian
ID and for removing the distinctions, place
he by the Democratic party, in the way {
W the settlers in obtaining titles to the
lands and homes. Also for the libert
It aid extended to our agricultural Colleg
y and agricultural interests, apprOpriatln
We for us more than $50 900 annually.
i. We charge upon the Democratic party
he responsibility for the enactment c
the so called alien law, about three year
er since, by means OF which foreign capitt
Of has been forbidden to come within GU
o. territory and foreign money has bee
turned away from us, thereby creating
scarcity in financial resources, absolutel
a. stopping Investments in our mines an
Id real estate, and almost stopping all bus
m Less.
=. TO this act alone we attribute the dc
"' pressed condition OF business in this an
all other territories.
We condemn our present delegate il
congress for silently folding his arms an
70 quietly permitting, without protest, tn
passage OF the two laws before referred t
u and charge him with neglect Of his dut
c. and the abandonment OF the best inter
n ests OF onr people and territory by max
10 ing no effort to prevent the passage G
~ said laws and for making no effort to Sc
ar cure their repeal.
2 Resolved, That We admire and prais
ct the prudence, courage and common sens
10 OF Thomas B. Reed, speaker of TIL
10 national house of represt natives il
d throttling and destroying the revolution
If q no nf ~ fhprphV am oh
10 ny the majority to enact the peoples vii
. ito positive law, and we rejoice with tilt
~ friends of freedom and progress every
10 where at his triumphant reelection by al
A. increased majority.
Or The Republican party of New Mexict
declares itself as unequlvocally in Iavo
at all times OF the admission OF New Mex
ss leo into the union OF states, under any
)e possible circumstances, as the one essen
re- tal condition of our progress and advance
-, ment, without which our great natura
, resources Will remain comparatively I'm
he known and undeveloped.
le We heartily approve OF the action o
IN the constitutional convention in txin,
a date for the submission OF the constitu
W ton to the people, apart from the time o
" the general election, so as to remove thu
o. question OF statehood from the possible
10 disturbance OF partisan political feeling
i; thus affording an opportunity to all pro
y" gressive and patriotic citizens to vot
81 in favor of our admission to the uniol
al freed from the embarrassment of ordinar,
70 political elections; and we earnestly cal
on every friend of New Mexico, who ha
10 the public welfare at heart, and who i
RS entitled to vote, to 60 to the polls Oh tn