Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-30
TO HON, 7. &, STRUBLE,

September,
As YOU may not know the man as well
as the people OF New Mexico ITO their
great sorrow and harm, the New MEXICAN
herewith first calls your attention to ex-
tracts from charges preferred against the
aforesaid Ross, while governor OF this ter
ritory, by two prominent Democrats,
Messrs. Rafael Romero, OF Mora county,
and \. b. Laughlin, of Santa Fe county,
to President Cleveland. These charges
are on file either in the executive mansion
| Or at the department of the interior, and
are supported by affdavts. Messrs,
Laughln and Romero have each repre-
scented their counties in the territorial leg
islative assembly in both branches. and
Mr.. Romero is also an ex-speaker of the
house OF representatives of the assembly.
| Now please read these extracts and
! Democratic opinions about Ross, ex-
pressed when he was in the heyday OF
his power and the head of corrupt and
dishonest administration
ut is not the intention here to prefer
any specific charges, for to do that one
would have to begin with his advent into
Santa Fe with commission as governor
in his pocket at o'clock in the morning;
he sent out for the people to be awakened
to cone and witness his coronation with
the rising sun, proclaiming himself the
second Montezuma, an act 80 vain and SO
silly that it made Republicans sheer de-
risively at the incoming Democratic adj
ministration and the Democrats blush
for shame. His cry of wisdom, honesty,
economy and reform has proved Just the
reverse, in each and every particular.
His mal-administration OF public affairs
is on the tongue OF every person, high
and low. His silly conduct has alienated
whatever party friends he may have had,
and they have dropped him one by one.
His entire administration has been an
unbroken series of blunders and mis-
takes. / am justified in saying there is
not federal official in New Mexico who
pretends to support him, with the excep-
of the secretary OF the territory, who does
his bidding and is obedient to the will of
the governor"
'To illustrate the independent and dig
nifed character assumed by the governor:
The president of the council, who has
been a delegate to congress three times
from this territory, did not hesitate to an
nounce in these very words from the
chair: ANOTHER COMMUNICATION
FROM HIS IDIOCY, THE GOVERNOR
OFNEW MEXICO, THIS THING I'M
POSED UPON THE PEOPLE AND
CALLED THE GOVERNOR OF NEW
MEXICO,' and not a member on
the floor could find any excuse
to defend him against these I'M
parliamentary and out of the way re-
marks, and in less than ten days there
after the governor sent for the president
of the council, who used these words Off
cially and in public, and kept him in his
private office until O'Clock in the morn
ing trying to compromise with him for
his influence OH certain measures pending,
favorable to the governors management
Of the penitentiary. These things are
given to illustrate the respect he com
manded from the legislative council and
his utter disregard of such insults"
"He has never made an official move
since governor, when principle OF law
was involved and tested before the courts,
that his action has not been reversed by
the Democratic judges. The facts prove
that he has been downing the best inter
ests of the territory in general and those
of the Democratic party in particular, and
to these statements challenge contradic-
ton
The charges in question are dated April
%, 1887, cover twelve pages of closely
type written matter, are signed by N.
B. Laughlin, corroborated by Rafael
Romero and several aftidavits. They
show conclusively in what esteem ex-Gov.
Ross was held by his own party. They
are at your service.
The New MEXICAN desires to say to you
that, as q man or as the editor of Demo
cratic sheet, the ex-governor is beneath
notice.
But when he poses in his capacity as
ex-governor, and endeavors to impose OIL
people who do not know him, and thereby
Injuries New Mexico, it is only proper and
just that he should be shown up.
He was the head Of corrupt and ex-
travagant administration.
He has broken his pledges repeatedly
to his own party friends. He imported
and appointed to office relatives and per-
sonal hangers on, transplanted from Kan
sas and unfit for office, to the detriment
Of the people.
He was removed by President Har
rison on serious charges. He is not
a tax payer, and never has paid
taxes here to the amount of 500 during
his entire residence in New Mexico, which
is something like seven or eight years.
He, in his open letter to you, states what
is not true and what he knows to be un-
true.
1t is to be hoped, Mr.. Struble, that you
will read this letter carefully and act &C
cordingly.