Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-12-28

publican press of southern New Mexico
attempted to coerce them, or read them
should know that the Republican press of
the southern half of the territory express
the sentiment of party in this section, and
as laborers for the good Of the party they
certainly have the right to express their
views on matters political. Had it not
been for the efforts of the press and the
Republican party OF southern New Next
co, always laboring under the handicap of
the Santa Fe ring, and an overwhelming
Democratic majority, the Republicans
would have lost the legislature for several
years past. This would not only have
resulted dsastrously to the New MEX
ICAN. but also to the gang of warrant
sharks who cash the claims of all district
attorneys buG those from the south. The
New MEXICAN should also remember that
the Republicans OF the south always come
into the convention, and the campaign,
with clean hands, and desire to do that
which is for the best interests of the peo-
pie. The Enterprise, in common with
the Republicans of the south, has always
day strongly and uncompromisingly in
favor of its adjustment. The prisoners
should be sent where they can be boarded
for 10 cents per day, and thus save the
territory many thousands of dollars per
year. We are decidedly and emphatically
opposed to a finance bill gotten up by,
and in the interest of, warrant spectators,
as all of them have been for number of
years past. We favor an appropriation
for court expenses sufficient to pay run
ming expenses for full, regular terms, and
also for the payment of stenographers and
Interpreters. We can see no Justice in
legislation which compels witnesses and
court officials to sell their earnings for rs
cents on the dollar, while by the crafty
manipulation of the finance bill favored
few in Santa Fe are enabled to make
rs cents on the dollar by holding these
same warrants, in some instances, only
few days. It is often alleged, and as
yet has not been denied, that in many
instances during the past few years, many
of the warrants purchased at heavy
discount, have been redeemed in cash
when presented to the territorial treasurer
by those who are ION the inside" We
do not believe that Major Palen has ever
loaned himself to such disreputable
practices. He is an honorable man,
and we do not wish to do him an in
justice, but such has undoubtedly been
the practice in years past, and 1t Is high
time that the better element of the party
refuse to further countenance such
high-handed outrages. So far as
this journal is concerned, it cares
nothing for the bluffing and clustering
of the New MEXICAN, and does not
propose to be whipped into supporting
any man or measure which Is not for the
best interests of the people. We supported
the Rynerson platform seven years ago,
and are not sorry for it now, and had the
southern half of the territory stuck to
that platform the territory would have
been in better financial condition to-
day, and would not have been domineered
over and dictated to by lot of political
mounte-banks who would sell their birth
right for mess of pottage, or their poll
tical influence for portion of the salary
of the warden of the pententiary, and
then boast of it as sharp political
scheme-Siver City Enterprise.