Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-26

the constitution and the treaty with Mex.
ico; and We urge the speedy passage oil
the enabling act now pending before the
United States senate for our admission.
We favor the unqualified protection oi
all honest labor and capital through the
means of local government, and condemn
all efforts or attempts to control the same
or the relations of the one to the other by
means of any armed body Of men, import,
ed into this territory through private
sources, under the name of Pinkertons,
or however else designated, belle wing it
to be un American and subversiye OF the
rights of the people. We favor the enact
ment OF such laws as will protect the en-
ployes of corporations, who may be injured
in the line Of their employment.
The Nominating Speeches.
Judge A. L. Morrison then placed the
name of Hon, Thomas B. Catron, of
Santa Fe, in nomination for the delegate
in congress to represent New Mexico in
the SD congress. In doing so he said:
JUDGE MoRRIsoN's SPEECH.
awe stand in the presence Of great
events. We are about to assume mighty
responsibilities. feel that to-day the
men assembled in this convention are
about to lay the foundation upon which
will be erected the future state of New
Mexico [cheers). Gentlemen, if we look
to the ages of the parties we find that the
architects of empires and republics have
been regarded with veneration by the
people of the world, and to-day we look
back with joy upon the lives of Romulus
and Remus and the heroes OF the great
lay of Homer. We to-day, gentlemen,
are members of republic beside which
the brilliant republic OF Greece fades into
insignificance. We are citizens of re-
public in which the American eagle floats
over wider extent of empire than ever
did the eagle OF Rome in her highest
flights. (Cheers).
cone hundred years ago, a little over
three million and half OF men scattered
thlnly over the Atlantic seaport arose in
arms against the mightest empire OH earth.
They laid the foundations of the republic
of which We to-day are citizens. Gap.
pause). Oh, gentlemen, | pray to God
to day that he will make us worthy of the
responsibility which rests upon US. Forty
four states gem the starry emblems of our
flag. New Mexico will be the fortyfifth,
(Applause), ( and as | have said, to-day
we are laying the foundations of that
great state, and, gentlemen, when our star
flashes in the galaxy of the American
no brighter star that ever
preceded it will deminish the rays of ours.
I'VE have among us to-day the de.
scendants Of the great old conquerors of
Mexico. We have among US to-day the
descendants Of every nation in Europe
from the Don to the Shannon.
Gentlemen, will we rise to the import
ance of the occesion? Will we lay beneath
our feet our private grievances; will we
cast behind us all our feuds and differ
ences? If we do, gentlemen, if we rise to
The attitude of American citizenship; if
We 90 into this fight with determination
10 succeed, it is not surer that tomorrow
sun will rise than that We will eject the
next and last delegate from New Mexico.
Loud and prolonged cheers).
81 say the last delegate, gentleman, be-
cause | believe that the next nomination
which we will make for congress will not
be delegate who will 20 to congress to
beg for come pittance from the congress
Of the United States, but that he will 20
clothed in the canopy of citizenship; that
he will go representing the great, proud,
free state OF New Mexico. (Appause)
"Now, gentlemen, have We a man
among US worthy to take the lead here
to-day? Have we man who can trample |
over eight years of defeat and plant our
flag upon the conquered breast-works OF
The Democracy? We have such man,
and gentlemen, | have only to mention
his name when you will at once agree
with me that he is the man who has been
selected to lead lis to victory.
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