Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-08

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order. During this period and when the
chief peace officer of this county was a
Democrat not single step to apprehend
the murderers of Faustin Ortiz was ever
taken by the sheriff or any of his deputies
although the sheriff and his deputies were
accused of the crime.
On the night that Mr.. Ancheta was shot
not single deputy sheriff ever came near
the place of shooting or assisted in track
ing the would be assassins, and three of
them were seen Immediately thereafter
going away from the place of shooting
and toward the county jail. No effort
was ever made by the then sheriff looking
toward the apprehension of these mpr-
derers.
1t was reign of terror in Santa Fe
when the sheriff of the county could de-
liberately assault and beat a hand cuffed
prisoner in the county Jail for which he
was indicted, pleaded guilty and was fined
by the then presiding judge of this
district, Hon. W. H. Whiteman. 1t was a
reign of terror when the people saw men
tried, found guilty and sentenced to a
term in Jail and never serving a day of
their term within its walls.
No wonder crime was rampant when a
sheriff would collect fine from
a Democratic deputy sheriff con-
victed of assault with pistol on the
day of election, and keep no account
of it and fail to turn it over to the proper
official. No wonder crime was
rampant when a sheriff and collector
could embezzle one-half of the entire tax
levy of the county of Santa Fe in one
year, and have his friends steal a ballot
box in order to keep the county affairs in
the hands of those who would protect
him in his villainy.
No wonder crime was rampant when
Pedro Delgado would go to Jail for con-
tempt of court, and for what? To keep
the Democratic bosses in power and pre-
vent an uncovering of their scoundrelly
record. Did Pedro Delgado go to Jail to
keep for himself the Office he claimed!
No. Not On honest Democrat in Santa
Fe believes it. He went to Jail to save,
if possible, his party from the stencil
that would ensue were its dirty linen
washed in public.
These are facts and the people of Santa
Fe know them. These are the events; this
was the state of affairs which has culmin-
ated in the violence and disorder during
the past two years.
Then, good people of New Mexico, who
is responsibles Because the Republican
party and the Knights of Mutual Protec-
ton put down the plundering boodlers
who robbed us of our money and our repu-
tation, who inundated our people, MUIR
dered our citizens, and made it unsafe for
men of opposite political faith to be on
the streets at night, now, forsooth, be-
cause Frank Chavez was assassinated, are
leading Republicans and the Knights of
Mutual Protection responsible for his
DEATH
1t is true that Frank Chavez was assas-
sipated in q cowardly and brutal manner.
His murderers may have been Republi-
cans, they may have been Democrats;
does it follow, that because a man or men
of one political party commit crime that
the party with which he affiliates should
be charged with that crime, and without
the least foundation or shadow of proof,
prominent members of the party should
be charged with it? Is this Just or right
or honest?
The statement by Democratic bosses
and leaders of this city and Albuquerque
that Frank Chavez death was a political
murder is deliberate lie, and they know
it. Time will unravel this mystery.
Members of the Knights of Mutual Pro-
lection would do more to overtake and
promptly punish his cowardly murderers
than nine-tenths of the political schemers,
from Antonio Joseph down, who are
striving to make campaign capital out of !