Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-31
Press Comments % Territorial
Affairs,
A Comment on the Martinez Letter.

The letter of Mr.. Felix Martinez in
relation to the marshalship, translation
of which will be found elsewhere in this
issue, is the best evidence that President
Cleveland has exercised good Judgment
in ignoring the advice of the triumvirate
in making federal appointments in this
territory. 1t appears from the letter that
the triumvirate tried to induce President
Cleveland to bribe Mr.. Martinez to re-
main in the Democratic party and accept
its tenets as enunciated by him, by APP
pointing him TO the Office of United
States marshal. He says that he was not
a candidate for the Office for the follow
ing among other reasons: because my
convictions are not in accord with the
class of Democratic doctrines initiated by
President Cleveland in his present admin
istration this same l stated to Messrs.
Joseph, Crist and Ferguson in Washing
tony, and 1 did not deem it proper to APP
pear to believe in the Democratic prophet
who interprets Democratic doctrines con-
trary to their true origin" In his letter
he also aludes to the president as the
"false prophet" the 'self-styled EGO"
and "the false, disguised emperor" Is it
to be wondered that the president is sus-
picious of triuuvirate recommendations?
It is Mr.. Cleveland's desire to appoint
only loyal Democrats to office-not those
whose Democracy is contingent upon tho
spois of Office, and he must naturally
distrust those who would knowingly be-
tray him into any dishonorable course in
the distribution of Patronage. The course
of Mr.. Martinez in refusing to subordin-
ate HIS convictions and open hostility to
the president, for the sake of office, is
frank, manly and honorable in COMPARE
son with that pursued by the triumvirate.
1t is not likely that he was duped by their
over zeal in his behalf. He is too shrewd
not to know that they simply wanted to
shelve him in Office for future use-not
for the benefit of Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration or the Democratic party.--Albu-
querque Democrat.
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An Open Letter to President Clsve.
land from Felix Martinez.
In another column of this issue 10 re-
produced a letter ofDon Santiago Baca,
of Bernalillo county, to La Opinion Pu-
OlASa 10 hipu1u cA2uSt WiASA GA Pioih6 Az
self, concerning the appointment of mar
shall Of the United States for New Mex
leo; and as my name has been mentioned
in connection with the marshalship, I
consider it proper to explain my posi-
ton in relation thereto. In the first
place desire distinctly to be understood
that under no circumstances have been
a candidate for that Office. Having been
repeatedly requested by my friends in
different parts of the territory to be
such candidate, replied in clear and
most emphatic manner that did not de-
sire the position, and insist that in no
portion of the territory or outside of the
territory can be found any one whom I
solicited for his aid verbally or by let
ter.
During my visit to Washington re-
iterated my objection to the chief of the
Democratic party-the delegate, Antonio
Joseph-and also to Messrs. Crist and
FERGUSON and other heads of the party
who urged me to sign an application to
DO presented to President Cleveland.
Finally. about leaving for my return to
New Mexico, Messrs. Joseph, Crist and
FERGUSON and Gov. Thornton insisted
that they would present my name to the
president and that afterward If I should
decline I could do 60. Now, for the infor-
nation Of my friends IN particular and of