Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-04
CAPITAL REMOVAL.
The Springer Stockman Speaks--A
Rousing Protest from Citizens
OF Las Vegas.
A Card from Representative Clancy
Strong Points on the Retention Of
the Capital at Santa Fe.

Capt. Henry Sturges, ot~the Springer |
Stockman has been pleasantly putting
in few days among the lawmakers and
his friends in Santa Fe this week, and |
here is an article from his paper that will !
be read with interest and followed up
with expressions of approval by every
fair minded man who sees it-says the
Stockman:
Remove the capitol from Santa Fe!
Not much. AS soon consider PROPOSE
ton to remove Plymouth Rock or Mount
Vernon. Santa Fe has been the seat of
civil, church and military government SO
long that to remove either, and especially
the two first, would be sacrilege. 1t was
planted there when the new world was ell
mundo nuevo indeed, and it has been ir-
rigated by the best blood of the land. 1t
was selected by the conqusitadores as
their headquarters at time when the
whole of the vast continent was open for
their selection. It was the Chief City of
the prehistoric people long before the
Spaniards undertook the subjugation of
the land. Before Columbus landed on
this continent Santa Fe had an existence
and it will be the pilgrims Mecca long
after the present generation is, and
generations yet unborn, are forgotten.
Take the seat of government away from
Santa Fes Take away her churches, her
tombs, the bones of her heroes and all
else that makes her the great attraction
to tourists over the continent! Take her
ancient fort, her adobe walls, on every
one of which history has been written,
and are monuments of tho long forgotten
past, and beneath the soil of which lie
the dead of generations beginning nearer
to the worlds creation than any Other
spot on the western continent; pull down
the flag that was hoisted there by Kpar-
ney after his toilsome march of a thous-
and miles; take the governor from ground
consecrated by the touch of predecessors
for centurles-in short, take from
q hallowed spot that which is
dear to New Mexicans; the his
torio interests that can not follow
it, and place the empty casket in new
place, to CRAFTY tho lust for power and
the greed of self that would rob and de-
stroy that which we venerate, for the sake
of personal gain! We do not have to
look very far backward to the time when
Santa Fe was New Mexico. 1t is within
the memory of very young men that the
whole territory looked to the capital city
for the Coming of Montezuma." The
first railroad that projected into the ter
ritory has Santa Fe in it's charter, and
| if it had not been that there was con-
dtion that the old city was to be con-
nected by iron bands with the cities of
the east, it is doubtful if a railroad would
have yet penetrated beyond the Ration
mountains. The building of that road to
Santa Fe made Las Vegas and Albuquer-
que and all the other towns along its line.
And now they would rob their creator!
They would parcel out the civil govern
ment, the church and the military, and
after time will dig up the ancient ground
for tho ornaments buried with the dead.
We protest against any and all such work.
Let the other ambitious towns carve out
greatness for themselves and not endeavor
to gain greatness by robbing others OF
that they have well earned. Let the cap
tal remain where nature placed it and
where it has been reinstated by successive
governments since tho foundation OF
christianity in America-in the city OF
Holy Faith-historic old Santa Fe.
| LAS VEGAS SPEAKS.
The following kilograms addressed in
dividually and collectively to the San
Miguel delegation explain themselves:
Felix Martinez, J. D. W. Veeder, j. J. Nc
Mullen, Jose Ramon Maestas and Tomas
Gonzales, Santa Fe.
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4.-The board of
trustees of town of Las Vegas as body
earnestly request you to oppose the
movement for removal of capital from
Santa Fe.
BY order of board.
j. A. DUNCAN, Mayor.
The following is also addressed to the
same senators and members:
At citizens meeting held last evening,
YOU were unanimously requested to
vigorously oppose capital removal bill.
L. P. BRowN, Pres.
D. T. HAsK1Ns, Sec.
In reply to the above dispatches the
following was sent to the mayor, Hon. L.
P. Brown, Judge Long and the officers OF
the citizens meeting:
Myself and many citizens express to
you our sincere gratitude for your noble
action in our behalf and hope opportuni-
ty will be afforded to reciprocate.
(Signed.) "A. SrAAB."
Mr.. Staab is doing hard and effective
work for the historic city.
CARD FROM REPRESENTATIVE CLANCY.
To the Editor Santa Fe New MEXICAN:
SANTA FE, Feb. At has come to my
ears that some eyil-min3ed and malicious
person has been busying himself in
spreading reports to the effect that am
in favor of removing the capital from
this place. While my friends rldicule
such an idea, yet, those who are not &C.
quainted with me, might labor under the
impression that there is some foundation
for these scandalous rumors, especially
in the city of Albuquerque. where, am
reliably informed, statements have been
made that was "all right for Albuq uer-
que" While such minors are absolutely
false, and while am averse "to rushing
into print" in this case there would seem
to be some justification. 1t was my in
tention to make this statement at the
afternoon session of the house on Friday,
but, owing to the rather abrupt adjourn
ment of that august body, was cut off in
my efforts to secure the floor. trust
that this card will set at rest the minds of
certain alleged political schemers as to
my attitude in regard to the capital re-
moval. Very truly,
(Signed.) H. s. CLANCY.