Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-24

that party is now proving to the people
of New Mexico by their acts their stand
upon this question, for opposition to
Democratic principles at this time is OPP
position to statehood.
"But they say we are going to have Re-
publican rule. When?
"Echo answers, Tn forty or fifty years.
Naughter.) Meanwhile New Mexico will
have to wait.
"Fellow-citizens, we were entitled to
statehood in 1S4S, when under the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo we were promised
statehood at an early day. That early
day has not come in fifty years; and,
judging the future by the past,
REPUBLICAN RULE MEANS
fifty years more delay. In this matter I
appeal to Republicans and Democrats
alike. Let US have no politics in this
campaign. Let it not be question of
Democracy or Republicanism, but let it
be a question of statehood or of further
interminable delay in securing our rights.
Let us get together on this q question, and
at the state election held after our ad-
mission we can resume old party lines.
The statement that success depends on
the success of political party may ap-
pear on its face cold-blooded statement
and it may not be just what we wish, but
THIS Is THE CONDITION
of affairs at Washington and has been for
many years. Let us, therefore, look the
proposition squarely in the face and act
accordingly, FApplausel
II have many reasons which lead me to
be friendly to Santa Fe. spent three or
four years at school in your midst under
the late lamented Archbishop Lamy.
Since then in the pursuit of my mercan-
tile business in Taos county, I have had
many pleasant commercial relations with
this people. If Santa Fe has gotten more
from the general government than other
places it must be ascribed in part, at
least, however, to the fact that they have
been more persistent in their efforts to
get what they wanted. While in attend
ance at the Las Cruces convention, i re-
ceived with great surprise and deep re-
greet telegram announcing the
ABANDONMENT OF FORT MARCY.
Gas have already said through the pub
lie press, before leaving Washington I
had talks with the secretary of war, with
Gen. Schofeld and with the adjutant-
general, all of whom assured me that this
post would not be Abandoned unless
some emergency presented itself not then
expected or even contemplated; and that
they saw no reason to believe otherwise
than that the troops would remain here
permanently. You may imagine there
fore with what surprise the information
was received. l am now in communica-
ton with the department in order to have
the order revoked and 1 hope to have
this done. I assure the citizens of Santa
Fe that will do all in my power to CO.
operate with them in this matter. Should
this all be unavailing I
WILL INTRODUCE BILL
in December to make Fort Marcy ma
tional soldiers home, which will do you
infinitely more good than the past condi-
tion of affairs. am an humble member
of the board controlling these homes, and
am confident that can, in this last re-
sort, have the property turned over for
that purpose. Great applause.
II am in perfect accord with the tariff
policy of President Cleveland as shown
in his recent letter to General Catchings.
differ with him, however, as to silver.
am in favor of the unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to 1. believe that
we ought to proceed to coinage at once,
without consulting the wishes of other
nations on the ubject.
"The United States has produced more
than half of the
SILVER BULLION OF THE WORLD;
and l am in favor of our going ahead in
this matter, thereby forcing other nations
to our position.
anything at this time about my opponent
in this contest. But as he is citizen of
Santa Fe desire to say word about his
record. Mr.. Catron is the head of the
Republican party in this territory and he
is an attorney of ability and prominence.
But what has he done for Santa Fe and
New Mexico? Nothing at all to prove his
faith by his works. It is true that he has
bnilt handsome residence in your midst
with the cut stone taken from the Federal
building. But somehow Mr.. Catron has
failed to pay for the property thus taken
from the national government without its
consent. Fellow citizens, if had done
this instead of Mr.. Catron, IL is hardly
necessary to say that would not be ad-
dressing you here tonight. I would in
stead be keeping company with your
county commissioners
OVER AT THE PEN.
(Laughter.) Mr.. Catron has done moro
than this. He has built handsome block
on the east side of your plaza and it is
really an ornament to your city. The
bricks of which it is constructed were re-
cured from the territorial penitentiary,
but Mr.. Catron has not found time to
settle for them. daughter and applause.)
DO you consider such a man honesti
Fellow citizens, if you desire for dele
gate man who Is qualified by expert
ence to steal the national capitol and
transfer it to Santa Fe, I am prepared to
concede that my opponent has consider
ably the advantage of me. Naughter).
Mr.. Catron is the same gentleman the
Republicans nominated in 1892. He had
then paved the way to what he consider
cd certain success by
PASSING THE POLL TAX LAW.
SIN this instance, in working for himself,
he has shown himself the ideal Republic
can politician that he is. That poll tax
law disfranchised in New Mexico in 1892
no less than 5000 good Democratic votes.
This is susceptible of proof by figures.
The number Of votes cast prior to 1892
was nearly $4,000. In 1892, with the
natural increase, the vote would ordinari-
ly have been no less than $1,000. And
yet the result of the last election showed
only $1,000 votes cast. These disfran-
chised voters will be heard from in the
coming election, because tho legislation
Dassed nv Senator CatrOn in his own ha