Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-02

The gang that has so long ''fought, blet
and died" for the Borrego family seems
still to hold sway in the local RepubIi
can party. Otherwise how is one to &C
count for the nomination of Borregt
to be a candidate for the public schoo
board from the 1st ward?
There are some conscientious Republi
cans in Santa Fe, good men and citizens
who are faithful to every trust Thes'
men are grossly misrepresented by thu
work of the selfconstituted party leaders
who persist in catering to all that is low
and disreputable in politics when i
comes to manipulating Republican con
ventons to nominate candidates for OF
| fee.
Citizens who are interested in speed,
prosecution to final victory of the Sant
Fe grant will tomorrow go to the poll
and vote the Democratic ticket. Repub
licans have been tried in this matter ant
have been found wanting.
One Sixto Garcia is the Republican nom
inee for councilman from the 1st ward. HI
at present serves as a public schoo
teacher in that ward. 1t is told of him
that whenever he wants holiday he tells
his pupils not to come to school when he
rings the bell. Then he pulls the bel
rope lu Silly, not child shows up, and
Sixto marches off to enjoy himself BY
the grace of Republican school board
his salary goes on just the same.
Every good citizen ought to vote to-
morrow to wipe petty political trlckery
out of the public school board. A policy
that prompts the payment of $40 a
month to Canuto Alarid, Republican
member of the board, for services as
janitor in the I'd ward, while teachers are
paid $50 month for their services ana
then compelled to discount their GER
tifcates- such policy, it seems to the
New MEXICAN, ought to be condemned
most emphatically.
1t is not plimentary to Santa Fe's
public educational interests that teacher
in the I'd ward public schools, mere boy,
employed through political favoritism
only, should be caught writing silly love
letters to the young girls in the high
school. Only such things are possible
under Republican regime.
The Democrats will not keep gang Of
drunken and disreputable policemen
guarding the plaza.
The Republican bondsmen of the de
faulting Republican city treasurer month;
ago solemnly promised to see that thu
$4,000 stolen from the school funds were
restored to the treasury. But they have
done nothing more than promise ant
consequently the city schools are Ian
gushing for lack Of funds. Place thu
Democrats in power and these bondsmen
who pose as capitalists and leaders of af
fairs, will either be forced to pay thei
obligation to the community or be ex
posed as men of straw.
The statement in the Republican cit
platform that the late defaulting Rerns
lican city treasurer participated as /
/ delegate in the Democraoic city conven
ton is false. I,iscc is too short to nail al
the other lies in that precious ument
The faces of Democrats are frightened
with smiles. They scent success in thu
very air.
The confirmation of the Santa Fe d,
Villa grant, with the exception of the so
called interior grants which have beer
plastered over most of the valuable prop
erty in the city, would prove serious
disaster to Santa Fe. Yet that is precise
ly what is contemplated in the petition
presented to the court of private lane
claims by the Republican city attorney
and the suspicion is rife that in so doing
he acted in collision with influential party
associates whose word is law in Republi
can circles. The question of the contir
nation of the Santa Fe grant will come
up at the ensuing term of the land court
1t is matter of vital Importance that i
be placed in charge of an honest and ca p
able city attorney, who will see that thu
interests of the people are protected
This will be accomplished by the election
of the Democratic city ticket.
Adolfo p. Hill, Democratic candidate
for city clerk, is native of Santa Fc anG
one of the cleverest young men in the
community. His qualifications for the
place are first rate and the young men Of
the city should rally to his support in
such a way as to render his election GER
tain.
In the person of w. L. Jones the Demo
Gratis certainly made wise choice for city
treasurer. Mr.. Jones has long been 6
resident of Santa Fe, and, whether as
manager of the Western Union telegraph
office, accountant in the surveyor gen
erals Office or book-keeper in the bank
he has proved prompt and faithful in the
discharge of every trust contided to him
The funds of the city will be perfectly
safe in his custody.
The Democratic candidates for alder
men in the 1st ward, Messrs. Pedro Del
gado and John p. Victory, are we'll known
as men Of probity, experience and ability
They will prove power for good in the
next city council, for of course the ban
ner Democratic ward of the city will SET
that they are handsomely elected.
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The Democrats of the I'd ward could
not have selected a stronger man fol
alderman than Charles F. Easley. Nc
legitimate effort should be spared to
make his election certain,