Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-15
SANTA FEE CITY ELECTION.
q. NJ Read Calls Down the Partisan
Falseh00ds Sent to the Las
Vegas Optic.


Santa Fe, N. NJ, April ~, 1851 want
to first thank You for your kindness in
sending me copy of your paper of yes
ter9ay, containing an editorial on the re-
cent city election in Santa Fe and to ask
you to allow me to reply through the OPP
tic to what l consider a malicious and un-
mitigated falsehood IN said editorial
1t is not my intention to affirm or con-
tradict what is said against the Demo-
Gratis for violating the law, for the reason
that am not personally acquainted with
any such occurrence on election day, and
| only know of them through rumor and
town talk, but do want to say something
with reference to what, in my Judgment,
among other things caused the defeat OF
Gen. E. L Bartlett and j. d. Sena, who
were the candidates for mayor and city
clerk, respectively, on the Republican
ticket; also on what seems to be a refec-
ton on Judge N. B. Laughlin and the
priests, not that the Judge and the priests
are not amply able to take care of them
selves, but az the writer of the informa-
ton contained in said editorial seems to
be An enemy of the truth, OF the Judge,
and of Catholic priests, it would be i'm
possible for me to say word in either OF
these three instances without dwelling on
the other two.
1t is simply ridiculous to try and put
the blame for the defeat of our candi-
dates on such a flimsy pretext as 'raising
the race ISSUE" on the part of native,
for the history of politics in New Mexico
proves, beyond the slightest doubt, that
if the trace" question has at any time
figured in politics, it has not originated,
nor has it been agitated by a native, but
that in all instances it has been done by
that floating, good-for.nothing element
of adventures who show up among US
suddenly, work themselves into the
friendship and sympathy of the promi-
nent native leaders of both parties, and,
relying on no other claim or rights for
political promotion or political recogni-
ton than their everlasting, smiling
treachery and astuteness, manage through
the kindness of the natives, and with the
aid of the American politician, to run on
the tickets for, generally, tho highest Of
fees, thus getting the prestige and offices
that rightfully belong to the natives and
bona fide residents Of our territory.
When say bona fide residents, refer to
the people who have come among IA
from other parts OF the country; have
cast their lot with us; have become part
of our communities, and consequently,
having something in common with US;
that these citizens, together with the
native element, are totally ignored by
designing politicians and floating cork
candidates, whose only interest in our
!: welfare is the money they can make al
our expense and then go, saying, "the
Mexican always gets it in the neck" Az
rule, these men are the ones who raist
the alarm on the .'race" question. No, i
was not the race question that defeated
our candidate.
1t was, first and above all, lack of har
monY in our ranks and, secondly, thu
editorials published by the New MExIcA,
on the day before the day of election
placing Gen. Bartlett as the attorney o
the water company, las though that was ,
crlme) and as the enemy of the poo
: farmer, not in exactly these words, bu
substantially in such language, and re
n lecting on the moral character of ]. D
9 Sena. Had religion and the race ques
l. candidate for city clerk, Mr.. Andrews
would have been defeated by his Repub
lican opponent, who is a Catholic and
;, native.
As to Judge Laughlin's winking at an
condoning the disobedience of his order
for certainly such is the spirit of tn
phrase), l think. the writer must hay
some grievance against the Judge, TO
certainly Judge Laughlin has proved him
self an impartial Judge and has not hest
y tated to severely -eprimand in open cour
Democratic sheritfs and other high official
Il for otfsnses not as serious as that of dis
!. obeying the order of the court.
As to the "Catholic priests havin
preached sermons against candidate
" not of their faith running on the Repuh
j. lican ticket,' will say the man who CAV
:. you the information has either been mad
the victim of venomous and slanderou
= tongue, or is the willful instrument of tn
J. avowed enemies Of the Catholic church
0 the A. P. A.s, who believe that in thi
country Of freedom and liberty, God ha
created all men equal, except the Catho
:. lies. As a Catholic ard Republican,
. love truth and fair play, and abhor Sian
: uer ana coWalulce' cnaiiouRe your III
4 formant to cite the names of the priest
and the words nsed by them, and ear
nestly request him to rise to the dignit
! of man by signing his name to his arti
g Giles.
Oar party will never triumph here Il
Santa Fe until it is rurged of the self con
i stituted bosses, some of whom have no
. been in the party long enough to be rec
ognized 10 any other light than as simpl