Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-30
Plain Democratic Declarations.

Plain Democratic Declarations.
Governor Thornton, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, submitted the
subjoined report:
The representatives of the Democratic
party of the territory of New Mexico, in
convention assembled at Santa Fe, on
this 29th day of September, 1896, re-
affirm our allegiance to the principles of
the Democratic party as declared by it's
founders, and our belief that, for the first
time in moro than thirty years, the party
has returned in its platform declarations
to the principles enunciated by Jefferson
and by Jackson. We, therefore, indorse
every sentence of the Chicago platform,
and declare that We believe it to be the
best expression of Democratic faith ever
emanRting from ar assembly of Demo.
Gratis, and, while thus indorsing and
adopting the Chicago platform, we desire
particularly to express our gratitude to
the members of that convention for
those portions of that platform which,
without equivocation, and in language
which can not be misunderstood, favor
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l, without waiting
for the consent of any other nation, and
which declare for tariff for revenue with
duties SO adjusted a. to operate equally
throughout the country, and not discrim-
mating between class or section, thus
guaranteeing to our wool and live stock
interests that same measure Of protection
which is accorded BY law to the manufao-
turing industries of the country.
We heartily indorse the nomination of
that magnificent exponent of Democracy,
the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, of
Nebraska, and of Arthur Sewall, of
Maine, always steadfast friend of silver,
whose selection refutes the oft.repeated
charge that the Democracy of the coun-
try seeks in this campaign to array sec
tion. against section and class against
class.
We heartily indorse the present Demo.
cratic administration Of affairs in this
territory by the governor, secretary and
the judiciary thereof, as we'll as the off,
cials of the land department including
the surveyor-general, the registers and
receivers Of the various land Offices, the
United States marshal, the internal rev.
enus collector, the assistant U. 8. attor-
nsy for New Mexico, and the inspector
of mines, and We commend the solicitor
general and the several district attor-
neys of the territory for the ability and
zeal with which they have enforced the
laws Of the territory, contributing 90
much to the suppression of crime and the
punishment of criminals.
We invite the attention OF oil intelli-
gent voters of the territory of New Mex
100 to the administration Of county af-
fairs In those counties where the Demo-
Gratis control the county administration
as com pared with those other counties
where the Republicans are in control, be-
lieving that such comparison can but be
favorable to Democratic control.
We condemn the action of tho Repub-
lican delegate in congress IN making
subservisnt to the interest of his private
clients the interests of the whole. people
OF the territory Of New Mexico, and pre-
venting the passage BY congress of need
Cd legislation in the interest of the whole
people, by amending the bill to validate
The bonds issued for various meritorious
public institutions, including the capitol,
10 az TO cast ap enormous and unjust
burden upon the already overhurdened
people OF the territory of New Mexico in
the interest of his private clients. We
point TO him 40 most conspicuous fail
ure, 20 far a. securing legislation in
which the whole people are interested,
and complete success ID his efforts to
further his own selfish ends. :.
We declare our belief that only through
the success Of the Democratic party IL
statehood for New Mexico possible, and,