Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-02
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

affirm our allegiance to the principles o
the Democratic party as declared by it
founders, and our belief that, for the frs
time in more than thirty years, the part!
has returned in its platform declaration
to the principles enunciated by Jefferson
and by Jackson. We, therefore, indoors,
every sentence of the Chicago platform
and declare that We believe it to be th,
best expression of Democratic faith eve
emanating from ar assembly of Demo
Gratis, and, while thus indorsing and
adopting the Chicago platform, we desir,
particularly to express our gratitude tt
the members of that convention fol
those portions of that platform which
without equivocation, and in lang Jag
which can not be misunderstood, favo
the free and Unlimited coinage Of silve
at the ratio of 16 to l, without waiting
for the consent of any other nation, ant
which declare for tariff for revenue Will
duties 30 adjusted as to operate equal,
throughout the country, and not discrim
mating between class or section, thu
guaranteeing to our wool and live stool
interests that same measure Of protection
which is accorded by law to the manufac
turing industries of the country.
We heartily indorse the nomination O.
that magnificent exponent of Democracy
the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, O
Nebraska, and of Arthur Sewall, O
Maine, always steadfast friend of silver
whose selection refutes the oftrepeatet
charge that the Democracy of the coun
try seeks in this campaign to array sec
| ton against section and class agains
class.
We heartily indorse the present Demo
cratic administration of affairs in thi
territory by the governor, secretary ant
the judiciary thereof, as we'll as the off
cials of the land department including
the surveyor-general, the registers ant
receivers of the various land offices, tn,
United States marshal, the internal rev
enue collector, the assistant U. 8. attor
ney 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 ant
zeal with which they have enforced the
laws of the territory, contributing sc
much to the suppression of crime and tn.
punishment of criminals.
We invite the attention OF all intelli
gent voters of the territory of New Mex
100 to the administration of county at
fairs in those counties where the Demo
Gratis control the county administration
as compared with those other counties
whore the Republicans are in control, be
lieving that such comparison can but be
favorable to Democratic control.
We condemn the action of the Repub.
lican delegate in congress In making
subservient 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.
ed 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
so as to cast an 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 as most conspicuous fail
ure, so far as securing legislation in
which the whole people are interested,
and complete success in his efforts to
further his own selfish ends.
Wo uoclar0 our Ooll6I GnAG only CnrOuRn
the success of the Dem ocratic party ia
statehood for New Mexico possible, and,
the Republican delegate in congress hav-
ing failed to pass statehood bill through
house with an overwhelming majority
of Republican members, we charge that
the Republican party in the territory and
in the nation is opposed to the admission
of New Mexico as state because of our
views on the silver question, and that
their professions to the contrary are
untrue. We call the special atten.
tion of the residents of this terri.
tory DESTROYS of statehood to the ex-
plicit declaration in favor thereof in the
national platform and to the declaration
of the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, in
his letter of acceptance, in favor of state.
hood.
We call attention to the hardship in
Aicted upon our people by the lack OF
legislation throwing open to prospectors
the mineral within claimed land grants in
this territory, and We pledge the nominee
of this convention to use all honorable
means to secure the necessary legislation
to correct this evil at the earliest possible
moment.