Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-01
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The representatives of the Democratic
party of the territory of New Mexico, in
convention assembled at Santa Fe, On
this Goth day of September, 1896, re-
affirm our allegiance to the principles Of
the Democratic party as declared by its
founders, and our belief that, for the first
time in more 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
emanating 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 a tariff for revenue with
duties so adjusted as to operate equally
throughout the country, and not discrlm-
Auaons -.
guaranteeing 10 our wool anu iive s.ooA
ln1ereses tha' san,e nea'uio " plo'eoSion
which 10 accoraeu oy Id" W .le liauuiao-
turing industries OF inc country:
We heartily indorse the nomination of
that magnificent exponent of Democracy,
the Hon, William Jennings Bryan, of
Nebraska, and of Arthur Sewal, of
Name always soeaolase irieha Vi sllver,
whose selec'lon lelu'es Sno 40 opeavou
charge tna1 the Democ!aoy VI 'uo oouh-
try seeks In tnis cam palgn 10 array SEC
ton against secs'oh anu GLASS against
class.
we heartily lndoise the present Demo-
cratic administrator OF aIalrs IN 1h's
territory oy 'he goveinol, s10leVas aa m
the judiciary thereoi' as wen US 'lio , oni-
Gals OF tne lano uepalsnen. lnoluu.ns
the surVeyoI,Reherai' 'ne iee's a AN
receivers OF inc various ianu olnces' 'le
United states marshai' 'le ihoernai row
enue collector, tne ASSISTANT " o. a'Oor-
ney Tor New Me1lco' anu 'ne Inspector
OF mines, ana we co""eho 1he so'icleor'
general ana tne several uis'ficv aVVor,
neys OF the terrltory TOE inc aolil'y aho
zeal with whicn tney nave eniorceo 'he
laws OF the territory confronting sc
mucn 10 the suppression VI oii"e anu 0he
punishment OF criminals. ;,
we lnvlte tne Htteneioh " az inIeiii
gent voters OF tne terrieory VI new MeA
100 to the adminlstra'lon oi coun.y al
FAIRS IN tnose couh'ies whefe ohe nenio,
Gratis control the county aum h .,n
as compared WIN those o'her oouhIles
where the Republicans are IN 'oh'rol, %.
llevlng that sucn CON Parisoh can ou' Ut
favorable TO Democratic con'loi'
We condemn the act'on OF INC nepuo
llcan delegate In congress IN makine
subservient 10 the lnteresc OF ms priva''
clients the interests OF tne whoie Peopie
OF the territory OF New Mexlco' ana pre-
venting the passage oy congress OF neea'
ed legislation In the interest OF the wnoie
people, by amending the OH 10 vailoa't
the bonds issued Tor varions merl1oriou'
puplc lnstltutlons' lnciuuihK u oapt'oi
so as to cast an enormous ana un!us,
burden upon the ALREADY overhutaeheo
people OF the territory OF new MeAlco ~
the interest OF his private clients. we
point to him as most &C .spicuous ia!i
ure, 80 1ar as securing leBisia1ion !,
which the whole people are Interested
and a complete success ID MS eHorts to
lurther mis- own selnsn enos.