Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-05
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 it's
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
\svery 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 Endorsing 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 80 adjusted as to operate equally
throughout the country, and not discrim
ina'ins uo'"eeh oiass VI eeo'ioh' 'nue
guaranteeing 10 our wool ana i've STOCK
interests that same measure or pfotectioh
which is accorded by law to the manufac-
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 steaafast trlena OF SILVER,
WHOSE seiec.ioh Ieiu'es 'he oi',fepea'eo
cnarge that tne democracy OF the couh
Try seeks IN thls campaign 10 array sec
ZION against sectloh ana CLASS against
class.
we heartily lndorse the present Demo
cratic administration OF affairs In this
1erritory oy the governor secretary ana
the Judlclary thereoi, as well as the ON
clals or the lana department lnciudlng
the surVeyot,geheraI' the REGISTERS ana
receivers OF the various lana ofhoes' the
oni'eo o1ates n,arshal' the internal rev
ehue collector, tne ASSISTANT U. o. attor-
neey 1or New Mexico ana the inspector
OF mines, ana we commend 'ne sohcitor-
general ana 'he several uls'rict a'tof,
neys OF 'he terrltory lor the aolllty ana
zeal WIN wnlcn tney nave enforced the
laws OF ,he 'erri'oiy' con'rioutlng 30
mucn 20 the suppression OF crime ana the
punishment OF criminals. -.
we invite the attention OF an lntell-
gent voters OF the territory OF new Mex
100 10 inc administration OF county al
falrs 10 tnose counsies where the Demo
crats controi the county ADMINISTRATOR
as com pared WIN tnose other counties
where the Republicans are In CONTROL be-
nevlng ,nat snch comparison can out DC
'avoraoie 10 Denocraoic con'ioi'
we condemn the act'on OF the hepub-
llcan delegate IN congress IN making
suoservient to the interest OF his private
clients the interests or the whole people
OF the terrltory OF new mexico, ana pre-
venting the passage oY congress OF need
cd legisiation In tne interest," OF the whole
people, Dy amending inc Dill 10 validate
she oonds issued ior various merltorious
pupl'c INSTITUTIONS lholudlhR the caPltoI,
80 as TO cast an enormous ana unjust
ourden upon the alleaay overwhelmed
peopie OF 1he eeIrieory OF new mexico IN
the lnterest OF MS private cllents. we
polnt 10 nun as a mos! conspicuous 1ail-
ufe, 30 Iar as securing Iegisiatloh 10
whicn the wnole people are Interested
and complete success ID MIS- enorts to
iurGher MS own seinsh enos.
the success of the Dem ocratic party ia
statehood for New Mexico possible. and.
tho Rennh,ican deleoate in conoress bav.