Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-05
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The Democratic city convention, which
met on Friday evening, adopted as q pc.
| litical emblem the rooster. This fact in
itself ia not startling piece Of political
news, for the noisy bird has served in the
same capacity before, hut there is q
strong suspicion abroad that upon this
particular occasion the emblem was as
signed to novel duty-tha of promul-
eating the resolutions adopted by this
gay gathering Of local Democratic states
men. IF Motif these resolutions did not
come from rooster, whore d1d they
come from? They are devoid alike of
sense, truth and modesty, and are so
palpaby characteristic of this obscene
| fowl, that we are irresistibly impeIled to
the conclusion that they emanated from
this emblem of untruth, discord and dis
aster. The cry of the little street Arab
who taunts his playfellow with "having
basis in scientific fact This bird knows
enough to make noise and that is about
all. It's strut is also at times the sub iect
of remark, but when You have included
strutting and growing, the list of it's
eminent possibilities is complete, and it's
appropriateness as an emblem of Democ-
racy is amply demonstrated.
"The defeat suffered by the Democrats
at the last election is fast proving to be
to the detriment of the welfare of the
country" This gem forms part of the
resolution adopted by the convention of
Friday. How very like the crow OF a
rooster. The remarkable declaration
continues: "The era of prosperity based
upon hopes ana promises has not yet
made itself apparent in our midst, but
on the contrary the interests and all
values are steadily on the decrease and
very much depressed" Then it was re-
solved "that we firmly adhere TO the free
and unlimited coinage of silver on the
Bryan basis" OF course the silver issue
will play an important part in the city
election, which made imperativea decIar
alton on this question. The Bryan
basis" is good. 1t bet:ays mental un.
soundness, quite consonant with the
needs and aspirations of Democracy. The
prom oters of this silver resolution evil
IDENTIFY could not recall, If indeed they
ever knew, the coinage basis defended by
the Dem ocratic party, and so the name
of the boy orator instead of being used
to cover multitude of sins, a use to
which it is we'll adopted, was in this
ance, quite rooster-like in it's proper
tions.
Provincals who crow about the condi-
tion Of the money. market should read
the newspapers. Even Democratic organs
ore forced TO admit, that there has been
steady improvement in finances since the
Inauguration of Mr.. Mckinley. Values
are steadily on the increase, instead of
the reverse,
AS stated in these columns before, any
marked improvement in local conditions
will be some tim2 in making itself mani
fest. The nerve centers of prosperity
and depression are to be found il the
great money markets. Here change III
conditions, even of the slightest char
acter, first makes itself felt. Intelligent
men of whatsoever shade of political
opinion understand this, That Demo.
cratic rooster should fad it little to alb.
struse for his comprehension is no
marvel. lie will keep on growing just
the same, and and wagging his hollow
head, a At emblem of a noisy and shallow
party.
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