Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-26

of the court, and so far as competent
men can be found, l expect to do this;
but here partisan preferment ends, astl
have no friends to reward, nor enemies
to punish in the courts over which it
shall be my duty to preside.
Litigation sometimes properly arises.
involving political preferment or posi-
ton, but in all such cases, it is the duty
of the court to decide the issues, upon
legal, and not on political grounds; and
| assure the members of the bar now
before me, that it shall be my earnest
endeavor to ascertain what the law Is,
applicable to a case at bar, and then de-
clare it without fear or favor.
81 feel satisfied that our relations
shall be mutually pleasant. While the
court has rights, which it is the duty OF
the members of the bar to respect, at
torneys are officers of the court, and
have rights which the court should
respect. My observation and experience
has taught me, that Il due respect on
the part of the court, for the rights of
the members of the bar, commands and
obtains a like respect for the court
from the bar; and thus, most pleasant
lClhUIOllS may III l. v 1 uoU obdliB oi
ways exist between this court and its
officers.
Governor Otero responded to the toast,
1.-THE President and the Administra-
tion," and said:
"Gentlemen:--It has been so much a
matter of course, OF occasions like this,
to toast the existing government, that it
has grown to be a mere compliment
without special meaning or significance,
but there are times and occasions, and
this is one, when such a toast should
mean something more than an idle com
pliment.
"We have for months past been listen
ing to low mutterings of the thunders of
war, and but yesterday, the mysterious
destruction, in the harbor of Havana, Of
our warship Maine, in which nearly all
her gallant crew persisted, has been like
a vivid flash of lightning, emanating
from the dark clouds of war, and warn
ing us of it's close proximity and bidding
us prepare at least for an impending
storm. At such a time, when all parti-
san differences are at once forgotten, 1t
is highly becoming to express our conf
dence in those whose duty it is to prepare
for and meet the threatened emergency.
All other questions of national admins
tration are dwarfed in the presence Of
those growing out of our strained rela-
tions with Spain and therefore | will not
allude to any other.
"Althongh the present national ad-
ministration has but recently been fair
ly established, yet the executive ability
shown by President Mckinley, while
governor of the great state of Ohio and
during the last year as president OF the
United States, his well proved patriot
ism, his undisputed energy, prudence
and caution, and the eminent character
and ability of those whom he has called
to his cabinet, warrant the fullest con-
tidence, that his administration will be
equal to every emergency, and able to
cope successfully with every difficulty,
however serious, that may arise during
greatly gratiiied Though not in the least
surprised) that it finds expression here,
where almost every shade of politics Is
represented.
sin all matters that do not merely
concern Il internal politics, our poo
pie are always as one, and always ready
to uphold the government whatever Its
personnel, as against all outside corners.
This has ever been the case, and let us
cherish the belief that it e will be.
"And now a word, If / may say any
thing, in regard to the attitude OF this
administration toward this territory:
I am able, from personal interviews, had
not long since, with the president and
most of his cabinet, to say that great in
tercst is taken in our territory by all OF
them, and / am confident, that when
New Mexico shall present itself for adj
mission as a state, no obstacle will be
intcrposed by this administration If then
In existence.
II may also add that If any mistakes
have been made in appointments here,
none, in my opinion, has been made as
to the judiciary, and most certainly not,
in the appointment,of the distinguished
gentleman, in whose honor this banquet
is given, for he has already demonstrate
ed to the people of this territory, that
he is the right a in the right place"
The other gentlemen who answered to
toasts were to, ''Thc Bar" Hon. 4. 3.
C%atron, "The Young Guard" A. b.
Renehan, Esq, 1.-THE Law Makers" Hon.
G. A. Spiess, "The Code" Hon. B. M.
Read, "New Mexico Judge A. L. Nor
rison.
The occasion proved one of great en-
joyment to all the participants, among
whom were, in addition to the guests of
honor, Judge McFfe and Governor Otero,
the following:
Messrs. Bartlett, Catron, Frost, En-
met, Laughlin, Morrison, Knaebel, Gill
dersleeve, Pope, Spiess, Gortner, Easley,
B. M. Read, Renehan. Black, Suthcrlin,
Alex. Read, Ortiz. WHY'S, Bergere and
Leahy.
m Ill., H-SS T. A. ~ "