Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-03
Work Of the Republican Territorial Convention

The Republican territorial convention
has met and done its work, and the work
was well done. The platform adopted is
a plain statement of the beliefs and
principles of the Republican party. In
it there is not a single attempt to dodge
any of the questions now before the
people. Any one who reads can learn
from it just where the party stands
without any explanation from some n
else. The issues of the campaign are
squarely met, and on hat platform the
Republicans enter the campaign conf
lent of success at the polls OF the Sth
day of next month.
The Endorsement of the principles of
| protection is in keeping with the policy
Of the party, and is an earnest of the
| sincere desire of the Republicans of the
| territory to bring prosperity to the va
| ried industries Of New Mexico. The
| statement made in the plank concerning
| the present tariff law, that under that
law the sheep and wool and live stock
| interests have been greatly benefited
and the wealth Of this territory increased
| by many millions of dollars" is one that
| cannot be truthfully disputed by the
| Democratic free traders, and n that
| will remain unchallenged during the
campaign.
I'VE believe in sound money and a
volume of currency sufficient for all
business demands is a declaration
which will meet with the approval of
every business a miner, ranchman
and stockman in the territory, and most
certainly will be Endorsed by every mar
who is dependent Upon wages for his
daily bread. Under a financial system
which makes and keeps every dollar in
circulation equal in purchasing power
| there can be no depreciation of values
to deprive the property owner of one
| half Of his wealth or defraud the wage
Garner of one-half Of his earnings. Up
on the maintenance of the money of the
| United States on a parity with that of
| every other nation depends the nations
| credit and the happiness Of the people,
and the Republican party is pledged to
the support of those measures which
will keep the nation to the foremost as
a land of honesty. freedom ~andehappi-
ness.
The Endorsement of the administration
of President Mckinley, and that OF Gov
ernor Otero in New Mexico, was only
an act of simple justice. For the Repub-
licans of New Mexico to have done 9TH
erwise would have been the grossest in
gratitude During the present admins
tration prosperity has returned to the
entire country, and no other section has
been more benefited than this territory.
The prices of cattle and sheep and wool
have risen from almost the zero mark
to a point where there is a good profit in
those industries, and because of that in
crease of prices the cattlemen and
sheepmen have been able to pay off
their debts, start square with the world
and deposit money in the banks for a
rainy day. Of Governor Otero's man.
agement of the affairs of the territory
too much cannot be said. His energy
and sound sense have attracted wide
spread and favorable attention to the
territory; he is to be commended for
his efforts to secure good government,
affairs of New Mexico and for the
material advancement of the interests
Of the people, both at home and abroad,
The other planks of the platform
touching upon the services of the
Rough Riders" in the recent war, the
judiciary, statehood. national expansion
| and other foreign questions are framed
with rare good judgment and fairly ex-
press the sentiments Of a majority of
the people of the territory on those mat
ters. There is not q weak spot in the
| platform. and no reasonable person can
point out just criticism.
The wisest act Of the convention was
in making the nomination for delegate
to congress 1t did. Hon. Pedro Perea is
one of the best and most favorably
known men in New Mexico, a thorough
ly representative citizen, abreast with
the age, and above all inately honest in
l VNVIy 4 IC uIluCI ldhCo lOI IlIC puOIlC
veal, and unselflsh to a degree that
places him above personal considera-
tions in public life. His private life is
above %reproach, and in every particular
he is peculiarly fitted to represent the
territory in the national capital. His
election will bring honor to New Mex
leo and reflect credit upon every man
who casts his vote for him.