Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-11-02
Union Party Principles VS.. Republic
can Buncomb.
LO O X
ON THIS PICTURE
UNION PARTY PLATFORM.

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We, the Union party of the county
of San Miguel, in convention assembled
November l, 1898, hereby declare our
allegiance to the principles enunciated
in the platforms of the Democratic
party adopted in Chicago. July g. 1896
and by the Peoples party and by the
Silver Republican party, at st. Louis,
Mo-. July "a, 1896. and especially do we
commend that portion of these plat
forms which declares for the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and'sil.
yer at the present legal ratio of 16 to L
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation, as such legislation
would foster one of the greatest indus
tries of our Territory and promote the
prosperity Of the masses of all people
We denounce the declaration of the
Republicans, both in the Territory and
in this county, in favor of the single
gold standard, which enriches the ia
vored few at the expense of the many
While the Union party recognizes the
right of any of its adherents to vote his
own choice for delegate for congress,
yet this party appreciates the many
services in congress OF
THE HON. II. B. FERGUSON,
valuable to all the people of New Mex
leo, and we especially com mend his
efforts in the following:
FIRsT-For his action in Initiating
the movement 10y which specific duty
was placed upon New Mexican wool
instead of the indefinite and inadequate
ad valorum duty proposed in the origi-
nal Dlngley bill; and we give credit for
the placing of such duty on our wool TO
him, II b. FERGUSON, and to the Demo-
cratic, Silver Republican, aud Populist
senators of the United States.
SECOND. For securing for New Mex
leo large grants of land for educational
aud other purposes.
THIRD-For his efforts to secure leg
islation throwing open 60 prospectors
the mineral land within claimed land
grants of this Territory.
FoURTH.-For his action in settling
the capital question which had been all
evil in Territorial politics and means
Of corrupting and influencing the Ter
nt0rial legislature.
FIFTH. For his successful efforts in
recurring pensions for the veterans oi
the late civil war.
SixTH.-For defeating the effort OF
Byndicates to annul legislation enact
ed by the Territorial assembly.
SEvENTH.-For having secured the
passage of what is known as the Small
Holdings Bill, extending the time in
which settlers on rejected land grants
may prove up the title to their homes.
EIGHTH.-For insisting on the pay
ment of claims of our citizens for dep
relations committed by Indians and
for demanding an adequate appropria-
tiOn for paying such claims.
OUR WAR RECORD.
While the people of New Mexico
have no vote in congress in the passage
IT i, slslation, still they have ever been
ready TO respond to the call of the gov
ernment to ii ms in all our wars since
New Mexico became part of the
United States; and we point with graf
ltication to the fact that in the late war
with Spain our Territory furnished
moro soldiers, in proportion to its pop
ulation, than any other state or terrific
ry IN the Union, and the valor and
bravery of our soldiers upon the field
Of battle attracted the attention and
admiration of the world; and we here
BY extend our thanks to all our people
who responded to the call of the gov
sTnment.
We heartily endorse the present
county administration for the econem.
ical and able manner in which our
county affairs have been conducted
thereby saving many thousands of dol
lars to the tax payers of our county
and especially endorse the action Of ths
Board of County Commissioners in re-
ceiving certificates of Indebtedness In
part payment of taxes, and we demand
that our representatives in the leglsla
ture at its next session shall use al
reasonable efforts to secure the passag
of law whereby q fixed amount o
certificates of Indebtedness and count
and Territorial warrants shall be re
ceived at their par value in payment ol
taxes.
We denounce the action of the Re
publicans of the last legislature in re
pealing the law which permitted unin
corporated county seats to be police
by the sheriff; and we demand that tn
law be re-enauted.
We denounce the Republican part
of New Mexico in general and Of Sa
Miguel county in particular for the al
tempt to raise
THE RACE ISSUE
in politics; and we brand as false th
statement In the Republican platfori
Of San Miguel county that the Unio
party, the Democratic party. the Popl
list party or the Silver Republics
party has ever attempted TO raise sue
Issue: and re denounce the Republioa
press Of the Territory especially th
Silver City Enterprise and the Sa
Harcial Bee and prominent Republics
officials In the Territory for their Al
vocacy of measures 70 disfraaehise tf
citizens Of this Territory who cannl
read and write the English languag
We believe IN equal rights to all al
special privileges to nene; that eve
citizen regardless q bis ancestry {
former nationality should have :
equal voics n the afIalfa Of our gre
government