Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-15
The Race issue in New Mexico.

The returns of the recent election in
this territory show that in many pre-
cincts of the so-called American"
counties, and in many of the towns,
Mr.. FERGUSON ran ahead of his ticket
and Mr.. Perea consequently behind. In
the so-called Mexican" precincts Mr..
Perea secured his party strength only,
and in the counties of Taos and Mora
he ran behind the Republican ticket.
This shows Conclusively how the ma
tiyes of New Mexico, of Mexican de-
scent, cast their votes. The truth is,
that they, of either party, are mostly
loyal to the principles of their party,
and have not raised the race issue in
any part of the territory. The question
of race was only raised by friends of
Mr.. FERGUSON along the line of the
railroads, in the mining districts and in
the so-called American districts.
There We're probably not 20 cases out
of $4,000 votes in the territory where a
New Mexican citizen of native birth
and Mexican descent voted against
Mr.. Ferguson because he is what is
termed in New Mexico, an american"
whereas, there are doubtless hundreds
and hundreds of so-called Americans"
who voted against Mr., Perea because
of his name and blood.
The Democratic campaign managers
and the Democratic papers in New
Mexico started this issue and by SIAN
der and villification before, and false
reports since election, have tried to
make it oppear that Mr.. Perea has
gained his election through the prepon-
derance of votes of men of his nativ-
ity.
These reports should not be believed,
as they have no basis in fact or truth.
The New Mexican calls attention to
the fact that in every county in the ter
ritory, except Bernalillo, Mr.. Fergus
son lost votes as compared with his
vote of two years ago. In Bernalillo,
there We're no political principles at
stake. The fight there was upon local
issues simply and alone and with which
the Republican party had nothing to
do. These facts show conclusively that
the people voted against the Democ-
racy, against Democratic principles,
against the Democratic candidates,
against the conduct of the campaign by
the Democratic campaign managers
and their candidates and against the
.. ..,. la1,,
tofore existing under Democratic ad-
ministrations, territorial and county.
They voted an Endorsement of Presi-
dent Mckinley, of Governor Otero and
the territorial administration, for Re
publican principle and because the Re-
publicans had a good, clean, able man
as their candidate for delegate and
strong and popular men as candidates
on county and legislative tickets. In
the strongest Democratic counties in
the territory, Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln,
Grant, Sierra, Colfax and San Juan the
Republicans elect part of the county
tickets and in Lincoln county they ear
ry the entire ticket.
This question Of race may come back
in the future to plague the Democratic
campaign managers, bosses and candi-
dates more than they now imagine.
The native New MeXicans of Mexican
descent poll two-thirds of the vote in
this territory. Let them once take
kindly to the question of voting for a
man because he is of their blood, re-
CARELESS of their politics, and see the
result.
Mr.. Ferguson and his crowd will
certainly not be in it for many years to
come, in such case.
AS far as the New Mexican is con-
cerned, it trusts that the question of
race will enter into no future cam
paigns: this for the benefit of the en-
tire territory.