The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07


view Of the developments of the cam
paign. The Post quotes the New York
Evening. Post as saying:
Speaking of the inception of this
campaign: Nothing was left but the
old free coinage issue, and hardly any
body could be persuaded to take inter
est again in the tiresome 16 to l ques-
ton
From this the Washington Post
sharply dissents. It says:
That is a gross libel on each and all
of the mighty host who voted for
Bryan two years ago. and expect to
repeat that performance two years
hence. There are no more sincere men
in our politics than the enemies of the
gold standard, and to accuse them of
any infidelity to their cause is but adj
ding TO the insults heaped on them in
1886, when they were all Jumped to-
gether under the epithet anarchists"
The Democratic campaign book of
1898, issued by the authority of the
Democratic committee, gives the lie to
the assertion that there is any inclina-
ton to abandon the 16 to issue. The
book makes Is to 1 the paramount is
sue, as it should. Not less than 129
pages Of its 246 pages of argument
and statistics, or more than half the
book, are devoted to the free coinage
of silver at 16 to l. The important
question: says the congressional COM
mittee to the voters everywhere, far
more important to the American peo-
pie at this time than it has been in the
past, must not be lost sight of in the
present war The battle of the stand
ards must go on
There is no lodging on that. The
same sincerity that dictated the plat
form and inspired the great fight of
'96 is shown by the MANAGEMENT in
1898.
I'VE repeat, it is an insult to the
friends of 16 to / to accuse them of
wavering in their faith The Evening
Post may put off its armor and take
a rest, since it is tired Of the fight for
sound money, but the men who are
fighting for free coinage aren't a bit
weary Their official deliverences are
as bold as they were two years ago.
The national committees do not dodge
or evade.''
NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD.
Governor Otero in his annual report
to the secretary of the interior, of
| which q brief abstract has already
! been given to the press makes an
urgent recommendation for the admis-
sion of New Mexico to statehood, and
/ in this connection tells an interesting
story of the methods adopted in the
early days of Introducing American
laws into conquered Spanish territory.
! The governor says:
II would most earnestly renew my
recommendations made in my last re-
port with reference to the early adj
mission OF New Mexico as a state of
! the Union: the reasons given at that
/ time Cor such admission are stronger
/ now by reason of increased population,
wealth and intelligence. Under the
treaty ot 3eece concluded between the
4 United States and Mexico, Feb. 2, 1913,
known as the treaty of Guadalupe-Hi-
dalgo. it was provided that the terri
tory acquired by the Mexican war I'M
! der that treaty should be Incorporated
/ in the Union of the United States, and
! be admitted at the proper time Ito be
! Judged by the congress of the United
States) to the enjoyment of all the
| rights of citizens of the United States,
according to the principles Of the con-
stitution.
PSince that time California and Colo
RADIO have been admitted, and New
] Mexico and Arizona (Which was for
Tnerly a county of this territory have
! been refused that privilege, 1 might
say, right. For so years the territory,
through its legislature and by the rec
concentrations of its governors, has
been asking for this recognition guar
anteed by solemn stipulation. AS long
state constitution and elected a gov
ernor and two United States senators,
| and her admission was only prevented
! by the adoption of the celebrated COM
| promise measure of that year. Twenty
! years afterwards she held a constitu-
tional convention which formulated a
most admirable constitution. In 1876 a
bill to admit her to statehood together
! with Colorado passed both houses of
| congress, and only failed to become a
law by non-concurrence in an amenrl-
| ment to that bill. Again, in 1889, there
was a constitutional convention, lasting
| nearly a month, composed of men of
the highest character and ability, and
their labors resulted in the presenta-
! ton of a constitution which l have no
hesitation in saying was the best for
| INFLATED in the United States. Copies
We're laid before both houses of con-
gress, and several bills were introduced
for our admission; and, since that time,
each session of congress has seen bills
introduced by members of both political
parties for the admission of New Mex
leo as state, which have so far failed,
and for which failure no good reason
has been given. Another bill for this
| purpose will be introduced at the COM
| ing session OF congress, and 1 urge its
early consideration in behalf of a quar-
ter of q million of people of this terri
tory.
INTERESTING HISTORY.
"The organization of a civil govern
ment in the territory of New Mexico
| was unique. The organic act establish
ing the territory was approved Sept.
! 80, 1850: the ratification OF a treaty of
! peace between the United States and
Mexico was had May 30, 1S4S, and proc
lamation thereof made July 4, 1S4S.
just 80 years earlier than the capture
| of Santiago. But two years prior to
that time the United States govern
hlent had established, through its mil
| itary authority, a complete code OF
civil laws for the future territory of
| New Mexico, which, at that time, con-
sisted of the present territory, all of
! Arizona and the southern half of Colo
| rado. On the 22nd of September, 1876,
Brigadier General S. w. Kearney, in
command Of the army of invasion, is
sued and proclaimed to the people a
Bill Of Rights which Is still retained
on the statutes unchanged. On the
same dav he proclaimed the Kearney
code which was re-enacted by the leg
islature in 1865, and nearly all the pro-
visions OF il are still in force: and on
the same day, by virtue of his author
ity as brlgadier general, he appointed
the following list of civil officers:
Charles Bent, to be governor; Dena-
| clanO WIFI, 10 De secretary, Rlchard
Dallam, to be marshal; Frank p. Blair,
! to be United States district attorney:
Charles Blumner, TO be treasurer: Eu-
gene Seitzenderfer, to be auditor of
public accounts. and Joab Houghton,
Antonio Jesse Otero and Charles Baau-
tmian to be judges of the superior
court. In letter transmitting TO the
adjutant general a copy of these laws
and list of appointments, General Kear-
ney made the following statement:
Il take great pleasure in stating that