Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-01
RECORD OF DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IN NEW MEXICO
Hon. I. B. Catron's Mastery Speech on Political Issues, Before the Ber-
naillo County Republican Convention,
False Claims Made for Delegate Fergussons Work in Congress Clearly an
Forcibly Exposed-Reasons for Voting for Hon. Pedro Perea.

that that was the duty on the woods
which competed with the woods of New
Mexico. l do not know that you under
stand what the woods of New Mexico
are, that is, to what class they belong.
NO THIRD CLASS WOODS IN NEW MEXICO.
/ will tell you, there are no woods in
The woods in the whole territory which
car be said to be third class woods are
the Navajo woods. SO that your dele
gate was legislating solely for the pro-
your woods If you do not believe that
the only woods in this territory which
might go under the head of third class
woods are the woods of the Navajo ma
ton, ask any one of your wool mer-
chants Write to the Hon. Francisco
ManzaNares, whose word l believe
even the Democrats will take as being
worth something; write to Gross,
Blackwell & Co., or your own town
merchants, and ask them, and you will
find that this is the fact. Indeed, the
Navajo wools are not strictly third
class. either, because they are woods
which are of such quality that they
may be used for carpets or may go into
clothing, and third class woods strictly
are such as go into carpets only. But
our woods all belong to the first class
wools. While Mr.. Ferguson vas max
ing his remarks he was interrupted by
some Of the Republican members, par
ticularly Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, a rep
resentative of the great state where
they grow wool of the best and highest
quality. Grosvenor said to him: you
have not one pound Of third class wool
in New Mexico Mr.. Smith, of Ari-
IONA, the delegate at that time from
that territory, asked Mr.. G%rosvenor:
GRADE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN woLos.
What kind of wool is the Rocky
mountain region wool; what kind of
wool have they in Arizona, New Mex
~ II lsoShy o"Aiti
Grosvenor replied: You have first
class WOOL" First class wool, my
friends, is merino wool, or wool mixed
with merino or English blood.
How many sheep have you here that
not that mixture? There is not
one head that pertains to this county
unless it may be those on the Navajo
reservation. Mr.. Smith asked how
much duty was placed on first class
wool. Grosvenor answered: eleven
Smith rejoined hat that was
all they wanted; "That gives us all the
protection that we need" he said. That
was the Democratic delegate from Ari-
iona, who had some honesty in his
composition and was willing to recog-
nize when he had enough to protect his
interests. Some n made a re-
mark during MI. F~ergusson's time that
8 cents duty would be absolute prohi-
bition to third class wool. In the United
States we produce little third class
wool, while the total amount of wool
produced in the United States is over
S25, 900, 900 pounds. Mr.. Ferguson then
Il will take less, if you won't
give me 8 cents: fix it as you like"
Then Mr.. Grosvenor asked him who
told him hat our wool was third class
wool. He said a very prominent Re-
publican told him. I am speaking from
the record, gentlemen; and if it is not
by the Congressional Record,
you leave it out and call me a liar, Mr..
Of the committee, then said:
DO you mean Mr.. Wallace" (our
present secretary of the territory Mr..
answered, mo, Mr.. Luna"
Mr.. Grosvenor then said, "Then I will
tell you how to answer your CORE
HOW MR.. FERGUssoN's FIVE MINUTES
WENT.
spondent." Remember, Mr.. Ferguson
had five minutes time in which to
speak. He had spoken about n min
ute up to this time; then G%rosvenor
in and spoke until the hammer
fell, and Tom Reed said, THE gentle
time has expired" 1 tell you,
hat Perea in the halls Of congress will
have sense enough to say, "Mr. Speak
er, I have the floor" and will not sit
and let another man talk out his
lime and destroy what he is attempt (
.ng to do. But this is not the worst of
he yp1n1 h,tcinacC fnv, which fhov oraIit
Mr.. Ferguson. He sen his amend
nent UP when they were considering
ezra Gotta. Mr.. Dingley made a point /
If order against that amendment, that
hey were not then under that head.
The speaker ruled it out of order. Then |
Mr.. FERGUSON said he had simply sent |
t up to give notice that he would offer |
t when they reached schedule x, to |
WHERE WAS MIR. FERGUSON?
which it belonPed. You nay search
hat Congressional Record from end to
nd, and l defy any man even with the
of a Democrat to show
where Ferguson ever offered that
when they reached Sched- |
lie X. The record is silent and dumb
IN the question. Either Ferguson left
halls Of congress, forgot to offer |
lis amendment or became ashamed of |
t. When Pedro Perea offers an amend
nent he will offer it under the right |
read, at the right time, and he will not
'orget it. So much, then, for their J
praise Of Mr.. FERGUSON in Sc
an adequate duty IN wool.
But see what further they say upon
subject. l am talking now to a
extent of the Democratic party. !
they claim that he went in to the sem
lte chamber and forced a Democratic |
to go against their will, to go |
.lpainSt theOr declar rcd nrinciOleS RI rO /