Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-26
Democratic Methods Changed to No Purpose.

| BY the changes Whlcn are DelnS Hldue
in their methods of conducting the cam
paign at his late day, the Democrats OF
New Mexico virtually acknowledge that
they are in desperate straits. The con-
fdence which characterized their utter
ances and actions at the opening of the
campaign has disappeared n in It's
place has come a feeling of u~neasiness
and foreboding of defeat.
The claims made that the people OF
the territory were indebted to a Demo-
cratic delegate in congress and the
Democratic party in New Mexico, for
protective legislation have been dropped
entirely. The error of making any such
preposterous plea for the thlnly dls-
guised purpose of deceiving h voters
is now seen, but it is too late to undo
the damage which has resulted. AnX-
ious to avoid The questions of protec-
ton and other legislation affecting the
interests of the territory and local gov
ernment, the Democrats are hoWllnS
about corrution Of the Republican ad-
ministration at Washington, the con-
duct of the war and other matters, the
farther away from home the better, FOR
the express purpose OF preventing a
thorough discussion and understanding
of them by the voters.
This last effort of the Democratic
campaign managers and Democratic
papers in the territory is also made too
late. The voters clearly understand the
difference between protection and free
trade in their effects upon the prices OF
cattle, sheep and wool and many OF the
ores taken from the mines in New Mex
leo, and it is not necessary to discuss
those matters. That which is learned
by bitter experience is not easily for
gotten, neither a calamity bowling
and abuse of the very party which has
brought beneficial changes convince the
voters that it is to their interests to
vote the Democratic ticket.
Another thing which has brought
about the change in Democratic meth
DDS is the warmth of approval that has
been given Hon. Pedro Perea's nomina-
ton by the Republicans as their dele
rate to congress. His record as a prl-
vate citizen, as a public nan and as a
friend of the people is such that all the
abuse and Misrepresentation used by
the Democratic campaign managers
have not been able to bring about the
yac1,1tc hnna1 for Tn fact thp reverse
of that condition is the real situation.
The more Mr.. Perea has been attacked
and the more bitter the attacks have
been, the stronger he has grown. In
politics as well as in other matters. the
people are lovers of fair play, and any
attempt to besmirch character and mis-
represent motives and acts invariably
reacts upon those who t~ransgress. Mr..
Perea has made a clean, aggressive and
progressive campaign, and hence the
doleful sounds which now issue from
camps of the free traders in New Mex
leo.
The candidates so far nominated for
the legislature by the Republicans are
representative men in their sections OF
the territory, men Of experience in pub
lie affairs, and men who will do their
by their constituents and the ter
ritory as a whole. With such men as
leaders in the counties there is but little
doubt of the result. A majority of the
Legislature will be Republicans and the
oo1 Ion;.lot;ua occop,b1,y will appomp1iSh
much in the way of legislation which
will be of material benefit to New Mex
leo.