The Eddy current., 1898-10-29

We invite lhH uiirulluu ui nll infHiufihi
voter. ~ thc territory 90 New 81 ,lcu 90
the administration ui cuuHts H ifs m
tloau cIuuiles whore drmueras .nili
O.. county asul. sItati.u as ru. patrd
VITA llIsg cIuu.i't Nn.if ihc itln. icats
ar. Boo cun.u., believing iAtt sutU q. clia.
pAr.1u ciu bnt oc ia,araD.v 90 drm, auc
vunifoi.
Noe ureiars oIrsrlrs m ngts ui thv
lu.i snu bstcc.suy laws pas.,u by uur
ia't legislature, iuiiing iac cxpcnst ui
tuc several Ult.Vt ard counties 40 the 80
come received, and ioducing lhr fees Oi
county mIaira and pivdgt me dvn0rrttic
parry oi lno uiuug tu make sucn iIuncr
REDUCTIONS ,u in- iee, and sa..iics % un,
rii4, county tuu tefrituilu uihriais
and ~ the expcus,s Ul the clues,
cuuuilss auu VI tno ltIuiuiy as cln up
inside without deiiiment to the puzzle sel-
yiuc.
Aud wc believe that the fees aud enOiu
ments Ui alt uillciniu eau and shuuiu vu ~
adjusted - - afford adequate cumpeusa
,ion TO the officers oi smai counties with
0ut tAxiug thc cit1gus OF the larger ouuu-
ties 20 pay enormous salaries 10 puliucal
hceler, und county busses.
Wrrudltsr lhe cun.se Oi Hon u. u.
FufRussH.i, uur pltsrnt able and honest
delegate 600 ucnusl,ss;
O. fur hs u. .Iu 100 iulHinR the muye-
mrul i UhUuul adequate du,y On Ne"
sac. Won Ar.,t. uIul.
e. fuf sveurug ior Sew MeNlcu large
giants Ul laud iYr educational and other
puri lsgs
o. fur his efforts To- secure Legislation
/ iht wing or,u io pruspccl1rs the mineral
Wnhln claimed laud grants Ia tins terri
tory.
Z For The action IN settling the CAPT
col question, which had become 100 un.
miNed oyil in tcfrt ial puiilics aud cor
rupl influence n territorial legislation
o. For hls succrssftl efforts Ia secure
pensions iur the veterans Of The clvil war.
g For defeating The Efforts OF syndi.
Gates 10 anuul legislation en lctcG By uu
legislature
J 7. For having secured the passage OF
what is known rs the "small Holdings
linl," extending the time In which set
tiers m rejected land grants may prove
up the titles 10 their homes.
8. For his efforts tu have the govern
ment establish q national aaultadum
Old f. stanton, thus calling the attention
OF the world 10 our unsurpassed climate.
g. Fot insisting upon the payment Of
claims Of our citizens for depredallons
committed by the Indians and for deman-
diuE an adequate appropriation to pay
said claims
no. Because his career MS delagaie
~ congress from this territory has been 10
rcplcte with honor aud usefulness that
! the criticisms Of his enemies when analJ-
| zed amount 10 nothing moro than claim
that no democrat could have succeeded
/ IN republican congress without rvpubli'
can aid, while they ignore the fact mat
/ his republican predecessor with the aid OF
a republican congress, accomplished moth
ing Tor the ter Ory, but SIMPLY advanced
the cause of a.self aud his clients. Anu
we commend lion. II. Is. Furgusson 10 the
voters uf New Mexico as aud able, faithful
aud successful representative Of the peO-
pie, whose reelection will be a just reward
ior the great good which hc has done Tor
our tegtiicyy.
ltisthe sense Of this convention that the
Thurslon bill, concerning the funding ui
clty aud county Indebtedness iu the terri
tories, be aud Is hereby condemned, anu
the action Of our delegate ia opposiag the
same Is heartily approved.
We hereby pledge the support Of the
nominee of hls convention Tor necessary
legislation by congress 10 establish ali
American consular post ia Mexiou, con.
Ncnient Tor residences ui this TERRITORY ,
near the boundary liue between the um-
tel States aud tue reprblic Of Mexico, fur
the protection and ads ancement Of the
important and growing relations between
the two republics; aud we call attention
10 the tact that under the existing laws
there Is no consulate existing near the
boundary liue which is acces3sbl" 10 Ngw
Mexico citizens nearer than Juartz to tie
east ard Nusalcs 10 the west, the distance
between ihrm being about 25O miles; aud
by this dcplurablr fact the people oi New
Mexico ate subjected To unjust aud intol.
eiable delays, losses aud expenses IN their
business transactions with MeXico.
We urge the speedy passage ~ the bill
introduced by delegate Ferguson Tor The
establishment ~ the sixth Judicial district
to be- composed of The counties ~ Lincoln
Eddy, Chayes and Guadaloupe.
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