Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-19
Sensational Moonshine.

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appears the following special dispatcl
from Washington:
FIGHTING QUESTIONABLE BONI
ISSUES-Republican Majority At
tempts to Console ~Disgruntled New
Mexico Goldbugs-Fergusson Bitterl,
Fighting the Scheme.
Special to the News.
washington, Jan. 15.-Delegate Fer
gusson's opposition to the refunding o
New Observation-Disclosures bonds is baset
on his hostility to several municipal
bonds, which are considered to be o.
very questionable character.
He fought the proposition very hare
at the last session and defeated its
consideration. The only chance it has
of passing this year is as a sort of con-
ISOLATION purse to the New Mexico Re-
publicans who are now here, and who
are sure to be defeated in their efforts
for statehood.
1T will be remembered. that this bond
scheme was first exposed by the News
in dispatches from Washington and
Santa Fe about a year ago. This ex-
posture at the time drew acute atten-
ton to the scheme and materially as
sisted in s%quelching it.
1T is exceedingly doubtful if it will
fare better now, although the last SEES
sions of congress are VIGOROUSLY more
friendly to legislation of the doubtful
sort thar sessions before general cleo
tons"
The matter contained in the dispatch
is rot of the most rotten kind. There is
absolutely no foundation for it. Outside
of Delegate Ferguson there are no
prominent New Mexicans in Washing
ton now. There is no prominent Re-
publican or influential politician of New
Mexico working for the passage of the
Thurston refunding bill, which is evil
IDENTIFY the measure limited at in the dis
patch. Mr.. Ferguson tried to make a
campaign issue out of the thing and
failed miserably. Nobody paid any at
~ IN l pldllOIll vi
to his u~tterances in the matter, as sensi-
Bile people did not believe them.
h New Mexico Republicans need no
consolation purse this year; they swip-
ed Mr.. Ferguson and his free silver
theories and the Democratic party with
a vengeance On November the Sth last,
electing a Republican delegate to con.
sress, carrying II counties out of IS
electing some Republicans in every
county and carrying 81 out of the 80
members of the legislative assembly.
AS far as statehood is concerned, the
Republicans of New Mexico will, during
the seth congress, make a strong effort
to obtain it. They do not propose to do
anything about it during this short SEES
sion, except to push matters and have
them in good shape for the coming con-
gress.
Why the Denver News should go out
of the way to publish such sensational
humbug to the injury of the territory is
not exactly clear. It's Washington cor
respondent is being stuffed" in this
business to the queens taste. AS far as
Mr.. Fergusson's fighting the PROPOSE
ton hard hat may be true, but it
no ice. If the bondholders have
strength and influence enough they will
put the measure through without the
help of any New Mexico Republicans
and despite the opposition of Mr.. Fer
gusson. At any rate, no New Mexico
are interested in the mat
The measure, as far as they are
concerned, rests upon it's merits. The
New Mexico goldbugs, as the News is
to call New Mexico Republi-
can take care Of themselves and
will not be dictated to by the News OIL
Mr.. FERGUSON. They have a habit
Of doing what they think right and
regardless of what Mr.. Fergus
son thinks or what the News wishes
hem to do.