Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-22

in every way, the democrats stole and
adopted the plank which had been the
day before adopted by the republican
territorial convention, and convicting
itself Of the rankest double dealing per-
fidy and dishonor. The legislative dele
gatlon from this county is pledged to
do everything in its power to secure ad-
ditional territory for Mckinley county.
We denounce the unholy alliance en-
tered into between the so-called demo-
cratlc-populist party of this county.
and the Perea -Otero, disgruntled, dem
agoguic, republican factions. For the
past twenty years the representatives
OF these three political factions have
been denounclng each other. as utterly
unworthy OF public confidence, and as
responsible for all the acts OF malad-
ministration In the county OF Bernalillo.
The Spanish and English languages
have failed to furnish sufficiently
strong and bitter invectives for them
to hurl against each other. and they
now ask the people of Bernalillo county
to forget all the truths they have told
about each other for the past twenty
years and to again support them for
public office. We have the full conf
dence that the intelligent people Of Ber-
nalillo county are not possessed OF such
accommodating memories
We are In favor OF such reform I'm our
assessment laws as will give a fair
and equitable assessment OF all the
property OF the territory. and to that
end we favor an Independent non
partisan board OF equalization in each
county. for the purpose Of equal q ng
the taxation upon all property.
We direct our representatives In the
Legislature to work for liberal appro-
priatlons for the territorial university.
the Sisters hospital. about to be erect
ed. and to all other public institutions
in this county.
We advocate good roads" legislation
as a subject involving the general pro-
gress and prosperity OF the whole terri
tory. and OF special value and interest
to our county, where the development
of one of the richest mineral and agri-
cultural districts In the world. In the
Cochlti. and Pena Blanca. has been re-
tarded by the lack OF proper laws as TO
the construction and maintenance OF
public highways and bridges.
We are In favor of the location OF the
Territorial Miners hospital at Gallup.
in the county OF Mckinley. In which
county there are employed to-day more
miners than In any two other counties
In the territory, and pledge our repre-
sentatives In the Legislature TO the sup
port OF a bill for that purpose.
The republicans Of Bernallllo county
l.Il a
should be employed In such lines as
will not permit It to come In competi-
tion with free labor. And we believe
that railway companies and other cor
porations should be restrained by law
from such practices and devices as en-
able them TO save a few dollars Mt the
risk OF the lives of their employees
such as the system OF double head
er" trains. and we believe that the best
Interests OF our country and the per-
petuity OF our free institutions depend
upon the republican policy OF guarding
the interests OF the laboring masses,
and to that end they hold that In all
work OF a public character. whether
done by the territory or the county. the
preference should be given 10 union
labor.
We congratulate the people OF this
county upon the able and economic ad-
ministration OF county affairs during
the past two years. The past two years
are the only two years In the past
twenty In which the public debt of Ber-
nalillo county has not been increased.
Not only has our debt. saddled upon us
by the Pedro Perea and Mariana s.
Otero administrations, not been In
creased. but our county commissioners
have succeeded In refunding si7s, 5O0.0 90
of that debt at the rate OF per cent
interest, which has heretofore borne Q
per cent and per cent thereby effect
Ing a great saving 10 the people.
The Baca bridge at Pena Blanca
needs additional approaches. and the
commissioners OF this county are here
by pledged to make this improvement
at the earliest opportunity.
After the adoption of the report OF
the committee on resolutions. Nestor
Montoya was Invited to address the
convention In Spanish. and responded
in brilliant. forceful speech. which
ELECTED the heartiest applause.
The following strong ticket was NOM
mated:
For Councillor. q. w Harrison for