Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-09-22

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SCISSOR. AZ governor, hls term was one
of progress and development The TINT.
vtrslty. Agricultural College. school oil
Mines. and Insane asylum, were built
and commenced operations under
boards Of bic appointment and with his
active cooperation. and the bulldlnEsI
are to-day monuments u careful and
h. nest administration. The modcrnI
public school system was established
and put In operation 80 successfully
that people scarcely remember now the
difficulties attached % any department
OF his administration
lie stands well with every corporatcI
and business Interest because he has
always been the advocate Of progress
and modern Improvement; and al the
SEINE time. as leading citizen said al
few days ago. the "gento" are all
friendly, for he always has a kind word
for the poorest and most humble.
lie IL probably better acquainted with
every section OF the territory from San
Juan to Eddy than any other man ib
a. and he has friends In every town
and along every highway. In a short
campaign OF about four weeks there 10
little time for n new man 10 visit all To-
calitles and make acquaintances. Gov
ernor "rince has az least one old friend
In every hamlet 10 advocate his election
II he cannot come In person.
8. This year the mining vote holds
the election. II IL much larger than Il
was two yeats ago Al the same time
u IL the most independent vote IN the
world. II has no boss, II not hlde-bound
10 any party hut votes AZ u thinks best.
With this element Governor Prince IL
stronger than any one else. For over
twenty years he has been putting
money into mines perHlstently, and
while he has not helped himself pc.
cuniarlly, he has helped many others
aud has friends IN every camp. He has
always advocated the interests OF the
miners and they have faith that he viii
continue to DO 20. The most important
matter for New Mexico in congress-
next to statehood. Is the passage Of a
law TO open the precious metals m land
/
court 10 the prospector and miner. The
present law reserves all gold. silver.
and quicksilver % the United states.
but makes no provision for their use.
Neither the grant owner himself nor
| anyone else can mine them. Thus hun
| dreds OF thousands OF acres. including
/ much OF the best mineral land In the
| territory. are absolutely shut up and
| remain useless. This has been 40 for
ten years. Every miner knows that
Governor Prince II the advocate OF a
law to open this mineral 20 prospecting
and mining and that he viii get such
a law passed without delay. When the
Gold Mining convention met at Den
yer IN 1888, with delegates from all
over the world, Governor Prince was
elected us president. Last June In Mil
waukee. az the meeting OF the interna-
tlonal Mining congress. the great or
ganization OF the miners Of the United
states. he Was elected president Of thai
body and holds that position to-day
That 10 the highest official position
among mining men In the United States
ana u was an honor to have Il be.
slowed on a territory, when all tbs
great states were represented. The
miners OF New Mexico know and ap.
preciate all these things and viii b'
glad to help to place Governor Princ'
where he can represent all their inter
esis effectively.
8. His whole life has been devoted q
republican principles. Al sixteen h'
was an active worker and received I
vote OF thanks from hia town club, a
twenty he was a delegate to CONVEX
lions lie was a member OF the New
York state committee, and OF the ma
,ional conventions Of is6s and 1870
While on the bench here A. chief jus
, tice ana consequently debarred from
active political work he drew the con
sutution OF the first regular republican
association organized 10 the territory
since being Judge he has been active II
every campaign, except once or twice
when called east for national work
From Ration 70 silver city and from
Taos 20 Las Cruces. his voice has beei
heard for republican principles.
II nominated now. he will carry IN
republican standard into every cOrne
OF the territory with characteristics en-
. ergy and activity and a glorious Vic
tory will crown the election.