Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-12
A Big RATIPI-
CATION MEETING.
It Was Held At Albuquerque Sat-
urday Evening--A Torch Light
Procession.
GOV. OTERO'S ADDRESS.
His Ringing Words Upon the Result of the
Election Mexico is On the
Threshold Of Statehood -Ad-
dresses by Others.

dresses by Others.
The ratification meeting at the Albu-
querque opera house on Saturday even
ing was a grand success. Previous to
the meeting torchlight procession
paraded the principal streets. Eloquent
speeches were made by Governor Otero,
Delegate B. s. Rodey, Hon. Z. b.
Catron, Hon. j. Francisco Chaves, Colo
mel Ralph 4. TwitcheI and Hon. w. E.
Martin.
The following is the address made by
Governor Otero:
Fellow Citizens and Ladies and Gen
tlemen: A little more than month
ago, l heartily congratulated the Re-
publicans of New Mexico upon their
choice for a delegate to represent the
people of the territory in congress, and
predicted at that time his election to
that high office, and that our territory
would be found with no uncertain voice
uphoding the great principles of that
grand party which for the past four
years. under the wise, patriotic and
fearless administration, of President
Mckinley, has done more to establish
our common country as a leading ma
ton of the earth, able and willing to
meet and conquer all problems, in war
or peace, on sea or shore. as in the
providence of God may come to us to
perform, than has any man since the
preserver of our country and the found
er of our party, the immortal Lincoln.
His it was to preserve which Wash
ington and his compeers had founded
and nourished; that which he preserv
ed, Union, one and inseparable, it was
given to Mckinley to enlarge, to EN-
bellsh and adorn: first the foundation
by Washington, broad, true and am
pie, then the preservation of the struct-
ure upon the lines laid out by that
great architect; and in the present ad
,ministration to extend and perfect the
of government to symmet-
rical whole-the work given to him is
but half finished In the next four years
he will have done much toward it's COM
pletion, and his successors will carry it
on.
That he has this work to do, and is
the one man to do it, has been seen by
the people, and their confidence has
been shown by their ballots. While I
was confident a month ago of the re-
suit, both in the nation and the terri
tory, my widest dreams did not come
up to the actual result; all the states
that went for Mckinley in 1896, with
five additions, and with Rodey elected
by the largest majority ever given any
candidate in the territory, and our leg
islature with just enough Democrats in
it to remind us that they are still here;
it is an endorsement of the admins
tration, national and local, that must
make every Republican proud and hap
py.
For myself, and the confidence these
votes show in my desire to perform the
duties of my office honestly and to the
best Of my ability, I offer you, gentle
men, and through you, my gratitude
and deep appreciation to the people of
New Mexico, who, in their conventions
and by their ballots, have declared their
belief that 1 at least have tried to do
my duty, and by their overwhelming
majority for our candidate have re-
buked the ISLANDERS and foul aspersions
that have been uttered against me and
my administration of territorial affairs
as it has come to me to do, under the
law and my oath of Office.
This is time for rejoicing, not only
as Republicans, but as citizens of New
Mexico, for our delegate represents the
whole people, without regard to party,
and more inhabitants than some of the
sovereign states with two senators and
one member of congress. He repre-
sents that great principle, which, more
than any other, has brought relief to
our citizens, tariff on wool which ena-
bles us to sell our chief product at
profit. He represents our settled desire
and ambition for statehood, and will
accomplish it during his term Of office.
He represents our unanimous senti-
ment against the iniquitous Stephens
bill. or any other bill that will deprive
our citizens of God given right, pre-
served by centuries of occupation, to
the waters of our streams; and above
all he represents the American citizen
and his possibilities in this land of free
dom and equality, and has forever CIV
en- the lie to those slanderous tongues
which claim that the race issue" ex-
lists in New Mexico, and that the acci-
dent of birth is any bar to energy, abil-
ity and honesty being encouraged here,
any more than it is in Connecticut or
Massachusetts,.
And finally, wish to congratulate
Bernalillo county especially upon its
magnificent showing at the roll call on
the 9Th Of November. 1t Is source of
pride and congratulation to the whole
territory. To accomplish fusion in
the arts, certain amount Of base met
al is required-in politics it would seem
that this class Of metal predominates.
without satisfactory results to the fus-
ers, who did not understand the proper
adjustment.
We have now passed the Rubicon; 1t
has been shown at home, and to the
east, that New Mexico Is now, and shall
be. Republican, American and pat
riotic ward of the government which
she loves and has served so faithfully,
although fitted and worthy to be admit
ted into the Union as a sovereign state,
which admission she demands now as a
right. guaranteed by the Constitution,
and stipulated for by solemn treaty
with our sister republic in the south.