Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-25
o CONSISTENT.


NOT CONSISTENT.
At the recent democratic territorial
held at Santa Fe, our fell
low townsman. O. N. Marion, was one
OF the prominent candidates for the
nomination of delegate. lie did not re-
ceive It. however, but the democrats OF
the territory, weighing his party SER
vices In the balance. and finding them
not wanting. owing TO his past party
services an dthe support he had rem
dered the democracy In the territory,
conferred the honor upon him Of MAX
ing him the chairman Of their territor-
.ial central committee. and chief direc-
tor and promoter OF vote securing for
their ticket in the territory.
II may perhaps be interesting read
ing TO our frlends OF the opposition in
as much as they do not seem to be fully
cognizant of the position OF their d.
rector on the various ssues OF the
campaign, upon which they are now
trying to catch votes. 10 quote a little
OF his record.
Mr.. Marion had the honor. II 1t may
be so called. to preside over a V
ton OF sound money democrats, held
I'm Grants opera house In this city, on
the occasion of electing six delegates
to represent the gold democrats OF this
territory at the convention held at In
dianapolis which nominated Palmer
and Buckner. The convention over
which Mr.. Maroon presided. as temper
lazy chairman and In whose proceed
ings he took part, passed the following
resolutions, and which, as the report
shows. were unanimously" adopted.
We heartily commend these resolutions
to Mr.. Marion and his associates on
the central committee as very good
democratic doctrine. They are as fol-
lows,
Whereas, Thu late convention as
sembled at Chicago. In the name OF the
democratic party, has adopted a plat
form OF principles utterly at war with
every end and purpose we have beer
Taught 10 believe the grand old histor-
ic party to which we have belonged
was organized to subserve, and
whereas. All the great Fundamental
principles inculcated and enforced b,
word. public act and deed as essential
and
whereas, All the great Fundamental
truths, essential to free government
the integrity and ~perpetuity OF our In
lstitutions, the prosperity OF our coun
try and the peace and happiness OF tn
people, as those truths were laugh
and enforced by word and public act o
all the great democratic statesmen
from Thomas Jefferson to Grove
cleveland, have been discarded BY tn
late Chicago convention; and
whereas. The said convention pa
raded under the title as of Legitimate
and regularity. vas In truth and II
fact the spurious offspring OF popu
lism and republican paternalism.
Resolved, That we believe It to b
Jour duty as good citizens and tru
democrats to manifest our sympath
with the movement inaugurated b
the calling OF the convention to be hel
lat indianapolis. Indiana, on the secon
proximo. for the purpose of insurin
the perpetuity of democracy and pre-
~servation of the faith OF our fathers
While we cannot aid the cause of on
votes, we can show to the world. b
sending our country where men ar
supposed to be blind to the voice {
treason by a mistaken idea of local ir
terests, we are not unmindful of III
principles of good government an
sound policy and apprecia,
the fact that a permanent prosperf'
lean not come to us otherwise man I
. the common prosperity of the who
country.
Resolved, That with the kindei
feeling TOR many OF u political ass
t..A 4 -...Nr IGN.. .YlNH a.. a.
lciates' VINO honestly diner with u.s. "
deem " duty TO declare n res'
lutely MAINTAIN our dissent from u
platform adopted at chicago, beeau'
it IL an. III carried on
would tend to the suoversion OF fr'
|, government and the constitution
Jour country.
Resolved, That we recognize Il
principle that gold n silver can on
be coined and made to circulate at
ue Vi the Two inepais 'he coinage 'aIu
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