Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-19
PATRIOTIC, LOYAL
There Is No Uncertainty Or Waver-
ing About the Resolutions
At Socorro.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
The National As Well As the Territorial
Administrations Strongly Indorsed--
A Plea for STANDARDIZATION Of
CONGRESS- Approved.

otic and forcible resolutions adopted by
the Republican territorial convention at
Socorro on Saturday:
/. With the record of the achieve
ments of the national Republican party
during the last three years as a guar
antee Of the protection OF the honor OF
our nation, and the prosperity of our
fellow-men in the future, the Republic
an party of the territory of New Mexi-
co, in convention assembled, at Socor-
ro, N. M, on the 18th day of March,
1900, reaffirms its faith and allegiance
In the declaration Of principles set forth
in the national Republican platform of
1885,
2. That we pledge ourselves, and the
party in New Mexico, to the hearty sup
port Of the platform to be adopted in
Philadelphia, to protection, sound mon
ey and expansion, and to the nominee of
that convention, whom we believe will,
and of right should be, that honored,
tried, true and patriotic type of Amer
lean manhood, William Mckinley.
wise and patriotic administration by
President Mckinley, of public affairs in
war and in peace, at home and abroad;
and that particularly this territory is
grateful to him and the principles he
represents for the unprecedented pros
perity we have enjoyed during the three
years Of his administration; that we are
grateful to the president for appointing
as governor a native of this territory.
the first in our history under the Amer
lean government, and we most heartily
indorse the administration of Governor
Otero as having been economical, con-
servative and prudent and for the best
interests Of New Mexico here and in the
east.
4. We particularly commend in Gov
ernor Otero his zeal and energy in Or
ganizing the troops from New Mexico
for the war with Spain, by which he en-
abled New Mexico to furnish more than
her quota Of soldiers in less time than
was required, and In that splendid
American regiment called the trough
riders to gain for our territory undy-
ing fame, and for his excellent and vo-
luminous reports upon the different Sec
tions Of the territory. made to the secre
tary Of the interior, and through him to
the president, congress and the citizens
Of the United States, which have done
so much to bring our great natural ad-
vantages before the people OF the coun-
try. We believe the salaries paid to the
governor and justices Of the supreme
court to be altogether inadequate.
Therefore we earnestly pray that the
bill now, before congress for an increase
in the salary of those officers be enact-A
ed into law.
5. That this convention strongly
commends the measure introduced into
the United States senate by Chauncey
M. Depew, Of New York, bill entitled
IAN act to promote and encourage the
mining, mineral and metallurgical in
dustries Of the United States," and that
our delegate In congress be instructed
to use all honorable means in aiding
and securing the passage Of the same.
g. We heartily approve the action of
congress In its refusal to pass laws
pending before it under which 1t was
proposed to lease the public domain In
the territory Of New Mexico, and there
by deprive our citizens Of the privilege
Of pasturing and grazing their fiocks
and herds thereon.
Z. That, whereas, there are many
just and meritorious claims pending on
account of Indian depredations, for the
adjudication and payment Of which no
adequate provision has yet been made,
we respectfully call the attention of
congress thereto, and earnestly request
such legislation as will lead to a prompt
consideration and payment of all such
claims.
g. We renew our demand for the
speedy admission Of our territory into
the sisterhood Of states as an inherent
right by virtue OF our population, re-
sources, our past and present patriot
ism, and our constant loyalty to the flag
Of our Union and solemn treaty obliga-
tions. ~.T'
.. And be 1t resolved that this con-
vention voices the Republican party Of
our territory in an appeal to the men,
bers Of the house Of representatives to
defeat the bill recently reported favor
ably by the committee on territories of
the said house Of representatives dis
approving the act Of the legislative as
sembly Of New Mexico, entitled IAN act
to create Mckinley county" being
chapter 10 Of the Session Laws Of 1899.
That in this proposed legislation we
perceive an attempted interference with
the right Of local self lf-government,
which should properly be submitted to
the territorial legislative assembly for
appropriate legislation thereon, and a
covert design by interested persons to
now defeat an act of the assembly
which those same persons at the time
of its passage advocated, and that we
hereby disapprove and distinctly con-
denim the policy pursued in the at
tempted passage Of the measure by con-
gress.
10. Resolved, That the Hon. Solomon
Luna, our present able and efficient
member of the Republican national
committee, be and he II hereby unani-
mously indorsed for that position for
the ensuing term upon such committee,
With our sincere thanks and apprscia.
ton for his valuable servicss thereon IN
the past.
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