Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-16
Strong Arguments Presented by Elo-
quent Speakers Last Evening at
the Court House.
OPENING OF The CAMPAIGN
Colonel r. E. Twitchell Spoke on Prosper
ity-Ex-Governor L. B. Prince Advo-
Gated E1pansiou-W. E. Martin
Dwelt on the Silver Issue.

meeting which drew an audience that
crowded the court room and listened
attentively to the speakers of the even
ing. 1t was representative Santa Fe
audience with here and there a visitor
from other parts of the territory. Ev-
cry seat was filled and many of those
present were compelled to stand. The
band rendered several fine selections
before the meeting was called to order
by Antonio Ortiz y Salazar, president
of the Mckinley and Roosevelt club, un-
der whose auspices the meeting was
held. In the absence of the secretary,
j. d. Sena, j. D. Hughes was called to
the secretarys desk. II. L Ortiz acted
as interpreter.
The first speaker was Colonel R. L.
Twitchell of Las Vegas, and he fully
bore out the reputation that he has
achieved as one of the best orators in
New Mexico. At first he spoke in gen.
eral terms of the characteristics of the
Democratic party which always denies,
protests and destroys, while it remains
for the Republican party to formulate
policies, to affirm, to construct. He gave
a brilliant word picture of the greatness
of this nation and the respect in which
it is held abroad, citing as an example
the incidents of celebration of Pres
dent Diaz' birthday which he witnessed
in the City of Mexico, where the stars
and stripes were intertwined with the
tri-color of Mexico. He proceeded to
point out lucidly the prosperity that has
come to this country under President
McKinley's administration and the great
share that New Mexico has in this pros
perity. For lambs sold, New Mexico
is 100000 year richer because McKin
ley is president, and in wool the differ
ence between Democratic prices and Re-
publican prices the past four years
amounts to several millions of dollars to
New Mexico. The conditions of New
Mexico wool producers under the Cleve-
land administration, when they had no
market for their product even at cents
a pound, and the state of prosperity
among the sheep raisers last year were
vividly contrasted. The same can be
said of the cattle and other New Mexico
industries. The production of coal,
which is gauge OF industrial activity,
in 1899 increased by many millions of
tons hi the states west of the Missouri
alone. He pointed out that this means
employment, not only to more coal min
ers, but also to railroaders who must
haul the coal and in the factories where
the coal is consumed. The speaker re-
called the dire prophecies Colonel Will
lam Jennings Bryan made in the Santa
Fe court house In 1896 and none of which
have become true. The Democrats may
say that this prosperity under President
Mckinley is luck, but the coincidence
is strange that whenever the Republican
party is in power this country prospers
and progresses, while under Democratic
administrations soup houses must be
opened in the large cities and the sheep
men of New Mexico can not get cents
q pound for their wool. 1t is meet to
give Providence credit for this, but
nevertheless it is preferable to belong to
a party which has the Almighty on its
side and for director. Colonel Twitch-
ell was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
Ex-Governor l.. B. Prince, the next
speaker, said that he would discuss the
new issue before the nation, expansion,
although New Mexico is most directly
concerned In the tariff and the state
hood issues. By means of a large map
he pointed out the growth of this coun-
try from the original 10 states hemmed
in by British, French and Spanish
colonies, to the present magnificent
domain which 1t calls its own. Had
the United States never expanded 1t
would be one of the weak republics of
this continent, in fact, there might be
no other republics in existence today
because it was the growth, the expan-
sion, the success of the United States
which inspired the founding of other
republics. Expansion has been the rule
of this country ever since it became
independent. In conclusion Ex-Gov-
ernor Prince pointed to the fact that
the slight possibility Of Bryan's election
has reduced the price of wool from Is
and 16 cents a pound to 9 and 10 cents
q pound, an enormous loss to New
Mexico wool producers; it has locked
up 81, ,O00, 900 worth of wool in Las We
gas and Albuquerque warehouses when
the money should be in circulation in
those cities. If the mere possibility OF
Bryan's election has such an effect what
would the reality do to New Mexico
industries which In Grover Cleveland's
Language, consist in the production of
raw materials, the very products from
which the Democrats want to remove
the tariff Ex-Governor Prince started
to talk upon the statehood question,
saying that New Mexico does not beg
or petition for statehood, but demands
1t as right, and the longer the boon is
withheld from the territory the greater
the indignation and anger of the New
Mexico people becomes. He concluded
by saying that he could talk all evening
on the statehood question alone, but
that he will not allow himself to start
upon 1t. Ex-Governor Prince received
applause during and at the conclusion
of his speech.
The last speaker was w. E. Martin,
who spoke In Spanish and by his wit
and eloquence enlisted the sympathies
of the audience at once. He spoke of
expansion saying that II the 13 original
colonies, In their weakness, were able
to defeat the Imperialism of Great
Britain, strong In Its power, there would
be no danger that this nation in the
height of its glory would bow to i'm
perialistic ideas. He referred to the
silver issue and the attempts of Colonel
Bryan to make Imperialism the para
mount issue. Mr.. Martin was fre-
quently Interrupted by laughter and
applause.
The mass meeting was success In
every respect and was an auspicious
opening Of the campaign for the Repub
licans in this county.
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