Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Resolutions Passed by iA,
Territorial Republican Convention.


lican convention, we were called upon
to mourn the tfagiC and untimely death
Of our beloved President, william Nc
Kinley; and now the sad news comes 10
us that his nearest friend and adviser,
the head Of our national party organi-
zation, hes followed his grsat chief to
the world beyond:
Be it received, That in ths death Of
Marcus A. Hanna, the na.ion has lost
one of its greatest statesmen, the
Senate one of its foremost members
the Republican party its able, trusted
and wise leader, and the peopl gener-
ally one of their truest friends, in what
ever station OF condition they might
be. He was always to be relied upon
for advice ana assistance, wise counsel
and prompt action in their behalf. IL
him was embodied the true idea Of
American citizenship; a self-made man
in its best meaning, he was an example
to our youth and a monument to our
institutions which can produce such
character. That our heartfelt sympathy
is extended to his beresve6 family in
the loss Of one SO dear to them.
Resolved That on this ffthieth
anniversary OF the birth OF the Repub-
lican party, we are profoundly grateful
to the Providence which called 1t into
existence, and has protected it during
these 80 years In its work for the good
of the people and the glory Of the
nation. While it his met with reverses,
checks snd hindrsnces, three of it's
chosen Presidents have met untimely
death while in the discharge of their
duty, yet it has never wsvered in its
onward coarse, nor halted in its pro
gress for the good of tile whole people;
it has no. been welded to its idols OF
the past, but has foreseen new issues
and conditions and been prompt to deal
with them as they arose. That the
conduct of national affairs upon the
declaration Of the PhladelphiA plat
form of 1900, first under President Me
Kinley aud afterwards by President
Roosevelt, meets with our cordial sp
proval and highest admiration, especI-
ally the administration of the Philip
piues, the passage of the law providing
for irrigation sites and reservoirs, and
the contamination of the treaty under
which a camel Will shortly be construct
ed by the United States and under Its
control for the commerce OF the world,
mark an era in the nations progress
for which the Republican admlulstra-
ton is entitled to the credit.
Resolved, That the administration of
President Roosevelt during the period
of nearly three years, in which he has
been at the head of the nation, as the
successor Of the lamented Mckinley,
merits our highest. admiration ard
approval. He has carried out the poll
cy and eX pressed wishes of his pre-
decessor, and has met new issues and
conditions when they arose as he be-
heved Mckinley would have done. To
him more than any other belongs the
credit of the consummation of that
great project, the Isthmian Canal en-
tirely under American co ntrol, which
for years past has been the hope of the
people. And by his vigorous proseeu-
tion Of illegal tr usts, his impartial atti-
tude twaId lab and capltgl, his tn
rough investigation Of allie ged frauds
and cOrruptiln in the postoilice and
land departments OF the government,
has demonstrated the same qualities
which caused tho people TO select him
four yems ago as suitable and proper
person for the high Office of Vice Presi-
dent. And we believe that he has
earned the right to OCCUPY by the
suffrages of the people, the great ONCE
which he hold by operations, of the law
Therefore, we instruct our delegates to
the national convention 10 vote for,
and use all honoYabls means to secure
the fearless, patriotic, strenuous AmerI-
can, Theodore Roosevelt, as the candl-
date or the party Tor Ffesluens Oh tue
United S dtes.
Resolved, That the conduct of terri
toriol affairs, in all ITS branches under
the administration of Governor Miguel
A, Otero merits the highest commenda-
tisn not only of the Republican party
bat f9om ALI good oitiz5us. The public
debi has been steadily reduced until the
last OF the s15oOOO deficiency which it
Inherited from the Democratic ad
minlstration, has been paid. Assessed
valnes have increased while there is
sinking fund on hand sufficient to meet
the maturing bonds, and interest on the
territorial litigation has been RiOmFtlY
met.
A aniform system Of keeping the
pubic docks and records has been
eaopted and system OF official inspsc