Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-26

: convention in nominating for the pre-:
! idency that niasterful man, Judge A
: ton Brooks Parker, of New York, he G
integrity, proven by long and distir
guished career in highest judicial Of
fee. of courage of conviction estat
lished by few telegraphic lines whic
make the position Of himself and ou
party on vital question unmistals
able an act which, for patriotic bray
cry and conspicuous honesty, is with
out parallel in political history and ha
been applauded by the civilized world
he of dignity, an equilibrium and ;
breach that is known and read by al
his fellow-citizens and a purity ant
simplicity of public and private life
which is the admiration of all men
We congratulate our party, both in the
nation and in New Mexico, on the
bright and still Frightening prospect
for the election of this honorable and
competent man to the exalted Office
where we. believe he will adorn the
lofty seat of Washington and Jefferson.
We desire to especially direct the
attention of the people Of New Mexico
to the notable difference between the
national Republican and Democratic
platforms on the all-absorbing subject
of statehood and on the vital subject
of home rule for the Territories, in the
interim, as the next best thing While
the Republican national platform of
four years ago declared for single
statehood for New Mexico and Arizona,
the Republican administration since
that time has juggled with the subject
until it's publicly announced caucus ac-
ton is joint statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona, or no statehood at all for
for this campaign is ominously silent
on the subject which we rightly inter
pret and charge means no statehood
at all for New Mexico and Arizona
either joint or-otherwise This Juggling
with this subject so vital to our people
is not only desperately deceptive and
unjust, but it is also contemplate to
an extreme degree, and we roundly de-
nounce the Republican party for its
faithlessness. In strong contrast to this
deceitful Republican practice we point
pride to the unequivocal Democratic
record on this question. Democratic
national platforms have declared con-
sistently and regularly for single state
hood, and in the present critical condi-
ton of the subject we deem 1t import
ant for the more general information
of the people to quote our present ma
tional platform, to wit:
1--WE. also favor the immediate ad-
of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states"
Democratic votes in Congress and
Democratic practice have been in
strict accordance with the platform
pledges and we are proud of it.
We hold that while under the terri
torial form of government home rule Is
the best thing for the people of New
Mexico in their intimate relations
with the federal government, and we
refer with grateful approval to the
declaration of our national platform
on that subject. For the more general
of the people Of the Ter
ritory we quote that declaration, to
wit:
1--WE hold that the officials appointed
to administer the government of any
Territory, as well as the district of
should be bona fide residents
at the time Of their appointment of
the territory or district in which their
duties are to be performed
Thus, in the event of Democracy as.
cending the national government,
New Mexico is assured of statehood,
and of home rule, and we congratulate
our people thereon.
Contrasting these clear and positive
declarations of our national platform
with the conspicuous and ominous ST.
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