Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-01
MAGNIFICENT WORK FOR
PEOPLE AND PARTY
By Republican Convention Last SaturdayAndrews the
Standard Bearer---Bursum Will Again Conduct Cam
pagn---Sound Progressive Platform Eloquent
Speeches---Plenty of Enthusiasm

pair upon the faces of the people in
the hard times that resulted from q
Democratic administration, he col.
trasted it with the happiness and pros
perity that the past nine years have
brought the nation He told of the
time, SO recent as not to have been
forgotten as yet, when wool, the king
of staples in New Mexico, was 81
low that every New Mexican was
ashamed to look sheep in the face
He described the march of C0xeys
Army and said the only comfort they
received from the White House at
Washington was warning to Keep
off the Grass" The striking contrast
with Republican times, inaugu:ated
by the martyred President, William
Mckinley, was dwelt upon. But not
only industrial victories have marked
this period. There were other achieve
ments and not the least was the CIV
ing to the nation Of another great
President, Theodore Roosevelt, who
led the Rough Riders up San Juan
Hill, among whom was New Mexicos
hero, the late and lamenteI Maxi
miliano Luna, who has been honored
with bust and memorial tablet in
the Territorial Capitol, and who gave
his life for the nation while in the
Philippines. Statehood stands out as
the most prominent issue before the
people of the Territory and to Sena-
tor w. II. Andrews, New Mexico is
indebted for the passage Of the en-
abling act, the first time in its history
an act which provides munificently for
the proposed new state. However, II
this act should fail, Delegate Andrews
will be to the front again to secure
another statehood act, working just
as hard for its passage as II 1t were
his first battle Mr.. Spiess then gave
glowing account of the resources OF
the Territory, their recent develop
ment and the marvellous growth OF
: the past few years. He was inter
Irupted frequently BY applause. He
made an ideal presiding officer firm
fair an excellent parliamentarian,
eloquent and cool headed.
Committee on Rules.
The committee on rules and order
reported that it recommended the
adoption of the rules of the 59th Con.
gress and the following order of bust.
ness:
Report of committee on resolutions
Nomination of a candidate for Dele.
gate to Congress.
Naming of Territorial Central Com
mittee.
This report and its recommends
tions were adopted by the convention
The Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following platform:
The Republican party of New Mex
leo by its representatives in conven
ton assembled at Las Vegas on this
29th day of September, A. D., 1906
seeing no cause for transferring the
affairs of the nation or of this Terri
tory to Democratic hands, again af.
firms its faith in Republican princi
pies and policies.
The wisdom and patriotism of PreSi
dent Roosevelt commend themselves
to every thinking citizen. His poll
cies at home and abroad and the great
interest he has taken in the behalf OF
the American people and American
interests have secured for him the
admiration and respect of the entire
nation, and it is with unmeasured
pride that we continue our confidence
rn the Republican administration.
The. enactment of laws for the regu
lation of railroad rates and giving ad
ditional powers to the Interstate Com
merce Commission; the pure food en-
actments, and the fixing of the liabil
| ty of railroad corporations for inju
ries to employees, by Republican
Congress during the late session mer
its the highest commentator.
That this convention does heartily
endorse the able, honest and patriot
ic administration of Governor HerberI
~. Hagerman and all other fedora
and territorial officials of New Mex
ico.
We recognize in the Hon. W. H
Andrews. our Delegate to Congress, ar
able and efficient servant of the peo
pie of this Territory, and we heartily
tender him our thanks for the goot
work he has accomplished In Con
gress and in the several department!
of government at Washington, In Sc
curing important appropriations fol
four people and the payment Of fber
al pensions to our old soldiers.
| We hereby extend our candle
thanks to the Hon. H. o. Bursum fol
the highly commendable way in which
he has discharged the duties of chair
man of the Territorial Republican
Central Committee of this TerritOr.
for the last two years. We not onl!
recognize in MIN an able, loyal AM
consistent Republican, but we regar
him as a man possessing the conf
dence of the people for his candor
honor and integrity.
i The Republican party has alway
stool for a protective tariff policy
| New Mexico has been particularl.
favored under such policy and we ar
tunalterably opposed to any change o
!. the tariff laws Of the nation that will
result in the reduction Of the price o