Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-02
Say the Republican
Principles Best
for Territory.
GAIN AND ADVANCEMENT
Under Present Administration
---Twenty-Two of Socorro
Citizens Give Views.

The New Mexican is again called
upon to publish the announcement of
| twenty-five citizens, property owners
and tax payers of San Acacio precinct.
Socorro County, to the effect that they,
heretofore Democrats, have left their
party to affiliate with the Republican
party and will support the latter here
after with might and main, also that
they are unequivocally in favor of sep.
arate statehood for New Mexico under
its present name and within its pres.
ent boundaries and that they are not
the least bit ashamed of their opinions
and their change.
Letter Sent.
The letter reads:
San Acacio N. NJ, Dec. 81, 1906.
Hon. H. o. Bursum, Chairman Ter
ritorial Republican Central Commit
tee, Santa Fe, New Mexico:
Dear Sir--The undersigned desire
to announce through you that hereaf
ter they will affiliate with the Republi
can party, support the principles Of
that party as announced in the 1904
national and territorial platforms, and
will vote for its candidates for Office
territorial and county. We have been
consistent Democrats and we have
taken this step after careful consider
alton and review Of the political situa-
ton in the nation and In the Territory.
We have become convinced that the
principles of the Republican party and
it's administrations. national and terri
torial, given New Mexico by that par
ty have been of great benefit and
have aided materially In the advance.
ment and progress of our people. That
Democratic administrations and Dem
ocratic party principles have been
detrimental to us. We have learned
by experience that under Republican
administrations the Territory Of New
Mexico has greatly prospered and has
enjoyed peaceful and honest admins
tration of territorial affairs and that
competent and efficient men have been
chosen. for territorial Offices. Under
Democratic administration, we also
know by experience that the reverse
was the case.
Desire Single Statehood.
Furthermore, we desire to announce
ourselves in favor of statehood and sin:
gle statehood, for the Territory of New
Mexico under its present name. and
within its present boundaries.
eve are opposed to coalition with
out sister territory of Arizona, as the
state of Arizona. We desire to live
In the state of New Mexico as we are
proud of the name and of the record
the people of this Territory have made
for over three hundred years in sup
porting civilization and religion
against savage unrelenting foes, as
we'll as the record our people have
made during the Civil War and In the
SpanishAmerican War
"We are not ashamed of being ma
tives of this Territory, and we hall the
name of New Mexico as the name of
the future Sunshine State as long as
the United States shall exist. which
we hope will be until time shall be
no more.
"Please give this announcement the
fullest publicity,
Respectfully Yours,
Manuel A. Pine, Gabriel S. Pine, VI
cente T: Pino Aciano Bustos, Flavio
Chavez, Alfredo Chavez, Estanislao
Chavez, David Chavez, Ramon Chavez,
Miguel Chavez, Santiago Lopez, AL
fonso Peralta NJ, Vicente Garcia, Hi
lario Cordova, Cruz Macs, Andres Gar
cia, Ascencion Costales, David Garcia.
Juan Chavez y R., Damas Silva, Adol.
TO Padia, Libor Baldonado.