Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-01
,attle, sheep, wool, pelts, hides and
)ther products of our Territory.


cattle, sheep, wool, pelts, hides and
other products Of our Territory.
1t is with pride that we contrast the
Republican and Democratic admins
trations in the general government
and in this Territory Under Demo
cratic rule from 1895 to 1898 inclu.
sive, the debt of the Territory in.
creased over 100000 per annum;
Territorial bonds were issued regular
ly during that period to cover total
deficiency of $67S,000. This large sum
went to the payment of fees. salaries
and Democratic obligations due to
gross extravaganza and mismanage.
ment The warrants of the Territory
were sold for various prices and in
some instances the district court
clerks became warrant brokers under
the noses Of the courts, TO fleece the
public and rob the Territory, while the
Territorial and educational institu.
tions were almost wholly neglected.
All values continuously deprecated.
Cattle brought as low as IS head,
sheep as low as fifty cents head,
and wool as low as five cents pound,
1t was period Of lawlessness, of Off.
cial oppression and corruption, Of
borrowing money to pay the running
expenses of the general government
OF low tariff and of hard times. Then
followed eight years of Republican
administration under Governor M. A.
Otero. The debt his administration
inherited was $l,249,S00 Instead of
an annual deficit the debt of the Ter.
ritory was regularly paid at an aver
age of about 100000 a year, thus re-
lucing the net debt of the Territory
to about $750,00O. Territorial war
rants sold for their face value, all
classes OF property increased in value,
many new banks were established,
commodities brought better prices,
and business confidence completely
restored, while the average taxes for
strictly Territorial purposes. not in
Guiding educational institutions, were
reduced from 6 1-2 mills under said
Democratic administration, to G
mills under the Republican admins
tration.
| We endorse the action OF Congress
in passing the enabling act for the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
as one state, recognizing the fact
that otherwise we have no assurance
of statehood for years to come We
hereby declare that the Republican
party of New Mexico is in favor of
the acceptance OF statehood under this
act to the end that we receive the
benefits given to us under II and that
we be hereby vested with equal rights
of citizenship with all other citizens
of the Union.
Resolved, further, That in case the
Hamilton statehood act fails to be-
come operative through the adverse
vote of the people of either Arizona
or New Mexico, we recognize and urge
that the G6 delegates Who will be
elected in New Mexico1to t.. consi-
tutional convention, should assemble
in the capital of this Territory as ear
ly as the first Monday in January,
1907 and formulate constitution for
the State of New Mexico; and we
further recommend and urge that the
Territorial legislature which meets in
1907 enact law submitting said
constitution to the vote of the peo-
pie of this Territory for their approval
or disapproval, and If approved by
them, providing for its presentation
to Congress, together with request
for the admission Of New Mexico into
the Union as a state hereunder.
We urge upon the next legislature
of this Territory the propriety and
necessity of enacting law regulating
primary elections.
We also urge upon the legislature
the enactment of laws reducing fees
and salaries of public officers and the
substitution Of salaries for fees
wherever practicable.
We urge upon the next general as.
sembly of this Territory the enactment
of law for the appointment of
commission to make thorough re-
vision Of our Territorial laws.
We endorse the action of the U. S.
Senate in passing the Gallinger ship
ping bill a measure of transcendent
importance to our Industrial, agrlcul-
tural and commercial interests; and
we request our Delegate in Congress
to make all honorable efforts to Sc
cure it's consideration and passage by
that body, or some other equally eff
cient measure.
We renew our declarations in favor
of home rule both as to federal and
Territorial officials. Public servants
should be selected from among our
own people who help to pay our tax
es, who know our Territorial cOndi-
tions, and who are familiar with our
public wants. We therefore demand
the passage of law by our next
general assembly making only resi-
dents of our Territory qualified to
hold Territorial and county offices in
this Territory.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
a supreme court, the members of
which are separate and distinct from
the trial courts of the Territory, and
in the event of the failure to secure
statehood, We earnestly request the
creation of an appellate court for New
Mexico and Arizona, separate from
the district courts, thereof.
The reading Of the resolutions was
punctuated by applause. Especially
the planks endorsing Governor Hager.
man, Hon. H. O. Bursum and Senator
w. H. Andrews were greeted with
round after round of cheers.