Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-23
REPUBLICAN
HOSTS MEET
Meeting Is Harmonious, En-
thusiastic and Confident
of Victory
WINNING TICKET IS NAMED
Resolutions Declare For Progress.
sive and Economical County
Government.

co at heart to elect Republican
ticket that will take care of the wool
en- industry of New Mexico, that shall
ensure the stability of safe and sane
and that shall guard the
rights of the people Of this great soon
to-be state, Thomas B. Catron, the Re-
publican war horse, chairman of the
central committee, and distin-
guished lawyer, and orator, deliv-
cred a masterful address as keynote
to the opening of the county conven.
ton this morning.
Mr.. Catron aroused his hearers to
a high pitch of enthusiasm when he
pointed out the advantage that would
accrue to New Mexico if the Republi'
can ticket is elected.
He called the convention to order
shortly after II o'clock and the court
house where the delegates and others
met and showed that men from all
over the county had come to take
part in the naming Of county ticket.
Charles c. Closson served as temp.
orary secretary and Col Jose D. sena
as interpreter.
Mr.. Catron's Speech.
Mr.. Catron delivered a lengthy
speech but his voice was as strong as
of old and his logic cut like knife.
He told of the good conditions New
Mexico now enjoys but pointed the
warning finger to what may happen
if the Democrats remove or lower the
tariff on wool wrecking that indus
try in this territory which has four
million dollars worth of lambs each
year to sell and four and a half mil
lion dollars worth of wool
''This money from this great in
dustry," continued the speaker, helps
give you labor; it helps build your
houses, take care of your ranches,
clothe and feed you and your families
and educate your children. (Applause.)
Let these eight and half million
dollars annually received now be TAX
en- away from us and / tell you that
there will be few of you who will no.
be going around begging in less thar
ten years. If you wa1It the prosperity
of this country safeguarded then elect
to the senate and house of representa-.
tives men who will look after your
interests"
Mr.. Catron took a shot at Mr. I'm
derWood with his proposed tariff re-
form ideas and then pointed to Aus
tralia, which he said is an island
larger than the entire United States
and which has but five millions of
people compared to the ninety-five
millions in this country. In that isl.
and, he said, the sheep industry
thrives and yet the sheep herders get
but shilling or 25 cents a month,
whereas in New Mexico they get $25
a month, or hundred times more. He
pointed out the dangers of allowing
Australia to compete with us.
Summing UP his argument for pro.
tectiye tariff on wool, the speaker
said:
These arguments do not go down
the throats of Democrats very well
it is true. (Laughter.) This is easily
explained for Democrat who thinks
on these questions soon ceases to be
a Democrat and those who do not
think ceases to be honest men. ZAP
plause)
The Blue Ballot.
Mr.. Catron vigorously attacked the
men who thrust the "blue ballot
on the people of New Mexico and said
''Why do these men want to make
our constitution more easy of amend.
ment? Simply because they want
something this constitution guaran.
tees in your favor and which they
cannot get" He pointed out the dan.
ger Of allowing the fundamental law
OF state to be amendable every year
by a simple majority.
Quotes the Archbishop.
The speaker quoted Archbishop ]
B. -Pitavaps letter on the danger OF
voting "yes" on dthe blue ballot and
said that the Archbishop does not send
this letter as a political document to
aid either party but simply because
on arriving in New York from Rome
where he had visited the Pope, the
Archbishop found that the people OF
his church, many of whom live in New
Mexico, are MENACED by this wild
scheme of certain politicians to make
New Mexico's constitution more easy
OF amendment and deprive the state
= stable, fundamental law by
which to live and be governed. He
sid the letter was not in favor OF
the Democratic party, nor of the Re.
publican party nor of the hermaphro.
dite-progressive party. (Shouts OF
laughter greeted this remark.) Mr.
Catron said 1t was a letter of warning
sent by a man of great intelligence
who has the interests of the people
OF New Mexico at heart.
Raps Hagerman and otero.
Mr.. Catron raped Former Govern.
ers. Hagerman and Otero for their
work on the stump in an effort to de.
feat the Republican party and said
This former Governor Hagerman IL
going around talking about white
men and speaking Of the Spanish.
speaking citizens as 'Mexicans' as
though there were a distinction be
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