Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-10

has the interests OF the state 81 heart
should read study and ponder owe
the speech delivered a the opcnin'
Of the state campaign for he Rcpub
llcan party Of New Mexico In LAT
Vegas Saturday night by Hon. Ftani
Springer. a scholar and learned IT,
gal light of san Miguel county Nj
Springer II man well learned In th'
law lie is a practical man lie Is o.
AN age where cold deliberate facts
are paramount MI Springers ad
dress In full follows
Fellow Citi6rns of san Miguel 'uun'
N.
II ls pleasure and an honor O,
take part In the first Republican
campaign lu thu state uf Sew Mex
loo The urrt convention ct th'
party under the new conditions ha'
recently been held in our midst
over SOC delegates. selected bv th'u
fellow Republicans in every county
in IN" state. assembled here to nam'
the persons to whom th,N wished 1,
cnirust the administration pf th'
u"W state u was - body at met
thoroughh representative ~ eVcr'
section. and Of an the interests ant
ovocations which mako up thu lif'
uf this great commonwealth W.
have attended their meetings an,
witnessed their proceedings W.
listened &C. the ,ulogies of N" favor
IT, sons. ana the cheers ot their a.
dent supporter We h'ard the
shouts 81 the victorious. and admired
the mnni.ncss of me yanguish.d
who like good spurts smuinglS puck
ctrd their defeat and took ih.ii
places IN the ranks nnder the lead o
those Nho had h,en mpursriiy pre-
fcrred. u had tts HUMOROUS aud it
serious sides. aud after at vaS uVrt
We could realiAc that vc had seer
in action fair average American
political convention. an institution ~
which are exhibited a., intense ac
Invites of earnest aud VIGOROUS men
exercising the most strenuous rune
tious OF citizenship with its impcr
frctions. " you please bat fun co
keen and warm -hloodvd human no
turo an Institution which. with al
its shortcomings is 81 fair reflection
o. tho average organized actions @
Yrce men in their economic and DO
uticni affairs the world over
Ana 80 tn convention named ~
candidates and pat forth 10 Gcclara
ton of principles upon which 10 ~
Ntet IN, mifragsH Of the people a
Tee coming election The advent 90
the new state unds thu Republican
partN In control of tie affairs IA ever
department And. with one or tvs
brief interruptions. II has contrulle'
the local government 81 Sew M.NtC'
Cor upwards ST forty years. OF mos
OF this have been myself o witness
when | came hrrs the territory wn
q part 81 the primitive frontier Their
vas No railroad Within 80 miles %
its borders II Was oncompass,d oi
tWo sides bY Indians ia state "a
periodic hostility, whose ruNagcs
even tur wears afterwards. eNtcndo'
almost 60 the center OF the territory
leaving trait of barbarous crueltie
tor which the southern Apache ha
never been surpassed
The reclamation of this fair domain
from the hands OF saNages. ana From
tine name of desert D, which u va
known In the gcographlos of ou
youth was then bcing wrought bl
two elements meeting here, an'
bringing the agvncics 90 civilization
rom opposite ends OF the continent
Thc frs, were the dcsc' ndants 0f th
Spanish ConquerurH. Who with thri
incredible marches aud dauntlcs
courage had made century of mas
nlficcnt and romantic hlstor, IN IN
southwest before the Pilgrims landc
~ Plymouth Rock. and who wit
the sublime ana self.sacrlf3cing de
Notion 10 their mission. building fri
ars. had planted and maintained her
the Christian religion The sccon
were the Anglo Saxon Pioneers fror
eastern states Some at them cam
IN OK teams and mule trains. an
some on foot; bat they brought her
az last those other two great clyili,
ors. the railroad and IN. publ
school
These two peoples have worked .
their task slide By slide. They hay
toiicd together IN pearc and fougi
togs,hcr IA war; they haYs replace
the war-whoop ~ savhacs with IN
hum of Industry, ana they have mad
this so-caliod 'ticsert" blossom a. IA
tusc, until today they have Gffere
this bright ana fair domain for
worthy and acceptable place Ia m
sit.rh0od of states.
Thus thry have builded a state
as noble achievement, rs fats to ~
lot " men. In that achieYemei
they have stood together In nutul
encouragement and support An
whatever may be done IN future /
others who may come In comfort an
safety To enjoy the prize which the
work has gained th- men Nho shar,
the vicisSltudes VI thos. pioneer day
aud their sons, viii continue her,
amer Ia stand Iosethur. as conrad,