Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-09
REPUBLICANS Of NEW MEXICO
ARE FOR WILLIAM |. TAFT
Convention Again Proves That This State Is Conservative
and Adheres to the First Principles of Government.
Taft Delegation Chosen and Taft
Resolutions Adopted.

/ Mexico in accomplishing during his
administration the admission of New
Mexico to the sisterhood of states,
thus relieving our people of so years
; of bondage under the territorial
regime.
Protection,
We reaffirm our faith in the sound
principles of protection of American
industries and American labor, as
enunciated by the founders of the Re-
publican party, and favor a policy
which removes the tariff question
from politics and favor the fixing of
tariff schedules by an expert COM
mission, non-partisan in character,
which will adjust such schedules up
on a scientific basis. having due re-
gard for the principles of protection
and the raising of sufficient revenue.
to meet the necessities of government.
thus avoiding the political tinkerings
with the tariff which interferes with
the stability of the country's business.
Pensions.
1t has ever been a cardinal principle
of the Republican party TO provide lib
eral pensions for the brave defenders
of the Union, and we urge upon our
Representative in Congress the pass
ing of liberal pension laws for the
care and comfort of all worthy veter-
ans who bore arms in the defense of
the flag during the civil and other
wars.
Against Ballot Corruption
Believing that the sanctity of the
ballot and free and fair expression
by the people at the polls, lies at the
foundation of a successful Republican
form of government, We urge upon our
Legislature the necessity of a stringent
/ corrupt practices act, which will in
sure a fair ballot and an honest count
at every polling place within the
state, and will make impossible fraud
ulent and corrupt elections, or the
practice of intimidation or other
forms of corruption at the polls
Conservation.
!
! While we approve of the general
! principles of what is called Conserva-
ton, including the preservation of
/ forests, the storing of food waters,
and the prevention of monopoIies in
| coal lands and water power locations,
yet we denounce most earnestly the
injustice and harasn5ps, inflicted upon
our people by department regulations
and despotic local administration, by
which great areas of grazing land, alb
solutely devoid Of trees, are included
in so-called forest reserves; by which
we are deprived of the use of the wa
ter fall of our rivers for mills and the
! development of power: by which the
development of the country through ir.
rigation is impeded and the colonial
ton of irrigated lands absolutely pre-
vented: by which Indian reservations
are unnecessarily extended, and the
people deprived of the wood and pas
turage which they have enjoyed for
generations: by which the settlement
of the country and the building Of
homes is made difficult and sometimes
impossible; and the gradual develop
ment of the state in its agriculture,
its horticulture, its animal industry
its sugar industry. its manufacturing,
and by inducements to immigration, is
embarrassed, delayed and retarded ),
and we call on our representative in
Congress to see that we are relieved
from these restrictions on prosperity
and happiness as speedily as possible
Language Question.
Whereas the provision in section
) of article 1 of the Constitution pro
viding that a knowledge of the Eng
lish language is a necessary qualifi
cation for all state officers and mem
bers of the legislature, was inserted
,, because absolutely required by the
Enabling Act as a condition for state
hood
And Whereas, no such restriction
{ exists in any other part of the United
: States, although in several states the
a number of citizens, especially OF Ger
t man and Scandinavian origin who d'
t not use English is very large.
Resolved, That this provision is al
unwarranted restriction on the free
;, dom of choice of the citizens of New
q Mexico and an imputation on the in
telligence of our people; and we cal
on the legislature to take immediat
steps for the abrogation of said prov
sion.
Reclamation Service.
We demand the immediate restore
ton of lands withdrawn under irrigt
> ton projects which are known to b
above any possible line of irrigatio
that they may be settled upon b
/ homesteaders and we call upon on
u Representatives in Congress to insi:
g that action be taken at once by tn
ie proper department and the lands i
II question restored to the public d.
= main.
. River Improvement.
Resolved, That we are in favor {
10 the improvement of all western river
including the construction of gret
y water way from the lakes to the gull
~ and especially desire such improv
y ment of the Rio Grande as will pr
a vent damage from floods, inundatior
e and changes of channel.
~ Saloon Regulation.
That the Republican party is una
terably in favor of the enforcement
o. the laws relating to the liquor trait
"a in New Mexico; we favor the stri
ST. enforcement of the Sabbath obser
re- ance law and strict enforcement
de the laws prohibiting the sale of liqu