New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-29

past four years to advance the moral condition
of the people and he has done very much to
deteriorate it.
Governor Otero's closest advisers and asso-
ciates are mostly men of bad reputation and
bad habits, and most of his acts as GOV rnor
bear the impress of their bad influence. Some
of his counsellors are publicly charged with
grave criminal offences. These men are con-
stantly pandering to the Governors weak
nesses Tone of the most conspicuous of which
is vanity and thereby they accomplish their
unscrupulous ends. His official life has been
such throughout his whole administration as to
ALLEVIATE those who really seek the moral well
fare Of this Territory. He has always been,
and is yet, weakly subservient to fawning flat
~tererS.
His appointments have been VIGOROUSLY
bad-most Of them. To the saloons and oan1-
bling halls he has gone for not a few Of them.
He has elevated others to responsible positions
against whom criminal charges have been
made. Some Of his appointees on account Of
the charges made against them, have been re
fused appointments to federal positions by
previous administrations He has called men
from high salaried positions in private life to
lower salaried positions in his administrator,
and the public do not believe that these annarent
sacrifices have been dictated solely by disinter-
ested patriotism.
The feeling Of nearly all the Christian peo-
pie with whom associate is that Governor
Otcro stands for al that the Church oppose.
Vt thi, critical period in the development Of
New Mexico, we would like to see a man at
the helm who is at least respectable and respect
ful toward pure religion and who ranifcstS
that respect somewhat in his private life. We
would like to see a man officially our chief
who is personally and politically incapable of
W%rongdoing and likewise incanable Of being
influenced thereto by obseQuious mcrcenaries.
We would like to have a man whom we can
respect, and who has at heart the deeper in
terests Of this territory.
| am working TO make strenuous manhood,
and there are many others like me. We feel
that the personal conduct Of Governor Otero
and his offensive associates and his admins
trativc acts are hostile to the healthy develop
ment Of civil and official manhood. The
whole atmosphere OF the local administration
IS malodorors, and we resncctfully appeal to
YOU to correct our present situation by appoint
ing a man of incorruptihle character ~ the
high office of Governor of New Mexico.
Most respectfully,
W. IN IS MOORE.
Pastor Pre.bytcrian Church"
EXTRACTS FROM lE1TrR ii J.. +. GUtuElsr.
The following is a part OF the letter Of !. J..
GilChriSt TO the committee on territories, in
which he makes reference to other documents
previously filed:
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, Jan. s, IQo2
To the Honorable Committee on Territories.
Various friends Of mine, good citizens Of
this territory, have asked me to write i letter
to vnur committee in regard to the moral stat
is Of the "Powers that be- in New Nexjco
today. | gladly do it bv giving L lord A"'cni
to the statements sent from Santa Fc by Rev.
McSsrs. Moore, Madden and Eustis.
have 1iHle more to say than to call vour at
tention to my letter directed TO President
Roosevelt written about Nov. nth, 1901.
(See letter on file in the Interior Depart
ment from Rev. ]. ] Gilchrist, containing the
following language:
"Gov .Otero is notoriously corrupt, the init
mate friend OF saloon men and gamblers * x Il
lie has the reputation Of heino the most
corrupt money grabber that ever disgraced this
poor Territory.")
Gentlemen Of the Committee, give us sonc
decent, godly men to fill OH Territorial Of
fees. We want men in these offices to whom
we can point as good examples for our chill
dren."
J. !. GTLCIIRIST.
FUCENIO ROMERO's LETTER.
The following is a letter from Hon. Ilugc-
MO Romero, the father of SecundinO Romero,
by which he introduced Hon. Manuel c. de
Baca to the President. Mr.. Romero was at
that time chairman of the republican commit