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Newspaper
Santa Fe Weekly Sun
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1891
Page
2
The article notes a growing incorporation sentiment led by a steering committee of business men. A united business community organized for public improvement is confident in success if feeders at the public crib perform their official duties and leave the subject to the businessmen.
Mrs. bk. J. Bartlett wife of the Solicitor General is named one of 24 lady managers of the women’s department for the Worlds Columbian Fair. New Mexico becomes the sole territory represented on the board, a notable compliment amid Western states.
In a wry compare of state capitals, the speaker notes Denver suffers deeper mud while Don Gasper avenue remains treacherous amid winter storms. A young woman even uses stilts to cross impassable crossings, underscoring regional pride and urban contrasts with Albuquerque and other neighbors.
Secretary Thomas says Guadalupe county creation from part of San Miguel county will be recognized as law. The author laments reliance on special legislation for new counties and urges a general law to curb lobbying and corruption while noting five proposed schemes, three blocked by the legislature, Guadalupe narrowly saved.
A partisan squabble erupts after Bold Pen Butterworth, a prominent Ohio Republican congressman, is urged to shift tariff views toward duty reductions. Col. A L Morrison, McKinley bill advocate, is urged to mail Morrison’s writings to Butterworth to sway him back to protectionism.
The piece reviews the 1890 official census figures for New Mexico by county, notes a total territorial population rise of 34 028, and argues the growth is slow given vast undeveloped resources. It calls for a nonpartisan immigration bureau and makes a case for vigorous advertising and settlement.
Col Albright announces that his bid for Albuquerque mayor was a April fool joke. He frames the withdrawal as a huge joke on New Mexico voters and jokes about the timing and reaction.
A fragment from The Ledger notes Blaine’s stated refusal to seek the presidential nomination while supporting Harrison’s renomination. It contrasts Democratic honesty with Republican caution, praising Governor Hogg of Texas for opposing sugar bounty and condemning private gold hoarding as Windom forewarned.
The passage argues that a candidate should not push for the presidency but rely on party faith and official duties. It notes 1860 Democrats failed in Illinois and predicts a Western Democrat could be nominated in 1892 if Cleveland is denied, with a St Louis Globe Democrat Republican framing.
The Utica Observer notes secret plans by free silver advocates to retaliate against the president after killing the bill last Congress. It cites Mr Cannon and others, claims the Fifty-first Congress spent nearly $200,000,000 more than postwar years, and discusses Western Republican senators aiming to back Blaine for 1892. Harper’s Weekly and Philadelphia Ledger comment on election signals and a planned National Conference in Cincinnati May 19 to unite diverse groups into a third party.
A New York Pros Republican urges careful deliberation on reform, arguing the system has honored Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Sumner and other noted statesmen and should not be discarded without clear, superior alternative. The quote frames a caution against hasty changes in governance.
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