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Newspaper
Santa Fe Weekly Sun
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1891
Page
2
The Santa Fe Weekly Sun, official city paper, issues an 1891 notice for subscriptions at $2.60 per year. Entries indicate post office mailing status and classification as second class matter.
The Albuquerque convention moved from the 15th to the 18th of September to allow a Denver Pueblo delegation to attend both the Albuquerque and El Paso gatherings. The El Paso convention will take place on September 21.
The mayor and board of aldermen move slowly yet surely to organize city government and enact laws for effectiveness. Some desire radical reforms, but a large majority favors steady progress over upheaval, avoiding delays and public upheaval.
The piece taunts Republican leaders and Santa Fe chairman for inflating political gains from attacks on Catholic clergy. It mocks papers supporting anti Clergy charges as Democratic plots and calls their efforts to amplify the story as silly, fruitless, and stupid.
A Albuquerque Democrat editorial ridicules Republican papers for alleging Democratic ties to El Defensor del Pueblo’s attacks on Catholic clergy in New Mexico. The writer dismisses the charge as foolish and unworthy of belief, likening skeptics to a fool and the accusers to the Father of Lies.
Jupee McHatton of the district court in Butte City Montana fined the editor of the Reading Daily for contempt by denying a fair trial in the Davis will case. The supreme court reversed McHatton and imposed costs on him, asserting freedom of the press as a sacred constitutional right and predicting a future challenge to libel law.
The Blaine wave is described as the main current of Republican sentiment nationwide with leaders hinting at a possible nomination. Ohio and Pennsylvania conventions are noted as narrowly avoiding pledges for Blaine, reflecting wary reactions to his rise and suggesting a historic pattern of public will favoring the Maine candidate despite cautious party caution.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway offers one cent per mile to Albuquerque during territorial fair week, a liberal move praised for boosting attendance and display of territory resources. Narrow gauge lines match with one fare for round trip, though less generous. impact varies by county access, with Rio Arriba and San Juan needing the lowest rates to visit. The fair runs from September 19 for a week, drawing visitors from across the territory.
The piece argues Capital City must solve permanent water problems with foresight. It notes suffering in fruit and vegetable gardens from scarcity and criticizes current water policy. Citizens and the aldermen should unite to devise a scalable water works system for present needs and future growth.
An editorial laments local conservatism among influential townsfolk who block new ventures. It argues for backing energetic promoters to develop natural resources, urging unity in Santa Fe and New Mexico politics. Also notes railroad leadership assurances and a Chicago tobacconist naming a horse Fine Cut.
A trio of editorial notices covers national politics and market sentiment. The Louisville Courier Journal cites a mocked Kentucky home market for whisky as exaggerated by outsiders. The Washington Star lauds Gov Hill and President Harrison for a courteous exchange. The New York World attacks a Pennsylvania Republican tariff platform proposing duties on foreign coin to protect precious metals, calling it a legislative oddity.
A brief Utica Observer excerpt presents a dialogue on protection versus reciprocity. One speaker calls protection a scheme to raise prices on domestic goods, while reciprocity is described as a scheme to lower prices for foreigners, including Brazilians and Cubans. The exchange frames tariff policy as a fight over costs for citizens and foreign buyers.
The People's Party campaign committee in Kansas proposes spending $1000 for the political campaign to be raised by a one cent tax. The committee expended only $1100 last year and elected five congressmen. The report notes ongoing fundraising and past campaign activity.
A Bunton Travell er representative urges a national standard demanding an English education for voting while those lacking schooling would lack the intelligence to vote properly. The Home Market fallacy from Indiana presses that Europe will buy at least 20 million of 50 million dollars in Indiana wheat, arguing foreign demand sustains prices.
The Charleston News and Courier defends Mr. Cleveland as essential for Democratic victory, praising his belief in home rule and self government and calling him a steadfast ally of the South. It warns that ditching him would please wire-pulling politicians and harm the party.
Chicago Herald argues Congress man Springer of Minois should be the Democratic nominee for speaker. It stresses his northwest origin, saying the party must gain strength there to offset Republican power in northern Mississippi Valley agricultural states.
Harper's Weekly notes that no Republican leader rivaled Blaine in personal popularity, comparing his lasting prestige after defeats in 1884 to prior losses of Clay and Lincoln era figures. It argues charges against Blaine did not dent his standing within the party, despite mugwump secession pressures and poll losses.
Harper's Weekly essay argues that even with strong leaders, youths judge parties by broader factors. It compares New York politics under Hill and Platt, asserting young men seek anti corruption, viable reform, and credible future prospects rather than mere allegiance to a single faction.
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