Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-11-05
The Fellow Servants" Law.


The methods. Of the local democracy in this campaign have
been extremely disreputabie and dishonest from the arst but the
mos d us ,n,ora M r. p1 FnTSv Oh sv msns Tos" nj. a C ,or !" a% ps sTiaoo9.
ing to make 1t appear that he has been opposed1o LEGISLATION in the
chanics and labonng men. while the record shows that he has
been the leading spirit in all movements Of this kind in our terri
tory. and that he has done more work in favor OF legislation for
the protection Of the rights Of the working people than any other
"" The arst dishonorabic effort Of the sort referred to a the
attempt made at Las Vegas to prejudice the railway men against
Der Of the Legislature, he had opposed the bin to prohibit black
usuns.
willing to father 1t and it was sent to the public anonymously
- .nw only /. rt ,nS.ran = g bsrso 70 Of !" ,h 5ou fni.sbo 90 ', sec'n ,s@' t%e
official records testify that 50 far from being opposed to this el
iy for its passage. He carried it through one house of the lesis-
uc not been smotherei in committee BY Mr.. Pedro Perea. who is
the head and front of the present consIomerate movement in this
This blackisnng lie wal g promptly and thoroughly exposed
tina, It reacted strongly in favor of Mr. nodey Then the demo.
Gratis dropped this. and switched over to one where they thought
1t safe for the circular department, Of the democratic committee
by the thousands. and circulated among the railroad men in Al
suauerque and other railway points in the teri territory r. S char ond Mr.;
to the measure known as the Fellow servant Law ~. n.,m
was not a member Of mat . body and r hence S the n ,S SmSa' RI peS Sn ut soaS
false by testimony fully as convincing as the journals of the leg
Hon. W. II. whiteman. present adjuunt general of the ter
rtory, and a gentlemen whose yeraety could nS,n no. DC called ,o,tsr IN
which he states from his own personal knowledge that Mr.. Rodey
from Albuaneraue. and spent a month or, r more nS"9oS at ne capita;
And nov comes another witness whose testimony ought to be
Mr.. Ernest Meyers, of this city. who is a democrat, though
an honorable man. a a member OF the SOh legislative assembly
and thoroughly familiar with the facts in connection with the af-
fair in question. As a matter of simple justice to a political or
ponent who has been assaned In a dishonorable manner, Mr.. Meyers
writes and authorizes the publication OF the following statement;
II understand that the report IL being circulated thai Mr..
Hodey opposed the passage of the act introduced In the Legislature
known a the Fellow Servant Law! The easur was introduced
in the 3Oth legislative assembly. ! was "A member OF the house in
that assembly and chairman OF the committee on railroads. a COM
mlttee OF railroad employees. consisting OF 1" w. Roberts. Frank
Farnsworth, II. L. Keaggy ana sam White. CAV ne the bill OF
which / had charge. Mr.. Rodey, who was not a member OF the
legislature at that time. appeared before the house committee and
made a argument for the committee In favor OF tn passage n the
bill. He ala all he could to secure It's passage.
ERNEST MEYERS.
n,.,oro y "A Novcrhe A 1904"
No intelligent a will require any further testimony t. show
the utterly dishonest and desplcable methods resorted to by the
democratic party in this campaign, OF will any fair minded man
fail to be convinced by this testimony that a party resorting to
such hishonorabe devices is unworthy OF the support or respect or
IN honorable man.