The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-29

for the good of the Territory than all
tine Republican delegates before or
since.
Though it had been generally be-
lieved that the Democratic candidate
this year would be leading a forlorn
hope, Mr.. Larrazolo believed the hope
would be triumphant in November.
He said the sentiment of the native
people was naturally Democratic. the
natives are Democrats, n they are
| going to vote the Democratic ticket.
They have been coerced, threatened
and led unwillingly to the support of
the INSCRIPTIONS politicians who hap
pened to be in power, and who a
inundated them by Imprisonment
and otherwise 81 that they were
afraid to vote their sentiments. That
| period has ended. In this connection
he congratulated the people of New
Mexico and the Pecos Valley in par
~ticular, hat in Governor Hagerman
the Territory possesses one of the
purest, most courageous and honest
men ever elevated to the governornip.
He was proud that the Democratic
party, my party" had the courage
and decency and good sense to ap-
plaud and praise and support Cover
nor Hagerman in his policy Of giving
the Territory a clean business ad-
ministration. Under this administra-
ton of honest courage and civic vir-
tue the voters will not be intimidat-
ed. The people are going to be heard
and tine honest expression of the
people will be in favor of the Demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Larrazolo had simply come to
the Pecos Valley to appeal to Demo
Gratis of this section to do their duty
in the name of h party, and assur-
ed them that other sections of the
Territory would do the rest. 1t was
not necessary TO talk Democratic prin
ciples to Democrats, not necessary
to discuss national issues. He believ-
ed the voters had a right to demand
a sight of their candidate and he
had come Over to bring a message
from other sections of the Territory,
and to plead for a resurrection of the
too long dead Territorial Democratic
party. He would be in the Valley five
days, then plunge into h wilderness
of Republicanism. He was making
this fight for the good of the Demo
attic party, and was determined to
win. He asked the Pecos Valley Dem
ocrats to come to the rescue of the
oppressed Democrats of other parts
of the Territory will be there,
leaving the result here in the hands
of your local leaders,"
While a delegate in congress has
no voice and no vote, there were per-
haps a few questions upon which the
people would like to know how he
stood. However, we were more inter
ested in domestic affairs. He would
not promise to build any railroads.
That was a matter for the local bust
ness men to attend to. He declared
himself unalterably opposed to the
granting of free passes by railroads
to public officials. He would not ques-
ton the honesty of any officials who
might accept them-but the railroads
give passes DIS d fDTIDG. he WOulu II
sen to congress work for the passage
of a law prohibiting any officer of
the Territory riding on a pass. He
also referred to the question of
freight rates. and stating that he be-
lieved congress had passed a law
that would tend to regulate this mat
ter, it was a source of qualification
that this law was not only of Demo
cratic origin, but only could be, and
was passed by Democratic votes.
The main issue of this campaign
in New Mexico, however he regarded
as the upbuilding of the Democratic |
party-the resuscitation of the party
for ten years. 81 will leave the
in the hands of the Democrats
the Pecos Valley, and go back !
into the country of the enemy to
preach Democratic doctrine where il
is worse needed than here"
The hour being late, K. x. Scott
and Judge Richardson, who were call
ed upon, made but brief talks, eacn
of them assuring Mr.. LarraZolo that
could carry back to other parts
Of the Territory the message that
counties of Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln
md Roosevelt were going to roll up
the biggest Democratic majority they
have ever SHOWN and assuring the
candidate that the Pecos Valley Dem
were at his back.