The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-04-03

There was a rousing Democratic
meeting held at the court house asst
night. The principal speech of the
evening was made by Judge G. A.
Richardson, president of the Com
mercial Club. Nc mar is more inter
ested in and has lone more for the
advancement of the city of Roswell
than Judge Richardson, and no man
would be quicker to oppose any move
ment that was not for the best inter
ests of Roswell materially. morally
and otherwise. That he denounced
the effort of a handful of holier than
thou" people TO wrest the city admin
istration from the hands of the Demo
cratic party was but natural. Judge
Richardson is "RoSwelPS Friend"
men, and as was expected, he pro-
claimed himself last night as opposed
to any step backward.
The Judge opened his speech with
some humorous sallies mixed with a
little sarcasm. One of the saddest
~luciuSIllS Vi the CdLHpdlSn HS SItIy
remarked had been the change of
leadership in the Republican party of
Roswell-the dethronement of Cahoon
Leland, Jaffa. and the bringing to the
front of Nisbet Wetmore and Gill
as leaders of Republicanism. He did
not believe the Democrats had lost
anything. however. by this change of
leaders in the g. o. p.-nor did he
think the Republicans had gained
anything.
The Democrats" said the Judge,
have a ticket which | think every
Democrat can and should support. 1t
is the duty of every Democrat TO be
at the polls, and see that mis- ticket is
without a scratch. Each voter should
also pay some attention to getting his
neighbor out to vote and seeing that,
he too, votes the ticket straight.
"The situation il this city today
and the result of to-morrow's election
bears upon the future of Roswell,
and the future of Chaves county and
the Pecos Valley as factors in the pol
1LACS anu vi ihC y
and the nation.
"Only by maintaining a strong De
mocratic organization and presenting
a united front can the Democrats of
Roswell make themselves felt in Ter
ritorial affairs.
Every Democrat is an important
factor in the party, in every election,
not only, locally, but nationally. 1t
Is a fatal mistake to think one vote
more or less does not count That
form of Indifference has lost the par
ty many an important contest in
which principles Of state n national
moment were involved"
The Record is unable to give more
than brief extracts from Judge Rich
ardSon's speech. 1t was a mastery
cool headed, sensible and practical APP
peal. He said that he believed Repub-
licans, too. had the good of the city
at heart. h same as h Democrats
have. But considering the fact that
in every respect the Democrats had
selected a first class ticket and stood
upon d pldllOl III VI plOSlCoo Ia od
vancement. it was the duN of every
Democrat to go TO the polls and vote
the ticket straight. The starting place
for gaining power in Territorial or
state and national councils vas in
the precinct organization. Making
the organization strong at home was
the only guarantee of making it
strong elsewhere.
AS for the platform, not a Democrat
would Or should bolt because it con-
tanned something he did not like OF
failed to endorse some principle, he
favored as an individual. 1t was the
well considered utterance of the par
ty. 1t was a platform for the advance
ment of Roswell, a platform upon
which we have gone forward success
fully-and every Democrat can stand
upon the platform and vote the ticket.
He favored the n of side
walks and other public improvements
advocated-"always with judgment
and discretion. of course in the expen
diture of public money-and believ