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

RALLY

The Democratic rally at the court
house last night again emphasized
the lack of an auditorium in Roswell
capable of accommodating large po-
litical or other gatherings. Long be-
fore the hour set for the speaking to
begin the court room, the halls and
s~tairways were crowded and disap-
pointed people could no more than
reach the downstairs entrance of the
building. The merry-go-round the di-
vine windmill and other shows were
in full blast within a block of the
court nouse,-but the Democrats of
Roswell, many of them with their
wives, were present to greet Hon. 0.
A. Larrazolo and cheer him on his
way before he plunges into the Re
publican wilderness on the other side
of the mountains.
The house was certainly packed,
wnen the speakers of the evening
came in accompanied by County
Chairman Burrus, Hon. G. A Rich
ardson, X. K. Scott, J. F. Hinkle and
other leading Democrats.
Chairman Burrus introduced o
H. B. Ferguson, former delegate to
congress from New Mexico, as the
first speaker. The people of Roswell
were already acquainted with Mr..
Fergusson-yea, more they respected
and loved nim-and he was given
a tumultuous welcome. Mr.. Fergus
son referred to former visits to Ros-
well, when it was tbut a village, n
now its condition as one of the lead
ing cities of the Southwest he regard
ed as the best evidence that state
hood is coming soon to New Mexico,
whatever may be the result of the
vote on the question this fall.-for
the progress of the Peco Valley is
approached if not equaled in many
other sections of the Territory, and
congress must yield to the demands
of the people for representation in
the government at Washington and
the. right to regulate their own do
nestle affairs. He believed that Ros-
well eventually would become the
leading city of the Territory in popu-
lation and wealth as well as Democ-
racy and clean government.
Mr.. FERGUSON did not come to
make a speech on statehood, howev-
er, but simply as a friend of Hon.
o. A. Larrazolo, to vouch for him as
1T we're to the Democrats of the Pc
cos Valley whom he had reason to
believe were his (Fergusson's) own
friends. He had known Larrazolo for
20 years, and respected him as a law
yer, a gentleman and a hard work
ing lawyer. He wanted the people of
Roswell who had never met the Dem
ocratic candidate for delegate, to feel
that L~arraZolo's ability and character
were well known throughout the Ter
ritory, and to convince the people of
Roswell that Lars zolo's presence in
congress would answer some of the
ISLANDERS against the citizenship of
New Mexico, which have een used
as a pretext for excluding the Terri
tory from the Union. He desired to
win this year, because he believed
New Mexico was on the verge of get
ting statehood singly if not jointly.
It was practically conceded that the
joint eli bill would be defeat
ed by Arizona, but it vas not a ques-
ton of Republicanism or Democracy
so far as New Mexico is concerned.
A territory filling up as rapidly as
New Mexico will not be long a Ter
ritory. The sectional interest of the
eastern corporation owned senate is
to keep out senators from the west.
They kept out Oklahoma until very
shame forced them to admit her
and right now New Mexico is filling
up with the most desirable people,
such as settled the middle states, the
very best bone and sinew of the
American republic. No use to argue
to the people of the Pecos Valley
that the tide of immigration is flow
ing in ever higher and higher-and
it Is just the same in other sections
of the Territory. New railroads are
building. The roads we have already
are lined with prosperous towns and
the country surrounding is being I'LL
ed with Industrious farmers. We are
developing irresistibly in the uirec-
ton of forcing statehood.
Even If the Republicans continue
to turn US down. after 81 we shall
have a Democratic president and a
Democratic congress, and having