The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-01-27

Gu III buc puSltlbn WlbH WHICH
the president has hOnOred me.
1T is a triple responsibility
the personal responsibility to
the president and to the secre-
tary of the interior, the respon-
sibility to the federal govern
ment and above all, the respOn,
sibility to you, the people of the
great territory of New Mexico.
It is a position which in itself
is a highly honorable one. No
man can fill it in the way it
ought to be filed or in the way
in which he himself desires to
fill it if he cherishes, even in.
his inmost soul, any personal
hopes for future political pre-
ferment of any kind whatever.
If he does SO, should he be the
most honest man, some of his
acts will inevitably be tinged by
motives which are not for the
best interests of the people whose
welfare he is in honor bound to
promote. Let it be thoroughly
understood that this is said in
no spirit of criticism, but as an
attempt to define an ideal which
is not beyond the power of any
i man to realize.
Fellow citizens, the govern
ment of the United States and
of its component parts is based
upon the theory of universal suf-
frage. Upon this theory the
United States have, in the face
of the doubts and often sneers,
of the monarchies of Europe,
grown and prospered until they
now have become one of the
greatest nations in the world.
Our forefathers made no mistake
when they built upon the great
truth that the voice of the peo-
lple is in it's broadcast and truest
. sense the voice of God. They
believed, and events have justi-
fed their belief, that the only
sovereign under whom any ma
tion could permanently prosper
is the people themselves. This
is the foundation principle Of
our republic and is still the key.
stone of the arch of our govern.
mental system. The moment
we swerve or deviate from this
great principle we are endanger-
ing the whole structure of the re.
public. This is just as true now
as it was a hundred years ago
and as it will be a hundred years
hence.
Every bona fide citizen should
primarily by his vote have al
much to say in regard to the ad
ministration of public affairs al
every other one, and every citi
zen should realize the honor an(
the responsibility that this pri
vilege involves. He should real
! ize that upon his individual eff
, forts depend the safety and thu
very existence of the nation
! Upon him depends the successful
administration of our affairs
Upon him depends the making
! and the enforcement of the laws
for to him is given the duty o
. electing the men who make tn
laws, and without his sanction
cooperation and support no laws
however good, can be enforced
If ever circumstances arise un
: der which the will of the major
: ity of the people is frustrate'
: and the power is concentrate
/. in the hands of a few who do no
use it for the best interests Q
. all, it is he, the voter, who is j
: a great degree responsible.
, is Just as true that when tn
IS voter by a free, untrammelle
!. and courageous use of his frar
T chise, elects honest and efIicien
men to our legislature, he ca
? credit himself with the goo
" that results from the efforts {
;, his sworn servants.
e TT is often said that undt
: our system of government I'll
executive has a great deal Of ii
y dependent power. ] consid'
70 that any power the executiy
may have to be a delegated pov
f. er and in no way Independent
Ill believe that the governo
whether he be elected or app0in