The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-17

until he appealed to the Democratic
minority, through whose promp and
patriotic aid the bill was reported
and ultimately became law.
1t is with the p%rofoundest satisfac-
ton and feeling of unusual pride that
we Witnessed the hearty and most
unusual welcome home given by the
people of this country, irrespective of
party, to the "Grea Commoner" and
intrepid leader of our party, William
Jennings Bryan. We look upon him
as the embodiment of the hope and
confidence that the common people
have in a democratic form of govern
ment.
We declare our favor for joint state
hood with Arizona, under the provi-
sions Of the enabling act therefor,
known as the Hamilton Bill, as it
was finally passed by the unanimous
vote of Democratic and Republican
members of the congress, and we
trust the people of both New Mexico
and Arizona will avail themselves of
the liberal provisions of the enabling
act to enter the union of states in
the only way the congress-, in it's
wisdom, seems willing to provide.
We are in favor of home rule in
the appointments to all office in the
Territory, and We are also in favor
of the fullest self-government posi-
BILE under our Territorial conditions,
an1 tho full oantro1 - oil M, ;.for
Ia affairs.
We condemn the present Ubiquitous
fee system in existence in New Mex
leo, for the compensation of county
officials, which is a direct result of
Republican legislation, and by which
such officials are paid greatly in ex-
cess of the value of their services to
the people of their respective coun-
ties, thus imposing unnecessary and
~burdensome taxation. The fee system
is a relic of bygone days and we feel
that this Territory has reached that
stage of development and progress
which demands its immediate aboli-
ton. We pledge the Democratic par
ty of New Mexico, and especially it's
| representatives in the legislative as
sembly, to favor and work for the
enactment of a law placing all coun=
ty offices upon a salary basis, and
the reduction of salaries where they
are excessive under existing statutes.
We condemn the present election
law of this Territory as deliberately
planned and passed for the purpose
of preventing the expression of indie
pendent political sentiment and the
preferment of Independent candidates
and we demand it's repeal.
We condemn the corrupt and extrav
agant Tnirty-sixth legislative assem-
bly, of the Territory of New Mexico,
in it's special legislation for the pen
eft of a few Republican politicians,
and in it's appropriation and expendi-
ture of public monies for which it
refused to account to the people, and
which we charge was used for the
payment of political debts.
We condemn the policy OF the Re
publican national administration in
establishing and charging unreasona-
| BILE rents for forest reserves in the
Territory of New Mexico. as tending
to destroy the live stock interests of
the same, and more especially of the
poorer classes of our people, who
are unable to lease lands for the graz
ing of their live stock.
We condemn the system as now
practiced in some judicial districts of
the Territory, to-wit: Cne district
clerk for the entire district, without
deputies in the counties, and all the
court records being kept in n coun-