The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-05
TERRITORIAL DEMO
CRATIC PLATFORM
(RepubIished by RaCusst.J

Nn~epuDHSnSu by hcCuSstJ
We. the Democrats OF New Mexico,
in delegate convention assembled, at
Santa Fe, this twelfth day of Septeni
Der, 1906, again record our long Col.
ti1ued allegiance to the time IGNORED
principles of Democracy rs set forth
in the Democratic national platform
of 1904, believing, as we heartily do,
that they make for a better govern
ment of, for and by all the people.
We take especial pride in the fact
that our great national party is justly
of the people. devoted to a govern
ment in the interest of the masses,
and not the classes, founded on the
Jeffersonian doctrine of vital govern
mental truth, Equal rights to all,
special privileges to none.'-the dis
tinguishiag characteristics of Dem
ocracy.
We take further pride in the fact
that, although temporarily out of
control of the affairs and policy of
the national government and of this
Territory, so that we are unable to
put into effect our b~eneficent princi-
pies for the public good, We consti-
tute a strong and courageous minori-
ty, recognizing the admitted fact that
the stronger the minority the great
er the safety of u government.
We are proud of our strength and
usefulness as such a temporary vi
-0ritu onl we nrno1oin ono foof out
of many, to-wit: THAI the most use
full act to the people in the history of
the Republican party, The rate ECU
lation law, is entirely Democratic in
doctrine and in prompt n prevail
ing assistance in it's passage, remind
ing the people in this connection that
the Republican President, who was
promoting this legislation with the
supreme effort of his public career
was h~opelessly unable to get the bill
reported out of the committee con-
trolled by corporation servants until
he appealed tt the Democratic minori-
ty, through whose prompt and pa
triotic aid the bill was reported and
ultimately became law.
1t is VITA 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 Great Commoler 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
ment. (Here we omit the statehood
plank, as a dead one.)
We are in favor of home rule in the
appointments to all Offices in the
Territory, and We are also in favor
of the fullest self-government posi-
BILE under our Territorial conditions.
and the full control of all our Internal
affairs.
We condemn the present iniqui-
tous fee system in existence in
New Mexico, for the Compensa-
ton of County Officials, which
is a direct result of Republican legis-
lation, and by which such officials are
paid greatly in excess of the value
of their services to the people of
their respective counties, thus i'm
posing 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 de
mands it's immediate abolition. We
pledge the Democratic party of New
Mexico, and especially it's representa-
tives in the legislative assembly, to
favor and work for the enactment of
a law placing all county offices upon
a salary basis, and the reduction of
salaries where they are excessive IN
der existing statutes.
We condemn the present election
law of this Territory as deliberately
of preventing the expression of indie
pendent political sentiment and the
preferment of Independent candidates
and we demand its repeal.
We condemn the corrupt and extra
VACANT ~Thirty-sixth Legislative As
III ~ IhS Vi M
leo, in it's special legislation for the
benefit of a few Republican polite
JAMS, md in its appropriation and ex-
penditure of public monies for which
it refused to &C count to :he people,
and which we charge was used for
rhe payment }. ;:oliticl. debts.
We condemn the policy of the Re-
publican national administration in
establishing and charging ~uareason-
able rents for fores: reserves in the
Territory of Nev Mexico as tending
10 destroy the 1--we stock interests of
t..e same, and ;ao-a especially of the
poe1er classes of our people. Nlo are
unable to lease lands for the grazing
of their live stock.
We condemn the system as now
practiced in some judicial districts of
the Territory, to-wit: One district
clerk for the entire district, without