The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-25


the Republican majority at Santa Fe.
The Parson and III Record sincerely
hope that the legislature will go
ahead and prove that its memebers
deserve nol of our criticism. The
Parson is assured that the Record
stands ready to commend any good
the assembly may pass. But
the eco is a Democratic paper and
naturally might not agree with Re
publicans as to what constitutes a
good measure.
Whatever may be the practice in
New Mexico, Democracy in the states
does not consist in bending the knee
and begging for a aand-out at the
back oor of the Republican pie shop.
well of whom Governor Otero laid
that he could get more from han any
Republican in the Pecos Valley. Per
haps this is a part of the system. But
surely the whole Democratic party
of the Pecos Valley cannot be used
publican machine. If the Democrats
hope to maintain their organization
and win in 1908, they cannot afford
to line UP definitely with either side
il the Republican fractional fight
but neither can they afford to dodge
rho iCCUn on any nnh1ia mpaCaIra nf
importance. Possibly the old Repub-
lican machine will defeat the Gov
ernor and his supporters-but if the
Democrats throw in with the old
Republican bosses, pray what kind of
a position will they be in to go be-
of Democratic government?
If pie" is the only thing we are
after, why elect Democratic Repre-
~sentatives at all? Why not disband
the Democratic party of the Terrific
ry, acknowledge that the Pecos Val
ley has no right to any consideration
so long as it remains Democratic, and
depend altogether on such men as
d. L. Newkirk, of Artesia, VINO has
not been in the Territory long enough
to vote,-and yet who is granted a
more favorable hearing than two reg
ularly elected representatives, a
councilman and the whole people of
the county that pays more taxes han
any other in the Territory?
Let the Democrats disband and be-
come political tramps and beggars-
nor dare utter a word of criticism or
censure. If the Pecos Valley is to be
treated as a mere dependency, pay
ing taxes getting no returns, is
it any wonder that many of our peo-
pie are in favor of Judge Bateman's
plan of annexing the whole valley to
Texas where we can enjoy the rights
and privileges of statehood and good
government? This plan has not yet
been dropped, n several congress
men and senators have given it Sc
rious thought.
The Pecos Valleys representatives
who are all Democrats, have in most
cases voted with the minority faction
of the Republican party. but they do
so only from principle, according to
view of the real merits of the
bills proposed. They have that right.
If the Parson were in the legislature
he would be voting with h minority,
and out of it his sentiments are the
same. We have no more use for Gov
ernor H~agerman's partisan Republi-
can theories thar some of the fellows
who are fighting him have for his
honor and integrity. II fact, the Par
son will ave no particular regrets
if the struggle results, in the utter
smashing of the Republican party
if the Democrats join the graft
ers. how can they ask honest and rea-
sonable Republicans to aid them in
giving the Territory better govern
If the Pecos Valley acknowledges
that her only, political motive is To-
cal selfshness, then what argument
have we left against all the pie going
10 Sdnud re, Lbs vegas u AnOuquCi
que? We become grafters like the
rest of them. caring for no general
interest of the Territory-content If
only a bone be thrown to us occas-
to let the balance of the Ter
ritory go to the devil. Then would
we become yellow dogs" indeed.
49, A.
of the Record is working on
q salary, and might resign if his sal
airy We're cut of-but we also under
that the business manager and
principal owner of the Record is
as cranky about running his
private business as the Parson
IS about refusing to talk in a wis
mar uowouor nndor tho Now Mow3.l