The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-15

the polls In that county, but the
officers of the Election Board cast
the ballots for all the abseHtees. while
in some instances the registration
lists are copied into the poll-books in
strict alphabetical order. At the last
election in this county aad in Tor
n County, Republican ballots were
substituted in place of Democratic
ballots actually cast, and in one pre-
cinct In the latter county the judges
of election openly refused to permit
any Democratic ballots to be cast.
The foregoing instances are but a
few of the many open and defiant vio-
lations of our election laws and it is
humilating to be compelled to ac-
knowledge that with the single keep
ton of Mr.. Frank w. Clancy, Dis
trict Attorney of the Second Judicial
District, 10 action has ever been ia
ken by any Republican official, Ma
tional or Territorial, to stop these alb
uses or to punish the offenders.
we oc1kdud, dnA Ii CAOIuSI6o WILL
the power, we pledge ourselves to a
strict enforcement of the election
laws by the Courts and prosecuting
officers.
We r. heartily in favor of the
nomination of all party candidates by
a direct vote of the people at primary
elections held for that purpose under
the sanction of the Jaw and hereby
legislature to work and vote for such
a law.
We believe that all county officers
should be paid fixed salaries, instead
of fees or commissions, for all e
vices required of them by the Govern
ment.
We condemn the policy OF the Fed
era1 Government in prohibiting the
free grazing of livestock in the forest
reserves of the Territory, as unwar-
ranted and arbitrary; such policy
tends to injure and destroy the inter
ests of many small livestock raisers
and may create a monopoly of that
industry by the very few wealthy own
ers of sheep and cattle. The conser-
walton of our timber in such reserves
and the wise regulation of Its use in
order to prevent its waste and des-
truction, is a commendable economic
measure, but the free use of the
lands in such reserves for the grazing
of live stock u1der suitable regula-
tons o not in an manner interfere
with the proper care and protection
of the timber growing therein and we
pledge the best effort of our ca1di-
date for Delegate to Congress to Sc
cure the removal of p~asturage charges.
We recognize that under an act of
Congress, the Interstate Commerce
Commission has complete Jurisdiction
to regulate rates to be charged by
common carriers doing business in
New Mexico. We charge hat in
numerous instances such rates are
not only excessive and exorbitant but
gross Injustice Is lone through dis
ordinations. We therefore favor the
CTtdLlOl " d COul1QlSSIOu ny ICS1Sldt-
i've enactment whose duty it shall be
to investigate the facilities furnished,
rates and determinations and where
injustice is being done any citizen or
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for adjustment. The Commission
SO to be created should be composed
of persons identified with the princi-
pal commercial and Industrial inter
ests OF he territory and funds should
be provided so that every citizen or
locality may obtain just treatment
from common carriers at public ex-
pense.
We favor and demand the admis-
as a State. Fol about twelve year
the President and both houses of
Congress OF the United States have
been dominated by the Republican
party a1d during all that time the
people of New Mexico have been beg
ging and praying for statehood. All
our appeals have been in vain. We
therefore charge that all declarations
OF the National Republican party In
favor Of statehood for New Mexico
are not sincere, but made for the pur-
pose Of influencing territorial cleo.
tons, and we regretfuly express It
az our profound conviction that New
Mexico will never obtain statehood
except at the hands of a National
Democratic administration.