The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-19
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After the reading and adoption O.
the resolutions which follow this ar
| tcle, the Second precinct Democrat!
spectators at the First precinct con
vention in the court house, which con
vention did not open until the othel
was over. Perfect harmony prevailed
in both conventions, not a dissenting
voice being raised in either.
Primary Platform.
"a carbon copy of which was pre-
sented and adopted in both pre-
cincts of Roswell)
We, the Democracy of Precinct No
=, of Chaves county, New Mexico
in primary meeting convened, instruct
our delegates to the county conven
tion of Chaves county to vote for
and support each and every one OF
the following declarations of princi
pies, and instruct them that if any
of said declarations be not submitted
by a majority of the platform com
mittee, such as are not submitted by
the committee be submitted to the
convention either by minority re-
port of the platform committee or
by some member of the delegation,
viz:
I've instruct our delegates to
said county convention to vote as a
unit on questions to come before said
county convention.
2.-We favor the passage by the
next Legislature of an election law
that will give to every qualified voter
of the Territory the right to cast his
ballot at all elections for such per-
sons and such measures as he may
wish, without interference, sugges-
tion or influence at the polls at the
any ward-heeler or other political
boss; and to the end that every vot-
er may have this right and may ex-
ercise it as above set forth we advo-
cate the passage of a law that will
every voter to formulate in
secret his own ballot at the time of
casting the same and that no one be
permitted to know by inspection of
the voters ballot or otherwise what
person or measure the same was cast.
for
3-We also favor the passage of
an efficient primary election law for
the nomination of the candidates for
the different public offices.
Ave believe that a public office
is a public trust; and that the fees
Of all officers should be reasonable.
We are therefore opposed to perpetu-
alton in office. We think that citizens
should learn to make a living with
out making it by holding office.
Hence we favor law that will pre-
clude persons from constantly being
chronic office-holders.
5-We are in favor of a railroad
commission to regulate the business
affairs of railroads situate in this
Territory.
I've are in favor of regulating
the charges of telegraph, telephone
and othe- quasi-public cor
porations and companies.
I've are opposed to monopolies
of all kinds and particularly are we
opposed to the lumber and hardware
which tend to retard the
of Chaves county. There
fore we are in favor of stringent laws
making it impossible for such com BIZ
nations to exist in this Territory.
S.-Believing that if the Republican
we cannot have statehood for New
Mexico, because it has been in pow
er and could have given us statehood
if it had desired so to do; and be-
lieving that the people should always
elect their servants, the office-hold-
ers, we are in favor of the next legis-
lature memoriahzing congress to
the people of the Territory
of New Mexico to vote then for gov
ernors, judges and other officers OF
the Territory; and we are also in IA
vor of the next legislature memorial
izing Congress, if we should not have
statehood, TO give us an appellate
court presided over by judges who do
not sit as trial judges in the district
courts.
9.-We are in favor Of the passage
of a just and effective local option
law, which gives to every town and
county, or other subdivision of
county, the right to say by public
election whether or not intoxicating
liquors may be sold in said town,
county or subdivision of the county.