The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-09-23
..EoUAL RIGHTS TO ALL"

We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
In delegate convention at
Roswell, again renew our pledge Of al
legiance to those fundamental pr1ncl-
pies of Democracy as originally enunci
ated by our first great leader, Thomas
Jefferson, chief among which is con-
tanned in the maxim: equal rights
to all, special privileges to Il We
believe this maxim, rightly applied, is
capable of solving all the great ques,
tons which are now agitatlng the
minds of the American people; the re
form of the tariff, the suppression of
the trusts, the regulation of the rail-
roads and the attitude of our govern
ment towards imperialism.
WILLIAM j.. BRYAN.
We recognize that the Democracy of
the United States has today many
tried and trusted leaders, any one of
whom would worthily fill the Office Of
chief magistrate of this great nation,
but we cannot fail to recognize the
further fact hat there is one Demo-
cratic leader, who, above all 9TH
ers. has identified himself with all
the reforms now demanded by our
party and who has endeared him
self to every believer in Demo
cratic principles, and whose very
name, of itself. constitutes a platform
upon which the Democracy Of this ma
ton could well stand in the coming
campaign-in other words we believe
the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan by the Democratic convention
at Denver is demanded by every con-
sideratiOn of political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
delegates to be selected by this con-
vention TO represent the Democracy of
New Mexico at the Democratic nation
al convention to be held at Denver Oh
July 7th, 1908, be and they hereby are
instructed to vote for William Jen
nines Bryan as the candidate of our
party for the presidency of the United
States as long as his name is before
he convention.
REPUBLICAN MISIsULE.
Public office is a public trust. and
man is worthy of any office, either
elective or appointive, who does not
appreciate the Obligation he is under,
not alone 10 his party, but to the whole
people whom he serves, to faithfully
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fetal duties; and we condemn the Re
publican party of this territory for its
disregard of this principle, for it's NAL
administration, corruption and ring
rule, except for that brief period of
time during which one chief execu-
tive of the territory was e~ndeavoring
TO adhere to and carry out some of the
of government we advocate
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in his removal from office by a
president
ELECTION FRAUDS.
We call the attention of the execu-
tive and OF the judicial departments, |
and of the people of his territory gen
20 the many open, shameful
and defiant frauds and violations of
our election laws hat have disgraced
BUR public elections in this territory in
the past, and notably at the last gen.
eral election. 1t was conclusively
proved by legal and competent wi
dence, and was not denied, that in the
coal camps of Colfax county the polls
were established by the order of the
commissioners of the said county on
the private lands Of the respective
owning n operating coal
that the managers of said COM
arbitrarily refused TO allow any
to be present at the polls
IN said coal camps on election day;
that in some Of said coal camps Demo
,ratic c~hallengers were subjected to
and forcibly elected from
said camps by deputy sheriffs acting
1nder instructions from the managers
Of said companies; that the ballot
boxes were stuffed and the registra-