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

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We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
In delegate convention assembled at
Roswell, again renew our pledge of al
icgiance to those fundamental princi-
Piles 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 none" We
believe this maxim, rightly applied, is
capable of solving all the great ques-
tons which are now ~agltating the
minds of the American people; III 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 that there is n 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 Ia
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
Of political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
delegates to be selected by this con-
yention to represent the Democracy Of
New Mexico at the Democratic nation
al convention to be held at Denver on
July 7th, 1908, be and they hereby are
to vote for william Jen
nings Bryan as the candidate of our
party for the presidency of the United
States as long as his name is before
he convention.
REPUBLICAN, MISRULE.
Public Office is a public trust, and
40 man Is worthy of any office, either
elective or appointive, who does not
the obligation he is under,
not alone to his party, but to the whole
people whom he serves, to faithfully
and ~impartially discharge all of his Of.
fetal duties; and we condemn the Re
publican party of this territory for IFS
disregard of this principle, for its maxi
ADMINISTRATION, corruption and ring
rule, except for that brief period of
lime during which n chief execu-
live Of the territory was ~endeavoring
TO adhere to and carry out some of the
of government we advocate
md endorse, and which efforts re-
sulted in his removal from office by a
president
ELECTION FRAUDS.
We call the attention of the execu-
i've and OF the judicial departments,
of the people of this territory gen
to~-the-many-open, shameful
defiant frauds and violations of
,ur election laws that have disgraced
,ur public elections In this territory In
he past, and notably at the last gen.
raj election 1t was ~conclusively
proved by legal and competent evil
1enee, inc was not denied. that In the
.oal camps of Colfax county the polls
we're established by the order of the
commissioners of the said county N
he private lands of the respective
owning and operating coa
mines; that the managers of said COM
la1ies arbitrarily refused TO allow any
to be present at the polls
n said coal camps on election day;
hat ia some of said coal camps Demo
~challengers were subjected to
and forcibly elected from
aid camps by deputy sheriffs acting
nder INSTRUCTIONS from the managers
4 a companies; that the ballot
'oxes were stuffed and the registra-
ions and poll books~were padded and