The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-06-19

he platform upon which the demo
IS of New Mexico will make their
npaign this year and upon which 0.
Larrazolo will go before the people
rthe longest campaign ever attempted
this territory is an interesting docu-
,ent and one which is worth reading
,refully at least once, whether the rea'
n be republican, democrat, gang
olIowcr or Just an officer. Whatever
he results Of the campaign, the plat,
orm adopted at the Roswell convention
very likely to play an important part
n it, and it is therefore printed in full
below:
We the democrats of New Mexico, in
delegate convention assembled at Ros-
we'll, AGAIN renew our pledge of allegi-
ance to those fundamental principles Of
democracy as originally enunciated by
our first great leader, Thomas Jefferson,
chief among which is contained in the
maxim, equal rights TO all, special pri-
avileges tonone." We believe this max
i'm, rightly applied, is capable Of solving
all the great questions which are now
acitating the minds Of the American
people-the reform Of the tariff, the
suppression of the trusts, the regula-
tion of the railroads and the attitude OF
our government towards imperialism.
We recognize that the democracy of
the United States has today many tried
and trusted leaders, any one of whom
would woythily fill the office Of chief
magistrate of this great nation, but
we can not fail to recognize the further
fact that there is one democratic leader,
who, aboveall others, has identified him
self with all Of the reforms now deman-
ded by our party and who has endeared
himself to every believer in democratic
principles and whose very name, of It's
self. constitutes a platform upon which
the democracy Of nation could well stand
in the coming campaign-jn other words
we believe the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan by the democratic con-
yention at Denver is demanded by every
consideration of political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be it resolved that the de-
egates to be selected by this convention
to represent the democracy of Ne"
Mexico at the democratic national con-
vention to be held at Denver on July 7th,
1908, be and they hereby are, instructed
to vote for William Jennings Bryan as
the candidate Of our party for the presi-
dency Of the United States, as long as
his name is beioe The convention.
Public Office is public trust and no
man is worthy ofany Office, either e!ec-
tive or appointive, who doesnot appre-
ciate 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 Off
cial duties; AMI we condemn the republi-
can party of this territory for its disre-
gard of this principle, for its maladmin-
istration, corruption and ring rule, ex-
cept for that brief period of time during
which one chief executive OF the terri
tory was endeavoring to adhere to and
carry out some of the principles of gov.
ernmenG we advocate and endorse, and
which efforts resulted in his removal
from Office by republican president.
We call the attention to the execu-
tive and Of the judicial departments, and
of the people of this territory generally,
to the many open, shameful and defiant
frauds and violations of our election
laws that have dsgraced our public elec