The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-09-08
..EouAL RIGHTS TO ALL"

We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
in delegate convention assembled at
Roswell, again renew our pledge of al
iegiance to those fundamental princi-
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 none" We
believe this maxim, rightly applied, is
capable of solving all the great ques-
lions which are now agitating 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
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 Jul
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-
sfderation of political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that the
delegates to be selected by this o n
ventfon to represent the Democracy Of
New Mexico at the Democratic nation
al convention to be held at env on
July 7th, 1908, be and they hereby are
Instructed 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
the convention.
REPUBLICAN MISRULE.
Public office is a public trust, and
man Is worthy of any office, either
elective or appointive. who o e not
the obligation he is under,
not alone to his party, but to the whole
pOODAC "bOl1 hS SCi NOSS III
and impartia1ly discharge all of his Of
fetal duties; and we condemn the Re
publican party of this territory for its
disregard of this principle, for its mall
administration. corruption and ring
rule, except for that brief period of
time during which one chief execu-
tive Of the territory was endeavoring
to adhere to and carry out some of b
OF government we advocate
and endorse, and which efforts re-
in his removal from office by a
Republican president
ELECTION FRAUDS.
We call the attention of the execu-
five and Of the judicial departments,
and OF the people of this territory gen
20 the many open, shameful
aud defiant frauds and violations of
our election laws that have disgraced
our public elections In this territory in
the past, and notably at b last gen.
eral election 1t vas conclusively
proved by legal and competent evil
dence, and was not denied, that In b
coal camps of Colfax county the polls
established by the order of the
commissioners Of the said county on
private lands Of the respective
owning and operating coal
that the managers of said conn.,
arbitrarily refused TO alloy any |
to be present at the polls
IN said coal camps on election day; |
in some OF said coal camps Demo |
cratic ~challengers were subjected to
and forcibIy elected from
camps by deputy sheriffs acting
under instructions rom the managers
n said companies; that the ballot
boxes were stuffed and the registra-
AMI nolf hooks were nad1ed and |