The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-09
..EoUAL RIGHTS TO ALL"

We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
in delegate convention assembled at
Roswell, again renew our pledge of al
fegiance to those fundamental pr1nci-
| pies of Democracy as originally enuncl-
| ated by our first great leader, Thomas
Jefferson, chief among which is on
| 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 agit2ting 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
1 the United States has today many
| tried and trusted leaders, any n of
| whom would worthily fill h 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 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.
j Therefore, be 1t resolved, that the
| delegates to be selected by this on
vention 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
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
no man is worthy Of any Office, either
elective or appointive, who does not
appreciate 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 its
disregard of this principle, for its NAL
administration, corruption n ring
rule, except for that brief period of
time during which n chief execu-
tive Of the territory was ~endeavoring
to adhere to and carry out some of the
principles Of government we advocate
and endorse, and which efforts re-
suited In his removal from office by 4
Republican president
ELECTION FRAUDS.
We call the attention of the execu-
tive and Of the judicial departments,
and of the people of this territory gen
orally, 20 b many OPEN, shameful
and defiant frauds and violations of
our election laws that have disgraced
our public elections In this territory in
the past, and notably at the last gen.
eral election. 1t vas conclusiveIy
proved by legal and competent evil
dence, and was not denied, that In the
coal camps of Colfax county the polls
were established by the order Oh the
commissioners Of the said county on
the private lands Of the respective
companies owning and operating coal
mines; that the managers Of said COM
panies arbitrarily refused to allow any
Democrats TO be present at he polls
In said coal camps on election day:
that In some Of said coal camps Demo
cratic challenges were subjected to
indignities and forcibly elected from
said camps by deputy sheriffs acting
under instructions from the managers
Of said companies; that the ballot
boxes. were stuffed and the registra-
ftnm and no1l hnnkn Wera nadded and