The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-13

the polls In that county, but the
officers OF the Selection Board cast
the Ballots ner4a11thesabseatees, whi1s
in some instances the registration
lists are copied into the poll-books in
strict alphabetical order. At the last
election in this county ald in Tor
rance County, Republican ballots were
substituted in place of Democratic
ballots actually cast, n In one pre-
cinctf In b latter county the judges
of election openly refused to permit
any Democratic ballots to be cast.
The foregoing Instances are blu a
few of the many open and defiant vic
lations of our election laws and it is
humilating to be compelled to ac-
knowledge that with the single excep-
ton of Mr.. Frank w. Clancy, Dis
trict Attorney of the Second Judicial
District, no action has ever been ia
ken by any Republican official, Ma
tional or Territorial, to stop these ab-
uses or to punish the offenders.
we demand, and If entrusted with
the power, we pledge ourselves to a
strict enforcement of the election
laws by the Courts and prosecuting
officers.
We are heartily in favor of the
nomination of all party candidates by
a direct vote of the people at primary
elections held for that purpose under
the sanction Of the Jaw and hereby
pledge our representatives in the next
legislature to work and vote for such
a law.
We believe that all county officers
should be paid fixed salaries, instead
of fees or commissions, for all ser
vices required of them by the Govern
ment.
We condemn the policy OF the Fed
eral Government in prohibiting the
free grazing of livestock in the forest
reserves of the Territory, as unwar-
ranted and arbitrary; such policy
tends to injure and destroy the inter
ests of many small livestock raisers
and may create a monopoly of that
industry by the very few wealthy own
ers of sheep and cattle. The conser-
walton of our timber in such reserves
and the wise regulation of it's use in
order to prevent its waste and des-
truction, is a commendable economic
measure, but the free use of the
lands in such reserves for the grazing
of live stock uader suitable regula-
tons does not in an manner interfere
with the proper care and protection
of the timber growing therein and we
pledge the best effort of our caadi-
date for Delegate to Congress to, Sc
cur the removal of pasturage charges.
We recognize that under an act of
Congress, the Interstate Commerce
Commission has complete jurisdiction
to regulate rates to be charged by
common carriers doing business in
New Mexico. We charge that in
instances such rates are
not only excessive n exorbitant but
gross injustice is done through dis
ordinations. We therefore favor the
creation of a commission by legislat-
i've enactment whose duty it shall be
to investigate the facilities furnished,
rates and determinations and where
injustice is being done any citizen or
community, present such grievances
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for adjustment. The Commission
to be created should be composed
of persons identified with the princf-
pal commercial and industrial inter-
ests of the territory and funds should
be provided so that every citizen or
locality may obtain just treatment
from common carriers at public ex-
pense. ssEie
We favor and demand the admis-
as a State. For about twelve years
President and both houses of
Congress of the United States have |
been dominated by the Republican
party a1d during all that time the
people of New Mexico have been beg
ging and praying for statehood. All
Dur appeals have beer in vain. We
charge that all declarations
Of the National Republican party in
of statehood for New Mexico
Ire not sincere, but made for the pur-
Of influencing territorial cleo
and we regretfully express it
Is our profound conviction that New
will never obtain statehood
at the hands of a National
administration.