The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-12

tory tells us that once upon a time,
in the early part of the 10th century,
great battle was being fought, on
which the destinies of all Europe was
hinged, and a man who had eclipsed
the world was fighting there for su-
premacy. And that Wellington, with
his eyes on the clock of destiny, pray
ed for Blucher or night.
We, like that great general of Eng
land, have oftentimes, in the moment
of our oppression, in carrying on those
fights for the democratic party, we
like him have turned our eyes to high
heaven, have watched the clock of des
tiny, to hear it strike the hour when
relief would come TO us; and, after
each successive defeat, we have stood
tiently waited for that hour. Now,
my, friends, that clock of destiny has
struck the hour of our deliveralce.
The democrats from other sections of
the country have come to the fertile
plains of New Mexico. New, we come
to you and say: for over a quarter of
a century we have been fighting the
battles, hoping against hope, still,
never despairing, for this blessed mo-
ment to arrive. Now, we call upon
as democrats, come to the standard
that you all love. join hands with us
of the western part, and tell you that
the 9th of Noember next will record
great victory for the democratic
party and will sound the death kneH
of republicanism. (Applause.) And
let me tell you that you will not be
alone. Did you watch the returns of
the election two years ago? Do you
remember when 1 came here on be-
appealing to you to join with us and
help in that great battle? 1 suppose
that you believed that 1 was a little
over-enthusiastic at that time, when
told you; do your duty and leave
the work of splitting that tremendous
majority of the west, to u.s." You
would harly believe it. Well, we went
over there. We attacked the admins
tration, we exposed the arbitrary rule
of the party in power, we appealed to
the honesty, we appealed to the pa
triotism of our people down there. re-
publicans and democrats, a1d what
was the result? We did not only
split the republican Congress in two,
but. we wrested majorities from the
republican side and planted them in
the democratic columns. We will do
that once more; but, my friends, we
need your assistance. We must have
it. We demand it. We ask you to do
your duty, not only because you owe
adverse circumstances, have been
fighting the battles of democracy, but
you owe it to your own consciences;
you owe it to your country; you owe
it to those who sacrificed their lives in
1776, to establish this great republic
and handed down to you the greatest
freest government that has ever ex-
listed o1 the face of the earth.
Now, my friends, our friends. the
republicans, are always looking for
arguments. to try and get votes.
They will come to you and tell you
that; 1--WE need the vote of the people
of this territory. We must send a
republican delegate to Congress be
4 ,ot
be admitted 10 statehood" Now. my
friends, in the first place. let me tell
you. They may be sincere when they
say that-at least some OF them may
be- But, if they are sincere. they are
deceived. New Mexico is entitled to
statehood. We have been most un-
justly, most unfairly kept under the
heavy hand Of tutelage of the Territor-
ial government, that is sustaining and
maintaining in our republic the sad
spectacle of a people being held un-
der the American flag, without en-
joying the privileges of American cit
zenship. But Congress. at least the
present Congress, does not intend to
give us statehood. For the past IL
years all the branches of tbs Govern
ment have been in the hands of the re-
publican party, from the Presidency
down to both houses of Congress.
They have had 1t in their power to
do justice to the people of New Mex
leo. Why haven't they done it? Re
peated appeals have been made to
Congress to do justice and admit us
to statehood. Every appeal Of the
people of New Mexico has been an
swered by as many repeated denials
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