The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-31
FUNDS FOR
CAMPAIGN

The national campaign is now in
progress. On the third day of Novem-
Der next the voters will decide wheth-
or our next president shall be Bryan
OF Taft. The campaign for the pres
idency will be influential in determin-
ing the political complexion of the
next congress. In the result of this
campaign the people of New Mexico
are vitality interested-in TACT more
interested than the citizens of any
state. The welfare of the citizens of
q territory will be affected to the
same extent as that of the citizens of
q state by the wise or unwise deter
minatlon of all the issues in this cam
paign as set forth in the respective
platforms of h two great political
parties. In addition thereto the in
ternal affairs of q territory are under
the direct control of the national ad-
ministration. The national congress
has the power to and often does leg
islate directly concerning the local
affairs of q territory. The president
appoints our governor and secretary.
The governor appoints the territorial
coal oil inspector, insurance commits
sioner, ~penitentiary officials, mem
bers of the cattle and sheep sanitary
boarsd, officers and members of the
mounted police, the boards of control
of all public institutions, all prosecut-
ing attorneys, and he influences in a
great degree local legislation. The
our supreme and district courts and
these judges appoint the court clerks
interpreters, stenographers and other
| court officials. They also appoint
the land commissioners, referees and
the Jury commissioners who select all
! our juries. The president also ap-
points for the territory the federal
states, such as attorneys, marshall,
postmasters and land office officials.
The national forests consisting of
| more han eve million acres, are
controlled by b Interior Department
and q small army of supervisors and
range riders. The federal and terri
torial officials use their patronage for
the maintenance of partisan news
papers. With all this powfsr welded
by the party of special priv ilege it is
not surprising that our territorial
government is considered a, business
asset by party manipulators and con-
trolled by an arrogant, defiant, polit-
ical trust. Under the domination of
this trust u condition has become
intolerable and adequate relief may
only be expected by the electi on of a
democratic president and CHI ange in
the national administration
New Mexico wants stat ehood,
home rule. 1t is asserted by many
republicans and republican ne wspa-
pers that New Mexico will be admit
ted to statehood at the next Sc ,ssion
of congress provided a republican
delegate is elected. Does the re cord
of the republican pspty warrant such
assertions? In 1892 the republican
national platform contained a declar-
alton in favor of statehood for New
Mexico sat the earliest possible mo |
u16liU. LII AOOV CAO p10t1OEm O6ClhE0u |
for statehood cat the earliest pract-
tical date" In the republican plat
form Of 1900 the declaration was for
'early admission to statenood." In
1904 the republican platform was
woefully silent upon this subject.
We are told that at the recent repub-
lican convention in Chicago the com
mittee on resolutions at first refused
to insert any statement in favor of
for New Mexico and that
the present plank in that platform
was only inserted after much impor-
by delegates from New Mexico
to that convention and their assertion
that without such q plank . republi-
can delegate to congress from the
Territory of New Mexico could not be
In 1899 Mr.. Roosevelt, who
was then governor OF the state of
New York, at the first Rough Riders
reunion held: in Las Vegas, publicly
declared himself in favor Of statehood
for New Mexico and promised + go
TO Washington aud do all he could to
bring about that result. Eariy in 1906
passed . bill providing
lean whereby New Mexico and Ari-
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