The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-05

to vote the Republican ticket under
threats of discharge. We call atten-
ton to the fact that these arbitrary
acts have been continuously practiced
IN Colfax county for the past eight
years until they have ripened into an
established system.
The ~undisDuted record of the coun-
ty OF Valencia in election matters for
the past quarter of a century has been
a stigma and a reproach pon the fair
name of New Mexico. 1t is a proven
and established fact that it is not even
required that the voters should go to
the polls in that county. but that the
officers of the election board cast the
ballots for all the ~absentees, while in
some instances the registration lists
are copied into the poll books in strict
alphabetical order. At the last cleo
ton In this county and in Torrance
county. Republican ballots We're sub
stituted in place Of Democratic bal
lots actually cast, and in one precinct
in the latter county the judges of cleo
ton openly refused to permit any
Democratic ballots to be cast.
The foregoing instances are but a
few OF the man open and defiant vio-
lations of election laws. and it is
humiliating to he compelled to ac-
knowledge that with the single excep-
ton of Mr.. Frank w. Clancy, district
attorney Of the second judicial dis
trict, no action has ever been taken by
any Republican official, national or ter
~ritorial, to stop these abuses or to pun
ish 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.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
We are heartily in favor of the NOM
nation of all party candidates by a d.
rect of the people at primary
elections neld for that purpose under
the sanction Of the law, and hereby
pledge our representatives in the next
legislature to work n vote for such
q law.
SALARY SYSTEM.
We believe that all county officers
should be paid fixed salaries, instead
of fees or commissions, for all services
required Of them by the government.
FOREST RESERVES.
We condemn the policy of the fed
eral government in prohibiting the free
grazing of live stock in the forest re-
serves Of the territory, as u~nwarranted
and arbitrary; such policy tends to in
jure and destroy the interests Of many
small live stock raisers and may ere
ate a monopoly Of that industry by the
very few wealthy owners of sheep and
cattle. The conservation of our tim
her in UGH reserves and the wise reg
r1atfnn nf ifS nco in ordo- TO nroront
its waste and destruction. is a com
mendable economic measure. but the
free use of the lands in such reserves
for the grazing OF live stock, under
suitable regulations, does not in any
manner interfere with the proper care
and protection of the tin Der growing
therein, and we pledge the best effort
Of our candidate for delegate to con-
gress to secure the removal Of pasturt
age charges.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
We recognize that under an act Of
congress the interstate commerce COM
mission has complete jurisdiction to
regulate rates TO be charged by COM
mon carriers doing business in New
Mexico. We charge that in numerous
instances such rates are not only ex-
elusive and exorbitant, but gross in
Justice is done through discrimina-
ton. We therefore favor the creation
of a commission by legislative enact
ment whose duty It shall be to IN
vestigate the facilities furnished, rates |
and discrimination and where injus- |
tice is being o n any citizen or COM !
munity. present such grievances to the |
commission for |
The commission so to
De created should be composed Of per
sons identified with the principal COM |
mercial and Industrial interests Of the |
territory, and funds should be pro-
vided so that every citizen or locality
may obtain just treatment from COM
mon carriers at public expense.
STATEHOOD.
We favor and demand the admis-
sion of New Mexico into the Union as
a state. For about twelve years the
president and both houses of congress
the United States have been domin-
ated by the Republican party, and dur
Ing all that time the people Of New
have been begging and pray
for statehood. All u appeals
have been IN vain. We therefore
cudTS0 IudI all Q0CidTdIlOQS OF Cne na- 1
Republican party in favor of
statehood for New Mexico are not sim
cere, but made for the purpose Of in
duencing territorial elections, and we
express it as our profound
that New Mexico will never
statehood except at the hands
" a national Democratic administra- !,
hon
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