The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-09-07
"EoUAL RIGHTS TO ALL"

.EOUAL RIGHTS TO ALL"
We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
in delegate convention assembled at
Roswell, again renew our pledge of al
lcgiance to those fundamental princi-
pies of Democracy as originally enunci-
ated by our first great leader, Thomas
Jefferson. chief among which is con-
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-
tons which are now agitating 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 u govern
ment towards Imperialism.
WILLIAM j.. BRYAN.
We recognize that the Democracy of
the United States has today many
tried and trusted leaders, any one of
whom would worthily fill The office of
chief magistrate of this great nation,
but we cannot fail to recognize the
further fact that there is one 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 we'll 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.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
delegates to be selected by his con-
vention 20 represent the Democracy of
New Mexico at the Democratic nation
al convention to be held at Denver on
July It'll, 1908, be and they hereby are
instructed to vote for William len
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 a~ppointive. 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 impartialIy 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 and ring
rule, except for that brief period of
time during which one chief execJ-
tive Of the territory was en%deavoring
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 a
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 the many open, shameful
and defiant frauds and violations of
our election laws that AVE disgraced
our public elections in this territory in
the past, and notably at the last gen
eraI election. 1t was conclusively
proved by legal and competent evil
dence. and was not denied. that in the
coal camps Of Colfax county he polls
were established by the order Of the
commissioners of the said county on
the private lands of the respective
owning and operating coal
that the managers of said COM
panies arbitrarily refused to allow any
to be present at the polls
In said coal camps on election day;
in some of said coal camps Demo |
chalIengers were subjected to
and forcibly elected from
said camps by deputy sheriffs acting
under Instructions from the managers
said companies; that the ballot
boxes were stuffed and the registra-
lion ana poll books were padded and
Schony chooc ana Pooks