The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-05
..EoUAL RIGHTS TO ALL"

We, the Democrats of New Mexico,
in delegate convention assembled at
| Roswell, again renew u pledge Of al
hgiance to those fundamental prfnci-
| 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-
lions 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 our govern
| ment towards imperialism.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
We recognize that the Democracy of
| the United States has today many
| tried and trusted leaders, any u of
| whom would worthily fill h office Of
| chief magistrate Of this great nation,
but we cannot fail to recognize the
further fact that there is n 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 a
ton could well 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 o n
sideration of political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
delegates to be selected by this con
vention to represent the Democracy of
New Mexico at the Democratic nation
al convention to be held at Denver IN
July It'll, 1908, be and they hereby are
instructed to vote for William Jen-
nings Bryan as the candidate OF our
party for the presidency of the United
States as long as his name is before
he convention.
REPUBLICAN MISRULE.
Public office is a public trust, and
no man Is worthy Of any Office, either
elective or appOintive, 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 impartially 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 execu-
tive of the territory was endeavoring
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 q
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 have disgraced
our public elections In this territory in
the past, and notably at the last gen.
raj election 1t was conclusively
proved by legal and competent evil
dence, and was not denied, that in the
goal camps of Colfax county the polls
were established by the order Of the
commissioners Of the said county on
the private lands of the respective
owning and operating coal
mines; 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;
that in some Of said coal camps Demo |
cratic challengers e. subjected to
and forcibIy elected from
said camps by deputy sherifs acting
under instructions rom the managers |
Of said companies; that the ballot |
boxes were stuffed and the registra- |
don and poll books were padded and