The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-06

tnreatS or dlScnarge. 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 unon the fair
name of New Mexico. 1t is a proven
and established fact that it is not even
required hat 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 were sub
Stituted in place of Democratic bal
lots actually cast, and in n precinct
In the latter county the judges of cleo
ton openly refused to permit any
Democratic fallots to be cast.
The foregoing instances are out a
few of the many open and defiant vio-
lations of our election laws, and it is
huniliating to be 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
r%itorial, 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 vote of the people at primary
elections neld for that purpose under
the sanction of the law. and hereby
pledge our representatives in the mex
legislature to work and vote for such
a law.
SALARY SYSTEM.
We believe that all county officers
should be paid liked salaries, instead
Of fees or commissions. for all services
required of them by the government
FOREST RESERVES.
We condemn the policy of the fed
raj 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 Gre
ate a monopoly of that industry by the
very few wealthy owners of sheep and
cattle. The conservation of our tim
her in such reserves Inc the wise reg
uiation of its use in order to prevent
ftS waste and 6pctr1Jctinn iS O ooro
mendable economic measure. hui the
free use of the lands in such reserves
for the grazing of live stock, under
suitable regulations, does not in any
interfere with the proper care
and protection of the tin Der growing
therein, and we pledge the best effort
Of u candidate for delegate to con-
gress to C the removaI of pastur-
G 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 exorbftant, but gross in
Justice Is don 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 inius-
ttce Is being lone any citizen or COM |
munity. present such grievances to the
commission for
adjustment The commission so to |
be created should be composed OF per-
sons identified with the principal COM
mercial and Industrial interests of the
territory, M funds should be pro-
vided so that every citizen OF locality
obtain just treatment from COM
carriers at public expense.
STATEHOOD.
We favor and demand the admis-
sion of New Mexico into the Union as
a state. Fo- about twelve years the
president and both houses of congress
Of the United States have been domin-
by b Republican party. and dur
Ing all that time the people of New
Mexico have been begging and pray
for statehood. All our appeals
nave been in vain. We therefore
that all declarations of the ma.
tional 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 1t as our profound
that New Mexico will never
obtain statehood except at the hands
Of a national Democratic administers.
Hon