The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-08
CONVENTION
WEDNESDAY
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"GeneTally d1Shgured, but always
in the ring, describes US unwashed
scrappers up in this Republican
stronghold; but once in awhile it is
in us to rise in our might and STAN
pede the "Bulr' and his herd, as we
did last time. This is something to
our credit, anyhow, isn't it? And
keep it to yourself" we are going
to run him and his herd violently
down a steep place into the sea- this
year in Rio Arriba.
Really, it 'tlook good" to us this
year, generally. Seven cent wool, a
startling variation from the % cents
| of two years ago, and all occurring
under a Republican administration
and a fixed tariff of eleven cents On
woods of the New Mexico class, is
a stumbling block to the other fellow.
instead of to the Democratic voters
among the sheep men, as it has often
| been under the delusion that high tar
if is the sole protection to the sheep
industry. There will be no free wool
scare-heads in the Republican press
this year.
"a steadily Increasing disgust with
the heritage OF Oteroism, the speedy
and suspicious throttling of Hager-
mans efforts to correct the abuses
of that burdensome regime, and the
fact that the beneficiary leaders of
that corrupt and e~xtravagant V
| - jno1,Jin- fha ssD,,11 !, still Ioroi-
nate the Republican range-these
things distinctly tend to weight down
the Republican candidate in the COM
ing race.
Not so much the establishment
as the methods of administration of
the forest reserves have begotten an
influence that is operating more and
more strongly in our favor among the
pastoral people and their friends, at
least in this quarter OF the territory.
1t was our constant and pointed refer
ence to the manifest injustices of
those methods that helped us much
to do so handsomely (speak it mod
estly) by Larrazolo in this county in
LIZ 1eAoG So1ipo1SA. 4iOi0 Ii VI
the broad-minded, non-partisan Re
| publicans are beginning to see, and
act, that this policy, as we'll as all
policies of the Republican party, from
the high tariff-parent of oppressive
trusts and monopolies-on down thru
the list, is a class policy of a party
of class and special privilege, while
the Democratic party is the o1ly par
ty OF equal rights to all, special priv
ileges to none"
1.-The Republican party's false prom
fses and rejected opportunities on the
statehood proposition is also a stun
bling block to many of it's honest
statehood members. Rooseveltian pro
| misses and gubernatoria1 buster are
not materializing, and thoughtful men
are taking not of it.
"These and other considerations,
together with an indefnab1e ethereal
wave which makes us feel sentient
Of. victory, make the immediate polit-
ical future look good to- us in the
Territory. Nationally it looks ven
better. A serious panic n a p%rotrac-
led business depression in times of
plenty, due undoubtedly to a lack of
confidence on the part of the all-pow-
erful captains of industry" in a noisy
President-so noisy that a Republican
congress resented it with almost open
insult, has pricked the bubble reputa-
ton of the Republican party for pros
perity' and full dinner pail The bur
den of proof has shifted, and they are
on the defensive, as we were in 90.
A large treasury deficit, constantly
growing, is not conducive to conf
dence in the responsible party and
is causing a certain class of voters to
sit up and think.
GA do-nothing congress. despite the
demands of the people for remedial
MISUNDERSTANDING except to ap-
propriate larger amounts of money
ever before, and that, too, in
times of depression and treasury def
cit, and pass a vicious currency
law"-has not lightened the burdens
that are heaping on that party for the
coming race. OF the currency law just
enc well known and respected
financial writer has said, ct is unani-
voted by persons who under
stand the situation. n who are not
seeking to deceive the public, to be
the most vicious piece of legislation
ever passed by congress-"
"Given these tremendous handicaps,
candidate, and you
rave the G.. o. p, face to face-face
10 a. frowning face-wifh = Cleveland
condition, not q theory that IT will