Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-16

law OF the Ian established by our
fathers and maintained by them at
the point OF the bayonet.
What has been the history oil the
democratic party as 10 this poist ana
where does 1t stand today DO the.
governed rule In the southern states
where democracy rules supremes Is
Il not the boast Of democracy tina
| the majority OF the people in these
states. citizens OF the United States
under the constitution, have no part
In the government and that the mig
| ger vote is a thing Of the past2 Mind
/ am not critieising the democrats of
| the south for this action n II /
lived there. would probably be in IA
vor of the action myself. but how
about the beautiful theory about
which the democratic party prates SO
loudly? Again let ns lake our neigh
boring territory of Arizona. for eX-
ample. where this champion Of the
peoples rights. the democratic party,
is in power. Let us get nearer home.
| When we speak Of the 'niggef ques-
ton" our democratic friends always
throw up their hands in holy horrors
n accus us Of waving the bloody
shirt and bringing up war Issues HaV-
ing no desire 10 cause them any pilit-
ical fits, we come nearer home. where
no question of war times can possibly
arise. Let us admit that conditions
are abnormal in the south and that
the white minority Is right in ruling
the black majority with an iron hand.
But these conditions do not exist IN
Arizona. Yet the democratic party,
this great believer in the peoples
rights. Of self government, this de-
claimer of the peoples right to rule
direct, in the year Of grace. 1903 pass
ed through the legislature of Arizona
over the republican governors veto,
and against the vote OF every repub-
\ lican member OF that legislature, an
act tina was intended to and did disc
franchise a very large portion of the
native people Of that territOry-an act
so unjust and so rotten in its terms
that congress. In the statehood bill, re-
| pealed IL so far as statehood elections
| were concerned. This infamous act of
the democratic legislature of Arizona
Is Chapter 13 Of the laws of Arizona
for 1909. and by its provisions makes
the democratic registration and cleo
\ ton boards. M sole judges of the
| qualifications of voters in Arizona and
| puts IL I'm their power to absolutely
disfranchise not only the native peo-
pie of Arizona but all others whom
| these partisan boards saw fit to re-
ieet. Verify the democratic party, in
these parts, is in hard lines when II
comes to make good its claims. a
party which In Arizona, enacts laws 10
disfranchise the people who first set
tied It and who were the pioneers In
driving out the Indian and building up
n Christian civilizations; In the south
| DISTINGUISHING the great majority of
the citizens because OF their race and
color, and yet in each instance. maxi
ing them amendable to all the laws
and their property subject to taxation.
What do they think of hat other
principle announced by the great dec
laration. that taxation without repre-
sentation is tyranny For taxation
without representation was n of the
causes given in the declaration Of in
dependence.
The democratic party would rise en-
masse against the initiative and refer
eudum among THE negroes In the
south and call il a race war !
presume one who would advocate
such a thing, would be called a dis
t1rbor OF the worst kind. I greatly
fear that OR democratic brethren use
the term 1--WE. the people, in the
same seIsse that the garment makers
Of Tooley street in London did. to
make themselves immortal. Whenever
II has had the power, the democratic
party has demonstrated that we, the
people. only means in fact. I'VE, the
members Of the democratic party" and
the gentlemen who are at the helm in
New Mexico, have given us plenty of
examples Of their deposition to the
people" when used In the same demo-
cratic sense. Let me commend to our
democratic brethren. the ancient hut
well preserved quotation Consistency
thou are a jewel"
In conclusion l desire TO correct an
impression which seems TO prevail
among some Of my republican friends
as TO my article of yesterday. Nothing
in that article was intended TO apply
10 any republican in Bernalillo county.
THE d%isgruntled republicans" to
whom l referred. were those mention
ed In santa Fe county VINO fused with
The democrats in an effort TO get into
the constitutional convention. ! do not
speak for anyone but myself and have
no desire TO c~riticise the views OF any
other republican upon the questions
at issue for | recognize that all Of as
are entitled TO have and to express our
own opinions.
EDWARD A. MANN.
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