Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-01

There is one other feature present
ed by this oregon Initiative, and It's
effects. Of the gravest interest in New
Mexico. which goes TO the very funda-
mental rights OF our FELLOW citizens Of
native birth, and that to them means
more tina any other provision in his
constitution. BY the terms of the en-
J abling act, We are required to place
In the constitution a provision that no
person can be a state officer OF the
new state unless he is able to use the
English language sufficiently well to
transact the business without the aid
of an Interpreter. As To this we have
no choice. we must obey the command
of the enabling act, whatever we think
personally of the wisdom of the re-
duirement. But that necessity, as well
as the experience of the native peo-
Dle under the rule of the democrats in
Arizona ito which | shall presently re
ler1. has warned us of the necessity
Of the declaration which we have plac'
ed i'm the republican platiorm-thal
the constitution of the new state must
contain a clause forever forbidding the
legislature To deprive anV person of
his right TO vote BECAUSE of his in
ability to use the English language. II
is "A significant fact that not only the
declaration made by the democratic
central committee of the territory. but
the platform Of the Bernaltllo county
democracy itself. is carefully silent ON
the question of those rights Not a
word is contained in either as 10 the
protection of the rights of the native
citizens. That il was no oversight,
even i'm Bernalillo county. is further
shown by the fact that the
in the convention which chose them
SAW fit on the morning AFTER tnelI
nomination. seeing the finger OF des-
inv upon the wall, To sign a state
ment that they personally were in Ia
vor of placing in the constitution q
safeguard to those rights. But, my
friends. right along side of that safe-
guard they have declared that theN
will place in the constitution "A system
of initiative which will permit thelr
Successors to strike out that clause a.
any time they feel themselves suill-
GENTLY strong. by a single majority
vote east at q single election. In one
clause. thee proclaim in numerous
tones chat they will put ir tho constt !
tuition a provision forever p~rotectlnSI
our native citizens from being deprlN-
cd cf the right to vote and In the
next moment they say IN a Whisper
and with a sly wink at their neighbor'
that forever" means until some tlhe
The democratic party finds itself IN
g1fp ma ioritv. and then they VIII
strike 1T out in half the time IL TOOK
to write it in. That is another beau-I
tiful feature Of the oregon lnltlatN
for which our friends are Contendlns.
IA vbirb tbey would have YOU write
TX t,tr constitution. Have our natiNel
friends ANYTHING to fear from lhal,
clause ASK Yourself IL the democrats
49, ~ lina that separates this
territory from Arizona. are bullt nI
Jfrrar.n+ sf,rr are "a different class OF
ran, thoso VII sock to rule New
9Iorirn ana vou win answer Yourself
thst iftbc, are different. that differ
40 4. mat tbo Arizona democrat is.
- bnstife Ia our native citizens than
49, VII. come from Texas and live
- in tbe eastern norton of New
Wavfco ana where they brag that they
c,,ntn~ in sufficient numbers TO
"le NJ I'm rotc IA control The state
n, f,ir ,nts What aid the Arizona
40. y,5t an kno,v that one
tb. Democratic LEGISLATURE of
-, ,.sso7 % hin deurivlng every
Sn"rtsb en.,finc citizen of his right
1.s,i,. fbap, mere serfs with
,-af.. I'M thn government. That
~ ...tncd H.. repubHcau gov
,.ro b.d Neon nnpotnted bv a
EN- ,reeia.pt ia Dratert the
h ,,.o,l ~ Nriy,no put
.,7i''3 .rr,til. toa{sl,t,rs v,s strong
49,. 49, 80 biu oypr his yot0I
hirds ynt, and fl mon he
~ ~ i,v. tb,t n nanfsb -sncakinrl
oo lanear a. takc onv nart
a,'arnwan Fortunately wei
- ' .,,hit.a, rresid.pt In Wash-I
- ,,1,.n ~. s-.-t.h.,1 btul
- i, cantainc5 nr,visfon
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