Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-04

10 the people Of this day and gener
alton to act wisely. safely. patriotic
aiiN. our fathers have transmitted
60 as institutions SO flexible, SO fre'
in their conception that "a great peo'
pie mas been developed upon thii
Western continent and the response
biiitV IL i%ntrusted 10 as IA preserve
these institutions al as free. and flex'
HE. as conducive 10 liberty and Y
happiness as they wefe IN the begin
ming. ana 10 transmit them unim-
paired either as 10 present liberty of
10 future development 70 our children
and our childrcn's children.
When | look out upon our little city
and see our iengthening sidewalks,
our new homes. our growing public
Institutions when I look beyond the
city into the country and see our null
tiplylng farms, tho Increasing wealth
and the promise OF future homes and
wealth. when | look beyond ana see
new mines developed, new idustries
established. railroads extended cities
expanding and villages s%pringing up
from one corner Of the territory 20
the other when | hear the people
everywhere discuss questions of the
moment and Of vital importance not
only 10 themselves but 10 coming
generations; when ] realize that the
congress OF the United States and our
great president have locked over this
fair land ana have said 1T Is good Pc
and have clothed us with the power
to r%ecreato ourselves from a territory
into q state. then ! feet r. flooding
sense ~ gratitude and ~ pride IN this
generation ~ men who are 70 DO
great deeds In the country ci Whlch
We are q part, ana am proud OF the
privilege which You accord 90 me of
standing before the people Of this
county for election To- the constitu-
tional convention. and ! am equally
as proud Of the character 81 men who
have been selected by the other poHt-
Ical parties for q like distinction. Tor
/ know the life and the large hearts,
the public spirit and the genial per-
sopa titles Of these men; but believe
that. when our people reach q Fcaliz-
ing sense OF the grave responsibility
Of the hour. they viii go ~ the polls
on the sixth day II September with
the same sense OF conservation that
would attend the christening OF theii.
child. the marriage of their daughter
OF their enlistment IN q great cause
and that they VIII cast NOR vote nor
because o. personal affection Tor the
man. moi actuated hy n sense Of party
LOYALTY. but viii ect as though they
thcy were di~scharging the most
sacred duty that can be imposed upon
a free people, namely, participation
in the making Of s. great state; ana IN
81 doing they viii vote for that man
most nearly represents their
ideal al government their hopes ana
aspirations for its institutions, their
Of future glory; and viii give
their supper to him who seems most
~ achieve those hopes. these
aspirations. Gnd those ideals. MY
/ hank you for your nomin-
alton and / am pleased to stand be-
fore the people whom you represent
in my weakness but ia the
strength of your purposes y ol YOUR
ana shall join With you IN.
pleading fni the support OF the peo-
pie by urging upon them the sanciltg
Of the Instrument they are called
To prepare-the almost immor-
Of The state which they are now
bringing into being,