The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-23

and hat incalculable damage has
been done by them to business, that
homes have been ruined, and men,
women and children ruined, disgraced
ald made unhappy. This fact has
been recognized by the Democratic
party In convention assembled, and
the last grand jury In this county.
composed of a large majority OF Dem
lcrats further added it's testimony to
his fact.
Then a few politicians among the
Democrats and Republicans became
busy. They wanted to keep n ga
ons in Roswell for political reasons.
they met in secret conclave and for
nulated a Democratic" ticket, or nj
least called IL a Democratic ticket
Taey refused to listen to any reason
able proposition to submit the saloon
issue 10 the decision of the people OF
Roswell, and by their every action
manifested a bitter determination to
keep the saloons in this city at all
hazards. even to the injury and great
damage to the party.
The matter was placed before the
City Central Committee and by a
vote of three to one this committee
endorsed the actions and desires of
the saloon workers. The slate was
made up, and after much desperate
work N many promises men were
induced to become the candidates of
the Ring" and to stand for the per-
petuation of that evil institution, the
saloon. in Roswell. And this done by
a majority of but one man in a com
mittee of FIVE. despite the earnest de-
sires and pleadings of hundreds OF
Democrats in Roswell.
A date was set for a primary, but the
whiskey bosses became scared It the
determination manifested by the peo-
pie to wipe out the saloons, and
alarmed lest the primary be CONTROL
ed by the better element of the De
mocratic party, by the lemen oppos-
ed to the saloons and whiskey meth
DDS, they called of the primary, and
pushed their slate through yesterday
afternoon. And what was done at the
so-called Democratic convention, not
a man of whom present had been Sc
lected by any primary or convention
Of Democrats to represent them. They
endorsed the slate of the whiskey
bosses. but they did not stop there.
There is a Democratic organization
In Roswell. composed of young men
of h Democratic party. It is called
the Jeffersonian Democratic Club.
Several members of this club were
IN this convention yesterday. One of
them became a member of the plat
form committee. He recognized the
fact that the convention was there
without authority from the Democrats
Of Roswell: he recognized also that
this assemblage had no authority from
the Democrats of Roswell in any shape
to form a ticket or to shape the pol
icies Of the party. Recognizing all
this he presented to the convention
the following minority report for a
platform:
I'VE believe that in all political
questions h will of n majority of N
people should be the governing law,
and that IN all such questions the peo-
pie as a whole should be given an
opportunity to express their will. And,
therefore, recognizing the continu-
ance or discontinuarce of saloons in
Roswell to be a live issue. we pledge
our candidates that within thirty days
after their election INC inauguration
they will submit to a vote Of the peo-
pie OF tire city OF Roswell at a spec
iai election TO be called for that pur-
pose the question whether saIoons
shall longer continue In said City;
and we further pledge our candidates
to carry out the will Of tho majority
Of the people as expressed In said e.
ection."
Now let US see what sort OF q re-
|ceptfon this proposed platform met
with at ne hands OF this alleged
Democratic ~conventiong Wei. It. met
with . chilly reception No taking In
to the councils OF the leaders the
members of the party. Not for them.