Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-13
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
MEETING LAST EVENING
Declare for Initiative and Referendum
and for Non-PaFtisan Con-
vention.

The following resolutions were re
ported to the meeting at the court
house last evening:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens.
We, your committee on resolutions
beg leave to report the following:
The citizen of Santa Fe county. New
Mexico, in mass meeting assembled,
having regard to the Importance of
laying the foundation of our organic
law deep and true, and preserving in
tact those principles of civil liberty
and popular government which have
come down to us from our fathers;
and believing that in a crisis like this
that partisan politics should have no
part or place and that private ambi-
ton should give way to the public
veal; no now hereby declare and re-
solve:
That We declare in favor of the Sc
lection of delegates to the constitu-
tional convention, without reference
to past political allegiances, who
shall be committed to those priuci-
pies of government which promise the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der, who believe that government de-
riyes its just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed" and who will
stand for the rights of the people as
against the allied powers Of CONNER
cialism and greed. And chief among
these rights Of the people, we declare
in favor of the following:
First The right of the people to
inaugurate legislation by petition of
certain per cent of the voters and
their right to demand reference to
them at a general election Of any leg
islation enacted by their general as
sembly In other words, we heartily
favor the initiative and the referen-
dunn as an essential principle of popu-
lar goVernment-recOgnizing the
right of the citizenship as the authors
and fini5hers Of all statute under
which they must live and move and
have their being.
Second, We declare that we will
not support or assist any candidate
who will not labor for a provision in
the constitution retaining the capitol
Of New Mexico at the city of Santa
Fe for the period provided in the en-
abling act.
Third. We favor a provision in the
constitution itself against special leg
islation
Fourth We favor a provision in
the constitution itself limiting the
right of counties and municipalities
in the creation of Indebtedness,
bonded or otherwise.
Fifth. We favor a provision in the
constitution empowering the governor
to veto any part or parts of appropria-
ton bills and approve the residue
subject to the right of the assembly
by two-third vote of each house to
pass same over said veto.
Sixth. We favor the election of all
officers by secret ballot based on a
general registration Of the voters, in
suring to every citizen a free ballot
and a fair count.
Whereas, the central committee OF
the Democratic party has signified a
willingness to join with other citizens
of Santa Fe county in nOn-partisan
primaries and non-partisan conven
ton for the purpose of selecting non
partisan delegates to the constitution
al convention to be assembled on Oc
tober Sd, 1910, and,
Whereas, this mass meeting was
called by citizens of Santa Fe county
for the purpose of ascertaining the
sentiment of all parties interested il
the matter of non-partisan delegates
to the constitutional convention, and
| Whereas, it is the sentiment of this
mass meeting and assembly of citi
zens of Santa Fe county that it is fol
the best interests of all concerned
that this county be represented by
non-partisan delegation to the consti
tutional convention.
Therefore, be it resolved, That it i!
the sense and best judgment of tht
citizens of Santa Fe county assembled
in mass meeting this the 18th day o
August, 1910, that Santa Fe count,
be represented by non-partisan del
egation and that the citizens of SAINT;
Fe county should, without regard tt
Ipolitical affiliations, meet in tht
non-partisan primaries and the non
lpartisan convention, which has beer
called for the 10Th and 22nd of Aug
ust, and unite with all citizens il
such meetings in the election of rep
resentative citizens of this county ant
the election of non-partisan dele
cation to said constitutional conven
ton, and
Be it further resolved, That w
pledge ourselves, individually, to al
tendance and cooperation at salt
meetings and in said efforts for tn
election of a non-partisan delegation
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. w. NORMENT,
Chairman
J. A. MASSIE,
C. G. RITCHIE,
n r CARTWRIGHT