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

| AZ the meeting OF the Republican
| club Tuesday evening Francis 10.
| Wood opened the campaign for the
| republicans OF Bernalillo county IN "a
| carefully prepared speech which sets
forth exactly the position OF the re-
publicans IN this county on the issues
Of the campaign aud shows clearly
ana plainly the Weaknesses ia the
platform adopted by the democrats.
The speech is given publicity in full
since 1t Is worthy OF the most careful
consideration of every voter ia the
county who Is Interested in the selec-
tion of the men who will make the
constitution for the new state. In
his opening remarks, Mr.. wood de-
clnred that he made the speech on
behalf of himself as a candidate for
delegate to the convention and on
behalf Of the republican party so that
his remarks can be fully construed
as representing the principles Of the
present republican ticket ana Of the
republican party in the present cam-
paign. The speech in fun Is aa fol-
lows.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen;
We are about 10 take the most Inn
portant step that this territory viii
be called upon To consider during the
entire period of its existence. and
we are about to choose the men, who
will frame our constitution and in
some small measure TO declare our
opinions upon certain important
questions which are to be passed
upon by these men
| am here tonight 10 present on
behalf or myself and. rs ! understand
1t, on behalf of the republican party
and my associates on the ticket, some
OF the principles for which. that party
and we rs It's humble representatives,,
win stand. to the end that the ctr
zens Of tlfis county i1ay judge be-
tween us and our policies and those
represented by our friends whom the
democratic party of this county nave
put forward pledged to sustain It's
ideas
The convention which will sit az
Santa Fe In October viii be composed
OF one hundred men chosen from,
and representative of the different
counties in this territory, ana mind
ful of the different interests in each
of those counties and they Will pre-
pare for the approval or rejection
by the people of the territory con-
stitution which, when SO approved
will, still have to meet in every delail
the approval of the president ana |
before we of New Mexico |
viii arrive az that goal, toward when |
we have been struggling during an |
the weary years that have passed |
since over sixty years ago, we nee
came part Of these United states
We have had ample reason 70
know that congress IL doubtul ana |
suspicious Of our ability TO take our |
place in the Union MS selt-goVerh-
inc state. / am not here discussing |
whether that doubt is Just or unjust
believe It 10 be unjust. but II is
foolish for us to blind ourselves 10
he fact of its existence; ana " we
honestly and truly desire stnlehoou
FOR New Mexico we must prove 70
he president and congress our capa-
)ility for governments bN pre-
,entine a constitution which shnll
,how MS with an ability 20 restrain
ma govern ourselves constitution
which win comply with the condi-
ions with which our president IN
,is Albuquordue speech, warned us
SO must comply. O. fundamental law
hot shall be- like the constitution OF
ne United states simple, compre-
,eneivc with proper limitations as To
,ested rights and personal liberty l.
I am among those who believe that
he president In so warning as hnu
>, mind constitutions in line with the
'vnerlence of the older states ana
iigrested bv their provisions Win
uch limitations upon the power on
ifferont departments. ana sucn l'-
vCu villas experience ,
.as shown 40 be desirable In the COM !
net of our affairs. But no ono 'hh .
ead-os AN should rcad-the ad- ,
rcs. of oiir president when here. ana ,
yhile passing through the neighh"r d
no territory Of Arizona. withnul
oocbine the certain conclusion ina. 4
Tho constitution which we pfeH'h, =
holl fan 10 nrotect those rights an" ii
horties or shall contain even remote :
to the freak insunh''h, a
,hich rs Oklahoma's tund"heh.n q
~. or which shall contain "h"l ". h.
eecribed as patent nosifuiaa thH, y
ra going To make the people h""u
nd inst bv statute. that are golht ,
, accomplish everything hy law anu i
ut go many limitations on your l.k.. n
Iature that b can not move at aI ~
nrh "a constitution VIII not ana shah !,
,t meet with his approval
I naree. Mr. Chairman. with my
.fends ON the democratic side who
no 10 Won that if we can not become
stote with constitution Which =
IN fully protect us in our rights
,eu better that we remain terri q
,ry AS we are. than become state 4
,der such conditions But ~ there u
man in New Mexico who believes
.at our president In the warning ana =
iyice ne gave US had any other than :,
m own hest interests at heart Ana ="
il not well for us 20 stop and ask
irselves Docs that party honestly y
sire statehood who urges YOU 20 i'
,t things In your constitution when !.
the face Of that warning viii mako !,
q second oklahoma constitution
Ia then shake their fists at th' =,
esident and congress and say N"W
ire 10 reject us. Are they auNla-'