Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-04

Europe, a formed the constitution
OF the present government TO protec
the rights Of the individuals and main
tain for them the rights Of ballot foi
all time, He referred 90 the fall 81
the bastile and told several pitifu
stories of the prisoners that had beer
confined therein by the tyrants OF
those days. He declared that whai
the people of this then new country
wanted. was freedom from arrest
without a genuine warrant, a prompt
trial and freedom from Imprisonment
without being heard. lie said that
betrayal OF public trust was unknown
until after the civil war when the
money powers became 80 strong that
they corrupted many Of the Officials
IND that the only concessions the
common people were able TO secure
were by strikes, union organizations
and often by facing cannon and arm
ed men.
He told Of the first rebellion against
the present order Of things in 1896.
but he said the moneyed powers were
strong enough 70 crush it. He scored
President Ripley of the Santa Fe FOR
writing a letter to the employees ask
Ing them not To vote for further rail-
way regulation and charged that il
was g concealed attempt to coerce the
railway employees and the people. He
charged that most OF the Santa fe
stock was owned in Europe and that
these free born American citizens
We're being brought under the influ-
enc OF the same people who years ago
forced the foundation Of the present
government to escape tyranny.
lie charged that the revolution
which was taking part in politics al
his time. was in the ranks of the re-
publican party aud that il would come
regardless Of party lines. lie then re-
ferred 70 Catron, Fall. Spiess, Haw-
kins and others. whom he said would
place the safeguards about the initi-
alive and referendum and declared
that they could not be trusted by the
people, Ills remarks were several
times directed personally at the local
republican ticket, especially when he
covertly referred to the liubbell ma
chine on several occasions.
He declared that Theodore Roose-
welt was leading the fight against
predatory wealth and lauded Mr..
Roosevelt az a friend of the common
people as against the corporations.
telling a story Of the Pennsylvania
mines investigation some years ago.
In defense Of the democratic stand,
Mr.. Ferguson said the democrats Of
this county had not committed them
selves 10 amy per cent for the ~initia-
tive and referendum but he said ne
was In favor Of making II as low as
the Oregon ones because If a mistake
were made II could he rectified by
the people later on. whereas he said
If the corporations fixed 1t too high
the people would have no chance To
change 1t. lie compared the Portland
which Is now opposing the
measures in that state. to the Sam
"a Re New Mexican. which he said
WAS ready to swallow anything the
gang" wanted. He declared that all
he large newspapers Of the country
were under control of the rich and
hat h people had no chance to get
information. He said the leg
was all right when represen-
atives were honest but that at this
ime they we're too frequently influ-
need BY the men with money and
lonors.
The balance of MIR. Fergnsson's re-
marks were along similar lines until
tme was called
In closing MIR. Wood said that he
glad to see the democratic party
till had faith in the people but he
.ould not understand how it was that
he people did not have faith in the
democratic party, as evidenced by the
way in which they turned down that
by nearly two and a half mile
votes in 1895 and two million
our wears later. He asked Mr.. Fer J
lkiHAtllt ~ flt AiitNNAAN AAi196 rs sea- AAta
GRITTY OF honest American voters had
cen bought by predatory wealth. He
aid that he had written the platform {
dopted hy the republicans Of this
onntv and with the balance of the !
epuhlican ticket, he stood equarely
n il and that no power at Santa Fe {
r elsewhere could change him from I
rorking for It with all his strength S
ability, I
lie said he was pleased to see Mr.. !
'crgusson commend Mr.. Roosevelt,
ut he asked Mr.. Ferguson If he had. a
one SO whcu MIR. Roosevelt was rum
Ing as a republican candidate for c
resident lie called attention 10 the
act that Mr.. Roosevelt vas the same !
president who had sent Mr.. t
aft to Oklahoma 60 fight the adop- y
on Of the oklahoma constitution by I
people there and "a the fact that y
lr. Taft advised Mr.. Roosevelt not a
, accept that constitution. He told S
he people plainly that If they sent
a mess as that constitution to c
.Vashineton they would not secure G
tatehood and that he personally
Guild fight the constitution with 4.
to railroad attorneys he cali 4
d the attention Of the people 10 the |
act that at the head OF their demo- |
ratio organization they had one 81 :
he foremost attorneys of the santa Fc
tilwaN.
with reference To the native poo-
10 he said that the republicans had
one ON record for including In the
institution, a plank giving them for
n times. the right 10 vote regardless
E language and he charged that u tliel
emocrats secured an initiative WITH
low enough percentage, they would
lsfranchise the native people as
hey had done in Arizona