Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-04

sas, has proved that corporations re-
quired regulation. Corporations should
no. be defied because at times they
get into bad hands, and required the
sharp check of the law to bring them
to time. He answered the charge made
oy some standpat republicans that the
democracy would drive corporations
from New Mexico.
The democracy he said. would en-
courage all honest corporations to do
business In the new state but they
must keep their operations within the
limit of the law. We must not let
the issue become beelouded.' said Mr..
Ferguson. In all honest communities
there is no doubt about the wisdom
of the initiative. the referendum, the
corrupt practices act and the direct
election of United States senators.
These are the means to check the
power of predatory wealth to retain
its domination by corrupting the peo-
pie and the legislatures"
There was little difference, between
an honest democrat and progressive
republican, save in name and In a
pardonable love for the party emt
blem by those who had voted long
under one flag. He pointed out for ex-
ample to the progressive senators of
Oregon. one democrat, and the 9th
er a republican, yet both holding
views on large questions which were
almost identical.
Referring to the platform which
| the convention is about to adopt. Mr..
FERGUSON counselled that II be built
along lines that would not offend the
progressive republicans. and pointed
out that declaration for a reasonable
tariff on wool was not an undemo-
cratic doctrine.
| Mr.. Ferguson did not believe that
the tariff should be made the means
| of taking money out of one mans
pocket and putting it into the pocket
of another, more especially IL that
other were poor man.
| The tariff and other planks in the
platform, he said should not be such
as to shock conservative public sem
timent or drive away the progressive
| voter. On the recall, he would Tor.
! ever insist that 1t was mattel Tor
each state to decide for itself, fund
amental right. He denounced Presi-
dent Taft for his attempt to dictate to
| Arizona what her constitution should
or should not contain and compared
the presidents action TO that of the
czar of Russia when that despot had
written the constitution and forced II
down the throats of helpless people
The recall of the judiciary was as
yet on trial. said Mr.. FERGUSON, and
was matter that ought to be decided
by majority vote of the people. The
recall might be necessary to make
some judges responsible to their rea
sovereigns. the people, instead of to a
corrupt political boss. He pointed
out that the judge who could be in
timidated into doing wrong by feai
of popular wrath and the recall
would be very likely just the man who
would be weak enough to yield te
other corruptng influences which
constantly surround a jurist on ths
bench If his reputation for upright
ness Is not of the best.
Mr.. Ferguson concluded by q re-
iteration Of the appeal not to be toe
radical in the adoption OF a platform
Let us get together" he pleaded
land with the help of the progress,.
republicans and the honest democrats
rescue New Mexico from the grip Of
the unjust and Infamous band tina
has been In control here for years
We will be long time state, and Il
1--we be too conservative now, we vii