Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-29

and efficient administration of the al
fairs of our state.
"Rccognizing that free ana un-
trammclcd suffrage is one of the
strongest pillars of our social aud po-
litical fabric, we pledge the repuhli-
can candidates for the legislature to
the enactment of appropriate legisla-
ton looking to the preservation of tho
purity of the ballot and to free eN-
preston OF the popular will so iram-
cd, however, that in its practical op-
Grafton no citizen of this state snail
over be deprived Of his right of sur
fraEc We pledge our candidates IN
the performance OF the duties pro
posed and in their conduct on the
subject ur honesty ana purity OF elec-
tious TO the prompt enactment OF
truly progressive legislation, including
"A corrupt practices act when shhll
provide every safeguard known to
modern legislation for the secrecy of
the ballot and the expression at the
polls Of the independent will of each
individual voter without any hamper
inr requirement as to the form OF
such expression which only tend to
thc advantage Of what is known as
machine politics and of the men who
make "a business thereof; and snch
legislation as shall provide fun and
complete publicity oi all political
campaign expenses, both before and
after election, with severe penalties
for corruption ana bribery of voters,
for excessive expenditure OF money
for political purposes whether by or
for candidates for public office.
"Wc pledge our party to the enact
Z .f Ia a "a "
aration ana Independence OF tho iu-
dietary from political influence.
eve favor the enactment OF com
pulsory compensation laws, coupled
with a wise plan of 1ndstrial insur-
ance so that employees engaged IN
hazardous occupations or their famil-
I les may receive prompt compensation
| for injuries or death without the de-
| lays. injustice and expense OF the
present system,
while the question of the manner
in which republicans shall vote upon
| the so-callcd blue ballot amendment
| to our constitution shall not be re-
garded as a test OF party featy yet
we regard the congressional require
/ mcnt that we should vote thereon al
ter our constitution has been ratified
| BY u majority OF over 1S,00n as an
| unwarranted Interference with the
| rights OF sclf- government and reflec-
| tion on the Intelligence Of the people
Of our state vino should be allowed
to amend the constitution which they
have created in their own way and al
| their own time, and until so amended
! by the voluntary act of the people We
declare that the republican party
stands by that constitution as 1t was
! adopted by the convention and rati-
fled by the people.
In this connection We invite at
| tention to The fact that by the pro
posed blue ballot amendment there ls
no limit to the number of amend
ments which may be proposed AT any
one time so that each session of the
| legislature may become the equiv
Talent OF constitutional convention
whereby the constitution may y,
changed from beginning To end, and
! that all the safeguards placed around
| the right of suffrage and other sac
red rights or our people by our con.
stitltiOn can be taken away by a con-
stitutional convention which may u,
| immediately called under the proVis-
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