Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-28


tory, and openly and vigorously run
as a part Of the regular machinery OF
the alleged election the whole day,
and in some, and ii is believed IN
many. instances in cooperation ana
accord with the officers of election.
We have proof of instances where
election officers handled men and
forced them to the polls; in other
cases the officers of election just
forced them to the polls and COM
PEELED them to put In ballots such as
they gave to them and ordered men
who desired to vote against this con-
stitution to be off, because II would
be dangerous for them to vote against
this constitution; also the liquor was
dispensed in adjoining rooms, and
the voters taken in and out, under
the immediate observation OF the Of
ficials of the election. We are not
against New Mexico coming into tn
union. / have spent years in an ef-
fort to have every one of these terri
tories, Oklahoma and the other two.
admitted. 1t is wrong that they were
not admitted before. Now when she
might come in with a good constitu-
tion and have the good will of every
body to have that young state OF
New Mexico come in with all these
dirty clothes on Is a shame. All we
want Is that she shall have chance
to wash herself, and we will let her in
as fast as we can ourselves
Proof Of some specific facts are
submitted, and it IL believed that a
fair investigation will prove that this
state OF things was general through
out the territory on the said 2lst day
of January, 1871.
Instances of bulldozing, intimida-
of the election. in some OF which the
election officers were openly the most
active parties, were frequent, and
there seemed to be lawless. and,
when necessary, "a violent determina-
ton to return a majority for the
constitution" regardless of the rights
of the legal voters and of the law.
The territory of New Mexico is
largely controlled, both politically and
industrially--we do not claim this is
political thing-by large corpora
tions and great aggregations OF
wealth, of which. | am told, a coal
company has property of many mill
lions value, so great that 1t is mort
gagged to Holland capitalists for SILL
600, 900. although taxed for but $780,
600 in the territory; also by the sa-
looms or the dealers in intoxicating
beverages | believe no state should
be admitted into the union until her
people have ratified the constitution.
even II the constitution was made up
of the Ten Commandments
These special interests arc deter
mined to control the new state, II pos
sible, and having fashioned this in
strument through the agency OF a
convention, made up largely of MEM
bers representing themselves, they ap-
pear to have used every means pcs
sible regardless of law, to secure its
ratification.
Intimidation and fraud and cor
rupt practices have tainted the whole
of this pretended ratification. The
poison Is everywhere and inseparable
from the contaminated thing. Matne-
matleal computation, so that the
sound or healthy parts can be saved,
are impossible for there is no sound
ness in 1t and the whole must be cast
aside as an unholy thing.
The proposed constitution itself,
when carefully examined In connec-
| tion with existing local conditions, will
| be found to be craftily written. so as
| to perpetuate far into the future life
| of New Mexico all and still greater
| abuses than those under which that
| harrassed people now suffer. So that
| 1t is the truth that If under this in
strument they be admitted into the
union the state of New Mexico, even
if she has a constitution republican in
| form. will for long years live under
an ollgarchy or despotism, in fact, tho
most accursed actual government on
| earth.
These powerful influences con.
trolled the work OF the convention
and its alleged ratification.
] will not now further comment
upon the proposed constitution, for II
is due to the honor and good faith
of this government to investigate full,
the grave charges against the valid.
ity of the alleged ratification before
passing upon It's provisions, even Il
that instrument were perfect in It.
self
| believe that proceeding to be alb.
solutely void. There has been no rati
fication at ALL and hence no constl
tuition which should be considered.
The people of New Mexico are be
ing terrorized by the powers that b,
or by those who control the nomina
powers In some instances parties full
of facts ask me To conceal theii
names lest they lose their lives other
fear loss OF property, ostracIsm ans
bodily harm.
Nothing but congressional inves
tigation, full and fair and deep
searching to the bottom OF things witt
the mighty arm of the nation, vii
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