Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-31

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party was. made yesterday, gives
cogent reasons for changing his po-
litical faith in his letter of explana-
tion and official notification to w. C.
Mcdonald, of Carrizozo chairman of
the democratic territorial central
committee. Mr.. Larrazolos letter is
so forceful that there is no doubt of
its sincerity. His action. coming as
it does on the eve of the first state
election, is especially significant and
is sure to have it's effect in the ap-
preaching campaign. A verbatim
copy of the letter follows:
Mr.. Larrazolo's Letter.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, Aug. 29, 1911.
Hon. w. C. Mcdonald,
Chairman Democratic Territorial
Central Committee, 'Carrizozo,
New Mexico.
My dear Mr.. Mcdonald
1t becomes my painful duty to ten
der to you my resignation as a mem
ber-at-large of the Democratic Terri
torial Central committee of New
Mexico, and in doing so, a due regard
to the place that I have occupied in
the ranks of the Democratic Party in
this territory, demands that make
known to the membership of the par
ty, and to the public at large, the rea-
sons that have impelled me to take
this step, and which have been direct
ly instrumental in deciding my poll
tical course for the future. 1t must
have been apparent to you, and to
the electorate of New Mexico in gen.
eral, for, indeed, have made no Sc
cret of my set purpose and determi-
nation in that regard, that in the very
active part that l have taken in the
political struggles in this territory
during the last ten or twelve years,
while earnestly striving to build up
and strengthen the democratic party,
have bent all my energies and best
efforts to bring together, in fraternal
fellowship the various elements that
make up our collective citizenship,
so that, by mutually recognizing and
by according the one to the other the
equal rights to which we are all en-.
titled under the law, we might all
Join in a combined and united effort
to build up and develop the natural
resources of our beloved territory, so
soon now to become a sovereign state,
and feel that we are all brothers, en-
joying an equal measure of rights and
privileges in land that is the COM
mon heritage of us and our children.
Will the democratic party fulfill those
aspirations? Does its past history Of
fer any assurance of guarantee that it
will resepct the rights of the various
elements of our citizenship, should it
obtain the control of our state gov
ernment, and thus secure that har-
mony and good will among us all, so
essential to our happiness and pros
perity? We can only foretell the fu-
ture by Judging from the past. Let
us briefly review that past. At the
general elections of 1904, out OF
a. total vote of 43,OOO.11 in the terri
tory; the republican majority over the
democratic delegate to congress was
S,599 In view of that crushing de-
feat, which was but repetition, on
a larger SCALE however, Of our repeat
ed failures in the past, when the ter
ritorial democratic convention met att
Santa Fe, in September, 1906, to NOM
mate candidate for delegate to con-
gress. it was found that no one was
willing to accept the leadership OF a
hopeless cause. Finally, after two
days spent in fruitless efforts to find
a candidate, the nomination was ten
dered to me; l accepted it, and the
result is known to ALL for | presume
that no candid man, acquainted with
the facts, will deny that was legally
elected. Upon my being illegally
counted out, a contest was instituted
before the congress of the United
States for the seat Of delegate from
this territory. Before that contest
was heard, however, the elections OF
1908 were held, and again.-Mas the
democratic nomination for congress
conferred on me. The result of the
previous election had made 1t almosII
certain that that nomination was1
equivalent to an election, If the demTl
ocrats. in the democratic counties OF
New Mexico, would do their duty at
the polls, and in the many political
meetings in those counties, where
addressed the voters, dwelt with IN
sistence on that one condition essen
tial to success, viz. That the voters
should go to the polls and cast tnelr
ballots. particularly so as it was evl-
dent }that the opposition would bend
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