Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-26
Over Thousand People Listen
to Ringing Addresses by the
Peoples Standard Bearer
and Other Speakers,
MACHINE STR0NGH0LDS
IN THROES Of REVOLT
Reported Plan to Sacrifice Ro-
nero in Interest Of Head of
Gang Ticket Causes Angry
MutteringS in North,

Special Dispatch to the Morning Joarrai1
Las Vegas, \. NJ, Oct. 25.--The
Duncan opera house in this city never
held larger or more representative
audience than that gathered there
last night 70 welcome W. c. McDon-
| aid, the peoples candidate for gov
ernor OF New Mexico.
Long before the hour set for the
meeting the magnificent auditorium
| was crowded to It's capacity and scores
OF people who were anxious to attend
| were unable tc obtain admission. n
is estimated that fully one thousand
people heard the speakers tonight.
Judge E. V. Long presided as chair
man and introduced the speakers. all
OF whom were heartily welcomed by
the vast assembage. Besides Mr.
Mcdonald those seated on the stage
| were, Il. T.. Needer. ]. d, w. Veeder,
j. ID, Hand, Alvan n. White, n. b.
FERGUSON. T.. G. de Baca and q. III.
| Van stone.
The principal speech of the evening
was made by Mr. Mcdonald who
spoke in his usual clear cut and busi-
ness-like manner. Mr.. Mcdonald out
| lined the issues in the present cam
paign and the vast Importance to the
! people of New Mexico Of proper So
luton of the problems now confront
INK them. The speaker declared that
he was not In politics as politician
! but as a business man working Tor
the establishment OF government of
the new state IN the interest OF all
the people. He denied the existence
of democratic machine. When | be-
| came chairman OF the democratic
| central committee, said the speaker 1t
| looked as though the cause of de-
mocracy in New Mexico was a hope
| less one. There was no one who
thought that we could make a winning
| fight. hut things have changed since
! then, though only few short months
have elapsed, The good men OF all
parties have banded themselves to-
| gether In Il common cause. II Is the
fight of the people against the cor
rupt machine ana the bosses.
What do YOU people OF San Miguel
know about the financial affairs OF
your own county, asked Mr.. McDon-
aid, 'Do you know what has been
going on In your court house? DO you
ever hope TO know 10 long as the
present regime remains In power? You
may ask what has this question To
do with IA state campaign Ny friends
II means everything. san Miguel Is
a spoke. though u very important
one, I'm the wheel that represents
| gang rule In New Mexico. Every
| county In the state Is represented by
a boss politician. This aggregation
OF politicians has not even permitted
| you Il voice In the naming Of your
| candidates. But the patience OF
free people has its limits. The arro-
giant disregard for the wishes and well
fare of the public manifested by the
convention held in this very hall but
q few weeks since has caused res
| volt. The whole territory or state
is re-echolng with protest. The stand
pat machine is going to pieces fast.
Men, lifelong republicans. who loved
their party and Loyalty followed It's
leaders have at last reached point
whore they cannot support the Great
ures nominated In It's name by
gang Of sei-seeking machine poili-
clans
There are many people in New
Mexico who fear the power of the
machine. But the power of the ma-
chine is great only so long as the peo-
pie allow themselves to be made
slaves by that machine. The machine
has grown so powerful that the bosses
believed that they were no longer
even remotely responsible to the peo.
pie. They thought they could again
win by the methods they had pursu-
ed In the dark days OF terrltorialisip
Half dozen men made the ticket
that was nominated here and pre-
sented for the people to swallow
along with the machine made plat
form with It's opposition to the blue
ballot amendment. They thought
they could force themselves into of.
flee, but they failed to take into con-
slderatiOn the aroused sentiment Of
an angry people. Now they are panic
stricken and seek to hide behind
what they are pleased to term party
principles" The issue Is not one of
men, they cry wildly. Please don't
talk about the shady records OF our
candidates, let US discuss the tariff.
the financial condition of the territory
twenty years ago or the effect OF tho
gold standard on our trade relations
with Ilindooslan,' talk anything but
the records Of the men the bosses
placed on the ticket.
But. ladies and gentlemen, the is
sue Is right here at home. II Is wheth-
er New Mexico shall be ruled by a
corrupt ring or whether II Is to have
clean government In the interest OF
ITS whole people
"The cry Of the men who hunger
TO be kept In power Is that a change
IN the established order OF things
win mean the encouragement OF out
side capital and thus hamper the de-
veopment OF the new state. There
never was q more hollow argument,
Honest capital and honest corpora
tions have nothing to fear from clean
government and honest capital and
honest corporations will never know
ingly enter Il country where the gov
eminent s known TO be corrupt Once
let II be known that the government
of New Mexico Is clean and free
from grating and sand-bagging leg
islntors and the development of New