Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-03

I from the shoulder speech with the
ring of absolute conviction behind IL
and evoked tremendous applause.
Ovation For IIagerman.
When Mr.. Hagerman was introduc-
ed by J. f. Sulzer of this city, he was
greeted BY storm of applause which
shook the building and lasted for sew
eral minutes, cheering and stamping
and hand clapping which made 1t i'm
possible for him TO be heard for a
considerable time. His expose of the
record Of Mr.. Bursum as superinten-
dent of the penitentary and his revel-
alton of the true character of the
man who now assumes to seek the
governorship of the state, was listened
to with close attention throughout and
his address was enthusiastically re-
ceived from beginning TO end.
While there was a liberal sprink-
ling of ladies in the audience, 1t was
composed chiefly of voters and busi-
ness men, with hundreds of native
people who Joined enthusiastically in
the applause. especially when Mr..
Hanna branded as an infamous lie the
story that those who sought to make
the constitution moro easily amended
were working against the interests of
the Spanish American people.
Mr.. Hagerman's Address.
Gentlemen:
THE issue in the coming campaign
| in New Mexico is clear. Those who
through tradition. association or
conviction, have belief in the princi-
! pies of either of the great political
parties. WILL in my opinion, have no
reason to change their politics in order
! to meet that issue. 1t will not be nee
essary for republicans, who are thor
oughly imbued with the conviction
| that the republican party stands for
cleanliness in politics ard honesty in
administration, to become anything
else than republicans in order to pro-
test against and fight the unholy conf
bination which, under the gulse of re-
| publicanisrn, has been made at the
recent convention in Las Vegas There
may have been time when the posi-
| tion that party loyalty meant blind
acceptance of a machine ticket would
| be maintained with a considerable
number of the votes In this commun-
| ity-but, my friends. that time has
passed. That time has passed here in
| New Mexico, as 1t has passed in many
other parts of the United States, where
the voters have Mt last awakened to
the fact that their responsibility as
| citizens and their loyalty to their par
| ty both demanded the united efforts
! of all honest men to put an end TO
machine politics and gag rule. The
issue here is clear. Are you as re-
publicans, going to submit to the pro-
position that the republican party of
| New Mexico is to be indefinitely con-
trolled by half dozen self constituted
| bosses who ruthlessly arrogate to
themselves the right to dictate the
| party politics and name for them
selves and their henchmen the state
and county offices; under threats of
political disaster and financial ruin for
those who oppose them-are you, as
citizens going to submit to the nomi-
nation of small group of self-seek-
| ing individuals whose records show
+, them to be unfit as men to hold any
position Of trust and unfit as officials
to administer any public office of any
kind, whatsoever?
Il am aware that there are on the
ticket named at the Las Vegas conven-
ton small a very small number Of
men, who may be equipped to ad-
minister the offices for which they
have been nominated; ! admit that
| one or two of these men are sincere
in their desire to honestly and effee-
lively serve the people II they are
elected: that they have made them
selves believe that their duty to their
party, and broad considerations Of ma
tional policy bind them to stand by
the organization in the hope. per
haps, that their influence may In
some way counteract the baneful re-
suits which are almost sure to follow
the election of the rest of the ticket.
'If there are any such-and think
there are one or two Of them--their
position should be given respectful
consideration. But with that position
| cannot agree. and | believe that
am Just as good a republican as they
are. It is impossible for me to see
! how the influence of bne or two good
and efficient men in minor positions
of the administration. planned by the
republicans at Las Vegas, could be
sufficient to materially effect the tone
of that administration.
II do not conceive II possible that
men of the stamp that constitutes a
large majority of the republican tic
ket. will when once in control OF the
state OF New Mexico, consider any
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