El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
POLITICS IN
new MEXICO
MIXED
The Fusion Ticket Has
Aroused Considerable Bit
ter DenunciatiOn.
STALWARTS ARE
AFRAID OF OTERO


campaigning and it is realized mat
there can be no cessation OF effort. The
issue with some is the kind of men
who shall officer the new state-wheth-
er the government shall be honest and
efficient. or the reverse with others
the burning question is what party
shall control the state.
Judge q. a Mann, Of Albuquerque,
holds with the latter, and in his speech
at Tucumcari last week he declared
emphatcally.
"This is not a question of individuals
1t Is not question Of candidates so
much, it is a question of principle,
question Of policies.
"One thing is absolutely certain, and
that Is this, that the next adminiStra-
ton, or the first admlnistra tiOn, Of this
great state of New Mexico, viii be eth
er a Republican administration or it
viii be a Democratic administration.
We VIII either come into the union
Republican state or a Democratic state,
and consequently il is a question OF ma
uonaI Importance and one that inter
ests every man, woman and child IL
this land 1t is a question whether New
Mexico when she comes into the union,
viii come in as Republican state, a
state that belongs to the dominant par
~ state that belongs to the party
that has shaped the legislation and
made the history OF this country for
more than half century, or whether
II viii come In as a Democratic state,
q state that belongs TO the party that
has not been In power but once in the
memory of man, and that has elected
but one president since the war, and
they felt sorry for that
The Fusion Ticket.
AprOpOs of the fusion ticket, judge
Mann told the following story:
Up in Kansas there was a lawyer,
and, strange to say, he was very hon
est and upright citizen In the course
Of time the good cid man died and his
friends and nelghbOrS thought they
ought TO do something to show their
great respect for his memory, so they
put monument over his grave and put
and a honest man A few years after
that there was a picnic close by, and
there was stranger there from some
other county and he saw the cemetery
and went over there and was strOlling
through, reading the epitaphs and he
came TO this one He stood and looked Z
Tor Few minutes and read 1t over 70 D
himself. Here lies a lawyer and an (
honest man. Finally he scratched his I
head and said; Wen, I wonder why {
they put them both in one grave So, |
my friends, we are going TO have a lit /
lie funeral in New Mexico this fan and I
we are going TO bury this sOCalled Dem =
Ocraric fusion party so deep that Ga !
briel blowing his trumpet cannot aWak- I
en- them from their long rest, and viii I
erect on the tombstone this epitaph: 1
Republican and the future generations I
strolling along viii wonder Why in {
the devil we put them both in the same !
grave.
The Fusionfsts.
But the Progressive Re I
publican combination doesn't propose to /
be buried The Progressive Republican (
league is buying newspaper space, I
publishing its platform and editorial (
comment on the general situation. Note 4
the following declaration taken from 4
the platform:
I'VE rejoice in the glorious record OF |
the Republican party which has given {
the nation the llustriOus names Of Lin /
coin, Grant, Garfield and Taft
we believe that the source Of all !
political power is in the people and not }
in political bosses
We favor a nOn-partisan judiciary
composed entirely Of men who viii be l
immune from the charges OF official !
and personal favOritlsm,
and who viii not be chosen as the IN
struments and tools Of the favored few,
or 10 serve any special interest
And we also favor the election Of 1
judges OF the supreme and district
courts and Of the corporation commits
sioners, at separate elections from that 4
Of other state officials.
I'VE favor the adoption Of the
TO the state constitution
provided for by the blue ballot TO the
end that the people may when they see
proper, amend the same In the manner
desired by them; and we favor an early
amendment to the constitution for the
purpose Of eliminating therefrom sec
ion Of article 81 containing certain
qualifications for members Of the
legislature and state officials
we believe in the full and ample
protection TO the sheep and wool In
5ustryi but stand with president Taft
n his assertion that the present sched-
Ile X Is indefensible-
We believe in the election Of Unit
I'd States senators by a direct vote OF
the people through an amendment to
the constitution Of the United States; Z
and we are In favor OF direct prima-
Res for the nomination OF all elective
offices making the nominees directly
to the people rather than
% the party bosses We believe in the
election Of delegates to national conven-
Ions by presidential preference act
With opportunity to the voter to express !
his choice on his ballot for president
md vice president
we favor an early amendment to the
constitution Of the state providing a
-eaaOnable Initiative and referendum
.lsO an easier method of removing IN
aithful and dishonest public servants Of
ne state by proceedings instituted in
he courts for that purpose, rather than
ly the slow process Of impeachment by
he legislature
1--WE favor corrupt practices act, linn
ting the amount Of money that can be
on elections requiring pub
lefty from candidates and political
Of moneys expended and
or what purposes both before and
-fter election thus eliminating as far
s possible the corrupt use Of money in 1
DOlitics.
I've favor the creation Of board Of
arbitration and Cancellation to assist
n the adjustment and settlement Of
differences that may arise between en-
loyers and employees"
OterO Adds to ProEresHfTe Strength.
It IS believed in some quarters that !
he withdrawal Of Miguel A. Otero I
Ormerly governor Of New Mexico, and I
ecently territorial treasurer, from the
ocular Republican party and his ally
ng himself with the "progressives,"
as added greatly to the strength Of the
ppOsition to BursOm.
J. Gordon Smith, editor Of the Wagon
found Paragraph, heretofore a Re
publican paper has deserted to the
democratic ranks
A recent issue Of the Santa Fe New
IeXican contains the following para {
raph regarding the candidacy Of GER
ain Of the fusion party
'Ihe Democrats and Progressive Re