Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-31
Prominent San Miguel County
Man Declares That There l.
a Spirit of Intolerance That
Forces Him to Leave.
LONG STATEMENT
MADE PUBLIC TODAY
lie Says That Duty Calls Up
on Him to Spend the Re.
mainder of His Days in That
Party That Respects Rights.
,>r.e,sI C"rrrspondsncr 10 the Hsr~IdD

Especial i"rrespondrncF !" 'he uef"H'
Las Vegas. NJ. Aug Jl--O \.
l.arrazolo. until to-day prominently
identified with the Democratic pattS
in New M"Xicn. mad" public this
morning his letter to W &. Mcpan-
uit oi tUrris"Io, chairman ut IN"
democratic state committee. setting
f"fth his reason Tor scycrinR MS con
u'rtions with the Democrats and Ter
Jfnliaung with the Republicans.
Briefly. MI larrazolo declares that
there ~ spiri of Intolerance In the
Democratic party that makes him fear
Tor the future Of large element IN
the states population and ho feels
that duty calls him Co unite with the
opposing party. which gives equal
rights To all
Ills statement IN fan is as foliows.
Las Vegas. y NJ. Aug. ~. 1911.
Hon W. &. Mcdonald.
Chairman Democratic Territorial
Central Committee Carriznzo. New
Mexico
My dear M, Mcdonald
u becomes my painful duty % ter
der To you my resignation as mem-
hor.at.larGc OF the Democratic Tcrri-
wv tAN NfhNNN NhNAAniAAfF vi WV
Mexico. ana Ia duina so. due regard
10 the place thai / have occupied in
the ranks of the Democratic party IN
this territory. demands ihat ! MAX"
known 10 tie membership of tIs par
tN und 60 The pu1lic az large. the rca-
sons that have impcllpd me 20 take
this stop. ANA which have been dircct-
D. Instrumental in deciding my poli-
tcul course Tor the future lt must
have been apparent tu YOU. and to
th electorate Of New Mexico Boo grh-
"rt. for indeed, { have made mo- sc-
orrt Ot my set purpose and dctrrmi.
uaiiou tu that regard. that ju the very
active part thst | have taken u the
political struggles in this territory
during tn' last ton or twclN, years.
while earnestly striving o. build up
Hud strengthen the democratic party,
: have bent ans nay energies aud best
,norts tu bring together. in iratcrnal
fellowship the various elements that
maze up our collective citizenship,
so that bY mutually recognizing and
bN according the one to the other the
equal rights to which W' are am en-
Titled under The law, We might an
Join In combined and united cnort
to huild up and develop thr natural
resources " our beloved territory. so
soon nov 90 hccome a sovereign state.
ana feel that We are AN brothers. en-
towing an equal measure of rights and
privileges IN % land that b. the com
mon heritage ot M and our children
WIN the democratic party fulhIl those
aspirations Docs lts past history of
fer ans assurance ot guarantee that Il
viii respect the RIGHTS of the Variou,
elements Of our citizenship. should II
obtain the control nf uur state goy'
cfumont ana thus SECURE that har'
mnny ana good win among M an. -
essential In our happiness and pros
pcriitP We can only torotcll the fu
turr Ay iudging from the past Lei
us briefly review th" past A. th,
general elections of 1904. ont o
a total vote 0f "a. .0O0.li in the terri
tory. the republican majority over th,
dcmicrntlr delegate 10 congress wa
s,59a. In view oS thot crushing de-
feat which was but 70 repetition. on
a larger scale however. of our repai
ed failures In thc past when the ter
ritorlal mocratic convention met q
santa Fc in September. 1909. go nom
Gress. Il was found that No ore Wa
willing 10 accept the leadership of
hopeless cuusc Finally after tW,
days spent In fruitlcss Efforts Co nn'
4 candidate. the nomination was ten
d'rod 10 me; I accepted Il, and Ia
result, Is known To all. FOR I presum
that No candid mcn, acquainted viii
tho facts. VIII deny that | was legall
elected. I'pon my hoing liegall
counted out. a contests was instltutel
beforo the congress ~ the Unite
states for the seat Of delegate frOr
this territory. Before that contes
was heard however, the elections n
ians were held, and again was IN
democratic nomination for congres
conferred on me The result Of th
previous election had made II almos
certain that the nomination wa
equivalent 10 an election. II the dem
"crais, In the democratic counties q
New Mexico, would do their duty q
the polls, and h the many politics
meetings IN those counties whore
addressed the voters. ! dwelt with In
sistcnce On that ono condition essen
(C0ntinuea on Pare Colun1u .