Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-12
SENATE FIGHT LOOMS BIG
ON OPENING Of LEGISLATURE

Governor Baca and adjourned till to-
morrow until 10 o'clock.
Gentlemen of the Senate of the
state Of New Mexico.
AS the constitutional presiding Off
Ger of the state senate 1t becomes my
duty to call IL to order. hut before
DONG so desire to say few words.
take great pleasure in greeting YOU
most cordially in the place of our inn
portant labors.
The present is an important epoch
IN the legislative history of our com
monwaalth.
few weeks ago the executive and
Judicial branches Of our state gov
ernment were placed in operation. and
II is a matter of general satisfaction
and rejoicing to observe the disposi-
ton for good manifested by the
chosen servants of the people in both
Of said departments. It. angurs well
ereign state.
To-day we are installing the third
important branch of our government
of state. and of this, the people ex-
pect much. and are expressing the
confidence that their hopes may be
realized
There are great many things
which the people hope for at the
hands of this legislature, but there Is
one paramount duty resting upon the
members of this assembly to the per-
formanee OF which the people are
looking with deep concern.
hot In h..
matters of this world the law OF pre-
cedent appeals stronger to the aver
age man than even the written law.
We are here assembled as the ini-
tiaI legislature under our new era OF
state sovereignty, and as we shall do,
so win the future legislatures feel II
incumbent upon themselves to do.
If we ara faithful and true to the
interests of our constituents; II we
shall stand by their commands ana
expressed desires; If, in short, we shaii
champion their rights and truly repre-
sent their interests. II is certainty
that the future legislatures, viii, by
following such precedents. be truly
representative of the people and an
instrument for the future happiness
and progress of the whole people
Bat IL on the contrary. we consti-
tute ourselves into instruments OF
special interests; If we dedicate our
endeavors to playing partisan politics.
that dangerous double edged sword)
If we shall act as tools of bosses on
of smooth gentlemen of industry.
our record and precedent shall be the
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may look for guidance.
Let us. therefore. remember that
the work of this assembly particular
lv Will be not alone for the present
but, more important than all, for flu
ture guidance.
Another thing, let us not ignore the
fact that thera is a great moral awak-
ening rapidly developing throughout
the land. "A thing with which all men
in public life must reckon,
Whether II be as the natural result
of the spreading of the great wave
which is sweeping over our broad
nation. or whether it has come as a
of the larger responsible
tiles incumbent upon us by our acau'-
sition of full citizenship. | viii not
stop to inquire. but this great moral
awakening is abroad in the land OF
mi. -, oai,,o, win .lIow MS
- 10 a,,,sssnlI,. hut one kind OF
W III, ~ aI ,ha, ,,iu he ,ieinr with
t,a,., andeavor to
~ ,a.ra,, measure of results
ss - hanari, ~ and In the interest
~. ,rbnIa napnlp
- - - rcoliz. my fellow
..'r,....a ~ oraat the grave ana i'm
'a,',',at du,,.y mai lie before MS and
,al ours.lves worthy of the
Moa. M ,,Ianns renosea in MS by our con-
s,,,nants
H. ,he nerformance of my duties as
,,o,r nresidins officer II will be my
..,,ra andeavor 10 act as Justly and
as II shall he in M power
I'D ability Ia do. | realize that on
,nco,nt of natural deficiencies | shall
=, s,,l,tec, to commit many errors
Ia, wish to assure you that they
shalI be the mistakes Of the head and
,o, of the heart
Again bidding YOU welcome. ] now
,aII m. senate of the state OF New
,Iex,co to order.
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80, fa, nres,den, nro TEN. The
,. .omo.ndabIv brief but
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