Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-30

State Progressive Platform
Adopted IN Convention YeH.
tsrday Scores Local and Ma.
tional Political Leaders.



The platform adopted BY shc fsral
Estate prpaFessivc convention, held 81 /
Albuquerque yesterday, Il a. pro-
gressiee a. the mort advanced pre-
erecsiVe could desire and when pre-
scented for adoption BY the commit !
SEQ on resolutions. consisting Of Ill /
mor ~ Htudiey. Modesto e. Ortiz. /
John w. Terry. &. Il. atearns an8
Wllllem " Kinnnn. was adopted with
enthualnsm BY unanimous vote. The |
resolutions deal with local and ma
tiOnai political affairs and sccre the
''bosaessf' IN both the old parties. !
The state legislature IN denounced for
failing 10 pass laws which Il II claim
20 were demanded BY the people. the
soVornnr IL CONGRATULATED for his me-
tson In vetOlna the so~called primary
INV; lobbyists are vigorously cOn-
demned. the asandpatters of the state
senate arr condemned for oustlnu
Abellno Romero. progressive Ro-
publican; likewise the reaotlonarles
are scored for the attempted cxpul-
sion 90 four members OF TIM lrkiblhl
ture. Tke domination OF president
Taft BY machine methods" II scores
and tilo eeaoiullOnbs declare Mr. TAFT
In no choice Of the majority % his
own party for the nomination. The
platform In general follows the kay
note speech made earlier during THE
day By ". w. Prichard OF Santa Re,
and IN foil n az follows;
state Progressive Platform.
Be u resolved. BY the New Mexico
state progressive convention. assem-
bled in she city Of Albuquerque. July
20. iei2, az foll0wa;
We again proclaim that wo believe
that the source OF all political power
IL In the people, and not In political
bosses. therefore. we are unwaverlng
In our devotion 10 the proposition
that thiE state should have a law by
which the voters Of the state can OK
press their preferences for president
and vice president af the United
Estates In advance OF the nomIantion
lof candidates for those offices; and
until the people can vote directly for
United States senators under on
amendment TO the constitution uf the
4 United States. which we favor. we in
! siat on the Passage OF a law la this
state by which the voters can ex'
press their choice for United States
lHenator.
| We charge that the first legialA-
Iture OF this state betrayed the oonfl-
ldence Of the people In failing an re-
lfusing 20 pass an act revising the
Election laws OF the state; for not
lproperly revising the revenue lawas
for refusing 90 pass a law for the
taking OF incomes above stated
lamount: for refusing TO pass n law
for taxing the output OF mines and
ESPECIALLY the coal mines; and thus
relieving the burden o. taxes on the
lc0mmoE property In the state. for ra-
fuslng 20 pass a law regulating the
railroad rates and properly defining
,the duties OF railroad corporations, 30
1.-THE people; for sanandering the PEG.
pIes' money without cOmpensating
returns and for tying up the public
business Of the state In order To gain
"a partisan advantage. We congratu-
late those progressive members OF
the legislature who are elected ahl
such, and those who honestly co-0pe-
rated with them. upon their flght for
1.-The pansage OF the above named
measures, and for the work they did
I'm the interest OF the people aud
clean government ln this state.
We condemn the passage OF a So
called primary election law, which
: prevented the people from selecting
land nominating candidates Cor office
I'm advance OF such primaries, the
purpose OF which was 10 put add.
tlonai powers In the hands OF the
lspeclnl interest IN this state, denysne
Ito the people the right OF organising
to protect themselves against the
lmanlpulntions Ut q political machine.
Gnd 20 prevent the progreaaives Of
. this state from organisms FOR the
/ November eieatien. We congratulate
! the executive OF the state for vet0ine
this vicious measure.
We condemn the lobbylata. those
persons who may. during che leaialn-
tive session Of our state, be- found
residing In Santa Fe. nnd We believe
THAT they should be eliminated from
lour politics a. we'll az barred from
our legislative halls.
y We especially condemn the action
i0f the slhndpaitefa % ths senate for
busting Ahellno Romero. q prosrea-
lalve Ropubilcan. from that body 90
, which he had h4en elected, ana 40 20
whose right 10 the office no evidence
WAS offered against him.
We condemn the course puFHued
lbv the KeactionaFIen OF the Legislature
la their effoTfa 20 eApel four mem
beers OF the house from RIO AFFloa
land Taos counties. on tFampea.Hp
Icharges Of bribery, because 4 was be-
liiaved that the votes Of such mems'
hers could not bs controlled by the
IiRopubllsan political machine Of thl'
state.
We charge that such action ~ tllls
Ia Obstructive to representative 9Ay-
|ernmont, and of the rights OF the
lneoplo under the constitution Of the
Estate, that the hope 0f partisan gain
lwin not justify ouoh conduct, ana Wo
lnall. upon aho voters ~ this Hiete %
Ifnsent this outrage ~ lhe polls.
wa believe tho time hen come tor
Ian persons regardless % pnaf party
. lafflllnfsons 20 undertake. 80 redeem
n line honor 81 the state shat tie b0u-
|h,e should BE- represented BY an or
Iehnlsnilon uuloil8fed BY ohllBnfluna
~ the special interests. " 81 pflN-
y Ifonn annk lfN and nlnNn Muhflnn IHHl.