Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
Mr.. BARTH DOESN'T
TRY TO SIDESTEP
De MOCRATIC
PLATFORM
State Senator in a Vigorous
Speech Comes Out Unequi-
vocally for Free Wool
Policy.
ATTITUDE DIFFERS FROM
THAT OF Mr.. FERGUSON

Ou, ui The strongest straight out
Tree wool Democratic tariff speeches
'ycr hcur0 iu tine southwest was that
made last night by State senator
isuJ, Burth brt1r, the organization
meeting ul thp Wilson. Mtr.hat and
r,rEuHuu club Boo thy old Mcintosh
hardware vumpuip store room uU
Central avenue. iu contrast tu liuu.
il g. FERGUSON. Democratic ouudI-
date Tor congress who has vaguely
mtimatcd that hu iaNors some Kind of
tariff ON Wool Nr Burth stands
.uuurcly uu tho platform ut his
party and hie remarks last night. de
iN,rcd lea furC,iul and absolutely
raightturwaTd manner. were sIguii-
cant in view of tho high pluc, MI
Burth holds Boz tho councils ut his
party In Sew Mexico.
Mr. Burth declared plainly that he
i- lu favor ut frcu wool aud sheep and
hD strongly advocated the suspension
oi the triil uu wool. sheep and cattle
as quickly us Tho Democratic par.v
comes into run direction at th, uf
fairs ot The country, which MI
Barth declared would bc suuu
The senator said that ~, hau been
engaged Boo the sheep aud wool indus.
o., nearly oll his llrr and that hHe
ancestors had been u the slmy bust
ness for clos, Co I Urutury. hut that
hr subordlupt,d Tho Interests of the
wool industry in Ncv Mexico Co tho
greatest good tu the greatest mum
hor" which hy believed would bo sc.
cured hv the carrying out ot the
Democratic platform tariff principles
Mr.. Barths speech, from the
Democratic standpoint was splru.
did presentation ut lhe plrttH lrDn
wool attitude, and Mr.. BJrth worry
frankly mudp mo- attempt tu mint
IriGC tho Injury which would bc done
60 NvW MpNiuo's chiri industry hy
Democratic success ut the coming
election, taking the broader attitude
that th, good ut the country as
whole would be- suhs,rlrd oven
though th" 35o,o00 people engaged iu
the wool business in the western
states might feel that they were Eot-
tins the worst uf q. Mr. RHrth ska.p-
" critiDizrd President Tafrs c,p'-
anCc speech especially as 10 touched
upon the livestock ana metal indus
trlvs
Mr. Barth's speech was a frank tI-
mission that insofar as hc rcprcsuutH
the Democrats ur th, state, they are
committed to take away tho protcr-
tlon now accorded tho states ohisg
industry.
rho meeting Ma Won attended.
there hriug present large number Of
bcmocrta. uu OF whom appeared To-
-.
prospects ior the election of Wilson.
Marshall and Ferguson.
Tho meeting was called Go order
by n. l.. Woottou. Mr. Blrth was
chosen temporary president and j H.
Hukcr temporary spcrytBri. The
name of thD Wilson Marshall and
Ferguson club was supporDcd and
adopted hy u'rumuiiun and RON ,i
seventy members was arcrptCd.
Nomination and election ~ pormu-
ucut Officers was postponed uuNl tho
next meeting which win Doe held uCxt
Thursday evening "a WAS decided tu
begin at once campaign zoe Wr'u-
bcrshIp. ami 60 appoint two ,irr
presidents at tu, 1oNf meeting f.r
each subdivision uf tho city prccint'e.
two vice presidents for precincts one
ana rive and one vice president W
cauh of tho other precincts in the
county
The following committee uu p,rWd-
mont organization was appoint 70 l1st
night A. H. Wuuttuu. ". J.. Fox, r. D..
Passmuro. IS f.. Burton uud ~. W.
Mcclellan.
a number of bri.f spp,crpr v,ro
uudc ut the mpvtius. ~ l. fuv pdi-
tor Of ~, Morning Juurnnt one Of
the leador in tho Progressive uu .-
mcnt in the state. aud tho man who
drafted ,hy resolutions which were
adoptrd at the state proEress,to cou-
vvutiuu in Albuquerque uu september
90, spoke ON the benefits 90 bs de
rived from e'gultic urgH rilltiuu.
FolN A. Lcst,r made few wutks
ON the damage tu the party prospects,
which mar result from over conf
donce ana urged his hearers to proc
rced iB the campaign aa N there was
~ third party in the rrld.