Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-18
Vice President-EIect IN Address
Before New Mexico LeglSla-
ture Makes Plea for Honest
Competition
PEOPLE AS A CLASS
UNITED FOR JUSTICE
Unless the Rich viii Give
Some, viii Yield a Little,
Vengeance viii Force Re-
spect for Rights Of Masses,

Estate Capital Bureau ol Mnrnlng Iournnl
santa ife, Feb. li.-IhumAs *.
Marshall. governor OF Indiana aud
vice presldent-eleci of the United
States. this morning addressed the
Legislature OF the state OF New Mex
leo and the largest crowd Of citizens
which had cNct gathered in the hall
of the house of representatives. His
address, was broad ana general one.
but il carried o. warning that unfair
competition must cease or that social
ism would usurp democracy In the
management Of the government Of The
country Il was MESSAGE from dee
mocfaey as preached hS Thomas jef-
frrson. paftisanship laid aside cntlrc-
ly. to the effect that all men were
born free and equal and that eacn
had right to NE. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
Governor Marshall declared that
were these rights denied men hy
means 81 unfair competition. impfop-
or laws or What-nui, the goVornmcnt
would he ovcrihrown. The speaker
faced the present situation squafely
and declared Il 10 be critical one. q
time at which the experiment in re-
publican form of government being
tried in the United states must either
hc success or become Il dismal fail-
ure
The vice pfcsidcnt-elect spoke hrief-
I ly. aud held the attention Of his large
inudleneo without a hrenk lie had q
happy knack OF introducing nc the
proper point some homely phrase or
Biz Of easily appreciated wisdom or
humor that kept his audience con-
stantly good -natured and In harmony
With him Ills address was rich n
what dramatsts call "comcly relief"
Not that he condcscendcd 20 plas the
hunoan. for be delivered ar carefully
considered and wen thought out u
speech as has been heard In New Mex
leo for q long time. but IL was fun of
human kindness and understanding.
The scene when the speaker was
ushered IN hy "a committee appointed
for that purpose was one OF dignity
and lmpfessiYencss The ample hall
Of the house Of representatives WAS
beautifully decorated with flags aud
palms and was lined with legislators.
their Indies. and citizens. FUZZY one
thousand people were crowded into i.
80 that even standing room was II 4
premium
To add 10 the imprcasireness of The
scene. the formal entrance uf the aen-
ate with Iis reilnue Of clerks. eie,
and the standing reception given them
bv the house was performed win all
the pnlnp and ceremony that event
usually brings forth. Formally was
not ahaied one whit Then the presl-
dent If the ialni assembly named sen-
atufs Mahfg CHAMPION. Mccoy aud
Representative ChaNex and Speaker
naea committee 10 escort the visitor
"a RE chamber with him came Cow
erhaf Mcdonald who. IN a few brief
and we'll chosen words. introduced the
vice presdeHt-eleef A prolonged burst
"a applause greeted the speaker ef
ihe occasion.
Governor Marshall began by saving
thaf be WAS convinced that what he
had reaa IN The congressional record
six wears aea. that the people Of New
MeAlca were degenerafos and breaeh~
cloutea saNaees and therefore unfit
Cor self gos sernment was untrue. lie
aetiea amy capital f0 present . hetter
0r more representative and lnielligent
bodx Of American citizens than tha
vi a.. lta taisH
the American nation the melting pot,
and affirmed thAf out of its cosmos
poliian civilization would come tho
best men and the flnost woman Of the
worlds history ln doing this he paid
delicate but appreciated complimene
ta the citizens ct Spanish birth.
The first touch OF humor cams
when BE- deelhred that he was not en-
lna a tull politics. Mr. Marshall said
he knew tho muke.up Of thc senate
and house politically, and that ho
Nalued bis lir too highly % bring
mfiisan issues into his speech.
After this lie settled down into tho
general run Of his speech and de-
cared that the present time was ona
of ohauee. politically, and that il was
likely to he change for the better.
Then. to bring democracy into the
partlsanship being always
aFoIdedhe declared that Il was :
state Of mind and independent af the
Way j man voted. Liberty equality
and Justice. he asserted were the
of democracy and any man
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