The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-21

fifty enthusiastic young Demo
crats ~ santa Re have become
chsfier members Of the arai
New Mexico Young Mems Democratic
clnb. They have adopted % Their
slogan; .
Ten thousand Democratic ma
loriiy ln New Mexico IN 1915"
The club. and its proposed exten.
sion into a STATE association Of SINH
lar clubs. u a fine undertaking. Tho
slogan is a good enc. The Herald
pointed out yesterday that the extern
sion o. this Santa re cinb into a
comprehensive state organisation viii
not be brought about by converHa-
tion. II will require work. n the
work u given the slogan viii b. worth
something 20 the Democratic party
and 10 the state. II tho enert II o
ancd 70 conversation the slogan will
become a joke.
Not only Il thcre no reason why
shls sioean should not be Justified by
the election returns IN 1915. but there
= every reason for the most careful.
painstakins and persistent effort TO
make Il a fact Instead Of a desire.
No political party in any state In this
union W. has had n better oppor-
tunlsy than has the Democratic party
IN New Mexico. No political party In
any state ever had more Of sound
ecenomic reason 10 Justify Its battle
for success.
Tie people OF New Mexico have
tried the Republican party in terri
torial and state management time ana
again. In every Instance the Repub-
iican party. trusted with full cotnrol.
has proven utterly false TO LIE trust,
That party was given the making OF
our state constitution. II built a
document which from beginning 20
end II a Joke; filled with "jokers.'
concealed meaninEss alleged : B0fe-
guards for tho people and the state
against private Interests. which when
tested prove wholly futile and which
have been shown TO have been 40
made by deliberate design. The ref
erendum II a Joke; the sections limit
ing the powers Of the Legislature and
directing lis action are 10 be evaded
with impunity ard apparently with
out any hope OF recourse; the law and
the organization for regulation of
corporations constitute n farce fof
which the people pay 20 the costly
tune OF over $4,000 a year.
Even realizing that they had beer
tricked and fooled In the making OF
their constitution, the people returned
the Republican party to full lcgisia'
tive power last year. That this wal
due chiefly 90 Democratic indifference
and lack Of work probably Is true
None the less the 1915 session NJ ths
state assembly was given Co the abb
soiute control Of the Republican par
IS. II was trusted with the remak'
ing VI our axation and revenue sys'
ten. as with everything else. without
n single restriction. II had It's OPP
portunity. without a single hinderinI
Qualification TO block It's service.
We all know the result. We al
know hat he lax laws given US wer'
the worst thai could have been de
vised Instead Of the hest; and w
know hat the responsibility for thi
rests absolutely on the shoulders %
the men who run the Republicai
party; who age. In fact. the Republi
can party ana who viii be the Re
publican party In this state In 1915
Thcir candidate will be the Repubii
oan candidate for governor. ThelI
man viii be the man for attorncl
general. FOR state treasurer. for nee
retary Of state and for every othe.
state office 60 be hlled. Their mel
will be the Republican candidates 10
the Legislature; Just as their meI
were the candidates last year. Tn
men the Republican party elected I
the legislature last year; some q
them m east wanted Il do the rieh
ihlng for the people. They sought
deeent county salary bin: they op
paaed the nlegal ~unseating of hon
esily elected members. they oppose
the persistent turning Of every mat
ter Of state business to a persona
political end or its shaping to serv
a private Interest. They fought har
for q decent tax Law.
but these men were powerles
against the bosses and the creature
81 the bosses; Just az q few indie
pendent Republicans who mieht b
elected next ear would be powerles
against these same bosses. should IN
Republieans retain legislative contro
The people have absolutely nothln
10 hope for from the i~tepubiiea'
pariy In New Mexico. u n hopflenAi
lacking IN patriotism. Is steepe
.-.lgahuana n a lrretlVeNabl