Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-08

the people consent to a continu-
ance of industrial warfare. The
parties to such struggles must
ultimately consent that their diff
ferences be adjusted through
some instrumentality provided by
law. Such a system must and
will be developed along lines
which will provide proper wages
and working conditions for labor;
safeguard our basic industries,
relieve the public of the suffering
naturally attending industrial
strife, and recognize the inalien-
or cease to work. To this end
we earnestly solicit the co-opera-
ton of labor industry and the
general public in working out a
just solution.
Equal Rights for Women
We take pride in the fact that
it was the republican party that
to the voters of the
state the constitutional amend
ment, which, upon it's adoption
by the people of the state, gave
to women equal rights with men
to hold public office.
The democratic party in brazen
effrontery attempts to deceive the
women voters of the state by the
assertion in its platform that
Senator Jones was chairman of
the Womens Suffrage committee
of the senate at the time that the
Woman's suffrage amendment
was passed, and that he deserves
credit equal to or beyond that
of any other national legislator"
The fact is, that at the time this
was reported to the
senate and passed. as shown by
page |, Congressional Record, 1st
Session, 66th congress, page 24S,
Hon. ( James e. Watson of In
diana was chairman of the Wom-
ans Suffrage committee of the
senate and reported the measure
favorably, and it was passed
June a, 1919, when the republi-
can party was in control of the
senate.
The republican party submitted
to the voters of the state the
constitutional amendment giving
eX-service men a tax exemption
Of $4,000, and we pledge our
to make provision by
law to carry such amendment
into effect.
Penal Institutions 7
We favor the enactment of IA
law which will place the MIN
agement of our penal institutions
under non-partisan commission,
and provide for the management
Of such institutions by trained ex-
perts.
We endorse the projected ALI
the Gear- Round National Park in
New Mexico and urge upon our
representatives the passage of
necessary legislation
We condemn the democratic
party for its attack upon the
nonpartisan State Board of Edu-
cation for it's unanimous action
in selecting improved and revised
text books for use in our public
schools as required by law, and
necessary to keep up the standard
Of our public schools.
We heartily endorse the law
passed by the last state legisla-
ture making an appropriation and
creating a commission for the
purpose of making an investiga-
ton and report on the feasibility
Of the drainage and reclamation
Of the Middle Rio Grande valley.
We thank the Hon. Albert B. Fall
for his active interest and as
sistance to the state commission
in this work. y
Recognizing that the reclama-
ton Of the seeped agricultural
lands Of the Rio Grande, San
Juan basin, and other irrigated
valleys of our state, and the en-
largement of the Carlsbad and
Fort Sumner projects constitute
one of the most important means
Of increasing our states taxable
wealth, we urge the enactment of
al necessary legislation looking
20 such relief and we pledge our
representatives to faithfully sup
port and work for the same.
We pledge our representative
10 the state legislature and our
governor to the enactment of
proper laws for the creation of
drainage districts under the pro-
posed national legislation.
We submit the above declara-
ion of our principles to the
voters OF the state and ask all
who agree therewith to join with
is in putting them into effect.
An amendment to the resolutions.
presented by Judge Felix Baca and
said to have been written by Judge
3. s. Rodey of Albuquerque, was
voted down on roll call by a vote
% table, 499 yes, as against. The
amendment pledged the nominees
of the convention, under penalty
'f being read out of the party" to
vote for a statewide direct pri-
mary law and a COMPREHENSIVE
but drastic corrupt practices act"
The resolutions were adopted by
l practically unanimous vote.
The defeated amendment is as
We realize that New Mexico
sorely needs a simple but thor
Oughly modern and inclusive state
wide direct primary law, and
comprehensive but very drastic
corrupt practices act, that shall be
applicable alike to fraud, corrup-
tion and bribery at primaries, as
well as at all elections, and
Therefore, we pledge our party as
I whole, and every nominee of this
convention. to support such laws,
under penalty of being read out of
Ihe party for disobedience of such
pledge. and we promise that they
will use every honorable means to
secure the enactment of such laws
at the coming session of our leg
slative assembly. We\ also prom
Ise that if the nominee of this con-
rention for governor Of the state
IS elected that he will recommend
he enactment of such laws in his
first message to the legislature.