The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-16
Another Job.

Under this heading the FL Paso Lone
Star makes tue following remarks:
ave believe the effort which is being
made to secure the removal of the reg
lister of the land office at Mesllla Is
simply a scheme OF Santa Fe politicians
and bodies no good. Mr.. Bowman has
the universal respect and confidence of
the people Of his district, except, prob
ably, that of a few politicians whom he
may have refused to serve, and while
we are TO have republican officials we
favor his continuance in office. Indeed,
were a change of administration in
national affairs TO take place tO-mOr-
row. we know of no democrat we
could recommend who would be more
acceptable to a very large majority of
people Of southern New Mexico than
the present incumbent. During the
absence of the editor of The Lone Star,
in Mexico IA few weeks ago, there APP
peared III the editorial columns of the
paper ii paragraph which has been on.
structed into an advocacy by this paper
OF Il change in the office; and we wish
here to dlSClaim any such intention.
The wording Of the article referred to
was ambiguous enough to lay it open
10 such a construction, We admit; but
the Lone Star has, nevertheless, no
wish to see any change made, as we
honestly believe the interests of both
the government and the people will be-
SuUserved by continuing the present
register in office. We differ from Mr..
Bowman in politics, but we believe he
is an honorable, faithful and efficient
officer and that the effort to effect his
removal is only a trick of a few poll.
ticians in Santa Fe who have secured
in southern New Mexicb the Cooper
talon of half a dozen men who are to
be personally benefited by a change.
The workings of the old Santa Fe ring
are plainly discernable, and as we have
fought that close corporation for more
than twelve years we do not propose
now to have it fOist its schemes upon
the people without the latter having
fair warning"
Mr.. Bowman is 50 much of a gentle
mar and SO little of a politician that
it has always been a wonder to the
RANGE that he ever got the Office of
United States land office register and it
il no matter of surprise therefore that
the Political headquarters of the ter
TItory is seeking to unseat him. The
preferences of the people are nothing to
the Santa Fe shysters and the fact that
Mr.. Bowman is republican staunch and
true is not,considered He will not lend
- hand to assist their d~isgraceful aims
and that IS sufficient to arouse their
ienmity aud prompt their desire to get
HIM replaced by one of their tools. The
register of the first district is one of
the sort that Las Cruces is selected
fora dog to do the bidding of his mas.
tiers without question or remark. II
remains to be seen whether the people
OF the politicians will be listened to by
the president. New Mexico is not SO
mach under the whip of these ring-lead-
ers nor even 50 overwhelmingly republi-
can that the voice of the people as .ex-
pressed II the numerously signed pc
titions asking for Mr.. Bowman's re-
tention in Office can safely be disre
garded. New Mexican republicans
have wills of their own as exhibited
in the last election. and the masses,
the voters want Mr.. Bowman retained
as register of the second land district.