The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1896-01-31
AROUND THE CIRCLE.
NOTES FROM OUR REGULAR
CORREs eONDENTS
A Iaplata Correspondent Scores the
Gentry-.Major Isom on Alfalfa
Largo Chat.
Ungrateful Wretches.

Ungrateful WretcheR.
With reference to the letter appear
ing in this Issue. we do not of course
necessarily indorse opinions of our
correspondents. However the facts
stated were we'll known to as. The
names given in the list, which we du-
ly received, were also on our own list
OF names compiled under the appro-
pirate heading of "Traitors"
LAPLATA, Jan. II.
Editor San Juan Times.
Ihave hitherto made it a rule never
to rush into print and to avoid on all
occasions writing letters to the papers
This course has procured me an immu-
nifty from local quarreling. My ex
cuse for thus breaking this rule of my
life will be first found in the subject of
this letter and next in the fact that 1t
becomes the duty of every citizen to
take an intelligent and honest part in
the suppression of wrong, particularly
when that wrong affects, or is intend
ed to affect, the government of this
county, If you care to print it do so,
not place it in the waste basket and
forget that you ever received it.
Having this sense of the matter
strongly before me, l will proceed to
unfold my tale. 1t has been my for.
tune to travel good deal about this
county and so to become acquainted
with the people thereof, their ways
and ideas.
Your paper, The Times, has greeted
me as rule in every household
have entered. and its views have met
with appreciation from all but a very
small minority, so small indeed that
would not speak of them, were it mo-
that ingratitude forms one Of the es
sential ingredients OF the nature o
that minority, and ingratitude it
natural to traitors and traitors are
accursed in any community.
You will wonder what
am driving at; briefly then, know tina
certain members of this community
people for whom yon have done grea
favors, abstained from showing up th'
little delinquencies of their friends a
their special request and entreates
and equally helped them, have beer
round and do go up and down on ev
cry available occasion and speal
maliciously against The Times. Tnei
object being to injure a paper which
has, under the present management
gained fair reputation and advanced
the best interests of the county, peo
pie right amongst you too. Ispeak o
this 80 that ifyou care you can mari
your enemies and know them from
your friends. also send you a few
names, the names Of the men VIII
have endeaVored TO lnJure you.
Here follows the list.
The list will be valuable for refer
ence, take care of it.
Go on as you are doing, fair to all
ever speaking we'll of our county, an,
remember that the policy which unite
with the side of law and honesty viii
pay always and that am enabled t,
send you the uames told me by goo,
citizens, proves that you have friend
all over the county. do not offe
any suggestions. You have prove
heretofore your knowledge of the in
and outs of local matters, but fror
this you will readily see that ther
still remains little life in that porto
of the body of the community wbic
has proved such a drawback an
plague to our progress and which ha
90 nearly been slain by the efforts {
those whO are anxious to secure th
prosperity of your district.
: Warningly yours, -.
LettAr from Major Iaom