Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-18
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Some Current Events Picked Up and
Commented On.

To the Editor Of the Optic.
PUEBLO, Colo, December 17tb.--Dr.
T. A. Stoddard sued this city for $780,
900 damages for Injuries received, last
January, by driving into an exposed
trench on Main street. The jury found
In favor of the doctor, granting him
81, 460 damages.
At a meeting Of the Silver club, on
Friday, which had but q small attend
ance, officers were chosen, r. w.
Morris being elected a. president.
This organization has been known rs
the Bryan and Teller club. A resolu.
ton was offered to change the name TO
the Pueblo Bi-metallic club, but this
resolution was laid over, to be acted on
finally at the next meeting. One Of
the members suggested to send an ir-
vitation to the Rev. Myron w.
Reed, Denver's popular preacher,
to attend one of their meetings.
He thought that Mr.. Reed could
draw a big crowd and put . little life
and enthusiasm in the free silver
people, but the matter fell through, for
q time at least. The wonderful enthu.
siasm shown during tho campaign to
boom the aus Of free silver has
evidently got mislaid, or lost since the
decision gwen against the Bryan idea
Of free coinage, at the polls, last
month and to US it seems a waste of
valuable time and money to attempt to
resuscitate the corpse, INSTEAD Of turning
it over to the undertaken for final dis
position.
A rumor Is current here that q re-
cruiting Office has been opened at
Denver, where recruits for the Cuban
army will be received. The induce
ments offered are 800 cash on reach.
ing a certain point in Florida, and .
monthly salary of $35. This rumor
has caused quite . stir among some
young men who dream OF fame and
glory to be won on the field Of battle.
The writer has heard quite a number
Of young men express a readiness to
join the Cuban army on such terms,
and taKe their chances of getting shot
full OF holes by the Spanish soldiers.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, at last
revels In clover. His airridiscent
dream" to resume the senatorial toga,
has been thrown out into the back
alley, and in its stead he now sees the
golden ducats rolling into his pockets.
which pay him more than $l7, 900
during the lecture season. The only
drawback to his prosperity, and which
makes the OK. senator feel lonesome, is
the fact that on the platform he does
all the talking, and therefore has NO
adversary to sass back At, OF fay alive
with his two-edged tongue.
We notice some Of the New Mexico
papers are booming Pedro Perea, Of
Albuquerque, for governor. Why
Perea, while Albuquerque has an able
In the person Of ex-Gov. Slower!
The populist party will row proceed
to disintegrate. That prince Of hum
bugs, and self-styled General Coxey,
whose efforts, Lot long since, to pose /
as q s'somebodY," who could, by mere
gall, influence legislation. has cooked
the populistic goose, by styling the
t"Ay AoOOu PUopi0 PoItys
and hence bids it an eternal "adios."
He will nov look for another party
that will relieve the nation from lite
financial and industrial ills. II the
general will join the silent army domi-
ciled in a graveyard, the nation will be
rid of n great i'll, for which radiance
. grateful people will always offer de-
vout thanks.
And this reminds Us that there are
some populists who want the whole
hog, as witness the Denver News. in Q
recent editorial, in which the editor
expressed the opinion that Mckinley
not to have received the small
number Of votes that were cast for him
% this state, as IL the more than 1SS,
200 majority, which Bryan got, could
overcome by q merely nominal vote
Tor Mckinley. But then Tom Patter-
ION never knew when he had enough!
JOHN j. BIPPUs.
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A Sensible Suggestion.