Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-05
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Our Pueblo Writer with opinions
and Fearless In Expressing
Them.

PUEBLO, Colorado, May 2nd, 1897
A grand jury has been summoned to
meet in a few days, to take into CON-
sideration the lagraLt violation OF the
Sunday-closlng laws. and the anti
gambling laws. The principal violators
oi these laws, are, OF course, the saloon
keepers and gamblers, and these gen.
viv'no. $50 a. PsSsv.s !. $50 $1,000
as they contemplate the action of Judges
Dixon and Voorhees,, who have ordered
the grand jury TO be summoned. For
the past year, and perhaps longer. the
saloons and gambling places have been
running wide open on Sundays, he
saloons merely pulling down their
blinds. That such O state of affairs
should be allowed to exist so long, and
so openly, without even an effort being
made by the proper legal authorities
to enforce the laws as they are sworn
to do, was a matter Of surprise to all
law-abidlng, and order-loving citizens.
1t is, however, very gratifying to note
that even at this late day steps are
being taken to put q stop TO the Sunday
liquor traffic and gambling. Merchants
engaged in Legitimate lines of business
close their places On Sunday and there
is no reason why the saloon-keeper
should continue his drunkard- making,
and the gambler fleece his victims on
Sunday and never be called 10 account
for their ~infraction Of the laws.
Yesterday was a red letter day for
the students of the Centennial high
school, who proved the victors for the
second time over their rival students
Of the Central school in athletic con
tests, comprising foot races, bicycle
races, putting the underground shot,
Jumping and hurdle racing. Athletic
sports are all right, il not carried to
excess, yet 1t seems that too much
time is devoted to athletics and natur-
ally the regular studies in the school
room must, to a certain extent, be cut
short. Just why 80 much time Is de-
voted to foot ball, for instance, q sport
that at times degenerates into the
brutal, is a question an old fogy like
me cannot understand. However, the
Centennial students are very proud of
their second victory over their unfortu-
nate rivals, and that settles 1t.
Here is food for thought for the
apostle Of Organism, who claims that
prosperity can only come to this coun-
try through the unlimited, free coinage
of fif,y-three-cent dollars. Costa Rica.
Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Japan and Russia
have recently thrown silver overheard
and adopted the gold standard. The
combined population of these countries
foot up l79, 900. 900. So it seems the
so-called gold craze is not confined to
the United States alone, but that other
nations realize the danger that threat
ems the commercial and financial pros
perity of the country that pins its faith
on atcheap dollar that is forever fiuc-
tuating in Values dollar, it can be
said, that under the Bryan rule, would
have transformed the average mine
owner into a multi. millionaire and the
wage-earner into serfs and paupers.
The State Federation of Labor, which
has been in session at Victor during
the past week, has denounced the law
recently enacted, which prohibits boy.
cotting, ard will raise a sufficient sum
of money to test the constituiionality
of the law. The action of this conven-
ton clearly indicates, that as a body,
the Federation of Labor, favors boy
cotting, and they propose to spend
good money to kill this law, which If
properly enforced, would prove a bless
ing to the wage-earner that does not
wear q "unionn collar.
The Reform club, of New York City,
is a sort of heightened and very
swell Mutual Admiration club, also,
has recently wined and dined that
shining light of reform, "Fatty"
Cleveland, and they resolved to use
their influence to again nominate
Cleveland for the presidency in 1900, in
recognition OF his record as a
reformer and economist. From March
1898 to March 1897, Cleveland gave
he country some fiue specimens OF his
peculiar ideas of reform and economy by
bling a debt of nearly 81, 900, 00o, 900,
principal and interest, which the dear |
public a pay in installments later on.
This country no longer clamofs for re-
OF the Cleveland brand, and the
'lnb should change its name and write
t "Burro Club.n
"Nfa-. Il
The parade of the /. O. D. F., on
Monday last, 10 honor Of the seventy
anniversary of the order was a
plendid success. The brethren of the
hree links turned out en-masse. Large
delegations from Canon City, Florence.
Trinidad, Colorado Springs and other
ooal points were present. The parade
nded at the Mineral Palace, where
here was speech making, music,
estlng and dancing.
The Pueblo Chieftain celebrated its
wenty-fifth anniversary q few days
During all these years Capt. J.
!. Lambert has stood at the helm and
uided the MieftaiB safely through
tormy and through fair weather, and
ow that years are whitening the
head, the captain of the
raft finds it safely landed in a haven
I plenty, with a big circulation, a
eavy advertising patronage and q
career of usefulness, which will
,lipse the splendid work of the quarter !
sntury just closed. What more can I.
10 old man ask forP y
Hanging is played out in this state, I
1t all the same, the man who tries to
ring In a cold deck or the congrega-
pm while engaged in its devotions
'er a game of 'sold sledgs'' will climb :
g golden stair In the good old way. =
DIR. E. L. Woods, Of this city, who T