Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-14
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sheet were printed Ia LIS Vegas. TIL
Orio would have 10 further patronage
There have been a number Of editors
who started newspapersin the Meadow
CITY, during the past ten years, or 30
while laboring under the same halluci
nation, which seems to afiicttheSmarl
Aleck who sits on the editorial soar
box 10 the Ncw Merican's sanotum
yet strange to say, their papers weut
70 The wall for lack OF patronage.while
The OPTIc kept right on, furnishing,
and waxing Tat, and II the New Meri-
can was transplanted to Las Vegas,
there would soon bs another new
mound in the newspaper cemetery,
and II would be the remains OF The
New Mexican that would be found 10
that grave, instead OF The OPrIo's.
Notwithstanding the prediction that
Pueblo would elect q solid republican
city government, the democrats knock
ed oil the prophets silly by elecling
the mayor, aud five out Of eight alder
men.
Jim Corbett, the defeated bruiser,
who was billed to show at the grand
opera house on Monday night, failed
TO materialize. Jim deserves the thanks
Of u people for his failure to exhibit
himself and his retinue OF toughs. Jim
evidently has the flag end OF a con-
science, still left in his make up.
Some surprise is felt because Gov.
Thornton resigned his office. As the
governor did not send in his resigna-
ton until his term had about expired,
the old adage, that a democrat never
resigns, may be still put down as a
robust fact.
No hard times in Pueblo, IL you
pleased Two new saloons have opened
recently n this city, presumably to
give the men who have no money with
which TO purchase the necessaries Of
life for their families, a fitting oppor-
tunity 10 s.blow in" their earnings over
the bar, and so help to promote BUSH
ness, and thus insure prosperity.
Senator Harris, of Kansas, is being
urged by his friends to make the race
for president on the free coinage ticket
IN 1900. Rather early, il seems. to
select a corpse for the funeral in 1910;
yet II Harris now goes into training, he
a be in the proper condition to have
himself knocked into the sweet POGO
tempo when the ides of November,
1900, loom up on the political hor.-
zol.
The individual is an alleged news.
paper published in this city by a mem.
Der of "the cloth,' whose aim in pub.
fishing it seems TO be to air his pecu-
liar views about Biblical prophesy and
to pitch into everything and everybody
who holds opinions at variance With
these held by this reverend quill
driver. In the field of prophesy, he Is
indeed a s'holy terror" and when it
comes to pitching Into the Romish
church, saloons, gamblers and the
demi-monde, he simply reyels 10 gore
up to bis chin. As a reformer, the
reverend gentleman is not a bowling
success; but his learned (P) DISGUST
lions on Biblical pFophesies ere at
least amusing, il not always interest
slim Carlin," who some years since
held down the editorial tripod OF the
Albuquerque Democrat, and for once
made it a readable paper, is now q
on the Denver Post. The last
we met the genial jim, at San
Marcial, be was busy nursing an over
dose Of the writer's cramp, utilizing
the few spare moments when the pain
ceased, to get a better grip, in swear
ing at his hard lot and making astro-
1omical calculations at S~outhgate's OBJ
'ervatory. Jim, judging from the way
ne handles his goose quill in "Glances
1t orr N%eighbors,' is himself again
inc full of fun as of yore.
The new p~ostofice building is begin
ning to loom up in fine shape. 1t will
% u massive structure and as nearly
ire proof as possible. IT will be ready
or occupancy early in 1898.
Rents are peculiar in this city. For
Instance, at living place, or in East
. can get a six or eight room
rouse for from Sc TO S8 per month.
lille on the mesa a little box OF a
sonse, hardly big enough fort man
Who has just been made a ''happy
for the first time, TO turn around
Jumping daylight into his
anatomy, rents for from $40 to $l4
Ter month.
During the city campaiguj just closed,
he ladies of both republican and
democratic faiths, had headquarters of
heir own, where they met. mads
peeches, schemed and eleclioneered
ust as the rest Of us fellows did. If
my old fogy imagines that women do
lot know how to vote or engineer a
ampaigp, he is off his mental balance.
the rate the women OF Colorado are
progressing in politics, it will be but a
ew years until they hold the balance
/ power, and then it will be The turn
1 US lords OF creation to act as wall
while our petticoated follow
itizens hold the offices and pocket the
During the presidential campaign of
sst fall, The Daily Chiefidn, Of this
iiY, always a republican paper, suffer
d from a severe attack Of Rryanphobia.
sing its influence to defeat Mckinley.
'uring The city campaign, closed last
tuesday,, the Chieftom supported the
ppnblican ticket and predicted q
andsome majority tor It, The other
Ide, however, raked 10 the persim- 4;
IONS, ard now it is safe to say there
i'll be no city printing for the Chief
for the next two years 10 come.
The citizens If Pueblo have decided
, erect a soldiers monumental one Of
le city parks. To aid in this worthy
ause an entertainment IS to be given
! which many OF cur prominent so.
|ety people win take leading parts,