Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
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so. 900 plurality, the representative OF
the s'great unwashed," every daily
paper and three other respectable can
didates against him.
This scribe failed to receive the after
election number OF the last contest,
just passed, but may have been able to
read between the lines, taking all
things together, that the present ad-
m%inistration is to continue. All hail
to Mayor Olney! He is a good one.
SIN, Sporleder would o have been o
bad one. He "done had" some coun-
Gil experience, and he would, there.
fore, no doubt, have presided over the
deliberations of the solons Ia the
Meadow City (Las Vegas, IS It now p
with becoming dignity and solemniry.
But Dr.. Olney will bring things to
pass, as In the past, so ia the future.
lie seems a little harsh, at times, but
there Is a great, big, brave HIosier
heart right In the midst OF him. But
as aforesaid Las Vegas need not be
ashamed of either.
We here are not exactly between the
devil and the deep sea, but rather be-
iwixt and bstween. Republicans and
democrats are both putting forward
prominent citizens I r the mayoralty.
The formers al O'Keefe, OF whom there
are several here, same faith and order
as Father O'Keefe, up there, with
whom we used to take an occasional
dish OF ice cream, as clever q priest as
ever struck Las Vegas, friendly to-
ward those of other faiths; a Catholic
ia the best sense; better than Roman.
The other, q Magofiu, old r~esidenter,
originally Californian, their ancestry,
il there be anything in a name, both
indicating the Emerald Isle as an
original starting point. This time, 1t
Is registration, Australian ballot, no
bull. DOING, no bribing, you go in,
past the ssoficers" OF election, hand 10
your registration certificate, or swear
you have lost il, ii you have, being
careful you give the number, II you
have, and then you go all by yourself
into 8 little booth, and scratch all off
the ticket you don't want on, whatever
side you sweetly please. You are
alone with the ticket, your conscience
and your God. II you act as you
ought, no matter who Is elected, you
have performed a freeman's part, acted
according to the best light you had,
with no n TO modest or make you
afraid.
As this Is being written, there is q
hurrah heard down town, but who for
we know not, Some of the aldermanic
nominees are stand offs for, well not
the best Of humanity, to make 1t meek
and mild. SO much for poiitics.
We are fourishing in the MUSICAL
line. There Is . new conservatory |
Mrs. Gracie Williams, a graduate Of
Munich, Miss , Miss Adelia Sohul a, al
graduate from Berlin, are the instruc.
tors, We learn II 10 a success from the
start. The McGln,ies ~willhave one Of
popular blow.outs, April 20th, swo
lays after Easter. The churches and
X, NJ. @. A., have had and will have
ZONE Professionalism occasionally and
good deal of local talent employed IN
concerts, socIals aud other proper func-
ions, not inconsistent with ecclesias-
ical policy.
There has beon an almost entirel,
lew deal in the ministerial ranks,
whether caused In part by their fight
OK attitude, q year or more ago, this
leponent sayeth not, but one lovely
of the former lot remains, the
theirs having gone to pastures new
nd fairer scenes Pity tits, but pity
tiF, It's true. The summer is coming
n apace. More prolonged, cool [
FEATHER, this spring, than for several 1
easons last past. !
Hope 20 lie able o to hear the re-. !
ewal OF the Mc(iinty concerts. They
popular, entertaining, and on
riday evenings the point of rendcz
GUS for all the city Of El Paso, includ- !,
,g the elite and Isra-elite, OF both this
nd the Mexican city Of Juarez. They,
10, have a band or two. So that one, /,
,is one and the Fort Bliss military
are capable Of furnishing a good
Of music for all who love Il. v
Business 10 brisk, houses are going n
P in every direction, the C~orralltos a
Iilroad got two new engines yester \
~, track-layirg will now proceed at o
10 rate OF three miles o day. Hope to y
II In q few days. May tell OPTIc J,
'aders something later concerning it. =
The tariff tinkering at Washington q
ay seriously effect the volume OF 9
ade, both ways, with our sister re- Il
'biic on the south, hut wa trust the RI
umed knights Of Maine reciprocity b
cory may apply in this case. Ia any a.
ent, we venEure this: WI need more n,
onomy In administration, less bulky tt
ipenditnres, a great reduction in the
Imber Of Offices, fewer fat plums, n \,
ore work, on the same principle that
business man reduces his a.
roe, In order to meet his business Of
eds, ought public business be- con- ~
cted. There would then be no de- tb
iency between the receipts Of taxes gu
I'M Internal r~eveuue,or custom duties, ~
9 the financial problem, as far ae the Or
Is concerned, would solve th
oil. But there, actually discussing Z,
littcal economy, next door almost to a
politics. Ring off th
+ okor. lgn~~m. - W Gel