Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-01
"TIME" TALKS.
A Short But Enjoyable Letter from
Las Vcgas-On Politics and
akshaWs.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Las Vegas, N. M, April 80, 1S97.-The
unearthing of the frauds in the probate
clerks office has demonstrated to the tax
payers of this county how very simple it
has been for officials so Inclined to make
their pile at the expense of the aforesaid
taxpayers. The forgery of the county
certificates calls to mind certain other
transactions, now barred by the statute
of limitation, in which large sums were
alleged to have been paid to certain "de-
tectives," with euphonious names, whose
! business it was to unearth and
bring to iustice the white cap and fenos
cutting marauders of five or six years
ago. perusal of the columns of the
Voz del Pueblo OF four or five years since
will reveal many an article of delicate in
uendo as to these mythical officers en-
ployed by the board of county commits
sioners to ferret out the ontrages which
we're being committed by alleged white
caps. We wonder why it is that that pa
per did not keep up its attack upon the
individuals who issued those warrants
and approved those accounts Maybe 1t
found out too much and maybe the end
sought for was attained. Subsequent po-
litcal affiliations have demonstrated one
thing and that is the entire ability of the
Voz to forgive and forget when political
supremacy is at stake and to be attained
by an exercise of that Christian charity
which winks at depredations upon the
public crib particularly when point po-
,, litical can be gained by increasing the
size of the wink.
Shades of the immortal Hackshaw!
Gould you but enjoy the personal ac-
quaintance of "Baltazar Bermudes" and
"Joe Bowers" me thinks that life would
still be worth the living. Old Sleuth
Pinkerton lost the opportunity Of his life
when he failed to secure the professional
services of "Baltzar Bermudes." The
whereabouts OF the "lost Charlie Ross"
would have been revealed had he but
known of the Immortal Joe Bowers"
whose name is inscribed in letters of gold
upon the warrant and certificate books of
San Miguel county. In the language of
the southern congressman, where are
these detectives at? DO they still pursue
that avocation which enabled them to fl
the size of their pay and secure payment
whenever their sporting proclivities de-
mauded the necessary wherewithalf Well,
guess not. They have graduated. They
hold possession of diplomas emitting
them to the confidence of the dear people
who have again put one Of them in power
and position.
The Hon. Harvey B. Fergusson's posi-
sition on the Dingley tariff and his speech
have ocoasioned considerable comment.
Mr.. Ferguson is squaring himself with
his constituency on protective PROPOSE
lions and is looking after his record. He
is paving the way for second successful
campaign and why should he notf Mr..
Fergusson's chances Of reelection of
course depend great deal on continu.
ance of dull times, continued low price
of wool, a general stagnation of business
interests and the nomination by the Re-
publican party of some individual noto-
riously unfit to represent the people of
New Mexico 10 the halls of congress. A
combination of all these is necessary TO
re-elect Mr.. Ferguson. TIME,