Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-10
New Mexican Pie Grabbers.

The Denver Post of August 7, contained
the following on the New Mexican Pie
Grabbers, which explains itself:
Editor Post: As you have in the past
given New Mexico chance to play even,
I write you for that purpose at present.
Returning "homeward from Washing
ton, COMMISSIONERS" and stopping here,
as always do on such occasions, to get a
little business inspiration from this busy,
bustling town of Denver, which hardly
ever misses a bet, 30 that when 1 get
home will be better enabled to get to.
gether the odds and ends of neglected
business.
copy of one of your morning papers
was handed me, with about stickful of
editorial headed "New Mexico Pie Brig
ade."
The funny man OF that paper will print
some things too often some day. During
the gold mining convention he gathered
together about two thirds of dozen good
"New Mexico delegates" True, they we're
handsome, well.browed men. He dare
not carry the joke so far az to print any
other kind, but they we're not New Mex
leo people, all the same.
Yet it is something Of habit he has, in
which the artist at times joins him, az he
did on this occasion, and also with SIX
column writeup of the nine buried Ari,
IONA hero. 1t is remarked, "Now, Stew
ems is good looking man." and below lie
picture of the man!-Whioh is surely
zone on" the artist.
| This funny man, or man with funny
streak in his make up, says ia the above
mentioned ''stick" Of "space" stuff:
"Office-holding has always been one of
the prominent industries of New Mexico,"
etc. "Hard times may have something to
do with this" "but New Mexico pollti-
CLANS are providing up against the pie
counter with every change of administra-
tion as hungry as ever" closing with.
"The most popular thing that congress
could do would be to pass an act whereby
every resident of New Mexico could hold
a federal position and draw federal SAL
ary."
snow dat was de toughest chouse"-on
the same principle, suppose, as sending
the negroes to South Africa or the Indiana
on reservation.
Not much! Cannot fence US in any
more than you can keep a good man
down. Has not the monarch of the rail-
road just put on fast-a "Sunshine"--
train, so that you can lay your papers on
the lap of New Mexico for early lunch.
con?
The moral of all this is about this way.
We of the Sunshine state" stand together.
II one of the boys wants an appointment,
we all turn in and help him, even II we
have to crush in the floor of the White
house to do it.
Some Colorado politicians might learn
few fresh lessons from the back num-
bers of our political history. We are
politicians over our way, and, as init
mated, may be some of Us have forgotten
more than others have learned. For in
stance, some Of your sspirants might have
been holding down a seat in the United
States senate instead OF still Fostering
the industrial development" Of their
state.
We may quarrel little on the side, but
We do stand by one another when New
Mextco's interests are concerned.
Your brethren OF the press, Russ Kist-
Ter, Tom Hughes, Max Frost and Joe
Sheridan, ct omnibus al. may threaten one
an other through the code duello, but
when the enemy IL upon % they stand In
touch, shoulder to shoulder, even In de-
tense of Pfl 0RABYHRs."