Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-22

creditors. Such II life.
Nov, II my friend. the orator, should
happen 10 come back once more to the
capital and admire that useful. az we'll
as aagAcions animal. the ass. which he
calls "burrow," he will DO assured that
its braying IN future will be as heart
ronding as II was In years OF yore.
There were a few good, sensible and
honest men among that motley crowd,
who actually observe unqualified praise
for Their zealous exortions to do good
for the whole Of the people, but their
efforts were constantly foiled by The
boodlers and disappointed '~ofice-seek i.
ers.
Office. seekersP boodlersP and where
did they come fromP Not from heaven
|--oh, mol but from the people, and
they themselves carry the blame for
sending such stock al we have had In
the legislature, to represent them.
II would not be surprising TO hear
some OF the retired statesmen, while
surrounded by their families, neighbors
and admiring friends, boastingly relate
how things we're done, and like Jack
Fnlstaff, assure them, "thus 1 stood,',
and ESQ / gained my point"
Neither wculd 1t be astonishing to
hear a disappointed statesman grind
ing and gnashing his teeth, while re.
viewing the actions OF his compatriots
and their good luck then sink into q
~reverie and soliIoquize, ''as 10 the dis
tribution OF official pie--ah there's the
rub-where am If''--"Left--IP a
party benefactorP and Billy Martin,
ex- ex-councilman coal oil ~inspectorP"
"Placido Sandoval, superintendent
OF public instruction P' )
"Councilman Finical, member OF
J Max Frost's Doodle compilation COM
MISSION
"Councilmnn Fall, solicitor general
Is that allP-No, In addition, he Is also
member Of the Doodle commission"
"Ah, there's Councilman j. Franco
Chavez a member Of the penitentiary
commission, in addition, according to
Editor 10 Sheridan, to various cash
perquisites for trying to divide Grant
county; well, well and II"
"Ah yes, there's mi compadrs Coun-
Gilman Miera, another member Of the
penitentiary commission. just my
luck-and a fool for every position"
"There there comes that honest
friend OF the people, Colonel
Councilman Thomas Hughes, the
smooth member Of the equalization
board. Good luck, o cash whack up.
too, on all Of F. schemes, compila-
ton steal, the Lord help US. bureau Of
immigration deal, etc., etc."
"Councilman Curry Is not at all
sorry to accept the two years. position
ON the irrIgration commission"
"Conncilman Spiess took his share
chiefly in saving the capital but, let
me see, certain lost letters intimate
that he failed to divide fairly the cash
consideration, alleged to have been
received in certain county division
schemes"
"Councilman Archulstap All yes
didn't get anything--well. he hadn't
ought to. being fool, believing
Charles Spiess that he should receive
the appointment of agent for the Jica-
rilla Apaches, provided he voted
regularly with Spiess."
"Councilman DuncanP-- well-an
honest man. His skirts are clear.--I
am afraid il there were many Of bis
stripe-running for the Legislature
wouldn't pay"
ssIn the house, things were NOT 4nite
so bad, because-well,th the majority had
not very good common sense-or else
Max Luna gets q fat place as clerk to
the compilation board, with access,
unlimited, to the Territorial treasury.
mee-not ia it,
Representative Ollin K. Smith
district at~torneY-not SO bad Q job
for him."
Representative Sena has promise OF
job as typewriter to the compilation
industry. Yes, he 10 the fellow who
used the legislature to override a
district court decision and collect an
debt Of $700-nice boy, besides,
who wants all widows to be exempted
from paying taxes"
Sab Goverpor--they didn't forget |
Secretary Miller p-well, |
never mind things will be run better. !"
"When?" was asked, but the mall
had fallen asleep.