El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-02

Ouc VI lliO q
is for allowing the people of a certain
d strict, county or precinct the right
~ vote in favor of allowing irrigation,
under certain prescri bed rules which
cannot now be done under the present
corstitut' on. TIE amendment leaves
the mat ter ent rely in the hands of the
property owners affected and in no way
affects anyone outside OF the district
where the question is voted on. 1t is
the only means by which the people in
the semi-arid districts of West Texas
can get irrigation, and the
people should certainly be Civ
en- right to adopt such measures If
they see fit The other amendment
is for allowing counties to
issue bonds for the building of
railroads through their boundaries.
This amendment is also left optional
with the property owners in the coun-
ties affect d. The third amendment
S to val date the bonds issued by GER
tain counties that thus secured money
for internal improvements. If this
last amendment should be defeated the
public school funds will suffer heavy
loss as the public school funds have
been invested in said bonds Every
ore of the amendments should be
adopted, as the people of I'll Paso
county cannot at the present time a.
people of western Texas for their own
local interests. as for a voc for the irri-
CATION amendment does not mean that
FL Paso county has to adopt the plan
offered. 1t simply means that it can
adopt the plan if hereafter it should
be the only means of securing irriga-
ton.
The Times editorially yesterday
urges the people of FL Paso county to
vote against the rigatton amendment
to the constitution The Times makes
its argument from the standpoint that
by voting for S id anne ndment it would
weaken Ell PasO's chances of securing
the wished-for international dam. The
same crowd that are training with
the Times have already jeopardized
the building of the dam by suing out
au injunction against the Elephant
Butte dam that will never be built, land
by said injuuction they antagonlz9d
the interests of Colorado and New
Mexico. Now the same crowd want to
iptagOuize the interests of West Texas
by voting against an amendment to
t e constitution wherein the people
of West Texas are allowed local
option in irrigation matters. If
the Times crowd keeps on
will oe 70 show whatever for the in
ternational dam project if a bill in its
favor ever reaches congress. The p O.
pie OF Ell PasO county viii make
friends for the in ernatiOnal dam pro
jet by voting for the constitutional
amendment at the election tomorrow.
and as far as the Rio Grande valley is
concerned there is but little doubt but
that the people who are direct y inter-
all fn,, hn nd
ment.
At the election tomorrow any one
who has the franchise will be allowed
to vote. Ii the amendments carry and
an election is ned hereafter on the ir-
amendment only the property
owners who are d rectly interested will
be allowed TO vote.
There is no doubt VIII atever about
the return of prosperity. 1t is evident
in all patt Is of The country aud this has
got to be admitted even by the most
calamity bowler" in El
Paso the buildings of brick and stone
are substantial aud everlasting mOnu-
ment to the eturn of prosperity. TIE
free silver fad is dying out and in two
years nothing will be heard about it.
L
metal will ever again reach ITS place
along with gold and that is by interna-
tiOnal agreement, and there is now a
rift in The clouds in that dire ctiOn tina
has been brought about by a republic
can administration and the hard work
of a repu 9llcan senator. Organism is
fast dying out and the crowds that
gathered to hear the famous
orator, now l. ave him to listen to the
tales of a returned KlOndyke miner.
Mr.. a. w. Clifford, commonly known |
to the newspapers fraternity OF West |
Texas as Gill; is in the city and re- |
ports being attacked by gang OF
white cappers in the Sacramento |
mountains, then tarred and ordered to |
leave tie country. This was al done |
because he saw tit TO prospect in that |
in the inter est OF company |
be represented. Mr.. Clifford was the |
founder of The Texas Suo and the San
Antonio Daily Light and as newspa
per man was progressive and was 10
in Riding southwest Texas
Of band of cut Threats and thieves
that then infested the southwest cOun
.ry. All of the thieves that escaped
5he PEG, the gailOws or the unerring
aim of the Texas ranger left the coun-
= |
Mexico AID Aroma aad Gift" thinks
t was crowd of these cutth' oats who
made their late attack on him at mid
hight. 1t is time that New Mexico
vas Kidding its9 t of this law less class
hat infeSt the Sacramento mount aims
md all that neigh borhood northeast
II Ell Paso. Governor Otero should
band of rangers AMI go af-
er that class the same II, the state of
Tex did, and il won't b log before
here are mary new g aves in That sec
lon and may of the ring leaders who
ave re tarde1 the growth of the Sec
ion will be behind the bars. In the
vhite"apping of w. y. q ford the
les ors anG outbreaks have worked to
heir undOing. Clifford is not IN ghty
Y th the sword. but he carries pen
tipped in the essen, c of the sting of
ne bee and his friends are legion and
rom now on there will be no let III on
he gang they infeat that region until J
IL have received their just dues. A.
v. Clifford was Round About's friend