Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-02
ALBUQUERQUE DISGRACED.
Attack Upon Volunteers from That City in
the Democrat Rouses Indignation in
Santa Fe-0aptain Cooper Com
pliments Men Highly-Men,

MOI SlESloS, WauG6u,
The Albuquerque Democrat devotes
considerable space to adverse criticisms
of Captain Luna's volunteers. They
are referred to as ''tenderfoot cowboys
and the prediction offered that very few
Of them would pass muster.
AS a matter of fact, Captain G. l..
Cooper today c%omplimented Captain
Luna on the splendid physique Of his
men and expressed great satisfaction at
their department. Out of Is men exam
ined this forenoon 10 were accepted for
service and even better results are anti
cipated from further examinations.
Citizens of Santa Fc are highly indig-
nant over the cowardly course pursued
by the Democrat, and the feeling that
the perpetrator of such a dastardly out
rage merits severe punishment, is gem
eral. A man whose patriotism runs so
low that he can see nothing commend
able in the action of a person who offers
to sacrifice his life on the altar of his
country's honor and glory, is a yellow
cur of the most despicable variety and
his contracted brain, if he has such an
article, has never experienced q re-
| spectacle or honorable motive. Regard
less OF previous conditions in life, the
man who offers all that Providence and
nature has granted him to his country,
is not alone IL hero, but a saint, com
pared to the beer-guzzling stiff who sits
in the back room of a cheap joint and
fights the nations battles with his
mouth; or the simpering counter-hopper
who waits for a commission as brigadiel
general before daring to risk his worth.
less neck in real danger.
The Democrat has heaped disgrace on
Albuquerque and like IN unclean buzz
card, now revels in the filth it has Great
cd. 1t is no credit to Albuquerque to
publish to the world the news that a
recruiting Office was opened there and
that it was necessary to send an ire
sponsible crowd of "hobos" to make a
showing. Where were all the willy
nillys of long pedigree and starched
bravery? Were they hanging onto
mama's apron strings? If Albuquerque
was anxious to send a crowd that could
shoot glass balls from bucking broncos,
WHY III Uuc HdHic VI COIlHlOIl ooIlSC uIull !
it do so? And If it wanted the glass bot
tie and rubber hose brigade why didn't
the citizens run them out of town and
force them to show the stuff that their
prided ancestry and clean social en-
vironments imbued in them? 1t is
probable that the local kickers who are
anxious to tight-after the war is over
only need a brass medal dangling from
their immaculate shirt fronts and tin
sword whacking away at the slack of
their trousers to make them as happy,
contented and patriotic as a Guiana
native with a stove-pipe hat on his sim
pie Uranium.
The nation needs men, not s~issies, in
this hour of danger, and the venomous
vermin who attack the reputation of
men courageous enough to brave the
dangers of shot and shell are too con-
temptible and traitorous to merit con
sideration from patriotic and decent
citizens. Keep the willy boys at home.
They will be needed to parade in the
parks this summer. But send to the
front more volunteers like the men com
prising Captain Luna's company. They
will protect American honor and indie
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