La Junta tribune., 1899-05-03
sons POLITICAL m,srosv.
0linkss 0vrphy Tells Whst Ne Knows
Of Some Of the ins and Outs.
Blinker Murphy, Otero county.

Of So"s OF the ins sno Ovts-
Blinker Murphy, Otero county's
truthful politician, came down from
Swink yesterday morning, where
he had been looking after some
political fences. He sauntered
into the TRIBUNE Office, and when
asked if he had anything to give
out of political nature replied
that he might spiel few spiels.
He was requested to spiel away:
"Well, see you'se folks has
been mixed up in annuder school
election. What was de issue dis
| time. Same old ,hing9 De Pres
byterian church, de good people
and de saloons forninst de Ethical
Agricultural Society. Its startiin'
how similar de results is on dat
issue. Dis year was a repeater for
last year, but some people never
does get weary when dey is work
in in a good cause. Dey was
handicapped in de candidate dis
year, howsomever. 10 say nothing
OF de issue. Dey might known,
if dey had much political gump-
ton. dat all de young widows, old
maids and all de odder marriage
able young women would vote for
a old bachelor. Sort OF fellow
feelin' makes 'em inclined dat way.
It's a wonder dey doant come to
de same conclusion what de Daily
Bladder did Monday and recognize
de ''uselessness" OF continuin de
issue any furder.
"De hgh, over de water commits
sionership come to head in de
county seat yesterday, and de de-
mocracy of de whole county was
here tryin' to adjudicate de mat
ter. Most democrats is more at
home shakin' dice for old rye dan
dey is adjudicatin' anything what's
mixed wild de water question. Agree
in on a man for de Job was tough
proposition. You see de guvnor,
who reminds rie of lcicle Jimmy,
what l used to know years ago,
is piayin' his cards to get elected
to de United States senate two
years hence. He wants a demo
crat elected to succeed Senator
Whiskers, OF Rocky Ford. De
appointment dat will boost things
along to dis end is de one dat will
be made, but de man what gets de
Job has got to be democrat, SO
says de guv.
.sDe two aspirants what has been
fightin' for de job is Cressy. de
present incumbent, and McCauley,
de editor of de Daily Bladder. One
is silver republican and de odder
democrat De guvnor gets de
idea in his nut dat Majah Dam.
what is to be de candidate for SEN
ator from dis district, has got de
Democratic vote OF Otero county in
his vest pocket. De Majah favored
McCauley, SO did de guv. He
thought it behooved him 10, but
when such democrats as Billy Nc
Caskill, Bloom Dye, John Nroman
and Matt Daimler was all a backin
de silver republican, Cressy, in
cludin' de fusion county commits
sioners, de guvnor didn't know
where he was at He finally de-
manded new deck and de cards
is goin to be dealt on de square
so as how everybody will be salts
fed. De guvnor is workin on de
principle dat de democratic party
is de band wagon and de whole
fusion parade, so he orders dat if
de democrats won't endorse de edi-
tor of de Daily Bladder for de job,
dey has all got to agree on some
odder man or de appointment goes
to Bent county. He won't appoint
no silver republican under no cir
cumstances. | heered yesterday
dat de democrats has about agreed
on L. A. Benton, and he is likely
to get de job