La Junta tribune., 1899-03-22
sllxkER MURPHY ON pol,rlcs.
Ne Dssesnts Upon the Trials and
fluctuations Of Municipal Affairs.

Bhnker Murphy, the astute
otero county politician, called at
the TRIBUNE Office the other day
and remarked that he had few
things to give out concerning mu-
nicipal affairs to enlighten be-
nighted world. We told him to
spiel away and here is what he
said:
81 don't so much on religion,
some how seems to have been left
out o my physical makeup, but
i can give any man cards and
spades and beat him out advocatin'
law and order and decency in all
things. There seems to have
been two factions IN this mans
town since the year one on law
and order, and one o. them seems
bent on keepin up an eternal fight
until Gabriel blows his last trump.
Maybe something in it, but it
amt visible to neither one O. my
optics. To be certainty | amt
been here long enough to be on to
the fine points in the municipal
political jack pot, but to be honest
it all looks like a mess o rot to
me.
The town looks to me about as
decent as it could be under the cx-
isting conditions. OF course de
streets amt paved with gold yet,
but as the marks what pays de
taxes is bowling about their exces
siveness, dey would probably OBJ
ject to such improvements just
now, but it may come in time.
think the ''Cilizens' Ticket" is
peach. You could weigh it in
most any old balance an it
wouldn't be found wantin' so you
could notice it. II that ticket is
elected, an am sure it will be,
they will give this town just as de
cent and law and order an admin
iStration as the most virtuous man
in the town could wish for Why
dey even offers to haul off two of
their best men and let the other
side supply the vacancy, just to
show their good will and put an
end to old scores. But de law and
order people, of whom c. l.. See
ley is de main push, wouldn't
think OF it a holy minute. Preserva-
tion OF law and order is delegated
to one particular clique of citizens,
and dey don't allow no one to
poach on dere preserves. In my
humblest opinion the law and or
der issue is as dead as free silver,
but a few of the faithful is still
holdin' a wake over de corpse and
bent on ressurectin' it if possible. :"
The simon pure law and order
folks had an awful hard time get
ting some one TO run on dere tick
ct. First dey nominated man
what was out of town, but as soon
as he heard of it he told EN- he was
too busy in de temples of de money
changers to think of runnin' for
any old Office. Den dey nominated
a woman, and as soon as she heard
of it she declared she was insulted,
but finally allowed her name to go
in on de paper, with the under
standing that she could resign in
favor OF de man what tries to make
as much noise as the Englishman
every time train comes to town.
Dat gong business will give dis
town fine reputation down the
pike. We will become known far
and wide as de town what beats
dere gongs to widin an inch of
dere existence.
Well, de pot am commencin' to
bubble little, but | doant believe
its goin' to reach de bilin' point.
De game is too easy, and even
some of de preachers has ex-
pressed dereselves as bein' favor
able to the Citizens ticket cause
they say it's got the best men for
the town on it.