Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-29
PRIZE fake.
OF CENTURY
That's How Bryan Is
Viewed Out West.
HEaRSFR0m new
uEXIC0.
Hammer and 2ongs Against
Olneyism.
Worcester, Mass, Telegram.)

Clinton. September 22.-Republican-
ism of the hottest sort is shown in a
communication received by a reporter
for the Telegram from away off in New
Mexico, in answer to a letter regarding
the campaign buttons of the Republican
club of Las Vegas, N. M.
Those who attended the field day
events of the Clinton turnverein on La
Dor day at Turner park, Clinton, re-
member there was a mistake made in
the shipment of the buttons which We're
ordered for the event, and instead Of
Clinton buttons bearing the name Of the
Republican club, Las Vegas, and on the
button was the symbol of a hammer
and tongs crossed.
Many wondered what the design
meant, or what was it's special signifi-
cance. The reporter was the n who
took the pains to find out. He took the
button which he got and tent it to the
| president of the club. He did not know
who he was, or anything about him or
the club, but he sent the button with a
note, saying the president of the club
would at least have his button, and the
Telegram mar asked the meaning or
significance Of the symbol.
This letter was received to-day, writ
ten on the club stationery, bearing the
emblem Of crossed hammer and tongs:
Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor of
the 9Th came duly to hand, and l do not
know whether the secretary of the club
has answered the same or not.
The club which we have here is
publican club. We have been organized
four weeks, and out of a total voting
population in this precinct, the city of
Las Vegas, of about 900, we have a
membership of over 400.
when l tell you that four years ago
it was a difficult matter to even get a
club organized at all, and at the cleo
ton of 1896 only polled 157 votes, you
in the way of organization.
1.-THE same percentage of Republican
gains will hold out in all of the railroad
towns in the territory. Organism, 16 to
1, and the greatest fake of the century,
Imperialism, have mighty few sympa-
thizers in New Mexico.
When we organized one-half of
Roosevelt's rough riders out here in this
territory, nobody thought Of making
any such cry as Imperialism, and we
know that any man who would had the
temerity to have made such a howl as
that when the Maine was blown up
would have seen his finish on the end of
a rope.
I'VE have men out here who would
delight in giving some of Aguinaldo's
political friends a dose of rope Just to
see a traitor wiggle.
Don't you people back east know
that Bryan is talking silver in the west?
And so are all his friends. Why don't
he talk it in the east? We know him
better than you do. 1t is not 16 to 1
simply, but he is a fiat money green
hacker, and would make money out of
leather if he could. He, outside of his
paramount issue imperialism is the
grandest fake that ever posed as a pres
idential candidate. He is a hypnotist,
and the latest to succumb to his 'sug-
g%estion' is Richard Olney, of your state.
For a man who was abused as he was
by Altgeld and his crowd of socialists,
to fall down and worship and cringe at
the feet of the blatant-mouthed dema-
cog makes those who took pride in say
ing that Olney was a typical American,
not only sick at heart. but sick at the
stomach.
THE name Of our club was suggested
by myself, and we are after the enemy
hammer and tongs, day and night.
Yours truly, r. E. TWITCHELL,
President"
Las Vegas, N. NJ, September 49,"
In the language of the street, this was
good enough for anybody, and there
will be many who will be glad to ascer-
tain what was the meaning Of the SYM
Dol, although there are doubtless many
who will not be wearing the buttons
on account of the hammer and tongs as
p%irations of the real owners of those
buttons.
But the members of the turnverein.
who are likewise members of the Ger
man Republican club, will wear those
buttons now and look for more of them
whenever there is a chance to find
them.