Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-18
DELEGATE PEREA.
He is Welcomed Home by Las Vegas
Democrats,
HE ISLANDERS HIS OWN PARTY.

Nun Y thAp 'AN' "H'
delegate to congress by the republicans
OF New Mexico, returned from Wash
ington last Tuesday and was received
with open arms and palpitating hearts
by the democrats Of this city, who We'd
with each other in paying homage TO
the gentleman.
soon after his arrival a select party
OF prominent democrats escorted him
for an outing around h city In a
gorgeous chariot. and IL would be hard
TO tell which bore the most beaming
conference.-the entertained or the
entertainers. OF course our democratic
friends are so fond Of displaying their
admiration for loyal and aggressive
representatives of the republican party
that the carriage love feast would not
have created any comment, were it not
for subsequent Incidents.
The same evening, however. the dem
ocratlc organ here published an inter-
view with Delegate Perea, in which
the latter discussed his alleged con
gressionai success and his standing in
his own party, with more platonic af-
fiction for his interviewer than polite
al wisdom. After r%ecounting his oner-
Gus and wonderful labOrs on behalf of
his constituents. with his well-known
modesty, Delegate Perea went on IN
bosomlng himself to his democratic at
unity regarding republicans and his
standing in his own party. The gentle
man seemed to realize that he has
alienated the good will of a large and
influential element that helped TO ele-
vate him to his present position. but
his efforts to whitewash himself at the
expense Of New Mexico republicans
will not purify the political pool in
which he seems to be floundering. Ao-
cording to the democratic organ, Dele
gate Perea stated to the reporter Of
that paper that "he IL not In high favor
with the colts of his party" and. as a
reason Tor this he asserted that the
republican party looted the territorial
treasury outrageously last winter and
want to keep on doing So but the vir-
tuous and mighty delegate said MOI
In such thunder tones hat the earth
trembled and the veil Of his wrath was
rent In twain.
Now II Is barely possible that, before
he spends many weeks In the territory,
Delegate Perea may discover that the
colts" have become thoroughbred
horses. and hat their increased num-
bers make mountains and valleys melo-
dious with their nelghing. The charge
that the republican patry looted the
territorial treasury o-utrageously last
winter Is so grossly untrue and ridi-
culous that comment or denial seems
unnecessary. The democrats had full
control of the treasury for two years
previous to last winter, and did any
one ever hear OF the democratic party
having control of the New Mexico, or
ans other treasury. any length OF time
and leaving anything in it which their
successors could possibly loot? No;
the democratic party rs not built that
way Delegate Perea may consider
IL honorable and sagaoious to place
his head in the lap of the political
Delllah that Is trying to inlet a peni.
Tertiary haircut on the people of the
territory, and SANDER the party that
conferred preferment upon him, bu,
time may shake his confidence in his
own NesenS Judgment.
On Tuesday evening the democrat.
INV DNAthaAt itlNd Ut ~ JAN
quet at the Hotel Castaneda. We say
democrats because many of the promi'
nent republicans of the city were no
consulted and knew nothing about It
Furthermore all who TOOK a vociferoul
part In singing paens OF praise to Del
egate Perea at the Belshazzar's feas
were democrats. Indeed, the banque
was In complete harmony with the res
OF the days proceedings, including tn,
Perea Interview as published in tn
democratic organ. or course, while tn
Republican, speaking politically, Is o
the opinion hat he must have a lonI
spoon who viii sup broth with tn
devil, we concede the right OF Delegat
Perea to select his own political asso
Citations, and We would not have al
luded to the political flirting bee O
Tuesday, were II not for the slanderou
and unjust Interview that appeared 1
the Democratic organ.-Las Vegas Re
publican.