Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-01
Time:-Midnieht.

I The Governor, (murmuring in his
dreams): l am Prince Otero; nc
Mexican blood in my veins. am the
governor Only yesterday people
called me Gillie and l was plain
clerk-nothing more, but King VIII
liam, the first, crowned me governol
and armed me with an official sword,
| with which cut off official heads and
make and unmake mighty men.
slew Fort, he of San Miguel, and cut
off the head of the war horse Francis
co Chaves, nobly descended from the
conquistadores and soon | shall place
the judicial robe on the pure, spotless
shoulders of Col Prichard, duke of
Mora, who like Buckingham of old,
has captivated thousands.
Enter Ghost: Dreamest thou, Roy
al Governor, in the palace of the
ancients? Beware of Catronl
Governor, (slightly awakening)
Who speaks the name of Catron here?
Did | not undermine him with Nc
Kinley and defeat his friends for ap.
pointment? Did | not hold out tempt
ing bait of Office to his partner, Spiess,
and seduce him from his allegiance?
Did | not conspire with Bob Gortner,
put the spotless official robe upon him
and has he not turned his back upon
Catron? Did not turn him down and
make him bite the dust in the last
legislature? Why mention such a
name to me? In my hands he is like
reed to be easily broken.
Chest But Gatron still livesl
Like a cat he has nine lives and,
thrown upon his back, he quickly re-
gains his feet and is at you like a
tigerl
Governor (half awake: Let him
come! He and all his. hackers FIJI
make mince meat of themI I'll swap
an office to all his retainers for their
support and the scalp of the rebel
chieftain shall dangle at my belt!
Ghost: But Don Eugenio, the
power in San Miguel, the greatest of
the counties, remains loyal and is the
second chief in clan Catron Thurs
day last he downed your servitors in
Las Vegas. In fair fight he threw
upon his back your coal oil chief,
blackened the eyes Of Charley Spiess
and sat down on Secundino.
Governor (awakening): migrate
full wretchl Did l not seek to twine
my coils around him by making Don
l}Secundino clerk, thereby to marshall
Lall the Romeros under my standard
and replenish the exhausted exche-
quer to. fight my political battles? And
now old Don Eugenio refuses to be
seduced by favors, but arms himself
for battle and musters with Catron!
Where are Clark and Spiess and
Twitchell and Sec? Don Eugenic,
must admit, seems master in San
Miguel. But wait until my appointees
| gather in Santa Fe on October 4th
with their commissions in their pock
ets-the district attorneys, the dist
rict clerks, the penitentiary warder
and all the high officials of state, who
owe their places to me, supported by
that great army whom have promised
places. They will make the very
| earth tremble with their faithful
tread and the air resonnd, singing
disinterested songs in my praise; !
myself, the war governor, will my
self command, my faithful satellites
and nominate for delegate an Oteroite
that l may eyer have true frien'
at. McKinley's side, to intercede TO
appointments. l will thrust the coll
steel into all of Catrons aspirations
I will nave his political life's blood
He never, never shall75I swear it, b
senator! / covet that Office mysel
and win dicker off Office. as boys d
| jack knives, to build tlps an oter
party to make me senator.
Ghost: Dreams, troubled dream
your excellency. So dreamed the gres
Richard on the eve of BosWorth fiel
before he. was slain by the Earl {
Richmond Such dreams had Ma
oleon on the eve of Waterloo. Ado
your exellency. Make a shield (
the thousand commissions you hay
dickered for personal support. plastt
it thick with signed commissions
thick as the Romans bull hide {
Catrons lance will pierce it throug
Exit Ghost.