Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
JERRY SIMPSON.
The "Scckless Statesman" is Now
a Cattle Raiser.
HE MAKES PREDICTIONS.

Jerry Simpson, Roswell, N. NJ" is
h apparently misleading name and
address that appears on the register of
the Albany hotel, says the Denver Re-
publican. There was considerable dis
cussion in the lobby last evening as to
who his unknown Jerry might be, but
investigation revealed the fact that
he is none other than the "Sockless
Statesmen of Medicine Lodge
mo, | don't live in Kansas any
more" said Mr.. Simpson last night. 81
have gone into the cattle raising bust
ness in New Mexico, where | and my
son are stocking a ranch and | expect
to make that territory my future home.
! am a full fledged cattleman now, and
| am entirely out of politics. The fact
that l a moved into a territory
ought to prove hat statement abso-
1utely true. What show will have in
politics down in New Mexico, l would
like to know.
1T isn't much use for me to say any
thing about politics since | I'm out of
the swim. Still l have opinions as to
what | think will happen. / don't think
Bryan will be the candidate for presi-
dent in the next campaign. What the
democrats want is a man from the mid
die west who hasn't expressed himself
definitely as to the issues of the party.
Carter Harrison might co, or Dockery,
OF Missouri. I think it will be difficult
to eliminate Bryan from the fight. but
his ideas are too definite for the demo-
Gratis in the next campaign"
Likes Roosevelt.
Mr.. Simpson also said that he did
not believe that Theodore Roosevelt
would be the republican candidate in
1904. II like Roosevelt" he said, but
I think the republican leaders are
afraid of him. He has the unhappy
faculty of doing what he believes is
right without consulting the party
leaders. But, as l said before, am out
of politics and am not supposed to
know anything about it,"
Jerry Simpson is emphatically
against the eleomargarine bill, which
puts a tax of 10 cents a pound upon
ol~eomargarine and butterine.
at means" he said, that it will
turn the entire butter business of the
country over to the creamery men, and
all substitutes will be driven out of
the market. 1t is liable to send the
price of butter up to so ceuts a pound.
l was surprised that two of your Colo
RADIO congressman, Shafroth and Bell,
voted for the bill, and l am unable to
understand why they did this. The bill
is decidedly against the consumer and
is entirely in the interests of the
creamery trust. l was forced out of
congress two years ago a l
would not agree to support such a bill.
Because l would not promise to do this
1 was refused the nomination, and it
was given to another man. l have been
fighting this proposition ever since l
went to congress, and | shall continue
to oppose it.
81 shall be in Denver for a day or
two. l am interested in the work Of
the National Live Stock association,
president of that organization. We
propose to make the next convention
in Kansas City the greatest in the his
tory of the association. / am going
from here to Ogden to address the
state convention of cattlemen of Utah.
and from there I go into South Dakota
and Idaho and other western states for
the same purpose. My object is to stir
up interest in the association n to
urge upon the cattlemen of the north
west the necessity of getting together.
They are realizing more and more that
If they want to accomplish anything in
congress or anywhere else they must
pull together and exert their influence
DIS d DOuy.. IL Is tnlOu6h tnlo hlCthod
that other interests have been SO sue
c~essful, and the stock growers must
adopt the same tactics.
Wants a Western Man.
What we need more than anything
down in Washington is a secretary of
the interior who is from the west.
Nearly all h business of that depart
ment has to do with the country west
~ tho kftocnurt on6 tho man Whn ia
at the head of that department should
come from this section. Just now We
are fortunate in the fact hat the man
who is in the presidents chair under
stands the west. and l believe he will
do great things for us before his term
expires.
II speak of this especially in regard
to the order of the secretary OF b In
terror for the removal of fences from
the public domain. Down in my part
of the state the summary removal OF
the fences from the public land will
work great hardship to the small cat
tlemen. the very man whom 1t is the
declared intention to protect. 1t viii
mean that the man with a small hero
will have to hire herders. which he IL
unable to do. and that he will have to
sell out to the big cattlemen, who will
in a short time have complete control
of the range. / think the leasing sys'
TEN that is advocated In the west will
solve the difficulty to a large extent
but of course that is experimental"
Jerry Simpson dresses much as any
westerner who is used to the hardy
life of the plains, with a serviceable
suit, a t~urned-down collar, and-socks.
AS the statesman from Medicine
Lodge sat in his room with one foot
thrown over the other knee he Haunted
a pair of socks hat were quite up 70
the requirements of the style OF the
present year. Whatever his failing
may have been during the days OF his
political glory. there is no disputine
the fact that now he has recognized
the demands of society in regard &c
The clothing of his pedal eXtremities.
Crnnn instantly relieved. DIR. ThOm