Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-23

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rltory cannot afford to protect an In,
dicted embezzler, even II he Is devot.
Ing his remarkable talent for finance
to refunding the territorial debt. The
Massachusetts, authorities should ask
New Mexico for Moody Merrill, and
II Ii very possible that they wouye
get him. II New Mexico refuses to
honor the requisltion papers. 20 much
the worse for that territory's pros.
poets for statehood.
The struggle over statehood is ex-
pected TO revive in congress next win.
ter. and. meanwhile, New Mexico can
not AFFORD To achieve a reputation AZ
The asylum for indicted embezzlers.
The opposition In the senate to more
states will nute such a moral delin-
quency on the part Of an applicant
for statehood, and make 1t tell. With
New Mexico on her good behavior,
the return of Moody Merrill ought not
70 be long delayed.
The article quoted above IL from
the Springfield fMass.J Republican.
That 1t originated with O Massaehu.
aetis paper, Il Is hardly necessary %
II may be doubted II elsewhere.
oven within the confines 81 narrow,
i~ntolcrant New England. exists the
bigosry and nneharity that could pro-
duee such an article, Let the people
If New Mexico than Providence.
heir lucky stars, 81 whatever gods
there may be that they have become
efiiaacipated from such bitterness MS
ailIcta Massachusetts papers In gen.
eral. and The Springfield Republican
Iii particular. add III higotry, ignns
rance and intolerance The Pharasical
%conceit that, while casting slurs upon
honest and intelligent people
would essay 10 reform them, and YOU
have the Springfield Republican and
a type Of the people Il represents.
There are progressive and intelligent
people d plenty IN the old Bay State,
but there are more h~idesbound, bump
tuous bigots there than in any five
other states combined. We have read
scores Of articles on New Mexico IN
Massachusetts, papers during the Inst
few years. We have yei to read one
that has been fair and Just, What
The swaddling-garbed descendant Of
The Puritan needs To learn Ii that
those men who have gone out from
hts borders 10 develop new states and
carry American enterprises into new
lelds have so far outdistanced him
hat he Is the butt and the laughing
itock OF all who see him beyod Eis
limits.
or course 1t maleas au ulIterence 70
he Republican that there 10 nj truth
il liz statements regarding Merrill
The impression that seems TO pre-.
iail In Boston does very we'll as o
for casting more slurs upon
New Mexico. Merrill isn't in New
and isn't engaged in refund
ny the territorial debt.
We know little OF Moody Merrill.
rave never seen him and have no par
ocular interest In his career. When
n New Mexico he lived some four
hundred miles from this city. He Is
'eputed to have been q model OF busi-
sagacity and rectitude during his
.esldence here. The worst thing we
,ver heard against him Is that he
,ame from Boston. But In Boston or
n New Mexico. we would like TO wa.
,cr that Merrill was altogether q
,roadermInded, better man and more
citizen than the editor who
would hurl his cowardly and mali
,ious shafts against a proud and self
respecting people.
This Massachusetts editor Is doubt-
ess familiar with the author who
,ui In immortal verse his opinion 81
ne man who flches good name. The