Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-12
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MONDAY EVENING. OCT. IL, 1903.
OUR VISITORS.

II Will be a distinguished party
which will arrive in Las Vegas at an
early hour Wednesday morning. The
Official head Of the party Ia William
R.Hearst, To whom 1t has seemed good
TO champion the cause OF the territ0r.
les In their fight for statehood. Mr..
Hearst II the representative Iii con
gress of a OF the districts Or tho
city Of New York. He Is several times
a millionaire and Yields a large In,
fluence through the syndicate Of news.
papers which he owns. He Is also an
aspirant for the democratic nominal
ton for president with, as many think,
q fair chance Of receiving Il. He is
far from being an unimportant figure
In national politics today. Besides
Mr.. Hearst, the party includes oyer q
dozen congressman representing rs
many states and about equally divid-
cd - TO their political faiths. Several
o. tho gentlemen are members Of the
house committee on territories. Hon
J. M. Griggs OF Georgia Is chairman
OF the national democratic congress
sional committee.
A goodly number Of these men are
accompanied by their wives. New
Mexico should put Of her best clothes
and her most pleasant smile and show
them the very best that there Is to be
shown. Albuquerque and Santa re
= doing their best to prepare for the
guests; Lns Vegas should do the
same; we can not afford to do any
thing else. The men should prepare
to take the best of care OF the con.
gressmen and the ladies should be
prepared TO show every courtesy that
the time will permit to their wives,
II Is generally understood that this
party IL coming out with the intention
Of seeing only what Is good In New
Mexico and that the report NO far as
Hon. William Hearst is concerned is
to be only favorable; at least such is
the impression which has gone abroad
through the land. but the gentlemen
might fool us: ut least we q not az.
ford 10 take any chances, and should
not fall 10 make the best possible i'm,
preston on them. New Mexico should
not delude herself into thinking that
Mr.Hearst's chance Of winning the dem
ocratic nominations depends on mis-
making a favorable report on the ad.
mission Of the territories. Nor should
she fool herself into thinking that Mr.,
Hearst Is on this trip because Of a deep
rooted and all abiding love for tho
territories. He is coming here largely
In the interests Of Mr.. Hearst and be.
cause OF the ambitions which that
gentleman entertainss He Is endcavor.
ing above all things TO advertise him.
self. incidentally he will take q look
at New Mexico and Arizona. And this
is all right. Mr.. Henrst has a right
10 do all he can for his wife's hus.
band. The point for Us Is 10 make the
most Of the opportunity offered 20 ad.
Nerfise ourselves. There are some
noted newspaper men In the party and
much will be said and written about
what they see out here, We should
wake them up In the morning, Wed.
nesday neat. with music by the band.
We should show them around the few
short hours they are here at such a
rapid gait that they will think they
have been looking at d moving pie
turc. They should be whlrlcd away
on the eiectrlcs, Up the beautiful car
yon clothed IN rs autumn glory and
shown the scenic ronte. and Che other
attractions Of that region. We have
plenty in Las Vegas to impress them
with II We wake lip 10 the opportunity
Let US make their three hours here
the busiest they spend IN the terri
tory.
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