Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-03
HIS TALE
OF WOE
Delegate Rodey Tells Small AuE
dience How He Has Suffered,
BIed and Died For New
Mexico.
CATR0N TO THE RESCUE
Cannot Understand Why Republican
Convention Failed to Re-nominate
the Delegate.

Bernard S. Rodey, in the role of the
betrayed and Thomas B. Catron as the
foe to oppression, corruption and frauc
and the friend of the poor were the
leading characters in a comedy-drama
at the court house last night. "Oh
why did they treat me thusly," sang
Bernard; and II am a man among
men," warbled Thomas. The tears
trickled down the cheeks of the dele
gate as he told of the vile plot by
which he was deprived of the oppor.
tunity to further sacrifice himself upon
the altar of the people, and his loyal
follower gently wiped away the tears
with a beautiful eulogy of himself
the man who had always stood for po-
litical purity and the sovereign rights
of the people. The floral tributes were
plentiful, for the delegate and his
trusted henchmen threw bouquets at
each other and themselves regardless
of consequences and they were figurat-
lively buried under their lavish
offerings. 1t was heartrending in the
extreme when the victim of the base
conspiracy recited the wrongs that had
been perpetrated on him and had the
affair not been of such farcial nature,
it would have been tragedy and the
speakers lament would have gone
= l. L;c%0 o1o
"Shine out, fair sun, till have bought
glass,
That l may see my shadow as pass. "
The first speaker (said victim), be.
gan by expressing the hope that he
could have spoken to larger crowd,
but in a neat apology, excused the peo.
pie of Santa Fe for not turning out in
greater numbers, because, they did not
know he was coming until shortly be-
fore the meeting, and also because
there was minstrel show in town,
Then he gradually warmed up and
pranced about the platform, raved
about the wrongs he had been subject
ed to and told of what he had suffered
that the people of New Mexico might
become a factor in the history of the
country. The martyrs who had suffer.
ed death at the stake and tortures in
Vulnerable in the early days OF
the Christian era, for their re-
ligion, were mere nothings as compar-
ed with what St. Bernard had endur-
ed patiently and hopefully for the sake
of the people Of this vast Territory,
(which love to the last drop of blood
in my great and noble heart"
"Oh! What have I done to deserve
such base treatment at the hands OF
my fellow citizens? Have l not work
ed and slaved for them in the halls OF
Congress, in the lobbies and in the
cloakrooms; aye, have not spent $15,-
900 over and above my salary that my
people should reap the benefit? I and
everyone else in the Territory, thought
36 hours before the convention at AL
buquerque that would be nominated
by acclamation to succeed myself. Are
you going to.send me back to the short
session this winter discredited and dis
graced in the eyes of my colleagues In
the house? Can anyone but me finish
the work I have begun? Is there a
man in the land that enjoys the &C.
quaintance, aye even the friendship, of
every representative in the house, ev-
cry senator, every member Of the cab
met, every bureau chief and even the
President himself? Do you think he
will sustain the action of that con-
yention? Senator Foraker said when
he heard that had been defeated for
denomination, Good Heavens, that
good and faithful servant!' I have
been fighting the battles Of my coun-
try and upholding the character Of my
people. have been telling in Wash
ington of the greatness of the people
of the Territory, telling it in congress,
in the lobbies, in the hotels. on the
street cars and everywhere could.
When go back this WINTER, tney VIII
say, 'Rodey, what have you been tell.
ing us? Do you mean to say that peo.
pie such as you have been telling us
about could turn down a man like you
What you have been telling us is q
lie Do you, my fellow citizens, want
me to go back to Washington and race
all this? The remedy for this is to
cast your ballots for me on the 9Th OF
November and then can tell them
that I have spoken the truth; other
wise / can give no answer. Andrews
has no chance, have beat him to 9
frazzle. It's Rodey Or Money. Money
can't do anything for you II he doei
win, for he will be IN the minority
The Democratic convention realised
this and nearly nominated me to r,ir