Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-24
NO POLITICS. PLEASE.

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Il ii i pity that the Hon. @. A
RlehardsQn of Roswell can't disabus,
Hi mind IL the fact that statehood
not 4 political issue He accuses
the republicans of the territory VIII
have pronounced against statehoot
If being actlated by q purely sefasl
political motive Doubtless. this il
tfae the more shame 10 the repuL
lieaas @holn BE accuses, But, never
taeless and notwithstanding. ali Oh
good friend IN Santa FL would say
4 doesn't III III the mouth 0f Mr.
Richardson q make such an accuse
hon. III lilo article ID which hi
make lhe eAafsf agaInat The rapabil
raus MI SAYS not i Mord about Till
advantage III tie pppie II self-gps
arnInents nat i word ii h the right
~ I'll free But devoted i eolama Il
ii enaeaYof II pfosa nat sons demo
Gratis hayo made Il political mistake
i expressing their Willingness III ID
crypt joint statehood ratnT tran III.
main j territory. We have mighty
little patience with j man WHO Mould
nit iii Intel IL i TN Naaefa mto
hare ambitions for political office be,
fore the interests 81 sia people its
q @aak kneea, haItiug aud wholly Nn.
NaFtlly republican who afraid q
geE out 81 the rnts and bet III iine
With the march III progress. because.
foraooth. hs II fearful IT the effect DID
Aia party. Or, perhaps Tint III VIII ba
feNdl away from the pie eoantef.
We believe i'll republican principles
and Re are hit afraid 10 Pit them 10
the test under the ludcps ndent, self
respecting government u i state.
Hal cess ID the man who prpsnmes
% say that republication ii all right
for 1 people Ii chains. but can't be
successful when The same people are
frce.
II may nat 81 strange that d demo.
cratic lender like Mr. Richardson
should fear for the success Of his
party when the chains are struck on
and that his only hope is Iii keeping
the fctters On tight, but that We
ind republicans preaching tho
same doctrine il lamentable.
MIR. Richardson Is guilty, IN the face
the assurances Of the most infu.
spanish.American leaders In
The territory. Of advancing the ridicu-
lons proposition that the joint state.
hood movement will cause q race ia
Az Mr.. Larrazolo has pointed
oat. II forty Or fifty years ago, when
The native people were all powerful.
hey showed no disposition to exer-
Else their power against the newer
citizens. but welcomed them 10 the
territory and gave them share and
share with themselves. why should
! man be ally enough TO believe that
race question should arise now?
The Latin race Ii as fair.minded and
liberal as the AngloSaxon, and the
nan who has the tcmeriy to suggest
possibility OF q race issue should
~ promptly and sternly suppress
q a. the man 81 any race who would
iare. IN the face of the fifyt years or
friendly relations between two high
Ipirited people, appeal 70 any possible
,rejldice Of birth or blood.
lf the article from the Roswell Rec.
'rd II the best that Mr.. Richardson
laa "a offer IN solution &c the state.
iood question. III can serve the in
efeats of the people Of New Mexico
,est BY keeping out Or The discussion.
Ihccr II no room 10 intertect either
,oiitics 0r race feeling. and the long.
infrering PLATA people will make that
as soon as tilsy get d chance 10
u heard.
The Optic has long known Mr.. Rich.
Irdson as 4 man Of conservative
and excellent Judgment. and
ms been inclined 10 have high re-
pect for biz opinion. II il surpris-
that he should give uterance TO
UGH views as are expressed In the
record. WI hope that the gentleman
vas misouoted BY tho Record. but
whether they are the Views Of the
'apcr Or % the man. they are pcrnl.
ious and should be rsfuted.
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Reported Tor DUTY.