Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
nonsEnslcAL STATEMENTS.

Attorney o. n. Marion. OF Aibu.
~daerque, made the statement In the
democratic convention during the
course DC d speech this morning that
Delegate Rodey IN his zeal for state.
hood had neglected the real inter.
ests 81 the territory and had not ne.
cured the passage Of a single act for
the benefit of the territory. Such
an assertion might escape challenge
in i democratic convention, but II
is not likely 70 10 unrebukcd In tho
TERRITORY. People of an shades 81
political opinion know that MI. ftodey
has worked untiriagiy for the Inter
aats of New Mexico and that he has
secured The enactment 81 some very
valuable legislation.
Nor III M. Marion The d % make
sncI d statement For Ills own city
Of Albuquerque Mr., Rodey has secnr.
ea d number Of important laws. II
was 10 Mr. Rodey's efforts thar the
Indian school al Albuquerque was not
abandoned and that an appropriation
of $4,000 additional money vas se.
cured for the school For Abu-
querque Mr. Itodey secured an ap.
porpriation for the purchase Of q site
Tor d government building, which On.
cures a further appropriation for q
building at an early date.
Mr.. Marion has not already forgot
ten that Mr. Rodey secured the pas
sage of tho Sixth Judicial district
bill. the bill setting aside Fort Marcy
for the benefit OF the city of Santa
re, the bill providing FOR the prose-
cution Of train robbers in the terri.
tory by the federal government. Mr..
Marion, however, may not know that
exclusive of $50 private pension bills,
Mr.. Rodey has secured the passage
Of more than seyenty-fiye bills which
effect most vitality the interests 1T
New Wexico. Mr. Rodey has new
er neglected d New Mexico interest,
has never failed 70 answer promptly
every letter addressed TO him or
70 fuIfill every request, when II has
been made, III MS power.
Mr.. Rodey was largely Instrument
a In tho defeat Of the Ubiquitous
stephens bill and he did as mucn as
any other congressman to secure the
passage OF tho reclamation bill,
Mr.. Marion said that Delegate vii
% had secured the appropriation Of
millions for irrigation work In Ari.
zonn. while Mr.. Rodey had secured
nothing for New Mexico. Such talk
Ii loo no~nsensical 10 merit contra
diction. Every school boy ought to
know that the reclamation work Is
entirely Iii the hands of competent
engineers and that the department OF
the interior IL actuated solely by the
reports Of IT'S experts. COMPRESSION.
Al Influence has nothing 70 40 with
the matter. Mr.. Rodcy has made
strenuous efforts along that llne and
has INDUCED III some straight talk 10
The department. Tho people of Az
huquerqno and the people 81 the Mes.
lila valley have abetted him. The
delegate has received courteous res
ponses from the department. but all
have reiterated tho position that o..
eryone should have known very well
before, that The work Of the reelama.
lion service was being pursued under
expert Investigators and that no In.
flnenee, political on otherwise. could
possibly have any effect
Now here ID . challenge for Mr..
Marron, who was 50 Glib In declaring
that other congressman did what
Rodey failed 10 do In securing fayors
under the reclamation service;
Specify a single instance In which
congressional influence has had the
siightcse effect in inducing the of.
ficers Of the reclamation service. the
geological survey or the interior dc.
partment 70 fix the location Of n
reservoir.