The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-07-23

by the name Aker for governor of
North Dakota. After all 1t is fitting
and proper that an Aker should follow
Swallow.
Two a ago Delegate Rodey pro-
missed statehood by the 10th of the
following December II he were re
turned to congress. This fall he sets
no date for the passage of
the bill. but, again insists that it is
absolutely necessary for New Mexico
to go Republican if it desires state
hood. But the people think different
ly. They have been voting the Repub
lican ticket so long under this promise
that this fall they intend to change.
Democrats all over the country
will be panied to rear of the proba-
bly, fatal illness of Ex-senator Geo.
G. Vest of Missouri. For years Sena
tor Vest was the foremost orator of
the United States Senate. In his
prime, no campaign ever passed but
/ that the Little Giant" was in the
thickest of the fight, and every stroke
| of his broad sword spilled Republican
blood. He was a campaigner, par
| excellence, a senator who was ever
loyal to his constituents, and who
was never tempted by the love OF
wealth. With the passing Of George
G. Vest there will go out one of the
bright lights of the Democratic party.
Delegate Rodey is out in a long let
ter which treats of the statehood sit
uation. Mr.. Rodey informs US hiatt
he has feasted and dined with Bever-
idge, Lodge and others, and that he
is on such chummy terms with these
leaders that he knows exactly where
of he speaks. Again he says that sin
gle statehood is an impossibility, and
repeats the old story that the only
way to get joint statehood is for New
Mexico to go Republican this fall.
This is the same old tune that the
TbCpuOiACdAo AdNC OuA5 L" yCoAo
The people are tired of being buncoed
The Republican leaders have fooled
them many times by singing this
song, but there is an end to all things
The song has been suns effectively
for the last time. The people OF
New Mexico have found out that they
cannot get statehood by voting the Re
publican ticket, and this year they
propose to send a Democrat to con-
gress.
The Argus would respectfully pro-
pound this query to it's esteemed con-
temporary, the Roswell Record: If
as the Record says in it's issue Of the
10th inst, the flow of the Pecos river
is not augmented n drop from the
Hondo river, why the need of the pro-
posed Hondo dam and reservoir?
From the arguments of The Record
it would appear, if the facts in the
matter were known, that the sole OBJ
ject and aim of the Hondo proposition
is the expenditure in the Roswell
country by the government of a large
amount. of money. A game of hold
up only this and nothing more
Carlsbad Argus.
If the Argus representative under
stood the geography of the Territory
or had travelled along the Hondo he
---I1 l-~-x -I4k xor% ~ kho riunr
was a river of water, and what part
as Mark Twain would say was an
arid river" He would then probably
understand why not a drop of Hondo
water has flowed into the Pecos this
year and why the government has
advertised for bids for the building
hold enough water to irrigate ten
thousand acres. The Argus seems to
be as ignorant of the true conditions
of the HOndo as the gentlemen pre-
tend to be who are protesting now too
much. The bids for the construction
of the reservoir will be opened Sep
tember 9th.
Jim Dumps, the courteous salesman
who gives people advice on the new
food Force, a y BUY Force at Gar
ton Moss & Co.. the Grocers." He
says that Force is good wherever you
buy it, but to get everything and
| good, Carton Moss & Co. is the
place. Trading with them transform.
/ ed Jim Dumps to Sunny Jim.