Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-01


time The United States government
establish the title 70 the town d
Las Vegas there was no town Of Lai
Vegas, technically speaking. the wesl
side corporation not then being In ex
~istcnce. The nomenclature must
therefore have been used In The broad
or sense OF the settlement or the com
munity Of Las Vegas, including all
residents OF this community. other
Wise, II used technically, there would
have been no bencficaries under tho
title, He negiects to state. also. that
the incorporation Of the town Of Las
Vegas was advocated and brought
about With the unquestionable object
on the part of d limited number 81
people of this community, OF qualify,
Ing under The title I'm a technical
sense and thereby excluding from the
benefits Of tho grant the greater por.
ton 81 The community For II mfst
be recognized that the town III Las
Vegas, IL Incorporated. does not IN,
clude probably over one sixth Of TIE
residents Of the grant. II Includes
only q small proportion Of the native
Spanish speaking people on the grant
and excludes tho entire population Nv
Ing Oh tho east aldo of tho Galiinas
river. The grant trustees. acting for
the court, are administering their
trust In the broad sense Of including
all persons living on the grant, those
In the outlying dlstricts III well ~
those Nj the two Incorporated munich.
palittes. Mr.. Romero, bits counselors
and followers, would exclude from the
benefits OF this valuable tract OF 500,.
900 acres all except The limited mum
her Of persons residing within the
artificial limits. established BY them.
selves. which Include fhc town Of
Las Vegas, Incorporated. This they
would have 10 do 70 bo consistent IN
their contention, IL they admit that
those In the outlying districts have
q right 10 IFS benefits. then they
should have had il voice III the cleo
tinn Of the mayor nnd council who ARE
~ administer IL The efforts Of the
gentleman and his friends 10 limit
the honeficiartes under the title Ii.
selfish u tho extreme. and they, as
anrediy. can not believe that any fair
and jiat court would sanction such an
Injustice.
IN the course uf his statement, Mr..
Romero says, Now something as to
tha atofy Of my so called scheme to
wlitecaplnm fl this county,
which The Optic seems III nwfally 10
dread
Here again the gentleman III III a.
rpr Tbs Optic did not use The word
hWhltecape or Whltocapiam" In the
course q IL numerous references IL
Mi Romero We simply stated Ills
words. describing how " Ills orders
touching lands on the grant were not
oloSrd, ha would gather d company b.
deputies" ride al their head with d
rifle ~ hand and destroy certain
fences and bitches. Nor did We
lawfully drcadg for ourselves or thoI
community such u contingency. rest.
Ing SECURE IN the knowledge that we
4 Judge 81 the bench who would
make abort work Of such an attempt.
We did. however. dread % think what
would happen 70 MIR. Romero Ii he al.
tempted 70 carry ont such il plan We
are glad 70 know that he does not
contemplate any such a course. AS 10
statements IN regard 10 his atti
toward w%hitecapism In times
past, We would not for a moment aues,
lion his past devotion to law and or.
def and his part IN maintaining order
the community, II was our a~cquain.
lance with him M d public spirited
and m exemplary man which
made his proposed course, as We un.
ierstooi Il. seem remarkable ana we'll
nigh impossible.
Nor did We use the word lamar.
IN reference 10 him. An anar
rhlst y one who would overthrow all
government Mr. Romero did not
Wish 70 do away with government but
o substitute himself, a. the hcad n
he town council. III place nf the
iourt In governing the grant. A
may b. we'll in%tcntinned and J
lonest and H. hy no means an anar. &
hist. +
The conclusion of The whole matter /
: not far 10 reach Mi. Romero |
ttates his desire ii champion theIf
Of the poor people on their
rant aud see thnt their rights arc |
'espeeied The Optic honestly be.
ieyes and wishes 10 declare with nil |
emphasis our belief that he i
best further th6 fufarpvtY ~ .k Il