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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

Prof. MCGEE comes to the front
with a declaration that the Jap has
a large brain in proportion to the
size of his body than the man Of any
other nationality. To be definite and
lucid. the professor says. His head
is mesaticephalic with a tendency to
brachycepahiy in the gross types and
to autobiography in the fine types.
Evidently the Japs are not to be out
done when 1t comes to an explosion
Of the letters of the alphabet any
more than they are in the fighting
game.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
4 GENEROUS ExPuRaAIloh.

One or two territorial papers have
published a creed on the statehood
question sent from Washington TO the
Rocky Mountain News in support Of
iah position Of the national democrats
with the part attempting 10 reflect
upon the sincerity and good faith OF
Mr. Rodey left out. The explanation
u given that Mr.. RoIey's sincerity
cannot be ~impeached Most assured
Nv II the dispatches are unworthy Of
l%credance In what they say about Mr..
Rodey. they are unworthy II accept.
ancc as reliable throughout. AS a
matter Of fact the dispatches to the
News and 10 other democratic papers
are being sen out for political pur.
poses.
Furthermore. the use 81 such All
expurgated dispatch as the one Is
which reference Ii made, accompanied
ny an explanation thai Mr. Rodey's
sincerity has been reflected on. Is
calculated % DO much more harm 10
the delegate than we're the dispatch
published IN full without tho generous
explanation.
In behalf OF Mr. Rodey. The Optic
wishes 70 say that the ridiculous
charge made against the republican
delegate by a democrat in Washing
ton Is that he was influenced by the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

ske territory las aIiosed his zsai q
rua azsg nth lis Judgment 10 re r.
teat q making statehood Ness she
shibsolesh a re9abliczrisna- Here Il
San Msgzes county ze recognize tAat
nz rsa differ M he opn
so1s they bod. 6gt also II The metho1s
tier employ znd Sill have 4 right .
. phaes II TIE ranks n the great r.
publican psr1y
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
SLIGHTLY M ERROR.

The Albuquerque Journal follows
this IN IFS lasr Saturday issue with
d declaration that every republican
who does mt believe that joint state.
hoow for these two territories is dc.
sired by The people thereof and would
prove OF benefit. miist be read out of
the republican party Santa Fe New
Mexican.
The Albuquerque Journal never. in
liz iss,Ie 81 las, Saturday 81 any other
Issue, uttered any such sentiment, or
anything that could by any means 81
tortured into such 4 sentiment. Whcth.
cr intentional Or nnIntentionai the fore.
going sentence from the leading article
ii Saturdays evening New Mexican II
an absolute and unqualified mlsrep.
resentatidn " ne attitude ms sent.
menis aad The language II thc Journal
upon ne question under consideration
II the course 81 anti statehood has be
come u desperate that iis lcading
champion lias rs resort ~ such tactics
~ ths foregoing ire prospec d ri.
rouraging
sMe arc disposed ~ think however,
thai u quoting from mem1rs ne edit.
or ~ ne New Mexican gol the Jour
mars language mixed Win some other
paper Morning Journal
The Optic believes thaf fhe Journal
Il almost as much III error as The New
Mexican Nj Implying that an, repnb
lean paper IN The territory has made
such as foolish statement NJ that a..
trIbutcd 10 the Journal SO far as We.
read the exchanges. no sdltor III
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
STRONG ARGUMENT.

AAc s1Vsy8GF3 91tAiArl& AO 1L0&
hood made By Hon Bird Morgan Of
Il Reno. OK, FOR bis : territory.
applies equally sell % Mex Mexico
Mr.. Morgan xas . champion Of sep
arate statehood, but Ike the level
headed and patriotic citizen that he
Ii. when be found that form impos
sible. be expressed himself willing to
accept the iointure which Is the pol
Icy OF the republican administration
In the course Of 4 long speech Mr.
Morgan said.
Under territorial government we
are only quasi citizens Of the United
States. We have no participation in
national affairs. except to pay our
share ef the ,aaes-We have no rep
resentatiye In congress. When laws
are 10 be enacted-iaws which affect
our interest and which we must obey
our delegate Is allowed no vote. This
is gross injustice. Every day that
ii continues our rights are being
frampIed upon. This Is not all. We
have no voice in presidential cleo
tions. The people Of Oklahoma are
entitled TO be heard when the nation
chooses It's chief executive. we are
entitled to speak when the time comes
10 settle the great questions confront
ing The American people. But We can
not speak Our lips are closed; oui
voices are hushed; our opinions, gu.
sentiments. our views. u ideas arr
smothered under the great incubus d
Territorial government. Territorial
government retards our material
growth and progress. Every business
halts and hesitates under its para
lying touch. Commerce feels inse
cure. Capital IL tfmId. The scepter 81
territorial government frightens this
from lis Many people from the states
dislike 10 invest their money In a ter
ritory There Fl d widespread opinion
that the laws of a territory are un.
stable, and that It's Institutions and
society are III d chaotic state. In
other words, territorial government
stands as d stigma upon our laws
our society. our institutions. and onI
people.
a. territorial government is tolerated
only through necessity. Its defects
are glaring. Its faults are conspicu
Gus. Its drawbacks are numerous
Its burdens are heavy. Its disadvan
ltages are as the sands on the sea
shore. To further p%erpetuate II. after
the rcasons for its creation have ceas
cd TO esisr. Is oppression and tyran.
ny.
Statehood would increase our popu
lation. augment our wealth. attract
new capital, revive business, give con
fidence to investors, give permanency
10 our laws and Institutions, give new
life and spirit to our people, give our
country and our citizens a better rep
utation abroad. contribute largely 70 a
higher intellectual and moral delyop.
ment, provide a better government,
give greater security to property, bet.
ter protection to life and liberty, pro
mote the general welfare and insure
greater prosperity to the people, and
In a thousand ways bless all the inhabi-
tants of Oklahoma.
-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
Kansas CITY Livestock.

KANSAS CITY. March IO.-Cattle-
steady. Native steers, s3.soas525;
southern steers. ss.4oas4.35; southern
cows. s24oas3.25; native cows and
heifers, s2O0@42O; stockers and
feeders. s3loOdsi.2o; bulls, s2.5oq
s3.75. calves. s3.0O@s6.50; western
steers, s4.4odsis0; western cows,
$1,000 $3.50.
Sheep.-Strong Muttons. s3.S0d
1910; lambs. s475@s5.65; rangs weth.
ers. s42oasi5o; ewes. s2.75@s42o.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
sAMHRkED
NIE

he following New fsrR st9es quotation
y re received py Levy Bros. members Oh
ago Board Oh Trade roons2 aad )
stt Block, Colo Phone 30, Las Vegas Phone
ID over their ESn private wires from Mex
York, Chicago and Colorado Springs. cores
content Of the firms Of Logan a bryan N u.
and Chicago member New York stock Ex-
;hange and Chicago Board Of Trade. and Wm.
a. Otis & CO.. Fanes-s and Brokers Colorado
sprIngs:
Dese riytin1- olose
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

The socialists Of Albuquerque have
nominated > II. Bcarrup for mayor,
1hos. Seward for clerk and Ross Mcr
rt for treasurer They have sue
ecedcd In getting . partial ticket for
aldermen and school trustees. Al the
socialists draw more heavily from the
democrats. they insure republican sue.
cess In The city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

The u~nmiugsted presumption Of
those persons who dare % give The
lie % The declaration OK the president
Of ne United States that he fayors
joint statehood. u q fair illustration OF
the depths % which those persons
VIII 80 who are bent on creating d
sentiment throughout this territory
against the jointnre. And The Optic
wonders that there are 70 Be found
newspapers Ii either New Mexico 81
Arizona who win give place IL such
reading. i
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
MhIlc the good nldin.hlnnra mrih.


While The good old fashioned method
u discriminatory applying ne ro1
. recalcltraat school ufchlns has
gone out q fashion here viii be many
inclined % applaud becsnte 4 Missouri
country school ttach.t who whipped
a boy mas d 20 elected b i position
in nc siatc normal school II MAJ te
aaid thai Nhs court u which fhe teach
ers erroneous oifcnse VIII carried.
sidea Win the tcachfr while there
h. beeD ~ etfeciuni draw TX away
from that severity which caused even
Dr Arnold IN Rugby 10 casiigate ]
boy nor iranalatlng friste lupus. ne
sad woif Instead of fadiy ne wolf
sttl there u Il respectable number "
people both within aid without n psy
Geological ranks. who believe a Judic.
ious application of The rod upon occa
sion Is saiutary ID W Influence upon
Young America
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

This popuiists croak this year will
10 eoio. az theFe are not enough Of the
b~ewhisksfsa calamity bowier6 left 20
make q choraa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

The Chicago Chronicle humorousIy
remarks that II Mr. Cleveland il nom
mated there vii be no doubt on the
score n his election Certainty there
wcnt
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

a convention VIII NEE, a. Fort
Scott. Kas.. March 20, % talk good
roads, hut some practical good may
come, and the Kansas people, as usu,
Al. viii enjoy the opportunity % talk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

That Mr.. Smoot-a Mormon Is not
a poIysamist. seems 70 be to hia cred.
1t in the light IL the confessions made
by President Smith and chas. Mcr.
rill on the witneM stand.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

Gen. Wood reports that there are
only fifteen insurgents ID Jolo, where.
upon the Washington Post remarks
that wood Ahoali be transferred 70
Boston where they are more nnmer.
ma
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

The watl street engineers who are
operating railroads under water cause
the Russian railroad on lee & become
an insignificant achievement
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

hope q ! toga 10 change bis position
On the statehood question No man
il Ser Mexico would believe sHeh :
silly story. and lis publication Is !
psr1 of the washington special would
hare stamped The xhoIe tale ss thor
c1ghiy unreliable.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

Before the bombardment Of yIad.
iyostok the laps warmed up their guns
by firing blank cartridges. That Is
about all that IL necessary % warm
up tho Russian fleets.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

After III one en- scarcely help III.
miring the discretion n Presldea,
smith ii prefsFring q face the law
rather shan ! iot II angry uIyes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

The New York subway railway will
make the first test of cars Of solid
steel Many objections have been
urged, but everybody Is willing to be
shown
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

n DE var continues ~ Il has W.
gym TIE japanese vii soon be aplo
II bind their war records ii lar RuA
Al.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

Wsssersoa says be all seaport MI,
Hearst II he q nominated, but hope
be will he spared she humiliation
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
ST. Louis Wool.

ST. LOUIS. March io.-Wool-Firm,
unchanged
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
THURSDAY EVENING MARCH ie

The yIsdsyostok squadron ID report
"a i. "a. The sorid has suspected
Il ! long tine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

On next Wednesday evening at
half past eight The curtain With rise az
the Duncan opera house on the frst
act Of THE Merry Milkmaids.a 4 ie.
lightfully light and tuneful operetta.
lis music Is of that catchy. popular
style which viii be remembered for
many a day. Reserve that evening
for The Merry Milkmaids and Jolly
Farmers. They win entertain You
well. Ar
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
Summary Of the stoeks

NEW YORK, March f0.-Waf news
Indefinite, but japanese s~trategicaI
successes on land and water. rs roads
for January average a net decrease
Of 1856 per cent; q roads. fourth week
INK February. average gross increase.
$40 per cent: 20 railroads December.
Us per cent.
LIVERPOOL. March 10. Nav
wheat. higher; Nay corn. bc
lower.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Close. March 1o.-wheat. May, 81
July, 9oE.
Corn. May. 52A July. 5oh.
Oats May, HS; July. 39k
Pork. May, si3.s7.
Pork, May. 1887; July. l4.1o.
Lard, May. 1872; July. s747.
Ribs, May. s7.22; July, s732.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

xesS-1eassss Should rey1s 70 tss cO1nstnx
rco<s Az fr~awgSxrssy pr sn&ts<1sann 0r Nj
uafs al Garner Ia tfe 4siiyery 81 1s Uptse.
S~epS-SxaI.rs cxa hxys The Uvtk: deliveries
10 = ri deop4~ ia 1ny p&yf ~ she eity ~ ths
ssrfasnS, brd-rs W cssspgsspis can b made
~ tessph0ne. DossAGs ~ IN Ders1p
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10

Kinkaid washer makes clean
cloths-scd only By 1shring. 30
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

A week from Saturday the Demo
cratic club of Denver is going to tear
things loose in grand Parker ana
Davis ratification meeting We wish
they would send a few cases of dyna-
mite over here to put under the mori-
bund Democrats in these parts Why
not lead off with Parker jubilee on
our own account winch will even wake
mp old Mount Lincoln? There are
plenty of Democrats here, but they
need vitilizer of exceeding strength.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

Frank Burger of Palisades is in
the city today.
Miss Elsie Sullivan will go to
Goldsby S lake tonight.
Many people are making arrange
ments to go into the hills during the
next fow weeks.
Stop and get souvenir from the
Photo Pillow company at The Mesa
Dry Goods company store.
Perkins and and White is a firm
of young business people who are do
ing life insurance in the city.
Mrs. P. Erickson and daughter
Miss Anna. who have been spending
a few days in Denver are home again.
Highest temperature yesterday re-
corded was "a. Forecast for We stern
Colorado generally fair tonight and
Sunday.
The order of The Eastern Star held
social at the conclusion of the in
pection last night. Short informal
exercises were held and were followed
by ice cream and cake.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

Few public officials are to be met
with who have the Independence. the
inclination or the strength to set
themselves against the political
machine. Hence tne machine. almost
without exception controls the politi-
cal world. begir ming at the caucus
and extending even to the national
seat of government.
Three conspicuous examples can be
readily called to mind that prove the
exceptions to the rules. thev are Jerome
of New York, Folk of Missouri and
our own Judge Lindsey of Colorado.
These men have demonstrated that
machine rules do not apply to them,
and that to reach the hearts of the
people is far better than to hold fell
lowship in the inneImost councils of
the wirepullers.
The machine is not necessarily bad
1t is another name for organization,
which is essential to all political par
ties. 1t is when the mac nine fails
into irreDutable and dishonest hands,
as it invariably does with long con-
tinued power, that it grows into an
engine OF evil oppression that would
drive head-on over every principle of
justice and right and in the ultimate
crush under it the Liberties of the REQ
pie.
The hope of the public is in such
public officers as the ones mentioned
oil, 81
the machine the voice of the people
would soon be an Intellectual whisper
The machine would be all in all
Too often now it is leagued with
crime. but if the Lord did not raise
up champions such as these. the liber-
ties of the people, as well as their
goods. would be filched from them.
Folk went to Missouri a few years
ago, unknown and unheralded He
was enough of,the politician to get
into office. and to do that he must
have held some communication with
the machine. The machine there
was rotten, but Folk was sound He
chose to go with the people instead of
with the murky tide. as most office
holders do. content to be in the good
graces of the powers that pull the
strings. He saw thieves in high
places, and the fact that many of
them belonged to his own political
party did not deter him from pnrsu-
ing them to the inner walls of the
penitentiary. and along with them
the hing machinist of all-Ed But
ler- the boss Democrat. but who
swung Republican politics as we'll.
1t takes courage to do these things.
especially in young man with his
reason, therefore. that when such
men are found we should follow
Shakespeare advice and "Grapple
them to our souls with hoops o.
steel. p" This Missouri will do in the
case of Folk. who in the face of the
powerful officeholding ring of .his
state, despite barrels of money en-
ployed to defeat him, has not been
checked for an instant in his steady
progress to the governors chair.
the White House.
Four years ago Judge Lindsey was
law in modest way in
Denver. He was good Democrat, |
and active enough in his precinct to
get into conventions and then into
A Denver actor, so the truthful
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

There have been manv good Demo-
cratic names mentioned for she guher-
Material nomination, but we have
seen none yet which look so good
from every viewpoint. as that of Alva
Adams. Parker and Adams would be
"a winning nomination in Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23
THE MACHINE AND THOSE WHO RISE ABOYETT

membership with the state executive
committee. He was energetic, re-
sourceful. apparently blindly partisan
and to the uninitiated bore the ma
chimes brand and earmarks. That he
was so regarded is substantiated by
the fact that the Arapahoe gangsters
thought we'll enough of his subservi-
ency to throw few straws in his way
when he sought appointment from
the county commissioners to fill out
Judge Steele's unexpired term in the
County Court.
This was Judge Lindsey's introduce
tion into public office, and there the
metal of the man. which is refined
gold through and through. was first
disclosed. He entered the doors of
the machiue and sped along the dew
ions channels of politics. The voters
had no part in the transaction, and
it is quite certain the courthouse
cabal felt easy that Mr.. Lindsey
would be complaisant cog in the
machine else the appointment would
have gone elsewhere.
Whatever they may have thought,
they were destined to az unpleasant
surprise party. Crafty politicians as
they were. they had been the uncon-
scious instruments to seat on the
bench magistrate who sought to
balance the scales of Justice exact as
the blind goddess herself. His office
to him was sacred trust and not "a
machine appendage. When he dis
covered thievery. not only in the
house of friends and party associates
but in the precincts of the very ones
who had elevated him to the bench,
he wo I'D not compromise with crime.
In the late hours of the night 1
walked the streets alone, for / could
not sleep. Through the day the pro-
blem was with me everywhere. How
could | expose what to me seemed the
more than questionable transactions
of my friends without the charges of
disloyalty and ingratitude being just
ly laid against me? On the other
hand where lay my duty to myself
and the public? l could find but one
answer, and that was to do my entire
duty" Thus Judge Lindsey describ-
ed this perhaps most bitter experience
of his life.
That the course he pursued was the
right one was proved at the follow
ing election. wSen, despite the ma
chimes hostility he was nominated
and elected by the highest vote on
the ticket. Last election Judge Lind
sey appeared for the second time as a
candidate for the peoples suffrages
and. once more with the machine
bitterly against him. The most re-
markable tribute ever paid to Colo
RADIO officer resulted. Every ticket
in the field except the Socialist ticket
bore his name. and of more than 53, 900
votes polled in Denver citv and county
but 800 were cast against him.
The machine, which is wont to
boast of its power to make and un-
make the powerful. often finds itself
helpless and impotent in the face of
one small man like Judge Lindsey,
armed with right doing and fortified
by the Dublic's confidence and sup
port. How muct better it would be
for all office holders to pursue like
course and cultivate the puhlio'c
'avor rather than the machines.
pure Kansas cyclones should enter our
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

The board of trustees are making
arrangements to do some work in re-
novating ON the manse of the Presby-
terian church.
Overalls, shirts. hats underwear.
Yes everything goes at cost at ]. NJ.
Graham. Gents Furnishing house.
This month only.
Barber seems to be the favorite for
the road race tomorrow of those who
will enter the contest from here.
There will be quite few to back him
with their money.
Word comes from the camping party
composed of Orval Heron. jay Smith
and Louis Paddison. who are camping
ON White river that they are having
a fine time. Fishing is good and
hunting very fair.
A heavy break in the water main
occurred at the corner of Eighth and
Main streets last night. Superinten-
edent Vedder said it was due to the
running out of the lead JOINT work.
The water in the eastern part of the
city was turned off nearly all dav,
during the repairs on the pipe.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

A few wind storms do not make a
Cyclone any more than "a scattering
swallow here and there makes a sum-
mer. If one of the genuine Simon
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

pure Kansas cyclones should enter our
valley we shonld think the storm of
the other evening a gentle zephyr in
comparison.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-23

A Denver actor, so the truthful
press agent says. has fallen heir to
$3.50. 0oo-all in stage money, no
doubt
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-03
POISON M ORIENTAL RUGS


A salesman employed ia the rug de-
partment OF q big Philadelphia store
died OF blood poisoning the other day.
and SINCE then no one In the establish
msnt Is permitted 20 handle any new
importations that have not been sumi-
gated unless gloves are worn. The
salesman In question had scratched
one Of HE nngsrs With q PIN and the
sGpposition 10 that In opening n bale
OF ruxs that had just come from the
Orient he had become inoeulated with
poison. which resulted fatally.
It's . wonder TO me- said friend
81 the victim. that such cases are no,
more common. have travelled through
Turkey and Armenia. where most o<
the rugs are manufactured on hand
looms amid 9th and soualor almost
Understandable. where the most loath-
acme OF diseases are everywhere II
evidence. These products. while beau
tiful from an artistic point OF view
may readily carry germs tn othe
countries that might spread ali sort
OF horrible contagion."