Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-31
MONDAY EVENING. OCT 81, 1904
EVERY GOOD REPUBLICAN WILL
VOTE FOR W.. n. ANDREWS.

VOTE FOR W.. n. ANDREWS.
Senator Andrews will have the
support Of every good republican IN
his race for the deleosteship.-Las
Vegas Optic
This 10 not so; we know a nun.
Der Of good republicans In otero
county who are going to vote for
Money n they are just as patriotic
and a. good citizens - can be found
in New Mexjco-Aismo9ordo Je.r.
nal.
The aboye contradiction oi a state
meri made by The Optic some time
ago Ia painfully abrupt This dem
ocratic newspaper says neither by
your leave" nor begging your par
don" nor does II adorn It's impn-
dence with any Of the esteemed con
temporary" trimmings 10 dear to the
editors heart. II simply says This
Ii not 10" and then proceeds TO get
of the subject BY talking about good
and patriotic citixens. Because Of its
irrational and discow.eous manner
and because OF the diminutive sixe OF
tie Journal, We would under ordi.
nary circumstances ignore Its pugna-
ca0us attitude. But On account u
ne rank nature Of the mis-statement
NJ Win depart from the ven tenor
- ~ way long enough to correct II.
senator Andrews Will have the
support and the vote Of every good
rspSbiiean In his race for the dele
gateship Notwithstanding the state
ment from any source that this II
not TO-" The democratic editor whn
presnmes 10 know more about what
good republicans will do than. the
editor OF The Optic had better write
this fact down for future reference.
There Is no possible reason which
ess be advanced why any good re-.
publican should or could vote for Iny
one else as We will proceed to show.
Suppose In the first place that a
nan who styles himself a good repnb-
lican were to vote for Mr. Rodey. He
would be voting for a traitor TO his
party. He would be voting for one
who hy means OF the office given
him by hts party and the prestige
which be enjoys or ono enjoyed In
consequence OF this Office. IL doing
his utmost to defeat the nominee Of
the party, which has honored him.
Mr.. Rodcy Is . traitor 70 his party IA
certainly as Benedict Arnold was a
traitor To bis country. To be sure
Mr.. Bernard Rodey thinks he is
abused and mlstreated but 30 did Mr.,
Benedict Arnold. The latter notori-
Gus individual was sore and he
stuck his knife into the aus which
trusted him clear up 10 the hiit.
Likewise MIR. Rodey is sore. He
thinks be II abused. And now he
goes around over the Territory saying
that 1t would be a thousand times
preferable for the democratic candh
date 10 be elected than for the ean.
didase Of the parry which had bon
orea him.
Certainly ii is out az the question
for any man who considers himself
q good republican 10 vote f0r Mr.. Ro.
dey Not even the Alamogordo edi-
tor would be. sufficiently irrational
10 claim the contrary.
Now can a man be a good republi.
can and vote for the democratic
candidate for delegate 10 congress
Most certainly mot, as We viii pro
coed 10 show.
This Is the year OF a ~presideaiia
election The vital issues which az
70 determine the destiny OF this great
nation are at stake. Every state is
being weighed In the balance Tie
republican party expects every re.
publican voter to do his duty. To he
sur We cannot directly help to de.
eide the great issues 81 the nation
But We can put New Mexico on record
for future reference and can help 70
advance the interests of our Terrific
rs The republican party vii IN
doubsedly control the executive and
Legislative departments Of Ia EogeIn-
ment- The delegate who goes there
to represent New Mexico can dercan,i
nothing He aus go as a suppilcaa