Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-01
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT.
Mr.. RoMERo's STATEMENT.

Mr.. ROMEHOS MEM.
The Optic wishes 70 express ia
satisfaction over tho printed state
mcnt passed about the community yes
terday TO which the name Of margarine
Romero was signed.
We can d with feeling that the
friendw no arote This statement u
doing much 10 remedy tho harm done
by the recent course of Mr.. Romero
and his perniclons advisors.
The statement recommends Itself IN
the first place. In contrast 70 tho one
or 4 day or 10 before, Iy it, dlgni.
fled ton0 which ii worthy Of the
mayor of the town of Las Vegas. In
81 far as X Processes 10 correct the
errors of The Optic NJ 10 what MI,
Romero actually said at the recent
meetings, W. ran give 4 20 consldefa-
tlon. the statements u Mr.. Romero
1T his meetings were reported u Tho
Optic most carefully and that which.
because OF circumstances. could not
be taken verbatim In shorthand, was
reported III substance and amply yerl-
fled BY reliable witnesses who thor.
oughly understood The Spanish Ian
guage,
III su far, however, III II states his
present position. his purposes Or his
honest conviction, Il Is entitled 10 all
fair consideration, We may say in
this connection that Ind Mr. Romero
made such i request. The Optic
would have DEVOTED the necessary
amount Of III valuable space 10 print.
ing The statement. Notwithstanding It's
length.
The most important portion Of The
statement would naturally BE- that
which refers 10 d reservoir for this 10
cavity Now Mr.. Romero INDUCES III
an extended discussion Of the abstract
question Of reservoirs. but he neg.
iocts 10 state whether he fnyors the
y reservoir project FL which the In.
terest or this community Ii conferred.
We have The testimony OF Judge Long,
as we'll aa Of an expert shorthand re.
porter. that at the recent meeting, he
turned 70 Mr.. Romero and said. Are
you In favor Of the government reser,
volr project9 and that Mr.. Romero
replied. cmphatically and without
qualification. that he was not.
His written statement In no sense
contradicta any such attitude on His
part. And We may say 70 Mr.. Romero
that 30 long as he stands on record
N against the one reservoir lii which
the hopes OF this community are cen
tered. any abstract declarations In ia
yor Of reservoirs In gencrai are no,
worth the breath % utter them or the
paper they are printed on.
Nor does Mr.. Romero Ii Ills state
ment give amy shadow of 1 reason
why q public spirited citizen d this
community. Al he processes to be.
shonld not bc heart and soul In fa
y q The government reservoir pro
ject and should not rather CIT off
his hand Than raise IL against this
project ur cut out MS tongue rather
than utter i word against Il.
~ his attitude toward The admins
tration q Tho Las Vegas grant, how
ever. We are gratlftcd Ia find : dif.
ferent tono peryadinr hls written
statement than that which character
lied his recent public ntts~ances on
that occasion he declared that ON al
certain day be would open an office
and proceed % issue 10 applicants,
when they complied with lis condL
tons, deeds 70 p%oftioHs IL The grant
lands. But IN his written statement
he defera 70 the higher courts anal
III ! succeed In establishing my
contention" This IL, so 10 sneak. Al
different story II Die courts astab
lish his preteDsions u b. The proper
legal administrators of The grant. Mr.
Will not be diaturbsd IN his
Junction AZ he Il attempting 70 dis
-urD The present grant trustees Who'll
all the authority Of The COURT
4 which they are simply the agents.
AS 70 che legal points raised ~ sir