Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-01
PLEA FOR CLEAN POLITICS.

By the CHAIRMAN OF tHt ifPhpti
civ convention and in the response
which ii called out from The repub,
Iican voters there was not a single dis
cerdant voice.
sThe time III ~seYenAhirty conyen
tons II past. Iii thar utlerance 81
the chairman may be found the key
note On which may be based the fu-
tire harmony Of the party in the city
and the county.
-Four years ago when there was A
contest between different elements 81
the republican party for control, q city
convention was called for s o'clock
one faction bid Us supporters be on
hand at T.S0. The clock was turned
ahead a half hour. Il was declared
that ii the clock said eight O'Clock
Ii must beseight O'Clock, and the con.
yenfion vas held before the or
posing element in the party had reach
cd the hall.
such was the historical 7:3D con
yention. and nothing more irregular
Or more ~subYersige ~ the true prin.
cipies of rcpublicanism could well be
conceived Of.
In the subsequent division within
the party, neither faction has a mon.
opoiy of thoee who we're responsible
! for this irreguiarity.
Now after four years has come an.
other contest for the control Of the
republican party. And In order 70 car
ry out their ends, one element In the
party has resorted TO the adoption Of
unfair and irregular methods, as IN.
republican as they are nniustifiable,
But those responsible have not been
without one sort Of defense-they have
said the other side would have done
the same. Remember the seven
Thirty convention," And they have
proceeded with their Irregularities, re
Lying on such a defense for their jus
tification with the republican voters
of Las Vegas.
The Optic has freely criticized 81
condemned the action ~ any repub
iican 81 republicans which II believed
To be unfair or unworthy OF ne parts
for which II stands. It has c0faemnc
the irregular methods of those who u
carry their point would refuse the yot
ers the right Of a fair primary.
II has been answered by the argu
mcnt Of the 7s3o convention or .th'
Others would do the same II the.
could We are frank 10 admit dis
gust for such answer. We have stoo'
and we expect TO stand for what
fair and honest and decent In the r.
publican party In city. county and tel
ritory. We are unwilling that irreg,
arities Of the past shonlR yitiatc N
future Of the republican party, W
arc more than gratlred at the dete
mination expressed and heartily O
dorsed at the republican city convei
tion last night that henceforth the r
publican party shall stand FOR fair pla
and decency.
THE day OF seven thirty convention
Is past" may well stand as the pla
form upon which the party may ciaii
: the confidence and good viii OF II
|, people. on this platform every repu
iican may stand and feel assured
p fair and Just treatment at the han,
III his party. On this platform
, "fair play the dissenting elements
/, the party can get together and sti,
together ON this platform the majt
lily can rule. Differences will ari
In the future as they have In the pas
! on the principle OF fair play they "
be settled by the majority. who alol
have The right % settle them.
There will nor be found wantil
!, those who viii scott and sneer at {
eloquent plea for clean politics Will
n was made by the chairman and {
dorsea by The convention last nigl
4. The scoffer We have always with /,
q Hut the men who viii re~solutely sta
I. for honesty and decency and fair pl
! III tic councils Of the party viii II
4 themselves backed by the moral ).
y port u the majority OF the repul
, can voters of Las Vegas.
q The first trust proceedings 10 q
e country date back 10 1900, In Il
:, year the New York authorities D
ot ceeded against The coopers ami shi
II makers FOR Illegally combining 70