Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-17
Rodey Makes
A Statement
In Surprising Flights Of lmae.
cry He Announces His Fare
well To Politics

Delegate d. S. Rodey's Irish seems
to have come to the front to aid hin,
In outstanding the singing repulsc
administered by the people OF New
Mexico last week. The man elected
Is the servant OF the people, who
gets 10 imagining that he Is bigger
than the people or his parry is mighty
apt TO Q repulsed and deservedly
30.
Delegate Rodey In a recent state
ment TO an Albuquerque paper a
u ~eloQuence and grandiloquence In
admitting his defeat II he carries
nj his announced intention OF stay.
ing out Of politics. II win save him
further heart burning as neither par.
~ In New Mexico will soon forget
his attitude towards the people who
twice honored him so highly. Mr..
Rodey says.
7 am about 10 shuttle off this NOR.
tai coll OF politics and fly away to the
haven of my native mountains. where
I may think and dream In peace, safe
from the siesening sting OF unjust
criticism; safe from The talons Of DO.
iisical snlfures. safe from the Shiny
kiss and the keen dagger Of ingrati.
tuse. | do not mean TO SAY that Att
politicians are v~ultures. or that they
are all ~hypocrites or assasslns. for
the great majority OF our public men
are upright and honest aud worthy
M the confidence reposed In them by
b people. yet, there are great black
wings In the political armament and
reptiles crawl and hiss in the capital.
Bur. thank God. the live thnnders or
eternal truth always clear the atmos.
pierre. and the heel on justice will
surely hrGise the serpenys head.
do 0 retire from this office with
The ranking OF disappointment, and
chagran In my ~tnsoFu. but rather as
o who resires frona labor 10 rest,
from var TO peace, from trouble 10
happiness ! do moi retire the SON
nAnnulist a . Shattered dream but,
with MI the buds u hoge bursting In.
10 hlo~sna. and all the bowers ri the
fusare ringing With melody. am
essnisnsad .ish my lot In life. Two
times have worn TIE laurel wreath
81 haaos. txanea hy the people of
my TERRITORY. and that Is glory enough
far ras.
Mhsie | SeiseyE. that The good 10
politics oatgrixhs the bad. We, hos
iAorny II the path. AID how unhappy
the pilgrimage To hira who aares to
% bis duty There are no flowers.
except a fe~ hoqaets snaschea fror,
the graves Of the fallen foes, there
" no happiness except the transient
tArili ~ craei triumph. which masses
Ike q shadow across the heart.
Every honest man who runs for II.
z -
flee Is a candidate for trouble. for the
fruits a political victory torn ID
ASHES on The lips. To me there Is
nothing in this world 50 pathetic ~
= candidate He Is Ike a mariner
without q rrsrapass driveu on the tenn.
.nss;tussed waves o. uncertainty he
the smiling cliffs ~ hope ana
The srosntng crags AZ fear. lie Is
walking petition and a living prayer.
ne y the pack horse az paalle sentL
be II the dromeaary Of politics
AMI even Il he reaches the goal
o. his ambition. be viii soon feel the
ueak q the vaiiure Ia his heart ana
fang OF the serpent 10 his soul.
u am nc longer a candidate xa,.~
again vii | he i~naugusatess into rats
nc office. The ark of my humble puh.
Nc career now rests on the Arara, ~
life, and I stand on IL a,aee.
'ui summit and look down on The -
flood Of politics The dove -
ns destiny has hrough, me an ollv., !
'Tanch from happier fields, and / 90
to labor and to love. take {
nth me a heart fun OF gratitude and J
soul full Of precious memorIes-to {
people Tor their confidence in $
memories of my friends 9
have been kind and true. The :
esssFd have made Is an open book
All am willing TO die by Il For =
hateyer mistakes | have committed
have KEEP, steadily in view the
of the territory and the happl !
rs Of the people u