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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-07

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-07
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Sidewalk Pencilinss
Remembered Capt. Br an

The deputy -marshais in the, service or Capt. l.. J. Bryan, United Stdtes Marshal, remembered him Christmas by presenting him with a hamesome chair.
 In acknowledging the. compliment Captain Bryan wrote the following ie'- ter:
 "To the Deputy United states Mar shals who have been so faitntui Lo the government and so loyal ana ioV- ing to myself.
 T beg to acknowledge the receipt of your handsome Christmas present
 have not words at my ,ion dommana oa ao,p 11 express my high appreclatlon oi youi continued remembrance and true friendship, only to send you the heart; felN. greetings of myself and each and every member of my family and to as. sure you and each Of you that my efforts in the future as in the past shall be to advance your every inter- ests -. Wishing you great success. merry Christmas and i happy New Year, am sincerely and faithfully yours, .,
 "Leander J. Bryan" Captain Bryan will go out of office | next week when he will be succeeded | by J. II Judkins. i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

In the opinion of The New Haven Register it is little short of astound- ing that President Roosevelt should have recommended in his message to Congress the enactment of law con ferring joint statehood upoa Arizona and New Mexico. There is something to be said in favor of tho combination of Indian Territory and Oklahoma for State making, but there is so little to be said in favor of the other two territories that the suggestion can only be accounted for upon partisan grounds, a possible stand off between the twol in the matter of senatorial representation. Looked at dispassion- ately. the conclusion reached must be unfavorable to the proposed iointure of New Mexico and Arizona"
 We'll, the President says and does so many inexplicabie and indefensible things that no one need be surprised at a new one. Of course, the object of uniting the two Territories Is par tisan, but that Is not surprising in a Republican Congress. There is nc sound argument that can be brought to bear in favor of forcing these two Territories into joint Statehood, but fl such an act will help the Republicans l we may expect them to favor it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
oreson,s New Senator.

washington Post. ., -. senator from Oregon. Hon; John M; Gearin, who has come to take the seat ef the late senator Mitehielii' wisl snstnr W1n Gearin reaced Washington last even ing. and took rooms at the New Wil-
 He is rather tall and slender. has a pair of fine gray .eyes, dark hair, and a reddish mustache, and thougn he is slightly. past the half,centtHIrry t,Ir;, mark. does not look his age by iuiiy
 Senator Gearin is a native oF Indi- ana, and his parents went across sRe tween Portland and Salem. The fu- ture Senator went back to his native State for his. schooling, graduating at at he he went into the, law firm of Mitchell and Dolph, firm which has the re- markable record of furnishing fSns uT himself diligently to his profession and has for years been recognized as one of tt" ablest lawyers of the Pa ''iG In rep repl to congratulations. Senator Gearin said. lauahing gly. that he was glad to come to Washington in his reS agaGy ntyos sven the if n. if were cut 9ny ted happened, and the Democrars should get o1ntr9l persaPs ne msh' said he. T can tell you that Gov Chamberlain is going to get another
 term. He Is the most popular man in | our State and has given q first ss l administration. Those of us who be- I long to the Democratic party keep on l fighting in Oregon against huge odds | and the hopelessness of victory never | daunts us."
 "what dou you think of the outlook | for the Democracy. Senator from a ! national standpointT
 l q think that 1t is going to get ir fehting trim and be triumphant at ne 1 distant day. We see tha Republican. | appropriating Democratic policies ana
 doctrines right along. Even the Pres l ident thinks there should be free
 trade with the Philippines, which i;
 tarIff reform is working. Nobody neet
 he pessimistic about the future of th' 1 Democratic party. Ruffsted and knock
 cd out time and again bv blows that | would have killed any other .politi"a
 organization on earth. 1t still come. | sr,i1inelv un to the scratch rnedv fo' | more punishment It is imnhssihle tt
 keep it indefinitely in the minority"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
The Political Horse.


 We have read many articles on the railroad rate question which is at this time agitating the minds of so many people, and have decided that so far Nas Alabama Is concerned 1t is a scared up political horSe'" to ride into oItice on. The silver question Is dead; the gold bug no longer spreads his wings; the negro question is about settled; the new constitution has gone into history, though 1t is still with us, near ly every other question having been settled. The politician must have a political horse, and every new candi- date that comes out Is trying to ride a higher R, R. horse. Any disturbances of the present rate system of Alabama center in this State. It will hurt the tri-cities, it will hurt Birmingham, and the figures can be produced to prove it. We are under no obligations to any enough fairness to assert that the rail- roads should be treated fairly and con siderately. The railroads have been the. prime factors in the development and upbuilding of this State. The rail- roads should also be fair and just-at the same time no merchant feels like price or percentage of profit he shall make on his goods; no farmer will say that the State has right to set a price on his cotton: and neither should the State have the absolute right to set a price on the hauling of freight. Rail- road men and corporations know bet ter at what rate they can afford to haul freight than an elective commission, who have no personal interest in the railroads. Railroads should do right. Rebates and discriminations should not the same right to own and control their property that is granted to cotton factory or any other. enterprise. Let us encourage the railroads to extend roads, which will increase the wealth and greatness of our beloved State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
oldest NewspnPer SI"n Dies.

Albany state Journ1l'
 newspaper writer in the country. died yesterday at his home, No 11S7 Lexing- ton Avenue. He was 94 years old, and was almost entirely unknown to the present generation of newspaper work CTS. Dr. Bell worked with the cider Bennett in getting out The New York the paper while Bennett lived. It was Dr. Bell who, as chief editorial writer of The Hehald, wrote the editorial on the morning after the assassination of President Lincoln.
 Tn his time he was the foremost newspaper man of the country. He was personally known to every Presi- dent from Polk to Cleveland, and wrote until a few years ago, when his sight failed him. His memory was clear to the last and it was always a treat to his friends to listen to his reminiscent ces of the stirring days that preceded the declaration of peace and the trag- edy of Fcrd's theatre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
The Farmers Demand.

IleS MolneS ReglSter ana Leader.
 The farmers of Iowo-and the annual gathering of representa- tive men who make up the State Agricultural Society and allied societies. cannot be sneered at as the three tatlors of Tooley street-have by unanimous vote asked Congress to give the reciprocity section of the Dingley law a fair trial.
 The farmers of Iowa say to their rep regentatives in Congress that 1t is ab- sufd to demand a two-thirds vote m the Senate for the ratification of a trade treaty when a majority vote in the two houses could abolish the tarif altogether. Why should the mere ma l. ter of securing a trade agreement with one nation be attended with such so- lemnity when the doors could be thrown down to the world at large by a simple act ratified by mere major ity? It was incidental to the main pur- nose of the Dingley bill reciprocity that a two-thirds vote was required. Now that it is apparent that two thirds vote Is absurd. and impossible. the farmers of Iowa say to their rep resentatives that they want the moth ods by which the business may De done changed. Let the reciprocity which the Mckinley administration promised in good faith have q fair trial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1905
THE ONE MAN THEORY.

The New York Commercial is usually a conservative newspaper. but it is an advocate of the one-man theory Of government particularly as relates to the Panama canal. It says:
 There can be no doubt that the Sen. ate of the United States, which ougnt 10 be the chief reliance of the admin issration in its conduct of canal affairs is today the greatest barrier to the smooth progress of srtassat gTea of mod- ern times m either public or private hands. Can it be true as charged. that the old Mica fauga. route eontin- great transcontinental lines of raII- roads are now using the Senate-oi a part of it--as & pliant tool for re. interest into jr jtP
 The Mann bill. so called. would aboi- ish the canal commission fin toto and give fuli control of the project to. the President of the United States along with fnIl responsibility. of course Rooseveit should favor its passage. IL would take away from tho Senate much of its present power 10 do mis- Practically a unit in a conviction that of the commission cannot fail to have personnel of that body. With the club of non continuation taken away from the Senate the President would have a free hand and could discharge or retain his canal executives at VIII.
 We have no doubt that Roosevelt would favor such a measure as th' Mann bill What he most wants Is absolute power to do as he p1eases; to make or unmake officials, to appoint his proteges and favorites to good places without regard to propriety pr fitness; in short, he wants a law uu- der which he can go or his blundering way without let or hindrance.
 It is fortunate for the country that we have a Senate to operate as 8 check on a clustering and irresponsi- ble chief executive. Of course it is natural that the Presidents friends should charge all who stand in his way with being tools of the railroads or advocates of the Nicaragua route. These 'Morganites." as The Conner cial sneeringly calls them. are better friends of the Panama canal than the President and his defenders are. They want canal. but they want the work done with decency and credit to our government They condemn the profiigacy that has been going on and are opposed to the reckless misuse of public money. Things are bad enough as they are but they would be a great deal worse if there was not check on Rooseveltisrn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
What State Papers
 Are Sav;uS
Opposed to License.

Leighton News.
 The law says that the whiskey sell Ter must have the signatures of twen- ty householders and freeholders on his petition, and these. by the help of God. we shall try to prevent them from ob . taining! We shall challenge every name that goes on the petition, and Judge Oscar G. simpson viii not issue a license until he Is assured that every name of the twenty is legal signer. If they get the twenty signatures, we can do no more; we have cleared our skirts of the foul blot upon our town.
 But the public shall know who are responsible for the obtaining of this license. --.
 The names of these twenty signers will be taken from the records, set up in type, and kept standing. at the top of a column in this paper in every ts- sue for one year. They will not be taken down upon request or for any any, other reason. There they stand until wish this kind of notoriety. do not sign the whiskey petition If you do, the fact shall be proclaimed, as it were. from the housetops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
Chirnrn Rnnker,, Salaries.

Presidents of the larger Chicago banks are paid salaries from s2O,O0O to $5O,OOO, according to The Daily News of that city. The maximum figure is commanded by John J. Mitchell of the Illinois Trust Savings Bank. whose stock is largely owned by his family James Fl. Eckels of the Commercial National Bank receives q salary of $25,O0O, which is to be increased at the end of the year. James B. Forgan, of the First National Bank. who was of- fered the presidency of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York at salary of $75.000, receives $S5.0OO. and will. it is said, be advanced to $40, 900 at the years end. It has been an especially prosperous season for the ChieaEo banks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
DriftWocd
nY PHIL IT. ARMSTRONG;.

Don't disobey your father, little man remember he has warmth of feeling YessuIh I know it--and he warns me with a slipper The Reason. .- -. Why don't you take Time by the Cant do it. old man--so many have already tried it that the old gentle. man is quite bald headed. The Wool Trust-CreditinE the black man for a hair cut,
 :.~ Another Great Truth. Man wants but little here below Rather he has to be content with it woman wants the rest. An Explanation. That fellow looks sheepish doesn't No wonder: that girl has pulled the wool over his eyes.
 Knocking.
 Mabel wears tailor maid clothes. Yes, but a store complexion. Sized Up.
 Is he a cheap skate?
 Yes; and he doesn't cut much ice here. -... q am going to write book" said the earnest Ut impeeunious author. that dPe9PbIe %bst w1I Wi ffft ia Ss called quired his practical but well groomed "The Correct Method of Boxing"
 The Secret Out.
 Why do they call love Cupid? Because people are too polite to call it anything else.
 DiscOuraRed.
 Now, professor, don't "ou think my daughters voice really has something Yes. madam: it sounds like it, but l am not a physician and cannot get 1t out. There once was maiden so slender. ThrouRh rain-pipe her rival did send
 her; still smooth her apparel. The pipe- elbow did not cen Nunbend
 her.
 Mary said a little dam
 she acted like a fool The teacher gave her own swift Tam Then had to close up school.
 An Oversight
 Jones says he has washed his hands of all that f1nanceerlhR.,
 Fl he ought to--his money Is tainted.
 v.s: .=~-.. ...-.-4. Sad. IT, There was a young man bought saiI " this fellow could nacht. The big flying J.O wit hin, scuare in the. rib-- Sea was cool but the fellow was hacht
 ReyeI. tons. Al q nart-- s-veet. dainty Clarice Hf catta said "T'll take one wee piece. -,,,+ her borrid kid hrother Soid 'Shucks-well I'll smother Nt home she eats sausage and grease.
 New once \ RaiR. Now once again we all swear of And rromiSe to he good. We make great resolutions inst The way in which we should wa nromfse some sweet 9irl we'll never Drink to give her nain Now Is the tinne we all swear off And then swear on again. Now once more again we gather The same old festive board. r-, eat the New Yearks turkey And all else mine host afford We've done it till we're nerfect now you see the reasons plain Now is the time we all swear off And then swear on again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

Another complication in connection with the Statehood matter is the bill of Representative Wallace to annex the Choctaw and Cherokee nations to Arkansas. There is a strip forty miles wide on the east side of Indian Terri tory that is sometimes spoken of as 'The Arkansas Strip" and the Little Rock Gazette says the government records show that this strip belongs i'd that state by moral if not by legal right The Gazette argues that as In- dian Territory is to be united to Okla homa this land should be returned to Arkansas. It is not likely that the wallace bill will find much favor but 1t will add to the complications already existing and give members something more to talk about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
THE CRUMPACKER BILL.
A Washington Opinion About It, Witf
 Compliments, to Republicans.


 Washington PostI
 It Is related that MT. Crumpacker is after the Committee on Rules with resolution that would revolutionize the cemmittee tie on Rules @ is eui much dis. H turbed about 1t. That committee knows its business, and has been quite prosperous since what Is come to be known as the first Tom Reed Con- gress."
 It all comes from Mir Crumpacker's objections to the way they do things to the Republican party down in Mis- sissippi. Mr. Crumpacker is persuad- ed that those unregenerate Southern CTS do not do as much voting as he quires. and he would visit political For several years MT. Crumpacker has ern representation in Congress and all the bill means is that 1t is unconsti- tutional for a cotton State to give a Democratic majority.
 The Republican party would drop everything else and sit in consecutive session, night and day, till the 'har- bachelors think of Campbelrs lines be- ginning
 ''The kiss that would mako maids
 wrotn. as if kissing were a sim" to pass Mir. Crumoacker's law, if the
  ry the next election. Unfortunately W Mir Crumpacker. the Republican party believes that the surest way to lose the next election is to pass this bill making it unconstitutional for the state of Mississippi to go Democratic. The Republican party is no coward. | Macbeth's splendid defiance, T dare do that which might appal the devil" is superlatively Republican. But the Republican party is no fool and if ad- here to the ,rudence of Bailee Nicol | Jarvie's father. the deacon, who never put his hand out so far he could not draw 1t back again. The Republican party is as steady as Cromwelfs Iron sides, and yet 1t could make the charge of the Light Brigade. if 1t thought a l majority" would result. In action the Republican party is the British Bri- gade at Fontenoy: .#
 steady they step adown the slope. Steady they mount the hill Steady they load, e+Nady they fire, Moving right onward still" It is a lion and a fox, an. eagle and serpent It never yet looked to the rear. It has no eyes put for the ma jority at the next election--to gain that it would be glorious or infamous, as the moment required.
 Beside that-lf this crumpacker non sense were enacted some impertinent chap might compare the "voting" pop uIations of Oregon and Vermont. That would be a kettle of fish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
A DASeEaoUs BILL.

Tn several respects we admire John Sharp Williams. He is an able. re- sourceful and courageous man. but he is not always right, in oer judgment. For example. the bill introduced by him "to prevent and punish the over- issue of stock by corporations" is not good or proper bill for Congress sunne. will deny that the practice of watering stock. as it is called. is yrong, in conception and baleful In practice. It places a false value on property and Is done for tho purpose of enabling the corporations to charge exorbitant rates in order that they may show fair profit on what they publish as the real value of thcir stocs. It is, in short shrewd method of swindling and admits of no defence so far as we are able to sec and un- derstand.
 But admitting all this, we cannot ad- init that the remedy lies in Congress. Commenting on the bill The Chicago chrouicIn, which Is always glad to find something tc rap Democrats about says:
 How does this bill dealing with cor porations square with this doctrine z | which the democratic party ence hsia to be Fundamental? The most of the I corporations in the country are crea- | ures of the several States. They & de. | rive their corporate powers rom the ! States and are answerable to the States | for the manner in which they exercise | those powers unless they come in con | fijct with the constitution of the Unl- | ted States and the laws made Tn pursu- f ance thereof.
 Can Cfngress find in the constitution any warrant for calling a state-creatcd stoeR? sHpSSn Can it it findi P any warrant for ia. 1 fictine nuuit hment upon anybody for the everlasting of stock by such cor 1t is the State that 9uthoriizzss the the | amount of the issue. According to the
 Business n 'eaf1he of the State to see that it. | own laws were obeyed and executed and no interference. by the United
 men for disobeying them was regarded 1 as permissible for a. moment. 1 Now the chosen leader of the Dom
 earsT as l party measure hill either to punish
 disobedience to T state law or elst
 to take. out of the hands Of the statt
 
 l prescribe the amount of stock statf
 corporation may issue and punish any
 over issue.
 The queries and intimations ar timely and proper. We cannot believe
 that the good old theory of States rights is so thoroughly obsolete tha it has lost all vitality. We do no
 believe that there can be found 1T the Constitution any warrant for suct
 legislation by the Congress as MT
 Williams proposes. As The Chronicle
 says. most corporations are created bA
 and under State laws and are tt be supervised and regulated by Stat
 authority but Mr. Williams proposes
 that the Federal government shal
 override the States in a vital matter
 By parity of reasoning Congress maj
 pass a law limiting the amount O
 capital stock of any corporation. or th'
 number of directors. or the value O
 each share. It might. in short. assume
 full control of all corporations an'
 take from the several States all powe
 to control or regulate them. The bill
 is dangerous and n-Democratic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

1t is not likely that things will be al- lowed to go so far again without act. lon on the part of the various civilized nations ~
 In case it becomes necessary, this government within a very few days can land a large force in China. There are now nine regiments of infantry m the Philippines, four regiments of cavalry and three batteries of field artillery. The naval force on the Asfatic station Is strong and could quickly be concen- trated in Chinese waters