Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-26

men who have families, who work on
his farms, clerk in his store, herd
his live stock and look after his tim.
ber interests. This is the kind of a
man who now gives Delegate w. H.
Andrews over his own signature the
splendid endorsement which is given
herewith.
The windy fabrications of Larrazolo
will not be considered against the as,
sertions and facts given by Mr.. Burns
for one minute by sensible, fair
minded and patriotic citizens. Mr..
Burns has held numerous political of.
fees in his county and has always been
elected by large majorities. This is
proof positive that his fellow citizens
who know him best believe in his alb
solute integrity, in his honesty of pur-
pose and in his desire to do right and
to obtain the best possible legislation.
He has served four times as mem.
Der of the legislative council, and has
acquitted himself remarkably we'll and
and has rendered great and lasting ser.
vices to the people in that important
position.
The New Mexican calls special at.
tention to Mr.. Burns statement.
Neither Larrazolo nor Jones nor Fitch
nor others of the great Moguls Of the
"unterrified" Democracy in this terri
tory can stand up successfully against
his assertions, because the people Of
this territory by a large majority know
able man and who knows whereof he
speaks.
Mr.. Burns letter should be care.
fully considered and his statements
should be given the weight that should
be given to the opinions OF such an
eminent and old citizen. Mr.. Burns is
reaching the age of three score and
ten. He is very religious, very strong
in his moral opinions; he would not
utter a word in public or private that
he did not fully believe and that he
was not sure was born out by facts and
circumstances.
Mr.. Burns Letter.
His letter reads:
"Tierra Amarillo, N. M Sept. IA.
Editor San Juan County Index.
Dear Sir: / notice in the Farm
ington Times Hustler of the 10th inst.
an article with the heading, Does He
Make Good?" which reads as follows:
Does Delegate Andrews make
good his campaign promises. This
question is Of interest inasmuch as
we are being told that If we elect
Andrews we will get statehood. 1t is
easy to determine this by a compari.1
son of the promises made four years
ago with the results obtained. That
year Delegate Andrews and his Of
fetal train and military band went
into the various counties of the terri
tory, land nearly everywhere he went,
he or his spokesmen promised to-
build railroad into the town or
county. How many of these roads
were built? He promised to build one
in Chaves county, one in Taos county,
one in Rio Arriba county, from Albu-I
querque to San Juan valley"
Il know that he never promised to-
build railroad into Rio Arriba coun-
ty and it is only fair to presume that
the statement made in regard to his
having promised other counties rail-
roads has no more foundation than
the one in regard to Rio Arriba coun-
ty.
But the above Is one the same line
as statement made by one Of Lar
razolo's campaign orators the other
day in Abiquiu. He said that the Sin
ger Sewing Machine company sold
the machines in Old Mexico for $40
and that in New Mexico they sold
them at SIS, and that Andrews was
to blame for the difference.
According to the statement of the
Hustler, Andrews would have. rail-
roads thicker than sheep trails in New
Mexico. Certainly the Hustler must
under-rate the intelligence of its read.
ers.
Now as to statehood, the President
and Congress were opposed to single
statehood for New Mexico, but last
winter in conversation with Cover
nor Curry, Delegate Andrews and my
self, the President made the remark
three times during pur conversation
that the next Congress New Mexico
would come In as state and think
Democrat will admit that he is a
man Of his word as far as 1t is in his
power. OF course, II Larrazolo is
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