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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
xVHE WILL. H BE?

One year nom today there will be
u new president of the United States
Who Will it be--Mr. Bryan or the man
that the republicans will nominate for
their candidate, and if tue latter who
will he he? There is not much doubt
in our mtnd as to it's nst being Mr..
Bryan, fOT odds are too great against
his election no matter whom the re-
publicans nominate for us 10 have the
feintest hope that he will be success
full. His neminatien is to be forced
upon the democratic party iI order to
crafty his personal ambition and to
help him, by the greater Importance
the third nomination gives him, add
TO the fortunte he has made out of
his previous nominations. Any one
speculating as to who the president
inaugurated one year from today may
as well dismiss from his mind the
democratic candidate. The only speeu-
lation is as to which one Of the seV-
eral republican candidates for the
nomination will draw the prize in Chi
cago at the June convention. We
make NO predictions but we have a
notion that Secretary Taft will be tha
man.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

This is truly AN election year IN
which there IS q 'mix-up" in politics.
There is more uncertainty, more co1-
fusion politically than in many years.
The indications are that things will
be Eopsy-turvy by the time the day Of
the November election rolls araG
Conditions now exist in this state
which have not been seen since recon-
struction days. White men who from
,those days UP Ito the time ct the
elimination of the negro vote by the
constitutional amendment OF 1900 wont
To tho polls each election dag and
voted the Idemo:rltic tic'<et inst as
much 2as a matter of course as they
went to their various duties and oc-
equations each week day of the year
and In voting never had but one
question to ask which was: Which
are tae democratic ballots? are no
longer following that beaten path
which was then required to preserve
white supremacy in our state. Party
chains will bind more lightly this year
than seyer before in post-bellum days
If the, democratic party wishes to con-
tinue It's hold Cd the men of this state
it must declare for principles that
they approve land put forward can
didates they can endorse after care
full consideration There lis more in
dependent thought in the party this
year than there has been in forty
years. The leaders should take note
of this and they should. give heed to
it or they willeendanger the success
of the party at the state and presi-
tfienitl elections
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
PRESIDENTIAL OLITIGS IN THE
SEN lTE

The News and o bserveTs Washing
ton correspondent states that the
president is sendin & in the Names of
auEnintees favor abl e to the Taft can
didacy
Had he not bett er supplement this
by an executive order for inqairy
into the report that somebody is
spending Cannon money freely in
North Carolina and other southern
states?
According sto the same sMthorEy y
the friends Mr.Ele senate of tie allied
candidates" are blocking the move of
the Taft contingent by intgposiut
objections and thereby having suck
nominations tEid up. In consequence
dential politics in the senate. Among
he nominations so held up is that
If Wheeler Martin, appointed eo1lec-
or of internal revenue for the East
ern district Of this state. An effort
was made to hold up the nomination
If Postmaster wallace, of this city,
but it YVES not successful, as yester-
lays Washington news contained AN
account OF it's confirmation. A promi-
lent republican admitted that the op-
position to the confirmation Of these
wo appointments was political
The friends OF the allied candi-
iates'' seem to think that men won't
oe SO anxious to join the Taft forces
or the sake Of securing appointments
but tey forget that such appoint
nents will be held UP in the senate;
but they forgot that such appoint
nents have to come TO the senate
rom the White house An Office seeker
would rather have an appointment.
.hough held up in the senate, than no
appointment at all. He feels that much
nearer the Office.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

tie very best talent OF the Kind lie
needs TO attend TO his aSairs. end
there are a great many politicians
credited with being wiser than he who
have not shown that t.ley have sense
enough to do the same. Mr.. Hearst
with his American leagues. is going to
have both the cid parties doing an
amount OF guessing before the cam
paign is over, and we venture the pre-
diction that both will be bidding for
bis friendship and the support OF his
leagues before election day rolls
around The politicians may laugh al
Mr Hearst and call him q fool. but
those Of each party will need him in
their business before the presidential
nCfIt is over
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06


The News and Observer of yesie.day
contained n column and a half Cd tor
Ial on the ethics OF Journalism. devs
ed chiefly 10 critism OF the editor OF
Kings Weekly" paper published al
for having sold his editor
ial columns to the use of the Raleigh
aa3 r:.a1,.co railroad. In the eyes OK
The New and Observer this va a
most horrible crime. Maybe 3; ~as-
We do not affirm or deny the altega-
ton. This article IS not E-sach TO
excus. or condemn ne editor cf Kings
Weekly. but TO call atten;irI 20 What
some people may think as great u not
a greater breach of journalistic eth
les on the part of the paper which 20
severely criticises Kings Weekly.
The News and Observer of Friday
published what IL announced To be
letter from Hon. George l. Morton
calling meeting at Salisbury ON
March 5th Ito arrange an oreantzed
figh, inside OF our party against tins
populistIc ideas OF some OF the present
leaders OF the party and for local SELF
government as against the pyeSen; pro
hibition bill"
| The News and Observer got hold OF
the letter and pablished what II rep-
resented TO be a true copy OF the same
but it was q garbled publication and
evidently purposely garbled. The Ne~r
| and Observers publication OF that let
/ ter did not contain this paragraph
which was In the letter:
| Hon. c. II. Watson OF winstnnN Van
be one Of the principle speakers OF
this meeting.
The attention of that paper was
called TO that oversight CD on Friday,
but the issue of that paper on the
next day took no notice OF H. Whyf
Because IL did not want its readers
to know that 1t had played such q
dirty trick on Mr. Morton and 10
claims TO be the exponent of high
journalistic morals.
The News and observer wanted 10
down Mr.. Morton IL 1t could by pub
fishing his letter, but 1t did not want
It's readers TO know that the Hon.
c. b. Watson was expected TO be pres
ent at the proposed meeting. VIII that
paper say Why 1t left out that para
praph and why 1t did not explain
why II did so when its attention was
called 10 the fact?
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

Just now the couRtry is anxious To
know what Mr.. Hearst Is going to do
in the political line ghis year. Many
think he will be the Hearst Indepen-
dence League candidate for president.
The next question, then is that IL he
does SO from which OF the two old
parties Will he draw his strength chief
ly? Most persons say 1t will be from
the democratic party and he will help
10 destroy what chances Mr.. Bryan
has to secure the election. The Spring
field Republican, however, says that
he would draw largely from the re-
publican party "up state" in New
York.
Mr.. Hearst still stands as an un-
known quantity in the national polit-
ical game. What he is or what his
strength is no one in either of the
old parties knows, and his attitude is
as much an enigma to the leaders OF
those parties as it ever was before.
That he has force and political power
the last New York state and New York
city elections have demonstrated
Those who put him down as fool
or a political nonenity are greatly
mistaken. They cannot deny, at least,
that he has sense enough TO employ
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

he sa5se view ulat We do Oh this sub
ject II Is secessa-y TIA the solici-
tcr OF those districts in which there
ARE cities and large towns and. con-
seSuently, heavy state cockets. should
have tha assistance Of some loCal at
torney IN preparing the preliminary
proceedings IN the important cases
which come before the courts That
paper says that tire need o. some
responsible oficia! 20 represent the
staae in such cases is one that has
BEEN long recognized and The lack
thereof has not iafrequently resulted
il the miscarriage OF justice and sa.l-
nre TO detect crime" With The News
and Observers All We think that In the
near future public sentiment can be
worked up to the point OF seeing the
importance Of recognizing the TACT
| chat Cur district solicitors need, IL the
| proper condrct of tbfir Offices. some
| regularly appointed county legal ori-
| Ger 20 aid Ikem in ttse preparation aAc
prosecution OF the more important
cases on the criminal 'dockets.
There are some other innovations
I'm the conduct Of criminal cases on the
osd-tinIe theories which have been
adopted in other esta fes, but which ours
has net yet caught on To, to which
sooner or later'circun3stances will forcs
us to come, ansi which, when adopted
will greatly aid the state in the fer
reting out OF and the successful prose
! cu.iCn of crime.
Il must be remembered that the &C
tioc OF our board of county commits
ssioners is pioneer movement. It ma!
hare some Ora Wbacks, but it is a move
,nent m the rig4t direction-oue eha
may be imfEoved on il the ncar futu
but nevertheless it is, as we say
tire first step toward bette
system OF enforcing the crimina
laws Of the state, and for that reasol
We think the commissioners Of thi
county Should be congratulated fer tn
action they have taken-Opening tn
( way and establishing a TeccCd 2nt TO
81 providing local legal assistance TO
i,the district solicitor in the pr secutio
3,of all capital crimes.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
T;Iy Sl;NAToRsHIP CONTEST.


Cove: nor Glenn says he has not yet
made up his mind whether or not no
will be "a candidate for the senatorship
i'll opposition to the peerless Overman.
OF course he hasn't. He is too much
Of a politician to do that. He is going
10 wait until the democratic county
and senatorial district conventions
have nominated their candidaA:s for
the legislature and he has ascertaned
the preference for United States sena-
tor OF each one before he makes pub
lie announcements 10 whether he will
be a candidate or not. Even from his
standpoint conditions arc too uncer-
tain now for him to announce himself,
notwithstanding the fact that many
friends to whom he has written "feel-'
er" letters have given him great en-.
couragement in their replies. The gov
ernor is going to walt until after the
democratic nominees for the legisla<
ture have been named before he makes
any ahdIuAIclHellL, anu "e lttl huI6
that when made it will be that he ls
not and never has been a candidate
for the Office, but is heart and soul for
the reelection Of Senator Oyerman.
There can be- little doubt that the
early holding OF the prohibition cleo
tion bas interfered with the plans and
dampened the hopes OF the governor.
Had ii been Set for August IL would
have given him six instead OF three
months 10 stump the state az the
champion Of prohibition and "inci-t
dentally" increased his very slim
chance to succeed Senator Overman
But man in politics must take things
as they come and should not expectl
to have all his ambitions realized.
For the loss Of the senatorship the
governor. when he retires from ofice.
can possibly be consoled by z9bpoint-
ment as attorney for the Southern
railroad. That position may not carry
with 1t as much honor or as high a
salary, but II will entitle him to a
pocket full Of railroad passes and thal
consciousness OF that fact will heal
many political wounds.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

The Messengers prediction that
Beckham's conduct would give Ken
oacky a republican senator was veri-
fed earlier than We expected. We hope
certain North Carolina democrats will
take warning from the fate of their
Kentucky friends and will see to 1t
that there Is no danger of this state
being partly represented in the senate
after March, 1909, by republican as
the result OF one mans ambitious de-
sire to occupy the seat. The people in
this state want no rule or rEin" pol
icy as that which turned kentucky
over to the republicans. There are
evidently some democrats in this
state who seem inclined to force that
issue, but we do not believe they will
secure enough following te encourage
them to make ;the test of strength with
the rank and file of the psrty.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
Wf1AuEGTDN- N. G.


Sanfs Of. our readers object TO the
.,eiston the Messenger has taken on
the ysso-ealled ss.te prohibitRn election
and also take issue with us IN our op-F
no<4tfon to the nominatt4a or AaI.
E.+yan by 1Re democratic party. On
both these matters we kave taken ~
esosition which we thinf to the oeeI
Interests or the democratic party a1o
{ of the Deorle we serve No man *ho
sdits a nes.sp aper need expect to please
all his subscribers. Had the Messenger
come out as a strongkadvocate OF MT.
gryan Asr.d on the opposite side IRON
that whsxh h it has taken on other local
matters it would 4ave found itself
opposer by cer1nin sof it's frieHds and
patroHe and bad it attempted TO as
snme a middle teourse, ad~ocating
neither the oase aside nor the otner
in these controversies, 1t v0Hld nave
received greater and much Hnore de-
servrd condemnation. In tho matters
of a,cal conng;ntita among candidates
for nominatDn within the party we
do not THU 'tEse press Stould take
past-shonl6 adE ocate the claims OF
ore man aEainBt those of7others; but
IN such npsttet.; a. the selection OF
a candidate blythe party for the nomi-
nation OF president we bold it to De
the right and we think IL also to De
%the duty, oof sbvery democratic paper
: TO exprese tts views-nH. only TO ex-
: Dress it's views but alsc to do what
, ever IL IN It's power to forward those
views in the interest o3 the party.
And i'm aI1E fsther marthrs concerning
the pazty ard affecting the interest
and weefaTet<of the pearle we think It
the ysa2,ers' ssluty to sIE7ak out openly
and express their viesTs. II they do
not do so hfhey are Eocreant TO the
trus. the people impose in them and
show themselves unsTorthy OF tnat
trust Papers in doing so will, as
matter of course, fnd opposition to
them among their friends, no matter
whieA side of any public question
they take. This is to be expected as a
matter discourse, but we believe that
paper which takes decided stand on
one side or the other of any question
raised before the public will be held in
greater regard even by those people
who differ with it 01 the question
than the sLaper which takes no posi-
tive stand but tries TO steer a middle
course for the purpose of refraining
from ,oppcsing the views Of anyone.
People hayn more respect for the man.
and also the newspaper, who differing
with them honestly. has the courage
to openly ,a,leclare: ms views and at
tempt to. maintain them than for the
man who]has no opinion Of his own
and attempts always to be in accord
with the sex timents cS those in whose
company ,le happens 60 be or insists
always on being entirely noncommit-
tai
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06


or the purpose of allowing coofing !!
ime after the excitement II the LFo- |
.ibition campaign and election Su n !:
eason indicates fear On the part ef |
he advocates of u4e proposition that
he prohibition cAmpaign might have
hurtful effect On the party IL the hat
.er's county conventions were he'd
while IT was In progress.
We cannot See that t viii masa
any difference whether those conveD-
lions are held before or after the elsc-
tion. II after 1t, they must be very
soon after. fer The News and O1ser-
Ter says the state convention will
probably be aeld after Jane 10th, SO
that the primaries and county con-
ventions can be held the m;dele OF
June. Thss win put the latter only
about twenty days after the cleo
| tisn.
These facts would indicate that
| there must lse some other reason
than the ore given for the desire
| 10 pk1SApOu0 All
until after the election.
| AS the national convention ia % De
held on July TIN it strikes Us the
| holding 81 the ssass convention should
not be put OF till after June 20hh.
That wsn give dhe delegates TO TIE
! former chosen M the latter veEy little
t!xSe to make qrepaFa9 ons for their
| lH9g tourney 10 Denver-unleBs it b.
| ssttle'1 before hand who the par;y
fsur delegates 2st-large are to bse and
tkney are given notice. befossh and tn
fnnake their necessary arranEenle nts.
4 The proposition oef The 1sJews an
Observer that all tise counties in n:
j state hold afseir cconventisns or pC.
narieG Un fs4e sane day las man!
objection to it, which is that the tim
selected might ssuh the people of tn
counties in some sectioHE Of The stat
and at the SAME time b.. very incon
venient DO those in o.her sections
resulting, consequently, in large at
tendance in some counties and sEnal
in otbBEs, whereby undue advantag
might be given to some candidate
for state Offices. We do cot say i
would necessarily >thGve his effect
but there is "a possibility Of IL; an
) just nUw everything shou Id te don
by the party leaders ITO sb !ow a deter
mina1on to give all cand idates O. fai
and eHual chance.
To get back. TO the CO. nnty conven
tions and the prohibition electipn. I
the latter Is to have any bad effect @
the former we do not 81 ,e that It vii
make any difference VIII ether they ar
| held during the campa ign Or within
fifteen or twenty cGays after the elee
| ton.
If the members of the Democrat
party are almost unal ,imous for tn
proposed prohibition ill, and no lad
vantage is to be game by any candi
date because of Ihe time OF hold n
: the county convent ntion what differenc
does it make WIZ teth' er they are hel
before or after the Election or all q
: the same ;daycor on such days :es th
committee. Of saGr ct >unty may choose
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
OUR COMMISSIONERS ACTION
ENDORSED.
OUR

Under the heading "a Useful limo
vation in Practice" The News and OBJ
server of Sunday contains an editorial
commencing the action OF the board
Of commissioners Of New Hanover
county in extending the duties OF tie
,ounty attorney to the extent OF max
ing him an assistant, in fact, to the
district, solicitor.
We are glad to see that paper takes
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
GOVERNOR GLENN WAS ABSENT.

The Asheville Gazette-News gives
the following schedule of important
meetings recently held which vitality
this state, at which the governor was
too busily engaged to attend:
There was meeting OF the Nation
al Appalachian Park Association in
Atlanta January 16. Governor Glenn
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

was not there There w.aa a hearing
Oh The friends Of the paT& before the
Committee OF agriculture Of the house
I'm Washington January 30. Governor
iGIepn was not there. There was an
important hearing before the judiciary
committee of the house Thursday. on
the constitutionality Of the OIL Gov
ernor Glenn waE not there. Recount
| ing which the Charlotte Chronicle
says. What il the matter with the
governor Is It possible that he Is
lining ma with Hackett end the Bull
tof the BRUSHES? VIC hope not" Tnese
ms nuationc are unkind, unjust AND
utterly to be condemned. L. 1t not
known Of all men that Mr.. Glenn ID
so busy hseing governor that ne has
lnct time, even. to reflect upon his own
Isenatorfas BOOM
Why should the governor have torn
himself away from the duties OF the
executive Office to attend these far
away especially when there
were not prospects or securing a few
senatorial votes by SO doing.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

From the News and Observer W
learn that Governor Glenn has be
invited TO go TO Florida TO open
prohibition campaign in that star
the 18th of March and that h q
go unless his duties as chief A-
in the prohibition campaign spes
state do not prevent-nothing int
bis duties as goveror pres said a
accepting the invitation. T lentfns
per also announces that he same
has been invited TO ma our COVE
speeches at two point Ike prohib|
is presumed tnat he . In virginiI
also unless similar viii accept
leaving the state. autiex nreyeuI
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Word Pa intingS From Brann.

Success, a Gould mus, -ra
up his gold at the lrav-. --'.
ereign surrender bis -s0-ca. .c-
very gods are .u um- .1,-g.:,--
are swallowed 40 IN he ~s7.--.sss.
viewIess past, hidden aY ,cs
shadows OF the centuries. Way
should men strive .1r tame. TIA;
feather in cap Jt tools. wo-n 2a'
lions and people perish ike re
the flowers and are 'orso;ten-
when even continents JADE rom
the great world face. ana .ae
ocean bed becomes the noun
tain brow, Why strive ~
power, that passes ike the D=!-
tune Of the dawn and caves prince
and paupers peers in death Nar
should man, made IN the mor;a.
image OF immortal God, become
the subservient slave OF Greed ana
barter all Of time for a handful OF
dross to cast upon the threshold
Of eternity? Poor and content,
is rich" and rich enough. With
a roof to shelter those his heart
holds dear, the table furnished
forth with frugal fare; with man
hoods dauntless courage and
woman's deathless love, the peas
ant, in his lowly cot, may be richer
far than the imperial hall.
Heroes? Why unurn the ashes
of the half-forgotten dead and pore
over the rusty pages OF the past
for names to glorify9 Ii YOU find
heroes grander, martyr more noble
and saints of more s~anctity than a
Ruben ever painted or immortal
Homer sang; who without Achilles
armor have slain an hundred Hec-
tors; without Samsonjan locks
have torn the lion; without the
sword of Michael have thrown
down the gage to all the embattled
hosts OF hell, seek not in the musty
tombs of history, but in the hearts
and homes of the self-sacrihcing
wives and mothers of this great
world.
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Hcnfeather -
A Bargain.

100 acres 7 miles from town for
sale, or will trade for property in
Tucumcari, all fenced, ; wires,
well OF water, two-room house,
shed for two horses and COW, IL
acres in cultivation and 100 acres
more can be cultivated, balance
good grass land. See us at once
if you want a snap in this.
PENN 81 KEArOR,
10 1t Room 7 Israel Building.
- HcnfCather "
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See Taylor for bath room fit
tings. ; inch roll rim, pure white
enamel on solid cast iron bath
tubs. They will not spring and
crack enamel like thin, light
pressed steel, and are easy kept
clean. Bath room towel racks,
soap dishes, tub seats, robe hooks
and all supplies kept in stock;
next door to Barnes Il Rankin.
IS-rt
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"The Famous"
Henfeather

- Henfeather -
Fresh Strawberries a. c. /.
Adair's. Phone 1856. Il
Prizes each week, Crysya, ;aearer
Beginning with Saturday Feb. l.,
Spencer IL Parish will have ice
cream every day. I--tt
For unquestionable abstracts see
Penn & Davidson, Ab~stracters.
I7-Imo
Crystal theater, q shows nightly.
Blue Seal the best Flour for
both biscuits and light bread, at
Adair's, phone I56. If
Highest cash prices paid for
secondhand goods at An1erson's
Secondhand Store. If
Moving pictures, Crystal theater.
4-roomed residence, Smith street
for rent or will sell.
DE YAMPFRT q PINN.
- Henfeather " --
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-22

Two accomplishments for sale,
100 acres in each, in four miles
Of San lon. Price for both
$4,000, or Sr25.oo each. Finest
land in San Jon Valley.
This same soil produced last
year " bale of cotton per acre,
rs bushels corn per acre, kahir
corn and milom maize in abund-
ance.
Must be sold at once.
Address, Box 70, San Jon,
New Mexico.
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Henfeather

Radishes, Lettuce, Onions,
Carrots, Mustard, Turnips and
Strawberries fresh this week At
Adair's. phone 1856. #
Crystal theater, 2 shows nightly.
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Henfeather

Take your broken furniture,
guns, etc, to Anderson's Second
hand Store where it will be skill
fully repaired. #