The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-05


OF humanity which figures it out
rs good gospel that because a man
makes one mistake he is forever
damned, an enormous doctrine
when compared to the principle OF
the great teacher whose injunction
to go and sin no more," has re-.
NAMED through the centuries as
the highest type OF Christian low.
ing kindness. The moral is this
that no man in this blessed coun.
try OF ours is denied the chance to
retrieve errors, and when he prov.
es his good intent the best part
OF the world is with him, from gov.
ernors down. Sherlock simply
made good, and every man with q
particle OF the milk OF human kind.
ness and a trace OF charity, re.
loiccs that Governor Curry had the
courage and tn, manhood TO sign
his pardon without asking any fool
questions beyond that. His were
the humane course, as was that OF
the great executive who iorgavc
William January, and it makes an
unorthodoX person rejoice that he
lives IN a country where such things
are possible, tor anywhere else on
earth January and Sherlock would
have been kept in prison until they
rotted, and their years OF clean
manhood would have counted tor
nothing. Thank the lord, this is
n country where manhood counts.
AS | get older, | have less and
less patience with the people who
whine that the poor man has no
chance in this country and that
a boy must have opportunity to
succeed. That is all rot. am
not thinking now OF the celebrated
cases OF history, but OF n couple
that are within the knowledge OF
most OF the readers OF this paper.
Both OF them were further Impress
I'd upon my mind during my recent
visit TO Santa Fe, where one OF the
boys who had no chance as a boy
now occupies n OF the most i'm.
portant positions IN the territorial
service. Born miserablv poor,
with natural obstacles that would
have disheartened the rest OF a
thousand, he was inspired TO make
something OF himself and he did,
through bitter prlvat'ons and grind.
ing proverty ever working, logged.
ly working 10 make something out
OF himself. 1t was years before
people took him seriously. After
the way ct earth, they did no, be-.
Ievc any good could come out OF
Galilce, and refused &c believe it
until they were shown. | had
plenty OF time 10 prod around there
in Santa Fe, and ask people who
ought TO know how this boy who
had no chance was proving out,
and the answer was 4 constant de-.
light TO me, tor there was only one
voice as to his honesty, his deep
earnings, his industry, his person.
al cleanliness. One man whose
brilliant talents have been exerted
in every form OF skull duggery for
a lifetime said: He is the bright
est young LAWYER and the most
honest man in New Mexico politics
today and coming from such a
source that seemed about the high.
est tribute that could have been
paid TO any man. And the subject
OF u, ii he had laid down and be.
lievci that the poor boy had no
chance, would today be punching
COWS or grinding in the mill OF the
nnskilled. Another case was pre-.
sented At this same grea, gathering,
OF a boy who was born OF the un.
der world, the p%laything OF the
early mining camps, the ohpring
OF the scum OF the frontier, handi.
capped by every influence that
would dishearten the weak. From
such.a ,souIce as that he has risen
step by step until he is n power in
his profession, an honorcd figure
in public life, and one OF the pill.
lows that are holding up the great
territory ~ its march toward state.
hood. Seeing mis- walk among his
fellow, | who knew him when he
was too oneryto be allowed around
a sheep camp, felt that he and his
fellow are proofs in themselves
chat this is the greatest and the
best country in the world, Tor in
1t any boy, with ginger, n bit oil