The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-24


There are also political cons'd-
erations and ! am going TO talk 90
YOU q few minutes as to the eNpe-
diency OF this campaign. hap
pen to be a republican, don t
suppose | would be here today II
were not, as thay might DOUBT
my good faith, yet at the same
time the leader OF our campaign
this year has been a lifelong dem
ocrat, and when ! stand upon the
same platform with him, who Is
today as much a democrat as he
ever was, and who calls himself a
Roosevelt republican. who can
wear the same button that ! am
wearing, more property than any
other. and who SAYS u have o
acquaintance in Washington; !
am glad to I've called by the Presi'
dent his friend; | know a large
number OF men in the Senate and
also in the Lower House; have
some acquaintance in the CONNER.
cial field in the east, but say 1t
to YOU, gentlemen and fellow citi-
zens, that il | we're to he selected
as your Representative OF New
Mexico to Congress, could not
begin to do one.tenth Tor YOU what
our present delegate w. H.. IN.
drews can do. Why did he say
that; that is the question OF cS.
pediency which | deslre to discuss.
II YOU want TO make a ditch YOU
hire a man with tools and expert.
ence; ii YOU want to build a rail
road YOU do the same thing. We
are called upon 10 select a man IN
Congress to do a certain work; not
every work, not to make speeches,
OF to attend cotillons hut TO do a
certain work Tor us, and that work
is to negotiate a treaty II YOU
please, with representatives OF
other states Tor admission into
the union. What questions does
It involve' The first thing is the
question OF resources. lndcpcn.
dence and the personality Of our
people. The other question Is the
question OF politics. We have IN
the United States a republican
President, a republican senate
and a republican House. Let Us
assume tor the sake Of argument
that We send n democratic Repre-
sentative to Congress, OF help 10,
IN November, and that our Nh.
Andrews returns TO Congress anG
asks them during the short session
TO admit us as a state; he is asking
OF a republican House; h. is asking
OF a republican Senate TO add two
members to its body, add to the
number OF people who shall vote
Tor the next President, and like.
wise add to the number OF both the
House and the Senate; all three
are republican at this time.
Let us assume for the sake of
that a democrat goes
there; each one OF these bodies
whether they say il or not, are
going to advise that We 20 Demo.
cratic in two, four and six ear
hence, regardless how the National
may be decided each one
OF those bodies are going to say
so even TO a republican or 10 a
democrat delegate in this terrific.
~; why, sir, YOU must think we
are foolish. New Mexico mani.
democratic; We are not going
10 add two members to the Senate
when We are republican; we are
not going TO add to Democrats TO
lower house when the lower
house is republican.
Assuming Tor the sake OF arpu.
nent that Mr.. BRYAN is elected.
Mr.. Roosevelt will say to us as n
politician, Gentlemen, we canno,
afford TO strengthen the lower
house by youi democratic success
'or gentlemen, nav, nav. 60
here will be no possibility during
M short session TO sccure state.
mood from a republican govern.
II we are believed TO b. dem.
ocratlc. This is simply an arpu.
nent II eXpediency.
Let US assume further that we
10 not get II now that We do have
democratic president mex, wear
As a result OF the election IN No.
'ember and We do not ge, Statehood
lill through IN the short session.
our democratic representative has
privileged a year from next March.
]r December rather, when he takes
ne oath OF office, and the members
the senate being elected for six
YEAR there IS no possibility of a
.hange OF tie political complexion
1i the United States within the
next SIX years, 1t is now safely and
argely republican
Let US assume tor the sake of
that II passes a demo.
ratio house; that it receives the
Endorsement OF the democratic
president, where is it coming GU,
a republican senate. Is
republican senate at any time
he "ey. sly years going 70
two democratic senators
rom the State OF New Mexico and
o increase the democratic vote
BY no means; it is merely
! question OF expectancy and ordi.
laTy politics. and M nan -