The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-22

uprlgnt pOllt1c1anS. He knows them
fa1 and would have New Mexico levy
political blackmail on them through
his knowledge of them.
| Andrews claimed credit for secur-
ing the Federal building for Albuquer
que. Rodey did it. Rodey secured from
Congress the passage of a bill locat
ing a Federal building at Albuquer-
que and the appropriating of ten
| thousand dollars for the purchase of
a site, and this was purchased while
Rodey was delegate. Andrews simply
carried out the plans of Rodey, who
did the work.
| When Roswell wanted a Federal
| building, the government asked if Ros
well had complied with the require
ments had she tide necessary gov
ernment business? Was it business
proposition to place a Federal build
ing at Roswell? 1t was found upon ex-
| animation that there was and And
rews secured the passage of the bill
appropriating $125,OOO for Roswell at
| the same time the Democratic dele
| SdIe from ArlAOud SOI d great uedl
| more for Arizona.
The $4,000 for the Irrigation Con-
gress was not secured by Andrews.
The states of California, Colorado,
| Texas, Oregon, Washington and all
| the great Western states are vitaily
interested in the congress and these
great states with tneir two senators
each and their many Representatives
| in Congress asked for and secured
| this money, not Andrews.
AS to statehood. well, Rodey in
| 1900 promised statehood, and made the
same promise in 1902. He failed.
| Then Andrews promised in 1904 and
failed. He promised in 1906 and he
again failed. He promises again but
| what are all these promises worth
after all these repeated failures?
Andrews has his Pennsylvania pull.
Yes, they must hang together or they
will hang separately.
This statehood dust is all kicked
up for purpose. 1t makes a good
screen to hide things behind.
Andrews says: Let's put up job
on Congress, and I'll get statehood
for you.' Does that platform pledge
count fer nothing? Andrews will serve
in the coming short term of Con-
and get statehood then. 8
! This year is an important year for
| the Democrats of Eastern New MeXi-
co. In 1910 the reapportionment of
| the territory will be made and on it
depends the representation in the leg
islature, and this reapportionment is
to be based upon the vote cast this
year. You have the votes. Get them
out and secure the representation in
i the legislature to which you are en-
Titled. Then rem Der that if New
Mexico becomes a state, constitu-
tiona1 convention will be called based
upon this years vote. Get~out your
vote. Mr. Ferguson was asked a.
bout Curry. He said he mated to talk
about Curry. Curry had helped him
as a Democrat. t'Once upon a time an
| Irishman met another Irishman and
said: Pat, the Pope at Rome is dead
and they tell me Roosevelt has ap-
pointed rough rider to fill the place"
Thus Curry was sent to New Mexico
as a rough rider as a soldier, to obey
ing it. He was obeying orders and he
! was not thinking.
At this point the house burst into
cheers loud and prolonged, for the
| speaker referred to Gov. Hagerman.
He paid him a high eulogy. He was
a man sent to New Mexico for q pur-
pose. A bold, splendid, honest type IF
young manhood, he believed that he
was sent in good faith and he acted
in good faith and struck at the root
of all the evil in the territory. The
grafters became alarmed, they We're
whipped and in despair appealed to
their faithful friend and ally, Andrews
at Washington. They told him he
must get Hagerman's scalp or they
were through with him. Andrews Sc
cured the ear of the President He
poured distilled poison into it. He Sc
lcured the removal of the only honest
lRepublican governor New Mexico has
had for years. He gor his reward, the
denomination.
) Roosevelt listened to Andrews be
cause ne wanted the delegates from
New Mexico for Taft. He believed An
drews when he told him that Hager-
man would not deliver the delegates,
and thus honesty was sacrificed 20
political graft and dishonesty