The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1909-10-30
GOLFERS AND THE COURTS
GREAT MUCKRAKER ATTACKS
NEW MEX. SUPREME COURT

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that Gallup, Lagunas and Albuquerque
are representative spots of our terri.
tory. Senator Beveridgc made the
same mistake purposely. I do not be.
lieve that Mr.. Taft did IL purposely,
but the result is Just the same as
though he had done II on purpose. II
IL was on account Of rumor OF the
train service ON this division OF the
Santa Fe that he cut us out, have no
more to say. II is enough 10 scare
even n stouthearted man into going
some other way. But that WASH Z it,
Railroads have a way of sprueing up
when the highmuckamucks are on the
trek; rather was II 40 arranged 80
that he could make certain points in a
certain length Of time. Yet do in.
sist that II was a distinct misfortune
that he could not have swung around
the circle through the Pecos Valley.
II would have done more for the cause
Of statehood than any thing else that
could have been cooked up. lie would
first OF all have lost the impression, very
palpably made on him, that the Mex.
lean and the Indian are tho whole
thing or at least n majority Of the
whole thing In New Mexico. Every
point he stopped at in New Mexico
was a mixed drink, and that kind Ia
not good for anybody m beverage.
over here he would have seen five coun.
ties that are practically all American.
He would have forgotten how an adobe
looked. Not single son of gun
would have called him "Scnor Prcsi.
dcnte" and he would have been shown
that the yapping Of an interpreter
is not necessary at gabfest Of any
sort. He would have seen the makings
Of the greatest irrigation project in
the west under the Carey act at Fort
Summer, and the first ones completed
under the reclamation service; the
greatest artesian wells in the world a
practical demonstration that the staked
plains Of history have chased themsel.
YES. some Of the finest orchards on the
North American Continent, the finest
cit.ss in che territories, and all sorts
Of things that he would not have seen
on the other side Of the mountains.
AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE PER.
MITTED HIM TO HAVE BEEN IN.
: SUITED WHILE HE WAS OUR
GUEST, EITHER.
II is distinctly misfortune, | say,
that every official delegation from
} Washington misses the Pecos Valley.
This is said in a kindness 20 the west
half, which loses more than We do by
the arrangement Of the routes as they
have been, II the bigwigs could have
seen the Pecos Valley we would get
statehood whooping! II is n fact
that can not be denied that the agri.
cultural present and the future Of cNw
Mexico lies almost together on this
side of the mountains. There always
: has been quite good bit over there
but now and when the nominal limit
; Pecos Valley will dominate overwhelm.
ingly in the wealth Of the soil OF
course we can rig up a pretty fair sort
: Of government over this way by our
! selves, and manage TO build up won.
derful empire but il il mighty tough
10 never he considered when the status
? of New Mexico il in the balance. II
, is almost enough TO reconcile one to
= the Talbot idea, which is that Of annex
. alton 10 Texas preferably or II that
, can not be had, Of separate statehood
n for all of the country this side OF
70 the mountains. That always seemed
: the best to me, for I was never one
p who was afflicted with any fool senti
1 mcnt Of allegiance TO the other side
Y Of the dump. We owe them nothing
4 over there. They have held us as
b meal ticket all of these years, ant
o held us back from getting that state
r hood which Is rightfully ours. WI
:. would be abundantly justified in scttinl
- by housekeeping for ourselves. hav'
e not abated my belief that we are 20
y ing 10 be admitted as a state this com
l. ing session, however. We certainl,
4 will be II II lies in the power O
t President Taft and his supporters II
a the national organization. Whethe
II they will he able TO deliver the good
Ie Ia another question that only time cai
'e develop 10 its solution, II It fails,
n then will be time enough 20 talk abou
n secession or annexation. In the mea
" time, here for one Of the registers
It kick, Of course an unavailing kicl
y but nevertheless a kick against tn
m practice Of calling a swing through tn
m chile belt a tour Of New Mexico. !
d ism 7 fair to the territory as Who'll,
re and it certainly isn't fair 10 the Peco
III valley-indeed and In truth the bes
10 part Of the domain.
Il, %
" BUoLEss POTATOES
~ The greatest discoverer Of the ag
'' il not Cook or Peary by big majorit,