The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-06

of any party for a pea mancut good rec.
ord, when there In a bunch like that
hanging around the campi Often Of
the most decciving mein, they get In
their work before they get spotted.
Even governors feel the need Of friends
aud nre just as apt TO be deceived as
any one else. George Curry has made
good In spite Of his army Of harpies,
and no thanks to them.
The lesson Of the whole thing is that
New Mexico needs an awakening that
will clean the batnaeies vi the hull,
tina, will make the name OF old tim.
81 yaiuoloss unless said old timer Is
all wool aud a yard wide, that will
g. elk cut the old cutting horses Of both
aud all parties, that Will build up "a
disposition to help the administrations
instead oi ceasclessly blUchiug thc way
and studying up niOdcs Vt emburras
meut. lhe passing of Curry is proof
Of the need vi such "A revolution. We
aIc going to continue getting II ia
the neck until w develop 1t. We will
probably get statehood next winter 80
that tue rest vi the country eau get
rad vi Us, that will DO but the begin
ming VI the beginning. IL w have
any sense at all, after a while w vail
take a tumble ~ ourselves, seour our
coppers aud start all over again. No
one panty, no one man Ia altogether to
blame. 1t In the fault vi ali oi Us, aud
the sooner We SOC 1t the better II wall
Dc toT Wv. In the meantime II there In
any room tor the optiIuist, l would
ike to be shown II 80 that | can hike
10 It. The treatment Ut Curry, much
Of At malicious, unchiyalrOus, cowardly,
-neakiug, Ia merely a repetition VI u
bigger scale Vt what Was handed to
tlagcrmau, aud OterO before that.
IL Is almost enough to maxi n we'll
balanced Iuan take "A job digging bitches
bcior that OF tue executive stunt. 1t
is unworthy ui the people, the real pc"
pie Vt Now Mexico, aud more than
enough to make 10 all ash wnithrr ""
are drifting, and 40 To whom the ras
Gals were who cut the anchor rup. oi
good ,eusr, moderation, honest citiz
cnship and fair play.
The popularity Of the game of 100
whatever II may be, Ia the valley towns
draws the attention of the observer to
The fact that the Amer cans are IA race
oi faddists ia the matter Df aihusoments
IA ia everything else. The new game
will flourish tor u time, aud disappear
almost as suddeHly as 1t came. That
is our way ~ u people; IA the last
quarter of a century there nave been
many such changes. There are some
amusemcnts hat are fundamental
although their popularity wakes and
wanes IA the mood OF the people d.
reefs. such are swimming, IA the
north lee skating, aud the different
forms OF boating. bicycling as a sport
has ceased 10 be, although not ~ very
long 9 the world was crazy over 1t.
The wheel has survived simply because
Of its basic yalue IN a vehicle. \ ie"
years 4 gold Threatened to u the
country, but now u Is all but forgot
ten. \ decade OF two ago, roller skat
ing Was a passion with thousands. Vast
sums vi money were Invested Ia Kinks
and skate factories, aud the rage con
tinucd Tor several Seasons. There was
little to recommend II, either as n
pastimc or au exercise, aud II fell away
ia a season, \ couple OF years ago
America went wild over ping pong, aud
yet who hears OF 1t now. The ping
pong wrist has gone to join the
- Bicycle face. " There was never much
sense in it any how and there is not
much to regret ia its passing. Gro.
luet, which Is really "a scientific game,
has all but disappeared, as the Skinny
among urchins. There was when ever
town had it, own experts with the
horse. shoe, hut how many In this town
'NAN WV W " - ~ - - =
nowi So is II with bowls, perhaps
the finest game Of the greensward, aud
the running and leRping Of other days,
Polo IN a diversion Of the rich, so Is
a~utomobiling. We of the browny west
have no time and little inclination for
either. That baseball has survived
is owing to the fact that II Is a spec.
tacle rather than a sport, II has few
actors and many observers, n fact
which has built up its perennial salts
faction TO Americans. The average man
would rather root" and watch the
game than take part himself. He
knows that no game in the world re-
quires such a high degree of skill and
q~uiekness OF thought aud he much pre-.
fers to critieise the game than to take
part In 1t himself. IL II were other.
wise the game would not last long. Ten
mis- In a game that requires carefully
prepared grounds and has never been
popular with the masses anyhow. The
same thing Is true Of archery, which
had a brief session twenty-five years
ago aud has not been heard of since.
Returning to the card games, the vac
illating taste Of the people il shown
more frequently than in anything else.
Whist, once the standard Of the real
card lovers, has ~degenerated into .
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