The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1909-11-20

principal lynching is to be deplorec
In a general sense, a. an evidence oi
lawlessness, but II is not withou,
mighty justification. One burning, with
proper trimmings has a more wholesome
effect than . dozen legal hangings, and
IL is the lesson that Is considered more
than revenge, simply because no atone.
ment cas be made for the crime for
which most Of these little parties are
held. No one wants to be brutal, but
It is an emergency that requires dras.
tic measures and they are usually ap.
piled. That the result is happy no one
can deny, and now that the conditions
that require their administration are
reaching into the north a. well, IL will
Iced TO q national cooperation In study.
isg the matter. II takes something like
that to wake the north up. We Of the
south know what IL Ia, aud have for
many years No amount Of adverse
criticism would lessen our prompt pro.
lection of virtue, but at the same time
1t is q pleasure Of a negative sort to
see the north get taste Of the problem,
and at the same time have . bit Of
real race war thrown in. They will
hardly talk so much about "the brutal
south" as long as such things are going
on at home
One Of the amusing incidents con.
nected with the big doings at III Paso
last week was the tempest raised by
the action Of =. J. Feldman, supervisor
Of the art department, in ordering the
removal from the picture section Of
two studies Of nude. One Of these
was "Cupids Guide, and many times
prize winner, which has attracted gen.
eral attention all over the country, and
until the horrihed gaze of Mr.. Feldmaa
beheld 1t, without being termed in
the least offensive. Naturally the &C.
tion of Mr.. Feldman has found both
champions and assailsnts. II does seem
. little odd that there should come from
III Psso Of all cities such a racket, or
ths, II should come from any city Of
enligk; ~nment. 1t rather mAkes one
wonder where Mr.. Feldman got his ar.
tistic training, for 1t Is q distinctly new
proposition that there il anything i'm.
IN the nude to those whose hearts are
pure. There is more or less SCOT on
everything the chimDeysweop sees, Of
course. Through a long procession Of
centuries, the human body has been
considered the most beautiful thing
created by the great artist. Through
an aeon Of time il has been fashioned
into enduring store and transferred TO
glowing canvas, idealized in every way
that the hand Of genius might. 1t has
been Only to the prurient and those
whose heart was unclsan that the sight
Of 1t under proper and chsste condi.
tions has caused . shudder. The bet
ter part Of the world look upon 1t with
truly reverent delight. They always
will. At this late d,y, and from FL
Paso to have such 9 denuneiatio Of
the nude to be given to the world, IL |
As amusing a. 1t is grotesque. OF
course, IL brother Feldman was con.
sistent, he At once proceeded to put
mother. .hubbGrds on the venuses, and
overalls on the Appollos. II he was to
pose a. the arbiter in such matters he
would be perfectly justified in going
the game TO the limit. To do so no
max kedness could have been left in the
art exhibit, and II the necessary drap.
ing garments ran short he would have
been entirely justified in improvising
ponchos and such like from the rugs,
supposing that there were rugs as q
matter Of modesty on the naked Aoor.
II the outside world is 10 be governed |
by thls, the conclusion is inevitable that
Paso is getting nice, and don Z you
forget It. However, the majority will
be inclined to think that Mr.. Feldmsn
Is merely a freak whose honest opin.
ions mark him a. the proper zone Of
ofort for the best equipper social mis-.
sionsries in the city. His standing in
the matter is warrant for such q con.