The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-26

I'D T~ENDERFo0T HAs
r ON TAXATION

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A fsf,sw Up a 81. Paul by the name se
4 Hsnry Long, has been sent 10 the ON
becsuss he was short In his be
'~sssmnts. The reason ne gave for his wi
.soskinss down, wa because his wife an
vss ambitions socially and 1t took more IN
han he honestly could make TO hit the a
ssk she set for him ss provider. Of
they did rigth 10 sand Henry TO
Jail, bat II they bad been just, they Il
would have sent Mrs. Henry there with v
rim, 10 q separate cell, 10 that he would .
have been spared her wsils about the ,
effect Of II on her social standing. BY '
the way, dcn't you think there are sew. 4
erai Henry Longs In this town, whose ,
noses ere held squarely TO the grind
stone, II not driven 10 almost anything
70 Got money, By 9 woman who IL crazy
% shiss seeiallyf Loving q woman,
perhaps the mother Of his children, there
are few things o man win not do for
her, sven TO the extent Of stealing for
her II he cant got Il any other way.
There are several men In this Town that l
know, and you know, that are up against
that kind Of q game, whose wives are
afraid to snseze unless Mrs. ooogins
approves, whose gowns must not be In.
fsvicr TO Mrs.. ofidercy's and who h
mortified to death at the house she has
10 live In. AS . result Hubby Ii spur
red often beyond the limit Of honesty.
To keep peace In the family he Is going
TO deliver the goods II he al II the
Longs were the only family In the coun'
try who we're under the blight Of so
eisty business, tho ease would be re-
~markabie. Az Il is, IL h utterly com
m~onplacs. There are 20 many Longs
you know. The woman in the case 10
the cause Of tho false standard Of liv.
ing, Of the inability TO lay by something
for the rainy day that is sure to come,
and II shs persists In following the mi.
rage long enough, IL Is goodbye Mary
Ann, TO the happiness Of the home, II,
indeed, therc IL no more serious result.
Just look around and check this up In
your own observations. Notice how
many families you know who have the
best there Ia going and must pay cash
for everything they got, who think more
Of their position in sawciety than they
do Of their position in the scheme of
salvation, and who live beyond their
means n TO home, dress and everything
else. You viii find them alright, and
In nina ease out Of ten IL win DO Mrs
Loag who II 1t fault. Thsre should be
fairness enough IN our system Of justice
70 THAI when Nj. Long goes up against
IL, or goes to jail, that Mrs. Long
sAeuld be ssnt right along with him, fo'
she ives Of truth the inspiration Of th'
ovsrdraft.
II II all we'll enough TO say that thu
man In the ease should have strength
az mind enough 10 shut OF on 1t whei
the gait gets too rapid, when the fsmii.
= living beyond its earnings. II woul'
take a brave man to do that, but no
one In . hundred can resist tho persist
sus whine that follows him for . bette
house. for much clothes, for entertain
meat and the endless chain Of drain tina
adhsrss 70 keeping in the swim. II !
. ease Of digging up IL there Ia to b
peace In the family and the woman !
not TO be q household martyr, whicI
IL about the most exssperating critic
on earth. If he does hold them down
ke Ia accused Of having q Crouch, an
ali the women class him ~ . miser an
O sishtwzd, and no man likes such
classification. lie yields, and In q fe'
pears yea SEQ the gray shooting throug
his hair, his shoulders STOPPING. and hi
fsst getting sors In the svsrisstin
sssanbls TO keep up. He hnaily give
u up sad peters on. before his tint
. saeriscs upon tho altar Of false god
Evsn thsn tho feminine cause Of IL doe
net realize that IL might not have bee
VI che had accepted the real standard
q ussful w~omsnhood, had really hell
- In ths game. She will always rsmsu
bss Jamss - q poor provider and hav
. spits 1t him because he didn't carr
noss Insurance., for such IL the way q
shs womas who hes the society bug.
Ths Hectares Of Dr. Il. Mcqueen Ore
On tho Constitutional Crisis In Englan
have a~ssraetsd wide attention anon
The thinking people Of the territory. I
pseialiy Il this . ~ Of his uttsranes
ss~pianstivs Of the English income Ia
sa~. whish provides that all inccm'
Of Sane or moro shall be taxed, the raj
saaaIns ~ 10 y high a. one toni
for The people who are In the miiiioI
aiss class. 1his 10 sxaetiy What 10 col
ssndsd for BY Senator Borah and mar
osksrs In 81 parties who are trying
affect = reform In tbs American tan ~
TEN ana who have o confidence thu
fhs country 10 ready for the single ia
shs real salvation Of all countries. SUD
an income tsx would not be burdenson
"a anyEsdy. and would rsash the n
told mIllions OF capital that now rstu'
neshsns or practically nothing TO q
stsss. such . measure ~ this wouI
passs nndsr sributs all money TIL
sAeul4 he tszed ssd mot expressed
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