The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-15

ton Of railways, and the cadastal sur.
vey Of the country are among the meas.
ures which distinguished his reign. Slav.
cry was abolished in 1865 in the Por.
tugesc dependencies. The present king,
Carlos L., assembled the throne in 1889.
llins reign has been marked by ser.
ious colonial, financial, social, and pc.
litical troubles. The month following
his accession witnessed the successful
revolution of the republicans in Brazil
and the expulsion of the emperor, and
the following year Il rupture with Great
Britain seemed likely in regard to Por.
tugese East Africa.
The Los Angeles National Crime
The whole country has been Mortified
as the details Of the explosion in the
office of the Los Angeles Times dcvel.
ops, and it becomes more apparent that
the outrage is a national shame. II is
a very deep reproach upon every citi.
zen of this land that there should have
been among us men depraved enough 20
have done this thing. Arthur Harbers
of the III Paso Herald tells the common
conception of the case in vigorous news.
paper English:
eff $4,000 offered in the city of
Los Angeles to aid in procuring the
arrest and conviction of the man or
men who dynamited the Times plant
and attempted assassination in other
quarters, be not enough, hen another
10000 should be offered by the citi.
zens, and another, until every channel
of Investigation has been exhausted, and
the last clew run down.
"The city authorities should have the
fullest cooperation of the authorities
Of that state, and of every other city
and state, of every loyal and decent
citizen in the United States; Of the
whole detective force Of the national
establishment; oil III the oath bound
officers of the peace throughout the
land; and of the United States govern.
ment with its mighty powers, knowing
no such thing as fear or intimidation,
and recognizing only one superior force,
the immutable law of God.
"'The motive, whatever II was, of this
damnable crime, was perforce of local
origin, hut the crime is against the
whole world, against the very soul OF
human civilization, and nothing tut
the suicide oil the assassins ought to de
feat the ends of justice in this case. Not
in the spirit of revenge or reprisal,
but in obedience TO the first instinct of
mankind, the preservation OF life, the
men of America must not sleep until
the beasts that did this thing have
been put to death.
Next 10 assassination Of the pres
ident of the United States or Of other
high official representatives Of the peo.
Pile, next TO rebellion against u right
cous government this sort Of crime is
the worst assault that could he direct.
ed against civilizati ion. A great news.
paper is far more than a mere business
enterprise; it is expressive OF the life
and principles, the sentiments and the
convictions of tho people rs "a whole,
it is in truth a vital part of the social
organism, and Il blow like this is plung.
ing the steel into the very bowels of
enlightened Humanity personifcd in the
genius of race evolution. Quivering
with pain Humanity calls for the death
OF the monster that gave the hurt.
"And there can be no better test
Of the worth Of our civilization and
all it represents in the upward strug.
glo Of the dawning age toward liberty
and moral health, than the search for
the beast Of prey that broke out of
hell to drain and drink clean blood. II
the search succeeds, our light is undim.
med; il ii fails, the shadow of evil con.
doned will not tighten for generations.
ITO kill twenty honest workers, to
make widows Of wives and orphans OF
their sons and daughters, to destroy
half a million dollars worth Of property