The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-05
Glad He Lost His Wealth.

Of a genius, either-but | have got
about a %thimbleful of common sense
for use occasionally aud | want to use
II now 20 the best advantage.
~ nave had u varied life. was born
a multimillionsire, %unhappily, too, for
| never saw one Of them that was happy
yct, and | never was happy myself un.
I'll | got rid Of my millions. The largest
portion Of II went to feed u number Of
slaves that | unfortunately inherited,
and the rest | spent ON my friends like
4 gentleman aud got nat ui the iu,um
brauce. (Laughter)
Sorry for John d. Rockefeller
81 have been listening 10 speeches
here carefully aud the more I heard of
the speeches the sorrier | felt for the
m%illionaires. Thank God, | am not one
amy mofe'
81 heard the senator from Arkansas
MIR. Davis the other day make 4
speech Ia which he abused Rockefeller.
II there is = man In the United States
that | run sorry for IL Is Rockefeller.
! cannot help sympathizing with n fel'
low that everybody is cussing, and |
never could see What they cussed him
tor unless for having more money than
anybody else, and | do not think that
is any fault, but II misfortune.
81 am sorry for n man in his con.
dition-when e maj cannot 20 out In
the street sud have even his little
grandchildren walk in sight Of him
without threats that they would kill
his little babies know the old fellow
loves those children better than Nil the
gold IN his vault. aud he would not be
"a human being II he did not.
Thinks John d. Is A Good Man
81 am going 20 say something that
is unpopular in my section Of the coun.
Try, and II y rr one Of the Office seek.
ers ! might be tempted 20 do wrong, bu,
| always did ssy before my people what
! thought Wa right. think that Mr
Rockefeller is q rood man aud | an
going TO think 30 until somebody shows
me that he has lone wrong. ! see hi.
employees often and | never saw on,
who did not speak well Of him. | an
told that he never had q strike among
his employees.
~ AN told another thing. that b.,
has given more mIIlIul, Il leo not ruiu.
much ct him Tor that, bcrau,r be- had
more tHnu bee bad amy u-c Tor to 'h,
poor, to charity, 20 the churches, aud
"a education, and 10 build hospitals all
over the country where they are needed
for his employees, and when they are
sick they 20 there and are cared for.
II anybody in the United States does
not like that let them put it iu their
pipes and smoke Il. ! have said il.
Would Welcome Old Pipe Lines
"If my friend from Arkansas d. OPP
posed to what ! call prosperity I would
ioc Tor N. Roo. .. .u como .u.,.
and run his pipes through Mississippi
lie rna go nI. pfrr ms .unI Nr .a
be glad 20 have him. ] used 70 pay g..
cent, d gallon for oI q, be burned Dr.
mV lsmp. We are little better ~ now
We are independent because we have
got electric ia.'-. Nn' vr ua 900 rn.
a gallon Tor ol and now I can get 10.
for lu cents a gallon.
~ do not know whether Mr. Rookie
fel.er Is the cause of The price coming
down 70 10 cents, hut ! think if will
be that way IN Mississippi u t.ev pat
the convenience that thi. pipe lIn,
Business propose. 90 give them. 1ad
,u'rut 'u 'a." f.. ... r.... I..r.
il all there Is TO j..
Fought, Bled and skedaddled
"Well, want vou 10 understand that
! an O plain, blunt 1ld confederate
soldier wore the gray and fought aud
bled, but | did not die Rut ! 'skedad
died frequently, You understand that
word. These old soldiers will under
stand Il.
had the honor. during my services 20
capture some prominent men In the
northern army. Among them was gen
eral ooburn Of Indianapolis, Ind. n
captured one great big man named
John shafter who was a major in the
Ninth M.chigan He was a poor shot.
for advanced At him with my saber
and he shot NJ me five times and never
me.
NOV ! will tell another truth. That
Fellow Shaftar gav. ma u.wfal .aaKa