The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-20

moval agent for those in power and who
insist upon the enforcement Of the law
and governmental deceney. This was
and Is the only objection TO Mayor Gay.
nor, and II IL one that endears him to
all real Americans.
Such occasions as this renews the
query made my me many years ago
following n local occasion of the use
of the revolver: "Wben will the gov.
eminent of the United States take the
correct view of IL, ald class the revol-
yer as contrabaRd, prohibiting its sale
under heavy penalties, and itself issu'
ing arms to those servants Of the peo.
PIE who should be empowered to carry
themf" Thousands Of columns have
been written upon the gun toting habit,
and most of il Is warranted by the u.
act truth, but few have taken the cor.
rect view rs to the best way 10 cure
the habit, and remove the deadly en-.
CINE from the pockets of the towards
who generally use them. IL IL were M.
lawful TO sell them or have one in poss.
e%ssion, and il all of them that came
in sight were condsticated by the gov.
eminent. IL would cause a rapid falling
off in the homicide column. II might
be that such creatures ~ this fellow
Gallagher would import them. hut even
that could be made next 90 impossible.
The nation il every wear pavinp n
friyhtfnI toll to the s~ix.shooter. and il
is time TINT il was being sensible IN
the matter. No rational person wi,he.
10 DENY thu, n variety of pubIie ser.
Int the latitude ends s.nrpIy. For what
little good revolyars do the puhlic. there
are a multitude of tragedies that could
very easily h. avoided if the sentiment
of the public WAS a nttle s~traiphter.
laced in regard Ia them. and IN. law "a
drastic as IL shouId b..
q q 4
II il n very pl.a-iny thinp ,hat unless
some complication sets in Mayor CAV.
nor will get well. UsuaIIy IA. os.assin
has n beter aim Tint this one shoulJ
have shot too biyh for the heart md
TOO low for te brn;n is a good ,hine for
the country. for il needs men like Gsy
nor. who believes in clean. municipsl
government lie j. certain IA b.com.
more mud more of n factor in notionsI
affairs He j. u .y.,t map !, many 20
speets. one proof or il j. hi. ,bilit,
10 adapt the homeIy old proy.rb. ,hat
carries with il IN. eI.ments of y.,
mainland. .'N4v.r LEI ia. sun on dow,
ON your anger " There i. a whole .sr
mon in that ancient little ,aw and !,
Is ust NJ forceful now -. II vns in N,
DAVIS of AristotI. who frat ono,.d T.
MANY men. and wom.u too. .hor,., tn,
lives. impair their digestion. di-tnrl
their sleen and fall .bo,, ~ their du,
"a mankind Lec,uss th.v ,,ta ,h.ir an
mar IN lad with than .ud ar;s. ..;,b
In the mornin, Liz. il .o shor, IN
sunshine in I, M n,.eious Inn, IN ch.,i.l
AMER il ohout IN. uos, foolish Thin,
that auyhody can do. OF conrs. II
nm element Of the nrimitiv. character
I'm, Tint does oot iustifv n, Tb.,.
n.thing h,, MISCHIEF in II mostly "a ,l.
person who huys il Hose. The other -,
low il pret,v certain "a IA. q r..o,,hl,
decent sort NJ a fellow n. m,v l.,
wrong in this instance. If ne !. in finn.
he viii recoyuize II and re,re, !, mn,l
more than Won do 4, INV rat. VIII,
Won allow the fee. Of anger ,o ho,.
against him. won are IN hiring g .rr..,,
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