Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-11
SPEECH ny ISAAC RAItTH AND
MRS. RUNYAN'S TALK FEATURES.
Special Dispatch to the Morning Jouruai1

Mountainair. n. NJ. Aug. l0.-The
Albuquerque Boosters marching In n
procession with big banner borne
by A. u. Stroup with the legend DO
II for Albuquerque, and with tho
band playing martial airs woke tho
echoes at Mountainair today which
Witnessed. or rather heard the Big
gest Noise OF the whole session thus
far.
The program WAS an exceptionally
interesting and entertainlng one At
torney Isaac Barth delivered brill
liant speech on The Place OF the
Spanish-American In the New State
which was Il splendid effort and loud
ly applauded; and another delightful
feature was the charming talk by Hrs.
j. j. Runynn on THE ideal Woman
of New Mexico which was received
with every evidence of plsasure by
the enthusiastic audience which pack
ed the auditorium 10 the caves
Mr. Stroup opened the program with
a little speech expressing appreciation
of the royal welcome extended 10 the
visitors. A, chalk talk by lllwood NJ.
Albright was a clover and entertaining
event and much enjoyed while the
beautiful voice of Mrs II. J. Collns.
chief musical contributor to the pro-
gram. was never heard 20 hetter ad-
vantage. Among tbosC who sat on
the platform were Secretary Thomas
J. Naylon of the Commercial club +.
u. Schwentker, Q. A. Mason. Stroup
and others.
The evening was occupied chiefly
with a band concert ana general
good time
Mr. Barth's speech wis most elo-
quent effort and frequantlv punctudt-
cd with applause. Following are ex-
tracts:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: Something over two weeks ago
the gentleman having this dav In
charge at the Chautauqua honored me
by asking me to speak to you here
todny, and upon my expressing my ap-
probation of the honor conferred up
on me. and my willingness TO under
take---to mo difficult though agree.
able taskI asked him upon what
subject | should speak and he replied
that I should use my own judgment
about that part Of it' and speak on
things in general ana cover as much
of the field as | wanted to and this
lead mo TO the conclusion that Mr..
Stroup was i'm the state OF mind to-
wards me that Jimmie was toward the
setting hen. | see In my audience
man from Arkansas who has never
heard the story so [ am going to tell
it
Jimmie had put the old setting hen
on twcnty-seven eggs. and said jim
mics mother, Don't you know that
about fifteen eggs Is all that a hen will
cover What are you setting that
hen on all of those eggs for" Said
Jimmie "Oh, | just want to see tho
old foot spread herself"
s. with an earnest desire upon my
part to make my contribution toward
the success of this Chautauuua
source Of satisfaction TO the manage
mcnt, and a source OF pleasure and in
formation to YOU, | chose the subject,
'The Place of the Spanish American
i'm the New state
Mr.. Chairman. ladies and gentlemen.
thirty-fiyc wears ago at tho little town
Of Cuhcro, In the county OF Valencia,
in this territor'- | was born, chose
the nncc because liked the sur-
and because both my par
onts resided there at that time, MY
father was a German jew and my
mother was Il Mexican. I have grown
to manhood under circumstances and
amid surroundings which have cnabl-
ed mo to obtain considerable infor-
nation relative to the prejudice that
exists in some localities and among
some people, against those descend
ants Of the Spanish conquerors of this
section of the country who arc now
enormously known as MeXicans.
Prejudice Is one OF the failings OF
mankind, IN general and Is not con-
lined TO any particular people. class.
)r race of people. but each and every
pnc of us Is to a greater or less ex-
ent subject to this falling. IT has M
reason for being. Ia fact, IL Is al
ways based or lack Of reason and
I IL frequentv handed down through
leredlty and Is Just rs often the result
Il environment, and II is usually
he result Of lack of Information
'elative TO the matter or thing against
'r in favor Of which the prejudice ex-
SITS. Prejudice Is not merely n dislike,