The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-01-21
PROF. TINSLEY
SWINGS CIRCLE TO-
SPEAK To FARMERS
Today; Quo vadisp

Today: QUO NAdtsY
To-day. SATURDAY. January .l,t,
ia" people 1T New M"Nic" viii stand
uI."n the hill, where the r"ais I"rh, aud
l.. their turning viii answer tina, au"s.
i,"u which w"llrd ~ ~ the heart uf
PAUL q, R"nr, "Why Way
Loving New M'Siro, believing ~ the
r".i .rn-r oi II, people, believe ir
:. going ~ h" ~" night way. iut" field,
at statehood, wh"r" prosperity will hc
c"mm"n property aud the tide will ST
all on" way,
cannot believe that ih" propl" will
N"'" down lh" constitution uow h"fur.
them. ~ common with many other
old timers | have fought long for ia"
independence ~ New Mexico. Now that
ih" door is ~li" open, aud - generous
aud we'll lighted door ut that, u :. IN.
thinkahl" that the b"u"h"iari"s uf III.
nation Mill turn nsid" from ia" invita-
IioG,
All through this campaign have
tried So l." iaiT and 10 reason together
v nh MI who would not see. n has been
~. har,i-s, Aoh ever had IN my jour
halis,ic l,fc IN New MrNico. knowing
the ph"nominnl circumstance. ,ha, by u
scratch made pos,ihl- III" passage uf
th" enabling act, knowing th" raii"nr"
sud Thought that was used ~ rrruncil
Ing III. opposing factions among III"
an" hundred that framed ia" cOnstltu'
tion, knowing the mrndariiy that has
prevailed ~ treating the constitution
~ those who are opposed to u, knowing
ihn, ~ "" fail uuw 1t viii l." yrurs aud
Year, until We Hr" admitted, aud waur
ing iu l." free myself rather than Z" ~
cord the privilege =" remote pustrrity,
Irrn,r IN dealing with the subject.
MI through the campaign nave wait.
ed tor some real valid, sensible reason
why the constitution should not h" np.
proved. have heard none Many hhy"
said that u should bee rejected because
u does not contain something that they
think ought To hc there, bat that j. not
y reason for u sensible. man. Nu earthly
instrument ha, pleased all, Judging
from the diNs"ntcrs, even the Bihl" IA"
guiding star "f the world, do",u I do
that. Many people are entirely honest
IN their opposition because It does not
contain 'h" initiative. referendum aud
recall. for instance. They are not inr.
sighted. ~ 'h"s" experiments ARE sue.
crs.ful "ls"wh"r" they rnn Ice added IN
du" aud proper tim" for u few ycars nr"
soothing ~ the life oi state. Personal
u | utterly di,hrlicNc ~ ull ihrr" ~ this
time. u they prove "ut in practice rl.
i"whcr". ! would certainly vote fur their
sdopii"n IN New Mexico Anyhow. the
thr". theories are such complete non.
essentials that ran not understand how
any "ne "au seriously consider them go.
A"ntlHls. Compared ~ the gcncruf bless.
lug "i statehood they are uf most in.
different value. Npain, it TN, c"usti-
tuition wrr" rejected, IN" sam bunch of
delegates would go harE, aud It i idle
w lh'Ah NNh' NNi'N N'hlA lNNA iN'iN ~ ~
ih" second draft. Disbclicyiug IN them
n"w, they could hardly be- expected ."
put them IN the second round. II they
did the socuhd constitution would be-
defeated, aud then everything would
De- lost, for the enemies NJ statehood IN
congress, aud they are many, woull
tmihfully say; we have offered YOU
statehood and you would not agree on
constitution. Now you must wait for
statehood until such time ~ you can he
reasonable. That they would say iu.i
this thing is inevitable, many e them
are right now anxious 10 say IT, and
they will say il In event of the calami
~ of rejection.
A. first some danger threatened froT
the advocates Of prohibition. hut gcncr
ally speaking they have seen the ycnsi
bile way is not to consider theirs Ms 1
principle higher thnn statehood. IN th,
progress of time, II they are reasonable
theirs viii be- the rcigninp faith all ave-
the land There ARE thousands of voter
81 New Mexico who would hr forcvc
opposed 10 prohibition. II It's advocate
voted against statehood because m
constitution contains uo reference to II
TO a measure they would be- iustiRc'
In such a position. As II ia, the prohi
bhionisls have an open way befor
them. Under II MA the Pecos valley ha
gone dry, under the popular will Uude