The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-02

pur SIR.
Your latter Of the gGth inst. cam,
duly 10 hand. mud / wish 'u ,uanN SOU
for the data contained Calm. dulib
crate, di-pus-ioun'c Iudgmrut BE- th,
duty uf the rlcrfprnt" Hi the cummp
election. We all love the STAT, pi our
birth We honor th" state uf cur boy.
hood and developing mnuhood. but bow
much creator should be- tine deviation "a
tui, state Of New Mc,iro. whose life ",
have fondlci nnd nur-od into Lciup.
~ &c. my polite. you know me- a.
bo au uncumpromi-iug Republican Of
the Foi"uIi.' or llnmuiu type. 20
/ my mind Alexander llm.lltou .s the
greatest r"n-t ructi,c statesman Amer.
lea has ever produced and m the ccu
turic, o. come. when tho Anglo Nmcri
can civilization shall havc reached -
zenith. hi, name will lend the list of
b.. fuuudot-
! Thc initiative aud referendum. and
I recall the demand of the people to de-.
cid" all pursti,qis bc u IN the heat oi
passion or not, doe, not appeal 10 me q,
'hc truost safe guard of uur iihcriic,
Gov"rumcni hv Delegated power. ,y..
tenn not perfect. brrausc human. oncr
q no the main the uurr. safrr. ,uuudr
protection tor vou aud for me. Thi,
demand fDf popuiar government BE- ur
nrho from that vuNr that nearly on.
quilted the ucWl, formed union ~ state.
luu wears agu. jefferson. Madison and
no" more extreme members ut 'ur Ju.
Goblin clubs, carried away hv the uns
,lou- ~ the French Revolution. irfm
"uccd hy gratitude to the French TO.
their aid u ,ur own revolution. rnthc.
thnu hy calm. deliberate Judgment. one,
cried for popular government Only
the pur~uH,iyc but beloved Washington
aud the muirhl",, constructive mind 81
Hamilton ,taid the torrent. aud citi
l"u Genet was recalled
II d, true that iu short time III,
r"ius IT the government foil into IN,
hands pt jefferson aud Madison. and
hcld sway tdt 'hc war. nui the ,troci
trr, aud hnrh1riiio, of the French Ro,o
tuition nni ,uh.rrd and rulmcd the rpu
.uurug ~ Jefferson and bee hrcanc III,
leader of great American priucipl"
but surrounded aud ,afrguurdcd 10y O.
.tiII greater American principle of Ham
iIt"u p. construction Euough ,uid
tom, Fundamental political views.
For three weeks ! have fought a
hard au internal political hut'lc as r,o.
a true american fought and ! CIV" &C. /
vuu the result. ut that .i7t"
In thr prc,rut campaign ou' Of
mas. Of conflicting Testimony, bu,,
rullod hut two r,,u,t. First, the Bu, |
Ballot SECONDLY, personalities.
\, ., the Blue BALLOT. The chief cN |
pouudrr Of the Bluc Ballot il tougrc,- |
man Flood of Virginia, 'uc author of m, |
amendment Ia congress. / had the pleas
urr of hrarug Mr. Flood last week IL !
rucumcar and his presentation uf 'h, /
subject was fair logical, lucid exp, !
-i'iuu of his point of view. II is no.
uuiiricni however, 70 Judge man b, |
% SPEECH alone f. is necessary to 90 |
anime his record for wears. then form
an opinion, Just A. % physician mus'
study the past history ~ patient bc
fore be- can diagnose present lll
obtained "a copy pf the Virgins |
q N
helped to frame I'm my Judgment 1t % |
au admirable document, hut uu in |
ycstigotluu, found it was adupir
without any submission 20 the people |
ASK you lu ull fairness, hu, M Flool !
the exponent of popular guNcrnm"nt,thr |
right ~ come 10 New Mexico, aud ud |
wise ms how 10 vote. when 'ho toustitu |
tiou of he, own state vus adopted with !
"ui consulting the people az all.
prominent lawyer OF thl. town, q
Democrat, mcmchrr of tine 'ou.titu !
uoua Convention. aud the candidate
f,, an important office IN the Nth iu !
llciul district told me that MIR Bur,uu |
we, the ruling power iu 'hc tpustitu !
iiouM Convention; that Mr. Bursum, -
caucus. regulated and controlled men
sure, ~ be- Thought III. II such hc th'
rnsr then ull will admit that % man who
could control majority of TOO choser
men e. the Territory, aud dictate poll
riss, must indeed Ice "a man among men
ror good or for evil, We alone can iudg,
hy results, and II Mr. Bursum did con
troll that convention, then to Mr. Bur
sum the honor h due, for consider IN,
constitution Of New Mexico the equai
of any, aud the superior OF many, Of
he fundamental organic laws Of the
states.
Secondly: Personalities. For thre,
weeks W. have been in campaign OF
yitupcration and abuse The question
MIR, Bursum, a mighty power for good
in New Mexico. or Mr.. Bursum the "a
ponent OF corruption. Two ways We
can Judge Of the question What a
man : friends say Of him, and the char
ncier of those friends, aud what man y
enemies say of him, and the character
n those enemies. have never seen
a man in publlc life surrounded by such
true and devoted frieAds as Mr, BursUm.