The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-04
SPEAKS TO A LARGE AUDIENCE, AT
The EVANS THURSDAY NIGHT
and OPENED EYES OF PEOPLE
ABOUT BURSUM'S ENEMIES.
MADE MANY VOTES
FOR REPUBLICANS

~ citizen, aside from political ronsid
"rations, the questions which are con
fronting ~ aud which We must settle.
u II now up ~ you. the voters. 10 set.
"" these questions. once aud for nll time
~ Ia how we shall conduct the govern
nrni, under what conditions and what
policies We shall pursue IN placing a
new government upon the people Il the
New state of New Mrxico W. ARE
confronted with conditions such ~ have
confronted no other citizens ~ any
other great state In the Union. We hnv,
here two natioualitics, all equal citizens
Of this great Union. but in whose vein.
runs different blood; all equal, ~ | say.
citizens; all imbued with equal desires
Z" de- what il best fer nur country: one
possibly thinking along one line and the
other thinking along another line. We
must all learn tn hear with one nnnthrr
we must learn :" understand one annth.
rr; we must each give the other credit
io being imbucd by honest motives bv
an earnest aud sincere desire 10 build
up her" IN this Southwestern country
tn" greatest stat" IN the United States,
aud to make that Star. that last star
upon the Flag of the Union, shine with
Il brillianey exceeded by tina, of no other
Star upon the great American Flag.
Now. fellow cri/rns, We had - right
to believe that hring confronted by
thes" conditions, that every citilru ~
New M"Nico. no matter what hi. party
banner might lee, M matter whether he
called himself u republican. whcthcr hc
believed ~ IN" original dortrinr of
Hamilton, ~ whether he called himself
u follower ,f Hn equally great patriot
Thomas Jefferson, ur whether be- hr u 80
rialist ~" ar" M equal American rii
ilrus, wr nll had desire. ~ We be.
li"vcd. aud had - right "a hcllrvc. 20 de-
what wns hrst for the interests uf our
couutr, aud for the New State of New
Mexico We all had right tO believe
that no mntt"r under which party han.
ner IT, citizens might hc arrnignrd that
IN this conflict which We ARE now nhnut
% end, that We should each come before
th" peOpl" with Il platform Cf principle,
explaining Ia the p"opl" that il the re-.
pVhliran party 90 the one hnnd were
successful that for the next i've ycars
he Affairs of this great state should hr
administered IN u certain way; that II
On III" other hand the great democratic
party were successful. that the affairs
uf this great stat" should he admins
tered possibly IN another way, In, equal.
" for the benefit of all the people; that
II the socialists were successful that ~
equally good citizens of this state would
administer is aflairs in such manner
us 10 cnnduce ~ the welfare nf each
aud every citizen Irrespective uf politics.
liut ! now want Ia say 10 YOU, fellow
citizens, that IN ~ far ~ ! am concerned
that belief has to u certain extent ai
least been dissipatcd. | ha = been m
campaigns before. and more than once
! ! have taken some interest and some
part IN politics, aud have taken an in.
terest IN reading some of the history oi
our country, aud ! can say IN YOU fellow
citizens, that have never known, read
of, experienced nor heard of u politica
campaign, so.callcd, waged ~ this cam
pniPn has been waged in the confines nj
the territory Of New Mexico. had tn,
pleasure Of being before the cOmmitte,
of congress which was investigating tn,
question of admitting the Territory oi
New Mexico prior 20 the adjournment
IT the last session of congress. re-
mained there during all the short SEES
sion before the House Committee an,
the Senate Committee upon the question
IT statehood, aud when the question wa
asked me ~ 20 what the political com
plexi0n Of New Mexico would he durin,
! this election and after this election
, very frankly sGid Ia them IN my opinion
! the contest would be u close one an,
; that the democrats had almost, II not ~
equal chance with the republicans fo
carrying this state, and that was M.
candid opinion at that time, aud II wa
my opinion up until very recently, bu
say to yea now, without intending an
: offense, because | am not going 10 MAX
any political speech tonight that III
great democratic party Of the Territor
~ New Mexico has delegated fe'
Z who constitute the leaders right 10 SCI
lis birth right for mess Of poatage, an
+ that II sold its chances for being eleet
sled to . SO.eallsd republican. i am her