Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

accordance with their value and the pur-
pose to which they are adapted
As an example Of the rough and ready
men Of the west who have met with many
vicfss1tudes. it wouid be hard TO choose q
man of more varied experience than
George Curry, former governor and now
representative at large from New Maaico
Curry was born down in Louisiana, on
the lazy Bayou sara forty-nine years
ago. He was just sixteen when he mi
grated to New Mexico and became man
OF all work around a flourishing cattle
ranch In that commonwealth. Instinc-
lively. however. be seemed to drift into
politics, and become county clerk. as
SCISSOR and sheriff OF Lincoln county.
Eventually he became q territorial sena-
tor and then president OF that body.
1t was at this period in his career. when
the Spanish-American war broke out that
he became first lieutenant in the Roose-
Welt Rough Riders, later being advanced
to captaincy. Fighting valiantly through
the campaign in Cuba, he returned to New
Mexico and was almost Immediately
elected sheriff OF Otero county. The call
of the army was upon him, however, and
he resigned his Office and went to the
Philippines, where he spent seven merry
years in such diversified activities as
have been experienced by few men in the
service. First he was placed in command
or scouts campaigning with Gen. Lawton
and was with that officer at the battle OF
San Mateo, and was beside Gen. Lawton
when the latter was killed. He accom-
panied various exp editions into the wilds,
was provost marshal and provost Judge.
and upon his company being mustered out
was made governor of the province OF
Camarines by Gov. Gen. Taft. So great
was his success in all these undertakings
that to him was assigned the difficult BUSH
ness OF building up the first police force
the city Of Manila has ever had under the
American occupation. Later he became
governor Of the province of Isabella, where
his ability to control the natives with
out friction was shown to amount to
genius. He was governor of the province
of Samar, when, in 1907. he was appoint
ed by President Roosevelt as governor Of
the territory OF New Mexico. Later, when
that state had still higher posts to dis
tribute, he was sent to Washington to
represent her.
xk
Senator Marcus A. Smith Of Arizona
is type Of that school of leg;sIa-
tors which has been gradually disap-
pearing since the civil war. He is the
old-time type Of southern gentleman.
These personal traits were evidently
acquired in Kentucky where Smith was
born and grew up. In his early man
hood he went to Arizona and engaged
in the practice Of law in the old Mexi-
can town Of Tucson. There he soon
became the popular idol and held all
the political Offices which the local
community could thrust upon him. In
few years his personal charm had
spread throughout the land and he was
elected as delegate to Congress from
Arizona.
That was twenty-five years ago Since
that time Arizona has regarded the
position Of delegate to Congress as
one that was created especially for
Mark Smith. Once or twice he has grown
too careless OF his claim to this position
and has neglected to campaign for re-
election, and been defeated But other
wise the job has been his for genera
ton. When Arizona came into the Union
she quite naturally took the view that
a senatorship was the inalienable right OF
Mark Smith. Her democracy there
upon elected him to that position and
he is again in Washington shaking
hands with old friends. telling the best
OF stories in hotel Hobbies and Watching
the needs Of the southwest in the halls
of Congress-.
Copyright, 1912. By W. A. Du Puy)