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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
LINCOLN M|sQU0TED
SON OF MARTYRED PRESIDENT
SHOWS ROOSEVELT ALTERED
HIS LANGUAGE.
WRITES EMPHATIC LETTER
Robert 7. Lincoln Makes II Plain
That the Colonel Has Nothing in
Common With the Patriotic Exec
utIve OF War Time.

Theodore Roosevelt is fond of as
,erting his own resemblance to Abra-
nam Lincoln and of quoting from the
words of the martyred president in
support of the radical Rooseveltian
theories.
But Robert r. Lincoln. in a letter to
Chairman Hilles of the Republican ma
tional committee. points out that Mr..
Roosevelt has deliberately altered"
the words of Lincoln and has found
ed arguments upon the misquotation.
The letter is complete expose of
Mr.. Roosevelt's method of seeking
votes. It shows that Abraham Lin
coin had nothing in common with
Roosevelt, and that the latter. in at
tempting to juggle with the name of
the martyred president. is imposing
upon the American people.
Mr. Roosevelt has never yet ex-
plained why he deliberately altered
the words of President Lincoln to suit
his own purposes, nor has he apollo
gized for his misrepresentation. On
the contrary. he has ignored the grave
charges contained in Mr.. Lincoln's let
ter, which is as follows:
Manchester. Vermont, April 27. 1912.
My Dear Mr.. Hilles:. You ask what
I think of the repeated assertions by
Mr. Roosevelt. that his attitude on
certain radical doctrines is supported
by the recorded views of my father.
The proper answer to your inquiry
cannot be made in a few words. The
government under which my father
ft fo
representative democracy. checked by
the Constitution, which can be
changed by the people, but only when
acting by methods which compel delib-
Grafton and exclude SO far as is pos
sible the effect of passionate and
short-sighted impulse. A government
in which the checks of an established
Constitution are actually, or practical
ly, omitted-one in which the people
act in a mass directly on all questions
and not through their chosen repre-
sentatives-is an unchecked democ'
racy, a form of government so full OF
danger. as shown by history. that 1t
has ceased to exist except in communi
ties small and concentrated as to
space. A New England town meet
Ing may De ROOu. Dut
in large city. or state. would be
chaos.
"As / understand 1T, the essence OF
Mr. Roosevelt's proposals is that we
shall adopt the latter form of govern
ment in place of the existing form.
This, in simple words. Is proposed
revolution, peaceful perhaps. but a
revolution. In SUPPORT of these revo-
lutionary doctrines. which. If success
full, would abolish the form and the
spirit of our existing government, and
surely, think, lead to attempted die
tatorships. resort is had to what is
claimed to be the words and teachings
of President Lincoln. 1t must be as
sumed that, though he has been dead
nearly fifty years, his influence Is still
felt as being that of wise and pa
triotic citizen. If that is true, we are
all interested in having his opinions
and sayings truthfully stated. and my
interest is naturally peculiar.
President Lincoln wrote many let
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

+ tiers, made many public addresses and
was the author of many documents.
do not know of the existence in any
of them of word of censure. or Of
complaint of our government. or of
the methods by which 1t was carried
on. He was sincerely and faithfully
obedient to our Constitution. In the
single act for which perhaps he is
most remembered-the issuance OF the
Emancipation Proclamation-he ex-
pressly supported it as an act war
ranted by the Constitution upon mill
tary necessity.
"On one public occasion he de-
scribed the effect of the counting OF
slaves In congressional and electoral
representation. In comment. he said:
Now, all this is manifestly unfair; yet
do not mention 1t to complain OF 1t
insofar as 1t is already settled. 1t
is In the Constitution, and | do not
for that cause, or any other cause.
propose to destroy. or alter. or disre-
gard the Constitution. ! stand to 1t
fairly. fully and firmly
He hated slavery, but his rever-
ence for the Constitution and law was
such that he said publicly again and
again that II a member of congress
he would faithfully support a fugitive
slave law.
His attitude toward the Dred Scott
decision is urged as in support of the
pernicious project for the recall by
popular vote of judges and of judi
cial decisions. He thought 1t an er-
roneous decision. but his chief point
in reference to 1t was not its error.
but that 1t indicated scheme, and
was part of it, for the nationaliza-
tion of human slavery. He never sug-
gested a change in our government
under which the judges who made 1t
should be recalled. but said that he
would resist 1t politically by voting. If
in his power. for an act prohibiting
slavery in United States territory.
and then endeavor to have the act sus-
tanned in a new proceeding. by the
game court reversing itself.
rs there to be found here. or
anywhere else, support for project
to abolish the essential elements, or
any elements. of our Constitution!
And yet he is cited in support OF such
action.
''He loved the government under
which he lived and when at Gettys-
burg he prayed ~uf / may use the
word) that Government of the peo-
Pile, by the people. for the people
may not perish from the earth he
meant, and could only mean. that
government under which he lived. a
representative government OF balanced
executive, legislative and judicial
parts. and not something entirely dif-
ferent-an unchecked democracy.
These often quoted words of Presi-
dent Lincoln are now deliberately al.
tered and argument found on their
altered form. may be permitted to
say that I do not think the public
wishes the Gettysburg speech to be
rewritten and its words changed by
anyone. however distinguished. for
any purpose, least of all in order to
support proposition that President
Lincoln could not possibly have had
in mind.
my personal feelings are unimpor-
tant. but l am not only impatient but
Indignant that President Lincoln's
words and plain views should be per-
verted and misapplied before trusting
people In support of doctrines which
believe he would abhor if living.
BELIEVE me. sincerely yours.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
JEFF o'NEILL's STORY.

"I went on the road" said O'Neill,
with Tim after the whole gang near
ly got settled by a skunk of a thief
who gave up to the police to save him
self from doing a twenty stretch. But
1t did not do him any good. as his
body was picked up in the East river
with hole in his skull soon after
ward. Tim had been shot at Hast
ings, up the river. Some one had
blazed away with gun out of win
dow while We were digging a hole
through his front door. This made us
both little skittish about night
work.
"At this time Simpson. the old orig
inal pawnbroker. was running a shop
on Chatham street. and was doing a
regular business in setting diamonds
besides. He used to put a lot OF
the sparklers in his window every
day. As Tim and l were going by
the place he said to me: What's the
matter with giving the old man a call?'
I was willing, but thought he meant
to hit up the safe, which was noised
around to hold about half million
worth of the stun the year round. But
Tim was out OF the safe-cracking line.
and was looking for something genteel-
like.
I'VE dropped down to the old Curl
osity Shop and he got paddock that
snapped shut. had no idea what he
wanted with 1t. and he didn't tell me.
We went out and We walked around
till Tim found loose cobblestone.
He picked this up and put 1t under his
coat. Then We went to Simpsons.
On the outside front door was heavy
iron grating, which was shut at night
to keep the mugs away from the door.
It was just coming on evening, and
Tim unfolded his little plan. I was to
fasten the iron door with the lock
while he put in the heavy window
with the stone. Then We were both
to grab everything in sight and sneak
'T put on the lock and when I
snapped 1t Tim let the rock go. 1t
made a hole about big enough to put
your head through. Tim grabbed with
both hands. and then l took my
pick, and before those inside were
aware of what had happened We were
out of sight. We went in different d.
rections and met at the old Gather
Inc Market within twenty minutes. We
went into Riley's and looked over the
stuff. We were both pretty good
Judges OF the dewdrops, and the load
figured up about 100000. 1t was the
easiest snap that ever had in my life.
I knew no one on the inside could rec
ognize us. because the old caps We had
on covered our eyes
1.-THE story of the robbery gave an
Interview with Simpson and his clerks.
They said they did not see the faces
of the thieves. The police had nothing
to work on, except a description OF
the stones. They hoped to nail us
when we sported them. But we had
been in the business too long for that
When we got good chance we busted
for London and managed to get rid OF
the stun in two days for $4,000 to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
RenuhIlcan Principles.

The Republican party stands for e
definite policy of administering the
affairs of the government. Men may
come and men may go. but protection
TO American Industries and labor. an
equal opportunity for all, VIII con
tinue as cardinal Republican princi-
pies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
raf. Plays the Game Fairly.

President Taft is a man who playi
the game fairly-who puts right
above politics, and the peoples pros.
perity above personal glory. Under
his administration times have grown
better than they have ever been
With his reelection the outlook will
be still brighter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

world is growing better, has
N but to persuade a police de-
M 4 tective in any large city in
va to a comparison between
az crime conditions now and
MSST those of a generation ago.
c0 But statistics. you say, will
prove that crime is on the increase.
l question whether the number OF
crimes in proportion to population
has increased or whether the figures
merely prove that more crimes are
reported, and greater publicity given
them by means of our perfected news
gathering systems. Certainly the New
York city Of today shows vast i'm
provement in morality over the city OF
a generation ago.
Recently two bank messengers were
robbed of $4,000 in broad day in q
taxicab In downtown New York. The
thieves were soon apprehended and
the greater part of the loot recovered.
Tho perpetrators were mere boys. 1t
was the first essay in crime for sew
eral of them. Their methods. although
daring, were crude. Yet the city rang
with the cry of crime wave"
Compare conditions with those ex-
listing in the days Of the old Catherine
Market gang. Then bold robberies on
public thoroughfares were a daily oc-
currence in New York.
JEFF O'Neill and Tim Little were
two of the most desperate members of
the gang. every member Of which was
a desperate. After the passing OF
Denny Brady. who carried to his grave
four bullets and more than>a hundred
knife scars, mementoes Of his rough
and-tumble fights. both with other
crooks and the police. O'Neill and
Little became the king pins Of des.
perate crime in New York. Their
pull" with the police seemed to be
perfect, and many a time saved them
from capture. But they were finally
ianCed, as every crook is in time, and.
1t CHANGED, through the slender clue
of tattoo mark. But from this point
shall let JEFF O'Neill tell his own
story as he related 1t to me at the
end of his ten-year stretch ''up the
river"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

Our country has never known, dur
ing like period. as great prosperity
as 1t has attained under President
Taft's administration. In 1909 there
was a government deficit OF s5s,7a5..
900: In 1911 there was surplus OF
S47.234.000. These facts speak vol
umes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

One occasionally meets a man who
gives direct answer In reply to
simple question. But most of them
want to make a speech.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

ing. labor troubles are reduced to (.
minimum. and contented workmen In
mills from Maine to the Pacific coast
are bringing home well-flled pay en-
velopes every week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
A ParadoxIeal Ballot.

81 should think the women voting
In the new suffrage states would
strike one obstacle"
What Is that?"
How can the matrons Of a party
cast their maiden voter"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

=, Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue; Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

People who are crippled in the head
get less sympathy than any other Grip
pies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
prosperIty Everywhere.

Under President Taft's administra
ton the smoke Is coming from every
factory chimney, every wheel Is turn
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces ipHamma-
ton. silays pain, cures wind collie. i'c a bottle.
Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

It is easier to go broke in a hurry
than 1t is to get rich quick.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
THE TRAIL OF THE TATTooED
HAND.

N optimist, in search OF a
clinching argument that the
world is growing better. has
but to persuade a police de-
tective in any large city in
to a comparison between
crime conditions now and
those of a generation ago.
But statistics, you say, Will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
The HeraId's Daily
Short Story

raw sores where the disease had eaten
up hair and skin IL.
veterinary surgeon. 1t was rubbed ana
bathed but nothing helped. It grew
steadily worse At last its back vas
only one big bloody sore spreading
down its sides and towards the neck.
Sick and suffering it dragged ltseit
about and one day Papa Moehr hlmseII
sentenced il to die. He could not pear
the sight Of its any longer co..
One afternoon he took his gun %
shoot the last hare before the closed
season" Kamma was not told any
thing. she was playing with I'VE
turtle he latest acquisition from the
FrOm the garden came the sound Of
a shot She knew Immediately Wnat
had happened and rushed out the tears
streaming down her cheeks.
Shortly afterwards she ana her
DIavmates were busily engaged prepar
ing for MOwglis funeral Ihey CARED
it on a litter OF green fir Dougns ana
sang the saddest songs they could think
At last. they raised a cairn Of snow
over the grave and kamrna Wrote
Mowgli's name with little chunks OF
peat which she stuck into the snow
little after IL that night Else vas
sitting in her room writing. WnALe
Kamma was reading in bed The WnoIe
house was asleep, everything was quiet
The two sisters had long been silent
The only sound was that OF the OF
burning in the wick OF the lamp ana
in the garden outside the rush or the
wind through the branches or the Dig
trees heavy with snow
Else suddenly raised her race ana
turned it towards Kamma- whose race
was CHASTITY pale as her own They
stared at each other Mortified.
At the foot Of the stairs MoWgh was
moaning. scratching himself and then
began to crawl clumsily as always up
the two three first steps Ihen every
W
That was MowglL" both sisters ex-
claimed at once. softly. almost IN
audibly.
And so foOlishly scared are human
beings that the two sisters who had so
often carried the living Mowgn up the
stairs now did not even dare open their
door to see If il was there. Else jumped
into Kamma's bed and hid under the
warm cOverlet- In the morning they
dared not talk of the little yellow dog
that remembered them when so far
away and tried to return to those 1t
I loved
They told it at the breakfast table,
both convinced that il was Mowgli.
Papa MOehr shrugged his shoulders
and said they had been dreaming, but
Fru Noehr slowly turned her head and
looked at a portrait hanging on the
wall. She looked deeply into its eyes
and nodded to it gently, without any
one noticing it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN

terrors Of the gorge only TO meet oeatn
at the hands Of the indians on the
plateau. and the boats were wrecked IN
the rapids.
through the canyon. with eight assO-
ciates in boats. making a survey 10
determine the feasibility Of building a
railroad along its base Three other
parties. one in 1896, one IN 1891 ana
one in 1905. made the same periIous
journey, but no others.
Scarcely less romantic than these
through journeys was the expedition
IN 1882 when MAJ Powell was accom-
panied bv Charles d. WalcOtt then his
assistant in the geological survey, att
now the secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution. MI Walcott and small
party Of men were left in the region
Of stupendous depth to make a study
of the geology OF the labyrlnthlan
sorges. 1t was known when Nal
Powell left him that SHOWS on the
summit OF the plateau would prevent
his return until the sun should melt
them the next spring. The party stay
ed an winter in that deep solitude.
Men like Powell who have traversed
the whole length Of the canyon; men
like Walcott who have lived months
at a time in its deeps; men like the
guides who have lived there close to
It; tourists who have gone down the
trail behind the guides and other tour
lists who have only glimpsed its Won
ders from the edge, unite and agree
in the opinion first expressed BY Pow
ell that II is 'the most wonderful geo.
logical and spectacular phenomenon
known to mankind-the Grand Canyon
-sublimest OF gOrges, Titan OF
chasms."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
The Game S the Thing

the Made in May
last governor Of Chihuahua made this state
- publication:
IS gambling and bun hghung
gznbfng TO- 1870 VIII be
Gambling that Gate VIII be
bonored expiration viii be granted This applies
gambling fighting We investigating the keno and
poker nights JuaTez"
with enthusiastic approval among the shd element II
P and majority Gonzales out his expressed
purpose IL good al possible dispatch
gambling games permitted Juarez without
interference steps Gonzales the nd
tons probable matters far as lies
power ONLY recently that the national
lotteries would be oulawed
principle it is clear that gambling simply
general public paying lot Of Migrants IN ids
reproductive occupations professional gambler matter what his speciality
warrant can't make him out to
anything parasite costly parasite to support at the expense
public
gze-any game cards pool racing bOwngcann be
game must be used to gOuge somebody
ot money bad notion the head
q anybody especially the youngsters
county political campaign and national
El csnpzn country forced BY to take
almost equal political neghbor republic Situated
We pop range Of mighty difference what
Locally, probably vitality affected right now by PO-
Htad Mexico than those country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.
philadelphia Record-)


Perfume generally knocks at the
door when the latch string isn't out.
30 man goes into politics for his
health. II he did he would soon
lose Dr.
clothes may not make a man, but
thev come pretty close to making a
woman
Many fellow doesn't realize that
~ loves 2 girl till some other fellow
cones along and marries her
fEosr-"What is the best method OF
keeping fish freshZ' Joax-"DOn't
catch them all you want TO eat them "
any married man win tell you that
a har that costs SIS is more becom-
INK 80 a woman than one that costs
s5o-
10. Maude dear. there is no SINH
larftv between the hen that lays the
golden eggs and a watering cart that
lays the dust
Tommy--Pop, what is luckg' Tom
n1V's Pop-"Luck. my son is what
cones 70 q man who has the oppor-
furffr- Of buvlng something for a mere
song. but who cant sing
FIRST Doctor-~Tere you successful
win fnsr cueratiOa on old IightWad .
second Doctor-I don't know.
haven't sent in my bill yet
BIobbs-eGuzzler says he can drink
whisky. or let IL alone Slobbs-' Per
haus. but I notice he always shows Z
preference Tor the former alternative
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
SAYS HE HADN'T ANNOUNCED.
II Paso, Texas, Feb.


Editor FL Paso Herald.
In your issue OF the 1st and in the
article ~How Harper Got the Judge
ship YOU say; Judge Harper went
into the primaries anG defeated him
CWalthalD in spite OF the Bar associa-
ton" Now. while the statement is un-
Important IL might be Wen TO keep the
records straight The ract is that
Judge Harper and were never opposed
to each other in any primary or gen
eral election. In 1904 I was serving as
Judge in the saith district court and
Judge Harper was district attorney.
True we were both canvassing the
situation to determine our candidacy.
That was before the DAYS Of primaries
in the several precincts and elected
delegates to nominating convention.
The times OF the mass meeting and
convention were not fixed by law. but
by the executive committee OF the
political parties, and were generally
called to meet shortly before the gen
eral election
I do not recall the dates Of either for
that year. but the files Of your paper
viii bear me out I am sure. in the
statement that about the first of June
I announced that / would not be a
candidate for reelection. but would re-
sign and my resignation to take effect
statement was made long before any
primary, mass meeting or nominating
convention had been called
Before September judge HarDer
had received the nomination as judge
Of that court and was appointed BY
the governor to M out the unexpired
term might add that before my
resignation neither Of US had an
nOunced as candidate for that oiice-
A. ~ WalthalL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-02
One-Sentence Philosophy
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The 1903 ModeI-"Rich beyond the
dreams Of avarice, are they not
Wen, last years avarice, possibly -
Life.
Blobbs-Harduppe says hb doesn t
believe il takes nine tailors 10 make
a man. Slobbs-No, Harduppe IS lucky
il he can get trusted by one NIL
adelphia Record.
Il don't have time 10 read the pa
pers" said Mrs Lapsling, but nearo
my nephew. Jason, say the other day
that Mount Vesuvius is in state OF
excOriatiou agaiu.-Chicago Tribune
Defendant-Weu I'm sure was on
the right side of the road when the
accident happened. LaWyer-Who was
in the automobile with yOu2 Defend
ant-Aiy best girl. lawyer AFRAID
the jury viii decide against you Ihey
VIII think you had no idea which
SIDE Of the road you were on.-Judge
TO succeed as pianist you must
nave foreign-looking name
would not choose a name belonging
20 any country other than my own
" ell pick out the name of some
lnroat disease H-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Yes" said the drug clerk i am
called up occasionally to compound
prescriptions at night Isn't man
hkely TO make mistakes working in
senidarlkness2 You bet he is
/ took plugged quarter once, "-Wash-
: lngton Herald