The chronicle=news., 1913-02-28

| Without admitting that they are
Themselves responsible FOR tho pres
ont status Of the Hughes county
matter. the gang i today throwing
fits lest thr county lA, divided.
Rendered frantic hy tho prospects o!
division tho kept paper snashcs .iI
| editorial teeth over the news that
| the Hughes county bill passed the
house yesterday. or course. the
gang accepts th.- development aS an
opportunity to max" capital for III"
sprtaE campaign and by tn" rubiica-
zion Of malicious falschond- seeks to
create tho impression that the
Chronicle. News, North MT. Vigil
Clark and others are =. ..ponsiblc for
the action Of IN. lower house OF the
assembly. and that only thcy-the
nrc aligned wl'h the gang. can snys
the day.
A. y matter II fact tho .C-S pre-
.iitcsed osiy tow .dsyk .a&o EDITOR
lniiy aud In Its aews columns. just
what would happen II tho xaug md
Its newspaper KEEP; continual. re-
vIviux tn. iss,i". hut the gang
wanted TO keep tn" l--u. alive.
thinking that IL might help them at
the spriB; election. Til" b.ngrado-
clio Of weeks pas, has had ,h. effect
OF causing ;hr Legislature" to do u lit
tie thinking and tho result j. that
the hill was taken up and paasad.
p, II Is no secret that The game
crowd thu, 10 now bowling ioudcst
over the prospects Of the county be-
ing divided enlisted the services n.
\. y. McGiash3n and T.. i. Mcmahon
aud others to oppose th. hill. In
stead Of being on tn. ground as the
Aguilar boosters ar. aud have hecn,
lMcflashan has been in Trinidad do
, Ing his par. TO frame mp "a "Cit!-
zcUs' " ticket and to aid III" gang IN
Its movement 20 maintain itself In
office +. \. Mcmahon has been
working hand in glove with the
sponsors OF the so-cnl!cd "Citison.'
ticket and has accepted tho nomina-
ton for city treasurer. Leaving til.
matter go by default. now that the
matter has reached serious point
they sit back and attempt to Fix
tic blame" on their political oppon-
cnts.
As n matter OF fact j. 4. Vigil has
Ia for three weeks and has not been
lobbying for division a the kept
paper says. As n natter of fact o.
7. Clark's name is on n petition
which Representatives Boyle and
Mayer introduced day or two ago
opposing u division OF tho county.
AS Il matter OF fact also, Judge
Northcutt has not been identified al,
all with the advocates or county d.
vision. 1t was the persistent harp.
Ing on the matter by tho Republican
newspaper that precipitatcd the az
iion in the house yesterday. ana the
gang knows It.
Realizing that their own folly and
negligence and stupid policy has
brought about tho condition they
now face. the gang Is making a big
noice about sending their delegation
down to Denver. to prevent. II pos
slble. the passage OF the bill. That
il what should have been done be.
fore. The citizens and taxpayers arc
doing their part by circulating PC
tittons to-day and which petitions
are to be taken aud presented to the
legislators.
Had the gang been content to let
the matter rest when the Issue died
of itself. there would have been no
further reason to revive the bill
But the gang In It's efforts to make
campaign capital have succeeded on
ly In antasonlaing the Democratic
legislature and now they squeal be-
cause they have been bitten. Com
mon horse sense should havo told
these politicians what was the bcst
course TO pursue. but their bitter an
tagonism to those people and inter
ests that oppose their schemes and
trickcrv has aroused the slumber!ng
dog TO arise and snap.
The attempt to shift the responsi-
hility by lies and slander Is obvious
to the people OF Las Animas county
who as citizens and taxpayers arc op-
posed TO 4 division OF the COUNTY