The chronicle=news., 1913-04-01
ENTHUS|AST|C GREET|NG
RENDERED CANDIDATES
IT MASS MEETING At West

|oub NHuuiuhteS tnit tHtN were uHs
pledged and not affiliated with this
gang that tho conditions which
brought about the Citizens mova-
mcnt clearly Established their ron
ncrtiOns.
Mayor Lee +, Easiey spoke briefly
touching In few words upon his
long residence In Trinidad uhd ns-
snrink tha people that he wnuld
carry out the platform pledges and
work for n bigger and better Trini.
dad. A. A. Hcnn"it and II. r. Mc
Rorcy also spoh" briefly promising
to conduct tn. affairs Of their re-
spectivc offices To IN" hes, oi ihair
ability.
Fred Clark spoke further ON H..
history OF political machines In the
past and turned the searchlight ap-
on the conspiracy that was tho In
ctption Of the socailed Citix.ns
movement. lie scored \. r.. Mcclash-
an. who he declared was tho ron-
tribuitnE editor or The Advertiser.
working hand In hand with the rene
cad. Democrats IN maintain ih"
gang In control in Trinidad.
T. - Cooley had no apologies Ia
make ns Progressive for lining ui,
with tho Democrats to ncsiorc tho
city government In Trinidad tn the
people. lie spoke NJ Rome length on
th. campaigns OF previous years and
traced the artiNities Of the gang
through years und years OF double
dealing and political dehnich-ry. lie
touched upon tho part played by tho
Progressive party ia lettering the
conditions throughout the nation
and maintained his allegiance Tn the
principles OF Theodore Roo~. Volt. In
conclusion hs extended n tribute 20
the Demorratic-Pf0 candi-
dates md TO Judge Norihcut, for his
fearless fight 10 end the domination
OF the political ring in Las Aniiuas
county.
Juan u. Romero held the stage
but a few minutes. tie said thar the
people OF Trinidad ~cr. on tho owe
OF emancipation IN city government
and thar every vote for tho pamo-
cratic and Progressive candidates to-
day Was q vote for better conditions
He declared that the remedy was iu
'<,sc- hsnAs os shc pcopI. aud ths, Il
was their dut. to mike the hest usc
Of IT,
tho message OF tho optimisi --tii"
me ssusc OF citizen whose every
thought and hope Is cnntcrnd In the
upbuilding of Trinidad and In thu
OF things thai Will
their individual cndcavors. lie en-
phasizcd the thought that tho pcO-
pie OF Trinidad needed no boss 10 die
., b.. - .f k.~
boss had passed and that all that tn.
lcoplc wanted WAS tn. freedom o:
acton and bclief-the right to think
as they pleased aud to work our their
own problems of government.
The judge declared that the city
OF Trinidad was improving. that
there had been an awakening that
promised much for the future and
that despite tn. boss rule and the
conditions that had prevailed. tho
city was growing along substantial
lines ana had become on the hest
and most prosperous cities OF its size
west Of the Mississippi river. Hc
spoke of the various evidences that
esta blishcd the improvement that
WINS hccomins noticeable and review
ed the events which in their urG
had made the foundation for tho
characterization OF the people.
Much Of his address was taken up
In u discussion of the tax matters.
lic went on to show how the people
Of Trinidad had been bearing tho
burdens OF high taxation and how
the large and small taxpayers were
paying more taxes this year than
last year. lie took n firm stand on
the plank in the Dcmocratic-Pro-
gressivo platforms which favors the
extension of the city limits to take
in valuable property now lying with
out the borders and which property
obtained all the benefits of the mu-
nicipality and yet the property own
crs paid not one cent of taxes to the
support OF city government. He went
on to say that II this property was
taken In by the extension OF ,thc
city lines that the revenue from
taxes would be so increased that Il
decrease In the tax levy would he
hn result