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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03
M. A. oTERo
Democratic Candidate for State
Auditor.

M. A. Otero Is best known by rea.
son of his services to the common
ealth during the nine years that he
was governor OF New Mexico, the
longest continuous occupancy OF the
executive chair with one exception.
He came into office to find an
Hnpty treasury, a large territorial
debt, bonds selling at low figure and
hundreds of thousands of dollars IN
unpaid accounts. When he went out
Of office the territory's credit was on
cash basis, the debt had been re-
duced 100000 a year, accounts due
had been paid in full and there was
several hundred thousand dollars in
the treasury. He established the Of
ices of travelling auditor, insurance
commissioner and game warden, We
toed the Infamous Hawkins bill, pre-
vented the building of the interna-
tlonal dam at El Paso instead of at
Elephant Butte pocket, vetoed many
graft bills, removed the Hubbells from
office In Bernalillo county, helped Sc
cure l,500 soldiers in New Mexico for
the Spanish war, and secured liberal
legislative appropriations for state In
stitutions. He has served also as city
treasurer of Las Vegas, county cleri
If San Miguel county, clerk of the
Fourth District Court, state treasurer,
resident of the penitentiary board.
delegate to four Republican national
onyentions and two Progressive ma
ional conventions. His public service
ias been marked by honesty, fearless
cess, yigor, efficiency and industry.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03

Mrs. P. A. Smith who has
visiting her daughter, Mrs. M.
O. Mills returned to Roswell
Wednesday.
A comedy show given by the
Brooks Company was feature
Of entertainment at the school
house Saturday night.
A. i. Crawson returned TO
Acme, Tuesday, where he has
been working for some time.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03

publican candidates who have given
ex-convicts and gunner responsible
positions in state institutions and
have passed laws to keep such men
out of the penitentiary for embezzle-
ment, is something that remains to
be seen.
The attempt at character ASSESSING
ton upon the clean, honest, able,
fearless Democratic candidate for
governor has az usual proved
boomerang
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03

Vigil, serving a life term in the state
penitentiary for the murder of his
wife at Ration. Vigil was paroled by
Lieutenant Governor de Baca while
serving as acting governor. Vigil, one
of SEVEN PER CENT of paroled con
victs under Democratic penitentiary
administration who failed to make
good, forfeited his parole afterward
by killing another man in drunken
brawl and was sent back to the
prison.
With it's usual and notorious disre-
gard for the truth, the Republican
Prevarication Bureau has painted a
narrowing picture of the helpless and
innocent wife brutally murdered with
lut cause. and the cold blooded action
Of the acting governor in paroling the
woman's slayer.
With its usual i'll luck, the Prevari-
cation Bureau has again succeeded in
throwing mud, not only on Demo
cratic candidates but on prominent
leaders OF the Republican party
In view of the lurid misrepresenta-
ton of the Prevarieation Bureau, the
attention OF the public should DO re-
called to the facts. They are as fol
lows:
Vigil's wife, affidavits on file at
the state prison declare, was a wom-
an of bad reputation.
Vigil, discovering what he claimed
to be the infidelity OF his wife, in
wild anger followed the unwritten
aw and killed her The man in the
case escaped:
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03
ATTACK ON De BACA
PROVES ANOTHER
G. 0. P. BOOMERANG
CASE or VIGIL WAS ONE OF UN.
WRITTEN LAW-PAROLE REC.
OMMENDED BY THREE REPU5.
LicAN PENlTENTlARN WAR
DENS AND cASlMlRO BARELA,
REPUBLICAN sENAToR or
COLORADO.

The straits to which the Republican
central committee is reduced in its at
tempt to injure the character of g. c.
de Baca, Democratic candidate for
governor, are shown by the piteous
bobstory recently published regard
Ing the paroling Of Jose Eufraclo
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03
Respectfully yours"
"CASIMIRO BARELA."
Romerols Recommendatlon.

Il recommend to your clemeney,"
wrote Cleofes Romero prominent Re-
publican and penitentiary superinten-
dent, to the governor Jose e. Vigil
Since his Imprisonment he has been
a good prisoner, he has been a trusty
and his behavior has been AL"
Trelford's Recommendation.
vigil" wrote Superintendent Trel-
ford, in urging clemency for the pris-
oner, has always conducted himself
in an orderly manner and showed by
his conduct that he realized he had
made a mistake in life, and II given
a chance l am sure he would make a
good citizen. Vigil is not a vicious
nor badly inclined man, and I think
the punishment he has already re.
ceived will have the desired effect"
Green's Recommendation
Vigil" wrote former Warden
Green of the penitentiary. was an ex-
cellent prisoner; always ready for
work and to give good counsel to
other convicts Owing to his excel
lent behavior and good influence,
cheerfully recommend him for leni-
ency."
Ninety-three per cent OF convlcts
paroled under Democratic administra-
tion have made good Vigil unfortu-
nately, proved TO be one of the per
cent in whose case clemency, urged
by prominent Republicans and three
prison superintendents, was mis-
placed
The foregoing facts, as will be seen,
place the Republican Prevaricatior
Bureau in the position of conducting
a violent attack on Republicans fol-
showing marked favor to perpetra
tor OF horrible crimes"
Whether or not The Bureau win con.
dcct equally violent attacks on Re.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-03

Vigil was tried, convicted and sen
fenced to lang, largely through made
quate defense.
BY reason Of the extenuating cir
cumstances, strongly urged among
others, by leading Republicans, the
territorial Governor committed Vigils
sentence to life Imprisonment
Acting Governor de BAGS later pa
rolled Vigil.
Mr.. de Baca paroled Vigil upon the
recommendation of CLEOFES RO-
NERO, warden of the state peniten-
tiary, one of the Republican leaders
OF San Miguel county and upon the
recommendation of two other wardens
of the state prison.
Mr.. de Baca paroled Vigil upon the
urgent recommendation Of STATE
SENATOR CASIMIRO BARELA OF
Colorado, one of the best-known Re
publican leaders in that state.
MI. de Baea paroled Vigil upon the
urgent petition Of 6vef one hundred
and eighty citizens.
It is said that II. 0. BURSGM for
mer warden of the state prison, also
recommended the parole of Vigil.
Barela's Recomme ndation.
The letter from Senator Barela
pleading for clemency for Vigil was
as follows
"In behalf of Mr.. Serafin Vigil,
father of J. e. Vigil, his four brothers,
and also his sister, all residents o.
this county and very worthy people;
tile old man being about 81 years old;
and Oil my behalf and in behalf of
the best citizens of the Spanish-Amer-
lean people of this community, [ beg
to recommend that you pardon j. u.
Vigil, convict at the penitentiary at
Santa F6, so that he can come to live
with his old father and family and be
once more a free man.
81 am correctly informed that his
record at the penitentiary is A No. /,
and | have no doubt he will behave
himself for the rest of his life by
living with his family In fact, he
got astray from his father and broth
ers when he met with the misfortune
for which he has been suffering in
the penitentiary for so many years.
Before that time he never was known
as man who would commit crime
Of any kind. If in your wisdom and
Judgment you don't feel that you can
grant his full pardon, hope that you
will give him the benefit Of the law
of parole.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
HUGHES GREATEST MISTAKE

At the outset of Gov. Hughes cam
paign. that is to say, when he made
his first speeches through the West,
The Republican declared that he was
making the wrong kind of cam
paign, that he was engaged altogether
too much in criticism of President
Wilson. His criticisms were mot UNI
warranted, but they made up almost
all Of his addresses. The people were
fairly hungry for some kind of a
statement that would indicate just
exactly what policies Hughes would
promulgate as president of the United
States.
Now The Republican fully recog-
nizes the difficulty of saying in adj
vance just what should be done on
various matters of public policy, and
especially as to international rela-
tions, whose aspect might be easily
changed in week or day.
But at the same time, Gov. Hughes
surely could have given his hearers
something positive, something sub
stantial In the way of political pro-
vender. He made his first speeches
In the west, where progressive senti-
ment abounds. Non-committal and
critical speeches would perhaps have
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
NONE TO STOP THE THIEVES

1t has been reported to the inter
state commerce commission that coal
operators are refusing to fill cars on
contracts made at ordinary prices
Everybody knows that is what has
been going on.
The coal mines and dealers want to
sell in the open market because by
so doing they can hold up their Gus
toners for from 90 to so cents more.
Is there no relief from such high
way robbery Is there to be no hon
or even among such thieves as the
coal operators?
If a contract can be violated one
way. why can't it be violated the 9th
er way? Is there to be no considera-
ton except to see how much ones
patron can be defrauded?
Why does our federal administra-
ton sit supine and silent while high
handed thievery on the most whole
sale scale by all sorts of natural mo-
nopolies and malevolent combinations
is going on?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Two quite significant news items
appeared in the press of a few days
|ago.
From London it was announced
that the government is contemplating
the appointment of food controller,
That means that Mr. British Capital
list may not be permitted to have beef
pie whenever he wants it,
In Berlin it was given out that a
law would soon be enacted requiring
all men under sixty years of age to
90 to work. That means that Mr..
Wealthy German will be obliged to
get out and'dig bitches along with the
common folk.
When the elegant rich of Great
Britain are to be denied their beef
steak and the very opulent of Ger
many are compelled to soil their
hands in manual labor. we can all
with one voice say that the beginning
of the end of the war has arrived.
For now it will be agreed by the
capitalist of Great Britain and the
financier of Germany that war is the
'steenth degree Of hell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23

kid -luSiill, Mil!n
William Bartram. of Chicago. I'LL.
is a guest at the j H. l.ovinger home.
A. J. Earling, president OF the
Milwaukee system, will be in Nit
chell Sunday or Monday on an in
specton trip of the Iowa 4 Dakota
division OF the road He will doubt
less spend several hours in the city.
c. W. Lindekugel, of Spencer, was
in city today on business.
, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Getty will leave
Monday evening for Long Beach.
Calf, where they will spend the Win
ter.
Mrs. Thomas Eastcott went to Can
ton this morning for a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. A. Arnold.
Mrs. W. f. Conner returned to her
home in Boone. la, this morning at
ter a visit at the c. A. Roddy home.
The Milwaukee bridge at Cham
berlain was closed today and traffic
will he sent across at once. a spec
ian train left this city this morning
to assist in moving the cars which
have accumulated in the tie-up.
About 200 cars We're awaiting tran
sportation TO points west of the river,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23

One can look long way around
the party leaders active in the 1916
campaign without finding single
one upon whom the result reflects
more credit than William Jennings
| Bryan.
1t will be recalled that Bryan left
| Wilson's cabinet, Notwithstanding
Wilson was strictly Bryan-made
president. Further, he quit the pres
idents official family because of a
difference in principles between him
self and Tie chief executive He said
he was for peace and he said Wilson
was too much for war.
| On an issue half as worth while as
that, Col. Roosevelt would have turn
| ed everlastingly against Woodrow
| Wilson. But not so with Bryan. He
made one or two dignified statements
of his reasons for breaking with Will
son and then withdrew into almost
complete retirement
But during the recent campaign.
Bryan was one of the most active and
energetic aides of the Wilson cam
paign for reelection.
Comparatively little was said in the
press about the work of Bryan. His
speeches were not shown in gaudy
| type to the whole country as were
Roosevelt's.
Therefore it will perhaps surprise
some readers of The Republican to
learn that Bryan spent eight weeks
in active campaigning for Wilson, go
ing into nineteen states-mostly in
the west-and making four or five
speeches a day. Always he emphasiz-
ed these two things that the govern
ment should not be turned over to Re
publicans repudiated by the Progress
sives in 1912 and that the president
should not be punished for keeping
the country out of war.
If there are any who are curious to
know the effectiveness of Bryan's
the election map with nearly all the
states west of the Missouri in the
Democratic column.
Bryan made Wilson president in
1912 almost single-handed And GER
tainly in 1916 Bryan was the
greatest single factor in bring
ling about the political revolu-
ton in the west which alon
made possible the reelection of Will
son.
This is about the way the account
stands:
Woodrow Wilson, to William Jen-
nings Bryan, debtor:
Two terms in the White House
William Jennings Bryan, to Wood
row Wilson, debtor:
One fractional term nominally as
secretary of state but in fact as an Of
flee boy to the president
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
WHAT MAKES GRAIN PRICES?

Says the Sioux City Tribune, in dis
cussing the prices of grain:
According to government crop es-
Inmates for 1916 the corn yield in the
United States is All, 100000 bushels
less than in 1915, and the wheat yield
is 404, 100000 bushels less than in
1915
Gas to grain, therefore, it is APP
parent that the reduced supply and
strong demand have q legitimate
bearing on the high prices now pre-
vailing"
But during the campaign, the Tri-
bune repeatedly referred to the prices
of farm products and then asked the
farmer if Wilson wasn't good enough
for him. If it was true during the
that Wilson made the high
prices of wheat and corn, why is it
true now that they are due to the law
of supply and demand?
What kind of chumps does the Tri-
bune think the farmers are?
If the Tribune's campaign argu-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
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FOR WAYS THAT ARE DARK.

! BY unanimous vote, the American
Federation OF Labor at Baltimore de-
clared itself against that part of Mr.
Wilson's almost forgotten strike leg
/ islation program which would make
strikes on railroads illegal if called
prior to an investigation of the merits
of the claims of the strikers.
Labor thus puts itself in a very
bad light. For twenty years the pub
lie has been insisting that light be
thrown upon the operations of pub
lie utility corporations: that the men
operating the railroads of the country
be compelled to come out of the dark
and perform their business in the
full sight of the public. And this at
least has been accomplished with ref
erence TIC the railroads.
But now comes organized labor
and declares emphatically that it does
not want the light turned upon its
demands.
The American people have too
strong sense of common sense JUS
tice to permit one side to act under
cover while requiring the other side
to come out in the open.
! What is more, the public will be
likely to conclude that if organized
labor does not want its case to be
presented fully and fairly to the pub
lie, then it must not be very good
case.
The sympathies of the American
people win surely be on the side oil
the employe, providing the employe
does not arouse the suspicious of
the American people.
! Therefore it would appear that the
American Federation of Labor is
making a serious mistake in thus
going on record against the applica-
ton OF publicity to the affairs of la
Dor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23

the West.
The day has gone when il is good
politics to select as a candidate for
any important office a man who
stands for nothing, who has no con
victions and no record and whose
chief ambition appears to be to do
nothing that offends anybody. OF
course, Hughes is nothing of that
sort; but he campaigned as if he
We're.
If Hughes had struck right out
from the shoulder on his first trip
west, told the sort of government he
believed in, the ends he would like
to accomplish, the abuses he would
like to end, the West would have re-
ceived him with glad acclaim. And
Hughes would now be the successful
candidate for the presidency. For even
in the East, the returns show, politi-
cal opinions have been making pro-
gress, and the man who stands for
good clean, wide-awake governments
has been the successful candidate in
the East. 1t is a mistake for any pres
idential candidate to believe that he
is required to conceal his real con-
victions in favor of progressive gov
eminent, in order to be elected to
Office.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
LCC.L IL It's IS
From Eri,lay.s Daily

Miss Adelaide Hughes and Miss
jamie Cochran went to Huron this AT
ternoon to witness the Dakota IVES
leyan-Huron college battle tomorrow.
The football game between the Da-
kota Wesleyan acadmey team and the
Mitchell high school eleven, which
was scheduled for this afternoon was
called off because of the funeral of
Miss Addie Mills, who was high
school student.
Mrs. III. c. Warren, of Yankton.
and delegations of Eastern Star mem
bers from Woonsocket and AleNan-
dria. arrived in the city this morning
to attend the sessions in the Masonic
hall this afternoon and evening. A
banquet was served this noon ana
another will be given this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Bennett and
MIR. and Mrs. Grover Bennett, OF Ar
tesian. S. D., visited at the 7. j.
Spangler home yesterday and attend
ed the opera last evening.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year was held by the Starlight chap
ter o. f.. s., yesterday afternoon.
Following is the list of elections:
Mrs. j. A. Harrison. worthy matron,
Mrs. j. N. Grow, worthy patron, Mrs
Ellen Gregory. associate matron, Dr.
Edith Shank, secretary. Mrs. 4. H.
Eager, treasurer, Mrs. j. Nj. HEM
lik. conductor, Mrs. c. T. Lyman. as
sociate conductor. The appointive Of
ficers were not given out yet and Will
not be until the new officers have
been installed. There was very good
attendance at the meeting.
Miss Mary Mccormack and Mrs. ID.
l.. Gilmore tomorrow will open a
new Embarrassing parlor in Rooms
IS and in the Silsby block. over the
Fritz jewelry store. Miss Mccormack
nhad two years experience with Mrs.
l,I-ouise Palmer and Mrs Gilmore has
just returned from taking special
courses i'll facial messages. so both
of the proprietors are We'll equipped
to take care of the business. Fixtures
for the parlors were purchased from
Mrs. Ellen Anderson.
Word was received today of the
death of Mrs. Arthur Conklin at
Grants Pass, Ore, on November IL.
The Conklin family spent last winter
in Mitchell, making many friends.
Mrs. Conklin appeared a number of
times as speaker at meetings of Par
|ent-Teachers' circles
| Herbert Allen and Allan Brigham
accompanied the football team from
Dakota Wesleyan up to Huron this
afternoon to witness the game to-
morrow
Mt. Vernon News: Gus III. Helger-
son, of this city, who was candidate
for state treasurer on the republican
ticket, feels mighty good over the
vote he received in his home town and
county. In the county he received
1925 votes which was more than 200
over all the other candidates. His OPP
ponent Mr.. Fergen, Democrat, receiv-
ed 1861. In Mt Vernon city he re-
ceived Ia votes, which was about
SO ahead of the National ticket. Take
it from us, South Dakota is going TO
have one good state treasurer, and we
think. man that two years in poll
teal office won't spoil, either.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
HOUSE.

In only one branch of The new ma
tional administration will the Repuh-
lican party be in control. That is the
parently, the Republicans will be
barely in the majority, though they
may perhaps require the assistance OF
one or two Progressive party votes.
So far as the Republican party is
concerned the House will therefore
make the only national record in the
next two years. To be sure, with a
president belonging to an adverse
party. e Republicans of the House
will be greatly handicapped in at
tempting to carry out party policy.
But due allowance will be made for
this.
The fact will be that the Republi-
cans of the House will be obliged to
give to the Republican party what
ever national character it is to have
iii the next two years.
Upon their course will depend per-
haps, their continued control of the
House, with the alternative of re-
storation of the Democrats to full
power in congress two years later.
Upon their course may also depend
the election or defeat of the Republi-
can nominee for president in 1920.
Upon their course may even depend
the regeneration of the Republican
party or its near demise.
The Republicans in the House will
if they appreciate their responsibility
understand that they must, partially
at least, determine whether the party
in the next presidential campaign is
to represent the East, or the West, or
both. They must decide, if they dis
charge their full duty to the party,
whether the Republican organization
is to progress. stand still or go
backward in its policies. The returns
from the presidential election of 1916
will be before them. Let them deduce
whatever they can honestly find of
significance in the fact that the pro-
gressive West outvoted and defeated
the more conservative East.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
A posT-ELEcT1oN CONFESSION

The New York World during the
campaign expressed vigorous resent
ment because some of the Republican
speakers and Republican newspapers
criticised Wilson'S cabinet.
Now that the election is all over,
the World reviews the cabinet and
comes to the conclusion that there
are just three of them-Lansing,
Lane and Houston-who are really
worth keeping on the job. The others.
in the opinion of the World, should
be engaged in some other avocation.
With admirable restraint the
World refrains from expressing its
exact opinion of Secretary of War
Baker, who distinguished himself by
telling the American people that the
Revolutionary soldiers We're just such
disreputable bandits as the Mexican
rebels under Villas command.
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