El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-08
IA Solemn Warning

"A OOlcInn Warming HNf ~
Saturday was a memorable day in the
history of the new state of New Mexico.
The scene was dramatic, compelling, grip.
ping. A foul blow at the honor of the state
had been struck. A statesman. intent on
discharging his solemn responsibility to his
constituents; on fulfilling his sacred duty
to see that old maids and bachelors were
taxed, that loco weed was exterminated,
that jackrabbits were massacred; that the
cigarette no longer should wreak its havoc
among the citizenry; that the deadly pool
hall should be closed and that detectives
should be sterilized-this man, imbued
with a solemn sense Of his public duty,
while addressing his colleagues on the great
topic Of equal suffrage, had a piece Of paper
pinned to his coat, tails advertising The
Eyes of the World;' in other words, the
Eyes of the World were on Representative
Charles William Brady Bryan, the chosen
spokesman OF the sovereign people of the
county of Union, state Of New Mexico.
That such an act strikes at the very
foundation Of our institutions will be adj
mitted by all.
What though the paper only adhered to
the illustrious coat tail for a few brief mo-
ments? In that period the honor of the
great state of New Mexico had suffered
a g~rievous stain. In that time nearly
100000 people had been held up to scorn
and c%ontumely. Three centuries Of high
tradition were trailed in the lust The
battle of valverde and the historic engage
ment of the Blue Ballot were made a hiss
ing and a mockery. a
Should a piece Of paper and a coat tail,
or two coat tails be permitted to undo
the proud achievements of three hundred
years? Should a mere newspaper reporter
be allowed to bring disgrace upon the fair
name and noble fame of New Mexico after
the grand galaxy Of conquistadores, the
immortal army of the American occupation,
tbeShigh array of governors and lawmakers,
the generations of warriors and statesmen
had labored for ages to add to its luster
upon the glittering pages of history? (See
Twitch, Prince, Read, ct all
It was uncomfortable. More precious than
rubies to the Republican majority was the
spotless prestige of the state which made
Montezuma and the Montezuma hotel ia
nous. More valuable than diamonds was
the henored name of Representative Bryan.
PIUlOtypG VI tudC4 5lCpts hCiO vi II SuuoC
of Peace and Grapejuice who Helped Keep
Nus Out of War. Should such things be?
They VOTED and weened not. Mr.. Bryan
had fourteen children, each one of whom
had to be considered in dealing with the
outrage perpetrated upon their pregenitor.
The house acted. Done by one the stern
denunciations fell upon the head of the cul-
prit.
The legislative session was costing the
taxpayers $780, 600 and to pin papers on the
coat tails of a $50,O 900 legislature was an in
suit to those who paid for it. The days
proceedings were costing the ~princely sum
Of $500. Was it to be said that the people
asked for bread and were given a stone?
That they showed $500 over the state counter
and received in exchange one pair of coat
tails with a paper pinned thereon? Think
of it!
Vengeance was swift and sure. Burning
with righteous anger and sympathy for the
great and honorable citizen who has been
SO eloquently e~ulogized by the majority,
the Republicans felt naturally that in the
person of Mr.. Bryan, who typifes their
ideas Of craftsmanship, their nonor
lad been assailed. Hence the reporter was
CAptlcu, uIlVcu lOitN, oil OulCdSt anu q pa
rlah, to go down the years with the awful
stigma upon him of having been expunged
by the state of New Mexico for the high
and reasonable crime Of pinning a piece
of coat tail to the paper Of Representative
Charles William Jennings Brady Bryan of
the county Of Union.
And the reporter was lucky. Fortunate
for him that he was not boiled in oil, not
stretched on the rack, not thrown into the
lowest dungeon to mediate in bitter re-
morse on his heinpus crimes. One repre-
sentative declared he would favor killing a
man who would do such a thing to him. Sup
posing that the criminal had been injudicious
in his choice Of a victim and selected one
who really cared to exterminate him, and
that when the murky and acrid smoke fumes
from q six-gun had cleared away, he had lain
weltering in his gore in the house OF repre-
sentatiyes. Or a keen and flashing blade had
been buried in his innards and the %janitor
and capitol sweepers would have had to
clean up an awful mess? Get the idea?
SHAMELESS, massacre, slaughterhouse, car
mage. Gives you some conception of the
%enormity of his crime.
Let this be a lesson to the newspapers.
Let this be a solemn warning to all at
tempted coat tail Primers. The unsullied
escutcheon OF New Mexico may not lightly
be despatched with the dark pigment OF the
printers ink of a movie advertisement. In
stead there has been inscribed thereon, in
characters which will blaze their way adown
the ages, the memorable legend
while the Loco Weed Waves in the
Wind and the Festive Jack Rabbit piirsues
the Wild Ass Of the Alkali Flat Across the
Sterile Plains, and while Single Bachelor
Or Old Maid still breathes the ozone OF New
Mexico; until every Cigaroot has died in