El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-13

, which has hitherto had some success
in taking ejectees Of New Mexico leg
islatures and making winning candi-
dates of them.
In the course of an hours address
Senator Barth never at any time
claimed that he had been elected: his
only claim and protest was that he
had not been allowed to properly pre-
sent his evidence.
Perhaps the best way to report thai
speech which was punctuated with
wit and studded with brilliancy is just
to preserve for p~osterity the sparkling
epigrains and piercing thrusts he gave
the friends on the other side who were
as sorry to see him go as were the
democrats:
The republican party Is intoxicated
with fermented "reminiscences of It's
ancient performances he said,
This is no contest because there
was no hearing. The republican eau
Gus has pilfered this seat and you were
so ashamed of it you wouldn't ever
give me a chance to talk to you about
it..
Sixty years ago day after tomor.
row they poisoned my grandfather
who was then a member of this house.
You have illustrious precedent, there
fore, for your action today. | am
grateful that you have not gone quite
so far as your predecessors. They
not merely threw my grandfather out,
they poisoned him and then soieInnly
appropriated $500 to pay for masses
for the repose of his soul.
II could not, II l were to combine
my fortunes with John d. RockefeE
ler's, ever repay the press Of the state
for their kindness to me. Wed both
60 bankrupt and the press has said
you felt sneaking about this thing
you are doing today.
~ am being thrown out because
Alfredo Montoya wants that $1,100
Chrisman promised him if he would
win the contest in Sandoyal county.
That was all the motive the caucus
had-to see to 1t that Montoya gets
his money.
"This fight has settled that a Demo
cfat OF my standing and architectural
dimensions can never get inside the
door OF a republican caucu
They accuse me of having voted
the democratic ticket since I was II,
Well,H-
II hope Mohtoya gets his $1,100, but
i fear for him. He may have no bet
ter luck than the republican central
committee, which was to get 81, 500 if
Mr.. Chrisman was nominated, and ac-
cording to reliable information only
got $50.
4 wonder how it is that a man who
walks the quarter deck in the white
suit Of a naval officer and has taken
an oath against conduct u%nbecoming
an officer and a gentleman can come
back into this senate and vote under
caucus dictates TO steal q seat in the
senate Of New Mexico because a fin
ancial arrangement must be carried
out. bouquet for Reinburg which
elected a. grin from that gentleman,)
1.-THE trouble with you republicans
Is that because you have come to be-
iieye that politics is rotten, you think
you have to be rotten to stay In
politics.
Il think there ought to- be republi-
cans In this countfy-tw6 of Them
on exhibit IN the Smithsonian Insti-
tute for historical purposes.
"Tfis case Is not tried on its merits
but on Alfredo Mont0ya's financial
necessities and HIS hopesAGod bless
em-that lChrismah will some day
pay him But Chrisman hasn't paid
him yet.
II see you are enjoying this, Mr.
President, making notes. Use your
pencil some more. once made it my
personal business to see that the dem.
ccrats carried Sandoval county and /
win next year. Put down this predicl
tor: Sandoval county will be e x
actly 3S1 democratic in 1920.
n YOU eject fte uncorenoniousiy
here today, I char - 30 Indignant /