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Clayton, New Mexico, Saturday, February 20. 1915
No. 8
THROW MILLION
OF PEOPLES MONEY
Republicans are Still Unsatisfied,
However, and Demand Right
to Waste More
Santa Fe, N. M., Feb. 18. Pro
visions for wasting nearly a million
dollars ot the peoples' money have
left some of the Republican mem
bers of the second state legislature
still unsatisfied, and wrangling over
count v salaries has been carried into
the sixth week of the legislative ses-
ion. , Separate and distinct county
salary bills have been passed by the
senate and house, and republican
leaders are struggling for a com
promise. When the senate bill was
"railroaded" through that body
Senator Barth, Democrat, called at
tention to the fact that in the seven
ears necessarily covered by any
measure passed at this session it
would mean an expenditure of over
5900,000 morí than the salary bill
agreed upon by the Democratic cau
cus. The aggregste of the salaries
to be paid under the house bill is
considerably greater and the repub
licans of the house have voted not to
concur in the senate provisions
They demand to be allowed to waste
more than a million of the peoples'
funds.
Senator Bnrth declared that the
senate salary bill expressed "the
desires of the office holding hogs of
the stats who want to get their
months, and their hands and their
let t into ihe pSilitli"Oeasury7' In
the house Represéntate e Swan.
Democrat, of Quay county, said that
the Republican majority's method
ot "railroading" a measure that in
voiced millions of public money w ould
. be "immortalized by its infamy."
In the meantime, while wrangling
over county salaries continues, tax
and other legislation demanded by
the people remains sidetracked.
The vicious Republican plan in
volved in the proposed investigation
of the State College and First State
Rink of Las Cru-es affairs Is not
working out as smoothly as hoped
for by party leaders.. The Democrat,
ic minority in the senate has backed
he majority into a cirner, with a
resolution calling for the investiga
tion, al'o, of the affairs nf the
defunct Montezuma Trust Co. of
Albuquerque, the Citizens' Rank of
Des Moines, the American Rank &
Trust Co. of Clovis, the Savings
Ranks of Melrose, Taiuati and Know
Ies, the Taos County Bank and the
International Rank of Tucumcari.
and will either force some kind of
action or show up more clearly than
eve the partisan object of the Las
Cruces investigation. President Ladd
of the State College has branded as
false statements made by Senator
Holt, Repub.ican floor leader, con
cerning the college management in
relation to politics, and President
Paxton of the Hoard of Regents,
atter emphatically denying the exist
anee of politics at the State College,
has announced that he hopes the
investigation "wMll be had speedly,
and will not be delayed by the con
ditions of the political shambles in
Santa Fe." The bill providing for
the investigation committee Has been
bigned by Governor McDonald
At the meeting of the Democratic
statecentral committee here plans
tor the next campaign were made.
and (resolutions heartily
indorsing
ihe administration of Governor Me
Donald were adopted. The resolu-
tions commend "his business-like
conduct of the affairs of hi office as
chief executive of this stale," and
express the firm conviction that
his attitude on public natters has
so won the. confidence of
the state of New Mexico as to insure
Democratic success in the next cain-
paign.
Striking Points in President's
Jackson Day Speech
If I were not ready to fight for
everything I believe in I would think
it my duty to take a back seat.
I love the Democratic I'artv, but
I love America a great deal mr re
than I love the Democratic I'artv,
and when the Democratic Party !
thinks that it is an Mid in itself, thVn '
I rise up and dissent.
There are Democra'a who are
sitting in the breeching strap, who
are holding back, who are nervous.
I claim to be an animated conserva
tive, because being a conservative I
understand to mean a man who not
only preserves what is best in the
Nation, but who sees that in order
to preserve it you dare hot stand
still.
Politics in this country does not
depend anv longer upon the reguKr
members of either party. There are
not enough regular Republicans in
this country to take and hold nation
al power, and I must immediately
add that they're not enough regular
Democra's, either. This country is
guided and its policy is dcfermined
by the independent voters.
S hat seems perfectly evident to
me is this, that if you made a rough
reckoning vim would have to admit
that only about one thud of the
Republican Party is nropressive.
The republicans have not had a
new idea in thirty years, tbey have
not known ! to do anything
except sit on the lid.
This country is bursting its jicket.
and they (the Republicans) re seeing
to it that the jacket IS not only kept
tiyht, but is riveted with steel.
There is one thing that 1 have got
a Cleat enthusiasm about, 1 might
almost say a reckless enthusiasm,
and that is human liberty. L'n'il
this lecent revolution in Mexico,
until t ie end of the Diaz regime, 80
per cent of the people of Mexico
never had a "'look-in" in determin
ing what their goeri)ineut should lie.
The country is theirs. The gov
ernment is theirs. The liberty, if
thev can get it and God speed
them in getting it ! is theirs, and
so far as my influence goes while 1
am President nobody shall interfere
with them.
Have not Kuropean nations taken
as long as they wanted and spilled
as much blood as they pleased in
settling their affairs, and shall we
deny that to Mexico because she is
weik? No, I say!
1 want to ask the budines men here
present if this is not the first Jan
uary in their recollection that did
not bring a money stringency for the
time being. ) have aktd bankers
if that happened this year, and they
say, No, it did not happen; it
could not happen under the Federal
Reserve Act." Wc have emancipated
the credits of this country.
Don J. Andres Pacheco, the Cua
tes merchant and stockman, attended
to business in the city Thursday and
Friday. Mr. Pacheco is one of the
county's best men, and a republican
- with a real
make up.
sense of right in his
Big Week at San Diego.
San Diego, Feb. J 8 New Mexico
played host to immense crowds
again last week. After enjoying
great popularity with several hun
dred teachers of San Diego connty
the week before, the natural expec
tation was there would be a lull.
There was not. Prominent men
and women from the F.ast succeded
the San Diego fo'ks. The big new
liner Oreat Northern came Wednes
day on it maiden trip from the
Atlantic via the Panama Canal,
bringing a passenger list that has
been exceeded, for notable persons,
few times on any sea, and certainly
never on the Pacific
Hardly had
the big welcome accorded the Great
Northern begun to die away when
its echoes were drowned bv the
coming of P00 members of the Wes
tern Fruit Jobbers association
in special trains Friday morn
ing for a two das, out stay at the
F.xposition.
And then Chines'. New Year was
ushered in toith bri'Ü.incy and noise.
The exposition was thronged all four
days, and the New Mexico building,
as usual, led the rest.
It plaved host to an astounding
varis!;.' r:f rr.fn and women, interest
ed in an astounding variety of things.
The Eastern business man who came
on the Great Northern was interested
particularly in commercial New
Mexico, the society woman was
thrilled by the Navajo blankets,
Indian pottery and Jaiques that
decorated the lt i; tl fi. 'and she
volved "1 hut" " she finid not "-retiírrt
Si X 1 J-
home until she had obtained samp'ea
nf the Indian haii'licraft ; the fruit
jobbers came to talk apples and get
information concerning the produc
tion of New Mexico.
And all remained to study , other
tliiii". The business man talked
coal and metals ; then he turned to
lorestry. 1 be well to do traveler
became enthusiastic over the models
of Indian nu"bios and old missions
and' decided to return via New Mex
ico. The fruit jobbers remained to
watch the lanlastic steps of the In
dians in the motion picture I il ids of
their dances. The many things found
by the visitors to interest them and
much comment. The discerning, of
course, realized that this was only
a result of the immense range of
New Mexico's activiti-s and there
were many discerning at the New
Mexico building. Always the fact
is emphasized that the building is
only a reflection of the state; that
what it has in miniature the state
posesses on a gigantic scale ; that
specimens cf copper represent
hills of metal ; that pueblo models
stand for the won lerlul realities of
the sunshine state; that oil paintings
of landscapes dim beside the actua
lities.
It was very gratifying to those in
charge of the building that this fact
should have been brought home so
forcibly during Ihe four days, for the
peleón who thronged the building
have the means to travel and the
nionev to Invest. They were not. of
course, persons who generally could
be attracted to New Mexico to make
it their permanent home; but they
were persons who would delight in
seeing every nook and corner of the
Sunshine State ;or spend their winters
there : or invest their capital in its
industries; or buy its products.
It might be said tha( this was the
acid test of the building. It ha:
proved wonderfully tffective in its
appeal li masses of prospective Sft
tiers; now it proved just as effective
in its appeal o another class. In
short, the building and exhibits made
good with the prominent visitors.
In the celebration of Chinese New
Year, t fie building drew a merry
throng., more interested in; striking
"movies" than in a study of the
commercial possibilities of the state;
but the visitots will return later to
consider serious things, as it were,
coming to laugh but remaining to
pray. It is this universaltility of
appeal that permiithe New Mexico
building to cater to every sort of man
and to do it with consummate success
attained by no other show place of
the Exposition.
1 "e "'ctures on Clayton,
Des
Moines and Union county which
were given last week, have been in
everJr """anee to fiHed auditorium of
interested persons. The story of
Union county growth and advance
ment, and the fact that there are so
many opportunities for the prospec
tive newcomer to that district,
appealed to the hearers. A number
of people visited the publicity office
after the Icetu'es to obtain further
specific information regarding that
district. The publicity that Clay
ton and Union county are receiving
must result in great good to the
community.
One Year Cost of War
London, Feh. 15, In a statement
explanatory of the arrangement made
at the recent conference between the
finance ministers of France and
Russia and himself in Paris, David
LloydGeorge told the house of com
mons this afternoon that the
expenditures of the allies on the war
would be two billion pounds sterling
during the current year of which
Gieat Riitain was. spending u.i;..
money that her two allies.
The present war, Mr. Llojd
Geoige said, was the most cxpcn.ivi:
in material, men and nionev that
had ever been waged.
Great Britain, the chancellor of
the exchequer told the house ot
commons, could finance the war for
five years out of the proceeds of her
investments abroad. France will
be a lie to do so fm about t wo or three
years with something to spare. Rus
sia ne faia, uhiioulii prodigiously
rich in natural resources, was in a
different position.
Lloyd George said that it was de
ided at the conference of the finance
ministers in rris not to issue a
joint loan.
Golden Wedding Celebration
Tuesday, February lCth, at
the
family home near Cone, was celebra-1
ted the Golden editing anniversary
of Don Juan Vigil and wife, Eleonor
Trujillo Vigil. More than four
hundered people from all parts of the
country attended, and the celebration
was one of the biggest events that
has ever happened in Union county.
About fifteen automobiles went from
Clayton, and were loaded to capacity
with friends of the coup'e. , At
12:30, headed by the venerable
couple, the whole company joined in
a grand march. In the afternoon
Prof. 11. II. Errett addressed the
people, touching briefly upon tl.e life
of Don Juan and praising him as i
pioneer. Two big dances were en
joyed at night, one at the home and
the other at luiselud. It was an
enjoyable occasiou and will long be
remembered by all in attendance.
II- G. Magruder of near tleydeit,
was a trader and businrss visitor in
- 1 he county seat the first of the frk.
DEMOCRATS SUS
TAIN McDONALC
State Central Committee IV
ses Strong Resolution
of Confidente
"Be it resolved, by the Democi
tic central committe of the state of
New Mexico, that we unqualifiedly
indorse the administration of Gov
ernor McDonald, and we unserv
ed ly express our confidence in his
integrity and ability, and particu
larly commend his business like con
duct of the affairs of his office as
chief executive of the state, and '
further express the firm conviction
that his aliunde on public matters
has so won the confidence of the
state of New Mexico as to insure
Democratic success in the next cam
paign. "We further indorse and approve
his conduct in holding forth and
fostering an ileal in New Mex
ico politics, tint of eliminating
what has been called 'practical poli
tics' from affairs of state, and pursu
ing nu ll a com se as tins evcT iu,,Jc
for reil welfare of the whole people
of this state. ''
The foreoin rcsnluticn, passed
by unanimous vote was the final ex
pression of opinion and policy by
the Democratic state central com
mittee at its meeting Sunday eve
ning. Votes of confidence in the
legislative minority and in State
Chairman Pax ton were also, passed
unanimously.
'Ihtlt' hv sUnds-rtftdj" l. give i.s
much of his money and of his time
as any other man in the party to
help wage the great fight of 1916,
M"i f rm..rf exrircs'd br' Gov
ernor McDonald in addressing the
members ot the Democratic central
cou'tvi' t" ?s'nrrtt' evening a sen
timent which elicited cheers.
vlien caiiid upon tor a speech.
the governor replied briefly to the
attacks made that he is not a
politician. He said that he believ
ed in jece and harmony but he
had never l.m-kcd ofT fioui a chal
lenge. He said it had h- i n assum
ed that he is the administration of
the state w hereas half of the officer
are Republican He told of the
split over the constitution four years
ago and the bringing about of har
mony ; called attention to the tight
made Wy the progressives with the
democrats three yean ago, said be
has contended that men who assisted
at, that lime are entitled to some
cons'deration, and they have re
ceived it as far as the governor is
concerned. This dc-biration wa$
taken as a reply to Mr. Crist and
some other critics. Santa Fe Mew
Mexican.
Hugh J Collins Dead.
Attorney Hugh J. Collins who
had been in poor health the past six
or eight mout lis. died Thursday morn
ing at Oklahoma City, while on the
way to Tulsa, Okla., heart failure
being the immediate cause of death.
The deceased in company of Mrs.
Collins and sis'er, left Clayton Wed
nttdny noon for lower altitude on
advice of physicians. Mr. Collins
-was en efficient attorney and i-opular
in Clayton and Union county and hit
death will be greatly regretted. The
News extends sympathy to the
bereaved wife and relatives.
'alter Scott of the Otto neighbor
bood, was a trader in town Wednesday.