The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

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it, or stand ready to approve the
action of every commissioned or
non-commissioncd soldier in the
Federal service. We have CON
tracted the habit of calling every
thing by its right name when we
are acquainted with its name, and
no matter what his garb, when a
man commits murder we will de-
nominate him a "murderer. The
word is not pretty or musical one
but we didn't coin it, and only APP
ply it to those who have earned
the distinctive appellahon.
We do not make this explana-
ton because Of being surrounded
| by cX-Confederates, but in Justice
to ourself and friends. To our
ears and senses there is nothing re-
/ pcllcnt in the term ex-Confeder-
ate" but we are free to say that
when a man discards the "eX,"
and shamelessly avows himself a
"COnfederate,' we loathe and alb
hor him. We don't want, nor will
we have his friendship. Our ex-
/ Confederate friends are of the class
who have accepted the issues of
the war, and love and revere the
Starry Banner as much as we do.
and whose blood does not CONCEAL
when they see a man incased in a
suit Of blue. If such as are so op-
Grated upon are not our enemies,
certain it is we are theirs. 1t is
well to have a mutual understand
ing in this matter, inasmuch as we
know that gray ours bereft of teeth
but over-provided with bark, abound
in this bailiwick.
AS said in our opening, some De
mocrats have endeavored to make
capital against us from out our sum
ming up Of the Pearl matter, but
we would do large body Of Dem
ocrats rank injustice did we not ac-
knowledge that they have cordially
endorsed our position. SO, too,
have many cX-Confederates, who,
i'll hearing and reading OF the kill
Ing, no thought obtruded as to the
color Of the clothes the murderer
or his victim wore. Those Demo
Gratis, and those eX-Confederates,
who have engaged in the endeavor
to injurc us on this trumped-up pre-
text, and urge therefrom that we
are reviving, or attempting to re
vivc old war preiudiccs, are wei
come to all the capital they can
make out Of it. We consider them
dangerous only as assassins of
character, but their weapons will
prove impotent, and if the firing of
them will CRAFTY the malignant
passions of those accustomed to
the handling Of such ammunition
they have our consent to fire away
at any range they see proper.
We regret to add that there are
/. some Republicans, as limited in our
beginning, who had no love for the
LEADER before we assumed cdito-
rial control, and who have made
, no amorous advances toward it
since, but they are few and incon-
sequcntial save in their own es-
teen. But ii is well for them and
+ others to understand, that we did
not como here to traffic in old quar-
felS, or 10 1efment ola lends. On
the contrary, we consider it our
mission, in large part, to bury and
cover up all hateful "reminiscences
Of the past, to disband all factions,
and re-organize the old Republican
party in its pristine vigor, and re-
habiitate it in its wonted sOlidity.
In the ranks we will always be
found ready to "dress mp" no
matter who the officers may be, but
in our march we do not want to
touch shoulders or be asked 10 keep
step with mutineers.