The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-10-11

stated that his vote would have
been cast for Joseph. But his vote
would be cast for another gentle
man, for reasons which seemed tc
him TO be conclusive. While the
record OF Mr.. joseph was clear OF
completely with the Santa Fe ring,
that Of his pa.ty was not So. No
one was ignerant of the fact, that
that combination included Demo
crats as well as Republicans. No
Republican was ignorant OF the
fact, that when for the first time
the power OF the combination ap-
peared to be in danger, none ap-
peared more interested in the wan
ing fortunes of Catron and Breed
en-, or more active in the attempt
to reconcile to them the Repubh-
can representatives,, than Judge
Waldo and Col. Gildersleeve.-
While it was not denied that Col.
Ryncrson had been for many years
the personal friend, and also (as all
leading men in the Territory OF
long residence had been,) the po-
'iGcal associate Of members of the
riuS, it was also true that lie was
no longer such. Nor was it true
that he had been at any time re
sponsi5Ie, even III part, for the
rings most reprehensiblc measures
The speaker stated, that while he
went to Santa Fo in August, carry
ing the unanimous recommends
ton Of the Republicans of the
county that he should support Ry-
nerscn, he should not have done
so had he not found upon his arri-
val that everything and every man
hitherto identified with the often
slye and oppressive measures Of
the ring was either openly or IN Sc
cret the enemy Of VIM. i. Ryncr-
son. AS an officer OF the caucus.
as member OF It's committees, and
those of both the Rel sJl:rm Ter
ritorIM Conventions Of 1854, he
was in a position to speak by au-
thCrity upon these points. As one
OF the authors Of the Republican
platform he was able to say def
niteIy that the common Democratic
charge that 1t was copy Of the
Democratic platform, was untrue
The Republican platform existed
in manuscript, within the know
ledge OF gentlemen present, and
substantially in its present form,
long before the meeting Of the De-
mocratic Convention. That plat
form was adopted, nat to serve q
temporary purpose, but because it
was believed to express the real
sentiments Of the Republican par
ty Of New Mexico. 1t was adopted
without reference TO its relation TO
present success, and with the be
lief that the eununciation of the
honest sentiments Of the party,
without reference to the maintain
ance Ut :" harmony" with n1c.l who
had hitherto disgraced the party
and its management, was tine abso-
lutte condition precedent to the re
habilitation OF the party, and to its
future prcdomlnance in Territorial
affairs. Col. Rynerson was the
nominee, and the platform was the
expression Of the SO members Of
the Convention; who represented
the Republican party of.New Mex
ico
Judge Prince represented men
who represented either the Santa
Fe ring, or hopelessly Democratic
counties. Col. Ryncrson could
better represent the Territory in
Congress than could MIR. Joseph.
His experience in public business,
and the mere fact Of his nationali-
ty, gave him an advantage which
the admitted worth Of Mr.. Joseph
would not enable him to overcome
The Democratic party, moreover,
asked of Congress the absolute dis
approval of the 2Gth Assembly,