The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17


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WARRINGTON. Feb. oh, isce
-Demoersoic impudenos can 80 no
farther said q one armed veteran.
-than lt VS. carried by Senator kenns
In hn alleged reply 10 Senator Sher-
mans recent speech on the presidents
messaeA Think Of his daring 10 up
braid sherman for having voted, IN
July. 1894 for the passage Of the law
allowing immigration under contract
Docs not the Young senator know why
such . Law became Necessarily II w@
to offer special Inducements 10 immi-
grants 10 come 10 the United States 10
take the place In our work shops and
manufactures Of the brave men who
went 10 the front 10 subdue the rebel
lion against this government that was
originated and helped along by some
of the very democratic senators who
smiled their approval Of the West
Viz GINA senator's remarks on the floor
OF the senate"
The point made by the old soldier is
good one. Senator Kenna's remarks
were certainly impudent; but he could
not possibly have been more severely
punished than he was By the easy man.
ner In which Senator sherman demol-
ished bis whole argument by afew short
sentences.
II the democrtsin congress VIII only
keep up the do-nothing policy that
they have shown thus far. during the
remainder Of the session, the republi-
cans will have walk over In the CON-
Ing presidential election and will elect
two-thirds Of the next house.
That sounds good. don't itf Looks
like the Union veteran was nj last 10
be recognized BY the democratic admin
istrationf Not at all It 10 only
another case Of make believe. This
is put out as q lotion 20 soothe the
wounds inflicted on the ex-soldiers and
sailors BY vetoina the pensions which
they had earned In defense Of thoir
country. Nobody Knows better than
Cleveland and bis civil service COM
missioners that this rule will never
help Q single cx-soldier or sldiers Wild
ow 10 promotion as long 40 chief Of
bureau and divisions are allowed TO
certify which OF the clerks shall be pro-
NOTED, as they are now. The examin-
stions are regarded among the clerks
themselves - o farce, for no matter
how high your percentage 10, you may
be sure you will never be certified for
promotion unless you are solid with
your chief" Mr. Cleveland will have
to get some better bait than this. be-
fore be will ever succeed In catching
any OF the soldiers votes. The boys
have moi. and are not likely 10 forget
the "ghoulish elee" exhibited In some
OF bis messages vetoing pensions for
crippled soldiers.
The prospects Of the republicans for
electing the president and majority
OF the next house Of Representatives.
grows brighter every day. The re-
publicans all over the country are
united and determined to 20 into this
iaht to WIN. The democrats have fully
demonstrated their incapacity TO gov
ern this country successfully. and itais
truly amusing to hear their leaders or.
guing that because the country has not
wholly gone 10 the dogs since Cleve-
land came In. they should be entrusted
with another term OF four years: they
do not pretend TO poiut out anything
good that they have accomplished. but
wish to claim credit and ask continu.
ance OF public confidence because no
very grea. evils havc come upon us.
The great democratic Fight In the
dark is still going on. The contestants
are supposed 10 be Cleveland on one
side and Hill and Randall on the other.
II 10 draw up TO the present time.
Old Time Railroading.