The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-10-20
DOLAN HEWITT.

to all OF our local readers. Til,
1 first named has resided in thi
county since 1866, the latter sine,
1850. The former has occupie,
: the position Of clerk when a bo,
and merchant since his manhood
The latter has for years stood III
fho front rank amongst our Jaw
yers. To say aught against the
character Of either would chal.
lenge vcraclty. Both are alike
honorable and competent for the
position to which their partial
friends have presented them.
The only objection urged against
Dolan is that he has given force
to the nroyerb, "wise men chan e
their mindS--toolsn never" jimmy.
us he is famillarly called, has all his
life been Il protcsScd Democrat.
but to our knowledge he has for
years been wavering, and like the
Indian who got estray and sad
when asked if he was lost, "No.
Indian not lost, wigwam lost" he
says the Democratic party has left
hun, gone after strange gods, tax
en- up with the heresy of tree trade
and his conscience will not permit
him to follow OH the trail blazeG
out for linn.
But llcwitt's time as a Demo
crat is scarccly " longer than that of
Doian as Republican. -Four
years ago he WAS Il muswnmp and
very much like the kentuckian
who SAID he was not a Federal,
neither was he a Confederate, he was
nothing, and d-n little of that.
IhlS year he is Democrat, this
year Dolau is nor. The trade is
t"ir one for both parties, both are
probably where they belong. Four
years ago we received from Mr..
Dolan the following query, which
will show where his mind then
ram:
E1EroR-Wouid it be inconsistent for
a true Democrat or Republican t. vote
fora nominee Of tLe opposite party, If he
felt satisfied that by doing so it would be
FOR the best interests of the community?
DEMoGRAT.
Our response given Sept. 27th
lS64' IS as apropos now as then
and we herewith republish it.
The above quOry comes to US as stated
by the signature, from pronounced
Democrat, one whose name when voiced
in Lincoln County has with it the flavor
OF the party whose champion he long has
served in this propinquity, and who prob
ably never in his life voted for IA Repub
lican. Being IA gentleman withal. we can
not refrain from answering him in accord
ance with the promptings of our head and
heart.
In the face OF the fact that thousands.
tens of thousands, aye, hundreds Of thous-
ands of old line and old time Demo
Gratis are this year dropping from out of
the ranks Of the Democratic party in
which thcy so long have marched and are
now swelling the Republican columns
because of their conviction that the elcc
ton of Cleveland is one not to be
made and that as "A leader he does not
American statcmanship or true
American character-we say that in tie
face and in the presence of such facts no
Republican could answer may" 10 the
question of inconsistency Of De mocrat
calling a halt in his following the Demo
crat leadership and contributing to the
elevation of men whose character and
Surroundings antagonize his convictions
Of duty as u true citizen.
We are charter member of the Re
publican party, and albeit we have pub
Iiohed Republican paper since the birth
Of the party we have at times open
opposed the nominees of the party
when in our judgment such
nominee. were men calculated to reflect
iisholor or discrcdit on the party or the
position TO which they a~pired, while on
the other hand we have voted for men
with win IN or ocial relations were uL-
pleasant because of their competency tor
and adapt IN TO the Office they were n
didulcs for 81 John, for instance, was
the regular Eominec for Governor of the
stat, ia which we were voter and do.
ing business, but considering him to be I
lcmagogue whose perferment would do
lnhnitc mage TO the political organ
Izatiou whose interests We We're champion ,
ing. we refused TO head the ticket as
published in our paper with his name I