Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1890-11-01
SIERRA COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Speech Made by ". c. Purple at
Kingston.

st 4 meeting q The Republicans
0r lie Kingston last Fridayexen
ing ". c. Purple, chairman of the
Sierra county Republican ccRtraI
committee made aa address which
VIC here reproduce. y
We have with US tonight gen
tleman OF whom yea havc ait beard,
the Hon. S. D.. AxieIl oi Santa Fe,
chairman Of the Republican terrific
riai central c-ammiitee lie has taken
Il part he fairs If she
country n ihe pasl Years and parti-
calarly 10 the west. has been a mem.
ber OF congress ifosn California, the
-G--se+4sr Ut Eitata, Tiie Gov. and
Chief Justice ol this Territory. be
sides having FLIED 0ther positions Of
trust aud hOiFnr, ard now alter many
Years Of usefulness be has retired
IRON the active dalies OF life aud his
appearance among US TO tell na the
CONCLUSIONS be has come to after SO
many years Of study and observa
ton Is an honor 10 Us that am
sure viii be appreciated IN King,
stan
His style ofpali,ical speaking suits
me exactly; no mans euemy, be has
nothing 10 say 10 hurt The feelings
of any one; having retired from
activc Eitr nc ms no p1iiiical axe 10
grind; waniiag no oihue, he has no
reason 10 curry favor with yon. age
and exnericii1e- haze tempered the
violence OF his opinions Iif they were
ever violenil audit is from men like
this that YOU ean best learn the
TrirtEtIsafs ptt the party to which J
have the honor to belong
AS chairman OF your county cen
traI commiltee. I wish 40 say that |
think politics sh6ald be IS honorahiy
conducted AZ ail o,her matters and
/ promise IS tar as my part goes to
net in that way; 10 no other way
couId | correctly represent you.
/ attended meeting Of the De
mocFaie 10 Mnnteclito the other even.
ing. Before the speaking thcre was a
consultation Of the speakers that
lasted aboat an haur aud resulted
in only one gentleman talking; ths
reason assigned the next morning
why others did not speak was be-
cause there were Republicans there
and they could not say what they
wanted to. That is where We an
diflereai;=we invite the Democrats lc
: listen 10 our arguments and only ash
them TO dispreve Ger reasoning ol
join Us.
l would like 10 give nome Of IN,
reason why | am a Republican, bHl
i have noticed that Mr.. Axtell's view
and my own on the principals OF oai
party are the came and also that be
understands better how We stand on
tho most points. | viii therefore refel
YOU 10 him. | wish however 10 aay
. s few words about our candidates.
Who our delegate TO congress shall
> be as matter Of much Importance u
alins. have nothing to say
against Mr.. Joseph except that hs
has been there six years aud has nc
eompIished almos, nothing. H.,
argument two years ago ,s q coErec,
one. He said that a delegate who il
not 10 accord with the administration
cannot do much, the reasoning il
sound and call yonr attention ts
the fact that the administration n
now Re,sublietti.
Onr friend Ancheta, the present
district attorney is.a bright young
maa, learned 10 tho law, knows tht
wants oi the Peepaa. ~ capable o
filing the position with credit TO US
lie has bis life before him and hi,
actions there will make his name oI
mar his iuinre- Eaa ihere be- saey
doubt about how he VIII act under
the circumstances
AZ Parker Ief ttiit'e iit'e IIett;,i4ta,afO hs;