Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-05-09
TuH DENyRs CoN.nss-a.

Apfil ~, IN IN article Intended 10 Throw
| cold water on the coming Trans Missis-
pippi congress 10 assemble nj Denver ON
| the 18Th iust says
/ The fact ~ that the convention bust
/ mess ~ very much overdpne in this coun
/ try. We have conventions representing
or assuming Ia represent different
branche. ~ trade aud industry, and they
are To sooner held than they are forgot
/ ton They do not appeal 90 popular ~.
terrst aLd favor IN any p,@l,ive way, but
merely d. their talking and disperee
without making nn! impression. II ~
/, I be taid ~ thctr dcfcusc that they Ito
little ar no harm, to be sure; but that
can hardy bc cunsidetrd sufficient
Justification. They serve No really uae.
III putpuss, and where there n no ben.
Ell, derived there IN u waste ~ time
Hnl energy that should ~ applet To
prartIcnl ends. The only conventions
thnt count htc those ~ n partisan char.
arter. II - through them that public
sentiment N influenced aud stimulated
Their proceedings are coherent, rOnsis
tent aud advantageous. When they as
rrmblo /, ~ Tor PLAIN Rnd lOgica object
They stand fur something tRngihlc, MI
perform work that has method IN n.
The sInrlt 10y which they are animated ~
an established force IN public affairs,
aud thus they nre hble to- mako their
ltbb.v worthy ~ attention aud respect.
. |, n 10y put,lcs 'hnt every thing - done
under our sy,trm ~ government The
non partisan theory II mulding popular
Thought atd controlling popular action
~ u d-luslnn and n snare. All under
tak,ugr m that line have turned out to
br disappuiutm"nta. instIi'c ~ the virtue
II good Intentions and h,u"rt courage "a
opinion. The p"ppi" rhruut be persuaded
IT, believe thnt u ~ either necessary or
uNpcdcrt - deal ~ TINT MANNER with
l-surt aud Interests ~ general lmpnr
tiurc. They are welded H. the idea that
part ram prNcrssca are upon the whole
the beet and the, are not likely - hb u.
dphthis view under m! circumstances
\ non partisan convention call~l Tor
the purpose u considering partisan ques.
toms, would b" fairly open to the ohjec
irons urged 10y the Globe DrmortH, H.
the ul-yo paragraph; bu' the convention
called t. meet III Denver this month, aud
to which the above refcrs, ~ not ~ that
character lts purpose To 80 s,dcf mat
tcts which ara - interest ~ both l'atti"',
aud 10 urge up u the fcprestntati' es az
both parties IN congress tho lmportahc"
and necessity Of thcr consideration.
In that portion ~ the Glph Demo
Gratis article, quoted above, which de.
cares, IN effect. that NJ practical results
: over cam" from movements this char
acter, It is only necessary to refer 10 the
"a. A..
the ncnyer convention n to hc consttu
ted which were hrld for tn" purpose ~
ngitatirs the question ~ making u deep
Wat5r harbur on the Gul, coRst. The re-
suit ~ thusr conventions IL 10 bc s,cn
pu the practical and very tangible fact
y dat Au appropriation ut tive millions az
dollars hns been made by the United
b States government Tor the purpose OF re
! curing dcvp water at Galveston, and IN
the further fact that valuable corccs
Sons have been granted 10 u private cor.
pJratiuu Ia AID aud encourage II IN BE-
= cu'Ing the same end u. Arkansas Pass.
i And upon both these enterprises work
7 j. nov actively ~ progress, with falr
probability that the end aimed ut will
" be- reached within u reasonable time, anil
. that our coast hRrhOts will be- M i'm.
proved. within very few years, that the
" products 81 the vast emprf lying be
- tween the Mississippi river and the
u Rocky Mountains will be- able to lind an
= outlet - tho markets ol
= the world without being sub
:, Iec,cd to the Jcvourng expense
T. - and transportation across the CONT
+ nent.
" Certainly, II movement that has re-
suited III securing n public work which
will save 10 the people west ~ the Missile
! s'ppl the cost Of Transporting their pro
d ducts one thousand or fifteen hundred
m,les 10y rail, cannot properly bs said &c
y have served mo really useful purpose,
J. or to have turned out to be n disap
g. po,ntmeut." The deep water" conycn
= tons OF year or two ago we're grandl;
successful. and there 10 no reason l.
doubt that equally good results will FOL
low the commercial congress- Ia ~ sembl.
u ut Denver on the 10Th OF the present
K month.
~ THE FAIR
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