Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-11-29

ever bleached on a dosolate shore,
that of the Las Cruces home rulers
is the most complete.
"Like leaves of the forest when
summer is green,
That host with their banners at
sunrise was seen;
Like leaves of the forest when
autumn has blown,
That host in the evening lay with
cred and strown."
on the Sth of November in the
year of grace 1892.
1t was a fight to a finish with
the home rulers. It was victory
or cienega abbey at the source of
Salt river where the hoot of the
owl and the croaking of the raven
would alone disturb their eternal
repose. Everything was planned
to make success assured beyond a
peradventure for the more pro-
nounced and more conspicuous
advocates of the doctrine of home
rule. Posts of honor were as
signed only to members of the
inner circle. 1t was arranged
that no garlands should deck
plebeian brows. Col. Fountain,
having been cast two best in three
in preceding campaigns, took
choice of position where his
brilliant oratory, withering sar-
casm, deep laid plans" and ripe
experience of thirty years on the
fields, the forum and in the legis-
lative halls dealing with the wild
Apache and untamed Texan would
be confronted with inexperienced
adolescencia, from which the down
of boYhood had but lately depart
ed and upon which the toga virilis
hung loosely. He used the posi-
tion for all that was possible. The
cradle with its pulling occupant
was paraded before the people
with all the stage effect which an
old exemplar of the histrionic
could command.
Col. Riley likewise chose a po.
sition where he would deal with
juvenility but he did not consider
it sufficiently pronounced to justi-
fly its being put forward as the
most prominent issue. He chose,
rather, to rely upon his skill as a
sapper and miner and his ability
to handle columns of heavy in
fantry.
Guadalupe Ascarate, not colo
mel, was commanded to a position
where he and his opponent could
create a diversion by engaging in
a line of tactics which each would
accuse the other of pursuing and
which there is much reason fol
believing they did pursue and o.
which each will doubtless say he
has had enough. 1t was a sort OF
by play that a great many patriotic
voters very greatly enjoyed. L
produced a fruit very much t
their taste. The result shows tina
it had no effect on the home ruiz
side of the conflict. 1t was neithe,
intended nor expected that j
would have. 1t was intended tina
a rebellious public opinion tina
refused to accept home rule ant
home rulers should be taught
lesson in obedience. To that enc
many lesser lights were haughitil,
told to smother out any longing
desires they might entertain for
part of the good things and honor
and to take their position in til
ranks or as deputy marshals as tn
occasion might require This en-
of the Harrison administrator
was peremptory told to stand t
one side and not intermeddle, thG
it had never been in accord wit
the home rulers nor the doctrine
of home rule and had always bee
an obstruction. This end obeye,
1t looked on in quiet composur
J saying, not deiantly but with n
inconsiderable firmness, 'It he
what it has without your aid,
has used what it has without you
dictation and now it has the priv
}. lege of stepping to one side, Of i
|, own volition without your aid (
the fear of your knife, with hs
} flying at top-mast, with armC
+ bright though just now usele
and with no danger Of encounte
ing anything worse than, possibl
the good natured badinage, "yC
were on the wrong side tn