Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-25
JOSEPH'S TRAIL.
Through Grant County it is Shiny
But he is Nevertheless Followed
and Called Down.
Scandalizing Catron - Personalities
Double Dealing and Appeal to
Race and Religious
Prejudice.

Race allu heIlSlOuS
Prejudice
Special Correspondence New Mexican
SILVER CITY, Oct % During this cam
paign in Grant county Mr.. CatrOn said;
''As soon as my competitor, the pres
ent delegate in congress, had been placed
in nomination, there was launched against
me every imaginable accusation that
could be gathered up against living
man. Things without reference to truth,
things without reference to fact, things
without regard to decency have been
brought forward against me; and right
here j desire to say that although | have
been characterized in the most offensive
terms by these gentlemen, I do not desire
to retaliate in similar manner. do
not desire to descend into the pit and
gather up mud to fling in the face of
this community against these people. |
shall try to deal with them in a respect
full manner and not depart from it."
quote these words at the head of this
letter, as great forbearance. Nor was
it more necessary? The New MEXICAN
does not object so much that Mr.. Joseph
should present himself for the suffrage Of
New Mexico
INA DOUBLE LIGHT,
one when he addresses an audience in
English and another when he speaks
Spanish. 1t is not so very Objectionable.
although entirely untrue, that he should
pose as a "paisano" and appeal to Mexi-
cans to vote for native as against an
American. This kind Of talk may be
borne, but 1t is likely insulting to the
native intelligence and utterly criminal
when the son Of Pedro Jose de Teyis, at
San Lorenzo and San Juan, launches out
as follows--ln his speech at these points
yesterday,
JOSEPH SAID:
"Mr. Catron is the arch enemy Of our
religion. He says he has been
twenty-si1 years in New Mexico and is
| lust rs good Mexican as anybody.
i IN certain village in this
county of Taos, Catron went to a certain
old man, a Mexican, and called him his
brother, and wanted his vote on that ac-
count, and the old fellow says you are
not my brother. You have worked
against me. You have stolen my land
and | will not vote for you. Catron then
said, Oh! yes. | am your brother for !
am q Catholic and we are all brothers as
christians Catron then went with
others to the village chapel and lit some
wax candles and knelt down i'll prayer
to make them believe lie was praying
and was u Catholic. Catron Is q
hypocrte and wants to make you believe
he is Catholic in order to betray you
after election. Z While in court
at Las Vegas Catron said that the
Chinese were better people than the
MexicaDs. l can prove this by people
from Las Vegas. If he did these things
in New Mexico what will he do when he
is in Washington, 5000 miles away from
here:"
With sincere and absolute con
viction of the Catholic faith the writel
desires to voice his surprise that any
man should be guilty of using the
natural prejudices Of religion as
THE VEHICLE OF VILE ISLANDER,
that mans personal honor and probity
should be attacked through the laten
force of religious feeling. 1t is only tc
be accounted for on the ground tha
Joseph is naturally ignorant of the hon
! 4 10 81, nf tbn II W
New Mexicans.
Mr.. Joseph has asserted many false
hoods in this campaign, for example, hi
says in every speech he makes:
"Mr. Catron wants to go to congress
for the purpose of having two or thre,
regiments of troops ordered to the Tierri
Amarillo grant" OF course that is lie
He says, II passed an act creating I
commission to examine and adiudicat
Indian depreciation claims" That is
lie.
He says, 81 also passed an appropria
: ton of, (at some places he says Sl50,0Ot
at others $200,O00), to pay claims for In
: dian depredations that have been prove
before the courts. The citizens of Sd
) Miguel will receive $4,000 of this, tn
CllZeuS VI ooCoTro gEoioo'i phoh III Nioi
S15,OOo in Dona Ana $4,000, and so o
) among the counties, which will accumr
= late to the sum of $150,000," or 100000
= according to his latest figures.
THIS, TOO, Is LIE.
He says, II passed an appropriation {
100000 for the survey of reservoir site
in New Mexico This is lie.
He says, II also passed an act creatin
a court of private land claims. | wi
also say that Mr.. Catron is against tht
law" This is double lie.
He says, 81 also passed bill donatin
all the public lands to New Mexico fc
the benefit of public schools and chart
able institutions" At Cerrillos he pt
this figure at 250,O00 acres, but both ar
lies.
These statements are taken at randol
from verbatim notes of ak speeches {
Antonio Joseph made in this campaig
l have "set down nought in malice an
nothing extenuated," The quotatio