Southwest-sentinel., 1892-10-18
APRIL AND OCTOBER.


ron and the Deming Advance, now
defunct:
cit is true that 1 have not made
4 a success in my efforts in behalf
Of purer methods and better men
in the recent contest in the repub-
lican party; but in nothing was l
worse handicapped in that contest
than in the connection Of the edit
or of the Advance Herewith. His
senseless attacks on Silver City,
and uncalled-for slurs and insinu-
ations in his remarks at the coun-
ty convention, lost the nti-Catron
ticket at least ten votes.
The remainder of the editorial
space in the Advance was devoted
10 "crawfishing" and grovelling in
the dust before the great fetch of
the republican party of New Mex
leo Thomas B. Catron. No
more pitiable subject of abject
abnegation and submission has
ever been publicly exhibited to
the people Of New Mexico.
For my part, l shall never strike
my colors and consent to be hang
cd beneath the hind axle of the
gang wagon for a tar-bucket, as
the editor of the Advance has
done.
1 have made fight against boss
and gang rule because / believe it
is running the republican party of
New Mexico, and, by the retention
Of iniquitous laws on the statute
books inficting great injury upon
the people of the Territory. l
propose to continue that fight un-
til the boss, the Santa Fe gang
and the federal ring have loosen
ed their grip upon the party, and
the people without coercion, with
out bribery, without intimidation,
and without fear of any man, will
be heard in the councils of the re-
publican party and vicious laws
are wiped off the statute books.
/ am glad that the Territorial
republican convention was held in
Silver City. Heretofore our peo-
/ pie have known nothing of gang
methods except by hearsay; but
in that convention they witnessed
the inside workings, and they are
now as an open book before them.
The most interesting event was
poor old man Yigirs story of his
kidnapping and the attempt to
bribe him. The audience, inclu-
ding the ladies', believed the sim.
pie story of the honest old native
from Taos, even against Catron'f
denial that he had offered him $50
as a bribe.
1 have good reason for bsllev.
ing it, because one of the illustri.
Gus gentlemen who go to play
second fiddle to Mr.. Catron a
Minneapolis told me two weeks
before the convention that if h
! (Catron) had not delegates enough
from the north to control the con
vention he would buy them. AnC
! 1 believe the gentleman know
| Mr.. Catron better than | do.
Because such a man was success
! full by such means, should an,
man whose acts are controlled b,
the promptings of his conscienc
get down into the mire and apollo
gize for contending for the right
Mr.. Editor, l shall not be a can
didate for any Office on the Ad
vance ticket, or Silver City ticket
nor upon any other ticket exceI
) upon the call of the people of tn
. County. l am not n republica
for office nor revenue. just no.
the fashionable fad among the re
{ publican leaders (of the Cairo
! gang) in this County is to 'jum
on to Carr" 1t is true perhaI
that | have a very small following
d but it is amply sufficient TO defel
e any republican candidate for offiC
4 in this County whom my frienC
!, and myself see fit to oppose; an
it may be well to take this int
consideration"
Last week, in Morrill, Hall, j
this city, before a fair sized aud
3 ence, Mr. Carr made a speech an
> this IS a part of what he said:
: "The republican party has chosen {
its standard bearer the ablest man wit
. IN the bounds Of the territory. II
D great ability, the energy and force
8 Thomas b. Catron are universally co
ceded by political friends aud foe
He is the choice Of the republics
p party. He was not my choice.
have been a determined opponent
3 Mr. Catron within the party. ! ha'
attacked his record as a legislator,
the press Of tho territory over n
2 name, and / believe that was rig
o In doing 50. He has amass'
/ great wealth and attained leadiI
+ commanding position among men, al
being ambitious I believe that he W
serve the people in the congress Of 1
d United States with all the zeal viii
> has. characterized his pursuit
d wealth. He can afford TO do so.
O. am not and believe the people
!, New Mexico are not afraid to trI
him in congress"
. "MS. Chairman. am willing to 90
II record as favoring the election of \
10 Catron, stalking my political future
Al the act, accepting the responsible
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