Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-03
SLEDGE-HAMMER SAYINGS.
The Republican Nominee for Congress
Pays His Respects to Joseph,
Childers and Field.
Their Vile ISLANDERS Silencsd--A Demo-
cratic Trio Duly Demolished
Plain Words.

Agreeable to its promise the New MEX
loan herewith takes pleasure in produc.
ing the salient points of Mr.. Catron's
address at Albuquerque on Friday
night last in which he paid his respects
to certain of his maligners. Mr.. Catron
said: g..
| AS the gentleman who has introduced
me to you has said, l am probably as
well known in this territory as any per-
son in it, and when that has been said, |
presume my character is as well known
as that of any gentleman in it. | hardly
think that l need any defense throughout
this territory from one end of it to the
other. l have been the subj ject of vitu-
peration and abuse by my enemies and |
think that my character stands as clean
as that of any one who has uttered word
against me.
understand that a meeting was held in
this hall last night and you were addressed
by the gentleman who has been selected
by the Democratic party as my competi-
tor He INDUCED in considerable abuse
of myself; stated and intimated on various
occasions that l was liar. He has said
that in other places throughout this
territory. | do not desire to get down
into the mire and sling dirt with him;
shall avoid calling him liar. will pre-
sent you facts and / will leave you to
judge which of the two is liar. will
call upon you as jurors to decide this case
between us. You can draw your own con-
clusions.
Another gentleman also addressed YOU
last night, Mr.. Field; do not believe that
he would be willing to state anything
against my personal character. He sim
ply said that in politics 1 represented all /
that Is vicious and vile. l presume he
means that the Republican party is to him
vicious and vile, and think it is possible
hat he may have some ground to think
so, because two years ago the Republican
party left him $50 ajority in the rear,
md would not feel very pleasant toward
he party which had treated me that way.
Therefore | have no hard feelings against
dr. Field; / have none against Mr.. Chill
lers, and none against my worthy compe-
itor; but l will allude to some things
which Mr.. Childers stated first before
ouch upon our worthy delegate.
Mr.. Childers in his statements last {
light said that the people did not at
emp to defend the moral character of ,
Dr. Catron. Gentlemen, do not conceive
hat my moral character needs defense;
do not believe that my moral character
7ill be attacked by any gentleman. l ,
now that have the confidence of the I
ntire Republican party and believe {
hat I have the confidence of as many of f
he members of the Democratic party;
at least, as many as he has.
uch assaults as that are no arguments. /
he gentleman stated that the election of ,
lyself as delegate to congress would be
proof that the ISLANDERS which had been ,
tated against New Mexico were true.
Why would they be true? Do I, in myself,
ossess all the elements of viciousness,
ne evil character that has been attempted .
D be heaped on this people? Am the
ian who has been characterized as being
thief, our people as being of ill-repute, a
nd our children of bad origin? Am l q
lat character of man? These are some l
the abuses which have been heaped on t
le people of this territory. am one on s
HON these abuses have been heaped; c
[r. Childers is another. If he intends to T
llude to my private character in this ter g
tory say l do not desire to measure a
with him. a
I.simply refer the people of this town, t
ho know him, to his character in this u
'wn; what he has been; how he has acted n
i'd his antecedents here and ask you, Il
entlemen, to look at the character that b
have borne in this community, and to g
D back with me also to Santa Fe, where
have lived for twenty-five years; or 60 :,
ith me to the county of Dona Ana, where "
lived for two years; or to any other n
'unty in this territory where have had
1siness, and compare the reputation u
I'd character that l bear anywhere in l.
is territory with that of my friend g.
hilders. Iewill not fear the result of the n
Il IT
Mr.. Childers has stated that leading n
nators have said that must be kept q,
way from Washington if you expect to W
I'VE statehood; that Messrs. Wolcott and m
eller, of Colorado, had said that if we h,
shed admission you must not send me
ere as senator. Now, gentlemen,
n not candidate for senator, Just now; az
1t it is very likely if New Mexico comes lie
as state, and she will come in as n
ate inside of ten months, tell you right =
w will have something to say about 10 =,
10 will be the senator. tn
In refuting the charges made, not only
Mr.. Childers, but by Mr.. Joseph and =, y,
r. FERGUSON, that Senator Wolcott was in
ilty of certain harsh language against p
m, Mr., .Catron produced the following ., .,
ter: ~ ~ =. = Be- 10
DENVER, Col, Sept 10. - ~
n. T. B. Catron, Santa Fe, N. NJ. VI
Dear Sir--Your favor of the 11th inst.
at hand. 7 have for you only feelings al
respect, and at no time have I ever re- s,
red to you in language in any sense cl
her critical or abusive. While our ac- se
aintance has been limited, it has always at
en- very pleasant, on my part at least.
Yours truly,
WoLcorT.
Mr.. Childers has stated that when New is
'xico was mentioned to Senator Plumb, tn