Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-11-01

and successful contradiction Is challeng-
ed in emphatic terms.
Let some one Of his defenders point 10
a single public act of his that marks him
as a patriot and profitable public ser.
want Of the people-an act that will fill
up n line OF the above blank.
While waiting for something from his
friends with which TO fiji up this yawn.
ing gap in his public record, OF even 10
reduce its size by a line or two, let us 20
on with his record rs he himself has
written it.
AS United States District Attorney
for about six years, in the seventies, his
administration Of the affairs OF that Of
flee was characterized by such abuses OF
his official powers and duties as resulted
in investigation by the Department OF
Justice of the administration under
which he was holding the office, the re.
suit OF which was n Of the sevsrest 70.
ports angels Report) ever fled against
a public officer, followed promptly by
Catron's resignation. The records amp
ly sustain the statement that he quiz
the Office in disgrace with his own DO,
litical administration at Washington.
HIS Legislative record, written princi'
pally while he was occupying stolen
seats, Is OF a piece with that made while
be was United States Attorney, for New
Mexico and the popular report thereon
ever in his OWL party, as voiced in un.
measured terms in the past by the lead.
ing republican newspapers Of the Terri
tory, such as the Citizen, the Optic, the
Enterprise and the Range, is full az SO.
we're as the report against him as a u. s
official. These and the other republican
newspapers can now find no single act oil
his in his extended Legislative career tC
which they can point as an earnest acl
OF what he would accomplish il elevated
to a seat in the National Legislature.
But they can find plenty OF vicious
legislation Of which the records faster
the paternity Of patronage upon hin
such as
An Act Familiarity known as "the Su
preme Court Practice Act" which
should have been called "An Act for The
relief Of the clients Of Il. b. Catron anC
TO legislate their cases into court"
"An Act to limit the time within
which certain suits may be brought,
ETC., Familiarity known as the " Limitation
bill" which should have been calleC
IAN Act TO enable iand-grabbers TO COB
bic up Spanish and Mexican land-granti
and GUST the smHll holders and settler
thereon"
San Act 10 punish false personation,
which should have been called "An Ac
10 intimidate the Governor OF New Mex
leo and reconstruct, by the puny arm o
the territorial legislature, our govern
mental structure by wiping out the co
| ordfnofa owornftvo branohH -tha mo-
mOnstrous as we'll as supremely ridicu
lous piece OF legislation eyeF attempte,
on this old earth Of ours
IAN Act in relation 10 change OF ven
ue," which should have been called IA
Act to enable the Maxwell Land Gran
lCOmpany to drag all the settlers on tina
grant into the courts OF other countie
and thus worry and weary them ia sui
mission and settlement, and for othe
like uses by other lasd-grabbers."
"An Act relative 10 imprisonment {
persons charged with crime" whic
should have been called "An Act 10 tur
loose the jailed murders OF Dumas Pr
vencher."
IAN Act 10 define the o1ense OF libel
etc, which should have been called "A
Act to protect Il. b. Catron and sue
selfish public servants as he, frol
criticism upon their public records."
But enoughl And yet these are on
specimens. Catron was'either the faith
or the powerful patron OF these an
other Legislative d~isgraces, and whe
the late democratic House repealed Il
Libel and Change OF Venue laws, Cairo
! as chairman Of the judiciary commits
, OF the Council, pOcketed the repealiI
! bills and they we're never heard
} again.
|, So much for his record as a public c
fetal.
AS private citizen dealing with d
Territory, be has also a discreditah
2 record, OF which has ~penitentiary bril-
+ deal Is a specimen.
. As private citizen, dealing with lar
J numbers Of private citizens, Ia partiu
lar sections OF the Territory, he h
7 likewise q disoreditnble record, Of viii
= his TERRA Amarillo land grab Is a sple
o did specimen.
I Upon this record, composed simply
J. specimens and which can be- duplioat
by others from bis long public care
IN which be has done nothing for
people but has built up only 4. b. y
, ron and his enormous fortune, can |
y people afford 20 elect him 10 Congr
u and thus increase bis power and the
n huonce 70 be- used in The future, a.
the past, for 7. b.. Catron.