Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-20
IN POLITICS.
T. B. Catron and the Republican Tick
ct in Rio Arriba Readable Cam
paign News of the Day.
rresp9n5encc New Mexican.

CEBRILLos Oct 20.-The meeting adj
dressed here last night was SHINY at
tended, aggregating not over $50 men,
women and children. A very small per
ceutage Of native citizens were present.
T. T. Moore was chosen as chairman,
and opened the exercises by stating that
the interpreter expected from Santa Fe
had been kidnapped by Mr.. Catron, and
Mr.. Joseph would first address in English
and then in Spanish.
Joseph made his usual talk; but as he
would sooner deal with his imagination
than with fact, a new and
CHOICE LOT OF MEASUREMENTS
abounded. He told his audience, for
instance, that the palace" at Santa Fe
was over 400 years old. Reading from
his certified copy" Of acts passed
by him in. congress he raised the
appropriation he alleges to have passed
for the payment of Indian depreciation
claims from $l5O,OO0 to 100000
This alleged appropriation is the veriest
bosh. The court of claims was given
/ jurisdiction of Indian depredations a
short time ago. The claimants bring
/ suit Just as in any litigation, the court of
claims renders finding of fact to con-
gress and the appropriation is consid-
cred and recommended by the appropria-
ton committee of the house. Mr.. Joseph
is powcrcss to add or subtract a dime
from the figures certified by the court of
claims; and moreover Joseph never in
troGuced the bill that passed into law
granting the court this power.
He again declared himself for
FREE WOOL, FREE LEAD,
free silver and free public schools, and
denounced the great hubbub in favor OF
projections" He reiterated the lie about
Judge Morrison, and said:
Il saw day or two ago in the NEW
MEXICAN. the chief representative of the
Republicans, that Major Morrison had
taken exceptions to my statements that
he did not spend five days a month in hi.
office; that had misrepresented him; ant
/ he states that while he is absent he has t
son in the office to attend to his work
, But that son draws salary of $1,000 pei
annum to perform his own work, while
Major Morrison draws over $1,000, j
5 would seem, to run around the country.
This is false. No such matter ever APP
peared in the New MEXICAN. But Joseph
: lie and ignorance
WAS PROPERLY EXPOSED.
According to law the very highes
" amount of fees and salary register anc
\ receiver of tho land Office can receive i
$4,000.
Joseph bcpraiaed himself literally 70
= passing an appropriation of 100000 TO
the survey Of reservoir sites in New Mex
leo. The only appropriation OF this kim
/; was 100000 introduced in the senat
j.; and passed through congress il
y Major John W. Powell's favor
About $4,000 Of this sum was waste
in New Mexico, the balance in the res
a Of the arid region. Joseph had neithe
HAND, VOICE NOR VOTE IN
f the matter; but of course if he wishes tt
e assume Powell's load of odium well AM
70 good.
It He has weakened on the assertion tina
q he had passed an act donating all tn
public lands to New Mexico. lie nov
} states it at 250,000 acres for publ
/ schools.
He reviewed the statehood matter ex
actly as at Springer; and also alleged tina
! Mr.. Catron made 100000 out Of the re
T funding of the territorial warrants. A
Y only $4,000 of these bonds were ever is
. sued he would make Mr.. Catrou
a THE GREATEST FINANCIEB
4 of the human race. The only truth in al
4 his speech was the insistence that the ad
mission of states to the Union ia We've,
= purely from political standpoint b,
congress. The latter half of his speecl
Z was devoted to matters relating to the his
g tory of Mr. Elkins' candidacy, but as it i
hard enough to keep up with Joseph's lie
of this date it is not worthy of comment
DOING GOOD WORK.
, Such men as Mr.. North and Judge Ken
dali did good election work last nigh
! among the weak kneed Democrats pres
ent at the meeting. The meeting wa
badly arranged, the orators adye 'tised t.
: support Mr.. Joseph did not appear, ant
t, the candidate goes south to-day rattle
= disgruntled with his reception.
NJ. A. D.
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