Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-02


gate 20 Chicago. The sum OF Mr.. Fiel-
der'a sins, ns 4 understand a, is that he
.ecrntcho1 d democratic nominee on his
County ticket in 1888, and one 10 1890
and ln The latter year he also scratched
\ democratic nominee for council from
nv dielrict, not voting for the republican.
Notwithstanding letters to me containing
charges % the above eIeok after care
tul inquiry, ] Btdl supported Mr.. Fielder,
Tor two reasons: First, ] did not believe,
and DO not now believe Il good policy to
commit 70 the party aolemnly, in Terri
torlal convention assembled, by yielding
TO the light On Mr.. Fielder, TO the pro-
position that no democrat who ever
scratched bis ticket, could any more be
entitled to be called a democrat, or wor-
thy OF any Of the parties honors. Il
may be the highest duty Of citizen
ship, and certainly tends 10 make parties
more careful in nominations, TO scrath
ones party ticket; and as a matter Of
party policy, while from a democratic
standpoint, a party composed only Of non
s%cratchers would be very select and adj
mirable, il would be small, and it's infu-
ence would be nil in putting democratic
principles and aims In practical control.
Secondly Mr. Fielder's alleged onenses
have been condoned, il not absolutely
endorsed by bis own County and by every
county In the council district whose
nominee he had refused to vote for, for
Sierra, Grant, Dona Ana, Lincoln, Chaves
and Eddy counties each supported him
solidly for delegate TO Chicago. / felt
that as his alleged otfense gas local, the
local democracy could better pass on the
matter than outsiders; for outside OF the
fact that those democrats locally inter
ested we're In a better position to know
the merits and judge of them, local man
agement OF its own affairs is a cardinal
democratic principle applied to the small
est subdivision in the land. But TO get
over the difficulty OF the whole southern
half OF the Territory being for Mr.. tiel-
der, you say republicans voted for him
in the Silver City primaries. But char
ENTHUSIASTICALLY telling half the truth, to
mlslead, you omit to tell that only about
seventy Mexioans, alleged TO be republi-
cans, though claiming to be democrats,
voted IN that primary, that the vote in
that primary was 136 for Mr.. Fielder and
% against; so IL you take off the seventy
Mexican votes, it would still leave Mr..
Fielder a majority of nearly 3 to l. Be.
sides, Mr.. Fielder had 10 the Grant Coun-
ty convention, leaving out Of view the
Silver City delegates, a clear majority.
As to Mr., Fielder's silver views, l take
it that even one of your limited mental
range will not assert that Mr.. Fielder
did not represent his local constituency
as well as the Territorial democracy On
that question. 1t 10 also true that these
six delegates, whom you SO shamelessly
abuse, we're selected without reference
to their presidential preferences, the con
v%ention not passing on that question.
As for your mere personal abuse of me,
I should not notice that-for your record
being known, its source excuses reply
except that there IS wrapped up in it an
outrageous slander on the democrats Of
Albuquerque. After asserting that /
have no party standing except what was
acquired by the use or display of
money" you charge by innuendo the
most cowardly form OF lying that the
last city election in Albuquerque was
won by me by the use of money. The
last city election IN Albuquerque was
won in a fair, square fight by the demo
Gratis of this city, by virtue Of the mis-
takes and shortcomings Of the preceding
republican administration, by virtue OF
good nominations and by virtue of a com
pact, solid and enthusiastic organization
where every man worked Loyalty and un
selfshly for one common end. And you,
sir are a base, infamous slanderer, when
you insinuate anything to the contrary
to iniure me, or for any other purpose
The standing of Governor Ross, the os.
tensible editor of the Deming Headlight
a democratic paper, in whose columns
have appeared these shameful editorials,
makes it necessary for me to state the
facts about my contributions in u late
city campaign. But shame on you an
alleged democrat, and on the Deminp
Headlight, a democratic newspaper, when
the contributions of a democrat, ever il
considered liberal, for regular campaign
expenses, are made the basis OF a SANDER
Gus and injurious attack-injurious, be
cause from a democratic source-whosC
only object is to blacken and ruin a dem
ocrat, because, ~forsooth, he does not conn
to you or your paper for instruction be
fore he dares take a step or have {
thought. My expenses in that campaign
were S195. One hundred and sixty-fvt
of this was given IN different sums to the
city and ward committees. Twenty oil
the balance was given to an enthusiastic
young democrat to pay an election deb
he contracted, to induce certain work
men to leave their work and devote the
day to getting out the voters. The othel
$40 was given the day after election to {
worker for his services on election day il
getting out a full vote. II there was an,
vote bying on either side, / do not knoS
of it.
Why are you so afraid for me to remail
on the national committee2 If it is Of
account Of Governor Ross, / am his frien'
and well-wisher, IN spite of his lndul
gence to his abandonded nephew. Tina
Indulgence is what causes him to occas
ionly allow his paper TO be prostitutes
to your uses. That Indulgence nearl
wrecked his administration as governor
!, for you we're the one dark stain on hi
otherwise creditHble administration.
l submit TO impartial democrat
whether the matters above referred to i
detail are not utterly trifing and trans.
. tory and worthy OF being forgotten, i
view of the very great impotence Of pre-
emit democratic unity-and whether 20
are not i~nexcusable ia trying TO magnif
] them into the cause OF a lasting feud i
the party.
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