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


true state of the case may, perhaps
be best stated IN an extract from
a speech of Gen. Sicklos delivered
in the Harlem theater, New York,
ten days ago. It is as follows:
"I have been tenderly embraced
and seductively beckoned by our
republican friends of late on ac-
count of a campfire speech of
mine in Washington. They
thought they had me, because they
put what they thought I said
there with what / said in Chfcagoe
Now, / had my preferences in the
matter OF candidate, and / ex-
pressed them in Chicago. And !
do not retract a single word of
what / said there.
It took me a little time TO Ees
in good h6mor, for l am not one
of those who throw their hats up
for man one day, and throw them
as high or a little higher for anoths
er man the next day. At Chicago
there was a convention composed
of 922 democrats. New York had
only "a of these. After careful
reflection l have come to- the con-
clusion that $50 men knew more
than ~. I accept the platform.
l helped to make it. I accept the
candidate Just as if l had helped
to make him."
Gen. Sickles went ON to Tell
how at Washington he had sim
| ply said words of sympathy and
kindliness about President Harri-
son. He was comrade," said
Gen. Sickles, "and he was brave
soldier. saw him lead his bat
talon at Resaca. So l made a
speech to the comrades who had
hoped to take him by the hand
and were disappointed because of
his afflicted wife lying there in the
White House. And, furthermore,
/ asked them to send their secre-
tary up to him the next day and
express to HIM our sympathy.
Now, if that makes a Harrison
man out of me, so be It."
Now, I'll just say one woyd
more. The charge of eomrade
Harrison with his soldiers at Re-
SAGA is not to be compared with
the charge of comrade Depew at
the head OF the oficeholders at
Minneapolis, and 1 say that if
there was only one issue in this
campaign, and that were whether
a president, seeking re-elections
should get his nomination and
perpetuate himself in power by
his own minions, appointed to Of
fee by him, l should appeal TO
American citizens in the name of
their liberty to say that it should
not be.
Harrison, the comr8de, is Ons
person; Harrison, a candidate of a
political party to which ! am op-
posed, is another person. Harri-
son, leading his battalion of brave
soldiers at Resaca, honor; Har-'
rison, leading his battalion of Of.
ficeholders, l abhor."
The democrats of New York
feel just as Gen. Sickles does.
Many of them were not for Cleve-
land before the Chicago conven-
ton, but they are all for him now.
Every indication points to n dem
ocratic victory in New York, and
with the 36 electoral votes of New
York for Cleveland, the victory is
complete.
In this Territory the campaign
for delegate 10 practically ended.
There no longer remains the least
doubt of Joseph's election; indeed
it is a question as to whether his
majority over Catron this fall will
not be more than his majority
over Dwyer in 1886. Catron has
defended his case in this campaign
as we'll as he could, but the load
was too heavy. Soon after Cat
ron's nomination this county was
claimed for him by 200 majority,
but now no we'll informed republi-
can expects that he will carry the
county. Joseph will, in all prob
ability, get a larger majority in
Grant County than he has ever
] received here before.
The Legislative ticket which
will be voted by the democrats Of
this county will be elected. AS
between Fall and Prayer, there is
no comparison. Prayer is a
business man who knows nothing
of legislation, while Fall has shown
, himself TO be as able a man as has
ever been sent from southern New
Mexico to the Legislature. He
will be elected by a majority Of
not less than 700 in the FIVE coun-
I ties.
Numa Raymond has shown him.
self to be an improper man for the
position which he seeks, and his
opponent. IL. i. Hall, will have