Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-14

interference IN pOltlcd opo urges
prompt action on the Union Pa
eifc debt.
It is easy to darken counsel with
words without knowledge, touch
ing the strange, irregular contest
which has begun between China
and Japan, yet the topic invites
discussion. The facts concerning
the origin and merits Of the quar-
rel do not seem TO be an yet sufi-
GENTLY we'll known to warrant an
independent judgment as to
which is the aggressor. Many Of
us we're, no doubt, rather predis-
posed to favor the japanese, as the
cleverer, the most interesting and
the more progressive people, and
especially as the party claiming to
be animated by a reforming spirit
and purpose, while the Chinese
seem rather to fall back upon SOW
ereign and absolute rights. Yet
ones enthusiasm in favor of this
view is seriously weakened by the
fact, for such it appears to be, that
the Coreans themselves fail
to recognize in their aggressive
neighbor a national d%eliverer.
II, on the other hand, there be
even a modicum of ground for the
suspicion that the Japanese Gov
eminent is simply forcing the
quarrel for the sake of winning
popularity among the Japanese
LIMOGES, with a view to the effect
upon the approaching election,
every sentiment of justice and
humanity recoils from SO detestable
a motive. Some allowance must, we
suppose, be made, from q military
point Of view, for the tactics of two
combatants who are both man.
@uvring for coigns of vantage,
from which to move the moment
war is formally declared, but surely
Japan should be far enough adj
vanced in civilization by this time
to understand that sinking of trans
ports, sailing under a foreign flag,
thus ruthlessly staying and drown
ing thousands who were practically
defenceless, is contrary to even
military morals. If to this is added
the unspeakable atrocity of refus-
ing quarter and shooting struggl-
ing sailors and soldiers in the
water, the japanese will quickly
forfeit all claims to Western sym
pathy, aud write themselves down
as still uumitigated barbarians,
II. B. FEndUsoN, of Albuquer.
/, que, a gentleman well known il
Grant County and one who has
) proved himself able and success.
full as a lawyer, a mining man and
a politician, is among those whose
, friends are trying to induce
him to come out as a can.
didate for delegate to congress
Mr.. Ferguson has many friends
throughout the lenght and breadth
of New Mexico and if he a be
induced to run will undoubtedly
make the strongest kind of a race
| G. G. BELL, ESQ, returned from
Santa Fe yesterday evening. MI
Bell was Grant County's eficien
representative at the Territoria
| democratic central committee. i
conversation with MI. Bell W
learned that he was highly please'
r with the meeting and the clear
8 headed, far-sighted and harmon
ious way in which the committee
Q men met each other and acted, ant
] with the results so far gained from
y their deliberations. Everything
o went of in the coolest, quotes
a most friendly and yet most ener
getic way. The party was thor
s oughly harmonized, but no con
D %ceselon to or agreement with out
a side influences was conceded
rumors TO the contrary notwith
standing. 1t was decided to holc
the Territorial democratic conyan
1tion at Las Cruces, somewherI
9 between 18th and 18th of Septem
q ber-the exact date was left 10 tn
8 decision Of the chairman and sec
rotary, who will issue the cal