Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-10-20
GRAND RALLY!
Great Republican Demonstration
Last Night.
Hon. T. X. CatrOn Greeted with
an Ovation.
The Nex' Delegate eakes Q n. asiar
speech.
ABSTRACT oy TIKI Address.


The r~msrksb y harmonious convention
and excelleu, ticket nominated put III,
memhers of the party in excellent humor
and when Hon. Thos. u. CAtron arrive,
In the city at 7;l5 o'cock In the evening
he vac me, at the depot by throng oI
frieods and admir-rs With the old ,owu
band In the lead discourping excslleut mu.
sic, aud escorted Grants opera house
whcrc eros ded house awaited his CON-
ing. The hall WAS literally packei.
Mr. Thos. A. Finical. president IL the
Republican L-sgu. club. prrsni.d. and
intrriuced the distinguished speaker.
who will on the 9Th II November sweep
this territory Ai,h u tremendous republi-
can majority
Ambts, thund-rouH applause the Hon
T. b Cstron aros-, his right hand resting
upon = magnificent boquet, with which
The fcsctholght of bis fair lady cSnstitu.
ents had decked the stand. and With com.
mand,ng presence and resonant tones de
liv-r-d forcibls and eloluen, oraiion up.
on the vital topics Of the times, of which
the following IN q brief abstract:
Prelud,ng his discourse with happy
analogy between his position IN this cam.
paisn and that Of General Butler in .
former candidacy, In few and dignid-d
words he spurned the vile accusations Of
his political opponents as being matter Of
9th aud drivel unworthy the further a..
testion of self respecting man, and
"which no one but . knsve or coward
couh sll-ge and M one bu, an idiot could
bel'sv-," aud tnersupou he proce~ied to
an acute dissection Of the political si,ua.
ticu.
The momentous question now beforv
W che people Of New Nexico). he said.
was whether We should return 10 con-
srvss man who had been misreprssent-
lag NJ there for ten years past. who had
shown himself ahjectly submissive Ia y
party wholly hostile TO the in,-resta Of
this territory. and whose summs gloria
and utmost attainment had been TO secure
for ths huagering citizens of New Mexico
the msagro appropriations that would
have come Of their own s,oord and In the
ordinary course Of events, or whether We
shoah install In the halls of congress, e
dsissss, with our Interests at heart and
the ability 10 project them.
From an era Of unparalleled prosperity,
under ths administration Il Prrssdent
Harrisoa. under the salutary provis,ops
of p~otsetive tariG and the healthy oi,.
srstioa al the laie silver purchase act. the
whole nation had sunk 10 panic and pow
srty on ths advent of democratic power
The sassss Of this bansiui influence
were moi long In msniicsting themselves
In cur territory. Sheep. that were worth
81 least t2.2o per hssd within the past
two yssrs, are nov vsinly seeking =
market 81 ssveasy-6vs cents, wool that
was sosd st from ei. htsen 10 tweuty two
csnts per pound 10 now w,~th from six TO
eight csots, thus has the new tAIiH
schedule shattered and Destroyed our
main and supporting industry, sheep
growing. The price Of horned cattle, for
nsriy eis 10 $is psr head, continues -
sink. and four weeks hence must reach
the bsgwarly agurc Of from a. 10 o., dur
10 the isaporsAtion Of vas, hsrds from
hsxioo. made possible by the re',uetion
az the tariff. Already $1,000 head Of such
forsixu sa0ck are pAssinx through our