Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-05-19
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That was II pathetic story tina, the cnl-
uurl told W. yesterday morning about the
ugrAti,udr II republics, and ~ thorough.
~ fortified with facts and circumstances
that It could ne, fail Ia carry conviction
tn IA. mos, akrp'ical mind. while stirring
up Tia" great dr.ps uf feeling IN the
hearts uf ia" must uuaympathrtic.
II. comedies ia the first paragraph that
! ingra,i'ulr in nn, necessarily n cnnstitu.
cnt uf the republican form oi government.
bat attaches rather Ia the parties .ntrnst.
81 with III. duty IT administering ia.
government. Aud We arr glad IL that,
Il. cause II -imI'liii-r the matter, II lakes
the ouur of defense oti the genius IL ear
| free institutions. which IL Innucent, and
| places it upon the democratic party,
which IL guilty. This broAdrns the field
Of sympathy, and "nab ~ us all Ia come
IN. Aud besides, II IN much easier tn
than Agains, republican government, be-
cause the latter has bull, up through In.
hume able ages n reputation fnr justice
AID virtue which is almost imprgnable,
while the former 5as been guilty Of 80
many crimes IN the last forty years that
II stands convicted in advance and no
h~ly would brli-ve It under oath. The
amendment makes the proposition great
deal stronger. That the democratic par.
~ is ungra,rful, IN n fact tina, will not he
questioned 10y anyb"iy, and Il II should
br necessary Ia pr"iur. proof Ia sustain
tn. assertion We only need Ia turn back n
few pages IN the record of our own times
Ia tind documentary evidence enough Ia
hang the whole outfit.
when the distribution IL democratic
nj. WAS In ur,ier, n little while agu, Col
Albright. as editor and proprietor IL the
leading democratic paper IT the territory.
and the special champion II the snccers-
ful democratic nomiare for the prrshien.
cy. WAS fairly entitled tn the biggest
slice In the pantry, hut no Hort ~ n slice
has y., found lts way to his plate. AMI he
isn't even allowed 10 have the crumbs
| luhN WV ''N'I b'gt
der Dives Jared better than Albright, I'M.
der Cleveland and yet ". all rem.m her
how when the Cleveland cause went
lnwn in disaster In lSSS the colonel seized
the tattcrd banner and nailed II 10 his
mast head. being the frat man in the
United States To- give II again 10 the
brrcle-and how he kept il there through
the whole four years IL Harrison's all
minis,ration.- how he was Instant in seas.
nu ami out 81 season ia ighting the bat
ties uf the Man nf Luck, and how withnu,
firing he continued to shout for -four
years more IL Grnver." TIL the wall oi
defsA, became the shibholc,h ~ victory
hut at tina, poin, W. hnh better rol
down the curtain; all the rest II the RE.
ord IL like rTSar'S vcStment. full "
Stahn, and blohy Th9se who had snrer'
I'll at the colonrl's Cleveland boom in ia
infancy, tried Ia crowd II oii ia its youth
Rnd club II Ia death IN lie manhood, w.r,
shs drs, Ia prof, by that boom when \
had materialiE-d into n new administra
tion, aud those who had opposed Cleve
land, bitterl, and uncompromisingly. NJ
90 the hour uf his nomination. were invi
. 81 Ia the hrSt seats AT the banquet whei
the victory was won. while the colone
. was left Ia take what satisfaction h,
, could lind IN contemplating the good
, things he had helped H. secure for othe
= Ieople--but be- isn't n mau To whom tina
sort 81 satisfaction IL very satisfying
aud Il Ia NO, strange that In the midst q