Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1894-10-22

pending which provides for throwing
open to the prospector and miner the
mineral on land grants. Mr.. Joseph had
to meet and combat all the land grant
influences, which included many members
of congress interested il these grants, be.
fore the committee. BY persistent and
forcible presentation of this cause he se-
cured favorable report from the COM
mittee, and also very strong endorse
ment of the bill and a recommendation
for its passage by the Secretary of the In
terror. The mineral is especially re-
served in all the DEGREES confirming
grants by the land court, and as Mr.. Jo-
seph's bill provides method Of opening
the mineral to the prospector and miner
that is just to the grant owner, he has as
surances that it will be passed as soon as
it can be reached in its regular order.
The bill now stands on the calendar with
the unanimous report of the committee
in favor of its passage. Next to state
hood and the land court, its passage will
be of the greatest developing benefit to
the people of New Mexico.
Other bills we're passed, besides those
mentioned above, making total Of ten
to his credit last session-three times the
average number passed by members of
congress. These, and the important
measures he has now pending in different
stages of passage, made this last the
busiest and most useful session of con-
gress he has served the people in, and it
makes remarkable record.
1t is remarkable because he passed
three times the average number of bills
to fullfedged member-because he got
appropriations and increased appropria-
tions, where other members failed entire
ly or were reduced in amount-because
he secured more benefits for his consti-
tuency in the postoffice department than
any other member of congress-because
he passed more private pension bills than
any other member, bringing thus hun
dreds of dollars monthly into this terri
tory for the benefit of old soldiers of the
war and their dependent relatives.
Think on this record, fellow citizens,
and remember the record published two
years ago, showing that he had passed
thirty-fve important laws during his
preceding seven years in congress and
had secured over $1,25O,OOO in appro-
priations for this territory, then letf the
tongue cleave to the roof of the mouth
that attempts to utter the m onstrous false.
hood, and let the arm be palsied that
would pen the line, that this faithful
servant of the people has done nothing in
congress.
THE CATION RECORD.
Two years ago we published the T. B
| Catron record-blank space for the good
and whole column of items of evil-in
parallel with Josephs record. We do not
republish his record now because we do
rot want to thresh over old straw. We
have nothing to add to the blank space
of good after two years more of his
career, because he has added nothing to
it himself. We forget. He has. He paid
for the penitentiary brick, after he had
juggled with the territory over three
years about it and we had "hammered'
| him over three years for it. And then
after little more "hammering," he paid
the interest on the money.
We have nothing to add to the list Of
items of his evil public record pub
lished two years ago, because he has
added nothing to it himself. This is
doubtless due to the fact that he has had
no opportunity. The administration has
been Democratic, the courts have beer
Democratic, the legislature has beer
Democratic in the lower house so that he
could not control it.
| Let him, or some of his ablest ad
herents, specify the good of his public
career, or defend against the evil of it We
have charged. If they can not, then why
elect him to congress? Because he car
do less herm in congress than he can dc
in New MeXicof