Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-05
EsoUGn OF POPuIisn.

A. NuiNtiiNo WAtuuidHd iNuN lAt ANI-
ullsts- His Reasons for it.
Tho following telegram now co-
ing tho rounds Of the press will
prove of interest to many Of our
readers:
EMORY, RAINS Co, Tex, Sept. 21.
Hon. A. r. Cornelius, editor Of
the Rains County Sentinel, a pop
ulist paper published at this place,
aud secretary Of the populist par
ty Of Rains county, and also the
nominee on the populist ticket for
county attorney of this county,
through an editorial ia his paper
today tenders his resignation as
secretary OF the populist execu-
tive committee and also withdraws
from the race for county attorney
on the populist ticket and an
nounces that hereafter his paper
will be run strictly in the interest
of the democracy. The announce
ment ia as follows:
EMORY, lex, Sept. 10, 1894.
To the populists of Rains coun~
ty: / hereby tender to you my
resignation as secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the populst
party Of Rains county, and also
withdraw from the race for county
attorney on your ticket My rea-
sons for doing SO are that 1 have
become convinced that your party
is ephemeral, an upheayal Of the
times and a refuge for every crank
who is the advocate Of every "ism"
that can be conceived by human
Imagination; that if the party was
placed in power it would divide up
into factions, each faction wantiag
to slap statutory mustard plaster
on every spot that developed an
ache or n weakness. Each faction
would have its favorite remedy,
be it herb, or pill, or plaster, and
would discredit the faith of every
one who would not accept their
prescription instanter. The par
ty has already demonstrated its
inability to govern wisely whenev-
er and wherever it has had oppor-
tunity, even in a precinct or coun-
ty. Our own county is fair sam
pie of populist government.
The party is a conglomerate
mass of putrifactIoD, sloughed
off from every party, which
promises everything to every
body and nothing to nobody. In
1891 we enlisted in the cause of
populism and since that time we
leave it with our friends to say
whether or not we ever turned
our back to the foe or hinched
beneath the fire Of the enemy.
But we have come to the river
we're going across. We have many
tried and true friends in the popu-
list party in this county that we.
hate to leave behind, friends for
whom we would take the last
nickel from our pocket to accomo-
date. The night of trouble can
never grow dismal enough nor
dark enough, the clouds Of adyer-
sity can never rise fierce enough
nor black enough, the keen arrows
Of slanler can never fly thick
enough nor swift enough that a
request for help from them would
not receive a hearty response from
us, but politically We must bid
adieu. We are going to a party
in which Ignorance is not at
premium, honesty not at q dis
count aud tho intellect not a slave.
We are going to the party founded
by our fathers and supported 10y
the greatest statesmen aud Wisest
! philosophers of the age. Here
after wherever tho flag of demo-
cracy floats there we viii be found
| fighting beneath its folds for IN
| dividual freedom aud equality be-
fore the law. Come boys, 90 with
rs 10 the party of our fathers that
has stood tho storms of yilest
columny for more than a century
and yet bears the armament Of
| true political economy.
Tho old flag of truth is floating
| proudly from her masthead, her
crew is singing loudly and har.
1 moniously together and she is
coming into the harbor with the
doves Of sweet peace resting ON
her bosom. Join with MS, boys
Leave the sinking ship Of popu-
hsml let MS nail to the mast the
holy flag Of true democracy with
deck room for Charlie Culborson
and his gallant ships crew Of
heroes and patriots and we can
eafely leave an else to the God Of
storms, tho lightning and tho
breeze.
"A. IT, CORNELIUS.
Cam viii Do SO tar ahead on
the road "a Santa 70 Chat lhe
other follow won't even hear the