The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-14
Chairman Wheeler at the Bat.

HERMosA, N. NJ, SEPT. s, 1894.
Mr.. EDITORIALS there are as many sub
scribers here among the pOpulists as re-
publicans to your valuable paper, we do not
feel that it is asking too much TO request THE
BLACK RANGE to publish both sides of the
case relative to speech making at the or
ganiztion of the Populist club at this place.
We see Mr.. Whites version of Sept. eth, 1894,
and l am o need to say, that the impression
one receives after having listended to his
speech as delivered and the one in print (oh.
what a contrastD The writer has not seen
an individual o. tside of Mr.. White himself,
who maintains t hat he answered more thnn
two questions. An those answers compromis-
ed his party, " hich was the object sought. By
the way those questions I'D replies do not
appear in the gentleInan's office room speech.
that is made to tickle the ears of the people
outsi lie OF this locality, as the tickling pro.
cess failed to give those questions and re-
plies, we give them here: Q l-"What par
ty was in power in the year 1892" sans
"The republican party had full control of
both houses n the president" Cues
when was silver drmonetized?" Ans
elm the year 1873" Now permit me to turn
his logic against him, which by the way /
nor any other good populist countenance
viz: "That the minority il not responsible
for it's acts" Tue populists believe, that no
difference how small the minority 1t makes
them no less represent 4tives and they vote
as they talk, viz: "For the good of their
consti uents." Mr.. Whites answer shows
that the republican party was in power in
the year 1878, also that silver was demone
tized in that year. The democratic party
was in the minority, consequently by the
gentleman,s logic was not responsible for
~silver's decentralization in 1873. We see by
the answer to Mr.. Bentley that there was a
fearful depression for a number of years tun-
wise legislation brought it about yet Mr..
Viii g seemed to think the depression of that
time, as it did not compare with the present
depression, it gives an excuse to overlook
the republicans mistakes. 1t is not our pro-
vince to defend either Old party but to give
each of them a black eye whenever oc-
casion calls. The gent,eman's speech shows
that both old parties have made mistakes
that aim at the very life our governments and
the liberties of its peopole, therefore is not a
third party a neccssity2 We are told that the
republican is the only party that has done
ANYTHING for silver. How By the half loaf
called 'tbe sherman law" TIE republicans
being responsible for silver's domonetiZation
and seeing the error of their ways one woulo
naturally suppose if they are such a party
of "protection to the miner" as claimed by
Mr.. White, they would not clothe 1t with
such meager garments, but reinstate 1t with
the habilinlents of the Constitution as in
the da, OF our daddies But no, the Sher-
man law was the RI suit. Mr.. White seemed
to tn nix the law a good one but could not de-
nv the fact that tile republicans in proper.
ton to numbers voted s ronger for its re.
peal than the democrats. How shall we
lik n them? Unto the COW that giveth a
good mess of milk and the gigantic kick
ovcrturn the fluid and kick a hole in the
bucket. So that is the "guarantee." Away
with such nonsense. The criminals of the
u. S are IN the minority as compared to the
good, therefore by the ge tleman's logic
they should not be held responsible for their
ofenses before the aw. Oh. yes the re- ub-
licans nave shown to the country what q
ruinous state of affairs the democratic party
would produce. How? The answer comes
sure and certain by being as deep in the mud
as they in the mire. Look at the votes of
the two old parties on the silver qnesti n.
Look at their conventions over the country
and then honestly exclaim that the two old
houses are divided against themselves. |
quote the language of good old honest Abe.
Lincoln: "a house divided against itself
cannot stand" The populist party is a unit
on the silver question, both bv their votes
and their conventions. Then is 1t acting the
purt of wise men to beIe to the two old par
ties? The public will decide. Now as to
your second correspondent who ridicules
the new founding: We suggest that a bib
and rattle would be fit emblems for his en-
tertainment. JNo. y.