Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-18


ton 1t was first necessary to obtain the
consent of the majority Of the other
states IN the union. Was ever before
such an absurd thing thought of? ms,
my friends, was one of Catron' IS schemes.
In viewing the different candidates Tor
delegate Mr.. Joseph said: Il have served
the people for twenty-five years. Mr..
Catron has served the people for twenty
FIVE years, and Mills has also served the
people. l have never failed to do what /
considered my duty. Catrou has worked
first, lest and all the time for Thomas B.
Catron. He Is the Boss Tweed Of New
Mexico and has been for twenty-five
wears. All the Republican acts now on
the statute book emanated from Catron.
They are all his products. Examine the
statutes of New Mexico and see what
DAMNABLE LEGISLATION
has been enacted in favor of the classes
and against the masses by the Republi-
cans. Catron has amassed fortune by
illegal means. He has enriched himself
by specializing with securities rightfully
belonging to the people. When the Re-
publicans came into power in New Mex
leo the people did not know what taxes
were. The territory did not owea dollar.
The Republicans have been in power
thirty years and the territory now is in
most deplorable condition. They have
saddled the people with debt that is
now taxing them to death to pay it. The
people never received any benefit from
this enormous Indebtedness
| He entered into an expose of the famous
militia debt and his denunciation OF the
gangsters who were guilty of this gross
outrage against thesspeople was earnest in
the extreme. He said that the Republi-
can ring headed by Catron had bought up
all
THE MILITIA WARRANTS
and had been trying for the past four years
to have the legislature pass refundlng
bill He warned the people that if they
were not vigilant the ringsters would yet
accomplish their purpose.
"Catron and his pals passed law re-
pudating territorial script, which at that
time was worth from rs to 80 cents on
the dollar, after the passage of the bill
refusing it the script deprecated to 10
cents on the dollar. Then they bought
them. The next Legislature had refund
ing bill passed paying 6 per cent interest
and thereby making profit Of $500OOO
for the spectators. All of Catron's laws
have been passed in his own interests"
The delegate closed his speech by pre-
dieting that Candidate Mills would not
receive 500 votes in the entire territory
HON. H. B. FERGUSON
followed Mr.. Joseph in speech princi-
pally devoted to the Populists. He ex.
horted the Populists to return to their
firstMove, the Democratic party. His ar
raignment of both Catron and Mills
evoked storm of applause that shook
the rafters of the building.
To say that Mr.. Joseph's reception was
enthusiastic is expressing it mild indeed
AFRAID OF oATRoN.
The citizens of Lincoln county arc
afraid Of Catron and it is wholesome
fear. Your correspondent has talked
with several prominent Republicans ant
they also express the intention of voting
for Joseph or not voting at all. The!
will not vote for Catron for they know
his record and will therefore not be c
party to placing him in a position o
, trust.
One member of the G. o. p. said to me
ST would not vote for Catron under an!
: consideration" When pressed for hi
reason, he said: During the ten year
Mr.. Joseph has been in congress he ha
. worked night aud day for the interests o
his constituents. He has left no ston
unturned. He has labored hard and ear
nestly for New Mexico and deserves re
: election. Again, T believe statehood de
ponds upon his election. We all kno1
5 Catrons record and we are we'll aware O
d the fact that if we send him to congress
8 he will work only in the interest of Cat
9 ron, regardless of the interests OF the ter
r ritory."
Another said to me: "Vote for Catron
Not if know it. What has that ma
done that he should be honored with
seat in congress by the people of this tel
! ritoryf Why his record is so offensiv
Q that it smells to heaven"
!. quote the above conversations so tha
j. people may know the feeling among RI
f publicans in Lincoln county. Many c
the younger Republicans feel that, q
" Judge Seeds says, "Catron is leec
q upon the party" There Is intense dir
a like manifested toward him and his vot
4 in Lincoln and throughout southern Ne
"a Mexico will be small indeed.
IS AS TO THE poPULIsTs.
It They are fast receding from their falls
> position and a majority of them will r.
n turn to the Democratic fold ere the ide
of November. Mr.. Joseph's speech lal
D. night served to show many of them no
If false is their position and utterly FOOLS
r is the attempt to wreck the party tn,
x has always served their best interest
He also proved to them conclusively tn,
vote for Mills will prove to be ind
rectly a vote for Catron. Several Pop
- lists met Mr.. Joseph after the meetin
l. and expressed to him their inteation {
d voting the straight Democratic tickle
"a Thus is the Democratic nominees can
Ia paign of education progressing.
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