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OPTIC DIGS UP HISTORY.

Says the Las Vegas Optic: 7. B. Cat
ron's reputation, which was recently
''smirched" by evidence that he is briber
and too dishonest even to practice law in
New Mexico, was made more than twenty
four years ago, and In 1872 it was 80 bad
that United States troops were called out
at Santa Fe to prevent the outraged and
indignant people of that town from hang
ing him. At that time the Santa Fe ring
was in it's prime. Thomas B. Catron was
attorney general, James Palen was United
States Judge and Steve Elkins was man
ager of all the deviltry. 1t was the open
boast of Catron and Elkins that they had
made bargain with Judge Palen by
which it was impossible for any other at
torney to win case in his court. They
took cases on "spec," and it was under
stood that Palen shared in the plumber.
This corrupt combination exasperated
the people. and petitions for Palen's re-
moval having been headed off by Elkins,
the legislature, in December, 1871, passed
a bill assigning Palen to another district.
The rings governor vetoed the bill, and
then popular movement was organized
to pass it over the veto. Catron and FL
kins bought number of legislators, but
needed two more. Elkins asked August
Klrchner to help the ring, and promised
him favorable decision in certain suit
should Palen not be removed. few
days later Catron asked Kirchner to buy
two members and offered him $500 for
the job, saying that the removal of Palen
would ruin Elkins and himself.
Kirchner refused to undertake the job,
and on February l, 1872, he made aft
davits reciting the whole affair, copies of
which afidavits are yet in existence.
Kirchner was beef contractor for the
military posts and man Of good char
acter and reputation. The original Aft
davits we're sent to Lyman Trumbull,
chairman of the judiciary committee of
the United States senate in 1872.
On the night before the day when the
attempt was to be made to pass the bill
over the governors veto, Judge Clever, of
Santa Fe, telegraphed to citizens of Las
Vegas to 60 to Santa Fe at once and look
after their member, Pascual Baca, who
had been cornered by Elkins. A hasty
midnight drive was made to Santa Fe,
and Baca was confronted by number OF
his indignant constituents, to whom he
confessed that Elkins had bought his vote,
it to be delivered on the following day,
the price being the cancelling of mort
gage of $3.50 on Baca's property. Elkins,
hearing of Baca's confession, got out of
bed and rushed over to one of the Las
Vegas delegation, exclaiming: "My God,
Dick, what are you doing heref Don't
you know that if Judge Pslen is removed
-. ill
Gods sake, keep your hands off"
"Dick" refused to countenance the
steal, and the matter went over to the
next day. At the hour for the gathering
of the assembly, the town was wild with
excitement. The streets were flied with
people from all parts of the territory and
two companies of United States troops
under command of General Gordon Gran
ger surrounded the legislative hall, hav-
ing been called out by the sheriff, who
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was afraid that he would not be able to
keep the people from assassinating Cat
ron, Elkins, Palen and Breeder on Tie
spot. The outlook was 80 threatening
that Elkins was afraid to let the matter
come to vote; and instructed stool
speaker of his to adjourn the house be-
fore quorum was present. The speaker
did 30, and wandered off outside the town,
threatening to kill whoever pursued him.
The sheriff swore in old Jesus Baca, a
Mexican, who had the reputation of be-
ing "killer," as deputy, and instructed
him to bring the speaker back. He found
the speaker, and, taking him by the ear,
led him to the chamber. In the confu-
sion it was found impossible to muster
enough of the members to transact any
business and the session was not held,
because the hour fixed by law for final
adjournment had arrived. Before the
body could be reconvened Judge Palen
died and it was believed that he COM
mitted suicide to avoid the exposure and
punishment that were sure to follow his
transfer to another district.
So it appears that Catron was just the
same sort of man twenty-four years ago
that he is to-day.
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WATSON has laid down. The New MEX
loan predicted it on the day of his nomi-
nation. At Saudersorville on Friday
last he SAID: 81 am out of the race in
Georgia. There are two tickets you can
vote next Tuesday-Bryan and Sewall or
Mckinley and Hobart, and if you can't
stand either stay at home" Out of the
race in his own state means that this
fakir Populist and political trimmer has
been forced to quit all over this broad
land. Another dead duck!
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The A. Il. A. Once More.

Eastern opponents of W. J. Bryan are
so hard up for something to say against
his personal record that they have raked
over the Congressional Records to trace
up his whole career in Washington. As
result they have found a great accusa-
ton which is being hurriedly sent around
to all the Mckinley newspapers. When a
bill for the admission of New Mexico
was under consideration Bryan voted
against an item requiring that the public
schools there be taught exclusively in the
English language. But the circulators of
this heipous charge are unable to remem-
Der that German is taught in hundreds of
eastern schools, and Just across the Can
adian line half the talk is French
Chieftain.
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PRESS COMMENT.
Hon, w. f.. Dame.

W. E. Dame, goldbug candidate to con-
gress, said on adjourning the last house
of representatives: 81 have enjoyed a
distinction enjoyed by no other man in
New Mexico. was speaker of Dem
ocratio house, elected by Democrats; and
in sixty days, now adjourn the same
house of representatives, under control
of Republicans."-Las Cruces Independ-
emit.
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"New Mexico, Oklahoma and Ari-
IONA are entitled to statehood and
their early admission 10 demanded by
their material and political inter
ests."-WJ. Bryan's letter accepting the
Democratic nomination for the pres
i1enCv.
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SPEAKER Tom REEDS Gallup interview
is all buncombe. Reed is no friend of
Catron, as is shown b, the fact that he
put in two days riding through New Mex
leo and never uttered word in behalf of
the distinguished straddlebug. Reed is
for gold and has the courage to say 80,
Catron is for gold and acts the coward.
How then, under the circumstances, could
Reed be expected to say word in Cat
ron's favor!
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The Truth as to FERGUSON.

In the several trips that H. B. Fergus
son has made to this city and vicinity, he
has shown himself to be an earnest and
conscientious worker, and gentleman
at all times and in all circumstances.
Many of our citizens, who have never
heretofore had the pleasure of personal
AGO uaintance with him, have met him
and talked with him on the question of
the day, and they to man, unite in say
ing that New Mexico does not contain a
better man to send as delegate to con-
gress than Mr.. Fergusson.-Las Vegas
OPTIC.
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IT was FERGUSON who pledged hims,

IT was FERGUSON who pledged himself
to validate bonds to rebuild the capitol
at Santa Fe.-Albuquerque Citizen. Yes;
and it was Catron who, for considera-
ton, shamefully accepted bride from
Brice and Coler to saddle the people Of
Santa Fe county with fraudulent debt
of S75O,OOO,
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The case has been made up. We await
the decision of the voters tomorrow
confident that Bryan will win and that
New Mexico will name H. B. Ferguson
as our delegate in congress.
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THE money spectators we're Knocked
clean off their feet in Wall street on Sat
urday. The assurance of Bryau's cleo
ton put money down and sent silver up.
Got 'em on the run now!
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gsy~The New MEXICAN is the Oldest news
paper in New Mexico 1t is sent to every
Postoffice in the Territory and has large
and growing circulation among. the intelli-
gent and progressive people of the south
west.
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New MExIoo's total vote in 1894 was
35,299, divided as follows: Catron, 18, 113;
Joseph, 1851; Mills, 1888. It will be
different this year.
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WITH free coinage senate, Catron nor
any other goldite can ever secure state
hood for New Mexico.
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Vote to protect your homes against
confscation by Cstron and his Wall street
clients.
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the week ending October 81, 1896. If not
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SANTA Fe county is safe for Demo
cratic majority.
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REMEMBER that vote for FERGUSON is
a vote for statehood.
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VorE against the Coler-Brice bono
steal.
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THE Albuquerquo"Uitizen always was
an apologist for crime.
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No DARK lantern methods have charac-
terized the Democratic campaign in
Santa Fe county.
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WHIST BOUND

Connections with main line. and
branches as follows:
At Antonito for Durango, Silverton
and all points in the San Juan country.
At Alsmosa for Jimtown, Oreede, Del
Norte, Monte Vista and all points in the
San Luis valley.
At Salida with main line for all points
east and west, including Leadville.
AT Florence with r. q O. o. b. r. for
the gold camps Of Cripple Greek and
Victor.
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yer with all Missouri river lines for al
points east.
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FERGUSON has made campaign that
has routed and dismayed the Catronists.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

JOHN P. VICTORY,
Attorney at law, Santa Fe, N. M. viii
practice IN all the courts.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.

Chairman Hanna of the National Com
mittee favors an educational campaign
upon the broadest lines possible. There
are others, however. who cling to the old
"still-hunt" fashion. but the people do
not want it that way. An educational cam
paign would be very wise thing. There
has been so much said and written about the
failure of the Wilson German tariff act to
provide sufficient revenue to maintain the
Government. and also that it has caused
the suspension of so many of our indus
tries, it would be well TO give the facts
and figures in detail. In general way
the people know that the administration
of Cleveland is an utter failure, but they
90 not know where all the weak spots are
located. They should have full informa-
ton concerning the result of the tariff act
of 1890 and the act now in operation, not
only for their benefit in this campaign, but
for all time to come.
There never was better opportunity to
educate the people in political economy.
They are deeply interested and they want
to know more OF why protection is helpful
and free trade is injurious to their interests.
AS the tariff question is the leading issue,
and as the country's prosperity is
dependent upon the enactment of laws
that shall protect from laborer to the most
extensive industrial plant, il is proper and
right that the Republican party should
supply the people all needed information
concerning the Importance of protection
to them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.

The call has been issued for National
Convention OF Republican clubs to be held
at Milwaukee, beginning August 25, and
all the clubs of the party in California
should make preparations to be repre-
sented at it by strong and earnest delega-
tions. The convention is to be composed
of two delegates at large from each State.
two from each Congressional district in
which there are one or more Republi-
can clubs, and the president and secretary
OF each State League.
a. w. Kinney of Los Angeles, president
OF the California State League, has re-
Gently issued an address urging Republi-
can clubs throughout the State to organ
ize district leagues according to the Ma
tional plan. In the course of his address
he lays especial emphasis upon the need
of such action by the clubs of the Fourth
and Fifth Congressional districts. Such
urging ought not to be necessary at this
stage of the campaign. All Republican
clubs OF San Francisco should cooperate
heartily with the National League and
help to give California strong represen-
tation at the Milwaukee convention. We
must put our State in the list IF those that
stand for patriotism, protection and pros
perity, and the way to do it is to organize
and work together from the start.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
THE WEEKLY GALL"

Every newspaper has a duty to perform
in addition to its mission as medium of
news. No land can prosper which does
not progress, and in order that the way to
prosperity may be paved it is necessary
that the resources OF the country be devel-
oped. To this end THE WEEKLY CALL de-
votes considerable space to the gathering
of data tending to broaden and develop
agriculture, horticulture and all kindred
interests. The result of the experiments
being carried on in the several States at
the agricultural stations are shorn OF tech
nical and tiresome detail and placed be-
fore our readers IN practical manner.
Developments in eold-mining are also re-
ported, and in fact improvements and re-
sources of every kind are searched out and
described.
The news department is not neglected.
telegraphic reports from the world around
being printed in every issue. There are
also departments devoted to the markets.
the fraternal orders, music, politics and
questions of the hour.
The WEEKLY CALL which appears to-day
is unusually interesting, and may be had
at the business office. in wrappers ready
for mailing, at 5 cents per copy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

his position in it can hardly be pleasant.
But for a lack of courage on his own part
he might to-day have been the idol of his
party and had the Presidential nomina-
tion by an almost unanimous voice of New
York and the West and the South. A few
years ago he made a speech at Elmira,
taking advanced ground for the free
coinage of silver. Had he stood by
that speech and defed the powers
of Wall street and Tammany he
would assuredly have been defeated for
the Senate, but he would have been in
reasonable distance of the Presidency
now. He is another warning to those
politicians who sacrifice conviction to ex-
pediency. He stands in marked contrast
to Mckinley. who was true to the great
principle of protection even in its hour of
defeat, and the people who delight in true
manhood viii turn from the discounted
politician to give their highest honors to
the steadfast statesman who is true at
once to himself, his country and the ever
lasting right.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

still good, then, If it is better than the bank
ers' gold in England, even if we have sunk a
nation so low IN our own estimation as to be
dependent for money to start the wheels Of
commerce to revolving with old-time prosper
ity upon the gold which we can borrow of
these British bankers if we will vote for the
gold standard. Both my paternai and mater
nal ancestors fought in the Revolutionary
War in Virginia and the Carolinas, and l was
made a Republican in my native State of Illi-
nols in my youth by Abraham Lincoln's con-
Yersatlon and speeches, so l confess that my
Indignation burns Jas l contemplate Mr.
wright's abject dependence on English gold
AS Llncolp Republican / scorn his plea.
prefer American independence, although
may have to use full legal tender paper money
made by my own Government instead of Brit
ish gold, and tven if it stays at home and is
not "the equal of that to be found anywhere
In Europe. Paper money made the Nation in
the war for independence aud saved it under
Lincoln in the late Rebellion.
But let me ask this simple question: If our
credit is better than British gold, will buy it,
ana the gold owners prefer it, wig not coin
1t into good Government paper money and
usel a. home? II our credit, to put it in an
other way, is so good when it is Impaired by
bearing interest payable in gold, why is 1t
not good as basis for paper money, full legal
tender money, when it bears no interest?
Perhaps Mr.. Wright does not know how
much English gold is now invested in Ameri-
can securities. The New York World recently
gave list OF twenty-five classes OF invest
ments, with the amount in each. I have not
room Tor 1t here, but the sum total is So, 193, =
500,O00-over three thousand million dollars
every dollar OF it drawing a gold tribute in
the form of interest from this country, amount
ing at per cent to $127,74o,00 year, and
yet he pleads with me TO vote his ticket to bor-
row more gold and pay more interest
suspect that Mr.. Wright did not hope to
win any votes for his party, but only to hold as
many as he could in It.
JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON.
IL Essex street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
BOIES AND WHITNEY.

In his reply to Mr.. Whitney Mr.. Boies
falls very far short of what should be ex-
pected OF man who aspires to the Presi.
dency. But Mr.. Boies labors under the
disadvantage of not knowing much about
the Democracy. Until a few years ago he
was an uncompromising Republican, and
| since he went over to the opposition his
time has been occupied for the most part
in seeking office. Then, again, he does
not seem to be able to grasp the money
question. To be sure, he is trying to get
the Chicago nomination on the money
issue, but be does not appear to know how
great the difference is between silver
monometallism and bimetallism, and in
drifting from one to the other be does not
touch point in Mr.. Whitney's letter.
Mr.. Whitney is representative bimetal-
lie Democrat He fayors monetary sys-
tenn based upon gold and silver dollars.
In that he is good Republican. For
that matter, the money plank of Demo-
cratic platforms for nearly forty years n as
been taken from the Republican party's
declarations, and all sensible Democrats
still adhere to it. When Mr.. Boies tells
Mr.. Whitney that the Democratic party
wants such legislation as will tablish
silver monometallism he only amuses sem
sible men of all parties. The Whitney
wing OF the Democratic party is standing
upon the st. Louis platform as to the
money question, and, no doubt, all that
following will vote for Mckinley. Mr..
Mckinley stands for sound and perma-
nent redemption money which shall in
clude gold and silver upon the basis of
parity. There is no difference of opinion
among business men anywhere on that
question.
The burden of Mr.. Whitney's letter was
for bimetallic currency, but Mr.. Boies
talks about something quite different,
hence he does not answer the New York
gentleman at all. In this, however, there
is great harmony between Boies and Whit
ney. Neither one of them can be induced
to refer to the tariff question. They are
in accord on the proposition that no wing
OF the party could afford to permit that to
be an issue. But Mr.. Boies cannot divert
public attention wholly from the tariff to
the money question, and he certainly can
not interest the people in his scheme to
make silver the standard dollar and gold
thing to be ignored. However, Boies
changes his mind so often on the money
question that it is just possible that he
may project an entirely new proposition
before the convention meets. Mr.. Boies
Is nice old gentleman, and will do for a
'big man" at his home in Waterloo, bat
out in the big world of politics he is lost,
and when Tammany reaches Chicago he
will be amazed to know what very small
hole he can crawl into.