The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-18

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iinuauos = fire. Eoyemmeug. the pre-
s-rvEflon ~ prsoaal rights The equal
ity ~ al dtiErns trfore the law, To
reserved rights 81 The states and The
supefmary ~ the federal govern
meat within the limits u The cunsli
tuition. all ever form the true basis u
our liberties. and "a never b. suren-
dered without destroying hat balance
o. rights and powers which enables a
continent g. D. dryeiopedA and peace AMI
order ~ D. maintained By local self
government but Il Is Indispensable for
TIE practical application and enforce
ment for these fundamental principles
that tie government should not always
be- controlled by one political party.
Frequent change Of administration Is
a. necessary as constant reOccurreuce
% the popular will. otherwise abuses
grow az. and the government instead
u being carried on Tot the general wei
fare. becomes an fundamentally for
imposing heavy burdens upon the
many Who are governed. for the benefit
90 the few who govern. Public ser
wants thus become arbitrary rulers. This
is now the condition Of the country,
hence a change is demanded. The re-
publican party. so far a. principle j.
concerned, y a "Reminiscences; In prae-
tice, an organization tor enriChing
those who control the machinery. The
frauds aud jobbery which have been
brought to light In every department
OF the government are sufficient Ia
have called Tot reform In the republi-
al party yet those in authority. made
reckless by the long possession OF pow
er. have succumbed 10 It's curruptlng
influence. and have placed Ia noui.
nation a ticket agiust which the indie.
pendent portion of the party are IN
open revolt; therefore a change is de.
manded.
Such a change was alike necessary In
1876, but the will OF the people wa.
then defeated by a fraud which cal
never to be forgotten nor cundOned
Again in 1880 the change demanded by
the people was defeated 10y the lavish
use of money, contributed by unscru
pulous contractors and shameless job
bers. who had bargaIned for unlawful
profits or for high offices.
The republican party, during its lie
gal. It's stolen and It's bought tenurei
of power. has steadily decayed IN IT.
moral character and political capacity
Its platform promises are now "a lIs
Of its past failures. 1t demands tn
restoration of navy; 1t has squan
dered hundreds of millions TO create
navy that does not exist. 1t calls Of
congress to remove the burdens undo
which the American shipping has beef
depressed IL imposed and has coutinu
ed these burdens. 1t processes th
policy of reserving the public loan
for small holders by actual settlers; |
has given away the peoples heritag
till now a few railroads and non-res.
dent aliens. individual and corporate
possess q larger area than that of a
our farmers between the two ocean.
IL proposes a preference for free inst
tutiOns: 1t organized and tried 10 lega
lZe q control of state elections by fec
eral troops. 1t processes a desire to ell
yate labor; ii has subjected America
working men to the competition
convict and imported contract labo
1t processes gratitude to all who wer
disabled or died in the war, leayin
widows and orphans it LETT to a dem'
cratic house of representatives the fir
effort tOeuualiZe both bOuuties and per
sions. It processes a pledge to co
rect the irregularities of Il tariff;
created and has copt!nued them-l'
own tariff commission confessed Il
need of more than twenty per cent. +,
ducti0n, its congress gave q reductio
Of less than four per cent. II profess'
protection of American manufacture
II has subjected them To an lncreasir
Hood Of manufactured goods and
+ competition with manufacturing II;
tons, not one Of which taxes raw III
, terials. L processes TO protect q
American industries; it has improve
isled many 10 subsldi2e n few. 1t pr
! fesses the protection Of American !
D labor. 1t has depleted the returns
American agriculture the industl
followed by one-half of our people.
processes the equality of all men befo.
0 the law, but in attempting to fix Il
D status of colored citizens, the acts
It's congress were overset 10y the dec
= ions of Its courts. 1t accepts anew u
duty of leading in the work of pr
5 gress and reform its caught crimina
{ are permitted to eacape through co
trived delays or actual connivance
f; the prosecution. Hone-camped vii
corruption, outbreaking exposures
longer shock its morality. It's hone
n members, its Independent journals