Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-10-30
SOUTHWEST SILVER CONVENTION

SOUIHM hbI SILVER OON NhNIlON
To the prospectors. miners, mine and claim
owners OF New Mexico, Arizona and West
orn Texas
The depression that exists through
out the southwest is due to the unnat
ural depreciation OF silver and to. the
evil effects caused 10y that portion OF
the alien act that prohibits the invest
ment of foreign capital in mining prop
erty in the territories. The object OF
the southwest silver convention that
is to convene on the 18th day of Dec
ember, 1891, in El Paso, Texas, is to
discuss and take steps TO remedy
these evils. No other subject but the
silver question and the modification
OF the alien act will be entertained by
the convention, and all attempts TO
peryert the object of this mass meet
ing of miners by the introduction of
questions foreign to the principles for
which it was called, will be suppress
ed. The restoration of silver to its
normal value of parity with gold,
1920, and the obliteration Of an un-
just discrimination against the miners
operating in the territories will en-
gage the entire energy and time of
the assembled miners OF the south
west
.- CHAs. LONGUEMARE,
President Executive Committee.
+. w. EDLEsToN,
Secretary Executive Committee.
The convention will be called to or
der at a. u. on the 10Th Of Decem-
Der, 1891, at the opera house in the
city Of El Paso, Tex, temporary or
ganization effected oaud the usual
committees appointed. Afterwards a
Permanent organization will follow.
The convention of miners in El
Paso will be a mass convention, each
camp sending as many delegates as
they wish All ,prospectors, miners,
Lime and claim owners in New Mexi-
co, Arizoha and Western Texas will
be qualified for membership in the
convention.
Miners should mce5 in each camp,
district, town and city of New Mex
leo and Arizona at some suitable date,
hold meeting for the purpose of
securing rs full a representation as
possible to the Southwest Silver con-
yentlon, that will convene in El Paso
on the-l5th day OF December next
An newspapers in sArlzond, New
Mexico aud lWostern Texas are re-
quested to lleep the call Of the CON
yehtion standing in their columns and
to give the coming convention their
support and influence.
There may be life where only death
IS supposed to hold sway Notwith-
standing the assertion that thero is no
lnlmal life in Death valley the gov
,rnment surveying party has found 200
OF mammals and sixty yarie-
les of reptiles, specimens Of which
ave been forwarded to Washington.
New Mexican: A brighter day is
lawnlng for New Mexico; the news
,aper fraternity is being recognized |
md principally through the efforts Of
Governor Prince it must be acknowl- !
dyed that the governors head is ex-
remely level in these matters.
Prospector; In hunting around for !
ransgressors Of the Edmunds Act, /
Why not take a run over to Sam Carlos |
nd let UP on the white race
Apaches come under the act and |
hould not receive special favor from
he government
a special from NOgales says the
tate of Sonora and in fact the entire
epublic Of Mexico is again in fever
,f excitement by reason of YaQul In
lians having declared war. The !
Mexican government is concentrating |
roops rapidly.