Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-16

for his product and giving to us q
market in foreign countries which
we have never heretofore been able
to command
We believe said act to be Ameri
can in all of its parts, and as Ameri
cans we pledge ourselves to continue
to support the same.
And we in the most unmeasured
terms condemn the action of the
Democratic majority in the house of
representatives of the SD congress,
which has lately passed bill in that
body placing wool upon the free list.
If this bill should become a law it
would ruin the entire sheep and wool
interests of New Mexico and destroy
an industry which amounts to more
than ten millions of dollars, and
throw out of employment thousands
of persons whose only avocation is
the raising of and caring for sheep.
We especially invite the attention
of our fellow citizens to this act of
our political enemies, as showing
their Unfriendly disposition and want
of interest in the affairs of the people
of this territory.
We confidently rely upon the pat
riotism and good sense of the senate
of the United States aud President
Harrison to see that this proposed
enactment is never placed upon the
statutes, and a great calamity to the
territory and the nation be thereby
averted.
We believe in a bi-metalhc cur
rency composed of gold and silver
fixed at such standard as will be
Just to both metals.
We believe in the free coinage of
gold and silver, with such safeguards
placed around the same as will best
protect every individual interest and
industry Of the United States.
We denounce as contemplate the
duplicity of the Democratic party as
the boasted friend of silver, mas.
much as its pretensions of friendship
were proven false when, with l43
majority in the lower house of con
gress, it failed to pass the silver
bill and has practically abandoned
its efforts to do so. This action of
the democratic party is simply one
more evidence of insincerity and dis
honesty Characteristic of modern De
mocracy.
That as the past has demonstrated
that the Republican party is equal to
any emergency that may arise, and
to wisely settle all matters affecting
the best interests and future welfare
of this great nation, we hereby eX-
press our fullest confidence that the
Republican party will settle and ad-
Just the silver question before any
other party, and that such adjust
ment will be for the best interests of
the American people and the Ameri-
can miner.
We commend and heartily approve
the action of the president of the
United States, and secretary of the
treasury, Hon. Chas. Foster, in their
efforts to secure an international
monetary conference and agreement
so as to adjust and fix permanently
throughout the commercial world.
We believe and insist that the ter
ritory of New Mexico should be
speedily admitted into the union as
state; that longer delay in admit
ting us to full citizenship and the en-
joyment of all the rights of Ameri.
cans under the constitution of the
United States, is unjust to our people
and IN violation of the treaty of the
United States with Mexico.
We have sufficient population,
wealth and intelligence to command
that we be placed in the line of states,
and we know that our people possess
the patriotism and integrity to sup
port and maintain the same.
We denounce the democratic party
of New Mexico for It's obstructions
from partisan motives to the admis'
sion of New Mexico as n state, with,
out which we would now be one OF
the sisterhood of states, enjoying all
the privileges and benefits of Ameri
can citizens.
We denounce the law known as
the anti-Alien bill which was enact
ed by a Democratic administration
in the year 1887, and which has
turned away and driven from this
territory millions of dollars of capi
tai which was ready to be invested
with us in the development of the
great resources of our territory, and
we earnestly urge its repeal at az
carly a daV ag DOSsible.