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

The following are the resolutions
in full adopted at Silver City:
We, the convention of the Repub.
lican party of the territory of New
Mexico, now in session at Silver
City, renew our adherence to the
principles of the party as enunciated
in the last National Republican con.
vention held at Chicago, and IN the
last Republican convention of this
territory held at the city of Albu-
querque.
Resolved, That we most heartily
indorse the honest, vigorous and
thoroughly American administration
of President Benjamin Harrison, be.
cause of its purity, its dignity and
freedom frcm scandal, because OF
the craftsmanship displayed in deal.
ing with foreign nations, because i;
has adjusted more international con-
troversies than any other national
. administration and in every instance
the result has been a signal triumph
for the United States; because 1t has
served notice upon foreign nations
that our flag must not be insulted
and that the rights and privileges
of American citizens in foreign
lands must and shall be preserved;
because of its devotion to the build
ing up of home industries; because
it demands fair and just wages for
the labor of the working man and
denounces the doctrine of free trade,
which if carried out would inevita-
bly, result in. placing the American
workmen OF q level with the half
paid pauper labor of Europe:' be-
cause the political fetters placed up
on the honest settlers in the west by
the Wholesale suspension of patents
for their lands by the late Democrat
ic administration have been stricken
off and our citizens are now under
this Republican administration per-
mitted to peacefully enjoy full and
complete title to their homes with
out danger of persecution, instituted
for political purposes; because it has
given us a court for the adjudication
and settlement of our land grant
titles and we recognize the fact that
it is largely due to the efforts of
President Harrison in publicly and
personally urging the passage of the
land court bill that a tribunal is now
organized and in session within the
limits of or territory for the adjust
ment of such grant titles.
Entertaining these views and In
grateful recognition of his services to
New Mexico, as well as to the coun-
try at large, whose prosperity has
been advanced by his pure, upright
and patriotic administration of public
affairs. we believe that the admin
stration of President Harrison com
mends him to the people of the Uni
ted States for reelection to the high
Office he so satisfactorily fills.
BY the appointment of the Hon. 5
B. Elkins to the high and responsible
nosition of Secretary of War, the
President of the United States has
conferred a we'll merited honor upor
an adopted son of New Mexico which
is highly appreciated by the people
of the territory.
We indorse the administration Of
the territory of New Mexico as able
honest and efficient, and we feel ex
tremely grateful that the affairs o
this territory are in the main undel
the management of our own fellow
citizens, but we believe that i'll future
none but residents of the territory o.
New Mexico should be selected to
discharge the duties of the office
which are to be filed in this terri
tory.
We believe absolutely in the doc
trine of home rule.
And we especially commend tn
faithful, honest, efficient and fearles
conduct of the Hon. b. Nj. Thomas
in the discharge OF his duties as sec
retary Of this territory, particular.
his action in organizing the last ses
sion of the territorial legislator
whereby threatened anarchy wa
avoided and order preserved wher
those who have no respect for tn
law would have brought confusion
and misrule.
We indorse the act of the 5ls
congress on the subject of the tarli
and reciprocity as securing to tn
American producer the best price