Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
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Tho Gila County Peoples Party Con | vention was called to order Oct. 1st, 1892, at the Court House, in Globe, at tO;3oa. m,, by T. southlee, Chairman ofShe County Central Committee.
 On motion, J. H. Burrows was made temporary Chairman, and Geo. Bird temporary Secretary
 On motion, the Chairman appointed the following committees:
 On Credentials Chas. Chapman, J. W, Watson, J A, Carleton, Benj r. Pascoc.
 Platform and Resolutionr T c, Stal- To, Paul j, Johnson, John F. Millet,
 Rules and Order of Business; ". II. Woodson, S. Klein, Henry shoap, s. L. Young.
 The motion carried, empowering the Committee on Credentials to se- lect delegates from such precincts as were not represented in tie conven- ton.
 After a recess the convention re- convened at 1 o'clock p m.
 Report of Committee on Credentials read and adopted,
 Report of Committ,e on Rules and Order of Business prtsente3. On mo ton of T. c. Stallo, the representation of Globe precinct on the Central Com- mittee was increased by four members. David Heron moved that five mem bers constitute a quorum; the county central committee consisting of fifteen members from Globe precinct and one ! from each outside precinct. On mos ton the report as amended wac adopted
 The report of Committee on. Plat form and Resolutions WIS read and adopted [The national platform. il,- corporated in the report, is omitted here owing to lack of space
 CHA COUNTY PLATFORM ! WHEREAS, Other questions have been presented for our consideration. we, the Peoples Party of Gila county, | Arizona, this first day of October, 1892 in convention assembled, hereby af- 1 firm our devotion to the principles of the National Peoples Party and sub init the following, not as part of the platform of the Peoples Party, but as resolutions expressive of the sentiment of this Convention.
 ! 1st. RESOLVED, That we are bitter lv opposed to any kind of a surrender to the avaricious Gold Bugs of Wan Street, and our war cry is for Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver" thorc- fore we can not be drawn into favor ing the election to the Presidency of ! Grover Cleveland or Benjamin Harri- son, who are the most pronounced, virulent and uncOmpromising enemies of Free Coinage of Silver in these United States. We dcprecato the res toration of either of the two old par ties to power, as it means the contin- uance or an oppressive, corrupt, eN- travagant. and dishonest federal ad- ministration in Arizona.
 2d. RESOLVED, That Arizona is en- titled to an immediate admission as g State into the Union, and has been asked for by the majority of the votera of the Territory.
 3d. RESOLVED. That the expenses of Gila county government during the present depressed condition of our Territory are far more excessive than they should be, and the rate of taxa ton necessary to maintain the same is l burdensome and oppressive, deterring capital from investment and retarding the development of the natural re- sources of the country We are in favor of combination of such offices that are now a sinecure, alau the sub stitution of fixed and limited salaries in payment of all officials; that such retrenchments in all departments shall be made not inconsistent with the pub lie welfare.
 4th. RESOLVED, That the present | "ch0Rgc of veaue' law, which is sO much abused, should beso surrounded , with safeguards that a change oi venue" cannot be taken upon a trivial cause, thus imposing great additional g expense upon the county Htigants and witnesses, and facilitating an avenue for the escape of murderers and other criminals from just punishment foi their crimes.
 9th. RESOLVED, That we favor aug. menting the usefulness of our publi, schools, those bulwarks Of American liberty. Wo pledge ourselves to the condemnation of the condition Oi nepotism in which the public schools ! have fallen, and pledge our legislative officers to favor 9 law that will sur. round it from further abuse.
 9th. RESOLVED, That we advocate the immediate seJtlementof Gila conn , 6y's claim against the National Gov, ernment incurred by the prosecution of it's criminal wards, also favor 6 speedy settlement of all private Indian depreciation claims.
 7th. RESOLVED, That we shall in [ sist upon our candidate for legislative
 office to urge the Legislature to mo . moralize the National Government tC . appoint a commission to inquire into
 the mineral resources of the Whit, Mountain reservation, if found to con l tain such mineral wealth as we fully , believe to exist, that so much of saiC , lands of this reservation, not nocessa ry to the real wants of tho Indians, Dc l thrown open to the pfospector, miner , and settler,
 Sth. RESOLVED, That wo are ir , favor of an improved system of roads bNlis AAAaDl4N V ELL ll"iV O. fe'Nnt c |, constitutional provision limiting th' office of President and Vice Presiden r to one term, and providing for thu Q election of President and Vice Presi
 dent, also Senators of the United 7 States by the direct vote of the people z 10th. RESOLVED, That we condemn
 the fallacy of protecting American
 labor under the present system, whicl q opens our ports to the pauper anC
 criminal classes of the world ana
 crowds out our wage earners; and VI ' denOunce the present ineffective law - against contract labor, and demand i the further restriction of undesirable
 immigration.
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