Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-16

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the discharge of his duties as secretary o.
this territory, particularly his action IL
organizing the last session of the terri
torial legislature whereby threatened
anarchy was avoided and order preserved
when those who have no respect for the
law would have brought confusion and
misrule.
We endorse the act of the 5lst congress-
on the subject of the tariff and recipro
city as securing to the American producer
the best prices for his product and giving
to us market in foreign countries which
we have never heretofore been able tC
command.
| We believe said act to be American in
all OF its parts and as Americans we
| pledge ourselves to continue to support
the same; and we in the most unmeas.
nred terms condemn the action of the
Democratic ma iority in the house Of rep
reseptatlves 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 il would ruin
the entire sheep and wool interests ol
New Mexico and destroy an industry
which amounts to more than $40, ZOO, ,0OC
and throw out OF employment thousands
of persons whose only avocstion is the
raising and caring for Of sheep.
We especially invite the attention Of
our fellow citizens to this act OF our
political enemies as showing their un-
friendly disposition and want of interest
in the affairs OF the people of this terri
tory.
We confidently rely upon the patriot,
ism and good sense of the senate of the
United States and President Harrison to
see that this proposed enactment is never
placed upon the statutes, and great
calamity to our territory and the nation
be thereby averted.
We believe in q bi-metalic currency
composed OF gold and silver fixed at such
a 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.
Resolved, That we favor all measures
which are calculated to give the gold and
silver dollar equal purchasing power in
the hands OF the people and the
paoeuB0 vi lhWb W pTOttCb lIlc
free coinage of American silver
mines against the boarded silver OF for
elgn nations. We denounce as con-
temptible the duplcity Of the Democratic
party as the boasted friend of silver. in
asmuch as its pretentions Of friendship
were proven false when, with 143 ma
jority in the lower house of congress, it
failed to pass the silver bill, and has prac-
tically abandoned it's efforts to do 30.
This action of the Democratic party is
simply one more evidence OF insincerity
and dishonesty characteristic OF modern
Democracy.
Resolved, That as the past has demon
strated 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 express our fullest con-
fidence that the Republican party will
settle and adjust the silver question before
any other party and that such adjustment
will be for the best interests Of the Ameri-
can people and the American miners.
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 ap
international monetary conference and
agreement so as to adjust and fix perma-
nently the value Of silver throughout the
commercial world.
We believe and insist that the
territory of New Mexico should
be speedily admitted into the Union
as state; that longer delay in
admitting US to full citizenship and the
enjoyment OF all OF the rights of Amer
leans 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 in
telligence to command that We be
placed in the line of states and we know
that our people posses the patriotism and
integrity to support and maintain the
same. We denounce the Democratic
party of New Mexico for its distractions
of New Mexico as state, without which
we would now be one OF the sisterhood
of states, enjoying all the privileges and
benefits of American citizens. We de
nounce the law known as the ant-alien
bill which was enacted by Democratic
administration in the year 1887, and
which has turned away and driven from
this territory millions Of dollars OF capital
which was ready to be invested with US
in the development of the great resources
of our territory, and we earnestly urge it's
repeal at as early day as possible.
We believe that the arid lands can be
better managed for the public intereat'if
ceded to the states and territories where
situate, and we earnestly urge upon con-
gress at as early day as possible to enact
law conferring those lands upon the
states and territories.
Insert at turn rule in resolutions.
Submitted by w. H. H. Llewellyn:
Resolved, That the Republicans Of the
territory OF New Mexico in convention
assembled are unalterably opposed to
Major Powel's methods and plans OF pro.
ceedure for the reclamation OF the arid
regions, and they are in favor OF said
work being carried on and being under
the exclusive control of the honorable
secretary of the interior until such time as
the public domain in said arid regions
can be ceded to the respective states and
territories by the congress Of the United
States, which we earnestly recommend
be done at an early day.
T. B. CATRoN,
Chairman.
E. S. STovER,
W. s. PRAaER,
T. W. COLLIER,
A. J. FOUNTAIN.