Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-09

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dentlnla. with amendments, wos adopted
Some discussion hero onauod na re-
CARDS TIE methods OF balloting for can.
didates, and after various motions and
amendments being submitted, It wn3
hunliy decided chat the chairman OF onch
precinct delegation should cast tho v5to
Of taeir delegation as The Respective
members might suggest
The report OF the comwittoe on plat
form and resolutions Vos next IN the.
order Of business. and was as follows:
~rLArPoRM.
We, your committee on platform and
resolutions beg to submit tho following
as tho platform OF the peoples party OF
Grant County, New Mexico.
We reaairm tho principles got forth 10
the platform Of the peoples party ndop-
tod at Omaha, July 4, 1892, and the prin-
cipl8s Of the peoples party Of New
Mexico, adopted at Albuquerque, Sep
teuoor 10, 1894
We cordially indorse the nomination Of
the Hon. T. B. Mills as our candidate for
delegate to congress, and further declare
that we, aa citizens OF the United States
Of America, and voters Of Grant County
and Territory Of New Meyico, invite all
who agree with US to join in this neces-
sary work Of purifying the public service
both te~Fritorially and locally.
We maintain that all persons regard
lees Of wealth and social station are emit
tied to q voice in the making and en-.
forcement Of tho laws, as we'll as in the
choice Of the persons by whom those
laws are to be Interpreted; and
We declare that both the republican
and ~demooratic parties Of today are DOM
mated by individuals who are indifferent
to public welfare aud who use their ro-
spectiyo party organizations only FOR
private ends.
We therefore denounce these men who
arrognto to themselves tho right to direct
our destinies and We repudiate all leader
chin upon old party lines.
We are opposed to endorsing any mar
for Office who is now a candidate on
either Of the old party tickets, but favor
tho placing Of clean un-approachable mer
before the voters Of this County, thereby
showing that our party is one Of princi
pie and not OF office seekers.
We have earnest faith 10 the intelli
gent people OF our County that they vii
endorse the honest efforts in behalf OF
better administrator Of public affairs a.
some Of the candidates nominated by the
republican and democratic parties are
VIGOROUSLY incompetent and corrupt Z,
fill the positions for which they ask tn,
endorsement OF en- intelligent commu
nity.
We hold it necessary to select as legis
lators courageous men Of recognize,
integrity-men who have reached thI
years Of discretion rather than irrespon
sible seekers after place.
We maintain that mon entrusted will
public offices are the servants and no
1.-the masters of the people. That, bein.
once in place, they should conscientiousl
do the work for which thoy are paid
instead Of deyoting half their time AM
all their so-called talents to securing
second or third term.
We believe 10 rotation in office; tia
the Office should seek the man; and tha
chronic place hunters should be relega
ted to innocuous desuetudo.
AS the west and south bow down {
the east through ita partisan leadershi
and the voice Of Wall street prevails Il
the legislation Of both parties, we declar
that tho interests Of the people, east an
west, are in eouaiot with tho interests 0
the professional money-changers wa
now rule, and we denounce this entir
moneyed influence as Of part with OF
presaive trusts and corporations whic.
now control trade, direct legislation an
dictate the policy Of our rulers.
We denounce this too arrogant capita
and We favor the coinage OF both siiys
aud gold 0 a basis OF 1G TO 1 for tn
American product, not only in justice t
tho western miner, aud the people a
largo, but as a step toward ~restoratio
OF the freedom from the monoyed infu
onces which our fathers enjoyed befor
trunts and corporate aggregations {
capital became possible.
We denounce the cowardlce Of th
democratic party Of New Mexico in the
failure 10 condemn tho silver policy
the executive, his cabinet and oficl
bought congressman.
We denounce the ~insincerity Of u
republican party Of this Territory VII
while u~pbraiding the democrats Tor the
failure to carry out their promises, ha.
no words OF condemnation for their ov
party leaders In uniting with the admit
istration in dealing a death blow
silver.
We commend the action Of the dem
cratic state convention Of South Carolil
for denounoing Grover Cleveland Il
Joining forces with the republican leade
against the wishes Of tho masses Of b
party in the decentralization Of silvs
his veto d the ~seignorage BIN, and
evasion Of the constitution Of the Unit
States.
We are 9nalterably opposed 10 d
union Of church aud state, aud to
q underhanded methods as adopted nl
ID now In vogue by the A. p. A, who q
~endeayoring 10 foster feeling Of reven
undar the gnlae OF Q senaraLe nollll.