The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-26
Resolutions of Sierra County
Republican Convention.

TIE representatives OF the hepuOhcNh
parry of Sierra county, assembledin conveI-
ton this 18th day of September, 1894, in the
midst of our desolated and deserted mining
camps. condemn the Democratic Admins
tration that through vicious and unwise
legislation, have wrought such general and
wide spread ruin throughout our fair and
favored land.
We rejoice that one of the cardinal doc
trines OF the Republican party sis the great
est good to the greatest NUMBER Therefore,
we advocate and demand the immediate re-
storation of the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at the ratio Of Is to l, without dis
examination against either metal, and with
out waiting foi the % cooperation of any 9th
or nation OF nations.
WE hail with satisfaction the overwhelm-
ing bimetallic sentiment that has been Gre
ated throughout the entire world by the
eloquent and u1answerable logic of the
great Republican senators in the senate OF
the United States during the past year.
WE condemn the actions OF Grover Cleve-
land, a Democratic president of the United
States, in calling an extra session of Com
gress for the express purpse of destroyingth
great silver mining industry by repeating the
SHERMAN SILVER PURCHASE ACT, and we
hold the Democratic party alone respon-
sible for the present depl orable condition of
the silver industry.
WE most heartily Endorse the great prin-
ciple of the American protective tariff sys.
tenn rs embodied in every platform of the
National Republican party since 1856. In the
language of the martyred Lincoln 'labor is
capital,' andis entitled to the fullest pro-
lection. Protection to home industries has
been the leading doctrine of the Republican
party and of the country; unde its benign
influence we have experienced a degree OF
prosperity unparalleled in the history of any
Nation. 1t has been the glory and salvation
of the Nation. Shall we go on gathering the
grand results of protection, or shall we con
tinpe the present depressing and destructive
experiment of a "taliff for r~evenue," and
repeat the disaster and distress OF 1887 and
1857.
WE deplore the effect of the present Demo-
cratic and Populistic "pop gun" tariff bills
of the $50 congress upon the wool industry
of New Mexico, an industry that under Re
publican tariff laws had become our largest
and most remunerative. We look upon the
act of congress, with the approval and con.
sent of Antonio Joseph, placing wool upon
the free list, as a base betrayal of ana a
crime against the people Of New Mexico, and
we demand its full restoration and protec-
ton as a product of our people.
WE protest against the extravagant and
non-American conduct OF the present Ma.
tional Democratic Administration, by and
through which the dignity of 1.-THE high office of
president has been lowered, and its author
ity most wantonly exceeded; and we hereby
denounce the said administration in issuing
interest bearing bonds in times of profound
peace as unwise ,unjustihable and without n
parallel In the history Of the Nation.
WE denounee the act of the Populistmem.
bers of Congress in voting as a unit to de-
stroy the wool industry OF New Mexico, and
atthe same time voting to place a tax OF
.forty-three millions of dollars per annum
upon the breakfast table of the working.
man in the interest OF the great Sugar trust,
a corporation that is charged with bribing
the Democratic party by furnishing its cam
paign committee with the magnificent sum
of five hundred thousand dollars in 1892.
WE deplore the action of the Democratic
party in Congress in delaying statehood for
New Mexico until after the election as base
partizanship, unworthy the dignity and
honor of any state or national political
party.
WE recognize that prosperity, in the east
means prosperity for the whole country
and arenewal of investment in New Mexico
mines, lands and other enterprises; there
fore we view with alarm the declaration of
President Cleveland that the Democratic
war upon industrial Industries is to be re-
newed regardless of its depressing effect
upon commercial enterprise and productive
labor Of every description.
WE condemn as infamous the policies of
the officials of Democracy, appointed over
New Mexico in an administrative capacity
without our consent and approval, who
came upon us like a devastating pestilence
resulting in the destruction of life and pro.
perty.
The policy of W. It. Thornton, governor
whose advocacy of free wool and free lead,
DESTROYS our productive energies within
New Mexico and misrepresents us abroad
whose summary, unjust and stealthy re.
of republican officials to gain the
vain and vicious ends of Democracy, is espe-
cially condemned.
WE appeal TO al good citizens, regardless
of former political affiliations to unite with
The republican party in redeeming the com
Try, restoring confidence, giving peace to in
dustry, contentmeDt to the people and pros
pefity to the great mass Of our people ana
the Nation.