Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-06

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 To the Chairman of the County Dem ocratic Convention of Gila County We your committee on platform and resolutions beg leave to report the fol lowing platform
 We, the DeHAtcrate of Gila county in convention dSsembled, hereby reafiirm our faith and allegiance to the princi. ples of Democracy as expounded by Thonas Jefferson, and illustrated by the teachings and exampfes of long line of Democratic statesmen and pa triots.
 We endorse Che action of the Con- gressmen and Senators who labored in the interest of tariff reform, in accord ance Wfsh The principles enunciated in the Democratic National Platform oi 1899.
 We hereby express our confidence in the ability and purpose of the Demo cratic party to right every public wrong and to serve every public inter- est, as has recently been evidenced by the action of Democratic Congress in enacting an income tax, whereby all explorations and persons are taxed per cent. on all incomes over S40OO,
 We charge that the Republican par ty, in keeping with the teachings Of it's leaders for the last thirty years stood iB sciid phalanx opposed to the income tax and tariff reform, and aid ed by those who have become rich through the pernicious system of pro lection, delayed legislation in Con gress, on this important subject until the friends of tariff reform were com pelled to submit to certain objection able amendments or suffer defeat alto gether.
 We declare in favor of reopening of the American hints for the coinage of both silver and gold without discrim- 'nayion, so that the American people may enjoy the free coinage of silver, as they did before it was denonetized by Republican legislation in 1875, at 8 ratio no greater than sixteen to one.
 We are opposed to all laws of dis ttiaainating mature, md believe that the revenue law in the Revised Stat utes has been and is being miscoa- strued and attempted 10 be put in force without justification in law, which will discriminate between the citizens of the county
 We believe that the Legislature never intendei that a person perma- nently located ia the county, although without title 10 real estate, should be compelled to pay his taxes six months in advance of his neighbor, who hap pened to be SO fortunate as to own a piece of reai estate, and We therefore enter our protest against all efforts t5 collect taxes from those who are per manently located and own personal property only, in advance of those who own real and personal property, 
 Ve hereby enter our protest against the removal of Federal troops from San Carlos, and earnestly request our Delegates in Congress to take such ac- ton as will in his judgment prevent the same, as we believe that if the troops are removed, that the Indians will again become hostile and endan- ger the property and lives of our citi- zens.
 We cheerfglly endorse the platform adopsrd by the Territorial Democrat3 Convention held at Phoenix on the 17th day of September 1894, and pledge our support to the nominee for Con- gress and Councilman-at-large.
 T, SHIELDS COLLINS,
 Chairman.
 Moved tna Seconded that the nom inabions were now in order for Coun- cilman.
 F. J. Edwards, nominated by ac- clamation
 Two candidates were in the field for 7 ssemblyman, G. W. P. Hunt and w c. Gates. A vote was taken with the following result: G. W. p, Hunt IT. w. c. Gates 15, Mr Hdntnominated.
 Moved by Mi. Gates that nomina- ton be made unanimous. Carried.
 The following nominations were then made
 Sheritf--J. II Thompson, by acclam- ation.
 District Attorney p T. Robertson, by exclamation,
 Recorder wm. Rolling, by acclam- ation.
 Treasurer Edward Kenton by ac- clamation
 Probate Judge x, H. Price, by ao- clamation.
 For Supervisors there were the fol lowing names. suggested Jacob Duey, David Devore, ". D. Fuller, B, F Stewart, Robert sloan.
 Mf. Stewart was nominated on the first ballot, but the other four names failed to get a sufficient number of votes to nominate.
 Three more ballots were then taken and on the fourth David Devore was nominated. Moved, seconded and ear. ried that the nominations be made unaniinohs.
 Moved that the office of Surveyor be left blank, Carried
 After an adjournment of fifteen min htes the following were elected by ac- clathation
 Justice of the Peace, Globe, Harry Temple, W. T, stanfield Gonstables- John James, F, T. Frtish.
 Justice of the Peace, Grapeyine--G l E