The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-05
his principles or his vote? HIS vote.
Principles don't cOunt.-Rat0n Range.
Resolutions OF Sierra County
Republican Convention.


THE representatives of the Republican
party of Sierra county, assembled in coven-
non this 18th day of september, 1884, 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 doe
trines of the Republican party "is 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 l6 to l, without dis
elimination against either metal, and with
out waiting for the cooperation of any 9TH
er nation or nations.
WE hail with satisfaction the overwhelm-
ing bimetaIlic sentiment that has been Gre
ated throughout the entire world by the
eloquent and uaanswerable logic of the
great Republican senators in the senat Q 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 Con-
gress for the express purpse of destroyingthe
great silver mining industry by repeating the
SHERMAN SILVER ACT, and we
hold the Democratic party alone respon'
sible for the present depl orable condition of
the silver industry.
WE most heartily indorse the great prin
ciple of the American protective tariff sys-
TEN as embodied in every platform of the
NoAsoaol Dna,hl;aan n oipoa IGSg Tn tha
language of the martyred Lincoln labor is
capital" and is entitled to the fullest pro-
lection. Protection to home industries has
been the leading doctrine OF the Republican
party and of the country; under 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-
thu e the present depressing and destructive
experiment of a "tariff for revenue" and
repeat the disaster N distress OF 1887 and
1857.
WE deplore the effect of the present Demo-
cratic and Populistic pop gun" tariff bills
of the SD 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 and a
crime against the people of New Mexico, and
we demand its full restoration and protec-
ton as q product of our people.
WE protest against the extravaganza and
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tional Democratic Administration by and
through which the dignity ofthe 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 ,unjustifable and without 6
parallel in the history of the Nation.
WE d~enounce the act of the POpulist mem
bers of Congress in voting as q unit to de-
stroy the wool industry of New Mexico. ant
at the same time voting to place a tax O
forty-three millions of dollars per annun
upon the breakfast table of the working
man in the interest OF the great Sugar trust
a corporation that is charged with bribint
the Democratic party by furnishing its cam
paign committee with the magnificent sun
of five hundred thousand dollars in 1892.
WE deplore the action of the Democratic
party in Congress in delaying statehood fol
New Mexico until after the election as base
partizanship. unworthy the dignity ant
} honor of any state or national politica
] party.
A WE recognize that prosperity in the cas-
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 o
President Cleveland that the Democratic
war upon industrial industries is to be re
newed regardless of its depressing etfec
upon commercial enterprise and productiv
labor of every description.
WE condemn as infamous the policies o
the officials of Democracy, appointed owe
New Mexico in an administrative capacit,
: without our consent and approval, witt
came upon us like a devastating pestilenc
3 resulting in the destruction of life and pro
| perty.
? The policy of W, T.. Thornton, governor
whose advocacy of free wool and free LEAD
destroys our productive energies With
New Mexico and misrepresents us abroa,
whose summary, unjust and stealthy re
moval of republican officials to gain tn
vain and vicious end of Democracy, is espe
cially condemned.
r WE appeal to all good citizens, REGARDLESS
of former political Affiliations to unite wit
the republican party in redeeming the coun
try, restoring confidence, giving peace to in
dustry, contentment to the people and pros
perity to the great mass of our people an
the Nation.