The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
HERMoSA.

by Mr.. Geo. X. Baucus who had been
appointed 10 6Il the place of Thos. c.
Hall upon the county central COM
mlttee. Mr.. Bancus'said that he could
not possibly accept The horror as chair
man, ana The meeting elected Hon. r
NJ. White 10 fill the position. Mr..
White returned thanks for The renew.
ed confidence which the district had
reopened TO him. Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.
Baucus and Maj. Day addressed the
meeting upon the subject If proxies
The m-epDg adjourned to meet on
Saturday, Sept. Sth, at half-past seven
o'clock.
Following is a full account of the
proceedings of the populis meeting
held here on the evening of Aug 25tl {:
The people of Hermosa attended a meeting
at the town hall to witness the first stel $ to-
wards forming a precinct organization of the
populists and to hear the speeches which
the occasion would call forth.
Mr.. Wheeler addressed the meeting at
some length advocating the formation of a
new organization, and attacking the old par.
ties who were responsible for the legislation
which, he claimed. had caused the present
distress and disaster. I e was applduded
frequently during his speech and received
an ovation of applause at iNs finish.
The chairman aske II there were any 9TH
ers who wished to express their opinions.
When calls for Mr.. White-White-Mr. White
-resouded thro lgL the hail. and Hon II NJ.
White, who had entered the hall during Mr..
Wheeler's address. arose and said:
The voters of lie n.osa have assembled
here to- night for various reasons, some like
myself as spectators, and others as actors in
doing that which it is the u questionable
right of citizens of this nation to do. to
peacefully assemble foI the purpose of dis.
GUESSING the commonweal of the community.
l yield to no man in my generation for the
thoroughly American principle that the peo-
pie have a right to congreate and exchange
views upon matters which concern the gen.
eral welfare, and to take action as seems
best and most fitting TO ward off threatening
dangers OF to increase the prosperity of the
people. This is an underlying principle of
our constitution and laws, the very founda-
ton upon which that constitution aud those
laws are 80 firmly established and the great
force of which will protect the interests of
the people flom foreign invasion or internal
"'perfdy AM dishonor." l have been asked
to II axe a few remarks, and the courteous
attention VIII. CHI you have always seen fit to
display on every occasion on which it has
been my fortune to address you, makes me
sure. however, may differ from any OF all OF
} GU III opinion, that that same courtesy
which has been shown before will be extend
ed TO me now; and l beg the indulgence of
the meeting il l should say anything, which
how ever unintentiunaliN may give Otiense
in the coulse of an e4tempol antous spt ech
made in an assembl ge where so many con
fIcting opinions eAist. A tendency las
man Tested itself in many parts of the coun-
try toward "a dissolution OF the old parties
and the formation of new parties or new
party ties. The idea has become prevalent
that the hostility am destt uction OF the Old
political parties which was thought to be
consistent with the highest public good has
disappeared, and that certain men outside
those parties control both for the purpose of
i~njuring the eommo nweal and for private
gain. There is no doubt OF the depression
of business or the distress of the times, we
hear OF them from all quarters and see them
on every side, nor, in my mind, is there any
doubt us to where the responsibility of the
cause lies. A political arty controlled by
plutocrats, and founded upon the propo-
sition that one man was better than another
before the law, and that the laborer had not
the same rights as the emp,oyer, attempttd
to suLvert our constitution and our laws,
and, to produce that by notification, and by
constituting the law ana the constitution
against the laborer, e~nacting laws against
tie laboler and constituting all these in favor
Of the employ er, wi enever through its ex-
e%cutives and representatives it had the ow
er to do so. That party has done so, and Is
doing so, and will continue to do so, as 10 2
/. as the people permit it to remain in p wer
and is the party responsible for the distress
full condition of affairs to-day. (Applaust
! and comnotion.)
Question by MIR. Bentley (dem.)-Was no
the depression in 1873 greater elativeiy thar
it is at present, and did not it take the coun
try five years to recover?
t Mir. White-The depression then was MOI
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