Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-28

ccommittee on resolutions, and was
the chairman lof the COMMITTEES,
lrly H'witchell. After much discussion, q
teaority report which only differed from
She majority report In that 1t did not adopt
The st.. Louis money plank, was tabled by
a vote Of 81 ayes, to 20 nays, aud the ma
jority report was adopted,
Judge L. Bradford Prince was allowed
make a statement 10 regard to the action
Of the minority of the committee, after
which nominations for delegate to con-
gress were declared in order.
Hon. Pedro Perez, OF Bernalil. % county,
presented the name of 7. B. Catron. #.
A. Anderson, OF Dona Ana, named T. A.
Flnical, and Soccorro county presented
the name OF l.. Bradford Prince. The
Catron sentiment was so evident that both
and Prince withdrew their names,
and Catron's nomination was made by ac-
clamation, with exception Of . few, who
voted no.
After an address to the convention from
I. B. Catron, the roll Of counties was call
ed for members Of the Territorial commit
tee, after which adjournment, sine die. was
The Territorial committee held . meet
ing yesterday, and we're in session, but the
proceedings were not made public ali day.
Those of the delegates who did not get
away for their homes, Saturday evening,
left last night.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The republicans OF New Mexico Ia SON
vention assembled in the city OF East Las
Vegas do hereby declare as follows:
We heartily endorse the platform adopt
ed at st. Louis by the republican national
convention we are in favor of bi-metallism
or the coinage q concurrent circulation
of both gold and silver as money, on a
parity with each other in debt-paying and
purchasing power.
We are 10 favor OF international bi -met-
alism as a fiual and desirable settlement of
the money question, inasmuch as II would
open the markets aud minis OF other ma
lions to the coinage and use of silver as
money, and establish and maintain at all
times parity between the metals.
We believe it to be the duty of the United
States to coin, free Of charge, the product
Of its gold and silver mines, 30 long as the
equality of the dollars coined can be pre-
we are opposed to the coinage Of
foreign silver in the American mints as an
discrimination by thisD nation against
its own citizens, and we denounce the DEM
ocratic party for declaring In Its plat
forms, national and Territorial, 10 favor OF
opening our minis to the free coinage of
silver and its refusal to declare in
favor of preserving the parity between the
metals coined. thus ~endangering the equal
ity in the value of our money and 1eopar-
iiZing the business interests of our country
a ~1uctuating and unstable cur
rency.
We hold that American citizenship Is un-
ierestimated when an American citizen
nay be compelled to wait while foreigners
ire using our minis for the free coinage OF
silver. We are opposed TO the ex-
.lusive use OF gold or the exclusive use OF
liver as a money metal, but are in favor
# the use Of both as a fixed policy Of the
government.
We demand for all of the industries of
his Territory and particularly those of
liver, wool, live stock, hides, coal, timber,
cad and fruit growing, such legislation by
The opgress of the United States as will
these industries against the cheap
products of foreign countries.
We demaed protection against cheap,
foreign labor.
We insist that the laboring classes
should be bettered in their condition, dig
niied in their character and their wages
30 that they can derive a rea-
product beyond their actual peces-
,ary expenses, and we insist that the mar
zets of the United States, which are the
pest in the world, shall be preserved for
,ur own people n for our own products.
IRRIGATION.
We favor assistance by the federal gov
for the irrigation of all our lands
md insist that proper measures shall be
under the interstate commerce
OF congress to protect the people OF |
his Territory against the unlawful and
appropriation of the waters !
f any and all streams which rise outside |
( this Territory and flow into 1t, from
which our people derive and have hereto
derived waters for the irrigation of
heir lands, and we favor an extensive sys-
EN- OF reservoirs and catch water basins,
0 be constructed by the federal govern
nent in this Territory for the bette rment
,ud development of our arid lands, and
hat the same lands shall be donated to the
under suitable restrictions for it's
disposal and use.
We, also, favor a system Of experiments
0 be adopted and carried on by the gov
in sinking artesian wells on the
rid lands, and the development of water
upplies for our agricultural and mining
interests, believing that by so doing great
.eneft will result to all interests in this
'erritory.
We are opposed to any substitute in
congressional legislation of q free silver
revision for a tariff measure, or a tariff
MEASURE for a free silver provision, but in
list that all legislation on these subjects
hall stand on its own merits.
PENSIONS.
We insist upon a liberal administration
I the pension laws, providing for the care
maintenance Of the disabled soldiers
nd sailors of the union and those depend
ut upon them, and condemn the policy Of
le present administration which has
by unfair construction to diminish
ather than to increase the debt due by
le government to those whose valor pre-
it.
Resolped, That the infamous conduct of
lie democratic secretary OF the Territory, ,
overthrowing the will of the people as
1pressed at the last election, when a leg
republican in both its branches
al elected, meets the severest c%ondemna-
on OF all lovers of good government. !
l~ections have become a farce il results are {
be changed by a single appointed officer {
ID the fundamental principles Of republic
n government, which is the majority !
rule, have thereby been entirely SUBJ {
rted. 9
We are in favor Of the public celebration :
Labor day, as Of other annual holidays, :
d censure the present democratic gov
nor for not issuing u proclamation for
celebration on the first day of Septem- I
last.
The republican party stands for the ma
Of the American government.
is is q nation and not a league of states.
believe it is the duty of the govern
and it has the over, to enforce itsl
vs. in all parts Of the country.
We are 10 favor of and demand the i'm.
'diate admission Of New Mexico as q SOW
sign state, in-as-much as we now have