Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-02
GRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
MET nv CONVENTION At SILVER
cl1y ELECT DELEGATES AND
DECLARE ron hearst

The democratic convent Goa Uf Gran,
county wac held In silver city on ho
goth day of march. 1904 Fifteen pre.
cinc.s were represented Permanent
chairman. Coione, ~ q Cessna per
manOni secretary &C. N Young
The following werc elected dele
gates to tho democratic territorial
convention Colin Nebictl John L
burnside. u " Grabo. W. Bible.
). " Jackson b. , Davidson. E g
Belt. John il Bragaw aud Louis
Champie
The followinr resolutions we're
adopted
We the democrats NJ Grant county.
in convention assembled do make the
following declaration OF principles
We reafnrm our allegiance 20 the
principles Of our party a. eyprosasi
IN the Krnsas city platform.
We donounce the republican nation.
nj administration Tor its general
course Of legislation and fagoritlrm 90.
wards those uniaw'al combinations %
capital commonly known as the trusts
and for tho sham which q 10 at
tempting to perpotrato upon The peo,
pie by pretended enforcement of the
antitrust laws Recent events have
demonstrated beyond an possibility
of doubt that several OF the high do.
partmonts Of our government are hot
hods of fraud and scandal. as eyl
denced by the postal and land OK
/ posuros and lt must be- apparent 90
every man. independently OF party a.
I nlation, that the tlmo has arrived
/ when change is necessary in tho
/ conduct ~ national Affairs. 80 that the
rights VI the people. as declared and
guaranteed by the constitution ~ tho
United States. may be restored
We denounce the territorial ropub.
lican administration Tor To- extrava
I gOncO and mlsmanaEomont 0f tho pub
/ ne affairs 0f the territory. whereby
the territorial tax rate has been in
I creased more than twofold since tho
retirement Of The Last democratic
/ governor. until the present tax rate
/ presents un almost iuWrmouutnblo 0b.
siaClC 90 those Fokiug 90 interest Co.
yoators In tho development of tho
vast natural resources Of Now Mexico
We maintain tho position which
has always been assumed by the dom
ocratlc party Ca Its national and ter
| rltorlai platforms aud by its members
Ia congress ln favor of tho admission
I of New Mexico as a sovereign state.
and We call public attention 90 mo
repeated violations of promises made
by the republicans upon this question
and 10 the vacilliatIng policy now
holng pursued By them By which n
| o. impossible to make even a guess
az % whether they favor single
statehood Joint statehood of mo- state.
hood al an. The hope of statehood for
New Mexico has always rested with
the great democratic party and 1l
ways will
We commend th- present democrat
io county oholals foF the emrlent and
capable admlniatratIon Of me affairs
of their respective oflcos
We express our sincere apprecia.
tion Of the efforts made by Hon Will
lam Randolph Hearst ln behalf OF the
common people of the United states
and especially for the interest which
no has manifested in The concerns of
the people OF this territory ne has
proved himself our loyal and devoted
friend aud We feel that bis nomiua.
ton 20 che high once of president OF
the United States by the coming dem.
ocratic national convention. would be-
most gratliying 20 tine people Of New
Mexico. who are deprived OF che right
of seIfgoyornment BY the republican
party and who. ln him. would have a
chief executive ever mindful and con.
sidorato Of their interests