▁de pressed ▁sheep ▁and ▁w ool ▁market ▁affected ▁the ▁Northern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁economy ▁advers ely . ▁Comm unal ▁lands ▁dict ated ▁by ▁the ▁original ▁land ▁gr ants ▁were ▁increasing ly ▁being ▁split ▁up ▁and ▁f enced ▁off ▁as ▁private ▁land , ▁and ▁past ures ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁pl ent iful . ▁This ▁was ▁most ▁felt ▁by ▁the ▁His p ano ▁far mers ▁who ▁re lied ▁on ▁the ▁commun al ▁lands ▁to ▁raise ▁their ▁stock . ▁Las ▁Gor ras ▁Bl anc as ▁t ore ▁down ▁f ences , ▁burn ed ▁bar ns ▁and ▁hay stack s , ▁scattered ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁threatened ▁worse ▁if ▁justice ▁did ▁not ▁prev ail . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Las ▁Gor ras ▁Bl anc as ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Juan ▁Jose ▁Herr era ▁" set ▁thousands ▁of ▁rail road ▁t ies ▁af ire ▁when ▁the ▁At ch ison , ▁To pe ka ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road ▁refused ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁low ▁w ages ▁it ▁paid " ▁His p ano ▁workers . ▁Moreover , ▁there ▁were ▁numerous ▁demonstr ations ▁by ▁men ▁we aring ▁white ▁caps , ▁who ▁rode ▁through ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁streets ▁at ▁night ▁on ▁horse back , ▁typically ▁ending ▁at ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁Las ▁Gor ras ▁Bl anc as ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁popul ist ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁El ▁Partido ▁del ▁P ue blo ▁Un ido . ▁Pablo