The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-06
TIE EIK0 INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. NAY o. ,s7,.
Their Principles

comments as follows:
sssThe puSiic domain Of our country was ac-
quired by our fathers, and intended rs mate
rial for new States. II was never regarded by
the wisest and most liberal of our statesmen
either rs source OF public revenue or the
means of private bounty. In this respect
there has been great and unjustifable de-
partnre from the widom of the past. Judging
from the recent conduct of our rulers this
splendid heritage of the American people was
contided to them for no purpose but to be dis
tributed in free gifts to overgrown railway and
other corporations. To such an extent has
this practice been recently carried, that in
more than one instance q single company has
received from Congress gtatuities of land suf-
fcient TO form an average State. We feel as
sured that our lnboriug brethren Of California
will concur with us in opinion that this sys-
tenn SO fraught with evil should. not be allowed
to continue; and that our Government should
at once revert to the practice, dictated by pol
icy andjustice alike, Of bestowing those lands
upon actual settlers in limited quantities, aud
by means of liberal regulations encourage
their occupation and settlement"
We heartily agree with the sentiment con.
tanned in the above, and so will every person
who has taken note of the manner in which
our national interests have been managed for
several years past, and witnessed with what
prodigality our public lands have been given
away to build up bloated monopolies. In
stead of encouraging the settlement of them
by hardy and industrious people at nomi-
nal price, to build up homes, a vast amount of
the public lands has been donated to capital.
isteS who fill their Golfers by extorting exorbi-
taut rates from those who purchase from them
which fact puts a decided check upon the
growth and advancement of many sections of
the country.
1hrelation to the subject of taxation, il ad-
vances the following: .......
while advocating cheap and economical
government, and demanding the Punishment
OF waste and extravaganza from its administIa-
ton, We shall also endeavor to enforce sauali-
~ dI,d universally i'm taxation. No class of
persons should be relieved from contributing
to'the support of our institutions according to
their means. The rich especially should never
be favored by an exemption from burdens
wbaoh should press, equally upon ALL"
1t IS obvious TO all that the system of taxa;
tion forced upon the poorer classes of citizens
under the present administration of affairs is
a burden, thst should not be borne; for while
the poorer man has to pay an extortionste tax
upon all the necessaries of life, the wealthy
class enjoys all itsluxuries at "a comparatively
Insignificant rate of taxation. The poor mans
tariff calls upon. him to pay for the clothing
he wears from GO to So per cent. while the
rich-man can revel in the enjoymens OF his
jewelry and diamonds and only be taxed from
% TO IS per cent. The enforcement of the
principle of equality is what is needed.
The declaration of principles as set forth in
the address, on the Chinese question, goes on
to say: '.
1--WE oppose the further importation of Mon
golians, and demand the expulsion of those
now here, because they are held slaves in
their own country and in ours, and their in
deduction has resulted in the re-establish-
hnsnt of an institution for the abolition of
which we have recently expended thousands
of valuable lives and millions of money; be-
cause they can not, az the experience of
twenty years has demonstrated, become a
homogeneous element of our population; be-
cause cigiiization is difficult TO maintain I'M
der circumstances most favorable, and must
becoms'iafnitely more 80 by the introduction
of an alien and homogeneous race; because
their importation necessarily tends to discour-
age the Immigration from Europe Of men of
our own face and lineage, who will not volun-
tariy seek land where they must compete
for means Of sustaining life with the most de-
PRAYED Of mankind; beca nse our experience in
California, the depressed condition of indus
trial pursuits and the paucity of our popula-
ton demonstrate the monstrous fnllacy of re-
lying on cheap Asiabc labor as q means of
prosperity; because their competition discour-
ages and degrades white labor. and deprives
our workngmen of the advantages TO which
they are entitled as citizens of II great and free
county,, because the theory of cheap labor in.
wolves political and economic fallary, since
1t practically benefits the few at the expense
OF the many. and leaves the poor without
hope or aspirations for the future; beca nse
they drain our country of its store of precious
metals, leaving nothing in exchange but the
profits accruing 10 rich men from their labor;
because they area false. vicious. cruel and thor
oughly, deprayed people, whose contact with
our children should DO avoided rs n calamity;
because their presence here gives occasion for
pseudo philanthropists, humanitarans and
selfish demagogues TO provoke political and
social discord by the advocacy OF their pre-
tended rights; and because in the end such eff
forts may prevail. the ballot box DO surren-
dered to race servile by nature, and utterly |
unfit for the duties OF freemen; nd we finally |
witness in our own land once so fair and !
fourishing, all the evils consequent upon n
confusion of races, Of which our neighboring |
republic OF Mexico presents so melG ncholy nm
example.
What is cheapto the capitalists may be, and
often 10, the reverse Of cheap to the co mmuni- !
ty at large. For example. it is certainly cheap |
or and more profitable for the community
to pny ten dollars to citizen who will |
spend or invest IL in our midst, than five to an !
alien who lives within himself nnd boards his |
earnings until he can transmit them TO his |
own country. Upon this point there can not |
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