Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-05

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We have seen nearly the whole of
| the public domain, in violation of the
trusts upon which Congress controls
it, given away by that body to enrich
Spectators, and our national charac-
ter degraded by the Credit Mobilier
transactions III Congress. We have
also seen bill passed and signed Civ
ing To the President and congressman
large amount of increased compen-
saton and back pay in violation of
plain constitutional provisions. We
have seen the United States Supreme
Court packed with railroad attorneys
to enable corporations to pay their
debts in grcenbacks, although the
object required a previous decision of
the same court to be overruled. The
process of Capitalization has been
necessarily Il progress in corruption.
because it multipi:cs the functions of
government and removes them more
and moro from popular control.
Every Intelligent American, Jealous
OF the reputation of his country, has
been mortified by the exhibitions
made by our representatives at Euro
pean capitals, especially at London,
Madrid, Vienna and Copenhagen.
1t is needless to pursue this detail.
If the Democratic party were rcSpons-
ible for these proceedings, there are
certainly tens Of thousands of the
members Of that party who would in
stantly rcpudiatc it and enlist under
the banner of some other organiza-
ton.
1t is not thus responsible. 1t i. true
We have some protective tariff Dem
ocrats, some railroad subsidy Dcmo-
Gratis, some money Democrats and
some Democratic membcrs of the Low
er House of Congress who yosel for
back pay. These men Go not proper
ly belong in the Democratic parry.
They comprise an insignificant minor
ity, and ought 10 be Grummed out Of
the Democratic camp. Organization is
only valuable as it is subordinate to
Just and henCticent principles. There
are in both parties men who are stick
lers for organization. but seem ~ hovo
no conception Of principles. So in
the Republican party there are thou
sands who condemn the abuses above
referred to. and Vet are constantly
lending their whole influence to sane
ton and Dcrpetuata them by IDholl-
ing the party upon whose shoulders
the responsibility rests.
The so-called an,I-monopoly move
ment. however. bids fair to break the
party shaclslcs and bring into alliance
the millions of vo.ers who are deter
mined to plit an end TO these abuses.
The Republican rartv is no. special
lv deserving of cenSurc because il has
dishonest men in It's ranks. SI,b ilpn
are fouuI in All nar,ies. and as many
pnrhaDs in one party as in tlln o,har.
The rojnt is. that lis policy and meas
rres notIraIl\- tend tn corruntjou in
DuhI;,. affairs. to - di>re~ard of cou,fi-
tutional obli~a,ions. to 4 centralized
and ,barotore necessarily = corr,Int
Government. with an cxo,.utiya ana
laoisI,turn removed from ronuIorcn com
troll. and ovarci.inu funrtions which
should he left 10 Staro and local ou-
thorifies. do NOT believe tbc Demo
croti. marty i obout to Ji~b,nd I,
has o,v.avs hnon tho anti-mononoiv
nortv snrokinu Of !. in tho mass Lnt
il had ha,+o,. Gi.b,,,I ,,,lass i n,,,,o-
itsoIf ot, tba olan,ont in il which f,,.o,.
pro-nrtivn t,rifs. nnonvartihIa p,nor
mopo,- Grants of land of .rbsiIio.
and of sna,ia1 nriviin,rcs - c,rnoro-
tions. and similar enormi.ies. The
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