Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-22

Democratic meeting, shows the cloven
DOT at once. Granted, that the words
themselves do not amount TO much, but
AIKEN in consideration with Kendalis {
and the utter failure to deny
or explain, they have great Significance.
Judging. therefore, from these data, the
Tact stands confessed, that the Demoera-
cy of the State Of Nevada have espoused
the cause of this scheming adventurer,
and are determined to levy and enforce
a tribute Of two dollars upon every ton
of ore extracted from the great vein OF
the Comstock. For what? To be paid
into the Golfers of European capitalists,
who have as much sympathy with labor
ers and their rights as they have with
hog squealing under the knife of butch
err. So it has come to this pass, that de-
spite OF the memorable tea PARTY which
took place in Boston harbor some humid
red years ago. Despite of that event,
which was practical assertion that no |
foreign power under any pretext should
tax the free American people; despite the
glorious traditions of the old Democracy; |
despite the vehement protestations of the
modern Democracy, to be the special
friend of the masses, the defender par
excellence of the oppressed and down
trodden; despite of all these illustrious
traditions and high sounding preten.
sions. The Democratic party Of to-day
have entered into compact with an
alien to the soil to render q portion OF
the territory Of the United States of
America, now owned by American citi-
zens, as much tributary and subservient
to the capitalists of Britain or Germany,
as if it were located on the banks of the
Thames or the Rhine. There is no blot
) ting this out or explanation capable of
J removing the stigma. Here is this man
. Sutro; he projects an enterprise in which
he enlists the aid OF foreign capital. He
, makes a contract with several parties
that he will do certain things by q fixed
date; he failed to comply with the condi-
tons of his contract; his contemplated
operations cease to be desirable or prof.
table TO the parties with whom he EN-
tered into this agreement. Yet, though
he has not fulfilled the conditions on bis
side, and the work will beluseless, he
wishes to compel the parties on the
other side, to give him the remuneration
that would have been his due if he had
completed his contract in proper season.
Finding that they would not listen to
him, be has been besieging Congress for
months and months to legislate the great
Comstock into his hands and those OF
his European hackers. He does all this,
and he finds a political party base
enough and mean enough-so false to its
duty, its tradition and its honor-to en-
ter into clandestine alliance with this
aggregated wealth" Gan expression of
Colonel Ellis') of Europe. What does
Sutro do this for? Is he the man to take
such step without the prospect of reap
ing an abundant reward9 Certainly not
He wants again to stand on the Congress
sional lobby and there plead his special
plea, that the people of Nevada are not
opposed to his scheme because they have
returned Democratic Senator, who was
his friend and whom he had assisted to
elect, and with whom he had formed an
offensive and defensive league. That is
what Sutro wants, and that is what the
Democracy of Nevada is asked to en-.
dorse. The levying of hateful tribute
tax, an impost on the American soil
on the property of American citizens
for the benefit of the "massed capital
: (another Of Ellis words) of Europe
Looking at this swindling scheme in the
calm light of reason, what. We ask, be-
comes of the braying, blatant, never
ceasing profession of the Democracy and
Of Sutro for the interest of the working
man, for political purity and personal
independence. Let the capitalists Of
London, Frankfort and Hamburg once
fasten their fangs on the Comstock, and
then see where the laborer will be. II
the country we refer to, long exhaust
! ing days labor is considered to be mum
ficiently rewarded by the payment o.
g half dollar. AS to ours. where will b
r the .buncombe, clap-trap resolution il
n that wretched collection of pilferings
}, the Carson platform. Then would com
% the iron rule of the task master, and fire
y American soil would once again be dis
y graced by the imperious rule of the tax
t. gatherer. Sutro may call it royalty,
l. or what he pleases, but it is nothing bu
o an onorous, ruinous tax, wrung fror
J. Americans for the benefit of foreig
II money kings. This is the prospect tina
u the Democracy, allied with Sutro, offe
y the citizens of Nevada, and will fore
!. them to accept it if they elect Legislf
It ture favorable to this man Williams, VIII
: made this outrageous and disgracefr
r bargain with Sutro.
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