Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-09
THE FIRST GUN!
THE DOLLIES IN q N +.
Meeting and Organization
Of the Independents.
Resolutions, Speeches, Etc., Etc.

nation of an independent party. about
ninety of the citizens of Eureka county
assembled mt the Court-housc last
evening, the major portion of whom
were iunpcllcd through curiosity to al
tend and he informed as to the object
of the pr"po,ei organization of the
party. \ ira>s bInl was stationed ut
the door IF the building 10 remind the
ci liens of the meeting, and ut : o'clock
those in attendance were called To or
der i,y Col. J. +. Ray. br. J. Denny.
was nominated as Chairman of the
meeting, was unanimously clcc.cd.
and took his seat amid applause. Al
ter order had been restored. the Chair
man, in a lew words, stated that the
object of the NEE ing was for the pur-
pose of organizing a political party to
lie known as the independent pirv of
Eureka cnun'y and To 80 organize that
each and every man belonging to
the party should have the right
to say who To elect to he the SER
rants. not mas ers. of the people. The
gentleman gave Il brief resume of what
are now dead issues, after whi-h he re-
tprred to triumplI> of the ~ln,!eren.l-
hts in WiScon, sin. California. Indiana.
Illinois. Oregon and other. places. He
then stated that the election Of officers
was next i'll order.
=. Gold>tone presented the names of
the following gentlemen to I'LL the
offices of Vice Presidents: j. L.. IIinck-
lev, Col. J.. +. Ray. Isaac Whistler.
James Hayes. VIM. tolnon. Geo. X.
y 4 - Y-.s NI.-
ley and Julius Bees, who We're elected.
The latter five not being present. the
oilers took their seats on the plat
form.
T.. T.. Fine AMI +. l.. Colnon We're
| elected Secretaries of the meeting.
The e airman appoin ed :. Cold
stone. j. +. Baker and j. Kelley Il
committee to draft Il set of resolutions.
who retired 10 the office of the Di>fric'
Attorney and in a short time presented
the following, which was read by John
Il. Baker:
WHEREAS. II is Il sclf-evilcnt truth
thai all are created free and equal. and
that Gorcrnrncnts arc only instituted
among men for the piotec ion of ccr-
tain inalicnab = rights; And
WHEREAS, TIE gran ing of any
power to Government. and the re-
I lIlelll>IlIIttii WI ~ 4 vi an
Jrivi!crc or liberty are only for the
better protection of the rights retained
10y them; And
WHEREAS 1t i a historical flc' that
Republics. in times past. who have
| been careless of their liberties and
trusted too much To the honesty anl
integrity of those i'll off .ial station.
have sunk into anarchy, tyranny and
de~ola'iun; And
WHEREAS. The history of parties in
this coun nv. since their first or1aniZa-
'ion. con .iu>ivelv proves. that any
parry having Il long lease Of power
/ and unchecked sway and con rol of
governmental affairs, national. State
and muniripIl. will become UNI
hearihlv corr"Ipt. cGn'ollel by Il few
de lining men To the exclusion OF the
honest misses; And
WHERFA~, We expect to daHlohStratc
by proof thu tru II of the following
charges a-tin>, III" parry that has had
Uninterrupted cpn:rol of ihc country
for the last II wears. to wit:
II has violated almost every plctro
made 10 the people.
1t has doEa those things whi'h il
ought not To have done. and ictt un-
dom. those THINGS which it ought to
have DONE. and there is no truth in il:
and the his orv of the party. after Il
'.'.,
cry and fraud.
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