Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30
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be set free from N'stIusC "p" co."
lightly burdened. We denOunce the
present tariff, levied upon nearly 4,V"
articles. as a masterpiece OF injustice
INEQUALITY and false pretense. ltyIelds
a ,,wintiliny, not "A yearly rising, rev
cnue. it has Impoverished many M
dustries to subsidizsa few; 1t prohioitS
import that might purchase American
,,roduc:s. and reduces American com
marce from the first to AN inferior
rank mon the high seas; 1t has cut |
down the sale Of American manuiac- |
turas at home and abroad, and DIS
,a,,ad the returns Of American agri-
r,lture and industry, followed by haii
nf our peop!e; it costs the people hve
ti,oas as much as it produces TO the
treasury, obstructs the progress OF
uroduction and wastes the fruits OF |
labor: it promotes irand, fosters SNUG.
gIinc. enriciles dishonest officials, ana
i,ankrupts honest merchants. we
demand that custom-hotse taAatlon
shall be only for revenue. OWE req
eral taxation has swollen from Soo.uo,-
ooD in gold in 1860, 10 $50, 100000 III
currency in 1870. and our aggregate
t,xatio,I from Siji,GU0. 900 iii gold III
IS.a3. to $40. 0oO. 900 III currency in 1870,
or i'm one decade from less than - per
hea,i 10 more than SIS per head. Since
the peace the people have paid TO their
,ax-ratherers more than three tn"
sum of the national debt. We demand
4 vigorous frngality in every depart
mcnt and from every Otiicer OF inc
Government Reform is necessary 10
put q stop to the profiigate waste OF
nufIj.. lands and their diversion from
actual settlers by the party IN power.
which has spuandered two hnndfed
million O! acres upon ra!lroauS alone,
and out OF more than thrice that" s-Zie-
rate has disposed OF less than a skin
directly 10 the filters oi the soii. re
form j necessary to correct tho ol'tiN-
sion, OF !. EcpUIiicAn congress anu
the errors UI our treaties AM or ~
Dluinacy, which have Stripped our lei
iol>-ti!iZtu Of foreign birth and !liiid-
red race rccrOssin- the .tt!aElait OF the
shield Of American '';izeN-jlil'' am
have eEnp~ed oar brethren al he
WHITE. coast t. the incGy>ious Ut 4 l'ary
not >ncAbittg CUR language, IN: tE"D
the sane creat parent stock. ana. III
fact. now iIv iHW denied citizenship
tilrrI,-h naturalization IS hcinS net
tilai. accustomed 10 the :raI!tH'Ei& III d
impressive c.Yii:Eaji0i'. nor c,,rrci>''d
in liberty under equal la">. we de
uuunca the policy w!ici! thus diScaruS
the lidar v loving German ana loieF-
ares the revival of the c)olic trade III
Nion"0lian women. i'm ported for I'M
moral nurtosce. ard Monaghan nlcn
| hold 10 portprln servile labor contracts.
| and demand sucn modification OF Inc
/ treaty with the Chinese Umpire or
! such legislation by Congress within
/ the constitutional limitation rs snail
prevent tic further importation or m
! Iniri:siinn OF the Monaghan race. ne
! form; is necessary ana can never Et
! effected but 10y making 1t the con,
! trolling issue Of the elections ana
| lifting it above the two false issues
| with which the Office holding class ana
! the party in power seek to s'no'her IL:
| t'irsi. the false issue with "hich thoE
| would enkinuie sectarian stTt2 III re-
spec. TO the public schools, OF winch
| the establishment and S"pp"f. ht."h-
| exclusively to the States, and winch
The democratic larty has cherished
! FROM their foundation and IS pledged
To maintain without partiiiity or
| preference for any class, sect or creed,
and without contributing from the
, Treasury: and. second, the false issue
hy whicl, thew seek 20 light anew the
| dyinr rnlberS CT sectional hate be
tween q kindred people, once Gnnat-
uraIIy cstranged, but now united in
one indivisiblc republic and 4 com
mon destiny. Reform is necessary in
the civil service. Experience proves
that the efficient aud economical
conduct of the Governments business
| is not possible if its civil service be
| subject to change at every election, pc
a prize to be fought for at the ballot
box. to be brief re ward Of party zeal,
instead of posts of honor assigned for
proved competency and held Tor
fidelity in the public employ; that the
dispensing OF patronage should neither
be tax on the time OF al our pnblic
men nor the instrument OF their am
bition. Here again, professions falsi-
fled in the performance. attest That the
party i'll power now can work ool II"
pactica, or satisfactory reform. Re
form is necessary even more III 'le
higher grade. of lire public service.
President, Nice-i'resi,ieut, Judges,
can.,to,c REPRESENTATIVES,, and
Cabinste officers lhese. and all
others in authority, are the peoples
servants. Their offices are not "A
peruuis!te; they are Il public trust.
When the annals OF the republic show
the disgrace and ceDsUre OF II VICE
President, a late speaker OF the House
of REPRESENTATIVES marking his rui-
ings as a presiding officer, three Sen
ators protitiug secretly by their votes
as law-makers, five ciiairmen OF the
leading committees o: the late kliouse
of REPRESENTATIVES, exposed iu.fobbery
a late Secretary OF the Treasury forcing
balances in the public account, late
Attorney General Incorporating
public funds, a Secretary OF the Navy
enriched or enrichin@ friends By per
centaces levied Oft the profits OF con
tractors with his department, an EN-
bassador to England censured for dis'
honorable speculation, the Presidents
priya.e secretary barely escaping con
viction upon trial for guilty completely
in frauds upon the revenue, Secretary
Of War iulpcached for high crimes
and confessed mistienleanors - the
demonstration is complete that the
first step in reform must be the peo'
ple's choice for honest men from
another party. lest the disease OF
one political organization mfest the
BODY polite, and lest by making DO
change of men or party we get nc
change of measures anu no reform
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes,
the production Of sixteen years ascen'
sion Of tho republican party, create
| g.. raf>r,,, confessed nv