The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-10-20

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Under the above heal the Eaferp1se
d the 18th. vhines a. follows:
''It 10 = hard eight when on onr side
only iRaonnce il Displayed and only .
bass prejudice invoked. The editor Of
the Elko IxDKPKHDExT 4. man Who /.
supposed to possess ordinary sense, but
he publishes to his readers that the is
sae Of the bullion tex is nov before the
people. Will the Tx.
pkrExDExr please til IA in what way
there IL any bullion tax issne before the
people7 The Bonanza 6rm does not
owe any tax. II paid its back taxes
through . compromise With our Com-
missioners. advised by Messrs. Lewis <
Deal and approved by aIIorney-Geusral
Kittrell. 1t has paid its ta1.s AS they
fell due ever since. ard nov the lnii,es
are yielding 50 lit:le tina, any change in
the Law is Of such small interest that it
does not care a penny about the tax"
The rural innocence Of the Bonanza
organ. is truly refreshing. Yes. the
ISDEPKsDESr will please tell us in
what way there is any bullion tax issue
before the people" The Efforts made
by the Bonanza frm during the last
Legislative session TO shift their Just
proportion Of taxation to the shoulders
Of those already paying ,heir full share
were only foiled by the unimpeachablc
integrity of the Governor, and the lively
interest taken by that firm in the pres
emit CANVASS, aud II the Republican
nominating Convention, is in evidence
that the issue referred to has not been
suffered to die. BY those parties, but
that every effort is again being made by
Shem to control the mex; Legislature In
their own interest. Tho Bouanza organ,
with its accustomed arrogance claims to
be the embodiment Of all the intelIi-
gence in the state; the concentrated
reservoir from which all the great moral
ideas with which the deuizsns Of this
sagebrusb commonwealth are iliumi-
mated, Increasingly dow. and yet. III its
modest simplicity, the barrel organ Is
not aware that there is any bullion tax
issue before the people. in this cam
paign. II there is no issue Of that
character, what induced the Bonsuz1
men to spend their time and money 70
obtain control Of the Republican State
Convention, ard after having by ques-
ionable nieanS, scared such control,
Why was it that men, who. by every rule
OF political horOr ~ere fairly entitled to
Preferment, were uneerzmonIously thrust
aside 20 make roon fox those selected
by the Bonanza KirgSa The DISPOSE
ton evinced by these nen mt the last
session of the Legislature, WAS to nc
oonplish their selfish purposes through
the eorrup;ing iniuence OF money, and
being io;led in the accomplishment Of
their object, Mt that time. there is every
reason to believe, judging from .he past
political history Of these men, that
though justly beaten once, they will
not gracefully retire from tie political
arena and devote their time to lrgiti.
mate business. Tie fact that the lead.
Jag organ Of the Siase belongs to them,
body, bones and breechea, is further
evidence that they have, and propose TO
continue TO exert q powerful influence,
aud II possible, through its organ and
the potency of its money.brgs, to obtoin
control OF the politics OF the State.
Now; If as their organ asserts. these
men care nothing ubout this question
OF bullion tax, what il their motive for
actively interfering in politics? Is there
. man in the State 30 simple Us 10 sup
pose for a moment that they are aetu.
ated By other than purely selfish mo-
hves? No. There ia no more reason
for the acceptance of such n inllacy
than for o belief in the paid uttersnces
Of their organ. The fact is-snd the
fSfN bShD' AnoH it-tne reui H.
sue in this State in the present cam
Paign, is between the Bonanzas and
the people. 1t is q struggle for
political supremacy between n purse.
proud corporation OF the one hand. and
the mass Of the people OF the State,
almost regardless Of party OH the other.
and the certain defeat which awaits the
greater portion Of the Republican State
ticket this Fall, will be chiefly attribu.
table to the fact that the party Les been
engineered and basely L~ull-dcsed by
that corrupt power, from the beginning
Of the primaries to the conclusion OF
the nominating Convention and the
people know T..