The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-01-12

history of their rivalry. OF course
they went Immediately to work to
remedy these great evils and to alle-
viate the sufferings of the people by
wise, just and phitosophic legislation.
without regard to, the individual inter-
ests of the few that are already too we'll
off. Not much they had other work
Of far greater importauce TO their own
selfish interests; they employed their
time
FIGHTING FOR PARTY SUPREMACY
And for lucrative positions to be given
to their respective friends and the
friends of :heir respective parties. The
urgent necessities of the people; the
widespread Suffering bad no place in
their hearts. They were mostly politi-
clans that lived by politics; the necessi-
ties of the mssses did not reach them;
they would work for those who could
best afford to pay them for their voices.
Did either party come boldly forward
aud demand justice for the people?
Either party was in a condition to do
so. A few individual members made
an occasional weak effort to. move in
the right direction; but what did they
effect? In the face of all this suffering
and want ameDg4t'the laboring classes
capital was allowed to continue
TIE IMPORTATION OF THE cooLIE
And to perpetnate system of slavery
as low and degrading as the one which
prompted the great civil war. that but
lately drenched the land with the blood
of our fellow countrymen; and to mo-
nopolize by that system. the employs
ment that could have been the means
for at least portion of our own huogry
laborers obtaining bread. The system
of taxing the poor man for everything
he eats, wears aud owns. and allowing
the properly of the wealthy. if taxed at
all. to be assessed at less than one. tenth
of its actual value. aud of leaving the
capital of the bondholders untaxed in
any way, directly or indirectly. has not
been improved. No better finaeci.ll
system Than the one shaped by the
bondholders aud gold rings. to subserve
their own base interests has been de.
vised. 1t is true that an effort was
made to
REMoNETIzE THE SILVER DOLLAR.
By men of both parties. We admit
that the passage of that measure
, through both Houses of Congress
would have effected much good to the
country, and especially to the people of
this State; zee the spirit that prompted
the movement of that bill may be -
little questionable; however. there are
other financial questions of far greater
and more vital importance to the people
of the United States. on which neither
party takes any decided stand. With
the issues of the past we have moth ing
to do now excepting where they affect
the present or future welfare of the
country.
OUR ORGANIZATION
Is composed of men from both politica
parties. We are iu a condition to Judge
dispassionately of the merits or demer-
its of either party. and we hold our
selves in readiness to support tie
party that will labor earnestly and per-
sistently in obtaining justice for the
laboring classes Of the codntry. We
will not be satisfied with PROMISES we
have learned too we'll the valueless
nearing of those promises. inserted as
planks in political PLATFORMS by the
connivance of party leaders on the eve
of elections. We have learned too well
the manner in which those promises
are kept after electionss Promises
Won't do any longer; we want decided
evidence of their Intentions. We will
no longer judge men by the doctrines
and principles they preach, but we will
judge them by their acticbs; we will de-
termine their ability and likelihood of
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