The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-31

strict the evil. Look at the record of
the parties on that bill. Every Demo
cratic Senator voted for it, and every
Republican, except four from this coast,
voted against it. yet both parties in
their national platforms in 1880 had
declared against Chinese. IT the peo-
pie of this Coast owe any gratitude for
restricting Chinese immigration, it is
due the Democratic party. The Chi.
nese question is yet a living issue, as
the Acting Secretary of the Treasury
has decided that all Chinese who left
the United States after the treaty was
ratified, and before the Restriction Act
went into effect, can return.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Judge Reagan, of Texas, an able and
honest man, introduced bill which
embraced wholesome provisions against
discrimination on railroads. On that
Jill tuC PatOlC dfC Oi lCCOIu. n DCiu-
ocratic House passed it at two separate
times, and at each time a Republican
Senate pigeon-holed it, though every
Democrat protested, and never let it
see daylight. In the present Congress
it was introduced again, and referred
to committee, of which Page, of Cali
fornia, is chairman. Every Democrat
on the committee voted to report it to
to the House favorably, and every Re-
publican, except one, voted to pigeon
hole it. The Republican party of to-
day is corporation ridden, and corpora
tions place the party under obligations
to them by contributing literally to
their campaign fund, and in this in
stance the party never fails to acknowl-
edge its obligations. Colossal fortunes
were not made by corporations in few
years only since the Republicans came
into power and gave them special priv
ileges. Five men meet in New York,
and by raising rates on roads take more
money from the people than Congress
would dare to assess them for revenue
purposes.
THE PUBLIC CREDIT.
Republicans claimed all the credit for
specie resumption, yet it was accom-.
| plished while the Democrats had con-
troll OF the House. 1t 1875 the Demo
Gratis got into power in the House of
Representatives, where all financial
measures originate. They found green
backs worth 90 cents, and interest on
bonds u per cent. When they turned
over control of the House to the Re-
publicans last March greenbacks were
at par and the interest on the public
debt was reduced to 81 per cent.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
For which he voted, created some CON-
ment. 1t was regular appropriation
bill, with some good features and
wholesome reforms. IL provided for
reducing the number of navy-yards to
three, and for the building of two of
| the best war vessels that human skill
can devise; and as the United States
has not a vessel that could stand an
hours bombardment with rotten toma-
toes, he wanted such vessels as the bill
called for built. II people do not want
him to vote for regular appropriations
to carry on the Government, they make
a mistake in sending him to Congress.
| roLyGAMY.
He voted for bill to put down po-
lygamy in Utah. and was the only
Democrat who did so. He did not be-
leve in bigamy, and while he would
accord to every human being the right
to worship God as he pleased, he would
not allow them, under the name of re-
ligion, to trample under foot the laws
Of the land by practiciDg polygamy.
He thinks the Edmunds bill will not
accomplish the purposes for which it
was passed, and any bill to suppress
crime should receive his support.
THE TARIFF.
The Government receives yearly from
the tariff and internal revenue over
$3.50. 600, 900 more than is necessary to