The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-04-09
WEEKLY FLO IsDEpEsrssr,
,-Asan to-, April .. Issa.
The <hiness Mnsi AtnI.


Thc SSincss musi Stay.
The reeort ciscn!=ted here Yesterday
tia: the Ps5si lieut. rad vetoed the
Chinese bill. j. to-day verified ty tie
dispatches direct from Washington. and
there can aoIonGeF be nay d,uLt ths,
he Las set Himself in opposition to the
earnest wish u : large m4joiiiy of tho
.peopir OF tho Uuit,d States rs expressed
most .mpSstetIly through their repre-
s~entrAiresiu Congress. Although the
measure vas fHssed by n two iLiId
vote Jte apathy ,yinced by some Ct
tho. E.stsIn mel, ttr-tlry never bay
ing been broueh, in contact with the
evil which has cnr~,d this co.s,-
Jeud.Is it imprDtaile that the necessary
vote 10 override the veto can now be-
obtniued. aud We Of ths extreme wrs;
ninsi Q probate To submit to tie
hIonmibls Noneoiiau inaiction with
tie beet grace Se May. or ad p; the
sfdvnluticnhSy nitAsnrcs prescribed Ly
FfSnl Pirlty. Of the San Francisco Ar.
'Si1ih-npply fire and sword to imni
er-nis. vessels and all who may be in
4SarUnrrntal in bringing the Asiaiie
ssArralrsdo our shores.
i-~ssisriote pTVcsGing to the fearful,
nksotyG y aies Risbis' extremity rseor,
Aynsel ~ tho Argonaut. however. we
,,@ou'd IysE, ctfully suggest the tEitI OF
que more Constitutional mgthod OF re.
,G-t-the election OF e Drmocratic Pres
ident; who's. views would Be- ia har.
n'ouy with those OF the great masses of
the rrople. inStoed of being i~rrevocabI,
s%tdied 10 the great o~vcrshadouiur
aud sriudhng mon5po!ies, which like a
hicfciiess JngScrnaut, ire crushing
ettrt adverse Interest under their
bisGdyswheeis-
y The last National Democratic assem-
blags at Cincinnati spoke in no w.
- certain ! ngmge in defining its position
Upon this Chinese isSas, nor was there
the sli ;htvst ambiguity in either the
.ySices or votes Of the grsa, Democratic
majority by which Tie ardent wish OF
the people OF this coast and the great
bulk OF tbose of the entire United
STATES was COUPLED with, and had
General Hsncock been advanced 10 the
position OF Chief Executive, tho over
whsIming voice Of the people distinctly
aud Enthusiastically uttered through their
Ifpr; S .niatives in the National Con-
.gfess, would have been respected.
The measure had been fully and
thoroughly discussed in both Houses;
every argument that sentimental in.
genuiiy AM legal sopbistry could sug
ecst,cr legislative eIoquence accomplish
WAS brought to pear upon the issue,
pnti atIsr every effort was exhausted,
the calm deliberate opinion Of over two.
Thirds of the peoples representatives
decided that Chinese Immigration to
. Aneries is a enrse to the people, and in
open defiance of tina! emphatic resolve,
a Hepubhc4n President has the gall TO
declare, through his act. that the com.
bined intelligence of the American PEG
pio is gross stupidity compared with
Tho gigaaHe ilts4lect which beneath his
ipdividuai'sInli evolves ideas which in
their unlimited siupenduousness are SO
Tar above and beyond the ordinary con.
,c"piion Of modern sta,ecrOft. that to his
'uspireds vision, the citizens Of America
and their Congressional Representatives
are mere groveling pigmies ~wallowiDg
. Up the mire Of bcsoited ignuranc. =.
CoHl3 swelling egonsm and brazon
. %fffoni,Iy possibly attain n more ex.Itel
or conspicuous degree of offentiyencss2