The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-07-04
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S"arc-ly a Democrat in th- land hat
that has a distinct r-eclleetioa Of th-
dire c~alsri'!-s which threatened this
government Ia the event that = Demo
crati" President should IL siec<,,L. aud
Republican poilieisnS OF high irgr,e
and low. made 1t a special point TO work
upon the prejudice. and trIp u tie
enior-d people by predicting ris-ir return
to slavery, and upon the SECTIONAL pr =
judiees Of tn, people Of the North hy
announcing II as = :~OTrsIHe eoIclusi sion
that n Democratic Adaiuidntt: Il
would hASieu 10 pay the rrhel var debt.
aud that the boilers Of Cuuiri-rat.
bonds were waiting patiently Tor that
prnpitinus moment when tIry could
".Ide into tue L II;=t St.Ic> Tr aslry
aud with the fuli curs-nt Of the 4 !,niu
itrAtiOn aud the United States Govern
treni, rN'hHpSr their Worthless bits q
paIser for parl coin. We have asai
And again heard this argument used l.
ie ms wIo claim to lie Intelligent
and whru il VAS offered in HrsumeuI
that the Con, titu:iOn contained u claus.
forever prohibiting the payment u; nu,
such ~claiEis. ii W4S Aus Serc | that when
the DeIaurrstS ge; into power they viii
dnd It very easy to override this con~t.-
tHtiouAi pEJrHiOA. Aui the reSyl Val
debt will he paid.
Well. We haze u Democratic President
l. has been ia oghSe for about siNtrcr
months. sud has anyone hetrlo t d
proposition 10 return the liberated slave.
~ their former masters! Are "a. CO..
80 d people in any danger of political
Acknowledgement? HIS anyone mad
a move to pay the COME lerAte bon l.:
Are the holders vi these worthless -yi
dcnees OF Indebtedness Of u defuuc
C~O-fedeEncy iubiiani, and de- they Zee.
couhdeDt that their claims will b.
speedily AliuSt d: We are sorry 10 say
that a proposition % pay the Con cdrr.
at. bonds has been made in the House
hut by whom: Not by &C Moderate
Brisadirr," n Il by a Demo rat. bu, b,
Judge Fullerton. Of New York, an emf.
nent lawyer -ud a prominent R.publi.
can politician, WHO a lev lays since b .
fore tue II use Com nittec on Cam,
advocated the payment IT the rebel wal
debt, AMI asrd the following language
II am u Republican, but / SAY to you,
gentlemen. that ] believe tie time vii
come when these Confederate bond,
Siil be paid" His argument was tina
although the Confederate guyrrnmrn
mad become extinct, the States which
rompo>ed the so-caIled confederncy yer,
linbl- FOR the debt. bot that this linliIit,
had been transferred to the Unite,
States Government by the adoption O
a Constitutional amendment for, We
prohibiting its payment. BY this tn,
states lately in rebellion were let out
bu: the holders of the bonds had a Vail,
claim against the Federal Government
1t seems somewhat singular hat NJ
ter all the hue and cry made 10y R.pab
iican stump speakers through ut the
land - to the danger which threatened
the United Stats Fl, asury from the el
ovation the ID mocrntic party Ia pow,
er, the first md Only advocate OF tn,
payment OF the rebel debt is n promi
nent Republican. But this il onI, an
other evidence Of the constituency of tn,
Grand Old Party" which for ''wny
that are dark aud tricks thu: are vain,
is very peculiar.