Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-11-03


the present tariff ON lead, borax, soda and other
mineral productions, and on behalf OF our wool
growing Interests restora ton of the Wool Tariff
Of 1867 and we denounce the recent attempt of the
Democratic majority in the National House of
Representatives pass the Morrison Bill reduc ing
the tariff GU the product of our mines and placing
wool on the free list.
We believe in American soil for American citi
Zent, and are opposed to nonresident aliens be-
coming land owners. The public domain should
be reserved homesteads for actual settlers, and
the accumulation of large tracts or bodies of land
In the hands of corporations or individuals should
be discouraged, and in the of land grants to
railroad corporations where the corporations have
failed to comply with the conditions of the grants
the land should be forfeited to the General Gov
ernment, and held for the benefit Of actusl set
tiers,
We favor the intelligent organization of labor
for such worth purposes as mutual education and
for the protection of their interests in all things
relating to their welfare and to the industrial
welfare Of the country, and we favor the enact
ment of State and National laws providing for the
settlement of controversies between employers
and employees by methods of voluntary arbitrs-
tion or by the establishing of Courts Of Concilia
ton. which will avoid the waste, loss Snd ILL.,
feeling resulting from strikes and lock-outs. and
the usual expense of litigation.
VI.
We denounce the action of the Democratic
House of Repreeeptives at ts last session in strik
ing from the bill to compensate the citizens of
this State for losses sustained in the Indian War
of 1860 ell claims for Supplies furnished for the
suppression of Indian hostilities and also for
viccs rendered durine that memorable struggle in
which the lives of large number of our most
respected citizens were sacrificed.
VII.
We denounce the pretense of the Democratic
party of having sympathy for the cause of local
self government in Ireland, while the Democratic
House of Representatives, In Committee of the
whole, repeatedly refused to indorse that princi
pie. IN tho months of April and June last that
Of ON a
sons rejected resolution indorsing free parlia
ment for Ireland. which is in the following words:
'Rssoir,d. That the House OF Representative earn
estIy syuRsthizes with Right Hon. VIM Gladstone
and his Associates In their efforts to secure free
parliament for the people OF Ireland. aud congrst
ulste the people of that hitherto unhappy country
upon the prospect of an early and successful ter
mination Of their long and patriotic struggle for
the right of local self government " Thereby ois-
couraging the growth OF liberal spirit through
out Great Britain,
We commend the efforts Of senator Jones and
Congressman Woodburn in obtaining an appropri-
stiUn OF $600 600 for pubic land surveys in this
STATE, and We condemn the action of the Com
missioner of the General Land Once in withhold
ing moneys appropriated for that purpose, and
particularly condemn the action of Sehator Fair
ia hbscnting himself from Washington during all
the the time Hhen appropriations for this State
were under consideration by the Senate.
TX
We endorse the action Of Senator Jones and
Congressman Wootburn in their efforts to sup
press pelygamy in Utah. and to check the growth
OF disloyalty to the Government in that Territory,
aud we fully endorse the principles OF the bin in
troduced for that purpose by Congress sman Wood
burn. We endorse the sction of the Republican
Sc ate In passing In the early days of the last
session OF Congr rs bill we'll calculated to sup
press the growing EVIL of pOlygamy, and check
the growth Of the hostile power of Mormon
Church which is threatening the peace and tar
nishing the good name of the United states We
condemn he action Of the Democratic House Of
Representatives in refusing during all the long
session Of Congress which has Just closed to con-
slider any measure tending to relieve our country
from the bNghting curse of polygsmy and poly ga
nous rule in Utah aud the surrounding Terrific
ries
We are opposed to the future importation of
Chinese to this conutty. or N any other for ign
lAborers und er the contract system, and we favor
sDy plan for the relief of free labor from compe-
titiOn with convict labor, which does n ct impose
upon free labor the expense of supporting con-
Wet labor in idleness or useless labor. And we
favor the adoption Of laws providing for the pro-
lection Of workers in our mines and other hazard
GUS callinRs, and such other Iaeasures will ap-
prove the material and social welfare of our
induRt rial pc pulation. We earnestly opposed
to the doctrine OF the so-called anarchists and we
believe IN the most perfect protection to each and
every individual in the enjoyment of the fruits of
all his personal efforts to earn an honest lVeliho d.
XI.
The paramount interest of civilization requires
that the money used as a circulating medium in
any country shall at all times bear constant ratio
TO the increacing population Of that country. Con-
traction Of the currency Involves all financial evils
to which a nation eau be subjected, among which
robbery of the debtor, stsgnstion of business
reduction of wages, and the enslavement of the
massrsfor the benefit Of bondholders and grasping
creditors. We denounce the bondholders' conspir-
to demonetize silver and contract the money OF
the world to single gold standard as a crime
against civil zAtion, 1t would double the obiga-
tion of bonds and all other contracts for the pay
ment of money, which now aggregate in the civil
lied world the enormous sum OF more than one
make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and In
poverish the masses for favorite few. We are
therefore in favor of the free and uni mited coin
age of both gold and silver on the basis now pro.
vided by law.
We condemn the Democratic House OF Represen-
tAtives for refusing to make the necessary appro-
priations for the construction of suitable navy
for the defense of our commerce and the pro tee
tion of citizens at home aud abroad. and par.
ticuarlv condemn II for refusing to make any
appropriation for fortihcatons to protect our ex.
tensive sea coast while there was vast surpus in
the Treasury and Thousands of laborers out Of
employment
We again declare our constant sympathy With
the Just and consistent Republican policy and
practice OF granting out of the Nations abund-
ance generous pensions to the disabled veterans
of our wars whether for the country's defense or
for the preservation OF the Union. We protest
against the removal from official places Of worthy
and disabled Union soldiers to make way for par
tizsn civilians and ex-Confederates
XIV.
In common with all loyal people of the land
we mourn the loss to our country OF the heroic
dead and especially that great soldier and states
man, Ulysses Grant II ia life will forever be
an Inspiration to high and honorable manhood
patriotic devotion to country and loyalty to the
Drir nIes blicAniEm which he so nttingly