Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-13
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XI.
The. paramount interest of civilization re-
qnires that the money nsed ss = circulating
medium In any country ahall at all times bear
| q constant ratio to the Increasing population
| OF that country Contraction Of the currency
involves all financial evils 20 which a nat. on
Can be subjected, amo.g which are robbery
| OF the debtor, Btagnatton of busiIess, reduc-
1 tion OF wages and the enslsvement of the
masses for the benefit OF bondholders and
grssping creditors. We denounee the bond
| holders conspiracy to demonetize silver and
contract the money of the world to single
gold standard as q crime against civilization.
| 1t would double the obligation of bonds and
| all other contracts for the payment OF money.
which now aggregate in the civilized world
| the enormous sum of more than one hundred
Thousand million dollars, and thereby make
the rich richer and the poor poorer, and i'm.
poverish the masses for the benefit Of o fav.
ored few. We are. therefore, in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage OF both gold and
silver upon the basis now provided by law.
XII.
We condemn the Democratic House of Rep.
resentatives for refusing TO make the neces-
sary appropriations for the Q instruction of q
suitable Navy for tho defense of our com.
merce and the protec Ion of our citizens ut
home and abroad, and we particularly con-
demn 1t for refusing to make any sppropris-
tion for fortiicattons to protect our extensive
seacoast while there WAS a vast surplus III the
Treasury. and thousands of laborers out Of en-
ployment.
AllAs
We again declare our constant sympathy
with the just and consistent Republican pol.
Icy and practice Of granting out of the nations
abundance generous pensions to the disabled
veterans OF our wars. whether for the coun-
try'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 partisan civilians and
ex. .Confederates.
Tn cn,nyoop mi tl inval -non1a of Xha,..s
we mourn the loss to our country of the heroic
dead, and especially that great Republican, az
well as great soldier and statesman, Ulysses
8. Grant. His life will forever be an in <pira.
ton to high and honorable manhood, pnsriotic
devotion tu our country and loyalty to the
principles of kepublicanism which he so ht-
tingly represented and did so much TO advance.
We shall ever treasure his memory and cherish
his deeds.
XIV.
1t is the duty of this State to maintain free
schools, not only in towns and thickly popu-
lated sections. but In the rural and sparsely
settled districts. and as the education of pu-
pills In the sparsely settled sections of the
State is necessarily more expensive per capita
than where large number of pupils can at.
tend the same school, such q division of the
school money should be made as will furnish
the means of education to all children In the
State.
Expenditures beyond the means of private in
ulfluuals bT6 EcQuir6u surveys, engineering
and the construction OF reservoirs, canals and
other ny ydraulic works. for the purpose of irrga-
ton in this State. We, therefore, favor liberal
appropriations by Congress for surveys, both
hydrographical and typographical, to ascertain
how the waters of this State, which now run to
waste in food time, may be stored and utilized
for the purpose of agriculture, to the end that
when all the facts are known suitable aid may
be obtained from Congress to enable the Gov
ernment of the United States to dispose OF it's
lands, and to enable the people to settle upon
and occupy the same.
XVII.
Resolved, That two years experience has
demonstrated that the present jury law, which
compels citizens, at their own ,xpence. without
regard to their pecuniary ability the losses
they may suffer, summarily to suspend their
usual occupations, break their business engage
ments. travel long distances and remain from
their homes for an uncertain period, and attend
upon District Courts as jurymen, 10 q measure of
unwise economy, often productive of great hard
ship and an unjust imposition of public bur-
dens upon private individuals. We, therefore,
demand of the next L. gislatnre such legislation
as shall secure to all citizens fair compensation
for all time which they spend, and full reim.
bursement for all expenses which they incur in
performing the duties of jurymen in the District
Courts.
Resolved That we point with pride and
pleasure to the able and brilliant record made by
our Senator in Congress. the Hon. John P.
Jones, in his watchful and viglant care of our
interests upon all occasions, are fully shown
by his unanswerable speeches IN Congress
against the reduction of duties upon foreign
manufactures and foreign productions, which
exposes in O mastery style and in clear and
forcible manner the free-trade doctrines of mod
ern Democracy. His able and exhaustive
speeches upon the remonetiZation OF silver, par
ticularly the last speech In Congress upon that
subject. in which, he has displayed more strongly
his ability to render the sbstruse subjects inte-
gent to the most common mind, thereby replac-
N,nu afNA1t tnhn nlA ina hon
can dollar of our fathers in its rightful position
as part Of our circulating medium and purchas-
ing power, and his logical and overwhelming ar
gunents in favor OF the passage OF the Chinese
Restriction and Exclusion bill. and amendments
thereto. during the last Congress.
Resolved, That our able Representative in
Congress. the Hon. William WOODBURY., de-
serves the united thanks of the people of this
State for his orstant zeal aid watchful care
over the true interests of the people Of this
State, and that recognize in him an able
statesman, y faithful Representative and an
nest man, and we say: "Well done. thou
good and faithful servant; renewed honors await
thee"
Resolved, That we are unalterably in favor
of home rule in Nevada, and believe that the
men who pay her taxes and whose homes and
interests are identified with the State should
control its politics.
AMENDMENT.
We believe 1t is the dut, OF the National Gov
ernment to pass laws regulating the great rail-
road corporations OF the country, protecting the
people from extortions and unjust discrimina-
tions, and we approve the principles Of the bill
| passed by the United States Senate, known
the Cuom bill, and urge our Senators and Rep
resentative in Congress to have the same grated
upon our national law.
Resolved, That demand that the next
Legislature shall pass laws in accordance with
| the plan known as the Nebraska plan for the
election of United States Senator.
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