Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-20
XI

The paramount interest of civilization re-
CURES that the money used as a circulating
medium in any country shall at all times bear
constant ratio to the increasing population
OF that country. Contraction Of the currency
involves all financial evils to which q nation
can be subjected, amoLg which are robbery
OF the debtor, stagnation of business, reduc-
tion Of wages and the enslavement of the
masses for the benefit Of bondholders and
grssping creditors. We denounce the bond
| holders conspiracy to demonetize silver and
| contract the money of the world to single
| gold standard as a crime against civilization,
| 1t would double the obligation of bonds and
| all other contracts for the payment Of money,
which now aggregate lin 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 fsv-
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 neees-
ssry appropriations for the Instruction of =
suitable Navy for the defense of our COM
| merce and the protec ion of our citizens at
home and abroad, and we particularly con-
demn 1t for re using to make any approprts.
tion for fortiications to protect our extensive
seacoast while there wss vast surplus in the
Treasury, and thousands of Isborers out of EN-.
ployment
XIII.
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 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-Conf ederates.
In common with oil loyal people of the land.
we mourn the loss to our country of the heroic
dead, and especially that great Republican as
well as great soldier and statesman, Ulysses
s. Grant His life will forever be an inspirs.
tion to high and honorable manhood, patriotic
devotion to our country and loyalty to the
principles of kepublicanism which he so 1t.
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 q 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.
dividuals are required for surveys, engineering
and the construction of reservoirs, canals and
other hydraulic works, for the purpose Of irriga.
tion in this State. We, therefore, favor liberal
appro priationS by Congress for SURVEYS both
hydrographical and typographical, to ascertain
how the waters of this State, which now run to
waste in flood time, may be stored and utilized
for the purpose OF agriculturs, 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.
Resolved, That two years experience has
demonstrated that the present jury law, which
compels citizens, at their own expence without
regard to their pecuniary ability or the losses
they may suffer, summary 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, is 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 Legislature such legislation
as shall secure to all citizens fair compensation
for all time which they spend, and 1ull reim-
bursement for all expenses which they incur In
performing the duties Of iurymen in the District
Courts.
XVIII.
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 vigant care of our
interests upon all occasions, as are fully shown
by his unanswerable speeches in Congress
against the reduction Of duties upon foreign
manufactures and foreign productions, which
exposes in msstery 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 whichhe has displayed more strongly
his ability to render the abstruse subjects intei-
gent to the most common mind, thereby replac-
ing and upholdlng the old time-honored Ameri-
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
guments 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 Woodburn, do
serves the united thanks Of the people of this
State for his constant zeal aid watchful care
over the true interests of the people of this
State, and that we recognize in him an able
statesman, faithful Representative and
honest man, and we say: Well done, thou
good and faithful servant; renewed honors await
thee"
Resolved, That we are unaterably in favor
OF home rule in Nevads 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 it is the duty OF the National Gov
ernment to pass laws regulating the great rail-
road corporations OF the country, projecting the
people from extortions and unjust discrimina-
tions, aud we approve the principles of tie bill
passed by the United States Senate known as
the Cullom BILL and urge our Senators and Rep
resentatiye in Congress to have the same grated
upon our national law.
Resolved, That we 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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