Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

which is threatening the peace
and furnishing the good name
Of the United States. We con
denim the action of the Demo-
cratic House Of Representative:
in refusing during all the long
session of Congress which ha:
Just closed to consider any meas
urc tending to relieve our coun-
try from the blighting curse el
polygamy and polygamous rule
in Utah and the surrounding
Territories.
x.
We are opposed to the future
importation of Chinese to this
country, or of any other foreign
laborers, under the contract sys-
tenn, and we favor any plan for
the relief of free labor from COM
petition with convict labor,
which does not impose upon
free labor the expense of sup
porting convict labor in idlenos3
or useless labor. And we favor
the adoption of laws providing
fer the protection Of workers III
Our mines aud other hazardous
callingS, and such other meas
ures rs will approve the mater
ial and social welfare of our in
dnstriai population. Ne are
earnestly opposed 10 the doctrine
OF the so-calIed anarchists, and
ne believe in the most perfect
protection to each and every in
disidu Il in the enjoyment Of the
fruits OF all his personal efforts
to earn an honest livelihood.
XI.
The paramount interest of
civilization requires that the
money used as a circulating me-
dium in any country shall at all
times bear a constant ratio to
the increasing populationSf that
country. Contraction of the
currency involves all financial
evils to which a nation can be
subjected, among of which are
of the debtor, stagnation
of business, reduction Of wages,
and the enslavement of the
for the benefit Of bond
holders and grasping creditors
We denounce the bondholders.
conspiracy to demonetize silver
and contract the money of the
world to single gold standard
rs 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
md the pnor poorer, and impov-
arish the masses for Il faVorite
,ew. We are therefore jim favor
If the free and unlimited coin
lge of both gold and silver on
he basis now provided by law.
XII.
We condemn the Democratic
House OF Representatives for re-
using to make the necessary
appropriations for the construc-
ion OF a suitable navy for the
lefense of our commerce and
he protection of our citizens at
lome and abroad, and we prr-
icularly condemn it for refusing
o make any appropriation for
ortifications to protect our eX-
ensive sea coast while there
vas Il vast surplus in the Treas
Try, and thousands of laborers
'ut of employment.
XIII.
We again declare our constant
with the just and con-
istent Republican policy and
,ractice of granting out of the
Nations abundance generous
tensions to the disabled veterans
# our wars, whether for the
defense orr for the
preservation ofthe Union. We
protest against the removal from
'fficial places of worthy and dis
lbled Union soldiers to make
way for partisan civilians and
,X-Confederates.
XIV.
In common with all loyal peo-
BE of the land we mourn the
Oss to our country of the heroic
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