The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-10-23

losses they may suffer, summarily to suspend
their usual occupations. break their business
engagements. travel long distances and re-
main from their homes Tor an uncertain
period, and attend upon District Courts as
jurymen. is measure of unwise economy,
often productive of great hardship and unjust
imposition of public burdens upon private
individuals. We therefore demand of the
next Legislature such legislation as shall
secure to all citizens fair compensation Tor
all the time which they spend and full relm-
bufsement for all expenses which they incur
10 performing the duties of jurymen in the
District Courts.
coast while there was vast surplus in the
Treasury, and thousands of laborers out Of
employment
We again declare our constant sympaty
with the just and consistent Repu blican policy
and practice of granting out OF the Nations
abundance generous pensions to the disabled
veterans ofour wars, whether for the cOuntry's
defense or for the preservation of the Union.
Q protest against the revomal from official
places OF worthy and disabled Union soldiers
to make way for partisan civilians and ex-
ConfedeTates.
In common with all loyal people of the land
we mourn the los to our country of The heroic
dead, and especially that great Republican,
as well as great soldier and statesman, Ulysses
,. Grant. Ills life will forever be an lnspira-
ton to high and honorable manhood, patriotic
devotion TO our country. and loyalty to the
principles OF epublicanism which he so fit
tingy represented and did so much to adj
vance. " g shall ever treasure his memory
XIV.
1t is the duty Of this State to maintain free
schools, not only In towns and thickIy pOpu-
lated sections, but in the rural and spaTsely
settled districts, and as the education of pupils
In the sparsely settled sections OF the State is
necessarily more expensive per capita han
whore large number of pupils can attend
the same school, such division OF the school
money should be mad as will furnish the
means VI education to all children of he State.
XVI.
Expenditures beyond the means of private
individuals are required for surveys. engin-
eerlng, and the construction OF reservoirs,
canals. and other hydraulic works, for the
purpose Of irrigation In this State. We
therefore favor liberal appropriation by
Congress for surveys. both photographed
ami Typographical TO ascertain how the
waters OF this state, which now run to waste
in hoOd time, may be stored and utilized tor
the purpose Of agriculture, to the end that
when all the facts are known suitable aid
may be obtained from Congress to enable the
Government OF the United states to dispose of
its lands, and to enable the people to settle
upon AID occupy the same.
XVII.
Resolved, That two cars experience has
demonstrated that he presentjury law which
coinptie cltiAtHes Al AuelI Own tADeHSe, Will
out reg ard TO their pccunIary ability or the
XVIII.
Resolved, That we point with rride ana
pleasure to the able and brilliant record made
Dy our Senator ia Congress, the Hon. John
+. ones, III nls watelfui and vlgilant care OF
our interests upon all oecasions, as al fully
siosn b. his unaDsweTahle speeches in CON-
gress against the reduction of duties upon
foreign manufacturers and foreign prodaC-
tions. which exposes in II mastery style and
In elehr aud torci bic manner the free trade
doctrines oil modern Democracy. Ills able
and exhaustive speeches upon the remonetiza-
tlou Ot silver, particularly in the last speech
in Congress upon that subject, 10 which he
has displayed more strongly his ability to
render the abtrase subjects intelligent to the
common mind, thereby replacing and uphold
ing the old time honored American Dollar Of
our fathers IN lis rightful position as part
OF our circulating medium and purchasing
power; and It's logical and overwhelming al
guments IN favor of the passing of the Chin
ese hestriction and Exclusion Bill and amend
ments thereto.
Resolved. That our able Representative in
Congress, Hon. " m. " God burn, deserves the
united thanks of tie people of this State for
his constant zeal and watchful care over the
true interests of the people OF this State, and
that We recognize in him an able statesman,
n faithful Representative and an honest man; ;
and We say: well done, thou good ana faith
tai servant: renewed honors await thee
Resolved That we are unalterably IN favor
of "home rule for Nevada, and entertain
that the men who pay her taxes and whose
homes and interests are inentihed with this
Stats should control its politics.
Resolved. That we demand that the next
Legislature shall pass laws In accordance
with the plan known rs the Nebraska Plan,
for the elect ion of United States Senators.