Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-10-06

and appropriations, which for the current
year largely exceed the abundant revenues of
the GoVeanment 1t promised 10 reduce the
SURF ,us III Tue treasury, has permitted such
surplus 10 lie idle and accumulate 10 the
INJURY OF the business OF the country and has
refused TO approve of the action OF a iarge
majority OF both Houses OF Congress directing
that snch surplus be applied in payment oi
the intcrcstbear ng debt of The couotry 1t
| promised To care FOR and give attention 10 the
disabled soldiers and sailors OF the late war
ana mas treated with contemptuous veto every
/ pension bill against which il could lind any
| shadow OF technical objection Ii promised
| To protect the person and property OF citizens
| both at home and abroad, ana 10 maintal the
dignity OF the nation, yet IN It's relations WI h
Great Britain il has SHOWN ilself uuHilingHl
TO give protection 10 either person or properly
| and has permitted our nag to be ins0lted
without proper protest. almost in sight OF our
shores while by hasty and unsetmly action IL
| 1t has unpcces sarily jeopardized our friendly
| relations with the Mexican Republic and
! made ogr nation rediCnious IN the ewes OF the
| word, Its evasion OF civil service reform, TO
| which its leadln. representatives are pledged,
| have been bold, insolcnt nd iaWless. Ii has
| shown Itself no friend to Nevada, be ause
| among its frsI acts, of administration, IL
| closed the L 5. Mint at Carson City. in utter
| violation of the Jaw, To the great detrimenl of
| every silver miner and silver producer in the
| State and of ihe public in general 1t has
| seriously impaired our mail facilities without
| shadoW OF Just Xcuse 1t mas outraged tl6
| express Will of Congress, and denied to TINS
| people teclr rights by its uneXplain ed and
| continues reinsa TO execute the law for the
| erection of Government Building in the
| capital ot the State. Ii Ia used the entire
| power OF the administration to destroy silver
| as money. and by refusal to execute the law
| and pay out silver for Gov rmment dues has
has keyt the metal out of circulation. ana by
| various dcvlcss II has reduced the price OF
silver since the inagnration OF PresidenJ
| Cleveland more than 10 per cent 1t has closea
| many of our silver mines, aad thrown tnous-
| anus OF honest laborers out oi employment.
! We favor Il tariffu upon the imported products
| Of low priced foreign labor. so as 70 proIoc
lAe interests "a Amctlcan wage workers, aud
| Tor tne uvye.opnicnt OF american industries
| we dem nd IN oenali 9i our mining interests
| thc maintenance oI The present larIf on lead,
! OoraX, suua ana othei mineral productions
ana IN behalf oi onr wool growin1 interests
restoration ui The wooi tarlt OF 1857, aud we
uenouhce the receut attempt ol the Demoera-
| nc majority III tne Natioual Hoase oi Repre-
| sent"'lNcs 10 pass the Morrison blll reducing
the lariiI ON lac produces OF oar mines and
| Placing WOOL on INC lrec list.
"
We |, lieve in American soil for American
cilzeus, and are opposed 10 NONRESIDENT
anchs Deco lns ianu uwners,. The public
domain shouId DC reserved as onicStends Tor
| actual scttlcrs, and tnc uecuiuu.atiou oI large
tracts or Douies OF lanu Ia the hands OF corpo-
raliols or lnulN duai should be discouraged,
ana IN the case ul land grants TO railroad cor
pofaliuhs Wnerc the corporations have imled |
70 comply witn tle conuitlons OF the grants |
lhe lanu snouiu DC forfeited TO The General |
Governlnent. and held ior the be- eiit ol actual |
settlers.
v
We favor the intelligent organization of la |
Dor rior sucn Worthy PURPOSES as mntqal cducu- |
ZION ana ior the protection ol their lnteiests |
IN ali lllllArs a lIlr N |
lhe lhdusIrlal welfare CT the country, aud We
iavor the enactment of Stalu and National |
lH rs proYidng lOr the settlement oi contro- ,
VJfsles between employers ana empioycs by |
methous ol NuIuHtaiy arbitration. or by the |
esADllsnmrut ol courls ol coHN.lAtioa, y hIcu |
wlil avoid the waste, losr and ii-ieelng re.
sultihg nom STRIKES aid iock-Uuts, ana the
usual expense ol litigation.
VI.
We denounce the action OF the Democratic /
House ol Representatives. AT its last session IN
s.rkln4 from the Dlll 10 compc.sii Z tne cill- |
zens OF lpis Sta.e ior LOSSES sustained in The |
Indian war o1 1860 all claims for supple FUR
nlshed for the suppression ol indian hastlli- |
ties, and aso for services rendered during thai |
memorable struggle in which t!e lives Of a
large nnmber OF our most respected citizens |
were SACRIFICED.
VII.
We denounce the pfetcnse ofthe Democratic |
party OF having sympathy for the caBse OF To- |
cal sell goVcfnlnent IN ireland while the Dem |
ocrallc uouse oi representatives. III eommlt- |
tee OF The Whole, repeatedly refused To inuorse |
that principa,. In The months OF a pril and |
June last tnaJ body, by Democratic votes, on |
on three seveial OCCASION rejecteda resolution |
lndorsing free Parliament iol Ireland, which |
Is III the following words.
"hesOlvcd, Ihut the Iouse OF Representa- |
tlves earnestly sympathlzes with ldghp Hon. |
William E. ''ladslOnc ana his associates in |
their efforts to secure free Parliament for the |
DpOulp Ire and e I'M, -
OF that hitherto unhappy country upon ihe |
prospect OF an carry and successful Iermina- |
lion OF their iong ana patriotic struggle for
lhe right OF Local self-goYcrnment.n
Thereby dscouraging the growth OF liberal |
spirit throughout OireaI Britain,
Viii
We commend The efforts CT Senator Jones
and Congressman Goudburn in Obtaining az |
appro 1riatiou of $3u,uU0 for public land sur
veys in thus state, and We condemn the action |
of the Compissiuner of the General land |
ONCE in Withholding money appropriated Tor
rhat purpose. and particularly coudemn the |
ae.ion OF Senator lair III absenting himself |
nom Washington during all the time when |
appropriations for this state were under con- !
slderation DO the Senate
IX.
We endorse the action OF Senator ones and |
Congressman Woodburn in their efforts to |
suppress polygany in Utah, and 10 check the |
SioN'h VI AlSipsdlAg W iuC government III |
that Territory, and We fully endorse the prin-
ciples 0i the bill introduced for that purpose |
by Congressman Goodnurn. We endorse the |
action OF the Republican senate in passing in |
the early days OF the last session of Congress |
y bill, well calculated To suppress the growing |
evil of poigamy, and 10 check the growth OF |
The hostile power of the Mormon church. |
when Is threatening the peace and furnishing |
the good ualne of the United States. We CON |
denim ,he action Of the Democratic House of |
representatives in refusing during all the |
long session OF Congress which has just closed |
10 conside: any measure tsnuing to relieve |
our country from the blightingcurse polvg- |
amy and polysamous rule in Utah and sur |
rounding Territories.
X
We are opposed 10 the further importation |
of Chinese 10 this country, or any other !
foreign lAborers, uoder the contract system, |
and we favor any plan for The relief OF free |
labor rom competition with convict labor, |
which does not impose upon free labor
the expense Of supporting convcIs in idle. |