Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-10-13
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The paramount interest of civilization r.
quirsS that Tie money useg H clrtpia.
medium in any country snail ut all times
bear constant lntio 10 toe increasing pepu-
lalloa Of that country, Curtfaetioa ol the
culret,eN Involves ai financial evils Ia Ma5uh
natich can ue subjected, amang which are
roboerp Of the debtor, slAgnasioL o. business.
reduction or wages auu lae ensalA ement OF
the lngsses for the bcneat OF hoAlAoIderi, and
graspihg creditors. We dcuoae g the ont.-
holders cons piracy 10 dcmoneti1a silver and
contract the money oi ulc world to a sinslc
golu slanuhld az a crll!e az II elNiIi2ati
II would daabis tIe bsisatlon of buhds and
all other contracts fof thc paymcnI oil money,
Witch nov aggregate III nv civilized worhd
the eaurmoas sum OF more than oIie hundred
thousand million dhiars, aEQ thereby make
the ric. richer and the poor poorer, anu i'm
pcSerish thu masses luc The beneht of u
favored lew. We are, therefore, iii favor OF
tae free ana unlimited coinage OF Doth gold
ahd silver upon the basis now provided py
law.
We condemn the Democratic iogse OF
Representatives for reiustng TO make the
necessary appropriations FOR the eenstrnetioi.
OF suitable navy for the defense of our com.
mcfee and the protection OF oar citizens al
home aud abroad, ANA we particularly con-
ucmn II Tor refusing TO IN ke any appfopria-
tion for fortldcailons 10 protect our extern
sive seaIoast while there was II vast sn plus
In the Treasury, and thousands of aborers
out of employment
NH.
We again declare our constant sympathy
With the just and consistent Republican
policy and practice Of granting out OF the
nations abundance generous pensions 10 the
disabled vete ans of oar wars whether for the
conntrys Il. fensc or ior the preservation of
the Union. We protest against the remoyal
from official places OF worthy and disabled
Union sndiers / q naka way ijr partisan and
a "A M ~
XIV.
In common with all loyal people o. the
land we mourn the lose to our country OF ne
heroic dead, and especially that gre / Kepnb-
lican, as well as great soldier and stateennn
Ulysses 5. Grant, His ite will forever be All
lnsplfaton 10 high and Honorable lnanhoot,
patriotic DEVOTION " our country and LOYALTY
TO the principles OF frepublicanlsm which he
80 iittingly represented and did so much 10
advance. We shall ever treasure his mem-
ory and cherish His deeds.
XIV.
II is tho duty df this State to maintain free
schools, not only in towns and thickly popu-
lated sections, but in the rhr.l aud si,areh
settled districts, and as the education OF
pupils IN the sparsely settled sections of tue
Stute IL necessarily more expensive per
caplia than where a large number Of pGbiis
can attsnd the same school, sucl division
Of the school money should be made az will
furnish the means OF education to ali chi Idren
in the state.
Expendtnres beyond the means of private
lndiNidulas are reqtlted Tor snrveys, ngineer
ing ana tne construction of reservoirs Canals
ana other hydraulic WORKS, for the purpose of
lrriga ion in this State. We, therefore favor
liberal appropriations by Congress ior sur
Veys, both hydrographical and Typographical,
to ascertain how the waters oi this STATE;
IA tp in AAlt tia,,.t H.,
stored and utilized Tor lhe purpose OF avricul.
ture, 10 the end that wnen all the facts are
known, snitibin aid may be obtained rom
| Congress 10 enable thu Government of the
United states To dispose or it's lands, and to
enab.e the people to settle upon and occupy
the same.
XVII.
| Resolved, That two Years exper ence has
demonstrated that the present Jury law
which 3ompels citizens, at their own expense
without regar. to their pecuniary ability or
The lcsse- they may suiler, summarily TO sus-
| pend their usual occupation, break their busi-
| hess engagements, travel long distances and
and remain from their homes for an uncertin
| pellot, and attend upon District Courts as
| jnHnlen. lie a measure of unwise economy,
often productive oi great hardship and an un-
| just lmbositiun OF public burdens upon
private dividuas, We therefore demand of
| the next Legislature such legislation as shall
secare TO all citizens fair compensation for
all the time which they spend. and Iull reim-
| burecment for ali eXpC iscs which they incur
in performing the duties OF jnrymen III the
| District Court.
XVIII.
Resolved, That we point with pride and
| pleasure TO he able and brilliant record made
| by eur senator iii Conprcs the Hon. John p
| Jones, IN his watch1nll and vieiant care of
our interests upon all occations, as are fully
shown by his unanswerable speeches in Con-
| al .,F t,,,fa
| foreign manufactures and foreign productions
which EXPOSES in n mastery style aud in n
clear ana iorclblc manner the fcee.trade
| doctrines OF m dern Democracy. His able and
| exhaustive speeches upon the remoctiZatiou
| OF silver. particularly The last speech In Cen
gress upon that subject, in which he has dis
played more strongly his ability TO render I e
ahstruse subjects intelligent to the most COM
the old time-h .nored American dollar OF our
fathers in its rightfu position rs part of our
circulating medium and purchasing power,
and his logical and overwhelming arguments
in favoi of the passage of the Chinese Re
strlction and Exclusion bill, and amend
ments ther, to, during the last Congress
Resolved, That our able Representative
! in Congress, the Hon. William Woodburn
| deserves the united thanks OF the people of
| this state for his constant zeal aud watchful
care over the tue interests of the people Of
this State, and that We recognize in him an
able Statesman, Il faithful Representative and
an honest Inau, 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 it is the duty of the National
| Government TO pass laws regulating the great
railroad corporations of the country, protect
ing the people from eXtortions and unjust
determinations. and we app owe the princi.
| pales of the bill passed by the United States
Senate, known as the Cullom bill. and urge
our Senators and Representative in Con.
| gress 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 Senate j.
ADMINISTRATORS GAIT