The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-10-14

things relating to their welfare and to the In.
dustrial welfare Of the country, and we favor the
enactment of State and National laws providing
for the settlement Of controversies between EN-.
ployers and employees by methods of voluntary
arbitration, or by the establishment Of courts Of
cancellation, which will avoid the waste. loss and
ill-feeling resulting from strikes and lock-outs,
and the usual expense Of litigation.
vi.
We denounce the action OF the Democratic
House OF Representa- YES at its last session in
striking from the bill to compensate the citizens
of this state for losses sustained in the Indian
war Of ls60 all claims for supplies furnished for
the suppression Of indian osiiliies, and also for
services n Ter d during that memorable strug-
gle in which the lives ola large number of our
most respected citizens were sacrificed.
VII
| We denonnce the pretense Of the Democratic
party Of having sympathy for The cause Of LEGAL
self government in ireland while the Democra' ic
whole, repeat dls refused TO endorse that prin.
ciple. In tile months Of April and june last that
body, by Democratic votes, on rec several oc.
casions rejected res lluton indorsing free Par
Lament 70. Ireland which IS the following words
"RBsoLrEn. That tie House Of Represenl a.
tiyes earnestly sympathizes with the Right Hon.
William f. Gladstone ard his associates in their
efforts to secure a free Parliament TOR the people
Of Ireland. ard congratulate the people Of that
hitherto unhappy country upon the pr,speci Of
an early and successful termination Of their long
and patriotic st uggle for the right of local self.
government"
Thereby discounging the growth OF liberal
spirit throughout Great nrit.in.
VIII
We commend the efforts of Senaior Jones and
Congressman ooabnrn IA obtaining an appro-
prialion II $50 ,0oo for public and surveys IN
this State. aud We eonlcnI the action of the
Commissioner Of ths General Land Office IN with
holding moneys appropria ed for that purpose,
and particularly con Tenn the action Of Senafor
Fair in abs,ntiug himself from Washington dur
ing all the time when appropriations for this
State were under consideration bg the Senate.
tx.
We endorse the action Of senator Jonss and
Congressman woodburn in their efforts 10 sup.
Of disloy atty to the Government in that Territory
and we fully endorse he prin iplss Of the bill in
troducod for that purpose by CONGRESSMAN Wood.
burn. We endorse the action Of the Republicans
senate IN passing in the RS days Of the last
session u Congress bin well calculated to sup
press tne growi-g evil OF ppiys my, and check
the growth Of the hostile power Of the Mormon
church, which Is threatening the peace and
furnishing the 10 d name OF the United State
We condemn the action Of the Democratic House
Ct Representatives IN refusing during the long
session of Congress which has just closed 10 con-
slider any measure tending 10 relieve our county
from the bliRhtng curse Of poygamy and posga
mons rule in Utah aud surrounding Territories
We are opposed 10 the further importation of
Chinese 10 this country. or any other foreign
iaborers undar the ntraet system. and We IA
Yor sny plan for the relief Of free labor from com
petition with convict labor which does not inn
pose upon frec Dor the expense of supporting
eonvicis in idlcness and useless labor And ~e
favor the adoption Of laws providing for the pro-
lection of workers in our mines and other haz-
ardous callings, and such other measures as will
improve the material aud social welfare Of our
Industrial population. We are earnestly opposed
TO the doctrine of the so.called Anarchists. and
VIC believe in the most perfect protertion Of each
and every individual in the enjoyment of the
fruits of all his personal efforts to earn an honest
livelihood.
The paramount interest Of civilization re-
quires that the money used as circulating me-
dium In any country shall at all times bear a
constant ratio to the Increasing population OF
that country. Contraction Of the currency IN
wolves all financial evils TO which nation can be
subjected, among which are robbery of the
debtor, stsgnation Of business, reduction Of
wages and The enslayement Of the masses for the
benefit of the oondhuders and graspng creditors
We dcnounee the bondholders' conspiracy to de-
monoiize silver and contract the money Of the
world 10 a single goli stapdard as \ crime
against civilization 1t would double the obliga-
tion OF bonds and all other contracts for th
payment Of money. which now aggregate in the
civilized world the enormous sum of more chan
one hundred thousand million dollars and there
by make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and
impoyerish the masses for the benefit of favored
few We are, then fore. 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 Repre-
sentalives for refusing to make the necessar, ap-
rropfin; N for the construction of a suitable
navy 10 tn defense Of our commerce and the
protection Of ou etiz ms At home and abroad,
anl " plaisn,arly conlem Il for refusing to
maze any appropriation for fo'tiacations to
protect our extensive seaeesst While there was a
vast surplus in the rreNury, and Thousands of
IA orers uu Of employment.
XIII,
We again declare our constant sympathy with
the Just and constan' Rep blican policy and
practice uf granting ou' of the nations abund-
ance generous pensions TO the disabled vet
efans of uug vars, ahother for he eountIs's de-
fnse or far thl pFessra'en Of the Union We
prolest8 aiusi iAs removal from fiicial places
Of worthy aud dis bed glion soldier to make
way fir partisan oiyiliai and eS-confed,rates.
XIV.
In common wi a all ovnf people Of the land
we Mourn the loss TO our country of their heroic