Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-09-30
SuCRD TA:.Es nr GARL.IsI.E:,

A Cincinnati dispatch Of the 18th in
sthut says:
The Democratic Convention of til,
Sixth Kentucky Distric, to-day nomi-
mated John e.. Carlisle for Congress
The nomination WAS made with gIcIi
enthusiasm, and upon Cariislo'S mp
praran"e there WIS nn uutburst Of mp
pIausc LASTING several minutes. Speaker
Carlisle said:
the two political parties have nom
mated thoir candidates aud made a
formal declaration Of tie principles.
The Republican party has chosen rs its
standard bearers Mr.. Harrison, n It,.
specialize lawyer, for President, aud
for Vice President, Levi p. Horton, &
very rich tanker. The D,mucrutio
patty las selected the tine. tried. nnt.
u~ucorruptible President, who now I'LL,
the chnir-a mmn who has brought the
Administration back to the ways Of tho
Constitution, and given la this people,
II clean, conservative and faithful adj
minist,.,;;on 81 law. With him :heN
have associated Mr.. Thurman, who 70,
many years has been the best and t.uesl
reprcsentivo of Western Dr;Eucrrcy.
It is not my purpose to make n
speech, bUt / KANT to call your nttcii.l
ton to the overwhelming Importance Of
the great question which is nov pre-
scented for the decision 81 tao people
II il declared in the Democratic plat.
form that unnecessary taxation is I'M
Just taxation, md by Tint de2lmNtion
the Democratic party will stand or fall
in this contest When President
Cleveland WAS innngurnte | on the ith
OF March. 1855, lie found on the statute.
books laws passed by n Republican
Congress under which there was an
nunlly Icing collected from tho people
500, COO, 900 III excess Of the actual
necessities OF the Government. He
found II large surplus accumulated in
tho vaults of the Treasury, aud TINT all
the public doht in control of the Gov
ernmGnt, except about Sl0G. 0OO 900 Of
} per CEN. bonds Ind been paid.
Whit was to he done? W. we're not
responsible for the existence Of these
laws. but We felt, a representatives of
the American people. that the RESPONSE
billty rested upon Is i'll some MEASURE,
at least to see il il could not be RENE
died. We failed. Mon,y went on nc
%cumnlnting i'll the trrnSur! at tho rate
Of ) per cent. per month, and is still
~nccumulating ut that rate. At the rate
OF several hundrel thousand dOilnr,I
every day and night tlio money Of tL.i
treasury, where it IL not needed. Tt
relieve the treasury FROM this cnormuui
amount md t. prevent disaster to Tho
business of the country, tho Admiuistrn.
ton is Compelled to purchase outstHmdI
ing bonds of tho GovcI nment at an
enormous premium.
Harrison in his recent letter Of nc
c~optance says that this process shout |
go ON md money should continue to he
paid to tho bondhOldrTs. Sherman,
former Secretary Of Il o Treasury. takes
tho sume ground, and cliticizes in Il
harsh manner tho action Of the present
Administration in %doposi,iug part Of
this money in national bnnl;s. 80 TINT
it can DO 10 med Ia the people aud go
thus into q u channels OF ttalc.
II | Ind time | think | could show to
the satisfaction Of every intelligent and
candid man within the sound Of my
voice that the wages OF labor are 10
more affected by the rnte Of duties up
on imported goods than tue yield Of
orr to the acre on your farm IL affected
by IT,. And ore OF the chief benefits Of
the system, in tho estimation Of linrri-
on, il the fact that tho people do not
know how much they nrr paying.
When n mans money Is taken away
without his knowledge some malicious
people call il Il ming. | will any that
II Is the most dangerous form of taxa
ton that could DO devised, because il
makes the people less sigileut Of OK.
pcndituros Of public money and lulls
them to s'ocp while tlloir substance IL
being taken AWAY.