Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-10-11

borough" TO join with us in indorane IN,
principles and electing the candidates. Of thiI
Convention.
We sccuse and srrsIen the Republican marty
state and National, for every crime possible Z
be committed against free people. When tn,
war, wsged to prevent States from seeding
ws ended, for the shsmeles. purpose Of per
petuating its power. IL falsely and contrary Il
principles upon which the war was waged as
sumed and declared that the rebelling State,
| were not members Of the Union deprived them
| Of self f-government, erected military despotismI
over them: established the rule OF the bayonet
| subverted the cfvel powers deprived the in
habitsnts Of civil and political rights; and
hnally set up carpet-bag governments; put ths
ballot In the hands Of the negro, and, through hii
ignorance and prejudice, and the criminal ra
pactofty white Republican leaders, plunged thu
already impoverished country into $500 900 OOC
Of useless debt. After peace was restored. and
| when the people were borne down by debts
burdened by heavy taxes 10 maintain the war
| 10 doubled import dueies, increased internal
taxes, contracted the volume Of currency, de-
monetized silver, required greenback bonds
and obligations TO be paid In gold. and thus
ictitiously depreciated the value Of money,
| debts. bonds and securities, and multiplied
| the wealth Of the bond holder, money lende er
and creditor, and increased the burdens OF the
debtor and the distress Of the poor.
When the Supreme Court OF the United
States, then the most august aud honored tr-
bunh upon the earth. decided that greenbacks
were not lawful tender In payment of debts
contracted before the enactment Of the Green
back law. the Republican party, In the inter-
est and upon the dictation OF railroad corpora
tions, and to permit them TO pay their out
standing bonds In deprecated money, reor.
ganized the Court, increased the number of
Judges, appointed two railroad attorneys TO
the supreme bench, upon the express sgree-
ment that they would reverse the decision pre-
viously rendered. 1t created and fostered
rings Of speculstors and swindlers, notably
the " Indian ring" the i" Whisky ring" the
Star Route ring" the "District Of Columbia
ring" the "De Collier Pavement ring" the
Credit Mobilter ring" the Contract and
Finance Committee ring" the " Gold Ring"
and when detected and exposed IL defeated
Justice. protected the guilty wretches against
the vengeance Of the law, and in some cases
pardoned them out OF the penitent tisry; in
others honored them with high office.
IL has filed the great offices OF the people
with demagogues and pretenders, and put the
togA and ermine upon the shoulders Of mounte-
banks and millonAires.
II maintains q vicious caucus system, thereby
subvertiLg the manhood and Independence Of
our Representatives; II puts the success of the
party above the good OF the country and hap
piness Of the people; II accepted bribes and
and grant them to railroad corporations.
And TO hold their political infiuen Q and sup
port II refuses TO forfeit land grants which are
unearned, to enfore the payment Of obligations
extort In freights and fares and TO defrsud and
plunder the Government and the people.
To continue its hold upon the ofices of the
Government and Its opportunity TO plunder
the public treasury, Ii menaced the country
with war. defrauded the people out OF their
choice for President. inaugursted Hayes, the
defeated candidate, brought elective institu-
uons into contempt, consummated the moststu-
pendous crime ever perpetuated against free
people. 1t has created, fostered and enriched
monopolies and trusts, extended expiring
patents, and enacted unjust and discri minAtive
laws to destroy competition and oppress IN
ri 4 has aA ant
and unnecessary taxes for the sole purpose OF
multiplying already enormous and excessive
wealth. Under this vicious policy labor has
been degraded, Impoverished and deprived OF
It's share of production, and capital has been
favored and exempted from taxation.
To hcttiously increase the price Of domestic
products-to make the common neceseartes Of
life dearer to the consumer-it has excluded
articles manufactured abroad. and destroy our
commerce with foreign nations. IL has invited
the cheap labor Of Europe and Asia 10 our
shores, and employed 1t in factory, furnace and
mine, thus surplanting American wagework-
ers, subjecting them to the competition Of i'm
tion prices.
At this moment il is prolonging the session
OF Congress. and wasting the peoples money
In frantic attempt TO increase and perpetuate
bearable.
By the power Of influence OF bond holders,
corporations, rings and trusts, and by the un-
sttnted use of money to corrupt the ballot box
and bribe electors, Il defeated the popular will
and restored itself to power in 1885, and to-day
the instruments Of this revolving crime are its
honored and trusted leaders.
To increase its majority and augment Its
power In the lower house Of Congress, 1t elec-
ted aeonscienceless PARTISAN despot. speaker of
the House; snbverted the rules, practices and
precedents Of legislative bodies; declared quo
rumsAwhere none existed; deliberately stole the
seats OF two Senators from Montana, and un-
seated and expelled the lawfully elected repre-
uCtt ttafar Of fhaN wsla a.
majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the ground
alone that they were Republican in politics,
and excluded other Territories Of greater popu
lation than those admitted, on tho ground that
they would send Democratic Senators and Rep
resenatiyes to the National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded to the control Of the Gov.
ernment in March, 1889. the treasury was over
flowing; under the economical and honest ad
ministration Of Grover Cleveland there was
more than one hundred and twenty-five million
dollars In excess Of all existing demands, and
rSers nssr w en.Y 40 annual ,,oS inSo%ing surplus o.
than two years the surplus has been wasted,
the treasury depleted, and there is to-day an
admitted deficiency OF more then fifty mili ms
pension laws that ever existed since govern.
in passing special laws in the interest
q partisan i.yorites. who have NO
an annual pension roll exceeding si5o. .oOo. 900
(greater than the cost of maintaining the
standing armies OF Europe)and more than hun
dred times greater than the cost Of the admin
istration of Warrington. and more than double
the total cost Of the Democratic administration
OF 1850 1t has brought forward and advocates
service pension bill which will add one
hundred and seventy-hve million Of dollars q
year to the already enormous burdens of the peo-
pie.
At the dictation Of capital and to increase
the value and power OF money 1t demonetized
silver in 1873, and in 1890 defeated the passage
Of Free Coinage bill by the threats Of Harri-
son and the Vaccinations of Sherman, Window,
Reed and Mckinley. and the COW ardly scqui.
escence of Jones. Stewart and Bartine, our
own Senators and Representative in Congress.
The compromise silver bill reported and sd-
yocated by Sherman OF Ohio. the arch enemy
Of silver money, though Ii has temporarily adj
vanced the price Of silver. for the first time
in the history OF the nation. deliberately and
against the protest OF the people. degraded
silver to a commodity and destroyed it's func-
tion Is . royal money metal. A Democratic
Congress remonetized silver, Republican Presi
dents vetoed bills passed by Democrats restor.
ing silver to its proper place in the currency Of
the country. The Bland Act was forced upon
Republican President by Democratic votes.
The great body OF the votes In Congress in ia.
Gratis. and the bulk Of the votes sgainst silver
have invariably come from the Republican
party.
AT the present session OF Congress the Demo-
cratic Senators. with the aid Of few Western
members, forced free coinage measure through
| the Senate. and the Democrats, with the aid Of
= score Of Republicans from the silver States.
would have forced 1t through the House, but
| for the active Intervention Of President Harri-
| son, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay. The silver
| bill that was adopted was passed merely to
prevent free coinsge. Only thirty ght
| Republican Senators ami Congressman voted
| for the free coinage bill and one hundred and
| sxty-three of them voted against the bill. while
1 4 .
| In other words, 81 per cent OF the Republicans
| voted against silver. while 81 Per cent Of the
| Democrats voted for IL.
/ Snch Ia a recital Of the infamoua deeds Of The