Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-10-25

election machinery into interminable confiic,
ana collision, with . statutory effort Of the
/ eople OF the various commonwealths OF our
Union 70 institute genuine, practical and per.
| We hold that this species OF Fedrsi fnter.
Terence with the people In the registration OF
their sovereign will Is despofc and eentralis.
ing 10 Its tendencies, dangerous 20 the liberty.
peace and prosperity OF the people, revolution
ary its nature and purpose, and a direct con.
fayentlon OF the principles Of free government
- oequeathed 10 rs by the framers Of our Con.
Fer these crimes the Republican marty Of the
State 10 in part responsible, and wholly respon-
sble for greater local ofenses.
Inc Republican party Of this State began its
career OF dishonor and ruin In 1884, when our
what they are to-day; when our yet undevel.
opec industries gave greater promise than In
any other part Of the earth; when the STATE
was was honored and our people respected whsr-
eVer Enown; and when we had reason 10 hone
that Nevada would become one Of the grand.
est, the richest and most populous Of the great
ssterhood Of States. Our hopes have been
blasted and overthrown. In the interest Of
has created unnecessary Offices, multIplied
depufyships, established extravagant fees and
unprecedented salaries. II has enacted laws
ana instituted system Of business which en-.
the cost Of the State Of Nevada; which made II
more prohtable TO reside and do busfness In
San Francisco than In Nevada,
of the hundreds OF eorporations owning
mines and mining upon the great co..akans
lode but one IL . Nevada corporation. The
rest are non resident, not smensble 70 our
Courts. with their directors, officers and en-
e1ss %egss .nd nSs essrcisng employ
long 70 our people. OF Q thousand million
dollais taken out OF the mines, not ten mil.
lions remain In the State. The mines. the
the hRuda 0f sr,l axno~
Not only the business Of mining and milling
ores, but the business Of manufacturing lum.
Der. square timber and wood; the business Of
supplying water. fuel and lights; in short.
every proftable industry 10 monopolized.
dragged and plundered. until nothing is left TO
our people but the wretched pttance called the
wages OF labor.
The State 10 literally the spoil of monoplies.
In small holdings TO settlers. have been con-
Tracted TO spectators and cattle kings
In tracts large enough for counties, and
In place OF our villages being homes for people.
they are camps for the COWS.
Our population. which was $1,000 In 1854
and which should have been 10000 by
now. has decreased to 10000, and our taxable
property. which should q thousand million
dollars, is less than twenty million.
1t has robbed the school fund-solemny ded.
icated to the education Of our children-And
substituted for the money worthless promise.
which 10 provides shall never be paid.
Under Its management our industries have
been paralyzed and are no longer profitable;
taxes have increased until in many places pro-
perty is valueless; immigration has ceased and
the State is being depopulated.
IL has so often imported candidates for once
into the State, 80 often exposed the great once
of Senator for sale 30 often; corrupted the bal
lot box, that we have been stigmatized as the
" rotten borough" and hsye become by.word
and reproach and stencil in the nostrfis Of the
English. speaking people. i
To correct these wrongs and reform these
abuses Is the mission of the Democratic party,
and to the accom- plish ment Of this great work
we solemnly pledge ourselves.