Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-26

the price OF silver for the first time Ia
the history OF the nation, deliberately
and against the protest OF tho people.
degraded silver 10 a commodity and
destroyed its function as q royal
money metal. A Democratic Con-
gress remonetized silver, Republican
Presidents vetoed bills passed by
Democrats restoring silver to its
proper place in tho currency OF the
country. The Bland Act was forced
upon n Republican President by
Democratic votes. The great body Of
the votes in Congress in favor Of sill
yer have always been cast by Demo.
Gratis. and the bulk OF tho votes
against silver have invariably como
from the Republican party.
AT the present session OF Congress
the Democratic Senators, with the aid
OF Il few Western members, forced n
free coinage meaSuro through the
Senate, aud the Democrats, with tho
| aid OF n score OF Republicans from
tho silver States. would have forced
it through tho House, but for tho
active Intervention o. President uar-
r,son, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay.
Tho silver bill that WAS adopted vas
passed merely to prevent free coinage.
Only 80 Republican Senators aud
Congressman voted for the FREQ coin
age Till and lG of them voted against
F! tho bill, while l4S De.Iocrats voted
for it and % against it. In other
words, 81 per cent. OF the Republicans
voted against silver, while 81 per cent.
OF the Democrats voted for it.
Such is Il recital OF tho Infamous
deeds of tho once horored rarty
which the lofty and Immortal Sum
ner and Seward and Chase and Greedy
and Phillips and ACams organIzen
and led to victory, and which they
and each Of them abandoned and
spurncd M rrc than twenty years ngo;
which to-day, corrupted and dishon-
ored n recreant to every principle
which made it glorious, has fallen
Under tho degenerate leadership OF
Tom Reed, John Sherman, Mat Quay
and Blocks o~t-iivs" Dudley, and ulot
Of bosses, moncy-bags and mounte-
banks too contemplate to mention.
We deuounce and condemn the Re-
publican majority in tho National
House OF Representatives, for tho pas
sage OF the Infamous Forco bill, by
which the majority seeks. masquerade
lug under tho Suise q "a "freo ballot
and a fair count, to pcrpetuate itself
III poNtI " l~uSltluONSIN uSStTDNi TH
IN liberties OF American citizens,
usurping the legitimate functions OF
State governments and bringing the
Federal election machinery into in.
terminabls conflict and collision with
n statutory effort OF the people al the
various comnionwealths Of our Union
to institute n genuine, practical and
permanent political reform.
We hold that this species OF Federal
interference with the people il tho
registration OF their sovereign will is
dcspotIc and centralizing in it's ten
denotes, dangerous to the liberty,
peace and prosperity OF the people,
revolutionary in it's nature and pur-
pose. and n direct c~ontravcntIon Of
the principles Of FREQ government
rs bslueathol to us 10y tho trainers
o:our Constitution.
FoT theso crimes tho Republican
party OF this State is in part respon-
siblc, and wholly responsible for
greater local oirenScs.
The Republican party OF this State
began its career OF dishonor and ruin
III 1851, when or wealth and populn.
ton were moro than double what
they are to-day; when our yet un-
developed industries gave greater
promise than in any other part Of tho
earth; whom tho State was honoTcd
and our people respected wherever
known, and when We had reason 10
hope that Nevada would become ono
Of the grandcst, the richest and most
populous OF tho great sisterhood OF
States. Our hopes have been blas:cd
and overthrow. In tho interest OF
olticc-sackers, the Republican party ri
| NAUn1n hn- ,-n,Nal
offices, multiplied deputyships, es;ab.
lIshed ~eXtravagant fees and unprcce.
denied salaries. 1t has enacted laws
and instituted Il system Of business
which enriched and populated tho
State OF California ut tho cost OF the
State OF Ncvada; which made it moro
profitable to reside and do business in
San Francisco than in Nevada.
or tho hundreds OF corporations
owning mines and mining upon tho
great Comstock lode but ono is a No.
vada corporation. Tho rest arc non
resident, not amenablo to our Courts,
with their directors, officers and en-
ploycs tiVing positions, exercising pr
Payments and drawing salaries which
OF right belong 10 our people. or n
thousand million dollars taken out OF
tho mincs, not ten millions remain in
the State. Tho mines, tho greatcst
source Of ON wealth, have fallen into
the hands OF corporations and spccu.
lators.
Not only tho business OF mining and
milling ores, but the business Of man
ufacturing lumber, square timber and
wood; the business VI supplying water.
fuol and lights; in short, every profit.
able industry is monopolized, dragged
and plundercd, until Dothing ia left TO
our peoplo but tho wrotched pittance
called h wages OF labor.
Tho State is literally tho spoil OF
monopolics. Tho public lands. which
should have boon sold in small hold.
ings TO settlers, have boon contracted
to spectators and cattlo kings in
tracts largo enough for counties, and
in place Of our villages being homes
for tho people, they arc camps for tho
cows.
Our population which was 10000 in
1854 and which should have boon 600.
900 by now, has decreased to 10000,
and our taxable property, which
should DO u thousand million dollars,
Is less than twonty million.
1t has robbed tho school fund-sol.
omnly dedicated TO tho education OF
our childrcn-and substituted for tho
money n worthless promise, which IL
provides shall never DO paid.
Under it's management our indus.
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