Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-19

nhCh lie ptOpie. NcIe OOEuc uOhu u
debts, burdenel by heavy taxes to
maintain the war. it doubled import
duties, increased internal taxes, con
tracted the volume OF currency. de-
monetfzed silver, required greenback
bonds and obligations TO BIO paid in
gold, and thus tictitiously appreciated
the value of money, debts, bonds and
securities, and multiplied tho wealth
OF Tho hond-holder, money lender and
creditor, and increased tho burdens
OF the debtor and the distress Of tho
poor.
When the Supreme Court OF tho
United States, then tho most august
and honored tribunal upon the earth,
decided that greeubacSs were not n
contracted before the enactment OF tho
Greenback law. tho Republican party,
IN tho interest and upon the dictatlon
OF railroad corporations, and to per-
NIT them to pay their outstanding
lords in deprecated money, re-or
caniZed the Court, increased the
number Of judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys t. tho Supreme
bcnch, upon the express agreement
that they would reverse tho decision
thN' A'aAcIs ltEOtlCd. IL CECGleN anu
lostcrcd rings OF spectators and swim
@lcrs, notably the Indian ring" the
"Whis.:ey ring" tho "Star Route
Postal ring" tho District Of Columbia
ring" tho DE Golfer Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobilicr ring" the "Con-
tract and Finance Committee ring"
the Gold ring" aud when detected
and exposed it defeated justice. pro.
l fnnsnI tho TV,sslts. ,,rrlt,n, n,~-N
the vengeance Of the law. and in some
: cares rardoned them out of the pcni-
Tertiary, in others honored them with
high Office.
1t has filled the great Offices OF the
people with demagogucs and pretend
crs. and put the toSa and erminc up
on the shoulders Of mountebanks aud
m~illionaircs.
II maintains a vicious caucus sys-
tom, thereby subverting the manhood
and indeucrdeucc Of our Representa-
tivcs; il puts tie success Of thu party
above the good of tho country and
happiness Of tho people; it accepted
brides and was corrupted 10 rob tho
people OF their lands and grant them
10 railroad corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup
| port II refuses 10 forfeit land grants
which arc unearned. to enforce the
payment OF obligations overdue, and
permits them TO discriminate and ex-
tort in freight and fares, and to de-
fraud and plumber tho government
and the people.
To continue It's hold upon the Offices
OF n Government and its opportu-
nifty to plumber the public treasury,
| ~ n mad I1a ,a,,.. ...L - -
trhudcd the people out OF t. eirchoice
Tor President, inaugurated Hay cs, tho
Ccfeatcd candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, md con-
sn minated the most stupendous crime
ever perpctrated against a free people.
1t has created. fostered ard enriched
inonopo!!os and trusts. extended OK.
piTi1g patents, and enacted unjust
ami dIscrImlnatlve laws to destroy
competition and Cypress unfavorcd
industries. 1t has enacted exorbitant
and unnecessary taxes for the sole
purpose OF multiplying already 'cnor-
NOUS and excessive wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been de
graded, Impoverished and deprived OF
OF ITS share OF production, and capital
has been favored and exempted from
taxation.
To fictitiously increase the prico OF
domestic products-to mako tho COM
mon neccssaries OF lifo dearcr to tn.
consumer it has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and DESTROYED
our commerce with foreign nations.
IL has invited tho cheap labor Of
Europe and Asia to our shores, and
employed it in factory. furnace and
1 nina Tina cnntlnnf;p., -
wagc-wcrkers. subjecting them to the
competition OF imported paupcrs, and
rcdrciug wages t. starvation prices.
AT this moment it is %prolonging tho
session OF Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in Il frantic attempt to
increase and perpctuato these wrongs
which have already become unbcar.
able.
BY the power and influence OF bond
holders, corporations, rings and trusts,
and by tho unstintcd uso OF money TO
corrupt the ballot box and bribe elect
ors, it defeated tho popular will ard
restored itself to power in 1888, and
to-day tho instruments OF this revolt
ing crimo arc its honored and trusted
leaders.
To Increase its majority and aug.
mcnt it's power in tho lower house OF
Congress, it elected n c~onscicncolegs
partisan despot, Speaker of the House;
subvertcd tho rules. practices and
precedents of Legislative bodies; de-
clarcd quorums where none existed;
deliberately stOle the seats OF two
Senators from Montana, and unscatcd
and expelled tho lawfully elected rep
roscntatiyes Of tho people TO increase
n partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on tho
ground alono that thcy were Rcpubli.
can in politics, and excluded other
Territories OF greater population than
those admitted, On tho COLO ground
that thoy would send Democratic
Senators and Repre- ~sentatiyos TO tho
National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded TO the control OF
tho Government in March, 1889. the
Treasury was OVERLOOKING; under tho
economical and honest administration
OF Grover Cleveland there was more
than ono hundred md twenty-five
million dollars in excess OF all exist.
ing demands, and thcro was an annual
incoming surplus OF nearly seventy
1.-Two million dollars. In lcss than two
years this surplus has been wasted,
the Treasury depleted, and thcro 10
to-day an admitted deficiency of more
than fifty millions Of dpllara, with tho
most c~xtravaSuntly liberal pension
laws that over existed since govern.
incDta began. 1t 10 chiefly occupied
in passing special laws in tho interpot
Of partisan fnyuriteg. who have mn