Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-05

OF a few Western members, forced a
free coinage measure through the
Senate, and the Democrats, with the
aid OF a score OF Republicans from
the silver States, would have forced
it through the House, but for the
active Intervention o: President uar-
rison, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay.
The silver bill that was adopted was
passed merely to prevent free coinage.
Only. SO Republican Senators and
Congressman voted for the free coin
age bill and l3 OF them voted against
the bill, while 14S Democrats voted
fer it and % against it. In other
voted against silver, whileSI per cent.
OF the Democrats voted for it.
Such is a recital Of the infamous
deeds VI the once honored Earty
which the lofty and immortal Sum
ner md Seward and Chase and Greedy
and Phillips and AC ams organized
and led to victory, and which they
and each Of them abandoned and
spurned = than twenty years ago;
which to-day, corrupted and dishon-
ored and recreant TO every principle
which made it glorious, has fallen
Under the degenerate leadership of
Tom Reed, John Sherman, Mat Quay
and Blocks o Five" Dudley, and alot
OF bosses, m~oney-bags and mouute-
banks too contemplate to mention.
We denounce and condemn the Re-
publican majority in the National
House OF Representatives for the pas
sage Of the Infamous Force bill, by
which the majority seeks. masquerade
ing under the guise II u free ballot
and a fair count,"to perpetuate itself
in power by insiduously destroying
the liberties Of American citizens,
usurpiDg the legitimate functions OF
State governments and bringing tho
Federal election machinery into in
terrninable conflict and collision with
Il statutory effort Of the people OF the
various comnonwealths of our Union
to institute q genuine, practical and
permanent political reform.
We hold that this species Of Federal
interference with the people in the
registration OF their sovereign will is
despotic and ceutralizing in its TEN
denotes, dangerous to the liberty,
pence and prosperity OF the people,
revolutionary in its nature and pur-
pose. and q direct co]ntravention Ct
the principles OF free government
rs ~bequeathed to us Ivy the trainers
OF our Constitution.
For these crimes the Republican
party OF this State is in part respon-
sible, and wholly responsible for
greater local oifenses.
The Republican party Of this State
began its career Of dishonor and ruin
in 1854, when our wealth and popula-
ton were more than double what
they are to-day; when our yet un-
developed Industries gave greater
promise than in any other part of the
earth; VIXEN the State was honored
and our people respected wherever
known, and when We had rcuson to
hope that Nevada would become one
Of the grandest, the richest and most
populous OF the great sisterhood OF
States. Our hopes have been biasted
and overthrown. In tho interest of
otiice-seekers, the Republican party ri
Nevada has created unnecessary
offices, multiplied deputyFhips, estab.
hshed extravagant fees and unprece.
denied salaries. II has enacted laws
and instituted Il system OF business
which enriched and populated tho
State OF California at the cost OF the
State OF Nevada; which made it more
profitable TO reside and do business in
San Francisco than in Nevada.
Or the hundreds OF corporations
owning mines and mining upon the
great Comstock lode but one is n Ne.
vada corporation. Tho rcGt nre non.
resident, not amenable 10 our Courts,
with their directors, officers and en-
ployes filling positions, exercising en-
Payments and drawing salaries which
Of right belong 10 our people. or n
thousand million dollars taken out OF
tho mines, not ten millions remain in
the State. The mines, the greatest
source OF our wealth, have fallen into
the lands OF corporations and specu-
lators.
Not only the business OF mining and
milling ores, but the business of man.
uiacturing lumber, square timber and
wood; the business of supplying water,
fuel and lights; in short, every profit
able industry is monopolized, dragged
and plundered, until nothing is left 10
our people but tho wrctched p~ittance
called the wages OF labor.
The State is literally the spoil OF
m~onopolies. The public lands, which
should have been sold in small hold.
lngs to settlers, have been contracted
to spectators and cattle kings in
tracts large enough for counties, and
10 place OF our villages being homes
for tho people, they are camps for the
cows.
Our population which wns 10000 in
1864 and which should have been 500
600 by now, has decreased TO 10000,
and our taxable property, which
should be O thousand million dollars,
Is less than twenty million.
1t has robbed the school fund-sol.
emnly dedicated to tho education OF
our children-pnd substituted for no
money n worthless promise, which il
provides shall never DO paid.
Under It's management our indus
tries have been paralyzed and arc no
longer profitable; taxes have increased
until in many places property is value.
less; immigration has ceased and the
State is being depopulated.
1t has so often imported candidates
for Office into tho State, 80 often OK.
posed tho great Office Of Senator for
shle, so often corrupted tho bnllot
box, that wo havo been Btigmatizcd
as tho "%rotten borough" md have DO.
come, q by-word and reproach and
stencil in tho nostrils Of tho English.
speaking people.
To correct these wrongs and reform
these abuses, Is the mission OF tho
Democratic purity; and 10 tho nccom-
plishmont OF this great work wo SOL
EMMY pledge ourselves.