Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12

lawful tender in payment OF debts
contracted before the enactment OF the
Greenback law. the Republican party,
in tie interest and upon the dictntion
Of railroad corporations, md To per
nit them to pay their outstanding
bords in deprecated money, re-or-
ganized the Court. increased the
number OF judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys to- the Supreme
bench. upon the express agreement
that they would reverse the decision
previously rendered. 1t created and
fostered rings Of Spectators and swim
oilers, notably the Indian ring" tho
.WhiskeS ring" tho .Star Route
Postal ring" the District Of Colombia
ring" the "De Collier Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobilier ring" the "Con-
trnct and Finance Committee ring"
the 1Gold ring" aud when detected
and exposed il defeated justice. pro-
tected the guilty wretches against
the vengeance OF the law. md in some
cases pardoned them out Of the peni-
Tertiary; in others honored them with
high office.
1t has filled tho great Offices OF the
PEOPLE with demaGoEues and pretend
ers, and put the to,.a aud ermine up
on the shoulders of mountebanks aud
mi!lionaircs.
1t r'aintaIns n vicious caucus sys-
TEN, thereby subverting the manhood
md independence OF our Representa-
tivesi it puts the success OF tn" party
above the good OF the country and
happiness o! the people; it accepted
brides and was corrupted TO rob the
people OF their lands and grant them
TO railroad corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup
port it refuses to forfeit land grants
which are uncarned, 10 enforce the
payment OF obligations overdue, and
permits them TO discriminate and en-
tort i'll freight ard fares, and to de-
fraud and plumber thu government
and the people.
To continue its hold upon the Offices
OF the Government aud its opportu-
nifty TO plumber the public treasury,
1t mennced the country with war, de-
frnuded the people out Of {. cir choice
for President, in%augurated Ha' cs, tic
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con-
sumnated the most stupcndous crime
ever pcrpctrated against 4 free people.
1t has created, fostered and enriched
monOpolics and trusts. extended ex-
piring patents, and enacted unjust
and discrininative laws to destroy
competition and Cypress %unfavored
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 fictit:ously increase the price OF
domestic products-to make the com
non necessaries Of life dcarer to tn.
consumer it has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and DESTROYED
our comlncrc with foreign nations.
II has invited tho cheap labor of
Europe and Asia to our shores, and
employed it in factory. furnace and
mine, thus supplanting American
wage workers, subjecting them to tho
competition Of imported paupers, and
reducing wages IT, starvation prices.
AT this moment it is prolonging the
session Of Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in a frantic attempt Ia
increase and p~eTpetuate these wrongs
which have already become unbear,
able.
BY the power and influenced bond,
holders, corporations, rings and trusts
and BY tho unstinted use OF money to
corrupt the ballot box and bride elect
ors, it defeated tho popular will ard
restored itseif to power in 1883, and
to-day the instruments OF this revolt.
ing crime arc its honored and trusted
leaders.
To increase its majority and aug.
mcnt its power in tho lower house OF
Congress, it elected n co~nscienceless
partisan dcspot, Speaker Of the House;
subverted tho rules, practices and
presidents OF legislative bodies; dc,
clarcd quorums whcro ono existed,
deliberately stole tho seats OF two
Senators from Montana, and unseated
and expelled tho lawfully elected rep,
rescntatives Of the people TO increase
O partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the
ground nlono that they were Republi.
can in politics, and excluded other
Territories Of greater population than
those admitted, on tho sole ground
that they would send Democratic
Senators and Repre- sentatives TO the
National Legislature.
When II succced:d to tho control OF
the Government in March, 1889, the
Treasury was overlooking; under the
economical and honest administration
Of Grover Cleveland there was more
than one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars in excess OF all exist
ing demands, and there was an annual
incoming surplus OF noarly seventy
five million dollars. In less than two
years this surplus has been wasted,
the Treasury depleted, and there is
to-day al admitted deficiency OF moro
than fifty millions OF dollars, with tho
most oXtravagantly liberal pension
laws that ver existed since govern
ments began. II il chiefly occupied
i'll passing special laws in tho interest
Of partisan favOrites, who have no
claim under tho general law. With
an annual pension roll exceeding ono
hundred and fifty millions Of dollars
greater than tho cost Of maintaining
tho standing armies Of Europe-and
more than n hundred times creator
thnn the cost OF tho Administration
OF Washington, und moro than double
the total cost Of tho Democratic Ad.
ministrution OF 1860. IL hus brought
forward and advocates q service pom
sion bill which will ndd one hundred
and seventy.fivo million of dollars n
year to the alroady enormous burdens
OF the people.
At tho dictation OF cnpital and 10
increase tho ynlue md power OF money