Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-17

oanHS roo colt0mptible. to mention.
We denonnce and condemn the Re-
publican majority in the National
House OF Representatives for the nae
sage or the infamous Force bill, nv
which the majority, soeke. masquerad.
ing under the guise cfa 'sfree ballet
and fair count, to perpetuate itself
IN power by insiduousIy destroying
, the liberties OF American citizens
lsurpiDg the legitimate functions Of
State governments and bringing the
Federal election machinery into in.
terminable conflict and collision with
u statutory effort Of the people of the
various commemorative of our Union
TO institute genuine, practical and
permanent, political reform.
We hold that this species of Federal
interference with the people in the
registration OF their sovereign will ia
despotic and centralizing in it's ten
denotes, dangerous to tho liberty.
peace and prosperity OF the people.
revolutionary in it's nature and pur.
pose. and direct cOntravention CT
the principles OF free government
az oequeathed TO us Ivy the framers
o. our Constitution. =.
For tt.ese crimes the Republican
party OF this State is in part respon-
slble, and wholly responsible for
greater local otfenses.
The Republican party OF this State
began its career OF dishonor and ruin
In le64, 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
onr RI In h.
and our people respected wherever
Known, and when we had reason to
hope that Nevada would become one
OF the grandest, the richest md most
populous OF the great sister,, God Of
States. Our hopes have been blasted
anu oVerthrowD. In the interest OF
ottice-seekers, the Republican party nf
Nevada has created unnecessary
offices, multiplied deputyships, estab-
ilshed eXtravngant fees and unprece-
denied salarlee. 1t has enacted laws
and instituted u system Of business
which enriched and populated the
State or CalifoTniaat the cost of the
State OF Nevada; which made it moro
profitable to reside and do business in
San francisco than in Nevada.
VI tho hundreds Of corporations
owning mines and mining upon the
great ComstOck lode but one is Ne
vade corporation. The rest are pon-
resident, not amenable to our Courts,
with their directors, officers and en-
pioyes hl'lng positions, exercising en-
Payments and drawing salaries which
OF right belong TO our people. Ola
Thousand million dollars taken out Of
the mines, not ten millions remain IN
the State. The mines, the greatest
source -of our wealth, have fallen into
the hands OF corporations and specu-
lators.
Not only the business of mining and
milling ORES, but the business of man
ufacturiDg lumber; square timberhn
wood; the business " Supplying water;
fuel and lights; in short, every profit.
able industry is monopolized, dragged
and plundered, until 6othiDg is left to
our people but the wretched pittanco
called the wages of labor.
The State is. literally the spoil of
monopolies. The public lands, which
should have been sold in small hold
ings to settlers, have been contracted
to spectators and cattle kings in
tracts large enough for counties, and
in place OF our villages being homes
for tho people, they are cbmIs fortho
COWS.
Our population which was $4,000 in
1864 and which should have been $780,
GOO by now, his decreased to 10000,
and our taxable property, which
should be thousand million dollars,
is less than twenty million.
1t has robbed the school fund-sol-
EMMY dedicated to the education Of
our children-and substituted for The
money a worthless promise, which it
provides shall never be paid.
Under it's management our indus
tries have been paralyzed and are no.
longer profitable; taxes have increased
until in many places p. operty is veiue-
less; immigration has ceased and the
State is being depopulatcd. ,5s
1t has SO ofkn imported candidates
for office into the State, go often ex.
posed the great Office Of Senator for
sale, so often corrupted the ballot.
box, TINT we have been stigmatized
rs the "rotten borough, J" and have be.
come q by-word and reproach' and