Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-23

yer as OF greater Importance to Neva-
da than high protective tariff for
the benefit Of Eastern manufacturers;
and all who are weary Of corporate
detection and "boss rule" such as was
So glaringly apparent in the late Re-
publican State Convention; and all
who disapprove of bribery at elections
and are willing to make an effort to
purge Nevada Of the unsavory name
OF "rotten borough" to join with us
in indorsing the principles and
electing the candidates of this Con-
vention.
We accuse and arraign the Repub-
lican party, State and National, for
every crime possible to be committed
against free people. When the war,
waged to prevent States from seced-
ing, was ended, for the shameless pur-
pose of perpetuating its power, it false
ly and contrary to principles upon
which the war was waged, assumed
and declared that the rebelling States
were not members of the Union; de-
prived them of self-government;
erected military despotisms over them;
established the rule of the bayonet;
subverted the civil powers; deprived
the inhabitants Of civil and political
rights, and finally set up carpet-bag
governments; put the ballot in the
hands OF the negro, and through his
ignorance, prejudice, and the criminal
rapacity of white Republican leaders,
plunged this already impoverished
country. into s3OO,OOO,OOO of useless
debt. After peace WIS restored, and
when the people were borne down by
debts, burdened by heavy taxes to
maintain tho 1por x11,,Llo5
duties, increased internal taxes, con-
tracted the volume of currency, de-
monetized silver, required greenback
bonds and obligations to be paid in
gold, and thus tictitiously appreciated
the value Of money, debts, bonds and
securities, and multiplied the wealth
of the bond-holder, money lender and
creditor, and increased the burdens
of the debtor and the distress of the
poor.
When the Supreme Court of the
United States, then the most august
and honored tribunal upon the earth,
decided that greenbacks were not a
lawful tender in payment Of debts
contracted before the enactment of the
Greenback law. the Republican party,
in the interest and upon the dictatlon
Of railroad corporations, and to per-
NIT them to pay their outstanding
bonds 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. It created and
fostered rings of spectators and swim
oilers, notably the "Indian ring" the
"Whiskey ring" the "Star Route
Postal ring" the district of Columbia
ring" the Ode Collier Pavement ring"
the "Credit Mobilier ring" the Soon
tract and Finance Committee ring"
the "Gold ring" and when detected
and exposed it defeated justice, pro
tected the guilty wretches against
the vengeance Of the law, and in some
cases pDrdoned them out of the peni-
tentiary; in others honored them with
high office.
1t has filed the great offices of the
people with demagogues and pretend
ers, and put the toga and ermine up
on the shoulders Of mountebanks and
millionaires.
1t maintains vicious caucus sys-
tenn, thereby subverting the manhood
and independence of our Representa-
tives; it puts the success Of the party
above the good of the country and
happiness of 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 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 the government
and the people.
To continue it's hold upon the offices
OF the Government and it's opportu-
nifty to plumber the public treasury.
it menaced the country with war, de-
frauded the people out of t! cir choice
for President, inaugurated Fla, es, the
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and CON
summated the most stupendous crime
ever perpetrated against free people.
1t has created, fostered and enriched
nonopolies and trusts, extended ex-
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