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

OF a Few Western members, forced U
free coinage measure through the
Senate, and the Democrats, with the
aid OF a score Of Republicans from
the silver States, would have forced
il through the House. but for the
active Intervention o: President liar
rison, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay.
The silver bill that was adopted was
passed merely to prevent free coinage.
Only IS Republican Senators and
Congressman voted for the free coin
age bill aud lG OF them voted against
the bill. whilo l4S Democrats voted
for it and 80 against it. In other
words, 81 per cent. OF tho Republicans
voted against silver, while 81 per cent.
Of the Democrats voted for it.
Such is n recital OF the infamous
deeds OF the once honored Earty
which the lofty and immortal Sum
ner and Seward and Chase and Greedy
and Phillips and ACams orcanIzen
and led TO victory, and which they
and each Of them abandoned and
spurned moro than twenty years ngo;
which to-day, corrupted and dishon-
ored and r%ecreant TO every principle
which made it glorious, has fallen
Under tho degenerate leadership OF
Tom Reed, John Sherman, Mat Quay
and BLOCKS cf-iive" Dudley, and alot
J Of bosses, nioncy-bags and mountc-
banks too contemplate to mention.
We denounce and condemn The Re
publican minority in the National
House of Representatives for the pas
saSe Of the Infamous Force bill, by
which the majority speks. masquerade
ing under tho guisc Cf u "free ballot
and a fair ccunt,"to perpetuate itself
in power by insiduousiy destroying
the liberties Of American citizens,
usurpipg tho legitimate functions Of
State governments and bringing tho
Federal election machinery into in
terminable conflict and collision with
n statutory effort OF the people OF the
various commemorative vi u Union
10 institute a genuine, practical Gnd
permanent political reform.
We hold that this species OF Federal
interference with tho people in the
registration OF their sovereign will is
despotic and centraiizing in its ten
denotes, dangerous to tho liberty,
peace and prosperity OF the people,
revolutionary in its nature and pur-
pose. and II direct contravention CT
the principles OF free government
us bequeathed TO us Ivy tho trainers
o. our Constitution.
For ttesc crimes tho Republican
party OF this State Is in part rcspon-
sibie, and wholly responsible for
greater local oiTcnscs.'
The Republican party OF this State
began its career Of dishunor and ruin
in 1864, when our wealth and popula.
ton were more than double what
they are to-day; when our yet uu-
developed Industries ave greater
promise than in any other part Of the
earth; when tho State was hunored
and II people respected wherever
known, and when wo had reason 10
hope that Nevada would become one
Of the gTandest, the richest and most
popiilous OF tho great sisterlIood OF
States. Our hopes have been blasted
and overthrown. In tho interest OF
oiiice-seekers, the Republican party ni
Nevada has created unnecessary
Offices, multiplied deputyships, cstab.
llshed eXtravagant fees and unprcce.
denied salaries. 1t has enacted laws
and instituted Il system OF business
which enriched and populated the
State OF California at the cost OF tho
State OF Nevada; which made it more
profitable to reside and do business in
San Francisco than in Nevada.
Or tho hundreds OF corporations
owning mines and mining upon tho
great COmstock lode but ono is n Ne.
vade corporation. The rest arc non
resident, not amenabie TO our Courts,
with their directors, officers and en-
ployes filling positions, exercising en-.
Payments and drawing salaries which
al right belong 10 our people. or n
thousand million dollars taken out OF
the mines, not ten millions remain in
the State. The mines, tho 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 tho business OF man.
ufacturing lumber, square timber and
wood; the business Of supplying water,
fuel and lights: in short, every profit.
able industry ia monopolized, dragged
and plundered, until nothing is left Ia
III people but the wretched p~ittance
called the wages Of labor.
Tho State il literally the spoil OF
monopolics. Tho 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 camps for the
cows.
Our population which was $4,000 in
1864 and which should have boon 800.
UU by now, has decreased to 10000,
and our taxable property, which
should be q thousand million dollars,
is less than twenty million.
1t has robbed tho school fund-sol
cnnly dedicated TO the education Of
our childrcn-Pnd substituted for The
money n worthless promise, which it
provides shall mover DO paid.
Under it's management our indus
tries havo been pnrnlyzcd and aro no
longer profitable; taxes have increased
until IN many places property is value.
less; immigration has ccased and the
State In being depopulated.
1t has so often imported candidates
for Office into tho State, so often tx.
posed the grent Office Of Senator for
snlc, 20 often corrupted tho ballot
box, that we have been stfgmntizcd
~ tho "rottcn borough" and have DO.
como n by-word and reprOacll and
stencil In tho nostrils OF tho English.
speaking people.
To correct those wrongs and reform
these abuses, IL the mission OF tho
Democratic party; md TO tho accom-