Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-18

We denounce and condemn ~ "a.
Punaican majority IN the National
House OK Representative for the Das-
sage OF the infamous Force bin. nv
which the majority sealxs. maso1erad.
lug under the guise IT q s.fFeo baIhot
and fair count, |" to perpetunte iteelf
IN power by insiduousiy dest.oyinn
the liberties of American citiSans
usnrping the Legitimate functions9of
State governments and bringing the
Federal election machinery into in
terminable conflict and collision with
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 tho
registration OF their sovereign will ia
despotic and centralizing in it's ten
denotes, dangerous to the liberty.
peace and prosperity OF the people.
IrevolutionarY IN its nature and pur.
pose. and n direct contrayention OF
the principles of free government
as bequeathed TO us Ly the trainers
o. our Constitution.
tor tt>ese crimes the Republican
party OF this State is in part respon-
stoie, and wholly responsible for
greater local offenses.
The Republican party OF this, State
began Its career of dishonor and ruin
in 1864, when our wealth and popuia-
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; when the State was honored
and our people respected wherever
known, md when we had reason to
hope that Nevada would become one
OF the grandest. the richest and most
Populous OF the great siEterl God of
States. Our hopes have been blasted
and >pverthrown. In tho interest OF
otice-seekers, the Republican partynf
Nevada has created unpscessary
offices, multiplied deputyships, estab-
lshed extrayagantfe fees and unpreee-
denied salaries. 1t has enacted, laws
and Instituted a system Of business
which enriched and populated the
state OF California at the cost of the
state OF Nevada; which made it more
pronGable 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 a Ne
wade corporation. The rest are non
resident, not ameDable to our Courts,
with their directors, officers and en-
ployes filing positions, exercising em-
pigments and drawing salaries which
OF right belong 10 our people. OF
Thousand million dolIars taken ont 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. 8
Not only the business of mining and
milling ores, but the business OF man.
ufaoturing lumber, square timberRnd
wood; the business ,f Supplying water.
fuel and lights; in short, every profit
able industry Is monopolized, dragged
and plundered, until nothing is left to
our people but the wretched pittance
called the wages OF labor. g.s.r.
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 countiee, and
In place of our villages being homes
for the people, they are comps FOR the
COWS.
Our population which was 10000 in
1884 and which should have been 500.
Coo by now, hrs decreased 10 10000.
and our taxable property, which
should be q thousand million dollars,
is less than twenty million. u
1t has robbed the school fund sol.
/ EMMY dedicated to the education OF
our children end substituted for The
money a worthless promise, which it
provides shall never be paid.
Under it's management our indus.
tries have been paralyzeJl and are no
longer profitable; taxeB yeincreased
until In many places p. operty Is yslue-
less; immigration has ceaeed and the
State is being depopulated,
1t has 30 often imported candidates
for office into tho State, so often ex-
posed the great office Of. Senator,for
sale, 30 often corrupted the ballot
box, that WE have been stignthtized
as the "rotten borough, = and have be-
como by-word and reproach and
stencil in the nostrils Of the English
lspeaking people.
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