Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-09-28

contracted before the enactment fthe
Greenback law. the Republican purity,
i'm tho interest Bnd uron the dictation
OF railroud corporations, and 10 per
init tbeD.to pny their outstanding
bords in deprecated money, re-or-
ganized the Court, increased tho
number OF judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys to the supreme
bench, urcn the express agreement
that they would revere the decision
previously rendered. II created and
fostercd rings Of SPECTATORS and swim
diers, notably tho "lndian ring" the
"Whiskey rirg," tho "Star Route
Postal ring" the "DistIict OF Columbia
ring,".the "De Collier Pavement ring"
tho Credit Mobilicr ring" tho "Con-
tract and Finance Committee ring"
the Gold ring" and when detected
and exposed it.defeatcd justice. pro-
tectcd The. guilty. wrctches against
tho vengeance OF. the law, and in some
cases pnrdoncd them out OF the peni-
tentiarr; in others honored them with
high Office. -
1t has filed The great Offices OF the
people with aEanngUgucs and pretend
ers, and putlhe toga and erminc up
on the SHOULDERS Of mountebanks aud
millionaifes.H
1t p'aintaIns n vicious caucus sys-
tenn, Notwithstanding the manhood
end in~GeDendeEce OF our Representa-
tives; IL puts the success OF the party
above the good OF tho country and
happiness OF the people; it accepted
brides and vas corrupted TO rob the
people uf their lands md grant them
TO railroad . corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup
port il refuses TO forfeit land grants
which are uncarned, to enforce tho
payment Of obligations overdue, and
permits them 10. discriminate aud OK
tort i'll freight and fares, and to do
fraud and plumber tho government
and the people.
OF tho Government and its opportu-
nifty to plurder the public treasury,
1t mcnaced the-country with war, de-
frnuded the PNdple out Oft cir choice
for President. inauguratcd Ila, es, the
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con-
summa'cd tho most stuEcndous crime
ever perpetratcd against Il FREQ people.
1t has created, fostercd and enriched
mOnuroiics and trusts, extended en-
piring patents, and enacted unjust
and discriminHtive laws to DESTROY
competition and Cypress %unfavorcd
Industries. 1t has enacted eXorbitant
and unnecessary taxes for tho sole
Ilpnrrose Of multiplying already enor-
nous and EXCESSIVE wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been de-
| graded, impoverished and deprived of
Of its share Of production, and capital
hes Lcen favored and exempted from
taxation.
To iictitiously increase the price OF
domestic prOducts-to make the Gem
mon pcccssaries OF life dearer To the
consumer it has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and destroyed
our commerce with foreign nations.
IL has invited the cheap labor Of
Europe and Asia, TO our shores, and
employed it, in factory, furnace aud
mine, thus %suPplantipg American
waGe-workcrs, subjecting them to the
competition Of imported paupcrs, and
reducing wages 10 starvation prices.
At this moment it is prolonging the
session OF Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in n frantic attempt to
increase and rerpctua:e these wrongs
which hayo already become unbcar-
able. j. "a -1W. an
BY The power and influence Of bond.
holders, corporations, rings ard trusts,
and by the unEtintcd use OF money Ia
corrupt the ballot box and bride elect.
ors, il defoated the popular will ard
restored itself to powcr in 1853, and
to-day the instruments Of this revolt
ing crime arc its honorcd md trusted
leaders.
10 increase its majority and aug
ment it's power in the lower house of
Congress, it elected a c~onEcicncclcss
partisan desrot, Speaker Of the House;
snbvcrted the rules, practices and
~prcccdents OF legislative bodies: dc.
clarcd quorums where none existed;
deliberately stole tho seats of two
Senators from Montana, and uuseated
and expelled tile lawfully elected rep.
rcscntativcs of the people TO increase
q partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the
ground alone that they wcro Rcpubli-
Il in politics, and excluded other
Territories OF greater population than
those admitted. on the sole ground
that they would send Democratic
Senators and Repre- entatives to the
National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded to tho control of
tho Government in March, 1850, tho
Treasury was OVERLOOKING: under the
economical md honest administration
Of Grover Cleveland there was more
than II hundred and twcnty.f five
million dollars in excess OF all exist.
ing demands, and there was I'M annunl
incoming surplus OF nearly seventy
iiyo million dollars. In less tlian two
years this surplus has been wasted,
tho Treasury depleted, and there is
to-day an admitted deficiency OF moro
than ffty millions OF dollars, with tho
most e~xtrayaBHIitly liberal pension
laws that over, existed since govern
ments began. II is chiefly occupicd
in paGsing special laws in tho interest
OF partisan faVorites, who havo no
clnim 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 Eurorc-and
more thnn a hundred times prcatcr
than tho cost .qi.tlio Administration
Of Washington, gnd more than double
the total cost u tho Democratic Nd
ministtation mGtff1sCO, it has brought
forward md advocates u service pen.
zion bill wliief%il Md ono hundred
and seveniy.fiyci million OF d0llnrs q
yenr to tho nlreudy enormous burdens
OF tho people.
At tho dictatien. Of capital md 10
increase the ynluo and power of money
il d~emonetizcd silver in 1873, md in
1850 defCnted THO nnssnrn Of q FREQ