Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-19

purge NeVaua Oh the u060VOry 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-
hcan party, State and National, for
every crime possible to be committed
against free people. Whom the war,
waged to prevent States from seced-
ing, was ended, for tho 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 deepotisms ovor them;
established tho .rule OF the bayonet;
Eubyertod tho civil powers; deprived
tho inhabitants of civil and political
rights, and finally set up carpet-bag
governments; put the ballot in tho
hands Of the negro, and through his
ignorance, prejudice, and the criminal
rapacity Of white Republican leaders,
plunged this already impoverished
country into S300,OO0,0O0 of useless
debt. After peace YVES restored, and
when the people were borne down by
debts, burdened by heavy taxes to
maintain the war, it doubled import
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
tho valuo of money, debts, bon dis and
securities, and multiplied the wealth
Of tho bond-holder, money lender and
creditor, and increased tho burdens
of tho debtor and the distress of the
poor. 49,. ...........
When the Supreme Court Of tho
United States, then the most august
and honored tribunal upon the earth,
deridcd that greeubacks were not
lawful tender in payment of debts
contracted before the enactment of the
Greenback law. the Republican party,
in the interest and upon the dictatlnn
OF railroad corporations, and to per-
NIT them to pay their outstanding
Dor ds in deprecated money, re-or-
ganiZed the Court, increased tho
number of judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys t. the Supreme
bench. npon the express agreemen:
that they would reveI go tho decision
previously rendered. It created and
fostered rings Of spectators and swim
dlers, notably the "Indian ring" the
"Whiskey ring" the "Star Route
Postal riEg," the District of Columbia
ring," the DE 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 wretcres against
the vengeance of the law, and in some
cases pnrdoned them out OF the peni-
Tertiary; in others honored them with
high Office. ..s.a ...
1t has filled 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 p'nintalns q vicious CAUCUS sys-
tenn, thereby subvertiDg the manhood
and independence Of our Representa-
tives; it puts the success of tho party
above the good of tho country and
happiness Of the people; it accepted
brides and was corrupted to rob the
people of their lands End grant them
to railroad corporations. And to
IiNlNi tiCIl FOlIUlIUl lIintl6iIC0 UIlu 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.
10 continue it's hold upon The Offices
OF the Government and it's opportu-
nifty to plumber the public TREASURY,
it menaced the countr. with war, de.
frauded the people out of t! cir choice
for President. inaugurated Ha es, the
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con-
surnmated tho most stupendouB crime
ever perpetrated against free people.
1t has created, fostered and enriched
monUrolies and trusts. extended ex-
piring patents, and enacted unjust
and discriminative laws to destroy
competition and Cypress unfavored
industries. It has enacted cxorbitant
and unnecessary taxes for the sole
purpose Of multiplying already enor-
nous and & excessive wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been de-
graded, impoverished and deprived Of