Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-10-18

ton; and al who disspprove Of bribery At e.ec
tions, and are willing TO make an EFFORT |,
purge Nevada OF the unssvory name of rotte,
borough" 20 Join with us in fndorsing m,
principles and electing the candidates Of thi,
Convention. ~
We sccuse and srrslen the Republican n.,tv
state and National, for every crime possible L
be committed against free people, When m.
war, waged TO prevent States from seeding
was ended, for the shameless purpose OF DER
petusting its power. II falsely and contrary ts
principles upon which The war was vaoed a.
sumed and declared that the rebelline state,
were not members OF the Union deprived then
Of self. governmental erected military despotism,
over them; established the rule OF the bayonet
subverted the cisel powers; deprived the in
habitsDts Of civil and political rights; and
nnaily set up carpet-bsg governments; put the
ballot In the hands Of tho negro, and through hi
Ignorance and prejudice, and the criminal ra.
paeiofty white Republican leaders, plunged the
OF useless debt. After peace was restored, and
when the people were borne down by debts
burdened BY heavy taxes to maintain the war
10 doubled import duties, increased internal
taxes, contracted the volume Of currency, de-
monetized silver, required greenback bonds
and obligations to be pa,dfE gold. and thus
hctitiously deprecated 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 tri-
ounal upon the earth. decided that greenbacks
were not lawful tender In payment Of debts
contracted before the enactment Of the Green
back Law, the Republican party, IN the inter
est and upon the dictation Of railroad CORPORA
tions, and to permit them 10 pay their ont
standing bonds in deprecated money, reor.
ganized the Court. increased the number Of
Judges, appointed two railroad attorneys to
the supreme bench, upon the express agree
ment that they would reverse the oecision pre-
yiously rendered. 1t created and fostered
rings Of speculators and swindlsrs. notably
. Star Route ring,| the District q Columbia
ring" the De Collier Pavement ring" the
: Credit Mobilier ring" the Contract and
Finance Committee ring" the "Gold Ring"
md when detected and exposed It defeated
he vengeance of the law, and IL some cases
Dardoned them out OF the penitentisry: I'm
'thers honored them with high ofice.
IL has filed the great ofices OF the people
with demsgogues and pretenders, and put the
oga and ermine upon the shoulder of mounte-
banks and millionaires.
1t maintains vicious caucus 81 stsm. thereby
'ubyertiLg the manhood and independence OF
'ar Representatives; 1t puts the success of the
'srty above the good Of the country and hap
Iiness OF the people; 1t accepted bribes and
las corrupted 10 rob the people Of their lands
nd grant them to railroad corporations.
And TO hold their political infiuen and sup
bort 1t refuses to forfeit land grants which are
lnearned, to enfore the payment Of obligations
'yerdue, and permits them to discriminate and
xtort In freights and fares and TO dafraud and
'lunder the Government and the people.
To continue its hold upon the Offices of the
government ana its opportunity to plunder
he public treasury, 1T mensced the country
With war. defrauded the people out OF their
hoice for President, inaugurated Hayes, the
defeated candidate, brought elective i-stitG-
ions into contempt, consummattd the most stu
'endous crime ever perpetusted against q free
'eople. 1t has created, fostered and enriched
nonopolies and trusts, extended expiring
'stents, and enacted unjust and discriminative
avs to destroy competition and oppress un-
avored industries. 1t has enacted exorbitant
md unnecessary taxes for the sole purpose OF
multiplying already enormous and excessive
wealth. Under this vicious policy labor has
'een degraded. Impoverished and deprived Of
Is share of production. and capital has been
favored and exempted from taxation.
TO nctitiously increase the price Of domestic
'roducts-to make the common necessaries of
ife dearer to the consumer--tt has excluded
articles manufactured abroad, and destroy our
commerce with foreign nations. IL has invited
he cheap labor OF Europe and Asia to our
Ihores. and employed it infactory. furnace and
RS, subjeeting them to the competition of i'm
,orted paupers, and reducing wages to stsrva-
ion prices.
At this moment it is proionging the session
u congress, and wasting the peoples money
n frantic attempt 10 increase and perpetuate
hese wrongs, which have already become un-
,earable.
By the power Of influence Of bond holders,
corporations. rings and trusts, and by the un-
TINTED use OF money to corrupt the ballot box
md bribe electors, II defeated the popular will
md restored itself to power in 1885, and to-day
he instruments Of this revolving crime are its
IGNORED and trusted leaders.
To increase its majority and augment its
,ower In the lower house Of Congress- Il elec.
ed 9 aconscIenceless PARTISAN despot, speaker OF
h. House; subverted the rules, practices and
'reeedents OF legislative bodies; declared quo.
mstwhere none existed; deliberately stole the
eats OF two Senstors from Montana, and un-
ested and expelled the lawfully elected repre-
entatives of the people to increase q partisan
nsjorty.
1t has admitted Territories on the ground
lone that they were Rupubliean in politics,
nd excluded other Territories Of greater popu
alton than those admitted, on tho ground that
hey would send Democratic Senators and Rep.
esenatives to the National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded to the control OF the Gov.
rnment in March, 1889. the treasury was over
lowing; under the economical and honest ad-
OF Grover Cleveland there was
more than one hundred and twenty-five million
ollars in excess Of all existing demands, and
here was an annual incoming surplus OF
Iearly seyenty-nve million dollars. In less
he treasury depleted, and there is to-day an
omitted deficiency OF more then hfty milli ms
4 dollars. with the most extravagantly liberal
pension laws that ever existed since govern
. passing special laws '' in the INTEREST Interest,"
4 partisan fayorites. who have no
lain under the general law. With
N annual pension roll exceeding $3.50. 900 900
greater than the cost of maintaining the
tanding armies Of Europe)and more than hun
Ired times greater than the cost of the admin
stration of Washington, and more than double
he total cost Of the Democratic administration
" 1850 10 has brought forward and advocates
ervice pension bill which viii add one
hundred and seventy-fve million of dollars a
,ie.
At the dictstion Of capital and to increase
he value and power OF money Ii demonetized
'ilver in 1878. and in 1890 defeated the passage
II Free Coinage bill by the threats Of Harri-
ION and the Vaccinations Of Sherman, Window,
Reed and Mckinley. and the COW ardly scqui.
sscence Of Jones. Stewart and Bartine, our
own Senators and Representative in Congress.
The compromise silver bill reported and ad-
gocated by Sherman OF Ohio the arch enemy
0f silver money. though 1t has temporarily ad-
' anced the price OF silver, for the first time
In the history Of the nation, deliberately aud
against the protest Of the people, degraded
silver to commodity and destroyed its func-
tion as 9 royal money metal. A Democratic
Congress remonetized silver, Republican Presi.
dents vetoed bills passed by Democrats rcstor.
Ing silver to its proper place in the currency Of
the courtry. The Bland Act was forced upon
. Republican President by Democratic votes.
The great body of the votes in Congress In IA
vor OF silver have always been cast by Demo
Gratis, and the bulk Of the votes against silver
have invariably come from the Republican
party.
At the present session Of Congress the Demo-
cratic Senators, with the aid Of few Western
members, forced . free coinage measure through
the Senate, and the Democrats. with the aid OF
q score Of Republicans from the silver States,
would have forced II through the House, but
for the active intervention Of President Harri-
son, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay. The silver
bill that was adopted was passed merely to
prevent free coinage. Only thirty-eight