Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-16

peoples money in frantic attemDt to
increase and perpe:uate these WRONGS
which have already t1ecUme.UGFDear-
able.
BY the power Of influence OF bond
holders, corporations, rings and trusts,
and by the unstinted use OF money to
corrupt the ballot box and bride elect
ors, it defeated the popular will ard
restored itself to power in 1888, and
day the Instruments Of this revolt
ing crime are its honored and trusted
leaders.
To increase it's majority and aug
ment its power in the lower house of
Congress, it elected consciencelesa
| partisan despot, Speaker of the House:
subverted the rules, practices and
precedents of legislative bodies: de-
clared quorums where none existed:
deliberately stole the seats of two
Senators from Montana, and unseated
and expelled the lawfully elected rom
resentatites of the people to increase
q partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the
ground alone that they were Republi-
can in politics, and excluded other
Territories OF greater population than
those admitted, on the sole ground
That they would send Democratic
Senators and Representatives to the
National Legislature.
When it succeeded to the control of
the Government in March, 1889, tho
treasury was overhowing; under the
economical and honest administration
OF Grover Cleveland there was more
than one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars in excess Of all exist
ing demands, and there was an annual
incoming surplus of nearly seventy
tive million dollars. In less than two
years this surplus has been wasted,
the Treasury depleted, and there is
to-day an admitted deficiency of more
than fifty millions of dollars, with the
most extravagantly liberal pension
laws that over existed since govern
ments began. It is chiefly occupied
in passing special laws Ia the interest
or partisan favorites, who have no
claim under the general law With
an annual pension roll exceeding one
hundred and fifty. millions OF dollars
I-Greater than the cost Of maintaining
che standing armies of Europe
more than hundred times greater
than the cost of the Administration
OF Washington, and morethan double
the total cost OF the Democratic Ad-
ministration of 1860 It has brought
forward and advocates q seryice pom
! sion bill which will add one hundred
and seventy five million of dollars a
year to the already enormous burdens
OF the people.
/ At the dictation OF capital and to
B increase the value and power OF money
it demonetized silver in 1873, and in
1890 defeated the passage OF a. Free
Coinage bill by the threats OF Harri-
son and the Vaccinations o. Sherman.
i Window, Reed and Mckinley. and
! the cowardly acquiescence OF Jones,
II Stewart and Bartine, our own Sena.
4 tors and Representative in COngress.
The compromise silver bill reported
and advocated by Sherman, OF Ohio,
the arch enemy OF silver money,
( though it has. Temporarily advanced
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 a commodity and
destroyed its function as a royal
money metal. A Democratic Con
gress reMonstized silver. Republican
Presidents vetoed bills passed by
Democrats restoring silver to ite
proper place in the currency OF the
country. The Bland Act WA forced
upon n Republican President by
Democratic votes. The great body Of
the votes in Congress in favor Of sill.
YER 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 Democratic Senators, with the aid
oe a few Western members, forced q
free coinage measure through the
Senate, and the Democrats, with the
aid OF a Score OF Republicans from
the silver States, would have forced
it through the House. but for tbs
active intervention os President liar.
rison, Spea' GER Reed and Boss Quay
The silver bill that was adopted wal
passed merely to prevent FREQ coinage
Only 80 Republican Senators and
Congressmen, voted for the free. coin
age bill and 1853 OF them voted against
tha bill. while 148 Democrats votot
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