Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-11-02

silver 10 q commodity aud
its function rs n royal
metal. 4 Democratic Con-
gress remonetized silver. Republican
Presidents vetoed bills passed by
Democrats restoring silver to its
proper place in the currency Of the
country. The Bland Act was forced
upon n Republican President by
Democratic votes. Tho great body Uf
tho votes in Congress in favor OF sill
yer have always been east by Demo
Gratis, and the bulk OF tho votes
against silver have invariably como
from tho Republican party.
At the present session Of Congress
the Democratic Senators, with tho aid
of u few Western members, forced a
FREQ coinage measure through tho
Senate, and the Democrats. with tho
aid of Il score OF Republicans from
the silver States, would havo forced
it through the House. but for tho
active intervention o: President liar
r'son, Speaker Reed and BUs Quay.
The silver bill that WIS adopted was
passed merely TO prevent free coinage.
Only IS Republican Senators and
Congressman voted for tho FREQ coin
age bill and les OF them voted against
the bill, while las Dc.Jocrats voted
for it ind - against it. In other
words, 81 per cent. OF The Republicans
voted against silver, while 81 per cent.
OF the Democrats voted for il.
Such is Il recital of the Infamous
deeds uf tho once honorcd Iur,y
which the lofty and Immortal Sum
ner and Seward and Chase and Greedy
and Phillips and A,an,s orEunIzen
and led to victory, and which they
and each OF them abandoned and
srurned III 'rc than twenty years ago;
which to-day, corrupted and dis!iun-
orcd and rccreant to every principle
which made it glorious, has fallen
Under tho degenerate leadership Of
Tom Reed, John Sherman, Mat Quay
and ''iilocks of-iive" Dudley, and alot
of bosses, uIoney-bags and mounte-
banks too contemplate to mention.
We denounco and condemn the Ro-
publican majority in tho National
House OF Representatives. for the pas
Sage of tho Infamous F'orco bill, by
which the majority seeks. masqurrad-
ing under tho suise Il II free ballot
and IL fair count,"t to pcrpetuato itself
in power by insiduuusly destroying
the liberties OF American citizens,
usurping the legitimate functions OF
State governments and bringing the
Federal election machinery into in
terminable conflict and collision with
n statutory effort OF the people OF the
various commemorative OF our Union
TO institute q genuine, practical and
permanent political reform.
We hold that this species OF Federal
interference with tho people in tho
registration OF their sovereign will is
despotlc and centraliZing in its ten
dcncles, dangerous 10 tho liberty,
peace and prosperity OF tho people.
revolutionary in its nature and par
pose. n u direct contravCntion Ct
tho principles OF FREQ goycrnmrn;
IA ~b"iueathed to US 10y tho Trainers
o. u Constitution.
Fog tress crimes tho Republican
party OF this State is in part rcspon.
sibic, and wholly responsible for
greater local olfrnscs.
The Republican party 81 this State
began its career Of dIshonor and rum
in 1864. when our wealth and popula.
ton wo!o more than double what
they are to-day; when our yet un-
49, nv Suhc ElcHlt
promise than in u other part " tho
earth; when the State was honoIcd
md our people respected wherever
known, and when We had reason TO
hope that Nevada would become ono
Of the grandcst. the richest and most
popuious OF tho great sistcrlood OF
States. Our hopes have been blasted
and overthrown. In tho interest OF
oiiice-seekers, the Republican party ri
Nevada has created unnecessary
offices, multiplied d~eputyships, estab.
lished ~cxtFa"agant fees and unprccc.
dcnted salaTIcs. 1t has enacted Laws
and instituted II system OF business
which enriched and populated tho
Slate of California ut tho cost OF tho
State OF Nevada; which made it more
profitable to reside and do business in
San francisco than in Nevada.
or tho hundreds OF corporations
owning mines and mining upon the
great Comstock lode but one ia q No.
wade corporation. Tho rest arc nou.
resident, not amenablo To our Courts,
with their directors, officers and ON.
ployes filling positions, exercising en-.
pigments and drawing salaries which
Of right belong Ia our people. or
thousand million dollars taken ont Of
tho minca, not ten millions remain in
tho State. The mines, tho Ercatcgt
source u our wealth, have failon into
the haitds OF corporations and gpecu.
lntors.
Not only tho business OF mining and
milling Greg, but tho business Of man.
ufncturing lumber, square timber and
wood; tho business II supplying water,
fuel and lights; in short, every profit.
able industry is mOnupolizcd, dragged
and plundercd, until nothing il left to
our people but tho wrctched p~ittance
called tho wages Of labor.
Tho State ~ literally tho epoil Of
monOrolies. Tho public lands, which
should have been sold in email hold.
lngs 10 settlers, have been contracted
TO spcculatOr8 and cattle kings in
tracts largo enough for counties, and
In place OF our villages being homes
Tor tho people, they aro camps for tho
COWS.
Our population which WINS $4,000 in
1864 and which should have been 500.
900 by now, hrs decreased to 10000,
md our taxable property, which
should DO n thousand million dollars,
Ia less than twenty million.
II has robbed tho school fund-sol.
cmnly dedicated 10 the education OF
our childrcn--Pnd substituted for tho
money q worthless promise, which 1t
provides shall never DO paid.
Under its management our indus.
tries hnvo been pnralyzcd aud nro no
longer profitable; taxes havo increased
until ia many places property Is valuo.
less; immigration has ccased and tho
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