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

debts, burdcncd by heavy taxes to
maintain tho war. il doubled import
duties, increased internal taxes, con- |
tractcd the volume OF currency, de-
monet:zcd silver, required grcenback
bonds and obligations to DO paid in
gold, and thus i%ictitiously appreciated
tho vaiue OF money, debts, bonds aud
securities, and multiplied tho wealth
OF Tho ;ond-holdcr, none lender and
creditor, aud increased tho burdens
Of tho debtor and tho distress Of tho
poor.
When tho Supreme Court OF tho
United States. then tho most august
and honorcd tribunal upon the earth,
decided that greeubacks were not a
lawful tender in payment OF debts
contracted before the enactment OF the
GEeenback law. tho Republican party,
in tho interest and upon the dictation
or railroad corporations, and TO per-
NIT them to pay their outstanding
bords in deprecated money. re.or
ganized the Court, increased tho
numbe. OF judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys to tho Supreme
bench, upon the express agreement:
that they would reverse tho decision
previously rendered. II created and
fostcrcd rings Of spectators and swim
oilers, notably the INDIAN ring" the
''WhisSey ring" the Star Route
Postal ring" the District Of Columbia
ring" the DE Collier Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobiiier ring" the Con
tract and Finance Committee ring"
the Gold ring" and when detected
and exposed it defeated justice. pro.
tected tho guilty wretcfcs against
tho Vengeance OF tho law. and in some
cases pardoncd them out OF the rcni-
tertlary; in others horored them with
high Office.
II has filled tho great Offices OF the
people with demagogues and pretend
crs, and put the toga md crmine up
on Tho shoulders Of mountebanks and
m~i!lionaires.
1t r'aiTialrs Il vicious caucus sys-
tenn, thereby subvcr,ing the manhood
and indeDendence OF our Representa-
tivcs; it puts tie success OF tn" party
abovo the good OF tho country and
happiness OF the people; it accepted
brides and was corrupted To rob tho
people OF their lands and grant them
TO ra!lroad corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup.
port il refuses to forfeit land grants
which nre rnearned, To enforce the
payment Of obligations overdue, and
permits them 10 discriminate and ex-
tort in freight and fares, and to de-
fraud and plumber tho government
and the people.
70 continue its hold uponthe Offices
OF tho Government and its opportu-
nifty To plumber tho public TREASURY,
it mcnaccd tho country with war, de.
traudol tho pSoplo out of 1, eirchoi.o
for President. inaugurated IIa cs, the
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con.
summarized tho most stupcndous crime
ever perpct"ated against Il free people.
1t has created, Tostcrcd and enriched
manOpo.ies and trusts. extended OK
plring patents. and enacted unjust
and discriminative laws to destroy
competition and Cypress uEfavorcd
industries. 1t has enacted cxorbitunt
and unnecessary taxes To-. the sole
purpose OF multiplying already cnor.
mCus and excessive wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been &c.
GTade', impoverished and deprived of
OF us EhaTc Gf production. and capital
his been favored and exempted from
taxation.
To tictitiously increase tho price OF
domestic pr0ducts-to make tho com.
non necCssarics OF life dearer 10 tho
consumer it has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and DESTROYED
| our commerce with foreign nations.
II has invited tho cheap labor Of
Europe and Asia to u shores, and
employed 1t in factory, furnace and
mine, thus supplHnting American
wagc-woikcrs. s~ubjecting them to the
competition OF imported paupoFs, and
reducing wages IT, starvation prices.
at this moment it is prolonging the
session OF Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in n frantic attempt to
increase and pcrpotuate these wrongs
which have already become unbear-
abe.
BY tho power and influence OF bond.
holders, corporations, rings and trusts,
and by tho unstinted use Of money to
corrupt tho ballot box and bride elect
ors, it dofoated tho popular will ard
restored itself to power in 1883, and
to-day the instruments OF this revolt
ing cTimo arc its hoEored and trusted
ioaders.
To increase its majority and mug
mont it3 power in tho lower house of
Congress, it elected n conscicncoloss
partisan despot, Speaker OF tho flouFo;
subYortcd tho rules, practices and
presidents Of Legislative bodies; do.
c!arad quOrums whore mono existed;
deliberately stole tho seats Of two
Senators from Montana, and unseatod
and expelled tho lawfully elected rep.
roscntatiycs OF the people to increase
= partisan majority.
IT has admitted Territories on the
ground alone that they wore Rcpubli.
in politics, mud excluded other
Territories Of greater population than
these admitted, on tho solo ground
that thoy would send Democratic
Senators and Repre- sentativcu 10 tho
National Legislature.
When II succeeded to tho control OF
tho Government in March, 1889. the
Treasury was OVERLOOKING; under tho
economical andhoncst administration
ri Grover Cleveland there was moro
than II hundred and twenty-five
million dollars In excess OF all exist
ing demands, and there was an annual
incoming surplus OF nearly seventy.
five million dollars. In less than two
years this surplus has boon wasted,
tho Treasury depleted. and there is
to-day an admitted deficiency Of more
than fifty millions OF dollars, with tho
most cx~iravasantly liberal pension
laws that eyo existed since govern.
monts began. 1t Ia chiefly occupied
in passing special laws in tho interest
81 partisan favorites, who hayo nn
claim under tho general law With