Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-11-01

ton: and all who disapprove Of brfberv Al els.
tons, and are willing to make an effort
purge Nevada OF the unssvory name Of " otte
borough" to join with us in indorsing IN
principles and eiecting the candidates Of thi
Convention.
We accuse and srrsisn the Republican part,
state and National, for every crime possible /
ne committed against : free people. when tn
was ended. for the shameless purpose OF per
petusfing its power, 1t falsely and CONTRARY d
principles upon which the war was vaeed A
sumed and declared that the rebelline State
we're not members Of the Union; deprived then
OF self government, erected military despotism
over them: established the rule Of the bavonet
suoverted the cfvel powers; deprived The IN
nabitants Of civil and political rights; AM
b.ini - se, ~ uP carpet e. governments put tn
ignorance and prejudice, and the criminal ra
paciofty white Republican leaders. plunaed ~,
siresdy Impoverished country into $500 000, ,00l
useiess deot. After peace was restored, and
when the people were borne down by debts
burdened by heavy taxes to maintain the war
70 doubled import duties, increased internal
taxes, contracted the volume Of currency. IA
moneused silver, required grcenback bonds
nctitiousiy deprecisted the value Of money
oests. bonds aud securities, and multfpIfed
tke wealth Of the bond holder. money lendey
and creditor, and increased the burdens Of the
When the supreme oours az .bs rr,,,.a
states, then the most august and honoreo tsi-
bunai upon the earth. decided that greenbsoks
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 dictstion Of railroad corpora
lions, and TO permit them to pay their out
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 decision pre-
viously rendered. It created and fostered
rings OF speculators and swindlers, notably
" Star Route ring.J the "District Of Coiumbis
rfng," the DE Collier Pavement ring" the
= Credit Mobilfer ring" the " Contract ana
Committee ring" the "Gold Ring {"
and when detected and exposed II defeated
The vengeance Of the law, and in some cas- e.
pardoned them out OF the penitentisry: in
others honored them with high office.
u has filed the great Offices Of the people
with deInagogues and pretenders, and put the
'oga and ermine upon the shoulders Of mounte-
banks and millionaires.
the manhood and Independence OF
oxr Representatives; II puts the success Of the
party above the good OF the country and hap
piness OF the people; Il accepted bribes and
vas corrupted 70 rob the people of their lands
And to hold their political infuente and sup
port It refuses to forfeit land grants which are
inearned, to enfore the payment Of OBLIGATIONS
'verdue, and permits them to discriminate and
'xtort In freights and fares and to dafraud and
,lunder the Government and the people.
To continue fts hold upon the oflices Of the
government and its opportunity to plunder
he public treasury, 1t menaced the country
sith war. defrauded the people out Of their
'hoice for President. fnsugursted Hayes, the
defeated candidate, brought elective institu-
ions into contempt, consummated the most stu
,endous crime ever perpetuated against free
'eople. IL has created. fostered and enriched
'stents, and enacted unjust and discriminative
avs to destroy competition and oppress un-
avored industries. It has enacted exoxbitant
nd unnecessary taxes for the sole purpose of
wealth. Under this vicious policy labor has
'een degraded. tmprovished and deprived OF
Is share Of production. and capital has been
favored and exempted from taxation.
To fctihoasly increase the price Of domestic
,roducts-to make the common necessaries Of
life dearer to the consumer-it has excluded
rttcies manufactured abroad. and destroy our
ommerce with foreign nations. II has invited
ne cheap labor Of Europe and Asia to our
hores, and employed ii in factory, furnace and
aine, thus surplsnting American wage-work-
Rs, subjecting them to the competition Of fm-
orted paupers, and reducing wages 10 starvs-
lon prices.
At this moment il 10 proionging the session
. frantic attempt to increase and perpetuate
earable.
By the power Of influence Of bond holders,
orporations. rings and trusts. and by the un-
tinted use of money to corrupt the ballot box
nd brtbe electors, ft defeated the popular will
nd restored itself to power In 1888. and to-day
be instruments Of this revoitipg crime are its
onored and trusted leaders.
To increase its majority and augment its
over In the lower house OF Congress-, 1t elec-
ID constituencies PARTISAN despot. speaker Of
be House; subverted the rules, practices and
recedents Of legislative bodies; declared quo
1ms where none existed; deliberately stole the
BATS Of two Senators from Montana, and un-
sated and expelled the lawfully elected repre-
sntatives OF the people to increase o partisan
iajorty.
It has admitted Territories on the ground |
lone that they were Republican in politics. |
nd excluded other Territories Of greater popu
Ition than those admitted, on tho ground that |
1ey would send Democratic Senators and Rep
ssenatives to the National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded to the control of the Gov |
rnment in March, 1889. the treasury was over
owing; under the economical and honest ad- |
Illustration Of Grover Cleveland there was
lore than one hundred and twenty-five million
ollars in excess OF all existing demands, and
here was an snnual incoming surplus Of
han two years the surplus has been wasted,
ne treasury depleted, and there is to-day an
omitted deficiency Of more then fifty millions
dollars. with the most extravagantly liberal
,ents began. 1t is chiefly occupied
d passing special laws in the interest
{ partisan favorites. who have no
lain under the general law. With
greater than the cost OF maintaining the
landing armies Of Europe)and more than hun
red times greater than the cost of the admin
.tration OF Washington, and more than double
{ 1850 1t has brought forward and advocates
srvice pension bill which will add one
undred and seventy-ive million Of dollars Q
ear to the already enormous burdens OF the peo-
10.
At the dictation Of capital and to increase
liver in 1873, and In 1890 defeated the passage
I Free Coinage bill by the threats Of Hsrri-
on and the Vaccinations Of Sherfn an, Window,
leed and Mckinley. and the cowsrdly Acqui-
scence OF Jones: Stewart and Barttne. our
wn Senators and Representative In Congress.
The compromise silver bill reported and ad-
ocated by Sherman OF Ohio, the arch enemy
4 silver money. though It has temporarily ad.
'anced the price Of silver. for the first time
n the history Of the nation, deliberately and
4gAinst the protest OF the people, degraded
liver TO . commodity and destroyed Its func-
ion as o royal money metal. A Democratic
congress remonetize silver, Republican Presi.
Tents vetoed bills passed by Democrats restor.
he country. The Bland Act was forced upon
Republican President by Democratic votes.
The great body Of the votes in Congress In IA
For Of silver have always been cast by Demo
rats, and the bulk Of the votes against silver
have invariably come from the Republican
party.
At the present session Of Congress the Demo-
ratio Senators, with the aid Of few Western
forced free coinage measure through
The Senate, and the Democrats, with the aid Of
score Of Republicans from the silver States,
would have forced II through the House, but
Tor the active intervention Of President Harri-
,on, Speaker Reed and Boss Quay. The silver
bill that was adopted was passed merely to
prevent free coinage. Only thirty-eight
Republican Senators and Oongressmen voted
lor the free coinage bill and one hundred and
sixty three Of them voted against the bill, while
las Democrats voted for Ii and % against Il.
In other words. 81 per cent Of the Republicans
voted against silver. while 81 per cent Of the