Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-26

country into SS0,uOO.0OO OF useless
dsbt. After peace wes restored. and
when the people were borne down by
debts, burdened by heavy taxes to
maintain the war. il doubled import
duties, increased internal taxes, on
tracted the volume OF currency, do
monetized silver, required greenbacs
bonds and obligations to be paid in
gold. and thus irtitiously appreciated
tho value o! 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 tho
poor.
When tho Supreme Court OF tho
United States, then the most august
aud honorcd tribunal upon the earth,
decided that greeubacas were not u
lawful tender in payment OF debts
contracted before the enactment OF tho
Greenback Law. the Republican party,
in the interest and upon tho dictation
OF railroad corporations, and TO per-
NIT them 70 pay their outstanding
bordS i'll deprecated money, ro-or-
ganizcd the Court. increased tho
numbe. OF judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys to the Supreme
bench. upon tho express agreement
that they would reverse tho decision
previously rendered. 1t created and
fostcrcd rings of spectators and swim
dlcrs, notably the Indian ring tho
"Whiskcy ring. tho "Star Route
Postal ring" the District of Columbia
ring" the de Collier Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobilier ring" tho "Con-
tract and Finance Conmitteo ring"
the Gold ring" aud when detected
and exposed it defeated justice. pro-
tected tho guilty wrctcres against
the vengeance OF tho law. and in some
cases parloned them out of the pcni-
Tertiary; in others honorcd them with
high office.
II has filed tho great Offices OF the
| people with d~emagogues and pretend
ers, and put the tuEG and erminc up
on tho shoulders Of mountebanks and
miliionaires.
1t p'aintalns 4 vicious caucrs sys-
tom, thereby subvcrting the manhood
and i~udeDcndence OF our Rcpresenta-
tives; it puts the succo OF tn" party
above the good OF tho country and
happiness OF the people; it accepted
brides and was corrupted TO rob the
people Of their lands and grant them
TO railroad corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup.
port IL refuses 10 forfeit land grants
which nTo unearncd, to enforce tho
payment OF obligations overdue, and
permits them to discriminate and ex-
tort in freight and fares, and to de-
fraud and plundcr the government
and tho people.
To continue its hold uponthe Offices
OF the Government and its opportu-
nifty 10 plumber the public treasury,
Ii mcnaccd tho country with war, de-
trlnl5i tho psoplo out OF t. eirchoice
for President, ~inaUSurated Ha es, tho
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con
summarized the most stupcndous crime
ever peTpo. rated against n free people.
It has created. fOstcrcd and enriched
m~onUpoiIe5 and trusts. extended cx-
piring patents, and enacted unjust
and diScriminativo laws to destroy
competition and Cypress unfavorcd
industries. II has enacted eXorbitant
and unnecessary taxes for tho sole
purpose of multiplying already enor-
nous and excessive wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been de.
graded, impoverished and deprived OF
OF It's share Of production, and capital
has been favored aud exempted from
taxation.
To fictitiously increase the price OF
domestic products To make the com.
MOI pe~cessaries OF life dcarer 10 the
consumer il has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and destroyed
II commerce with foreign nations.
IL has invited tho cheap labor OF
Europe and Asia to our shores, and
employed it in factory, furnace and
mine, thus Gupplanting American
waSc-workrrs, subjecting them 10 the
competition OF imported paupors, and
reducing wages t. starvation prices.
At this moment it is prolonging tho
session OF Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in n frantic attempt 70
increase and perpetuato these wrongs
which havo already become unboar'
able.
BY tho power and influence OF bond,
holders, corporations, rings and trusts
and BY the unstintcd use OF money Ia
corrupt tho ballot box and bribo olect-
ors, it dofeated tho popular will ard
restored itself to power in 1888, and
to-day tho instruments OF this revolt
ing crimo are its honorcd and trusted
leaders.
TO increase its majority and aug.
mont its power in tho lower house Of
Congress, it elected q consciencoless
partisan dsspot, Speaker OF tho House;
subvorted tho rules, practices and
precedents OF legislative bodios; do.
clared quorums where mono existed;
deliberately stolo tho seats Of two
Senators from Montana, and unscated
and expelled tho lawfully elected rop.
resentatiyes OF tho people to increase
q partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the
ground alone that they wcre Republi.
ON in politics, and excluded other
Territories OF grolter population than
those admitted, on tho solo ground
that thoy would send Democratic
Senator'S and Representatives to the
National Legislature.
Whom 1t succeeded to tho control OF
the Government in March, 1889, tbs
Treasury was ovcrilowing; under tho
economical aud honest administration
of Grover Cleveland there was moro
than ono hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
million dollars In excess of ull oxist-
ing demands, and there was an annual
incoming surplus OF nearly seventy
five million dollars. In less than two
years this surplus has been wasted,
the Treasury depleted, and thcro Is
to-day IN admitted deficiency OF moro
than fifty millions OF dollars, with tho
most oxtravaJantly liberal pension
laws that over existed since govern