Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-20

the benefit of Eastern manufacturers;
and al who ere. weary of corporate
detection and "boss rule" such as was
So glaringly apparent in the late Re-
publican Stale Conventions; and all
who disapprove Of bribery at elections
and are willing to mako an effort to
purge Nevada of the unsavory name
OF "rotten borough" to join with us
IN indorsing the principles aad
electiDg the candidates Of this Con-
vention.
We accuse and arraign the Repub-
lican party, State and National, for
every crime possible to be committed
against free people. When the war,
waged TO prevent States from seced-
ing, was ended, for the shan eless pur-
pose Of perpetuating it's pow er, it false
ly and contrary to principles upon
which the war was waged, assumed
and declared that the rebelling States
were not members Of the Union; de-
prived them Of self-government;
erected military despotisms over them;
established the rule of tho bayonet;
subverted tho civil powers; deprived
the inhabitants Of civil and political
rights, and finally set up carpet-bag
governments; put the ballot in the
hands of tho negro, and through his,
ignorance, prejudice, and the criminal
rapacity of white Republican leaders,
plunged this already impoverished
country into S3OO,OOO,OCO of useless
debt. After peace WIS restored, and
when the people were borne down by
debts, burdened by heavy taxes to
maintain the war, It doubled import
duties, increased internal taxes, con-
traoted the volume Of currency, de-
monetized silver, required greenback
bonds and obligations to be paid in
gold, and thus hctitiuuely appreciated
the value OF 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 the
poor.
When the Supreme Court of the
United States, then the most august
and honored tribunal upon the earth,
decided that greenbacks were not a
lawful tender in payment of debts
contracted before the enactment OF the
Greenback law. the Republican party,
in the interest and upon the dictatlon
Of railroad corporations, and to per-
NIT them TO pay their outstanding
Dor dis in deprecated money, re-or-
gained the Court. increased the
number Of judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys t. the Supreme
bench, upon the express agreepien:
that they would reverse the decision
previously rendered. It created and
fostercd rings Of Spectators and swim.
dlers, notably the "Indian ring" the
"Whiskey ring" the "Star Route
Postal ring" the "District Of C.olumbia
ring" the :De Collier Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobilier ring" the "Con-
tract and Finance Committee ring"
tie "Gold ring" and when detected
and exposed it defeated justice. pro-
tected the guilty wretches against
the vengeance Of the law. and in some
cases pnrdoned them out of the peni-
Tertiary; in others honored them with
high Office.
1t has filled the great Offices Of the
people with demagogues and pretend
erR, and put the tOga and ermine up
on the shoulders of mountebanks and
millionaireR.
1t r'aintaIns vicious caucus sys.
tenn, thereby eubverting the manhood
and lndeDendepce Of our Representa-
tivcs; it puts the success OF tn" party
above the good OF the country and
happiness OF tho people; it accepted
bribes and was corrupted TO rob the
people Of their lands md grant them
to railroad corlornti6ns. And. to
hold their political influence and sup.
port it refuses TO forfeit land grants
which are upearned, 10 enforce the
payment Of obligations overdue, and
permits them to discriminate and ex-
tort in freight and fares, and to de-
fraud and plumber the government
and the people.
To'continue its hold upon The Offices
OF the Government and its opporLu-
nifty to plumber the public treasury,
it menaccd tho country with war, de
franded the people out of t; cir choice
for President, inaneurated Hn es. the
refeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con
suttlmated the moststupentous crime
over perpet rated against free people.
1t has created, fostered and enriched
nonopoiies and trusts. extended ex-
piring patents. and enacted unjust
and discrnIinativo laws to DESTROY