Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-16

tsdouso OF Representatives for tho naa-
sage or the infamous Force bill. nv
which the majority seeks. masauerad-
ing under the Ruise ct "freo ballot
ana fair count, - to perpetuate iteelt
IN power by insiduously destroying
the liberties Of American citizens.
usurplng the legitimate functions OF
State governments and bringing the
Federal election machinery into in
terminable conflict and collision, with
statutory effort Of the people Of tho
various commonwealth OF our Union
70 institute genuine, practical and
permanent political reform.
We hold thst this species of Federal
interference with the people in tho
registration OF their sovereign will r.
despotlc and centralizing in its ten
denotes, dangerous to tho liberty,
peace and prosperity Of the people,
revolutionary in it's nature and pur-
pose. and direct cOntfavention of
the principles of free government
as oaqueathed to Us Ly the trainers
OF our Constitution. /,
For these crimes the Republican
party OF the State 10 in part respon-
slole, and wholly responsible for
greater local offenses.
o teOPuOllSdn party OF LnlR State
began its career of dishonor aud ruin
IN 1864, when our wealth and popula-
tion were more than double what
they are to-day; whom our yet UNI
developed industries gave greater
promise than in any other part Of the
earth; when the State was honore6i
and our people respected ~herever
known; and when We had reason to
hnr<a a ID l, : Z
OF the grandest, the richest and most
populous OF the great sisterhood of
States. Our hopes have been blasted
and overthrown. In the interest az
office seekers, the Republican party If
Nevada has created unnecessary
offices, multiplied deputyships, estaE.
llshed extravaganza fees and unprece-
denied salaries. It has enacted laws
and instituted system Of hnpint n,
which enriched and populated the
State OF California at the cost of the.
State of Nevada; which made it more
profitable to,reside aud do business in
San Francisco than in Nevada.
or the hundreds Of CORPORATIONS
owning mines and mining upon the
great Comstock lode but one is a Ne
wade corporation. The rest are non-
resident, not amenable to our Courts.
with their directors, officers and en-
ployes filing positions, exercising en-
ployments and drawing salaries which
Of right belong to our people. Ola
thousand million dollars taken out OF
the mines, not ten millions remain in
the State. The mines, the greatest
source of our wealth, have fallen into
the hands Of corporations and specu-'
lators.
/ Not only the business of mining and
milling ores, but the business Of man.
ufacturing lumber, square timber and
wood, the business Of supplying water,
fuel and lights; in short, every profit
able industry is monopolized, dragged
and plundered; until nothiog is left:to
our people but the wretched pittanca
called the wages of labor.
The State is literally the spoil OF
monopolies. The public lands, which
should have boon sold in small holds
ings to settlers, have been contracted
to spectators and cattle kings in
tracts large enough for counties, and
in place OF our villages being homes
for people, they are camps for the
COWS.
| Our population which was 10000. in
1864 and which should have been 800.
| coo by now, HIS decreased TO 10000,
and our taxable property, which
should be a thousand million dollars,
is less than twenty million.
4 It has robbed the school fund--gol-
EMMY dedicated to the education Of
our children substituted for thu
money worthless promise, which ID
i provides shall never be paid.
Il Under its management our indus,
| tries have been paralyzed and are no
longer profitable; taxes have increased
until in many places property is ynlue-
less; immigration has ceased and the
4 State is being depopulated.
II It has 80 often imported candidates
for Office into the State, go often ex.
posed tho great office Of Senator foS
sale; 30 often corrupted the ballot
box, that we have been stigmatizoil
as the "rotten borough, y and have I O.
come q by-word and reproRch and
J stenchin the nostrils of'the Englsah-
speaking people,
i To correct thece wrongs and reform