Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-05

lawful tender in payment OF debts
contracted before the enactment OF the
Greenback law. the Republican party,
in the interest and upon the dictation
OF railroad corporations and to per-
nit them to pay their outstanding
boi.ds in deprecated money, re-or
ganized the Court, increased the
number OF judges, appointed two
railroad attorneys t. the Supreme
bench. upon the express agreement
that they would reveIs tho decision
previously rendered. It created and
fostered rings OF SPECTATORS and swim
6lers, notably the Indian ring" the
'Whiskey ring" the "Star Route
Postal rirg,"the" district Of Columbia
ring," the DE Collier Pavement ring"
the Credit Mobilier ring" the "Con-
tract aud Finance Committee ring"
the Gold ring" aud when detected
and exposed il defeated justice. pro-
tected the guilty wretches against
the vengeance OF the law, and 10 some
ase pardoned 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
ers, ind put the toga and ermine up
on the shoulders Of ~mountebanks aud
millionaires.
1t maintains q vicious caucus sys-
tern, thereby subverting the manhood
and INDEPENDENCE OF our Representa-
tlves; 1t puts the success Of the party
above the good OF the country and
happiness OF the people; it accepted
brides and wGs corrupted to rob the
people OF their lands and grant them
to railroad corporations. And to
hold their political influence and sup
port it refuses to forfeit land grants
which arc unearned, 10 enforce the
payment Of obligations overdue. and
permits them to discriminate md 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 opportu-
nifty to plumber the public treasury,
it menaced the country with war, de-
lrauded the people out OF t. cir choice
Tor President, inaugurated Ha, es, the
defeated candidate, brought elective
institutions into contempt, and con-
summated the most stuLendous crime
ever perpetrated against n free people.
1t has created, fostered and enriched
monopolies and trusts. extended ex-
pirlng patents, and enacted unjust
und discriniinHtive laws TO destroy
competition and Cypress unfavored
industries. 1t has enacted exorbitant
and unnecessary taxes for the sole
purpose of multiplying already enor-
NOUS and excessive wealth. Under
this vicious policy labor has been de-
graded, impoverished and deprived OF
Of its share Of production, and capitul
has been favored and exempted from
taxation.
To fictitiously increase the price of
domestic products-to make the com.
mon necessaries of life dearer TO til.
consumer it has excluded articles
manufactured abroad, and destroyed
our commerce with foreign nations.
II has invited the cheap labor OF
Europe and Asia to u shores, and
employed it in factory, furnace and
mine, thus supplanting American
wagc-workers. %subjcctiIg them to the
competition Of imported paupers, and
reducing wages t.. starvation prices.
At this moment il is prolUnging the
session of Congress, and wasting the
peoples money in a frantic attempt to
increase and pe~rpetuate these wrongs
which have already become unbear.
able.
BY the power and influence Of bond.
holders, corporations, rings and trusts,
and by tho unstinted use Of money to
corrupt the ballot box and bribe elect
ors, it defeated the popular will ard
restored itself to power in 1858, and
to-day the instruments Of this revolt.
ing crime are its honored and trusted
leaders.
To increase its majority and aug.
ment it's power in the lower house OF
Congress, it elected n constituencies
partisan despot, Speaker OF the House,
subverted the rules, practices and
presidents Of Legislative bodies; dc.
clared quorums where mono existed,
deliberately stole the seats OF two
Senators from Montana, and unseated
and expelled the lawfully elected rep.
r~esentatives OF the people to increase
"a partisan majority.
1t has admitted Territories on the
ground alone that they were Republi.
can in politics, and excluded other
Territories OF greater population than
those admitted, on tho solo ground
that they would send Democratic
Senators and Isentativcs TO the
National Legislature.
When 1t succeeded to tho control OF
the Government in March, 1859, the
Treasury was OVERLOOKING; under the
economical and honest administration
OF Grover Cleveland there was more
thun one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars in excess NJ all 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 there is
to-day nm admitted deficiency of more
than fifty millions of dollars, with the
most extravagantly liberal pension
laws that over existed since govern
mcnts began. 1t is chiefly occupied
In passing special laws in the interest
Of partisan favoritcs, who hayo no
claim under tho general law. With
an annual pension roll exceeding ono
hundred and fifty millions OF dollars
greater than tho cost OF maintaining
tho standing armies Of Europe-and
more thnn n hundred timeB preater
than the cost Of the Administration
OF Washington, and moro than double
tho total cost Of the Democratic Ad.
lninistratton OF 1SG0, II has brought
forward and advocates a service pen.
sion bill which will ndd ono hundred
and seveniy.five million of dollars n
year to the already enormous burdens
Of the people.
AT the dicthtion OF capital and to
increase the value and power OF money