Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-16

10 ~ said, ID threatening 70 exercise
this right and impose taxes. II he
dos, il 10 not unsafe tn predict that
they win be the last he viii ever inn
pose.
When the colonies determined to
rebel against the expressions and ex-
sctione Of the British Grown there
was NO mere just complaint nor one
upon which they laid morn stress
than that the mother country had,
even through Parliament, imposed
taxation without representation.
They dsnourced and defied King
George and bis authority aud rushed
to arms in defense of this sacred right.
/ zee before me Mr. Sherman Hoar, a
distinguished Representative from
Massachusetts,, with whom / had the
pleasure Of driving and walking over
the battlefelds Of Concord and Lex
ineton. I see the Hon. Joseph O'Neal
and Hon. John F. Andrew, who rep
resent Bunker Hill and Boston Bay.
Whom i trayersed those sacred
grounds just after the tariff law was
passed and the surrender of the right
of taxation made, I thought of the
time when the colonies rang with the
shouts of freemen proclaiming that
there should be mo taxation without
representation"
Sir, tea parties were formed
throughout the land. The women
refused to boil taxed tea, the men to
buy taxed tea, and all refused to
drink taxed tea. When the ships ar
rived in the harbor the brave men Of
Boston, urged on by the patriotic
women of Boston, rushed down to
the hRrbor, on the vessels, and over
towering all resistance cast their ac-
cursed csrgoss of taxed tea into the
bay. Here was an exhibition Of spirit
worthy OF the noblest men of the most
heroic periodl Here was an action
worthy Of all laudstion and all imita-
toni With what fond memories we
lInger in contemplation about that
day and those deedsl The patriotic
citizens OF Boston, the sons of these
noble sires, have raised a magnificent
monument which tells Of their glor-
ious deeds. 81
But, Mr.. Chairman. it 10 sad to re-
feet that one hundred and fourteen
years after the right of self-taxation
was substituted for taxation "with-
out representation" some of the sons
Of these sires had so degeneratsd
that they were willing without q pro-
teet, without even mnrmur, to sur
render this blood-bought right to the
President OF the United States. Our
ancestors had denounced, defied and
defeated King George on account of
less tax on tea. But it turns out
that We rebelled against George the
Third and high taxation in 1776 only
to make q cowsrdly surrender to Har-
rison the Second and higher taxation
in 1901 What should we say; what
will posterity think Of this action?
Mr.. Chairman, the word has spent
thousands OF years Ia matchmaking
one base man on account Of selling
his birthright and heritage for mess
OF pottage. What will it think Of
those who have given away their
biood-bought heritage and got no pot.
tsge2 What new curse will itlnvent
for them2 It is claimed that this il
done TO increase our commerce with
foreign countries; that by it we will
get commercial advantage. Esau's
excuse was that be was hungry, and
that by partaking with his birthright
he could ill himself. Besit said Ia
the credit OF the world that il hal
never grown rapturous with enthusi
asm over the fat he accumulated b,
such grovelling folly. 4
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