The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-11-02

According to my recollecUlon, slnce
Grants last election, the Republican
party has had very hard time TO elect
its candidates for President, and has
been forced TO expend large sums of
money to succeed-it has had to buy
its way outright. Lincoln left the party
solidfy enthroned; Grant beat Greeley
by a tremendous majority. At the fol-
lowing election Tilden actually beat
Hayes, but was defrauded out of his
office. Why was this? It was caused
by the vile system of class legislation
ofthe Republican party, during which
our infant industries sprung into giants
of abuse. The millionaire manufac-
turers passed laws for their special
benefit, and the party reposed 50 con-
fdent in its strength that it became ex-
ccedingly extravagant and corrupt,
and no amount Of bloody shirt waving
could keep it in power. Then came
the buying of votes The first money
raised for this purpose was raised prin-
cipally among the Postmasters and
mail contractors, and then followed the
Star Route scandals. The next money
was raised among the shipbuilders and
then followed the Navy scandals
Then the party did not know where to
get money, and they laid cuckoo's
egg in the shape of Grover the Fat in
the Democratic Convention, and the
Convention Matched him out and he
bloomed as a Democratic President.
The money required to elect Grover
the Fat was raised by the National
Banks, and we all know how well he
repaid them. That was the first time
that private concerns went into politics
for profit Since then the protected
manufacturers and the banks and sheep
men have raised the money required
20 carry the elections, and it pays
them mighty well. The first SUM
raised by the Pcstoffice Department
was estimated to be about 5000, 900,
and the last sum raised by those who
profit by class legislation and who pass
our laws is estimated at s35, 0O0, 600,
and it Is estimated that it will require
about so, 900, 600 TO carry the election
this year. But when we consider that
the Republican tax on the sugar and
tobacco produced in our own Territory
Of Porto Rico donated to the sugar
trust not less than ss0, 900, 900, which
sum is paid by American consumers o.
sugar, without taking into considera
ton a thousand other similar lega
thefts, the people need not worry fol
the poor manufacturers and bankers
who have to contribute $50, 900, 600 ts
perpetuate their opportunities to steal
A dispatch from New York state
that clever rogues, operating as agent
Of the Republican Campaign Com
mittee, have succeeded in obtaining
about 500, 900 on forged checks in New
York alone. There must be a pretty
fat pile in the Republican dinner pal
TO permit rogues to obtain 500, 1000 on
of it before it is missed; and yet Mari
Hanna went to Bryan's own town Il
tell the people that If Mr. Bryan say
that the Republicans intend to bu!
any votes that he lies. What yer get
ting the dough for, Mark? However
Mark is the man who said there are nj
trusts in the United States.
I notice blythe papers that Senate
Flanagan of Washoe has receives
about $4,000 from the Republican
National Committee to help the Re
publicans carry Nevada, and ! ais
notice that he is frying out all the ia