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V THE ALLIAN0E-1NDBPBND INT. V Stand By Totir Friends. Mineota, Holt county, Neb., June 20 I see that a few parties are besrin- -J ning the fight to defeat Hon. O. M. v. kern for renomination and re-election to Congress. Now this is not at all Mit'nHftfnfr tn mo. fnr Mr. Kern noru- , pies a very honorable i position, was elected to It honorably acd fills it hon orably, and to the entire satisfaction of ail good independents in this part of nis district, isn't tne aorve reason enough? Why shouldn't he be attacked jt" and bitterly denounced by the fflon- : opolistic press and brftss-eollared gen- " tit men of this district? He doesn't suit them and they arc going to try to get rid of him But how to do it is the questu n. Ihry have carefully locked over the field, and fully realize that all their attacks from the outside will not accomplish the desired end. Thev find the name of Kem enfrraven . - . - -- - . on the hearts of thousands in this dis trict as the synonym of honesiy and pa triotism; a man who dared to travel over this district and tell the people the truth and now. dares to vote to carry out . every pledge made to the people at that time. "We must dis credit this man Kem before the peo- .'. ' . A . 1 j men 10 eacn ouier, ina as tne people r won't. np.lifiVA na wo must. crot. Komp.ono " - o to do the job whom the people will be lieve. Have they succee ed? 1 Let us see. Some t me sinco I received a sample copy of a paper recently started at Lincoln, Neb, died "Liberty." I read this paper with much interest, knowing the man who claimed to be the editor ought to bo a good indepen dent. That paper contained a 6hort Editorial notifying me that "Kem 'ould not succeed himsel " In giving e reason for this decree, the paper bw.ted that Kem had been true to his his constituent?, but did not know enough r words to that effect to f- ( represent his district. A short time after this I received another copy of . this paper, and found more in the same . line. I have since , learned that these ass iulU (for they connot bocallod friendly criticisms) navo oeen copied all over the state by tho g. o. p. papers. It is iust the animation thev wanted , and they were always careful to quote liberty as an independent paper ana its editors tne of the staunchest inde pendents. What better plan could bo devised to down ono of tho peoples trusted servants. My knowledge of practical politics is too limited to con ceive of any slicker plan (if such it was to defeat Air. Kem, than tho above, and ray belief is .that t thers will re ceive the eamo treatment when the proper time como Now in conclusion let me say to you Mr. Editor, and I hope through you to your readers, that while tb indepen dent in this district can claim many able -r nd holiest men in their ranks, men whom we all feel proud cf and dt-ligat to houor, no man cui step into Mr. Kem's place and do the work he can do in the next congress, neither can any new man poll the vote that Kem can this fall. He is strong in his own party and has lots of friends out side who will vote for Mm if he is nom inated again. It is one thing for tho people to rise in their might and defeat a public ser vant who has betrayed them, and elect a man in his stead v hom they believe will do justice by them. It is quite another thing to stay by and sustain a man who in doing their work has drawn tbo fire of their enemies upon himself. My experienoe teaches me that if ever the people fail to do their whole dutv bv their true and trusted servants this is the very time.' m A a i t Do you suppose tor a moment. mat it Kem was doing1 the other fellow's work that thev would be doing1 so -much grumbling about him? We all know better than tha. It is because ne is dninfr tha neoDlcs' work that these fellows a'e doing so much kicking, and propose to keep them KicKing. H. R. Henry. A Democratic View. The World-Herald comments as fol lows upon an extract from an eastern paper in which it is said that the break in the alliance in Kansas has set in: Wkother such a preposterous state ment is due to foolish credultv or to a deliberate purpose to deceive, it is equally calculated to make the writer ridiculous. Nothing is more certain in politics than the fact that the alliance strength in the west ha been growing during the last year to a great extent. It is of course possible that in Kansas and Nebraska it will not reach fully up to tbe wonderful high water mark of 1890, but it will not in any evont fall short cf that mark, and in o' her states where the develop ment was later, the alliance strength this year will prove almost as important a factor as it did two years ago in Nebraska and Kansas. It is easily within the possi bilities that the new party may carry Colorado. It will certainly develop a large following in Iowa, and it may sweep South Dokota. In ; Wyoming and in some of the Pacific coast states it bas been growing the last six months as rapidly as it grew six months ago in Nebraska. In the south it is taking such giant strides as to have raised a doubt in several states whether they can still be counted on for the democra tic party. In the face of such strength and progress, it is remarkable that a reputable paper should deliberately go upon record with such indefensible as sertions. "Truth's ADoroachinff TriumDh" is a song of the "thousand years," tho reign of rig teousness lor wmcn we are ngnt- ing. It is a beautiful inspiring compo sition, refreshing as a song oi tne angeis to those wno nave Dcome weary wan ing. See our campaign music ad. The Lincoln Road Grader was one of the leading features of the parade on Thursday. For information address Lincoln Road Grader, eo Lincoln, Neb. - Nebraska Pensions OriginalJay Sweet, Hiram Smith, Anthony E McKnight, William Din nell, Nicholas T Jones, William Pea cock, Daniel Taylor, Frederick Deder naana, Alfred H Palmer, John Dehaven, Anson L Ketchum, William D Bur rows. Additional Alexander Green, Curtis Chandler, William B MacFar land. ' Increase Orsemus M Doty, Henry II Frorcb, Lorenzo D Barnes. Original widows, etc. Martha J Kil born. " Praise for McKeighan. Resolutions adopted by Harlan coun ty Alliance, May 6, 1892: Rtsolrtd, That wo heartily endorse the action of the people's party conven tion of this congressional district held at Holdrcgc, May G, 1892, in unanimous ly renominating our statesman, orator, brother, Hon. W. A. McKeighan for congress; Resolved, That wo pledge our un divided support to Bro. McKeighan be cause of tho fact that he has proved himself a faithful and unswerving ser vant, laboring for the people an l oppos ing and exposing the enemies of tho great mas of producers of America, using bis groat ability for the good of our whole nation. W. F. Dale, Pres. J. F. MCK3AN, Sec. Oar new song, entitled "The Weakest Must Go to tho Wall," gets in some tremendous blows against iho money, land and transportation monopolists and shows how the ballot box must give protection to the weak. This U a four plate song which no independent dub, alliance or labor organization can do without. It educates and arouses all. 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