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The Commoner.
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The Commoner. Nebraska Democrats Gather at Lincoln
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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nob.
Washington reports 20,000 cases of grip not
Including the one Undo Joo has on legislation.
It would seem that sonic Indiana authors
have- decided that whon they can not writo they
will riot.
This naval scrap will not ho considered set
tled until Admiral IUvans has added his supor
heatod remarks thereto.
Tho supremo court Is rapidly convincing tho
people that anything Is unconstitutional that is
of real service to tho peoplo.
Governor Hughes is represented as a Sphinx,
hut would "(ho interests" bo for him If they
did not know his thoughts?
Possibly Govornor Hughes would speak but
for the fact that Secretary Taft has been so
unfortunato in Ills speechos.
Having played the copper game past tho
limit Mr. Ilolnzo mot up with several "coppers"
that he missed during tho excitement.
Comptroller Ridgoloy says panics aro inevit
able. Tills is not tho doctrino advanced by tho
republican organs and orators in 189 G.
Admiral Pillsbury succeeds Admiral Brown
son. Tho attention of tho medical profession
Is called to tho pharmaceutical sound thoreof
That Paris butcher who intorforod in tho
Ittlo scrap between tho scions of tho do Castel
lano family deserves to bo severely censured.
That Castollano family affair should bo an
example to excitable Frenchmen of what Injuries
may follow a departure from tho code duello
The Washington Herald informs us that 300
the fleof mn iav s accompanied
L.VL l1, W0 1)rosumo to lit the 13-inch
(3 11 lib
With ono faction of tho Ohio republicans
en Join ng tho other faction it must boTdmittSd
luuctlonrr gd 1)0ints about tho'in-
Tho representatives of high finance will at
tempt to use tho panic to force throjgh leLw
lion increasing Wall Street's power Lef t t
domocrats be on thoir mimvi w . tne
zs& sir & -
Nebraska democrats in large numbers gath
ered at Lincoln, January 15. Referring to the
affair tho Lincoln correspondent for the Omaha
World-Herald said:
"Not in years has the democracy of Ne
braska had such an arousing as that which
thrilled the superb gathering in Lincoln today,
which mot and planned hand in hand with tho
state committee and closed with a monster as
sembly at the Bryan dollar dinner at tho Audi
torium. "Jt was an arousing, born of a common pur
pose to sweep Nebraska for Bryan next fall,
nurtured through the harmonious agreement of
every individual in tho plans outlined, and des
tined to sweep over the state like the flames
of a prairie fire, through the determination of
overy man present to return home and spread
tho gospel of democratic good government."
The Lincoln (Nob.) Journal (rep.) in its
report of tho dinner said: "It was a great day
and a great night for the democrats of Nebraska.
More than a thousand strong they gathered in
Lincoln yesterday, ostensibly to arrange for
opening the state campaign, but in reality to
set the ball in motion for tho national fight of
1908. All of their actions and all of their
speeches indicated that no single city contracted
their powers, but that the whole boundless con
tinent was theirs, at least in hope and imagin
ation. "Enthusiastic domocrats declared that the
dinner at the auditorium last night passed the
high water mark of all similar gatherings of
the democratic party in this state. Probably
it was tho largest dinner ever served in Lin
coln. More than 1,000 men sat at the tables on
tho main floor and on tho stage. Hundreds of
ladles and gentlemen watched tho scene from
tho balcony and the people from an overflow
dinner at the Lindell hotel across tho street
swelled tho audience when the speaking began.
It was a strictly cold water affair, but the pros
pect of furnishing a president to the nation
seemed so promising to the average democrat
that it required no additional stimulants to make
the spirits of the crowd overflow at slight prov
ocation. "Tho auditorium presented a striking ap
pearance when the doors were opened at 7:30
o'clock and the domocrats who had been wait
ing in tho cold filed in and took their seats.
Eleven rows of tables ran from end to end of
tho main floor and five tables 'filled the stage.
Each table was divided into sections of eight
plates by traverse strips of ribbon.
"Along tho table that stretched full length
of the front of the stage sat tho speakers of the
evening, facing the audience, and other notable
domocrats found room at the table. W J
Bryan was the central figure, with A. G. Shallen
bergor, toastmaster of the occasion, on his right
On tho left of Mr. Bryan were J. B. Sullivan of
Iowa, Henry Warrum of Indiana and Governor
N. B. Broward of Florida. On his right sat
S??n m TJTh?a? H- Patterson of Colorado,
"Mike" Harrington of O'Neill, Judge T. H Tib
bios of Omaha and Mayor James Dahlman of
Omaha. At nearby tables sat Mayor Brown of
Lincoln, George W. Berge of Lincoln, ex-Congressman
Sutherland of the Fifth district, and
W. H. Thompson of Grand Island."
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma spoke on
The Responsibilities of Government." He
first discussed tho puriose'of government its
province, government as a business proposition
and the difference of opinion regarding govern
ment he d by different men which has caused
tho building up of political parties.
Governor Haskell held that the democrats
If tho weather doesn't tighten up prettv
soon we can see what tho ice man is going to do
to us next summer. b b co ao
jApf Z&MP3S& on ST
By the way, when did the supreme court bv
a vote of five to four, or any other vote over
declare unconstitutional any law enaotnS ?A n?I
benefit of corporate employers tUe
Every time the house chaplain nravc, tw
congress may receive wisdom 1 from on hS
Speaker Cannon tilts back in his cn?lr nnoJ h
.raised dias, and proceeds to give it
have followed the doctrines of Jefferson clos.ly.
He asserted that "republicanism was never
further from Lincolnism than it is today." nQ
denounced protection. Ho showed how Car
negie and other men have grown rich b its
working. The laborer had not benefited. Ho
still lived in an uncarpeted hovel.
(Governor Haskell's speech will be printed
in full in a subsequent issue of The Commoner.)
SENATOR PATTERSON'S SPEECJI
Former Senator Thomas M. Patterson of
Denver spoke on "The Situation." He prophe
sied that tho city of Denver will see the nomina
tion of the next president of the United States,
and Lincoln would be his home. Senator Pat
terson was glad he was a populist. It was the
best act he had ever done his country when ho
joined the ranks of that party. Roosevelt, in
his doctrines, was a populist. Yet in spite of
the president's principles, whatever of ill there
was in the country could be laid to the door of
the party tho president belongs to which has
been in power all through the past forty years,
save eight.
The speaker attacked the tariff as foster
ing trusts, and declared any condition which
allowed the sale of goods shipped to Europe
cheaper than the same goods were sold at homo
should be changed. Turning to the trusts the
speaker told of the effects of the smelting trust
in Colorado, how it had throttled individual in
itiative, closed mines, and made mining villages
deserts. There is no distinction, said he, be
tween good and bad trusts. All mean monopoly,
and monopoly offends the justice of the common
law.
The speaker said the present banking law is
a republican law. Moreover it is a banker's
law, which has put the business of the country
at the mercy of the banks. The recent strin
gency might have been confined to New York.
But the greatest bankers of that money center
sent out word to suspend currency payments
and depositors were compelled to receive as
money, paper that had no recognition in law.
The president had ordered the motto removed
from gold coins, but the recipients of cashier's
checks could, in imagination, see written across
them the motto, "I know not that my Redeemer
liveth." Senator Patterson would have tho
banking law revised. Ho would have a gov
ernment guarantee of national bank deposits,
and would have this extended some way to stato
bankB. He touched on the objection tnat weak
banks would be fostered, and declared that
more stringent laws would result.
Senator Patterson advocated tho popular
election of United States senators and the adop
tion of the initiative and referendum. Tho prog
ress of politics is in that direction. He said it
would be the popular voice of' the people that
will nominate Lincoln's honored citizen practi
cally by acclamation at the national convention
In Denver next summer in opposition to the will
of some of the politicians within the party.
Governor N. B. Broward of Florida was the
next speaker. Governor Broward said-
Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentiemen: I
esteem it a great honor to be with you on this
grand occasion. Measured by miles Florida is a
long ways from Nebraska but measured by sen-
vnnnnSl fS f1? b? BldQ' The thOUghte that
your people think when they are plowing corn
are the same thoughts that come to our peoplo
WeSionnT DlWlng COtton; our iuterest r
identical and our view of public questions tho
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grangers' St" S?ntinel wanta the Para"
Mnwaulf fi n t0 CUt out tUe 8tuff that made
Januai v T wT8; A lot of them did oa
Januaiy 1, but that's as far as we can guess.
''TTOTtnIhtUrg Dispatch editorially discusses
them- 1arLeVents' We are familiar with
o S 7, whLnWhGI; WG et tlle volope and the
other is when we hand it over to the grocer.
to AlBKitoJ!?poMS a "commission"
So com1n?iafriIfl TUis would ca"y it past
wonby S l6,?' and after the election, if
ot revision SJ"0?' tnere uld be no need
had Tain hppn T?. th. Protective. tariff policy
crate ?h b indicated. If won by the demo
delay tariffisiotn m,SUt bG USea t0 urthe
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