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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. DECEMBER 11, 1901 HOW POPULISM GROWS , Enormous Majorities In Illinois for Fopu 'lUt FrlBciples Kfrdum nod Elec tion of Ssuntors hy th feopl Kudorsed The leading dailies of Chicago have been declaring lately that populism ' is dead that it has passed away as the know-nothing craze, and other ' foolish propositions did which for a time attracted the attention of the - people. If they would read the elec tion returns from thtir own state they would find out that populism is march ' ing onward, as it ere, with seven league boots. They, no doubt, have read those returns, but they are so ac customed to lying tLat they would, r.ot feel comfortable if they did not publish one or two uuvarnished false hoods every day. The peopl.3 of Illii-ois lat election voted on the questions: Whether the slate legislature should be advised to secure to the people the right of in itiating particular legislation in state affairs, and the right of approving or rejecting legislative enact caent3 by process of the refenndun., whether the legislature should be a lvised to secure to cities and towns the same right of initiative and referendum; and whether , United " States senators should be elected by popular vote. The vote througnout the state on these questions was as follows: State initiative and referendum, yes, 428,469; no. 87,b54. Local initiative and referendum, yes, 390,972; no, 83,377. Election of senators by popular vote, jes, 451,319; no. 76,970. Presumably all these proposals were carried by overwhelming n.iajorities: but the number of persons who went to the polls, as shown by the vote for state treasurer, was 859,975, r.nd It has been decided by the state board of can vassers that a majoiity of this total vote must be shown to carry any one of the above proposals. The only cne of the questions to b; carried, therefore, is that relating to the elec tion of United States senators by pop ular vote. The Illinois legislature is thus urged to do what it can to bring about an amendment of the federal constitution to this effect. The strange fact remains that while the people of Illinois are overwhelm ingly in favor of populist principles they continue to keep in power a party that is energetically worldn ; the whole year lound to keep those principles from being enacted into law. Illinois has a republican legislature and the indications are that it will be under control of Lorimcr, the vhest politi cal boss west of quay's bailiwick. Of course none of these things for which the- people have voted will they get After a while perhaps thev will learn enough to vote for the part that ad vocates them instead of the party that repudiates them. IRRECONCILABLE Tli Two Elements of Democracy Safety of Kpnbllc Lies With Peoples Farty Immediately after election the editor of the Gouverneur (N. Y.) Free Press asked J. S. Corbin, the liberal demo cratic nominee for lieutenant governor, to give his opinion as to why the re publican party won in New York. Mr. Corbin replied: Editor Free Press: Responding to your request I will say that the late election in this state was lost to the democrats because it came to be un dirstood in all that tremendous re gion known as "above the Bronx" that the party was hopelessly in control of the disloyal element which has brought defeat in two national elec tions. In that region the revolt against Hillism was universal and in Hill's " own county was so pronounced as to amount to a personal condemnation of the man and his methods by his im mediate neighbors. Smith M. Weed a democrat by the way just as disloyal as Hill, saw his opportunity to pay off his old grudge in Clinton county, and he paid it with compound usuary added. McGuire, whom I heard intro duce Bryan to a Syracuse audience with apologetic grimace and Hibernian pretense of regularity, found himself seated on a cake of ice after the wires were first warmed up with the news from New York city. The day of his damnation for recreancy had come. Another weakness existed in the gubernatorial candidate, Coler. He was a known tool of corporate greed, a Croesus made by Wall street meth ods and withal, was believed to be made of clay not yet baked to hard ness a dillettante statesman who would wax his mustache if the state were falling to ruin. His only recom mendation was the negative virtue of not having stolen appreciably when comptroller of his native city. He was not of the stuff that crusaders are made and if the state la ever rescued, some man with a conscience and a will behind it must carry the flag. One thing is apparent, the reorgan izes have failed miserably. They had full control; they had money galore; they had the party press; they had the machine, such a3 it was. They spent their money between the Battery and the Bronx upon those whom Hearst had gathered with red fire and the seductive oratory of politicians ready to sacrifice loyalty for place. The one unflinching democrat was. not invited and the great questions of national Import were not discussed. The rabble gathered to roar of bursting bomb and splutter of hissing skyrock et It was a corraling of the sub merged by the plutocrat element in the party. And the tremendous plural ity which followed was the resuit of prodigal purchase and the bat-like following of the voters who thought Andrew Jackson was on the ticket. It was a procession made up of the de praved and the ignorant with the spoilsmen sandwiched between them and the blaring brass bands. Another fact as apparent as if painted with cyclopean brush on the steep sides of Monadnock is, that there are two irreconcilable elements in the party now, henceforth and forever. There must be a new alignment or all practical opposition to republican dom inance will be as futile as trying to stop a runaway horse with a ping pong fence of mosquito netting. Plu tocracy and democracy will not mix. The spasmodic Hearst, who is a de cent democrat when at his desk and a plutocrat when ten blocks further down Broadway, is not the brand of alkali which will make the water and oil In the party coalesce. Indeed, such a result is not desirable. There is too much soap in politics already. The safety of the republic now lies with the people's party. The inocu ous desuetude has passed out If de cency cannot win, let no one masquer ading ur.'?r the livery of Jefferson win. The only decent democrats on the ticket won out this year, Cuneen always loyal to Bryan and sobriety; Gray untainted with Elmira methods. There is no room for two parties in this state or the nation, that fight un der different names, but are one in spirit and purpose. Republicanism and plutocratic democracy are twin brothers born of the same mother greed. One can do the business better than two as it has done it for forty years, and the trust will reign, the pension roll expand, the railway ab sorb and the dollar go undisturbed in its triumph over man. But v.-ith nne party, the floater will stand forlorn in blocks ot five upon the street corner waiting for a competing bid and his price will shrivel to the compass of a drink of whisky or a free ride in a livery wagon. That will be something gained, at least. J. S. CORBIN. Gouverneur, N. Y. The Foolishest Thing "Thus the statement of principle which I quoted to you in my last let ter, from the circular of the Emigra tion Society, that it Is overproduction which is the cause of distress, is ac curately the most foolish thing, not only hitherto ever said by men, but which it is possible for men ever to say, respecting their own business. It is a kind of opposite pole (or negative acme of mortal stupidity) to Newton's discovery of gravitation as an acme of mortal wisdom: no wise being on earth will ever be able to make such another wise discovery, so no foolish being on earth will ever be capable of saying such another foolish thing, through all the ages." John Ruskin, "Fors Clavigera," Vol. I., page 59; (Merrill & Baker, N. Y.). The McMillan Fur & Wool Co. have placed their circular of December 1 on file at our office for reference. This house was established a quarter of a century ago, and on account of ..heir extensive business, they are in a po sition to pay high prices. Shippers find their dealings with them very satisfactory. G. H. Peterson, of Casper, Wyo , had a car of feeder wethers on the So. Omaha market this week that sold for $3.30, the highest price for the kin I in two months. Tom Hill, of Wayne Neb., had in a shipment of steers that he had had on part feed since the last of July, and thy sold for $5.10. The Nye & Buchanan Co. handled both of these shipments, and both parties ex pressed themselves as extremely well pleased. Readers of The Independent should examine the advertisements in its col umns. It will pay you to read them and take advantage of the bargains of fered. Always mention. The Independent If; Cornstalk Disease Which is Now Killing Hundreds of Cattle in Many Localities of the Corn Belt. mer. whv do vou let your stock die, and abandon your stock fields when reiief is at hand, simply because you have no confidence in us or our remedy? You al low the ida to control your mind that this stalk disease cannot be pre vented. This is a sad mistake of yours. If you are losing stock in the stalk fields, just drop us a card and we will come and prove to you that we can check the disease at once; if we cannot we do not want your money. Remedy is fed with their salt Price $10 a pail, which will protect CO head for the season. ' Can Be Prevented And hundreds of people who have had nerve enough to try our remedy are rejoicing today. Not one dissatisfied man in all our long list. Neighbor far- IAD DR ESSE RAMGE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB. v'j B i; wa National Cornstalk Remedy Co., 1 mi fi,t ' K;3I WHAT IS YOUR REMEDY FOR THE TRUSTS? The Independent, during the nct six months, desires to receive and print the views of ten thousand people regarding the cause and cure for the trust evil. State vour idens pointedly. Tell the whole story in net more than two hundred words. Write plain. What causes tiusts tsr ff, freight discriminations, or what? What is the remedy-frt e trade, tariff for revenue, protection, govtrnment ownership, populism, socialism, single lax, or Jeffersonian democracy? Give your .dea 13 WEEKS' EDUCATiCNAL SUBSCRIPTION, 10 CENTS. Enclose a silver dime with ycur manuscript, get The Independent on trial 13 weeks, and study this subject. BOX 2431. THE INDEPENDENT, Lincoln, Nebraska. 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Rising Sun stove polish.. 25 3 10c cans lye 25 2 lbs. Mocha and Java coffee ' 50 $10 00 All the above order packed as stated and delivered to any railroad station in the northwest for $10.00. Write for a complete price list. We sell everything. 10 distinct stores under one roof. Reference, Columbia National Bank. CERY COMPANY Largest retail distributors of groceries in the west. 226-228-230-232-234-236 North I Oth Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.