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PARTY PLA TFLRMS IN THE NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN OF I898
DCDtIDI UAM
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¶ I ? We. the ropubllcan ot Nebraska In con-
I I vontlon nssemblccl , congratulate the pcoIa
of the atato upon the fufthIrnent ot the
S I % t ptedge made nt the nntkinnt repubilcan
1) conventIon et St. LouIt. Our IndtlBtrles
have revtvet ( , our flnance have been main-
tamed , our national creltt le restored an
every dollar iuuod by the government hi on
ft par with golti. Our laborers are cm-
ployed , our manufacturing establishmenta
have resumed operations , our mines are
being worked to their full capacity , the
. \ masBes of the people are rospcrous and are
L t consuming once more to the extent of their
, , 5 needs the prodUcta ot the farm and the
factory.
We reamrm unswerving allegiance to the
principles ent1nciate ( in the republican fla-
tionni platform of 1S9. We are in favor
t of the mantcnanco of the present gohi
atati1ar and unalterably opposea to the
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free ftflI unlimiteil coinage of l1ver.
Wo favor the payment of our Robliera an'i
Railors in the same money as is paid the
bondholders.
. Wa congratulate the nation upon the
successful issue of the war with Spain pros-
, OCUteI ( under the direction \VIliIani Mc-
itinley , commander-tn-chief ot the army
and navy of the United States , with the
loyal support of bravo volunteers on both
, lant anti sea.
Vo emphasize our hearty approval of the
wise foreign policy of President McKinley
and also of the terms demanded of Spain
EU3 the conditions ot restored peace.
We pledge , it restored to Control of the
state government , an honest and economical
administration ot public affairs and the introduction -
troduction of strict business methods into
all state institutions.
Wo pledge the abolition of all unnecessary -
. sary or sinecure state omces.
We pledge a comprehensive revision of
the revenue laws of the stoto. with a view
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to a more equitable distribution of the tax
burdens.
Wo pledge legislation for state control
and regulation of public corporations in the
Interest of all the people.
. ' \Vo pledge the necessary steps toward a
revision of the state constitution. '
We call nttontion to the sham reforms
of the tripe-aliied fusion parties who have
secured victory at the polls under false pretenses -
tenses and whose pledges are proved by ox-
pcrienco to ho unreliable and utterly worth-
less.
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4 \o invite the co-operation and support
not only of all who believe In republican
- V principles , but also of nil who wish better
government , to the end that Nebraska may
he no longer discredited by being classed
among the states in subjection to populism.
DEMOCRATIC.
We , the democracy of Nebraska , In con-
vcntlon assembled , send greeting to the
bravo men of our nation who are lighting
humanity's battle and attempting to ro-
hove the suffering , privation and hunger
of a courageous hut oppressed people , and
for that purpose to guarantee unto the fertile -
tile isle of Cuba a government created ,
maintained and upheld by the consent of
the governed , and pledge the president ot
the United States our most hearty support -
port and co-operation in the vigorous prose-
cutlon of the conflict.
We nra proud to belong to a party that
acknowledges as Its chieftain and leader
the Ifon. William J. Bryan , the people'a
champion , whose arm Is ever lifted In defense -
fenso of their rigta and in redressing their
wrongs. whether In peace or In war.
\\ro renew our allegiance to the princl-
pies taught by Thomas Jefferson and cour-
agcously defended by Andrew Jackson , and
wo demand that the great political problems
of today be solved by the application of
these principles to the present conditions ,
and , 'therefore , reaflirm our adherence to
the platform of 1D6 , adopted by the democratic -
cratic party in national convention as-
senililed.
And that the paramount issue of the campaign -
paign of 1000 ought and vill be the rostora-
tlon bt our monetary system to its position
prior to 1873 , the free and unlimited coinage
of the two metals at the ratio of 16 to 1 ,
and believe that no permanent prosperity
will reward the efforts of our producers un-
UI such a law is enacted.
We believe that all money issued by the
government , whether gold or silver or
paper , should be made a full legal tender for
all debts , public and private , and that no
citizen should be permitted to demonetize
by contract that which the government
. . . . I inalces money by law.
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, . We further declare that we are opposed
to banks of issue , and demand that nil
money. whether gold , silver or paper , shall
be Issued by the national government.
While always willing and ready to furnish
for the support of the natloti In its hour of
peril every dollar of our property and every
possible assistance , both in money and men ,
the democratic party is opposed to the issuance -
I anco of interest-bearing bonds except as a
last resort , but is In favor of issuance of
full legal tender money , and we bold the
recent issue of $200,000,000 of bonds unneces-
sury under the circumstances and therefore
condemn it.
We denounce as unjust and Inequitable
the protective tariff system , which , through
the instrumentality of class legislation , robs
the many for the benefit of the few , and
that a tariff should be tor a revenue only ,
flnd , therefore , denounce the flingley bill
and arraign the republican party for its
enactment.
We are in favor of an income tax , be-
lievlng that each person should pay toward
the support of the government In accordance -
ance with that which ho has.
We favor a liberal pension policy. That
all differences between the larger corporations -
tions and their numerous employcs should
be settled by arbitration.
We favor the maximum freight law passed
by the democratia dod poputist legislature
of l&93 and are in favor of its amendment
In harmony with the constitution as defined
by the sunrcme court.
We favur the election of United States
senators by direct veto of the people. We
appreciate and approve the effqrts of our
Congressmen , both in the senate anti the
house , and pledge our every effort to Sea-
titer William V. Allen in his candidacy for
re-election , and ask the closest scrutiny of
the pUblic on the conduct and management
of thc different state omccs and the aithful
and honest discharge of duty of each ro-
apectlve officer.
We favor an amendment to the constitu-
( ion of the state increasing the number of
judges of the supreme court to five and
creating the ofitco of three railroad commis.
sinners and providing for the filling of such
offices by the direct Vote of the people.
We intlorso tim recommendations of cloy-
ernor Holcomb in reference to the investment -
mont of the school fund and favor an
amendment to the constitution for invest-
inent thereof in state and county warrants.
That wo hereby reassert our approval of
the time-honored interpretation of state con-
atitutiona , that the people through their duly
chosen representatives In the' state legislature -
turo have cad retain the right to enact any
law upon any subject not expressly prohibIted -
Ited by such respective state constitutions ,
We denounce the hypocrisy of the ropub-
lictn party In falsely pretending to be the
custodians of the honor and credit of the
state while Its officers were embezzling the
public money , and we Ia contrast will corn-
mend the present state administration for
exposing the frauds of the republican omce-
holders , whereby the school children of the
state had been deprived of hundredB of thousands -
sands of dollars.
We favor such legislation as will foster
mutual and fraternal insurance companies
In this state.
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\o favor redistricting the state so that
cacti part thereof may be more fairly repro-
setited In the legislature and more in no-
cordance with the population.
We are In favor of the initlatirn nail rpf-
erendum in all cases where such legislation
Is practicable.
We aain ask the suffrage of each Voter
who desires an honest , economic and wis&
administration of publIc affairs , and promise.
them the fulfillment of this sacred trust it ,
clothed with its duty.
SILVER REPUBLICAN.
The silver republicans of Nebraska , assembled -
sembled in state convention at Lincoln , August -
gust 2 , iSIS , declare :
1. Wo reaffirm the principles sot. forth In
the party platform at our last state convention -
tion , and we take no backward step on the
money question. We are in favor of free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and all-
ver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 ,
without waiting for the consent of any other
nation on earth.
2. MaIntaining and supporting republican
principles upon the question of gold and eli-
yer as money as advocated by th0 old repub-
hican party until Its repudiation of those
principles at St. Louis in 1896 ; we renew our
loyalty to the principles thus repudiated at
the behest of the money power , and declare ,
as formerly declared by the old republican
party and its honored leaders and accepted
as goofrepuhhlcan doctrine , as well as a
doctrine as old as the national constitution
itself , that we arc in favor of the use of
both gold and silver as money , and we condemn -
demn the policy of the gold standard republican -
lican administration in its efforts to demonetize -
monetize silver. Silver is the money of the
constitution ; Indeed , the money c. . the
American people anterior to the constitution.
which the great oiganic law recognized as
quito Independent of its own existence. The
people are too Intelligent to permit values to
be measured in gold alone. This would
make money dearer and property cheaper.
We are for the largest ue of silver In the
currency of tim country. We would not. die-
honor it ; we would give it equal credit and
boner with gold ; wo would make no discrimination -
ination ; we would utilIze both metals and
discredit neither ; we want the double stand-
ard. Silver , until a few years ago , was
money the wide world over. Silver was one
of the standard coins of the United States
from the birth of Independence until the do-
monetization crept into the statute of eon-
gress , either by fraud or mistake.
3. All the bonds of the United States are
payable , principal anti Interest , at the op.
tion of the government of the United States
In silver dollars of the coinage of the UnIted
States containing 4l2' , grains each of standard -
ard silver ; and that to restore to Its coinage
such silver coins as a legal tender in pay-
meat of said bonds , principal and interest ,
Is not In violation of the public faith nor in
This Stool , any finish , $110- $
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And it's only onn of tim many cut
1)11CC barguins 'o niTer-Thicro ate two
thiiiigs you HIlould see while in Omaha- .
one in thin "KImball" exhibit In the Lib.
01(11 Avtt4 building at the OXlOSltIOfl- )
where you can tee tue only automatic
JImennuntic 1)11)0 orgiuut evet' producntl-
lImo other Is our line art and music rooms
: at 1i18 IouglaH-thro we are tlmos'lmug
' the famous painting " .tlmozo , " ity the
limurozi 1aszthiory , a Ilumigarian noble- _ _ _ _ _
mumnu ,
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ll8IC Cfl All 1513 Douglas
Misses' ' White Canvas Oxfords 25c ,
Besides thee l.5O oxfords at 25c we
muro having a Ptlrtli'uldrlY good smile for
the misses' anti i'Iiildren lit our broken
lots of siuinimier tmiui shocK-we have no
mcmii to knep thieimm-mmimti we voim't ezmtiy
thorn O'ei-so such that lmnye beomi meli- , , -
lug easily uvitli us at 1.7ll itud 1.5 ( )
Inivo been cut to an even 1ollar-w'o
lntv mu't all eizot of one kind-but we
hayo all tlzet of thin ditTerent hinds-
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mmmIses' tizes 8t , to 1I-chliltl'8 iizes : ii
to h-iim oxblootl mind clioculmutes-at 1.OO , n p
' -nail they are good value at 1,75.
Drexel Si-toe Co. ,
' Ornlin' . Up-to-ante Shete IZouu.
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derogation of the rights of the public creti.
tIer.
4. The maintaining contrary to law of the
single tndarti has produced widespread dis.
aster in our comnnucree. The destruction of
silver as money , and establishing gold at
the solo uJ'nit of vnlu , hae had a ruinous
effect on all forms of property , except those
investments which yield a fixed income In
money. Those have been enormously cn
hianed in value and have gained a dispro.
portionate and unfair advantage over every
other species of pfoperty.
5 , We charge against William McKinley
and the national gold standard republican
administration that during all the time lie
1158 forcctl the issue of interest-bearing
has been dishonoring one of the irecioue
metals , one of our great products , discredits
lag sliver anti enhancing the price of gold.
lie line determined to contract the clroulat-
lag mediuni , to demonetize onet ( be coins
of commerce and limit the volume of money
among the people , to make money scarce
anti thereby dear. lie would Increase the
value of money and diminish the value of
everything else money the master and
everything else the servant. Ho is not
thinking of the poor now , ha has left their
side. Ho is not standing forth in their (10.
fenso. lIe believes that poverty is a bless-
lag to be promoted and encouraged and a
shrinkage In everything but money is a nit-
tional benediction.
a. Tue national republican ntlnilnistrntion
line forced the issue of Interest-bearing
bonds at a time when there was uncoined
silver belonging to thmo government in thu
vaults of the treasury , which , being coined ,
would , with issues of paper money , have
answered the purpose for which the later-
eat-bearing bonds were issued ; and that the
legislatIon authorizing the issuance of inter-
eat-bearing bonds was forced from congress
under a threat from the secretary of the
treasury that it the authority was not spc-
ciflcally given he would assume the authorIty -
Ity to isatte the bonds to carry on tluo war
with Spain and would Issue them without
further sanction on the part of congress.
7. Under the Influence of the money power
the national administration has failed to
take any steps whatever to slay the power
of ( rusts or to enforce the rights of the
people agaInst combination and coasplra-
cies of wealth.
8. The national republican administration
is domintited by the republican political
machine , which is in turn dominated by the
chairman thereof , who holds his seat now in
the United States senate purchased with
money , of which he stands convicted.
p. We lndorso the present state administration -
tration for the economical manner with
which the affairs of the state have been car-
ned on , and point to time fact that at the
tiine the present administration took cbarge
or affairs the treasury was depicted , money
due the state was uncollected though long
past duo. anti that by close attention , lion-
cat services rendered , and the determination
to discharge the duties of the office , the
treasury has beeii replenished , the moneys
of the people collected and devoted to the
purposes authorized by law and without ntl-
ditlonal taxation upon the leOPlO.
10. We indorse the policy of the people
of tim United States in prosecuting the
war against Spain as a protection to our
citizens and as a punishment for the
destruction of a war vessel In one of the
Ilorta of Spain while thIs country was at
pence with that nation and as being In the
Interest of humanity nuil freedom ; but we
oppose the prosecution of the war for the
purpose of conquest. We pledge to the
present adminIstration our undivided support
in securing all the men and all the money
necessary to bring the war to aspeedy. .
honorable and successful end. We demand
as a part of the condltons of the proposed
peace with Spain that the Spanish dynasty
shall be required to pay the cost of the
war , the value of the battleship Maine and
Its armament , and an adequate sum as
damages to the United States to be die-
tributed among the wounded and the
widows , orphans and dependents of those
-who lost their lives by the destruction of
tlio Maine. We tender to our heroic soldiers
of all ranks our warmest thanks and our
heartiest congratulations , wIthout regard to
party , nationality , creed or color. Their
sacrifices shall ho remembered and those
dependent upon them cared for.
11. We emphatically condemn the sclome
of the secretary of the treasury that is
substantially embodied In the bill now
pending in the house of representatives , and
favorably reported by the republican morn-
hers of the committee on banking and currency -
rency , and providing for the retirement of
the greenbacks end which makes the silver
coin now In circulation redeemable in gold ,
thus greatly contracting the circulating
medium , reducing the value of every species
0i property , except golu , and certain to
cause widespread disaster.
12. We favor the adoption of a constltu-
tional amendment whereby the Initiative and
referendum vIil become a nrt of the
fundamental law of this commonwealth ,
13.Ye favor reduction of raIlroad freight
and passenger rates and the complete
abolishment of the present custom of grant-
tag favors to persons by furnishing to Individuals -
dividuals free passes.
1-i. We heartily indorse the course of our
senator , WillIam V. Allen , in the United
States senate , and also the course of
Samuel J. Maxwell , D. Ii. Sutherland , W. L.
Stark and \V. L. Greene In the lower house
of congress and declare them faithful to
their trust and deservIng our continued con-
fidence.
l. We look upon William J , lhryan as
the tribune of the common people of the
United States. We admire him for the
purity of hits life , for fidclit1' ' to convictions
of duty , for his matchless eloquence and
great ability. We confidently look to him
as the victorious header of time reform forces
in 1900.
POPULIST.
The people's Independent party of Nebraska -
braska , ascmbled lit its ninth annual state
convention , reaffirms its allegiance to the
principles declared by the athera of the
republic and to the fundamental principles If
just government as set prth in the Omaha
anti St. Louis platforms of our party. Wo
stand upon every one of the grand truths
therein enunciate4 and specifically reiterate
our loyalty to the tree coinage of silver
and gold at thto ratio of 10 to 1 ,
We pledge the people that there shall he
no faltering on our iart until Private cor-
poratione are stripped of the privilege of
issuing money and until all the currency ,
whether coin or paper , shall be issued di.
rcctly by the government and shalt be
standard money of the United States.
We condemn the attempt of the present
administration to retire the greenback currency -
rency and issue gold interest hearing bonds
in place thereof , and we denounce such
course as a change In the aettled policy of
the nation and a betrayal of the Interests
of the people.
We denouace the usurpatIon of the ted-
cml courts tn the issuance of writs of injunction -
junction by which the constitutional rights
of freedom , of assemblage and speech is
denied American citizens.
We declare that the money necessary to
pay the expenses of the war could have
been easily raised by judicious taxatIon ,
the coinage of seigniorage now lying idle
In the treasury , the imposition of a. just
and reasonable income tax and by the lean-
anco of treasury notes , thus preventing an
Increase of the Interest bearing obligations
of the government ; and wo hold to the
doctrine that the United States should pay
oi f its obligations as speedily as possIble.
Government bonds should never ho issued ,
except in case of the most extreme necessity
and not then until congress has specifically
declared the necessity therofor , and never
at the more behest of , or to afford means
of investment for , the owners of idle capital -
ital ,
We condemn the republican party for refusing -
fusing to retain in the war revenue bill
provisions for the taxation of all mnonopo-
lies and trusts and for yielding to the demands -
mands of such organizations for immunity
from taxation thus violating the law of
equality 011(1 casting the burden of taxation
upon those least able to bear it.
We demand more money and less misery
for the people. We protest against the ye-
tironient of the greenback and nfl increase
in the interest-bearing debt of the nation
as a step in the creation of a perpetual as-
tionnl debt and a pornianent enthronement
of banks of issue , havIng power to expand
anti contract at will the circulating medium
to the detriment of all the Industrial inter-
eats of the country.
We eniphaticall ) condemn the scheme dt
the secretary of the treasury that is eni-
bodied in a bill now pending In the house
of representatives and favorably reported
by the republican members of the committee -
tee on bankIng and currency , conniving at
the retirement of the greenback and making
the silver comm circulation redeemable in
gold , thus greatly contracting the circulating -
ing medium , reducing the value of all forms
of property except gold and causing widespread -
spread distress anti ruin.
We are in favor of a vigorous prosecution
of the war with Spain to the end that
thereby an honorable pence may be the
sooner secured.
The policy to be pursued by tbe United
States respecting foreign nations and pco.
pies of the islands of the sea is one of
great moment and far reaching in its consequences -
sequences to present and future generations
of our countrymen. it is of such magni-
tutle that it should not be hastily determined -
mined and in view at the probable close
of the war with Spain at an early date ,
we affirm that the wise course for this gov-
crnment to pursue with respect to Its reIn-
tions with the islands lost to Spain during
the war would be to postpone consideration
thereof until the conclusion of the war , to
be then taken up for mature deliberation
by the people when no public excitement
exists ,
The decision of the supreme court of the
United States in the Nebraska maximum
freight rate case makes IL more apparent
than ever that the only true solution of the
railroad problem is to ho found in govorn.
mont ownership and we again declare and
reaffirm our allegiance to the doctrine of
government ownership of railroads , telegraphs -
graphs and telephones , in the meantime
we demand the enactment of a maximum
rate law , granting the people all possible
relief within the limits of said decision.
The natural seaport markets for the trans-
mississippi states are those of the Gulf of
Mexico , and if the people of Nebraska and
this entlro western country could be provided -
vided with proper transportation facilities
for marketing their products through these
southern ports it would save to the producers
from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent-or even possibly
more-on the present freight charges , making -
ing an aggregate saving to the people of
this elate of several millions of dollars an-
nually. Therefore we declare that it would
be a wise and judicious move on the part of
Nebraska and her sister states to unite in
providing ways and means for building ,
Owning and Operating a system of transpor-
tntion lines north and south through the
states from the Gult ot Mexico to the north-
era borders of the nation. Wo congratulate
the leoplo of Nebraska upon their prompt
and patriotic response to the call of the
president and of Governor 1-lolcomb for
volunteers , and we extend to our soldiers
and sailors our hearty congratulations and
best wishes. and affirm it to be our bolict
that all noncommissioned officers and prl-
vate soldiers should have an increase of
pay more nearly commensurate with the
gallant and valuable services they are now
rendering the country ; and not forgetting
the soldiers and sailors of the intO civil war
to whom we again pledge our friendship and
support. We declare that the rule of the
administration prohibiting thO application
for an increase of pension or the recon-
slderatlon of a rejected claim for one year
after such action should be speedily ye-
yoked , Such rule is unprecedented In the
United States and is calculated to deny jus-
lice and to make more dililcult the securing
the pensions justly due.
The distinguished eervics of lion , Wil-
ham V. Allen have proven of Incalculable
benefit to the people of the state and natIon ,
and we recognize him as one of the ablest
men in the populist party and in the cc-
public. We heartily endoree his patriotic
and statesmanlike course in the senate or
the United States. In W. L. Stark , Samuel
Maxwell , W. L. Greene antI It , D , Sutherland -
land the common people of Nebraska have
capable and trustworthy representatives in
congress.
\\'o recommend time safe , sound and aen-
aible administration of Governor Jiolconihi
and tha other state officers , under which
the credit of the state has been brought tea
a higher iloint thami over before ; the patti-
mnony of our school children has been
doubled ; the public money , as fast aa col-
lcted , Is beIng applied to the payment of
Captain Slgshieo , thip hero of time MaIne
disaster , i'iisu't eimloweU with tamper.
naturtil foresight to foresee time disaster
to lila ship , but 'hieii lie found lila sight
was detective lie mid the good sense nud
PrecautIon to it'ovlde lilmimselt with
lI'OiOL' ) ) glnsses to jreserve imis eyesight Ji"S
itittl 111(1 hmlmiu in his vork.'o can lre-
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s'i.l U your eight to a green old ago ir we
kee' ' ) your eyes suited with 1)roper
glasses , Exaininatloimim free by nit
iert oimtk'lan ,
The Aloe & Ponfold Co
t.eudinir Scientifl Oplielnu. .
1(0 ( Farn .m SArsaL
(1po.iti taztG4e hoteL OMfrtLHA ,
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the public debt : all the state institutions
are being more economically adminlaterd
than at any previous time in their history
nnl the dltfernt ( lepnrtments of government
are being aciminlitered in an lienest , careful
and business-like manner. We demand a
reform In our system of assessment anti
taxation by the revision of our revenue
laws , to the eai that all forms of wealth
shall bear their equitable and just proportion -
tion of the burdens of taxatIon ,
We demand the enactment of a law pro.
hibiting the Issuance of free railway passes
to public omciais and private cItizens , cx-
Cept bona dde employee , or the acceptance
of the same , and favor the furnishilug by
law of necessary traveling expenses to pub.
lie officers when engaged in the transaction
of public business.
The peoplo' independent party from its
birth has been the earnest friend of our
free school systom. We point with pride
to its record , to the free text book law , to
the school transportation law , to the In.
crease in funds available to the common
school and to time liberal appropriations for
the state university's work , We fftvor time
practical industrial education that trains
our boys anti gitls for earning Rh honest
living in' the mechanical and agricultural
walks of iito and We pledge our nominees ,
If elected , to work for the promotion of
tItle form of education In all the departments
from the common schools to the state tmnI.
versity , We condemn in unmeasured terms
the attempt of erghnized capital to suppress
the freedom of social anti economic views ,
formed as a result of long study and care-
fttl investIgation.
In contradistinction to the splendid record
of our populict officials , we point to the
recreant acts of their republican pretieces-
Pore who have robbed Nebraska of a mull.
lion dollars ; Iuilotl state Institutions with
corruption anI scandal , taken the pain.
mony of her school children anti farmed it
out to precinct "heelers" and email hero
politicians : practiced nepotleni in all
branches of her state government , and
when finally driven from a thIrty years'
feast at the public crib smote the hand
that had fed it and sought to injure the
credit of the state by dismal forebodings.
We heartily endorse the efforts of the
publishers of the Reform Press associn.
tion to take the control of time preparation
of their ready prints out of time hands of
the republicans.
The initiative anti referendum are canli.
nal principles of the populist party ; by
thes principles the enactment or repeal of
laws is lett to the people themselves. The
present constitution of this etato makes
it impossihle for the people , by direct vote ,
to enact or repeal any law ; we therefore
favor the adoption of a constitutional
amendment whereby the initiative and ref.
crendurn wlIl become part of the funda-
menram law or time commonwealth.
Tbo stock yards of South Omaha are necessarily -
sarily patronized by the people of this state ;
its business is public and not private ; the
stock yards company charges extortionate
prices for the services it 'renders and for
the grain and hay it supplies ; it has Issued
millions of dollars of watered stock on which
the people are compelled to pay interest ; it
refuses relief , it bribes legislatures , it plunders -
ders our people anti has secured injunctIon
agniast all laws which seek to prevent its
unjust exactions ; it is a giant monoply
created by captains of Industry. For those
reasons we favor the ownership of a stock
yards at South Omaha by the state itself ,
such ownership to be secured either by the
purchase of the present yards , at. its actual
value , or the establishment of another stock
) ards. And if the state cannot secure the
ownership of the present stock yards at its
actual value , then we favor a law ievyin
an occupation tax against the stock yards
company of a definite gross sum which shall
be equal to all the interest paid on the
watered stock of the company. The stoclc
growers of Nebraska must no longer be corn-
poled to pay dividends on fictitious capital
which represents nothing but fraud and die-
honesty.
( This plank was later withdrawn at the
solicitation of Frank 1ansom , silver repub-
lican. notorious as the senator from union
Stock yttrds , and emasculated into this form , )
We demand a speedy determination of the
litigation involving the validity of the stock
yards act , regulating charges for teed antI
yardage , to the end that it , may be determined -
mined , if said act is ineffectual , what steps
should be taken to reduce said yards testate
state ownership.
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY
EXjCCtC(1 1t'iOOdOfjtppiifltje Jia
Not Yet 2taterIiLiIzel-Sozne Who
Seek the Belief ,
As soon as the bankruptcy act went into
effect it was thought that the clerk of tha
federal court would be overwhelmed with
petitions In bankruptcy , but less than a
dozen have been filed so far , Sophla H. An-
tierson of Nuclcolls county , Charles F.
Bentley of Coifax county , Mary L. Loomis of
Lincoln and Charles M. Loomis of Lincoln
are the last bankrupts who have sought
the assistance of the courts. In addition to
theIr petitions in bankruptcy Charles hi.
Loomis and Mary L. Loomis have flIed a
debtor's petition settIng forth their inn-
billty to pay the fees of the clerk , referee
and trustee , as required by law.
The name of J. 5 , Hoagland of North
Platte was orIginally entered upon the
records at the federal building as the referee -
eree in bankruptcy in Dawson , Lincoln , Lo-
San , McPherson and Keith counties , but the ,
name should have been Walter V. hong-
land.
had I'uii hirrahcizmg Glass ,
Crazed with liquor , three young men
walked down Tenth street Wedues.
day night , throwing rocks through
the windows of vacant houses , The
breaking of the glass and the
excitement their actions 'caused was a
source of great pleasure to them , At 620
South Tenth , which is vacant , a very large
plate glass window front took 'their eye.
One of the three went Into the htneet , and ,
picking up a paving stone , buried it through
the center of the glass , The crash brought
out all the retidents at the vicinIty and
called forth the watchman of the building.
The young men , realizing the seriousness of
their act , took to their heels. but were
brought to a stop by the watchman , who
turned them over to the police ,
The shattered window was valued at $25. $
The men gave the names of Cartwrlght ,
Gurness anti Licldell ,
Ianlei Callahan Cnmmgj.t.
After evading the Davenport Ia. , officers
for nearly two years Danie' ' Callahan ,
wanted for the alleged embozzlementof p400
from a prominent Davenport * holesale
liquor house , was capturoc yesterday on
F'arnam streeet , His capture was duo tea
a Davenport ox-police officer , who Is visIt-
lag in the cIty , He saw Callahan on the
street and informed the police , The Daten-
port police have been notified and an officer
will be sent here to take the prisoner back
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SUMMIIIt CO5I'LAl1'iT ,
Not Dtmnjcrous'.Viien Properly
Treated ,
Our baby lisa been continually troubled
with colic and chole"a infantuma since lila
birth , and all that we could do for him did
net seem to give caDre than t.nporary
relief , until we tried Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , Since giving -
ing that remedy he has not been troubed.
We want to give you this testimonial as an
evidence of our gratitude , not that you
need it to advertise your meritorious
remedy-O , hi , Law , Keolcuk , Iowa. For
jab by all druglste ,
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REASON FOR ADOPTING DESIGN
PoMioffice 1)epnrthmen ( Aimsicers Critic
of Figure on Onc-Cemit Lx-
itositiosi tniimp ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11.-The question
as to the right of Father Marquette to figure
as a leading factor in the history of this
country has arisen again , in connection with
the tact that a piCture of Marquette sailing
down the MississIppi is borne on the 1-cent
Omaha exposition stamps. A correspondent
of the Postoffice department. recently wrote
that he made search to ascertain what
claims Marquette has to the distinction thus
given him , wIth the result that history
showed him to bavo been a foreigner and
a Jesuit , but not marked as a man of note ,
either in literature or science. Information
was asked as to what his great merit was.
John P. MerrItt , third assistant postmaster
general , has written a letter showing why
the design was adopted. He says that the
object of tlmo promoters and managers of the
Transmlesisalppi Exposition is to give cx-
prcssion to a commendable pride on the
part of the Inhabitants to the progress o2
their section. and to demonstrate its growth
anything pertaining to the men who
were most conspicuous and helpful in blitzIng -
Ing the way to these sections and laying
the foundation bt civilizatIon , is fraught
with great interest. it may be asserted , he
says , that Marquette did not discover the
Mississippi , but like Amerlcus Vespucicci ,
ho continued the explorations , and America
Is named after the latter.
"As to the religious belief of Marquette , "
says Merritt , "it never entered into , or influenced -
fluenced the selection of the device one way
or the other. " As to the fact of Marquette
being ft foreigner , continues the reply , "he
performed services enough as a pioneer to
earn lila citizenship and his bones still lie
hurled on the west shore of Lake Michigan.
Columbus was also a foreigner , for tbat
matter. "
PENSIOi'S VOlt \VLSTERN VE'VEIL4tNS.
Surviors of LntcWnr fleimiesimbered
I- tile General Goycritmnejit.
WISIIINGTON , Aug. 11.-Spctclal- ( )
PenSions have been issued to 1110 following :
Issue of July 30 :
Nobraska-Oniginah : Prescott , Fainmnont ,
$8. Restoration and increase : Michael
Kirwin , Ohiowa , $6 to $8.
lowa-Increaso : Danford Moon , Belmond ,
$0 to $12. Original widows , etc. : harriet
hi. Ounu , Oskaloosa , $17 ; Louisa C. Thorn-
ton , Des Moines , $8.
Colorado - Restoration antI increase :
James N. Livengoocl , Durango , $12 to $10.
Gels Colombia Out of a Serape.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11By exercising
the good offices of the United States tactfully -
fully Secretary Day probably baa succeeded
in averting a severe crisis in time relations
between Italy and Colombia growing out of
time Cerrutti etnirn. A cablegram was ye-
ceived at the department today from Rome
saying tba out of regard for the United
States the Italian government Imad telegraphed -
graphed Admiral Candina at Cartliagena ,
Colombia , to give the Colombian government -
mont olglmt months' time in. which to settle
with Cerrutti's creditors under the terms of
President Cleveland's award , While Co.
lombla has not yet been beard from in acceptance -
ceptance of this proposition , it is not
doubted here that it will be accepted.
AslioImiliueitta h , ' the I'resiheim f ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11-The president
today made the following appointments ;
Treasury-To be surgeons in the marine
hospital service : Joseph A. White , Stephen
I ) . l3rooks , Eugene Wasdin , Arthur II , , Glen-
luau , Cyrus T , l'eckham.
Interior-To be agents for Indians :
George \V. Hazelett of lows , for the
Navajo agency in New Mexico ; howell P.
Mytoa of Indiana , toy the Uintalm and
Ouray agency in Utah ; Nathan F , Johnson -
son of South Dakota , for time San Carlos
agency in Arizona ; Henry L. Zpackman of
South Dakota , for the Sisseton agency in
Soulh Dakota.
Clinsiglmmgy , Ministers to 'l'urlce' ,
WAS1UNaT0N , Aug. 11-James II.
Angell , retiring minister of the United
States to Turkey , has Informed time State
department that lie has taken imis leave of
time sultan and will depart for bommue on the
13th inst. Minister Strauss , who relieved
hire , was at time State department ycitter.
day amid announced lila purpose of sailing
immediately for his post at Constantinople.
'i'eleiraplt Lines Iii l'ortt , Itici , ,
W'ASIiINcITON , Aug. 11.-General Chreoley
has received a dispatch From Colonel Allen ,
who is now at l'once , Porte Rico , elating
that time telegraph lines have been extended ,
fIrst from h'onco through Ouayama and Ar-
roya to the headquarters of ( Jeimerni Drooko ;
second , through Ousyama to the hmeadqumir.
toys of General Wilson third , through Ad-
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juntas and Utundo to the lmcatluarters of
General Stone , anti , fourth , along the coast
to Guanica. These lines all extend to time
cable station and they place timis country in
communication witif more thami half the
Island of Porto Rico.
S.gitr , Ten .tmi1 " .Vool immporls.
WAShINGTON , Aug , 11.-The advance
statement of sugar inmports , issued by the
Bureau of Statistics , shows that time total
imports of dutiable sugar during July were
$5,29t1,970 , as compared \s'ith 2,281,287 for
July , 1897 , The amount of sugar withdrawmi
for consumption anioimnted to $3,026,545.
The wool Imports during July nninunted to
$495,932 , a little more than half being for
immediate consumption. During July , 1897.
the wool imports amounted to 3,86S,205.
The tea imports during July wore prnc-
tically the same as during July , 1897 , viz. ,
$777,593.
Stibiit Cmliii to A nil irtit iomm ,
WAShINGTON , Aug. 11.-The case of
Alexander McCord , the American mining
engineer imprisoned by the Pertmvlans during -
ing a revolution , and whose clnini for $50,000
damager was a subject for dispute between
the United States and Peril for a number
of years , was yesterday referred to arbitration -
tration , the case being submitted to time
lord chief justice of time Dominion of
Canada , under the tenmun of the arbitration
treaty.
NO CONFESSION OF GUILTIest
Iost Ietter ofluirs , Orr IJevoted
l'rinuipnhiy do HirectilmitH Coim-
corning 11cr Cliild
CLARENDON , Ark. , Aug. 11.-ThIs ilttlo
city has resumed Its usually quiet conditions.
The bodies of the tour negroes , victims of
Tuesday night's mob , will be burled across
tile river today , The body of Mrs. Jolmn T.
Orr , whit , killed herself in jail. has been
removed to her residence for preparation for
burial. 11cr little 3-year-old baby is with
E. A. Falter , a friend of the family. 'Wallace
Graham , Mr. Ocr's partner in business , has
received a letter from Mrs. Orr's etepniothier
at Mauston , Wis. , but has not yet made the
cotmtents public. Mrs. Ocr's remains will
probably ii sent 'to her father in Maustoit
for interment ,
S.V. . Bonrdmnn hmas given out a written
statement prepared by Mrs. Orr on Monday
afternoon , Just before she took the fatal dose.
It reads :
I want my baby , Nova , to atayn'ithm Mr.
Falter , with his children , whil9 1 live , then
hir , Graham to have full control of her
until my father conies for her , u'hiclm L
want him to do , I want my fathierto have
my baby and raise her. I want my baby ,
Nova , to have all my personal efforts. My
body is to be shipped to my father anti be
buried where ho resides , 1 n-ant to say to
Steve lioardman , Wallace Graham , Mr.
Morehead and Mr. Icaifer that for time kind
manner in which they have trentod me I
hmopo God will bless theni for tue. I hope
God will forgive Rachel ( Miss MorriB ) for
tIme way she has treated mo , I want alt of
my property and home to go to my baby ,
Nova , and I hope that its father's favorite
lodge , Knights of Pythias , will see that title ,
my last will , is carried out. I want papa
to help Wallace all lie can. This statement
completed at 6:30 : p , in , , Monday , August 8 ,
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Mn , Iloarlman would not give out this
paper until Mrs. Gm was dead , ho says
her father's mmanie iii W , C. Parker , that ho
reside's at Waupon , Wimi , , anti fiat at present
lie is very old antI in destitute circumstances ,
Ho is 82 years of age , Mr. Ioardman says
John P. On' has a sister , hirs , T , W. Deal ,
residing in Jenvor , Cole.
lIT. LOUIS , Aug. 11.-A special to the
i'ost-Dispatch from Clarondon , Ark , , says :
Time third act in the Clarendon tragedy is
as remarkable as the two preceding ones.
Today the corpse of the murderess lies In
the court house , while hmundreds of people
pass anti view time remains , This unusual
thing vtts done by the authorities to still
the suspicion that Mrs. Orr was not dead ,
but haP been spirited away , So strong hind
this feeling in time eomntnunity become that
this macalms was regarded as time only way
to eliny it.
'l'zikcs 4th iiW to the i'1iihl.pines.
Those who have relatives amid friends in
tim several expeditions to the Philippine
islands will be pleased to know that a good
supply of Chmanmberlaia's Colic , Cholera atu.l
Diarrhoea ltemncdy has been taken nloimg
and mnoro will be procured i-mom time agency
in Hong Kong as required , The great sue-
cess of this remedy In time treatment of
bowel complaints line made it standard over
the greater part of the civilized world ,
During the epidemic of cholera in Ilonttlulu
it proved rnorq succeisful ( bait any ether
treatment. For sale by all druggists.
All sides of the political questions are
given in lbs Weekly flee , Sent until January -
ary 1 , 1698 , for 25 centa.
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