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About The Wealth makers of the world. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1894-1896 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1894)
II JL THE WEALTH MAKERS. Angut23 1894 i ... rHEtattje trust has a capital uc r . . . 1(13,000.000 The whisky trust, m, ,000 1 otton feed oil trust $42 000, 000 8lt trust 120,000,000 One mem. ber of the Standard Oil trust is said to receive, as his part of its yearly divi dend, $6,000,000. The Buffalo county Independents favored the Initiative and Referendum and resolved "That we consider every form of so-called control of railroads and transportation short of government ownership as always and everywhere a failure." Gkt cut of the racks of the enemy, or get hit. The old parties through class legislation have brought us to our pres- fDtondition, and they must be fought Ihe death. Reformers have no more tiZt in them than live men have in the tombs of the dead We are liable to lose sight of the ar tificial famine while consider! ng the crop failure. If the state had not been 1&.nckt r9 mnnov s nt oof mAriAnnl w barges the loss of a crop would not find many thousands destitute. Thk Fillmore coun'y Populists adopt ed an excellent platform containing very much of thu language of the Omaha platform, which, by the way, is early perfect as lmguage can well med. E eastern railway stockholders are orlng for a law which will enable ne ra iroads to form poms ana tola up ates which will provide satisfactory dividends at all times. Government railroads and no strikes, lOvernment banks and no panics, gov- h-nment lacd and none landless. But xpect to be branded as dangerous if rou dare to say it. If our fathers who said. "Milliot s for jbfense, but not a penny for tribute," fere living now what would they say the legalized, enthrored monopo lists? 1HE Fopulists of Fnelps county are instructed to work for the adoption of "ind for direct legislation as the 1 plank of our state platform." THJ land or rent question is of very reat importance and interest to the ity 'workers who are dow flocking into Bur party. It must not be ignored. 5W questions compel new align- aents. Let all who oppose monopolies inje into the ople' party. rtfciEN man runs out of argument pd begiaS to call names It is a waste of bor to reason with. him. An intelligent man who chooses to ay jn a corrupt party must be himself rrupt. Will the President violate his prin bles by signing the Germen tariff 111? .The ojnly way to end the sham battle erth tariff is to kill off the old part- w, Organized labor has joined the Poo r's party in Massachusetts. SrHB Kansas Populists call for the illative and Referendum. -'ERK MS county last Friday voted 1),000 Irrigation bonds. ernor Waitnon the Fusion Crisis. KNVER, Colo., Aue. 16. The follow. iddrfcss was giyea out by Governor he Populist, party of Colorado this crisis I address you as men and en who, wnaujvr r may have been r pist political affiliation, are now is, wno stand tquarely on the latfi.rm and reeivn ze fully that itepubllcan and Ut-mouratic -77 . J" p-jueet money power. We Seeded two years ago in tne state tvention becaute we severed our con- Ition entirely from the two corrupt Iparties, recognlztng neither silver noeraw nus mivrr nepuoucans, out our own coi. ventiun and nominated pwn iuen upon our own platform iiere is no hope for the People's v, except to stand upon its own ormana nominate its own ticket wn representative meD, and it is d a to nominate a ticket with a view s endorsement by some other dis- vriolitical oreanizatlon. There is ' no u jmocratlc party in to fuse with. Fusion has al- i death to a new partv: it those who support the party pie; it dlseusts maav of the. fused with, as savoring of politi irgaln and sa.e, and it prevents irotn parties not fused with, that ?wlse would be cast for the new ization. ,fc there is a regular consoiracv to fu he Populist party with the silver D is rats Doth 1h this and other states, ent from the speech of General TV er at Denver on August 1. (an of Nebraska is at work in that itn create a fusion hotwoon a tan. At the Democrats in Nebraska and AiiiiHat.c- n F MM din I space this week for only the Geo. Howard Gibson, Esq. tarcts of Governor Waite's f interesting address show- letter to you of the 7 th occurs a mistake. fhe fusion scheme and men, all rest of the Damocrats.-Editor field H Makers V county to the state congressional con- An Anil Fnatonlat fropoaea m Ticket Plainviiw. Aug. 12, 1894. Editor Wealth Makers: The time for our state convention is drawing nigh and as I have not heard anything from this neck o' the woods thought I would write a few lines. have .read with much interest the choice of different persons for the different state offices, and as I was read ing a ticKPt something came to my mind that I think will bear the support of every true Independent in Nebraska; but if there are any fusionists among them I would like to know it, for I won't support a f'ision candidate if I know it for any office. The following is the ticket: For United S'ates senator, Hon. John II. Powers of Hitchcock county. For congress, Third district, Hon. J. M. Devine of Colfax county.) For governor, J. N Gaffin of Saun ders county. For lieutenant governor, H. G. Stew art of Sioux county. For secretary of state, H. F. Rhodes of Valley county. For auditor, A. J. Gustin of Buffalo county. lor treasurer, O. Hull of Harlan county, or J. D Hatfield of Antelope county For commissioner of public lands and buildings H. B. Miller of Wayne county. For superintendent of nnHHn Inatrim. tlon, A d' Allemand of Furnas county. For attorney-general, Silas A. Hol- comb of Custer county. Let us have no fusion in this matter, for 'he that is not for us is against us, and he that gathereth not with us scat tered abroad;' but let us be ever on the alert, knowing that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. I think to a certain extent, Mr. Edi tor, that we are all servants, and as public servants we Bhould do our duty well, if we would constantly guard the rectitude of our intentions, maintain unsullied our love of cause and country, and with unselfish purpose strive for the public go'd. Yours for success without fusion, John W. Banning. The Signal Editor's Wise Counsel. Chadron, Neb , Aug. 13, '94. Editor Wealth Makers: The discussion on the platform has been full of inspiration. Let me add my mite. Three things I especially want to find in our platform this yt ar : Initiative and Referendum, declara tion for equal rights, opposition to farther sale of school land. This last proposition am prepared to fight for if necessary. We have yet left about two million acres of school land part of the permanent school fund. We sell thU land off for $7 per acre and then potter about trying to find a place to lend the money, or worse yet deposit it in a Mosher bank. If e shall never find a safer or more profitable investment than the land itself. Why, then, don't we exercise common sense and keep the land for a heritage forever for our chil dren's schooling? We must act soon if we save the land. Let us act now. A platform clean cut and concise. No stump speeches in its belly or argument on the side. Every line sharp and clear and with a ring like a 16 to 1 dollar on. a granite block. We shall want an irrigation plank. Let me present the Dawes county plank for consideration: "We favor national and state appro priations to develop and utilize the waters of the west, and we demand the enactment of a state irrigation lew that win tecure to actual operative farmers tne use oi an waters available for irri gation, the system to be operated by the peopie mierestea." This is the crisis time for the People's party. If we meet every issue with straight and open declaration and every overture to hedge or compromise either p at'orm or ticket with firm faith and uaswervmg devotion to principle, we we shall win. Let the free silver Dem ocrats and the anti-monopoly Republic cans comt to us. There u r-mm and freed -m enough for all. But don't wobble toward either to cttch them. Your9 sincerely A. E. Sheldon. Ct dar Cou n ty Populists are Pooulist. The Cedar county Independents met in convention la-t Saturday and made their nominations and selected dele gates to the several conventions. Among the resolutions adopted ap pear the following setement on fusion: Resolved; Tbat the Peoole'- nartv has a mission of its own, and that mis sion is not 10 reform eitht-r of the old parties. Resolved; That we are ooDosed to the election of any man to Contrrees who Is not an open, pronounced, untotiivocal and uncompromising advocate of 'he free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the raLlo uf 16 to 1, who does not openly emse the cause of the People's party as to money, transporta tion and land. Resolved; That the delegates to the several conventions are herebv instruct ed to oppose fusion and support no candidate who is not known to be an out an out Populist. "Your Position Is Correct." Rushville, Neb , Aug. 14. 1894. Dear Sir and Brother: In mv I Am 1 m I BmmIsimIm KannAai.a Tilr a I ( IT. I- L . ..- m I I mm mm being the statement thst H. J. Stanch- is one ol the delegates from this ventions. lie la on the aenatorial and representative delegations elected at same time and place. This correction I desired but have not been able to make sooner, conveniently. Before writing my other letter I had not read your article headed "No fusion in Ours." In said article your position is eminently correct. It is indeed strange that true Independents can see any good, permanent good to our party, in fusion. If it is ever good as policy, lA. t I 1 t , .. ... it ut aiways- oau in principle, it la one of the favorite methods of the enemy to divide, confuse and destroy us. He who advocates It lacks- patriotism, wis dom, or intelligence. It is surprising that Deaver takes the stand he does, and the fact will cause mischief. Your comments regarding Bryan and his platform in last Wealth Makers, I heartily approve and endorse. He is smart, of course, but every smart and brilliant man is not necessarily a states man. A wolf in a sheep's skin is not a sheep, and we must watch continually for ene mies both in and out of disguise. Fraternally yours, L. P. Cummins, no Fusion in His. EUSTIS, Neb , Aug. 9, 1894. Editor Wealth Makers: It was pleasing to read the praises of the different candidates for nominitions, but as I was not well enough acquainted I could say nothing. As to platform I am too radical to be listened to. How ever, any man who is imbued with the principles of the reform movement will not ob!ect to have plans laid down for him, and when' a majority was elected to carry out certain objects why should they not do that and then adjourn and go home? , One Mr. J. M. Snyder in your issue of June 28 th has a very good article, but he saya this: "We called it enter prise to build Pacific railways, and many other railways we could not pay for. We borrowed money and wasted millions of the public domain and got the roads. Now we have got the debts etc." Mr. Snyder is certainly mistaken about borrowing money. Is there any material about a railroad that this country does not possess? And have we borrowed any labor, skilled or un ski led from any foreign country? If neither of them were borrowed we have to look in another direction for the cause why we are in debt. With the privileges granted to the U. P. railroad a set of paupers could have built it and become millionaires. Where bonds were not granted directly legislators sanctioned wildcats, black- backs and greenbacks which did the service of exchanging the people's labor, and when the work was done the robber either bursted, or he controlled the volume of morey, which had the same effect. In his great silver speech Mr. Bryan bowed to Cleveland; that was enough for me. There is twenty five thousand voters in this state, and a corresponding number in all other states, that cannot bs bought, traded or (used away. They will vote with their party when the party is safe, otherwise they vote their interest. The proof of this is the vote of 1890 compared with that of '93, also the late Oregon election, besides several elec tions in Iowa. Yours respectfully, H O. OlSEN. Faithfulness Makes Friends of the True. Edison, Neb , Aug. 11, 1894 Editor Wealth Makers: We all rejoice over the brave fight you are making for principles that we believe to be the eternal truth. Let Democrats continue in hero wor ship. Let Republicans continue to make the decree of, party as the decree of God. The Independents are pledged to worship at the altar of truth, justice between man and man. For the ad vancement of our faith the new party was called into being. We agreed to seek for men that would work to enact our beliefs into law, and we further agreed to shun the man that seeks the office. To hesitate or compromise our good intentions at this stage of our fight means disappointment and death to our hopes, but to continue on in the middle of the road means victory, and it 1b not so far off as many people would believe Kaep up your fight and all good and true Independents will love you the better for it. Yours ' truly. John Stevens. Ood Bless You for It. Silver Creex, Aug 8 1894. Editor Wealth Makers: I have read your editorial on fusion in your paper of the 2nd inst.. and I want to say, God bless you for that timely editorial. It has the true ring. We are battling for a great and grand principle that is greater and grander than any man or set of men, namely:. the elevation of ourselves and fellow men lo a higher plane of moral, intel lectual and social life, which we never can accomplish by hantrin on to the skirts of the Democrats or pandering to their wishes. You are right, there are a great many honest Republicans whom we may win over to our ranks by honest and fair means. But not by making the Populist party a stopping atone to get into office for a lot of hungry Democrats, who never did anything for the elevation of the industrial class and never will. The prospects are that we will have a hot fight on fusion here in the Third district. It seems that a few men in our party of Democratic persuasion are in clined to lean rather hard towards the Democrats Why this continual endeavor on their part to merge the Populist party into the Democratic party? If they owe allegiance to the Demo cratic party, I fay go back to that party. The sooner we are rid of such men the better it will be for our party, We want only honest and true men msn of courage, men of principle, men who have higher aims it social and po litical life than mere political trickery and demagogury. If we allow ourselves to become party or political tricKsters, ts trick and be tricked, how muoh better are we than the old parties? What beo3mes of our grand declara tion of principles and platform? Where are our grand principles of moral, social and political reform? I want to say to Populists every where, pause and reflect. . W. E. FOLSOM Strongly Endorses Mr. Saunders Eddyville, Aug. 18, 1894. Editor Wealth Makers: tt ; ' . j i . nuviug uosicea an account in your paper that Warwick Saunders of Col umbus was a candidate, or was spoken of as a candidate for secretary of state. i uu uui, uemre to taite up your space I J i. J ! . - 1 with a lengthy article. However, I de sire to say that I am personally ac quainted with Mr. Saunders, and know his ability is such that should he be elected to that position, the state of Nebraska will have a faithful official. And, Mr. Editor, I may add here that the western part of Nebraska is for Gaffin for governor, because we know he is true and tried. J. A. Edmisten, That Petition to Congress. Litchfield, Neb , Aug. 7, '94 Editor Wealth Makers: T 1 Jl 11 n .... inuiosea you win nna a petition re questing Congress to pass the Good Roads bill, to aid us in our time of need we are ho'dlng mass meetings ia this county for the purpose of devising some means, so that we may be able to feed the hungry and procure feed and seed next spring. Will you please publish .i ii.i . . . , . . tue petition u not too lengthy and re quest all counties that had a failure to adopt it or something similar. If all counties affected would hold mass meet ings and sign; at least 100,000 names should be sent to Congress from this state, and surely they would not ignore petition or that dimensions I just sent Congress the same petition signed oy anout nve hundred names, to start the ball rolling. And now if this could be brought before the attention of the public so that all could work along the same line, I think it might result in much good. At any rate it is worthy of a fair trial. We could then see how much our legislators cared for the peO' pie, or whether they will sa , "the pub lie be d d " Very respectfully. J. W. Heapy. This letter was mislaid last week It should have been attached to the peti tion to Congress printed in our last issue. Editor Wealth Makers. WANTED We want someone to solicit subscrip tions at every Populist rally at every county fair, and in fact every town and precinct. Yearly if possible, or cam paign subs at 20 cents. Labor Day Celebration. An earnest invitation ia hereby ex tended to all alliances, legions, assem blies, unions and all industrial bodies, also all persons in sympathy with the industrial classes to take part with the industrial organizations of Lincoln in celebrating Labor Day September 3 in a befittine manner. A erand oarad will be held in the forenoon in which all are asaed to participate, and those organizations that can prepare floats are asked to do so. It is to be hoped that all interested will assist in making this one of the greatest pt rades ever seen in the west. The great champions of the lights of the masses, Senator Allen and "Cyclone'' Davis, will speak at Lincoln Park in the afternoon. In the evening a grand rally and mass meeting will be held in the city to be addressed by prominent speakers. For list of amusements see bills. All merchants and manufacturers in sympathy with labor are invited to take part in the great labor and industrial parade Labor Day, September 3. A section of the parade will be set apart for the display of the merchants' and manufacturers' floats. Those deciding to take part will please notify the un dersigned. S. J. Kent, J. Y. M. Swig art, Committee on Investigation. One Fare for the Round Trip. The Union Pacific will sell tickets to the 16th, annual reunion to be held at Grand Island at the rate of one fare for the round trip from all nolnts In Ma. braska, Aug. 25th to 28th, inclusive, al so from points within one hundred miles of Grand Island Aug. 28th to Sept. 1st, inclusive. City ticket office 1044 O street. 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Carl Faelten, DirectOfe Illustrated Calendar giving full information free. New Eaglaad Conservatory of Huile, Bottom. NEURALGIA cured bv Dr. Miles' Path Pills. "One cent a dose. At all druggists. Irrigated Farm Lands -IN FERTILE SAN LUIS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO, if a stretch of level plain about as lanretis tlie Stain nf flnnnnnt.mnt. vntr hotnraan iii,ji.... of lofty mountains and watered or more uf small tributary streams. uopuBibB novo uiuue a iBruio sun uo an average more tnan ten feet deep The mountains are covered with great deposits of snow, which melt and furnish the irrigating canals with water for the farmers' crops. The Climate is Unrivaled. Almost perpetual junshine, and the umiaiia, uur mo ouuu mcbib ao uoiucB oug, weevn, etc., loUDa tnere. Flow ing artesian wells are secured at a depth, on an averege, of about 100 feet, and at a cost of about $25.00 each. Such Is the flow that they are being util ized for irrigating the yards, garden and vegetaole crops. Tbe pressure is sufficient to carry the water, which is pure, all through the farmers' dwell ings. ' Irrigation. Already several thousand miles of larga and fmall irrigating canals have been built and several hundred thousand acres of lands made available for farming operations. Irrigation is an Insurance against failure of crops, be bause sue cecs is a question only of the proper application of water to thorn The loss of a single corn or whpat crop in Nebraska, for Instance, would more than equal the cost of irrleatlne canals to cover the tntlr stat .n irapo tant is the certainty of a full crop return to any agricultural state. The San Luis Valley will grow Spring wheat oats, barley, peas, hops, beans, potatoes, vegetables and all kinds of small fruits and many cf the hardier varieties of apples, pears and all kinds of cherries. In the yield ol all these products it has new been surpassdd by any other sec tion on this continent. Forty Acres Enough Land. Forty acres is enough land for the farmer of ordinary means and help. Be sides the certainty of return, the yield, under the conditions of proper Irri gation, will average far more than the 160-acre farms in the Mlsalnslm.. and Missouri Valleys, and the outlay for machinery, farming stock, pur chase money, taxes, etc., are proportionately less. There are a hundred thousand acres of such lands located in the verv heart of the San Lula Val. ley, all within six miles of the Denver markets and shipping stations, for sate tanas are lencea ana nave been under cultivation and in manj instances have wells and seme buildings. everything ready to proceed at once to be gin farming, A small cash payment only is required where the purchaser Immediately occupies the premises, ard long time at seven per cent, inter est is granted for the deferred payments. A Specially Low Homeseekers Rate will be madeyou, your family and friends. A large party will leave for the Valley on July 21 and 22, Should you settle on these lands the amount you paid for railroad fare will be credited to you on your payments; and remember the land isperfectly and thoroughly irrigated, and the land and perpetual water rights are sold you for less than other sections ask for simply the water rights without the land. No better lands exists anywhere on earth. For further particulars, prices of land, railroad fare, and all other In formation call on or address, Manager BE0WNELL BL00K, Ship Your Grain ....TO. A. D. Rickets & Co., LINCOLN, NEB. Wa will buy it from you. or fell it for yon and charge a reasonable commission. Wi will do VllntHU,Q' CorrwPn" to? F. M. WOODS. Fine Stock Auctioneer. 1 aoa o t., ktncoim nb Large English Berkshires Have 80 pigs of spring farrow for sate, sired by Imported Warwica Poet 3H73 A. King Derby 538 N, and Major Derby 107 N. Inspection of herd invited. Correspondence promptly answered. A. S. Williams A. Sons, Box 239, Lincoln, Neb. Elkhorn Valley Herd Of POLAND CHINA SWINI. I have all the leading strains tocluding Free Trades, Wilkes and Black U. 8 families. The best let of nlu I ever rilawl lmi h. Chip 10389, Fs Wanamaker 86S29, ol. U. 8. iwxo My sow are mostly Free Trade and Wilkes strains, L ff. BTJTER, Neligh, Seb Furnas County Herd. r L. E. Berkshirea '84 pigs sired by six first class males, and from sows as good. Berkshires: Sal lies, Duchess, and others. Poland -ChlnaH : u o r w 1 n, Tecumseh and Wilkes. None better. All stock at half price, (on account of thedrouthl.atid guaranteed as represented. Mention THK WEALTH MAKIHS. Poland-Chinas. Holstein Cattle H.8 WILLIAMSON, Beaver City, Neb 17IFF CAHH0T I" HOW Y0D B9 VJ.r IT AND PAY FREIGHT. WBttfi out f drawsr wtlant or k tm prove Hlft ArM MaftruwhiK uachlM finely ddIidmI. nkktl DUUd.au,aotsd to lbrhl anJ hwy work) raarsnid for lQiMrat with bhallU,rff.BUlBf Ms41. and m oompltto ,rt of 8tl ailMswaUi dripped any htr oa SO Dar'i Trial Nonontf rtaalrtd la advanca. TB, 000 now ffl qm. World'. Fair Medal awarded m chins and attufc tnsPta, Day from factory and aavt dealer's and Bfcnt'i profit rprt Cat TalaOat and and to-day for machine or lance (rat n(E eaUlomie.teettnionleliiiind tiflmpaeiof the Worid'iFatr. OXFORD MFB. CO. U3 WiUih an. GHICABO.ILU WALL PAPER 4-c PEp FOUU Only 1 1 .00 required to paper wallsof room l&xlS. Inducing border. Send 10c. pottage and fet Free I OO beautiful samples, and guide 0w to paper. Agents large sample book 11.00 Free with a 6.00 order. Write quick. HENRY LEHMANN, 1630-24 Douglas 8t , OMAHA, NKB THK - VALLEY, COLORADO. by the Rio Grande River and a score It was the bottom of a great sea, whose elevation of pbout 7,000 feet dispels all & llio Grande Railroad, convenient at $15 00 per acre. Most of these Colorado Land A Immigration Co., LINCOLN, NEB filter