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.KV.WUKKA INUKl'KNDKNT. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT January 30, 1896. TUT.' The money power and its agent, in the White House and congrea. are making desperate efforts to draw the peoples at tention away from the financial ques tions. Last week they were gettting np a war with England. When that didn't go, last Sunday they began telegraphing a war with Turkey. But the only war that the people hare a mind to engage in at present is one with Rothschilds, Wall Street and the devil. They have gone into that and will fight it to a finish. Senator Call presented a petition of some vegetable growers in his state ' which showed that the net proceeds of their sales were 138,096.65 and the freight charges were $45,110.83. They wanted Congress to do something to prevent the railroads from farming the farmer. They might as well have peti tioned Satan to bank down the fires of Sheol. The Senate does not listen to the appeals of farmers, and will not as long as the said fanners vote to make rail road attorneys members of that body. When the gold bug editor sits down and writes: ''There were only 8,000,000 silver dollars coined from 1792 to 1873," he does it to intentionally convey a false hood, for he knows that there were 1146,264,898.30 of silver coined during that time, although all but about $8, 000,000 were in halts, quarters, dimes, half dimes and three cent pieces. He knows that in addition to that, there were coined 1,225,000 trade dollars. The reason he does it is becouse the more lies he prints the more pay lie gets. Fon some time the merchants at Te- kama have been hauling their coal oil by wagon from Omaha on account of the ex cessive railroad charges. Now the live stock men say that they will hereafter drive their stock to South Omaha, as it is cheaper than to ship it. It seems that that road is taking even more than the traffic will bear. A great many people up there voted to bring this state of things about. Now they have it they don't seem to like it. They are unrea sonable. Populists ideas are everywhere being enacted into laws. Missouri has declared that franchises shall be sold to the high est bidder. Kansas authorized cities to purchase water works, electric light plants, gas works, etc. Nebraska may do the same in cities of over 8,000. Michigan has allowed cities to furnish lights for streets, public buildings and the inhabitants generally. Illinois and Missouri have adopted the inheritance tax and so onward we go. Col. Bixby, this won't do at all. After announcing that the Denver News has printed an almanac you have this sen tence as though it was contained in that volume: "With new gold fields in sight containing untold millions of what is needed to keep up the reserve, the silver craze is gradually bleaching out and people do not care for it as they dnce did." When poets tell lies they lose their reputation. Whether that is in the al manac or not, it is untrue. When a poor ragged republican comes to town and sells a load of corn for $3.12& takes a piece of frozen corn dodger out of his pocket and knaws at it for a dinner, because he can't buy one, and you see him sitting on the leeward side of an old corn crib, shivering in the cold, don't laugh at him, or abuse him. He has a hard enough time anyhow. Speak kindly to him. Perhaps bye and bye he will get an idea into his dull brain. When he does then there will be another populist. With a city press always against us, with vulture like corporations of all sorts feeding upon us and working vig orously for our defeat, with the chambers of commerce all over the state and the banking fraternity bent on our over throw, we have madea fight in this state scarcely paralelled in the history of this country and one which, every man who has taken a hand in it, can be truly proud. We will make a greater one in this year of '96. When the repeal of the Sherman act was before the senate the gold bugs would not discuss the money question because they wanted an early vote. "The interests of the country demanded its instant repeal and there was no time to talk." On the senate floor they often said: "Vote first and debate afterward." Now they will not debate the question for they say "the money question is an old worn out theme." Very honest men are these gold standard advocates! The republican state papers are run ning a four line lie about Senator Allen moving to cut down the pension of a sol" dier's widow and how he was sat down cpou by Union l'nciflc Thurston. Sen ator Allen was a private soldier, and what he Baid was that he was opposed to giving general's wives $75 a month and private soldier's wives a mere pittance Read his speech in another column. The Shermanites say that if we have free coinage, gold will go to a premium. If they put a premium on gold, they will have to put a premium on wheat, corn and cotton alio. If gold is 100 per cent premium, we cm sell a bushel of wheat in Liverpool at sixty cents, buy 120 cents In silver dollars and come home and pay debts and taxes with it. That will suit the farmers exactly. Senator Drnom of Idaho, made a long speech in the Senate the other day, which from beginuing to end was an at tack on the populist party. If he had taken occasion to tell just what the dif ference is between an irredeemable silver dollar and an irredeemable paper dollar, there might have been some sense in his talk. Senator John P. Jones' dislike for Dubois has good grounds. The official statistics show that the people of the United States consumed 92,000,000 bushels lees wheat in 1893 than it did in 1892, and 102,000,000 bushels less in 1894 than in 1893. The people cannot buy . as much bread as they can eat. Did any of them ever ex pect to see the time when the average American citizen could not buy bread? Senatok Peffer's bill to curtail the expenses of congressional funerals came up in the senate the other day. Then a tremendous lot of pure pettifoging was done against it by Senators Hawley, Faulkner, Hill and Hale. It was finally referred to the committee on rules which will probably be the end of it, never theless Peffer was right all the same. Senator Walcott, of Colorado, pluto crat at heart, free silverite to keep his seat in the United States senate, a rail road lawyer, the defender of every trust that wants legislation and a millionaire many times over, has made a speech in the senate against the Monroe doctrine. That is just what every one who knows him would expect. Marion Butler remarked in the sen. ate the other day that he considered the financial legislation of the two old par ties a hundred times more ruinons to tho prosperity of this country than the dif ference between any two tariff bills ever enacted by congress. With that senti ment every Nebraska populist agrees. Our laws are lawyer made laws. Our government is a lawyer made govern ment. If, as the Chinaman said, "Uncle Slam, he allee timee busted," that is the fault of the lawyers. The Independent believes that the farmers could not do worse and in all probability might do better. The Y. M. C. A. through Banker Yates have set the gold standard aud Jesus of Nazareth side by side upon the same throne. Now they will get much money from the bankers. The association will prosper, that is, if an indulgent God does not grind it to powder as Moses did the golden calf. On the Stanley Mathews resolution de claring all bonds payable in silver dollars which passed the senate January 25, 1878, Senator Saunders voted for it and Paddock against it. Paddock is now a railroad lobyist in Washington and Saunders is a respected citizen of Omaha, A lot of republicans went howling over Nebraska, denouncing the Cleveland administration for issuing bonds, and then the first thing they did after they got to Washington was to vote to issue more bonds. Some farmers voted to send those rascals to congress. Meiklejohn is coming home to attend the sugar beet convention at Fremont, and fix up things for his nomination for governor. The republicans think that Meiklejohn is their strongest candidate as he will have the active support of the sugar trust. When bankers can go into Christian associations and elevate the gold stand, ard to the same throne with Jesus Christ as banker Yates did, it is time for the appearance in the church of a few Sav onarolas, John II usees and John Wes leys. "Don't you vote for fret silver," said the banker to Tat, "for a cheap dollar will reduce your wages one half." But Pat replied, "Faith, now, I'm thinking that if ye rally belaved that you'd be voting for free silver yourself." The Independent will exchange with every populist paper in the state. If any of our editors do not, receive it regulariy all they have to do to get it is to notify this office. The Sonthern Mercnry is still disgrun tled but it will get over it bye and bye. The majority must rule inside the party as well as in goverinnent. The hypocricy of the men who would bond this nation in thousands of millions to "preserve the public credit" is simply beyond the reach of satire. These are the evil days in which the bond rules and reigns as king and mas ter, and "the rights of man" are pro nounced vagaries. Through the organization of the pop ulist party men begin to catch luminous glimpses on the political horizon. If it is a "fifty cent dollur," who made it so? The pops never had any thing to do with it. It was "the best financial system in the world," was it? Then we pity the others. . Patronize those persons who advertise in this paper. Stahvi.no wanderers seeking alma in a hind filled with an overflowing abund ance can be found nowhere on the face of the earth save in gold standard countries. During the last few days Senator Mills has shown signs of deep conviction of sin again. Read the supplement to this paper. It is intended for you. NEWSY NOTES. The Marseilles Manufacturing Co. ol Marseilles, 111. failed this week, for $200,- 000. The largest clothing store in Spring field, Mo., was forced to the wall on last- Monday. Henry B. Grauley, the cigar dealer in Philadelphia, met "that great wave" this week. ' In a fierht at Lexineton. Walter Offel bit an ear off irom his opponent, Geo. W. Armbruster. Benton Maret, Governor Hoicomb's private secretary has recovered from his illness and is again at the office doing duty. Mr. B. R. B. Weber, state committee man and one of the most enthusiastic populists of Saunders county, called on this week. The Consolidated Wallpaper Co. has failed. Liabilities estimated at $90,000 assets only $3,000. A receiver has been appointed. On Friday evening of this week the popnliBts of Bennett organized a popu list club. The attendance was good and enthusiusm unbounded. The citizens of Oak precinct will meet at Raymond on Saturday evening Feb ruary 8th, to organize a precinct Silver League. Good speakers from all pohti cat parties will be present. The farmers in West Oak precinct are planning to build a creamery on the co operative plan similar to the one that is in successful operation at Malcolm. Tlie project aud plan is a good one. The State Journal.charged $275.00 for printing questions for teachers' examina tions for one montn. Jacou JNorth & Jo. afterwards did the same work for $10.00 per month. We shall have more to say about this later on. Mr. Tremore Cane, deputy county treasurer of Saunders county, was in Lincoln last week. He reports that the populists are making great gains in Saunders county, and will certainly carry tho county by a large majority for the entire ticket this fall. Suunders is a model county. Ed. Craighead, the star witness of the Rock Island railroad in the famous Da vis trial, has been bound over to the dis trict court on the charge of burglary. Many people believe that an innocent negro was convicted by the Rock Island Railroad Company through such worth less witnesses. The Board of Public Lands and Build ings has failed in its effort to starve out the penitentiary employes. The au ditor has allowed the claim aud Warden Leidigh will receive the money to pay the employes. Churchill und Russell were so clearly in the wrong that a court of their own party could not uphold them. Chairman Edgerton says that Nebraska is entitled to 57 delegates in the na tional convention instead of 51 as first announced: He has written to Chairman Taubeneck about it. The basis of repre sentation, according to the resolution of the national committee, is the vote for Governor Holcomb in 1894. Mr. E. E. Brown one ol the editors of the American Bimetalists, was in Lincoln last week. Mr. Brown, formerly of Columbus; Neb., now of Omaha is one of the ablest aud foremost advocates of free silver in the country. He has already made a most excellent reputa tion as a public speaker and we wish for him the same success in his new field. Lives of poor men oft remind us, hon est toil don't stand a chance, more we work we have behind us bigger patches on our pants. On our pants once new and glossy, now are patches of different hue, all because subscribers linger and won't pay up what is due. Then let all be up and doing send in your mite be it so small or when the snows of winter strike us, we will have no pants at all. Bozen Appeal. The citizens of West Oak precinct met Tuesday evening and organized a pre cinct Silver League. The attendance was large and all seemed greatly inter ested in the work. The following were chosen as the members of the executive committee. Mr. J. M. Wilson and Mr. Toi kleson for the republicans aud Thos. Martin and J. C. Thompson for the pop ulists. There are no democrats or prohi bitionists in the precinct. Thomas Bar rett was elected secretary. Seventy-five cents will buy $1.00 worth of shoes at the Foot Form Store, 1213 0 street. In Remembrance. The Rocktou Alliance, No. 668, which convened January 25, passed a series of resolutions in regard to the death of Hon. Wm. A. McKeigan. It declu el that in his death the alliance had lost a noble leader and the people's cause a champion whose genius was guided by the wisdom and moderation of a true American statesman. The lodge room was ordered draped in mourning for thirty days. : FOll SALE. A complete newspaper outfit. Business well established. Just the thing for a live, energetic newspaper man who wishes to publish a county paper. Address "County Paper," this office. Now is the time so subscribe. To say thut the opportunity will never return again would be to predict the impro bable, but there is no time like the pre sent and no better use to which a dollar can be put. The Merchants Hotel Restaurent at the corner of P&12th st, some time since advertised ten cent meals. Within a few days new tables have to be put in once more, waiters hired, for overy one that comes once, comes again when they saw the clean table linens, white napkins, and abundant food, all for ten cents. There never was such a meal with such service put up for tea cents before. TIIKY AUK COMING Bimetallism Blake Populist Speeches at Washington. Washington, D. C, Jan. 27, '96. Editor of the Independent I con gratulate you upon the marked and growing success of your paper. I took ia the silver conference from beginning to end, and it was simply great. This is the first distinctively silver movement that meant business. The populists never in the history of the party did any thing more wise and timely than the ac tion they took at St. Louis. The silver people showed their appreciation in the royal welcome they gave the populist committee. If the masses of our people could only realize what grand, patriotic men are at the head of this Bilver move ment, and how little essential difference there is between them and the populists, they would send up hosannas of rejoic ing at the prospect of united action next July. I know if a thousand populists had been picked up off the prairies of Ne braska aud, in the twinkling of an eye, set down in Willard's hall last Wednes day evening, every one would have de clared, after hearing the speeches, that he was in a populist meeting, and most of them were populists. Now, Bro'. Tibbies, I want to make a suBrcrestion to you aud, through you, to the populist editors of the state. Our state should be well represented at the National Reform Press Association meet ing at Dallas next month. It is of prime importance that the press association at this meeting shall take a sensible view ol the situation aud do the right thing. 1 hope you will go, and as many more as possible Irom the state. S. Edwin Thornton This paper and the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, the official organ of the Farmers' Alliance, both for one year lor $ i.xv. , WHY? Ye wise men, tell ns why this scrabble, 'Mong mankind for what they need This mighty rush go like a rabble. Their seeking, seems akin to greed. a there a dearth throughout the earth Ol aught than man has need? And who denies the right, by birth, Ot any one, to all they need. Have we (onnd the earth too small To feed and clothe It's population? Or, that there Is not room lor all To find a habitation? It there are no Idle lands Throughout the earth to till. And If there are no Idle hands, In factory mine, or mill, Then, nature has her self outdone This scrabble's Justified: For where there's two, there should be one, That all our wants be satisfied. f But if nature does supply. Acres broad of lauds untllled Ye wise in en will you tell us why These hungry one's can not be filled? If nature's furnished fuel, In quantities untold. It seems to us but cruel So many suffer with the cold. If In the forest nature's given That which will shelter all. Ye wise men why, not one In seven Can own a house at all? And if cotton Is so plenty That to raise it does not.pay. Wise men why, not one In twenty. Are warmly clothed today? T. Fbeeland. The Foot Form Store at 1213 0 street, are having their 25 per cent discount sale. You can save money by buying your shoes now. Remember the Foot Form Store 1213 0 street. This paper and the Iowa Searchlight, published at Council Bluffs, la., both for one year for $1.40. Tuition at the State University Is free, It is simply the 12, 13, 14, and 15th grades of our .public school system, Write for catalogue. This paper and The Silver Knight Na tional Watchman, all for one year for $1.15. Make Cows Pay. What is the use of keeping cows unless you can make money with them? No other business would stand a waste of from 25 to 50 per cent, and the dairy business will not. 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