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The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896. NO. 35 VOL. VII. v WHO ARE THESE MEN? A Great Army of Soholars, Statesmen, and Patriots from Every State- TEEY SHOUT THE POP WAR ORY- Gold and Silver at 16 to i No Bonds and a Legal TenJer Paper Money Issued by the General Government Only. Marching to Join Oar Forces. The following is a fall report of the pre amble and resolutions adopted at Wash ington the other day by the leaders of the bimetallic convention held in Wil lard's Hall, the convention being com posed of populists, democrats and repub licans, after which they resolved to hold a uaiional convention at the same time and place as the peoples party, at St. Louis, July 22, 1896: The paramount issue at this time in the United States is indisputably the money question. It is between the gold standard, gold bonds and bank currency on the one side, and the bimetallic stand ard, no bonds and government currency on the other. Ou this issue we declare ourselves to be fn favor of a distinctive American finan cial system. We are unalterably opposed to the single gold standard, and demand the immediate return to the constitu tional standard of gold and silver, by the restoration by this government,independ ently of any foreign power, of the unre stricted coinage of both gold and silver into standard money, at the ratio of 16 to 1, and upon terms of exact equality, as they existed prior to 1873; the silver coin to be a full legal tender, equally with gold, for all debts and dues, public and private. ' We hold that the power to control and regulate a paper currency is inseparable from the power to coin money; and, hence, that all currency intended to cir culate as money should be issued, and its volume controlled by the general govern ment only, and should be legal tender We are unalterably opposed to the is sue by the United States of interest bear ing bends in times of peace, and we de nounce as a blunder worse than a crime the present treasury policy, concurred in by a republican house, of plunging the country into debt by hundreds of mil lions in the vain attempt to maintain the gold standard by borrowing gold; and we demand the payment of all coin nhlio-ations of the United States, as pro vided by the existing laws, in either gold or silver coin, at the option of the gov t. and not at the option of the creditor. Whereas, the demonetization of silver in 1873. enormously increased the de mand for gold, enhancing its purchasing power and lowered all prices measured by that standard; ana ' Whereas, since that unjust and inde fensible act, the prices of American pro' ducts have fallen, upon an average, nearlv fiftv per cent, carrying down with them, proportionately, the money value of all other forms ot property, except m peculiarly favored localities; and Whereas, such fall of prices has destroy ed the profits , of legitimate industry, injuring the producer for the ben efit of the non-producer, increasing the burden of the debtor and swelling the irains of the creditor, paralyzing the pro ductive enemies of the American people, relegating to idleness vast numbers of willing workers, sending the shadows of despair into the home of the honest toiler, filling the land with tramps and nauners. and building up colossal for tunes at the money centers: and , Whereas, in the effort to maintain the gold standard, the country has, within the last' eighteen months, in a time of orofound peace and plenty, been loaded down with $162,000,000 of additional interest-bearing debt, under such circum stances as to allow a syndicate of native and foreign bankers to realize a net profit of $10,000,000 on a single deal; and Whereas, another call is now pending for a further gold loan of $100,000,000, which, but for an outburst of popular indignation, would also have been nego tiated in the same secret manner ana through the same syndicate; and Whereas, it stands confessed that the gold standard can only be upheld by so depleting our paper currency as to lorce the prices of our products below the Eu ropean; and even below the Asiatic level, in order that we may sell in foreign mar kets, thus aggravating the very evils of which our people so bitterly complain, degrading American labor, and striking at the very foundations ot our civiliza tion itself; and Whereas, the advocates of the gold standard persistently claim that the real cause of our distress is over-production that we have produced so much it has made us poor which implies that the true remedy is to close the factory, abandon the farm and throw a multi tude of people out of employment a doctrine that leaves us absolutely with out hope for the future; and Whereas, tbe difference of exchange be tween silver standard countries and gold standard couuntries is equivalent to a bounty equal to the difference between the value of gold and silver, in favor of the products of silverstandard countries exported to gold standard countries.and a corresponding tariff against the pro ducts of gold standard countries ex' ported to silver-using countries; and Whereas, the cost of production other wise in the old world, and particularly iu China and Japan, is far less than the eost at which similar products can be produced or manufactured in this couni try by American labor without reducing our fanners, miners, mechanics, manu facturers, and other industrial workers to the level of Chinese coolies; Thefore, be it resolved, That over and above all other questions of policy, we are in favor of restoring to the people of the United States the time-honored money of the Constitution gold and sil ver, not one, but both the money of Washington and Hamilton and Jefferson and Money and Jackson and Lincoln, to the end that the American people may receive honest pay for an honest product; the American debtor pay his just owiga tions in at) honest standard, and not in a standard that is appreciated 100 per cent above all the great staples of our country; and to the end further, that sil ver standard countries may be deprived of the unnatural advantage they now enjoy in the difference in exchange be tween gold and silver, an aavantage which tariff legislation alone cannot overcome. We therefore confidently appeal to the people of the fuited States that, leaving m abeyance tor tne moment au oiner questions, however important, even mo mentous, they may appear, ana sunaer ing, if need be, all former party ties and affiliations that they unite m one su preme effort to free themselves and their children from the domination of the money power a power more destructive than any. which has ever been fast ened upon the civilized men of any race or m any age. And upon tne consum mation of their desires and efforts we in voke the gracious favor of Divine Provi- dence. WORK FOB NEBRASKA. After tbe Bankers and Business Men Have Ruined it Tbey Ask the Farmers to Save the Cities The following very pertinent remarks were recently printed in the Chadron Sig nal: ' Attention is especially called to an arti cle on the inside pages of this paper headed "The Nebraska Club." This at tention is so directed because the Ne braska club sends us a special request to aid in its good work and also because there are several pertinent comments to make on the resolutions there. It is a good sign when the merchants, bankers and manufacturers of Omaha organize to keep Nebraska farmers from leaving the Btate. For the last fifteen or twenty years these same Omaha business men have presented nearly a solid front of opposition to every effort of the farm ers in tne interior oi tne state to secure reasonable treatment and protection of their rights. During all these years it has apparently been the preferred in tention of Omaha business men to secure the good will of foreign corporations and money lenders rather than that of the farmers of their own state whose in dustry has been the foundation rock of Omaha's prosperity. Iwo years ago this opposition took the form ot municv pal madness. The Omaha business men's organization arrayed themselves in a political combination against the farming sections of the state. They tried to organize the whole business commun ity of Nebraska with them against the farming class. One of their frenzied ap peals for that purpose lies on the desk before us as we write. ' The prosperity of Omaha and every other city in the state depends directly ou the prosperity of every farmer and stock raiser in Nebraska. This is a very trite saying, but apparently it has re quired the migration of thousands of farmers from the state in the past few years to bring a realizing sense oi it home. Now the prosperity of the farm ing class does not depend upon growing big crops. It depends upon getting fair prices for those crops and reasonable rates for hauling them to market. The business men of Omaha and the cities must expect to co-operate with the farm ing portions of the state in securing these privileges if they expect to keep the agri cultural population we have and secure a million more by 18SJ0. The Pop Editor Ahead. The pop editor is on the average so much the superior of the gold bug peucii shovers that there is no comparison to be made between them. The superiority of a populist paper consists in its accu racy and truthfulness, but when one of the pop editors starts out to lie, the re form club, John Sherman and crew, can't hold a candle to him. To show what a pop editor can do in that line when he really tries, the following example from the Southern Mercury of January 30 is respectfully submitted: The people's party national committee, com' nosed largely ot "proxies." endorsed the coarse ot all of the officers of the committee. Including the action of the secretary, i. a. Turner, who has left the party and is now one of the editorial staff of tbe Silver Knight, a republican tree eilver paper published at Washington. If any one knows where that has been beaten, please mail an account of it to this office. The fact of the matter is the committeemen present at St. Louis were so nearly unanimous that there was never a roll call at all, and so the "prox ies" held by those present were never voted. St Louis Fops at Work St. Louis populists are jubilant over that city having secured the popu list national convention and are thoroughly organizing in every ward of the city. A big mass meeting will be held there in a few days, and Senator Marion Butler, Chairman Taubeneck, Gen. Weaver, Ignatius Donnelley, and other speakers will be invited. Both To Blame The blame of increasing poverty restg upon two pillars rascals in office, and fools out. This is not very compliment ary to our servants Or to ourselves, but the truth should have right of way at any cost. C. E. Walker, L.L.D., Coun cillor American institute of Civics. TKB BANKER'S OBJECT X.SSSOH. What the Conspiracy Cost tbs People of ' the United States. Chicago, February 1, 1896. Editor Independent Your attention is called to a brochure by Mr. J. W, Schuckers, who was private secretary to Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treas ury, during the war, a copy of which is herewith mailed for review. Mr. Schuck ers aided very largely in preparing . the law under which the greenbacks were issued to carry on the war. Few men have as intimate knowledge and per sonal acquintance with our financial laws and prominent financiers as wr. ocnucs ers. ' ' The object of publishing "The Aew York National Bank Presidents' L'in- spiracy Against Property and Industry" not alone to can attention w uie great injustice to the industries ot mis nation, but to point out tne uanger auu possibility of such a recurrence at tihe will of the men who originated and car ried into effect the scheme of which Mr. Schuckers writes. " . Largely through the operation of the conspiracy above reierrea to, i na tional banks were closed during tne nrst eight months of 1893; thirty-one were closed during the first weeK in JUiy ana seventy-two during July of that year. Four hundred millions of dollars were withdrawn from circulation during June and July of 1893 to force this object lesson uppon us. : ' This panic closed the doors of more than 800 manufacturing establisments, at once throwing upon the charities of the public 467,000 workmen. I ours very truly, Edw. B. Light. The work of which Mr. Light writes is published by the National Bimetalllst, 134 Monroe street, Chicago. Ed. Lml THE BUGLE HAS SOUNDED. Call for tbe National Convention of the People's Party, July 92, 1896. K The members of the people's party and all others who favor its principles are in vited to assemble in their various states and territories and choose delegates and alternates under the methods and upon the basis of apportionmentashereinafter prescribed, to assemble in national venf.on at SeflJouis,4MoTn JuT2, T. D., 1890, for the purpose of adopting a platform and nomination of candidates for president and vice president of the United States, and transacting such other business as may properly come be fore them. The number of delegates ap portioned to each state by the national committee under the basis adopted is as follows: Alabama, 54; Arizona, 4; Arkansas, 20: California, 39; Colorado, 4o; tonnec ticut, 7; Delaware, 3; Florida, 8; Geor gia, 61; Idaho, 7; Illinois, 54; Indiana, 30: Iowa, 30; Kansas, 82; Kentucky; 25; Louisiana, 15; Maine, 9; Maryland, 9; Massachusetts, 21; Michigan, 29; Minne. sota, 53: Mississippi, 15; Missouri, 38; Montana. 11: Nebraska, . 51; Ne vada, 7; New Hampshire, 4; New Jersey. 12: New York. 44; North Carolina. 95: North Dakota, 12 Ohio, 40; Oregon, 17; Pennsylvania, 42; Rhode Island, 4; South Carolina. 18; South Dakota, 17: Tennessee, 24; Texas, 95: Vermont. 4: Virginia, 53; Washing ton, 17; West Virginia, 8; Wisconsin, 25, Wyoming, 7; New Mexico, 4; Utan, o. The several territories and the Dis trict of Columbia shall be entitled to 4 each. , The state committee in each state and territory is charged with the duty of pro mulgating this call in their respective states and territories, and determining the method of choosing said delegates whether by state conventions at large or in congressional districts or both. The officers of the state and district conven tions are urged to send names of dele gates as soon as chosen to the chairman of the national committee. All credea tinls to the national convention shall be signed bv the chairman and secretary of the conventions which selected the delegates. Signed, ' H. E. Taubeneck, Chairman National Committee P. P. Attest; J. II. Turner, Sec. National Committee P. P. , GEN. COPPINOEB CONFIRMED. The A. P. A.'s Succeed in Getting- a Low Bank Officer Made a Brigadier. There was a hot fight made in the sen ate against the confirmation of Briga dier General Coppinger.but itdid not win Coppinger was confirmed, although he was promoted over the heads of thirteen colonels who outranked him. Some of those who voted for confirmation de clared that they did so in resentment of the interference of the American Protec tive Association, and declared that otherwise they would have opposed the nomination because of its invidiousness, The debate was a most animated one from start to finish. It developed that General Coppinger had come to Amer ica at the beginning of the war at the instance of Archbishop Hughes, and it was asserted that tbe nomination had been made largely at the instance of Mrs. Blaine, whose daughter was Uea eral Coppinger s wife. The Merchants Hotel Restaurent at the corner of P& 12th st,sorne time since advertised ten cent meals. ithin a few days new tables have to be put in once more, waiters hired, for every 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 ten cents before. WHO THE TRAITORS ARE Thurston. Baker, MoBride, Elkins, and Nelson all Tote for the Gold Standard- MASQUERADING DATS ABE FAST What Cornea of Electing Fre Silver Ro- - publicans to tha Senate They all Vote Against Silver. John U, P. Thurston Is for Gold Washington, Feb. 1, 1896. Editor Independent: This has been a memorable day in the senate. Even in the height of the extra session there was never such a scene of disorder and excite ment on the floor of the senate as there was to-day. The vice president had to call for the sergeant at arms to preserve order, a thing that doesn't happen once in a decade in the senate. The row was kicked up by the silver democrats who did not want to be put on record on the issue of bonds and such like things, so they objected to the amendments being offered to the free silver bill, and said that unanimous consent had been given to take a vote at 2 o'clock Senators Allen and Butler kept ft hot for them all the afternoon. 1 hey were determined that the democrats and re- publicans who had talked so long and loud (at home) should do some talking in the senate where it would go on rec ord. Ohl how they did squirm and twist. Bnt Allen and Butler wouldn't let up, and Stewart jumped in just to show them he was there and determined they should vote on the question of bonds or no bonds. He ridiculed the discussion going on. It was an aress paraae, ne said. Every one knew the pending meas ure would receive no attention after leav ing the senate. As it was merely a ques tion of recording opinion, the vote should be taken on all collateral ques tions Poor old Morrill,' weak, feeble, and in his dotage, undertook to make a set reech for the cold bugs. No one could 3hear him twenty feet away. His cracked voice has changed to the treble of a sec ond childhood. He tried to tell how cheap silver could be produced and Teller replied by saying the mines at Cripple Creek were turning out gold at 25 cents an ounce. He referred sarcastically to the frequent characterization of "silver barons" aud asked what had become of the "cold barons." Allen made a vigorous plea lor nis amendment to prohibit the further is sue of bonds, but it was defeated by a vote of 21 to 54. Several out and out gold bugs voted for this, hoping that if t was tacked on to the free coinage diii, that they could defeat the whole thing, At last a final vote on tne main ques tion, the free coinage of silver, was reached and it passed by seven majority instead of fourteen as a previous vote of some weeks ago indicated. The traitors all came from the ranks of free silver re publicans. They were Thurston, McBride, Llkins, Nelson, and linker. The following is the vote: YeaB Allison, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Mitchell (Wle.) Morrill, Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Piatt, Proctor, Sherman, Thurston, Vilas, Wetmore 85. linker. Burrows, Cattery, Chandler, H awley. Hill, Davis, Elkins, Faulkner, Frye, Galllnger, Gear, Gibson. Nays Allen, Bacon, Hate, Berry, Bianchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cameron, Cannon, Carter, CUiKon, (3.-. rk. 0- krell, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodite, MoUride. McMillan, Martin, Mills, Daniel, Push, George, Hoach, Harris, Bhonp, Irby, Squire, Jones (Ark.), Btewart, Jones (Ner.), Teller, Kyle. Tillman, Mantle, Turple' Mitchell (Ore.), Vest, Pasco, Voorhees, Pefler, Walthall, Perkins, Warren, Petti grew, White, Prltchnrd, Wilson 42. The following pairs were announced those for the motion being given first Cullom with Blackburn. Aldrich with Hansbrough, Sewell with Gordon, Brice with Wolcott, Gray with Morgan, Smith with Dubois. Editorial News Writing. The sooner Mr. Templeton gets some one on the Nonconformist who can get the news and then truthfully state it, the better it will be for that paper and for the party. In writing about the two con ventions to be held at St. Louis on the 22 of July, the Nonconformist says: The name of the populist party is to be talned with its machinery, the silver people con tributing the platform and the candidates, rer haps we are mistaken in this, but so we have In terpreted the desires of the rent)emn who managed affairs at St. Louis for the populists on the 17th and tor the Himetallc League at Wash ington on the 22d. In other words, the populists are to be asked to abandon all of their platform except th money question and also forego the nomination OI any ot their own men on tne iicnet. Now how did the Nonconformist get hold of that news? It had no represen tative of the paper at St. Louis or at Washington. Who made that sort of a bargain? What proof has the Noncon formist of the truth of the statements. The editor of the Independent was at St. Louis. Attended the sessions of the national committee, and can state posi tively that no such program was even mentioned or even suggested. Thut's what comes of writing news items in an editorial room. FOH SALE. A completenewspaper 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. Mors or Bnassll'a Dirty Wort. Warden Leidigh submitted a report to the board of public lands and buildings this afternoon, showing that there is due the state of Nebraska from contrac tors for convict labor from August , 1895, to January 31, 1896, the net i of 14,809.63. This is divided among the different contractors as fol lows: Lee Broom and Duster company, 2,333.18; Lincoln Range and Furnace company, foai.4U; Ldncom uooperags company, f 1,208; Buckstaff Bros. Man ufacturing company, $577.05. Besides these amounts, the warden's report shows that over $1,200 has been re ceived in cash and and otherwise from the convict labor, making a total sura of over 10.000. The net earnings of the convicts under the management of War den Leidigh have been over f l.uuu per month. The amounts paid for labor range from 30 to 45 cents per day. It is rumored that the state may not be able to collect a few hundred dollars of the amont due. One of the contractors got behind in the payment of his bills and Warden Leidigh notified him that he would not permit him to remove any more of the finished product on hand until the laborforthesamehad been paid. Thecon- tractor agreed to the arrangement and was paying for the labor as he removed the products from the plant, but Com missioner HuBsell interfered at this time, and in the name of the board of public lands and buildings peremptorily di rected the warden to permit the contrac tor to remove all of his goods from the prison, and the finished product was re moved. The Ooldites Alarmed. Tho certainty that the people have united and turned egainst their torment ors has created confusion in the ranks of the enemy. The robbers have heretofore succeeded by stealth. Every advance they have made upon the rights of the people they have conducted underacover of lies. From the inauguration of the scheme to demonetize silver when John Sherman visited London and Paris in 18G7, every fraudulent step until now has been taken in the dark and under some plausible, honest or patriotic pre tense to attract the attention oi tne peo ple, while the enemy despoiled them of their property. The two old gold parties nave stmiea their platforms with equivocations, eva sions, and every possible device to de ceive the people for the last twenty years. liven the bond deal of last February was claimed to be a patriotic transaction, to attract the attention of the people from a ten million dollar steal. The beating of drums, the diplomatic wars, the slan der of American credit, the mock patriot ism of the New York World in collecting evidence from the Rothschilds and other foreign bankers, to depress American credit, shows most conclusively that the conspirators are alarmed. Standing up for Nebraska. Judge W. L. Greene foreclosed nearly fifty mortgages in Custer county at this month's term of court. Why? For the reason that in most of these foreclosures no defense was made. Why? Because the farms foreclosed on have been aban doned, most pf them being sand-hill farms and not worth enough to pay lore- closure expenses. Thieving loan agents made exorbitant loans on them, got commission both ways, and Judge Greene now gives the loan companies title to the property, thus giving them also the pleasure of paying taxes ou these mountain goat farms into the treasury of Custer county. Judge Green is a ben efactor and is "Standing up for Ne braska" by his decisions. New Era- Standard. What tbe Idiots Bay. None know better than the masses of this country do that ia the event of free silver coinage they themselves would be the chief sufferers. None know better than they do that a depreciated currency means the paralysis of industry, the cur tailment of wages and a general inflation of prices. N. Y. Advertiser. Depression of trade and inflation of prices is good. Everybody knows, of course, that a continual fall in prices al ways stimulates trade. Ed. Independ ent. Tbe Way Tbey All Dolt. When Parson Andrews was stumping this district in the race for congress, he remarked here in Franklin, during his speech "that the person who would vote for issuing bonds in time of peace, was a traitor to his country," and yet just so soon as the little preacher had an oppor tunity he voted for them. Franklin In dependent. Tbey are Dandles. If the people of Nebraska .have not a bellyful of republican rascality and bood ling, when in the name of heaven will they get it? Russell and Churchill are a pair of dandies and are making great records in that line. Colfax county ought to be proud of her state official, lie is a lulu. The Yeoman. A Tellow Doff Tear. It is about time that the people kicked the robbers and ringsters out of the board of public lauds and buildings at Lincoln. It is given out now that Churchill and Russell are to be renomi nated this fall in spite of their record as boodlers. Republicans figure that this is a "yellow dog " year and the dogs are happy. Chadron Signal. When you need shoes go to Webster & Rogers. 1043 0 street. They will sell you good goods at gold standard prices, AM BBTHTTSIASTIO POP. Shouts for Allen, Holoomb, and tha "Independent." Valparaiso, Feb; 3, 1896. Editor Independent. Please send a sample copy of your paper to the en closed list, and if this proves to make subscribers of them, I'll gladly send yott others that I know Bhould and would like to read it, if the $ can be raised. I have read a good many populist papers from dinereni states, some ui them quite strong on certain lines. Bat I believe under the present management the Nebraska Independent will be a terror to the shylock press, as Senator Allen is to the D. S. senate, and as Gov ernor Holcomb is to leaches who have for years been sucking the very life blood from the already oppressed people of this state. And itist here let me ask if there is any reason why our people should not begin to shout for Gov. Holcomb, or Senator Allen for president. I care not which, but their names are Deing lavoramy mentioned for the position in many other places, and why should home be behind. I believe that every true populist in the state fs ready and anxious to takeoff his hat, and if need be his coat, and put in his best licks from now until July for either of these men, and for one, I feel it is time we let the world know what we think of them at home. Then when we go to the convention, if there are other men as good, and that can show greater strength for the upbuilding of our prin ciples, we can yield to the will of tbe ma jority. I would like to hear what you think about this, and if you think well of it, ask that every man who would like to see one of these men nominated for presi dent to say so in as few, but earnest words as possible through the columns of your paper. But I did not start out to write a let ter along this line. I have been so well pleased with the paper, and all who read it like it so much, that I want to get it in the hands of every one I can. Pardon me for taking your time, but remember my pen and tongue goes free and loud from now until the nearing campaign is ended. Yours obediently, B. It. B. Webeb. EWOLAHD WILL HAVE TO PIOHT for When a Boer Loads His Gun. Bays His Prayers, and Starts Ont He Means Business. If England ever gets the Transvaal she will have to do some good fighting first. When one of those old Dutch Puritans puts a Bible in his knapsack, loads bis gun, says his prayers, and starts to re pel an invasion of his country, there is more fight in him than in a Bengal tiger. For about a century the Boers, or Dutch farmers of South Africa, have been struggling against British rule. The love of liberty has led them a thousand miles from theoriginal Dutch settlements at Cape Town. After Cape Colony passed from the Dominion of Holland to Great Britain, the Boers, in large numbers, mi grated northeastward to the territory bevond the Orange river. When that fell under British control, they crossed? the Vaal river and founded the Trans-1 vaal, or South African Republic. British1) aggression never stops. It was checked, for a time by the Boer victories in the Transvaal war of 1880-82. The most notable event of this war was the battle of Majuba Hill, whore 130 Boers scaled a steep mountain and routed 400 British, soldiers from a strong position. Byj formal treaty Great Britain then ac-j knowledged the full independence of the, Boers in all the affairs of their country,' except its foreign relations. A Delighted Fop , OitD, Neb., Jan. 29, 1806. Editor Nebraska. Independent: I an delighted with The Nebraska Independ ent. It is a "Feast of Reason and a flov of soul." It is milk and meat served t the "queen's taste." It is a hummer. I I might give my private views I wouh have to say I think our editors are near Iy all "true blue," rustlers and stayer Much has been done in Nebraska sine 18U0. May the good work go on am The Nebbaska Independent visit ever;; home. I). McCall. Like All tbe Best. ft Our glorious John Shaffroth, attorne for the Denver Water company, and ten porarily acting as congressman for Cok rado, made it his business to fight shy t; the silver men in Washington durin their recent meeting. John is couside; able of a coward. The Colorado woiue elected him and ought to feel proud r, their job. Denver Road. j Corporations Won't Help. The Nebhaska Independent has ot best wishes for success and we urge upr our readers the necessity of subscribi , for the paper and patronizing it as it ( have to depend entirely upon its frie. , for its support. The corporations v do nothing for it, or for any other popr list paper for that matter. Greeley Cit ten. Filling- a Long- Telt Want. The new Nebraska Independent t Lincoln is a daisy, and the way it is e posing jobbery and rascality under o i party reign is a caution. It; is the kin of a paper that has long been needed the capitol city and should be support by all regardless of party. The Populii ! ; On Lees Bepnblican Vote. Ex-County Treasurer Hockenberger,! ' Hall county, has been sentenced to tv' and one-half years' imprisonment in V penitentiary and to pay a fine of $2,0. for embezzlement. Times-lndependen' J
