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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. March 5 189b. 8 KE7 SENATORIAL POPULISTS. Allen Says that the People's Party is Assuming Gigantio Propor tions. The Republicans are at War and Democrats are Having a Hon key and Parrot Time. The other day Senator Allen offered the following resolution in the senate: Resolved, That James B. Lloyd, a cit sten of the State of North Carolina, be, iH ha in hnrahv. aDDointed to the office of second acting assistant door-keeper of the Senate, at a compensation of f 1,500 per annum. Tery likely it is one of Aliens schemes to force the two old parties together on a vote to reorganize the senate. Senator Chandler objected and the res olutions went over under toe rule. The following very interesting little discussion took place concerning it: Mr. Sherman. Before the resolution goes over I should like to Bay a word in regard to it. , By an arrangement on both sides 01 the senate it was agreed and carried out that there should be an assistant aoor bAnr a.nd an actinir assistant door keeper appointed. It has been usual to nave persons on euner muo ui mo vunm ber who are agreeable and acceptable to them, so there have always been two doorkeepers, one practically taking care of the business that falls to bis lot on this side of the chamber.and the other upon the other side. It was agreed by unanimous consent on both sides that these two officers should be appointed in that way, one to represent the demo cratic side and tne otner tne repuDiican side. Now, as to whether there ought to be a third, a second assistant doorkeeper, it is for the senate to decide. I do not my self see any special reason for it. I do not believe there is any real occasion for it. It is a new office. Indeed, the first assistant is a new office, and this would be another new office and add the amount of his salary to the expense of the official attendance here. I do not wish to ex press any opinion about the propriety of the resolution, except that I do not see any necessity for it. Mr. Allen. I am not sufficiently familiar with the nomenclature of these offices to state whether there is an office of this name or not. I know there are four young men who are in charge of the senate chamber. I know them by face and I know most of them by name. Ex actly what their offices are disignated I do not know. I infer, however, .that it it necessars to have one of these gentlemen to look after the secrets of the republican party and one to look after the secrets of the democratic party, the populist party is becoming of such gigantic proportions in this chamber that it is necessary for us to have a trusted agent to look after ,our caucus interests. I make the sug ""gebtion to the senator from Ohio. Mr. President. I beg to say one word before the resolution pases over in expla nation of our situation. I have heard it suggested in the last three weeks that the populist party was attaining accesH ions to its ranks in this chamber very rapidly. I have heard the suggestion made especially on this side of the cham ber and some suggestions from the other side. It is not an uncommon thing for a senator on this side of the chamber to stand in his place and aunounce himself as an adherent of populist doctrines. It was done by the senior senator from South Dakota Mr. Pettigrew a few days ago; it has been done by the sen ior senator from Maine Mr. Frye from time to time, and by other senators on the other side of the chamber. Mr. President, we expect, we are living in the confident hope that before the close of the present congress a large por tion of the democrts and republicans will by stress of circumstances be driven into the populist camp; and I am always pleased to say to these gentlemen that the doors are wide open to them. We are growing every day. We have now about 1,800,000 votes in the United states. The democrats and republicans are at war with one another. The re publican party is not harmonious on the financial question by any means, as I in fer from what has transpired in this chamber from time to time; the demo cratic party and its chief executive are engaged in a parrot-and-monkey fight between themselves; and we have every reason to believe that the accessions to the populist party in this chamber will be very great, and we certainly stand in need of a young man of this kind. ALL DEBTS PAYABLE IN COIN. One of the Old Guard Who Would Rather 1 ake Silver Than Corporation Premises. Union Mills, Feb. 21, 1896. Editor Independent: I will take the liberty to ask a few questions, as I am sure an editor ought to know everything in regard to matters pertaining to the main issue. First When thelaw providing for specie redemption was enacted and provision was made to purchase, with 4 per cent bonds, one hundred million dollars for redemption purposes, was the dollar so provided for to be in gold only? It, however, the law providing for re turn to specie payment uses the word specie, then, as a matter of course and of fact, silver was specie and always has been, and should therefore be considered redemption money. A fair construction of the law would require the purchase of silver dollars in equal amount at least with sold. It it is tne policy and inten tion of the government to maintain a parity of the two metais, why create a demand or market for one, and entirely ignore the other? If the object is to get all the gold out of the country, then the policy pursued by the administration is in line with the obiect. We may rest assured the gold will go bnt the bonds will stay. Then, we shall have bank bills, redeemable somewhere a lone way off from the issuing bank. For me, I would rather take silver which we have, than promise of some- ting we know not of. There is always anger lurking in a promise, especially when made by individuals or corpora tions. I prefer to take my money straight. We live in an aire in wnicn to pay tax es is and will be the principal source of human happiness. This theory must be true Irom tne lact that the whole drift of lniHlaion. both state and national, is directed to more bonds and more extravagant appropria tions. Certainlv our Rood teprenentatives must honestly believe that public debts are public blessings, and this accounts for Missouri river appropriations, seen distributions, magnificent public build ings, congressional funerals, etc. I do not object to senatorial or con gressional funerals, bat I really turns thev should pay for their own whiskey and general expenses out of their own income. If not able to do this, party frinnds should come to the rescue. I think the people of Nebraska should feel highly gratified to know that we have a senator to do battle torus. 1 am sure when Lord Salisbury and the aueen shall read Thurston's maiden speech, we shall hear little more of the Flvinir Snuadron. The better the money, the harder the times. L. 0. Todd. (There is no obligation of this govern ment of anv kind whatever that is not payable in "coin"' of the standard weight fineness of July 14, 1870. This is so written in every contract and on the face of every bond. Ed. Independent, j Delinquent subscribers must pay up, at least in part. THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE- What a Prejudiced Editor has to Say of Its Platform. The editor of the Independent ac knowledges that he is not free from pre judice, and one of his most confirmed weaknesses is a liking for whatever the Earmers' Alliance does and Bays. He is never able to find any flaws in its doings but continues to swear by it morning noon, and night. At the annual meet ing in Washington, D. C, the other day, they adopted a platform of principles. Now, they suit this editor so well that he can find no flaw in them. Perhaps that is because he is prejudiced. But, here they are. What do the readers of the Independent think of them? FINANCE. We demand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible; issued by the general government only; a full legal tender for all debts, and receivable for all dues, and an equitable and efficient means of dis tribution of this currency, directly to the people, at the minimum of expense and without the intervention 01 banking cor porations and in sufficient volume to transact the business of the country on a cash basis. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. We demand a graduated income tax. That our national legislation shall be so formed in the future as not to build up one industry at the expense of an other. We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as pos sible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all national and state revenue shall be limited to the ne cessary expenses of the government eco nomically and honestfy administered. We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of the savings of the people and to facilitate exchange. We are unalterably opposed to' the is sue by the United States of interest bear ing bonds, and demand the payment of all coin obligations of the United States, as provided by existing laws, in either gold or silver coin, at the option of the government aud not at the option of the creditor. LAND. We demand that no land shall be held by corporations for speculative purposes or by railroads in excess of their needs as carriers, and all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the gov ernment and held for actual settlers only. TRANSPORTATION. The government should purchase, or construct and operate a sufficient mile age of railroads to effectually control aty rates of transportation on a just and equitable basis. The telegraph and telephone, line tne Dostoffice system, being a necessity for the transmission of intelligence, should be owned and operated by the govern ment in the interest of the people. ELECTION OP UNITED STATES SENATORS. Wo riainnnrl tha election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. That each state shall be divided into two districts of nearly equal voting population, and that a senator from each shall be elected by the people of the district. DIRECT LEGISLATION. Reiving UDon the good common sense of the American people and believing that a majority of them, when unin fluenced by party prejudice, will vote right on all questions submitted to them on their merits; and further, to enectuai ly annihilate the pernicious lobby in leg islation; we demand direct legislation by means of the initiative and referen dum. Hurrah for Melklejohn. The Red Cloud Nation is for Meiklejohn as republican candidate for governor, and the Independent seconds the mo tion. The Nation says: "After carefully considering the guber natorial problem, we frankly give the re publican convention consent to nomi nate George D. Meiklejohn if it so chooses We believe he would be as chaff before the wind if Silas Holcomb should be re-nominated, and many other good populists would put the effeminate George to sleep with little difficulty. Meiklejohn is too much tied up with the Oxnardsand other robbers to ever be governor of Nebraska. A man is known by the company he keeps. Tom Majors will not deny that assertion." -. f - W;1K 1? Tt.tt.nf trna In f.inpftln Oil" M1LVU1 ! . J.JIUV ' " last week on business and called at this office. lie reports every tnmg iavorauie in his locality. . Delinquent subscribers must pa op, at Jeast in part. A RAILROAD OUTRAGE. Sell Tickets, Take the Money and Befase to Stop at the Station. . They put Wo me a and Sick Children off six Mile From Their Destination. - Indianola, Neb., Feb. 27, '96. Editor Independent: I enclose an open letter to the Honorable Board of Railroad Commissioners of Nebraska. I have sent a copy to the Bee, World Herald and State Journal. You will oblige the citizens of this place by pub lishing it. Yours Respectfully. R. H. Thomas. To the Honorable Board of Railroad Commissioners: We would respectfully ask your personal investigation of the following facts; Train JNo. 3, going west at 12:15a. m, through Indianola, which does not stop, Indianola being the only county Beat west of Lincoln to the Colorado line at which No. 3 does not stop. On the 12th of this month No. a carried as passengers holding tickets for Indianola and pur chased in lexas, two ladies, one with five children, two that had to be held in arms, the other one with one small child very sick, but littlo more CKCb corpse, They were notified when nearing the end of their Journey that they would not be allowed to get off at Indianola, but would have to pay their fare to McCook their hotel bill and fare back to Indian ola the next morning, but on the strength of the statemcn that they had not a cent of money, but had put all they had in their tickets, the train was stopped at Bartley, the first station six miles east of Indianola and they were put off at 12 o'clock at night and had to stay around the depot the rest of the night and the next morning until wagon could be secured to haul them to Indianola, where they had friends. The writer's own team conveying them from Indianola to their final destination. Robert H. Thomas. Cutting off Perquisite For a long time the populists of this state, have been demanding the out standing warrants on the general fund should be taken up and the interest on them stopped, by investing the perman ent school fund money in them. But with that idea the republican boodle ring at the state house wilt have nothing to do. Attention has beeen called to this dur ing the last few days by an advertise ment of Lugene Moore that he had ?o0,- 000 to Invest in state warrants, which all bear 5 per cent, interest. Mr. Moore deposits the state funds in different banks, and if the banks bust the people suffer the loss as under the recent decesions of the supreme court bondsmen don't seem to be liable. Gov. Holcomb has made a formal de- maud upon the board that these state warrants, of which there is a large amount outstanding, shall be paid and the interest stopped, by investing the school fund in them. That don't suit the boodlers at all for it cuts off a good many thousand dollars of their perquis- its. He Feels Better Now. Comrade Dick Williams, Centralia, HI., writes: "I am sixty-six years old, helped to build the republican party, helped to fight its battles at the ballot box and on the tented field. It required great bravery then, it requires greater bravery now to meet the scorn of old compan ions, and say good-bye, old party, good bye. I have passed the Rubicon and stood it, and feel better now. I am proud that I dared to do right, dared to be true, and will continue to fight for the oppressed against the oppressor. I am o poor man, have always worked hard for a living, yet I ask no emoluments for my work, there is pleasure enough in daring to do right. Oh! how I wish all Rray-heads would go and do likewise." Go thou and do likewise. He's The Right Man. The best man so far spoken of as a delegate to the the national convention from this district is Col. Bud Lindsay of Lincoln. We hope to Bee Bud go, as he is the best man that could be selected. There is not a man in Lincoln that has more political influence than Bud Lind- sey, and such influence is surely worthy of some recognition. rirth Graphic. (Rep.) ihe Douglas County Enterprise adds to the above the following: Mr. Lindsey is the "cullud gentleman who acqnired large chunks of fame while running a dive in Lincoln. He would be a good hand to take along to pull corks. Took it all Back. Albian, Neb., Feb. 29, 1896. Editor Independent: Charges were made "during the campaign last fall, in the Albian News, that the treasurer, D. J. Poyuter, made a profit to himself by shaving county warrants. Treasurer Poynter brought a libel suit against the editor thereof. The matter has rested since then awaiting the circuit court. The News comes out in its issue of the 28th inst. and says: "Facts since developed convince us Mr. Poynter did not do so." As the treasurer sued for vindi cation only, and the article gives him this, be will press the matter no further. Citizen. Same Set of Scalawags. Deb Moines, la., Feb. 6. General J. B. Weaver has sent the following letter to Senator Tillman: My Dear Sir: I have just read with care your recent speech delivered in the senate. God bless you for your coura geous and masterful effort. Keep your whip in your hand, it is tne same one twice used in the temple scene at Jerusa lem, and you strike the same set of scal awags. Respectfully yours, J. li. WEAVER. A Farmer Candidate. The populists of Pawnee county have announced their intention of presenting the name and pushing the candidacy of W. C. Starkey, a farmer near Pawnee City, for the position of state treasurer on the populist ticket at the coming con vention. Mas they be successful. HASTINGS ITEMS. Hastings, Neb.,March 3, 1896. We had a nice fall of snow of about three inches no wind to drift it and it is melting off today and will be a great ben efit to the growing'wheat. C. A. McCloud.stateetamner of county treasurer's books was here on his round of businesss today. He is said to have poj litical aspirations for a state office. Claud Alexander and 11. K. Pottinger; a couple of young men of this city re turned home yesterday after an eighteen months ramble over the south taking in Cuba in their travels. The republicans of this county have announced for the night of the 7th inst, their first war dance for the year 1896, in the shape of a Leage meeting and will follow that up by a meeting of the con gressional committee, on the 10th inst. at the Bostwidk hotel. They are lining up for a bard battle this fall. The farmers of this county who have been feeding stock say that they never had cattle to do so well on feed, as they have done this winter. Your correspond dent has visited the feed yards of Mr, North and Richardson near this city, and their cattle are doing fine, and will soon be ready for the market. They will ship over the North Western R. R. to Chicago when ready to market. We think that the farmer who feeds his grain instead of selling it has hold of the right end of the string. Pro. W. A. Jones left here last Wednes day over the B. & M. R. R. for Lincoln to confer with the govenor before going to Nebraska City to take charge of the Blind Asylum as superintendent. We re gret losing the Professor from among us. He has scores of friends in this county, but we are pleased to know that our loss though temporarly, will be the Asylum's gain. His presence in the institution will be a guarrantee that all things will be done in order and satisfactory to ail concerned. The county central committee of the independent people's party will meet next Saturday, for the transaction of im portant business, preparatory to the fall campaign. The party is in good shape in this county and have confidence that with a united, strong and faithful effort, victory will again perch upon our banner this fall. Still Kicking. Lono Pine, Neb., Feb. 24, '96, Editor Independent: I am very much pleased with your paper. It is well loaded each week with hot shot, which gives the old pirates to understand that the pops are not dead as they say we are, but are a kicking and will keep on kicking until we accomplish the reforms we demand. H. Ford. The Crawford County System. A meeting is called to consider the ques tion of adopting the "Crawford county system" with the people instead of a party, or part of the people, for next Saturdy, 8 p. m. place of meeting adver tised later and everybody favoring the plan invited. "United we stand, divided we fall. Should not the citizens of thiscityform "united band of free men'" in an effort to secure a real government "of the peo ple, and for the people." When writing to our advertisers state that you saw their advertisement in this paper. Farm House Burned. On Wednesdsy of this week a farm house on the farm of A. S. Eager, twelve miles north-east of the city, occupied by Win. Beckman caught fire and was to tally destroyed. Beckman saved only a small part of his househole goods, but had insurance in the Mutual Insur ance Company amply sufficient to cover his loss. There was no insurance on the building. A War Club. W. P. Renfrew, who is sojourning among the Indians at Pine Ridge, sent Jerome Schatnp a war club, one of those used by the aborigines long before white men set foot on this continent. The handle is the work of the Indian of the present day, but it is a very good weapon of war even in these modern times. Shamp intends to use it in pound ing ideas into the thick skulls of republi cans. Chickens Turn Miners. Mr. Geo. A. Abbott, of Falls City, was in the city last week visiting his sonf and while here received a letter from home saying that his wife, in dressing a chicken, had found four particles of gold in its crop. The chicken had been dining on sand taken from a welt lUo feet deep. Some time ago a small nugget was taken from the crop of another chicken which had been mining in the same sand. Mr. G. H. Nelson, one of Lincoln's best composers of music has recently writen a song entitled, "Playing Under the Apple tree," which is equal to, if it does not sur pass any of his former efforts. After Insurance Money. The house of Mr. A. T. Chambers was burglarized one day last week. Little of value wns secured. It is supposed that they were after the insurance money be longing to the Farmers' Mutual, of which Mr. Chambers is treasurer, but it was in the shape of postoffice money orders and so hid away that they did not find it. The Broadside, published at Chicago and this paper both for one year for fl.10. Can't Bohs Taubeneck. All praise to The Nebraska Indepen dent for punching the big-headed Arkansas editor behind the ear occasion ally. Morgan can write letters "from hell" occasionally, but he can't run Chairman Taubeneck and the whole populist party. Red Cloud Nation. Making: War on us. We must not under estimate the power nor mistake the true nature of the enemy to be met and overthrown the National Bank Oligarchy that now controls the Federal government. For over thirty years this powerful oligarchy has made war upon the social order, industries, commerce and property of the American people. Current Voice. 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