1 J May 21, 189b. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT UNLIMITED FALSEHOODS. (Joined by Both old parties Concerning Populist principles. Mr. President, it has been quite a com mon thing for republicans and demo crats in speeches, letters, and interviews to speak disparagingly of the populist party, and to assert that populists are not silver men, although they believe in its use, but that they are in favor of a limitless volume of irredeemable paper money. That assertion has been fro- qUTHu Where has that been mTaIusn. It was chanred by the senior senator lrom Idaho Mr. Dubois and the junior senatorfrom Kansas Mr, Uakerlashort time ago in speeches in this chamber, lhave seen it stated in letters and interviews recently by repub lican and democratic senators. Ihe pop ulist party, so say these gentlemen, is m favor of a limitless volume ofirredeem able paper money. It is very strange that populists are compelled to go away from home to get the news. Mr. 1 resi dent, there is not a populist in congress or out of it, between the two oceans or to be found between Canada and the Gulf, who advocates that doctrine, and there never has been a man who advo cated it. I want to say to the senior senatorfrom Idaho and and the junior senator from Kansas that when they told the senate and the country that the populiHt party was in favor of a limitless volume of irredeemable paper money they did not know what they were talk ing about. Such a declaration is not in the populist platform; it can notbefound in any authoritative declaration of the party, state or national. It can befound nowhere outside of speeches and utter ances of democratic and republican statesmen. But what i this assertion made for7 The populist party numbers 2.000,000 voters today. In the first six years of its national existence, it has in some sec tions of the country, threatened the com- flete destruction of the two old parties, think my honorable friend from Texas Mr. Mills is experiencing a strong touch of populism in his state ot this time. It is necessary to ring the alarm; something must be said that will stamp the populists as vagarists and men claim ing and desiring the accomplishment of impossible things to prevent the people from leaving the two old parties and joinings its ranks. Mr. President, every form, of paper money we have is redeemable, under the law. There is no man living, with seuse enough to be called a man, and deserv ing recognition as such, who does not k now that a limitless volume of irre- deemable paper money would mean the absolute destruction of the government that indulged in it. Then why do these gentlemen make such statements l hey are afraid to meet the real issue. They dread the advancement of the populist nartv. Thev make these statements to keep their party friends in line, and they hold ur before them the tariff question to diweive them airain. While cold bonds and gold bands are being riveted on the limbs of the uniortunate toners, wuue a perpetual national debt is being piled up mountain high to plague and vex gen erations to come for all time, our repub lican and democratic friends, for mere nartv success, utter this false assertion acrainst the populist party. Mr. President, the people will not loncorbe deceived. They realize that when either a republican or a democrat occupies the White House, falling prices, - want, misery, and poverty exist among the masses. The man who seems to know the least of the populist party and its beliefs usually asserts the roost and makes the most radical misstatements regarding it. Extract from speech of Senator Allen. The Motive of Both Part leu. I desire to demonstrate that there is no distinction between the moving power of the republican party, and the moving power of that part of the democratic party now in control of the government, in the interpretation of our statutes so as to make all forms of our paper money redeemable in gold. What effect has this? Why, it forces the government to issue bonds; that Is its purpose. That is the purpose that receives support from both the old po litical parties. You can see this purpose . manifest in the gold press, in the daily press, the weekly press, and in magazine articles. The time has come, they say, when the United States, like England, must have a perpetual national debt; and, with a perpetual national debt in the form of bonds, we will hold the coun try together when all other things fail. The capitalistic classes must have some thing in which to invest their surplus money. Therefore the scheme has been started, prompted and promoted by both old parties, to engulf this nation in a perpetual national aeDt, resting as a mortgage upon the property and indus- a perpetual national aoDt, resting as a try of our producing classes. Mr. President, can it mean anything else? Why, sir, it means even more. It means another conspiracy4 to transfer for all time the sovereign power to issue money from the government, where the constitution placed it, to the hands of the national banks. Mr. Cleveland said in his annual message to congress, and it was repeated by Mr. Carlisle in his re port as secretary of the treasury, that what we must do is to divorce the gov ernment from the issuance of any form of paper money and turn over that power wholly to the national banks. Has any man ever been able to tell why the gov ernment's sovereign power to issue money should be abandoned and a few private corporations be permitted to usurp it? No, sir; it was conferred on the government by the constitution for the benefit of the people for all genera tions of our national existance, and there never was the slightest thought of trans ferring it to private corporations until the exigencies of our recent civil strife seemed to make it temporarily necessary. The author of the scheme declared that it was a temporary expedient; that it was a war measure, and that when the war was over, it would pass away and the right to issue money would revert to the government, where it belongs. Ex tract from speech of Senator Allen. Will Go It Alone. The central committee unanimously decided that the people's party in John son county, Missouri, should nominate andidates and put out a complete ticket the county, composed of populists, Elm Creek will Irrigate Elm Ckeek, Neb., May 7, 1896. Special to the I.sDEPESi)EST:-Elm Creek is situated on the U. I'. II. H. in the southwest corner of Buffalo county, and has a population of about 400 peo ple, is a thrifty little village surrounded by a rich and productive valley, that in ordinarily good years produces large and abundent crops. The people in and around the village are largely interest ed in irrigation and are doing an iney can to secure practical results growing out of a full realization of this ancieni system of treating the soil in semi-arid sections of the world, and we are led to believe that with a full realization 01 me good effect of irrigation, that this little village, together with the surrounding country, will in coming years prosper as never before in her nwtory. j. m. The Kentucky Pop. The Kentucky people's party state committee met at Hotel enterprise, Louisville, Kentucky, May 12. They is- sued a call for a state convention to elect delegates to the national conven tion to be held at Paducah. Kentucky, Jnlv20. The committee also issued a strong address favoring a union with all the discontented elements through out the United States who favor mone tary reform and direct legislation, and n the strongest language aavisea an populists not to vote in the democratic primaries in that state. The address is one of the strongest presented before the 1 v. . r people from any state committee favor ing co-operation on the vital principles of the people's party. Taubeoeck 8UU Live. That awful exposure which Big Me Morgan held over Chairman Taubeneck's head and which, judged from the threats and forebodings indulged in that ' 2x2 scantling editor, was to create all kinds of dire havoc when it was turned loose, has now fallen, and Mr. Taubencck still lives. It was nothing more than a little private correspondence in x which Morgan told Taubeneck if he didn't re sign the reform press would oust hi in But the association has met twice and commended Mr. Taubeneck's course and ousted Morgan. If Morgan willl print a few more such documents, even the few stragglers, who now straggle after his lead, will forsake him and get into the line of progress. Farmers Tribune. , Elect a New Set. The Nebraska school fund has $500, 000 of idle money. Governor Holcomb has been trying to get the state board to invest that money so that it will bring an income to the public schools. First he asked to have it invested in state warrants which daw five per cent interest but it is refused. Then he suggested an investment in government bonds, but the board still refused. Where is that money? Who's drawing interest on a half million dollars that belongs to the children of the state? Platte Co, Argus. For the N. E. A. Meeting at Buffalo, N. Y. July 7th to 11th, it will be of interest to teachers and their friends to know that arrangements have been successfully accomplished by the Nickel Plate Road providing for the sale of excursion tickets at $12.00 for the round trip with $2.00 added for member ship fee. Tickets will be on sale July 5th and 6th and liberal return limits will be granted. For further information as to stop overs, routes, time of trains, etc., address J. Y. Caiahan, Gen'l Agent 111 Adams &t., Chicago, ill. The method pursued by the Nickel Plate Road by which its agents figure rates as low as the lowest, seems to meet the requirements of the traveling public. No one should think of purchasing a ticket to Buffalo H. K A. Convention during July, until they first inquire what the rate is over the iNickel Plate road. For particulars write J. Y. Caiahan. Uen'l Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago, Ills. People who wish to go to Buffalo to at tend the N. E. A. Convention, who want fast time, the most excellent train ser vice and superior accomodations, will do well to consider the Nickel Plate Road before purchasing tickets. A fare of $12.00 for the round trip will apply with $2.00 added for membership foe. Tickets will be on sale July 5th and 6th with liberal return limit and with privilege of stop-over at Chautaqua Lake. Addi tional intormation cheertully given on application to J. Y. Caiahan, Gen'l Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago. 111. Fundamental Principles. As to the fundamental principles of our party we should say they are "equal and exact justice to all and special privl leges to none." A government of, for . and b tne people: death to monopoly of all kinds; down with legal thievesf the rights oi labor superior to and above capital; every man to have all the fruits of his toil and nothing more; no pluto crats; no dead-heads; no wealth absorb ers; no corrupt politicians. Farmer's Tribune. Pop Breeders. North Yakima, Wash, May 12, 1896, Editor Independent: Inclosed please find fifty cents for six months subscrip tion to the Independent. The pops have a good fighting chance for carrying this state. Our present financial system, wholesale corruption, county, state, na tional, rotten corporation courts and trials without jury are all pop breeders, C. li. Stedman, Connecticut Fops. The state committee of Connecticut fixed May 21 for a state convention to elect, delegates to the national conven tion. The populists of that state are wide awake and thoroughly realize the situation that confronts the country at the present time. They will send a strong delegation to St. Louis. Connecticut populists stand shoulder to shoulder with those of Massachusetts. Now u tne time so subscribe. To say that the opportunity will never return again would be to predict the Impro bable, but there is no time like the pre-' aent and no better use to which a dollai can be pat. Rlpans Tabules cure torpid liver. KnthiuliMUc Pops. The approaching populist state con vention to be held at Abilene, Kansas, is reported in the Chicago Record as going to be a big one, harmonious and full of enthusiasm, with complete confidence la a sweeping victory at the pons tnis xau awaiting them. The report further says the sentiment all over the state seems to be for a union of forces on the referen dum and money question with free silver the foremost plank. - , w Jersey Pop. The people's party state committee of New Jersey met May 1 and issued a call for a state convention to be held at Tren ton, May 30 to elect delegates to the na tional convention and transact such other business as may properly come be fore that bod v. New Jersey will send a stromr delegation to the national con vention, containiugsucn men as 1 roctor, Wilcox, Buchanan and a Host 01 otners of whom the people's party in New Jersey can be proud. We advertise in another column a lawn mower made by the fc. stebbins Mfir. Co.. Hrichtwood. Mass. It is one of the best we have ever seen. Write them. A Lincoln Republican. "I am a Lincoln republican of thirty two years' standing. Shall do all in my nower to wine the present counterfeit from the face of the political field. II we use wisdom in selecting our siauu- 1. " . . . . a. 1 ard bearers, and can unite the forces, we will win I had the pleasure of living in the republic oi Mexico almost continu ously from 1882 to 1891; it was while I was there that the scales Degan 10 iau from ray mental vision. John .Love, Los Angeles. The School Fund. The permanent school fund is still in the hands of the state treasurer, in theory at least, although there is good . .. . i Li- reason to Deiieve it is loanea oui tor nis private benefit and perhaps in the hands of some other officials ana party man agers. There is also some $75,000 of the State University tuna tnatismtne hands of the state treasurer, in theory, but no doubt is loaned out for his pri vate benefit. Fremont Leader. Reform Campaign Stories is the title of a new book by Jule Scnoenneic. it con' tains humorous anecdotes illustrating everv phase of the money question. See ad on tilth page. . Wants to Walt a While. Secretary Carlisle has been notified by the senate finance committee of the pas sage of the Peffer bond investigation res olution and asked if he desired to be heard. He replied that he did, but asked for time to prepare a report, ine secre tary is too busy just now setting up the pins for the gold-bugs to attend to his official duties. Local populist committees in every state; county and town or precmc should see to vt that there are copies o our Armageddon song book in the hands af all good singers. A PopuliHt Banker. William P. St. John, the only free silver New York banker, insists on the . most radical reform measures the initiative and referendum, the free, unlimited and unconditional coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1. He also advocates the im mediate issue of $300,000,000 oi paper money by the government. - Will Vote for Silver. J. C. L. Slavens, secretary of the state republican committee of North Carolina, says that the members of the party in his state will vote the silver ticket wher ever they find it and will not endorse the national ticket. Cyclone Davis Mr. J. H. Davis of Texas will be in Ne brasaa in June. Committees desiring to arrange meetings should write the secre tary of the populist state committee. 1122 M street Lincoln, Neb. PopuliHt Music. The second regiment band of Wichita, Kansas, composed of thirty-five musi cians, are making arrangements to ac company the Kansas delegation to the national convention. Illustrate your argument with a good story. Send for a copy of Reform Cam paign Stories. See ad on fifth page. Wanted. A Populist Editor for a good county paper. Write the secretary or the popu list state committee Lincoln, Nebr. 1122 M. street. ' Doing Good Work. Neligh, Neb., May 14, 1896. The Independent is doing a good work in this county. It just furnishes us what we have lacked in this state. L. A. Suter. Accepted With Thanks. The Ft. Dodge Times has tendered two of its pages to the cause of the people's party and the same is to be undercharge of i. A. Carpenter. Our Mission. To get the people to vote together fof their owa interests is the mission of the people's party. Farmer's Tribune. A Word from the Workers. Beside the, renewals and single sub scribers the workers sent in the following club lists: H. G. Pattan, Loup City, 3. J. E. Adamson, Lincoln, 5 J. A. Burke, Campbell, 5. H. G. Brown, Pawnee City, 2. P. L. Laird, Lawrence, 5. Carl Sanburg, Sutton, 2. L. R. Fletcher, Bancroft, 4. J. W. Boecker, Plymouth, 3. J. H. Edmisten, Lexington, 3. Patronize those persons who adver tise in this paper. Tell them that you saw their ad in the Nebraska Independ ent. The proper way to advertise a store is I internally, externally and eternally. Insurance Department. Condoeted by J. T. M. Swigrart. Correspondence solicited. 25th asmvehsahyof the German fabm- EBS MUTUAL IXSCBANCE CO. OF DOUG LAS COUNT V, NEBRASKA. A great celebration the first of its kind in Nebraska, will be held on Saturday June 13th in Riesers Park near Omaha. On that day the Gorman Farmers' Mu tual Insurance company of Douglas county will celebrate the twenty-mtn auuiversaay of their organization. The company will hold their twenty-fifth an nual meeting on that day; will have a concert in the park hall, and some good speeches fitting the occasion in the after noon, ana wma up witn a grana u&u in in the evening. This company is the oldest Mutual Fire Insurance company in the stats of Nebraska. It was organized in June 1871 by eighteen German farmers of Douglas county under the old insurance laws of the state, lieury incite Deing tne main originator of the organization, and also its first president. The company now has a membership of 165 members, with an amount of risks or policies issued of $289,809.50 (Jan- nary statement.) A reserve fund of $8, 466.16 is at the disposal of the company to pay promptly trie losses which may occur. During the twenty-five years of its existence the company has paid four teen losses to members, amounting to $5,700.68 and every loss was paid promptly and satisfactorily. In the year leai tne company incor porated under the new Mutual Fire In surance law of the state, which law was passed by the legislature of that year. A board of seven directors manage the af fairs of the company. " The present president of tne company is Claus Sievers, P. O. Omaha and C. H Denker of Elkhorn is the present secre tary. Officers and members of other Mutual Insurance companies of the state are ex pected to join in the celebration of the twent-fifth jubilee of the association. C. H.D. I, for one, secretary, accept the invita tion of Bro s. Seivers and Denker, and if possible will 10m them in the celebration. I think every insurance man in Nebraska would learn something from the above invitation by which he could refute re ports of old line agents, when they say that Mutual companies are short lived This company is but a small company, 165 members, all Germans. The plan is to make an annual assessment on the members with the idea in view of getting an amount of money large enough that interest on the same when invested will pay their losses and expenses. We un derstand that at their last annual meet ing the first time since their company was organized, they laiied to make an assessment. . We hope that a representative from every company in Nebraska will joiu the Douglas county company on the 13th of June, and if so we will surely have time for a consultation on mutual insur ance matters in general. CYCLONE. In our cyclone company we will have to make an assessment, the Falls City cyclone on Sunday the 17th has wrecked some farm buildings insured in our com pany, but no losses have been adjusted so far, hence we could not tell at this time what the assessment will be. It seems that we aredoomed for some wind this year, hence it would be well enougli for those who are not insured against cyclones to see that their application is on file in the secretaries othce before a storm occurs. It is not safe to say that because a cyclone has never occurred in your neighborhood, there never will one occur there, because from this reasoning thousands of dollars are lost to numbers of people when a storm does occur. The cost for the first four years of this com pany has been so small that no one need hesitate to go in the company. Your fees are $3.00 for the first $1,000.00 of insurance, and an additional ten cents for each one hundred dollars added, thus a $2,000.00 policy will cost you $4.00. We have had but two assessments since the company was organized amounting to $1.50 per $1,000.00 thus you will see that the cost for $1,000.00 forfour years has been $4.50, for $2,000.00 it has been $6.00. If anybody gives you any different figures from the above mentioned it is for some other company than ours. HAIL. So many hail inquiries are coming in daily, it seems that our hail company will be a mammoth concern this year. The total cost cannot exceed sixteen cents per acre. Indemnity limit $5.00 ler acre. There is room in our company or every farmer in Nebraska. If you address the Mutual Insurance Company in Lincoln another company will get your letter. Please address us in person. J, 1. Al. bwigart, Lincoln, neo. If you talk politics on the curbe stone, around the fire side or from the rostrum you cannot afford to be without the Re form Campaign Stories, t or sale at this office 25c. Band Concert. The orchestra and band of the Nebras ka Institution for the Blind, W. A. Jones superintendent, will give to the inmates, officers and friends of the Nebraska Hos pital for the insane at Lincoln two enter tainments, i irst a band concert on Friday, May 22, 1896, at 3:30 p. m., on the asylum lawn, and second, a concert by the orchestra in Amusement hall at 8 p. m. PROGRAM, 1. March, 'iUnirerslty of Pennsylvania".... J.Adler 2, Andante from "Magic Flute" ..Moiart S. Violin Solo, "Vslse ds Concerts," Faust Gonond Br Bertram bell, 4. Gavotte, "Sans Souci" A. Czlbalka 5. Cantata, "Praise the Lord" E. lie.rer (. "Beau Brnmmel" Theo Bendlx 7, Vlollin Solo, "Concert Matonrka" Wienawskl By Marie L. S. Connor 8. Oocoannt Dance, "Characteristic" A Barman . Intermeuio, "Twilight Whispers" ..L.. P. Laurendeau 10. Walties "Gondolier" O Roeder 11. March "Constellation" Thomas Clark Hknry N. Blake. Director of Music. Good Opening For a populist paper. Anyone deisring to publish a county paper cannot do better. Populist county officers. Ad dress A. K. Y. 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It is a book that ought to be in every clothing buyer's hand. The Nebraska Doctors. The Nebraska docters had their an nual round up in Lincoln last week and Dr. Abbott superintendent of the Insane I Asvlum extended them an invitation to visit the asylum and take lunch and most of them accepted. As there was no dining hall large enough to accomodate so large a crowd they were invited into the chaoel seated and served to a very substantial lunch including all the deli- cies of the season. Then Dr. Abbott made them a very neat little speech of welcome which was responded to in a felicitous manner by Dr. Gibbs the Prsi- dent of the Nebraska Medical associa tion. . The doctors made a thorough mspec finn nf tha hnsnital and went away full of confidence that it will be kept up to the highest point 01 emciency. Among the medical gentlemen present were: J. C. Carter, Lincoln; F. S. Owen, Omaha; W. D. Jones, Rising City; W. U. Wilson, Table Rock; ictor Coffman, Omaha; W. B. Ely, Ainsworth; P. 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Lancaster, county, Nebraska, offer for sale at public auction the following described real estate to-wit: Beeinnine at the northwest corner ot toe norm half of the northwest quarter of section twenty eight (28), town eight () range six (6), east, and running thence east to the west line of the pro jected right of way, depot and switching grounds of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co., as the same is now surveyed and staked and laid out acrosB said north half of the northwest quar ter of section twenty-eight (28), township eight (8l. range six (6). thence southwesterly along said line to the intersection of said Droiected Chicago, Rotk Island & Pacific Railway Co. grounds with the south line of said nortn naif of tne nortnwest quarter of section twenty-eight (28), township eight (8), range six (6) east, thence west to the west line of said north half of the northwest quar ter of said section twentyight (28), thence north to the place of beginning, in Lancaster county, Nebraska. uiven under my nana tnis zum aay oi su ay, a. 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