June 4, 1896.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
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"WRITE US DOWN A POP."
H. W Hardy Bids Good Bye to the
Ptoh bs
Gold Bugs Adieu, We go."
We are tired and have been for the last
three of four years, of belonging to a
party run aud controlled by the million
airs of the east, run to their own advan
tage and to the loss of the common peo
ple as long as they retain powe"r. There
is no one thing we so much revere as
equality before the law for all. We have
no reepect for a man's professed patrio
tism who stands ready, by change of law
or any other way to filch his neighbors
earnings. A large portion of our eastern
people think that not only their own
earnings belong to themselves but by
right of political strategy a large propor
tion of the earnings of western common
people also belongs to them. It is going
to be an awful inconvenience to these peo
ple to come down to their own earnings
Wo nnn wpro a fnrmer and raised calves,
Th fine hnirpd ones that held their heads
high and strutted, we sometimes gave
the m lk of two cows mat we migni
show the best calves at the fair. The
common calves had to feed on skim milk
and whey. But ohl how the premium
AA bawl, after the fair, when we
cut their rations down to the milk of one
cow. Just so with our eastern people, it
will be tougn to live on tneir own earn
ings. Don't you see how afraid they are
that they will be compelled to take their
nav iust as the bond reads, "Dnited
RfntoH Btandaril coin of 18701"
But this was not what we undertook
to write. The prohibition party has
snlit, on this rock, that leaves us free to
swim to the nearest shore for safety. It
must be a shore where the gold bug does
not reign. Better roost on a rock in the
middle of the ocean than with the gold
bugs. So write us down a pop, subject,
nnlv to the action of the silver conven
tion at St. Louis, the 22d of July. Yes a
pop with two feet and some backbone.
We expect there will be a split in both
the old parties, we hope so at least, let
thA nheen come out from araone the
goats, and if necessary, let us organize a
upw nartv. of nil relorm elements, ana
hwaai) th hoard.
It seems our eovernment is in greater
danger than in fifty-six. The earnings
of the common people are taken just as
the earnings of the colored men were, not
by the same routine but by force of un
iiiHtlaw. as then. It is now or never.
He who would be free must strike the
blow.
Hitherto we hftve not acted with the
independent party because we thought
there was a greater curse wan we ones
that party was against, but now we
ha. concluded our first duty is to save
the countrv. without the saloon if we
. ran hut with the saloon if we must, and
we must do it now or soon there will be
nothing worth saving.
H. W. Habdy
GOOD COMMON SENSE.
Time to Talk Plain Talk and the Right
Season to Tell the Truth.
Mr. J. A. Edgerton had a spicey letter
in the Nonconformist last week, in which
he hauled that kicking journal up to the
snubbing post and then gave it a ta.n-
ning that ought to do it some good. The
following is an extract from Mr. Edger-
ton's article:
Even if the worst comes to worst, and
the Chicaco convention should go, body,
boots and breeches, to free silver, what
of it? The world would not come to an
end. The popnlists would simply go
ahead, adopt a platform and nominate
a straight candidate. I have talked with
Mr. Taubeneck on this matter and he
airrees with me fully.
This thing of eternally kicking up a
rumpus in the party over imaginary
evils, of discovering mare s nests every
few days, of everlastingly casting suspic
ion on our leaders, of crossing bridge
belore we get to them, of creating fac
tions in the party when there is no oc
casion for so doing, is about played out,
We are getting tired of it out here. We
have absolute coundence in the integrity
of such men as General Weaver, Senator
Allen, Mr. Donnelly, Senator Butler and
Mr. Taubeneck. We know most of them
and we would sooder follow their advice
than that of all the Morgans and van
Dervoorts in the universe. We think we
, know genuine metal from counterfeit
and we perfer not. to be led by men who
pose as populist, but who do the bidding
of the republican party.
It is time to talk plain. It is time to
tell thetrutb. There has been too much
back-biting in the people's party. Let
us havealittle charity and brotherhood.
I have never talked with a populist lead
er who favored endorsing a democratic
candidate. Such a thing will never be
thought of for a moment. Mr. Taube
neck or General Weaver never contemp
lated such a thing. Then what is the
use of raising such a scare-crow at this
time? Populists can certainly afford to
be fair with each other they need not
imagine that because a man differs with
them as to policy, he is therefore a
scoundrel.
God help us to get over these petty
jealousies, to get out into the sunlight
and be broad-minded, to use a little wis
dom and forbearance. God give us a
few more men who can plan and act and
a few less kickers, and we will get along
better. There has been too much tear
ing down. We need a few men who will
help build up.
Whatever is done by the democrats at
Chicago, we can afford to do right. We
are not responsible for their action, but
for our own.
The American Federation.
Federal Union, No. G332 moved into
the commodious hall, being out of debt,
and having no rent to pay, and having
a large membership of upright and use
ful citizens, invites all workingmen, all
men engaged in any useful occupation,
regardlejs of nationality, color, class or
party, to unite with the American Fed
eration of Labor for mutual education
in regard to all questions affecting the
material welfare of all. Meetings every
Friday at 8 p. m. at 11 4 0 street. No
invitation or admission will be charged.
Patronize those persons who adver
tise in this paper. Tell them that you
saw their ad in the Nebraska Independent.
Will Split Wldj Open.
Washington, D. C, May 29, 199G.
The bolting talk in the deomcratic camp
is now coming thick and fast from both
factions. The gold men are preparing to
have a contesting delegation at Chicago
from a number of states which the mlver
men will control. Air. uarnty, cnair
man of the democratic national commit,
tee, is quoted as saying that the silver
delegations from a number of states will
be barred out of the convention on the
ground that they have threatened to
bolt. On the other band, press dispatch
es state that the New England demo,
crats are themselves preparing to bolt if
the silver men control the national dem
ocratic convention. The breach in the
party has clearly passed the stage of
compromise, and, in fact, if the leaders
were to attempt to compromise on me
financial question the people would not
follow them. Therefore, it seems clear
that the Chicago convention will split in
twain, no matter which side controls.
On the other hand, it is almost an abso
lute certainty that the republican
national convention will nominate Mc
Kinley, or some other gold man, on a
irold platform. Therefore, the desire of
every patriot should be and the duty of
every patriot is to see that the republi
can candidate for president is defeated in
the coming campaign. It is clear that
the democratic party could not defeat
the republican party even if it were
united, and it is extremely absurd to
think of a party rent asunder and di
vided being able to defeat the republican
nominee. Besides, the people have no
confidence in the leaders of the democrat
ic party. These leaders have basely de
ceived and betrayed the people and can
not expect to be trusted with power
again. Therefore, the only hope of the
country lies in the people's party. .Let
every silver democrat and silver republi
can who put country above party rally
to the assistance of the people s party,
and victory will be assured. -
Populist Music.
The second regiment band of Wichita,
Kansas, componed of thirty-five musi
cian, are making arrangements to ac
company the Kansas delegation to the
national convention.
THE HUNTINGTON LOBBY.
It was the Most Powetful that Ever
Besieged Congress
Washington, D. C, May 30, 1896.
Pacific railroads under the manage
ment of C. P. Huntington, have had in
Washington this winter and spring one
of the most powerful railroad lobbies
that has ever besieged and infested a leg
islative body. But be it said to the
credit of the American congress that so
far this lobby has failed in all of its ef
forts. The lobby has attempted to get
various measures through congress, but
without success. The chief purpose and
object of the lobby has been to push
through congress a bill which has not
vet come uo for action, and which is
known as the "Funding Pacific Railroad
Bill." Huntington and his associates
owe tbegovernment about $125,000,000
dollars. They have managed to grow
rich by putting the profits of the Pacific
railroads in their own pockets and de
priving the government of the part of
the earning of these roads wnicn was to
be set aside to pay the government for
money and bonds advanced to help in
the consummation of these roads. Now it
is to prevent payment of a just debt
which these roads owe to the govern
ment, or rather to the people who are
the taxpayers (for it was the money
taken from the pockets of the people
that these roads now have) that this
funding bill has been offered. If Hunt
ington can count enough ayes to pass
this measure then it will be taken up at
the present session of congress. If he
cannot then he will allow the measure to
go over, in the meantime keeping his lob
by at work in an effort to capture the
next congress. Let the people be on
their guard and send no man to Wash
ington who is under the influence of rail
road corporations. Iu a fight like this
all railroads pull together, and every
man who is here, who is a railroad at
torney, will be called upon by the
officials of the railroad he represents to
stand by Huntington. In fact, the
banks and the railroads are the agents
of the gold combine. 1 he gold power
would not be dangerous if it were not
for the fact that they control the banks
and the railroads, and use them as their
agents and lobbyists. 'Iheretore, any
man who stands in with corporations is
at heart a gold man. and cannot be
trusted by the people.
Local populist committees in every
tate, county and town or. precinct
hould see to it that there are copies of
our Armageddon song book in the hand
af all good singers.
FOR A UNION OP FORCES
A Call for a Conference of Free Silver
Men of the Third Congressional.
' District
At a meeting held in Columbus, May
29th, of a number of free silver men from
several of the counties of the Third con
gressional district, it was deemed advis
able to call a conference of all the voters
in said district, who are opposed to a
single gold standard, for the purpose of
formulating a plan for uniting all of the
free silver voters on the election of con
gressman iu this district, and the under
signed were appointed a committee for
the purpose of calling such conference.
Therefore we hereby request that the
free silver voters of said district meet in
the city of Columbus, Platte county on
the 15th day of June, 1890, at 2 o'clock
p. rn., for a full and free coneultation as
to the most favorable plan to effect our
object. Let there be a full attendance at
such conference without regard to for
mer affiliations.
Geo. Wells,
Wakwick Saunders,
Chas. A. SrnicE,
Chas. Wooster,
Leander Gerrard.
George Wells is editor of the Central
City Democrat, Judge Charles A. Speice
is an old time democrat who has recent
ly kicked out of old party traces. Chas
Wooster is a republican and editor of
the bilver Creek Times. Leander Ger
rard and Warwick Saunders are popu
lists. Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic
THE KANSAS GOVERNOR.
He Ignores Charges Against Asylum
Employees.
Dr. Duncanson of Xeuia, Kansas, was
in the Topeka, Kansas, insane asylum.
He was declared cured and of sound
mind but it was some time after that be
fore he was formally discharged. It was
charged that a patient named Dodd was
beaten aud kicked to death by an at
tendant named Flint. It was some
time before Dodd's death that Dr. Dun
canson was declared sane, and it was
eleven days afterward that he was dis
charged. He immediatelly wrote a let
ter to the Mankato Advocate in which
he described the brutal incidents in con
nection with the murder of Dodd. He
says the ward in which he and Dodd
were confined was in charge of attend
ants Flint and Cludas. Duncanson in
speaking of the incident says that Flint
repeatedly knocked Dodd down, choked
him and otherwise abused him because
Dodd would not be quiet and keep away
from the door. When'Flint would throw
him down, he would jump on him and
his entire weight would land on the
man's chest. Finally Dodd got so weak
that he could not get up nor even raise
his hands, then Flint dragged him into
room 18 and closed the door. Duncan
son reports that he beard noises inside as
if a struggle was going on and then
heard three heavy blows, which sounded
like kicks on a man's ribs. This was fol
lowed by a groan of agony, after which
all was very quiet. Dodd never came
out of room 18 alive. County Attorney
Sutherland of Jewell county was in To
peka last week endeavoring to take
Eome action calculated to bring this
brutal attendant to justice, but County
Attorney Safford of Shawnee county re
fused to assist in the prosecution. Gov
ernor Morrill refused to investigate the
matter and Superintendent Eastman
neglects to take any steps to require
humane treatment of these patients.
Kansas is in the hands of the repub
lican redeemers. Compare the conduct
of the g. o. p. governor with that of our
Holcomb, who patiently examines every
charge made against any employee of
the state, even if it is nothing more than
hugging a pretty girl who did not object.
CRYSTALIZED LABOR.
We Want More of It and in Bigger
Chunks.
Lexington, Neb., May 17, '96.
Editqr Independents Some time in
the future I hope to secure a larger listof
subscribers for your valuable paper. I
am well pleased with the Independent,
especially its free silver sentiments. The
money question is' the most vital ques
tion confronting the American people to
day. Money is crystal ized labor and the
laboring classes need a few more and
larger crystals.
While I heartily indorse the Omaha
platform, I think it contains too many
issues for our own good. We have so
many issues that we sometimes become
divided among ourselves and keep others
from joining our forces. Many a good
free silver man will not join our party be
cause of eome of the planks in our plat
form.
The money power is thoroughly organ-
iced and the people must do the same.
The mony power has but one object in
view and that is financial dependence and
industrial filaTery. The common people
should educate, organize, unite, and fight
for financial independence and industrial
emancipation. Let the people organize
and fight the enemy as a unit and they
cannot help but carry their flag to vic
tory. Let us stop kicking one another
and free and unlimited coinage at the
ratio of H to 1 will be proclaimed from
the home of the czar in Maine to the
golden shores of 'California. Yours for
right, justice and suffering humanity.
VN.'R Greenfield,
If you talk politics on the curb stone,
around the fi-re side or from the rostrum
you cannot afford to be without the Re
form Campaign Stories. For sale at this
ofhoe 25e.
Five Cent Corn.
Strattqn, Neb., June 1, 1896
EDITOR independent; Enclosed you
will find something about a new railroad
that has just been started, and in which
many of our people are taking a great
interest. Will you kindly publish in
your valuable paper a paper that takes
the lead, and strikes straight out from
the shoulder, and should be read by all
persons who are directly interested in
this great reform work. We have a great
quantity of rain in this partof Nebraska.
Crops look fine and the prospects are for
five-cent corn this fallL and it takes
about 16 to 18 to take it to Chicago,
and when it is demonstrated that a rail
road can be built without bonds or
watered stock, then all other reforms of
a like nature will follow, bat, of course,
we will have to keep peggingaway. After
this, government banking will naturally
follow. We must not relax our work at
any corner, but work the harder. We
have no use for drones and kickers.
admire your way in dealing with this
everlasting kicking business. Generally
it comes from those who have been dis
appointed in election or seeking for office.
My plan is to attend caucuses, send good
men to conventions, let them do the best
they can in nominating a good man out
of the timber tbey have given them to
choose from, then take off your coat and
get there with both feet. J. r. Price.
For American Independence.
Hastings, Ner., June 1, 1896.
Editor Independent: Enclosed find
$1 to apply on subscription. I fully ap
preciate your effort on behalf of the
downtrodden and oppressed.
It is no small satisfaction to me to be
long to a party which has American in
dependence enough to not be led by a
self-constituted ring of politiciansolamor
ing for office.
Have the old settlers lost that epiritof
independence which prompted them to
come west to get a home, or will they
submit and lose their homes by voting
for a system of government that is mak
ing one class of men richer and the other
class poorer?
Yours for American emancipation,
L. G. Stewart.
This paper ana the Silver
Knight both for one year for
$1.15. Bee our clubbing lLst for
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Do people buy Hood's SarsaparilU in prefer
ence to any other, iu fact almost to the exclu
sion of all others?
Because they know that Hood's Sarsapa
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The question of bent is Just as positively de
cided in favor of Hood's Sarsaparilla, as the
question of comparative sales. Kemember,
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Do You Remember t
In 18G6, when there existed among
the people, plenty of greenback money,
the planter who had 500 pounds of cot
ton to sell, received therefore $125 or
thereabouts.
In 1895, when money was scarce, the
cotton planter who had 500 pounds of
his product to sell, received about 130
therefore, or nearly one hundred dollars
less than he received in 18G6.
Could he extinguish as much debt, pay
as much direct or indirect railroad
charges, cancel taxes, and purchase as
many goods of the merchant with his
$30 in 1895, as he could with f 125 in
186(37
Ask your aged neighbor these Ques
tions if you are not old enough to re
member the time when cotton was 25
cents per pound; tobacco 13 cents; corn
68; wheat $2; oats 50; barley $1; rye
f 1.18; potatoes 68 cents, and hay f 14
per ton.
iti is was in I860 when there was
plenty of greenback money in circula
tion, and if the people want a return of
the prosperity enjoyed then, let them
come to the people s party. Ellsville
ratriot, (Miss.)
An Excellent Opportunity.
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of the Ox
ford Mdse. Co. on the fifth page, where
they offer their improved sewing machine
for $9. This is very chean and the
machine is as good as anyone on the
market. If you need a machine do not
fail to write them.
Wall Street Threats.
The mere fact that a lanre portion of
our people should be intent upon forcing
tne acceptance of a debased and fluctu
ating metal as standard money is a die
couraging symptom,foritshowsto what
dangerous ends an ignorent free suff
rage may be prostituted. That alone is
enough to produce a deep unsettlement
ot leeling among responsible property-
owning citizens, for the same incapacity
iorMgmg upon complex moneyquea-l
tioMMnav easily, at anv time imperil the I
country under the settlement of other
large questions affecting the welfare of
the ation. Banking1 House of Henry
uewst;o., JN. May 23, 1806.
Worth Having.
Read our offer on another page. "The
Modern Doctor" ia a book that should
be ia -every home. A year's subscription
to the Independent and this excellent
book for f 1.75.
A 'State 'Government Stolen.
A week ago today the deed was done
The bouse and senate in joint assembly
decided by a ?ote of 86 to 48 not to go
behind the returns. They acted without
fear of God orman without fear of God,
because after enduring the temperature
01 the hall at representatives, hades had
no terrors for them; and without fear of
man, because tbey knew that the al
mighty dollaT, the "property interest,"
would interfere to prevent the steal from
being punished.
All things considered we were well
pleased with the vote; It has been a
long time sinee we had a legislature that
hart even 4a members who wanted to do
"the honest thing." People's Party Ad
vocate, (La.)
To Our Subscribers. ,
Look over this paper and notice the
firms that have advertisements in it,
give them a call and say that you saw
their ad in The Nebraska Independent.
They will treat you right.
Attention Veterans.
The coming re-union of the veterans
of Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy and
Saunders counties, to be held at Weep
ing Water, July 1st to 4th, promises to
equal in interest that of two yea ago,
which was held on the same gr jnda.
The committees in charge of the differ
ent departments are hard at work, per
fecting the details, that will make this
re-union one of pleasure to all who visit
it. Come prepared to spend the four
days with the boys who wore the blue
from '01 to 65.
JBicyole for Sals.
An entirely new bicycle for sale. A
wheel that retails everywhere at fOO.OO.
Our price $50. Call and see it before
buying, or address the
Independent Pen. Co.,
1122 M St., Lincoln, Neb.
Where the old Soldier Will Meet.
The G. A. II. reunion for Cass, Lancas
ter, Otoe, Sarpy and Saunders counties,
will be held this year at Weeping Water
July 1-4, inclusive. The great success
attending the one held there two years
ago, promises to be eclipsed by the pres
ent one. Everything will be done for the
comfort of the guests and their friends.
The entertainment will be of a kind to
suit all tastes and all classes of people.
The Thing That Doe It.
Farmers in this county are selling hogs
for 2.50 per hundred, and eome are
holding them tor a raise in the market,
but they had better let them go, for they
will be cheaper before they are higher.
This low price is not caused by an over
production, nor is it caused by any tariff
bill, but it is nothing more nor less than
the gold standard. It is a nice thing for
the farmer. Red Cloud Nation. -
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