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Aug. 20, 1896. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. FROM POLUUST HEADQUARTERS. A Letter From the Chairman and Sccre- ttry of the Sute Committee. To tbe people of the state of Nebraska: The political situation is such that every loyal American citizen must at the coming election decide for himself wheth er he favors American Industries under American control, or whether he will sus tain a financial policy for the American people dictated by a Wall street syndi cate in the interest of foreign aristocratic money power. The issue is so clearly drawn that patriotic thinking men in all walks of life, without regard to political affiliations, are aroused and are uniting in thought and action as never before in the history of this country, determined that the American people shall not be placed at the mercy of those who bold their bonds and mortgages and who seek to fix the a.nount and. determine the kind of money in which these bonds and mortgages shall be paid and also control the value of their products and tbe price of their labor. Our civilization, our prosperity as a people, our hopes, our homes aud our happiness are involved in this issue. Financial slavery once fixed upon us un der a gold standard may remain as a permanent policy. The great patriotic common people may never again be able to lift their burden thus imposed, nor be able to throw off the yoke now sought to be fastened upon themselves and their prosperity by those who add nothing to the productive wealth of our country but who live from the toil of others. The result of the elections this year in this country may determine the great question whether a gold standard shall be forced upon the people, not only of this country but of the industrial world, who are now suffering as we are suf fering. We believe the permanent adop tion of such standard will result in un told suffering and strife among our peo ple. Therefore, in the interest of good gov ernment and believing that the people are the government and that they have a right to govern themselves without the consent of any other "nation on earth , we in the name of Peoples Inde pendent party of the state of Nebraska, without reference to former party lies or afliliations request, that all persons viewing the present situation as herein Bet forth are hereby invited to unite their efforts .with ours in this struggle for human rights. We further request all persons who desire or will consent to take part in the way of speaking or ad dressing the people, both experienced speakers and also the young men of tins state who have never been active in pol itics, many of whom are graduates of our colleges and who are engaged in dif ferent professions, whatever your calling may be, we most boartily extend this in vitation for your valuable assistance in carrying this state for silver and pros perity. To all persons accepting this invita tion we would request that you at once -place yourselves in communication with the state central committee at Lincoln, Nebraska, who will be pleased to corre spond with you, assigning you work where we may unite our efforts in one common course. Respectfully yours, J. H. Edmisten, B. R. B. Weber, Chmn. Sec Papers friendly to the reform move ment please copy. ONE GOLD BUG DEMOCRAT. But 100 Silver Republicans Have Joined the Biyan Club. Hastings, Neb., Aug 19, 1896. Editor TxDEPENdEjJT: Professor To ber addressed the Bryan silver club at the court house last Saturday afternoon in a speech of one and one half hour's length and through the medium of charts showed conclusively to bis audience that the advocates of bimetallism at the ra tio of 16 to 1 are the true friends of the American policy as adopted by the Chi cago and St. Louis platforms which de clare for the double standard without waiting for the consent of England. There is but one single standard dem ocrat and not one single standard pop ulist so far as heard from in this county and there is not one of the Hanna list as claimed in this county. It is prob able that the same thing is true of every , county iu the state. Bryan will carry this county by at least 100 'majority and is a sure winner in the state, f ' There is at least 100 silver republicans yin this county up to date who have signed the Bryan clubs and that number I will be doubled within thirty days from this writing. If we could induce the re publican campaign committee to keep Horr in Nebraska until election day he would be worth 5,000 votes to the silver cause. ' John U. P. In a Fix. Thurston says he based his charges against Bryan on the word of the Chi cago. Chronicle. This is what the same paper has to say about Thurston: Who and what is John M. Thurston? What is his record as the paid attorney and fugleman of corruption and public plunder? To whom does he owo his sat in the United States senate and to what interests has he devoted his time not only previous to his election, but since be has occupied a public office? For twenty years he has been in the employ of the Union Pacific railway com pany, the most' notoriously dishonest and corrupt railway corporation in the world. First as 'assistant attorney and later as general solicitor. He has de voted his time and his energies to the interests of a concern which has robbed the people of tbe United States of more millions than Bryan's employers ever owned. That corporation elected him to the Nebraska legislature, it sustained mm in the political councils of the republi can party and it finally rewarded him by securing his election to the United States He has not been ungrateful. His elec tion to the senate has not abated his zeal for his benefactor, though he is nom inally no longer in its employ. A sen ator of the United Stares, he is notor iously a lobbyist for the Union Pacific road. Representing the state of Nebras ka, his efforts are devoted to the fasten ing afresh noon that commonwealth the chains of tbe most cruel and oppressive railroad monopoly in the United Statt. That is John M. Thurston's record. It is not an enviable one. THURSTON KNOCKED OUT. The old man of t&e Mountains Wipes up the Earth with him. Thornton Turn Tail and Leave the Ring. Washington, Aug.; 17. This after noon Senator W. M. Stewart gave out for publication a reply to Senator Thurston's letter to ' him, published in the papers this morning, regarding the charge that Mr. Bryan had been a paid lecturer in the employ of silver mine own ers. The letter quotes Thurston's state ment that he had not assailed Bryan's character in any instance or by any word, and Stewart asks Thurston how he can reconcile that statement with the following language used by him in the speech which gave rise to the contro versy: "The proprietors of the big bonanzas have found it profitable to keep a large number of lecturers and other spokes men on the road preaching to the peo ple. Among the many who have thus been employed and carried on the pay rolls of the big bonanzas for a number of years is William J. Bryan of Nebraska, a paid agent and spokesman of the free silver combine." The letter then continues: "Your disclaimer in connection with the foregoing statement requires expla nation, provided you consider your rep utation for truth and veracity valuable, but your explanation that you 'would be the last man to assail the character of Mr; Bryan' reflects either upon your veracity or your knowledge of the law of libel. If you are a lawyer, and the fact that you have been retained'by the Union Pacific railroad for many years .indicates that you are useful in some ways to that institution, you ought to know that repeating a Blunder of libel is equally as slanderous or libelous as the original matter. - "You assume that you are not assail- lingfMr. Bryan when you quote what ir responsible newspapers sav of him and giving to such statements all the credit your high otficial position can confer. lou belittle your understanding when you say it is the duty of Mr. Bryan to enter into personal controversy with every hireling newspaper scribbler who is employed to slander or defame him The people understand the animus of partisan newspapers and make proper allowances for their assertions, but whim you clothe their slanders with your of ficial robes it is a lame and cowardly de fense on your part to protect yourself by skulking behind miserable newspaper scribblers. I called your attention to the injustice of your charge, not the charge of newspapers, which I have again quoted for the purpose of calling your attention to the charge you made, sup posing you were an honorable man and would retract the 'charges at once, if you ere unable to prove them. Instead of doing so, you repeat other stale slan ders against Mr. Bryan, myself, Senator Sharon, Governor Stanford and others, which if true, do not prove your charge against Mr. Bryan. I shall not reiterate in kind and quote what venal newspapers, or even respec table men, say of you, because it is not pertinent to the issue. The issue whether you have unjustly and without truth assailed the character of Mr. Bryan. You cannot avoid that issue by pretend ing that you only repeated a falsehood which somebody else originated. Do you fear the repeating of a falsehood, and ascribing it to irresponsible parties, will impair your influence in favor of the cause you are advocating? Youmustre member, my dear senator, that there is a sense of public justice, which is out raged by slander and libel which you can not justify by claiming you have a right to repeat it because you bad not the courage to originate it. If you have no case against Mr. Bryan, which you have already virtually admitted by citing incompetent hearsay to prove your charges, your slanders will be harmless, so far as he is concerned, but can you afford to be published to the world as a peddler of Blander which yot cannot prove? If you have any friends wBo sup posed that you were both honest and brave they will be sorely disappointed if you fail to fraukly avow your error and retract your slanders which I have quo ted above." Chicago, August 18: When asked by a reporter for the United Press if he had read the reply of Senator Stewart to bis letter regarding the charge against Mr. Bryan, the senator said he had glanced over it, and did not think he would answer it, because he had not the time. Lincoln, Neb., August 19. Senator Thurston has given out through this mornings press reports that his state ments concernirg Mr. Bryan's employ ment by the silver miners was based on hearsay evidence, and that he is forced to admit that the charge was wholly without foundation in fact. He then proceeds in a long tirade against Sena tor Stewart which he will have to take back in the same manner in a very few weeks. Rich, Red Blood Is absolutely essential to health. It Is Impos sible to get it from so-called " nerve tonics " and opiate compounds. They have tempo rary, sleeping effects, but do not CURE. To have pure blood and good health, take Hood's Sarsaparilla, which has first, last, and all the time, been advertised as Just what tt is the best medicine for the blood ever produced. In fact, rui fi Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1. mm r-v-ii assist Digestion and cure 1100(1 S rlllS Constipation. 26 cents. 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