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The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. VIII.
LINCOLN, NEBR., THURSDAY. Dec. a4, 1896.
NO. 3.
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C:9 Interesting Election Figures
Compiled by the Indepen-,
dent.
.ZllZVQ 1IAJ0EITY FADING.
!:.:; ITumbers of Bryan and Wat
can Votes Have Not Been
' Reported.
Gained Two Million Vote.
From the report of the press associa
tions and the authentic returns compiled
3.y eastern papers we hare compiled
tie following table of election figures:
States. IfcKinley.
-Alabama'........... 54,377
lvansas .... 87,512
CJifornla.... ; 146,588
Colorado 26,271
Connecticut 110,297
.Delaware...... ..... 20,452
Florida 11,389
Georgia 60,191
Jdaho . 6,324
Illinois............ ... 607,130
Indiana 323,719
Iowa............ 289,293
Kansas..., 157,451
Kentucky 218,171
Louisiana 22,012
Bryan
131,219
110,103
144,766
161,269
56,740
16,615
82,213
94,232
23,192
466,703
305,771
223,741
173,042
217,890
77,096
34,504
104,745
Alaine ........ 80,421
Maryland.
136.978
Ilassacbusetts
Michigan
' Minnesota
278.976
293,327
193,501
4,730
304,940
105,711
237,251
139,626
63,457
363,'i52
43,680
115,624
Xlississippi
Missouri.. .........
Montana...
10,490
4 'I Nebraska 102,564
orana. i.vao
8,377
21,650
133,675
551,513
174,488
20,689
478,547
. 46,739
433,230
14,459
1. Hampshire... 57,444
L- AewYork 819,838
I arth Carolina.. 155,221
vjf "j-tn uaicata.... zo.ddo
io . 527.945
' -Ogon 48,711
: Pinnsylvania... 728,300
t Rhode Island...., 87,437
"-.to Carolina.. 9,318
,ath Dakota.... 40,802
i'ennessee. 148,773
,Tsxas.,.... ......... 164,886
--Sfcah .. - 18,461
Vermont 50,991
..01nia..:. ....135,388
Washington....... 89,153
est Virginia.. .. 104,414
. .Fisconsin.......... 269,135
TTyoming 10.072
58,801
40,930
168,176
363,299
67,053
10,607
154,985
51,646
92,927
165,528
10,855
Total,.... 7,109,480 6,516,016
' in these states Bryan is credited with
-rotes cast for the populist ticket Bryan
and Watson which were: Alabama,
24,089; Arkansas, 2,389; r lorida.2,053;
Illinois, 1,087; Kansas, 1,232; Maine.
2,287; Massachusetts, 15,181; Missis
sippi, 7,320? New Hampshire, 379; Ohio,
.2,615; Pennsylvania, 6,103; Tennessee,
4,525; Texas, 79,966; Utah, 2,202; Ver
mont, 461; Wyoming, 486. These make
a total of 152,375.
McKinley's vote being 7,109,480 and
Bryan's 6,516,016, McKinley's plurality
is 573,374 th the Bryan and Watson
-rote in twenty-nine states not counted
for Bryan. The Bryan and Watson vote
in some of these states, notably Indiana
-and California, is understood to have
'been heavy.
Bryan secures one elector in California
and one in Kentucky.
In Virginia the state canvassing board
thr
T-nie
threw out a large nnmber of votes, and
""Vhe final connt will be determined by the
preme court.
The total vote for Palmer and Buck-
r was 132,056 with California, Colo-
ado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North
akota, South Dakota, Utah aud Wy-
Anincr rpnnrtinir nnnp
f- r. - i ry " -The
vote for the Levering prohibition
,'.cket was 127,174, with Georgia, Louis-
-vna, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina
jnd Utah reporting none. ;
The vote for Bentley, national prohi
bition, was 9,665, with Alabama, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
ieorgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
linnesota, Mississippi, Montana. Ne
vada, New Jersey, ' New York, North Da
kota. Ohio, Oregon, Sooth Carolina,
Soutji Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Terntont, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia and Wyoming reporting none.
The vote for Matchett, socialist-labor,
was 33,942, with Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana,
Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota,
M)regon, South Carolina, South Dakota,
renneesee. Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wash
ington, West Virginia and Wyoming re-
rorting none,
mi. I 1 : a a 1 ; i i
-i xu0 uiurniiiitB iu iuB various stales
are as follows:
McKinley.
Bryan.
76,842
72,591
Alabama ...
x . Arkansas ....
1 California...,
e Colorado
i Connecticut
1,822
53"557
8,837
134,998
Delaware
( Florida..,
) t3forgia..,
ICaho......
" inoie....
20,824
34,041
16,868
140,427
ina 17,948
''lOWsW.
65,552
Kuniuui
15,591
55"084
1 Kentnckv
"" 28 j
45,917
32,333
173,265
Louisiana......
I' sine
"arvland
urxclusetts
Michigan .................. 56,076
Minnesota................. 53,878
Mississippi.., ............
58,727
Missouri...
Montana..,
58,712
83,190
Nebraska.
18,060
6,439
Nevada .
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New York ..
North Carolina.,
North Dakota...
Ohio...
35,794
88,002
268,325
-'5,647
49,898
1,972
295,070
19,267
Oregon
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island 22,978
South Carolina ,
South Dakota. ............
Tennessee
Texas
49,488
128
10,403
203.413
53,592
Utah......t...
Vermont.........
Virginia
Washington...
West Virginia.
Wisconsin .......
40,384
191597
12,498
; 11,487
103,607
Wyoming ... ............ 783
The total vote reported above It) 13.'
928,333, which is 1,816,804 more than
the total vote of 1892. It is safe to say
tnac witn tne unreported Bryan and
Watson votes and those cast for Lever
ing, Palmer, Bentley and Matchett, and
not yet reported and included in the
above, the vote would be considerably
beyond 2,000.000 more than were cast
four years ago. :
Uwmg to the fact that many states
have not yet reported their Bryan and
Watson votes, it is impossible to even
guess how many more votes were cast
ior Mclviuley than for Bryan-' Probably
the margin is small, while the chances
are that Major McKinley has been elected
oy a minority vote,
The largest plurality ever received by
a president was that of President Grant
in his first race when his margin was
62,tm
Figures on Finding Friends.
There is no longer any question that
there will be the usual large and shame
less lobby present at the coming session
to iook alter tne interests ol the sugar
manufacturers. Recent utterances by
one high in fusion councils has given this
gang of boodlers and corruptionists
new hope of continuing ' under the
fusion regime the methods that have
characterized their efforts during the
days of republican supremacy in this
state. They evidently expect counsel
and comfort from fusion sources, and
may, possioiy, nave assurances ol sup
port from some of the fusion elements,
A prominent democrat who is close to
the inside and is well posted on the
probable policy of the incoming legis
lature, in discussing the press dispatches
recently sent on: from this city explain
ing the position of the supreme court in
the sugar bounty cases, said :
" The sugar bounty must go.
I notice that the newspapers say
that the opinion is .based upon a techni
cality in tbe law which this legislature is
sure to remedy. My idea is that tbe
difficulty will be overcome and the rem
edy emphasized by repealing tne bounty;
it is untair to the men wbo produce corn
for ten cents a bushel to be taxed to pay
a bounty on sugar when it is known
that the factory gets tbe benefit and not
the farmer. I visited the sugar factory
at Grand Island last fall and found that
the farmers got f 4.50 per ton for their
beets. The law provides that the fac
tories shall pay f 5 per 'ton in order to
earn the bounty. They did not do it
even this year, when beets show one-
fourth more sugar than ever before.They
told me at Grand Island that the bounty
was solely for the benefit of the farmer
and that the Oxnard company was only
interested iu it iu order that the farmer
might get a better price for his products,
but judging from the interest manifested
by the champions of a sugar bounty it
looks as if Oxnard was taking a
hand for himself. I notice the
Omaha Bee is rushing to the
defense of a bounty. Rosewater is
evidently thinking much about bis dear
friend Oxnard, whom be worked so hard
to have elected senator from South Da
kota. "No, you can say in The Post that
the sugar bounty will go. Our people
are sick md tired of it. It doesn't make
any difference whether the Oxnard fac
tories are in the trust or out of it. the
producers of ten cent corn can't pay a
bounty to the producer of beets, neither
will he pay it to the manufacturer of
sugar. If Oxnard would save some of
the money he uses in maintaining ex
pensive lobbies, he would not need to
ask the people to rush to his rescue."
THAT SAME ZEPHYR.
Brecza of Prosperity Smites the Pine
Woods ,in Wisconsin.
Sioux Falls, S. D Dec, 21. Hon.
W. W. Cook, for manyyears a prominent
resident and large farmer of this, Min
nehaha, county, has for th lust three
years been residing in tbe lumber regions
of Wiscounsin. Mr. Cook riMwrts that
the soft zephyr of prosperiiy struck
Vilas county within a week ufier Wis
consin rolled up so large a McKinley
majority. Wages in tbe woods were re
duced from 50 cents to $1.50 per day.
Tbe highest wages paid to foremen and
that class of labor were only $26 per
month, while choppers received $10 per
month and expert labor brings not to
exceed $20 per , month, and there are
more idle men than those employed.
Lumber has been reduced in price from
50 cents to $2' per thousand fuet.
Fred's Place, 146 South 11th etree t
for hot lunch every morning; soup from
12 to 1; cold lunch a la carte. 31
TO BE THERE IN FORCE
Lancaster County's Delegation to
the Free Silver Con
vention. .
ALL ELEMENTS BSFSrSZTCD.
Congressman-Elect Greene Favors
Forcing High Taril
Legislation,
To Open People's Eyes,
About sixty free silver men met Satur
day evening, pursuant to the call for a
joint conference of the populist and
democratic county committees and tbe
executive committee of the Bimetallic
union, in the committee room at the Lin
coin hotel, to select delegates to the free
silver conference to be held January 6 in
the Lansing theatre. ' W. M. Morning
called the meeting to order and read the
published call therefor. Dr. S. H. King
was chosen to preside and H. E. New-
branch was made secretary.
Mr. Morning, representing v the Bi
metallic union, directed attention
to the fact that under the
call Lancaster county is entitled to
twenty-seven delegates, and said that at
a conference of tbe executive committee
of the Bimetallic union it had been sug
gested tnat tue apportionment should
be ten democrats, ten populists, six free
silver republicans and one prohibitionist.
tie moved that tbe apportionment be
made on that basis, but Nestor Rum-
mons, chairman of the populist com
mittee, moved to amend by making it
ten populists, nine democrats, seven
free silver republicans and one prohibi
tion. After some contention the amend
ment was accepted, and the representa'
tives of the various fusion elements
gathered in groups to select their re
spective delegates. There was consider
able rivalry for places on the delegation.
The following selections were anuounced
and adopted: '
Populists Judge Wheeler. C. G. Bul
lock, G. W. Burge, C. W. Hoxie, L. H.
Lawton, Owsley Wilson, I. N. Leonard,
W. Beardsley, William Foster. John
Wolfe. Alternates Thomas Malloy. J.
McNemey. J. S. Hyatt. Cyrus Lindell.
H. H. Lyons, Fred A Miller, J. F.
Bishop, J. W. Jacoby, ,W. Beeson. Dr.
sprague. -
Free Silver Republicans William
Morning, at large; G. L. Laws. W. C,
Fleury. W. B. Price, L. C. Chapin, Ports
Wilson.
Democrats J. H. Broady. C. S. Jones.
ratricK Barton, Major ttohanan, James
O bhee, William Osburn, W. P. Larsch,
N. Sarver, Michael Sbee. Alternates
J. J. Angleton, C. A. True, Muldoon. P.
H. Cooper, Ed Fitzgerald, H. E. New-
branch, J. E. Erb. Snowden, H. J. Kent
The prohibitionists named George E.
Bigelow as delegate and Dr. King and
ii. w. Hardy alternates.
tion. w. J. Bryan was tnen made a
delegate at large by acclamation and
W. M. Morning chairman of the delega
tion. At the close of the meeting Hon. W. L.
Greene of Kearney, who defeated Prof.
Andrews for congress by over 4.000.
was invited to make a few remarks, and
talked entertaininly lor nearly half an
hour. He said that it was bis first speech
since election but that he made 101
speeches during the campaign. He fre
quently referred to Mr. Bryan in terms
that expressed bis great admiration for
the man and confidently predicted that
four years from now he will be seated in
the chair of Washington. He said that
since the election many of his republican
acquaintances had come to him to say
that they had voted for McKin
ley because they believed it
would bring better times, and
that if it does not, they have cast their
last republican votes. This means that
they will be voting with us four years
hence, for prosperity has not come and
cannot come under a single gold stand
ard. Many honest men who favored free
coinage had voted for McKinley because
they Deiieved that it was the tariff that
was responsible for the bard times, but
tbe republican leaders knew that it was
not the tariff, and wheu Senator Allen
called up the republican tariff
measure he frightened these
leaders mightily. None of them
were then in favor of the republi
can tariff. They were afraid to enact a
tariff measure, because the people will
hen see that it is not the tariff that ails
us. l be speaker said be believed in aid
ing the republicans enact a high tariff
measure, the higher tbe better, and he
believed in getting behind them with a
'gad" and making them do it He
wanted the people to see that the tariff
is not what ails the nation, and when we
can go before the country on the single
issue of the money question, "we will
rout the republicans, horse, man and
dragoons."
Judge Green counseled unanimity of
action between the various free silver
forces and said that except in name they
are the same. During the late campaign
one hearing a full silver speech could not
tell to what party tho speaker belonged
if he did not tell. All are working for
tbe same grand purpose and are moved
by tbe same grand impulse toward the
uplifting of humanity. All are bimet-
allists rather than democrats or popu
lists or free silver republicans.
Judjr. Ureene's remarks were freauentlv
applauded and were productive of aood
effect .
AN OPEN LETTER.
A ftatltmouth Barber Suggests a Rtpub-
licsn House Cleaning.
frompted by a long editorial in a
A. 1 - . A I f A -V
eras issue oi tne scare journal in re
ference to Senator Allen's speech in the
United States senate, a Plattsmouth
populist has sent the following to that
paper.
TO the State Journal: You see fit to
howl calamity and to do 11 jou possi
ablycan to bring discredit upon the
stats of Nebraska, in your attempt to
ridicule the peoples party, which has,
through its education of the masses in
this state, succeeded in getting control
of (be state government both its offices
and the legislature. That tbe legislature
will place upon the statute books some
wholesome laws which will be of benefit
to the people, and by so doing, will
turn tbe X-ray of bright diy
light upon some legislative acts
la Which yon have had an ' in
terest, is your great fear. 1
Your assertion that the populist ora
tors clamored for a fifty-cent dollar is
known to be false by your every reader.
The effort put forth by tbe populists was
in behalf of an "honest American dollar,"
one wherein American interests were con
sidered in preference to that of England
alone.'-'..-"
The people's party was before the
election, us it is now, in favor of an hon
est government and an economical ad
ministration of public affairs, both state
and national, and you fear that the
promises will be fulfilled. Your calamity
howling and that of others of your ilk,
who (tried calamity and disaster should
Governor Holcomb be elected, was of no
use. You could not bring a greater
disaster upon Nebraska than your policy
has succeeded in bestowing upon the en
tire country. ...-.
The wise and careful administration of
Governor Holcomb during the last two
years has been such that the entire popu-
usi state ucKei was elected oy a good
majority. Since the people of the state
have seen fit to select a man whom they
have tried and found to be trustworthy
and capable, your plutocratic bowl is in
vain, fend when you see your chance for
looting the treasury go glimmering.then
you resort to abuse of all who dare to
stand up in defence of the interests of
Nebraska; nor do yon stop at traducing
the nfiime of the state and calling in
question the honesty and integrity of all
of its citizens. You have incited vourco-
consptrators in the east to like acts.
Wbca the only representative that the
state ii in the United States senate
uar,..stana up in behalf of the state
and its citizens, yon make a cowardlv
anacK upon nim ana an nis mends.
-11 1 aim. m .
1 be highest ideal of statesmanship of
your paper seems to be the amount of
money that can be used in a campaign.
wot a word do you say about tbe Dong
las county boodlers. That in vour onin-
ion seems to be a fitting way , to stand
I Vl. I
It was expectad that when the repub
licans selected a man to represent Lan-
caster county in the national republican
convention Mr. Gere of tbe Journal
would be selected, but he was turned
down and the notorious colored ex-saloon
and dive keeper was selected as a
fitting example of purity to represent
Nebraska, and it seems that his color in
no blacker than his record, and those of
many more' who are members of that
once "grand old party." Do you not
think it would be a wise scheme to clean
house a little yourself. Brother Gere, be
fore you hop onto the pops so nimbly? ,
But let me say that tbe people are now
at the helm, and they will see to it that
tbe interests of the state and her citi
izens will be looked after, and he who
shall attempt to cast into disreniit t,h
good name of the state, shall be called to
account, be he a resident of this state or
hireling from another part of tbe
country.
It is tbe mission of the people's nartv
to preserve the interests and intenritv
of the state by both word and deed, and
he who shall attempt to bring reproach
upon tbe state of Nebraska must re
ceive the rebuke of the highest court in
the land, thn people themselves.
ihey passed judgment on the 3rd of
last month, nnd will be in session in the
near future, when all that have griev
ances will be heard.
- M. S. BniQos.
Plattsmouth, Dec. 16, 1896.
KVEN IN CHICAGO.
Banks Trembling in the ' Windy City
in
Spite of Prosperity.
Chicago, 111., Dec., 21. Special
Following the announcement of the
failure of the Illinois National, E. S.
Dreyer & Co., and Wasmansdyrff &
Heinman, two private banking establish
ments mat have cleared through the
Illinois National, failed today. Both
are fairly large concerns.
Let ns all Rejoice.
The people's party is to be thri nnn.
gratulated this week, and the reason
therefore is that the speculator Coxey
has left our ranks never, let it be fondly
hoped, to return. Coxy gained some
prestige by bis good-roads bond scheme,
no koiucu iiiui v MuiAirnjiy oy fits leader
ship of the Commonweal Armv: hnt h
lost all the sympathy and support of
true hearted men when he abandoned
the footsore and wearv armv in t.h
of Washington to starve or die. By
that act he laid bare to our view the
fact that notoriety held ffreatep ivav I
over him than humanity. His political I
influence in Ohio has been so great that
the people's party, in the late eleetinn.
did not cast sufficient votes to entitle it
to a place on the ticket next voar. In
dependent Era.
HL fflOffi IT OUT
Senator Allen's Opinion of Orover's
Intention Toward the Res
olution RELATING TO CUBAN BIGrXXTS
Bioriesof Shocking Brutality Be
sponsible for the Teeling Against
the Spaniards.
President Fernlnst It.
Senator William V. Allen is again on
Nebraska soil, having ' arrived from
Washington Saturday afternoon. The
senator is very emphatic in his declara
tions upon the Cuban question and tbe
Cameron joint resolution and submitted
to an interview on the subject.
"A number of things have operated in
the last few days," said he, "which ac
count for the apparent change of opinion
among the members of the committee on
foreign affairs, and the entire congress,
for that matter. The story of General
Antonio Maceo's death, and there seems
to be but little doubt but that he was
ambushed, has had much to do with the
determination of congress to take im
mediate action. Personally, I take no
stock In the story circulated that the
Cuban general died in an accidental en
counter with tbe Spaniards. The fact re
mains e'ear, it seems to me, In spite of
all denia's, that Maceo was killed under
a flag of truce in violation of the oom-
monly accepted rules of, warfare among
civuuea nations.
"The stories of shocking brutality
with which the Spanish treated the chil
dren and families of the insurgents have
also had a strong effect upon the most
conservative members of the committee.
It Is related on good authority that the
soldiers in fiendish cruelty have coin
mitted acts upon the young girls in the
presence of their parents, which should
put any civilized nation to shame. Tbe
atrocities of the Spaniards are as inex
cusable as tbe mnch talked of Armenian
massacres. And here, within a few miles
of our shores, this country cannot afford
to permit such a state of affairs to con
tinue. . , :. v:',:
"The resolution will be taken up im
mediately after the holidays, I think."
added the senator, 'will be discussed
perhaps ten or twelve days, and then
passed up to the president. From Secre
tary Olney's letter, the almost certain
inforence is that Cleveland will veto the
resolution. But it is within tbe limits of
tbe power of congress to pass the bill
over the veto, and that can be doue, I
think, without any doubt. Secretary
Olney's position in claiming that the
power to issue such a mandate rests
solely with the executive is wrong.
When a joint resolution is passed bv a
sufficient majority it is a law, and the
power to recognize Cuba's independence
is legislative. Congress is made up of a
body of men elected by the people and
voicing the people's sentiments. When
that sentiment is emphatically expressed
over the president's veto he is merely the
instrument of the law making power,
and must carry out its behests. Thus
congress has tbe power to declare war
and make peace. I be passage of the
Cameron resolution would not be a de
claration of war, of course, but it would
be a casus belli, of which Spain miirhfc
take advantage." I
Do you think Spain would declare
war?"
"I think there is no nrobabilitv of it.
It would be merely a bluff if she did.
Spain is exhausted and - poverty stricken
now and it would be tbe sheerest folly
for ber to take np arms against a coun
try like this. With her great losses iu
Cuba and ber trouble in the Philippine
islands, which is not ended yet. she has
just about exhausted ber resources.
Against great odds, the little island off
our coast has coped with her oppressor
with a great degree of success. Tbe in
surgents hold the interior of the island
and tbe Spanish have no strong fortifi
cations to protect the lew cities and po
sitions which they now hold. When
tuba has access to this country for a
supply of arms and munitions, thnt will
practically settle the question."
"Does tbe passage of the resolution
mean Cuban independence?"
"isotning else, as 1 can see. That is
tbe whole size of it. and the sooner it is
done the better. The United States is
the guardian of this hemisphere, and
under the circumstances it is her
bounden duty to interfere. Why, armies
of our citizens from all parts of the coun
try are going down tbere now. There is
no doubt of tbe sentiment of the neonle.
and congress will voice their wishes."
Senator Allen has received many con
gratulatory letters upon his speech con
cerning tbe credit of the west, recently
delivered. The senator said he deemed It
wise at this time to make an explanation
in view of the wild statements made in
tbe east. He said Senator Hoar had
come to him and stated that he didn't
mean all that he said in his speech. "The
fact is," concluded Senator Allen, "Mr.
Hoar was full of feeling over tbe result of
the campaigu and had iust slopped over
a little more than he intended."
NEBRASKA'S DEFAMERS.
The Character of the Men Who Slander
. '. Her.
While the newspapers of Chicago and
New York are slandering Kansas and
Nebraska it is well to draw attention to
the truth. Complaint is madetJtatla
vestors have had losses in those stat:j
and the losses are made the basis of at
tacks upon the voters because tby have
thought proper to elect state oL.cers of
the peoples ' party, from whom they ex
pect careful and economical govern rrat.
Those who are wantonly assailta Kra
sas and Nebraska should remember tilt
the losses to Investors were almoct in
variably the result of putting mor-y i
to tbe care of the mushroom lnr'
companies which sprang up all over tkt
wess aau a aosen years o, 3l n .LJ
were organised and managed by ezst a
men. Those sharpers bled every hi.y
who had anything to do with tki j.
They victimised those to wboa tiry
made bona fide loans and rfc ir"rw
Jsed those who placed money with t' j
lor loaning. In vry many instances
they bad tools take up pieces cl
ground upon which exorbitant surf
were loaned, the spoil beicx divl.:2.
They manufactured ttsnur town m l
transferred to the west the devices com
mon to Wall street. Those of them who
succeeded in escaping from the craih
With their Plunder retnrand tn t.ha evut
and are now among the loudest of thost
who are crying oat against th rra.hi
states. While thev husr t)ilr tat rockit
books they calumluate a peujls aaorj
whom tbey dare not show their laws.
out the people in Nebraska are hard
Orkine. Oatriotio and hnnnat i 1. -
Tbere are few of them who am nnt fi
ling to work like slaves durinar every
waking hour to conauer from stntborn
nature a subsistence for their fami"cs
and tbe means to pay their dbts,
Denver News.
ANOTHER BAKX FAILS.
Sute Bank of Ulnnesota ree!a
Breath of Prosperity.
The commission brokers of this city
received to-day another" odbriresr "
whiff from the gale of prosperity thit
seems to be threatening to wreck tl
country with good times, as per the st!p
ulation filed by the republican managers
prior , to McKinley's election. The
State Bank of Minnesota, located
at St. Paul, went under tils
morning with extensive liabilities,
and it is presumed that other bankic?
concerns associated with it will be com
pelled to give creditors tbe Icy hand ani
the alabaster heart. The failure is act
as bad as the one yesterday at Chice-o,
Where the National hank of Iliinnia
ed iu doors, but it is a sufficiently bri
bale of straw to demonstrate in n t'i
direction the breeze of prosperity la blow
ing. An End to Oppression.
Students of municipal problems wl
not depend upon Glasgow for instruction.
Tbe British towns of Huddersflsld and
Sheffield have also adopted tbe policy of
municipal ownership. In Sheffield the
people had endured intolerable tvrannlM
from the corporations owninsr and oper
ating the street-cars. In Hudderefleld
tbe same story was told. The citinma
determined in both places to Put an end
to the oppression, and the lines wnm
therefore taken possession of. Fares
have been reduced from one-half to a
quarter of their former figures. The em
ployees nao Deen working on an average
fifteen hours a day. Under municinal
ownership their ; hours are reduced to
nine and their pay increased 100 per
cent. In fact, one of the very conspicu
ous results of municipal ownership is the
great improvement in tbe condition of
labor, and another is the reduction of
fares from ffve cents to two.
These English trades nennln wm tn
defy the constitution. When they want
to over-throw a tyrant they do it, and
let the constitution take care of itself.
The Road to Revolution.
When the American people loose con
fidence in the ballot as the medium
through which to register their opinion .
upon any question, there will be such an
explosion as the world has never wit
nessed. Ballot box stuffers, bulldozers
and election witurne falsifiers must be
punished, honest methods promptly in
augurated or physical revolution is in
evitable. Southern Mercury.
A Dangerous Man.
Most of the preachers of the United'
States have opposed Mr. Bryau and
have called him a "dangerous man."
Not one of these same worthies has lifted
his voice against W. C. P. Breckenridge,
thegoldbug democrat and republican
candidate for congress in Kentucky. It
is high times for the winter revivals of
religion tocommence. Central City Dem
ocrat. . "'-" '
The Other Fellow's Joke.
Just before election the Erie railroad
employed, as we all informed, from six
to ten men on each section. Those men
all joined the Erie Railroad Sound Money
club, so as to please the "powers that
be," and hold their jobs. The force has
now been reduced to two to each section,
and the other fellows are enjoying the
joke of sound " money .t-Sledgehammer.
(Penn.)
, Coxey's Party.
We've heard of the man who "counted
his chickens before they were batched"
but it remained for that excessively
modest reformer (?), Coxey, to name hie
new party before it is born he calls it
the Commonweal party." Why not cell
it the "Coxey party." then the name
would not fool anybody. Industrial
Leader.
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