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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
April 29 1897
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Build up American manufactures by
buying American made gooun. -
The city of Lincoln is blessed with two
city councils; both are republican.
Wanted Abont 5,000 of our delin
quent subscribers to pay up at once.
McKinley favors international bime
tallism, but every member of his cabinet
is a pronounced goldbug.
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How many farmers would quit their
farms at this season of the year to at
tend an unnecessary political conference?
' The Independent Era of North Platte
published Congressman W. L. Greene's
speech on the tariff bill in full in their
issue of April 22.
Lieutenant Governor J. E. Harris, has
been governor of Nebraska during the
past week. Ills administration though
short has been a prouounced success.
Quite a change a republican candi
date for the U. S. senate indicted by
the grand jury for offering bribes. There
is no room in the U.S. senate for such
men as Dr. Hunter of Kentucky.
Keep up the fight for populist princi
ples. Educate your neighbors. It is
recruits and converts to the party princi
ples that we need. The matter of con
ference, convention and candidates will
be attended to at the proper time at
the national convention.
The governor's trip to the south land
will be of inestimable value to the state
if it results in closer trade relations.
The value of a southern outlet for the
products of this state could hardly be
estimated. It would save millions of
dollars to our farmers annually.
Any number of populists, one, two or
two-hundred can get together and
hold a little revival meeting, and fix up
a political slate, if they desire to do so,
but there is only one power that can
call a national convention ofthepopu
. list party and that is the national com
mittee that was duly elected at the last
national convention.
The Kansas legislature passed resolu
tions favoring an amendment to the
national constitution making it possible
for congress to levy an income tax. This
was certainly a step in the right direc
tion. Other states should taketbe same
action. An income tax Is just and the
people should demand and enforce the
demand that such a law be placed in
operation at the earliest possible mo
ment. ' ". ' 1
The populist party is the only organi
zation that stands for honesty and rigid
economy in the management of state
affairs. There are many honest demo-
crate and many honest republicans but
the democratic and republican organiza
tions are controlled by aristocratic and
plutocratic members in the interest of
certain classes without regard to the
welfare of the common people.
The arbitration treaty was the foulesj
blow at the libertv of the American peo
pie ever attempted. It involves nothing
more than a complete surrender to the
English gold power. This government
should refuse to be a party to any inter-
tional or European war or peace agree
ment. Aaide from commercial relatious
We want uo dealings with European
powers. We need no representation in
their entangling alliances.
The republican mayor of Lincoln has
appointed the notorious Bud Lindsey to
be street commissioner. Bud has been,
the prorietor of several saloous, wine
rooms and otherinstitutions peculiar to
a large city. The selection is a very a)
preprint one, as all of the class of peo.
Pie to which Bud belongs vote the
straight republican ticket. 1'hey are
certainly entitled to a slice of that great
wave of prosperity. .
ProfeMor II. E. Dawes rad a most
valuable and Interesting paper before
the aseetlng ol the Otoe county teachers'
araoclatlon on the subject of free librar
lot lot pablie school. He took the posi
tion that the government In publishing
1U reports should supply them to tb
f itlia arhool where they should be kept
for tthmnm. la time tfcy would form a
Tillable reference library, to which
;-.J be added works ol literature and
THE HANKING SYSTEM.
Dank continue to fail, and each fail
ure means enormous losses to deposit
ors. The Globe National bank of Chica
go is one of the recent cases. It appears
that the depositors will receive practi
cally nothing. The failures of the past
three years ought to convince everyone
that the banking system as it exists at
present is about the most dangerous
that could be devised. Business men
and laboring men deposit their earnings
with the bank. These deposits in the
aggregate amount to an enormous sura.
The officials of the bank loan this money
to the highest bidder or use it in some
more dangerous speculation. If by
chance he is fortunate and successful all
is well with the depositors. If his guess
ing is bad, if unfortunate in his specula
tion it means the wreck of the bank, and
financial ruin to hundreds of depositors.
One of the greatest needs of business
men is a stable and reliable banking
system. It is important to the business
man to know when ha deposits his
money from dny to uy in t bunk that
he will be able to get it again when his
obligations become due. It is essential
to the laboring man to know that his
saviiiKS from week to week are safely de
posited where he can secure the money
on demand in caae of sickness or other
emergoncy. It is the duty of govern
ment to look to the welfare of itseitizens
inMhese particulars. The government
should establish a banking system, and
guarantee with all its credit and taxing
power, the safe return of every dollar de
posited in its banks. Panics would then
bo unknown. It would ufford. a stabil
ity in business that has never existed.
That the government can do this suc
cessfully none need doubt. In the treas
ury department where hundreds of mil
lions of dollars are handled every year
there has not been the slightest defalca
tion since the beginning of the govern
ment. In the postoflict department
where the daily transactions in the
money order department are enormous
the losses by error or other
wise are too small to deserve serious
consideration. No loss occurs but the
government makes it good. The gov
ernment is in duty bound to protect its
citizens. It has made laws against high
way robbers and protects its citizens in
the enjoyment of their savings so long
as they keep them in their pockets, but
when the savings amount to more than
it is prudent lor them to carry it fur
nishes no relief. It only half performs
duty.
THE EUROPEAN CONCERT.
About the greatest fiction of modern
times is the so-styled "European Con
cert," supposed to be an organization
or agreement between the great nations
of Europe to protect the rights of the
smaller and weaker nations in time of
dispute. The fact is fast developing
that this "concert" is nothing different
from any other gigantic trust combina
tion, that it has the same object, to
prey upon the weak and helpless. It
stood idly by during the massacres in
Crete, the rebellion in Syria. It upholds
Spain in the Cuban war and now
has brought about war between Greece
and Turkey and adjoining states. As a
peace preserver it is a total failure. As
a machine for plunder and robbery it is
a remarkable success, The insincerity
of the agreement is shown in the fact
that all of the nations that belong have
been constantly increasing their armies
and navies and continually preparing
for war. When they have wrecked,
destroyed and plundered all of the
smaller states, we may expect them to
fight among themselves for the suprem
acy and ultimate conquest of the conti
nent. What other object can they give
for their continued activity in preparing
for war? This is an age of trusts, and
the military trust of Europe is the great
est of them all. What will come of it no
one can tell.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The recent disastrous floods along the
southern half of the Mississippi river;
the great loss of life and damage to
property, demand careful attention at
the present session of congress. Large
sums of money are expended each year
in river and harbor construction, but
it does not seem to have been expended
in snch a manner 8" to afford any
material protection in time of flood.
The epmmou sense manner to control
the great "father of waters" would be
togiveit room according to Us size.
The attempt to confine it within high
levees constructed along the banks of
the river has proven n failure. These
levees should be constructed back several
miles from each bank. This would af
ford a channel of sufficient width to
curry the great volume of water, The
embaukmtnts would not need to be as
high a at present and could be more
strongly constructed. This would re
quire a considerable outlay of money,
but would afford the protection deeired.
Once constructed by the government,
tne state through which they pas
should keep them in repair.
If you will send in a club of four stw
ubcrlbrr at ft each (cash with the
order), we will send you prepaid a copy
l Bryan' famous book, "The First
Battle."
Bend In a club of three yearly lubsrrlb
ere, 11,000 each (cash with the ordr),
and wo will sod yon the IswBrKSPKXT
on year to pay you tor your trouble.
The new organization of the freight
and passenger associations has been com
pleted. Nearly all the roads have signed
the articles of agreement. Everyone
will admit that this organization has
for its object, and will produce the same
effect as did the recent associations that
were declared to be unlawful by the
supreme court. In an effort to evade
a court' decision Eugene V. Debs was
punished for contempt of court and
compelled to serve a term in jail. These
railway magnates are a different class of
men. They organize for mutual benefit
and bind themselves to pay tremendous
forfeitures and fines for violation of the
agreement. A test case is made and sev
eral years time is used op ia the courts
in gettiug a final decision, The court
decides that their "association" is un
lawful. They immediately dissolve the
"asssociation" and enter in to an "agree
ment" having the same purpose and
intent as the "association," and the
American people will be forced to wait
eight or ten years for another case to
take its wearisome course through the
courts. It is not alone ceutempt of
court, it is contempt for the rights of the
American people.
A number of Americans, who evidently
wish they were not, have arrunged to
send a f 1,500,000 present to Queen Vic
toria on the occasion of the Queen's
jubilee. " They do this in face of the
fact that they have already been noti
fied that their presence on that occasion
is not desired. Queen Victoria is a
woman worthy the esteem and admira
tion of the world, not so much because
she is queen of England, but on acconnt
cf her womanly qualities. The jubilee
celebration is purely an English affair.
It has been bo announced to the world.
It borders on insult to the queen to
have a few Americans presume to buy
recognition at the celebration by send
ing a present calculated to be of suffi
cient value to attract the attention of
everyone. It is certainly humiliating to
the great body of American citizen to
see the self exalted few multi-million
aires of New York claiming to represent
the pride of America bowing in sack
cloth and ashes at the feet of English
royalty.
The republican press of the state finds
it difficult to specifically criticise the ac
tions of the lost legislature. There were
no disgraceful scenes of immorality and
drunkenness at the close of the session
to be held up as a horrible example of
"hogs in the parlor-" The legislative
expenses' were less than at preceding re
publican'adrainistrations. The number
of clerks'and the salaries appropriated
are less than two years ago. In the gen
eral appropriations there is a saving of
more than half a million, more than two
dollars for every voter in the state. The
wail of the republican press is that the
saving should have been a million of
dollars. Had the savings been greater
than they were we should find them
assailing the party because it had
crippled the state institutions. As it is
they are without ammunition, with a
record of more than a quarter of a cen
tury of stealing and plunder of public
funds to defend. Indeed, "the way of the
transgressor is hard."
A woman attending service in Park
Avenue chruch, Syracuse, removed her
pretty spring hat, and sat with uncov
ered head throughout the sermon.
Some of the Syracuse papers are com
mending her highly, and say that the
custom of removing hats in church
should be just as much of an item for
public comfort as it is in the theaters.
They are right. There is nothing that
so completely ruffles a Iran's temper as
to be dropped down behind some woman
wearing a hat as tall as a steaw stack
that completely shuts off his view of the
speaker. The sermon is of no value to
him. He will go home disgusted with
the whole performance.
We have no objection to conferences of
individuals as individuals, but when
they attempt to bind the populist party
by their action, they are assuming the
authority that of right belongs to the
millions of voters of the populist party.
Their duly accredited and elected repre
sentatives, the national commitiee has
decided that a conference of the party is
unnecessary. That settles the confer
ence so far as the populist party is con
cerned. Individuals may hold a confer
ence in every precinct in tho union; we
hope they will and that they will discuss
the best methods to adopt to drive the
English gold combine forever from our
land.
The last legislature did the people of
tbi state a great benefit in the improve
ment and extension of the law in rela
tion to Mutual Insurance. They mndeit
posaible to Insure almost every kind of
property iu Mutual iusurauce companies
when properly organised for that pur
pose. The Farmer Mercantile Mutual
Insurance Company, organized at Lin
coln, with Governor Hotcomb a prrni
dent and W, B. Lynch a secretary I
thoroughly organized and U writing a
large amount of insurance. They hav
complied with the law in evrry particu
lar and will conduct a Mutuul Insurance
company In abuslne way, Thomt de
siring liiaurauee should addr tlw sec
retary at Lincoln.
f land up lor Nebraska paper. Tby
i stand ap for Nebraska.
roPlLISM IX NEBRASKA.
The populist of Nebraska have been
more successful than the populists of
any other state in the union. They
have been criticised by some members of
the party in other parts of the coun
try. Those who have criticised them
have not fully understood the polit
ical conditions in this state. There
are peculiar features in the politics of
every state. What may be the best
coarse for one state may not always be
the best course for the party in the
other state. In Nebraska populism has
had a steady growth. Beginning in
1890 the principles of the populist party
were thoroughly taught and instilled
into the minds of the farmers of this
state through the teachings of the secret
meetings of the farmers alliance. The
result of the election that Fall was a sur
prise to everyone. The farmer vote was
about three-fourths for the populist
ticket. The cities were divided between
the republican and democratic parties
as usual. It is admitted by everyone
conversant with the facts that the popu
list candidates were in reality elected,
but by shrewd manipulation of the old
political parties, were defrauded of their
offices. The republican party had been
for many years the dominant party in
in the state, had controlled all of the
state and practically all of the county
offices. As is usually the case with a
dominant party, all "spoilsmen" were
adherents of the republican party. The
democratic purty was in a hopeless
minority. As is usually the case with a
minority party its members were mem
bers from conviction. Iu general they op
posed the high tariff system and extrav
agant methods of the republican party
in both state and national affairs. The
populist party, with probably as many
converts from one of the old parties as
the other, had shown itnelf a foe able to
cope with the republican party. It was
natural that the democratic party
shoul prefer to aid the populists in pref
erence to their long hated enemy. The
more liberal, unselfish and patriotic
elements of the democratic party lent
their assistance in the different localities
and gradually populist county officers
and liberal democrats displaced the
republican officers. In 18(J4, with the
aid of many liberal repubjicans they
were able to defeat the republican candi
date for governor. Nebraska had the
only populist governor in the Union.
On the success of his administration
largely depended the fate of the populist
party in this state. That it was a suc
cess and met with the approval of the
masses of the people is shown by the
fact that he was re-elected with ten
times his first plurality, together with
the entire state ticket and two-thirds of
both branches of the legislature. It was
an endorsement of the principles and ad
ministration of the populist party that
ought to forever silence the slanderous
abuse of the opposition press. The truth
of the assertion of the populist party that
republican administrations in this state
had been a succession of robberies and
plunderings of public funds is fast ap
pearing. They have already unearthed
defalcations in all amounting to more
than a million of dollars, and work of
investigation has only just begun. The
eastern press would do well to inveti
gate as to facts before they heap slander
upon Nebraska and Nebraska populism.
THE GOVERNOR'S TRIP.
There has been much said about Gov
ernor Holcomb's "special car" trip to
Texas. The opposition press have said
that the trip was in the interest of the
railroads, a real estate boom, for private
gain etc. The facts are that the gov
ernor and wife and his private secretary,
Benton Maret and wife, and party left
Lincoln in an ordinary railway coach.
At Kansas City they joined the Moffit
and Edwards excursion to Port Arthur.
There were four of the so-called special
coaches in which were traveling, business
men, merchants, traveling men and
farmers in the same proportion as usual
npon a railway train. The governor's
party was not wined and dined by any
man or set of men. They paid for their
sleeping berths and got off at the proper
stations and bought their meals in the
same manner as the rest of the 150 ex
cursionists. They spent three days at
Port Arthur.took a plunge in the great
bay and enjoyed themselves in the best
nianuer possible. It was a recreation
that the governor greatly needed after
bis close confinement and arduous labors
during the legislative session.
At Port Arthur the governor received
considerable attention. Why should he
not. The chief executive of the great
state of Nebraska is entitled to atten
tion. In a speech the governor advo
cated closer trade relation between the
south and west, and augmented that a
north and south railroad would bo n
great benefit to both state. I! Gov
ernor Holcomb never hn any greater
crime to nnswer for than this trip to the
southern seaport, he will be remeroj
bered Iu history a one of the noblest of
state official.
Patron U Nebraska industrUm. Buy
Hour made fit Nebraska null from Ne
braska fcTown wheat. Always give the
preference t heme industry, This will
keep money at home, and build up Ne
braska institutions.
Jnt try 1 0o bo I of Caaeatt,Ui Is
at lifer and bowel regulator tree mad.
In 1693, four year ago, in the face of
a temporary defeat Mr. Bryan said:
"You may think you have buried the
cause of bimetallism, yon may congratu
late yourselves that you nave 5&V1. .t-la
free coinage of silver away in a sepulchre
newly made since the election; and before
the door rolled the veto stone. But,
sirs, if our canse is just as I believe it
is your labor has been in vain.
"No tomb was ever made so strong
that it could imprison a righteous cause.
Silver will lay aside its graveclothes and
shroud. It will rise; and its lising and
reign will bless mankind."
At that time there were comparatively
few supporters of the cause of free silver.
Today a majority of the American peo
ple stand ready to support that cause
and its greatest champion. In the history
of this government there never was a
principle so far reaching in its results
that gained popular favor so quickly;
there never was a leader who won the
entire confidence of the American people
in so short a time. Centuries from now
historians will tell of the wonderful lead
ership of William J. Bryan.
UNITED STATES MILITIA.
It May be Assembled at the Trails
Mississippi Exposition.
An effort is being made by the Trans
Missitfoippi Exposition to have the
militia of the United States assembled
there dnring the fair. This would be a
new and very attractive feature at the
exposition. The war department has
taken the matter up and the feasibility
ol the plan will be carefully investigated.
It is trenerallv biliHVPl tlmr. tha rror.-,i
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government would favor the affair and
provide for the necessary expense. It
looks at this time as if the plan may
Buccpea. Assistant recretary of war
Miklejohn should. And rinnhrleaa vriil mu
every.opportunity to push the matter
i . 1 r .
to 1 lie iroui. ,
Billing of the Governor.
A gentleman in the state of New YnrU
considers it the duty of the governer to
conduct au advertisine dennrrmpnr in
connection with his office as shown bv
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me lunowiuK miier receivea at the gov
ernor's office last week:
Mr. Governor, State of Nebraska,
Dear Sir: I have an uucle by the name
of John H. Armstrong and his where
abouts I don't know and take this way
frt fill, llilt. nnrl . ... l.I 1 a ' 1
i..,... aim ,uu uis lam wnere-
abouts as I find by letters is Saratoga,
Holt county. And now I nsk i favor of
VOU and it in to nritrurfiaa fn hia nrl,n.n
abouts and let me know.
Ever yours,
A. F. Reed,
Savannah, Wayne Co., N. Y.
A Nebraskan Honored.
ProfeSflOr'T.nnrciir-o Rpnnoi. .;io,l f.
. - w ... u i nuiji.ix llUlli
New York for Argentine Republic last
Saturday. He will investigate the best
meauB 01 exterminating the grass hop
pers that are now destroying the crops
in thutjeountry. Mr. Bruner has been
connected with the university of Nebras
ka ior umuy years ana is regarded as
one of the best ornithologists and ento
mologists in the United States.
BARTLEY AREESTED AGAIN
On a Criminal Complaint Filed with
Judge Gordon in Omaha.
Sheriff McDonald came to Lincoln last
Wednesday to arrest Hon. J. S. Bartlev
ex-state treasurer, under a warrant is
sued by Police Judge Gordon of Omaha.
J.he complaint is of the regular form of
criminal complaints and charges Bart
ley with appropriating to his own use
1201,848,05 of the state's rnonev. The
object of commencing the trial in Omaha
is to get a hearing on tside of Lancaster
county for it is well known that no
aeiauuer can De convicted in the repub
lican courts of that,
"'dJ!ot take Mr. Bartley to Omaha un-
iii luuinuujr morning. A continuance
will be asked for and Mr. TWtior u ;n i.-
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required to give bonds ro appear for
trial
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SCISSORS DEPARTMENT.
It is reported that an orgnnization
of iron workers has ben effected in
Pennsylvania, whose cardinal principle
is that tbev walk backwards to the polls
hereafter. " It is based upon the convic
tion that their hind sight is much better
than their foresight. We would advise
miners and farmers in other localities to
do likewise. American X Bays.
When a republican howls about our
legislature's record just refer him to the
Illinois outfit of boodlers now in session
at Springfield. The great monopolies
of Illinois have full swing and even the
Chicago Record has entered a protest.
When a corooration wants something,
all it has to do is to &k for it and it
comes. Geneva Gazette
A Lions Share.
Man wants but little here below.
His share must needs be small.
For doesn't everybody know
That woman wants it all.
The Squibbler.
Query: If John M. Thurston is not
still in the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad company how does it happen
he has authority to order the Uuion
Pacific to furnish him an elegant private
car? Does he pay for it out of his sea
torial salary, or is it deducted from his
salary as attorney for the Union Pacific
railroad? Perhaps this is a fitting re
cognition on the part of the railroad
for the excellent services of Mr.Thurston
when he slyly took the maximum freight
case out of the state court into the
Unit d States court. New Era. (Kear
ney.) To Divide the Reform Forces.
The aim of the republican press at
present is to divide the reform forces.
The leaders of the opposition see by the
recent local elnetions that wherever the
reform forces have held together they
have made irreat gains over the presi
dential returns. This is so very plain
that it has net the leaders at work.
They are working through all their
chaunele'if education with this object in
view the best way to divide the reform
forces. Even the English press is tak-'
ing up the game of Washburu and ap
plauding it. Of course thoughtful men
understand what this is for. It is of
benefit to England and the great east
ern magnates and the g. o. p. it cannot
be of benefit to the reform party. The
stronger the reform forces are united the
worse the other fellows like it. This
ought to show us that we all ought to
be united the more firmly if we want to
perform more effective work. Fremont
Leader.
McKinley 's elected; Bryan is not. The
election is over; the campaign is not.
Confidence has been restored; prosperity
has not. The capitalists are banqueting;
the idle class is satisfied; the toiling
masses are not. The population is in
creasing; the volume of money is not.
The number of empty mouths is increas
ing; the ability to fill them is not.
South Omaha Sun.
. Sewall Gels Something.
Harold M. Sewall, the son of the dem
ocratic candidate for vice president up
on the democratic ticket, has been ap
pointed and confirmed as minister to
Hawaii. Sewall is a bright and capable
young man, but if the News bad been
giving out the offices it would have
passed over in silence auy claims that
this gentleman from Maine might have
made. News (rep) Lincoln.
Senator Chandler introduced a bill in
the senate reflecting republican senti
ment, whereby competition in trade is
to be abolished and organizations forced
to maintain prices and makeprofits not
withstanding business depressions. This
was too good an opportunity for Sena
tor Allen to pass by in silence, so he de
manded of the senator from New Hamp
shire if he was aware of the fact that
this was the rankest paternalism, and
that no man in the palmiest days of
populism was ever wild-eyed enough or
long-haired enough to introduce a bill
of this kind. Western News. (Valentine.)
If turning the rascals out down at
Lincoln has shown a million dollars of
the people's money have been squan
dered, what would be shown at Wash
ington if the populists for once obtained
the national office and unearthed thede
falcations. The Eye.. (Burwell.)
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