THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
May 27, 1897
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May the Lord blew our senate, capa
ble of and humane enough to recognize
cruelty when they we it. .
Write for nam pit, and clubbing rates,
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Independent in your locality.
Thurston baa at last felt the "pulse oi
western progress." He says we should
send a war ship to Cuba. Senator Allen
said that six months ago.
Read the advertisements in this paper.
Many of tbenj afford excellent oppor
tunities for you to save money. Read
them carefully, for saviug a dollar is
equal to raising ten bushels of corn.
The election of Stephen R. Mallory to
be United States Senator from Florida
to succeed Senator Call, flits all vacan
cies except one. It is generally con
ceded that with all of the 89 members
present the silver men have one major
ity. On all party questions except silver
the republicans have a majority.
An old Kansas City colored man who
stole a lump of coal valued at 2 cents
got two days in jail. It is figured
out that if a conviction is secured and a
proportionate sentence given, the de
faulting republican treasurer of Nebraska
will get 109,586 years Vancouver Reg
ister. ' Send a list of ten or more names and
addresses of responsible farmers or busi
ness men in your locality who would be
likely to subscribe for this paper and we
wiii send you a copy of S. S. King's book
"A Few Financial Facts" to pay for your
trouble. We will send them sample
copies.
W. J. Bryan asks the advocates of the
gold standard a 'i very pertinent q
tion. During the campaign the gold
standard advocates said that bimetal
lism meant barbarism. Bryan asks:
"If the gold standard is the standard
of civilization why should we risk a re-
tarn to barbarism by chasing after in
ternational bimetallism."
Jo A. Parker, the populist candidate
for clerk of the court of appeals in Kea
tucky is making a lively contest for elec
tion. He is an out and out populist
true to all of the principles of the party,
He is conducting a campaign of educa
tion and asks the support of the voters
because the principles of his party are
correct. He deserves election.
The senate Las passed the Morgan res
olution recognizing the belligerent rights
of Cuba and has tamed it over to Tom
Reed, tbe solitary survivor of tbe house
of representatives. The people of the
United States await his pleasure. What
will it be? Reed could and did pass a
tariff measure in a very few days, but a
Cuban resolution that's a different
thing. He must wait and listen care
fully to tbe roar from the Shylocks
along the Atlantic seaboard.
The populists and free silver demo
crats of Pennsylvania are mak
ing an effort to nomiuate Ex-Con
greasman Joseph C. Sibley as the
joint candidate of both parties for gov
ernor this fall. Sibley was first nomi
nated tor cougress by the populists and
endorsed by the democrats and pror
hlbitionista and elected four years ago
He is one of the ablest advocates of
financial reform to be found in the United
States. II he should be the combined
candidate for governor of Pennsylvania
he could hardly be defeated.
Populism it spreading. At DesMoinvs
Iowa, at the municipal election last
week the voters decided by an over
whelming majority that the city of IW
Moines should own and operate its own
electrlo lighting system. The vote was
3,864 In lavor of mnoiclpal ownership to
1377 aaaiust, nearly three to one. The
existing lighting companies did all they
could to defeat the proposition, but fur
pace the Hj.t prevailed. The plant wll
be eosstrutUHl man twrly day and Is
to to paid for in sis and on third year.
tltMv4Hta?it w'U ultimately re-
tier lb Mt of statrHi ItgMeto one.
Iklre il lb pwt tfcru. There an
ntW la .Vi.ria that might very
jrtfltsl.ly fi'il" tbevtawpr set by
Xojft.
MUSHY FOREIOS POLICT.
The present national administration
seems to be following in the footsteps ol
Grover Cleveland so far as a foreign pol
icy is concerned. Cleveland would not
interfere in behalf of the Cubans and al
lowed American citizens in that island
to be Imprisoned without cause, expla
nation, or trial. McKinley is engaged at
present muzzling members of congress
for fear they will pass a resolution con
demning each action and recognizing
the belligerent righto of the Cuban insur
gents. He had abundant information
concerning the progress of the war and
the uvim and inhuman methods of
General Weyler, which he concealed from
the press and from the members of the
senate and house for many weeks. When
the senate passed a resolution calling
upon him to furnish the facts and in
formation in his possession be responded
by sending in a little information, but
witb-held the namei of the consuls and
the sources from which it came for fear
that the Spanish soldiery might do vio
lence to the American ministry. Is it
possible that a duly accredited repre
sentative of the United States must
speak in a whisper in the dark, for fear
that Spanish soldiers will take his iife7
Id that the condition that exists, and
yet the American congress hesitates to
notice that there is war in Cuba. Such
a mushy foreign policy deserves only the
contempt of every loyal and patriotic
American. Think of otber'nation under
similar circumstances. How long would
It take England, Oermauj, or Russia to
send a war vessel to protect her consul
in sending an official report to his gov
ernment? Such a policy will cause the
American flag to be despised among the
nations of the world, and hooted at by
little principalities. , The "vigorous for-
eign policy" ofltjbe republican party
proves to be only an international com
mercialism, dictaied by the bond manip
ulators of the east. The nation that
would have the respect and loyalty of
its subjects must protect tbera on land
and sea in all parts of the world, in the
dark and in the daylight.
A nation that fails in this fails in its
object. An Englishman breathes freely
in every clime. He know that when his
credentials are known the nation that
dares to give him insult or injury roust
answer in damages or Face the English
army. It is her determined foreign pol
icy that makes the blood of England's
subjects boil with patriotism. Would
that we had a president with courage
quo! to the patriotism of tbe American
people. American missionaries would
not be murdered with impunity by the
Turks, and American citizens would not
then be languishing in filthy Spanish
prisons in Cuba.
VETOES' THE INHERITANCE TAX.
Governor Black has vetoed the inheri
tancc tax bill passed by tho last legisla
ture pf New York. The bill was a very
just one and was designed to place a
part of the burden of taxation upon tbe
great wealth of New York where it prop-
erly belongs. Tbe only opposition that
was urged against the measure was that
it would drive tbe wealty men out of the
state. It would be interesting to know
where they would go. Such a tax has
already been levied in most of the cen
tral states and other states are rapidly
following. All of the civilized countries
in Europe levy such a tax called an
"estate duty" and in almost every case
is higher than that proposed by the
New York legislature. Such a tax is
levied in most of the provinces of Eng
land and is levied on both real and
personal pioperty. The New York law
only applied to personal property
and such property as is not easily
taxed durinir '.lire, lifetime of the
owner for the reason that he usually
conceals it. In England an estate val
ued at one million dollars would pay an
estate duty of f 6 5,000. The sa me estate
in New York if entirely composed of
personal property under tbe law which
was vetoed would have to pay an inheri
tance tax of only 110,000. A two mil
lion dollar estate in England pays $140
000 while under the law vetoed in New
York it would have paid f 60,000.
England's lords and aristocracy must
contribute to the support of the English
government, but America's millionaires
are a source of continual expense to tbe
American government. Tbey insist and
secure through congress all kinds of
special legislation in their behall, but
strongly refuse to be taxed or In any
way contribute to the support 'of tbe
government. In England and other
European monarchies an Income tax
and inheritance tax are just, equl
table and sonstitutional, but in America
our financiers would make the people
believe that such ideas arc born of social
ism and reared by anarchy. When the
people place the populist party In power
inurdluat wealth will lie properly taxed
asd not until then.
HRUKKH CfAfM AN'S i'RIMK.
Broker Chapman bss gone to jail.
Tbe eriuie ol which he was convicted was
committed la 1894. The House had
paa4 tbe Wilson tariff bill and yut
sugar, both raw and refined on the Irea
list. In the beaaU the bill met a strong
lobby In opposition demanding diecrini
lotting duties' to lavor ot the sugar
trust. TkK value of ttmks ot the sugar
trust dwpeadt-d largely M vote of
tbe senators, Htoeke flurttated greatly
In prkv according as the senators
I rw4 an luJkatioB U tore Me or aa-
tagonistic to the trust: Senators thus
had it in their power to cause the price
of shares to go up and down at will.
Some of them availed themselves of the
opportunity and began speculating in
the stocks. The matter was aired
through the press and criticism was
severe. The senate ordered an investi
gation in order that the guilty might
be known and the innocent cleared of
suspicion. Chapman was a New York,
broker who had been "operating" for
some of tit san&tors. He was sum
moned before the investigating commit
tee and was questioned as to his deal
ings. He admitted that he had bought
and sold stocks for senators but refused
to give ' their names saying that he
wished to "protect his clients." The
statute declaring it to be a criminal
offense to refuse to answer the the ques
tions of a duly authorized committee of
tbe senate was read to him in order that
he might not claim ignorance of the law.
Senator Allen explained it to him fully,
and then taking tbe roll of senators and
naming tbera separately asked Chapman
whether he bad operated for them or
not In the case of Senator BriceCbap
man stated that be'bad not, in regard
to all of the others be refused to answer.
For bis wilful and deliberate refusal
Chapman was tried in the United States
court; convicted, and sent to jail. The
same charges are now pending against
Havemeyer and Searles, the president
and secretary of the trust.
The people of Nebraska would appre
ciate an explanation from Hon. John M.
Thurston as to why the president and,
"Tom Reed the congress," oppose the
recognition of tbe belligerent rights of
Cuba. Everyone knows that if Fresi
dent. McKinley and his Czar favored the
passage of tbe Morgan resolution it
coiilij be passed in two or three days.
There is not a ; populist and scarcely a
democrat that would go on record
against the resolution. In the senate
there were no populists and only two
democrats who voted against it. If
there are those who think it ought not
to pass they should read what Senator
Thurston said concerning the war in
Cuba. In the progress of his speech he
said: "1
'Peace in Cubal If there is peace in
Cuba, it is the peace of devastated fields.
If there is peace in Cuba it is the peace
of desolated homes. If there is peace in
Cuba it is the peace of ravished women
and starving children, and the paeans of
this peace are sung by the uncoffiued
dead." This is the condition of affairs
n Cuba as described by Nebraska's
junior senator and yet the republican
president refuses to act. Senator Allen
and every other populist senator have
been speaking for Cuban independence
at every opportunity for the last six
months and at last have aroused a little
patriotism in the bosoms of a few of our
republican statesmen. Weappeal to the
president and his Czar in tbe words of
Thurston: "Let us despatch the might
iest battle-ship of the United States to
Cuba. Let us station her in the harbor
of Havanna. There ber crowning guns
may disturb the spirit of tyranny by
night, and by day her shining stars may
cheer the hearts of those who are strug
gling to be free." Let Thurston boast
no more of the loyalty and devotion of
the republican party to the American
flag until it has acted in behalf of hu
manity and Americanism on the Island
of Cuba.
THE MAXIMUM RATE CASE.
Again the supreme couit of the United
States has adjourned for a period of
five months without banding down a
decision! in the roBxtnrutn rate "case.
Perhaps tftl 4tfmo tn&l 'the $ovenior
would callmY 16SlB&ti'
enact another and better one bad reached
Washington and the railroad Interest!
demanded delay in the announcement of
the decision. Of coarse there is no way
to get it, but a statement of tMreasons
by the court, if there are any, tor their
dilatory tactics in connection with this
case would make interesting reading for
the corporation ridden farmers of Ne
braska. It is a disgrace to the courts
and to the American government that
judges should be allowed to take five
years time to make up their minds as to
the constitutionality otan act passed
by the legislature. It we had the princi
ple ot the initiative and referendum in
operation we believe that it would be
possible to move a case ot such impor
tance with a little more rapidity.
The Times at Louisville, Kentucky,
(republican) publish an extended edi
torial In favor of the election ot United
States Senators by direct vote ot the
people. The Times during the campaign
denounced Mr. Bryan and populism
more severely than any other Kentucky
paper. Perhaps they have forgotten
that the election ot senators by direct
vote has been a principle ol the populist
party Irom the beginning, and that Mr.
Bryan has advocated the principle for
many years. Oue by one the eastern
papers are admitting that the princi
ple ol the populist party are just and
correct.
The United Htaten la the solitary ex-
eeptloa to the rule that seven nation
maktt it own laws. Our statesmen
must consult European powers before
they legislate on either Inane or Cuban
Ibdsreadeae. Brave stattemea. Glo.
tout administration.
A MERE r ASM.
Since the change in the administra
tion of the state's affairs events are
transpiring which must give to the pub
lic considerable satisfaction. Not only
is there a widespread deske to see justice
meted out to embezzlers of funds, both
public and private, but there is a grow
ing sentiment iu favor of some action
that will prevent in the future any
chance of such criminal actions in of
ficials. That this sentiment is sincere
among the masses of the people no one
doubts. Just how sincere it. may be
among certain political leaders is hard
to determine. There has been in the
past just such a carnival of corruption
among officers as has occurred in the
last administration in this state, but all
attempts to punish the guilty parties
were made with such a lack of vigor and
desire to see justice done that few con.
victions followed. And even when con
viction was had the punishment inflicted
was farcial in the extreme. This was
especially true where the accused; the
judge and the jury happened to belong
to tbe republican party. This was true
in the case of the penitentiary investi
gation several years ago. It was true
in Outcalt's case, and wa the powerful
factor in securing the extremely light
sentence for Charley Mosher. It ac
counts for the escape of treasurer Hill
and tbe other conspirators of his time.
The present officials will prosecute tbe
case more vigorously than preceding
officers have done. We predict a differ
ent ending in the cases against tbe twin
criminals Bartley and Moore. The act
ive and energetic prosecution by Attorney-General
Smyth will force the repub
lican party to desert these men, to offer
them up as a sacrifice, in the interest of
its own self-preservation. The republi
can courts will not dare to trump up
legal technicalities to defeat justice in
these cases. The party still suffering
from tbe wounds received in the engage
ment last fall, bad what little vitality it
still possessed taken from it by tbe ex
posure of the rottenness existing in tbe
treasurer's and auditor's offices. Life
less, robbed of glory through the per
fidy of their own officials, they will leave ;
no stone unturned which could in any
way aid them to gain back what they
have lost. They are aware that the peo
ple are aroused and look with suspicion
upon their promises, and tbey stand
ready to take desperate steps to recover
the ground lost. It is this desire on
their part that will in all probability al
low justice to take its course in the
courts in tbe cases against Bartley and
Moore. The republican politicians will
stand and look on without interference
and then claim the glory of the convic
tion. The party must be saved. This is
one way to doit. Of course it may be
only spasmodic, but even being so, the
people are to be congratulated that in
these e&ees the chances for conviction
and punishment are at present brighter
than ever before. The people understand
tbe situation and will place tbe credit
where it properly belongs on the side
of tbe present administration. Tbe
spasmodic efforts of the republican press
to repudiate their defaulters will deceive
only a few. It was said long ago "ren
der unto Caesar the things which are
Caesar's." We now tender to the repub
lican, party tbe things which are repub
lican and refuse to omit the Uonorables,
Eugene Moore and J. S. Bartley.' , ,
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THURSTON ON SILVER. ,
Extracts from the famous speech of
Hon John M. Thurston concerning the
free coinage of silver will appear in tbe
session laws for Nebraska this year,
This is made necessary from tbe fact
that, tbe legislature', in'aordanjoe with
tna jtenators teques made 3 two years
ago. passed-a joint resolution' ; instruct
ing bim to vote in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver. The chap
ter will be tbe last in the book. Mr.
Sheldon who has compiled the session
laws ''for publication, has made this
chapter as interesting and attractive as
possible. That he has been successful
is well shown by the fact that many
republicans talk of an injunction suit to
prevent the insertion of this resolution
which was duly passed by tbe legislature,
in the session laws. There is no court
not even those in Lancaster county that
would dare to make such a ruling.
Mr. Sheldon has selected for marginal
notes statements from the speeches indi
cating clearly the senator's position on
the silver question. The first one reads:
Hon. John M. Tbum ton's declaration on
tbe free coinage of silver," Others are
as follows: "Favored Free Coinage before
any other champion in ebraeka."
'West must have cheap money" "Anier
lean people denounced tree and unlimited
coinage ol silver." "Money is scarce."
"Stringent money makes rich richer and
poor poorer." "iHimonetlxatlan ot sil
ver not tor the bmt interests ot the peo
ple." "Cannot be too much money."
''Hardship on debtors." "We are not
realiiing prosperity under gold mono
metallism." "Money ought to be loaned
lor three or four per cent per annum."
"Banker and capitalists ahntiM wi
have power to contract currency."
"Asks Instructions from the legislature."
All ol the abor declarations were made
by .Senator Ttiuret and in his s(cit
were rb-arly demonstrated at correct
principle ot Basse. Read th sioa
laws.
When bUioM or eosttre,! Caesar
toady eateartM.eu guaranteed.) 0 S3
Havemeyer, tbe sugar king, says that
Senator Allen was personal in bis ques
tioning. Perhaps be was. The case re
quired that he should be.
If you need a sewing machine you can
not do better to than bay an "Indepen
dent." See ad on another page.
It has developed that Greece had a
king, as we bad a president, willing to
become rich on his country's misfortune.
Is it any wonder that Havemeyer and
Searles contribute liberally to keep the
republican and democratic parties in
power? Tbey are anxious to prevent the
spread of populism. They have met one
populist senator from Nebraska and are
likely to serve a term is jail for refusing
to answer bis questions. One populist
senator is enough for Havemeyer,
Searles and Chapman.
Tbe farmers of this state should stir
up the state board of 'transportation,
with a view of securing a reduction in
freight rates. Tbe members of the board
are Hon. G.L. Laws, Hon. J.W. Edgerton
and Hon. J. C. Dahlman. Their address is
Lincoln, Nebraska. Write them a letter
and suggest that tbey get a move on
themselves before it is everlastingly too
late. The law enlarging their powers
takes fffect July 9.
H. Wittman & Co., wholesale and re
tail harness, saddlery and bicycles, have
half page ad in this issue of the In
dependent. This firm is one -of the
oldest and best established in Lincoln
and have by far the largest and best se
lected stock of goods. It you need a har
ness, saddle or bicycle, do not fail to
write tbera for prices. They keep first
class goods and retail them at whole
sale prices.'
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It is not unfrequently said that if a
man Is a good newspaper man he is good
for nothing else, but to this there are
many exceptions, one of which is our
esteemed friend who edits the Granger
at Auburn. Mr. Dundas conducts a
good paper, made a creditable record as
state senator and is also tbe inventor of
tbe most practical farm gate to be
found. So simple, cheap and practical is
this gate that he has sold as high as
eight gates to one farmer. Mr. Dundas
is at present at 1446 N street ot this
city where he is putting agents to work
gelling both gates and territory and as
Bro. Dundas is one of the writers in the
newspaper field we wish him success.
The decision in the Mills case, in Har
lan county, that a man that borrows
public money from a public officer is a8
guilty as the officer that loans the pub
lie funds and should be puuished to the
same extent, is a just decision. It should
be strictly enforced. Public officers are
continually besieged with applicants for
loans of public money. The application
to an officer for public money ought to
be declared as an "attempted conspir
acy against the state." and should be
made a crime punishable with a long
term of imprisonment. . Tbe most genial
county treasurer that Lancaster county
ever had, committed suicide when he
learned that those whom he bad aided
with county money would not repay
when the time came. They should be
held responsible for bis death. This de
faulting treasurer of Omaha is to serve
nineteen years, in the penitentiary be
cause his friends borrowed of him and be.
trayed him. Of course he is guilty and
ought to be punished. But the others
are equally guilty and ought to be
punished equally.
POPULIST EDITOR WANTED.
We have information of a good open
ing for a 1 populist editor. The paper
baa a large circulation and is well estab
lished. The pay as is usual, would not
be very good, but it would be sure. The
position would be steady. A roan of
exocrines and known ability would be
preferred, but the position is not be
yond the reach of a younger man it be
can show that he has ability, and is a
thorough believer in all of the principles
of tbe populist party. For further par
ticulars address .
Editob the Independent,
Lincoln Neb.
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Lincoln Pclnl Color Co., Sth f.l Sts.
The present telephone rates in the
Cnited States are instructive of tbe con
sequences of private ownership. In Bos
ton the annual rental of a telephone is
from $73 to 156, within a mile of the
exchange, with extras raising it to $200
for greater distances. In Philadelphia
the charge for an ordinary house tele
phone runs from f 100 to $2o0 a year.
In New York it is usually 240ayear.
The charge for five minutes' use of the
long distance telephones between New
York and Chicago is f 10.
Tbe pnblic telephone in Germany costs
a subscriber $36 a year; in England the
charge is $35.00; in New Zealand, $24;
in Switzerland $24 the first year, $20
the second and $16 the third; in Sweeden,
$10 a year, put in free of cost and con
nected with every city in the kingdom.
The populist party advocates the gov
ernment or municipal ownership of the
telegraph and telephone systems.
Many of the "notables" ofNew York
and other eastern states are urging the
necessity of a new executive mansion for
the president. The present White House
is not large enough to accomodate the
millionaires and politicians in attend
ance at the state balls and banquets.
This nation must not fall behind the ar
istocracy ot Europe in such lines. Two
or three millions expended in building a
'Suitable" executive mansion would
scarcely be felt by the American people.
Increase the tax on tea two or three
cents more and levy a little more tariff
on sugar and lumber, and each family
would be compelled to contribute about
equally to the support of tbe great show
that comes off in Washington every
season. We have had great strides of
progress in "court manners" since tbe
days of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln. The McKinley inauguration
cost more than any in the history of the
United States, and tbe construction of a
many million dollar mansion would be
in perfect harmony with the principles of
the party which be represents.
In 1868, Wheeling W. Va bought her
gas plant for $176,000.' The price of
gas was $2.50 per 1,000 feet. Under
municipal operation the debt has been
paid, tbe plant is now worth $500,000
and there is a surplus. In 1888 gas was
75 cents, many of the public buildings
were lighted free, and tbe net municipal
profit was over $27,0Q0,
A member of the Wheeling city coun
cil said in a New York paper: There was
no burden on the city treasury to the
taxpayers after the original purchase of
the gas plant, for there was sufficient
immediate returns from tbe sale of gas
o meet the cost of every improvement.
From the first day the city took
charge of the gas works they were turn
ing out improved gas at a profit and
tbe money thus made was used for pay
ments upon city loans. From
the profit of manufacturing infproved
gas at reduced prices, we enlarged, re
built and modernized the plant.
Gas companies cannot do business in
our city, though tbe field is wide open
to them and there is no restrictions."
Populist principles are a success when
enacted into law in states as far east aa
West Virginia.
A BOOK FREE.
We want the names and addresses of
responsible farmers and business men to
whom we may send sample copies of
this paper with some chance of getting
them to subscribe.
In order to get such a list we have de
cided to send a copy of S. 3. King'a
book, entitled "A Few Financial Facts,"
to every person sending in a list of ten
or more name and addresses.
It is a valuable book with over sixty
illustrative diagrams and retails at 25
cent per copy. Senator Allen say of
the book, "it possesses great inerit and
should be extensively read by all who
desire to see a reform in our monetary
system."
All that is necessary for you to get a
copy is to send in a list of the names
and addresses of ton or more farmers or
business men in your locality. We wish
you to make as good a selection as pos
sible. The names of populist who are-
able and likely to subscribe for
paper are preferred.
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