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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
October 28, 1897
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TI1K lMiKI'KNl'KNT I'U II. CO.,
LINCOLN. HUB
for supreme Judge-
JOHN J. SUI.MVAN, t'olniiiltu
for Ilrgniil
K. VO! FOHF.I.I., Kearney,
UI.OIUJF. F. MKNOWK.lt, Winner
Now I tho time to iM'Kin th mIu-
tiouul campaign.
Th salary of t-lio president of t he
United Wato I f 50,000 and tho salary
nl tfui eiouira.llor ot tllM UlliVOWlty Of
Nebraska 50,000 bushels of corn.
When sending I" J""1" subscription
Mod u a lint of the uuiii" and ad
dresses of 11 doxon or mow of your
neighbor to whom we may wind sample
ooplo of tho Indki'KNDknt.
During nil the your of crop flluron
ami bard time In this statu the publi
can administration of the slate unlvcre
itr paid f 1 8,000 per year to nix men
who, on an average, taught he tlmu
three hundred bourn por year,
Think of tho hundred of thousand
of dollar that him been saved
to ths tax payer l Nebraska by
the change in the political control of the
state, ait'J bi-Kln tlm campaign at once
Populist ruin ha don much for Ne.
brueka, It will do mow.
In club of throe or mow tho Inuki'KN
WCMT will be wm t to any address three
month for 15 cent. How many of your
neighbor will you wild It to? (Jive
thorn an opportunity to wad aud tudy
the principles of tho populist party dur
ing tho long winter evening.
In December 1890 under wpubllran
rule there wadivldod among tho school
district ol Nebraska tho sum of f 3 1
000, , In December, 1807 uudor pojulit
rulothoro will bo divided among tho
school districts of Nebraska nearly $100
000, As a tin payer.how do you liko ft?
At the present time ull of tho judge
of tbe supreme court are republican. If
you believe I11 a uon-pnrthtun judiciary,
would It not be a good plan to voto for
John J, Hullivao, the democratic and
populist candidate, and help to give tho
populist and democrat one member ol
the libhoot Court In tho state? I there.
anyone who can say that such a propo
sition I unfair? A court compoiwd en
tiroly of republican I not a nonparti
san court.
The agricultural college of the state
university must bo develnited. Other
states with smaller iiieome have much
better schools of agrieulture. Our peo
ple can have improvement if they !
muni It. I lie (lrt step is to elect a
board of regents who believe in adapt ing
a school to itssurrouudiiig. A New Kng
land college where everyone is forced to
study thedend language (or many year
is good enotili for New Kughtnd, but
Nebraska Hople i a Nebraska col
lego.
It I the order entered upon the dockets
of the supreme court by .Indue A. M. l'ot
that keep Hartley from going to the
Mniteutiary. Judge lt says there is
probable error lu the proceedings of the
trial at which Hartley was convicted,
lie is to 1 busy now Irvlnu to be re elect
d to look for the error. If he is re ehrt.
ed there I little doubt but that he will
find the error, either rml or nimuiniiry,
and turn the .laul t iiim ex-twaurer
Ukum, That i Mbat a vole for the re
publii-nn ticket end A. M. I'imI Milldo.
I that what you want?
lUtth td our csndidiite (or recent are
ell-made ftlll, They Wr tmlh Mined
on a farm, both worked their
through etilb'g and both aw thoroughly
weetera la spirit. Mr, t'owll ism mho
rr la the t hriatiaa thu'i'h. Mr, K
a.iwer ia editor ol tie tViaaer throne.!,
Ik!1 fuuipetitor nw lutii railroad
allaittvje, Mittv tit. re aw at rMt
twttor thw ljra ol railroad ea
I n te a tie Ilia t,o r. of all lrgft, t i
ot likely lktl lite btrmawot Ika alU
ii vote to I'l.ue tit snt wl.l i
the state auirity Im tl aae la ol II,
riirida.
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I'erieK lt,a le fcuoiiMt l (oattriaol
,ltl Tr4uri Mar ke taiWdaad
Nt4 H,lu-'tll.V4'i ff Mtl war,
raataaad U ilei wksa K.l
! wa theat aiuoaaun to atty
Htsi.thsi tMore, It Mr, M.taeais
tliaad. la atwond dtatilt it U Jai
to U aea that kaa ka t !ty iU
).ot tMMllr t d. , l4 lie ka I Ulauvd
il a 4i(.r "l I n that ol lot
I TMkrMora ltrt l td a'Uiaie tk
aUta'a teed to at tileJe as I tk jmawh
tee It I battk, e kaa u ta y Ike
tu tlvbta. A a tat l-ajaf, kea Jo
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WHAT THE BKHIXT MEANS,
The political campaign will soon be
over. Ia a few days it' will be known
who is to hold the office. That of itsel'
le of little consequence except Insofar as
it will Indicate the drift, or advance
ment of public sentiment concerning tbe
great political principle of government.
Have tho people u a whole boon pro
gressive? 'Are they nearer the establish
moutof a better kind of government?
Theso are questions that will bo partial
ly answered on election day, The repub
lican party represents certain principles
and policies In tho conduct of govern
ment affairs, The populist party repre
sents a different line of principles for the
conduct, nt government affairs. A voto
for the republican thicket Is a vote for
the gold standard, for a strong eon trai
led government, for trusts, for the pri
vate and corporate ownership of ull
public enterprises. It Is an Indorsement
of tho use of thw writ of injunction by
federal Judges, and of tho extravagant
and reckless practice of republican stato
officials. It would bo an indorsement of
f.h last net of tho renubllcun national
administration in the sain of tho Union
I'nciflc railroad to the reorganisation
syndicate at a loss of f !i0,ooo,ooo 10
the government.
A vote for tho populist ticket is a vote
fur the principles set forth in the Omaha
and Hi. Louis platforms. It Is a vote for
a greater volume of money, for reform
In tho laud system, for tho government
or municipal ownership of public fran
chises, for government postal savings
bunks, for honesty mid rigid economy In
the management of national and local
affuirs. It is a vote against monopolies
and trusts and against government by
Injunction, A pwpulist vote Is an en
dorsement and expression of apprecia
tion for tho excellent conduct of tho
state's 11 ff airs by the present state
officers. They have performed their
duty faithfully, It would be almost
criminal Ingratitude on the part of the
people to fail to show appreciation for
the good work, by t heir ballot on next
Tuesday. Kvery cltlxen knows that the
state's uffairs were never in better condi
tion than at the present time. Ho also
knows that the credit for tho excellent
condition I duo to populist officers.
"Render unto Caesar the things which
are Caesar's," but give credit to whom
credit is duo.
TIIK JIK.K' tONslsTf.NCY,
In its issue of Oi t. '2'. tho Omaha lleo
ot tempts to hold the board of trunspor
tion responsible for tliecourt Injunctions
that have been issued by tho republican
udge preventing the reduction in tele
phone, telegraph and express charges,
The lioo says:
The do nothinir Htate I'.oiird of trans
oortation has bad Itself enjoined from
actimr on the tsitition for reduction in
ex rires rates bet. ween Nebraska points.
It I worthy 01 note, nowevor, mat wniio
the three secretaries nave nad tliein.
selves conveniently enjoined by the
court from doing anything in tho di
rection of relieving the people from ex
cessive charges by railroad, telegraph,
telephone and express companies, they
Iiiivh mien to It carefully that no writ has
been issued restraining them from draw
bar their f (1,000 In salaries out of the
public treasury.
The IteH says the board "has bail itsnll
enjoined." Will the Hm explain why the
republican judges granted the injunc
tion"" I it not a fact that Hut injunc
tions were asked for by the corporations
and not by the board? When the court
has grnuted an injunction forbidding
further proceedings by the board would
the I lee expect the hoard to proceed ill
defiance of the court's order? The Hue
would be the first paper in the state to
denounce such a course us anarchy.
More than that, tho Hee know full
well that If the members of the board of
transportation should refuse to obey
the courts order that they would all lie
lined and imprlsoio'il for contempt ol
court. It comes with bad grace from
I lie W, a paper supporting the repub
lican party end republican Koverninont
by injunction, to complain at the 11 tard
of Transportation Ih'chikmi a republican
court has y runt," I nti injunction nKaiust
the enforcement of the mill corporation
Ion. So loiiti a we have courts com-
pow'd ol cot'ioratioa attorneys and rail
road monopoly tool it is ur, in Ht-
tempt the eulorivinoiit ol any autl-
corporutlou laws, Note the populit
ti'ke, I'ul popultnt Judtfia in clirtf(tt' ol
the court aud we w til auarneleo the eu-
forcviiteut ofanti-rorppratioa eirantto-a.
The W would rail it atianliv, l.nt
newrtloUeae Hpullt ! wed null cor
poral mu .t a Would lw ealorcwd ole
lor J oh. J, anllivaa aa a Aral eleo t
ard the end ol IMe t irniinv of k'oru-J
in, ut ty jadit-ial iejuHvliou.
atmi. mriMtu,
TbW ar aoiue thiua lo Whs h lh
riulletia pfve ol ll alate . ot
IV btlki (. Oom ol tki-ao la a
Ui tsu.'f ia ake ti tha alata rvaitrf la
lMoig c- a-be ld al tha rre (noa
h total amotiat l leWtval Wartii,!
obtiaatioea td the lau ka U Hi,t'F
rJa4 woMpaiMia wiik tk wrwrd
id law )ar N40 aboaa Ikal tka totol
awoaal id aarraala raim ltw
Jaaiiary Nt 1.1 IM.t, lUf, a
IIItl.nuT 1, total aiMiomt id wa.rra.al
r,tliw Iroat Jaaaarr a, l'Mt.ilV
1, I'JV l.all.tl' IT, d.raa ta
la tot ol rva a lanaiairiioa, MV
tf'ilM,
1 kr a nillwM ml tfbtd U
towel oa drtHMittle, diHMitor r bask
b to ll) aw tH)V to Jassary I,
IsuT, fJl.tt'tiiMt, Tkt fwaast Iomw'
urer since be went into office has col
lected from the depository bank f 5,025
78, of which interest was earned in 1896,
but which bad never been collected aod
credited us the law directs. In addition
to this with less than one half the money
which has been In depository banks in
prior years he has colloctod from the
flrot of January to Oct. I, making nine
(9) months, f 12.15U.22. He has reduc
ed the stale indebtedness during tho
same time ."70,582.
He has invested in round numbers
about 1200,000 ol the permanent school
fund. This investment has been made
out of tho monies received from hi pre
decessor and those accruing from tho
payment ol bond and principal 011
school lauds. This investment bus been
In stato warrant which draw five (5)
per cent for the school fund, and being
tho safest investment possible, as it is
tho paper of our own state, bucked by
all tho tax payers of the great state ol
.Nebraska. This investment will go 011
as long u there is any money to invest
This investment serve two (2) purposes
First, it put the money where it is ubso
lutolysafc, Hecond. It has the effect of
putting ull warrant in the general fund
at par no that every man dealing with
tho stale ol Nebraska trots one hundred
cent ou tho dollar.
SI OAH A Nil ( UK OKI WA II II A NTS.
The holder of the illegal ebfeory urn
sugar warrant to tho amount of f lO,
885.20 have presented them to the twos
uror for payment. 1'uy men t was refused
Tbe warrant were illegally Issued by
Auditor Moore under the law passed by
legislature of 18i)5 granting a bounty
for tlm manufacture of chicory and sugar
In thl state. The legislature of jHfJf
was too cowurdly to mako an appro
priutiou for the payment of the bounty
after having passed the bounty law. An
effort wu mudn during the lost legisla
ture to have an appropriation made for
the payment ol tho warrants on the
ground that there was a "moral obliga
tion" upon tho state to pay thorn, but
the last legislature refused to take that
view of the case and made no uppropriu
lion for their payment, The state I reus
urer cannot pay them until some legisla
ture makes the necessary appropriation
This no honest leuislaturo will ever do.
KAIL HOAD KIJI.K,
Tho most curious feature of tho repub
Mean state ticket is that every candidal!
11 tion it I a railroad man. The head ol
the ticket is a railroad judge and both
tho candidate for attorneys are rail
road attorney. If the corporations can
control the court and the school there
will m no need to look after tho rest of
the public institutions. It is much eas-
ier to preserve the supreme court und to
secure a majority ou the board of re
gent thuu it is to control legiHluture
aud newspapers, A servile court will
"hold up" any law that may slip through
a legislature, and a public sentiment
prop.-rly educated iu the school will up
hold the courts and condemn the legislu
turo.
There was 110 railroud lobby in the
last legislature. The corporation did
not need one, they have the courts,
W hat difference would it make to them
whether hostile laws were eunctet
or not? They are trying to kiip the
supreme court strictly as a partisan
mill to icrind out their own grists. They
are ulso trying to get their lingers more
(irmly on the throats of tho schools of
thestatoby electing two railroad al
torneys to the board of regents which
already contains several of tneir cm
iloyes. Hreak the rule of the railroad
by voting the straight ludcudcut
ticket.
Land Commissioner J. V, Wolle ha
completed the offering ol school land (or
lease. Paring Is trip over the xtnte lie
Iih h-aseil 21)0,000 acri-s and has col
levied I'.I.JIOO in "bonuses," th tt in, be
ha received that amount in premium
over ll lid olsve the six per cent required
by law. This 2tMI,(ion acres is now
earning moiiey lor the at ate, ami a
btt on it is en mi ml it I turned into the
school land, t omiui'ioii-r Kiinm-li dur
ing hi two yi-ara term leawtl only 110,
UiHI m r, and most of the leu-i-s he
made acre lor very ah.irl lone and yield
i'il only a small amouul of re tome to
thaainte, Th law proVldea that wlielta
achool bind b-nae la lllttde the rmiuii
ahwll a paid to the rloau td the srltil
wunuiil riod in wbs-h the l.ae ia
uikI. ty waiting until jul U-forv th
vloae ol th acini annual M-rlod Ix-lora
hoiaiug it a a nrtimaary to pay on' t a
ha wale lo gl MMMHioa ol tka land,
Atlaf too-a ia aiaioe, gwtortly aa
Isrlk.r p)Mite ar hk,.. l h Uiwrd
del tool holvit ttia eotilract in ttiiiuy
t ax a lor vrl )w" alt-warl, aa l
all that Ika atal kad rlm lor tka
waM of tka laud I all Ikal lima would
b ttia law ivata a,ld aka tka Iv4 a
taka oat
ll ta d tt, rout io. p.'('il mi tow -dvH4
tka olttov id laad voaiHiewioavr
lit VtirtMkw l a lmtr, kna ib i
70 like tka vbaMtfw
M 1.04 tliiak ka jari is ika Pari
ta 0uaka taa a atatak a.
lojta-l Ika a row 4 taa amUf id aU V
! Kt wa kik tka ary akoal I
ia aMl4 ILdcoaiti out) i
ParlWif Tka rvtUiaa Hwr aoaM
kaua Wo Ikal tkoe.r lr I U
rteg ataa
J 1 1 1 y a t oa Vol t4 1 aaaaraia. Ika I a
Ml It vat aad Us at r ialw taa4a.
THE TIME TO KDICATE.
With this issue the political campaign
ends and the time for the educational
campaign ba arrived. During the next
four months the evenings will be long
and people will have time to read aud
study political platforms, and problems
of government. Now is the time to dis
tribute populist literuture. It will be
more carefully read than iu the midst of
a political campaign. Honest study and
investigation always make populist
converts. The principles upon which the
populist party Is founded are eternal
Our platform is right. Will you help to
touch the people what these principles
are and what they mean? There is no
surer way to accomplish this than by
circulating a newspaper dovoted to tho
principles of the party. It reaches the
reader regularly from week to week. He
gets In a habit of reading it. It becomes
hi mental food. He culls for thepuer
a regularly a he call for bis meals. It
I an educator.
Campuign literature I always read
with suspicion, The statements which it
contain although they may be true, are
usually only partially believed. Amid
the excitement and enthusiasm of a cam
puigu convert for a political parly are
not easily mude. Tho time to do the
most effective educational work Isdur
Ing tho winter mouth when there I
time for reading and study1 and when
the minds of tho people are free from
partisan prejudice. Men who become
member of a political party by cduca
tion. and conviction generally remain
with the party. They have a rcuson for
their belief and become active support
ersof the platform and party.
Will you do your part in making sev
eral convert by sending them the Inois
I'Kndknt? It will bo a model paper from
an educational view. All of the princi
ple of the populist purty will be thor
oughly discussed und compared with the
principle of other parties. I'urticulur
attention will be given to the land
question, the transportation prob
lem, tho banking system, the money
question, government ownership of rail
roads und telegraphs, municipal owner
ship of electric lights, water works und
street, car, government by injunction,
general news, state news, state admin
istration. The pro-ding of congress
(which meeisln December) and the part
taken by populist, member will be care-
billy reported. Many Important mat
ter will be up for discussion, Hawaiian
annexation, Cuban Independence, the
silver question, retirement of greenbacks,
establishment of postul savings banks,
and the Union I'acillc foreclosure urea
few. Hpceche on these subject by pop
ulist members will be published. Will
you help iu tho education?
Oi; It OKr'KH.
In clubs of five or more we will send
the nkii itsKA Inhei'KNDKnt to any ad
dress tbrfo'inonths for 15 cents. How
many of your neighbors will you under-
take to convert? Caunot you ufford to
spend fl.50 and send it to teu? If you
cannot ufford that, can you afford the
tirnetospeuk to your neighbors and
yt up 11 club? We will send sample cop
ies if you wish them. Ilemember NO W
is tho time to subscribe.
FIFTEEN KOI.I. AKS A t Alt.
Additional is what the cattlemen ol
north weal Nebraska say they have to
pay the railroads under the new stock
schedule, This paper believes the cattle-
men know what they are talking about
The board ol transportation should act
at once.
You should remember that the greater
circulation the Iniiki'KMiknt ha, the
U'tter it can sci ve its readers. You add
to your own interest when you solicit u
subscription for your puper. If every
preecnt sucscriber would obtain one new
subscriber it would double our list
sad we would be able to greatly
Improve the paper. We have made many
improvement during punt year, but
there aw many more we should like to
make, Will you aiat us by sending in
at leant one le w subscriber? You can
not do a butler work !r the populit
ptrty than by supporting the paper
that battle lor it ctue.
Irturvr Mmerte lot 011 band at
tin tons ready (or th l.H-in!n.r achool
apportionment f t J A , 7 "J " Tina a III
Im vrry cotooderahly iucrra-d Ihv
(ow trti time of thu apportionment ar-
nvea. It will !' about It 00,000 more
than the auoiUMt usually a'oritiuid
by republican itviirr, for ta yra
uiobr n-pubtivaa rule, trom stit to
I Mill, alien thv aUle an in I h Mioat
lroroit voa blion, th Wi'nil..-r p-
Hirliowtiat , I 01.lv I J Iwtiiot,
A kua-lr I thiiuttd doliwra, Kly can I a
tor ry ! r in Ida att, ai-d lo th
t'loiol t b i I u tkrou. tka rtotooiir
an I buaiMvta to is tt-uivat t a pcpntut
I ! lfv,m r, Va tt)rr. lo dJ
yw I lik U
laxllr ll N k.ii lOtt a koLb r i tk
l ka Kk rut, ia Iha city
Wr voiMOi.otr tk Itioa, A rp.'il
ttf Upaviwl r,'ttto ti rtf J, Me A
Ikaf k thai notar pooIhmI I nor ilea
liava Ww Imwiakad aatr lr or al
Soul o ka't th i ta's Tka r.
(r.a nl tka tW a tw looatly t
Ikal ia teasi ntk-f -rk-war
wi4 wail's kt ka tiwtiaiof
! aitk!4 alMWl it. ll 14 lMaa.
k i tail aerarataly t! IwU) twa
iw Ik tily bat oaV ta oa Irf
kw Ikal II aid K tl al UtieJ
dollar. This i a sample of republican I
mnnnwmont nt tha niliV nffnira. As a'.
tax payer, bow do you like it?
L. E. Thompson, tbe great republican
dictator in Lincoln is one of those who
received water from the city, and ne
glected the formality of paying there
fore. Nice, isn't it?
Kince the recent development of fraud
in the management of the city's water
department by republican officials, in all
sincerity we ask tbe tax payer of Lin
coln if it would not be a good plan to
make a change in the office holders in
this county aud city, put in a new set of
officials, have the corruption investi
gated and determine how fur tho corrup
tion extends?
. AMVOI II THING TIM, 1.1. K( TION,
The brazen, persistent efforts of th
State Journal und its puck of pups
throughout the stato to muke Gov. Hoi
comb responsible for the stealings of a
republican state treasurer revives recol
lections of a former Nebraska campaign.
In 1884 Governor Da wo wu a candi
date for re-i.'lectiou and J. Sterling Mor
ton was ruuning ugainst him. Revolu
tions were made of largo speculation in
school laud lease iu tho western and
central parts of tho state and of a sys
tem of favoritism in such leasing
by which certuln Individual secured
largo tract ol these lauds. The demo
cratic campaigner vigorously charged
Oov. Dawes with knowledge and collu
sion in the corrupt deal. Menator Van
Wyck, who was yet a member of the re
publican party, joined iu the denuncia
tion. Tlio largo anti-monopoly element
In tho republican party of those days
was restless aud thing began to look
risky for the republican state ticket.
Iu this emergency a meeting of lead
lug republican was held in Lincoln
The next day tbe Journal cumo out with
scare , head lines charging J, Sterling
with a large number of fraudulent en
trios ot land near .eoruMka t ity, with a
corrupt deal to dispose of part of said
laud to tho city for cemetery purpose
with subornation of perjury and more
miscellaneous iniquity than Ia boon
discovered by the Mutz investigating
committee.
Morton promptly denied tho whole
story and furnished a detailed sworn
statement fully meeting every item in
the charges. It made 110 difference.
Nine-tenth of the iiowepatier in Nebras
ka were republican and nearly every one
of them fairly brietled with the Morton
bind stout until election day.
Alter the votes were counted and the
republican ticket found elected by about
20,000 the Htate Journal came out in
an editorial wbich makes interesting read
ing ut this time. Reciting the demo
cratic attacks upon Oov, Dawes and tho
necessity of doing something to counter
act them the Stale Journal say that
now the campaign i over it "Is satisfied
that the rumors involving Mr. Morton's
action in respect to the cemetery and the
offer of land to the bourd of trade for a
packing bouse were PURE INVENTIONS
from the evidence that it has examined
lu those coiiuecl,ioas,ii-reepei.-live of their
denials (by Mr. Morton)." Then after
mlly exonerating Mr. Morton from the
false charge which formed the republi
can stock in trude against him during
the mouths of campaign it reiterates its
attack upon the democratic campaign
managers and says: "They (the demo- j
cratn) have no reason to complain if
they get a blow under the belt in this i
campaign. 1 he entire post-election
recantation may be found in the State
Journal of November 1 5, 184 1. It is
refreshing to read it at this day. Alter
months and week of bitter personal at
tack upon the character of a candidate
to couftm after election that the charges
were "pure inventions," Viewed in the
light ol the hist ory of the 1MS4 cam
paiga it i eay to understand the re.
publican campaign of 1N',)7. It is anoth
er case ol "pure inventions. "Anything
until after election, Completely over
whelmed bv the public revelation of the
run al it.' d their own party iu otllce the
wpublicau campaign manager resolve
with aa audacity that I unparalleled
In politic to boldly
admit the stealing j
but charge the governor ol tlo lut
whit lor lao yeura niugle-handed louglit
tlm etrtte houan thieve for all hoiicat iu
Vetitfiit id the eloKlrri.'a achool money
With beiug tllllOM-lf reMulhU lor their
bias.
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SOME DISCREPANCIES.
great is the hatred of the State
So
Journal for Mr. Hryun that they appar
ently deceive themselves in their attempt
to "prove" that his popularity is wan
ing. It is well illustrated by the discrep
ancies which frequently exist betweeu the
heading of the articles and the state
ment contained iu the body of the article
published in that truthlul puper.
Iu its issue of October 28 the Journal
contained the Associated Press report of
Mr. Hryan's meetings In Ohio. The
Journal's headings put over the report
read as follows:
"HA l.OHT III UI.AMOll."
"iiryuu not the attraction in Ohio that
he was luct year."
Tho body of t he report reads:
"The first meeting was at, Montpelier,
wheree an audience of 5,000 persons
from nil over thoeounty hud assembled."
It continues:
"From Montpelier the train was hur
ried to Defiance, where an afternoon
mooting wa held. Thorn wu a large
crowd at the depot when the truiu ar
rived at Defiance and crowds assembled
at t he stations along the way. An uud
ienco of 5,000 people, the majority of
whom were republicans, it I said, lis
tened to the speech,"
"Tlio progress of tho train from De
fiance to Van Wert was marked by en
thusiattiu gatherings along the way. A
big crowd hud assembled here to meet
Mr. liryan. Keverol excursion train
hud been run, bringing people from
near by towns. A procession was formed
aud the diMtiiiguislied visitor escorted to
the hotel. About (1,000 people at tended
tho meeting in the even ug und the re
marks of Mr. Ilryan were widely
cheered."
"Doniciernlio leaders here (at Van
Wert) say the meeting was one of the
most enthusiastic ever held in Von Wert
and they count much on tho effect of the
trip through tho three counties iu which
Mr, flrymi appeared."
It is well known that the Associated
Tree doe not send out reports of Mr.
Hryun's meeting crediting him with a
larger audience than there was heard
him. The Associated Press is one of th
greatest monopolies in tho United
Htates. It has no love for Mr. ISryun.
If that grout new corporation udmita
that "crowd assembled at stations
along tho way" that "a procession of
0,000 tropin was formed aud the dis
tinguished visitor escorlod to the hotel"
it is sufficient evidence that Mr. Bryan's
meetings are a success regardless of how
the headline in the Journal may read.
Tho republican party cannot bring u
man to Nebraska who would draw
crowds of that size or meet with tbe
enthusiasm described in that report.
The republican press is using column
and column of pace predicting a repub
lican victory. They give no figure or
particular reason for their claim of
strength. They "claim everything."
that is all. Their attitude and asser
tions are very similar to those about a
year ago. If W e remember correctly one
of their famous leader at that time
gave out the astonishing Information
that "Nebraska would give liO.OOO ma
jority for tbe republican ticket no mat
ter what tho platform." Did it? Will it
do it now?
In the city of Lincoln about twenty
years ago the vote for Mr. Cooper and
Mr. Ringer for city marshal was 11 tie.
A secoud election wu held and Mr.
Ringer the republican candidate was
elected.
Moral: Vote the first chance
you get.
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Every live, wide u wake, patriotic citi
MU wi" K t0 P"11 "d vole.
Mr. L. MeRcynolds who was a member
of the populmt legila'ur in 11)1 ami a
candidate on the populist stale ticket
for auditor 011 the Van Wyck ticket has
taken up his residence in Lincoln. Ho
lias just returned from a two venrV
1 stay in Arkansas, aud expects to en
gage ia business iu Lincoln m-lling "big
wd tipples."
Do you kuow that subject of (ireut
Hrituin alone have titles to over 20,0IM) .
000 acres of land iu this country?' Th
so; and they are still buying. Non
residents, mind you.
There is a rumor to the effect that the
sale ol the I'uioii I'acillc railroad miiv
not take place 011 the first of NovemU'V
owing to the oppositmu raised by th,
reform press of tlmcouutrv. The reor-
ganiialion committee hate practically
necioe-i 10 pay inn mil amount ot the
government's cbnm if they cannot get
tbe roild lor less.
Yellow fever coiitiinea to spread in
the south. Several lie ca- ieH,iled
every day. ll 1 eoiillited prineipollv to
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