Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
January 20, 1898
IE
BRA8KA INDEPENDENT
Omtolidttlco of" THE WEALTH MIKEBS" nl
"LIHOOM UDEPESDEBT."
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Cl)e 3n&epen&ent publishing o-,
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Lincoln, . Nimk.
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TUB INOKl'BNDENT I'UB. CO.,
LINCOLN, HUB,
It has been a long time sloe the Ktate
Journal has said, "stand up for Ne
braska's credit,"
Vots to keep the state's credit good
vote the populist ticket just as ofcn ft
you got an opportunity,
The most enterprising of businessmen
Advertise. A careful buyer will rend the
advertisements and profit by purehn-
Ing bis goods direct from large doalers,
Io ordering always mention the name of
the paper In which you saw tha odver-
tiMemnnt.
Mr, Bryan was nominated at the Chi
cago Convention In 1800 without the
aid or consent of tha delegation from
the state of New York. The present In.
dications are that the same act will be
repeated again In 1000, Mr. Van Wyek
and hie Tammany frlmids to the con
trary notwithstanding.
The state's credit has steadily Im
proved nnder populist rule. The repu III
eins went out of power, leaving tho
Mtato's warrants selling at from 5 to 7
our emit discount, n a year's time the
populists have eo Improved the credit,
that the warrants are now selling at
ONE PEB CKNT PREMIUM.
. If yon art la neod of clothing send an
order to tho Armstrong Clothing Co, in
Lincoln. This is a reeponsible flrrn and
tbey are Helling goods at prices ad ver
tisod. Hoe full page advertisements In
this issue, Do not fail to state In your
order that you saw tho advertisement
In tho Independent,'
In another column Is given a state,
meat showing the preeont indebtedness
of tho state. The first item is stato
fundiog bonds MO 1,207.35. These
bonds have been duo since last April
The money with which these bonds
should bavo been paid, bos twice been
paid by tho taxpayers of Nebraska. It
was first lost la the failure of the Capital
National Bcok In Lincoln. The leglf
lature, at it next session, appropriated
$181,000 from the general fund to re
place tbo loss In tho Capital National
Dank. Tbls was embexiled by Treasurer
Hartley, The next appropriation to
pay these bonds will nndoubtedly pans
through populist bands, and the bonds
will bo paid.
Mr. Vanderbllt and several othor New
York millionaires have rocently given
large sums of money to the Salvation
Army. Referring to the matter tbo
Twentieth Century very properly re
marks: "It is grotosque to the wage earner
that the Goulds and their kind ehould
feel eo much solloitude regarding the
condition of the poor In the next world
when tbey care nothing regarding the
state of tbo poor In thin world. Mr.
Vanderbllt is apparently willing to give
lota of money to Insure the happineee of
the toiler io Heaven. Hut he In uot will
ing to contribute to the advaueemeut ol
the laborer during the short period that
bo spend on earth."
It I estimated that at lent 100,000
tueu wilt start for the Klondike region la
lnka next spring. The Imprwotlv
Ids of Ibis statemeut is not tho monil
liing ons of diaiHi tiled hopes and am
bltious that will be the fate of so many
of thees guld stt kers, but Is the econoiulo
ouo that any of tbi m should go to that
froiru retttoa to salt over its stiud aud
tear dviwn its rock for a l w peek of
yellow dirt that the ttorlJdon nut Seed.
Amid th uet of war aud other "irked
A, this pltgrlmsgeof llHI.tMMI tn
Ihh! ttmn to th wild of Alu-Ik a,
stand nut a nionmiienUl pWoeul
stoppHdouaeeonomta Mly fUte Vi
tb k by a iMinLittativiii l Lw siul
otiratitUia. Kvry ui know that
th live and labor tf Ik) ke U irt
ticlt,r ihIiJ so fr m mi tval
lumw write la tU wurld i tuvrwed
Tttef t ftewd f"f Vfy UU l thexMi Die
at biiMM iu bsitid'Kg Witvt rK ta
4tl4 ti, la making k , la
raW'Ug rJ rtkM ta lkut d ta
tk4r s4io. WkatUthe rwukta tsy
are aol 4i2 tsiscV t4oy W
ta sutfiitki ha vl4 lata la
IkatVS N grsiM tf gold kU m a d
tf mkm sUti4 at ik mUt oiik Ik
aatkuetty t4 is tiW td tk rii
Utal) aa4 ol ik (!. aa4 tw4
tmmint tviU, A rlt ol tki,
kM illi gtains tl guid Mirka every.
Ikwsj si) i tho a4 ftk
Wo hvo a4 ast iMt Iskus la .
tef ld sotai fu lUw, T)
vrUrww a4 4irwj lkt krtitioa
kt tko IwwMltato 4 4 ottry
trt Ui oMbl valtt l a4jy,
STATEMENT FOB FISCAL HEAR.
Two week ago we published a statement
showing the amount that the state's in
debtedness had been reduced since
TltKAMUHKH WEHEnVE TOOK CHAHOK OF
the OKFicK, a jerlod of eleven mouth
aud twenty-two day. Mr. Mserve's
reductions have been as followi:
., Itwl notion.
noo,i.,i ma ""WW
Flouting dbt(gea. fund)
Temporary wileereltjr...
Feebleminded
4X1,861 58
41,2e,7S
17.M7.US
HTotl;rdoo(loB .... 74WI15.84
Auditor Cornell has Just prepared a
Mtatement covering the receipts and dis
bursement for Tim fiscal YEAH enawg
NovemborOO. 1897. This period in
eludes one month and eight days of re
publican rule, which were not Included
In the atatement which ws made up
jrom the Treasure's records two weeks
ago.
The Auditor's report shown that dur
ing the fiscal year, ending November 80,
1807, there have been adjusted n tbo
Auditing department of this office 11,
017 claims amounting to $1,701,030.63
divided as follows:
No. Claims.
Amount,
Stale llbrsry fund ' s....
Normal w hool library 14....
Normal liitrt fund
Hopltl for lnn fan4 m ...
J.SMI.W
M4J.M
l,TM.Q0
Tem purer nchdol fund !)..
I'eulteHtlsry epeelel labor ....
Unleerelir funds 17B ...
General lurid 0
t4,l4.M
to.m.iYt
Wfl.073,77
1040.04fl.bO
Il,l7 Sl.TSI.W.M
Warrant hsr bran paid darln the fiscal
jrreodlnff November SO, IMff, ft follow:
luntttat for Mil
ulntM jrotitta....!
Stat library fand.
Normal rliool library fund
Normal lutereet fund,,,,,,,..,,,
IloKpltAlifor Ipmm fund. ........
1,617.82
1,0110.00
I0.M7.M
Penitentiary ipeclsl labor fund.
Unlvwlty fund 1M.24N.M
Oonerilfond..... .... .... l,MO,7!f6,0
Temporary iiibool fund. W,77J.7
Total , I S,Wia.4
Making redaction of l4l,S7.$ lntboai
standing warrant dnrlna tb year.
Tn prut ladebf edne of th tt I fol
low!
slat funding bond f Srtl.M7.IO
(lunernl fuud warrant..,....,...... l,S7(,OM.t2
Temporary nnlwralty fund wa'r'st
13,077.87
1,47.M
108.46
ll.M
1S1.06
0.7!l
Inetltst feebl minded f'd, ea'r'nt
Hint library fund warrant.......,
I'enlteo. pclal labor I'd. warrant
College of aurlcullar mechanle art
fund 1rrant
Urilverelty eaeb fund warrant....,.
Total Indebtednee No. S0.-PW7 f l.fta.l4.01
larallabl ab It elate Treae, I,4J,00
Net ootrtandlii.... 1,7S4,261.0I
Deduction In elate debt during tb flclyr
ndlss Nov. Hi, IWTi
r4aollon In onutaedlns; waraot, tMltftM
Biduetloaln bonded Indebtedneea, 87.000.00
DurliiK tb fleeal year total of W,m 3
The Treasurer's books show a reduc
tion la tbo amount of warrants register
ed and drawing interest of $410,403.00
showing that there was afloat $73,020,-
77, which bad not been registered and
drawing Interest.
An examination of tho above figures
shows that during December, 1800, and
tbo first eight days of January, 1807,
the republican treasurer was running
the stato In debt at a rapid rate, about
$100,000 a month. The total reduction
made by Treasurer Meeerva- has been
$748,015.84, lees the $73,020.77 ol
warrants ieeued by tho auditor and still
floating, having never been presented at
the Treasurer's office for registration.
bis would Indicate that Treasurer Me
serve's actual reduction of the bonded
and flouting debt has been $074,088.57.
while the reduction for the year has
been $550,370.83. The difference be
tween theee two, $124,011.74, is the
amount that the republican adminis
tration run the state in debt during De
cember, 1800 and eight days in January
1807.
From Jaouary 8, 1807, to November
30, 1807, a period of 320 days, Treas
urer Moeerve'a daily induction of tho
publie debt, averaged $2,070.51, Includ
ing Sundays and holidays. The aver
age reduction for each work lug day has
been $2,453.05.
MR, ItHYAN
AND 1IIK
JlllHNAU
MKW YOHK
Many ol the republicnn patier of the
tate have been lillf n tljr apri'ttding a
tateimiit that th New York Journal
had MNMrtd Mr. Hryan" and that he
would now b without an organ to do
dud hint In th grrst metroiKili of
Aiiierka, Th statemeut la uo louu-
dation la (net. Mr, ilryau I trousr in
New York than v-r In-forw. Th N
York Journal Im not contained a lino
ot editorial mattrr, eoudenining Mr.
1'rjss or hi rA In It Ua ! Jan-
nary fj.ther. pbU.bd a eouinmil. I
, , ... I
ri)oa from Mr, Arthur M Kwen, Mr.
M I. rlaiint'd la hi article, i Ihi at
I'ryn ik'hiih mi, iirmr n ri sail
way lliruugb, k rove that Uli
Twusy deiniH-rftt, II rWr u lh
lulitiwet id k 11 Henry 0r
"iviwl." and aeverviy rrttiei Mr,
tr Kr liitsg nsd.r tks Taw,
tMny bsuiMff I Ik Ui U titi ti
Utklly, l IhU, Mr, M'r a drt
4Htli prtsmil titd otlk
party Helf, titt if v rrsii,sl,
Hritiir.i4 New fiy k. l
ttgkt a4 ku)4 t ailot ta mk
tkirowa mUiimh t U (.mrtl sh4 tlof id tlrvat.
.ikoat th J.uh .14 or o.M ut ' ?,S? ViiMJS" ?V ,
. . . i, '".loft? o, lr, DimHrat, tr lamuissy
IH Ifttis N.I Mr, Wf a ole4, lUlt a4 ih Jour J. '
eaely, a4 la aw4A. auk Ik ttiil I muI4 itk l kkakJ wttk "111
i.k ul k Mny ti wks k k tlos(. J'V'' - ti 'Bryaa
blfoatl. Mr. U i:fttkrv
tkat Mr, Hryaa kt w44v4 In aslant!
Mtaetid. Ik frv uiMi ol gl4 asd
.He- at Ik. .all... iii I O i. t l...l.,
(1st) rara say, Ikal Moaai.M
is bigger than Mr. Bryan" and appeals
to his followers to "challenge the trusts
and all the beneficiaries and upholders
of the system of .favoriteism in legisla
tion of which the trusts are a necessary
and illustrative fruit to a Itfo aud death
conflict." "That" ho says "is the duty
and heart's wish of the new democracy."
Sucb nonsense. In the above, Mr,
M'Ewen would have his readers believe
that Mr. Itryun Is not hostile to the
trust) anl other beneficiaries of tho pres
ent system of favoritism in legislation,
Those who have read Mr. Bryan's
speeches, know that no man living or
dead, ever denounced trusts and other
Illegal combinations of capital in strong.
or language than ho has. As a result,
every banking corporation, every trust,
or othor capitalistic combinations
have been contributing money to bring
about Mr, Bryan's overthrow. Tho
American people know this, and their
opinions wilt not be changed by tho vile
Insinuations of M hwen.
Mr. M'Ewen's communication was ad
dressed "To tho editor of tho New York
Journal," thus showing that it wan not
written by the editor of tho New York
Journal, as many of the republican
papers have been insinuating. Io the
next issus of tho New York Jourual
(which are a later index as to the Journ
ttl's position), appeared two other com
munication which the republican press
has entirely Ignored. If Mr. M'K wen's
communication is to be taken us Indi
cating that tha New York Journal was
unfriendly to Mr. Bryan, the two com
munications published the next day
would seem to Indicate that tho Journal
had experienced a very great change of
heart In about twouty-four hours time.
Tbo communications were as follows:
VAN WVCK OU BHVAN, WHICH?
To tho editor of the Journal:
As another Bryan Democrat, I make
bold to take Issue with your article of
the 11th Inst.
"The hand of compromise never yet
gained a battle or ran op the flag of vic
tory." w propose to fignt the battle
on tho lines laid down In tha Chicago
platform, even for a generation, and, tf
necessary, it will be handed down from
sire to son. Wo refuse to build or specu
late upon the shifting and treacherous
sands of political expediency, or so-called
harmony.
We bars listened for twelve long.
weary years to those professional bar-
monizers, who have held the words of
P'Omise to ths ear, only to brake them
to tne nope, we nave listened to sonor
ous platitudes and declamations for lito
period, and tne people nave been sold
into bondage; we bavo trusted, and we
have been betrayed; w bavo hoped, and
the floors ol mercy have been sour upon
mankind; we bavo entreated, and wo
have been mocked; and now wo rise up
and defy them, and tell them that the
time for harmony and corojiromlse has
panned away, ana that wo will only con
sider and accept unconditional surren
der. Ws see on all side of us labor walklnir
tho streets of our cities vainly seeking
employment: want and wretchedness
stalking through the highways and by
ways of our fair land, with oo roiugo
from starvation but tho river or the
grave, while on the other band we wit
ness a degree of semibarborio splendor
atiu luxury mac would stiame ancient
Itome when It was In the hey-dey of Its
oppression aud persecution. We have
witnessed an nnpsralleled exhibition of
coercion, villlflcatlon, prosecution, op.
preafeinii end corruption raising it Hide
ous bead has held high holiday, and tho
harmouizers and the saviours of society
have said that it is well. .
And to that matchless leader of the
Democracy, William Jennings Bryan,
eight million American freemen say:
"Our bounty is as be undies as tbo ea:
our love as deep."
"Our hope, our heart, oar prayer oar tear,
oar faith triumphant o'er oar fear;
Ar all WHS the, all with thee,"
And through darkness is now on bigh,
peering through the sullen lowering
cloud and looking beyond the vista of
years to come. 1 see him holding a
sanctuary In the hearts of the people.
I see a mighty free, enlightened people,
whose hearts swell with love and de
votion, slowly and reverently wending
their way to his faroff Inland city, carry
ing with them hallowed memories, bear
ing the blossoms and garlands from Mt.
ernon aid Montlcvllo, Invinir the
wnatbs and flowers of inunortulity upon
his lut stalling plHce, saying with words
that rise strutfiillng from the heart, that
are too dNp to utter, too strong to bo
suppreesed;
Wblle Ike altbared trank of rredim' 1re,
Meade Icnk a etesl (, ves fur thy srsva,
A srld let It be "
CoHNKt.lim (ITotMOII,
Another Valr AIm.I Van Wyes' Aetlr
etloe. To the Kditor of th Journal;
1 was glad, very glad to see In your
Imiim ol Hi I lib lut. an utiawer to an
srlwU In )uur fwr i.f th lUih lnt.
sigurd "IK mumtuI." Io addition to that
very able arm I of th Ulh iuet., r
mil in to siis-Keet to "Iiihi. rat " that
ItoU-rt Van Wyt k ha but yel tinUhed
hi Iweitl MM llrtVA tf IImmIuB V"..m .fe
ami ll h ronliauf as h ha Ih uun I
" .l! i7.ii. .? , ,
lerdiil.l t hlui a ry rntlm.l-
sv.ii fraiid MtlHrt', may think.
Iu ih llrel lar,eiiiiiia)r Van Wyrk'
eoiire in Mtjsrd lu lb trolley !- I fs
lio, lan VVyrk bs ahtw kliuwil
UmokUb'y wk al a rru. iiiuwieal.
I am tull ur II William Juuiuif
Brian had I In Yaa V v k' Urm h
wnuLI Oral hv soir4 h imim ii.
ha dtiMiaw4 Mr, hh, a4 ft would
kut kat wmlml undl nuruiiif tit dn It.
itlivrlbat U It ki ttmHt i'lil
kvrr. i.uvH lo k r milted
boa ttkvaHMu4 auvk a tua l
u k an ultltw,
Urys ihII4 i laUIUm iwle atmol
ni..i.sad snalird, nnly IU sUri.iit
journal uiHriwg him I
J.,, , u '.
Ml tkfviMblHairMiif th-isaif
!' 4 slat tkat Ik N.w Yk
f alWll Usg fNIkllt4f
tsMai4ial tr Ik UnIi utit
rlwulatH derimlai
"OPENING TUB MILLS." ', .
"I would rather open the mills of
America to American workingmen than
to open the mints to the silver of the
world," was one of the campaign utter
ances of I'resldoat McKinley la 1800
that was halted by bis adherents as the
height of statesmanship,
Tbo telegraph wires this week, bring
startling news, not only to the diclples
of McKinley who voted in favor of
"opening tho mills," but to Americans
general I v interested In the welfare of
their common country. As a result of
sweeping reductions in wages in cotton
mills throughout New England, a striko
has begun which has already closed
thirty largo mills, employing about 15,
000 bands aud realy Involves tho wel
fare of 125,000 operations working in
150 mills. The reductions made, are
from 10 to 12 tier cent. In conferences
of the wage workers, it was determined
to confine tbo strike to two or three
cities, The operations elsewhere have
gone to work at the reduced wuges and
will aid their striking brethren In the
struggle which Involves the wages of all
It Is evident from dispatches trotn over
New England, that the situation is very
close to a general strike, and that no Hi
Ing but the impoverished condition of
thousands of operatives who have no
means of facing a shut down n the dead
of winter, bus prevented a universal
walkout.
The reasons for the reduction of wages
and tho entire situation deserves study
by every American who is anxious to
act with intelligent conscience on ques
tions of the hour and not waste his
time chasing humbugs The proprietors
of tbo New Kngland mill say tbo reduc
tion is absolutely necessary to meet the
competition, not of the pauper labor of
Continental, Europe or of the starved
operatives of Lancashirebut of
Boutberu American mills. Ths opening
of the manufacturing era la tbo Houtb,
so long predicted, has at lust come.
Thousands in cotton mm spindles are
now running lu sight of ths growing
cotton throughout the Houtb, These
mills get their labor cheaper than those
of New England, and are able to under
sell them in the market. Tho Vow Eng
land mill owners say it is a case of cut
down wagis, or shut down mills. If the
m 11 were shut down, tho southern pro
ducers would get possession of tho
market.
The employes very cogently point out
that if tbey accept this reduction of
wages, it would be only a quest ion of
time until competition of unorgaufzod
southern labor will force another reduc
tion, that mill owners there will use tho
argument of produced wages in New
England, to enforco tbo acceptance of a
still lower wage schedule in tb south
aud that thus competiting with ooo an
other wages will bo reduced to tbo bare
point of existence for tbo laborer.. That
this is no dream tbey point to recent
history for proof.
The statements on both sides of the
case prevent powerfully tho real in
dustrial crisis now coming in this coun
try. Tbey destroy the isjlilicttl palaver
that living wages can bo secured la this
country by taxing or excluding foreign
goods. Tbey mop from tbo map tbo
McKinley moonshine about "dpenlng
tho mills" by means or the gold stand
ard, wbicb irrudiated the campaign ot
1800. They demonstrate also the
fallacy of free silver as a panacea for the
diseases of modern industry and ought
to point tbo way of all honest students
of economic problems to the real necessi
ties of tbo case organization of indus
try and substitution of co-operation for
competition.
Tbo Nebraska Htock breeders associ
ation bos been in session In this city
during the week. I'rtMildoot W, O. Whit
more, of Valley, In his annual address,
made the following statement: "It is a
cause, for congratulation that com
petition bos finally led the South Omaha
stock yard cotupnuy to reduce their
charge along line where attempted
legiMlation bad failed." Mr. Whitmoro,
It i true, I a republican politician, but
when b stands upon th platform as
president ol th Nebraska stork breed
ers aaimclution, h ought to know
enough to tell th truth. Tb truth Is
that it was n-MUluliou and vourt in
sympathy with th Mopl that mad
Ih reduction In stwk yards rhargn and
nothing el. Th Kansu aud NVI.rss.
ka legislature ut 107, both -l
law Muring slmk yard rhargn.
Both la vr lakn by th companies
into lbtrdrl court. Th Nbrak
Mrl rourt Hl up tblaw. Tb Ks.
ssj lnl.'f! rmurl promptly ulaiuid
Ik law. Tb KasiMt (My stork yard
pai4 ta th k Jrl rlrvuil rout I
hah aleii .ttnl ths law. Tha Hi
Kasat iiy Wk ard r4u4 tkir
krB a 1 Ik rmulk t k lnk
yard ( obliged to follow or !
trad. Th" ar Ih ImmalrsUbl
Ittfi. II i'f'lal Wkttwwro
know tbiM,kdiwtt'l know eaeadk I t
b .r4deat tl Ik nk lr4?'s as
orlaiuia ol Iki slat, a4 II k d.
know tfcew u I aUUIIy kwUrepre-!
Ikeut a k did la kl assaal addr, k
ikt not lo I Ut ?;.
HUHHVAtlt.
Iri4t MKIW; kt Making aaolkef
edurt Io k4 ik Am taffy.
II is ri-rt4 as ayii to NunMor
Oandksr la ft rol lattj thai "
Ur a k aa .woll teawra4 Ik
efforts to obtain bimetallism through
international agreement should be hon
estly continued." How many Americans
will believe that the president is sincere
in that declaration? In his messngo to
congress be reoommendedthe retirement
of the greenbacks and has stood stead
fastly by bis secretary of the treasury in
bis determination to "more firmly es
tablish tbo gold standard." Ho recom
mended to congress that a commission
be authorized to formulate plans for
"currency reform" end for devising ways
and means to retire tho greenbacks and
permanently establish the gold standard
No honest man conversant with the
facts will contend that President Mo
Kinley has made an bonest effort to se
cure bimetallism by international agree
ment. It is a more subterfuge by means
of which bo hope to bold the rapidly
disintegrating republican party to.
gether. Mr. MeKitjIey'a environments
are such that he cannot favor bimetall
ism. He owes his election to ths gold
power. Ho would be ungrateful to bis
masters If be should refuse to defend and
protect tbem In their nefarious scheme of
contraction. He bus chosen tbo side of
the gold standard. With It ho must rise
or fall. Tho American people will not
longer be satisfied with taffy with mere
promises. Actions, and action only
will change their opinion.
I'LKAIHNG roil VKAVK.
Wo are in recolpt of "Tbo United
Btutes 1'atriotio Almanac" the latest
publication of the Hound Money league,
Tho almanac part forms less thai
quarter of the volume of tho pamphlet,
It contain tho constitution of the
United Htates aud some statistics as to
the output of gold and silver, The rest
of tho "almanac" Is filled with quota
tions proclaiming tho beauties of "peace"
sucb as:
Pence rules the day, whore reason rules
ths mind. Collins,
Jyot us have peace. U, H, Grant, ac
cepting a nomination for the presidency,
May w, lHt).
1 hero never was a good war or a bad
pace, Beniamiu I'ranklin, Letter to
Josiab Quiucy, 1775.
Pence bath her victories,
No less renowned than war. Milton.
Millions for defense, but not ouo cent
for tribute. Charles Cotesworth Pick
ney, when ambassador to the French re
public, 1700.
l here are others sncn as:
A national debt, if It is not excessive,
will be to us a national blessing, Alex-
under Hamilton.
"There can be but two parties in this
country. Patriots and Traitors."
Stephen A, Douglas.
This is the kind of literature tbo Hound
Money league is sending out. Great
flow of reason! Foil of argument!
It reminds us of tbo days of Jefferson
Davis and the slave owners of the south.
Tbey bad a rich scheme were making
millions of money out of slavo labor.
They were fa favor of "peace" anything
for peace at long as they were not dis
turbed in their great money ranking,
human life taking, Industries.
It Is significant that the gold men
should bo calling for peace. Their sup
ply of argument is exhausted. The peo
pie will no longer bo fooled and deceived
by their pietenses la favor of "interna
tional bimetallism." Is it peace the
gold men want tbey must show tbo
white flag first.
The statement that Mr. Bryan is not
sufficiently antagonistic to trusts and
other capitalistic combinations cer
tainly comes with very bad grnce from
a democrat from New York City, the
greatest trust ridden spot on earth.
When the democracy of New York has
wallowed the Chicago platform it wilt be
time enough for them to ask for a larger
dose. We predict that Mr. Bryan will
bavo the doe fully prepared for them as
soon as they are ready to receive It.
It seems that every generation pre.
sent a combat between the producers of
wealth and tho money changers. Th
latter, conducting their campaign In
secrecy, fasten themselves upon the body
p ilillo and prey upon Industry until
thir hold is broken by hii awakened
and indlguaut public lion, William J,
Bryan.
Whr wll It end? Hut warrant
hnv taken another rl In prio. They
now eoiutiisnd um I'Kfi i m r hikmii u.
MR. IIHYAN Will. UK r A IK.
Ther lis mii sum doubt among
populUfta Io hi' titer Mr, Ilryau favor
th nomination o a poullt raudidats,
for Vie President lu lb event of hi
nomination as lbs dwims ratM candidal
t.r I'rvanWtot U IWtMi, Ther ka U
no tsteiiiml frotu Mm U snug dirwetly
m th utJt. Mm k a statemeut al
Ibl lime, wuuld b US , It would b
an miiUi ol authority hnt klr.
Bryau mr ttht ma k a rihl lu
msk. U Uhrva lb! Mr, Bryan di
kut dira rplilia l lb Wtt-.
H,l htsittl, and Ibal Udoe
and wiil Isvur Ik atimiaaliti id h..
H.t madid! fr H l'iitul ta Itwst,
41 Ih I bk'StfH J Jay l-CNtit!,
lit, trin mfltemrt ka m il.
atUrl lkt k latof a lrl.lol.
lianse, II Uvor ttnUi, and til rat
wal laor it Hta fair a4 kour.i
UeU, II tt4 tkat b riW In kav
Ik desniwralKi parly ga lata lhist
Ilk lb mviii wa u sd and Ik
lvr rUin on IU lkr. Tkal
being Ik com, k, kardly dy Ik
miiilito tin risjHI Id hke Iksir a
isdevtioa 4 lbly rpreUliv ta
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"stand on ono side," in other words, to
name the vitio president.
Mr. Bryan's exact words were as fob
lows:
"I have so much confidence In . tbo
earnestness and Intelligence of those who
are enlisted under ths banner of indepen
dent bimetallism that I am sure all
things needful will be done
It may be wo will be strong enough to
win the next national election without
outside help, But nevertheless jirvluv
to win with ih pnpuliult on am !!
ti nt I unit Hid true nune npnUlkntm an
th othor. And wo must not forget
when the victory Is won that In the ram
palgn of last year It took more courugo
on the part of tho free sliver republicans
to desert their old party and more self
sacrifice on tho part of the populist to
go outside of their organization for a
presidential candidate, because bo ogniid
with them on ths paramount Issue, than
it did for tho democrats to support tho
ticket which was nominated by their
own national convention,"
This shows a disposition on Mr.
Bryan's part to be fair and honorable
In his treatment of tho populist, parly.
It Is additional evldenco of tho noblo
character of tho man.
HARDY'S COLUMN,
Sfomineo timber Canadian protection
Let criminals build railroads Inheri
tance tax for tho university Karjeas
disgrace High protected cotton work
ers Ohio nobility.
Mark Hanna for president and Jo
Bartley for vice president. Two of tho
greatest financiers In the country. They
win tax car 01 tbo money in good re
publican shape,
The Ontario. Canada, legislature, at
Its last session, passed two retalvatory
laws. Ono was that 110 subject of any
other government should bo employed
on their railroads. And tbo other wss
that no saw logs shonld b exported
from their country. Yankee have been
buying their logs: shinning them to this
country fres and sawing them into lurn
tier here. After this Cauadlans will saw
their own logs and sell their lumber in
stead of log. .
'
In regard to that railroad from Bis-
mark to Galveston, ths penitentiary
prisoners along tho war would build it
complete In flvo years, Th government
would need only to Inrnlsh rail and roll
ing stock. Wo say make tha prisoners
build the rood. He vera! states make
them build wagon roads and bridgis.
They tke gangs of them all over tbo
country to do jobs.
o
We are in favor of an Inheritance tax
for the better support of our stato uni
versity, ih person who receive an in
heritance can afford to pay a per cent of
it for the support of education, better
than ho r.ho Is comtMilled to earn overv
dollar by the sweat of bis brow.
When the amendment to th constitu
tion of Kansas had been ndopted and
the people began to se the irood result
of diminishing pauperism and crime
they cam together and planted tern-
per ant tree around the slat house,
The tree grew thouith neglected by I he
republicans in poser. But whn Ex
Governor St. John declared against th
lutocrnt gold ben of ths enst everv Ht.
John tree wa dug up by the roots.
Tbl Incident only parallel th on wheti
then snm inrtv i-lianaed ths iiHinof
Ht, John county and let Jifferson Diivl
county stand as nn honor to one and a
riigrm to th other. But the pn.lill.lt
ory ennatitution stand la Kunsait
has in Ohio fi.r many year aud in other
etnte.
Thsllluh nrotrt'tml rnttim witrkera hi
New Euglaud ar how on a irik to the
tun ul mi hundred ihoiiii, tir iiiur.
Th reason gtven fur lb lnk I rdu
lion of wag ten or tsi-Ue p r cent,
That I Ih way lit Mi KmU v gold bug
rain a thV urtimUnl lielor
fU tji.n, I reiiubliraa i.niritr all
h miii, W hV hut if ul duaa In
Hlt standard pre- yet th working
mea will fin 'I. Bur th i.h irk ami
limit up Ik ilvr dollar and will t
Kin IOMnlilK.e!MU.rd Mxue,
s
Th illegrsin an I crime rpl rated
im lb Amnrit an people, nl t'ulumbits,
"Mo, by law mkr huni. 141.1 U ).
.id in m an till use. It ui
lb wbl MpK flewpllng k m h lei.
In hu nasi tu buy their way In Ih
aeuat, oii.elsH. up and ttHiu4 th
lerlH. id wiitir,kf Vol id lb whi I
hiIiI Ika (lata. B Iher U Ih
fit), lb Millhuir nu will hi'l Wl
nn atmed iieai g.i iHrmmk ir t..t um
I Ik ( iat kjulalr. Ihey
know tkey nut ty k whui il.
Tk i an a I Wlif f calling
lmtibr nauihef ttgtalwittr. Alt w
o4 la iln in nan ik lrrl 1
lulls'. k si ikf nasi s4 nu Ui! i
itoaa a U-. 'I h aties nt nl k
w ur cwnalf itl will waal Ik Uw
all niMil utf e kr tuualk
aatiHi sit a h ai-
(t.tiet!4 u Ttk Tag.)
Until