THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT-
March 10, 1898
cHE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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Adrai All tomoiOKluitioBf to, and mat ail
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TUB INUKI'KNUKNT PUB. CO.,
LINCOLN, M KB,
Look at our Implement ads. Good,!
nubstantlal, fair-dealing linns, aln t
they,
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Henator Allen leads the fight In the
senate for the Independence of Cuba. Afu,r ,,,,, y ymrH of C(.UHeu.KH 0gl
Ills patriotism has something more . f . . . ntonwn the homa.
mibstontlul for Its foundation than
Spanish or Cuban bonds.
IJo not foil to read Henntor Butler'.
article on trul-thclr caum-s and the
remedy. It will be found on the first
page, jeenu it careruuy it 1 a imuner-
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piece wr t ten by a master hand.
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Jf you are in need of garden or field
sccds write to the seed firms that have
advertisement In this paper, Drop
them n postal card and get their eat a-
logue. Tell them you saw their ml -
vertlsemciit In The Independent.
The republicans In Lincoln nave
confessed that they ore very corrupt.
1 1
Two of their officials have Illicit their
pockets 11 nd resigned. They seem to
regard the pickups u more valuable
than a continuation of the office.
President Mciuniey ocumi wisc.y in
refusing eo recall (ieneral Fltzhugh
we, ine American j cm-...
Ilavanu, Hpnln has withdrawn the
quest and made appropriate
upolo-
gles.
Jlow many sheet of puper of the
thickness of that used In printing the
Independent do you think could be
stocked, all leveled out In single
sheets, In a pile seven feet high?!
Measure one sheet and flirure It out. I
That is the circulation of
pendent.
the
The grand jury in session in Lincoln
ha ret tinted an indictment against
ex-Auditor Eugene Moore, charging
Mm with converting fees which lie re
ceived under color of hi office, to his
own use. Another long-drawn-out
. trial comedy may lie expected to fol
low,
Great credit I due to Henator Marlon
Butler for the defeat of the Loud pirn- fit for funning is tho main argument
tal bill, lie secured the most of the for the promotion of his pluns. News
infonnatlon and led the fight that re- from Washington and from Wyoming
ulted In the defeut of that Infamous H thut another strong movement is on
measure.' The 'populist party should foot for the granting of the remain
be proud of Henator Butler and his jg (i8 to the several states.
devotion to his party and the common
people.
The legislative investigating com
mittee was in session this week pre
paring and completing its report to
the governor which will be filed some
time next week. The committee will
then adjourn sine die. It has done a
large amount of work that has been
and will be of great wilue to the tax
payers of the state.
At the intimation of President Me
Klnley congress has passed a bill
through Iwith branches unanimously
placing $50,000,000 nt the disposal of
the war department for use in case of I
trouble with Hpuln. Party line were I
nil forgotten tun I every ineiulier Intern I iutel Mates still subject to
Isith the senate nud house supHirted 1
the defense fund bill.
The rlly luluiiniNtrutioii U no worse
thttn Its creator, It U the crest tire
of those who condemn il It mm dm
gHsl when I hey udoptrd it us il U
now, and It U ns kI now n it win
when they adopted it. They condemn
il now bedtime it has reuehetl the
vergr of the irrav mid can wnt thriit
iim inor. Like the man who U kicked
out of tlie Milium when he U full to
vvertluwliig, (he udminUt ration iuul
tiiakt room for other of it hnbiu.
1 ! r piMl.UH r la'Ktllliiiijf to
rrIU thai tUelr lojrltv tu thv I in. I
ttttgrvioil dUtrh't la gradually
dwindling ii. flirt utidi-rUu,
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frum ;wk4Min iuli, ud
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LAND GRABBING SCHEMES.
Since the territor northwest of
the Ohio river became the prop
erty of the general government
u iHn,i.rrabber and hi Bcheme have
1 . . 1 1 ,, 1 fA.Lii.A (innnrmua nil TWr.
slstently oh a mldde-passage shark
pursued 0 slave uhip a century, ago
One of the darkest chapter" of job
bery In the history of the republic is
the record of the land department
From the very sturt the land policy
of the United States was ruled by the
speculator and real estate shark, and
the land wu sold prodigally to the
grabbers Instead of reserved for the
iieople' homes. This system reached
Its climax under the administration
of Jackson, when millions of acres of
land were roblied from the hardy fron-
tjcrsmcn by tint sleek schemers, who
puid their worthless liinplateru to
Uncle Ham for his land until stopped
, iu(,Uhi...h M(t(.(.I(. circular.
. , t fl wuumd an(i Blm.
L by' Abraham Lincoln In 1861, and
i Aii.uniiiil Mil ihtunrh flu flivMim tit lid-
n . . . '
()f h,o r(!.
fjp
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I Iioih-. The passage of the homestead
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I lie, irlvhur everv mini n farm for five
lyeiirs' residence,' was immediately fob
lowed by the most prodigal and reck-
less extravagance in giving away the
land, whole states at a time, to cor-
1 poratinuM, J!y t lie lotion of congress
I the settlers over an area in Nebraska
comprising nearly half the state, were
obliged to 1ms content with HO acres for
a 10,eHtead, the other HO being given
h,, t(l ,.uWHy corporations, Mrs,
,,,UHt, H,.(i the matter up concisely
w, pcuklng in Nebraska two or
,.m, years ugo. She had challenged a
Ini'ie audience to name a slnirlc net,
. r(..)U,,II(...n ,IIlrfv fop ,,. ,...
flt ()f fI)t, ,Ml(mlWi A n.tMlbli,
,.,, r,)M., UI1(1 ,.it..(1 tho homc-teiLd act.
re-jMy.. Hl)(1 jIrH j(1
caxc, "tho republi
can party gave the common people the
homestead law, and gave the laud it-
elf to the railroad corporations."
Jlctween the speculator and the rail
road corporation the bulk of good ug.
rlctiltural land In the United Htates
has gone forever beyond the reach of
the poor man. The white-salted emi
Inde-lgrant fleets that conquered five hun
dred miles of unbroken forest in the
old northwest territory and a thous
and miles of prairie beyond have brok
en their columns ujmhi the foothills of
the Ilocky mountains. Our children
will have their choice of the sandhill,
the sage brush plains and the moun
tains for a homestead. Hut the laud
grabber doe not intend they shall
hnve even that. The very public esti-
mntion that the remaining land is tin-
Fills is no new scheme. It has been
pushed persistently at Washington
ever since ls!K). It has been partially
successful already in securing it'iiut
of land to Wyoming and other states
to "aid in irrigation." In every in
stance a few syndicates have iumncd
into tin- Held, made a few milcH of
ditch and secured the allotment. The
syndicate interests are Imck of the
whole movement now. If they can
once get the laud out rrom under the
homestead entry law and Into the con
trol of state officials, tliey will bring.
sooner or later, the necessary local in-
Merest to U-ar for securing the laud.
There are in round numlers alxmt
Soo.ouo.ihhi neres of land in the west'
homestead entry. Most of it U arid,
iiiiich of it is inoiinlain. Hut, whatever
it l, there is room iiii tt for over
three million homestead". The nut ion
otiKht never to part . ., nn acre of it
except to a honiesli-iii,-r. 'I'Iim i.i..n...
tains and ,luinn of etern A merle
limy )et iiettt to I,,- the refuse of free
doni iihhi thin eonliiieiit u thev tdive
Uen in Aiu nml Kune. Thev .lo not
need to U- ,M..IUiil.-, in t,ii,.r
wnter iihmi thriii. Ut the mien re
mailt lililil the mln.il selller-, ale
strong rnoiiKh to s.-eur wsler or Hie
litttioiinl oierioueiit is eoiiinle, !,v
imcii mIiu woul.1 rwilirr Sinn,! in n,,.
for Imitation ilinhm Until wt ton.
NebiHsk h sit liilrn in,k. ..
tion "f her owl, to ilea) Willi in Mll
Hnlloii wit thew hii.mIi.Iuk ouIUi
ImiuU. tkrri re t Uul n.issi,,
Mlt kill. t I viit llitiw ft, In,,,.
lt U 4 BMt l,,,,
Wltl MM t kxiiel.l,lr. felt, I It.,, I
oulkl to l ..Itvfml f.r ul til 4 ,(
m.t ttrll, I am tfel
lhl f.ir rm 4 j.
"lrwiet' irt up iiUn
nnmU f vf
lt kt I Hi Uiul tdl to tt lol
4 .! ti M .i irftfntia. t,
vhknI U vnt ,.f HvnjtUtr yii.lf
I ttte4 u m tiMfM ,.
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Iul Ik Atttt) ttkt kit
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every populist member of congress
and every congressman from the west
ern states, regardless of party.
Few are acquainted with the de'
mands made upon the state superin
tendent of public instruction, outside
of hi regular official duties. There is
no officer of the state who has more
calls for public addresses. He is
demand at all educational meetings of
whatever nature, including commence'
mcnt exercise of schools and colleges
teachers' meetings, and institutes,
farmers' institutes, agricultural meet
ings, chautauquas, Sunday school con
ventions and all gatherings of an ed
ueationnl character.
Our efficient superintendent, lion
W. It. Jackson, 1 making a record in
this line of work which will set the
puce for all future superintendent
No part of his official duties are neg
leeted, yet he finds time to respond to
the many ealls from all part of the
state; to meet many of which he is, of
necessity, compelled to be out all
night. No complaint caines from him
for he is thoroughly imbued with the
importance of his work, and in his de
sire to reach the youth of the state
often forgets his personal comfort
The educational department of the
rraiisiiiississijiii and International ex
position, for Nebraska, Mis been piac
ed under Hupt. Jackson' supervision
u ml this has milled an immense
amount of work to lit other duties
In this connection it may not be out of
place to say this feature of the expo
sltlon promises to be one of the lend
ing nt traction of that great under
taking. Space ha been allotted to
schools represented by more tliun
2,.')0O of Nebraska's leading teachers.
This fact alone insures a splendid ex
hi bit of work done in the schools.
When we remcinlier that the state
superintendent of public instruction
Is uu officer who is In touch with so
vast an interest a the public school,
representing about 355,000 children of
school age, presided over by nearly
0,000 teachers, having over 20,000 of
ficers for the 0,741 district, divided
among the 90 counties of the state.
When we remember all this, we can
readily understand that the amount of
correspondence which reaches the of
fice is immense.
Yet it all has prompt attention. It
require several thousand dollars to
supply all the districts of the state
with the necessary record book and
blanks, for school district officers.
These ore prepored and furnished by
the state under the supervision of the
state superintendent. If officers were
compelled to purchase these supplies,
the cost would lie many times a much
as it is under the present plan. Thl(
plan is not only a great saving to tha
taxpayers of the state, but Insures uni
formity and a sufficient supply two
very desirable ends.
Economy is practiced in administer
ing the affairs of the office, and quite
a large amount of the appropriation
for thin department will revert to the
state treasury.
TIIK MAXIMLN ItATK DECISION
After five years of waiting the su
preme court of the United Stales has
iniiiiiieii i in- maximum rate law pass
ed by the Nebraska legislature.
After twenty years of agitation and
organization for the regulation of
railway freight rates the ja-ople of Ne
braska are tit the point they started,
plus twenty years experience.
I he decision, which wa handed
down Monday of this week, holds on
its face, that the law of 1MSI1 conllict
ed with the fourteenth amendment to
the federal constitution. The four
leeiiiu ameuoineni provides that no
state shall deprive any h-i-hoii of prop
erty without due prts'cNs of law, nor
deny to any nrson within its Juris
diction the equal protection of the
laws, the court holds a railway cor
Mi'iilion to be a pt-r-.uu and then
holds that the effect of the maximum
rale law is to reduce the earnings of
Nebraska milrtmiU .'tM, jut cent for
the veur ivji, tnu, which
would hnve U-en in the Jtiilifincnt of
the court depriving the railroad eoiu
I lit ii !.- of their property without due
iim,' nt law. After thus demolish
ing the Itltt, the dct Uiou a turn mi to
stiite thut the ktnlis board of Irniin
m,iIhIioii whiih was lit tears s'
f n i.iii.-. from .iiltiiir tutu rlTet the
IUrl l v the iiih vliiiuui rt bill
mJr apply the federal dLliM t viiiiH
for re mum. 1 1 et the lit juto I Wot by
tluitt iik tli.il lomlilioiis of ratlrotol
liusluvsa In ,ebinl ka.t t Imhh
us lo enliU lli i, m.I lo 11114k ii reason
I.U pr.iltt 101, Ur IK ttv pirii
rtl l the iiih v On uu, title Uk.
Hi .UvUi-u rvittb lvxl kdf 1 ours.
twrH Ik tileulk al on koif U.I
. f -'.tiliiwr-l In Ihesw itdiiiiina
HtMtfi a 0. 1 li ritiitf H VU
lur fi'iluir luiiMiitrtl Willi tha
ett' ii lit tlu , t,,iMitr,
wkkk lr tt-MiMi!, Wft ill
rusilf Ik dot-UitiM, lwf,
U Ik tt pt wk Ik iMi-
ttoH kM il tl ? U t
ktiutan tkat It )rr.l ulna
tttlk t tk ltl, tdHlioH f
frt for Ik ktf 411 U Mtkikf
puldi w lkl Ik rMiit w4 frm
Itttf ft lk f.r Ik rompwUtkm tf t.
neat-U ttt, Nvw ifiti Ik dwl-
sion, but nothing whatever regarding
1 what in the judgment of the court
would constitute reasonable rates
The prolonged delay in thl case is
certainly not Calculated .to produce
the opinion that the supreme court is
a body of men actuated solely by a de'
sire to interpret the law without fear
or favor.
A to the decision itself two or three
facts of mighty moment in the rela
tion of the people to the public high
ways are mode plain:
1. That the federal court and not
the state legislatures or Btato court
have the power to fix reasonable
maximum rate on railway.
2. That with the power of injune
tion from federal court and the evi
dent bin of the supreme court to
ward corporate Interest it I pra
tically impossible to enforce any reg
ulation of railway rate except such
iih the road themselves will agree to,
3. That with the rule of "changing
condition" held by the court as the
only hint of guldunce in framing rea
sonable maximum rates It become
impossible to frame any fixed sched
nle to control rate. "Conditions"
are all the time changing. The court
evidently hold that rale must
change with them to be reasonable
But a legislative enactment cannot be
changed continually with conditions
and therefore any legislative act has
an inherent fatal defect. ,
This summary of the situation I
not at all hopeful for the producers
of Nebraska who have struggled for
twenty years lo put in practice the
provision of the Nebraska Constitution
which declare that the jH'ojile of this
state have the right through their rep
resentativew to control rate of trans
portation within the state. It Is
not hopeful, but it I the fact which
must be faced.
The federal court have made them
selves the final arbiter of the question
Holding their oflicc for life they are
lwyond the reach of the people. It I
hardly necessary to sny that In ques
tion of doubt a majority of them will
give capital the benefit of the doubt.
It I hardly posible for any seriou re
dticfion in railway rate to be made
about which the road will not be
able to raise 11 question of doubt.
What, then, is the prospect for the
people ?
I hat this estimate of the federal
ourts and especially of the supreme
ourt is not a prejudiced or partisan
one let a few facts from the record
satisfy. Twenty years ago the rising
orporate Interests of America were
startled by the decision of the United
Htates supreme court in the case of
Muiin vs.' Illinois which affirmed that
railroad were a public institution,
that the comjianle 0eratiiig ' them
were only the agent or employe of
the public and that the right of the
jH-ople through the legislature to con
trol them was supreme. Hince the
day of that decision the coristrate in
terests have set themselves to secure
'ontrol of the supreme court. How
well they hnve succeeded let the sing-
I
instance of Judge Brewer witness,
this very case of the Nebraska
1
maximum raie mil ,1 noire Jtrewer as
irciiit judge laid down the doctrines
that the amount of stocks and bonds
issued by 11 railroad company must lie
considered in fixing maximum rates
a proposition utterly repugnant to
justice and common sense no matter
what it may be in the law. Yet Judge
Brewer was soon after promoted to
the supreme court. And it nowhere ap
pears in the derision ho far as it has
come to I111111I, that Judge llrewer's
holding iikmi that point has been re
versed by the supreme court!
There is no use Irving to disguise
the situation. The proft for eon
trol of rail loud rates through legisht
tares or Commissions is not at all
lioiK'ful. The fight for such control
Will tlot'ul't lie sept up, but the lilt I
mute effect of this decision will In- lo
give a powerful impulse to the move
llient for absolute government owner
ship of the public hlghwuta. Trans
MHtuliou ul cost instead of "reason
able maximum rale" will In the com
lug war cry of reformers.
Several reasons hnve la-en gUi-11 to
ilierrlit -isinia by the chancellor of
the university for the rcsig iiNtltui of
Ilia il lisle se, tel. lit, It a now
known ilellnllelt thai some of llieir
reasons ha, nothing whatever to do
with Ih ease, thai they wr not true
lu fiitti thai they were si, nobis 011
en f.Ms fiirlula of the Vomitf l.idt)
a ltd tkal Ik on tin, fc'ot n 111111
ilr lit irust'it for kt r re! imiioii w
ait iit illiinf ties Kuitftr In ettdiir
smh Itttoiiat aiMsUlioH with I lie
ittaiHvllor of Ik lutUrrsili. Ilia lack
of tnisitivoa liit tUmW hl Im oiil.etl.'
i-c kia MAttt of fiaiikit triybif imi
ttyptatii mad krf lf buftb.
It has Ijhi traiitpUed that Ik kn
iIUir' v U w ptfaitllttrf Ik tali of
witiM In Ik ltiiiy f ir
rvttlt luNrred kv k Independent
fM wk a. tWM flt Ik rvaif
HalHiis ut k rlvl aeervtar) Ik
1 Mut't IUmt ttrTtt Ik aslii.m lu
)oerf ma Ik aui anlar;, toil
Willi mil kalf tk wwrk liiaimm Ii
k tfiiasr In rliv tk )oiHf man
nf all UuorpM? wmk bv Ik iu
ky iii of tktaprf !) t) ar
writer, and further to relieve him of
all assistance to the registrar by em
ploying an extra assistant for that
officer. Thus the work done by the
former secretary would be divided
among three persons at double the
salary now paid. The refusal of the
young man to enter into Btich an ar
rungement ha resulted in the tempor
ary employment of two young ladles
to do a part of the work of the prl
vate secretary. The history of thi
case ha brought out two character
Istlc of the head of the university
hi low estimate of woman and hi
disagreeable jiersonnllty which make
it impossible for him to re to In the re
spect of hi associates,
MEMBANKA'B KXHIMT.
The paper that Is reputed to speak
for the state house official make
plea for the exhibition of an original
Nebraska od house at the forthcom
Ing Trnnsuilsslsslppi exposition. Thut
in goon so far a it goes, but it doc
not go far enough. While alsxit 1
the Nebraska exhibit should include
the populist cottage home, the demo
eratic rooster, the republican eagle.
the prohibition white rose and all the
other newly devised jiolltlcal emblems
1 op tins on wjui a few sample bul
lot a prescribed by our new election
law and exposition visitor may get
1111 Insight into the beaiitle of the
ballot, )mii ha Bee,
The Independent aim to sjs-ak the
active, progressive sentiment of popu
lisiu lu Nebraska, and not thut of any
official anywhere. It voice the sen
tlmerit of the great mas of Nebraska
workers when it ask for the placing
of that old pioneer of the prairie
the Nebraska sod house prominently
In t he exhibit at Omaha this summer
It asks the co-ojeratioti in thl move
went of every newspaper ami every
Itlzcn of Nebraska loyal to the mem
ory of Nebraska's early day. Let us
not be ashamed of the foundation of
our greatness.
There Is no objection thut we, know
of making an exhibit of the present
Nebraska official ballot, nor for thut
matter of the Joe Hartley official
bonds, nor of the Eugene Moore decis
ion of the supreme court, nor of the
republican cuinpalgn pamphlet clr
uliifcd lu thl state during the cam
paign of 180-l-2-.1-4-5-fl, predicting
the utter collapse of state credit and
ruin of the state's interest a the cer
tuln result of populist triumph at the
polls. While we think of It we don't
know of a better object lesson in pollt
leal ethics 11 ml a stronger rebuke to
umpnlgn lying everywhere than for
the Hpulist state committee of both
Nebraska and Kunsus to secure u com
plete collection of the pamphlets,
sceches and editorials of the opposi
tion during the past six years, nnd
xhibit them in glass cases iih the best
sample of partisan malice and jiien-
icify since the day of Tiberius
irucchu. The contrast tsdwecn the
lurid predictions of that literature and
the present condition of both Nebras
ka and Kansas would do a great deal
toward ojiening the eye of eastern
people who have had the people of
those states painted in red and vd-
ow colors by plutocratic pamphleteers
and prophets.
Employes of the Omaha water de
partment are obliged to submit to a
shave of five to ten per cent upon their
salary warrants. Employes of the
state under republican rule had the
same Kind of experience. Now under
lopulist management they get. 1 per
nt premium upon their warrant. It
ill lie remembered that the people of
Omaha elected a republican defaulter
us mayor a year ago. Present ap
pearanccs are that a dose of straight
simlist government is severely need
ed lu Nebraska' metropolis.
Die republican city council in the
capital city of .WiirasMi Is trying to
Impiaih the republican mayor for
practicing republican mi-thisl. Il I
a grand spet t.u li a gang of Isiislters
and Nditii'iil shysters trying to im
pencil ami i out h i one or their own
I. foil They are building u fire to nt
tract the at It-lil inn of the public Irolii
their own disgraceful record.
.-Muie it in 1 uu in eoiiiiuiie in sell III II
premium of one and u ipiarler cents on
the dollar. A (mptilist la slate trrus
urer.
Wn l'rttilj,
l line uptui h time there ttere leu
liioiikr i hunting together. I lie j ill'
entered -a immiiiI serosa m sit yum
Nine of I hem form a tut. !, I he
tenth monkey i ro otrr.aev ure Ik
eiN'taiitut, and vlii litis 1 aa kt own.
this U Ik tUilil of Ik IttisUru cap
italist. lit how did Hot truth Mioitk
rt Iff I lite eiavHtnulf Pi walking uu
tk i k of lit- nine,
t Mi 1 t
Ik ,Nliuk M-ealil Malual t
mimv ttotitti,y kaa paaan Ik tti
au. i.u hl( UiiIIiom mark au, will
MSiK Ul up III Ik lb IV HlldUMI.
IhU rviopaav epvttlr alikllt tm a
rk lata, ttl tl) laalf pat Jut
Ilk.
k(wry 4 Ik kt MtMMlk
Ikrtr iikanltlo Uka rt'nuUa-
IHm l tiN lit Ik fart IMI tkt'f
nt Herd ktole la Ikaa a Jrar aiftt.
ml kv Mt Ikrtr ( i4 U Ikrtr
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Traitors Auditor Moore Constitution
al Amendment Home For Th
Friendless Hawaii and Sugar Strong
Men War War Appropriat Iodi
Newbury Law Squelched Garden.
When we feed a dog we expect he
will do our barking, When, we pay a
state or county attorney a liberal sal
ary we expect he will watch over the
public interests. Away back, fifteen
or sixteen years ago our tate attor
ney went over to the other fellow and
the state wa cinched for $50,000 or
$00,000. Mr. Marquette opened the
cusc and hud the judgment jnet aside.
Our last County attorney run Lancas
ter county into a hole. The taxpay
er employed another attorney and
the judgment has been set aside,
Ex-Auditor Eugene Moore i now
about to Hue Treasurer Meservo for
the $9,000 he paid in out of the inur-
unce money lie received. If the other
WU.OOO he did not pay in wa his, of
course all wa his, Lambertson or
UowJn would probably take the job
for half.
We must either cull n state
constitutional convention or con
trive some wuy to remind vot
er of their duty at the ballot. i.v
It was understood when the republi
cans submitted the lat amendment.
that if they provided a special box for
the amendment ballot and over half
of the vote put in were for i.li
amendment the supreme court would
declare the amendment adopted. But
me rejmoncan oiu not elect the two
new judge, so the nlan fell iiiini.
Now if the next legislature see It to
submit an amendment they can pro
vide that all the buliots for member
of the legislature shall have printed
IIDOn them "foe" II... .'.1 a
.. , " "ii-iniiiieiii,
then lr any voter wishes to
against the amendment he can scratch,
oh the "for" and write "against" the
amendment. In that way every voter
will be mude to vote "for" the amend
ment unless he scratches off the "for."-
.. ...u over-nuing ine constitution
in several department of state If I IV.
eminent.
The women who ha Vfi tit I fltilv tun m-
aged the home for the friendless are
still left in possession of flu. i,lui,..
tion by the supreme court. Inasmuch
a the home Is the only state Institu
tion that La not been churirei win.
extravagance and thieving we think It
oesi, w jet trie women run it a little
longer. There can be no ot.lu.r r,.,..
son for taking the institution out of
the present management only to
muke It an avenue of boodle ami par
ty reward. We have said, thut when
the men can mnrinire one of u ,...,
state Institution u well a that ha
been run, it will be time enough them
to take charge of that.
Senator Thurston think ti, an
nexation of Hawaii will make sugar
cheaper. Then of course farmers will
buy cheaper. Hugar nt 25 cent Is not
u cheap as wheat at 50. The sugur
mukers will take bread for sugar
"WW
We have not a single stronir hri,t
man connected with the head of .,r-
govcriimeiit toduy, not one. (jUgC wj
nuer ine iinerests or the eastern
bunkers anil millionaires, nml i.,.t i
all he is good for. Sherman will helm
age all lie can. in fact he
anything for the great mobs of com
mon jK-ople. Further than that he is
in Ins dotage. As for Mckinley it
takes him and Ifuumi to fill the ofll.v
r president, join Keed today Ih at
lie head of this goveriiin..ni ' .........
than any other man living.
A war with Spain will help the sil
r cause for every ounce of sii.. 1..
the treasury will have to be paid out.
"" seiuue will consent to is
sue any more Ismds. And when bond
are Ihm.., they will not . g, iM)IHH.
f.very eastern speaker and writer
declares twice a day that the silver
question was settled by the election of
00. ami that llryun ami his followers
are unpatriotic not to acki.owle.lge
the corn. Just so they s.t!, the ,.t.v.
tion of lluchiiuan settled the slave
question, but it didn't all the same
a
If the high protective fellows telr
us Uu- 1 1 ul It iht tl. ,-,.,.,. ,,MK
pay running ex-nses of government
then the apioprmti. f Mi.oon (hhi
for defense can be hiIi out of .
money i.-.iited for railroads and n.
Issue of l.oit.ls vtil I. necessary 1,1
present. e M.K, ,,
the liea.uier m.v out the sitter in the
treasury la-fore any more Ihm. ,,.
Issiietl,
.
The I nile, I HUlr supreme eourl
has l.iM.de.l .Iowa another deei.i,,,,
futi.r of rich e..isui. N
biusk liiiixiliiiim frrlul.1 I..II 1. .. 1
diilared vol.1 after ihirr- t.rt,. luri,
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