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TUB IKDBl'KNDKNT I'UH, CO.,
, I.iscuid, Si.
A Chicago paper refer rcsectfully to
Mm. Mary IjoeiM, of Kansas, as a self
made man.
Who In this man Grover Cleveland who
ha boon mentioned recently a a proml
Dont eastern democrat?
Georgia mulo meat is quoted at f 4.50
per pound In Havana. That does not
seem so high when it In considered how
far a pound of mulo moat will go.
Lincoln councilman are beginning to
quota freely from tbo scriptures, In tlntlr
arguments, which would seem to Indi
cate that tli' millennium Is not far off.
Now muo are constantly forging to tho
front In politic. Onu David Hill from
Ilhodo Wand or Delaware, or noma other
ouatern state, 1m trying to pone ax demo
cratic leader in bis county.
Senator Duuda of tho Auburn Gran
ger, lifut InsjMieted tho now building
rected at 1'eru for tbo elate normal
Ncbool and gives bin judgement that it In
an honest building and no steal.
One of the crudest Ideas Senator Allen
aver got in bis bead was that of taxing
yocbU for war expense. Ha ought to
know that all tbo yacbta bavo beon"ton
dered" to the government for u in con
reying troops. Tax yacbta never! Tax
(as, of course.
Tba war correspondent atatod one
daytbat Sampson bad tunkaitblpin
tbo entrance to Han Hugo harbor, mak
ing it Impassible. Tba next day tboy
aid bo bud tailed In and destroyed tbo
Spanish fleet. Tboy should get together
occasionally and compare notes.
Tba report cornea from Kentucky that
an earthquake shock threw people out
of tbeir bed but do mention I made of
any damage being done. It would aoom
that houses would fall down from such
a shock. Tba correspondent doe not
atate whether be had been driuking A or
B grade moonshine whiskey.
; Home 01 those eastern corporation
and manufacturer who are ho stren
uously fighting a war tax on their good
may be taught a lesson in patriotism bo
fore they are through. Tho American
people cau got along without a lot of
patent articles now on tho market. Homo
of the French manufacturers got a taste
of that medicine when American women
began refusing French good. Thin kind
of a boycott will work just a well nearer
borne and our people are In about the
right temper to give it force and effect.
A largo number of Nebraska gentlemeu
are already being "favorably mentioned"
for the state and congressional ofllee to
be filled next fall. L'videutly tho wur
will not prevent them from attempting
to sacrifice their pcraoitul business in
order to serve tho dear wople, It is
Uiierted that n few of tho more hot
headed have already placed themselves
in the band of their friend. Other are
no doubt doing all In their power to pit
vent them ol their naineaiu eiiiiiim tiuu
wild the nomination to a good fat office.
Mule. The government ha actually
the Miwr to luerMWMi th price of mule,
a it boa of gold ad other coiiiiho.1hmi
by gowmnmt demand lor them, When
war broke lo lb ordinary govern
Herat inula wo pulling a plow dow a in
MmmuuH and ktilut an I wot ti iu
)ul about and low mI, 1 14 u
mouth U govurameut bo IhiuI. t
uf a ailllloa dollar worth uf muI
aal lb prtew baa none up I rna f lJ to
1 1 (Ml. Tbe IUI uf the guvrruiittt brakd
ia tb mule a a the mtl ro
I it pffc ta tb Mrku ui th urttl,
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Tie Oiaard lwi Muar t iim.anf of
I Nwbraaka ko tigiiiHol II w tIlii44H. t.i
I pay a war lai i tt pto-lin t. a4 it
I pfwOilret, Mr, lUarv lird, ba ri
! ua a prtl tttt tu aatr .li:a la
hkb auia thalat mtt
! la atifiaiy aaiil the ngt UJa
Iff aW eitpaiir 'iU rad li ear
I fwlty pay M aaar ttl lb m ttpaw
tTbla Mlk.ii U la ttnkiag alr In
tbat v4 tt ufptatU wbo-a are
B4atalkla iwa K-IIm U
taatkaJafiUl la at t u4 a
I ill tai. Tb Dia4 Mpany tbttttlj
I tmin da ttdit lov tla tHtrHiM atti
: ta4 la Ui aatt, lat ae rWf aala
faaaat tbal abat ta t'aeear'a,
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TUB OREGON ELKCTION
Monday, June , the etate election
wan held in Oregon for etato offlwro,
congroHBinen and member oi tb legie
luturo. Diopatchea indicato that the ropubli
cann have carried tho etato by an
incroaMfld majority over that of two
yenr ago and that tho leginlature in al
so republican. Complete return will not
be in for several day an oomo of the
counties in tho mountains are not
reucbod by wire, but, the general result
cannot be doubted.
The republicans wero opposed by a
fiiMion ticket agreed upon by tho popu
lists, democrats and free silver republl
cans conventions In March. There was
moiiio dissatisfaction over fusion and
factions of both the populist and demo
cratic parties boltod and put up
"Htraiht" tickets. The returns so far
do not indicate bow large avoto these
(fictions polled.
Two years aifo tbo populists 01 wro-
gon put up ono of tho most magnificent
political Hhis In history at iriejurio
election. Jioth tbo republican and dem
ocratic parties were distra.tod Uon tho
currency nuestion. In the first congres
sional district ICllis tho republican nomi
nee avowed himself for free silver. As a
result tho gold standard republicans
bolted and nominated a candidate who
received 8.807 votes to Kills 1 .'1,01 7,
Quinn (populist) 12,23'J and ISenneit
(democrats (7,0!)'.), Tho actual result
of the election was not known (or ten
days until tho last mountain precincts
reported. Although tho populists were
defeated tho moral effect was tbat of a
victory and opened the campaign of
IMKJ'like a thunder clap for tho associa
ted monopolies and oorporntione of
America. Jn the November election
Mck'intoy carried tho state by 2,1 17 in a
to! ttl vote of 100,000.
Tbo result of tbo election this week Is u
distinct victory for tho gold standard,
bonds and corporations. Tlmro Is no
use trying to evade or excuse the con
clusion, Tbo Oregon republican state
platform declared distinctly for tho gold
standard without any International bi
metallic nonsense. Last week tho re
publican congroHM voted down tbo tax
on corporations and voted up thro hun
dred millions of bonds. And the jwopleof
Oregon voted for that sort of thing with
their eyes open.
For those who don't favor that sort
of thinir there Is one valuable lesson In
tho Oregon election returns tho need of
uniting In one political party all Ameri
cans opposed to this un-American
policy.
The soldiers and sailor roster of the
state of Nebraska is just out from the
office of the secretary of state. Tbo law
requires tbo volume to be published
very two years giving a list of the sol
diers and sailors In the state of Nebras
ka as furnished by the county clerk of
the respective counties. There are
about 14,000 of them living in this
state. Tbo book this yenr Is a volume
of 4-1H pnges. It was printed at the
contract price of $2.09 per page, mak
ing the total cost 1015.42. Two years
ago the same book was padded out to
574 pages and coet .'t.05 per page.
This with some extras mtdo the total
cost f 1708.70. Tho difference between
the cost of the book two years ago and
tho cost now in f 8." 3.28. if tho present
law bad been in force when the contract
wan let the stute would have saved
about f 2)0 more, fuder the old print
ing law nil the work of this kind was let
in ono contract. I'nder tho present law
the loweMt bidder on each separate job
gets tho contract for that job.
Our friend, George Abbott, of Fulls
City, writes a private uote Hiking what
this paper thinks of the pouilbility of a
bond inMUe and Intimating that he "done
told you so fuet." Mr. Abbott deplore the
fact that "Hiii h ecouudrels ne Tbumton,
Wiilontt and Kylo have been giveu n
chance t go Imek hom and tell their
silver eoiiMtituent that they thought
tliey were voting for silver when they
voted for ruin bonds." The Inhh-ks-
M MT diM-a IH'I think III nil V HMipl Will be
diu'elved. Tbo senator who Voted for
bund are th uilnn olie who voted
agaiuat laiiug eorporaliou lor war i
peline. It Would dllbt to m a good
pUu to lore a vote on th .pii.tiuii t.f
making the bond payable halt la mlr
and ball In gold, Put th rvnl ipielUa
ending In emigre the ivl two Week
Iih lva whthr rnrprale wealth la
th FulttHl 8liile hall paf II hire ul
sr iitiwt or akvlWr there a
uiirib pwlriolMUi In iHHisi" lo to n.
tl tttir rorimt x'.lU ti j pripr
wr l4V, 'I l. ip4-liis bs liU-
VI lr- l III ll tf-tllV Dim mlil III
A litf k r i'thjt tli fiwrtliilil tbelf
.iUiiii dwl lii iil'iam the mil nwvt
IK 'I'Miii'ii rmwd m it ( ti w
wt,
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tiliua akig niagivM to Uu Nil !
laLff rb,k la par Ik -mi
i lb Hiaiii mm ul twiaiag
IhhiJ wm lirviiUM and nd sol
waty ly Htiiiui bal ty r il Jvm
iwtaU aa4 rabnai. mtin
lky ilua I kt akl tUy aaal,
NhMi4 l aily itwkt kif l.
tt af1f alt thai auadtf. Tk
Miajiirllf wl Ik iipbj aaal Ik
figkl Uia all ta IImm. Tba t a wa
piniy l Ik Vetera tl Ika I PlalM
tkla t 4a awabl tula N kM ,luy
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
000,000 of non-interest bearing green
bucks instead of $300,000,000 of inter-ent-bearintf
bonds which their represon
tatives voted for la week. Why don't
they vote for it thou? Because the
eesenceof human existence isassocia
tlou. No man moves by himself. He
moves with his fellow-men. The sum of
political scheming is to get men into
politics aifil then capture the party or
ganizatlon. That's what has just been
done at Washington. Tbo great repub
llcan party, tho parent of legal-tender
paper money, repudiates Its own child
for the great republican party, the par
ent of the legal-tender paper money, re
pudiates Its own child for tbo gold-bond
program of Orover Cleveland.
TIIK SI'ANISIt KI.KKT,
Tho Hpanlsh fleet seems to bo an un
known quantity. One day the war c r
respondents gravely inform us that the
Hnanlsb admiral und his entire squad
ron is securely blockaded In tbo harbor
of Hantiago de Cuba and that troops arc
to be landed at one ud tho city and
fleet bombarded froir. and and sea.
Next day doubts are expressed as to the
main part of tho fleet lsing in the hur
boraud It Is hinted ihat it may be a
thousand miles away and it would bo
dangerous to start transports from
Tampa and risk tho loss of thousands of
soldiers. The Spanish reserve fleet sup.
posed to be at Cadiz Is also shrouded in
mystery, Its whereabouts, its strength
and its probable destination are un
known. The board of strategy ut Wash
ington on sooner makes an order than it
Iscountermaiided on tbestrength of some
sensational story sent In by an imagina
tive iiewsputsir correspondent.
A iew soldiers have been sent to
liewey's relief at Manila but a large
army Is still camped at Hun Francisco
with no immediate prospect of moving.
General Merrltt who Is to caminaiid tho
expedition calls for additional men each
week and get them.
Tho Invasion of Cuba may occur tomor
row or next winter or not at all. Hvory
thing Is uncertain except that $500,
000,000 bonds will bo homed and that
the war Is costing something abovo
$1,000,000 per day, and the end is not
yet. Tho invasion of Porto Ulco Is
talked of ono day and on tho uext is in
definitely postponed.
Ono thing seems clear, und that is that
tho Spaniards are not yet whipped at
any on point, not even ut Manila, and
anot her thing tbat scorns equally clour
is tbat they are beating us In strategy
and secrecy, .No man can tell what a
day may bring forth.
VISIT Til KKXI'OSITION.
It is to bo earnestly hoped that the
people of Nebraska will take an active
Interest in the great Trans-Mississippi
Exposition at Omaha and patronize It
liberally. Perhaps we do not all agree
with some features of the management,
but that Is no reason for denying our
selves the pleasure and instruction to bo
derived from the big show. A great
many people object to the sale of boor
and wine upon the grounds and some
may not attend on account of it, but if
we go through life ref lining the good
simply becniiHe it in Hoinetimes mixed
with evil or eituated near to that which
is bad, this world would be u sad failure
11ml the chances are that the bad would
finally triumph. The better way is to
UMHort, the good from the bud and
i'Iioohii the good. TIiohi! who do not
care to drink cau cattily avoid tempta
tion ut the expiation. Anyone who
visited the World's Fair at Chicago will
testify that while liipior wuh sold on the
grounds yet the crowds were the most
orderly, courtcoux and well behaveil ever
seen ut hikIi an exhibition. If there was
any druuki uiieMM it wa not obtrunlve or
iioIhv and in fact was not in evidence at
all to th one who wero looking for Home
thiug more instructive nud entertaining.
The ri nmit inn at l minim will Inirdly
compare with a world's fair, but it will
I by all odd the KrettteM exhibition
ever een in the went and the liwmins it
will tench will bit a life tune, A vinit to
Omaha this Mummer will repay mi him.
tired (old. It wilt be eqnst to liiuiitliM ol
travel nt home mid in loreiKii Iniid aud
thoo who inifw it either Irom Mulifter
ace or prejudiee will thro ny mm ol
life' grand opportunities, an oprtnn
ity to broadeu the liiiud, to cultivate or
gratify a tsM lor th beautiful, to
quir tiaxltil and intirratiug tiiformntiou,
to lorn li vibow iili i,pl Iroiu olhr
lend lliMH WUr tt IhhiIJ mh .bit) n
It llllww piimirx to viatl lii I'muii-MiMl-a'ppi
rxpiwillou,
Htuator Tburatoti 1 1 -1 ut vol witli iua
pari u )ilbr lh Ik mi I proptMitiou or
Ilia aiouiplioa ol rorp. nullum tnuti r
IWIM. IN llld ! ttl coin ttl WMH.IIHK
Vat-r amy b ki ui..ii i
aiibrkU att!al li grtitviul u
iWiim Irtiui a) iiiii i4 ,Nlraka
l.r ki a tma S s oubt 1 1 Im ,us kr
! rwtMIM II lka IK popwilal prwMI
aa4 hi'I. to " ,"sif 1briua
Nlr4 bo Ml Ik wla ul titba wtik
kt Will' Hdy nud kM lv lu euff i
t ubas Hi' sivkr lo yatalkiM
11k ki irrvia aa4 roa4 la ku a
ItHiaal lka iIuim akn kav Kulil m
la poJnt. A I aw wka lb vkaUH
am id Ik Ul tvpablwaa aaltoaal a-
ivalkia Hum In KiUviwr kla party's
ifvjria la aa apirili a4 a
aattwaavra k tataiusnl U koaaal
I tai troai v Wr fl ki vafy,
KXI'KKMS COMPANY E.VPOSCKES.
The rascality that has surrounded the
work of corporations in Nebraska grad
ually comes to light. Last January a
change was made in the management of
tho Pacific Express Company at Omaha.
Following this came', tho dismlssnl of W
P. Bechel, auditor of tho company, and
J, K. fludborougb, chief clerk. Boon
after Hudborough and Bochol were ar
rooted and charged with misappropriat
ing the company's funds. Their prelim
inary examination now being conducted
at Omaha has lifted the lid covering the
work of this corporation and other cor
porations in the polities of Nebraska
and discloses a loud smelling mess.
Ho far tho testimony discloses a short
ago of between $40,000 and $50,000,
most of which it is alleged went into
"politics." It was tho custom for Boeh
el, us auditor of the company, to draw a
warrant for $5,000 or $10,000, which
was put into u special fund und checked
against as occasion required. Here is a
sample of the testimony of tho book
keeper (Mr, Nason) on being examined
aa to where these funds weut:
"Do you know of any money being
paid Into the company for iimo in secur
ing or opposing certain legislation?"
Council uked.
"I do not know of uny being paid in.
There was some work done ut Lincoln lu
one legislature that I know of."
"Wns that generally known to tho of
ficers und employes of tho company:"'
"Yes sir."
"Can you give the tbo approximate
amount of money used?"
"I don't know,"
"Well, what Is your best judgement?"
"I guess $10,000,"
Nuson finally answered that In his best
judgement the company, In tho ywirs
prior to 1 80:j,, as fur buck as ho could
remember had used ubout $10,000 at
each session of tho legislature for polit i
cal purposes.
"Po you know who authorised the ex
penditure of this for political purposes?"
"I always understood that it was Mr.
Vs. M. Morsman."
The answer was ruled out because it
was simply "uiiders'anding." Nuson
added thut the beml officers knew of and
authorized tho expenditures. When ho
was uk"il to mi me I horn lie could only
remember Mr, Mommuu's nn.iie.
"Do you know where the money camo
from which was ue'i for political ex
M)iises?" "I t hink pert of It wus prorated among
other companies."
"What, companies?"
Well, the United States Express com
pany" Tho court interrupted. "What has
this examination got to do with the
churge nguinst Mr. Bechel?"
It should be borne in mind that both
Bechel und Sudborough are prominent
republican politicians and have in large
measure controled Nebraska politics for
tho past fifteen years. Bochol has been
for years a member of the Omaha city
council and Hudborougb was a republi
can nominee for state senator in Doug
las county two years ago.
Members of tho last Nebraska legisla
ture will not need to be told who Hud
borough is. At a very early stage 0;
legislative proceedings be made bis pres
ence known to tbom In a very agreeable
way. The state warrants received by
members us pay for their servlcos were
at a discount of from five to ten per cent
on the market a result of "preserv
ing of tho credit of the stute"
by electing republican officials. But
Mr. Sudborough canned the news to
be gently conveyed to tho ours of active
members of both senate and house th at
the I'uoiflc Fxpress company hud a sum
of money to Invest and wus willing to
pay par for stute warrants issued for
members servici none others need ap
ply. A good many menilsirs rejoiced at
the good tiding! aud visited Mr. Hud
borough's suite of rooms at tho Lincoln
hotel where they not only received par
fur their warrants, but wore astonished
at the liberality und magnificence dis
played there. There were three or four
rooms in the suite and in each of them
bottle of the choicest liquors and
brands of the tlnest cigar free for oil
who would have them. Card tables for
those who di'Mlrvd aud u persuing llivitu
tion to "cull aguiu" wrpurt ol the
regular program.
In spite of all this whiskey, good fel
lowship and rushing of wnrruiit the
eKillur passed the bill giving the
alute board of transportation power to
tlx nxpreas charge In tlii statu.
hudhorotigh lor tbaxpra company
and Hill I'uHon lor th tock yard
company wen! home mi thwerlug
Irani.
It a ts'lievad ibi la only tba lSinuiUK
ol .liM'liMurwi regarding loaiHirptirnUoB
lobby and their work Mi Nebraska.
lra hted roitHnita tb li.U
lur a year ago ll winter lb bill lor
th taltiath as I Mefwadum 4rhd tr
ttprMatati Vl, of Oumb. wa
I! Mwiaol lb biltvr ihhwUiow of
th repubiu aa hwinUr n4 la Uuuio'
oit "b by U ratable. lw lr.
TurdiJ t 'p l Ibal IHwaaey
g.Hid ra I Iki iWaa Mi p
lteilloa, l-p ul tint ka a.-l !
4u aay, IWUp lb -t
ln gia t lkl ol oh ut Ik tvpabii
ra WKWila-f kt, I ag rvaMl ktt a
rvaaoa ul k iq '-iv'H t lair a
r,qiaUlia aa k-Hiag Ik p.f tl ta
kiaiUo. a.i l Ikal II wa "4 4
Ta bill aa it Isally pa-M r11
h k a la kal4 k kall4
Is approval w tapaiMoa Va tk uw af
aa ty, lava 1 kiwi ditk, ll
ata iu4 waa4alo; apua Ika !
ttMal aalkanliea la bial Ika aaata
whn petitioned for by 15 per cent of
the voters.
This last is what Mr. Yeiser has been
trying to get the city authorities of
Omaha to obey for several months
The sumo opposition that marked tho
progross of tho bill through the legisla
ture is present in the city hall of Omaha,
At last Yeist r has gone before Judge C.
it. Scott with a petition for muudumus
to compel tbo authorities of Omaha to
do their duty. The Lndepenoknt ex
poet to soe an early and righteous do
cislon from Judge Scott in this cuso and
the question submitted.
Who is afraid of the people?
UIOIT PAY?
Thoablo agricultural editor (7) of the
State Journal comments us follows on
cattle feeding in the state of Nebraska
during the past winter:
"Tho banks have had a considerable
part of their surplus money out on "cat
tle paper" during the winter. As settle
ment timo ensues they find thut the
venturo has generally been profitable.
The feeders have mado money und the
cash returns to the bunks without delay,
accompanied by a nice Increment in tho
way of Interest. The farmers of tho west
who want to engage in tho feeding busi
ness will experience no difficulty in tho
future in securing all of the capital they
need. Tbeir only danger lies In over con
fldeuce and tbo ease with which money
muy be borrowed. Men who decline to
grow excited, but continue on conserva
tive lines, will find cuttle feeding tho
most profitable of all forms of disposing
of the surplus products of their farms."
Of course a man who writes editorials
for the railroad organ knows nil ubout
cuttle feeding in Nebraska or uny ot her
state. It Is a notorious fact that neither
tho writer nor the paper has any uso for
tho formers and never comes in contact
with any of them except such farmers us
Tom Majors who goes out in the sun und
gets tunned just before the stute conven
tion meets, Tho Journal in an says that
the banks have done well on tho cut tle
feeding business and bo is doubtless cor
rect. The banks and the commission
men sell tho cuttle or loun tho money to
the farmer and take a mortKuyo draw
ing 10 per cent for their security. Tho
cattle muy eat up the crop of corn and
then sell for less per pound than they.
cost and the feeder may lose his farm
trying topuy up but the bunk is all
right and has ample security. Thoitf
iJici'icMiKNT knows several farmers down
in Gage county who have lost their
farms In paying for cuttle feeding ex
perience und a number of others fed last
yoar's corn crop und didn't huvo a cent
left to show for it when the vattlo went
to market. And judging from tho prices
paid for feeders last full tboroare hun
dreds of furtners in this slate who bad
the sumo experience. Tho sheep men
are in tho same bout. They paid too
much last full and they find now that
their last year's crop and their winter's
work wont for nothing. Tbo more un
fortunate ones piled up a debt which
will not be paid for several years, if it
does not take their homos. But the
bunks mado money and thereforo pros
perity has struck Nebraska, and of
course our furmers must be making
money band over fist. This same Jour
nal man said, a few days ago, that tho
Nebraska farmers were piling up money
so fust, and hoarding it about their
homes in such quantities, that unless
they could bo persuaded to again have
confidence in the bunks, all the footpads
and robbers of tho east would como to
Nebraska and get rich "going through"
farm houses und "holding up" farmers.
Let's hear from a few of our subscribers
on these topics. If there bus been so
much profit in feeding cattle and sheep
in Nebraska let's advertise it a little. If
tho fn nil houses of this state lire so full
of money let's know it, and perhaps we
cun wt a few postal suviug banks es
tablished out here.
HARDY'S COLUMN,
Silver aud Wheat Traveling Foe A
Balloon for Sampson No Strategy
1 loard io veruiiien I TIck rn pirn
Farmers Lookout Bryan the Glad
stone ol America Gel Together
Gruas Beef Good Thing lu I'anudii
Advance iu I'rieea Moilmity ttud Art
Public WrougsMud How to Bight
Them.
Hilvef i M01114 up and wbeat ia Koiiitf
dowii, To or threw mora pimp and
tbey will l oKlliir imwo. I otloii and
eiiwr bv afiijvd together.
Asuax lb Puilippia wU,W aud lb
biile4i ol nu ordinary rohraamii
ul. I t-a Hiouansd dolhtre I s
tlausl roule el lfl would plnbly I
round lb Ib'tu,
ll mq k l a b!Uios, k mM
aaM'l iiiii up buudyvd Hk
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fcawti" UaM-ir M.s aouid ko
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si ki.k llra Htt..,i awl
nu iWt
Vt kav aa k Mtr I 4itt
eg la lkM d Waakia.l.i Jtf
la aia aa II pdl 4u
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atkM lil Ik pttlwv ul lk aif
pia In4ali wald lkMi4 ar imhwI!
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t, ftvlitf I aba aa4 ! Hasa
ilk lk I aii4 rala aa4 aki aaniM
UlU Ika I'kdlpplasaa. IU va-
June 9, 1898
derful! Can we live under it? What will
become of the Western Union?
Farmers look out. If the government
issues gold bonds to curry on tho war,
prices of all kinds of food and property
will go down; on the other baud if they
coin silver and issue greenbacks every
thing will go up in price.
William J. Bryan is bound to bo the
Gladstone of America. Gladstone's
grontness consisted iu standing up for
und with common people and who more
than Bryan stunds up for and with the
common people of America. Tbo bunk
ers, money lenders and corporations do
not mourn for Gladstone, neither will
they for Bryan.
Tho different reform parlies got to
gether in Ohio, put up ono ticket aud
are all at work. Tho silver democrats,
silver republicans, populists and social
ists all wore the same badge with tho
sumo motto "get together." Their
platform consisted of ono plunk known
us tho initiative und referendum. That
is whut must bo done In Nebruska. We
must get together and then amend tho
constitution so that tho people cun have
a whack at every law through tho bal
lot box.
Grass beef begins to move toward tho
market. Corn fed beef und mutton are
well out of the feeders hands. Tho time
of settlement and striking a balance is
at hand. Losses face tho feeder in many
instances. As a rule there was not half
the money made this year us there was
lust,
There are several good things to bo
learned of the Canadians. There, no
will Is good unless It is made, acknowl
edged und recorded tho sumo us a deed.
The judge who takes tbo acknowledge
ment, Judges of tho competency of the
testutor. A will, us recorded, stands t ho
same us a deed und is executed. The
great will law suits are ull shut off.
Then they have an inheritance tux over
there and u postal savings system.
Rich men do not rule us they do 011 this
side,
Some things have steadily advanced
In price since our curly recollection
while tho pricoof other things bus stood
still or declined. Doctors mid lawyers
fees are four times what they were fifty
yeursugo. Funeral expenses are several
times higher. Anything less than a two
hundred ilollur funeral is only fit for u
pauper. Doctors, lawyers und under
takers are all In a combine of their own
which amounts to ubout the sumo as a
trust, lluthcr than shock tho pride of
those who are not able to pay the bills
of a first-class funeral a fine coflln is
routed for the funeral but tho dead are
put to rest in u cheap one. It, however,
is a horrid thing for mechunics und
laboring men to unite in a labor orguni
zutiou to keep up the price of lubor.
Modsty is modesty, whether applied
to statuary, pictures or the living form.
Art is art but never vulgar nor obscene.
The salvation women who bucked the
nude statuary on exhibition at Omaha.
deserve the thanks of refined society.
Adam aud Eve were ashamed of tbeir
own nude condition. There would bo no
objections to exhibiting such statuary
in the Philippine or Figl islands where-
all the people go nuked.
We have groat public wrougs. They
cun und should be righted. It is fair to
suppose that a reform purty would right
at least, a few wrongs, but somehow the
reformers need reforming almost aa
much as anybody, the oil inspection
system iu this stute is a wrong aud a
fraud. It tuxes tho consumer of oil
without rendoring him nn equivuleut.
It hus been u source of political corrup
tion and no good whatever comes from
it. Oil is adulterated with water und is
mude no more explosive, IiiMpectcd oil
froze solid lust winter when the tempera
ture was only a little below zero. The
oil ring now is at work to control coin
ing nominations and if allowed to suc
ceed look out for breakers, The oil ring
s and always hus been one of the black
est spots of political corruption in the
state. The entire law should be repealed
and a new ono passed, tlxiiitf a heavy
M'iiulty upon the sale of unsafe oil. Thou
tho consumer would be his own tester.
The method of testing is very simple.
The law wus first passed more tu make
soli plnivs tor ti lot ol republican ottloe
seeker than lor any thing else. They
told us that it was a tax on the stand
urd oil company but in turn the oil com
pany taxed the consumer. It 1 u mnull
tux, it i true, but it amounts to many
thousands of dollar lu 11 veur aud it is
mostly puid by tanner aud poor s'oplt
Th rich haw electric or tfus lite ti t.
Small or arcat it 1 too big- lor a corrup
tion fund. Wh ny auniu Hint 110 limn
holding mi ottlce ul any kind, should Ih
uninitiated lor governor this lull and it
hould be Understood thai no appoiulmi
by Governor llolt'oinb who hus held bla
oltU lor two term should ts ratip-
aiintd. Wa IllUat t'hsese olllitt botdera
inourowu parly or tba opUi will
urvly thuiiga purllea. 'nrljf hues ,tr
not a strong Ma utter the war, the
Mo.,dy ehirt ha loal ita ( burnt, bouaat
rvlttrill I detiUMldod all rt loll- tit lllt.
Salt Rheum
Irvtanaa luftarinu CauUI hat it
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