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Jue 30, 1898 a THE NEBRASKA INDEPEDENT REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. Hon, Ohas,' Hartman Suggests they Adopt the Following. Congressman Hartman read tbe fol lowing In tbe dour ol oongrose April 12, 1808: Mr. Chairman, a fow days ago I com inenced the reading of a platform for the republican party la 1000. Tbore was a light Indisposition on the part of tbe bouitt to the completion of the reading of that dooument. Indood, it wn ruled out ol order. I could not understand why, for we bad a naval appropriation bill under consideration, and my plat" form dealt with tbe groat republican ship, It wont to tbe construction of the VOSSol. Mr. Chairman, It will be obnerved by very gentleman who done ino the honor of listening to ray remark, that the platform which I am about to present to be adopted by the republican con von tlon In 1000, In an eiact and aocurato reflection of republican mitlnient, repub lican thought and republican purposo M evidenced by tbe republican paper and by the gentlemen who represent that party upon thin floor and every where. Tbl ie tbe platform: "In obedience to the Instructions of those who dictato tho policies and con trol tbe action of the republican party, we, their representatives and delegates Jn national convention assembled, re new our deolurod allegiance to their in terests, our ucaulosconee In their wishes, and our eternal fidelity to their com mand. We cordially Indorse the udmlnlst ra tion of our grout leader. Marcu Aurw Huh llanna, president do unto of the re public, which hue no sacredly kept faith with thn trust and corporations by Enorously reimbursing them with legi. tire and i xoeutive lavorM for 1 he enor mous sum so liberally and patriotically contributed by them to the republican party iu the campaign of lNOO, to 'pre serve tbe honor und iutegrity of the 11 a- won "We epealllcully condemn the plat forme of the republican national conven tion of INNS and 18U2 in oppoHitlon to all combination or capital organism In trusts or otherwise to control urbl tranly tho condition of tradu among our 0itiKn.' "We heartily oomnioud the republican national con von tlon which met in Ht, Louie In 1800 In declining to condemn or criticise trust, and we hereby doelure It to be the present aud future policy of me republican party to loeternwlon courage trusts, to the end that further and greater contribution inny be tie cured with which to enable u to 'purify tbe ballot' and 'preserve the honor and Integrity of the nation.' "The republican party In unreservedly for 'sound money.' We mild no In 1800, but moat of ue aid not know whut we meant by It then, but tho bondholder, creditor, aud buukor, who know all about the science of money, have told u that we meant tbe gold Ntundurd, green back retireinent,auu bunk Inmuo and con trol of paper money. We therefore, roc ognlcing their intellectual aud moral u poriorlty, declare our complete and biding confidence in thoir wisdom nod unselfish patrlotim, and cheerfully obey tbelr order, announce our perpetual loyalty to tbe plan of the Mocretary of tbe treasury to 'commit tbe country more tborougbly to tbe gold standard retire the greenback and treasury note and give to tbe bank tbe exclusive rigbt to ihuo or refuse to issue paper money to enable the people to tranuct their business; and we further solemnly declare that any man who dares ques tion tbe infallibility or perfection of this financial policy Is an 'anarchist,' a 'repu dlationlst,' and personally 'dishonest' and 'corrupt.' "In unmeasured terms we express our utter detestation and disgust with the republican national conventions of 1888 and 1802, for tbe 'wild-eyed,' 'long haired,' anarchitio,' 'populiHtio,' coin muuistio' languuge coutuined thcroiu as follows: " 'Tbe republican party is in favor of tbe use of botb gold and sliver as money and condemn tut policy of tbe demo cratic administration in its efforts to demonetise silver.' l'lattonn, 1888. " 'The American jicople from tradition and luterest lavor bi-metallism, and the republican party demand the use of both gold aud silver as standard money, with such restriction and under such provisions, to be dutermiued by Icgisla ton, as will secure the mniutunauce of the parity of values ol the two metuls.so that the purchatmig aud debt-pnyiug power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times equal.' rintlorin, 1802. "We would use harsher language in denouncing tins blatant nousou ol these two republican convention were it not tbnt one William MoKiuley, who I supposed by some I'l inlormed people to be president of the Tinted States, was chairman of the platform romuiittee ol INHMand permanent chairman of the convention ol 180.1, aud wo do not thi ire to seriously mbarra him. We further declare that the republican party has not changed Its platlorm or bulb mi the flnuuoial question, anybody who ays that It has is a 'liar,' a 'loot-pad,' and a 'Uirder rsttian,' "With our faces turned toward Wall strwt. troui w hence all blemiugs How, lor support aud sustenance, we i. mull declare that whea ths rpub- Itcan eoavi-aliouat Mtuiteapolt aswrted thai 'lbs Auwricaa iNHtple, Irttui tradi tion aud interval, Isvur biuiftaliaut, ass ta republics arty demand the ne ot botb woKt aud silvrr a Uul.rj numey,' It tuiil to ibt'Uts umquivmally lor gold alone as "UJrd niow-y, and aavutaawha does sol nuderataitd II that way 'tea luswtie sd ought to U MiHllucI la Ihassjlum. "V InJoraa lbs lolly n. istri.iin stibt Mprwwwd i eliH(ttntiy by ur luiiguui4 any, ihm Jul m Palmar, is tbevsutiMi ss lnl, Ut the timt lis wiiuM rUr hvsi a won arthf Itm la a m'tabbe lwra ths i f 111 i.Wm il lbs t k ! pUlhirui piaf.i.M. TuJUialsg IN inauu turns ! IMwa who Uu iwle war poik-te, maind war avfatitM asd uaa oar adaiiuM trwtut. l la whiHl adorwtiws at lh tt ol tin.ir ths I wl-hua who gats lie mImi as4 aa bat Psaarial I'iilltJttxHaetVallstH, S4 WSf Itxvla H.le, who tsaghl w Ihs pstriutwasd sstwla,.h WtMMHi that ths ruhts utrviM ettf wrw if ssr4 lhaw th riahts ol tea, thai 'aitisof wwaht ta t ths '(so. Isr, ettfilhisg 4e ths sf vast As aa CWtal ekh at us rtttual fsrsf aaes Kit him, shall wnu hsi aaats m thsrvid bl hssur l wsr I'wity, sn-visd only to our other sainted hero, Marcus Aurelius Llanna. We view with serious apprehension tbe growing disposition of the American nooploto Investlgato public question lor tbemelve. vs neiievs mat every true and loyal republican will connamg lv louve to our wie. tirudent and mug' nanlmou moHU-r, thede facto president, and hi philanthropic co-adjutor, who furnish the party both it money and It money policy, tlie entire solution 01 ai problems ol state. It I our fcolomn con vlction that the iieople of the United Btuto have not sulllclent Intelligence to understand tbe science of money, and in vIhw of the fact that the irreat bankers, bondholder, and gold broker of tbe world have generously, ptttrioiumiiy ana considerately offered to come ta our res cue the llnnnce ol the government, and isnue or refuse to Issue money with which to conduct the bUMinoH of nur citizen, as In 1helr Judgment I udvlnble, we therefore recommend tnat tneir oner 110 accepted, and that the heartfelt thank of tho American people bo extended to them 11 the 'savior of tho nation's honor The propogntion of Idea antngoniMo to a constantly appreciating money standard, or anv Investigation which question the; infallibility of the gold standurd by professor ol economic m our educational institution I greatly to be deplored, "Avery such professor should bo given to understand tbnt hi salary i depend ent upon hi teaching tho doctrine of tho gold Btaiiduda 'the standard of the inostenlluhtennd nation of the earth.' Huch professor should bo ordered to Inculcate into tho mind of Ihelr pupils tho idea that 'an honest dollar I a dol lar of the hlghoHt purchasing power,' a 'dear dollar,' and thut a 'dear' dollar mean low price for everything meas ured by or exchanged against inai dol lar, and lhat by receiving low price for what ho ha to sell tho debtor mny more easily discharge hi debt and the pro ducer of wealth receive more lor hi product. "The republican parly I In favor o 'dear' dollar and plenty of them. 'Hcurco' dollar lire 'dear' dollar; there. fore wo are unreservedly in favor of 'scarce' dollar und plenty of tliem. The republican party, under the dlroo tion of Its great commander, while do- clarlnir it uiidyiuur devotion to tho per son nl liberty of tho citizen and Its de termination to accord to tho 'common people' ulj rights and privilege with which they may bo safely entrusted, hereby announces a a fundamental tenet of It faith that no new taU shall be admitted into tho union, except upon the express condition Inserted in tho act of admlsHlon that their senator and representatives to tho national con grcHM Hhall, In addition to the usual oath, 'solemnly swear to support the gold standard, greenbnek retirement, bank issue ana control of money, all leulslatlon favorable to corporations aud trusts, and to vote upon such other measures for the 'preservation of the honor and integrity of the nation' a may come before congress In the manner directed by our great and good master, Marcu Auroliu Uaniin, his uooosor aud assign.' "While tho great aud stood command er graciously inform us that wo were sorely shocked and grieved at tho bar barities perpetrated by the Spanish sol diers aguiuHt tho Cuban patriot in their trugglefor liberty, resulting In ths butchery or starvation of hundreds of thousand of men, women and children, yet he give us the comforting assurance by way of complete exhoneratlon of bis administration for permitting the long continuance of these atrocities, that the victims were nearly all from the poorer classes, and it i doubted if tbi deple tion of their rank Is serlouly to be re gretted. "Our affectionate master further com forts us with the knowledge that b.v re training from prohibiting the slaughter aud starvation of these thousand of povorty-Mtrickeu wretches, ho preserved from a severe shock the refined and ten der sensibilities of tho very best and noblest class of the citi7.cn of the world the holders of tho (Spanish bond. "When we contemplate the serious In jury which would be sustained by them la the depreciation of their bond a tho result ol iudcHndcnco, our very souls re volt and we count nt nauuht the de struction of a few hundred thousand live of penniless wretches and the per M'tual enslavement of those who sur vive. "We therefore congratulate our wise and Kreatly cherished cninmauder upon tho wise, geiierou and humane policy applied to the Ciibau troubles, which lounu it warrant in the sacred motto of the party, 'money the master: every tlnuix else the servant. "The Kuthcivd wisdom ut ths nu haviuir touud secure lodirtnout in the sacred skull of our dearly beloved leader and his self-niiuoiuted co-suviors 'ol the country's honor, they have discovered and, tbrouith us their humble and o be dieut servants, to announce to the world the Important scientific truth that iu their deliberate, enliKhtetied, retlned, and lolt.v Judxmeut there are too many o- pis 111 me world, especially too many ikmm people, "Wliile tin new application ol the theory of overproduction to population Is not fully understood by ths roiiimon cOpl, it lias stood the teslof mime ol the gikiautie Intellects of our miuoiiiists that have bu tMHH'lally employed and lils rally paid U teach the doctrine ol the gold standard, and ws thervtor con ndeutly Incorporate It in tt is pUtlonu with lollowmg sitomstle utternmv ot the iMtrlv: "I. Ths overproduction id wealth rwuws H.verty. "J. I tMivason ther) hi hutitfor and tamMion among lh ihii.Iu u thai Ihrr u ItHt aitu h Ini producvd tr Itioiii to !, ":t. M?s, wom.-a and ihiblrva arv rsH aud sshl Uati th-r arw Um Umh rbtlhra lor thvai Iti nr, " I. the MriordHiritv Uis hm da tmw id tHtl wii tilh-r luwt U ths l'ituu ol Ml UiitSV .t'iw SM rittit trtiM ths bltiutf rth oj Isl.r. thr w.m ks rKlm. vir)HKly would has Hio i buru. ",V Th t-f fo.lwctu d hi rei4'aible l'f d-.reivpl iWmaad (r ad l mug umni if nmauwMKl ty sua. "W-ilwd our wisivrs eikirwUU IUm la W e. Mi'KluWf Ki sht ithIiI WTplms nt Ihs Aewrum (wopW, tV prtimUtUfi la his Wt lf ol wv ptawew ! 'hwri la eimdwikia aud as gmid as td tihsiii m4 pir iutmy whu-t are aw Isviudvd i h tsrvwaty id Ihs rMuutry,1 Ht k atukluf td UW -wiWs ay ewa 4u la i!kiauy was udmbtsdlt Jusli td by las sifea l Us imvmuub, Kr without it and other cunning, deceptive devices and tbe liberal and judicious ex penditure of vast mm of money to purity tne oauov ana eievaie American manhood,' the Arnorican people would bave Indorsed the 'dishonest,- -unar ohlstlc' 'communistic' 'ocialitic,"pop. ulistlc' 'un-American.' 'unpatriotic,' revolutionary,' and 'unholy,' CIiIciiko platform, the principle 01 wtiicn, 11 adop ted, would wrest thi iro vera men t from the control of our great master, Marcu Aurellu llanna. and hi fellow guar dian of the 'nation's honor,' and trans fer that powor to the common people, who are utterly unnt to do rrusieu who the grave responsibilities of sell-govern merit. "We therefore coriimond In unquallflnd term the muklng of that promise by Mr, McKinley, and we solemnly declare that the deliberate violation of that promise by the man who made it and our uuquaiinea approval 01 sucu vioia tlon i complete and Irrefutable proof First of tho immediate Integrity of tho republican party; ami "Hecond-that tho 0,000,000 citizen who voted airaiiiHt Mr. McKinley at the election ol 1800 are, a we bave often declared before, 'anarchists repiidlu tionlsts,' 'communist.' 'soclallsts'pon. ullt 'aKltator,' 'uomiigogue,' 'idi ot.' lunatics.' 'itddle-puted fool.' 'bor der rulllaimand common 'blackguard.' "To the end that perfect propriety and consistency may bu maintained, we rec ommend that the vote of William Ma Kluley In favor of bimetallism, when he wn a member ol the house of represen tutlve. mid hi numerous speeches In support thereof, be obllterntou from the publls record, and that any citicen 01 tho republic who hereafter road, ruclte, or print any speech or speeches of tbe aforesaid McKinley lavoring niuiotaiiiNin shall bo banished from tho realm. Jtoulizlng a we do that In tho earlier history of our parly ths men whoshatiod, molded, and declared It opinion, were usually rough, uncouth, undignified und unrelined, we charitably overlook many of their blunder. Could they have had tho benellt of association with the su perior refinement, Intelligence and pa triotism ol Wull street und Lombard street, which now dictato tho policies of the republican party, wo are conlldent that no wild-eyed and ridlculou declaration adverse to the gold tandurd would have fouud a place in any platform of that party. Hut while wo can excuse some of thoir blun der, wo believe it to bo our duty ua tho sell-constituted guardian of tho 'honor and Intcirrlfy of tho nation' to specific ally repudiate and denounce a 'anar chistic,' a 'un-American,' as 'unpatri otic' and a 'destructive of tbe con II. deuce In the government' of the men who posses nil tho wealth, and consequently all the wisdom of the country, the plunk in tho republican party of 1 800 against unwarranted federal Interference with state affair, and the other plank which vulgardy referred to a decision of the supreme court a a 'perversion of judi cial power.' "We find similar sentiment to these in the Chicago platform of 1800, and wo unhesitatingly assert thut no law-ubld-Ing, patriotic citizen can bo found In the limits or history of the republic so lost to all souse of propriety as to Indorse those 'un-American' and 'revolutionary sentiment.' If we could think that A brabam Lincoln, who wus elected pres ident upon the platform containing these plunks, and who specifically Indorsed them In bis message to conirni, under- stood their meaiilnur, we would feet it our solemn duty In pursuance of our decision to regulate the moral, the money, and the men of the country, to condemn him; but he wnu only a 'buck wood state mun.' und did not know any better. "lie hud not had tbe benefit of associ ation with the superior Intelligence, in tegrity aud putriotism which have con trolled tbe republican purty since 1800, aud out of consideration for tbe fact lhat there is still some sentiment In the ciuutry of a lingering respect for his name we will omit a spocino denuncia tion of him, und coullue ourselvos to branding a 'anarchistic,' 'unpatriotic,' 'treasonable,' aud a the vaporing of a diseased mind hi public utterances which follow: ' And more than thi. they placed in tho platlorm for my acceptance and a a law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read: " 'Jtesolved, That the maintenance in- violate of the rights of tho state, nud eejiocially the right ol each state to order aud control it own domestic in stitutions according to its own judg ment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection aud endurance of our political fabric de pend, and we denounce the lawless In vasion, by armed force, of the soil of nuy stats or territory, no mat tor under what pretext, as the gravest of crimes. "1 now reiterate then sentiment, nud in doing so I oi.ly press upon the public attention the most conclusive tvidcuce ol which the case Is susceptible that the property, peui and security ol no wo. tion are to be in auywise euduUKercd by the now incoiu'iig administration. I add, too, that all tho protection which, consistently with the constitution and ths laws, run lm itlvvn will be chwrfiillv given when lawfully dematided, for what ever cause, as cheerfully lo ou section as another. "'In my preuenl position I could scarcely Ik mtinet were I to omit ran Ingawsruiug voice against this ap proach of returning dpitiut. "Ml is not ntvded nor titling hers that a general argument should 1st made m favor id popular institutions, not so huchuryeda moat others, lo which I k a bra-l atWntiou. Il is ths ellorl Iu plue rapilal oa au squat looting with, II not abuts 1'it'or, In in structure ul gov rrumout. 1 1 is auued thai UWr U available uuly In ruuuHtiou with cp. 11, thai soIkmIv labors unlea suim laHly uwuiug capital soiiii'lios t the us id 11 luduiva him In labor, Thw as tuaivd II Is well niii l-n-d whvtbvr il In bt thai rapilal shall Mr Utirr, aud thus I ii die th.'iu In w o by hmr ows voii-ul. MsMug prteM si fr, II is swlurally eiiuilud lhat ad are silber htrl Ulirs wr what wsraU slwvv. Asd lurthr( 11 ia RMUutsd Ibsl whuvwr is itaew a hirl UUirr tslid la lhal tuaditiua lor tttw, ".Sua ibore 1 ai u a rlalUia ! Iwwva vapitat aud l-ilnir as mauuo!, hor is lhrs auf su a Ihtw a Irevuias Msg ltd Kr lls la Ih iroaditkia t a hinnlmvr, lUiihlhsws aasuaipiuis ara lata sad all lehru lrtw thtu are rMUudbsas. 'l ttir Is Ur Id asd ladeladeat id eapital. wpiiwl la aty the trull id tat, asd H'sld have titsted if UtMM? had ao Irsl silslvd, l.abur Is Ihssuparlor ad swpltwl, asd dwsmwa much the higher consideration. " 'No men living are more worthy to be trusted than those who toil op from poverty; none ! Inclined to take or touch ought which they bave not hon estly earned. Let them beware of sur rendering a political power which they already possess, and which If surren dered will surely be used to close the door of advancement ngainst such as they and to fix new disabilities and bur den upon them till all of liberty shall be lost." Message, December ,1, 1801, "'If a government contract a debt with a certain amount of money in cir culation, and then contracts the volume before the debt Is paid, It is tbe most heinous crime that a government can commit against the people,'" "However, tho republican parly In pursuance of It purpose to stamp out all Much anarchistic utterance n were pronounced and indorsed by Mr. Lin coln, here aud now declares that uo ques tion, or attempt to have revised, by mo tion for u rehearing or otherwise, any decision of the supremo court of the United Htates, am any citizen who at tempt to criticise or discuss tho infall bllity of tho supreme court decision will be branded by the gold standard press of the country, which I under the com mand of (he republican party, a an an archist, a a footpad, a a socialist, a a communist, us a robber and a an en emy of hi country; and will Invoke the power of theeoirt to enjoin him. (Laughter und applause on the demo cratic side,) We declare a our deliberate judgment that no honest, peaceful, patriotic, law abiding cltly.eii of the republic will ever criticise or question the righteousness of a decision of thu supreme court of tho United Hi ales, It Is with feeling akin to horror that we rend tho monstrous populistio doc trine announced by the supreme court of tho United Hate in tho Trans-Missouri Traflln Association cases. How Itcan bo poNsiblo that men so feeble Intellectually and so degraded morally could find their way upon tho supremo bench, there to tamper with and strike down tho sacred right of property, I a proposi tion almost, beyond our slupendou comprehension Had this decision been rendered by a lot of blear-eyed populists or addlo-puted silver lunatic, wo should not have been surprised, but coming from the supremo court of tho United H tales, there wu no justification for It and we denounce it und tho court thut rendered it In unmeasured terms, Mutual Insurance. Iiy J, Y, M. Mwlffart. We have In year gone by always tried to avoid contention and strife In the in sn. ranee deisirtment ol this paper, On Juno 10 we gave u fow reason why the neb, Mutual Hall Insurance company was organised, among which were thu fol lowing: First That there wa no real had mu tual In the state. Hecond I'lint the only bail Insurance company I controlled by one man. 'third That It ofllcers were paid last year more than they should have re celved for the service tierformed. I'ortb I hut It took money belonginir totholNUT member to pay "1800" losses without consent of "1807" mem bers. 1'lfth That member do not care to pay t'J'J.OOO to pay f 4,000 losse und J,000 rebate. Un tne 'aa instant the secretary of tho Huiiford Co., used over a column of thi paper to ubuo us, and muklng denials of facts a given by us, aud then wound up by Inserting hi report as submitted at the annual meeting. Now in defence of the position taken by these who helped to organize tho Nebraska Mutual Hull Insurance Company. First I will say that all real mutual companies tell thoir member where and how their monev I spout. The Hanford company ha not done thi. In real mutuuls, money is not use lessly wasted bocaiiaa member cannot attend the annual meeting in a distant out ot the way villugo with poor truin service, but the hustling ngeut will get their proxy and ho on hand to thwurt the interest of member und do the bid ding of the boss ugent. In real mutual companies no money is paid out (especially largo amount) with out the consent of member. The San ford company used money that belonged to the 1807 member to pay losse which occurred peiore they were mem ber of tho company. Hecond aud fourth, at t lie annual meet ing after the reading of tho secretary's report In which it was developed by in quiry that something like f 1, 000 had been used to pay losses of former venrs. This hud imsu) done ry the majority of the iNiurd only Umr out of seven being present aud they were the president, vice president, secretary uud general manager. 1 lie lartm-r memhors of the board were not present (for a good reason we were told.) Hut this board prior to the annual meeting misappro priated the l,(ino.O(l obov mentioned. we wrote a resoiuiiou ami only one man saw It or knew ot it before it was read. No one spoke in its lavor but it carried by yea uud nay vote ttieswre- ury voting in the affirmative, Uo hav ing said that hu thought the board were hasty In lbs pay meat of said Iimm, Hut tiolors ths vote was announced Nun ford nriMM and 111 ous of his 111 in-U U-latuied extemporaneous siettcbr ha wauled all who dared lo vols in (he alurmutive pul un reiuird asd called ou the roll rail which reauited In lbs dfeal of 'J7:i lo J.VI, 80111 ol the ageuts prcat-ul had a hundred or mora vote, the sM-retury had U vote (as I bow rvineiiitx-r) but he eliMiigi-d Ins miud aud vuld hisi votes sswiusl Ihs rtMHilutioa. Further Maulord name only isvurn-d on the printed ol aistlwr Ih rompsur. Ill talk at Ih suuual Hiwliiig Indioaiad lhal he tiwued be ciiiiir. la lai btiAstvd ol ihuiH'iilrvil ul lbs ikniqtauy wbila be was gxtirral uii' ui-r. I bird !hr wvrs u t. ir uiDUllwra lti year, Ihs an rw lary aud g uvral Hiauagwr Wwrw paid f l,iiJ i'" b of l a I fr ' U poli v 'Ibis alary wsswdliv (hi Iu. ti"U ol a board. Th secretary and tfvuvral Hisuug'f wars Iwool lliakiur S,rwui hal board ril lha ctiuipauv 1 IT?. it. Ihs svtrvUry aud guifl Htwusgr rtitubl.v gut a atpal this ). Isqstry lulu lb Kislirr tl Ihs (Muerwl aisswgvr s int, I'W.II- aamsg i(hr Ihlsg, lniugHt iu lbs ta briuHu lhal .' d lhal muuy was fur h hirs ol 8ulord' Uaui bul al lha iai d ths aaassl ainails hs uuly had a ou boras tu,y (prvauius ha uid II aha hs ass al hwta lit rids lit asd Iniwtttt mW ftisl.ll waiurw lhaa 1 1 01 wf Wiuslh ! laa durist ths had avaatia. There no iid fur aturwy Mm bu ths iMl! auWr d rived no benefit, at least none was re ported. Fifth If you will look at the report of the secretary as he gave it in this paper lust week you will see that be reports us obligation In prows of collection f0.- 050.87. Received from insurance f 12. 1213.07. Total, 121400.5.. The (ruc tion of tbe board made a levy 011 the whole amount when they kuow that there wa but little more thuu 4, 000.00 of legitimate losses to pay. Hanford' Secretary say: "We do not think we got more than we earned; and if the members do, they should have made arrangements for ctieuMir men for ofllcers (or the present year instead of retaining the old '07 ollloere." The officers wore elected before the sec retary's report wa read. I took the lead and nominated the old president. Uur general ugent nominated the old secretary. No opposition was muds to either or to the old general manager, their election wus unanimous but! do not know what tbe result would bave been if the election would have followed tho report of the secretary, As to tho 00 obligation ths member have not had any report thut anything hud been collected and those who were ut tho mooting doubted about any great amount ever being collected. Thu peo ple who started the Nebraska Mutual Hud Insurance Company were mostly members ol the Hanford company lust yeur und some of them wore ut the an nual meeting. The secretary and general ugent of the Nebrusku Mutual Hull In,, Co. each get f0 ecu Is per upplloutloii, If we get tho sumo number of application thut Hanford got last year we will together receive 1 1, OUS, while Hanford und hi secretary got 2,400. Hanford collected tho whole premium, whether it wu needud to pay expenses und losses or not, Wo ouly collect tho amount ueces Nary to puy losses und eXHiues. Jie foro you wrltoyour Insurance you should Investigate, ON IS MFFKHISNCK. Our of Honrs get 60 cents each per up plication thut is the secretary und gen eral ugent. Our only eomtMititor paid their secretary uud general manager last year by order of their board (com posed of president, vice president, secre tary aud general malinger) 2.4 2 per ap plication. That company has thu same pluu this year uluimlug thut they do not pay any salaries, A hint to tho wise I sulllcient. The general manager of that company bu Iu public print und by cir cular misconstrued fact and madu In sinuation thut cannot bo substantl aUd uithoiigh we have not Insinuated IU press orclrcular any thing of hi moth, od pf doing business but wo here and now warn bun to keep a little closer tho tho truth. Heretofore wo have bold our peace and will not give him or hi company any Ireo advertising unless hi method con tinue unbearable. Many People Cannot Drink oflos at nlgbt. It spoils their slasp. Toa ean drink Orala-0 when yoo plsaas and sleep like a top. For Orain-0 does ot itlmolatr, it aooriabea, ebesra and Issda. Tst it looks aud lasts. Ilk tba but ooffsa. For ssrvous persona, young people and shlldrsn Orain-0 la tba per fect drink. Mads from purs grains. Ost package from your groosr today. Tiy ft In plaos ot Coflss. 16 and 860. GoodBoy. You can't beat him! You can't beat our fine oak harness, either, for style, beauty or qual ity. We handle nothing but the best made, and can recom mend it for durability and re liability. It recommends itself in Hentness, beauty of trim ming and general attractivensss Cook Baki.ow, 325 So. nth St., Lincoln, Neb. ft ! off la fallforaU ! Othsf Pu tin.) Caaal trwslars. Tbs abnvs reduction applies to ths tints enrouts, ty ths Northwestern Union I'anlfle routs ths ti in I on night, nrlS hours, leas than by othsr Unas, Thi save money, bar th rats, and thlr Wa hours ot wearisome rar riding. At Fremont connections srs dlrset wlta thrown tourUt and Pullman sWiutrs, r hair ram lo n war, Ovden, fall l.ak eitr, Portland and 8a Fra arisen, Pin ing rar lhmu-h to ths eoast. ()l Itch, sts and birth reservations ot A. 8. Field ing, rlty ttctPt ageut, UT south 10th t. Lincoln, Neb, NO DUST . All Comforts VMtht fbslr Csra, HutM, l ibrary and (snink Isg t ars, I'aliwaa Fakes d Toortal t ars, aUi IhoaM l.t.sast Inning Car th aa'4 vk Ihs .uropa pisa. A II J Mi Burlington Itouto, 0, W.ppssait, C. I'. A T. A. imm-mk F No drive When you take flood' PHIt. Tbeblg, old fash ioned, lugur-costed pills, which tear you all to pieces, are not in It with Hood's. Easy to take InlOOdl'j and eaiiy to operate, I true of Ifood'i fill, which ar 11 up to date In every revpent. III Hafe, certain and sure. All ir dniKKUU, 'lha, 0. 1. Hoed It Co., fowell, Mas. The only I'llli to Uks with Hood's Hamaparills. Ilurlleifton Kuuls Kieiirslun for Bnmmar of 1 BUS. Denvor Colo., and return f 18.23, for meeting of American medical associa tion. Tickets on sale June 6 and 0. Re turn limit July 0. For same meeting tickets will be sold on same date and limit, to Colorado Kprlng at 118.85 uud Pueblo at flO.00. Denver, Colo., und return 118.25 for biennial meeting general federation of Women's club. Hale dates, June 10, 1 J and 18, Return to July 17. For same meeting tickets will bo sold on same dates and limit to Colorado Hprlng at 118,85 and Pueblo utf 10,00, OiiKiha national elect lo medical ap clat lon, round trip. Hutos of sale, Juno 10, 20 uud 21. Uuturn lknit,'80 day. Omaha Trnns-Misslsslppl touchers' as eoolat Ion, 2.20 round trip. J'uto of sale, Juno 2d to U0, lloturn limit 0 day. Han FmdcImco, Cal., and return, 60, Norlh American Tanner's union. Date of sain, Juno 28 and 20. lloturn limit, August SI, Halt Luko City. Utah and return, 1.12-, (M), International mining congress, Pate of sale, July li. lloturn limit, July 'Ml. Portlnnd, Ore., aud return, f 00.60. national council of Congregational chu relies. Date ol sale, June 110 and July 1, Keturn limit, Aug. fit. Washington, I), C, and return, f 36.710, national educational nssoclutlon. Data of sain, July II, 4 und 6, lloturn July 15, Limit can be extended to August SI on payment of 60 cent. Iluffalo, N. Y., 27.80 round trip, Jlap tlst young people' union convention. Date of sale, July 11 and 12. Iteturn limit, July 10. Kjt tension ta Hoptombor 1 on payment of deposit fee. Omaha, Neb., and return, 2.20, no tional republican louguo. Dale of sulo. July 10 to 20. lloturn, SO duys. llock Island, III, und return, 118.46, national encampment union votornnv union. Date of sale, August Sand 0. Iteturn limit, August 20. Indiana poll. Ind., Huprcmo lodge Uniform rank K. of P. Dal of mooting, August 22. Limit. Hoptombor 10. Ilato to be announced later, Omaha and return, 13.20, national' congress retail liquor denlor. Onto of sale, August 20 to 27. lloturn limit, 80 day. Omnlia, Neb and return, f 2.20, na tional convention Ibdiemlan turners. Date of sale, AugUMt 10 to 80, Hetura. SO days. Cincinnati, O., and return, 122.60, O. A. It, national encampment. Hale dato and limits to be announced later. (IKOROK l)ONNKM, 0. P. i T. A., Lincoln, Nob. BEDCOKD BATCI Ta tbe Grand Enesrapmsnl Mlalag Dl- trtat, Wysmlng. The Union Pacific will sell ticket ah one (are lor tbs round trip, plus $6, Irons all point Ih Kansas, Nebraska, Colora do and Utah to Rawlins, Wyo. Data on which tickets will bs sold are 1st and Sd Tuesday In May, June, July, August, Kept., Oct., and Nov. titoge Una dally except Hunday each way between Kaw lin and Grand Encampment For full information call on or address E. B. Hlosson, GeuT Agt., Lincoln, Neb. rbs Blgfk Boat to KlaaSlka. Wastker yon sslsct ths all-watar routs by way al 8t Ulobaels, or ths overland roots via Dya, Bkagway, Cooper rlvsr, Taka or Stlklne, you must first reach av Paoifle port af saabarkatlon. Taa Bio OaAana Wmtiis Railway, la eoaasetloa with tbs D. 4A. tt., or Cwlsrada htldla-d Ry., Is tbs short, dt rot asd popular rout to Kaa FraaoTaoo, Porilaad, Taooaia ar Hsattls. Tbroagb Issptsg share aad Iras reolinlsg sbalr ears (ran Dsnvsr to Baa Franolsoa aad Dearer ta Partiand. Cka4ss ol Ursa roo Us thro' ths flock las aad tbs most aa alloest soaasry la Ihs world, Writ to P. A. Wiatataa, 0. P. A., Malt Uks Uty tar sspy at Klosllk folder. 1 -' 1 11 I.. Tho Now. Union . ELEVATED 1 row oris. It rani on Van Buren St,. Direotlj In front of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific STATION. iWntHfr arriviUK in ( bifago as ht Ihs ae I mua Ffavsii-d .o.i,s raiwhasr pari ol Ihs sity; or, h r A Bis.u.r saa b laksa iuintr.bi.i muf k; lars- slutM ta lha ,,,,, t.n atrkra. 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