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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1898.
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NSTITUTIONS
Attorney-General Boyle of Kansas
Qlve Hie Vtewe of the Situ
ation In Hu State
THE SYSTEM NOW IN VOGUE
It Makea Politic, Imtebd of Fit
neee, theFiret BoquUito
,for Employment.
Vnilar Which Myitsm.
Every thoughtful member of the
lust le(rlhiture whose work brought
blm Into contact with the thirteen Ne
braska attite irialltjutlona, una every
thoughtful state officer who line bad
(0 deal with those inslitutlona know
hot ft different plum of governing
hem ought to be adapted, The pres
ent system I one of conflict and chou.
Koch institution rune ite own Jobby
for appropriation when the leglshi-
ture oieota, backed by the boomer of
the town in which it i located. It
compcled to do eo in order to keep up
with the other. Then ench inatltu-
tion lia ite own way . of keeping uc-
ount and doing buslnea (and tome
very remarkable woye of keeping ac
count end doing business they were
lint disconccrned by tlie Investigating
ommlttee.) Tlie appointee hold their
place a a reward of political ser
vice end afiuation. Tin no not
presented men of great jicrsonal abll-
ty and fltnes from securing position,
ut it doe prevent their retention In
ilaoe which they may have consplc-
ion talent for Ailing. Then the hold-
rs of Miese place ere subject
n political mmqmm to lieuvy
axe for party purisw ihey arc, in
wact, expected to furnish oil to lubrt-
te trie party niaehlne. iJemue tin
cy are exacted by party h-nder to
ert a strong lnnuenoe In the rank
d secure delegation favorable to the
ministration. In time of political
11 they are expected to put their
One resource, both pernonml and
ncial, into the breach of party je
ilty. One republican head of a
e institution in the campaign of
10 pux in aimot ni enure salary at
V demand of the party end went out
office broken In pocket ae well ae in
Mir,, The subordinates of the In
tuition followed the fate of their
ef end are governed by the same
luence. The first concern of every
rantlsm, animal or political, is to
serve its own existence. Ho long
the institutional existence of em
yee depend more upon their pollt
I exertion than the quality of their
vice to the state, so long will poll-
I be their chief concern.
II mined up, the present system
ke politic innteud of fitness the
t requisite for employment, ill
lty Instead of uniformity of c
ints, and scrambling and log-roll-
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as a mean of getting both olhce
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appropriations.
e same system elsewhere lend to
same result. Ix-vel-liewlecl men
1 parties reeognl.e the neHl of lin
anient. Attorney (ienenil lloyle,
tnsas, In a very recent Interview,
wth the situation as he lias ob
1 It In his own state, as follows:
der the present system of man-
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f lit there Is IkhiikI to to more or
I. rutality and Ineompeteney, ao
r f what irty Is In power, I have
I led the civil service, plan all du-
f- eauiMilgn. The state Irmtitu-
t' hould le phieel In charge f
e nt men, men who have, had
e ie In earing for that sort
a le that are placed under their
t:: The Idea of picking tin a eoun-
t' tor and placing hint in charge
0 T Insane asylum I ridiculous.
1 1 the power to manage the
Wiinf 1 would Mceure the lt men
ible in the country for the place,
oiild get a inu'i who litis made the.
flily of mental diseanc and insanity
J. Jife work. Of course the snlury nf
t f itM-r in tfiiilcut would have to lie
Vresel over wliat it U now, lu
:JmmI nun eoukl not m seetired for
I '.ml, hut what U a few dollars to the
le of Kainois a etHiiparetl with the
ifier esre of the unfortunate of the
He.
the rluht kind of a man for the
I of the state Institution could nut
uuimI In Ksniui I woultl go wmim.
re els for him. to New York, or
it to Merlin, If tmfMsri, Th Idea
10 is re for our tiufriunte in tin
I 11111 irr MMait,e, ami to give th on
iier trrstmenl lor tlo-ir revoierv,
he state U Ui vre ftir thrm at a'l,
!iuld fits thrui gMk rsrv.
ftr I Imo fouiut the lU ikwI
MwHntemleiit I eoukl I wot!
kiH eirtlre rhsir of the tiuttitu.
1t Me would be a f ir Iwtlrr Judtf
1 1 kxI aure IttMit Wrd of t htrt-
IetMi lie, and hw Would uiH-rlaii.
the rt'tU'sl woikhiK of tlte lu
itu.u, lie would I reattM fat
w k ret""ttton would rent upon
n-re. ttal Imi a, rli I JUat UUt
kltt'krM Ikiwo ftUul tkog rv
ol Hantng th Iiumh im.ie. t f
does smm nf tkee gf strap
tuunir Horn liw of farina fH'
twHel Ail the a mow Is t
nm tke lsHM.tr tv thvir brut
wkeoetef tk are unruly,
iKws a )oitf wka s M
lowed a plow all hi life know of treat
lug liisiinlty? The attendant ougnt
to be jierson who try to find out the
eliaracterlstlc of encn tmllent.
"The 11 nines ought to come from
trainliiir schools and ouirht to under
stand the cure of the neonla with
whom they have to deaf, it might
take some time to bring about such a
system, but it I what ought to be
done, Then when the institution noe
has amid olTicer and emoloyea they
should be kept and not turned out to
reward political workers." i
When tha next legislature meet It
will have the example and model of re
cent Iowa legislation on this subject
Tlie Iowa Ictrislatuo in IMH Missed
what is there known ae the "Hoard of
Control J!ill," whicli 1 now in effect
there, Its chief features tnuy be sum
um rlcd as follows: i
The govenor apsint three men for
six years each wlio must be confirmed
by two-lh livls of the ennte, Not wore
than two of them shall !eloiig to the
same pollllcul party. They are paid
v.i.nm) a year vwn una oiiice and travel
lug expenses.
They sus-rsi'de oil other Ismrd and
have full power to manage,, control
arid govern all of the state institu
tion, except the mt university, All
recommendation for apolnitiiieuts
snail iwowtiirougiiuiielrliarwl and they
shall give all their time, to tlie work of
their board. J he head of the Inst)
tut Ions shall I mi apftolnfcd by this
tioard, comiulsssloned for four years
each. The head shall report directly
to till board and shall appoint and be
held responsible for all sulxmjlnale
employes. All account shalt bo kept
In one mil for in mumier and all em
ployc shall ba graded and paid the
same salary Ju all tlie Institutions,
There are muiiy other Interestlim feit.
tnrc of the new law, but pcrhiis the
srrongest or inein is wet ion nn, wiiicn
read as follow:
Any iiiemlM-r of ofllwr of the bourd
of control, or any officer or employe
of a state institution subject to this
board, who, by solicitation or other
wise, exert hi influence dlreetely or
indirectly, to l-wliiee oilier officer oi
employes of the state to ndoiit his no-
II Ileal view or to favor any particu
lar person or candidate for olllce, or
who shall in any manner contribute
money or other thing of vuliie to any
person for election purposes, shall be
removed from nis office or nomiMou. by
tne proper autfioriiies.
VUMMi AN8VVKU.
Hie republican prese and x)illclnis
never cease to poke fun at the topu.
list Idea eonccrnlng piijxf money,
which the retM, say 1 no money at all.
Ivut acifonling to the latest Idea of re
publican finance, there is but little
difference between the rep. and the
pop, -we only difference la thai the
republican want the government to
quit making money and turn the
whole business over to the 1nk, While
tha populist want the government
alone to Issue the patwr money. But
winch la safest of the two the "bank
or the government? Bank ere alt the
time failing and' will keep on falling
until the crack of doom; but the gov
ernment has never failed and le not
likely to. Hence, which l the best se
curity ? But the rep. ay the govern
ment will back the, bank and make
the money good. In that case Why
not the government iasuo it in the first
pluce end be done wltb it? Will not
some all-fired, smart alock of a gold
bug, banker' money advocate In pref-
erence to government Issue, please an.
swer? Arlor State.
HOW TO DO IT.
To the mun who has bad no experi
ence In making laws It always seem au
easy matter no pas a law that will rmi
edy au tvil by direct prohibit ion. Hut
that Is not the way that titer evil can
be reached. Now we have a law posi
tively prohibitum truts. what good
doi it do? Tli-rs are ov-r 4,000 truts
In existr-tica and mora are Mao fonnd
everr day. Hut trusts can be abolished
by ls without any doubt. A law that
would create slowly rising prin sfor alrw
years would make trust irupONxihle, If
artlea outldH ol a trut could buy and
liold uoods at a profit, small eot,ccrua
would spring up everywhere.
Titers am prohibitive laws airalnt brl.
bery ol city officials, Intended to prevent
the mi rclis mi nl eltf frniichlwa. Hutch
councils are eontsnil.v bribed and sell
tlis lierltsae ol tits whH o corMir
lions lor so much hoodie. I!u nU that
can b topMd by the law not by direct
iirohlMtinu "f iiooiiium- tint ii puMie
owofrshlp of all public trsneliiars. That
ouhl put an end to it in short order.
rorMratiou would have no intr r -r In
t tie immts-rs ol riry eouueiu slier sunh a
w a that eoa on ttis ttat took.
TlH-r Is no public evil In tiMeee
est c aol Ihi leacliml bv m d eu.
Istioit U ibrwlrd la the riiint iiiasl,
A') lbs oiirrgv ninl lowr id epit I
aaalest Ike pas-as ol bs that tsovd
abollah tras, thtt would iirevrst
hooddstt, that would rva aar ol th
vtla ol which s pubiie rouipliu.
roettlV' HtbtlalioH l ut as Ihiimv,
sl a protiiliiitve, law lHar tt
ww id a foal ol hoMtd at thrve imi or
a luhl of Krt a dtiilsr would h
twoluMt ls.ffs ll Mm srrtlo W,
Ike i-r ol a luh ol t ru v.n
It I tird bv mi tlolUr or !
tftvoola b-alol lwval at tr cst. A
taa wosKI srat Ike toiums ol
itttif le e riaiit.iw kail, would
ma! ka a woiiar aa-t m eorriih.
lsH oVrssas ouh losr Ida prw id
br-ad.
T lw(fili ie mi b4 d !(:
Ikwl rif' lt(l kr kuaor."
W kstVet ska Uid o sol. ska its vr aslf
THE TAKIFF ON WOOL
The Ohio Sheep Men are Wondering
wbr tha Dingier Bill Don't
Maka Them all IUoh,
WOOL PEIOES KEEP FALLING
Tha American Publio la now Clothed
In Cotton Tblokly Mixod
with Shoddy.
' rrss Nllver (ha llsmsiir.
The tariff on wool and woolen good
Is quite a puzzle to the Ohio shepherds,
The, Hon. William fawrenee, wherwiot
a iieiiilx'rs of the house of represent
atives, i employed by the Wool (irow
er' association to stay in Washington
during the session to watch every
inovemciit hwklug toward a modifica
tion of tariff !utie on the wool indus
try, Wngley, chairman of the commit
tee of way and mcuna, recognize the
Ohio flixikmoster an the highest au
thority on the wool question, allow
ing Mr. Iamwiwh to revise the wool
schedule, Instead of placing it on tluj
freo list it was subjected to the high
est tax levy ever imposed on this arti
cle of prime necessity, and it wis
adopted by emigres without amend
ment, In pii? of all the effort to
check the decline in, the jiuinelx-r of
sheep and the Increased duties on wool
and woolen fabrics, the price steadily
falls. It is not 1mn but domestic
competition which la gradually de
stroying the Industry. Manufacturer
cannot get Iwck for their good the
present cost of the row material and
the labor exsmded In their conversl'HJ,
and the result must 1m disastrous to
those who have invested their canital
end labor in the wool industry, it I
only a question of time when their fae.
lories must bo closed, and no tariff
legislation can save them fiom failure.
I wo of the largest woolen factories
have failed recently and other have
shut down. Tlie high dutle on wool
and if manufactured product are a
fraud end failure. When wool was on
the free list and the tariff on the man-
nfactiirer much lower, all engacred in
this Industry was far more projerou
tnon now. .
We would like to know to what
eniiise or cause thJ depression Is t-
triirutame. The manufacturer have
liccii comis'lled to make such good a
consumer were willing and able to
buy, Before the common people were
poverty stricken a t4n dollar suit of
clothes were seldom aae-n. Now four-
fifths of the people wear ehoddy, an
admixture of woolen rag and cotton,
Wry few men have a good broadcloth
suit, (lur manufacturers study how
they can make cloth cheaply and also
to toon rrsiectarie.
We siM'iik within Itotimbt when w
deliltemtely declare that not orw in
twenty-five Jiuve a decent woolen gar
ment. Cotton Is only four cent per
pound, and It requires nn expert to tell
whether your resiiectable coat Is not
ion or wool. That reason may ls glv.
en for the deresmd condition of trade
we rilJirm that the diMfranchlNcment
of sliver Is the chief cause of our dllll
eultles. We have no reason to exei;t
a change until sliver ha been restored
to Its place In our flnarx'lal system.
In the manufacture of shoddy we can
lient the world, tariff or no tariff. We
can exjiort ami sell at a profit go id
Sunday suits for ten dollars,
A ship haul of Australian wool w,
lately shipitcd from Jloeton, The Am
erican manufacturer finds that cotton,
at four cent a pound, with but
enough wool to aroiwe a suspicion that
the purchaser Is jrettlng a woolen, irar.
ment, Is the only way he can keep hi
machinery running ami hi hired he:p
from Ktarving. if the eron who has
Juwt purchUMcd a nve-lollar suit Is
uked whv he did not supply himself
and family with Ix tter goods, he will,
if hoiicut, miv that his wages ha been
cut and he wna immiiiHi after having
settled with the merchant, lie lunl
no silver In his purse.
iMtlNti TIIKwIIHH,
The Ktate Jonraal'a li mImmiI a popu
list iMelt Is lulling In Its work. The re-
publlrsn weeklies am printing para
graphs like lh folios lug Irom the Htrr
Mao: Hun:
MTha ttoasled h i irm reonouiv sf-sm
In bavs kl I a ibfli'il id altout threo bun
ilrwl and flby lltounad dolUr In lh
rusalstf rilo-ss ol state titutva and In-
titution watch the eomiatf l-Hiwltar
ill brlld upoa lo supply,
All of th stupid r public a voter la
Ik ! IH sima lullv Mu ihs It
MawUa t'na Itl'l l Wm NatUf,
,w Vows, Uh- IV IViii.e Immi
tiapieim o Hui llviit hi l'r. I,
gti II oil o l;it v.'iilr.,! til, , o , ...
Ilf iiuiuill le I tu I iii ii-
diViduil ripl.uu ,H r.'.VIIT -.1 lit
l aU.ut .'i .n i u ., ril. ol
UppLv to t. Vjiiue ti l t
Hiumm .Irrttai
it.i.N, ii,. i h imiv NtH
nt I ite ttsrUtitf story of su l
gvdpM ef tit IreHth 4 of
iVtrM. KniHWriMf tisMNO, us.Ur tit
kotoftotu autl rvii.(.ti, M ri
K r-ulttU, to 'rvt le)fu ttti
lli l'n
MONEY OP TUB WORLD.
I'e ison Wlio make great pretension
to financial wisdom often eak of
gokl fl the money of the world, The
voluble young squirt who occupies the
position of teller in a bank and can
count piouey and add a column of fig-
urea no heard somebody say that gold
I the money of the world, and I rec
ognized a tlie universal and only
measure of values. He repeat the
phrase, with the dignity of a professor
of political economy ln a irsUduss
university, lie is an object of pity
rather than censure, He doesn't know
ny better, Usually Jt 1 a waste of
time KJ reason with the owl f -opinion,
eted worshiper of tha irolden calf,
It la Just a unreasonable to claim that
all nation and people have a common
lunguge a that tlie whole bo man fam
ily have the same money, '
rlllvar in much more eiitlUed to be
railed the money of tho world than
gold', Mnefy per cent of the human
race use sliver In making exchange.
It I profierly sfyk'd Ihs people' mon
ey, ijoia I ttie money of the rich.,
'ihe money of tha constitution 1 de
ma ruled by the Interest of the eoun
try, l.ejt the world provide for it ab
ject. We are only iriferestexl In the
money of the United Htafe.
, ; Tii& 1'itOl'KK THING.
l)r, 3,'K. Lamb and P. 11. geheel, sec
rctary end1 treasurer of tih fre ll
ver executive committee for Maunder
county )iav printed and sent out, to
every person known to have contribut
ed to the campaign' fund, a detailed
rejawt of all receipt and expemdlture
nmde by the exwuitlve eommHUee dur
ing thejlust caniulgn, Showing from
wliat sijnrce every cent of the cam
paign fund came, and' every expend!
ture to the last jsriny, H 1 truly an
innovauon In the wuy of running
camjialgn, end Is a oonvlndng way of
showing that no money wn used for
Illegitimate or Improper purpose, cv-
erythlng being square and ojren for
pubiJa eemtiny, ihe receipt were!
Caah on band from hist year $0.00,
Contribution from candidate and
otber soutx-e, 223,53. Total $230.43,
Kxend'lture $lflS,41 (wliich U given
In detail) cash on band deposited In
Ha under County National Iwnk to tire
credit of tlie campaign committee of
1800, $72.02. Usually there I ft deficit,
and a lot of unpaid bill.
In regard to the atey at home vote,
Dv. lMui says:
If you ask why 300 sliver rotor in
the county stayed at home till year,
we rcp'y "l8fc ' f tihese atay at
lrrjtrme live In Newnwun poliocoo, Oliap
mari and Clreen preclrx-ta; tlnit last
year all the candidate, tbelr rul'xtlve
and frleJLV lived in ihm county - to
awuketv an Interest-, while thl year,
they lived out of the countyj then it
wa a poraonal, now a political trug-
trie, then bondocracy w wn an issue.
now It Interest in controlling legislo.
tlon exceed that fHt at any time since
'73: then we were at tence, now at
war, which olstcure ail other ques
tions and, until settled must nidi Die
administrations then too we bad the
magic force of Bryan, New PJra.
LKT US OUT TOOKTHBIl.
AVe are opoed to tlie Idea now be
ing advocated In some quarter, of tha
forniution of a new purty, The lead
Ing principles of the reform movement
lire embraced In the platform of each
of the three wings of the reform tri
uiiivinite the piillnts.th democratu
ami the silver republicans, We do
however, advocate the Idea of a closer
union of reform force. Tlie three
parties so nearly allied In principle
and working for the same common
end, ought not to find It difficult to
ugrec to unification under one banner.
Ihe republican txirty of tha United
Hiates Is really a minority party. At
leu wt twice In the history of the nation
its eundidute for the prenidency hn
rccehed a majority In the electoral
college, while his democratic opnent
received a majority of the toptiltr
vote,
The curdiunl isilicy of the republican
party, be It said, Is unity. That lad Icy,
Bkltle from Ihe use of money ami other
UifiiiiK of ox opt Ion, U the letUMjll ol
Its suceeeiies, Miiny limes in the his
tory of the race the people bava lost
their strutrghj for the right on account
of ilivUlous and dlfkorlng in ths
rank. As long as the thluirs ar
H-rmittrt o exereis their natursl lit-fltteiu-e,
the iteople may ret SMttireil nf
the ot of their privilege and the de
feat of the principle Ihey epoue.
I rl ii get logolher,
I'lylng the buiiiier of iiitllyall (
form foires arrsied lutrelher bi'iiealh
one staiuUrd - let them prored lo tha
iHittle around In the mliuls of men 'or
the greet crucial trial In HMsl. Victory
mint be won ilifii, If notafter that
the deluge.- Trenton IsNiiler,
SHIPS oloiriTFToHAVANA,
aif t t frwlM-HMl In I at
Mom.
Wmhismio, lse. X l.e llioiit
lys. Tv, t allit and Kfviiuu li
eu orderwt lo lUvsus.
Willi there Is aol l, faiutt ,t
sir to eoMvey thri U lh dislwh
of IhrMt Wariliip to lUvsn. tl s
be td thai when thoy lis with m i,
Itsrboe I It y will hot. I tli uwn in p.-r
feet ubjvi)lioM, t U urtulv lht the
ulfetloii riiiif litou A.ltulrsl fiup
Sou, whu U mow U i' h of bv hI.uM
of llis, as a ruli uf hu wulortua
tU vi uplio Pui.tlsy ti-ght at lit llu
UI lugistsrr.
IS FOR A NEW PARTY
Judge Kevlll Thinks that Tbreo
Organization tr two too
Many,
A NEW DEAL ALL BOUND
Discrimination Against Weitorn
Nobrk tbo Cauao of
Allen Defeat.
Units In l'rlnells
North Platle, Neb., Deo. 6, MM.
Kditor Independents ,
Much lias been said a to the cause
of HcnaUrr Allen's defeat, and the ty
at home vote In Nebraska. In luldl
flon to the cause which always ojier
ale, three principal facia contributed
to (be defeat of tha legislative ticket,
im1 tha almost defeat of the slate
ticket,
Ursf, The campaign was waged
largely upon the question of sjtolls,
and the iwrsonal claim of candidate,
(Second. The Issue in which the
lopl ere Interested were jmrtlnily
alsindotied for issues about whhdt the
people have no qua tret, t
Third. . 'Hie continued neglect and
injustice shown toward westorn Ne
braska, We will consider these in the order
here named, Ho long as we bnve three
partle with three different platfrrms
and on set of condldutct. tho citi
zen who i not a jsirtlsun for hrve of
ofllc will say that we are simply uni
ted to secure olls, and not to ad
vniica jtrlnclple ami wlwn candidates
for re-election confine their statement
and sfswlM1 to a isTsonal eulogy or
js-rsonal defense ol oflUM career, it
lend credence to Uie etsdl theory.
Ho long a the. jopulit fuse with
tha democrat in the North and the
republican in the Honlh, there will
never le united notion tiatlonally, und
we will never bave onr principle em
lasllcd into jialloidl law.
The remedy la to unit on principle.
H oppose that at our next slat con
vention w unite tlie three all ver par
tie uon an estimated baie of
stretigtb; adopt on plaifortn and
nominate a ticket. If we can agree
on principles, we. will unite Hwitn
well e North; if this 'slate lake the
lead other will follow,
If we do not uvnlte uion prinolple,
then It 1 the duty of tnwh person to
remain loyal to the particular party
advocating the principle In which be
Is-lleves, and if at any time he, in the
Interest of one of the other tsirtU'S,
oppose the wish of lit own, lie will
lose strength in bl own, end the loss
of strength by member of a party
weaken a party, and the weakening
of one of tha three partle pulling to
gether, weaken all.
Ho long 'i three d iff went parties
were contributing to the prosev,tlve
majority in the legislature each had
a right to assume that it deserving
memlK-rs would bave a fighting show
for the United Htates senate, ami when
It Wen me apparent by the conduct of
the campaign that if a majority were
attained but one isirty
would have a
show, the enthusiasm in
the other two
was thereby materially lessened.
As to the secmid tynote, the tnem-lx-rs
of the jHrpuIist party have given
the financial quetion serious thought.
They fully realize that every rule tol
erated which ha a tendency to con
centrate weul th Into the hand and
eonmd of the few by unfair means,
Ihreuteii the free Inst It u Hons of our
goviirineut. For that reason eve.-y
govern nient, For that reason every
lirly Is bused upon If elTe-t uxn the
finances, its opsmltlon to the concen
tration of wealth by smcIm1 privileges.
I'opulUts know that In the near future
the few then owning the wealth will
object to th sverty-strleken masea
voting to say when, what for, and bo-v
inui-li, their property shall lie taxed,
ami a profterty quullncatioi! to vote
Mill I iixed. With the realty (sstr ui
frtiiiiliinetl, the wealthy class will ob
ject to bciiiu txe lo etliM'Ul the
children of the HNir, ami Inter on an
etlucsliolisl ipiithllistloll Witt In de-
itiitiitle'l. Ihe tliitfnim'hlmenl of
purl will ilUqmtlif.v for ofliee, ami the
MeMlthy will deiiMmi tiisi luiia aim
Jury bs seleeletl from their claa, ami
thus nits by one th Uttixieti oiN-rti-'
of the Ameiteau -ople will f.ole aw ty
ami the HMiple will reli then, when
they already snow, tltai money mhr
eliaM-a, (-homes loske roalt, royal'.V
IiihIics kll. Slid Hn liiskra litdil
IiImI Ue.
KiMiMixg lltat sta ll U th drift, Ihe
opulials ttfiv aloiiUlied that Jn-I
when th rrpitl.lwniis had tMhen off
their iiuuk, ami tlecUre for the ifol.l
itinl.ird. Iheiebr stlmllliMg putluii
u lriimoti of II irltil.l.ip for mlver Iti
fisudtih-rtt, our fitter ahould al'o
tlon stlivr su-l bs llietr tvtniSii(H tu.
Itrt-iy itin iwi annul i-lnlms of esiolt-
dtttes, .-i Ml toil hi iMHitt of ler-
l.tiH j, lit i.litilitiiiwiiiot etimli- l
of the Wr, sm lb Met lerv bill.
I he w.r ws det WmtI ami Justified
U-i th ili-lits lid of sua n lug b tl lit ti
lt To iMtwr th rttilipimtes t
l-i aimin of rtnl alattttitMi tbem o
tKrir w Sj fttt WMtli lat h tk lltH U-
aluMi ef war. When the rotr tints
eoiors ft an U-u hkmi h iut-siil
em f the I'hlUpjxn, tk iuUU
will probably divide ujKm the ques
tion just in proiMirtlon a they believe
annexation will concentrate or dis
tribute wealth.
The war was conducted to glorious
victory for American valor, end everr
one know that a vast army cannot be
equipped in a hurry without aome uu
worthy and lnoouicteiit eulwrdlriaU
being selected, and the pcopl were
not willing to mar a great national
victory ba denounolng th dmlnltri.
tlon for the betrayal of truat by ouch
sulsrrdlnafes,
The McClewry bill Is a new phase
of a isirt of the flnunclul isaua, it la
pnu tlcully a rejatlMon of the national
bank act, and will enable a Mvored
class to ulmorlt the wealth of the many
very rapidly, but the jieople were not
familiar with it.' Many regarded it ho
a scare-crow set up to oouritr-riast the
measure of prais alway due an ad
ministration for having taken if coun
try through a (langerou pwlod, Oth
er regarded It a a ineaiu of tempo
rary inflation, and from pressing
wants, were willing to accept it as a
menu of tcmtorary relief, i
The third causa I a potent one. By
exumJiiing tha tabulated return of
the election it will be discovered that
the stay-at-home vol wa in Westorn
Nebraska. The First eougrcsalonol
district tad d over a thousand trior
voles this yeur than it did lnt. The
Hecoml district jiolled alsut eight hun
dred more this year than last, while
fh Hixlh district polled nwwly four
thousand less till year than last,
'1'lds, the Klfty-foiirtli repri'sentative
district, polled nearly twelve hundred
votes less Ihi year than laat, Thl.
IJie Tlitrf Uth senatorial district, polled,
nearly two thoumnd less vite thl
year than lat. Dawson and Uncoln
counties tire entitled to ft, Stat aeiuv
Ur, yet Ihey have thirteen otlasr amiru
tie attached to them to glv them One,
and Jfciwson and Wncoln oouutk
isillcd 1)00 less vote this year thsa
fast, Tilucoln county alona 1 entitled
to a rneiiilM-r of the legislature, yet it
has Tilue other counties attaclicd to it
to give it one memlcr, and Jjincoln
county (Milled 600 less vote thl year
than It did lust,
1 know aome claim it woe ba4 weath
er on election day, Instead of a want
of enthusiasm which caused tli stay
utrhome vole, but It wo lovely weatit
er on oonventUm day, yet at tlie ttlx'Ji
congressional district convention only
sixteen counties out of thirty-four
were represented, At the TlnrtleUi
senatorial dkwtiict convention omy
four cmrntle out of fifteen were rej
resrm-ttfd, and at the Fifty-fourth rep
resen tative dbrtxiot convention only
threw counties out of ten were repre
sented. These Maine countiee thai
were absent were also abacnt at the
poiiuUat state convention.
What are Hhm facte a to continued
Injluslice awl awgleet ol Weotem Ne
braska, Under the eeneu of 1800 Uiat
isirtlon of Nebraska wetrt of a center
line drawn north and south baa about
one-seventh of the population, and t
only allowed five members of tho leg
lalature out of 100, and is ha five
fir counties attached to it from th
east half of the state to give It three
senators out of thirty -three.
The state I thirty-two year aid,
and In all that time the west half of
the state ha not had a United Htate
senator, a congressman, a supreme
Judge, a governor, nor any tte offlcsr
except the prewent Incumbent, TTca
urer Meserve, -
In 103, when Allen wa elected to
tha United Htatea senate, we hod the
ami Thirtieth senatorial district. We
also had the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth,
Klfty-ii'inth and Hixth-nrtn repreaenu
ntlv8 districts. f we bad them now
Henator Alien would be rturned by ex
iietlv the same majority be had lo 1803.
We had those district in '01 and 'V.i,
but not in 'U5, simply because having
controlled the legUlature we failed to
correct this great Injustice. In UM,
when lloleoiob got an overwhelming
majority In these same dlotdicte for
governor, our candidate for th law
making Ixxly nearly all failed, and at
the aestdon in IMS Thurston wa elect
ed to the I'lillcd Htatessenate, In
1D7 we again had all of then dis
tricts localise, the republican In '03
nob only retimed to re-dlatrlct the
stste, but In violation of the constitu
tion refused to take ths census upon
which a priqier reapportionment oonld
be boned, but we bt them again thl
yeur te'cauit we refused to correct th
wrong In 't7.
The remedy ami the only safely for
the silver force Is to unit on prli
el pies, 1st It Is as one fore to insks
I hem law, and fairly distribute to id
liM-alitle the ofliee secured by aunh
uiilou by a proer apsjrtionment ae
eonliiig to law.
WM. NKVIM.K.
MOUK MONKV,
I'lgurea ImokhI by lb eontndler ol
th currency and dlreeUir of th mini
for the fiscal year ctslnt an lufiu of
gokl Into Ihi wintry of l-!T,ooo,000,
maklMg h piewnl gold fund Iv'.'S.OOO,-
t, Tlies figure are of coums more
or "iMgdliHl" bul a reim.t aa
may ba mtm Hi lMtloi of th
urTiilsl whu biwl IUih frtH elb-
It.hlog m h fact, tltey wwly
show that th ptipuluti clabmiT for
more m.tite was and la well fotMHlnl.
til tH.ur.s otldvHl tritrity 1 lHtd
by Ik mh report.
nTV AT IHV1A
IUiimstr a Iks "slayl kMiiH
i oi hi ths lt r We Hon alwiw It tM
rl)af imetwl f ndlU-sl Hliffer
rHe, In MiMort ekiue ovr haa
itevd tltotiMtxl toter r msJ iod wy
frwni Ik dUk
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