I
October 1q, 1899.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
THE DOCTRINE OF FORGE,
It Contradicts the Coimtltutloii, the Decla
ration of Imi pendente and Lav
of Nation.
A certain Dr. William B. Ely, who it
eeems was nominated for regent of the
university at the Midway convention in
Omaha, has become a victim of the
iJixby open letter habit His maiden ef
fort in this line is directed to William .T
Bryan, but, like the professional tramp
looking for work, the word-juggling doe
tor is praying with all his might not to
una wnat ne asKs. The doctor says:
"By every tenet of international com
ity, therefore, the Philippine islands be
came American territory immediately
upon the ratification of that tleatv. unon
the ONE CONDITION that we have the
JWWKIi to ENFORCE OUR SOVER
, JAUNTY, for the ultimate foundation
upon which all sovereignty rests is the
iwisk to KMUKU.E OBEDIENCE.
But what about the people inhabitin
tne Philippine islands? Did they be
come American citizens immediately
upon tne ratincation of the treaty
peace? Perhaps the learned doctor
would enjoy reading a few authorities on
wis neaa.
"Nevertheless, in order to make such
transfer.valid, the authority, whether de
facto or de jure, must be competent to
oina ine state; hence, the necessity of
examining into ana ascertaining the pow
ers of the rulers, as the municipal consti
tutions of different 6tates throw many
difficulties in the wav of alienation of
their public property, and particularly of
their territory. Especially in modern
rimefl l the CONSENT of the GOV
' ERNED, expressed or implied, is neces
baby before the transfer of their alle
glance can regularly take place." Hal
leek s International Law and Laws of
War, page 127. When and where did the
rilipinos give their consent to become
subject to United States authority?
"But the province or town thus abnn
doned or dismembered from the state is
not obliged to receive the new master
which the state attempts to set over it.
Being separate from the society of which
it was a member, it resumes all its orig
inal rights, and if it be capable of defend
ing its liberty against the prince who
would subject it to his authority, it MAY
LAWFULLY RESIST him." Vattol's
Law of Nations, pace 118. Here is auth
ority from the very heart of monarchical
Euroje- it ought to convince even Amer
ican imperialists. It is not true that the
Philippines became American territory
immediately upon the ratification of the
peace treaty. Vattel says the dismem
bered province is not obilged to receive
into new master, and that it resumes all
its original rights, The treaty of peace
resulted in a separation of the Philip
pines from Spain, and a consequent re
sumption of their original rights, but
gave no title to the United States because
the inhabitants lawfully resisted the
transfer of their allegiance.
"When a treaty cedes . . . Dart of
the territory of a nation, the government
is unaer no obligation to indemnify those
wno may suner ny tne cession, . . .
The question may be asked, whether the
party making such a cession of inhabited
territory is under any pledge to secure
the newcomer in possession, or in other
words, must the former ,do anything be
yond renouncing his rights of sovereign, y
over the territory and leaving it free and
open to tne new sovereign. To us it ap-
H that tVlia oil tin in J -
muv vuia a wi uu 13 UUUUU li UU
iV ? i ' i . . . . .
ii me innaDirants snouia resist and re
ject the new soverei n, as they have an
UNDOUBTED RIGHT to do for who
gave any state the right to DISPOSE of
its INHABITANTS ? the question is
now to be settled between the province
or territory and the CONQUEROR."
Woolsey's International Law. toas-e 22(5.
Every authority on the subject for the
past 400 years holds the same way a
state cannot cede to another inhabited
territory, making a valid transfer, with
out the consent of the inhabitants
thereof. Of course "sovereignty" may
do enrorcea, as tne learned doctor truly
says; and such enforcement is simply and
only a matter of conquest, of "criminal
aggression" as the President aptly termed
it once upon a time. The Filipinos have
an unaouoiea right to resist, a lawful
right rscoirnized bv all eminent author
ities, and we have paid twenty millions
ior me ption or conquering them, which
under the lav of nations we may prose
cute to the bitter end. But from a moral
standpoint our position is indefensible.
It violates the Declaration of Independ
ence. It is an outrage on humanity, as
me cuiminauon or a war oegun in the
interests of humanity.
Heavy Artillery Whitmore.
When the republicans held their meet
ing to open their campaign in Lincoln,
the populists who were in the audience
nearly cracked their ribs laughing at
antics of one II. O. Whitmore. who
mounted "the boar black pig" and
spurred him up and down the platform
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to the delight of all. By universal con
sent it was voted the best comic prr
formace that had been seen on the
stage of the Oliver 'ora long time. Some
of the populists of Lincoln became in
terested in this low commedian and
wrote the adjutant-general to get his
history. Here it is:
The following letter is self explana
tory: Lincoln, Neb., October 11, 1S09.
Charles Q. De France, Lincoln. Neb.
Sir: I have the h nor to acknowledge
receipt of jour letter of the 7th inst,
Statin? that one II. O. Whitmore, known
as "Heavy Artillery Whitmore." c'aiming
to have been at one time a democrat, is
at the present time ma'ung speeches for
the republican Ma'e central committee,
arid claims that he was grievously mis
treated by Governor S!in A. Holcomb,
during the Spanish American war. by
Dot permitting him to rui.-e a regiment
of heavy Hrt'hcry fur tlie sla e of Ne
bra-ka rn t by so ret using to do, di.-np.
pointed hi :n very materially.
In reply to tiie aliove, (ievernor Hoi
comb inn le n lender of this organization
to the Pre-ivm of the Uni.ed N:ates,
but ti p Pre ijefit Hi 1 not (ieem it wise
to accept thi ,rgani n'i n of one Heavy
Aftil! ry I.'i gi i.ent lnmi this state, but
in lieu II' to .', iieecj ted the lender of
the Third .s'ehrus u Volunteers. The
Tnird Nebra-'H was eompo-ed of com
panies from Va ions nrtw of tlieta,
Company "A" l, "n ( ,; ;nj ed at Lin
vwm, nun t ti Hills, IT'M IlliO UIB OlillP
service on !'hv .m.
A limn t t. i : -1 1 m'i-j.n4 In t tl.
time, win lior cc '. N.'hi note, who
I lie evrum of yHy 'J. ) !, mi l so reported
,u inn oi.i. e iiv ..n,l .cur v
1UUUIU,
acting Assistant Ad j utant General at that
time, un May 24th. Mr. Whitmore ten
dered his resignation to Governor Hoi
comb, who accepted the same. This
statement briefly covers the history of
f tun,:
i'ii. y uiiuwirs grievance.
If the governor would have followed
my advice at that time, Mr, Whitmore
would have had something more sub
stantial to grieve over. From informa
tion received by me from members of
company A, I believe that he was guilty
of sedition and mutiny, and should have
been tried by court martial on this
charge. Being in the state service, he
was amenable to military law and a
breaeh of military discipline in time of
war should have been taken cognizance
of at the time; but Governor Ilolcomb
was willing to ovorlook this matter and
accepted the young man's resignation
and permitted the incident to be closed,
Very respectfully yours,
P. II. BARRY,
Adjutant General
Take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for all
those dangerous affections. severe colds,
pleurisy and grippe. which . Fall and
winter bring along. It is the greatest
cure tor bronchitis, and all throat and
lung affections.
REESE AND HOLCOO.
House Rent and Stenographic Assistance
Compared and Their Constitutionality
Compared.
Here is the dilemma presented to the
house rent howlers: If Judge Reese was
justified in using the appropriation ior
4tflrtn(TrnTViir scctct anru' in 1 KftQ arA
1800 while he was supreme judge, then
Governor Holcomb was justified in using
the appropriation for "house rent" dur
ing his two terms as governor. But, on
the other hand, if Governor Holcomb is
to be censures for accepting the house
rent appropriation, then Judge Reese
deserves censured for using the appropri
ation for stenographic assistance.
it Judge Keese is such an almighty
good lawyer as republican "heelers"
would have the people believe, he cer
tainly knew whether the appropriation
of 1889 for stenographic assistance was
in violation of the state contitution. His
acceptance of that appropriation ought
to settle the matter for these constitu
tional yelpers.
Let us see if the cases are parallel.
Section 22, of article 2, constitution of
Nebraska, reads: "The salaries of the
governor, auditor of public accounts, and
treasurer shall be two thousand live hun
dred(82,500) each per annum, and
after the adoption of this constitution
they shall not receive to their own use
any fees, costs, interests upon public
moneys in their hands or under their
control, perquisites of office or other
compensation. " Sections 13 and 14,
of article 6, constitution of Nebraska'
i: "Tie judges of the supreme and
district court shall each receive a salary
of $2,500 per annum, payable quarterly.
No judge of the supreme or district court
shall receive any other compensation,
perquisites, or benefits for or on account
of his omce in any form whatsoever. "
Section 1, of article 5, requires the gov
ernor to reside at the seat of government
during his term of office, and the legis
lature of 1889, and each subsequent leg-
isltture, having this provision in mind,
have appropriated public money to pro
vide a residence for the governor during
his term of omce, and not as additional
compensation. There is no constitution
al provision requiring the supreme judges
to use "stenographic assistance, and an
appropriation for such is undoubtedly a
"benefit for and on account of the office
of supreme judge." Yet with the grow
ing work yearly thrown upon the su
preme court, no reasonable man would
insist that the judges are not entitled to
up-to-date, monern stenographic assist
ance. No reasonable man would insist
upon such a literal construction of the
state constitution that the supreme court
should be hampered in the prosecution
of its work. And if used for the purpose
for which the legislature intended it
should be used, an appropriation for
stenographic assistance, or one to pro
vide a residence for the governor at the
seat of government during his term of
office, is surely no violation of the spirit
of .ur constitution.
Governor Holcomb used part of the
house rent appropriation to provide a
gubernatorial residence during his term
of office and turned back to the state
treasury more than one-sixth of the
amount the legislature allowed him to
use for that purpose.
Juage lieese s term had nearly expired
before the ' stenographer assistance" ap
propriation became available. As a great
constitutional lawyer, he had no hesi
tancy about drawing upon the appna
tioa. His son, H. A. Iteese: drew t228.00
therefrom, although there is no evidence
to show that 11. A. Reese knows one
stenographic pot hook from another.
Then his wife, U. B. Reese, drew f34.00
rora the appropriation. Think of it!
The wife of that great constitutional law
yer and supreme judge, Manoah B.
Reese, pencil in hand taking dictation
from her lord and master!
This, then, is the sit'- tion: If the
house rent appropriations are of "doubt-
ul constitutionality ,' as some newly con
verted Hannitcrnts a-er, then the appro
priations for stenographic assistance are
ven more so. Jf such appropriations.
properly n.-ed, are no violation of our
constitution, then the case must be de
cided for Governor Holcoiub and against
Judge Reese. Holcomb used his appro
priation to provide n gubernatorial resi-
ence; lue-e u e l Ins to provide pin-
money ior is nituiiy, an unoouiited
benefit for and on account of hi office."
( . Q, DkFRANCE.
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A CLERICAL "TRAITOR".
Bishop Potter, comparing the Philip
pines to India, said: .
"There are the same diversions of race,
condition, religion, tribal religion and
the like, and in the case of these insular
communities there is no binding interest
whatever. To undertake to superimpose
npon them our free institutions would
seem to be an utterly hopeless task, and
in such actuation what is the alterna
tive but a form of government which
while not nominally, yet practically, in
its essential absoluteisra, is imperial?
Already we have seen how easy it is to
drift into imperial methods, which are
simply the methods of paternalism, in
this very connection. A cardinal prin
ciple of 'government of the people, by the
people, for the people, is that the people
shall not be treated like children kept
in tne darK. A sound public opinion, we
say, is the great bulwark of a republic,
the foundation stone on which its popu
lanty and prosperity must needs rest
In this connection the searching of the
mails, the proscription of certain publi
cations, and the stifling of correspon
dence is one of the most intolerable out
rages which a free people has ever suf
fered; and it is significant most of all of
the developement of a tendancv which
foreshadows that, whether we are likely
to nave imperialism in distant posses
sions, in form we already have it at home
in iacu
Now, then, the thine that destroyed
ivome was the loss of her home sreneitv
Our strength today consists in the tri
umph of those great civic ideals which
have the property alone of Antrlo-Saron
civilization, cut it we persist in dilut
ing that civilization too largely the re
sult needs no prophet to forecast We
may have territorial expansion and ma
terial prosperity, and for a time it may
be that possession which in the mere
dream of it has begun to inflame our peo
ple witn a strange inebriety 1 mean
world-wide supremacy but in the win
ning of it we shall have lost every dis
tinguishing characteristic of a free and
self -governing people. Is it worth while?
"Xo submit to an international court.
representing the best wisdom of the best
peoples, the question of the best disoosi
t on and future administration of the
rnuippines may be to admit that as a
nation we are not infallable; but then.
surely, a great nation can afford to leave
that claim to the somewhat Pickwickian
maintenance at present afforded
under alien skies and and remote and
un-American traditions'
DANGEROUS CONETOUSNESS.
The extraordinarily wealthy men in
our country have gained their wealth by
seizing the opportunities and means
which a highly developed and exceed
ingly sensitive social and business condi
tion has made possible. They have set
tled down upon these conditions, much
as Nabal settled upon the pasturage of
the hills, and worked them for their own
personal benefit and have harvested
great gains.
Not all of these men, however, can be
called churlish or Nabalish men. Many
of them recognize their obligations to
society and do pay willing tribute of
social and commercial and educational
betterment to the community and its in
stitutions which have been to them as a
wall of protection in their ventures.
Society in general communities in par
ticular, have been largely helped by the
investments and by the returns given by
these men who make use of the modem
ways of accumulation. Nevertheless,
there is a selfishness, and an indifference
to the success of others, nay, even an in
tention and a certainty of bringing fail
ure to others, in the use of these oppor
tunities which breeds a dangerous covet
ousness that can hardly be atoned for by
large public gifts.
To take possession of the complex and
sensitive conditions of the markets, to
use the commercial, social and political
opportunities of the time as free pastur
age on which to fatten and exhibit per
sonal possessions will be sooner or later
to call down upon the plunderers their
destruction. The Nabalish spirit which
monopolize all the opportunities of trade,
and the privileges of commerce and gov
ernment for Hellish gain at the expense
of others will suffer sooner or later the
paralysis from its own selfishness, and
will bring the condemnation of the just
and generous members of the commu
nity.
The woman who was reported a while
ago to have worn at some social occasion
a dress which cost 1150,000 was using
public opportunity for personal and self
ish ends, taking advantage of social cus
toms to display great wealth. It is but
an excuse to plead that such expendi
tures put money in circulation, develop
art, and afford the means of living to
many people. Such expenJitures de
velop selff.-hness an i overvaluation of
the mere externals of life. If that
woman considered the f 150,000 which
her dress cost to le a tribute to society.
a measure of her duty and value to the
public, she forgot in her reckoning to
apply the Christian precepts. "Tljink
not of yourself more highly than vou
ought to think," and "consider others
better than yourself." Rev. Mr. Marsh,
Pastor of All Souls Church, Lincoln.
AN AWFUL TRAITOR.
In a recent letter Senator Hoar
of
Massachusetts says:
'The IiIihkI of the slaughtered Fili
iinos, the bltxl mid tlie wasted wealth
of our own soldiers h upon the headx of
tluM( who have underused to buy a
people in the tunr- et li;e sheep or to
treat I hem h lawful prizes and booty of
war, to impo-p (t government on them
without their eon-ent and to trHiuple
uniier foot not only the people of .Up
Philippine i-lu:nU, but the principles
upon which the American republic itself
re 8
"'Hie law of righteousness and justiee
on which the at, nnd free American
people should a.!, an 1 in the end, I am
sure, w hi a:'t, depends not upon para
llels of latitude mill meiiilinn- of ionfi
tiiile or points of eouip.i-h. It i the
' -ame es!erila.v, Voi.uy and foiever. It
i- true row h- when our iat hers ileclnreil
jit in 17i(l, It U h- l.iiiilinsf upon Wm.
McKinley ! d;iy as ii was ii on ( ieorye
Waiiiii!i n or A! raliam Lincoln.
"I he i.eclfirii ", ion (,s to Cuba by the
pre-iiieiit mi. i hy coii(,'ie-s nj'piies Willi
Hiron ;er force tu li,e ca- ol the Philip
pine Hhniii.
"Ai.'iiiii.'iMo an 1 his followers, before
we bi'gau to uiiie wur Upon Uieui, bnd
cmnucrcd their own territory and inde
pendence from Spam, with the excep
tion of a single city, and they were get
ting reaay to establish a free constitu
tion.
'VVhile they are fighting for freedom
and independence and the doctrines of
our fathers, we are fighting for the
principles that one people may control
and govern another in spite of its re
tistence and against its will."
CANT LET GO. ,
This is the way most people size up
the Philippine question. Spain had a
little lamb, the meekest lamb around.
She sold the lamb to Uncle Sam for
twenty millions down. Then Sam he
took it by the tail to lead it home you
know: the mutton rare turned out a
bear and Sam can't let it go. Julian,
(Kan.)Gazette.
WHAT CROUNSE SAID.
Down at Midway convention an ele
ment of the republican delegates wanted
to nominate ex-Gov. Crounse and run
him on the record of vetoing the appro
priation for house rent which he did.
When they went to Crounse and laid
the matter before him and explained
how his veto would be a winning card,
the old man said; "No! The people are
not fools. They know I kept no house
in Lincoln and vetoed the bill because I
had no rent to pay." Wahoo Democrat
ANTI TRUST LEAGUE.
Send to the American Anti-Trust
League, 1229 Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, D. C, for documents per
taining to trusts.
DARE NOT PEEP. w
The American people would like to
see the Boers of South Africa lick the
British army beyond recovery on Afri
can soil but no republican politician or
editor who stands by their administra
tion can cheap. For while the Engfish
are destroying a republic the commer
cial power behind McKinley is establish
ing an empire for the Orientals. Inde
pendent Era.
WOULD DO NO GOOD. .
If God should again shower manna on
the fertile fields it would but enrich the
men who own the fields. The tramp on
the highway would be warned off by the
sign "no tresspassing," and the occupants
of tenement Loures would have ther
rents raised, until they absorbed all the
manna. The .Bayonet
REPUBFICAN TOUGHS,
Hired hoodlums in that hotbed of re
publicanism, Seward, (the home of Judge
Norval) recently endeavored to break up
a Bryan meeting with the aid of horns
and other noise producing instruments.
Their efforte proved impotent, but it was
only fo llowing out the dictum of the
state republican press, which seeks to
prevent a full and free discussion of
political subjects. Independent Era.
HOW THEY WERE SAVED.
It is estimated that more than a mil
lion visitors attended the Dewey celebra
tion in New York, and it is not probable
that the expenses while in the citv aver
aged less than 120 each. We may there
to! e safely estimate that the Dewey cele
bration brought not less than twenty
million dollars into New York, and that
most of this money found its way into
the banks. At any rate, the bankers
have been giving out interviews stating
that the sudden flush of ready money
had broken the panic in Wall Street and
saved the "business men' of " New York
from bankruptcy. And yet these same
"business men," or in other words, stock
and grain gamblers, cannot see far
enough beyond their noses to realize
that it is a constant and abundant sup
ply of ready cash that not only saves
men from bankruptcy but establishes
and sustains solid business interests and
makes all the people prosperous. Val
ley Democrat.
MORE "TRAITORS."
Philadelphia. Octtober 12. In re
sponse to a call issued by ex Senator
George F. Edmunds, Herbert Welsh and
George Q. Mercer, vice presidents of the
auti-imperialist league, residing in Phil
adelphia, a meeting was held tonight
and -an. association was formed under the
name of the American league of Phila
delphia. Its objects are to "maintain the
truths set forth in the Declaration of In
dependence and to oppose the expansion
and establishment of the dominion of
the United States by conquest or other
wise over unwilling people in any part
of the globe, and at the present time to
promote such measures by congress as
shall terminate hostileoperation.--against
the people of the Philippine islands who
wish to govern themselves and to aid in
securing to them, through the friendly
assistance of the United Siates, the
pe.ice, liberty and order of just republi
can government.
Delegations were appointed to attend
the Chicago conference and the associa
tion will at once proceed to distribute
literature and hold public meetings.
FARMER HOY'S VIEW.
The poets make nie very tired
A singin' of the corn
That keeH its bla les a wavin from
The dewy eve till morn.
They rave about its gleaming gold
That gla lij.ins poet's eyes,
And talk n y, 'idliii ecntusy
AIout (jcUV skies.
I rather guex . 'd change their tune
And sing rnd.iier lay
If they were forced to hustle out
At early break of day
To hitch a team of cranky mules
With feehn's all forlorn,
An' work to la-ut the dickens at
A shuckin' of that corn.
SEND FOR THEM.
Henry alien Hell, of Springfield. III.,
has published two little Ixioks that
ought to be in the posses-ion of pvery
intelligent vol er, regard less of his party
ailili.ili.ms. AVe tu ;e it for grunted 11di'
evety eitieii is'im American at heart,
nn'd that- he feels a pa;riolic pri.le iu lhe
realties of bis cutiniry arid the justness
of his eouulrys laws. The-e liltie lioo!;s
contain pieci-ely ihe information that
every siicii ci ien needs, for careful
sliiil v and for d.iily reicience. They em
brace a va4 fund of inloriiwition, in a
colli, eneil and cotHenieiit form, tbtit
j'nu cannot get ei-ewhere vi'liont go'li
through a waolo li'.unry of Un. The
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Sptch RetUred liter Nearly 13 Yean.
Tht ypntanti Cnmnuroal, Ipixlanti. Uieh.
Many thtngi appnar niiractilom
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aevers stomscb disorder and about
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be without these books. The price is 10
cents each, or 12 copies for f 1.00. Here
is a good way to beat the conspirators
who have concocted a plan to "fool all
the people all the time."
TnEY SHAKE.
The orbits of William McKinley and
William J. Bryan crossed yesterday.
They met, beamed on each other for a
moment, spoke a few commonplace
words and parted.
"How do you do, Mr. President?" said
Mr. Bryan.
"I am happy to meet you, Mr Bryan,"
answer President McKinley.
"I trust Mrs. McKinley is well" said
Mr. Bryan.
"Her health is quite good," replied the
president.
"And Mrs. Bryan is well?" inquired
the president.
"Very well," answered Mr. Bryan.
The scene was an improvised stand
near the railway station, which marked
a spot in the center of a crowd of 8,000.
Bryan was invited to meet the president
by the McKinley reception committee.
He arrived at the stand first and was
greeted with a rousing cheer by the
people. Thi' unusual compliment af
fected Bryan dei ply.
Tne president was escorted to tne
stand, and the first man to greet him
was William J. Bryan. He grasped Mr.
McKinley by the right hand and shook
it heartiiy. There was more force and
v gor in the Bryan skake than in the
McKinley demonstration. The two po
litical gladiators looked into each other's
eves wbiie sp-alting. 'ine people
cheered.
It was an interesting spectacle and
something of a surprise to the president.
It was the fint time he had seen Bryan
since the Nebraskan appeared at the
White House one year ago to obtain the
discharge of some of the soldiers of his
regiment
President McKinley spoke a few min
utes. He was cheered, but the applause
was not of the hurricane kind that
greeted Bryan at the finish of his subse
quent effort,
W ile President McKinley was speak
ing Col. Bryan sat directly behind him.
When the president concluded his ad
dress he turned and heartily grasped
Col. Bryan's outstretched hand.
"Good bye, Mr. Prseident." said Col.
Bryan, and the president responded
with a word r farewell. This closed
the short, -.unig between the former
rivals of ln'.K, as the presidential train
left immediately. New York Wcrld.
This happened at Canton, Ohio, the
home of I're-ident McKinley.
STAY AWAY. .
The populist and democratic states
men who accept invitations to speak at
old soldiers' reun ons, have a very dif
ficult task to perform. If they speak
their convictions at all as republicans
are expected to do on current questions,
they are hoo'ed down. If they avoid a
discuss:on of the issues they are accused
of "dodging." It occurs to us that pop
ulist sH'a''ers would better stay away.
The populist and democratic old soldiers
seldom attend the-e reunions because it
is made so unpleasant for them and the
populist speaker are not wanted. They
are vierely invited to give color to the
claim that they are non partisan.
Hutchison Gaette.
STAND BY IT.
It ew-tstlioii-iind.s of dollar less fo run
the stn'p now than it did under republi
can rule. Warrants only draw five-per
cent interest now anil lire at a ureuiiurn,
while under iep li!:e in rule they drew
7 per cent and were at n discount. Under
republican rule the ertrnneiM " school
furd was farn c 1 i t, to pet, Iwuiks for
jiolii'cal purfH e, while now the-e fund
are inve-ted mid are lirtn'i"; thousands
of dollars into the -clumls ol tLo d'ale.
Ord Journal,
'Oopy,
Tim i..it r.iln'e -V
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re :n Uie
tl.an of ,or.S
the In' ml ,,
Christian
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Wtjild,. fc-iil Lo-.n tDci,tt
Jfrt. Barritt Btgoli,
INK S
SofJhaK
drtiggiiti. fo
cent per box ;
six loxet, fi.$o.
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ALE 5
EOPLE at
COMPANY, Sohanactady, N. Y.
was never doubted, even by those whs
put low value on his work, is now but al
mighty advertiser before the Lord, an!
a colleague of the vilest in his country's
politics. ,
As the head of the great schools which,
bear his name, he hip, hip, hipped for his
young men to cheer for dollar-bood, while
manhood shivered, gasped, and died oa
every hand, abandoned by the state
and by the church on election day.
With his own hand he lighted bonfires
before Mark HannaVealf of gold," whils
bribery and drink and spoils filled the
market places with the howling bias
phemy that Jesus Christ had come into
the world to save BANKS and put sa
loons to tribute. And to-day he is telling
great audiences in Chicago that "three
hundred men daily die at the hands of
the saloon" while in the same breath hs
glorifies the character of the canteen
president the "edition de luxe" of .un
drew Johnson, "swinging around the cir-l
cle" begging a second term.
He thinks a son of God cannot be.
clean in politics, until "the public senti-j
ment" undirts iteelf, unlighted by tha
shine of any godly conduct at the polls,
New Voice.
FEMALE LABOR
In the enforcement of the lemale labor,
law. Labor Commissioner Kent has thv
supportof J ustice Brewer of the supreme
court of the United States, who has held,
in the Utah eight-hour law case, that the
people have the right on the ground of
the greatest good to the greatest number '
to interfere by law and prevent employ
ers from oppressing their employes
through unreasonable hours of service.
The fact as well as the theory is that la
this country only equals can make legal
contracts. Any contract made with an ,
employe per force of necessity to violats
the female labor law is vitiated with
fraud and duress and is therefore void.
' An injury to one is the concern ot all."
-Omaha Labor Bulletin.
TRY T.
' You say money is cheap and plenty ot
it Take a load of your grain to town
and buy some of that money. If you get
a good bunch of money you can say that
money is cheap. If you get only a few
dollars it will be because money is dear.
That is your only way of telling when I
thing is cheap. Teller Democrat
Sunnd Menrjr.
The abstract of the report of the stats
banks, 403 in number, at the close ot
business September 11, contains muck
food for thought The banks owe their
depositors nearly 123,000.000, and their
own stockholders over tS.OOO.OOO. On the
other hand these 403 banks hold evi
dences of indebtedness from other peopls
lo them amounting to comelhing over
f28,000,000, and claim that their banking
houses, second hand furniture and fix
tures, and other real estate is worth a
little over (1,000.000. The average
amount of actual, tangil 'e "sound mon
ey" in each of these 4U'$ state banks, on
September 11 was ("240.51, and the av
erage amount of dqiosits in the same
banks on the same date was t.V'i.S-lt.M.
That's a dollar of "sound money" to
about (11.00 of restf,rei conlidence."
"The greatest banking system the world
ever saw" ehT Is't a colossal system of
debts. The banks owe all told C;J0l,.
HG9.(!3: other people owe them (28.1.V5,.
H1S.47; that makes f0O,4.7,9KS.10 of debt
Then these banks own banking houses,
real estate, furniture, etc., said to be
worth I2,0.'4,024-T(. and "sound money"
to the amount of (2111 Vy,.tH), In other
words there is involved over f02,(KX).OOQ
of debt and a little over ?.'5,lKKl.0tX in
proerty and money. The ratio of debts
lo proerty is 2d to 1; of debt due depos
itors to actual ca-h in li'ind, '11 to 1.
Doe any saoe man ( w hy the people's
party advocates gowrnment savings
hanks?
t.lllil Itvwttnl.
We will pay the above rew ard for any
case of liver Complaint, ly-pepin. Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Coii-i.patiou or
Costiveness we cannot cure with fjiverita
'he i'p To-Date liiui Irvcr Pill, when
the directions are t riet!y complied wit.
They are purely Vegetable, and never
fail to give satisfaction. 2Tk! bote con
tain 100 Pills. )ic boxi.w contain 10 Pjli.
.V Ixutes contain 15 i'liU. llew.ire of
ubstifutions and imi'i t i ;'. Kent by"
m ol, K'amps tnlicn. Xt'UVlTA MI'D
ICAI. CO.. cor. CiiftU'U u:id Jackson
St.. Chicago, II!.
. Sild bv iliulcy Ini"; Co., Cor
nJ 11. Sir., Lincoln, Ntbr.
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