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WE TOIL FOR EUROPE.
Ia the Iat Thirty Tears We Have Given
to Old World Monarchies $ 14,000,-
000,000 More Than We Have
. 1 ' Keeeivenl.
Everybody knows that the republican
party began its rule in 18G1 and has
been in power ever since except for the
short reign of Cleveland, which for the
most part was the same as republican
and a little more so.
According to republican treasury de
- partment figures, from June JJOth, 18C1
to June 30th, 1899, thirty-eight year?
the people of the United States exported
merchandise to the value of $2,638,715,
398 more than they imported.
It would be reasonable to suppose
that this sum of exports over imports
should have been received back to this
country in coin. But no, according to
like figures as above named exactly, the
people of this country exported $1403,
J8,3i9 more coin, gold and silver than
, they imported, making a total of exports
over imports of merchandise and coin to
the amount of $3,742,403,707.
It would be reasonable to suppose
that having exported that much more
merchandise and coin than they import
ed, our people would have owing to them
from abroad the amount above named
with interestwhich latter would much
more than double the sum. But no, ac
cording to figures, equally reliable as
those above named, in less time than
that above named, towit, all since the
great war, the people of the United
States, in their various capacities of
states, counties, cities, corporations and
individuals gave to foreigners, mainly
British, bonds and mortgages to amount
of over six billion dollars more than they
. took of foreigners.
And furthermore, according to reli
able figures like those last above named
people of tho United states have given
to foreigners, mainlv British, real estate
title deeds and transfers of railroad,
mining, manufacturing and other stocks
of vast amount, tne extent or wnicn can
not be definitely here stated, but prob
ablv to amount of about three billion
dollars, more than they received of such
deeds and transfers from foreigners.
The above four items show an but-
foincffrom this country of values to
amount of more than twelve billion dol
lars. for which this country has never
received anvthinsr and never will.
It will be noticed that the bonds
-"-Tabdve mentioned' are other than tfc na
tional bonds. By the December 1, 1899
'reasurv report, the bonds of the inter
est bearing national debt are si own to !
amount to ?1,037,049,G90. Considering
the" increase of the dollar value the na
tional debt is larger than it was at the
close of the great war or any time since.
.dd the national bonds that are held
abroad to those hereia before mentioned
and it makes seven billion dollars of
coin bonds held by foreigners against
this country.
Before 18u0 three-fourths of the traf
fic to and from the United States was
carried in American vessels greatly to
tho advantage of this country in bal
ances for freight coming to our people.
But under republican rule our merchant
marine has so dwindled down that there
accrues yearly a freight balance of about
3100,000,000 in coin against our people
and in favor of foreigners as is plainly
proved by Money Chart.
According to republican treasury re
ports, in 1SG1 when the party came into
power there was in this country gold
and silver coin and bullion to amount of
8250.000.000. and against this there were
no foreign coin bonds outstanding.
Since which time down to June 30, 1809,
according to republican treasury reports,
cold and silver have been mined in the
United States to the amount of $3,181,
749,000, which being increased by the
$230,000,000 on hand in 18G1 makes S3,
4:n.749.ooa -
And yet by the treasury report'of Sep
tember 1. 1S99 it is shown that there
was then only $1,420,819,212 of gold
and silver coin in th United States,
and azainst this suc4 there is outstand
ing: in the hands of foreigners, mostly
British, coin bonds to amount of seven
billion dollars, very nearly five dollars of
bonds to every dollar of com.
Our country is very prolific in gold
and silver mining, but it does not own
V a dollar of gold or silver money. We
!ta some borrowed on which we pay
int;resV, to foreigners, mostly British,
as also on rive and a half billion more
that we have not, never had, and under
republican rule can never get or pay
, . The coin in this country can easily be
so drawn upon at any time by the lint
ish oligarchy under their bonds as to re
duce our money circulation to any de
gree of panic or bankrupt purposes, and
enable the oligarchs in the future, as
they have in the past, to proceed a3 fast
ms they may deem prudent to take in
American property at their own prices,
This Philippine war is to keep the
bond business growing. Republican
leaders have no care for ways and means
to pay off the great foreign coin debt
but only "to keep it growing. If the
country is to continue under republican
rule it is hopelessly bankrupted, and the
bankruptcy will grow fast aud strong as
long as tne party is in power, as is ver
ily proved by Money Chart.
Marvin Wabtcex,
Fairbury, Neb.
. BENTON'S WORDS OF WARNING
Wildcat" lias Returned From the Jangle
With Her Kittens Multiplied.
v Liot the men who are now at work
changing the contract so as to compe
the American people to make them
present of $250,000,000, by making their
bonds payable in gold, remember tha
dishonesty is a bad thing to teach a na
, jon. Ihe bonds were purchased in the
nxst place, on an average of hf ty cents
on the dollar. Then the contract was
changed in 1808 from "lawful money of
the United States" to "coin." In 1873,
a gang of thieves, under pretense of "re
forming the currency," surreptitiuously
demonetized silver. The Bland-Allison
act of 1878, in response to outraged pub
lic sentiment of that time partly ngntea
that wrong. In 1893, Grover Cleveland,
casting manhood and honor behind, and
with the brutal ingratitude ol a drunnen
debauche began the third attempt to
triDDle the value of SnylocK's noicnngs.
In their effort to rid themselves of Cleye-
landism, the American people cnose tne
political thimble-rigger from Canton.
Xow we stand face to face with the issue,
that has been studiously plotted : for
during thirty years. In the language of
Thomas H. Benton over forty years ago,
the "wild cat has returned from the
jungle with her kittens multiplied." The
question now is, hare the conspirators
wore the people out, by fooling ana
brow-beating them? The coming po
litical contest will try the intellectual
vitror of the American people. Maukish
sentimentalism ought not to pass cur
rent in this contest. It is not current
with bond-holders, cash only goes with
them. They own the gold and will soon
issue all the paper. - They want money
dear and everything else cheap. Butler
County Press.
If thi3 article is marked it is a partic
ular request to you to send in your sub
scription. It is to remind you tnat you
are r ot doing what you should towards
supporting the paper.
ALLEN AFTER HIM
The Senator Wants to Know What Sort of
a Deal Secretary Gage Made With
the National City Bank.
Washington, Jan. 3. Senator Allen
introduced in the senate today the fol
lowing. resolution: .
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be, and is hereby, directed to
transmit to the senate complete and lit
eral copies of all letters, communications,
agreements, papers and documents be
tween the treasury department of the
government of the United States and
the National City bank, and tb,e Han
over National bank of tho city of New
York, or either or both of them, since
the 4th day of March A. D. 1897, in any
manner respecting the deposit of public
funds, honds and revenues of the crov-
ernment of the United States with said
bank or banks, and inform tho senate
I respectmrar 'any - TJtber - relation or
relations now or Heretofore exist-
ing between tne government, or ine
United States and the said banis or
banks and the amount of money, bonds,
public funds and' revenues, respectively
deposited in said bank or banks by the
government of the United States, the
reasons therefore, and wnetner, said
bank or banks have paid the govern
ment of the United States any interest
on said deposit or deposits, and if so,
how much interest and the length of
time the money, public funds, bonds and
revenues or any portion tnereof were
paned to other banks, corporations or
persons, giving their names and ad
dresses respectively and if so the amount
and dates thereof respectively.
And the secretary of the treasury is
urther directed to inform the senate
what compensation has been paid to
said bank or banks directly or indirectly
by the government of the United States
or the custody, handling and disburse
ment of said money, public funds, bonds
and revenues of the government of the
United States, and give to the senate all
other information in any manner per-
aining to said transaction or transac
tions.
REPUBLICANS SCARED
Their Constituent View their Work with
Fear and Send In their Protestation.
Washington, D. C, Jan. G, 1900. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) Notwithstanding
the fact that the republicans of the
house have openly and defiantly repudi
ated their position - taken in lSOb on bi
metalism by the passage of the financial
bill, many of those representing the
west have serious misgivings as to the
result of the legislation upon the com
ing campaign. The effect of the entire
change of front of the republican major
ity from the advocacy of bimetalism," to
that of the gold standard, with the sup
port cf the English banking system is
unprecedented and atrocious, say many
prominent republicans, and shows a lack
of sincerity which will not be pardoned
by the people, in conversation with a
republican I was refreshed by the fol
lowing view: "No amount of sophistry
and pretended change of conditions and
acquirement of information by party
leaders will satisfy those of the rank and
file of republican voters who have so
ardently believed with Senator Chandler
thst the gold standard policy is the curse
of the nations, and these people will look
on these shifting statesmen as having
stultified themselves by a change of
front on a question the basic principles
of which have not changed lor generj
tions. V
Speaking further on the subject this
republican said, "If bimetalism was
riffht in 1896 and the St. Louis plat
form declared that it was, then no think
ing man who so believed will uphold the
JrTesident and the majority ot congress
in seeking to commit ihis country to a
gold basis. This question is centuries
old and the mam propositions are un
changed, and no statesman can deliber
ately go from one side to the other of
this controversy in the short space of
four years without being looked upon as
a political makeshift by all honest and
intelligent men. The fitting of such
sentiment as this from various parts of
the country into .the political circles of
the capital city may cause much modifi
cation of the f.nmcial measure before it
leaves the senate, and when it becomes
a law it may be far different from what
it was on passing the house.
THE POPULIST CONFERENCE
It wan the I-arg-est and the Mot Promi
nent so far ever Held in the
State.
Many of those who intended to take
part in the wcrk of the state central
committee and the populist conference
called by Chairman Edmisten began to
arrive in the city the day before and all
of them stayed until the last business
was done. ; The sessions were for the
most part . executive - as was nec
essary, but it began with an open meet
ing to which admittance was given to all
who could crowd into the room. They
wore treated to a lot of enthusiastic
speeches. Governor Poynter opened
with a simon pure pop talk and was fol
lowed by Ceneral Weaver, Hon. Tom
Patterson of the Denver News, Mr. Ro-
zelle of Missouri, W. J. Bryan, Hon. Geo.
W. Berge and Judge Holcomb.
All the speakers were fervid and en
thusiastic. Mr. Patterson thought - that
the party in Nebraska had been unus
ually fortunate in the character of its
leadership. If Nebraska populists would
point out the path for tho party to pur
sue in the future, those in Colorado and
other states would go that way. Mr.
Patterson said that the people's party
had advocated the reform issues at a
time wheu the democrats were indiffer-.
ent or antagonistic and had finally forc
ed the latter to take a position in favor
of the people, The populists were ready
ho concluded, to continue the co-operation
until through the election of W. J.
Bryan the face of the nation should be
turned to a new and brighter era.
Mr. Bryan arrived late in the evening
and was received with round after round
of cheers. In his characteristically hu
morous way, Mr, Bryan said that he was
glad to see so many visitors from other
states come in, as it showed that there
are some good people who live outside of
Nebraska. One reason why the popu
lists of this state had been able to ac
complish more than their brethren in
other states, he thought, was because
they had been continually co-operating
with those who, in the main, have ad
vocated the same principles. As early
as 1891 and ever since, Mr. Bryan con
tinued, he had urged; the democrats to
treat the populists with consideration.
It might not always be easy to divide
the offices, he said, but .the allied par
ties have, nevertheless, Jn.ableOoget
along in harmony; even since the advent .
t iKa ,aw;no. o v,; Aivt
of the silver republicans as a third divi
sion , of the reform army. The signal
victory gained in Nebraska this fall had
been of immense importance to the
whole country, as all talk of abandoning
the Chicago platform has subsided since
that time.
The populists and democrats did not
advocate exactly the same things, Mr,
Bryan went on, but when all the things
which everybody in both parties wanted
should have been secured, no one would
be worse off for the fact. The move
ment of reforms had always been slow.
To those who might be discouraged af
ter four or five years of work, he would
show them General Weaver, who had
been twenty years in the movement, and
was still righting the battle of life
In conclusion, Mr. Bryan expressed
the belief that many of those who had
supported the republican candidates in
the last presidential campaign would
be with the reform parties this year
The republicans nad no time to spare
in the right of lb9b nor would they have
in the coming campaign. He was cer
tain that all republicans could not be
carried over to the new policies of put
ting the dollar above the man.
M- w . serge was caued upon for a
speech and he responded by reviewing
the republican policy for twenty years
calling attention to the many .times
when the party had reversed itself on
public questions. Judge Sorenberger
made a talk on the Philippine policy of
the present administration.
Governor Holcomb declared that the
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iasi victory whs simuiy amazing dul ne
believed that it could not be more than
duplicated next fall. It was very late
when the open meeting broke up. but
members ot the national committee had
long previously retired to take up na
tional matters, The regular conference
of the state committee and invited
guests began the next morning behind
closed doors. All that was , given out of
their doings for publication was the fol
lowing:
Decided to hold the state convention
at New Auditorium, Lincoln, March 19,
beginning at o:UU p.m. JJasis of repre
sentation to be same as used for conven
tion in August, 1899
The following resolutions were passed
auring me course or tne meeting:
Resolved, That the name "The Peo
ple's Independent party" of Nebraska
be changed to "The People s Party
Resolved, that the foregoing resolution
be brought before the next convention
of the people s party for ratification or
rejection. (This is to have the party
name in Nebraska conform to the name
used by the party in all other states.)
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
populist state central committee of Ne
braska, in conference assembled, that
the idea of holding too populist national
convention thirty days prior to the dem
ocratic and silver republican convention,
is unwise and would result in producing
discord and unharmonious action in the
reform ranks of the nation, end that we
disapprove of such a proposed course
and declare that we are in favor of hold
ing the populist national convention at
the same time and place as the demo
cratic and silver republican conventions.
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ana are runner in iavor ot united action
against the party of imperialism and
gold standard. Unanimously carried.
. rjvery uay or two a new case or gov
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ernment by injunction comes up. This
time the district court of Lancaster
county is considering the advisability of
enjoining the state printing board. ) The
legislature of 1899 : appointed two em
ployees t o prepare the house and satiate
journals and copy for the printer. T.'his
work was duly performed and the s'tate"
printing board let the contract for point
ing the journals to Jacob North & Sons,
who had their work about completed
when their printing plant was destiwyed
by fire. In the fire was lost the ccpy of
ine journals, xne iNonns sroou reaay
to do'their work over again, but needed
new copy, ine printing ooara es not
certain it had jurisdiction in the matter,
but finally decided to advertise for bids
for preparing copy, and let to. the lowest
bidder, suchbidder however.to loo'K to the
next legislature for payment,no available
appropriation being at t he board's dispos
al. The former legislative employe who
made the first copy wanted perm ission
to make the new, but dud ' not want any
specific amount named; but the' board
insisted that the lowest bidder should
do the work, and accordingly let the
contract to R. H. Ijangford, who agreed
to perform the work for. about $700
about half what, the others bid. ' Those
who made the first copy now : come into
court and seek, to prevent Ma Langford
and the board from carryng out their
agreement.
THEY ARE AFTER GAGE
Allen lu the Senate and Snl.er in the
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House Want to Know all those
Bail k and Bond Heals.
Washington, D. Q., Jan. 5, 1900, (Spe
cial Correspondence.) It' lias been
very quiet time in. congressional circles
since ' the adjournment for the jholiday
recess. The house or representatives
was not in session more' than thirty min
utes on either Wednesday or Thursday,
at which latter time it ' adjourned until
Monday. January 8. and -the senate did
likewise. v
Senator Allen's resolution calling for
investigation of Gage's transactions with
the New lork banks wag adopted. Con
gressman ssuizers resolution similar to
the Allen resolution was ( adopted in the
house. Today's Star, a republican pa
per, says that it will take some time for
Secretary Uage to comply with the reso
lutions as it will be necessary to copy
more than five hundred documents from
the files.
Most of the cit5' papers, regardless of
politics, resent British interference, with
American commerce, and urge the presi
dent to more : prompt action. Some
make strong comments on German
promptness-in pitting against
hsh interference and unjust aggressi
on Germany's
JiJng-
unjust aggression
Attention is called to our dilatory man
ner of dealing with the situation as jcon-
trasted with Germany s quick response.
It would seem from the vote of the
senate committee on privileges and elec
tions today, in which by a vote of four
to three it was decided that M. S. Quay
is not entitled to the seat to which he
has been appointed, that the days of the
"blocks of five" statesmen are about
numbered.
INDEPENDENT ALL RIGHT
The Banking Depai-tment says its Predic
tions have been Fiilfilled and its
Political Economy sound.
Department of Banking, Lincoln, Jan.
9, 1900. In response to your inquiry of
even date win say that the annual re
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port of this department is not yet' com
piled. We hope to have it completed in
A. few days and you will then receive an
abstract of the condition of the banks of
Nebraska. - '
lou ask me what I think of the Inde
pendent and especially of its editorials
on finance. Permit me to say that I
consider the ..Independent as . doing a
splendid work for the fusion forces in
this state and entitled to generous sup
port. As to the finanoial articles which
appear in its columns, without any at
tempt at flattery, permit me to say that
they give evidence of a thorough knowl
edge of - sound economic principles.
While you and I do not always agree, as
you well know, and remembering that
you have often charged me with being
influenced by my banking environments
1 will with pleasure and frankness state
that the economic reasons advanced by
you months ago in the Independent, why
just such a financial collapse as now has
eastern money centers trembling with
fear, were sound, and time and event3
have vindicated the position' you took.
You had good reasons for the basis of
your propnesies. xou are aiso right in
tho position, that if we are to remain
free from the disturbing influences of
European financial matters, we must
preserve an independent and exclusively
American system of finance. - If the vic
tory of a handful of Boers in South
Africa may affect our financial affairs as
it has the last few days, it is about time
to "cut the wires." abandon the Gold
Standard and finance our own affairs in
our own way and cease trying to imitate
European Nations. ' "
I hope you will continue to expose the
purpose of the vicious and dishonest
currency measure which lately passed
the House and is now nendiner in the
Senate of the United States. It is more
dangerous than fire, pestilence and war.
y Respectfully.
; " ' P. L. Hall.
GIVE US A MAN.
Nebraska's great state University
is
without a chancellor. Our state univer
sity is entitled to about third rank among
me universities or tne entire country.
Uive us a man worthy of the place. Let
us iiju ua ttuaiu io pay weii ror such .a
man. uive us a David Starr Jordan, a
Canheld or air Andrews. Great men, not
necessarily great buildings and equip
meuus matte great institutions o . learn
ing. uive us a eraat man for this mrt
responsible and honorable place. Ham
1 ilton County register
M'KINLEY SCORED
Dr. Swallow sizes the 'Methodist Bishops
and McKinley and declares that
they are not Christians. . -When
Dr. Silas C. Swallow gets after
a case "of wrong doing he makes, it ex
ceedingly lively for thes subject of his re
marks, as several Pennsylvania states-
bear witness. He asks the
Methodist bishops some very pertinent,
questions which they will not attempt
to answer. The doctor says:
The bishops of the Methodist church,
backed by the general conference, its
only law making body, have placed in
their ', book of discipline the following
utterance :
" 'The word of God, the teaching of
science and the lessons of experience all
combine in declaring Z total abstinence
from intoxicating beverages to be the
duty of every individual.'
Th inference is that a man who does
not so abstain is not a Christian, We
are prepared to call witnesses to prove
William McKinley does not so abstain,
but drinks, mingles with drinkers in a
social, unnecessary way, and puts
the bottle to his neighbor's lips at "his
own table. Therefore William McKinley
is not a Christian. :
'Second They say in their book of
discipline: 'It is expected of all who con
tinue in the church that they continue
to evidence their desire of salvation by
avoiding, many sins among them
drunkenness, buying or selling spirit
uous liquors, or drinking them, unless in
cases of extreme necessity.
"William McKinley encourages their
sale by not preventing it in the army, at
military posts, and in the newly acquired
territory, over all of which he has su
preme control, and the encouragement
has resulted in a holocaust of - debauch
ery and death. He drinks intoxicants
with drinkers and drunkards, and gives
it to others.
'Therefore William McKinley should
not continue in the church.
The church law again says: 'In case
of using of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage let private reproof be giv
en by the pastor or leader, and if there
be an acknowledgment of the fault and
proper humiliation, the person may be
borne with. Un a second ottense the
pastor or leader may take one or two
discreet members of the church. On a
third offense let him be brought to trial,
and if found guilty and there be no sign
of real humiliation, he shall be expelled.'
William McKinley has so offended.
and the pastor of the Methodist church
at Canton, O., where William McKinley,
it is said, holds his membership, or the
Rev. Dr. Bristol, pastor of the Metropol
itan Methodist church, it his member
ship is now held there, should so proceed
unless the law is made only for the poor
and not for the rich, only for the plebian
and not for the heirarch.
The bishops say over their signatures:
'The liquor traffic cannot be legalized
without sin.' x
"William McKinley legalizes by per
mitting it in the canteen. Therefore,
William McKinley is a sinner, and will
ful sinners should not be retained in the
church. ''
The book of discipline calls drinking
liquor as a beverage 'unchristian con
duct.' William McKinley drinks it as a
beverage: therefore he is guilty of 'un
christian conduct,' and one so guilty is
not a Christian.
William McKinley, when owning and
receiving revenue from a saloon in Can
ton, O., was continued a member of the
Methodist church. He was received
with open arms by many of the bishops
at the general -conference at Cleveland in
May, 1896, where he was accorded a pub
lic reception. Many of them quietly,
some of them openly, labored for his
election. .
mi i i ii
ine oisnops as memoers or tne mis
sionary committee, held a meeting dur
ing this month la Washington and were
given a public reception at the White
House by President McKinley. They
atterwarus appointed a committee to ex
press their thanks to the president for
his kindness, which was done in the
following language, which was either
voted upon by the missionary committee,
including the board of bishops, or. at
least, it allowed by them to go uncon
tradicted, must be interpreted as their
sentiment: ; . '
" 'We believe President McKmlev to
be actuated by lofty motives and hail
him as a worthy successor of the illus
trious men who have preceded him in
the presidency. W e greet and congrat
ulate him on his able administration of
our public affairs, both at home and
aoroau. Aoa as a oroaa minded pa
triot, as a Christian gentleman, as a de
vout Jiusband, and a God fearing Amer
ican statesman, may heaven bless and
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preserve and guide him in the execution
of his great office. Very, respectfully,
John F. Hurst, S. F. Upham ; Thomas
Bowman, James F. Rusling, James M.
JJuckley, committee.' ,
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"now, wnat z,uuu,U5JU or the common
people composing the rank and file
of the Methodist church want to know
"Whether a man who fraternizes with
the millionaire brewer Cox of Cincinna
ti, accepts the costly entertainment of
Greenhut of Chicago, drinks intoxicants
again and again at public banquets and
at his own table, protects the liquor
tratnc in the army canteen in tho Philip
pines and in his own saloon when he had
one in Canton, gives yflung men liquor
to drink at his own table, and does it al
in the face of the protest of the Christ
ian public, in open - violation of his
church vows, and of the repeated avow
als of the board of bishops in the quad-
ruuiai ueiiverances, as also in the gen-
eflBi conierence as embodied in the law
pf tthe church, whether such a man is, in
the language ,of the resolutions at the
bishops' meeting, and signed by two
bishops, 'a broad minded patriot, ai
Christian gentleman, . a God fearing
LAmerican statesman?"
"The bishops were wrong when they
made the utterances still found in the
book of oisoipline, . or they are wrong !
now. w ill they kindly tell the churcn
which' . standard set up by them is the i
right standard? We desire to be loyal
Methodists. ' S. C. Swallow.
ANGLOPHOBIA
The Youth Companion Distorts J-itera-
tn re and Misrepresents History for
Fear of Offending the British.
Every school boy has read with de
liglit, though tears dimmed his eyes, the
beautiful story written by Elihu Burrit,
found in the school fourth reader, of the
brave Boer and his horsfe. Last week,
with a meanness that is hard to match
in the records of the past, the Youths
Companion published ; the touching
story, but changed it to the "farmer"
and his horse.- Burrit .describes the
wreck of the ship and the fearfullness of
the storm and says:
"Right in the rage and roar of wind
and sea a great ship, with sails rent and
helm gone, came in sight. It rode on
the high, white waves", straight on the
reef of rocks too far from the shore to
reach with a rope. The, ship was full of
young and old, whose cries for help
could be heard, loud as was the voiceof
the storm. Their boats were gone like
the shells of eggs. There was no wood
nor time to build a raft. The waves
heaped on the ship like great white
wolves bent on their prey. How could
one soul of them be saved?
"The men on the shore could but look
on the sad sight, lhey could give , no
help. They had no boat nor raft; their
hearts were sick within them. Then the
Dutch Boer was seen to draw near at
full speed on his horse. Down he came
to the beach, nor did he stop there one
breath of time. He spoke a word to her,
(his mare) which she knew, and with ko
touch of whip or spur she dashed in and
swam to the ship's side with a rope tied
to her tail. She wheeled and stained
her way on the white surge with a row
of men to the shore. There she stayed
but for a breath. At the soft word and
touch which she knew so well, she
turned and once more plowed her way
hrough the surge to the ship
brbnght a load of young and old.
"Once more she stood on the beach,
amidst tears of joy that fell from all eyes
She stood there weak, as wet with sweat
as with the sea. - The night fell down
'ast on the ship. There were a few more
eft on it and their cries for help came
;he wind to the shore. The thoughts
that' tugged at the brave man's heart
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will not be known
in this world.
The
cries from the ship pierced it through
and through. He could not bear to hear
them. ;He spoke a low, soft word to his
horse, he put his hand to her neck and
seemed to ask her if she would do it. She
turned her head to him with a look that
meant, 'if you wish it, I will ; try.' He
did wish it and she tried to the last pulse
of her heart. She walked straight out
into the. wild sea.
"All on shore held their breath at the
sight. She was weak, but brave. Now
and then the white surge buried her
head; then she rose and shook the brine
from her eyes. Foot by foot she neared
the ship. Now the last man had caught
the rope. Once more she turned her
head to the beach. Shouts and prayers
came from it to keep up her strength.
The tug was for a life she loved more
than her own. She broke her veins for
it half way 'tween ship and shore. She
could lift her feet no more. Her mane
lay like black sea weed on the waves
while she tried to catch one more breath
Then, with a groan, she went down with
all the load she bore, and a wail went up
from the land for the loss of a life that
had saved from death near a ship's crew
of men,
"Thus dared and died in the sea the
brave Dutch Boer and his horse. ' They
were as friends, one in life and death;
and both might well have place and rank
with the best lives and deaths we read
bf in books for young and old."
rlo distort literature, to misrepresent
Am. . . . . . - .
history for fear that the truth will be
offensive to the powe that is trying to
wrest independence from as brave and
cnivairous a people as ever bore arms, is
carrying anglophobia to a point never
reached before.
Good Selections
In the selection and promotions in his
office force, consequent upon the return
of the insurance department to his con
trol, Aoditor Cornell has very wisely
lected those who have been faithful and
rehable.in the past. Mr. Wm. B. Price
who has been selected for insurance dep
uty, is an attorney at law, and with his
experience in the Auditor's office is en
tirely qualified for the place. He will
conduct the department in a manner
acceptable to his chief and to the satis
faction of all who have business with
that department.
Another deserved promition is that of
J. M. Whitaker, of Falls City, from re
cording clerk to insurance clerk, carrying
with it a raise of 8200 per year in his
salary. Mr. Whitaker is a populist and
has devoted much time to building up
the party in the past.
. Mr. Cornell very properly recognized
the democrats by, the promotion of J. M.
Gilchrist to be book-keeper at a salary
of $1,500 per year, and the . selection of
Leon Crandall for recording clerk and
Philip Cole for bond clerk.
- Mr. Lyman Fitch, an old time popu
list, was selected for county treasurer
examiner, to succeed Mr. Gilchrist, pro
moted. ' : : -
DISGUSTING TOADYISM
American .Toe Chamberlains Sycophants. 1
Compared with the Scholars and
, TliiiiUe.K oriingland. '
The Independent has a very great -r-
gard for the common people of Englan.., ;
It is to their love of liberty and bravery '
on a thousand battle tiQias that tv
world owes much of. its, progress aati
freedom; It holds in the;,; very .-. higher.
estimation its scholars, its poets, '-iU
scientific writers. The. have the cor-
age to speak the truth When men in thy f
same class in this country turn sycophant
and fawn at tho feet of ; wealth. Thrts
was an example of this in tho professor.
of political economy durng the fight that
has been going on for thG last ten year -.
to establish the gold standard. AU th
professors in this country -repudiated
the well-established truths of political
economy and became abjact slaves of
the banks and Wall street, whilo ever;
professor of political economy in Englar d ",
stood by his guns and refused to crini:
to the power of gold. Every one of thetu
wrote and spoke in favor of bimetallism,
Among tho most' diatinguislied men ot
England is Rt. lion. Jumos Bryco, rr.ee..
ber of parliament, author of Tnacauea-
sia and Arrarat, The Holy uoroan ivca-
pire, Impressions of South Africa, ami j
the American Cum m on wealth. iii.-5 rep-
utation for accuracy of statement rn.: t
truthfulness is such that his workouts
government of this country has become
a standard and text book in all Amen- :
can colleges. He is an Englishman o! ;
the English and of the sort of men thiitl
have made England great. Compare tlx i
statements with the writings of trv. f
McKinley. tories in this country. Htut
has an article in the North Auerieciu
Review of December. '
After a survey of the rela tiers bet wean
England. and the Transvaal Boers froru
183G to the present day, in which lu
shows that England acted wholly with
out justification in annexing tho Trans- :
vaal in 1877, Mr. Bryce 'declares thas
"under the convention of 188 , which
fixes the relation of Britain aud tbo ,
South African Republic, the latter had
the most complete control of its internal ,
affairs, and Britain possessed no more
right of interfering with those affairs,!
than with tho affairs of Belgium or Por
tugal.
The "auzeraintv' claimed for GrefiW
Britain, if it existed at all. T&v.aA . n''r C '
to the power of making treaties, and dirt A
not touch any domestic matter. 1
"When, therefore, the British govern. y
ment was appealed to by the Uitinderv
vaal to secure a redress of their griev
ances, her title to adaress the Joer go'
ernment and demand redress depended
primarily upon the terms of tho conven
tion of 1881, any violation of wliich sha
was entitled to complain of: and, sec
ondly, upon the general right which.
every state possesses to interpose on
half of its subjects
ill-treated in anv
der'these circums
been expected that the q
wouia nave anbuii ueiuro uiilhiu . v.'i.-
to war for the sake of her subj'ects livi-43
in the Transvaal would b3 these two: t
"First, were the grievances of her sub-.
jects so serious, was the behavior of th
Transvaal government when asked for
redress so defiant or so evasive, as t .
contribute a proper causus belli?
Secondly, assuming that the griev
ances (which were real, but in my rpjn
ion not, so serious as has been freq,jj r
alleged) and the behavior of the (JC
vaal did amount to a causus belli, wa,
wise for Britain, considering the state
feeling in South Africa and tne m.ch.-f
to be expected from causing permanent
disaffection among the Dutch popula
tion, and considering also the hi;h prob
ability that the existing Fyfetein of gov
ernment in tho Transvaal would doon,
through the action of natural eauts,
break down and disappear was it wi-,
for her to declare and prosecute war V '
this particular moment?
"Strange to say, neither of thee two
qnestions ever in fact arose. That which
caused the war was the disciiftsicn ot
another matter altogether, whh.h wa
admittedly not a grievance ; lor tne - ic
dress of which Britain had any rijht tn
interfere, and which, there fure, eou! r
not possibly amount to a causu 'bc? '
This matter was the length of stL J
which should elapse before tho now
migrants into the Transvaal could boi '
mitted to citizenship, a" matter whis - , ,
was entirely within the discretion of tin
Transvaal legislature. The Boers maif-
concessions, but the Uritish governmr
held these concessions . insufficient. Ir
the course of this discussion tho Brill-ir
minister used language which led th
Transvaal people to belie vo that tin y
were determined to force the boer p. -ernment
to comply with their demamL;:
and they followed up their dipatchc-.
by sending troops from lungland to bout;.
Africa. They justified ; this action 0
pointing out (and the event has sho ru
tins to have been the fact) that the Brit
ish garrison in South Africa was imm
iicient to defend the colonies. But tl-
Boers very naturally felt that if thy re-
mained quiet till the Briii.-h fon:os Lrl
been raised to a strength they could no
hope to resist, they would lose the only
military advantage they possessed. Ac-;
cordingly, when they knew that tk re-
serves were being called out in Eng'n i t
and that an army corps was to bo sea. -to
South Africa, they declared war. hav
ing been for some time previously -.ca.n-;
vinced, rightly or wrongly, that the Brit-
ish government had resolved to coerce
them. . They were in a sore strait,! land 1
they took the course which must ;Ii3V '
been expected from them, ; and inufil
the only bourse which, brave men w!i-
were not going to make any further c.
cessionsy'could" have taken- - -
"Andf thus the question- whether tM
grievances amounted to a cau .-.i- l;.i
never tlame up at all. Thy only cau -r:-.
ueJIi has been the conduet of te j
f t.
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