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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
Harcb 8, 1800.
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.f.t'.' i ;:, ." ' ' .,"
r EIcKinley In the Role
. ; - of W cafraercock.
LHAZmQ OHAHGE OF FEONT.
i tfcs Passage of the Porto
rVl t Rican Tariff Bill. ,
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IT HALiaU- tBTLUEHOE AT X70ML
Pityotttrou Contention! of Kepwb.
OaitMMara ClaUna That
PMfcocr Fowtr of Brit-
am PMlUUBemtDlllTer-Wbooyed
-.Ct-V Fto tka ImporlavllatawBilors
Special Washington Letter.
! A mating things are happening In this
Capital City.;, la his December knes
eage ;to congress President McKlnley
need this emphatic language, declaring
smcqolrocally In faror of. free trade
prlth . Porto Rico:
V i"The ; markets of .the United States
tjfeould be. opened up to her products.
Pur plain duty Is to abolish all customs
tariffs between the United States and
forto Rico and glre her products free
access to our markets."
I Now, it must be taken for granted
tbat that was a well considered opin
Iqo, and that It was a proposition on
pr hJcb he .proposed that the Republican
party should stand and on which he
himself would stand.
Nevertheless it is an open secret that
It was Mr.'McKlnley's personal and of
ficial Influence: which caused the pas
past of the amended Payne Porto Rican
jtaHX bill by the closest squeeze. - The
president, chanced his base, but for
ome . unaccountable reason , did not
communicate his reasons for the
change , in , the constitutional manner,
bot' by buttonholing and importuning
ynembers in private. People will want
to know why he changed. Don't you
know?.. . .
' A' Ballsm Imflncne.
i The Washington Post, Independent,
'fa cosamenting on the above paragraph
' b.the president says:
.", 44If..lt,waa our .plain duty three
CQoWths ago to give to the products of
Porta Rico, free access to our mar
kets. It 1 our plain duty today. The
. president summarized the ethics of the
situation. Our obligation has been In
nowise lessened since the message
sras written.
, . "What mallga Influence has inter
t0Qd .to baflt the president's rlght
ffrosaad erigtsal latest we do not
care . to coojsctsre. . Of course, ! it is
COtprloua that certain domestic Indus
tries supposed to be of greater or less
political importance have, through
theh: various organizations, Impor
tuned consTees to withhold altogether
or at least to modify Mr. McKlnley's
vkhuu aiuiviwvw tiviaiuiuc a. UJMXJ
organizations are afraid, or pretend to
j be afraid, of the sugar, tobacco and
trait - products of the little island,
everybody knows . that, were Porto
tileo cultivated to Its utmost capacity,
and were Its entire harvest shipped to
lew. ,Tork, .duty free, within two
months the -result would be absorbed
Without-the smallest perceptible dls
!tarba&ce of our domestic equilibrium
4r. the most Infinitesimal effect upon
, the markets. It Is a little Island, an
Island of great fertility, to be sure; but
Its aggregate output would not agi
tate Philadelphia and Chicago alone, to
ay. nothing of the rest of. this vast
country. .And Porto Rico might easily
thrive and, prosper, and develop with
tout .'. harming the very greediest and
- , most .selfish of our organized commer
C cisi .latsrests. ; '- - . "
."President McKlnley, In his mes
uSi spoke for, the. honor, the loyalty
sind the righteousness of the. American
jpeeple, andthe members of the ma
vjority in congress who, in spite of the
tarty whip, axe supporting the presl
enfs position have exhibited a conr-
i jeoil. altruism and a noble Christian-
ty V which ; entitle them to the rever-
tuive stoedjfor the right, for Justice and
talr dealing, and have thrown all
thought of selfish advantage to the
iwteds. Braver men never stood in the
, . pass of TbermopyUe. Truer patriots
never invitea martyraom.
' ft anything more caustic than that
fcja been . written ; since the ' days
f Jnnins, I have failed to see it. I ad
(rise stump speakers who read these
letters to cut It out and paste It In their
feats for' future, reference and use. It
Is good ammunition, sure as you live.
' I ; '" Powers Congrcit.
' ( The debate on' the Porto Rican bill
amght to open the eyes of all lovers of
liberty in America without regard to
political aQliatlons as to the settled
purpose of the Republican leaders" to
Wet; at; naught, and-disregard the cou-
Utution of the United States. - -Over
and over again" Republican con-
pressmen asserted' that congress pos-
sjsjsses all- tne powers . or the . xJrttisn
parliament. - Let's see If that is true.
iWhat power has congress ? Just what
the constitution-gives it and not one
.whit more."' What Is congress? The
' - creature ""of - the constitution. ; . Is the
creature greater than the creator? Who
,wCJ have the gall to amrm a propo-
Ititlon so. Utterly preposterous? Yet In
vltaetthat is what they do assert when
they declare' that the American' con-
grexa possesses all the powers of the
Critlsh parliament. What power does
rtrUament possess? Supreme power,
19 Crttlzh monarch has dared to veto
'' ; a tUt passed by parliament since the
Vri "cf Wflllam III, usuaUy called the
CirSs cf Oracle. The British constl-
tution Is s jnTth. ' There Is no . such I
thing., Tbefe never was. Parliament
has as much right to abolish the mon
archy tomorrow as It has to pass a
revenue bllL ,-' Has congress the au
thority to abolish the republic? Who
will bo assert In so many words? Yet
kessrs. Hopkins et at. Republican
congressmen, leaders In congress, bold- j
ly assert that congress is endowed
with the same powers as the British
parliament possesses. If that he true,
what tho deuce did we have the Revo
lutionary war for? Were we simply
swopping masters? Exchanging . par
liament for congress? Trading a devil
for a witch? Congress has the same
powers as. the British parliament, has
it? How does it happen then that
courts In this country declare acts of
congress unconstitutional sometimes
especially In the income tax cases?
Where Is the court to declare an act
of parliament . unconstitutional? No
where. It can't be done. It is impos
sible, , for there is-no British constitu
tion to be violated. But the iteration
and reiteration of the proposition that
congress possesses the unlimited power
of the British parliament ought to
wake the people up, if they either in
tend or hope to preserve the remnants
of their liberties.
. Dalaell'a Broad Claim.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania declared
in his speech that congress could estab
lish a tariff against New Mexico and
at the same time let In the products of
Arizona free, In face of the constitu
tional, pro vision that all taxes and im
ports must be uniform. Does anybody,
Democrat or Republican,- outside of
congress or a lunatic asylum believe
that the constitution authorizes any
such performance as Mr. Dalzell de
clared possible? .
General .. Grosvenor, , who has the
courage of his convictions indeed
more courage than conviction boldly
declared that the purpose for which we
hold on to the Philippines is to get all
the-money out of them we can. And
yet we are told that this Philippine
war is waged to spread Christian civi
lization! A sermon or two by General
Grosvenor would knock the bottom out
of that self evident He. By a strange
concatenation of events we go partners
with Mohammedans, .slave drivers and
polygamists in the Philippines Indeed
carry them on our pay rolls and go on
killing Christians over there a strange
method of spreading Christian civiliza
tion, surely.
A RemaurlcaMe Statement. '
To show the feeling of the big In
juns among the Republicans touching
the constitution, I hereby quote, with
out apology for its length, a most re
markable article from the Washington
Star, a prosperous Republican paper.
It is enough to make those who believe
In a constitutional government have
the shivers. The Star says:
The Idea of a national constitutional
convention Is getting a hold upon the
minds of some of the most thoughtful
men in public life. The thought Is
merely suggestive as yet, and has not
been resolved Into a definite purpose,
but there is a growing feeling that we
have reached a stage in our history
where It begins to be a serious prob
lem whether the constitution must be
reconstructed or reconstrued. The
feeling Is very common in and out of
congress that this nation is like a big
boy In short pants which will give way
at every seam If a new pair of trou
sers are not soon provided. Almost
every Important development in our
national growth supported by a consid
erable element 'active in public affairs
is felt to be a strain of the constitu
tion. Within the past 18 months
more than ever before during the pres
ent generation of political doctors the
constitution has been raised across the
path of progress along the lines of de
velopment seemingly most popular,
and men who believe thoroughly in the
new policies and have faith in the fu
ture world influence of the United
States have been disturbed and caused
to ponder over the question of consti
tutional limitations. They have hesi
tated between veneration for this time
honored instrument and a , common
sense recognition of present conditions
and future needs.
The PrMBt Tendency In Conareaa.
"There are few men in congress,
aside from those who are utterly Indif
ferent to anything except merely tem
porary policy; who do not agree that
the present tendency is to break away
more and . more from the restraints
which the constitution has been re
garded as putting upon the policies of
government. This 1b justified upon the
grounds ef necessity arising from the
growth and development of the na
tion. It is argued that if -the framers
of the constitution had any conception
of the nation to be built upon the foun
dation they laid the conditions exist
ing at the -time of the framing of the
constitution did not admit of its being
made broad enough . to meet that na
tion's needs for all time. Not to speak
too irreverently of that " great instru
ment, it was of necessity a patchwork
in which each of the states or colonies
contributed a patch, and the doubts
and anxiety of the time found "expres
sion in the color of the patches. What
once, stood out in . glaring colors has
now faded; time has reduced the whole
fabric to a common , shade, but .that
shade, is ' indistinct and gradually be
coming colorless. -
- - .A Qneetlon of Metbod.
"In dealing with the. conditions that
now exist there appears little differ
ence of opinion as to what the facts
are, and it is a question of method in
.dealing -- with the problem presented.
Comparatively few men among the
class . responsible, for ; government to
day. In either the legislative or execu
tive branch, and perhaps in the ju
dlciary, have much respect for the nar
row restraints of the constitution. A
suggestion of their existence with a
right to be respected provokes out
breaks of .impatience In every debate
In congress. The only open question
apars to be whether the restraints
which, are deemed Inconsistent with
our. present national character and a
hindrance to expansion shall be ig
nored and allowed to become a dead
letter or whether the problem shall be
dealt with more directly by a recon
struction of the constitution to suit it
to the changes that have come about
during; Its honored existence of more
than a. hundred years.
"Those who are inclined to the idea
of a reconstruction by a constitutional
convention at some time in the near fu
ture are influenced by the belief that
the inevitable result of trying to over
come difficulties by avoiding or ignor
ing or by new and strained interpreta
tion of things which conflict with pres
ent and future policies will be the de
velopment into a condition of having
only an unwritten constitution, as has
Great Britain, the written Instrument
becoming obsolete, and that we will
have a. new constitution In fact,
though not of record. They feel that
if we are to retain a written constitu
tion the changes in it made necessary
by new conditions should be made in
writing in order .to preserve stability
of our institutions. . Timidity which
would cause some politicians to shrink
from meeting the question frankly still
admits of their ignoring a constitution
al restriction which they have not the
courage to remove. '
A Danger Foreieen.
"A danger foreseen from a system of
irregular and Informal revisions of the
constitution 'by general consent' is
that emotional and hastily formed pub
lic sentiment, which can exist but for
an hour, may be left without restraint
and constitutional construction become
merely a matter of compliance with
the demands of the hour.
"The Populists, with a certain theory
of socialism, propose what they term
a system of Initiative and referendum'
for legislation, so that what shall
be considered would be not the
need and the wisdom of the law, but
the momentary, unconsidered and pos
sibly improperly secured expression of
opinion at the polls.
"The 'initiative and referendum
method of constitutional construction
might lead to disaster. It would cer
tainly leave our system of government
constantly in doubt.. It would be dan
gerous alike to all classes. At one time
the common people might be deprived
of their liberties, at another the rich
might be despoiled of their wealth. At
all times subversion' of government
would be possible.
"Yet it Is foreseen that this nation is
not going to be forever held In restraint
by the defects of its constitution or Its
lack of adaptability to new conditions
and that If these defects are not cor
rected In the fearless and proper way,
through formal revision, a situation is
likely to de flop in the very near fu
ture where the constitution will be
held In contempt and the only recogniz
ed constitution will be the demand of
the hour comir. from any class of peo
ple who for tht time being are power-
fulenough to en force their will.
"As yet the suggestion of a national
constitutional convention is made in a
timid whisper under the breath, but it
Is occupying the minds of a good many,
and It is likely to develop into a public
agitation of the question within a com
paratively short time."
Now, be It remembered what The
Star is. It is a, great newspaper pub
lished at the seat of the government.
It is said to be k money maker. It has
a very large circulation for so small
a city. It is read by nearly every pub
lic, man in Washington. It would not
dare to print such an article if it did
not think that . it pleased Republican
leaders. Such words uttered by a pot
house politician would not be worthy
of attention or of remark, but appearing
in a great daily paper of the dominant
party, in the shadow of, the capitol,
they must furnish food for thought. .
The Pride of Democracy.
Joseph W. Bailey of Texas closed the
debate for the Democrats, and he made
a constitutional argument worthy of
the greatest constitutional lawyer in
the best days . of the supreme court.
He Is the pride and glory of the Demo
cratic party.
Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa closed
for the imperialists. He dealt In sky-
scraping rhetoric, steered clear of logic
and supreme court decisions, whooped
up the boys as though making a stump
speech on the prairies of Iowa, tackled
Bailey only once or twice and for so
doing got a thump on the solar plexus
which neither he nor those who wit
nessed it are likely., to forget to their
dying day. His speech was a fine dis
play of verbal pyrotechnics worthy of
a Fourth of July, oration merely that
and nothing more.
If is with pleasure that I introduce
to the readers of these letters a young
Democrat who is destined to a high
career if he lives, Hon. William Gor
don. Brantley ef Georgia. He succeed
td Judge Turner, who was recognized
as one of the strongest men of his day
in the house. My prediction is that
Brantley will soon stand in the front
rank . among . congressional speakers.
His. speech on, the Porto Rican mon
strosity was a masterpiece of logic, his
torical .information and of eloquence.
He not only, occupies but fills the great
place held by. Judge Turner.
The substitute offered by Mr. McCall
of Massachusetts in conformity with
the president's message was lost by a
vote of 173 to 159, a queer commen
tary on the occult influences which
control this administration. . N
Mr. Richardson's motion to recommit
was lost by a vote of 172 to 162.
The bill as amended, was carried by
a. vote of 172 to 1G1.
Powers! of Vermont, Bromwell of
Cincinnati and Tompkins of New York
spoke against the bill and then voted
for it.
llLcaal
; An Alt
Begins , HereM
Increase of business and increase of stock to accommodate it have made it necessary for us to add about 250 feet more
shelving and plate glass-cases to our already tremendous amount. , To do this satisfactorily we'll have to dispose of an
enormous amount of merchandise now in the house, consisting of some winter and late spring lines, and a great amount of
spring and summer wares. Hence this sale, these little prices, and this sacrificing of the most seasonable goods at this most
seasonable time. '-.---' ' ' -... - r - - V - "'; '
- Alteration Sal8asReady-to-Vear-6ooils
50 Wool and brilliantine waists
were 92 and $2.50, sale price, each
35 Fleece Wrappers,
and several dozen dark percale wrappers, this sale, each. . .
Wrapper house dresses,
medium light colors, regular 91.25
A lot of women's cloth 'jackets, mostly
; former prices 97.50, 93.50, and 910.00,
20 Boucle Capes, 30 inches long,
trimmed with thibet, 93.75 values,
50 women's suits in homespun cheviot,
and novelty plaids, regular 910.00 values, this sale, each.. . ..
25 910.00 plush capes,
- lengths 27, 29, and 50 inches, during
Alteration SaleDomestic Department
36 inch Percale,
all new spring styles, worth up to
Fine cambric, better quality
than Lonsdale, 40 in. wide, worth lac
9-4 brown sheeting worth 20c
i (10 yards to a person,) this sale, per
Light and medium
prints, this sale per yard . . .
Alteration Salens
Remnants of white goods, fancies and 38
worth up to 20c a yard, all go during
Cotton towels.
18x40 in. this sale each
72 in. unbleached,
all haen table damask worth 85c, this
Turkey red
table damask, this sale per yard
Remnants of table linen at same remarkable reductions.
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I PLUM AND PEACH P
S that have been tried and proven suitable for the climate, and are true EE
to name. Write for prices on Apple, Cherry, Peach, Pear, Plum, and S
5 Shade Trees, and all Small Fruit and Shrubs. Also circular describing EE
Z the new RUSSELL PEACH. We will have a sale yard at corner 14th
.nd O B. LincCn. N.b. & CO.SS?- j
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE FREE"
Upon application, we will mail to your address our CATALOGUE, in which
is listed all
The Leading Standard Fruits
Wanted to thft Northwest. A ful line of Nursery Stock on hand for the Spring
of 1900, Fruit Trees, Small Fruit Plants, Ornamentals, Forest Shade Trees
and Seedlings. EVERGREENS. Address,
SHALL BROS., An
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? NORTH
Order direct and get Trees and Plants
at less than one-half of Agent's prices.
Full assortment of
I tlURSERIES
kooooooxoxo
Bromus
I llOrm is! Two years
ago our university sent out
Brome Grass Seed to farmers
for experiments. In most ev
ery case it was found to with
stand severe drouth as well as
extreme cold. It comes early,
stays late, and is most excel
lent for pasture. Postpaid,
30c per lb, 3 lb 80c; by freight
20 lbs (for 1 acre), $3.60; 50
lbs, $8.00.
$15 per 100 lbs.
-
W have Cane, Millet,
Red Clover, Timothy, and all
"other Grass, field arid Garden
Seeds. ' " '
SEND FOR
GRISWOLD SEED CO.,
lOth and N St '"F. 0. Eax A 15a Lincoln, Neb.
v. Send for Special Price; Circular
rat
.75 c
...75C
75C
$3.75
$1.47
$5.00
$5.00
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values, sale price, each. , .
black, sizes 38, 40, 42, and
44,
during this sale, each..
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this sale, each.
serge, - '
this sale, each
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I -2c
I -2c
13c
l-2c
11c, this sale, per yard ...........
and 20c, this sale per yard. . . .
yard
Linen Department
in. Swiss,
9
I-2C
..5C
63C
1 3c
this sale, per yard
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sale, per yard
I
' Hardy Varieties i
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Fruit Trees, Plants,Shrubs,Roscs O
40 Varieties Strawberries. '
14 Varieties Raspberries.
Other Fralts la large supply.
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NORTH BEND NURSERIES, X
Sid ff TREE CATALOG. North O.nd, Nbr. X
Dodn County.
Sugar
BO OtS I We keep the
genuine Lanes Imperial' Green
Top' Sugar Beet. ; Just the
feed for your dairy cows.. All
Sugar Beets and Mangel Wur
zels; 5 ppunds forv$i. In 10
pound lots lor over , .
18c Pr Pound
Dwarf Essex
Rape! -This
the best rapid growing forage
plant known, it . being ready
for pasturing six weeks from
sowing. Good for cows, sheep
and hogs. 5 lbs, enough for
1 acre, 80c postpaid. By fght. :
12 Lbs. for 01.00
CATALOGUE
hursday,
Alteration SaleOross Goods end Silks
Strictly all wool ; . ; : QCa
. Etamine, 40 in. wide, 5.3c val ue, this sale per yard. , . . . . O J u
Beautiful line of blister , . - 5 I 1 7
crepons worth up to 92.00 per yard, sale price per yard .............. .v I I I r
SILKS Large line of new and desirable waist silks, the newest '
color combinations, good value at 98a, sale price, per yard 2. ............. I u b
Pure silk - -
; black Taffeta, good value at 80c sale
Alteration Sales'ash Goods Department
Cotton grenadine, new fancy openwork , R I '
all spring styles, 12ic goods, this sale, per yard 0 I " Z w
French gingham, 32 in, wide, . Ill Of
all new spring styles, worth 20c, this sale, per yard 7.. II, I "Zw
Skirtlinen, -. Q I 0ft
30 in. wide, worth 15c, this sale, per yard.... ; U I "Lit
The season's daintiest and prettiest showing of all the popular weaves and
colorings. ... ' 1 ;
Alteration SalsShoe Department
Women's kid Shoes, heel and spring heel, button and lace, round, coin,
and common sense toes, all good styles and good wearers, " CI 0Q
worth 91,75, this sale, a pair v I iu
Women's Oxfords, slippers and sandals in black and chocolate
broken line of sizes, 91.50, 91.75, 92.00 CI OR
and 92.50 values, in one lot, this sale, a pair...... I iZu
A lot of women's button shoes, square toes, Q7fl
sizes 2i to 4, worth 91.50 and $2.00, this sale, a pair Ulv
A lot of women's Goodyear welt shoes, button, cein toe, 93.00 values, this 0 j 7C
sale pair,. .$ I I U
Women's house slippers at 49c 79c, 88c, 97c and 91.25.
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City Ticket Office Cor. Tenth
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A FEW PRICES
Timothy,
..$1.50
......$6.00
...:....$i.oo
per bushel
Alfalfa..............
Speltz
Best varieties Seed Corn , 7R
per bushel ...ilv
Send for mammoth Descriptive Catalog:, FREE
THE NEBRASKA SEED CO.
J.311 Fabnam St., Omasa.
more state price winners and Exposition winners. "For 18 years lams has led all
horsemen with best horses, , lowest prices. Big; bargains for next 30 days. All
stallions must be sold.? No pets. '
fAMS RECEIVED $1,320
IAMS "BON TON' and "JAQTJE8 COXUB
aaa WO amlesmaa la country. Bar
saro money
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snoantaos to show yoa more atalliona tarns ail other importers in Nebraska. Oooii r"TiWi.
and lama pay freight. Good terms to responsible parties. . Stallions exehanared. -
40 HEAD OF 1400 TO1900 POUND CHUNKS and DRAFT EH8 for OALC
lacs sni fcls t:rs:s m nasccts to pe:;!a nto da business tlth fcia
On U. P. and B. &M.JRy.: , ST. PAUL, NEBRASICA
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Sale
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price, per yard
Lincoln, Neb
lounsi uars io soaiTie...s
....Tuesday and Saturday of Each Veeko
The Burlington Route via Billingsley is not only the
shortest by several hundred miles, but half a day
a " !
Bet. P and Q. 'Phone 38. I V
811.00
Steal Flaw, hard aa alas all over.
me oetipiowon aartn at any price.
have other 18 Inch plows tor $8.60. Oaaranteed to
soonr or money refanded. Seod tor Big freoCatatoc
Bonlei, Barnes, 10X ether thian.
Write now and Ret ready for Snriaa work.
Castorealtar HAPGOOD PLOW CO..
BOX 22. ALTON. ILL.
cxwm. Tk rimw rewy im in U.S. MUln( dirMi V) U 1
Best varieties Seed Potatoes,
per bushel
.....80
..$2.00
$6.00
$13.00
Cow Peas
Essex Rape Seed
per 100 pounds .........
Bromus Inennis
per 100 pounds.
IMPORTER and BREEDER
PERCHEROIIS,
SHIRES-CLYDES
and COACHERS.
IAMS' Horse Show at the Omaha
Expo, had all the People Judges,
Superintendents and all ON THE
RUN to see the largest exhibit of
horses on the grounds. MORE
BLACK STALLIONS than all ex
hibitors; more 2,000 pound Horses,
For Makintf Greatest Horse Exhibit
ill
I BT AT OAVAHA EXPOSITION.
"best la TJ 8. worth 500 sailes trip to aoo. IAJCS
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