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For Ves President.
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A catiocal deb is a rational cur,
acd only a fool or a knave would argue
theTsrise.
Th.refcBdredths f 1 per cent of our
pepelatios own ttit billion of dol
lar. How it that for concentration of
wealth!
' Eead the premium oer asi send is a
elsb ef twelve. He!? to increase tk;
dbrrsjatka of thm Independent. It the
aarwt way to ei results at the election
ttisttZ. .
Tizfje is th most icJdsectuU public
mas is 3Cidbm& aaad hi accession to
th Bryan rarJu it oot cheeris to the
friend of reform. Veniy our cause b
Hatd your Independent to your neigh
bor after you Lt red it and invite hi a
tobcribe. Iad the editorial an
eofetcmi of special premium offers
is f ore June let.
Ia the arnuai interest on the
L cite J State bended debt was about
trerty siI'ios: bow it is about forty
cX!osi- The farmer and mechanic
tare to cake this difference up ia actual
work.
This ad mitiiratioc is great on coin
izg traces. It ha friten us "plain
d i'y," criseunai afTrre-ion, " benevo
lent airXatk'" and it adds sup-ple&s-stary
aiknraoee a ditirf uLched
from ""additiocjkl a!arr."
to IS
hi ew work. "Peo-
r : ai.3 ireterfj: ib tuacy of our
zAz.m xlmj be found words. 'In God !
' We Trat Let fcuw soo mighty power
I'jct cat the ccsi aid third ords, and 1
joa hie the Lu tery. j
In XikSO there were concerns
tacufctur:r-g agricultural ix piemen!. I "
In 15C User were cciy HO concerns,
and their capital stock had more than
doutiesi. What will they be in lflOO?
Wait for the ce.u return.
TL frU for the fith tis&e in history.
tLocctrantof the White Heue will be
cppod for re-e-Setio3 by the candidate
whom L defeat i four jears before. It 1
I siirsif eant that os each of the former
occaice, the man ia the White Hoeie
has bees defeated. Afr November 6
tiere will be trm cases of this instead of
four.
Mr. Tosii resisted every appeal of
warm partians to come to Sioux Palls
to further hi own candidacy, mairitain-
in to tL last the lofty view tbat he j wiU any one contend," shouts the
eoM oclf be a candidate etcept in re- j mtle editor, "that the railroad prop-
spouse to call to duty. That it came : erty in Nebraska la worth less in the
uxanimous-'y as4 irreai.tibiy. appeal jyear jsoo than it "as ia the year
all ifc strerxer to the rc; in their j Assuredly not. On the other
raJjzcff m ef the campaign. I hand, will the little editor contend
- J tbat all the property in the state of
The care treat r-ubrk-ac party, whose Nebraska is worth $20,000,000 less than
adjcintftratioa has decli&ed to erpre ; jt as in 1893? Will he contend that
sympathy for th Boers of South Afrira, 3i,ooo,000 acres of Nebraska land in
La strkea down the Filipino republic! 1533 arc worth nearly $10,000,000 less
and spread death and destruction than 28,000.000 acres were worth in
throughout the Philippic archipelago, 1S93? Does be believ that all other
oci jears ag-l9T2 -declared as J property in Nebraska, exclusive of the
fcOow ia its tatioial platform: nine itcmi given In detail, has depre-
he national roternmect should wsek : cUte4 m value nearly $4,000,000 in
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mho
strive for greater liberty. i Nebraska in that year of untold Mc-
Thata wbD the tsezaurj of the Kialey prosperity, A. D. 1899, Jias so
sainted Iiicoln ti!i hovered, over hwj shrunk In value since the Cleveland
prtf. and bHore the adrect of llama ; panic year. A. D. 1893,' that it Is re
!cHii.i7 U s j turned for purposes of taxation more
-' than 13 per cent lower on the average?
what the rue t.im roR j jn his anxiety to find fault with the
In America, for the good old con titu-? fusion state omcers who compose the
tioa and for the Declaration f Inde-1 state board of equalization, Mr. Rose-jerider-ee.
srhich declare for liberty, f jr water entirelj ignores the patent de
r&en, A all race, of all ciia&es. In the " feet in our system of taxation. Be
i&lazt of the ea. sedr -Crimir-al Ag-1 yoad a doubt the real value cf every
femMtmT ibefiag atacds fcrthe dentruc- i species of property In Nebraska, with
ties human freedom, and the sujegs-1 INDEPENDENT . 8
tim cf a feeble though liberty loving j the possible exception of town lots and
peep!. j horses, baa increased 6ince 1893 be-
, In At&eriea. for freedom to white and cause there Is an increase in such prop
black men alie. In the Philippines, it erty. It ,1a doubtless true that the
ta&da f or co&quect of people whose 1 value of lands In western Nebraska
skisa are brows sod whoa suture is
man.
Is Atserica the flag stands for the
'Aeverkan borne, with one wife and one
aether for the family. Ia Salo it stands
far po!ygay, with a easy wive aa the
Siu chief can aupport tm his lIcRinley
FACTS VS. BOMBAST.
The would-be republican natioaal
coamitteemaa for Nebraska, smarting
ttnder bis faiHre to prerent -Coal
Oil Johnny" from being; a delegate to
Philadelphia, has turned his attention
to state matters- Totally otlivious
of the fact that his building, "the
pride of two continents,- has never
been assessed as high as much other
Omaha real estsie, he launches out in
the following tlrs.de against the state
board of eaualiration;
A SURRENDER OF THE RAILROAD
The fusion members of the State
Board of Equalization have fixed the
assessment of railroad property in Ne
braska for the year 1900 at the same
figures as last year, with the excep
tion of additional mileage constructed
since that time. The total as It stands
on the new assessment roll Is J25.287,
70 this in spite of the fact tiat un
der a republican administration t in
ItiZ. with a smaller mileage, tbV as
sessment had teen aa high as 123,661,
22. No more complete surrender to the
railroads, on the part of public officers
sworn to uphold and protect the inter
ests of the people, is recorded. The
members of the-state board elected on
pledges of reform and promises cf re
lief from raiiroad oppression have
turned their backs upon the farmers
and producers and made common cause
with the great corporations.
Will any one contend that the rail
road property In Nebraska is worth
less In the year 1900 than It was In
the year 18S3? Every railroad doing
business ' In the state has a greater
earning capacity at the present ' time
than ever before . Every railroad is
carrying more rolling stock and more
expensive rolling stock tnan ever be
fore. The Increase 1c the price of steel
makes Its trackage more valuable, to
say nothing of the natural increment
of the right-of-way.
Most of the Nebraska roads have put
hundreds of thousands of dollars into
improvement during the past year, yet
not one cent is added to their taxation.
If the farmer builds a barn or enlarges
his house the assessor quickly discov
ers the fact and makes note of it on
his assessment: But the railroads, by
the connivance of the sham reformers
in the state house, have all of their
improvements marked off. Not a cent
is added to represent the value of the
new Union Pacific station at Omaha,
the new Elkhorn station at Lincoln,
the new Burlington station at Kearney
and new stations at a dozen other Ne
braska points.
Acres or
'Increase
La&d.. -
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All otir property w.
Total l&creace
Total Lx-erea -
' Deereaae
All iar&penr exclude of railroads . .
451,113!
3d
222.C20
645.S13
5.19
The following table gives a compari
son of the years 1899 and 1S93. It
shows that in the year 1899 there were
over three million more acres of land
returned for taxation by the assessors
than were taxed in 1893; that the
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Carriage anl waona.
E- B. Sleeping car.
AU other property
Total valuation -
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t seven years? Does he wish to
seven years T Loes ne wish to go on
record as saying teat tne property or
haa to aome extent depreciated; but
it is cot reasonable to eay that all
the lands of Nebraska have deprecia
ted nearly twenty per cent on the aver
age since 1S&S. It Is hard ta believe
that horses -have depreciated nearly
&d par ce.z.1, muiea ana asses 54. per
cet, sheep 22 per cent, hogs 32 per
: The taxes evaded by the railroads
are. of course, shifted to the shoulders
of other taxpayers, of whom the farm
ers constitute the vast majority. Will
the taxpayers of Nebraska endorse this
betrayal of confidence by retaining in
office a party whose subserviency to
the railroads is blazoned in this rail
road assessment Omaha Bee.
Like all other special
the editor cf the True
and another ; paper gives
part of the truth. . part
pleaders,
Populist
only a
of the
facts, and allows his readers to in
fer that the figures omitted would sus
tain his argument. Half the truth is
always worse than a whole lie, and
Mr. Rosewater stands unrivalled In
his ability to tell part of the facts,
conceal the rest, and therefrom draw
misleading conclusions.
It is a fact that the railroad assess
ment for 1899, made by Governor Poyn-.
ter. Auditor . Cornell, and Treasurer
Meserve, sitting as a board of equali
zation, is nearly two and a half million-
dollars less than the assessment
made against the railroads in 1893.
It is further true that the assessment
of 1900, made by the same board, is
the same as that of 1899 plus nearly
$200,000 for new lines built in 1899.
And upon this statement, without giv
ing any figures regarding the assessed
valuation of other property in 1893
and 1S99, Mr. Rosewater raises a
great hue and cry about "surrender
ing to the railroads." If there has
been a surrender, the Independent
wants to know it, and will gladly join
with Mr. Rosewater in denouncing tne
board for its disregard of public duty.
But the Independent believes in get
ting all the facts. Let us investigate
the matter.
The following table shows the num
ber of acres of improved and unim
proved lands .the number of improved
and unimproved lots, the number of
horses, cattle, mules, and asses, sheep,
nogs, carriages and wagons, and miles
of railroad assessed in the years 1893
and 1899; the valuation placed upon
the same, together with the average
valuation placed upon each acre, lot,
animal or other piece of property. Ex-
j amine it carefully:
number
Valuation
Decrease
Increase
-Per
Cent
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Per Cent
$9,461,147
7,969,421
4,417,764
"356,S50
19.4
15.93,
53,10
4S.24
$2,918,215
29,901
12.91
54.35!
23.45
32.33
296.276
2,491.091
3,668,345
28,682894
25,627,219
23,136,128
26.21
8. $0
18.67
3,055,675
13.16!
13.93!
farmers and stock -raisers of Nebraska
in 1899 had over 450,000 more cattle,
222,000 more sheep, 645,000 more hogs,
and nearly 6,000 more carriages and
wagons than in 1893. Town lots sihow
a decrease of 23,000 and horses 53,000.
Examine this table also: .
A&emBberr Valuattoa."
28.31.316 $ 87,351,164 3.08
31.35S.021 77,890.017 2.4d
532.176 40.72144 76.52
5U9.0P4 32.752,423 64.33
674.239 8.455,447 12.54
621.135 4,035,683 6.49
1.447,664 6,057,325 4.18
1,S9S.7S2 8,973,540 4.72
45,5:) 658,275 14.46
45.5C3 :1,425 6 60
159.347 12S42 , . .81
3H1.367 238,401 .62
1,253.265 U707.1S3 1.33
1,99,178 1,737,084 .90
192.977 1,237,387 6.41
198,726 941,111 4.73
5.535.06 28.668.822 5,179.49
5,5427 28,177.731 4.723.20
5,t32.93 26,28770 4,666.76
1746,835
16,058,490
194,733,124
.'. 169,105,905
1S93
1899
- ... ) 183
t 199
i 1&93
' 1!99
lsfti
I 1899
193
" 1S99
I 1393
1S99
i 193
1899
193
i 1899
(1893
-?199
(1900
(189?
1S&9
(1803
1 16S9
cent, carriage and wagons 26 per
cent, and "all other property" 18 per
cent since 1893. In the single Item of
cattle the year 1899 shows an increase
of nearly 13 per cent over 1893.
The board of equalization, as its
name implies, was Intended to correct
Inequalities and equalize the urdens
of taxation. It was not created for the
purpose of making any class or inter
est Dear 'more than its just proportion
of the taxes. Its powers in the matter
of equalizing taxes are much too
limited under our present laws; but a
study of the tables given must con
vince a reasonable man . that Messrs.
Poynter, Cornell, and Meserve have
done their full duty under the law.
Year after year the various counties
are struggling to keep down their as
sessed valuation m order that no
other county shall contribute less to
ward the maintenance of state govern
ment, in proportion to the actual value
of the taxable property. Many stocks
of merchandise are assessed not to ex
ceed one-twentieth of real value, and
many kinds of personal property either
escape altogether , or are assessed at
a ridiculously low valuation. The rail
road mileage of Nebraska increased
seven miles and a fractldh from 1893
to 1899; the railroad assessment of
1899 Is 8.8 per cent lower than in 1893.
The taxable : lands of Nebraska in
creased over 3,000,000 acres .live stock
increased nearly a million and a hal
In number; and even the most hide
bound individual must confess that
"all other property" is at least equal
in amount; yet the assessed valuation
of all property, exclusive of railroads.
decreased $23,136,128, or 13.93 per cent.
from 1893 to 1899. In 1893 the rail
road assessment was 14.7 per cent of
the grand assessment roll; in 1S99 it
was 15.4 per cent. '
The Independent believes the rail
roads should bear their just proportion
of the burdens of taxation; and the
figures above, gleaned from the grand
assessment rolls now on file in the au
ditor's office, convince it that all other
property In Nebraska is assessed lower,
value for value, than railroad property.
. REPUBLICAN'S SURPRISED
What the Independent has been say.
ing about imports, and exports for the
last year or two is at last being repeated
in congress. The republican congress
men seem to be immeasurably surprised.
They never heard of such things before.
Mr. Kidgely made a speech the other
day on the subject and Hepburn of
Iowa nearly lost his head in contempla
tion of the facts. .'Among other things,
Mr. Hidgely said was the following:
"A short time aeo I took the trouble!
to look up the official statistics of the
commerce of the nation with the outside
world. To my great surprise, and per
haps to yours, these statistics expose
this startling fact that in about twenty
years we have sent to the outside world
about thirty hundred million dollars
more of values than all the outside
world has sent to us.
.Itook into account every dollar's
worth.of the precious metals and every
thing else of value that the entire world
Lhad sent to our country. Then I charged
up to tne outside world all of the ex
ports, including the precious metals.
And these figures revealed the startling
act that we bad sent to the outside
world thirty hundred million dollars
more in values, the money metals in
cluded, than the outside world had sent
to us, with all their moaey .metals in
cluded. . . .... -
Then as to whether . the outside world
owes us the balance or not, strange to
say, the best information I was able to
gather reveals the startling fact that in
that time our debts to the people of for
eign countries had magnified to such a
tremendous sum that it takes $300,000,
000 to pay these foreigners the interest
due them each year, making a foreign
debt of about $6,000,000."
PORTO R1CAN TARIFFS.
It may be interesting to some of our
readers to know exactly what the value
of "plain duty" in Porto Rico' is as fixed
by the present administration. "Plain
duty' levies taxes upon exports and im
ports, and denies to the Porto Ricans
the right of any representation in the
law making body . that fixes the rate.
Here are some of the charges:: Corn,
cents per bushel; corn meal 3 cents
per bushel; oatmeal, 9 cents per bushel;
oats, 2 cent3 per bushel; whisk brooms,
per dozen, 7 1--5 cents; candles, 1
mills per pound; coal, 10 cents per ton;
cotton cloth, 3 "fd"6 mills per yard, ac
cording to value; shirting, six mills per
yard; wire, 22-ents per 100 pounds;
nails, 9 cents penrlOO pounds; steel bars,
$18 per ton; bootsVand shoes, 3-7 mills
on each el; India rubber boots and
shoes, 2 conts on each 50 cents; cotton
thread, 1 3-10 cents on each dozen spools
worth 20 cents; clocks, 6 cents on each
f 1; carpets, 2 6-10 cents per yard valued
at 35 cents; dried herring, 1 mill per
pound; writing paper, 81.33 per 100
pounds; lard, 6 cents per 100 pounds;
butter, 3 cbnts per 100 pounds; beans,
6 7-10 cents per bushel; household fur
niture, 5 2-5 cents each $1: harness and
saddlery, C 7-10 cents each $1; earthen
ware, 3 7-10 cents on each $1; white
china ware, 8 1-5 cents on each 51; glass
ware, 6 7-10 cents on each ?1.
POFTJXIST IDEAS IX NEW YORK.
It would seem that some of the people
in New York have at last begun to think.
Some of the officials of the city have
even'acquired a dangerous populistic
idea in favor of the municipal owner
ship of a public "utility. Recently the
ice dealers of New York City formed a
trust. It seemed to New Yorkers, like
a harmless sort of thing to do. They
had read of the tribute the trusts of the
east were levying upon the people of the
central and western states, but as they
were unaffected thereby they gave the
matter little attention. The ice combi
nation began its operations. Ice, an ab
solute necessity in a large city, began to
rise in price. Thirty cents, thirty-five
cents, forty-five cents, sixty cents per
100 pounds, and ,-gra dually the people
began to think. Many remember the
populist literature they have read in the
past and wonder if it is too late to be
gin a reform. The New York Journal
has caused the arrest of nearly a dozen
of the principals in the organization of
the combination upon a charge of vio
lating the - criminal code prohibiting
conspiracy in the state of New York.
Of course the trial will come to naught,
it will fizzle. The populists of Ne
braska have been all through the "strug
gle in the courts"- stage. The disease
requires more heroic treatment. Gov
ernment ownership, that populistic idea,
is growing in favor in New York city
just now, as the following statement of
BIRD S- COLER, City Comptkoixeb
of greater New York, shows:
I am heartily in favor of the con
struction by the city of an ice plant
large enough to set the price at which
ice shall be sold in New York."
Think of it at trust headquarters in
the city of New York, a prominent city
official advocating the public ownership
of a public utility. It's a good begin
ning. A little more trust and a little
more study and the , comptroller of the
city of New York will be described in
the republican press as a "howling, be
whiskered pop." May the good work
go on. ' ' ..
Will Bryan and Towne carry Nebras
ka? By 25,000. v
EiEcnox or sexatoks
Senator Clark of Montana has resigned
bis seat in the senate. The report of the
committee on privileges and elections
made to the senate some time ago de
clared that Mr. Clark had . secured his
election to the senate through the ex
penditure of large sums of money, that
members of the Montana legislature had
been irfluenced' thereby, and that as a
result Mr. Clark's election was illegal.
The report was adopted by a majority
of one vote. This was sufficient to indi
cate to Mr. Clark what the final result
would be, In anticipation thereof he
has placed his resignation in the hands
of the governor of Montana.
The case of Mr. Clark is different in
but one respect from a large number of
others. That there are many sena
tors who have secured- their election
by methods of bribery directly or indi
rectly everyone admits. In - most in
stances however the successful senator
has not had a competitor for the same
place with uncounted millions of money
to follow up the contest and prosecute
the investigation to the final end. Mar
cus Daly, the "Copper king and multi
millionaire of Montana jealous of Mr.
Clark has devoted his time and unlim
ited means to the persecution of Sena-
ator Clark. As a result of Mr. Daly's
liberality the people of the United States
have been furnished with the details of
the doings of the Montana legislature.
Mr. Daly unable to defeat Mr. Clark be
fore the legislature has fought it to a
successful finish in the United States
senate. He is now engaged in an effort
to make the people . believe that he did
it because he was opposed to the use of
money in politics. He will not succeed
however. The people understand too
well the jealous hatred he has for Mr.
Clark. Mr. Clark was a resident and
honored citizen of Montana years before
Mr. Daly entered the state. When Daly
became rich he began to spend money to
destroy JMr, Clark, and Clark in return
was compelled to spend money in his
own defense or suffer defeat. Mr. Clark
is wealthy beyond the powers of imagi
nation. Mr. Daly likewise. The sums
of money which they spent, enormous in
the estimation of poor men were almost
nothing to them. It was a battle be
tween giants. The legislature desired
to elect Mr. Clark to the senate. Mr.
Daly tried to prevent it. - There were
members of the legislature whom Daly
could influence with money, and. Daly
was willicg and anxious to do it. Must
Mr. Clark sit quietly by while Daly de-
'stroyed his hopes for political prefer
ment? Or was he justified in a measure
in making a defense? This is a ques
tion that the senate could not try. The
man who spends money to prevent the
election of a senator is equally guilty
with the man who spends" money to se
cure J:he election. The weakness is with
the present system of electing senators.
Their election by direct vote of the peo
ple woulddtvoid a ' repetition of such oc
currences. -
A5 EXCELLENT CHOICE
The selection of Nebraska's able chair
man, Mr. J. H. Ed mis ten to be national
vice-chairman of the people party
means much for the success of the party.
Mr. Edmisten's ability as an organizer
and campaign manager is too well known
in Nebraska to need any argument in its
support. It is conceded by everyone.
He will give the same attention and en
ergy to the national campaign, and in a
short time doubtless the republican
press of the nation will be quoting from
that model republican sheet the Journal,
its cautious words "watch Edmisten."
He will have control of the campaign
and on account of the other duties that
Chairman Butler must attend to will be
in reality the head of the people's party
in the nation. The national head
quarters, western division including all
the strongly populist states, will be lo
cated at Lincoln. (Mr. Edmisten will de
vate his entire time to the work and will
begin the work of organization at once.
Every loyal populist should assist hpm
in every way. With proper support from
the rank and file of the party under Mr.
Edmisten's management results will be
apparent.
FOR VICE-FRES. CHAS. A TOTVXE
When the national convention of the
People's Party met at Sioux Falls, all
were a unit as to the nominee for presi
dent. William Jennings . Bryan of Ne
braska was the only" name suggested.
His selection was unanimous. As to
the proper course to pursue in the matter
of the selection of a vice-presidential
candidate there was some difference of
opinion. It soon developed . however,
that the sentiment in favor of the selec
tion of Hon. Charles A. Towne a Mr.
Bryan's running mate was nearly as
unanimous as the choice for first place
had been. , The only difference in opin
ion was as to the surest method for
bringing about the result desired. All
favored his nomination but some be
lieved that it should be left to a confer
ence committee selected to go to Kan
sas City and with the assistance of $he
silver republicans endeavor to secure
his selection by all three factions of the
fusion forces. Others believed it the
better policy, more certain to secure re
sults to make . the nomination at Sioux
Falls. After, considerable friendly and
earnest discussion the plan to nominate
was adopted. It is now the duty of every
loyal populist and silver republican who
can afford the time and- expense to do
so, to go to Kansas City and assist in
securing his 'nomination biy the demo-"
crats. That Mr. Towne will be the
choice of the silver republicans is un
questioned. The democrats .of Michi
gan have already declared for Mr. Towne
and similar action will be taken in many
other western and northwestern j states.
Mr. Towne's selection will add strength
to the ticket where strength is needed.
By his assistance Michigan, Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Illinois. Indiana, and the
western and Pacific coast states will cer
tainly be found in the fusion column.
Mr. Bryan and the democracy will in
sure the solid south and probably one
or two eastern states with Ohio and New
York in doubt. It is immaterial to the
result if New England and Pennsylva
nia should declare unanimously for the
republican electors. The Independent
is not in favor of the nomination of a
man with a barrel from Maine or any
other New England state. Such a course
would be a mere waste of sweetness.
Nominate Hon. Charles A. Towne, the
honest and fearless American, the bril
liant orsVir and statesman from Minne
sota and success is more certain thaa by
any other course. Never in the history
of the government has any political party
shown such loyalty and devotion to prin
ciple as hag the people's party by its pa
triotic course at Sioux Falls. Individ
ual ambitions counted for nothing. The
triumph of principles was the only end
sought. Two leaders, embodyi ng ' al
most every principle of the party were
chosen one from the democratic party
and one from the silver republican party.
Its own leaders were all cast asidi in
order that relief for the people from
trust extortions, bank robbery, and im
perialism might be assured, in order
that a government of the people by the
people for the people might not per
ish from the earth." Such sacrifice and
patriotism deserves the plaudits of lib
erty loving people in all parts of the
world. Will the democratic parly when
it assembles at Kansas City show suf
ficient devotion to principle and loyalty
to the interests of the - people to join
hands with the peoples party in the elec
tion of Bryan and Towne? Will it rise
to the occasion?
AJTXOirXCEMEST
Many have taken advantage of the low
rates for campaign subscriptions to send
in clubs. From one county in the state
we received a club of one hundred and
twenty-two - names and from many we
have received clubs of more ,than fifty
each. No better method for securing
results at the coming election can be
found. All who have tried the plan
have been more than satisfied with the
good accomplished. The rates which
we have made : are low, very low when
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the price of white paper is considered.
We have added four " thousand five hun
dred new names to the list since the
first of January and hope to add twice
that many more before the close of the
campaign. From time to time as the
campaign grows shorter we shall reduce
the campaign rate accordingly. After
J une 1st the rate for . the remainder of
the campaign will be only 25c in clubs
of three or more. For a club of three at
that rate we will send as a souvenir to
the party sending it in a beautiful pho
tograph of Mr. Bryan 17 by 21 inches,
an elegant picture made from thedatest
Townsend negative, suitable for framing,
a picture that is a handsome decoration
for any parlor in the land. . For a club
of Ive at the 25 cent rate we will send
three of the best books that can be found
for circulating during the campaign
"Coin on Money, Trusts and Imperial
ism;" "Private Smith in the Philip
pines;" and Imperialism extracts from
speeches, interviews and articles by ,W.
J. Bryan." These books retail at 25c
each. We send ALL THREE OF
THEM to any one sending in a club of
5 campaign subscriptions at twenty-five
cents each after J une 1st. For a club of
12 at 25 cents each after June 1st we
will send our elegant premium watch.
These offers have never been equaled by
any reform paper in the United States.
We are not trying to make any profit on
these transactions. Our object is to get
everybody to read the Independent,
Remember these offers are in force the
first of June. Get your clubs ready and
send them in on or before that date in
order that you may get the full benefit
of the offer. Sample copies and sub
scription blanks will be furnished free
to all who desire them.
HARDY'S COLUMN
Our New Chancellor The Nomination
School Money Clam Devious-
State Platform Heard of Once Again
Buy Light Subsidies Surround
ings Make a Difference Republican
Honesty in Havana Strikes and
Strikes Just Assessments. .
Mrs. Chancellor Andrews has been in
the city three or four daysv looking up a
house and making arrangements to move
here in July. The Dr. is in Europe but
expects to be on hand the first of Aug.
It is no bad sign for a man to have a
wife who is competent and willing to do
the home business. fcucn procedure
will not shock the best western senti
ment. .
We don't exactly like both the nomi
nations made at Sioux Falls. The men
are all right but they ought to be spread
a little further apart. Then we want
Towne for secretary of state and presi
dent next alter liryan.
- There are plenty of county bonds in
the state that can be refunded to invest
all the school money now in the state
treasury. Why not refund them and
pay the interest for educating our chil
dren rather than to the bond holders of
the east. ..fi ' '
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We would like to know how much
Mark Hanna pays Clam Devious for his
summers work in the middle oi the road.
They know the leaders of the movement
could not carry a corporal s guax,i over
into the open, rank of the republican
party, but they are in hopes to carry
enough out into a narrow lane and hold
them there until after election to defeat
Bryan. They will have good pay no
matter what the result.
All of the republican state conven
tions have declared against trusts that
raise the prices of manufactured goods,
and yet they are all for the high pro
tective tariff that raises the price of
goods. Now if one is wrong why is not
the other, as long as the eltect is the
same. It is before election buncomb
that is all. Raising the price of goods
by trusts is just as good as . doing, the
same thing by tariff.
We were told four years ago that
Bryan would never be heard of again
but somehow he is still held in memory
by the great common people from one
end of the country to the other. The
gold bugs seem to think he is still living
for they are trying hard to hx up money
matters so they cannot be torn down
for thirty years.
: It stands merchants in hand, as long
as trusts are cn the throne, to buy only
small stocks ' of goods at a time for the
market no longer depends upon supply
and demand but upon the hand writine
of one man. Nails went down the other
night about , thirty per cent Supply
and demand never make any such jump.
Boards of trade are bad enough but
trusts are worse. "
Now the bill for granting subsidies to
ocean ships that carry American freight
to market is being discussed and ai.o
the bill for the increase of ' our navy.
Why not increase the navy and make it
do the carrying of freight. A little use
ful work would not spoil a man or ship
for -fighting when necessary. A little
work will not hurt a soldier in times of
peace. .
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We remember how the whigs used to
talk to the abolitionists in 'H-'iS and
'52. They admitted both parties were
evil but the whigs were the lesser of the
two and everybody should chodse the
lesser of two evils. Just so we remem
ber how the republicans used to talk to
the prohibitionists in '84-;83 and JL
The republicans wanted us to stick to
the old party, we could not do anything
alone, but after the populist party was
organized then they ur,ed us to stick to
our little party, we were right and would
win if we only would stick. Thf y knew
we would go to the pop party if we did
not stick, that made the difference.
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The McKinley postmaster is short
about a hundred thousand . in Havana,
while teaching the natives how to be
honest and how to establish an honest
government,:. . .
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We hear of strikes and rumors of
strikes all because of McKinley pros
perity. To tell the truth about it the
union labor fellows demand the right to
run your business and that you shall
foot the bill. Why don't more of the
men go to work for themselves? And
why do not the carpenters , take jobs
themselves, work, for themselves and do
away with contractors entirely. Three
or four could take a job of building a
house and then do the work themselves ,
and have all the money. They can tell
as near as anybody how long it would
take to do . the job. Supposing they
should take it too low they could work
a little harder and come out even. But
no the labor fellows say, you must nof
take a job and work for yourselves, an
other fellow must furnish the brains am
you the muscle. " j
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. We are glad that there is a little str
about the assessment in the city of Lin
coln. There are. thousands ef dollars
valuation in the city, that never has pad
a dollar tax. There is no need of raisie
the assessment of those who have pmi.
Go to the court docket, and assess he
judgments that are drawing interest.jn
cluding those against the city. Gtto
the city, county, and state treasury reg
istries and " assess the warrants tb?re
registered. Go to the recorders ofiee
and assess the mortgages there recorded.
Land and houses are assessed and tere
is no inquiry who owns them, so at4ess
these interest bearing obligations. -Che
law should be so changed that no tli
gation more than a year old coul4 be
collected by law unless it had been liied
for assessment and the taxes paid. The
tax should be a lien upon' the obliga
tion the same as upon land. No ncte,
bond or mortgage is collectable by Uw
today unless the government tax ca it
has been paid.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In the arena of the Seaside Sportii-?
Club in New York, James J. Jefferiesin
a contest of twenty-three rounds de
feated James J. Corbett for the heavy
weight championship prize fighter b
the world. i
The republicans have practically de
cided that it will be necessary to .send
President McKinley on a political tour
to South Dakota to offset as far as pos
sible the influence of the populist' na
tional convention held' in that state.
A correspondent very properly - calls
attention to the fact that there should lie
no mistake made by. the fusion forces in
selecting a candidate to succeed J. B.
Meserve, who has made the best treas
urer the state has ever had. The man
selected should be one who has been
fully tried and found not lacking in any
qualifications necessary to make a good
treasurer. Here in this county is one
who has held different positions of trust
and has acquitted himself honorably.
The party will find in our distinguished
citizen of Hickman, W, B. Morrison, a
man eminently fitted to take charge of
the treasurer's office of the state of Ne
braska, and one who will add strength
to the ticket as well, one whose honor,
integrity and party loyalty has never
been impeached. ' : . - ;
The republican state 'central commit-