THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
August 3o, 1900
I
1 j
cTll that a republican form of gov
msmmdi cannot utUt beyond a cer- i
tain stac. That aa cooa as a people
fceeorse rich, strong and jrreat, that
tt-n tie rrpubHc droopa and die. We
believe that this la so. of necessity,
and not by chanee. We beliere that
there i tot a single cae f record
where the nxasaea f a treat cation
pcM the Inlelllirtnee to Initiate
law that were eaitable for their gov
ernment, cor were they Intelligent
eaomga to compel the enforcement of
such good lavs aa they might pasa. It
would seem as if science teaches that !
men are created to follow the mas- j
tera. the inspired minds of the world, j
History shows that a kin must be.
and is fo-jsd. in every nation, to guide
its people In every great crisis. He
may he an uncrowned king, a Lincoln, j
a Washington, a Cromwell or a Na- j
poleon. Did the intelligence of the
fcaooB and tncomnson people blaze
the way for the matchless wisdom of
14 Abe? Did the common people far-
nlis the wisdom that permitted Wash- j
icgtos to overcome the British, and
the hose traitor, until inch a time as j
Lafayette and his troop would help
t gale our independence? Nothing
of the hind. Abraham Lincoln. Waah
itrton. Cromwell. Napoleon and many
ohr were bora kings Headers of
meal. The great divine mind kissed
their brows, and truth, wisdom. Jus
tice. wIked in human Ceah before
the people. No man ought, or can.
rale for any long period, who does not
rele for the benefit of his subjects.
Why a change of the form of our gov
emment at this time? We answer,
that tt seems to us that we hare ar
rived at the time when as a republic
we mtjit deay. We are treat, we are
rich, we are corrupt.
la fact we hare already adopted
many of the changes which produce
conditions that will bring about a
monarchy.
Here are some of them:
The press is censored regarding all
Important foreign news.
The people are not informed as to
the real conditions existing, at the
time whea action and decision must
be taken.
Power is pasting into the hands of
large corporations and great wealth
Interest.
We are becoming a nation thirsty for
the giory tiat comes to the soldier
ua the battlefield.
We have a large army and must in
crease it.
The voter i only the machine that
registers the mandste of the great
political manipulators, and this is true
of ail rot era in all parties.
These conditions have come upon us
catnraUy and properly. No fault ned
be found with them. ft is one of the
stages (4 our natural evolution.
Howrrer. the time seems to be at
hand when the Intelligent, the brave,
the sincere friend of the people should
he!p g-aMe the cation la its coming
and necessary change.
The mere fact that we hare been
educated to hope and believe that this
goveramee had found the "spring of
perpetual youth" should not prevent
es from grasping the real situation.
Neither is the change to be dreaded
or looked forward to with foreboding.
The nation must demand that men
sha3 be found wno will have the wel
fare of the people at heart, and noth
ing else. It must demand that truth,
justice and liberty shall take the place
cf the weak, corrupt political machine.
While we are in fact largely under
the conditions of a monarchy we have
the evils without the benefits of tile
ame.
Our new relations to other nations
require that we have a successful civil
service. We cannot iave it under a
republic
Our commerce demands to be pro
tested by a strung army and navy. A
republic will not long permit this.
Our commerce, our welfare, demand
that our policy shall be stable, and
this we cannot have under a repub
lican form of rsvernment
Our conditions now demand that we
be a -world power. T his means that
we must have aa great opportunities
for good government as other nations.
ve cannot compete with the world
powers if we continue aa a republic. A
large republic being, as we believe, un
scientific in its principles, cannot be
successful.
AFRAID Of EHYAH
ym &tcTTrvr Oat mt Kapj.;
: rnuMU rer4 t.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 2S. lfvO.
-H Special Correepondence.) Hanna
went Into New Jersey, the home of the
trusts, to complain of republican
apathy. He modestly said:
"Perhaps better than any man In
the country I know the nature of the
contest which is before us.
"It will not do to take anything for
granted nor to neglect a single effort
or to miss a trick.
These two sentences show the level
oa which the republican campaign' is
being conducted. No "trick" Is to be
missed. Hanna is right. He knows
better than any other man what dis
reputable measures are to be em
ployed to fasten imperialism and trust
control upon the country.
His party is for the trusts. He went
to their stronghold to make his appeal
for support- The masses of people are
going to line up with the party which
is against the trusts. As Bryan said
recently:
The man who buys a trust-made ar
ticle has as much right to look after
his owa interests aa the man who
'ells a trwst-msde article.
Everybody is forced to buy trust
made articles. The chairman of the
commercial travellers has just com
piled a list of 100 combinations which
have absorbed 2,314 independent con
cerns. This combination to rob 'the
people has increased the price on al
most every article used for food, shel
ter, raiment and transportation. The
trusts have thrown at least 40.000 men
out of employment. It will hardly be
wise to talk "prosperity to this class
of citizen.
The trusts feel that they have only
begaa to reap their harvest. They are
for McKlnley because another four
years will give them such a grip on the
country that the people will not even
be free to vote a protest.
Tfee president concluded not to at
rsd the C. A. IL reunion at Chicago.
Although he has had prenty of time
to lounjre on the front parch at Can
ton while our minister and citizens
were autalled In Pekln, yet he sud
denly discovers that the Chinese crisis
is so dingeroua that he cannot leave
Washington. Perhaps he is afraid to
contras his arguments with those of
Bryan. Courage is not the dominant
characteristic of the administration.
Perhaps he real! res that the O. A. R.
does not love him as it once did. The
performances of Pension Commissioner
Evans and his retention by McKlnley
are not pleasant subejeta for medita
tion with the old soldier.
It makes very little difference any
way. Nobody who has studied the pol
icy of the administration for the past
three years would expect that McKIn-
ley's public pledges would be carried
out.
First the administration would and
thea It wouldn't. Hardly had the res
cue of Minister Conger been announced
when the administration press began
to suggest that our troops should stay
in China until order was restored and
some fabulous Indemnity collected.
Popular feeling is bo Intensely
against any further entanglement with
the foreign powers that Secretary Root
now announces that no more troops
will be sent to China. In fact that the
six or seven thousand on the way will
be diverted to Manila. Why to Ma
nila? Doesn't the republican cam
paign book say that only a handful of
barbarous Tagalos are resisting be
nevolent assimilation? The country
should hear of a withdrawal of troops
if the administration has ever been
telling the truth about the Philippines.
But although Secretary Root says
that no more troops will be sent to
China, nothing is said atout withdraw
ing the force already there. The sens
ible and logical thing would be to
take our citizens and come home. What
business is it of ours whether order
prevails in China or hot?
It looks very mucn as though the
administration bad not sense enough
to keep out of the territory-grabbing
schemes which the foreign powers are
promoting.
There has been a pretense of a trial
In connection with the alleged cus
tom house frauds In Havana and the
accused have been found innocent.
This was to be expected. The ad
ministration cannot afford to uncover
any more corruption in Cuba before
election. Neither will it punish Neely
and Rathbone. The fruit of imperial
ism has been bitter enough even on so
short a triaL It would be worse were
the real facts known. A careful press
censorship is maintained in all the
insular possessions. For the last two
months not three lines of real news
have been published from the Philip
pines. The commission now sitting in
Manila Is expected to report on the
first Monday in November that the
Insurrection has finally been crushed.
Here are a few illustrations of how
prosperous the wage-workers are. They
will not be mentioned by republican
campaign orators.
The mines in the anthracite coal
region of Pennsylvania have had only
about two days work pr week for the
last nine months. They are getting
ready to strike for steady employment
and living wages.
The employes of the window glass
trust have struck for a 4 per cent ad
vance in wages. The trust says it will
not give them one half of one per cent.
This is the trust that recently ad
vanced the price of window glass 15
per cent.
The American feleration of labor
has Just donated $1,900 to aid the 7,000
etriklng cigar makers in New York
city. This is the twenty-fifth week
of the lock-out In this republican pro
tected industry.
Over 4.000 wood workers are likely
to be added to the thousands of build
ing trades men who have been on a
strike in Chicago for nearly ten
months.
The mills of Gallant Bros., silk
manufacturers of Paterson, N. J.,
closed down last week and neglected
to pay the wages of their employes.
Th Me eteel nlant Gf the Federal
j Steel company at Lorain. O., has closed
down, throwing 3,000 men out or em
ployment.
About 200 men employed at the
Moorshead Plate mill. Sharpsburg, Pa.,
have struck against a 20 per cent re
duction in wages.
The cotton mills at liiddeford. Me.,
have closed down, throwing 5,0)0 op
eratives out of work. This 5s the
state where the republicans are send
ing scores of "prosperity" orators.
The Diamond State Steel company
of Wilmington. Del., has closed down
indefinitely, throwing about 1,500 men
out of employment.
Kansas is so prosperous that women
do heavy harvest work in the fields for
$1.50 a day.
Millionaire Matthleson has gracious
ly permitted the men who went on a
strike in his zinc works recently to
return without any raise of wages.
These examples could be multiplied
indefinitely. There rs no real pros
penty among wage-workers and It
looks as though the tactics of '96
might be repeated In many sections.
The trusts can easily close down fac
tories for a week before election so as
to scare their employes Into voting
for McKlnley.
EVA M'DONALD VALESH.
NO HOPE FOR CUBA
J4r CiiatrM, Cuba' E-preaidnt,
VWIU TTfethinrton and Goes Back
llepel of Independence.
Ist winter Senator Hale declared
upon the floor of the senate that he
did not believe that the administration
Intended to give Independence to Cuba.
He based his remarks upon conversa
tions he had heard among leading im
periallsts. It is now tecomlng almost
certain that McKlnley has no iiuch in
tentlons. The calling of a Cuban con
stltutional convention composed of
only thirty-one men, who are to be
elected under the supervision of United
States bayonets, the giving of that
convention power to promulgate a con
stitution without submitting it to a
rote of the people, the time of holding
the convention and many other things
go to show that the administration has
no Intention whatever of withdrawing
our troops and giving to the Cubans
self-government. The other day Sal
vador Cisneros visited Washington to
find out when the United States U-oods
twere to be withdrawn. The following
I is the press dispatch giving an
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STUPENDOUS -DEAL
One of the Most Remarkable Purchases Ever Made
By this Progressive House
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Were Purchased by Us at About Half Their Real Value
They are good pants, pants that you can't buy in any other store for less than twice our price. These
pants come fresh from the hand of one of the best manufacturers in the United States. They are cut cor
rectly, made properly, trimmed rightly and will fit perfectly. They are, in a word, the very cream of the Fall
and Winter, 1900, production of men's and boys' pants, and you may buy them at exactly half what they are
really worth. In this great sale you are not only benefited by the remarkably low prices and the enormous
assortment, but you have the advantage, also, of being correctly fitted; for these lines run in "regulars,"
"stouts," "slims," and "extra sizes," which means that you may have any waist size from 30 to 52, and any leg
length from 29 to 37. Any man not over seven feet tall, or one who weighs not over 350 pounds, can be
handsomely fitted from this monster assortment.
The (Magnitude of This Purchase
coming as it does just at the very time that our heavy stock is coming upon us, makes it absolutely necessary
that we should, for self protection, dispose of the whole deal at once; hence, the remarkable price offers below.
LOT I at $2.98
What they are and what they are worth
500 pairs of Men's finest tailor made Trousers, equal in all
respects to those being sold hereabouts for $5 and $6 made of
tine striped Worsteds, hand finished Cassimeres, solidly woven
Cheviots in stripes, checks and mixtures. Each and every
pair is silk sewed, made with finished seams, so there are no
rough edges or frills. Ever pair made withrfbeh waist
bands, and all with the highest grade trimmings. All sizes
rom 30 waist to 52; all length, 29 inseam to 37.
LOT 4 at $1.98
What they are and what they are worth
475 pairs Men's dress and business Pants will be sold at
$1.93 per pair. This line shows some of the grandest values
ever offered in men's trousers. They are elegant hair lined
Cassimeres in plain grey, beautiful Worsteds in stripes, elegant
Cassimeres in plain and fancy colorings. Not a pant in this
lot worth less than $3-50, and some as high as $4. All are
tailored with the utmost care, being made with French waist
bands and silk sewed. All trimmings are of the most sub
stantial character. Sizes, 30 to 52 waist measure. Length, 29
to 37 inseam. Strive to be among the early buyers.
LOT 7 at 98c
What they are and what they are worth
COO pairs Men's Pants in this lot Value for value, they
equal the general line of goods being sold hereabouts at $1.50
and $1.75. They are Union Cassimers of excellent quality,
Union Worsteds in beautiful designs, and a big lot of all wool
Cheviots in mixtures, and the like. Elegant range of sizes
among which you may be fitted perfectly.
LOT 2 at $2.75
; What they are and what they are worth
450 pairs of Men's tailor made Pants, made from elegant
Worsteds in stripes and checks, fiae hard finished Cassimeres
and imported Cheviots, in handsome up-to-date patterns of
striped, checked and mixtures, Scarcely ,a pant in the 4ot
worth less than $4.50, while some range as high as $5 and $5.50,
All are sewed first class all have patent buttons, all
have first class trimmings. Every size, 30 to 52 waist. Every
length from 29 to 37. You can be fitted without difficulty.
LOT 5 at $1.50
What they are and what they are worth
500 pairs of Men's Pants in this lot. They are, at the
price, the greatest bargains ever shown, being made of all wool
black and fancy Cheviots, stripes or checked in Cassimeres,
and plain colorings in Tweeds. It's a big lot, and should be
seen to be appreciated. Just stop and think of it any size
from 30 to 50, any length from 29 to 37, made ef goods well
worth $2.50 and $3.00, for $1.50 per pair.
LOT 8 at 89C
What they are and what they are worth
300 pairs in this lot. Not many patterns to select from
but what there are are of unusual value. They are worth in
any store $1.25 to $1.50. They are good things to piece out the
summer with, and will give very good satisfaction for the
reason that they are most thoroughly well made for goods at a
low price. The range of sizes is not so great as in the other
lots but the average man can be fitted nicely.
LOT 3 at $2.50
. What they are and what they are worth
425 pairs of Men's fine quality Pantaloons. This line
shows some remarkable values, being graded from gobds rang
ing in values from $4, $4.50 and "a few well worth $5. They
are as well made and tailored as any previously mentioned,
and to the man who procures a pair will be the best pant bar
gainee has ever experienced. All sizes, 0 to 52 waist, all
lengths, 29 to 37. Your size is surely here. .
LOT 6 at $125
What they are and what they are worth
400 pairs of pants in this lot. No greater values ever
shown in our city for $2 and $2.50 per pair. They are chiefly
Cassimeres and Cheviots, mostly in subdued color effects,
suitable for general business use. They are, cs we claim, ex
cellently tailored, nicely cut and well balanced pants, equal in
every detail to those shown about town at $2 and $2.50. All
sizes from 30 to 50 waist, all lengths from 29 to 36.
LOT 9 Boys Odd Lohg Pants
What they are and what they are worth
360 pairs Boys' Odd Pants will be sold as follows:
Lot 1 Boys' every day Pants in Jeans and Cotton- Cflfi
ade, worth 80c, will go at 3 U C
Let 2 Boys' school Pants in fancy Worsteds and 7Cf
Cheviots, worth $1, will go at I U C
Lot 3 Boys' all wool Pants worth $1.50, nn
willgoat OOC
Lot 4 Boys' fine all wool Pants worth $2 and $2.50 C Cf
willgoat pi "Oil
Lot 5 Boys' extra fine all wool Pants worth $3 I 0Q
willgoat IiUU
The above run in all sizes to fit boys age 10 years to 19.
Do not under any circumstances fail to attend this sale; but in event you are
unable to come, send a friend to make selections for you.
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Money quickly refunded if you are not satisfied with purchases.
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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account utenteL
of his visit.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.
Salvador Cisneros, who was president
of the. Cuban republic during the
titormy days before the Spanish war,
lias visited President McKlnley and
leaves Washington for New York,
preparatory to returning to Havana
In disgust. The venerable patriot
nought of President McKlnley definite
assurance of the withdrawal of the
American forces and control from the
island before the election in November,
being influenced by the conviction that
unless the hold of the United States
was loosened by that time the troops
would remain upon the island indefin
itely. He failed, however, 10 accom
plish his mission, notwithstanding a
formidable memorial which he prc-
PxesldejuVMcKinlejL. simply ex-
plained the objects which the United
States sought to accomplish, and its
purpose to withdraw as soon as the
Cuban people demonstrated their abil
ity to govern themselves.
The old Cuban declares the Cuban
people will not be satisfied until the
United . States withdraws from the
Island, and that unless the withdrawal
occurs before the presidential election
they will abandon all hope, as they
are convinced that political exigencies
only can intervene to give them inde
pendence. Holding It Down
General Willaston, provost marshal
of Manila for a year, recently declared
that the city is a smoldering volcano
-at night, , and that a large military
force will be needed indefinitely in the
Philippines. Undoubtedly this partic
ular elephant of our empire is very
white and its color is no less bleached
because republicans persist in looking
at it through smoked glasses. It takes
great men to acknowledge mistakes
and the republican great men are like
good potatoes well under ground. The
present goody politicians, who could
be bunched in twos and threes in the
chairs of Lincoln and Grant, with
heads way down in the middle of the
chair-back, will probably not realize
how much of an adventure this ad
ministration has been until the com
mon people once again summon a
statesman to executive function. A
process of pacification that ' requires
one to sit upon the thing pacified and
hold it down is .not very inspiring de-.
spite the somewhat sickly smile of the
pacificator. Buffalo Times.
Twenty-Five Cents a Year
In a speech the other day Senator
Wolcott pointed with pride to the fact
that the deposits in savings banks in
the United States have increased $75,
000,000 during the past four years. The
population of the country being about
75,000,000, it follows that the savings
bank deposits have increased $1 for
each individual during the four years.
Each American has a right, according
to Mr. Wolcott, to thank Mr. McKlnley
for" the proud privilege of saving 25
cents during each of the four years
since 1896. .
The Income of John D. Itockefellefl
is now largely in excess of $30,000,000
a year. It is estimated with consid
erable authority at more than $10,
000,000 a year, but it Is known, from
stocks In his name, to exceed $30,
000,000. Four years at $30,000,000 a
year equals $120,000,000. In four years,
therefore, Mr. Rockafeller is able to
put away in a stocking, ir Tie exercises
frugality, very mucn more than the
savings of all the patrons of all the
savings banks in the United States.
Mr. Rockefeller Is the head of the
Standard Oil company and of several
other trusts and enthusiastically sup
ports Mr. McKinley in order that his
fellow-citizens may have the privil
ege of laying up 25 cents per annum
each against their old age. Deveo
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