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0 is in m Republicans Keeping Up - Slander of Bryan. SUIT LIES CIRCULATED. Change la the Tenor of Roose velt's Speeches. VAIS BwLLX BIC0ME3 A PLIADE2. t!wislfaf rrfcu f Saoaaea Slav Safteaeel ill Ferafaasaes. Brram Mass tat aad fsaleal Kar wal aaavaeaa Gva4 Caaaaala We"av Daabt Tat at tha GtrHM Tt la far BfT C rl Harri aai S(ut ta saJc Sew' Yark ftaia. tftpecUJ Wsakiagtoa Letter, Voltaire one said. "Keep on lying, and wci cf It C1 lick.' which appears to bw tta motto of certain Republicans with reference to Bryan. No man of Lifter cr zuorc t;;Ues ctaraeter waa ever tvocslsated for cSce sle the world tsra. jet aocDe Republicans ap- ' pear to UYia It their dutyat any rate, U la their pleasure to stagger human credulity with tbe eooct monstrous and aato&zwSlss ties aboct hint. Ananias , and Sappbtrm are not markers to these 1 latter day prevaricators. Not long I aisce a f etlow over la IlUnoi irhwe ' came I as bajpy to ay t bare forjrot tea declared that Le could prove that j tlryas waa paid 1150.000 by tb sUver banous to force aUver Into the Kansas Oty platform. Bryaa promptly de- , tied tbe slander- and demanded r the pnJ. since whkb time nothing Las lees beard ; from that particularly tepid lie and tJLat extraordinarily ma licious liar. Not a aingie human being believed It. for even If Bryan were fcnava eaocsli to do such a thing he Is zmt fool enough. That rascally liar having been quelcbed, another arises in the persou tit Chains as Hernly of Indiana, who aaya that be can proTe that Bryan re ceived pay for tbe speeches recently delivered la Indiana. Of course tiie taie la a sIEy He. Nobody believe It tcaos bobvdy believe If Bryaa" were gredy enocjn to do It that be Is Idiot eaocgh. Tbe charge tbat be ac cepted mosey to force a plank Into tbe Kansas City platform, if true, would I proof positive tbat be is a scoun drel. Tbe charge tbat be. tbe pres idential candidate of a great party with every prospect of success, would accept pay for tuaklag a apeecb to se crre Lis own election would be evi dence enough, if established, to con s' jra tim to m. strait waistcoat and pad ded ct U la proceedings under 'a "writ de I static laqulrendo. ferllaeat Qtrtttait.; BeprjtiUcaa editors. Instead cf ex ploiter e tbe Incredible Ilea, ugfct to rexnexuber tbe old adage- tbat tbey wto lire la class bouet should not throw atesea, Wby do not tbey ex ploit and Investigate tbe solemn charge f Genera! Chariea Henry Groarenor of Ohio, the dry nun to William McKiu ley, tbat sone palpitating llepublicau patriot stole. tvok and carried away Hire plant f tbe Philadelphia plat form and tbat no man baa laid eyes on thesi since tbe tbief gobbled them? General Crosveoor stands high la tbe councils of bis party. He solemnly as aererated tbe trctb of tbe charge both by word of taontb and la tbe public pnnia. i nave co coudi ce siancs ready to prove bis assertions. And tbey cade what tbe late lamented Hor ace Greeley was woat to denominate aigbty rich reading." TVby do not tbe sapieat republican tripod sitters look vigilantly and witb Argna eyes Into tbe charge bandied a bos! last ssazzner that Lemuel El Qa:gg received f3.GuO spot cash for changing tb word "Nicaraguan' into tstbtsian" la the fragments of tbat platfona which actually saw the l!ght cf day? If Qclgg did get tbat fee. be Is lb beat paid literary man "of all tlaie. Wby Is tt tbat Republicans who ar rogata to t beta selves all vlrtua can't let an election pass without lying mhwet Democratic candidates? n 1SS6 Senator Thurston cf Nebrrtka' dfciar d tfjat Bryaa had ben la the pay of tb silver barons for years, and Thurs- t&A bad fo awallow LIS wn words In a i that is one of the moot pathetic incidents in his fCW days. J tory. Now the war with Spain has ceased, but. ' Tt reputation Of OUr public men mp1Jr !J th fowrament of the United -,.t -n V., utf tlu in war-, war against the and to tb credit f Democrats be It aid that la this campaign oof on charge fcas been made by any respon ?bl man calculated to Injure the good saxa of Mr. MeKlaley. We flffht his polklea. aa w have a right to. but we do cot slander tb ma a. and while 1 sua co raore authorized to speak for Bryan than Is any other good Demo crat I am Jure that b would be the rt to rebuke any of bis followers who would slander Mr. McKlnley. Beaseveit Gattlasr Tama. As the campaign progresses and as Republics a chances of success dwin dle. Colonel Roosevelt's speeches lose somewhat of their ferociousness and Jncrras la their pleading qualities. Whether th redoubtabl colonel has been disciplined by Mark and the other leaders this deponent saith not. but at any rate a change has com o'er Tddya style of oratory If not o'er hi dreaxa. At St. Paul not many months ago be "dealt damnation round the land In great gob and denounced all Democrats aa rascals, fools, cowards jiad traitors, wbsreas at Covington. Hy. rceotly b piteously beggedali brave and patriotic Democrats to save tha country and the human raco from going to the bowwovrs by voting for bin, I congratulate the colonel on his change of tone, if net bis change of heart. Time is a great teacher &a well as a great physician. When the campaign la ended. Colonel Roosevelt ought to bunt up the fools who disturbed his peace at Victor, Colo and make each of them a nics present, for they did more to contribute to his fame than any other men In the country. They may be said to have resurrected Teddy after he buried him self by his 6t Paul harangue. If they had been In his pay .they could not have played Into his bands better. Republican papers made a great hul labaloo about the outrage on free speech at Victor a faraway mining camp on the verge of civilization, but they were dumb as oysters about that other "outrage on free speech,' when at the Coliseum. In tbe heart of St. Louis, the fourth city on the continent, a well dressed mob of club Republic ans bowled down Hon. David Over meyer of Kansas and would not per mit him to conclude his speech. Pearls of Truth. Like wlae, Bryan becomes better with age. His speeches grow constant ly better. The brain power and the oratorical capacity of no other man that ever lived have been put to as severe a test as his. For six years he has probably averaged one speech a day. For four years all of his speeches have been sent broadcast, over the land, by the Associated Press, and yet be never repeats biinself and never cays anything out of which the oppo sition press can make capital, lie is the wonder of the age and appears to be a favorite of heaven. Ilia reception In New York was proof positive of the change of public sentiment in the east and of bow thoroughly be has conquer ed tb respect and won the admiration of his quondam political foes. His speeches in New York, were stud ded with warls of truth, eloquence and ; philosophy. Here are a few words ut tered by him which are a complete ref utation of all the campaign lies hatch ed and propagated by Republicans: -Honest wealth need not fear the Dem ocrats. No honest industry, no honest occupation, no honest man. need fear tbe success of tbe Democratic party. I deny that the wealth producers of this country are enjoying their share of the government's protection." Nothing could be in better taste or stated more forcibly or more effectively. The pow er of concise definition, of luminous ex pression. Is the secret of all persuasive or convincing public speaking. This power Bryan -possesses in-a larger de gree than any other'man of this gen erationperhaps of any generation. Adls.1 Iloldlne t P Ilia End. Nor is your Uncle Adlai a slouch upon the stump or "a deadhead In the enter prise to borrow the euphemistic lan guage of Hon. James G. Blaine. No, your Cncle Adlai appears to be holding up his end of the haudspike in great shape in most approved fashion. Uncle Adlai has the peculiar good luck to run for au office when it is a Democratic year, which as much as anything else leads me to believe that the Democrats ! will win this Vload of poles." Uncle Adlai Is in every way worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared for the high oGce to which he aspires; also for the higher oflce to which he will be beir apparent when he is elect ed vice president, as be will be on the Cth day of November.' Uncle Adlai Is a sterling Democrat, a tiptop cam paigner and always measures up to the -equi rets cuts of auy oQce he is called i upon to AIL While Bryan's oratory has been great ly exploited, as was natural and right. Uncle Adlai's has been neglected to a large extent. , But here is a sample from Uncle Adlai- which Is terse In style and full of meat: !oeprU!ism U not an imue oiade by political parttea. tut aa lmu made by tbe people betoie tbe aajembMnc of either of tbe gr?at national con- rent ion a. Two year and a half ago the people of tfcia cfeuatry were filled with horror at the atroci- tlea tbat wrra being enacted upon tfrie island of Cuba at our very doora. Tbe tyranny of three centuries bad culminated ia acta of horror that thriiied tbe American heart. It vaa then tbat tbe congress of the United Beat, voicing the entiroenta of the American people, declared ar agaiiut Spain. But coupled j with its declaration of war waa a disclaimer upon our part of any attempt at carrying on a war of subjugation arainat those people, but it was sol emnly declared that when peace should be re stored in this island these people would be left to estsbiish a government for themselves. This iclalmer upon tbe part of congress Justified our government in breaking the peace of the world. j la our war with Spain the people of tha Philip pine Ulinds were our allies. They, too, had felt t tbe Iron beet of Spain, and let me tell you, that ' when Aguinado and bis little band came at the rjuet of Ac'Airal Dewey to join in battles against tbe enemy of the Philippine Islands and our own, the Spaniards. Aguinaldo said to his countrymen and patriots: "Wherever you aes the : American (Ug gather around it- They are our mends," and In the light of subsequent events people ct the Philippine Islands, who were out allies in our war with Spain. nombshell For Republicans. i It has been persistently asserted over and over again by the Republican ora tors and press that the Germans are not breaking away from the McKinley gang on the question of Imperialism, but the recent letter of Judge Roder ick E. Rombauer fell like a bomb shell Into their camp. Judge Rom bauer is everywhere recognized as one of the ablest of all the able Germans. He is a lifelong Republican, a lawyer in fun practice, was Judge of the court of appeals for 12 years and is known as one of the ablest Jurists who ever sat on the bench in Missouri. There is no question but that be has a large fol lowing among American citizens of German extraction, especially among the Republicans. s His letter is univer sally recognized as one of 'the stron gest campaign documents Issued this year. : Henry Labouchere, the great editor of London Truth, was recently accused by Chamberlain of .having written se ditious letters to people. In South Afrf- n ca. Labouchere quickly proved tbat he was engagred in an honest and pa triotic effort to keep the pence and pre vent England showing the cloven foot and at the rams time losing thousands of English lives. ;That done Mr. La bouchere says editorially: When gold was discovered In Mexico and Pern, It was all up with the natives. On the plea that the pope had granted tbe countries to Spain, Cortes and Pizsuro destroyed the governments that had existed tor ages, slew the iafeabitants, tortured the ruleis of those countries and, having laid handa on all the gold that waa visible, pro ceeded to force such of the inhabitants at had not been killed off for the crime of defending their country to work in tbe mines tor more until most of them perished. ; This they called Christianizing and eivilizing savages. The world moves on, but greed and hypocrisy are ever the same. We are slaying Ashantees because they would not give up to ui the "golden stool." Ws sr working them In some gold minis, and we are using up the tax payers' money ia enabling the owners Of the shares In these mines to get 1,000 or 1,200 per cant by vending the ahares, : The Washington Post indorses these remarks and says: . He might very well have added that the de struction of the Dutch republics ia South Africa was originally instigated by the discovery of gold and diamonds la that unhappy region. Dollar Above tb.a Man. The Post seems to condemn In Eng land that which It indorses when done by the McKinley administration. That paper has supported continuously the administration's policy In the Philip pines, vaunting much the speech of a senator of the United States, one Al bert J. Beveridge, when that gentle man, with watering mouth and greedy heart, held up between his finger and thumb a little bit of gold, picked up on the shores of Luzon. That was the climax of his argument to show that the United States is Justified in its warmaklng in the Philippines. It was the same old Idea carried out In those distant islands that holds good with Mark Hanna and McKinley placing the dollar above the man, placing that little piece of gold above the lives of our soldiers, placing it above the prin ciples of the Declaration of Independ ence and the constitution. Again, The Post says: Mr. Labouchere can point to no parallel In mod ern times of the wickedness and cruelty of Eng land's course in South Africa during the past 13 months. Is that true? If we compare the course of Eagland In South Africa with that of McKinley In the Philip pines, will we not find the parallel? Will not Mr. Labouchere be quick to point it out and hold us up beside the English butcher? The Washington Post concludes its editorial utterance with these two sen tencesapply them either In Africa or the Philippines; while intended to cov er one case, they fit both: r It is true that the world moves on and that greed and hypocrisy are ever the same, but our esteemed contemporary must admit that the abo riginal pirate is less politely disguised in England than elsewhere in the civilized world. - . - Calling; For Harrison. , The Philadelphia Ledger loudly be moans the fact that Bryan and Cock ran are soon to speak in Madison Square Garden from the same plat form and that Croker is getting up the meeting. The Ledger calls attention to the fact that in 1S96 Croker sulked, that Cockran "answered" Bryan and that there was then such harmony as Is found among the Kilkenny cats. The Ledger urges that something must be done and can only suggest a speech by ex-President Harrison, then in the next breatb tells us that this will not do, as the venerable ex-president's voice is too weak for the work. - Why will not The Ledger tell the candid truth that General Harrison would not speak for McKinley if he had the power of lung to roar like the bulls of Basban or to take the English language by the butt end and crack it around the ears of his listeners like a cattle whip. The gallant little gen eral Is not of the Hanna stripe. From the day the campaign "opened down to the present hour the prospects of the Democrats have Improved till at this writing it seems reasonably certain that we will elect Bryan and carry the house a double consumma tion devoutly to be wished this aft er making due allowance for the con scienceless and universal use of Mark II anna's boodle and for the application of the process of coercion. Take away from Republicans their boodle and the power to coerce and the chances are that Bryan would have at least 100 majority In the electoral college, and we would carry the house by 75 ma jority. New York For Bryan. The Washington Post, independent pro-administration newspaper and from Its location naturally well informed on political topics, gives us this refresh big paragraph in a special dispatch from its New York correspondent, who is one of the best newspaper men In the east: Richard Croker dogmatically asserts that Great er New York will give Bryan 100,000 majority. Be reiterates the assertion with emphasis day after day. There is no doubting his sincere determina tion in tbe matter. The Republican managers are privately admitting that the city is likely to go for Bryan by 76.000.. They fully expect Croker'i prophecy to be three-fourths fulfilled. His organ ixation is conceded to be perfect and. his methods irresistible by the rank and file of the party. More than this,: the Republican managers recog aire and do not privately dispute the tact that the great bulk of the labor : vote in the city ia with Bryan. So likewise is tbe Irish-American Yote. - Therefore Chairman Banna's co-officials hers are proceeding upon the conviction that to give Mr. McKinley the 86 electoral votea of the Empire State it will be necessary to overcome, up the state, an adverse majority in Greater New York of 75,000, as against a McKinley majority of over 60.000 in hew York and Brooklyn in 1896. The correspondent then throws big gobs of encouragement to us In the fol lowing: In the east Connecticut ia the only stats that now troubles the Republican managers. Condi tions there are r-Ud to be far from reassuring. Maryland, which has been practically conceded to the Democrats, is now said to look mora hope ful for the Republicans. West Virginia it confidently claimed by the Re publicsns. but with the admission that the legis lature is by no means sure. There is no other thought In either Republican or Democratic circles than that the next bouse will be Democratic t t t t 4 Strong, Healthy Chicks more i of Uwm liiu sens can SMca. Wkvtf Becua ottrrrrmator nervr tjul tok. r th heat J ris-ktt. Caaslat-as P nrinted in lanamasreaemttuil k mui imim.flinrrmnoia vnc. mmi L moca infonnaxkm for poultry nunra. L Bent for eeata. f pes aourcs isctbato co.. r Ba 21 Pm Seises, Is. P TT'IVTVTTTT'TSITTV BURKETT'S COWARDLY COURSE Bergelssnas an addrass to Voters Bar. 4 kstt Took to th Woods and Re fused . to Discuss Public - ' Questions. To the voters of the First congres sional district! ' . In the closing days of this campaign. I feel It is appropriate, and Justifiable, to issue an address to all fair-minded voters of this congressional district, recapitulating, in the light in which I view them, the issues as they have been presented, especially as related to the contest for, the seat In congress to be filled by the representative of this district. I therefore ask all men, re gardless of their political : affiliations, to accord me a fair hearing, inasmuch as my intention is to be fair with op ponents as well as their policies. I. My prime object in this cam paign has been to declare my position upon every issue so openly, frankly and plainly, that he who runs might read. I conceived this to be due, not only from me, but from every candi date upon the ticket of every political party appealing to the people for their suffrage. The reason is plain to all who understand the theory of our gov ernment. The officer chosen at an election is but the agent of those who choose him. The people is the master; the officer Is the servant. Is the ser vant entitled to the exercise of a dele-J gated authority if -he -will not tell those by whom the authority is dele gated how he intends to use it? I have entered upon this campaign be lieving he is not; and for this reason I early sent a courteous letter to my opponent, Hon. E. J. Burkett, the nominee of the republican party, ask ing him to meet me in a Joint and formal discussion of the issues of the campaign. I believed then, as I be lieve now, that such a, discussion be tween two persons who stand in a rep resentative capacity for their respec tive patties, advocating widely differ ent policies upon important questions of government would be instructive and beneficial to the people, enabling every thinking voter thoroughly to grasp the issues, and weigh them in the scale of logic and equity. Mr. Burkett declined my invitation, assign ing three and only three reasons there-, for, , which I was constrained to ac cept as having been tendered in good faith. Look at these reasons once more. They were: , First Thatjthe people were too busy to come out anf listen to political dis cussion. - - Second That he himself expected to be ' too busy with the performance of official duties to take part In, political discussions; : and," ' : V :f ' Third TnaT" he had so much confi dence in hisjp3cial record speaking for Itse. that hewd not choose to spend any time in making a defense of i from criticism!:; After the lapse of several weeks, I again, - by means of another letter, called 'his attention to these several reasons, pointing out that each one, of them had lost 'all merit; the people were not too busy; he was not too busy; and he occupied his time in defense of his record; that thus every reason was exploded which he had as signed for declining to discuss the is sues with me. I am now assured that not only my supporters, but he as ,well, believe that, in view of these facts, I was Justified in asking Mr. Burkett for some new reason not yet refuted for not accepting my first in vitation; or else accept my second in vitation; or else commit to writing statement upon leading Issues for the information, inspection and criticism of the voters. Although replying to my first letter with three reasons, he has not seen fit to honor me with a reply to my second letter with any reason at all. I cannot tell why he has failed to answer, but ' can only leave the question to the fair-minded and intelligent voter with these few suggestions: . First Has he a p)licy, plain, defin ite and certain, upon the great issues of this campaign?. Can you after hearing him, tell where he stands upon any of these leading questions? Second Do you think that if Mr. Burkett and the party for which he stands stand now where it stood when led by Abraham Lincoln, he would now be waging a campaign intended rather to keep the people in Ignorance of the plans and policies of his party, than " to enlighten them upon those plans and policies? II. While I, have sought always to' declare my position frankly, I have also been ready to defend that posi tion, appealing to the hearts and intel lects of the people whom I have met in my cavass. What are the issues? "Let there be no confusion in the minds of earnest citizens. My only purpose now is to make a brief declaration of my position upon the essential questions to be determined in this election.- First I believe that the formidable and unprecedented growth of trusts in the ' past 1 f our years has made that question important. I am opposed to trusts. I believe that every monoply in the hands of private individuals is dangerous, no matter how good those private Individuals promise to be. Second The t Paris treaty provides that" the future-disposition tif the isl ands which have come under the con trol of the United States as a result of the war with Spain shall be left to the action of the congress of the United States- It Is therefore apparent that the congress to which I aspire will deal with this problem. As a candi date for congress, I felt it to be a sol emn obligation upon me to state what my policies are. If it Is right that I should do this, It Is also right that the republican party's candidate should do this. I believe: ' First That the Cubans are and of VICTOR INCi'BATOR Is Practical. The IMPROVED VIC TOR INCUBATOR batches all tbe fertile egpa, is simple, durable, and suily operated. ISO par catefogn oon win. In complete information end tkouMmd ol testimonial mbi free lr addrtfi.iti Crea. Ertel Coaapaay. Qaiaey, 111. r r-7 7 right . ought to be free and indepen dent, and that the pledge of this gov ernment to them that they should have independence should be performed in letter and spirit as speedily as possi ble. - .- - Second That Porto Rico should be anexed to the United' States, If the In habitants of that island desire annexa tion; but, In the event of permanent annexation, my vote shall be recorded in favor of making the Porto Ricans citizens, with .every guarantee of our constitution. I am opposed to any separation of the constitution and the flag. . , c Third That ? the congress should promise r the Filipinos their indepen dence, and should speedily fulfill that promise, when the Filipinos shall have succeeded in establishing a govern ment of their own. I recognize in the attempted conquest of the Filipinos, by the present administration, a denial in 1900 by : this government-of the doc trine successfully .asserted by this government in 1776. Under no circum stances would. I favor their annexa tion, to the United States. Under no circumstances would I favor holding the islands as a colony. , There is only one Just and honorable way out, and that is to treat the Filipinos as we have premised to treat the Cubans give them independence. This is the policy which I favor, and when elected, l snail support that pclicy. Fourth Thftt this rpnilhlf ehrmlrl "hot adopt a colonial policy. The re publican party contemplates that Por to Rico and the Philippine islands shall be governed by the United States as colonies. I am opposed to this policy, and shall oppose It In congress. Colonies belong to empires, not re publics. This republic cannot govern colonies and remain true to the ideas to which it was dedicated by its found ers. Colonies are always governed by force. We believe In a government by consent. These two ideas are hostile. Tbey cannot grow and thrive in the same soil at the same time. One must supplant the other. My vote will always be recorded against the col onial idea and always in favor of the idea embraced in the Declaration of Independence. Fifth That this republic should rely on a volunteer and not on a stand ing army. My reasons for opposing a large standing army are: that they are only needed by governments which govern colonies by force. Remember, if we remain true to our traditions we will need no large standing army. I believe In a volunteer army. that the volunteer is the nation's best de fender. ; I want this government to continue to rely upon its volunteer sol diers, to pay them well while the war lasts and pension them liberally when the war is over. Large armies and navies mean heavy taxation, which the people must pay. Fifth I sympathize with the Boers in their heroic struggle for liberty, be cause I want the idea of self-government strengthened the world over. These are the issues of the cam paign. I have sincerely tried to make my position plain. Do you know where my opponent stands? When you heard him did he tell you? After hear ing him, cculd you tell? If not, are you certain that his policies are your policies?. - This government was dedicated to the proposition that all men are crea ted free and equal. Do you want it to remain true to that principle? Decide in your own conscience whether my policies, if crj'stalized into legislation, or the policies which my opponent is understood to stand tor, are the more likely to retain to U3 and our posterity a free government. . GEORGE W. BERGE. Bryan Pictures Free To the subscribers of The Indepen dent who pay all arrearages and a year's renewal in advance we will send one of our large premium pictures of Mr. Bryan. We have a large number of these pictures on hand and wish to dispose of them before the close of the campaign. It is an elegent picture, suitable for framing, and should be in every American home. 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Yet, strange to say. there are those who apparently regard this duty so lightly that a few hours In the cornfield is a matter of more Im portance to them than the exercise of the right and duty of an American citi zen. ! The writer knows of one man, the head of a family who has never voted, and others who have not gone to the polls for years. A man wbo will thus wilfully neglect and refuse to cast a ballot for his own protection is not Justly entitled to the protection result ing from other men s ballots, and ought to be compelled to live under an absolute monarchy until he learns to appreciate the blessings of a free government sufficiently to go to the polls and cast an honest Ballot. W, D. M'LAUGHLIN. SPECIAL FALL OFFER! Sto,riSSr bands and introduce our line of roods, we are making a special prico ot 911. for this Famous EAGLE Sawing Machine, which is actual cost of manufacture. It is thoroughly modern in every respect and is guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded. This is only a sample ot oux bargains in vehicles, harness, furniture, groceries, etc. Carolajtia Iree. The House taat Saves ysa ooejrt WESTERN MERCANTILE CO. Dept. V OmaluuNeb., ur OOP GO Teddy has More Trouble Teddy has had more trouble since he got back to New York than he had out in Colorado. He . denounces those who ask questions as hoodlums and hoboes. The following questions were fired at him the ' other day, but he would not answer. They yell "Ice Trust" at him almost continuously, for the New Yorkers know that it exists by the grace of republicans and that Teddy has done nothing to punish the men who organized it. It was broken up by the New York Journal's attack. These are the questions that Teddy ignored. Why did you not prosecute the canal thieves as you promised when you were a candidate for governor?" Wby did you not commence action before the claims were barred?" "Why don't you have a summons is sued against the ice trust? The only way to commence an action is by sum mons. None has ever been served." "Why don't you remove the mayor of New York for his connection with the ice trust?" "You have been only thirty-six hours at the capitol attending to busi ness since June 1. Do you think it honest to take full pay during that time?" "Don't you think a candidate for vice president should find courteous language to express his thoughts and not call his questioners hoodlums, ho boes and drunks, and, without any knowledge on the subject, accuse them of working their mouths, standing against the flag and lacking in pa triotism?" , "Why not give out for publication Mayor Van Wyck's answer in which it is claimed members of your state administration and Senator Piatt are charged with being particeps criminis in the ice trust scandal?" Billy the Man Are you not sorry for the honest Christian man who has determined that he will vote for the re-election of Mr. McKinley? We are, and the more we think of him the sorrier we get. Poor man! He does not like Hanna and Hannaism, but he is going to vote for Hanna and for Hannaism. He does not like the recollections of Egan and Carter and Alger and the like, but he is going to vote to approve it, and to say to every occupant of the presidential chair for a score of years to come, These are the things that the American people like. He doesn't like slavery and poly gamy, but he is going to vote for both of them in the Sulu islands. He doesn't like Griggs, nor the Griggs opinion, but he is going to vote for Griss, and going, to give his in dorsement to the Griggs opinion. He doesn't like the imperial expan sion of ' the liquor traffic, but he is going to vote for it, going to vote to send the saloon - as the forefront of American civilization Into the great country that we are conquering In the Orient. Daily Voice. The Philippines Aguinaldo wanted to plunder the city of Manila the republicans say At that time he held every other city in the Philippine islands. If he was bent on plunder, why didn't he rob the cities that he held? The people of the Philippines would lapse Into anarchy if they were al lowed to govern themselves say the republicans. For many months the whole of Luzon outside of Manila was under the government of Aguinaldo and peace reigned everywhere. For months the republicans assured us that the war was over in the Phil ippines. Even the mullet heads won't believe that story now. General Merritt declared that it would not require more than 5,000 sol diers to hold the " Philippines. We have had 65,000 soldiers over there for two years and they have only been able to hold a few towns outside of Manila. They hold less now than they did a year ago. aaaaaBaiaaaBBBaBBa They told us that there was only one tribe opposed to' the American rule. Everywhere our soldiers go they are attacked by all sorts of tribes. They told us that the possession of the Philippines was a great source of strength in the Pacific. We had trou ble in China and sent some soldiers there from Manila. We had to hustle them back again in short order, our position in the Philippines rendering us incapable of exerting power any where in the Pacific, They have told us about a thousand other lies about the Philippines and keep inventing new ones every day A policy that must be supported by a continual stream of lies, is not one that any pop wants to vote for. Mark Hanna came to Nebraska as he said "To beat Bryan in his own state" and to accomplish this among other things he said in hrs speech in Lin coln, Neb.: . "Under the meaning of the law there are no trusts." Will the people of Nebrasxa who are forced to pay trust prices ror every thing they buy agree with Mr. Hanna? He also said: "We co not believe in imperialism," but a? a meeting in the Lincoln hotel after the speaking was over he said to a few republican politicians: "There will be lots of places in the Philippine islands and we shall have still more territory in the east to govern." In public he said he was opposed to Imperialism, but in a private talk he is in ivor of it. The voter can answer by his ballot when Mark was telling the truth. He was asked by a man In the au dience if -he was in favor of an in crease in the army and he said that he was in favor of an army large enough to look after the Increased industrial Interests of the country. This cer tainly means he favors an army large enough to take care of the men who PC . work In the industries. Mr. Hanna said he favcred organized labor, but every well informed man knows how he fought to death the organisation of dock hands on the great lakesJ The leaders of the mld-roaders are at last unmasked. J. H. Edmistea, chair man of the populist state committee, has in his possession affidavits from. Alfred Fawkner and E. F. Moriarty of Omaha, that C. H. Dietrich, republican candidate for governor, paid then $25 each to aid in putting up a mid road ticket and D. Clem Deaver is in the pay of Rosewater and Thompson. After this expose how can any honest, honorable and conscientious mid-road-er vote for the ticket nominated at Grand Island by the money ot C. H. Dietrich, D. E. Thompson and E. Rose water? Theyr certainly cannot, but will do as Lucien Stebbins, H. G. Stew art and other honest populisms havcL done come ,' out and denounce the whole scheme and declare for Bryan and the entire fusion state ticket. The Independent ten weeks for 1 cents. Best known cure for mullet heads. Try sending it to your neigh bor. It tells the truth about every thing. He'll find it interesting and in time will thank you for the favor. It is fortunate for the republican managers who are now, in control of the party of Abraham Lincoln that the farmers, mechanics and laborers of Nebraska cannot all visit the city of Lincoln and learn for themselves how little their Interests are thought of by the sham leaders of the once great re publican party. Their Interests are not along the same path as the farm ers, laborers and mechanics. A drive about the city will demonstrate this. You will find a McKinley picture In the windows of the homes of practical ly every banker, money loanor, man ager of corporations and trusts, and the homes of all the wealthy who live by the toil of others. Of , course we find occasionally among such people a philanthropist and in that case nine times out of ten he is for Bryan. On the other hand, go among those who work hard for a living, no matter in what capacity and with few exceptions you find the picture of Mr. Bryan. The question is, why is this? Because those who earn their bread by the sweat o? their brow know from the actions and record of W. J. Bryan that his heart beats in accord with theirs. A visit to his cottage home will prove this. Everything is plain and simple and there the poor and lowly are accorded the same consideration that the rich and'influential are. The working peo ple love Bryan because he loves them. At a meeting of several prominent republicans at the Lincoln hotel In this city after Mark Hanna made his famous speech In which he said: "There are no trusts." He said among other things to the leaders gathered: "I am thoroughly satisfied that Mr. Thompson and Mr. Rosewater are in entire accord with the national admin istration and if we cannot elect them senators from Nebraska we cannot elect anyone. The business interest must be looked after. I am a busi ness man and I went to the senate be cause I was needed there. (He did not tell how he purchased his seat in that body, but any republican can be In formed on this by addressing Mr. Kurtz of Cleveland, O.) We will have plenty of places if the administration is sustained. The Philippine islands alone will furnish places for several thousand and the prospect is we shall have still more territory to govern in the east." In this statement Mark Hanna ad mits he 13 in favor of imperialism and an increase in the standing army. To give the voteis an idea of what the war up to the present time cost us In the Philippine islands we quote from the records: Cost of Spanish war $250,000,000 Cost . of criminal aggres sion In the Philippines., 350,000,00a This comes to $8.50 per head, or $42.50 per family, assessed on each in habitant, man, woman and child, on the average on each family of five per sons in the four years of the waste of war. And still Mark Hanna wants to continue that enormous expense in definitely. For the money spent in criminal ag gression the Nicaragua canal could be , constructed, our rivers and harbor could be made navigable and the semi arid soil west of the 97th meridian ir rigated to a large extent. The aver age per capita cost of the government for the last twenty-four years was as follows: President Hays, $5.21; Pres ident Arthur, $4.73; President Cleve land, $4.54; President Harrison, $5.33; President ' Cleveland, $5.10 ; President McKinley, $7.14. Let the people answer by their votes whether they wish this to continue four more years. CANCER CURED WITH SOOTHING, BALMY OILS Caneer.Tumor. Catarrh, Piles. Fistula, Ulcer and all Skin and Womb Disraees. Write for illustrated tf"k. Sent free. Address PH. BTE. Kansas City. Mo. The Oasis ...Julius Ottens Proprietor. No. 146 South Eleventh Street Dealer in line Domestic and Imported Liquors and Cigars, and Dick Bros.' celebrated Lager Beer. Hot lunch from 10 to 12 a. m. and Saturday night. 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