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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
February 14, 1001
W W 1EI
Times Out of Joint In the
Old Bay State.
GEKEBAL COURT ATTACKED.
Copper King Says Legislators
Accepted Bribes.
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On of tvra thing i true cither Dos- !
Ua cs3 lc.t the prize slanderer of,
til g. IT suh a thing can I said to
t flatter for toasting, or tbe tlm-s
are Mi!jr evt tf Jwlx.t la the old Bay
Ftate. wLicb cj to date has arrogated :
to t h rrcu4 position of chief !- J
j-otnt of purity and sweetness. Upon j
til delicate jortion bo opinion 1 I
LerHa expressed. TLtsa V. Lawson,
copjicr kin jr. etc, Las ituI a state- j
ct&t la which spt-c&cs the various I
list cw. to purchase the Jia&acbo- j
stta legislature L c tbe tody which 1
la any otter state would te denominat
ed it brilatttre. but which in Massa
chusetts Is kiiown as tb general court.
Areonlls to til bold, sot to say bad.
maa, one earrrie alone contributed
ti esorsaous mm of f 20(X),0(jO to prop
erty edocste the general court! Tla
strange"?! passing Strang. Either
Lavoa i:ed or be It telling the truth.
If tLe latter. It is a tsost shameful and
Sf4ora!4 truth. If the former, be
could t punished to the full extent
cf the law.
If an old saying that the stream
cannot ris L!gter thaa Its fountain.
No, if tb fonntalabead of state leg
llature the general court of Massa
chusetts i as corrupt as Mr. Lawson
would tare us beliere. bow can purity
and sireetne- be expected in the out
lying UrgUiM teres, so to s rrJ-? , , -
Cka4lera raalr.
After trJ toon March A. Hon. Wil
liam Ear-n Chandler of New Hamp
shire will be a statesman out of a. Job"
phrase coined. I think, by that bril
liant and vitrteLe Kanaan, Hon. John
James IngaHs. Con frequently Hon.
William Eaton will hare ample leisure
to Initiate reforms. He regulated the
Montana, legislature at long range.
Why rst swoop down on Itoton and
reform the general court at short range.
It wocld be to hi a an old. familiar
lrama substituting one name for an
other as the star. In this way the
New Hamphlre statesman could eren
cp few score with Senator Hoar
sot by cocnectinf Senator Hoar with
any corruption, for tfcat is Impossible
tut by glrisg the general court which
1-aa Just re-elected him a most Tigorous
Terhaalln and shakisg up. Really,
thia is not my put in. as the rumpus
ausd charge of corruption are all II e
pctlicsn matters; still, eren a wild and
woolly pemocrat from Missouri dis
likes to se the fair fame of Massa
chusetts dragged in the mire. Con
snently I make bold to suggest
"Chandler to the rescuer as a battle
cry for the reformers.
Gerl Bajaala Harrison.
Ex-President Harrison resembles
win la ese ref pert he Improves with
age- John QuJscy Adams achlered
greater as2 more enduring fame by his
IT year of serrice la the bouse of rep
reaontatJren subsequent to retiring
from the presidency thaa be did by four
years la the White House and forty
odd years cf oSeehoiding prior to
reaching the highest place.
General Harrison may not hare John
Qalney's example before his eyes es a
graide. tut he is increasing his reputa
tion cccsldrrally tbt-se days by his
speeches and efsays. He always was
a forceful ;aLcr and writer, but be
shows wocdrocs growth la tbe deft use
it bvth pen and tongue. He Is becom
ing as epigrammatic as Alexander
Tope. John iUndvlr'h of Iloanoke or
Thomas Erarkett Heed, as terse as
Tacitus, as mtsch given to apothegms
as Lord llaron. He created a profound
s-ensatloa by his Ana Arbor speech, and
ctless all sic fall his latest utter
ance la The North American Review
will attract more am nion and produce
lodrr clarior thaa tlld his address be-
lon the Cnirertlty of Michigan. The
ilsgve are liable to hare an apoplectic
f ! ti.a th-y peruse his last utter
ance. He says Inter alia:
Is the msraUTy of tbe motto. My
co an try. rfirht cr wrong. susceptible of
jrfc.-? Is It cot to say. It is rigbt
to tlj wrxrgT fur the stiiaect Implies
action.
A country at war Is very Intolerant
-the home gcards mere than the Teter
ans and the pt lStlcUins most of all.
To speak against the war. to Impugn
Its Jujtk-e, is to encourage the enemy.
Tour magnanimity and sense f Jus
tice will fee praised by the alien people,
ta sVw behalf your rolce was raised.
They may eren build monuments In
yocr honor, as we did to litt. but the
Lome newspaper wfih while you lire.
rr,ake yuo wUh you had teTer been
Lorn.
-Was there a duty epea Fenator
Hor to keep sileacel His motlres
were cnimpeachably p-re. All agree
. that he was no, seeking the applause
s his coontrymsa of this generation;
all agree that he has tbe eld New Eng
land conscience and the eld American
ferter for liberty and human rights.
Possibly he lacks the mercantile spirit,
lie may not give snffldent considera
tion to tbe metals and coal and forests
cf the Philippines.
Tbere Is a semblance of unreason In
charging tbe man who is trying to stop
a fight with the bruises and wounds
that ensue upon tbe failure of his ef
fort. A patriot may. If his conscience can
cot otherwise be quieted, oppose a war
cpon which his country has entered,
bet If he doc-a so he puts bis fame In'
the keeping of a distant generation of
his countrymen or possibly of an alien
people.
-We must not forget that the soldier
who fights the war does not declare it.
He must not denounce it. nor must any
patriot denounce him.
"As to the doctrine of 'spheres of in
fluence the modern euphemistic ren
dering of territorial pocket picking we
tare denied its application to this hem
isphere and denied to ourselves the use
f It anywhere.
A world power seems to be a power
having the purpose to take over bo
much of tbe world as it can by any
means possess and having with this
appetite for dominion military strength
enough to compel other nations having
the same appetite to allow or divide
the spoils.
There has been an attempt to asso
ciate the United States with this pro
gramme of civilization upon the theory
that tbe 'Anglo-Saxon has a divine
concession that covers the earth. This
appeal to a divine decn is itself a
concession to the Anglo-Saxon common
law rule that the plaintiff In ejectment
must show title.
The argument runs thus: The earth
Is the Lord's and the fullness there
of Bo much is of record. The next
step Is more difficult, for there is no
prophet, no sealed transfer, no men
tion by name of the Anglo-Saxon.
The meek shall Inherit the earth, but
the boldest advocate of expansion dare
not suggest, as the minor premise,
that John Bull and Uncle Sam are of
that class.
"We must get away from all texts, I
fear. Perhaps this is the best that can
be done; certainly It is the best that
has been done Major premise: God's
purpose Is that men shall make a full
and the best use of all his gift. Mi
nor premise: Dominion is one of his
rifts, and the Anglo-Saxon makes a
better nse of dominion than the Latin
or the Boers or the Chinese. Conclu
sion: The Anglo-Saxo'i.'fflerefore, exe
cutes a rt'-ii.c purpose when he sub
du a these peoples and takes over their
binds.
lf to be a world power is to do as
the world powers do, then we must dis
claim this new degree which the Euro
pean college of applied force has con
ferred upon n. The taking over of the
Philippines has -been declared by those
who should know to bare been casual
-of necessity the acceptance- of a
divinely Imposed duty. The question
of the disposition of them, when their
people shall have submitted to legal
authority, is said to be still open. AH
of which is to say that the acquisition
of these distant islands does not com
mit the nation to a scheme of coloniza
tion. "Let ns not be a world power in any
save the good old sense that of a na
tion capable of protecting in all seas
the Just rights of Its citizens and in
capable everywhere of a wanton in
fringement of the autonomy of other
nations."
I am fully aware that that is a long
quotation to put into one of these let
ters, but I am persuaded that since
tbe days of Voltaire no such elegant
and withering irony as that, has been
printed In any language or in any
country. It is worthy of a place in
every acrapbook In America and In
the memory of every lover of human
liberty aad of every believer in the
principles of common honesty enunciat
ed In the Decalogue, but the illus
trious sage of Indianapolis is laying
himself liable to prosecution for leze
majesty. It is whispered about that he
Is already persona non grata to the
powers that be.
Mr, Jsistle Job a M. Harlan.
Truth to tell, the powers that be, or,
to speak more exactly, the incense
swingers and burners of the powers
that be, are becoming unduly sensitive.
Unless an eminent personage in speak
ing is exceedingly careful he is taken
and accepted by these auperserviceable
enthusiasts as making a thrust at "our
great and glorious policy In the
orient." If Mr. Justice John Marshall
Harlan of the supreme court were
sworn, he could testify to that fact He
has never until now been suspected of
delivering Judicial opinions In after
dinner speeches, but recently at a
function of that sort he made certain
remarks which until the last two years
would have been taken as a matter of
course, but which raised goose flesh on
all the administration hereabouts.
More timid souls than the great Ken
tucklan will no doubt be deterred by
wLt has befallen him from making
any remarks which even squint if re
marks may be said to squint toward
the theory that we are not a lot of free
booters, licensed to appropriate to our
own uses the property of all weaker
peoples ad libitum. Indeed, we are
living In ticklish times, and no man can'
predict what the morrow will bring
forth. There Is only one remedy
establish a strict censorship over all
speeches, congressional, postprandial
or what not.
Coed Adrle Wasted.
A good while ago I advised Senator
Marcus A. Hanna in these letters that
there was but one way by which ha
could crush out all opposition to his
ihlp subsidy steal, and that was by
passing a law establishing and defining
the cTlme of lexe majesty and provid
ing pains and penalties for the some.
He failed to take the advice and en
deavored to accomplish his purpose by
writing a letter to each and every Re
publican senator to be in his place
ready to help raid the treasury; but,
mirablle dictu, certain Republican sen
ators got their dignified backs up, to
use a phrase more forcible than ele
gant, and worked themselves into a
state of high dudgeon. They are actu
ally giving aid and comfort to such pes
tiferous guardians of the public treas
ury as Senators Vest of Missouri, Tur
ner of Washington, Clay of Georgia
and Berry of Arkansas. They have
worried Boss Mark to such an extent
that he is threatened with cerebral in
flammation. Turner has such bad man
ners that he actually denounced Mark's
grab as a huge steal on the floor of the
senate without any circumlocution
whatever and tongue lashed Senator
William P. Frye of Maine so savagely
that he took refuge in the cloakroom.
Jodge La n ham on Reorsranlsation.
It is universally conceded that Texas
has one of the three strongest delega
tions in the house. No reference Is
here made to numbers, but to the aver
age intellectual strength of numbers.
She has 13 representatives, soon to be
increased to 16, and there isn't a weak
man in the lot. Texas Democrats are
the salt of the earth none better any
where. Of the big 13 Judge Samuel
W. T. Lanham is one of the strong
est. He is also the oldest, not only in
years, but in point of service. He is of
a calm, Judicial, conservative turn of
mind. He is always listened to with
pleasure when he has any message to
deliver to the house. In many respects
he Is an admirable orator. The other
day he delivered a set speech, carefully
prepared, on the subject of reorganiz
ing the Democratic party, a speech
which has attracted much attention
and deservedly, too, both because of
the importance of the theme and Its in
trinsic merits. I wish I had space to
give it all, but can only furnish my
readers with extracts. Among divers
other good things Judge Lanham said:
"In formulating what seems to be the
attitude of the great majority of Dem
ocrats it would, I think, be reasonably
safe to say that in their opinion a
somewhat precipitate and abnormal
solicitude concerning the future of the
Democratic party seems to have taken
possession of some who were erstwhile
in affiliation with its organization, but
who have in recent years not only man
ifested an indifference to its success,
but have aided in its defeat. They
have 'laughed at its calamity' and so
demeaned themselves as to be charged
with desertion of its colors in the midst
of its battles. They now step forward
and volunteer their criticisms and prof
fer their advice. They come with ofll
cious and unsolicited counsel to tell
what ought to have been done in the
past and what ought to be done in the
future.
"In illustration of this an old friend
of mine and a former prominent con
gressman who is -and has long been a
persistent advocate of the gold stand
ard said to me only a few days ago:
" 'Such suggestions at this time from
such sources are like the proverbial
shaking of the red flag.'
"They bear upon their bodies no
wounds which they have received in
conflict with the party's enemies. They
are scarless and smokeless and pow
derless and scentless of strife. They
were invisible when their presence and
participation were needed. But they
are invincible and mighty men of
valor if they shall now be allowed to
take control and shape the policies and
dictate the future conduct of the party.
"They do not propose to return, as
did the prodigal of old, with meekness
aud profess a willingness to be made
'hired servants,' but with unbridled
audacity, 'reaping where they have not
sown and gathering where they have
not strewn,' they want to head the
procession and direct the proceedings.
They do not feel that probation is In
order in their case. They must occupy
the chief places in the political syna
gogue and from their lofty position
superintend 'the rank and file.' It is
true that 'the lamp still holds out to
burn,' but it is luminous to and for
those only who return 'with lowly, con
trite hearts.'.
"It does not seek to throw out its
rays in search of leaders among the
apostate. It is perhaps well that it
should once for all be understood that
the Democratic party will only put on
guard and place In authority those who
have clung to it and staid with it in all
reports. Out of six and one-half mil
lions of men who have not 'bowed the
knee to Baal' it is hardly to be sup
posed that all suitable material for
leadership is wanting or that no trus
tee can be found with sufficient ability
and fidelity to execute the party's
trust. Let us not despair nor become
dissatisfied with ourselves nor hope
less for the future.
"All this talk of reorganization, etc.,
is puerile and untimely. Every sug
gestion of change in party name is
Inopportune and distasteful to ; the
faithful adherents of Democracy. It is
true the party has suffered defeat, and
this is fully realized and deplored by
Its loyal membership and those of oth
er organizations who allied themselves
with and did valiant service to uphold
the cause of Democracy, but it is not
the first time in the party's history
that-its enemies were victorious. It
has more than once felt the humiliation
of defeat, but it has seen triumph and
vindication, and it will see them again.
It has witnessed the downfall and de
struction of too many parties; it is too
ancient and well founded ; it has too
many precious memories and has con
tributed too much to the cause of good
government, constitutional order and
popular liberty to permit itself to dis
band or become hopelessly discourag
ed." -
THE ANNUAL SLAB
Uimckr Muslims and White
TUC IIMnCDPIIIQI IMQ " 'Are of that usual standard. that dependable quality that.has always distinguished
I fir. UllULnmUOLIWO store'sstock from the common place. The garments are made of the best materials,
made by competent workpeople, made to out special order for our trade. Here are some of the offerings. 1
Women's Corset Covers
An endless variety of styles upward
from 10c, 121c, 25c, 29c, 35c and 50c
Drawers
Excellent values in good muslin,
cambric, ruffle trimmed, yoke
bands, a pair -25c
Finer grades in large assortments, up
ward from.................. ....59o
Gowns
More than 200 different styles, and
the cheapest as neatly made as
the best. Muslin gown, tucked
yoke, trimmed, lace edge on neck
and sleeves, each 32 C
Not More Than a of the Above to
Anyone Person
A vast assortment of grades, rang
ing at 50c 79c $1 and upward.
Special care and attention has been
given to the children's stock this season,
and the result is an unu sally fine show
ing of garments for the little people.
Sheetings, Muslins, and White Dress Goods
Of that same thoroughly reliable character upon which this department has
established its high standing. The seasons best products priced at reduced fig
ures to introduce, right at the season's beginning.
Green Ticket Lonsdale bleached muslin, (10 yards to a customer) per yard . . . ."Tc
All the better grades of fine bleached muslin, including the grass bleached. This
is offered here, per yard 10c
Muslin long cloth, 41i inches wide, per yard. 18c
We have all grades of cambric, prices 10c, 12fc, 15c and 18c a yard
Fancy white goods in brocade and dimity stripes, worth up to 25c; these are mill
ends; on sale, price per yard Qo
BRIDGE NOTICE.
Sealed bids with plans and specifica
tions will be received at the office of
the county clerk of Sherman county,
Nebraska, at Loup City, in said county,
on or before noon of the fourth day of
March. 1901," for the building of all
the bridges that may be required to
be constructed by said county during
the term of one year from the letting
of the contract for the construction of
said bridgesy such bids to be by the
lineal foot and contract to be let for
the building of such bridges, as may
be required at a specified sum per
lineal foot, plans, specifications and
bids to be made on wood bridges, on
low water bridges and on high water
bridges. Plans for low water bridges
to be prepared to suit quick and heavy
currents, to be 16 to 24 feet long, and
the high water bridges to be spans 24
to 40 feet long, with suitable approach
es. All bridges to be set on good long
oak piling and span timbers-to be full
length of span. Bids also to be filed
for replacing spans In Loup river
bridges in said county, that may re
quire replacing during the term of one
year. The county board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated at Loup City, Nebraska, Jan
uary 22, 1901. JOHN MINSHULL,
County Clerk.
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SCHOOL
OF MUSIC . . . .
Is the leading institution of its kind in
the west. It offers complete and thor
ough courses in all branches of Music -;
It has a corps of twenty instructors and
a fine building for its exclusive use,
and would ask you to send for catalogue.
WILLARD KIMBALLe
DIRECTOR.
Lincoln,
HNS SATURDAY MORNING, FEB.
ENDS SATURDAY EVENING FEB.
Chemises
Both styles, half, and full length, the
latter trimmed with cambric ruf
fle, skirt neck, 6 different styles,
each.. ....50o
High class novelties upward from
89c and ....$! 00
Short and full lengths, surprises for
the money; tucked, trimmed, plain
skirts, assorted lengths each,. . . -25c
Skirts with full width cambric ruf
fle, either plain or lace and em
broidery trimmed ruffle, each .... 50o
Skirts, excellent values, lace trim
med, umbrella flounce, dust ruffle 75c
Skirts embroidery trimmed, excel
lent values, at $1 00 aD upwards
Our showing of novelty Skirts, Under
Dresses, Gowns, Drawers, Corset Covers
and Chemises comprises some exquisite
French importations and many exclu
sive novelties never shown before and
shown nowhere else now. '
In Children's Drawers the sires 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, Indicate Half
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A lot of children's umbrella drawers,
while they last, a pair. ........ . .15c
Children's Gowns
Made of Lonsdale cotton, tucked yoke,
hemstitched cambric ruffle, trim
med, sizes 1, 2, and 3, each, 50c;
sizes 4, 5, and 6, each.. ........ ..Q5q
Better grades made with hemstitched
tucked cambric yoke, first 3 sizes, ea .
69c: larger sizes each. 85o
the Child's Years; the, Same Bole Applies In Gown
Sheetings, Muslins and White Dress Goods !
Long cloth, made expressly for us, 12 yards in a piece, No. 500, per piece . . . . OTo
Long cloth of better grade, put up same as above, per piece ;1 53
40-inch India Linon, worth to 25c, sale price, per yard llo
India Linon, 30 and 32 inches wide at 8c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 18c, 20c, 25c, and up to
45c, a yard.
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Cross welt, straight welt, and fancy figures in white only, worth up to 35c, in one
lot, this sale per yard.... .lTo
These are all new goods, 1901 creations, and are absolutely correct in every par
ticular for the coming season. There are no old goods in the stock. .
Lincoln.
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Gowns, extra fine style, V. neck, :foke,
trimmed with tucks and insertion, 2
rows hemstitched, ruffle, first 3 siz
es, each, 90c, larger sizes each $1 00
Children's Drawers.
Made of Lonsdale cotton, extension f
band button hole, trimmed with
clusters of tucks, sizes, 0 to 7; price
ei range upward from... .... ....10o
Drawers of extra quality Masonville
cotton, regular home mads style,
suitable for home trimming, a pair,
fl af aw
ana m.030
Umbrella Drawers, extra .fine, with
tucks and hemstitched ruffle, 35c,
and ........ ........ ........ . ' 45o
Children's Patiicoats
Made of good muslin, trimmed with
clusters of tucks, and hemstitched
cambric ruffle, each. ......... 35o
Made of cambric, with India lawn
umbrella, stand-out ruffle, each. -59o
We show a new and' much desired
garment in the misses' corset cover, bust
measure 28, 30, and 32.
Siees 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Nebraska.
City Ticket Office Cor
10th and O' Sts. Tel. 2 3 5 .
V Depot 7th St., B e t w e e n
P a n d Q . Tel eph one 2 5
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