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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
March 7, 1901
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I lesci femr dead wolrea on tb
Cell of t&ale. as4 tnurke-i the fifta
till uk t j Ltc hhood oa U.e isow, tut
CIS Tul overtake tia. A few days af
terwarl t caught a trolf la ose of
oar trsr :ta a woaa4 la the
We La4 to farther trouble wlta
voliea. Darirc our Last we killed
two tsiAikadi tS &tr aad oy chuxa
took t:-si oit iito the lake, hailed a
attarser aad "t!j.j-d then to Detroit
tfsre -m-trs t&roagh. la shlppics
we noticed that 02 had t!oody horn.
We Lota trrrrttHl that it so happened.
la ix -(-ka we LairrM over three
fcnadxed Jollar" worth cf far aad
vesltoa aud each tea poaads
hcaxaa CccJh.
Vtit tta Ds!i5 S2j
"Better kt the raauer r over anti
ssext aeIoa thaa accejt rrtpoaalhilitjr
for a tat rtdactioa so cccpicuouslj
is the itterert cf the coriorationa
hmz-llssx ter asd tohacco," advise
the Waihin-ston Star Clad..
"If the Fmy-fcetrtata cocsress la
cosvesed to deal wlta Caha it will re
aJShm the Ttiler pl-dge aad declare
tor tiseoisd.nocal ecutioa." pre
ktJE the Chicago Kveaicif I'oit rep..
"As attexapt at chatlt-s Cuba aad
d:rcisc the t'cited i?iaie woald
wreM the rt-pioUeaa party."
"Sir. McKitley will call aa eitra
aia of cosgrt to dt t rraiae whe
ther tha teh-izn pronie of this gov
mt&;t ni-J3 aaythJcsr remarks the
Colzcba iO.) li-: ot (drra.). "Of
cot;r. t;c 4ch a tira'.d taau. he
rouid nut dtrtertsice fata a qutstioa
oa fcij ova refjwvasihll'ty.
Ti erldeaoe is uadiuti-d aad ia
dbatahle thxt Senator llaaaa is
streauoutly coBtesdir.g for the elecuoa
cf Ur. Adiuk to the L'aittd Slate
aesate." tha I'hiladelhU Ledger
trtp j ays. "It is this irtUkus ia
terfereace la the I la are coateat
which ia a zalachlevous aad &o d--trtsaeatai
to the good repute of the
jveideat aad his acinic !traUoa. It
has teea so frtrrraily & 4 pt rs:ttatl
prociaiiaed that 54r. liaaaa is lh;
poer thiad l.e throae' at Wah ins
ton, that he sot oaly t peaks ia the
tarse of hut acts for the pros ideal, aad
that he t. La effect, the domiaaticg
laiad. If liot the coctrollins haad also,
of the a4aijduratk.a. that tt Is coei
tsoaly Ulleved to be true."
Csu't PfiTBnt Fusisn
Editor ladepeadect: There seems
to he qaiie a 0Jerra-e of opiaioa la
tegard to the fotoxe of the fusjoa fore
cw'ta Xebraaka- I was oae of the first
to favor tut km. I ot'ieved the oaly
cfcanee to Lat the corporatioi repab-lic-a
i-Arty waa to taatr all the minor
ity partit; wh that sd ia rltw wa
have worked fci fu!ca to brtak down
party preja-Iice wklfh h.s t-rea a euc
0 Ur tut edeeatiBS the voter by
rt-ijjsic the aatve ' literature. Now
mb'.a we talk with a dcEaocrat we Had
m "n:ore di2rrcc of opltioa thaa we
.r,4 atsGSj -opuItta. - Atnoss thi
fcsssVr It act lacl-iied the Norton
gv'l l-jj: dera3crts or the raid-road
-. populists. They both worked to de
I t the cJr ytrtj thit ttocd ghost
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cf a aaow to defeat the Mark Haant-iraperlal-trust
party. They are now
both workiag with the same ead In
view to create a division and old party
prejudice, that the republicans may
have perpetual success until a state of
affairs will exist to product a revolu
tion. There Is but little doubt as re
gards the late mid-road aad Debs par
ty which was a combination of social
ism. In conversation with a Debs
democrat before election he said that
while Bryan was In favor of some of
the reforms they wanted and McKlnley
cot any. he preferred the election of
McKlnley to Bryan, for If Bryan was
elected It would satisfy the people for
a while, but the election of McKlnley
would only- hasten the crisis that was
sure to come sooner or later. Our op
ponents say the republican party will
pasa a Law to make fusion Impossible.
We don't believe it is possible for any
legislature to make a law to prevent
one party from Indorsing or nominat
ing the candidate of another party any
more than they can prevent the voter
of one party voting for the candidate
of another party. If fusionlsts would
nominate such a man as C. J. Symth
for supreme judge, a man that has
worked with and In the fusion parties
till his name has become a household
word, whose principles and integrity
are not questioned, we could elect him.
Let the state central committee see
that the counties, precinct and school
districts have committees to make a
thorough campaign, but should spend
no money to poll the counties, such
polls are not worth the paper they 'are
written on. In S6 the republicans were
sure they would carry the state by 18,
j0 aad were beaten about that much.
In 1H0 the fusionlsts were sure they
would carry the state for Eryan and
they were wn..ng to bet all the money
they had. The republicans believed
it and were as much surprised at the
result aa the fusionlsts were. I see it
reported ia The Iadependeat that J.
M. Wright from Auburn says there
will be co more fusion in Nemaha
county. As J. M. Wright was one of
the to men from Nemaha that wrote
to Clem Deaver, Indorsing thte mid
road populist, we don't think his re
port is entitled to much credit. The
majority of the populists were former
ly republicans and democrats who
think more of priaciple than of party
name aad no disappointed office-seeker
or party lash can drive them from
what they believe to be right.
M. B. REYMAN.
The Snob Admiral
The following is the letter of Ad
miral Sampson which he wrote to the
president on the back of the letter of
Gunner J! organ:
"Navy Yard. Bostoa. Mass., Feb. 14.
Mr. Morgan has good professional
ability. He also , has. . which distin
guishes him from most other warrant
!5c-s, a gentlemanly bearing. It is
earnestly to be hoped, "however, that
the secretary of the navy will not. find
it necessary to take advantage of the
authority which I understand Is to be
granted him to appoint a certain num
ber of warrant officers to tho grade of
ensigns. ' " ' .
-While it If tree that thess men are
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Our Price $5.35
Come and see us when in need
in Bed Room Suits.
Our Line of OAK ROCKERS is the finest
Our Prices range from $i.8o to
CARPET S AN D R U G S
Our line of Carpet Samples is the finest to be had. There is none to equal-them in the city. It will pay you to
come and look them over before you buy; as our prices will be found remarkably low compared to what you
will pay elsewhere. We have the very best quality of Saxony Axminsters, Body Brussels, Velvets, Tapestries,
Ingrains, etc. - '
selected from a large class of men of
very unusual ability, it is also true
that they are recruited from a class of
men who have not had the social ad
vantages that are a requisite for a
commissioned officer.
"It Is submitted that in time of peace
the navy's function consists, to a cer
tain extent, of representing the coun
try abroad, and it is important that the
navy's representatives should be men
of at least refinement. While there
are perhaps a certain few among the
warrant officers who could fulfill this
requirement, I am of the opinion that
the vast majority of them could not- -
Once they are commissioned they
will have the same social standing as
other officers, and no distinction prop
erly could be made in extending gen
eral invitations. The consequences
that would arise from their acceptance
might not redound to the credit of the
navy or the country which the navy
represents.
"I merely mean to suggest to the
department that, unfortunately for
them, they have been deprived of cer
tain natural advantages, and in con
sequence their proper place is that of
leading men among the crew, and not
as representatives of the country in the
wardroom and steerage."
Is it any wonder that the navy is
short 8,000 men when the principal
officers are such snobs as the writer
of the above letter. There is one glor
ious exception to these sort of fel
lows in the navy. After the battle off
Santiago, . Admiral Sampson tele
graphed as follows:
"Secretary of the Navy, Washing
ton. The fleet under my command of
fers the nation as a Fourth of July
present the whole of Cervera's fleet. It
attempted to escape at 9:30 this morn
ing. At two the last ship, the Christo
bal Colon, had run ashore 75 miles
west of Santiago and hauled down
her colors. The Infanta Maria Teresa,
Oquendo and Viscaya were forced
ashore, burned and blown up within
20 miles of Santiago. The Furor and
Pluton were destroyed within four
miles of the port. SAMPSON."
Within a few days the nation learned
that Sampson was not in command at
all, but Admiral Schley was the man
who had destroyed Cervera's fleet.
When Schley's telegram was received
it said that "the victory was due to
the men behind the guns." When one
of these men who was behind the guns
made application for the lowest' form
of commission the snob admiral in
dorses on it his "proper place is that
of leading the men among the crew
and not as a representative of the
country in the wardroom." That is
the difference between Sampson and
Schley. McKlnley long ago learned
the difference between these two men
and for more than two years he has
been trying to degrade Schley and
promote Sampson over him. A snob
president was in full accord with the
snob admiral.
What Struck Dave Hill? ;
The general assembly of Alabama
received a communication from Dx-B.
Hill of New York offering his thanks
for. the joint resolution requesting him
to sd dress the legislature and express
Regular price of this
bed at other stores, $4.40.
Our Price $3.35
Regular price of this
bed at other stores, $6.00.
Our Price $5.00
Bed Room Suits
"We have a fine line
of Oaks, Maples, Mahog
any, Ash and Elm. This
fine oak suit shown in cut
regular price at other
stores $30.00. .
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Our Price, $24.40.
Couches-
of anything
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will save
ing his great regret at being unable
to do so. Referring to . politics, he
says:
"The reference to political matters
contained in the resolution leads me
to say that the democratic party, as
the great conservative force of the
country, is more than ever essential to
the well being and safety of the re
public. We should stand as a solid
phalanx In favor of a strict construc
tion of the federal constitution, for
the preservation of the reserved rights
of the states, for the maintenance of
the constitutional currency of our
fathers, for a system of public taxa
tion imposed for public purposes only,
for economy In all public expenditures
and for the supremacy of the consti
tution with all its guaranties over ev
ery portion of our national jurisdiction
and we should resist by every honor
able means in our power the republi
can efforts to fasten upon our country
the evils of militarism, the wrongs in
volved in the diversion of public mon
eys in the shape of congressional sub
sidies, the tendencies toward centrali
zation of power and the substitution of
imperialistic, ideas for the plain and
simple theories of democratic govern
ment. Upon all these issues the demo
cratic party is right and sooner or
later the right will surely prevail."
Has Hill changed his opinion on the
money question? He says that we must
stand "for the maintenance of the con
stitutional currency of our fathers."
That was gold and silver as everybody
knows. Does he mean what he says?
As far as that statement goes every
populist will indorse It. But there are
new questions pressing for considera
tion of which Hill does not speak.
They are of more importance than
those that he mentions. What about
the trust control of the government?
What about the public ownership of
railroads, telegraphs, telephones, city
water, city lighting, street car lines,
and the many other things that press
for settlement? How about the iniquit
ous system of taxation that make the
workingman pay as much taxes for the
support of the general government as
the millionaire? Hill may say that is
all right, for the workingmen like that
system and never fail to work and
vote for it. But there are a good many
of us who don't like it, and before we
would indorse Mr. Hill we would want
to know what he thought about such
things. Has Mr. Hill repented of that
day's work in the senate when he
fought the income tax from morning
until night?
Opposing Trust Orders
Adult superintendents and boy and
girl officers of the anti-cigarette league
in eight states met in the Palmer
house, Chicago, last week and formed
a national anti-cigarette organization
to be known as the National Anti
Cigarette league. Col. P. W. McWhor
ter called the meeting to order. John
W. Hart was appointed temporary
chairman ; and Mrs. Ida Buxton Cole
temporary secretary. Addresses were
made by Prof. Frank V. Irish of Co
lumbus, O.; Prof. - Orion Scott of
Berwyn, Miss Lucy Page Gaston and
others. ' :: -. " '
The following officers to the new or
. Regular price of this
bed at other stores, $8.00.
Our Price $6.50
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You should see our line of
3 couches before vou buv. We
you from $3.00 to $8.00 on each
in the City.
$14. See us for
ganization were chosen: President,
Prof. Frank V. Irish of Columbus, O.;
vice president, Miss Lucy Page Gaston;
financial secretary, John H. Hart; cor
responding secretary, Miss Ida Buxton
Cole; treasurer, Charles S. Roberts;
directors, Col. Jonatnan Merriam, Chi
cago; Prof. H. L. Boltwood, Evanston;
Carl Stroever, Chicago; the Rev. Chas.
Blanchard, Wheaton; Prof. H. B.
Brown, Valparaiso; Gustavus F. Swift,
Chicago; John Wanamaker, Philadel
phia; Dr. P. S. Henson, Chicago.
'nis is only a harmless diversion
that thetj ladies and gentlemen are
engaged in. The tobacco trust has or
dered that all the dealers in tobacco
must constantly keep exposed for sale
the deadly cigarette wnere it will be
a temptation to every boy in America,
and trust orders must be obeyed. For
the consolation of religious people it
may be remarked that the tobacco
trust has also ordered that that sen
tence in the Lord's prayer which reads
"Lead us not into temptation" to be
stricken out, so that no preacher or
church member may longer be under
any compunctions of conscience in re
gard to the trust order to expose ci
garettes for sale.
Philippine Pensions
Senator Hale of Maine in recent re
marks has called attention forcibly to
the amount of expense that is being
prepared for the future by the nation's
military operations in the east. He
predicted in .nese that "within five
years every soldier who has gone from
the United States to the Philippines
will be on the pension rolls." This
we do not understand to be taken liter
ally. Many of them will be dead, and
others may not care to apply for a
pension; but there is too much reason
to believe that the most of these sol
diers will be entitled to it. One of the
worst of the difficulties that this un
fortunate war has brought upon us is
that it has sent so many of the young
men of the nation to a climate in
which they can live for no more than
a limited period without seriously im
pairing their health. The additions
that these necessitate to the pension
list is to be a serious affair in itself,
and the wreck of physical constitu
tions Involved in it is a greater cal
amity. Boston Herald.
Social Standing
Admiral Sampson admits that Mor
gan has the bearing of a gentleman
and good professional ability. If pro
moted to be ensign Morgan would
compare favorably, he admits, with
other officers of that grade, both pro
fessionally and in personal conduct.
But, once commissioned, the new en
signs "will have the same social stand
ing as other officers" and "no distinc
tion properly could be made in ex
tending general Invitations." There
fore Admiral Sampson hopes the new
ensigns will not be appointed, because
some of them, like Gunner Morgan,
may have lacked "certain natural ad
vantages," in consequence of which
lack "their proper place is as leaders
of thecrew" and not "as representa
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tives of the country in the wardroom
and steerage."
Paul Jones, whom all critics agree
in declaring to have been the most ac
complished social personage wherever
he appeared as a representative of the
American navy, had enjoyed no "nat
ural advantages" such as Admiral
Sampson refers to. He was unschooled
in childhood, the playmate of rough
shore men. He became a beau in com
parison with whom some naval officers
of today would have appeared boors. .
Barry, father of the navy, was a
merchant sailor. Franklin, who turned
powdered heads in the most fashion
able era at Versailles, had spent time
cutting wicks in a tallow chandler's.
To go through the list of brilliant Am
ercians who shed lustre on their coun
try in maturity, but had no "natural
advantages," would come near starring
a majority of the greatest names in
American history.
When Paul Jones was enrapturing
Paris no Frenchman was permitted to
enter the navy of France unless he
were by birth one of the coterie of
"noble" families enrolled as chevaliers
of St. Louis. The decline of the French
navy set In from that hour. The Brit
ish navy today is in decadence because
"natural advantages" have dictated
the roster of Its commanding officers.
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Where's the Difference?
The constitution forbids congress to
pass any law "abridging freedom of
speech or of the press."
May the president, through his gen
erals, do by military order what con
gress is prohibited from doing by law?
This question is raised by the action
of General Mac Arthur in deporting to
the United States George T. Rice,
formerly a member of the Minnesota
volunteers, now editor of the Daily
Bulletin, a marine journal jmbllshed
at Manila.
Rice's offense was the publication of
allegations that Lieutenant Comman
der William Braunersreuther, captain
of the port, had charged excessive pi
lotage and moorage fees and kept a
percentage for himself. For this he
was characterized in General MacAr
thur's order as a "dangerous incen
diary and a menace to the military sit
uation," and summarily ordered to be
sent back to this country.
An inspector general "investigated?
the charges and exonerated the cap
tain of the port though charges of
similar corruption have heretofore
been freely made by newspaper corre
spondents and by returned military
officers, and judging by what has been
discovered in Cuba they are probably
true. Thisr however, is not the point.
Is the editor of an American paper in
territory or '"possessions" of the Unit
ed States so far. "outside the constituT
tion" that be cannot charge corrup
tion upon a collector of customs with
out being deprived of his, freedom and
deported like a felon? ,w.
A news censorship was maintained
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in Manila long aftef the war was offi
cially ten times declared to be over.
It will be interesting : to observe if
congress has anything to say as to
this arbitrary action not merely to
"abridge," but utterly destroy the free
dom of the press in that city. Is this
not imperialism when sanctioned by
McKlnley just as much as it was when
practiced by. Napoleon? ,
The Parcels Post ;
In England parcels can be sent by
post anywhere that do not exceed elev
en pounds in weight. The charges are:
Not exceeding cne pound t (in our
money), 5 cents; 2 pounds, Joints; 3
pounds, 10 cents; . i pounds, 12 cents;
5 pounds, 14 cents; 7 pounds, 18 cents;
8 pounds, 20 cents; 9 pounds, 22 cents;
11 pounds, 4 cents. ' ;.
Probably - the most perfect organi
zation of a parcel post in the world is
to be seen In the great offices in Ber
lin. A parcel, five kilogram j (eleven
pounds) in weight is sent tor any dis
tance within ten miles for twentv-flvfi
pfennigs, or less than 6 cents, and be-
yona mat distance to any part of Ger
many or Austria, even from Berlin to
1 rieste, ror less than 12 cents. A par
cel 11 pounds in weight can be sent
from Berlin to any part of Germany
or Austria for 62 cents. , ,
In this country, where we . pay 16
cents a pound for parcels of merchan
dise, if any one should propose to a
mullet head to adopt this feature of
the government of "the most enlight
ened nations" he would have a fit or
go into hysterics. '
Gentleman vs. Snob
There Is a vast difference between a
gentleman and a snob. All men wear
ing the uniform of the army or navy
of the United States are expected to be
gentlemen. But this does not imply
that they should be snobs, as Admiral
Sampson wishes them to be cheap
imitations of the titled nobility of for
eign countries. If these qualities of
aristocratic . excluslveness and social
polish are necessary to secure a man
a commission in either branch Of the
service, then God help the republic in
time of a prolonged war.
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