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- life. fell JmZZZ--
The shallow mfed men in powd?r
at Washington. iipired by greed an-eid
the hope of paw'
tion on a voyage
man can foresee,' Ifre cry. that "trader
launched this nfvi-
e end' of which n o
r -
follows the Sag'CftUnaea mem iu
the records of hifry, all the fatal ex
periments of nllpns that had; pr p
ceded us, to all incts of humanitj
to all the i nrinPles ' for which. - oif -r
lathers fought, j&hey imagined 'tha
this nation coulfftbenevolentiy assimiar
late other racefving on. far 4tetaftJL
islands who ha't nothing m c"V0
wv,. that failed' tnej0
imagined a mC foolish thing, amM
that was thatHSose races could M
forced to.'abatflon the traditions of ,
centuries and eas and " pJ?ncLpi
which were H0Vln,39SS
fiber of their P ana t
thought that a government or iorce, n ,
cduld accompli fthat.v The failure , olTj,.
all the governments of Europe that I
had tried that? had no influence upon!,
their minds, &e thought that there, .
iif 1 e-nld to be found-; in i-
the bedsof Wrks in the Philip
pines overpow'frea me lessor "tw Y
wtert for the constitution h
and'the-decl'jfcatlon of independencjiUj
j .L'tutiiiTip tn trv'. "forcefT" 1
instead of a ffUvernment by consent
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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
3 -
- "It seemed that nothing short
i of a miracle could save my little
daughter from an "untimely
'deaths - says City Marshall A.
- H.vMaIcolm, of CherQkee,Kan.
" Wheji two years old she was
taken with stomach and bowel
t; trouble and despite the ' efforts
of the best physicians we could
.'procure, she grew gradually
worse and was pronounced in-
" curable. A f riend "advised .
Dr.
Miles'
Every thoug iful. man must no and after dvine it a few days
wnat ine rea
I will be. In discussinfX, &.-& - -, r-j-
'field Repua L. snc Dcgan 10 improve anu iuiai
Polist
this auestiotUhe bpnngnexa iveyu
lican says:,
"Thp rprritiescence of the
question defves some consideration
hv thnsp whlftielieve that the smaller
nationalities'.tie to be soon wiped out,
and the staofjhe worm conson
HntPd into oill two or three vast em
nirps Pol a 2 it was finally partitioned
between Ru ifa, Prussia and Austria
so many 3 &t a ago mat very iew
PniPs survi e'who can in the leas.
remember tMaays oi au iuuccuucui
Polish statt The effort has, been 'to
obliterate t ; .marks of the Polish na
tionality, WJih was a growti of cen
turies, andto make the people into
Prussians a Germans. Th present
question iiihow is the eteriment
working oH, and what bearmi has the
measure otuccess achieved toon the
larger' question of nationality nd em
pire? . " ' v 1
"The Pole's, despite the hopoassness
of their potion, cling passioritely to
their national traditions, and above
all, to tWif language. Recen trou
bles in Cprman Poland have; arisen
from the (Question of languagep the
schools, Wreschen, the polish
children - n' a government schol re
fused to rftf attention to .rejigts in
Btructionijn, the German tongui 'We
are Poles iifot Germans,' said tt boys
and girl ' stoutly, to the schoj in
spector vjip was called in to distrfine
them. AhC it is understood thalthey
" had Deconstructed . by their pfcnts
to make (that answer. The boyiand
girls wre severely flogged for heir
action Wthe stories of -their coage
in stand bg up to the lash flew alTver
Poland.Hmd made the profoundet of
impress-fens. Some parents of ;he
childrei .-who remonstrated, -wereir-rested,
i iiil one valorous mother l as
sent to :1son for two ana a nan y.rs
on the ' harge of using -opprobiousad
seditioi 4 language' to the governrht
schooU(ilspector. Twenty-four,- or
person J also' were sentenced to tes
of varilns: length. '
"In fedebate in the reichstag It
week JJrince Ferdinand Radziwilti
descer;ant of the Polish kings, -monstftied
against the German g
ernmfts course. 'The Poles t
movei, lo the elemental depths of th)
naturjf -he said. 'They could not t
lieVetcho German people- intended!
treat fine Poles cruelly or unjust
offered to thd
f ' " .
rhprs wHo obtain U
lv, f ull v recovered. She is now
P r i
ptui nvc ycis Ui age UU
ti
very picture of health.'
Sold by all Druggists.
0j Dr. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind.
SI
ar
trip
8ces. But the sentiment upon which
duionality rests fastens upon, the
fast elementary passions of j human
ire. - - (
I'hrough difference in languages
atures spring up which are char
ristic of a' neonle's life and of
siw h a people is sure to be very proufl
ti fhe effort to preserve ., its language
ttits literature what people would
raoandergo the most terrible oppres
'io' A language, indeed, when it
d:aj)een crystallized into great works
(r'f feerary art, may outlast the most
'owrf ul governments and the most
i4?lspread systems of empire. The
nqlnt Hellenic states long since dis
prfeired from the earth, and the
'-pmin. empire has been dead a thous-
ad; rears. B"ut the classic tongues of
erides and of Cicero have come down
t3 in full beauty and splendor.
Ifferences in language are barriers
Jtween nations. ' So long as nations
Ith different languages exist, each
ffth its accumulated treasures of lit-
ary art, the fortresses of nationality
II be strengthened.
f Nationality is also fed by the wars
aid traditions of wars, ;the oppres
sions and the coercions to which it
i'stt'bjfeCted - for -the 'purpose of achiev
ing its extinction. In the case of a
piople like the Poles,; not only is a
gttat language "'and : literature to be
contended with, but also the memories
o heroic struggles waged in defense
of Tiational rights and existence. It is
a remarkable fact, and one but little
noted, that the very methods of force
wMch are used to crush nations and
mrge them into empires defeat them
selves, in! the lon run, by stimulating
thfct very passion for nationality which
is opposed to an imperial system."
Wge a war of conquest and that very
war breeds, traditions and sentiments
among the conquered that will prove
deadly enemies to the slow after
process of assimilation. A German or
a" Pole, who comes of his own free will
to the United States is assimilated
with ease in this American nation; in
f
u-VrK NT 7. ar in,ar Tpacl sorbed millions of alien people from
child U the German language. TeacJ th, f Eu But Germany
ers ning these cash bonuse i hat absorbed the Poles whom she
used the scourge, and have had ri ; ovcam ,lta
tuuir
impMal government should not ;ap- are m lovat Ih their
proW'j Yet the government evident' tsS oVance aS to the davs o?
. lv i .deliberately, having recourse ' tef-to trance 3s to the. days, of
' ' '
just s
ch methods in order to stamp
out;f possible, the Polish languag- "s"'i .Jtlll
,t TirxiitiU11- -ue uuveisai eiuuue. w ! never
Tm?lJ2 Jf,1 e created .through, the methods , of
never bt done away save
methods of peace and the
meiThas been making concessions tlfj."
the lA.les in natters of religion ai., ) l T""
edition, rnl) to tod .that the . old. gent of governed. Eliminate
W'Jb1??1 Zlir :with its hates and furies, its
cuti uim V;ri L"":,rQTflroic. self-sacrifices in defense of na-
r i w . . - i: , ..
Thel,nal life" jts stimulus to separatism
a irjrcng mtveiient for the rev i
J1V.V TL fhor Thi pprnisn nth of the universal state
sririt. And altogether the -Germap ? Q -
Mnment appears to have ibecocj:i ; J"-r: ,"rr"" rr
uiii a return! to the harsh "measures iyt
o iiuppressiba which were employed . ,.
kdMnment appears
ailmeO by the situation, and resolved i - the barrier of lant
vouid be less formidable; for
j - u r. euienoas or pnysicai repres
b Htismarck. 1
i ,"i he lesson f this, current experl
ee such as, England's failure to
s.;iip out natbnalism in Ireland,
Jt itria's f ailuri to suppress the na
tftJalitv of th Hungarians and the
5hemians, an Germany's failure thci
i vcaraed'the vast economic ana
n! orces of the world, and th
re aiv . iu-iuuauug uuiuduiiitriiiii-
t'f the rate would be the freer to
c anki ni into a co-ordinate
trito destroy tde national spirit pi
ioI is that n thing dies harder toau
i ationality, particularly when it is m- J
ti
fcenched behinl the traditions of wr
tnd a distinct literature ana langva-w.
Many observer!-have oeen - mii j
vobably. by tl- analogy oi consoaaa
cioi in indusuKr applied to nations
f Jerause small
'integrated intr
-ptjjgolidations
,tries- of a
fffe has been
-'trndenev to CC
i Equally well -;
ept a Substitute !
OU '.k for Cascarets be
genuine Cascarets
Don't tr accept
iV:!( 4 let
VA : :athaiict
si i I V utes, imitations' or
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Ibusinesses have been
I large ones, and great
lave embraced the in-
hole state, the infer-
lirawn that the i ame
olidation would work
forcing nationalities
J'fato the greate laggregates called em-
aires. Ana rer-)ning irum tms ubs,
It has been arlied that a universal
etate was inlocess of formation
: Soroush the oi l methods of coercion
. land war. '
I ti "The analogy il weak because it fails
fo allow" for th 1 tremendous perslst-
JJionalities. Merl sentiment plays ho
ii anDreciable part In the ionsolidjfion
rarII- f p1 ever sold;m bulk.
its," i be. . - it,,.,,.. ...:
It! has been 'a nxtter
air i tin iini i if a.
J fit business,' and! that alone, to
Isolidate the steel companies or le
TTnita4 gooc Al'TmfPVpr sentitient
. i- i n jr. nt thi in
inere may ue iu ue ucouc v-j. -" --
"Ei. MJJltfllL . U1UUU Cl v --"-"H2" IT IF,
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N6 CLUBS
ree Press ar the Weap-
ghtened and Pro
re Mn ' ,i . :
have I seen in '.he
December ll that a
korganizedj in Lia
e of all " shades of
' questions 'jhalF get
express heir (opin-
question. Such noi-partisan debates
are the best edtjeators of the people.
as we c-.n only gt at a reasonable and
just conclusion .?jy hearing all the.di?-:
ferenl ; opinion's '.
The very old; f but? most perplexing j
and, X .olt impc.rtant problem ''which
the 1 people hav to! solve i3 the so -1
called labor question". As the old rem-
edies,namely;3 praters and charity;
soup,,pOlice cu?), petitions and strikes !
have ' had not ) he least effect to e j
move the evil,! herefore we must now j
pursue another course and try to re- 1
move; the evjt i ccording to the princi-'
pies of reason: andi justice, based on
natural riglt,? i. giving all parties a
chance to express their opinion.
In the program ot the Lincoln de
bating club J If misd a few questions
which I wishfd to have debat?d,
namely; k i
1. Fi. j thduf.ht, free speech and free
press. . 1
2. Truth ano' justice as a basis for
our, political and economic system.
3. Controlnjt; corporations.
4. A crititiim of our government.
and especially of our judiciary, which
is only a"faS'je of idiotic technical!
ties, 'hair, splitting and law chewings
to fool the'pfjople, a reproach to all
reason and:jt3tice,rand every body id -mits
it. Wfe'iieed bnly to mention in
vestigations, t. bout plugged up armor
plates, embalmed;; beef, Idaho bull
pens, decisif as about income tax,
Porto Rico 4 nd ; Philippine islam!?,
Admiral Schley and the conspirators
of the navyJM '
'As I live too far out from Lincohi
to participate in the debates, I hope
that the tnilependent will give m
space for expressing my opinion. (
The first condition tor liberty is
free thought,4 free speech and free
press and it non-partisan but just,
criticism of the acts of the authorities.
This faqtl was well known by the
peoples ofj these states who instituted
our government; I the constitution was
not adopted by the people before the
first amendment! was affixed to it.
which grants free speech and free
press to all men.
On February 17, 1787, Thomas Jefi
ferson, tie! drawer of the declaration
of indepehd ence wrote to Ed w. C ar
rington: "Tlve rbasis of our h vern
ment -being the opinion of the people?,
rthe very finjt object should be to keop
that right;f and? were it left to me to
decide if sv should have a government
without J newspapers, or newspapers
without a government, I should not
hesitate? kf moment to prefer the lat
ter Butj I should mean that every
body should receive these papers and
be; .capaibltp read them. . . .
Among -1( si ich Societies) public opin
ion is injtbe place of law and restrains
morals as powerfully as laws ever did
anywhere.: t; Cherish, therefore,, the
spirit of our. .people and keep alive
their atter tion. Do not beMoo sever-?
on theirj errora, but restrain them by
enlighteniag-them. If once they be
come inattentive to public affairs, you
and ' r ml. congress and assemblies,
judges ami governors shall all become
wolves. :- fj;
There rieverj was and there never
will be la; man-who knows everything
and never makes a mistake; therefore,
as Mr. Jefferson said, we must lot
be too severe 'on the errors of others,
but' restrain them by enlightening
them. iMy best friends are those who
dare tq aok in my face and tell me
the truth - by I honestly criticising my
acts. Truth has sometimes a bitter
taste, ut the bitter pills have the
most curative effect and they should be
swalloive 1 without sugar- coating; as
that reduces" the effect.
Thev most despiseable creatures are
those se-rvile f hypocrites who never
dare, to look," into a man's face, but
alway&fVre crawling on their knees
before others, never have a single
through and never dare to express an
hqnesh opinion.
If mfia'a. duty to enlighten others
on the r errors it is even more im
portant to criticize the acts of officers
or ' aiJth brities, as millions have to
suffer ' f)Xm their errors. Every act
which has to shun the light .and an
hones :,jjustcriticism is immoral and
unjusf' no matter who commits such
an at;ti ? Of fsuch a great importance
is tn,e - criucism oi me acis ui oir
authorilies. ;that Mr. Jefferson said
that he; would prefer newspapers with
out i j government to a government
without' newspapers. But may be that
Mr. JetfersQn' would have thought dif
ferent if he had known that crowd
of bftiialess servile hash makers who
are norV editing most of our newspa
pers.! ' '
Suppressing free thought, free speech
and ;fr3e press is the first step to ab
solute despotism..
Afte4;. Mr, Lincoln and all the most
intelligent i en of his time had dared
to criticize the Dred Scott decision our
fivefti r Judges of the supreme
court found it necessary for saving
their j unreasonable, unjust decision
from s criticism to assume infallibility,
proaeguting and incarcerating every
one v'bo ;dared to express the least
doupt'l about the justice of their acts
and t ?at" icheme worked so well that
prefcint,! congress, members of the
caibin!t,, department clerks, one after.
th?eoi;ner followed the example and at
pre? eiit even the police club is de
clarecj, asf infallible.
Evfry,free thought, free speech and
free res is suppressed and at pres
ent fe have in these states just as
manjf prosecutions for leece of mage
stat o;r contempt of court: as they have
InjRiissla or Germany.,
. Thl8 people has become inattentive
to; pilblicjf. affairs and as Mr. Jefferson
,has pretold, president and members
of tl? cabinet, congress arid, assem
blies f i judges and governors have be
cccn ? wolves, which are eating us up
and 'these; conditions must be changed,
but $ they1; can never be changed with
brut e jlforce. You can never attain a
rfor illegal.- with immoral acts. The
end does!'. not sanctify the means. Club
aid Sjwof-d are the arguments; of sa
aget 'and barbarians, but free thought,
f ree fispeech and free press are the
most effective weapons of an intelli
gen HJIberty loving people. The pen
ii D'ilfhtier than the sword, the teacher
is ji Piessmg, the soldier is a curae
,i nation.
ih,.these -weapons we must attack
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FASHIONABLE CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS
TWENTY PER CENT FLAT DISCOUNT SALE ,
This' Great -Discount Sale we inaugurate to give the pUblic the benefit of a great cleaning-up sale. : By flat discount
we mean that . every v item" advertised here is a cut of 20 per cent no more, no less -just 20. per cent. This aticlades. s
the latest Clothing for Men, Boys and Children, Underwear, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Gloves and Mittens. You i
never got a genuine flat discount sale before. It was always ranged from 10. to 20 per cent, but this is just as ad-
vertised. The goods are not old, but new productions of the fall and winter of 1901. Below we, quote you some
excellent prices in, ... ''x. "c ' ' " w '-, 'lI:;-..V1 t,.-.'. S
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A ( fif tens Suits or Overcoats, ' f AAA
S K IIII cut in the very latest style, 1 II
& UlUU 20 per cent discount makes them ) llT'U
1 10.00
These are regular staples, but )
this sale you take your choice.
20 pefcent discount makes them
8.00
15.00
Includes Stein Block aq,d B. Kuppen
heimer celebrated "guaranteed", cloth
ing. 20 per cent discount makes, them
12.00
1 18.00
Includes the Stein Block and andL. Holtz &
Sons high art hand tailored clotes.equal to the
finest custom clothes at twice the cost, go at
14.40
1 20.00
Includes Stein Block and L. Holtz &
, ' Sons high art hand tailored clothes.
20 per cent discount makes them
16.00
25.00
includes Stein Block and L. Holtz &
, Sons high art hand tailored clothes.
20 per cent discount makes them
20.00
SUITS OR OVERCOATS FOR THE YOUNG MAN I
i ; LONG PANT SUITS
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What Might Jave Been
Editor Independent: You ask the
opinion of voters on fusion. You gave
the vote of the republican and fusion
parties for the last few years. I-et
us, go back a little farther, when the
populist party was first formed. The
vote was in round numbers: Populist,
70,000 for Powers republican, 70,000;
democrat, 70,OOQj t;Ndw swhat have we
gained? If the voters had turned out
last fall we would have had republican.
110,000; fusion, 110,000, with a little
majority on our side. If we lost noth
ing by fusion and the democrats all
voted the "fusion ticket, why don't we
have 140,000 fusion votes? The re
publicans have nearly 110,000 votes, :i
gain of just 40,000 that they have got
from the populist "party "or the demo
crats, and yourkrtowUhey .got but! few
democratic votes. In counties having
small fusion majorities there are
enough democrats who vote only for
democratic candidates, to defeat nearly
all populists on the ticket. This is a
fact shown' in every ' county. Now we
believe the independent party should
nominate its ticket and let the others
endorse it if they want to. If they
don't we will perhaps lose the offices,
but we will gain votes from both the
other parties. If a democrat has held
office and made a good record, as we
believe our congressman will, re
nominate him and then stand by him
to a man. C.v H. YOST.
Hastings, Neb. ' '
(Mr. Yost fails to recognize the fact
that in the election to which he refers.
where the three parties polled almost
an equal number of votes and a -democrat
was elected governor, that av pro
hibition amendment was before the
people. It was not a party election, ill
any sense of the word, any-more than
it was over in Iowa when, under the
same circumstances, enough ''repub
licans voted for a democrat to elect
him governor. At that election not
less than 40,000 republicans who al
ways before and ever since voted their
own ticket cast their ballots for
either populist or democratic candi
date, the republican candidate refus
ing to state where- he stood on the
prohibition amendment. The- demo
crats never had ' 70,000 voters in this
state. " Not less than 30,000 republicans
at that election, most of them being
naturalized foreigners, . voted for the
democratic candidate. Perhaps 10,000
republicans, on account of the position
of their candidate, on the prohibition
question, voted the populist ticket., It
was republicans that elected Holcomb.
If some other man than Tom Majors
had been nominated and the Bee had
supported the republican ticket Hol
comb would not -have been elected.
The regular populists of this stato,
that is to say, voters who are edu
cated enough to understand .the popu
list principles, have never exceedeJ
about 60,000. - At no time has the
populist party' had anywhere near - a
majority of the voters in this state in
its ranks. To say, that if a. different
policy had been pursued that it would
now nave a majority is to make a
statement that is not susceptible of
proof. It is a matter of opinion only
and Mr Yost has a perfect right to
Hi
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Vill t
we r
jccj ft'
theirots criticizin& their acts and
I that the Lincolp. Debating club
uiaite me oesi use . of these
.s and prescribed for the con-
gentlemen a good dose of tho
bittcjl! jiHslof tniK..
nr thrup
lO'llOW
Weak Men
- tpenln turn the realization of all
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i'f - W"fr?. . ... . . - ...
congress rails, it win oe ior tne peopje
to act ;and they will-do it.'-M
that opinion and is welcome to the
columns of the Independent to express
it. The Independent is forced to ac
knowledge that in many counties the, 4
democrats did do just what he says
scratch the populist candidates- It is
also true to a limited extent that some
populists did the same thing. How
ever, it must always be remembered
that the Boyd-Richards-Powers vote
was no true representation of the
strength of the different parties in this
state. Ed. Ind.)
There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to, be incur
able. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires -constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured -by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. It is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system.. They offer
one' hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
F: J. CHENEY & CO,, Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. '
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
other' sidei' and that is what produces-,
narrow," short sighted, unbalanced
men, of which the world has too many
now. I am too old to begin getting out
of balance, yet some of my neighbors
think I am badly off now. They and
I don't think alike. I am not in har
mony with many of the great present
day problems. I am a defender of
principle, absolute freedom and liberty
in Christ. If you deem it proper, con
tinue to send me "your paper, as I do
not care to miss it at present,- and
give me a bit. of time for a balancing
up process and I think, by that time I
will be a subscriber, and , so long as
you keep along the present lines that
you have since I have received your
paper you can depend' upon a de
fender.5 " 'I'." . . - 'I
I will be glad tb hear from you. ,
, L. A. DOANE.,
Mauston, Wis.
A Sad Christinas -
Pat Dillon of Berea received a gua
asa Christmas present.! He went out
hunting and in a short time acci
dentally killed himself. That day a
casket was ordered. The Anglo-Saxon
flesire to go and "kill something"
whenever a man has a good dinner or
goes on a holiday ; often has serious
results. Christmas is a day to cele
brate the birth of the Prince of Peace,
and the gift of a gun as a Christmas
present is certainly not in accordance
with the spirit of the day. However
that may be, this had a very disastrous
ending. -
( After the Trusts
..Congressman Shallenberger of the
Fifth ' Nebraska district has Intro
duced an anti-trust, anti-monopoly bill
in congress that is attracting con
siderable attention. The principal
features of the bill are: A commission
to be 'appointed by the president lo
conduct investigations of all. corpora
tions, combinations and association.
of individuals; that all such monopo
lies shall make public reports; the
suspension of import duties upon arti
cles entering Into trust-made goods:
the regulation of railroads and trans
portation lines engaged as common
carriers; a federal charter must.be se
cured prior to commencement of busi
ness by any combination; violations
of the act are punishable by heavy
fines.
Mrf- Jackson, Congressman from
Kansas, has introduced , a bill empow
ering the. postmaster general to pur
chase, the telegraph lines and operate
them in conjunction with the postoffl;e
department.
Farmers and stockmen can secure
black-leg" vaccine by writing to their
member of congress. The vaccine 's
furnished free in limited .quantities
and distributed by the congressmen.
A special mall delivery agent has
been appointed for the Fifth Nebraska
district and those new routes that are
projected will doubtless, be ; hurried
along. H. W. RISLEY.
ADOPTING POPULISM
Can Depend on Him
Editor Independent; A short time
back I saw in Bryan's Commoner that
you would send the Independent free
for six weeks if the name was sent
in. I did so, requesting that I might
get acquainted with it, and it has been
coming since. I have received perhaps
five copies, and to be honest, and to
be honest, I must say it is a papei
that will give information that the
common people stand very much in
need of: The last copy is full of in
formation that for me is very welcome,
providing it is all true. Suppose I
would subscribe for it and Madden,
"the traitor to right," step in and stop
it? Then I would be out my dollar
and the information that I desire, or
would you be like the fellow that has
gone to Canada. Good foi him. I
am a lover of liberty from the crown
of the head to the sole of the foot in
politics and government. Again, ' be
yond that, I am a lover of the liberty
that is for us in .Christ.
When I was a kid American prin
ciples were instilled In me, and I don't
propose that the latter day devils will
ever rob me of them. It is not .prin
ciples these days, rather plunder and
a severe case of being carried away off
by an exceedingly false and corrupt
ambition. I truly admire the stand
you ike in your paper. I am taking
the Commoner. I think that a fine
paper-along its line, but your paper
i3 along another line, and is not quite
so modest as the Commoner. I like
modesty , and I also like severity suf
ficient to expose all wrong of all kind
when that severity is temDered
lo-xTpaTOr:wre pVr-
Cr ' ... . . " i.j;:. i
Republicans Introduce Bills for the Public
Ownership of the Telcgrttpli -
Washington," D. C, Dec. 24. (Spe
cial Correspondence.)-, leading otfi
cial of one of the greatest of the coun
try's railroad systems declares that
within the next few years one of thn-o
thinii is bound to happen In the rail
road world: Either the law will be ,o
changed as to permit pooling-that Is,
the division of traffic , by mutual con
tract or all the important lines will
come within a common ownership, or
the federal government will take them
over and operate them.
The third alternative seems scarce
ly within the bounds of probability for
the reason that the people have, come
to view with equanimity the elevation
of railroad attorneys to tile Unitad
States senate, at least a majority jf
them have, and it is unlikely for the
immediate future that, having given
the railroads the' best of it by placing
their agents in a position to secure
railroad legislation, the people will
assume so large a task as the national
izing of the transportation facilities
for the benefit of all. The fact re
mains, however, ; that the populist
party's agitation has brought the
question prominently to the fore and
that the practical1 education of the
people by populist leaders has come to
be recognized by railroad magnates
cs being responsible foj-tt general
trend toward the extension of govern
ment ownership. . :r -:..
Many shrewd thinkers adhere to the
belief that the nationalization of the
telegraph systems would be more de
slrable and more easily accomplished
than that of the railroads. Railway
rates are comparatively lower than
those of telegraph lines, and far more
subject to competition. Instead of
necessitating the creation of a".. vast?
Monday of this week Mr. B. II.
Roblson, president of the Bankers'
Reserve. Life association, was in. this
city. While here he increased, the se
curities that company has on depos't
with the auditor for the protection of :
its members' to $25,350. Under the'
wise . and energetic management of
Mr. Robison the Bankers' Reserve
Life association has done a greater
volume of business than any western
company. It is" already" a fierce com
petition for the old line combine of the
eastern states. Western people arc
beginning to understand that there is
no reason why life insurance safe and
reliable cannot be procured as well
from a home company as from the
east. It helps to keep the money west
of the river and in circulation among
western people. More money. In cir
culation in the west, means better"
prices and more prosperity for west
ern people.
The great senatorial buffoon, Depew,
has capped a climax on all of his prev
ious antics by getting married In,..
Paris three times In one day. .At least
that is wha all the great dailies say.
He had first a Catholic marriage, then
a protestant marriage and wound the
whole thing up with a civil ceremony.
6Mc
Any bTl the following .$1.00 patent
for 65 cents: ( ' .
$1.00 Peruna" . . .' .. ........... 65c
$1.00 Miles', .Nervine. .. T ......65c
$1.00 Pierce's Remedies. . . ... i .... .C5c
$1.C0 Hood's Sarsaparilla.'. . i .... . .65c
$1.00 Patne's' Celery Compound. ...65c
$1.00 Wine of Cardui ..'. .65c
$1. CO Stuart's" Dyspeptic Tablets! .65c
$1.00 Pinkham's Compound. .. . . ..C5c
$1.00 Kilmer's Swamp Root C5c
$1.00 Scott's Emulsion i . . . ..;.. . .65c
$X.OO S S S Coc
We' are fetill selling Castoria, old
Dr. Pitcher's formula. 13c.
w Cut Rate
tar'
1 2th, and O STS.
Where goods are to be shipped. adl
25c for cost of boxing and drayage..
Best Low Priced Hotel n the City.
RATES,
$100 per day and up.
Hotel Walton
1510 O St. -
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urrii Barn inn novo o
WEAK mCfi AiiU DUld
new governmental department tna 5 tisfl
i
s, auxiliary to ; the tie Voff fcs .ft.cAi,, 3H 1 seemin
Wltl4-m kWr.-'rfnlriri ' TCph: whirh I will i t.rv
I illllCO LI UU1 . .-., - - - I
if
mitted to consolidate passenger, fare
vrent down to two cents, a mile. The
stockholders did make more money
sell in quantities of 5 to '1,000 bush
els at $1 per, bushel, f.o. b., szks e3c
tra. Address L. G. Todd, sr., or L. U.
Todd, , jr., Union, Neb. -.' K;
TURKISH LOST MANHOOD CaP
sulfs. tlie only. positive cure for
oxul wenkness, night losses, nervous
ness nnd' all weaknesses caused by
JVUUM.U. . . . .a V" ........... ..v . . . - j
in .ra ac& M Ar. nnt. nrriwt f tt
m of a hundred years wun
gly as little concern as a coun-
qulre decides a case ' Involving
assault and battery.. As I have had occasion-to
say ere now, we are "making
history" mighty fast these days.
- - II. W. RISLEY.