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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
January 2, 1902,
INDEPENDENT'S PREDICTION FULFILLED.
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The Following Cartoon and Accompanying Matter Appeared in The Independ-
ent May 9, 1001.
: HARTLEY & MILLARD, BROKERS AND DEALERS IN' STATE -WARRANTS-
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THE DISCRIMINATIONS OF FATE.
x The Senator: Yes, Joe, it's true that you 'endorsed the state warrant, and that I endorsed it, too, and
cashed it at ray bank. Yes,, it's true that Attorney-General Smyth prosecuted Tou for the crime and suc
ceeded in having you sent to the penitentiary for twenty years. But don't get discouraged or disheartened
for a while yet. Never tell the people how the money was divided. Keep "mum" a little longer. Re
member that Henry Bolln, the Omaha city treasurer who defaulted for $103,000.00, was pardoned by
Governor Dietrich. Your turn will come soon. v If we republicans can carry one more election it will be
afe to grant your pardon. ... Perhaps, thenthe next republican legislature would make you a senator, too.
UP TO DATE, JANUARY 2, 1902.
THOSE WHO DOUBTED THE AC CURACY OF THE PRE D I C,Tl ONS MADE BY THE EDITOR OF THE IN
DEPENDENT CAT NOW SEE ALL THE PREDICTIONS FULFILLED." THE FIRST REPUBLICAN GOV
ERNOR WAS BRAVJE ENOUGH TO PARDON ONE REPUBLICAN DEFAULTER, HENRY BOLLN OF.OMA
H A. HIS SUCCESSOR,', GOVERNOR EZRA P. SAVAGE, SUBSERVIENT TO THE SAME INFAMOUS POLITI
CAL RING,' HAS GRANTED UNCON DITIONAL PARDON TO JOSEPH-S. BARTLEY, DEFAULTER FOR MORE
THAN HALF A MILLION" OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY. THE DEMORAL IZING EFFECT UPON THE YOUTH
OF NEBRASKA ON THE PART' OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE FELT FOR DECADES TO COME Editor.
THERE WERE OTHER DEFALCATIONS FOR WHICH MR.' BARTL EY WAS NEVER PROSECUTED,
CONVICTION-HAVING BEEN SECU RED ON THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE AND A TWENTY-YEAR
SENTENCE HAVING BEEN IMPOSED NO OTHER PROSECUTIONS WERE DEEMED NECESSARY. AS
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS DOES NOT RUN AGAINST A SOVER EIGN POWER, THE PRESENT AT
TORNEY GENERAL, FOR NEBRA3 KA, MR. F. N. PROUT, IF HE SO DESIRED, COULD, INSTITUTE
PROSECUTIONS FOR THE OTHER DEFALCATIONS.. AS HE IS A RE PUBLICAN, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BARTLEY RING, IT IS NOT PROBABLE THAT HE .WILL DO SO.
power to ruin the whole ticket." There
are others who canmake revelations
that would end the career of the party
in this state besides Governor Savage
and Bartley. They hold the fate of
the party In their hands. The crimes
that they have committed are beyond
the statute of limitations. - They will
v.se their power and the party is help
less before them.
The excuses given vy Governor Sav- ;
age for the ' pardon of Bartley, if;
printed in full, would fill four col-j
uinns of the Independent: The greater
part of. it was probably written - by
Bartley's energetic attorney and is an
argument to prove that Bartley,. in
stead of being a thief, was in reality
only an unfortunate philanthropist.
The part that was probably written
if we. are to judge by" the great , dif
ference in ' style by Governor Savage
himself is as follows: - ;
'"My action in the Bartley case is
the fruition of careful inquiry and
mature deliberation. After I became
governor of this state, among the
cages calling ' for executive clemency
was this one. Such preliminary ex
amination as I 'was able at the time
to make Inclined me in favor of exer
cising clemency in Mr. Bartley's be
half. I ' believed at that, timeand con
ceived, the idea that his release could
be turned , to the advantage of th
state. . With this end in view, on the
13th day of .July, 1901, I released Mr.
Bartley .upon parole for a period of
sinty days, with the intent during that
period of completing my investigation
of the case and final determination
whether I should or should not exer
cise executive' clemency in his behalf.'
"On August 28, befotfe ,1 had my
plan3 perfected, the republican state
convention adopted a resolution re-
auesting the immediate; return of
E'artley to the penitentiary. Though
I felt keenly the discourtesy and was
amazed at the intrusion upon the.
constitutional rights of the chief ex
ecutive, and, undecided as I was sill
upon some of the aspects of Mr. "Bart
ley's case, and undetermined as to the
proper course, and anxious as I was
that no-harm should come to the state
or to the republican party through
any possible 'error of judgment on my
part, I forthwith obeyed the mandate
of the convention, and that .same
night Mr. Bartley was again behind
the prison walls. The .convention had
spoken, its demand, was peremptory
and emphatic, and while I realized that
it had undertaken to usurp undue, au
thority and had in faet trespassed upon
and exercised a power or authority
never before exercised by any political
convention, I bowed to the sovereign
expression f and complied with its re
quest.; " ' V, . ' .
"But-not, however, without resolvins
in my own mind to continue my in
quiry, and if I found that the case was
one wherein executive clemency
should be exercised, neither political
preferment nor . political expediency,
nor fear of assault from political ene
mies, whatever their position in Ufa"
might be, would stay my hand from
a righteous and honest performance
of duty.
"Since that time I have carefully in
quired into the facts and merits of the
case to the best of my judgment and
ability. My position in the premises
has been the subject of so much noto
riety and discussion, and the consid
erations entering into the question
have been so much confused and mis
apprehended by many, I deem it jus
tice to myself and due to the public
that I rve my reasons for the action
I have taken. r
"It is the lawful right of every pris
oner to appeal to the executive for
clemency, and when this appeal is
made it is the lawful duty of the gov
ernor to give ear to that appeal, and
to make a conscientious and honest
inquiry into the case and determine
whether or not it is a case wherein
clemency should be exercised."
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and telephones ' is a natural outcomr
of a government postal system and .
thfng eminently to be desired.
But for the government to take ove1
the enormously, over capitalized tele
graph and telephone companies at
their inflated valuations wOuld be a
swindle of ' the most gigantic propor
tions. J n i .
There is not a telegraph patent to
be purchased worth having. 'All the
basic telephone patents have expired,
two-thirds of the telegraph wires are
obsolete steel wires instead of the
modern copper wires.
The whole telegraph system of both
Western Union and Postal companies
could be duplicated from one end of
the country to the other for forty mil
lion dollars. :
They are capitalized at two hundred
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The telephone companies are capi-
The following appeared in the
1901. Nebraska is now
Pardoned; -
Independent April n,
redeemed, Bartley is
BARTLEY PARDONED
St'oue of Bartley's Partners Will.Xow Ever
; be Known Except the ono In the '
. United States Senate
When the v republican party. , elected
Bartley's partner: and the unspeakable
Dietrich to the ! United States senate
it was supposed-that the men who did
it had breached , the : height of their
ability in insulting; the intelligence of
this state. But, it seems that they .did
net. Encouraged by : their successes,
. thoy have now gone a step farther
and issued an unconditional pardon
to Bartley, through whose ' hands,
pruned " nearly a million of the; tax
Tidyers . money - to disappear forever.
Who got it or what was done with
It, except the $200,000 that was traced
to Senator Millard and his bank, will
now perhaps never be known.
When Governor Savage c "paroled
Bartley lassummer.itwas said to be
on condition that he make . restitution,
''at least in part, of the stolen funds.
This pardon is unconditional . and
rc thing is said about restitutidn; v
VTOvfrxiur cavage kuuws wiiuvoan
be no doubt. It was currently re
ported . that fourteen prominent re
publicans, most of whom are still very
active in the, party, had received part
of the stolen money and that some
of them were prepared to give it back
to Bartley rr at the expiration of his
ixty-day parole.s These thieves will
now . remain unknown and the rank
and file of the party will -be called
upon to support them for office in the
future as in the past. Those men are
the scoundrels who will run the party
in the future. , 1 ; : ;'
For political; idiocy as well, as for
the want of any ingredient of honor
or honesty, the management of this
whole business " by Governor Savage
is past description. Every man knew
that if the-republican party carried
the state the pardon of Bartley .would
ensue. It was not possible for the
party to do otherwise. It would: have
hardly been within the limits of hu-
tman nature" fois Hartley to have spent
twenty years m the penitentiary wheu
there were fourteen others just- as
guilty as he an d;iever make a propo-.
sition to the state to tell the whole
story on condition of a pardort. If
he had told, that wotild have been the
braska for at least a , decade. All
thjyt being known to Governor Savage,
the political idiocy of hismovements
becomes apparent to the dullest mind.
It would have been far better to have
pardoned Bartley unconditionally 'n
the first place or to have-Waited until
after the election and done it then.
Te program for the future will be
as follows:" A tremendous onslaught
will be made" upon Savage and Stuefer
by members of their own party and
at" the next republican state conven
tion they will both be turned down.
They will go out in the next campaign
and say: "See how virtuous we are.
We were opposed to the pardon of
Bartley and the speculation in the
school funds and we have visited our
wrath upon the gujlty parties. Now we
"have"', reformed. There is no mis
take about it this time, j " Then ; they,
will nominate some of the men who
were the - recipients , of the ,; funds
stolen by Bartley, who will pose, before
the people as the purest of patriots.
That ., is the program that they will
be forced to follow. They are in the
toils of the thieves an,d cannot get
out. If they refuse to nominate these
men refuse to give them place and
nf funds tand registered lor payment.
ley's partners were. . Of that thera can I end of tLe reblicin paryi in Ne- J power the men will have It in their April 10,1895 No.. 27932. J. S. Bart-
The Doings" of Destiny Redeeming Nebraska.
!PabtnebJ. H. M. Dropped into the lap of a republi
can legislature redeeming Nebraska. Result Long term
in the United States Senate as a reward fo? nefrotiatintf
tho sale of state warrant for $180,101.75, drawn April 10,
1895.
Partner J. S. B. Fell into the hands, of a fusion attor
ney general. Result Twenty ears in the penitentiary:for
embezzling state funds through the sale 6f state warraut
for $180,101.75, drawn AprillO, 1&05. -
HowThoy Did It ,
In 1894 the Capital National bank of
Lincoln (Mosher's bank) failed and the
state school -fund lost f 180,101.75- in
that failure. The legislature of 1895
in accordsince with the constitution ap
propriated the same amount from the
general funds of the state to be trans
ferred to the "school fund. The appro
priation was approved on the 10th of
April, 1895, and the state treasurer, .
S. Bartley, ' secured the - same day i
warrant for this amount from auditor
of public accounts,. Eugene Moore.
The warrant reads as follows:
$180,101.75. - 4 ' No. 95241.
State of Nebraska.
Officer pf Auditor of Public Accounts.
Lincpln,, Neb., April 10, 1895.; ;
Treasurer of Nebraska: '
Pay tdvJ. S." Bartley or order one
hundred and eighty thousand one hun-"
dred and one 75-100 dollars for to reim
burse the state sinking fund in ac
cordance with legislative appropriation
approved April 10. 1895, and charge
..general f und. EUGENE MOORE.
1 Auditor. Public Accounts.
P."' XX HEDLUND, Deputy. -Countersigned:
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J. S. BARTLEY,' .Treasurer.
On left.. hand ..margin : , "Treasury
Warranty o ri'-' ".''""." -.
On the back of this document is writ
ten: "Presented and not paid for want
ley, state treasurer, Lincoln, Neb."
The warrant is further indorsed as
follows: -
"J. S. BARTLEY. s
J. H. MILLARD, Pt."
The legislative appropriation men
tioned in the above warrant Is con-,
tained in session laws of 1895, page 386,
chapter 88, and provided: "For state
sinking fund, one hundred eighty thou
sand and one hundred and one and
75-100 ($180,101.75) dollara, to reim
burse said fund, for same amount tied
up in Capital National bank."
The wording of this appropriation
makes it clear that it was Bartley'3
duty only to transfer this account from
one fund to the other. . The whole
transaction oug:ht to have appeared in
the books of the state treasurer only.
Instead, Bartley took the warrant .and
sold it to the Cehmical National -bank
of New York. , , ' '
The supreme court in its decision in
the case of , the State vs. Omaha Na
tional. Bank says: "For some time
Millard had possession of the warrant
and indorsed it as 'president of the
bank." It is not clear when Millard
took possession of the,warrant, but is
presumed that the Chemical National
bank would not have bought it with
out the indorsement of its Nebraska
correspondent,' ... '
In October , or November, 1896, the
Chemical National "bank sent this war-
On January 2. 1897, Bartley, as state
treasurer, In payment of said warrant,
drew a check .-upon the funds of tlie
state on deposit in the Omaha National
bank. The check was made pavabfe I RtntpgJgoo te
"To the order of J. H. Millard, Pt."
and called for- the amount of $201,
884.05. The check, was delivered to the
payee who surrendered the warrant to
Bartley. The state's money to the
amount named was turned over to the
Chemical National bank of New York
and the Exchange bank of Atkinson.
The Chemical : National bank asked
onlythe collection-of $180,101.75 an.1.6
per cent interest from April 10, 1895.
Bartley's check covered the amount of
the warrant and interest at 7 per cent.
The Omaha National bank, J, H. Mil
lard, president, handed over to' the
New Yprk bank the 6 per cent and
something- over $3,000, being interest
at. the rate-of 1 per cent, to the At
kinson bank. . .
Attorney General : Smyth . brought
suit against -.the ,Onaha National bank
to recover the money which the bank
had transferred Illegally fropi the state
funds to. Bartley's personal account
and. Judge Baker, a republican judee.
ordered the jury to brins? in a verdict
for the heaveiily twins. The case Is still
pending in the courts.
At the criminal trial against BartW
which ; ended fin" Barttey s conviction
and sentence to twenty years' impris
onment, Millard as . vStnpss tABttfi
thathe had indorsed tte warrant wltn?
uuu reaaing. me same.
r.lized. at even a larger amount an ;
ould be duplicated at the same P. gun
-The democratic party would thro
jo obstacles in the way of governme:
ownership of these public utilities, Li
would favor their construction by tii
jovernment. Should a bill pass both houses or
congress appropriating forty mlUki-i
dollars for the construction of a go
ernment telegraph system the value
the old companies would fall 75 p
cent, showing that that proportion "
their present valuation is based solr!
on their power to charge the pubh
exorbitant rates for their service.
Their rates are much higher th:
the rates of the government own:
telegraph systems of Europe.
With every disposition to conce-'
to President Roosevelt sterling
incorruptible honesty, it is becomir
painfully evident that he is entire
lacking in , tact, that most estimn
quality of his .predecessor.
Honesty is but one of the political
virtues.
There are others not less Important
It is a' safe assertion that up to da:
Roosevelt has succeeded in making -
mortal political enemy out of near:
every man who has succeeded in o'
taining a personal interview with Mr-
He treats every one with a brusqu
ness which too often verges on brut a!
ity.
It is the first time in the hirtm-
of the country that the personal intt
course of the president has been ox
to such a charge.
All sorts and conditions of men ha-
occupied the White house. Most
them have been men of courtly urtxr
ity. Not a few of them have spruv
from the plain people. Lincoln v,
notable for his lack of polish, but
more than compensated for this wi
a quiet dignity and a kindlings
heart and manner rarely sen in
man of so elevated a station. Gra-v
was plain spoken, but quiet. Ilr
rison was characterized as cold. '
has remained for Roosevelt, succe '
ing to tliepresidency to which he
not elected, as the heir of a ten i
tragedy, to brin? the reproach u;
the. executive office that its occup.
descends to coarse vituperation agai;
alLwho meet with' his impetuous d.
approval.
A recent example was his trratnv :
of General Miles, who called to nu
clear the reason and nature of !
manly ftefense ef Admiral Schlpy fn f
as base a pack of official blaekguar :
as ever held office.
General Miles is a man of dlgn '
and good breeding, of an unsullied ;
cord as a brave soldier, an officer a;
a gentleman. Yet he had hardly ::'
peared in Roosevelt's presence bef i
he was assailed with violent sp -in
the presence of fully twenty ppoj
was. given no chance for pxplanaf
and was sent forth humiliated ;
chagrined as he never had been in !
life with the reproof tli:.t the pn
dent added his verbal censure to f
official censure already administered
Jt is the opinion of prominent r
publicans that within another y
not a single member of McKinley's
cabinet will remain in oHice. and It
not improbable that not a few of r
incoming members will make shn
their official career rather than end;
the curt and peremptory treatm
-vhich is handed out even to the nif :
bers of Mr. Roosevelt's official farai!
That the president's course is ?o'.;
to shake the republican party to
foundation is already realized.
For the sake c: the country It 1?
&e regretted that Roosevelt's hone
could not be coupled with a n;
dignified manner and a cooler temp'
ment.
Should his native disposition b
him to apply his unpleasant man!;
to the solution of foreign difficult
which may be arising there would
grave fear that they would incr
to the breaking point.
It was the supposed curt statenj "
of the French ambassador to Pri:.
Bismarck which brought on
Franco-Prussian war.
like a warrant frii. tisnmn t '
rant to the Omaha National bank. J. 4 too small aTthlmr tor: i7om.k. T.t
H. Mtllara. president,, for wU.ctl-WdS'fJSii.
end of . this, tale isftha.t Bartley was
sent to the .penitentiary for twentv
years and Millard was elected by a re-
to the United
He Conoiuded.it Vas AH Right
A bright business man went to r
mont to investigate tL situation w i
a view to investment. He decided t
one certain stock offering was ri
emlnently satisfactory, and sup-:
to all others. It permitted him to
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until a gusher on Spindle Top Hek :
with a capacityof 50,000 to To.oim.
rels per day, and 1,000 acres (:
land is delivered on a basis of
$83,000. Shares, 10 cents each. S !
par, non-assessable. This propo
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tionably the best in America t
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