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What puzzles The Independent is to know how Mr. Quinby reconciles his green back ideas with the idea that value is "crystallized labor," as Karl Marx would say. : The way so many scoundrels get and hold their offices may be understood by examining the careers of Powderly arid Clem Deaver. It is now announced that Powderly is not to be dismissed from the service, but given another position. It was a matter of necessity that the republican party should give Clem Deaver an office. If it had not he would have told how he got the money to run his "true populist" cam paign and made public the names of the men who gave it to him. The same sort of reason keeps Powderly in office. If he were removed he could tell things. Numerous other scoun drels obtain and hold office under the republican party in the same way. "The Minneapolis Journal says that torture of the severest kind is used all over the United States by the police officials. It declares ihat "it is applied unflinchingly and relentlessly, and with, such severity that the prisoner is frequently rendered wild or insane with fear and pain. Human endur ance and self-control fail before soma of the methods employed." Thus un der, this imperialism the constitution goes, section - by section, and pretty soon there will be none of it left. The constitutional provision that no "cruel ant unusual punishment shall be in flicted," has no terrors for a police K 1 !..!.ll.l I umt ci a a mug ms an iinyei iciiisl is ul the head of the government. forger Funston says that Roosevelt approves of all his speeches and asked hfm to go east and repeat them. When aman of his character makes such assertions it will be well to await some corroboration before giving it credence. A man who in an official report acknowledges that he com mitted forgery, as Funston did in his report of the capture - of , Aguinaldo, willever after have to bring something besides his . own word before people will accept his statement as the truth. Nevertheless the fact remains that Roosevelt has riot issued a reprimand to a military officer who declared that persons who sent - a petition to con gress should be hung and declared that some of the most eminent men in the senate and house were "copper heads." '-yy- !- . The Independent has often called attention to the big stealing arid lit tle stealing done - by. the rich.. They still keep it up. A lot of the four hun dred stole all .the silver ware at the luncheon given to Prince Henry at the launching of the emperor's yacht and now one among a few of the very se lect who were invited to a musicale by Mrs. . Roosevelt at the White . house stole the very valuable cloak belong ing to lime. Dyas, who was the singer they came to hear. Mrs. Roosevelt went out and bought one as near nka it as she could to make good the loss to the singer. Such acts indicate the morals of the whole gang of rich. If you want to find the generally honest, go among the poor, not the rich. That is proven by the fact that millions of dollars' worth of goods are sent to them by the supply houses all over the United States simply upon orders and the bills are always paid. Man's . ingratitude seems as inborn and permanent as the instincts of self preservation. 'The imperialists of Great Britain now turn against the late Cecil Rhodes, and the dispatches say that the news of his death was re ceived in London without emotion. "The danger of a crash in the South African market had been forestalled by the formation -of the Beit syndicate and the passing of the colossus seemed to cause concern on no other ground." Naturally enough among thos9 who oppc33 the Boer war, little weeping could : be expected over the death of the prime instigator, of that war;, but among those who have carried on that war, even a little hypocritical display of sorrow would be preferable to the miserable cold-bloodedness manifested. It ought to be a lesson to ambitious! men." vv7ss7X-sy'' ' " The courts have never ' hesitated to interfere in the interest of the cor porations where workingmen were to be enjoined, but when Judge Grosscup was asked to interfere against the in terest pf the corporations" and issue an injunction to prevent them from making discriminations in freight and passenger rates he was staggered at the very thought and said that it was a very grave thing for the courts to undertake. Although the roads made no serious fight against the issuing of such an injunction, the judge begged for time . to consider the matter be- . For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for their children while teeth ing. Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cut ting Teeth? If so; send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth ing Syrup" for Children Teething. Its value Is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer; immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there Is no mistake about it. It cures diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures windcolic, softens the gums, re duces inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for chil dren teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States, and is for sale by all druggists throughout the world. Price, 25 -cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." . HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney fcr the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WalJing, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo. O Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the systom. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. If ' You : Can't Step n to our immense O St, store with its more than 25,000 feet of floor ' space ;and look over our big stock of the new est. and best in "Shoes . and Clothing," then the next best thing is to send your address on a postal card and receive by return mail a copy of our Spring Cat alogue. This book not only describes and illustrates the new spring styles but also contains samples of many of our most Attractive Men's and Boys' Suits. You will readily see by the prices quoted how much you save by ordering your clothing and shoes from us. We can save you money on every purchase and are always willing to re fund the price of goods sent out if not satisfactory. You will find the Mayer system of filling mail orders a very sat isfactory one. v. " . ' - ... . .. n - , .'" . . '.! Gention this Paper. Lincoln, Neb. fore rendering a decision. This same judge never asked for time to consider when the question was one of the im prisonment of a workingman without a trial by jury. He just went for the workingman without any hesitation at all. " It is not hard to find evidences ev ery day of the rapid advance of an archy in the United States not the sort that requires the enactment of legislation such as recently received the president's signature, but the kind that boldly defies the law. Theoretic ally all men are equal in the eyes of the law and the order of a court is just as binding on one man as another; but under the system of anarchy grow ing up it- makes alt the difference in the world against whom the order runs. A writ of mandamus against the street car systems of Chicago to compel them " to issue transfers is boldly and defiantly disobeyed. Col umns of "space are used in the daily press commenting on the unusual fact that J. Pierpont Morgan obeyed a sub poena and appeared in court to testi fy in the case of Power against the Northern . Pacific Railroad company. It is notorious that these plutocrats pay absolutely no attention to the or ders" of a court; and they give testi mony when they choose to, and not otherwise. . ' '' . 'In the case of the State of Nebraska vs. " Standard Oil company, Attorney General Smyth had subpoenas issued for Rockefeller and a number of other oil magnates, but the sheriff's office down in New York refused to serve them on the ground that that office was not a detective agency and could not undertake to find people. What is the use of government, of laws, of courts, if part of the people can refuse to obey the laws or court orders? These are some of the things which cause an- archy and anarchists. REPUBLIC OR EMPIRE Step by step imperialism advances and very soon the republic, as Wash ington and Jefferson established it, will be a thing of the past unless the people wake up and call a halt. In the last few weeks three bills have been put on their passage In congress, any one of which would have caused an outcry from one end of the land to the other If they had been introduced ten years ago. One provides a body guard of regular troops for the presi dent under command of an officer of the regular army. The number of mili tary guards is not limited and the commanding general, if so inclined, can detail a whole regiment for. that purpose. The other bills establish the European military system in this coun try the one prepared by Secretary Root and the other by Congressman Dick. The .first establishes a general staff and concentrates all military power in the hands of the president and the other creates "a reserve" out of the militia and makes that force subservient to the authority of the president. Here are all the provisions for the establishment of a dictatorship, the necessary power being centered in the president. The anarchy billit is not an anti-anarchy bill has provi sions intended to terrorize the press, all of which taken together prepares the way for the man on horseback. These steps toward establishing" im perial authority In these states as well as in the Philippines, have been taken quietly and a subsidized daily press has not a word to say. The people in the main are entirely ignorant of the introduction of, or the effect that these j bills will - have if enacted into law. j Mr. Bryan has long been saying that j this nation could not endure half re public and half empire. PLUTOCRATS AND PAUPERS Not long ago one of the Lincoln pa pers contained a graphic description of a scene in police court and the ac tions of a disreputable colored woman who was defendant. Not a movement of the defendant escaped the eagle eye of the penny-a-liner who needed a "story." He told how she threw '"her head on her arms and leaned heavily on a table in front of her, how ; she rolled her eyes and glared at the spec tators. .; . - ,. ... . ' :"':;-v One thing may be said in , their praise r- Reporters are very democratic in their treatment of subjects, ; al though often overlooking points the public is vitallyjnterested in and writ- press reports of the Power case de scribe the actions of J. Pierpont Mor gan while on the witness stand. Al though extremely trivial matters to be reported," The Independent , reproduces a paragraph to show that the Lincoln negress and J. Pierpont both exhibited similar symptoms while on the wit ness stand: During the examination Mr. Morgan leaned back heavily in his chair, his left hand thrust from time to time deeply in his trous ers pocket. , He toyed with an en velope impatiently, now knocking it against his knee, now against the table, on which his right arm rested. -His eyes expressed im . patience. They roamed about in extreme 'restlessness- while ques tions' jwere being put to him, but ' the moment he was ready to an swer they fixed themselves on Mr. Lambfi' : : GOODS AKD VALUES Let us make a clear distinction be- tween goods and the values of good3. Individual- man produces goods; so ciety gives them value. It is mislead ing to talk, as the single taxers do, about the "value" that the individual has created. In fact, it is misleading to talk about man creating anything. All he can do is to change the direc tion of forces and make them useful to him. No, man ever created a kernel of wheat or corn, or a building, or ma chinery". He simply took advantage of natural forces and assisted nature In bringing about the desired result. This is called production. No man ever created or produced value. He may produce valuable goods, but the value is the result of society; (mankind collectively). The value of land and everything . else is primarily dependent upon society ; and if society : : 'may take the value it creates, it must necessarily take all valuable, goods. ; ? But the good itself i3 one thing its value quite another. Suppose we say that society may take of the value of all goods so much as represents the portion .of such goods not produced by man.. That will fit the single tax er's contention better. How much of a plow is to be. credited to nature and how much to the labor of man?. Sup pose ; we. say 95 per cent is the direct resultiof .man's labor and, that 5 per cent, js due . to nature. ? Then society is certainly justified, under the single taxer's contention, in taking 5 per cent of the value of that plow by taxa tiojt.: -What portion of farm land - is therdfrect result of man's labor and how much must be credited to nature? Suppose we say each should be credited withfef.OfPer cent. Then society would be justified in taking by taxation, if th . single : taxers are correct, 50 per cent of the value of that land. , Th&; rule is just, as good when ap plied, to any other goods as it is when applied to land. Man just as truly pro duces land as anything else, only it is probable ; that nature does a larger part of the work than would be true, say in the case of a watch spring or some delicate machinery. But no man can give a scientific rule for ascer taining just what per cent of any good Is the direct result of man's la bor, and, what per cent is wholly due to nature; and for this reason the single taxers' fundamental principles of taxation must be held unsound be cause impracticable. , P . Our 1902 catalogue of Nursery Stock and Seeds is - a money-saver. Get it. Seed potatoes, $1.00 to $1.50 bushel; apple trees, 5 to 6 ft., $12.00 per 100; plum trees, $10.00 per 100; 60 varieties strawberries; seed corn. We pay freight. Send for catalogue, 52 pages, free. Everyone answering this ad. and cut 1 this out and send 10c silver can select 20 cents' worth of seeds from our book. J. M. T. WRIGHT NURSERY CO. Portland, Jay Co., Ind. A True Statement. Editor: Independent: I have seen the statement several times in the Inde pendent, that the Philippine commis sion made a law making it treason against the United States government to- print, read or distribute the. deer laration of independence in the P. I. A reader "of 1 the Toledo Blade says he doesn't believe it and has written the Blade for information. I am a reader of . the Independent and believe it teaches the truth on political as well as other auestions and would be sorry indeed if the editor could not prove his statements. I take great pleasure.jjn reading the Independent for it has the proper ring to it. I am glad that we (the populists) of Ne braksa have at least one paper that is not afraid to sound out the truth without fear or favor. Please give me the source of your information on that question as I expect the Blade to deny the charge. J. H. WRIGHT. - Ruskin; Neb. (The act itself has been printed in The Independent. Ed. Ind.) SWEET PRUNE PLUM. In September, 1901, Mr. E. D. Ham mond, proprietor of the Norfolk Nur sery, picked three bushels of plums from" a single sweet prune plum tree in his orchard. The tree was but five years old. It began bearing when two years old. This is the only kind of prune plum that has been a success in Nebraska. It has endured the drouth of '93 and '94 and the hard winter of 99. It is a grand success for northwestern Nebraska. Those desiring FRUIT TREES or SEED POTATOES should write for full particulars and free catalogue to E. D. Hammond, proprietor Norfolk 11. XT1. DEMOCRATIC PLANS Organization of the Congressional Com mitteeNo Military Hero but one Republican Legislation Washington, D. C, March 29, 1902. The democratic congressional com mittee has taken the preliminary step toward putting , up the most aggres sive campaign for winning the next congress which the country has seen in the last twelve years. We have now had four successive republican congresses, and. the amount of bad legislation, extravagant expen ditures and onerous and unequal tax ation which has been heaped upon a long-suffering country has made the democratic prospects bright with hope. The selection of Congressman Griggs of Georgia Is but a preliminary to placing Ben -T Cable of Illinois as the head of a strong campaign committee, and Hon. Lewis Nixon of New York at the head of the finance committee. Mr. Cable is one of the ablest and most successful campaign managers whom the democratic party possesses. With him will be associated both in and out of congress the ablest man agers in the party. Mr." Nixon is well known as the suc cessor to Richard Croker as the head of the Tammany finance committee. He is a Virginian by birth, a former naval officer, now at the head of the Crescent shipyards, young, aggressive and successful. His remarkable tal ents as an organizer and harmonizer are being shown by his successful ef forts in bringing the New York city and up-state democrats into an active union for the fall campaign. Asso ciated with each of the above named gentlemen will be democrats thorough ly In harmony with the party's future policy. Not only is congress to be looked after, but the whole fight will be waged as though the presidential elec tion itself were pending In the effort to secure as many northern and west era states with their legislatures as may be possible, to win senators cor rect legislative and congressional ger rymanders, and thus pave the way for the great contest of 1904. It is a noticeable fact that no legis-f lation of importance to the people of the United States seems likely to be-' come a law at this session of congress.; The Chinese exclusion act is still held up, although months have been consumed to the consideration of var ious Philippine problems. The anti-injunction bill asked for by ; every labor organization in the United States has been changed into a measure which proposes to legalize ev ery . arbitrary usurpation of right which has disgraced a corporation controlled judiciary. The eight-hour bill on government contract work will be side-tracked, but the ship subsidy bill will become a law. ' There will be no reform of the tariff on trust protected . articles, but there are excellent prospects for the adop tion of a bill legalizing railroad pool ing. , There will be no anti-trust' legis lation Whatever, but several measures looking to the increase of the mill tary power of the government are in high favor with the majority party. Roosevelt will have no military heroes but himself. Having side tracked Dewef and Schley, he would also humiliate in every way possible the lieutenant general commanding the army. If there Is any one thing which , General Miles knows it is how to handle half savage people. He was the most successful Indian fighter we have ever had. And more than that, he succeeded in pacifying the most im placable hostiles by showing them the manifest advantages of peace with the government. He wanted to try it on the Filipinos by taking over some Cu bans and Porto Ricans to go among the hostile Filipinos and show that they would have a great measure of liberty, and independence under Am erican nile. General Miles' plan, born of long ex perience, would cost not over a hun dred dollars and might save ten thou sand per cent on the investment. But it was immediately rejected in curt and humiliating terms by both Roosevelt and Root. 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Often the editor of The Independent is criticised for using harsh terms, and especially in naming certain peo ple "mullet heads." The following clipped irom The Laborer's Banner, Brewton, Ala., credited to the Pensa- cola (Fla.) News, will explain why he is sometimes called upon to use the term "mullet head:" : "The statement that the cost of living has increased 40 per cent since 1897 has been met by the assertion that a dollar will now purchase 40 per cent more than it would in 1897, but no one has yet added the fact that it was 40 per cent easier to get the dollar in 1897 than it Is now." Now, The Independent does not ap ply the term to either of the papers named, but to the person whose brain (or the vacuum where it ought to be) is so constituted that he can believe such contradictory statements as are expressed in the paragraph quoted. If the cost of living has Increased 40 per cent, then the dollar has decreased In purchasing power nearly 30 per cent. In other words, a given article that could be bought for $1 in 1897 to day costs $1.40, and the dollar today will buy only 71.41 per cent of that article. If the dollar has decreased in purchasing power 30 per cent since 1897, then it is Just 7-10 as hard to get as it was then. But the quoted para graph says the dollar was 40 per cent easier to get in 1897. Then it must have been that much cheaper than it Is today, and, consequently, prices must have been correspondingly high er In 1897 than they now are; and this refutes the statement that the cost of living has increased 40 per cent. The two assertions: that prices have increased 40 per cent, that the dollar has increased in purchasing power 40 per cent, are so absolutely contradic tory and ridiculous that The Indepen dent always reserves its favorite ex pression, "mullet head," for such as really believe that the two could pos- atalogue ; FURNITURE, CARPETS, Hardware, Sporting Goods, Qaasnsware. FREE ON APPLICATION. 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