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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
July 3, 1902
AS TO STEBBINS
Mr,(u hrie In In Doubt an to the Integ
rity of Clam Dearer' Lieutenant
. Editor Independent: I like The In
dependent better than any paper I
ever read and could scarcely get along
without It. I am going to take it a?
long a3 it teaches the true principles o
government. If I can get te money .o
pay for it. I would like a little infor
mation in regard to Lucien Stebens of
Horth l latte. He went with Dearer
part way In the mid-road movement
(as did a great many others until they
, found out the rottenness of Deaver,
. et al.), but did not Stebbins denounce
them as soon as he found them to be n
Mark Hanna annex? And . do yot
think he is honest In his political
comv1ci!ou3? The reason I ask is be
cause Stebbins 13 making advances to
th liberal p-irty, recently organized
at Cincinnati. Although I do not be
long to that party, yet I am a liberal
In its broadest tense, and I do not
like to Bee the old liberal wheel norse,
Z.C. C. Moo;e cf Lexington, Ky., or his
paper, the Blue Grass Blado, Imposed
... upon. . Stebbins ottered Moore $1 for
- each letter that Moore wouid publish
In the Blade (the official oran of tbo
liberal pirty). Moore- did not ac
cept, but told him to send on his dol
lar and. his 1-tler aid ttvat th-s doll-vr
would be accep ed and the letter pub
lished if the subject matter was what
he co-aid use. . W. B. GUTHRIE.
Infilanola, Neb.
y (The Indrpe-dont has ro inforraa
Ttlon as to whetfcer Mr. Stebbins ever
denounced Denver but Is inclined to
believe he did net, unless the twain
quarreled ove dividing the swag, on?
tning Tb Independent does kaow ts
that Stebbins beat it out of several
years' mbsci ip'Joa, giving the flimsy
excue that U hjA destroyed the pop
ulist party. Ed. Ind.)
EXTRit'ii-AhD - MEANS
glad to publish it. "Admitting for the
tike of argument that everything con
tended for by the socialists Is right,
yet results will never be reached by
simply dreaming dreams and seeing
visions of a happy people "under so
cialism." If all the means of ' pro
duction and distribution are to be
owned by the people collectively they
must be acquired piecemeal, almost
any reasonable man will agree. Mu
nicipal ownership of street car llne,
electric lights, telephones, and other
similar public service functions must
come before the public ownership "of
steam railroads; and public owner
ship of the railways must come befort
the people collectively will acquire
ownership of all the means of produc
tion and distribution. Because the
populist does not agree with the so
cialist on all things, the socialist
calls him a "milk and cider" advocat
and . refuses to ; help get the things
which must come before socialism can
be anything more than a theory. Re
sults count. Talking socialism a hun
dred years will accomplish nothing
(except pleasant dreams) without leg
it lation. Every . public service func
tion acquired by the municipality 'a
a triumph for populist principles, yet
it does not retard the progress of so
cialism. But populists refuse to g
beyond the line of public service func
tions In their demand for public own
ership and operation. There will be
no collective ownership of all the
means of production and distribution
until after the populist demands have
first been satisfied, and there will be
plenty of time to quarrel when that
bildge is reached. Ed., Ind.)
Mr. 01rltn4rt Fral;a "Milk mtl Cider"
Fpn'lm fr the Ii.-iiun of, . 5
.
Editor Independent: Sample cop'es
Of Tkt Independent received, also
your circular letter requesting that if
the p-pei js r.ot desired to notify you
to that effect. I
"a a a . i v
ivrpiying i win say mat 1 recognize
The Independent as an able and sin
cere defender of tue rights of the peo
ple; but I believe a- time , has .come
when to arouse tlt ptcple it will ta!;
reforms farther reach I lg than any
thing now advocated by the populist
party. Plutocracy is going to such ex
tremes, and at such a rapid pice, that
no milk and cider movement in oppo
sition will - challenge admiration c
arouse enthusiasm. Extremes invito
exticir.es, and, although. I do. not
wholly agree with it, I .welcome tlm
App-.-al to Reason at this time as th
vane ward of reform. All that the Ap
peal contends for may not be practical
or possible, but no man is hurt by be
ing Inspired by such ideals, for he will
be content to stop far less short of re
foims that are practical than if he had
not dreamed this "socialist dream.''
The growth of .this paper is some
thing marvelous, which but indicates
the state of mind of the people, and 1
am glad to see it, nor have I any fear
of the consequences. In fact 1 shall
aid. as I now see it, this paper In its
propaganda work, feeling that in sj
doing I will be doing most for the
people. I will not be able to take The
Independent. C. E. OBENCHAIN.
Gieenvilie, Tex., box 122. ...
(Mr. Obei chain's letter Is so frank
and manly that The Independent is
We Must Organize
Editor Independent? , The attempt
by the Cleveland-Palmer-Buckner coa
tingency to get Control of the demo
cratic national organization and turn
the party of Jefferson into an aristo
cratic Hamiltonian organization
should be resisted by every genuine
democrat. It is an attempt to steal the
next president before he is elected by
stealing control of the "party prior to
the campaign of 1904. Should they
succeed in forcing a David Bennet Hill
on the party in 1904 by defeating the
loyal democrat who ought to control
the party, we would then be in the
same position we occupied in Cleve
land's second administration, and real
democrats would receive the same
treatment from the aristocratic con
tingency then in control that Schlev
and General Nelson A. Miles are re
ceiving from the hands of the present
aristorcatic administration.
The enemies of the Kansas City
platform who claim to be democrats
are trying to defeat the loyal demo
crats by obscuring the issues. An ar
istocracy in power under the name of
democracy would be misleading, fals
and dangerous. Neither Hill nor any
other man who holds like views can
ever be elected on the democratic tick
et unless that contemptible rot of "ex
epdiency" should be considered above
principle. - It would be much better to
advocate and work as democrats for
what is right and lose, than to advo
cate and work for the wrong and win.
I believe It is the bounden duty of
every American , citizen to , stud' , dili
gently the principles of true democ
racy and to stand firmly by the old
ship of state builded by our forefathers
during the days when it tried men's
souls to be democrats. The present
administration has repudiated the doc
trine upon which this republic was
founded and have gone after "strange
gods." In theory we are yet a repub
lic, but in practice we have become an
empire, :
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tlon, but. we practice paganism We
are now administering the "water
cure" instead of Christian BIblism.
We are teaching the gospel of Christ
by force Instead of by persuasion and
love. This government Is run by a
coterie of aristocrats instead of by the
people; our beautiful and true theory
of government is like a crippled bu;
terfly struggling in the mud. It is
said "truth crushed to earth will rise
again" a grand and consoling
thought; but can any one say how
long it will be until truth shall rise
again ' and we shall return and prac -tice
again the principles taught us
by our forefathers if the democrats of
this nation Join In with the republ'
cans to perpetuate the present state of
affairs.
Is It expedient that the democrats
discard their principles and nominate
a Hill in order to crush forever the
spirit of freedom in this nation? Eter
nal vigilance is the price of liberty
and unless the true democrats, the tru?
republicans, the true populists ana ev
ery true American join in the fight to
restore our primitive , rights and lib
erties, we may never again look upon
the stars and stripes with the same
pride we once did. Our flag once did
float over the land of the free and tha
home of the brave, but now it floats
over the land of polygamy and tfto
home of the slave.
The enemies of democracy are well
organized, active and aggressive and
unless they are met by an active ag
gressive organized opposition of suf
ficient strength to turn them down we
will see history repeat itself and we as
a nation will become more and more
corrupt, cruel and tyrannical. We
must organize. We must organize to
battle against the enemies of the Kan
sas City platform. Twice have th?
enemies of humanity deceived the peo
ple and led them to Indorse aristoc
racy and reject democracy. Let aris
tocracy nominate either Hill, Hanna
or Roosevelt, the results .would be the
same, as each are" opposed to democ
racy and favor the wealthy class en
gaged In non-producing pursuits, the
selfish, un-American aristocracy, tbe
self-constituted rulers of their fellow
men. For at least the last three years this
spirit of destruction, in opposition !o
democracy, has been and is now guilty
of supporting and protecting under our
flag human slavery, of carrying on a
war - of criminal aggression in th
orient, of violating the constitution
and repudiating the Declaration of In
dependence. The American ballot in the hands of
Intelligent men is what democracy
must depend upon in its struggle
against aristocracy and tyranny. One
if the greatest enemies of democracy
Is the persuasive power of money used
by unscrupulous political parties. To
look only to wealth and "selfish re
spectability" for political wisdom is
not safe. No N. D. Hill or any other
man holding like views with him can
ever hope to receive the support of
loyal democrats.
One of the cardinal principles of the
democratic party is that the money of
the United States shall be gold ana
silver and paper money issued by thi?
government and convertible into coin
at tthe demand, of .the holder. Hill is
a monbmetalist; he is opposed to a
tax on incomes; he is not a democratic
leader, he is an ambitious obstruction
ist; he cannot be classed with such
men as Jefferson, Douglas, Tilden and
Bryan.
Our open enemies have proved a
curse, but our pretended friends aw
even worse. I repeat we must organ
ize, organize in every state, city, vil
lage and hamlet and meet with cour
age the cohorts of greed and turn back
the tide which menaces us as a na
tion. In other words be loyel to our
principles and have the courage to
fight for what we believe to be right.
A. J. ANDERS.
A DOUBLE DECKER
Tha Independent In Error It waa tha
Other Bill Dch
Editor Independent: I see in your
issue of the first of May the follow
ing: "W. H. Dech, Ithaca, Neb., who
was a power on the stump In the old
days," (quoting paragraph In third
column, second page, Independent of
May 1, 1902).
I, am willing to take abuse unde
served and unsolicited, but I will not
accept undeserved complimentary no
tices. I sold no block of five and will
not advance $3 when I come to Lin
coln. .There are two Bill Dechs at
Ithaca. The one is known here as W.
E. Dech. The other, and the one to
whom you allude is your humble ser
vant, W. H. (BILL) DECH.
Ithaca, Neb.
(The Independent's . most humble
apologies to both Bill Decbs. The rec
ords, are hereby corrected to conform
to the real facts. Ed. Ind.)
Two Quotations
When they (the Filipinos) have
shown their capacity for real freedom
by their power of self-government,
then and not till then will it be possi
ble to decide whether they are to ex
ist independently of us. -Theodore
Roosevelt.
Many politicians of our time are !n
the habit of laying it down as a self
evident proposition, that no people
ought to be free till they are fit to
use their freedom. The maxim is
worthy of the fool in the old story,
who resolved not to go Into the water
till he had learned to swim. If men
are to wait for liberty till they" be
come wise and good in slavery, they
may, Indeed, wait forever. Lord Mac-aulay.
The readers of The Independent will
remember that at the time when we
had the first billion dollar congress
the editor remarked that it would not
be long until we had a two billion dol
lar congress, and that the mullet head
taxpayers would be just as easily paci
fied as they were then when they were
told that this was a billion dollar
country and of course we must have
billion dollar congresses. The ap
propriations of this session, that is
one-half of the expenses of a whole
congress which lasts two years, is
$925,908,262. The mullet heads are a'J
satisfied. The leaders don't even have
to tell them that it is a -two billion
ilollar country, , , -1 -
RANDOM SHOTS
Along; the Lin of Mareh of th Liberty
Building; Gnarda The Battle for
j . the Commm People ., ,
I. Greenmayer, Sloan, la.: I have
waited as long as I reasonably can, but
cannot dispose of the cards. As long
as I distribute the sample copies it is
all right, but when I ask them to
subscribe "too many papers now Ut
read." So I think it best not to cast
pearls before swine and will fill out
one for my son-in-law in Kansas, keep
one myself, and the other two you can
send to some worthy persons. Please
find postal for $3. Use plenty of
grape, Captain Bragg; .let them fail
thick and. heavy.
Peter Bergquist, Atlanta, Neb.: I
am thankful for your courage in the
good work. I shall not be able to do
much work for your paper until after
harvest, but I have promises of many
names then.
O. CV Taft, North Ferrisburgh, Vt:
Find postal order for $3 for block of
five. It was hard work to get the sub
scribers I had to take most of tha
money out of my own pocket and wait
for prosperity for my pay. There are
more mullet heads to the square mile
in Vermont than in any other state.
W. I. Calhoun, Wayside, N. C.:
Please send me a block of five Liberty
Building cards. Although I am a
democrat, I like your paper well; It
advocates the people's rights. It mat
ters not with me what you call your
self, we want legislation in the Inter
est of the laboring man and should
not let a party name divide us while
the forces In the interest of wealth
agree and win.
L. J. Griffith, Belvldere; Neb.: I
hope God will speed the day when the
powers that be (the republican party)
will see the error of their ways and
return to their first love; and I think
that they could see If they all would
peruse the columns of The Independent
for a few weeks. Please send me a
block of five. ,
Harrison Ogborn, 931 W. 30th St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.: I love your pap
and am sure it is the best paper in
the United States. But we here nre
crushed down and our party organiza
tion consists of two factions, neither
of which seems to have any life or
power.
A. C. Cameron, Brownsdale, Minn.:
Justice and fair play is abouj; all we
now lack of having - a co-operati ire
commonwealth. Socialism without
order or discipline is impossible. But
religion may , do much.
H. T. Hoyt. Dewey, Neb.: Find draft
enclosed for $6.60. Cards received and
I sold them In less than an hour and
yesterday got six more subscribers at
same price and think I could get as
many more.
Rev. A. N. Spears. Trumbull, 0.: In
this part of Ohio the great majority
are John Brown republicans and yon
know that such do not want to read a
paper that tells the truth as your?
does. I wish to ask you a few ques
tions: (1) What lady is to take the
place of President Roosevelt's daugh
ter in carrying theueen's trail at
the crowning of Kingf Edward? (2)
What do the republicans propose to
put in the workman's dinner pall in
stead of beef to give him a full pail?
(3) Can you give some idea of when
the republicans expect to crown a king
in the United States?; (4) The repub
licans said a year ago that the war in
the Philippines Is - over how many
soldiers has Uncle Sam there now?
(1. Give it up. 2. Hot.air. 3. Difficult
to guess; but it won't be long if the
present gait Is kept up, 4. The war In
the Philippines IS overover in the
Philippines, not here. The forces
have not been reduced materially in a
lonsr time. Ed. Ind.) ;
W. A. Roberts, Greenfield, Tenn.t
I have read your paper with much in
terest. Wish you all the success pos
sible and hope you can gain followers
of the principles you advocate until
we can down thieving and rascalit
and restore our ancient liberty and
equality before the law. We must got
our help from the old parties. God
bless you and the noble William J.
Bryan.
E. W. Crane, North Platte, Neb.: I
consider The Independent the best
paper published in the United States
today, The Commoner not excepted.
It is the common people's source of
information, boldly fighting their bat
tles. William Law, Lawrence, Neb.: Our
people, populists and democrats, are
taking republican papers because they
get them cheap. They don't seem to
realize that they are being led astray.
When I ask them to cake a card at 75
cents they say, "I am taking moro
now than I can read I haven't the
money" and so on. ; Where are we
drifting to? The people had better
pull that wool off their eyes. This is
the most plutocratic, aristocratic, des
potic, and most damnable administra
tion that has ever been. Well have a
howling wilderness at home bye and
bye. '
Elias S. Gilbert. Weeping Water,
Neb.: You are right when you speak
of my interest In The Independent.
God bless you and Tibbies. What a
fight you are putting up! You will
understand how -1 am handicapp-ni
when I tell you that I passed my four
score corner more than five years ago.
But I shall do all I can. Send me 25
copies for distribution and one block
of five.
L. D. Stnrdevant, Cedar Rapids,
Neb.: Send me 5 or 6 samples of the
best paper I am reading out of four
best I ever have read. I want to read
It as long as I can see to read, so
3rou can count me on your list a long
time if nothing happens to me or the
paper. I wish I could get every , re
publican around here to read it. .
A. Shufelt. Ashburn, Mo.: Send mo
ei block of five. I have been a reader
of The Independent ever since it
started. I joined the greenback party
in 1882 and have stayed with that
principle ever since, but have lost
faith that we will ever win. There
are too many mullet heads. The re
publicans think that the people's party
is only a side-show to catch what
won't go In the main tent of the demo
cratic party - and that democracy
means Clevelandlsm. But the demo
crats say there is no difference be
tween the democratic and the people's
party and that voters mijrht as well
sitav with the democrats. But we will
r.till fieht on. I have been looking fr
fsome of the names of the old workers
in Wayne county,, Neb., in the Liberty
Building list, but have seen none.
(There are August Hohnke and David
E. James. Ed. Ind.)
Dee Butler, Violet, Neb.: Send me
a block of cards and I will do what 1
can for The Independent, which is the
best paper published. I was almcrst
caught by a Deaverite, as I did not
like the action of Bryan, but I have
got all over that and will be glad to
support him again for any office he
may be nominated for.
O. P. Swett, Strang, Neb.: I was
afraid I would have to do without your
paper, but just got a spare dollar to
day. I am a republican. Voted for
John C. Fremont and on down until
they killed James A. Garfield. 1 never
left the republican party they left all
the principles of the party. I am now
in my 68th year and my eyesight is
too poor to read the lies in the dailies.
J. D. Cockrill, Elkcreek, Neb., would
like to have the names of all residents
of Nebraska who crossed the plains
in '49 with a view to calling a re
union of the '49ers.
Eliza Sowards, Ashland, Neb.: What
was done with the Filipinos, under ten
years of age, that were not killed ?
(It is too horrible to think about.
What could a little six-year-old do?
Simply die of starvation and thirst.
Ed. Ind.)
James L. Howard, Imperial, Neb.:
You are certainly worthy of the con
fidence of the common people. Your
editorials hew close to the line. Your
paper is a beacon light. May your
conscience be as clear in future as it
has been in the past. You are doing
a noble work. I wish every voter
could read The Independent. I read
every line of it.
A Great Convention
The 1902 convention of the Disciples
of Christ will be held in Omaha, Neb.,
October 16-25. A rate of one fare for
the round trip has been made from all
parts of the country, and it is confi
dently expected that upwards of 30,
000 visitors will attend. . The citizens
of Omaha are making extensive pre
parations - for the entertainment of
delegates and visitors. The sessions
of the convention will be held In th3
Coliseum, which will seat with com
fort 12,000 people.
The growth of the Disciples of Christ
as a church organization is one of the
marvels of the religious world. Its
percentage of growth exceeds that of
any protestant denomination, and the
church now numbers upwards of 1,
300,000 communicants in the United
States.
The late president, James A. Gar
field, was a minister of the Disciples
church. Before his election to the
presidency Mr. Garfield was asked to
state concisely the doctrinal position
of the church to which he belongel.
He complied with the request and for-
mulated the following statement:
1. We call ourselves Christians or
Disciples.
2. We believe in God the Father.
3. We believe that Jesus is the
Christ the son of the living God and
our Savior. We regard the divinity
of Christ as the fundamental truth of
the Christian system.
4. We believe in the Holy Spirit,
both as to His agency in conversion
and as a dweller In the heart of the
Christian.
5. We accept both the Old and the
New Testament as the inspired word
of God.
6. We believe in the future pun
ishment of the wicked and the reward
of the righteous.
7. We believe that Deity is a pray
er hearing and a prayer answering
God.
8. We observe the institution of the
Lord's Supper on every Lord's Day.
To this table we neither invite nor de
bar; we say it is the Lord's Supper for
all the Lord's children.
9. We plead for the union of all
God's people on the Bible and the
Bible alone.
10. The Lord's Word is our "Book
of Discipline."
11. We maintain that all the ordi
nances should be observed as they
were In the days of the apostles.
Who Paid tha Bill?
Say, mister, dy'e remember
That glorious time we had
Not long ago
When we marched In
Parade,
You and I?
Skyrockets, whew! .
Roman candles!
'Till the stars of the
Firmament
Looked like a half-dime
A Canadian half-dime
With a hole
In it.
A glorious night
A republican knight
Dinner pails galore
And they contained the real thing
(Beer).
Yes, sir; we marched in
Solid phalanx
To the sweet strain of
God Save the Queen
Or something more
Absurd.
Republic?
It's a Dead One!
Cohorts shrieked while we
Marched
And cheered for
Hanna
And what not
And we thought a
Glorious time
IT was ?
And so cheap
Mark paid the bill
(So we thought),
But behold! T'next
Morning
When we awoke
(With such a headache)
The price of meat had
Raised 'bout
'Steen cents and a half
And we discovered that
We
(The marchers) -
Had to pay the price of the
Fireworks! (I'm sad, but say, hooray!)
For I am a sucker!
A. REPUBLICAN.
The capital invested in railroads
throughout the world is estimated at
$32,661,696,000, of which no less than
$18,170,114,000 has been invested in
162.225 miles of European railroad3
which have an average capital of $119,
593 per mile, while the average of
263,356 miles in the other parts of the
world is $55,034 per mile, Public
Opinion f
MINNESOTA DEHOCRATIC PLATFORM
We declare our allegiance to the
principles of democracy, as set forth
in our national . declaration of inde
pendence; as especially taught by that
great exponent of democracy, Thomas
Jefferson; . and as . reaffirmed in the
latest national convention of the
democratic party.
We further express our admiration
for and grateful appreciation of th
great ability, singular disinterested
ness and untiring zeal In the service
of humanity of that great leader of
the democracy and most fearless and
eloquent champion . of the rights of
man, William J. Bryan.
We congratulate the people of the
United States that their latest demo
cratic spirit and sense of fairness have
been sufficiently aroused to compel the
present administration to so far keep
faith, however reluctantly, with the
people of Cuba as to withdraw our
troops from their island and allow
them a measure of self-government,
and we condemn the republican party
for its . failure to fully comply with
the congressional resolutions passed
before the declaration of war with
Spain. ; : . '.
It is with deepest shame and regret
that through the apostasy of the re
publican party, the people of the
United States are, by our imperialistic
policy in the Philippines, placed be
fore the world in the false position of
repudiating the most cherished funda
mental principles of our government,
and our ' brave citizen soldiers are
forced to disgrace our flag and army
in obedience to orders from their su
periors. We indorse and commend our deni
ocratic congressmen for the position
taken by them on the Philippine ques
tion, and demand that our government
declare its intentions and purpose in
regard to the Filipino people and grant
to them their independence.
The power of the modern trusts is
an appalling evil and a monstrous
menace. We would revoke the tariff
benefits they enjoy; we would refusa
the subsidy they seek; we would pass
appropriate legislation for the control
of their affairs and to secure publicity,
and we would enforce the laws against
them, sparing none.
The republican party openly advo
cate the policy of class legislation,
conferring special privileges, benefits,
subsidies, bounties, tariffs. Excessive
riches and abject poverty that cor
rupt and debase character are results
of the same social disease special
privilege. And we emphatically reaf firm
our belief that the application of
the democratic principles of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none is the only remedy for existing
inequalities and wrongs.
We deplore the existence of a spirit
of lawlessness which finds expression
even in murderous attacks upon the
chief magistrate of the republic, and
has brought about the death of a re
cent incumbent of that exalted office.
We favor the postal savings bank
and the income tax; we oppose gov
ernment by injunction.
We would correct the 'imbecile and
unbusinesslike policy that throttles
our trade with Canada and Cuba at the
behest of special Interests.
We take this opportunity to pay
heartfelt tribute to that statesman and
popular leader, the heroic standard
bearer of our cause during three hard
fought campaigns. John Lind. His
place in the history of the northwest
and in the hearts of the people of all
classes is secure and the impress of Lis
character upon the political life of this
state will endure for all time. Ills
term as governor will be known In
the history of our commonwealth as
that in which every executive depart
ment railroad and warehouse com
mission, public examiner, labor com
mission, insurance commission, dairy
and food commission, adjutant gen
eral, superintendent of public instruc
tion, board of equalization and grain
inspection was brought to the high
est standard of efficiency and In ev
ery respect represented the people.
It will be known as the administra
tion which reduced the state tax levy
while securing large increase of rev
enue from tax-dodging corporations;
that cut down the freight bill of Min
nesota farmers $400,000 per annum by
reducing railway rates on grain; that
reduced both the state cost and trust
price of binding twine; that raised the
standard of Minnesota wheat through
Just and efficient inspection an average
of one grade on this entire crop; that
ordered a 25 per cent reduction in rail
road rates on iron ore and for the first
time in ten years exacted cf corporate
power in Minnesota the same obedi
ence to public laws as is required of
the humblest citizen.
We pledge a continuance of this en
lightened policy, efficient administra
tion and fidelity to the people when
the candidates of the democratic party
are again summoned to serve the state.
The state's law forbidding merger
of competing railroads should be en
forced, and that in every case; and the
state's neglected power, to regulate
rates should be exercised as the prime
remedy for discrimination and extor
tion. The readjustment of our tax lawa
is an absolute necessity with which,
the present administration has proved
its incompetency to deal.
We adopt the clear and intelligent
program submitted by the democratic
minority in the late session, the taxa
tion of non-resident corporations
equally with domestic, the adequate
taxation of public service corporations
and the taxation of incomes and we
favor the amendment of the constitu
tion to that end.
We favor the municipal ownership
of public service corporations, the
principle of direct legislation anl
nome rule in local taxation.
We believe that the interests of la
bor can best be conserved b organi
zation, and we demand for every man
who labors an equal usa of all natural
opportunities to the end that no man
shall take the proceeds of another's
labor without full compensation there
for. We are in favor of the observance cf
a general eight-hour work day, and
that all printing done for and sup
plies purchased by the state of Min
nesota shall bear the union label, and
pledge our support to organized labor
in its efforts for securing the same.
We would correct the errors in th
law establishing the state board of
control.
We recommend to the voters the
adoption of the proposed law, whosi
submission to the people was securel
by the persistent efforts of the Llnd
administration, for the increase of the
railroad gross earning stocks.
We favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, and tha election to the senate
only of men pledged to that reform.
We condemn the failure of the pres
ent state administration to enforce
the law against the merger of the Irou
Range railroads. ......
We condemn the surrender of tie
state railroad and warehouse cOmmis- -tlon
to the United States steel trust
in giving up the state's Jurisdiction
over railroads wholly within its bor
ders and abandoning the Just rates or
dered by the preceding commission,
to the prejudice of tbe state's In
terest in the school lands.
We condemn the failure of the board
of control to conserve the efficiency
of the state institutions, and we ab
hor the theory that the public schoolc,
which are fundamental to the life of
the republic, are charitable institu
tions. We condemn the administration for
converting the state binding twine
plant into an auxiliary of the cordago
trust.
We condemn the Minnesota con
gressmen for their failure to promote
legislation to strengthen the power
of the interstate commerce commis
sion, and we regret that subserviency
to privileged greed should compel our
United States senators to vote for the
Iniquitous ship subsidy.
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ceries direct to consumers at wholesale prices. They sent for our price
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The
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The Schiller Piano has always been the favorite with people wishing
a really good Piano at a moderate price. In short, it has not a
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