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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
Aug. 7, 1902
to such banks than 'gold coin, because
the cost of storage Is less. A $1,000
greenback occupies no more .space and
weighs no more than a one-dollar
greenback. In our own country the
greenbacks circulate between the
banks as so much gold coin, but when
the banks have occasion to send gold
abroad they present their greenbacks
to the government and get the gold.
This saves the banks from the expense
of storage of gold In . their vaultsr
We have about five hundred millions
of silver dollars in the country repre
sented by certificates.,, ..These consti
tute the people's money here in the
east. y Very seldom do we see any other
kind, either paper or coin. .The silver
In each silver tlollar is not worth
more' than half of a gold dollar and
yet the silver dollars circulate at par
with gold. . This serves to show that
the value of silver dollars does not
depend upon the amount of silver in
them, but upon something else. Tha
something else Is the legal tender
qualification or'fiatlsm and the limita
tion. I believe that limitation has as
much to do with their value as legal
tender. To'be sure, if we should e
1 move legal tender from them, they
would not be money and everybody
would be at liberty to refuse to take
. them. The banks, who are oposed to
them, would at once refuse to take
them, and their value would be no
more than the metal In them. On the
other hand, if we should remove the
limitation and allow an unlimited
number to circulate, as we do gold
coin, under the operation of free coin
age of gold, then their value would
b3 less than at present and probably
less than gold dollars at present. No
man can say exactly what their value
would be (with respect to gold). The
lever of- prices would certainly be
higher, and this would cause the valus
of each silver dollar to be lower. If
the value of gold dollars did not fall,
with the value of silver dollars, then
. there would bfe a premium on them,
when stated in other dollars. Should
there be " a premium,- gold dollars
would, cease to circulate as money
and would be treated as merchandise;
to be bought and sold in the markets
of our country as other merchandise;
simply because gold had not fallen as
much as silver. It would be no calam
ity. It would be a case of one money
quietly taking the place of another in
this country, without any change In
the monetary . system of :other . coun
tries, except that gold would have a
tendency to leave this country and go
to other countries. This would have a
tendency to raise the level of prices
In other countries, where gold is used
as money exclusively, and, of course,
to lower the value of gold in these
countries, which bondholders very
much fear. '
Let me repeat, then, that the pres
ent value of silver dollars, whatever
It is, as a part of the' money of this
country, dependVlargely upon the fact
that only a limited number (500,000,
000) is allowed to circulate.
With respect to greenbacks, bank
notes and other forms of paper mon
ey, if , we remove the limitation of
numbers or quantity, there will be no
value of any consequence, although
.the legal tender qualification should be
retained. This is a thing to be re
membered. Paper money is money
printed or stamped stamped upon pa
- per. Coin money Is money (dollars)
stamped upon pieces of metal or other
valuable substance. If the limitation
of the numbers of money (dollars) iJ
removed, its value is no more than
the substance upon which it :s
stamped. Therefore, if we should opon
our mints to free and unlimited coin
age of silver dollars, the value of sucn
money would be no more than the
metal therein. At the same time it
must be remembered that the value .f
silver would be much greater than it
is now, because we are a great nation
and we would absorb a very largo
amount of silver (coming from the
mines) for coinage and money. This
would have the effect of enlarging tho
demand for silver - and of course it
would raise the value of silver. But
how much no man can say in advance.
It would also have the effect of low
erlng the value of gold, because it
would probably displace or discontinue
the coinage of gold in this country and
thereby make a smaller demand for
gold here. . The ratio is now about
32 to 1; and if silver should rise one
point and gold go down one point,
the two metals would approach the niu
ratoi of 16 to 1 very rapidly. But
whether or not they ; would come to
that ratio, under free coinage of sil
ver, it is impossible for any man to
say. It is a commercial problem
which no commercial man can an
swer. It is not a scientific question.
We all know that since 1896 goM
has fallen in value. We know this,
because we know that prices of com
modities have risen. Every time the
price of a commodity rises, the vaius
of gold falls with respect to that com
modity (whatever may be the cause of
the rise of price). If two or more com
modities rise in price, then the value
of gold has fallen with respect to these
commodities. If all commodities rise
In price, then the value , of gold has
fallen with. respect to all commodities.
But when " all commodities rise lu
price, we cannot conclude . that the
cause of the rise is due to a scarcity of
commodities, but to a greater abund
ance of gold (money) and consequent
ly a fall in the value of gold. If only
a few commodities rise in price, then
the cause may be a greater scarcity of
those commodities, but when all com
modities rise in price, the cause can
not be a scarcity of all commodities,
because there is never such a scarcity.
A rise of price of all commodities is
conclusive proof that gold (money) has
fallen in value, although there may
be high financial authorities who ar
' always saying that gold cannot possi
bly" change in value. '
Value is the rmost subtle thing we
have to deal with.- There 13 no such
thing as intrinsic value. Gold has no
intrinsic value. It has value simplv
because it exchanges for other com
modities.' There Is only one kind an.!
that is such as appears in exchange.
Value is only a ratio of exchange be
tween any two commodities. It Is
not a quality that inheres In any thins,
. but a relation between any two things
in exchange, or as they exchange. If
there were no exchanges, there would
be no .values. No 16 to 1. No 32 to 1.
Value is closely connected with
price. We cannot see values except
through prices, as society is now or
ganized. We see prices rising and
falling. We are told that "Price 13 the
this is true. There would be no price
if there was- no money, and as mony
increases In volume, prices of all com
modities rise. At the same time H
ought to be noted that If a commod
ity is very scarce by drouth or' other
wise, then this commodity will not
only rise with other commodities on
account of more money, but still mora
on account of its scarcity. Again, ?f
any particular commodity Is extra
ordinarily abundant on account of
good harvests or other reasons, then
the price of this commodity may be
stationary, although the prices of all
other commodities may be rising. This
is because the tendency. of a commod
ity to fall in price on account of its
extraordinary abundance Is overcome
and neutralized by the tendency of
the same commodity to rise in price
on account of, an extraordinary abun
dance of money. The supply of any
particular commodity influences its
price. The supply of money influences
the price of all commodities, or has a
tendency to do so. .
"!- ' JNO! S.; DE HART.
Mt. "Freedom, N. J.. ,
ind Sunk in Nonsense
Congressman Babcock meets the
fact , that foreigners get protected ar
ticles cheaper than Americans, in tht
way; , . . " -. .
"It is a rule of trade that surplus
products must not be dumped on the
local market to demoralize prices but
must be sold outside. . . . The disposal
of our surplus products abroad at low
figures -keeps our mills running all
the year around, working men stead
ily employed and so maintains pros
perity." . :
Mr. Babcock'a failure to realize that
high prices at home have destroyed "a
tariff system in the past is strange.
He thinks that the men who make and
sell not the men who use and buy-
are to be mainly considered. The lat
ter, however, outnumber the former
by tens of millions. By protection,
we keep Europe out and prices up. By
free trade, Europe lets us in and keeps
prices there down. The American peo
ple will not always contentedly be the
highest charged nation in the world. .
What our manufacturers can sell for
at a profit abroad they will yet have
to charge at home and no more. A
sewing machine, made here, costs a
New York seamstress-$30. A seams
tress in Odessa, Russia, can buy that
machine for $12. And that is the case
with thousands of other protected
products. The protected interest
makes a profit at both prices..
It is occurring to Europe to put on
the exports we send there a duty equal
to the difference between what w.i
charge and what the European manu
facturers find to be a profitable prices
Should Europe put up a protection
fence, as we do, our manufacturers
ability to undersell foreign rivals
would end.. -
. Mr. Babcock would contend that
high wages here are dependent on low
prices abroad for what we send there.
That, he maintains, should content us
with high prices here! Thus the buy
ing American is hurt in prices while
the buying foreigner .is helped in
prices by protection. That is a' fact
which condemns protection to every
buyer here, as Mr. Babcock will find.
His defense of unrighteousness has
sunk his mind in nonsense and in im
morality. Brooklyn Eagle (demo-rep.).
: Stand From Under
The culminating period of the boom3
following the end of the civil war and
the revival of 1879 was in both case3
distinguished by railroad consolida
tions and the most reckless capital in
flations through stock dividends and
the like. But we may search those
times in vain for anything more dar
ing or Impudent in the capital infla
tion line than the Chicago, Rock Isl
and & Pacific Railroad company's plan
of substituting for its $75,000,000 of
stock a bond and stock issue of over
$200,000,000. This is virtually a stock
dividend of 175 per cent and pales to
insignificance the 80 per cent dividend
on New York Central in 1869 and most
other operations of the kind in that
time of reckless and disastrous infla
tion. It took four years for Fisk and
Gould to triple the stock of the Erie
railroad through a free use of the
printing press sanctioned by a cor
rupt administration of the laws; but
the adventurers in Rock Island in thU
year of grace make bold to multiply
the stock capitalization by 2 3-4 at a
single stroke. Verily, when a spec
ulative boom reaches this stage it 13
time to stand out from under. Spring
field Republican.
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE AND BUCHANAN CO.,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MER
CHANTS, SOUTH OMAHA,
NEBRASKA.
Cattle receipts growing larger.
Prices have kept strong on good feed
ers and range beef. Cows are weaker
and 25 to 40c lower. Demand for feed
er and stocker steers Increasing and
desirable stock meets with ready sale
at good prices. Choice corn-fed steers
strong at $7.50 to $8.50.
We quote choice range beef $5.50 to
$6.00; choice ',. feeders, $4.75 to $5.35,
(this class in demand aho for killers) ;
fair, $4.30 to $4.65; stackers, $3.50 to
$4.25; common. $2.50 to $3.25; f.t
cows, $3.00 to $4.00 ; common, $1.75 ti
$2.75; stock calves, $3.20 to $4.50;
veal, $4.50 to $5.50.
Hogs continue weak under light re
ceipts. Will go lower. Range of
prices, $7.15 to $7.50. V
Have had fair receipts of sheep and
market has declined on fat ones 25 to
40c for the week, but is now steady.
Feeders in small supply; demand good.
Fat yearlings, $3.65 to $4.25; feeders,
$3.25 to $3.40; fat wethers, $3.50 to
$4.00; feeders, $2.75 to $3.25: fat ewes,
$2.75 to $3.40: feeders. $1.00 to-$2.25:
fat lambs. $4.50 to $5.25; feeders, $3.50
to $4.00. Heavy receipts expected with
in the next four or six weeks.
We will send the value of ore dol
lar and ten cents ($1.10) in booklet,
containing twenty-seven pen and ink
photo-reduced sketches of Washing
ton life by mail for ten cents (cash or
stamps). Queen Victoria knighted Sir
John Tenniel for similar artistic worlfc
in London: (Your editor has sample
of this.) . - -
NUTSHELL PUBLISHING CO., ;
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CQ-OPERATIOH AGAIN
Mr. Gibson Outlines Hli Plan for Employ
ing th Unemployed
Editor Independent: Mr. De Hart
and many others advance the idea
that socialism or co-operation by the
mass of the people is a specimen of
religion or something in that line and
that people must be extremely good,,
honest and unselfish to practice It.
Further that the idea Is so compli
cated and deep that 90 per cent of the
people could not understand it, nor
how to make the start or ' inaugurate
co-operation on small or state scale.
This is partly because none of the
writers have pointed out how to begin
and put the theory in practice. .. .
This is all a mistake on the part
of the people; big or little co-opefa-
uon is tne simplest thing In tne
world and need but common, every
day laborers to practice it. In fact,
the most successful co-operative en
terprises in the United States are oper
ated by foreigners who are not con
sidered half as smart as the average
American. Suppose we start with the
idea that It pays to be unselfish out of
pure selfishness, not of course, selfish
enough to want to own the earth, but
average selfish to want to own a five
room home and lot and tools In co
operation to secure an income for a
year's work of $500 to $1,000 within
reach of all.
How to begin; how could the gov
ernment start? Ninety-five per cent
of those who own land," lots, natural
resources, railroads, factories, etc.,
would vote against. donations or con
fiscations and If the government! were
to purchase" all of them, the Interest
on the bonds would make conditions
for the people as bad as now. Tho
16 million men over 20 may some day
vote to take all of those natural re
sources, but after the vote was taken
it would have to be backed by 16 mil
lion Krag-Jorgensons to enforce the
law. . '
Pass a law that the government shall
employ all the unemployed and pay
them all they , produce, less wear of
tools. This is all that is needed to
start. The western states can do the
same, and vote $10,000,000 tax and
bonds to make the start; after that by
using part of what the laborers pro
duced to extend and develop the busi
ness, all unemployed ia the United
States can be employed at good wages
in a few years. Under present condi
tions the 90 per cent of the good busi
ness men's superior ability must bo
expended in a struggle for a market at
profits, but in a co-operative concern
sufficiently large to make all needed
for ; comfort they, would be their own
market, and. this 90 per cent of su
perior ability would be useless. What
ability needed in. a large co-operative
concern is to know how to make and
operate the best labor-saving ma
chines, and to produce; the more they
produced of good things the more com
forts they would have; and of thia
kind of ability there is lots among the
unemployed labor. To start with,
some ability , must be exercised in
choosing locations for farms, saw
mills, water power, etc., and of - this
there Is abundance among unemployed
civil ; and irrigation engineers and
common-sense people.
On an average in all articles used
what labor produces and is paid $1 for
is sold at retail for $5 to $6; this in
cludes all necessary labor to make
and transport. In the big $4-a-day ho tels
wheat is sold to the bread eater
for $40 per bushel. A McCormlck har
vest binder Is produced with 58 hours'
labor, and sold in Sweden for $62, etc.,
but you know all of this.
What would you do if you had a
million or a billion dollars? What
would I do? If I had a million, f or
better, ten million dollars, I would
buy machines and natural resources,
land, timber, etc., and employ all I
could employ, and pay them going
wages in food, clothing, house, an acre
lot at government price, etc., but tak
ing the above one to five as a basis,
I would have four-fifths of what the
labor produced v on hand and to sell
this, if I followed old methods, I
would have to employ superior ability
and expend lots of labor, arms and
soldiers to force the Filipinos, Chinese,
and the people in darkest Af rfca to
buy. To save all of this ability and
trouble I would adopt a new wrinkle
in business until I had tools and ma
chines and natural resources to em
ploy all that wanted to work In the
United States and would not need any
market I would employ four-fifths to
build irrigation farms, factories, an 1
what railroads needed, .1 e., making
tools and undivldable goods. The one
fifth I would employ making dividable
goods for wages for five-fifths. I would
then come out even and could five
times double my tools and machines
(capital! every year and thus increase
the amount of labor employed five
times every year. At that rate in eight
or ten years I could employ all labor
in the land. By that time I would have
to pay them all they produced, the five
fifths, or have the goods rot. In the
meantime the laborers' . condition
would be bettered 100 per cent; no
rent to pay, fuel cheap, and all costs
incidental in a city eliminated; as 1
would have the factories by water
power in the country and only 500
families in a place. By being a pri
vate employer, working out the co
operative idea for all, I would have
control and the laborers could not
vote to injunct the thing and scatter
the business to all quarters as they
did at Ruskin. I would be in the plac?
of state or government until all by
practice had learned co-operation. I
would operate a sayings bank and
would thus have much of the one-fifth
to operate with, besides lots of out
siders' money. So the scheme would
be completed much quicker. I would
RiveUhe laborers to understand the
final aim of my business and they
world thus take courage and do their
best work. They would know their
fi-ture and home was safe and families
taken care of. v
When starting co-operative colonies
I would advise that each member held
title to hi3 share of land, 5 to 40 acres
and his lot and house in the park,
and owned the tools - and factories
Jointly and also worked together all
or part of the time. Then if they could
not agree each member would be -safe
in his home 'and In possession of his
piece , of land (likely Irrigated and
highly cultivated) and thus no schem
ing clique could spring an injunction:
on the thing. " Each factory should be
member held one share, thus make all
safer. ." ; ' :i V:: a' ' . , ". 'V '
But to return to my private scheme
of co-operation. What would be the
consequence to the old business, the
trusts, and railroads? I would grad
ually gather in all the . markets,- the
laborers, and when the market was
gone there would " be ; no use for the
trusts, old factories, and railroads, or
farms, as I would operate on the sub
arid plains and by irrigation transform
them into a garden of Eden, thus ac
complish two things with one blow.
In proportion as I advanced so would
farm land and natural resources be
come cheaper and cheaper until farm
Jand in Illinois would be worth but
$1 for deer parks. The market is the
keystone ; everything would be shifted
trpm the old business style to the new
so easy that none would realize what
happened. The unemployed would, by
gettlng employed by me, make another
set of unemployed turn by turn of tho
wheel. We would laugh at a panic.
I could not get the farmers, but could
the farm boys and girls.
If the people want government co
operation or state, this is the way to
make the start. Employ the unem
ployed; that looks innocent enough,
but it would be far-reaching, and t'aa
present statesmen now in power wi!l
work against this or any part of th
reformers' demands as hard as for all
of them or against.
But it is useless for the present ta
inaugurate any reforms east of tho
Mississippi or in the federal congress,
but we can and will in the west. A
few weeks ago all the labor unions of
the west had a" convention in Denvr,
Colo. They passed resolutions and
took initiative steps to drop out of the
old parties en masse, form a party o!
their own, and act and work aggres
sively for; industrial co-operation and
politics in the west on progressive
lines. Labor has the majority of votes,
and we will expect some good legisla
tion. . -
But 95 per cent of the western voters
have identical interests and griev
ances; so no matter what party gets
in power in the legislature, it is time
to drop party lines and work for the
equal good .of all the western people
(and the east if they want any good)
Drop all petty legislation and on Jan
uary 1 have bills ready to introduce
and pass immediately, create a board
to start work building railroads, irri
gation works, farms, and factories,
and interstate cattle ranches, etc., cat
tle to belong to the states. There is no
use waiting,, for federal aid in irriga
tion. The west has the means to do it
themselves (not in the Interest of land
speculators J and big foreign cattle
ranches),, but for all the people. For
a salary of a few years, why should
any officer play flunkey to the money
power? With $10,000,000 to start, the
balance labor checks, the west can se
cure to every man over 20 a $600 to
$1,000 Income a year. I shall before
long outline a plan in a pamphlet on
the subjects Mr; S.P.GIBSON.
Page, Neb.
Two Accidents
-Editor Independent: . Perhaps in the
history of thia nation no two men were
ever more indebted to " accident for
their political preferment than Cleve
land and Hill. A great split in the re
publican party between Mr. Garfield
and Conkling and "Me Too" Piatt
over the appointment of Mr. Rober
son as collector . of the port of New
York caused the two latter gentlemen
to resign, their seats in the United
States setate and apply to the state
legislature for re-election to rebuke Ihe
president. But instead of that tho
legislature rebuked the said , senators
and elected two other men to take
their place in the United States senate.
This act put the republican party in
New York into two hostile camps.
Cleveland had been accidentally elect
ed mayor of Buffalo and he was chosen
to head the democratic forces and poor
Folger was chosen to be the victim t f
republican division. Having selected
an unknown man to head the ticket,
the democrats were afraid to put up
one of their well-known leaders fo?
lieutenant governor, lest he oversha
dow, the headlight of the ticket and
Hill was chosen. The result was poor
Folger was beaten by 185,000 votes.
That election made Cleveland th?
democratic candidate at the next elec
tion for president; and Hill then Be
came governor and then senator.
These momentous results did not grow
out of anything there was in Cleve
land or Hill, but alone from Conk
ling's vanity he thought he was the
republican party, but he had a terri
ble awakening, and in the end it killed
him.
The vanity that filled . Conkllng's
soul seemed to have, been transferred
to Cleveland's after his second elec
tion to the presidency; and when he
was politically dead, he, in his ambi
tion to be president the- third time,
made his last desperate effort to stem
the current that was sweeping him to
oblivion by putting forth his Vene
zuelan message. But it fell still born.
I doubt if it ever caused a dozen men
to seriously think of him as a candi
date for a third term. I defy any
man, now that the smoke has cleared
away,, to point to one great thing Ite
ever said or did. A. H. STEAGALLi
DeLand, Fla.
Home Visitors Excursion to Eastern
Points
The Missouri Pacific railroad offers
to its patrons the exceptionally low
rate of one fare for the round trip on
September 2, 9; 16, and 23, to certain
points in Ohio and Indiana and on
October 3 to 6, 'inclusive, to all points
in Central Passenger association ter
ritory, some Including Illinois, Ind
iana, Ohio, etc. Tickets limited 30
days . for ; return, but not later than
November' 3. '-' ,-v; V'O
This will be' your opportunity to
visit your old home and friends, and
the Missouri. Pacific, with , its splendid
road bed, its fast trains equipped with
all the latest, and advanced improve
ments and conveniences, takes you to
the 'Gate-way," St. Louis, the World'c
Fair City with Its magnificent Union
station where direct connections are
made for all points. Pullman Sleepers
from Lincoln to Kansas City daily.
For further information, call at city
ticket office, 1039 O st. K
F. D. CORNELL, P. & T. A.
It Is worth your time to read the
advertisement 'of i Fred Schmidt Jfc
Bro. Send them a trial order by mall.
Mention The independent and we wiU
saf t ' " ' ' " r
U N ff RgCEDENTEDr
L3
Greatest Cut in Prices Ever Known in Lincoln.
25 PER CENT OFF FROM THE LOWEST
PREVIOUSLY QUOTED.
PRICES
This is an immense Clearing: sale not of remnants or odds
and ends, but of the best, cleanest and brightest stock of
goods, as regards quantity, quality, makes and styles ever
THIS SALE COM M ENCED
MDAY iWNiGi AUGUS
14,1902.
A
1
Nothing will be reserved except Carpets, Groceries, Rugs,
Mattings, Oil Cloths, Shades, Spool s Silk and Spool Cotton
Threads and a few makes of Gloves and Corsets, Periodicals,
some copyrighted Books and one make of Fountain Pens, all
bought under special contracts. Air other goods come under
the special one-fourth off.
In order to move this seasonable stock at once, as we must
have the room for the coming season's goods, and to close it
out quickly we have decided to offer everything in our num
erous lines, with the exception of the above mentioned arti
cles, at a discount of 25 per cent, 1-4 off, from all former low
prices. No matter how low they have been quoted previously,
you will be given ah additional 1-4 off. Bargain seekers and
economical buyers have never had so favorable an opportun
ity to secure such, exceptionally good values as we offer at
these uniformly low prices during this sale.
Don't fail to take advantage of thi3 extraordinary oppor
tunity. Call and investigate. You will find this a better
stock than was ever offered at any discount sale.
SPECIAL NOTICE. No goods will be sold to dealers at this
: sale. ' :
Epworth Leaguers and others visiting the city are cordial
ly invited to make our store their headquarters and to take
advantage of its inahyconveniences, including the Xiadies'
Parlor, Lavatory, etc., where they may rest or meet friends,
and where writing material, table, etc., will be placed at their
disposal FREE. . -c ,
Please remember that goods sold previous to this sale will
be taken back or exchanged only at sale prices.
X
LINCOLN,
NEBRASKA.
Mention This Paper.
Reorganization
The effect of environment on one's
views must never be overlooked. In
Pennsylvania, where the democrats
have nominated Robert E. Pattison for
governor a rank gold bug it is very
natural for the populists i to , believe
that the Cleveland-Hill element will
be able to defeat Mr. Bryan in. 1904.
Out nere in Nebraska we believe Mr.
Bryan is stronger with both demo
crats and populists than ever before.
Just what the outcome will be in 1904
it is hard to predict at this time, but
whether the democratic party remains
true to its principles as enunciated
at Chicago in 1896 and Kansas City
in 1900, or falls down and worships
the golden calf, it is certain that the
people's-party must preserve its or
ganization. Political parties are not
built in a day. Millions of dollars
must be expended before , a political
party can poll a million votes. If th
democratic party remains true to . its
principles, the people's party cannot
hope to make much headway except
as an educational factor; but if the
reorganizes should control, the hour
will have arrived when the people's
party must grow by leaps and bounds.
Mr. T. P. Rynder, editor of the Erie
(Pa.) Echo and populist nominee s for
secretary of internal affairs, has this
to say anent the situation:
The most notable thing in current
political movements is the reorgani
zation of the populist party. This is so
particularly in the west and south,
where the effort to have it. disband and
go into the democratic party was met
by a thunderous NO. ; (,
The salient principles of the Chicago
and Kansas City ; democratic plat
forms were simply taken from the
previous populist platforms. If the
democrats,, when they took our plat
form, had also taken our candidateufor
vice president, Thomas A. Watson
of Georgia, on their ticket also, Bryan
would have been elected in 1896, but
they refused to recognize the populists
on the ticket, and the populists in d-.
bateable states refused to vote for
Bryan, and his defeat followed.
The populists now believe that the
Cleveland-Hill plutocrats will be able
to defeat Bryan, and thattbe only
tinnp for the maintenance of their
principles of popular rights will be irr
know that the Bryan democrats will
be In 'the populist party in 1904, and
unless Bryan deserts his principles, he
too will be in the populist party.
The populists have every reason for
hopefulness 'for the early triumph of
their party and its principles.
s Every - Way First-Class
Tom Johnson of Ohio has definitely
announced his candidacy for president
on the democrat ticket in 1904, and
there can be little doubt but that the
Bryan - democrats will without much
division make him their candidate in
the convention. Mr. Bryan will not
attempt to dictate any particular
nomination from among his friends,
and he has mentioned a number of
men any of whom would be worthy
the nomination. But it will be real
ized by all his friends and the leaders
of western democracy will realize that
if they are to retain control of tho
party and determine its destinies, they
must hold together and consolidate
their strength. To do this they will
naturally gather round their strongest
and most formidable candidate, yhlch
from present appearances will be
Johnson. - And they cannot do better.
; Gazette, Hutchinson, Kas.
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