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About The farmers' alliance. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1889-1892 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1891)
THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN NEB, SATURDAY, FEB., 21. 1891. H0N.J0pH.P0WERS DEMANbs JUSTICE. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 16, 1891. To the Senators and Members of the House of Representatives of the State of K ebraska in Legislature Assembled. Gentlemen: At the general election held in this state on the fourth day df November, 1890, I was a candidate for the office of governor, and believe that I received a plurality of all the legal votes cast for that office. Soon after the election representations and demands began to come to me from all parts aad from all political parties of the state, convincing me that the Inde pendent voters, and a large part of the other voters of the state, believed that I was honestly and legally elected, and I was led to believe that at least three , fifths of the voters demanded that I 1 should contest the assumed election of James E. Boyd. In compliance with this demand and not from my own per sonal choice, I commenced a contest lor the office-. I have endeavored in all respects to comply with the require ments of the constitution and lavrs of the state ' in regard to such a contest. I have collected testi mony, at great trouble and ex pense in regard to the case, have taken every precaution to secure fair ness and impartiality in taking and re cording the same, and have deposited it in the office of the secretary of state, where it has been within your reach and subject to your examination since the first day of the assembling of your hon orable body. Over five weeks have now elapsed. I have not been permitted, either by at torney, or in person, to present my case. You permitted James E. Boyd, by attor ney to present a protest against con sidering the case, and to file said protest with the minutes of the joint conven tion. Why is thisf The constitution required that you should on the organi zation of the legislature, immediately meet in joint convention and open and publish the returns irom the !f erent counties, and declare the person having the highest number of votes (in those re turns) for the offices duly elected. Have you done so? Did you canvass those returns? If not, why not. Have you re pealed the law which required in direct terms that you shall do so? Is it not a fact that the declaration of who was elected governor of this state on the fourth day of last November rests alone on the abstract made by the secretary of state from duplicates, said abstract only being for your assistance in can vassing the original returns,' and said duplicate never having heen com pared by you, or your presiding officer, to demonstrate that they agreed with the original returns. -You swore you would perform your duties. Have you performed this duty? The constitution further requires that contested elections for the executive offices shall be determined by both houses of the legislature by joint vote, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. The law has prescribed the manner. When are you going to obey the constitution and the law in . this case? Do you say you do not under stand the law? You asked the supreme court to instruct you. When are you going to carry out those instructions? Perhaps you think it is nothing to me. rersonally, so far as the honor or au thority of the office is concerned, that is true. But do you care nothing for the rights of the people who elected me? , Perhaps you think I have no evi dence. Listen. The secretary of state said that James E. Boyd received 1,144 more votes than I did. I have proved that over 3,000 persons were bribed in Douglas county to vote for . Boyd, and that over 1,300 of them voted in Omaha alone. I have proved that in many precincts in Omaha, in which James E. Boyd in the aggregate had more than 5,000 majority over me, a system of vot ing was used which was nofbnly illegal but was evidently intended to facilitate repeating and illegal voting. These are only two counts out of many. But you may be pressed fo time, so I will not insist on all the testimony being heard. Give me two hours to have my testimony read, and Mr. Boyd all he asks for rebuttal. But may be you are afraid my attorneys will take up too much of , your expensive time, or that their legal talent and eloquence may overpower your judgment. If so I am sorry, for I am no lawyer. But I have great confidence in the justness of my cause. Give me one hour to open my case and one hour in closing, and give James E. Boyd all the time he wishes. I say this not in egotism, but because I wish you to understand that I shall place no obstacle in the! way of your performing your duty in "the matter. Do not think I am assuming to dictate to you, or that I am growing impatient. The law gives you nearly two years yet to perform your duties. But it seems to indicate that you should perform 'this duty promptly. Every citizen has a sacred right to be heard before the judicial tribunal provided for his relief. You form the only tribunal having jurisdiction in this case, and in denying a hearing deny a sacred right guaranteed to me by the constitution and the law. , Now, in consideration of all these facts, in my own behalf, in the name of the voters who elected me, in the name of the people of this stale, in the name j of the constitution and the law, iu the name of justice, in the name of God whom you called to witness when you took your oath of office, I demand of you that you hear my cause and deter mine my contest. Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, JH. Powers. "SENATOR STANFORD'S SCHEME IS UNIQUE." The World-Herald of the 13th has an article under the above title. W e sup pose it ment to say "is not unique," for it goes on to prove that it is not. We extract: - "Senator Stanford's currency scheme does not disprove the axiom that 'there is nothing new under the sun." A cor respondent of the San Francisco Argo naut has discovered one thing more that the senator's idea is neither new nor startling even in this country. He says: : In 1792 money was so scarce In Pennsylvania that the assembly authorized the Issue of pa per money upon landed security, to be repaid in annual Installments, with 5 per cent inter est. A loan office was established in the state, with commissioners whose duty it was to ap praise land and issue notes to the amount of one-Tiair its value, on receipt of a bond, or mortgage, from the owner. Not more than $300, or less than (30, was to be issued to one individual Immediate and general prosperity is said to have followed the adoption of this relief plan, but the fact that it lapsed within a few years destroys its value as a precedent and raises a suspicion .'gainst its desirability." The above bit of history, said to have been "discovered" by the Argonaut, is not new to students of the money ques tion. The expedient was adopted by Pennsylvania when the wheels of Indus try were stopped for want of the medium of exchange. The money thus supplied set those wheels in motion. Result an increased production of wealth in all branches, which exchanged for money Thus the evil which the expedient was intended to meet was cured; the mort gages on which this land currency was issued were paid and cancelled, and the money was thus retired. It is a histor ical fact that this money remained at par, that it was redeemed (by the pay ment of the mortgages) dollar for dollar, and that while it was in circulation it produced a revenue for Pennsylvania It is also a historical, fact that this plan which is now being heralded as Senator Stanford's proposition was pro posed by the National Farmers' Alii ance, in a memorial to Congress, adopted at its annual meeting held' in Des Moines in the winter of 1888-89. This memorial was nearly identical with the one issued by the Nebraska State Alliance the same winter. The World-Herald goes on to say: "Mr. Sanford'a scheme is a device which is not necessary. It is based on the idea that there is difloulty In getting additional cur rency into circulation." The above is a mistake. The scheme is not based on the idea named by the Herald, but on the other idea which permeates human nature because of centuries of misconception as to the na ture of money, that money must have a basis of value upon which it is issued, or must possess an intrinsic value equal to its face value. The latter idea is being slowly eliminated, the 85 cent dollar having been an important agency of light in this direction. Land currency makes every . concession to the former. Land possesses the most unchanging of all values. From it is produced the reve nue that makes bonds of value, or buys the metal out of which money is coined, As a basis for money it would pour reve nue into the treasury instead of being a burden to it. Again says the Herald: "There is no reason for any class legislation to issue money to holders of real estate and no need for the government to go into the money loaning Business. That the issue of money upon land would be class legislation is the most absurd of all ideas. The people to whom this money was, issued would be assum ing a burden would be placing their lands under mortgage, which is always a jeopardy for the benefit of J the bal ance of the people. If the editor of the W. H. will take the pains to examine this idea, as presented by Edward Kel logg, in Labor and Capital, (Lovell's Library, price 20 cts.) we think a great light would dawn upon his mind. A NEW STORY. In the Lincoln Weekly Herald of March 14 will be begun the publication of a powerful story by J. D. Calhoun, the well-known newspaper man and writer. The story deals with that ob scure and hitherto overlooked feature of southern life during the war the ex perience of the private soldier and the poor citizen. It dispels with vigorous rudeness the popular glamour with which so-called chivalry has enveloped the southern side of the rebellion in luminous haze and exposes one of its miserable phases with pitiless fidelity to facts. The story is written in ' Mr. Calhoun's strongest vein, and will run in the Herald for three or four months. Special subscriptions, four months for 50 cents, will be taken in connection . Those who wish a new and startling insight behind the smoke-covered and blood-begrimed scenes of the war, as pictured by the average writers of both history and fiction, should send in their names and money at once, in time for the first issue of March 14. "These waves remind me of the ser vants I had last year." "So greenP" "No. Breakers." Figaro. Very few heart! are ever so badly broken that a little golden salve, will not make them better than new. Bottm Trawler. NAMES OF THE TRAITORS. COLLINS, OF GAGE. TAYLOR, of loupe. TURNER, OF SALINE, THE STOCK YARD'S COMBINE. The effort to bar the American Live Stock Association, of which the State Alliance of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa are stock holders, from mak ing sales at the Omaha stock yards has come to a sad ending. The effort was made by the combined packers of Oma ha and Chicago," who claimed that the American Association was transgress ing the rules of the yard by dividing its commissions with its patrons, in ac cordance with its articles of incorpora tion. The combine was met by a bill proposed by the agents of the Ameri can association, to make all Nebraska stock yards public institutions, and open for use and sales by all citizens alike. In the face of this proposition the combine came down, like Capt. Scott's coon. But when the legislature has adjourned it will probably resume offensive tactics. -. For this reason the law should be pushed to its passage as soon as possible. The stock-feeders of Nebraska and Kansas have a right to access to markets and shipping facili ties oa tbeir own soil at least 'equal to theblgfoar. THE KNIGHTS. The state assembly of the K. of L. was in session the latter part of last week. Mr. Powderly was present and made one or two public addresses which were spoken of as able and in teresting. The new State Master Workman is Hon. W. H. Dech of Saunders county, and the new State Secretary is A. H. Bigelow of Greeley'county. Mr. Helvey, late Master Workman, was expelled after trial, one charge being that he had attacked brother members through the press without bringing charges through the regular channels. ' We cannot help but think that the expulsion of Mr. Helvey, who did what he did openly and above board, and the leaving untouched several members in this city who were traitors in the dark, who received railroad money and trans portation, and who issued secret cir culars against nominees on their own ticket, is a gross injustice. There is a nest of four or five traitors which will will have to be cleared out before any clean work can be expected. A LARGE LINCOLN BUSINESS. Very few people know the extent of the real estate and loan business of Mr. J. H. McMurtry of this city. Mr. Mc- Murtry is the most extensive real estate dealer in this city, and possibly in the state of Nebraska. He has been in Lincoln twenty years. He was here before plums were ripe, but had the sagacity to see that a good crop was maturing, and, of course, took large chances. His good judgment in such matters has been fully justified in the advance of property. He has always had full faith in the future of Lincoln, and that faith, as everyone knows who has seen the grand progress of this city, has been fully justified. Mr. McMurtry's real estate business is immense, and has been the means of bringing a large amount of capital to this city, and all those who have relied upon his judgment as to investments here, are to-day uniformly happy be cause they have done so. He also does a heavy loan business, negotiating all kinds of loans on real estate, commercial paper, etc., etc., and his reputation in such business is that of an honorable man who does the square thing, and takes no undue ad vantage over anyone. He takes espe cial pains to carefully attend to the in terests of those who entrust business to him, ; The responsible position he occupies in the business associations of the city prove the confidence his fellow citizens have in him. America and Ireland. For many years past it has been cus tomary for political parties in conven tions to express sympathj-with down trodden Ireland. That is all right. But will some one inform us in what way the poor of Ireland would be benefited if she was annexed to the United States as a state of the union and represented in congress as other states are? The landlords that now own the soil of Ire land, would still own it and exact all the "rinf that they now. do; and the peasants, from necessity, would pay it as they now do. The truth is their con dition would be worse off than it is now: for as long as they pay the rent, they can hold their homes, but no such privi lege is accorded tenants under Ameri can land laws. "Uncle Jake." Jacob Beck t of Burt countyhis neighbors all call him "Uncle Jake" delights to puzzle those who oppose his land, labor and financial schemes with tho following question:' "What is to become of that large and ever increas ing class of people who are entirelv de pendent on others for employment when no one needs their services nor will hire them?" , It appears he had a bout not lone since with Bro. Sprague of the Blair nepu oilcan. , The Republican says dp is a, "hard hitler." Will some body answer Uncle Jake's question? THE STOKE; XKU to Ik O 8Mk This young nan like a great many othe' people wanted all be could get for hit money and aa a matter of course he came right to oar store and never got any farther than tho Shot Department When we say. wo wo selling boots and shoes cheaper than anybody, ex proasea it very mild. Oar pricee can not bo equaled, a look through oar de partment will convince yon that what wo aay ia true for good Straight, Eon oat Goods, wo lead tho procession. iAdias' Department. fine French kid H. T., for $3.00 worth 6.00. A fine Dongola E. T., for $2.50 worth Itoo. A fine Dongola flexible tola for $2.00 worth 13.50. . LndieV fine kid flexible eole for 11.98 worth $3.00. Ladiea'fine kid button for $1.75 worth $2.50. Ladies' fiae Braziliian kid for $1.25 worth $2.00. Ladies' best Pebble Goat for $1.50 worth $2.50. Ladiea' best Calf button for $1.76 worth $2.50. Ladiea' beat Oil Grain for $1.05 worth $2.00. Ladiea' boat Kid button for 78o worth $1.50. Kiiiea' Department. Miaaea' fiae Dongola heel and spring heel for $1.75 worth $2.25. Miasea' fine Kid heel and spring heel (or $1.50 worth $2.00. Miaeea' fine Dongola hel and spring heel for $1.25 worth $1.75. Miasea' fine Pebble Goat calf tip spring heel for $1.55 worth $2.25. Miasea' fine School shoes all aolid spring heel for $1.20 worth $1.75. Miasea fine Oil Grain all solid apring heel for 98o worth $1.35. Child'a French Kid aizea 8 to 10 apring heel $1.55 to $2.25. Child's H. O. Dongola, 8 to 10 apring heel, $1.35 to $2.00. Child's H. C. Pebble goat, 8 to 10 spring heel, $1.25 to $1.75. Child's enr kid, 5 to 8, apring heel. 85o to $1.25. Child's Pebble 5 to 8, 98o to 11.35. Child's Pebble solar tip 5 to 8, 75o to $1.10. A job lot of children's shoes, aizea from 1 to 8, for 10, 25, aa and ouo. XXen'a Department Men's oil grain working shoe for $1, worth $1.50. Men's oil grain Cadmore shoe for $1.35. worth $1.75. Men's buff conji all aolid ahoe for $1.15. worth $1.75. Men's buff calf lace and cong, $1.30, worth $2. Men'a buff calf laoe and eong ahoe for $1.75, worth $2,50. Men's fine buff call laoe ana cong ahoe for $2, worth 13. Men'a fine calf band welt lace and cong ahoe for $2.20, worth $3.25. Men'a Eang hand sewed lace and oeng ahoe for $3, worth $5. Men'a French calf band sewed ahoe for $4, worth 6. . , Boys' calf button H. C. for $1.75, worth $2.50. Boys' calf button for $1.60, worth $2.25. Boys' oil grain shoes for $1.25, worth $2. Boys' heavy calf for 95o, worth $1.50 China and Crockery Ware. In this department the same low prices prevail and wo are sure a visit will result in one or more purchases. The department embraces glassware, crockery and stoneware, lamps and lamp goods, etc. Bead these prices : Teacups, 5c; with handle, 6 Jo; coffee cups, 6 l-4o, with handle, 7c; tea saucers, 5c; coffee saucers, 6 l-4e; 5-inch plates, 6c; 6 inch plates, 6c; 7-inoh plates, 7c; 8-inch plates, 8jc; 7- inch soup plates, 8c; 6-inch soup plates, 9c; 8-inch platters, 19o: 9-inch platters, 24c; 10-inch platters, 29o; 11 inch platters,33c; 12-inch platters, 39c; 14-inch platters. 44c; small bowls (36) 11c; medium bowls (30)r14c; large bowls (24), 17c; 0-inch round scalloped vegetable dishes, 14c ; 6-inon round scalloped vegetable dishes, 19c; 7-inch round scalloped vegetable dishes, 24c; 8- inch round scalloped vegetable dishes, 29c; 9-ianh round scalloped vegetable dishes, 33c; 10-inch round scalloped vegetable dishes, 38c; fine oval pickle dishes, 16c; 7-inch covered tureen, 54c; 8-inch covered tureen, 63c; No. 36 fancy shape pitcher, holds one pint, 14?; No. 80 fancy shape pitcher, holds one quart, 19o; No. 24 fancy shape pitcher, holds 3 pints, 24c; &?. 12 fancy shape pitcher, holds 2 qiarts, 33c; No. 6 fan cy shape pitcher, holds one gallon, 48c; plain dessert dishes, 4c ; sugar bowls, 89c; large wash pitchers. 39c. This is the celebrated J. and G. Meakins' ware and is the best white ironstone china made on this earth. We have in stock some rare patterns of Havelin's decorated dinner and tea sets at right pneea. We show a few very handsome decorated porcelain ware that we can sell as complete dinner or tea aets or by the single piece. This is a very de sirable thing to buy, aa yon can have aa large or small a set as yon please to begin with and add to it as your purse allows or your circumstances demand. Be snre you see this when yon come in. Oar stock is complete in all de partments and prices are guaranteed TELEPHONE NO. 479. Uaxwell, Sharpe & Ross Co. 1532-34-36-38 East O St, Lincoln. XaU ortfeis promptly attended to, THE TREM0NT Cor. 6th 4 P Sts. Lincoln, rTebraika, Om blook from B. a U. depot. Mta hroofou ay Mia sad lit ted by ! trtoij. KlMtrie Mil bell aa ail Modem MvanteBOM. SM P. W. COPELAND, Proprietor 2 LINCOLN, NK. Transit llotsl. N A12th Stresta. Pesrii Hous3, Q 6 9th Sts. Ceels 25 Cts. Lodgingr, 25 and 50 Cts. R. A. HAWLEY, Prap'r. Mtf m h 101 ALUASCE HEADQUARTERS. Ratea 2. per dar. Special rates by the week, Corxsr I5tk t:Js:!;s:i Struts, One block from motor line. Sits R JENNINGS, Prop OMAXXA, - - 31313. ODELL'S DINING HALL, i 121 N Street. MEALS 25cts. Can serve 500 at a single meal. NEXT EXPOSITION. Wk. Lbksb, Johh. M. Stewart Bx-Atorney General . LEESE & STEWART, ! ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in all the courts of the state. Correspondence solicitited. 81 !No. 231 South 11th St. LINCOLN, ; : ; i NEBRASKA. Ltglslitlea Ei;:s:d! Political Compile Ei;:;:! R:!!rt:J Eitl! Tuillca tzi Tariff Ei?:;ii! Klr.zCs:!tal Ei::::il Tltt Traitorous Pre:iEi aal Baxorto Oir Resile EXPOSED! t-EVERYBODY READ, READ, READ 01 REPOELiCi! L03ABCHT, By VENIER VOLDO, AND Bl INFORMED AS TO TH1 KMSTRDUS RCTtY CF TKE PECPLE UNDER COVER OF LAW. Hf'Tblali the moat i tartling polities) pam phlet of the day, which every oitizea should read." Hon. Jambs B. WiAVsa. pW"Wm want all of our aubaorlsera to read "Our Republican Monarchy." This book IS a teat hln portrayal of too monstrously un equal and unluit oondltloua now eilatlng in the United Butes, stated aa the author aays with plainness, that the people may under stand it.'" J. Bunnows, Ex. Pre. National Allianoe and Editor Farmers' Alliaxcb of " mClTS&CENTS. Or we will tend tho Aluancb one year ant the book for $1.4U. Sitf Houses to rent or sell on monthly apjmcnts by J. Stevenson with J. II. McMurtry, corner of Eleventh and M. For rheumatism, neuralgia, B right's disease, sciatica, etc., consult Dr. Aley, 1025 O street, Lincoln, Neb. 32tf , 1 TnimnTf. HOTEL 1-4 OFF 1-4 25 PEE CENT Cash Discount Sales Commencing Next Week. 1 01 I1E Dress Goods, Silks, Underwear, Hosiery, Corsets, Handkerchiefs and Notions, Mittens,Gloves,Knit Goods, Infants Wear, Fur Muffs, Collarettes and Fur Trimmings. Everything in our store will be sold at a cash discount of 25 per cent off our regular prices, excepting our imported dress patterns above $12.50 and fine fur capes, on which we will al low a discount of 16 per 4 One-third off Cloak Sale THE Bet. Teeth and Eleventh Sts. 1023 0 St. 25 MILLION NURSERY GROWN Forest Tree Ooedlinfja. Nueoeby Stock t OPAIXEDR. Nb agents. Deal direct with custom ers. Save commission middlemen. Send for price list. ROBT. W. FURNAS. 4wS5 BrownYlile. Neb. FOREST TREES FOR ; TIIIBER CLAHIO, And all torts of fruit, ibade and ornamental trees and plants at Hard Times Piiccs. Ab, box eider and black locuat Med for ale. Write f r price lict. Address 3m34 YOUNG EES CO.. Genera. Neb. Seed Corn For Calo. Any one wanting good seed corn can do well by addressing, R. C. Johnson, S4-3m Colon, Neb. : fuss? US Red Cedars, Fruit trees sad plants, Largest Stock, Lowest Prices. ' Mammoth dewberry luseteut to the eora, best berry for tho prairie. Black Locutt, Kuwaa Muiberry.Tuilp tree. Box Blder.Asa, Via, Walaut, Oettoawood, etc H at ail at whole' ealeprloa. Bay SO per cent sod write for my pnoe list. Address 00.0. Haasoan. 814m Makana, Jackson Co., 111. Mention thb Aixiaaca when yon writ. rWiUSliVj X uT trots, small fruits and ornamental thru be and rests la larae siistrt meat. Larjre ttook red and pun!fle merry for NURSERYaSiii aortment It carried. Colorado blue sprue, a tpeolalty. Foreet aeedliDra f or ttnbr cla!vi oromMr claims. A is, box elder, maple. caJai-orfYTir na. black and honor loeuet.3 A VVAv oaace o ran re and Rumian mulberry. Prints very low. Instruction boob, Ma. Catalogue free. Address, Mio-CoiTiaaMvaa Mvaaaar Co.,Fairbury, Nob. . Mention this paper. EED3 FAHU AKD GACDEN. . Special arrant-meats for buying seeds zoriarmaM f araon a 'WHOLESALEPRICE. Can be made by Alliances by add retting Cataioruafroe and trial package with it if una papeni mentioned. TR ? EES and PLANTS! A full assortment of . Forest and Fruit Trcc3, riants, vines, Eto.,oi Hardiest sons far Nbbratka. special priest to Allianoe societies. Bend for nrioo list ta Nona Bena Nursery, North Bens, Doagot re Co., Neb. Established usa, J. W. snrsasoa. am w Proprietor. Notice to F&raers. Alliances er Farmers wishing to buy seed or feed corn! can do well by writing to WM.MESSMAN. 8ec'y Alliance No. left), Strang, Neb. It Will Prevent lleg Cholera. THB Mem Stock Food Is the greatest discovery of the age for Horses, Cattle, Steep. K6$t:J Pdtry. It is a natural remedy and preventative of all diseases of the blood and digestive organs. It acts freely on the liver and kidneys; tends to tone up the whole animal eyttowt aud is a sure preventative of Hog Cholera. 1 lb., 2llb and 51b. boxes at the. Mo. and $1.00 respec tively . Manufactured only by WESTERN STOOK FOOD COMPANY, Bloomfield, Iowa. cent only. Continues this Week. ML BAZAR. ; 0