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....xtaaxlnr Editor
C. IX. hmt,
Ia the beauty of the lilllei
Christ wu born across the sea,
With ft g'ory In Lis bosons
That transfigures you and me.
As Le strove to make men holy
Let cs strive to male them free.
Since God Is marching on."
Julia Ward Host.
Itrri crowns cleave to deserts.
And sKjwer xt Mm who power exerts.
A ruddy drop of manly blood
Tie snrgfng sea outweighs."
Emerson.
"He who cannot reason Is a fool,
lie who will not reaon is a coward.
He wb dare not reason is a slave."
N. IL P. A,
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These offers spp'y to any person liv
ing la Nebraska. South Dakota. Kansas.
Icwa or llksouri. Two subscribers for
six Eocths count one. All lists sent
nder this offer should be marked
Tor special prize."
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ANXJlNDEPENDENT. SOTTCETO RET0RM EDITORS.
The Nebraska Independent Press
Association wili hold its next reguiar
r&eetirg Friday. JunelTin. at 10. 30 a. m.
t tte Palmer House, Grand Island
Jfe. Matters of great interest and
importance will come up for discussion
and aciioo. Every iember cf the asso
ciation is rged to be present, and every
Independent editor in Nebraska is cor
dially invited to be present and unite
with the association.
Youts for Success,
1. 1. Ciiameeklauc, Pres.
S. Eiiwxx Thokxtov, Sec.
THE OMAHA CONVENTION.
I am receiving numerous letters of in
rsiry about securing tickets to the
Omaha contention on tne 4th cf July.
Would say to all who have the matter
In mind th it we want you all to go to
Omaha, bit don't expect too much in
the way of admission tickets. The
tale committee will have none at its
disposal, at far as I know. The tickets
will all be under the control of the
national committee. This action was
taken at Omsiia at the late meeting of
the national executive committee. But
let no one that contemplates going to
the convention stay away on this ac
count. There will be enough to be seen
and heard to pay any Nebraska Inde
pendent to be there whether he gets
Into the convention or not, if he dont
get within a mile cf the convention
baiMing. 1 will do ail I can however
to accommodate our people.
J. V. Wolfe,
Chairman State Com.
0022PLAISTS-
We receive many complaints like the
following:
'I did'et get niv paper la&t week."
"i!r paper conies so irregularly, I
get co talitfactioa readily it."
I dont get my pap. r till the follow
ing week."
In reply to all such we Kill say that
we are doing every thicg in our power
to get tl paper to our subscribers
regularly and promptly. Whenever
complaints arise from any error or nt g
ect on our part we make the matter
right as soon as possible. But in a
larg majority cf cases we find that
ertrythicg is right at this end cf the
, and we are compelled to believe
that the blame rests on the mail ser
vice. We have had many evidences of
this fact. Not long ago. a Johnson
eoostr man told us he found a bundle
cf AUJASCE-ISPEt-EKi-EN-TS ly:ng along
aide the railroad.
We know of other cast s where papers
have been tent to offices and never hand
ed cut to subscribers We know of
cw where papers mailed on Tnars
!ay, hvve cot reached, subscribers with
ta twenty miles cf Lincoln before Mon
day or Tuesday of the following week.
We- know these things are Tery
annoying to our readers, but they are
still more annoying to us. Therefore
we atk all to have patience. We also
ak alt who hae complaints to notify
oi promptly, and if we cannot correct
the difficulty we may be able to locate
the bliTie and expose the guilty par
lies. II' o-id Chaioeey M. Dejjew do
for rrretary of tau?'r Journal.
V, and bow would Jay Gould do for
secretary th treasury?
THE U S SENATE
The upper house of our national leg
islature is the object of much popular
suspicion, and it doubtless deserves to
be. The fear to trust the people with
power was strong in a large and influ
ential class of the founders of this gov
ernment. The great leader of this class
was Alexander Hamilton. Opposed to
this class was a larger class of men
led od by Jefferson and others who be
lieved in a pure democracy. The es
tablishment of our congress as it exists
to-day was really a compromise between
thee two classes. The senate was es
tablished as abort of check on the
power of the neoule. It was intended
a -
to represent the wealth of the country
and protect property interests against
the excesses to which it was feared the
jieopie would go: and the house was in
tended to protect the masses against
the oppression of the more powerful,
wealthy class.
A study of the first seventy years
of our history under the constitution
reveals no cause for popular fear
or sueuieion of the senate. It
was in the main composed
of the wisest and noblest men of the na
tion. Its members were not as a rule
very wealthy men, and many of them
were men of very small means.
I'olitieal corruption in the election of
a
senators was little known or adverted
to. The senate stood as near and as
faithful to the interests of the ieople
a the house.
Rut during the past thirty years
great change has been wrought.
Great men have gradually disappeared
from the senate and rich men have
taken their places. Charges of politi
?al corruption in the election of sena-
;ors is the rule and not the exception,
and in manv instances these charges
are supjiorted by indisputable evidence
The people have got the idea that the
senate stands as a block in the pathway
of legislation in their interest. They
look ujn it and refer to it as the
"citadel of plutocracy." "the American
house of lords."
The cause of this change lieJ primar
ily in the olities of the age, rather
than in the structure of the govern
ment. It has affected not the senate
only, but the house, axd the executive.
Indeed, it would be very difficult to
show that the senate has been more
su!servk-nt to the money power than
either the house or the executive.
Most of the great financial measures
of the j a?t twenty-five years have
originated in the house, and none of
them could ever have been enacted if
the house had stood by . the
rieople. All tariff bills must
necessarily originate in the house
jiind that body is certainly respon
sible for every increase of tariff bur
dens on the iteople. the house was
equally responsible with the senate for
the demonetization of silver, nor has it
done a whit more for the restoration of
the white metal.
Compared with the executive the sen
ate has a decided advantage. Every
p sident since the war has stood
squarely against the people and has
ojenly championed the cause of the
money power. One of Grant's first acts
was to sign the "credit strengthening
act," maklag the bonds which were
purchased with depreciated greenbacks
payable in gold. He also signed the
funding bill, the act demonetizing sil
ver, and the resumption act. Hayes
vetoed the first Bland silver law, and
it pased both houses over his veto.
Cleveland and Harrison have stood
ready with a veto for any measure of
financial relief which might perchance
find its way through congress.
Without going into a discussion of
the influences which have controlled
the government in the interest of or
ganized capital and against the people,
it is sufficient to say that the United
States senate does not deserve to be
set up a- a secial object of suspicion
or attack.
The question of highest acd most im
mediate interest to the people at pres
ent is: What part is the United States
senate likely to play in the coming rev
olution? Will it prove the stronghold
of plutocracy, or will it become a great
engine of reform in the hands of an
aroused jeople?
The senate to-day is more nearly
in touch with the people than
the house. This was shown by the
passage of a free coinage bill through
the senate in 190. only to be killed in
the house. And it is possible the
same thing may oceur again this year
The new party can ;to-day capture the
senate more easily than the house.
Whv? Because senators are elected
by the statvs. each state having two.
Representatives are apportioned ac
cording to population. Thus New
York with her thirty-four representa
tives has only two senators: while Ne
braska. Kansas, South Dakota, North
I Dakota. Minnesota, Colorado, Montana
Nevada. Oregon and Washington, with
j thirty-rour representative?, have twen
tv senators. This is, of course, an ex
treme case, but it strongly illustrate
a fact that is coing to play a very im
portant part in this reform movement
The srreatest strnsrth of this reform
! movement lies in those states which
.' have comnarativelv small populations.
and the greatest strength cf the oppos
ition lies in those states which have
comparatively larcre populations. If
the new party can capture twenty-three
states it will have control of the sen
ate. There can be no reasonable doubt
that within six years the reform move
ment will have dominated the entire
south, and the entire trans-Mississippi
country with the possible exception of
California. This will give the people
at least twenty-six states and a majori
ty of fourteen in the senate. Yet these
twenty-six states would have only 162
members of the house, while the other
nineteen states would have 192 mem
bers. It is of course not likely that
sectional lines will prevail to any such
extent as is presumed in this illustra
tion. Our object is simply to show that
we have nothing to fear from .the U. S.
senate.
The only difficulties in the way lie in
the six year term of senators, and their
election by state legislatures. To over
come the former will simply require
patience and perservance. One third
of the senate goes out every two years
and the whole body is changed in six
years. If the reform movement con
tinues to spread and increase in power
as it has in the past two years, the
senate will be wrested from the control
of plutocrats in 1894, or 18 at the
farthest.
The second difficulty can only be re
moved by an amendment to the consti
tution making senators elective by pop
ular vote. This it will take some time
to secure. Meanwhile the people must
chose legislatures such as Kansas
choose last year, and put the right
kind of men into the secate as Peffer
was put there.
It might even be urged in favor of
the present method that it is easier for
the people to elect senators under the
present than it would be under the
proposed plan of election by the people
While the independents did not elect
their state ticket in Kansas, South
Dakota, or Nebraska iu 1890, they
elected a senator in the two first named
states and coula have elected one in
this state had there been a vacancy,
The people should cease to suspect,
fear, and abuse the U. S. Senate. In
stead they should set to wortc to cap
ture it and make it the citadel of
popular rights
STILL ANOTHER.
One by one the roses fall. So do the
republican politicians. Everybody who
was in Lincoln four years ago will re
member the great young man from
Hastings who represented himself in
the Nebraska senate, and who on one
memorable occasion was brought in by
special engine from Hastings whither
he had lied when the prohibition
amendment was to be voted on.
Now comes a ' special telegram with
the follow-slug head in large type,
"From Statesman to Jail Bird The
career of ex-Senator Taggart is Run
Under Arrest at Cheyenne, Wyo., for
Aiding a Noted Criminal to Escape
He Confesses His Crime." Alas! Alas!
Occasionally a man falls down who has
never been a calamity howler. How
can it be so?
THE CALL'S COMPLIMENTS-
The Evening Call says that Thorn
ton and Pirtle "will find a very limited
field for a blight and mildew organ in
Lincoln." The Call doesn't need to
worry about our "field of journalism.'
We believe there is a good field for a
paper that has principles backed by
men who have the manhood to stand
by these principles, and vigorously ad
vocate what they believe to be right.
That kind of a field is not the one the
Call is filling. We propose to carve
out success by our merits. If we can't
win support by making The Sun worthy
of support, we will never resort to the
turns and twists and flops and pulls by
which the Call has managed to keep
its head above water.
Why, only a year and a half ago the
Call was "almost independent" in order
to gull a lot of farmer legislators into
giving it their legislative subscrip
tions.
Instead of being a "blight and mil
dew organ" The Daily Sun is here to
shine, and to prevent the blight of mor
al and political crookedness, and the
mildew of despair from settling on any
thing that comes within reach of its
rays.
We are here to do just what the
Call was established to do, i. e., to ad
vocate honest politics and reform. The
Call has gone out of that business and
left a field open for us which we pro
pose to occupy.
MOEE THAN "PROBABLE."
The,Cincinnati Enquirer says:
' Recent events in congress and coun
try have been contributing to make the
new party a great power inlhe future of
this country. It may become import
ant factor in the. election for president.
The McKinley tariff bill, the trilling of
congress on the free coinage of silver,
the recent letter of ex-President Cleve
land on that subject, the known hostili
ty of the Harrison administration to
the interest of the people, the conven
tion of bankers and financiers, the open
hostilities of W all street, the combined
opposition of theleadiDg papers of both
parties in the east, tne act oi congress
makiDg specified contracts in gold, the
persistent efforts on the part of the
government officials to degrade silver
to a commodity and drie it from circu
lation, are all contributing to make a
third party highly probable."
Why, bless your soul, Mr. Enquirer,
the third party is a great deal more
than a probability. It is a live, kick
ing, surging reality. It is a mighty or
ganized force. It is an army of reform
marching on toward u ashmgton as
Sherman with his leerions marched to
the sea.
Yes, recent events have contributed
to make the new party a power, and to
open the eyes of millions of honest
patriotic citizens. But it is not recent
events alone that have contributed to
this result. These recent events of
which the Enquirer speaks are only the
continuation of a whoie line of events
extending back over thirty years past
These events have evinced one general
purpose: To advance the interests of
capitalist and bond holder at the ex
pense of the wealth producer. How
well this purpose has been accomplish
ed, the immense fortunes on the one
hand, and the mortgaged homes on the
other attest.
But the people are aroused at last
They have broken the fetters of preju
dice and resolved themselves into free
American citizens. The producers of
the country have got together at last
and struck hands in the noble cause of
industrial freedom. And they are go-
in to stand together, and vote
together, and together they will rescue
and rule this land.
OVP. nf tift Vw A .
. .v. ui.Si a.u.u. iiiosi enternna-
ing little papers in the state is the
Gibbon Reporter. ,
The Call is trying to establish an in
telligence office in connection with its
paper. jo one can deny the
need
of it.
At Kearney W. L. Greene addressed
the old soldiers on Decoration day in
one of the grandest addresses he has
ever delivered.
Blaine: Well, boss, I'm going to
quit tonight.
Harrison: All right, Jim, here's
your money.
The Clay county Register, published
by E. M. Burr of 'Edgar, is doing excel
lent work for the independent cause in
that neck of the woods.
HON. A. J. Shafer of Holdrege,
one of the leading independents of
Phelps county, delivered the address
to the old soldiers on Memorial day.
Tae Sun and the people's party are
happy. The party has a daily and the
daily has a party. They propose to be
mutually helpful.
U. S. Hall of Missouri, who tried so
hard to get up a great anti-subtreasury
movement last year, has been rewarded
with a democratic nomination for con
gress. -
The World-Herald considers General
Cole's published statement much less
of an explanation than a confession,
and adds that it is one of those explan
ations that do not explain.
A few choice, well selected funerals
would be a great boon to this city.
Omaha Bee.
They will occur as soon as the re
mains arrive from Minneapolis. Full
particulars will be published later.
This morning's Journal intimates
that if a dark horse becomes a necessity
Sherman is the man. The Sun only
wishes that the Journal could have full
sway at Minneapolis. The joy of inde
pendents would be complete if
Sherman were the republican nominee.
According to the telegrams there
is hot work going on at Minneapolis.
It is stated that when the Harrison
leaders stepped out of their caucus
room "the line of battle was drawn."
and it is further announced that they
will "stand to their guns to the last."
Somebody is going to get hurt.
After our repeated request, the
Journal has at last announced the
transfer of The Sun to the Alliance
Publishing Company. The morning
daily was very sour when The Sun was
started as a reform paper, but now that
it is both for reform and for the
people's party, the Journal's cud of sor
row is full.
Several columns of Saturdaj-'s Be9
are devoted to interviews of leading
republicans, who advise the Nebraska
delegates to stick close to their instruc
tions for Harrison. This is not wonder
ful, but when you read further on and
find that they also say, and impress
upon them, to stand by their instri "v
tions for Rosewater for national com
mitteeman, you begin to see the lacteal
fluid in the Bee's cocoanut.
No man with a tendency toward
heart disease should attend the Minne
apolis convention Bee
Yes, but how about the danger of
mouth disease? That is the prevailing
malad" in Minneapolis now, and a
man of Mr. Rosewater's temperament
is peculiarly liable to be attacked.
Having had it several times he evi
dently ha a weakness in that direction.
Better be careful.
THE railroad magnates who are now
traveling comfortably toward Minnea
polis in their private cars, will lay
their heads together and see what they
can do for an oppressed and debt ridden
people. They may pass a resolution of
sympathy with the laboring class.
What a comfort that would be to the
loor! They may declare that the
mortgage is a good thing. What wide
spread joy would such an announce
ment bring! There is no telling what
great things these great men may do
for the people.
BENTON, Illinois, now has a tragedy
worse than the recent murder in Lin
coln, but growing out of the same
One man has murdered his
wife and her paramour and then killed
himself. The frequent recurrence of
this thing should rouse the people to a
more active opposition to the social
evil, which is the cause of such a large
proportion of our crimes and tragedies.
Public sentiment is entirely too lax in
regard to this source of many evils.
Severe penalties for the social evij, and
a vigorous enforcement of the law
would save many a young fellow from
going to the bad, and save the county
the expense and disgrace of many a
murder trial. Let the people be
aroused. mmmmm
JUST now all eyes are upon Minneap
olis; but wait until that pudding is
served up and then we shall see what
v. e have at home- J. C. F. McKessn
will be put on the table as a relish, so
to speak, after the nature of catsup.
R. E. Moore will be served as the long
o-reen encumber pickle very long and
equallvsour. A. S. Cornish will fill
the bill as an olive, preserved in oil:
while Bud Lindsey will constitute the
drink of the occasion, both hot and
cold. Judge Field will constitute the
substantial part of the feast, and will
be baked, fried, boiled and stuffed.
For pie everyone will be offered the
choice of Oakley, Gillilan and Selleck.
Bushnell, Joe McGraw, and John Cur
ry will bs the nuts. There will be no
fruit. i
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Government ownership of railroads
and coal mines is usually urged for eco
nomic reasons only. But there is an
other powerful reason and that is the
preservation of human life. Scarcely a
day passes that some frightful railway
accident, or mine explosion does not
occur resulting in many deaths. Usually
the men whose lives are thus sacrificed
are the workers, the builders of the na
tion's prosperity. Generally they are
naen with wives and children. It must
be said to the disgrace of our civiliza
tion that no adequate measures of pro
tection against such disasters have
ever been enacted and enforced, and no
adequate provisions have been made by
which those who are robbed of hus
bands and fathers can secure damages.
Under private ownership, this state of
things will continue indefinitely. The
corporations which own these great
monopolies are too powerful to be eon
trolled by the ordinary machinery of
government. On the contrary they, to
a great extent, control the government.
Of course under government owner
ship some accidents would occur. But
it is reasonable to suppose that a large
proportion of -those which now occur
would be prevented. Regard for the
preservation of human life would be
one of the chief factors in shaping the
management of a railroad instead of a
mere incident of business as now. Then
the government would be held respon
sible for the results of all all accidents.
The men crippled in the service and
the wives and children of those killed
would receive pensions from the public
treasury, just as they ought to receive
from the private corporations now.
Statistics show that in the United
States annually about 2500 are killed
and ten times that number injured in
railway accidents. We believe that
three-fourths of these casualties would
be prevented under a sj-stem of govern
ment ownership.
ABOUT FUSION.
Speaking of the oft repeated rumors
of an Alliance-democratic fusion in
Kansas, the World-Herald says:
"The result of the convention held
by the people's party on Saturday in
Kansas confirms the lfcrld-Herald in is
opinion that the attempt to fuse will
prove a failure. The new party is
anxious to test its strength, and feels
such confidence in the outcome that it
may well be excused for its aversion to
all entangling alliances. Undoubtedly
there are politicians in the independent
party in Kansas as well as in Nebraska,
who long for fusion because they be
lieve it will insure them a better
chance of securing office, but the rank
and file, who are fighting for principle,
and who care more for that than the
immediate victory, are opposed to any
treaty which might give them tempor
ary possession of the offices without
securing them permanent success.
They are wise, and their policy is un
doubtedly better for either party than
the schemes of the auibitioifs
politicians."
We heartily agree with the World
Herald in this opinion. A fusion be
tween two parties is a virtual admis
sion that there is no reason for the ex
istence of both. If the two parties !
have the same principles in the main
they should unite into one. If they
have different principles, and unite
simplj7 to capture the offices, they are
placing office above principle, and have
no rightful claim to be called reform-
ers. rnree great political parties win
not exist for any length of time in this
country. In a few years only two or
the great parties of to-dav will re-
main. II tne people s party -Keeps in
the middle of the road" it will be one
of the two, and it matters very little
which of the old parties is the other
one.
POWDERLY NOT A CANDIDATE.
Mr. T. V. Powderly in one of his
grand letters, published in the K. of L.
Journal, answers a number of questions
in a very clear and vigorous manner.
He fully approves of the St. Louis plat
form, and declares his complete alle
giance to the people's party. Then he
takes up the question of his candidacy
for president or vice-president, and re
plies to it as follows:
Tn response to that inouirv. I beer
leave to say that I have placed myself
in the hands of my friends, and if any
one of them is indiscreet enough to
mention mv name ts a candidate for
office of any kind I will scratch him off
my list of friends. 1 know that friend
ship prompted the inquiry, but there
must be no mistake made in the nomi
nations at Omaha. That man who will
heal conflicting elements, who will rep
resent the greatest number of reform
ers, who will draw the tire of the
enemy, who will rally the masses and
who can withstand the ordeal and trials
of the campaign, is the man to nomi
nate for the presidency, and that man
is not Powderly. I am not and will not
be a candidate "for president, vice-president
or for any other office.
This, we have no doubt, expresses
not only Mr. Powderly "s honest opinion,
but his sincere wish. He undoubtedly
means what he says, and lif nominated
will decline. It will be well for the
members of the new T-arty to look at
this is a common-sense light, aad turn
their attention elsewhere in search of
a leader. Meanwhile no one can think
less of Mr. Powderly for his noble and
unselfish devotion to the cause of in
dustrial freedom.
NO PRINCIPLE INVOLVED
of those crand old
reformers who helped nominate Lin
coin in 1860, left in the republicrn par
tv. they must be sickened by the stu-
farce now beinsr enacted at
UUV"
Minneapolis. The papers are filled
with accounts of a great contest now
going on in that convention between
the friends of Harrison and Blaine.
But there is no principle, no issue in
volved in this contest. Mr. Harrison's
enemies do not and cannot charge cor
ruption or inefficiency against him.
They cannot say he differs from Blaine
on any important issue. The fact is
that each favorite candidate stands as
close to the money power as he can,
and that any move toward the side of
the people would blast the hopes of
either.
t ;0 cimr.lv n ficrht between Harrison
H,wcii"i"J o
array of federal office holders on the one
hand, and a combination of the very
worst and most corrupt political bosses
on the other. If Blaine 'secures the
nomination, he will owe it to Boss
Platte of New York, Boss Quay of
Pennsylvania, Boss Clarkson of Iowa,
Blocks of Five Dudley of Indiana, and
others f the same stripe.
Then look at the methods that are
employed. Think of a crowd of men
parading the streets shouting till they
are worn out: "Tin, tin, American tin;
Ben goes out and Jim goes in." What
kind of intelligence do men posses
that can be swayed by such methods?
Then think of this scheme proposed in
the interest of Mr. Blaine: When the
roll call is started, the negro delega
tions from Alabama and Arkansas are
to set up the cry of "Blaine" and
6tampede the convention! Yet this is
the "grand old party," the party of
superior intelligence, the party of great
moral ideas"!
Verily it is enough to make men and
gods weep to sec the utter degradation
of a once grand and noble organization.
WHOM SHALL WE NOMINATE?
So far as received up to date the vote
for candidate? for President on the
People's ticket stands as follows:
Gen. James B. Weaver 50
T. V. Powderly , 48
Judge Walter Q, Gresham ti
Col. L. L Polk i
Ignatius Donnelly 4
Senator W. A. Peffer 2
Robert L'ncoln i
Watson rf Georgia l
John H. Powers 2
Gen. A. J. Warner of Ohio 1
Col. Norton of Chicago 1
Brick Pomeroy 1
Col. L. L. Palk is a'most the unani
mous choice for Vice-President.
We will keep this columu open until
the isue ot Jnne 30, aud invite every
Alliance, K. of L. assembly, and Inde
pendent club thai has not voted to do
so, and seDd in the result. Be sure and
give the number of votes. Don't say
the vote is unanimous for a certain can
didate. We can't tabulate unanimity.
We regret that our space is not suffi
cient for the large number of comments
that accompany report? that come iu
NOTES
J. W. Thornton cf Blaine Allianc?,
near Hastings reports a uuanimous vote
for Weaver acd Polk, but docs not give
the number cf votes.
Fred Lilljeberg of Wayne, reports 10
votes for Powderly and 1 for Weaver ia
K. of L. assembly at that place.
Jas. McLier report that Taylor Al
liance, Wa.'h'rpton, Neb , voted unani
mously for Weaver and Polk, No cum
br given.
J. W. Hespy cf Gracchus Allianc?,
No. 5(59 report a uninimous vote for
Powderly and Polk.
E. F. Simpson reports that Oak Creek
Alliance, No. 1180, Blue Hill, Neb.,
voted unanimously for Weaver and
Polk.
THE N. I. P. A., MEETING.
The Secretary of the Nebraska In
dependent Press Association is arrang
ing to have au interesting programme
of speeches, papers, etc. Every reform
editor in the state should bo there.
The meeting will be held at the Palmer
House, Grand Island, June 17, at 10:"0
a. m.
A BOHEMIAN PAPER.
The Pritul Lidu, edited by J. A.
Hospodsky, of Wahoo, Neb., is a first
class independent paper published in
the Bohemian language. It ought to
have a large support from our people
Of that nationality. Readers of this
pajer are requested to bring it to the
notice of their Bohemian friends.
The World-Herald's remark, "fusion
a fallacy," forcibly reminds one of the
remark made by the boy who had
chased a rabbit several hours and fail
ed to catch it: "Rabbit's dry meat any-
aow. '
THE World-Herald argues against
the "schemes of fusion being discussed
by the politicians of both the indepen
dent and democratic parties." We are
aware that some democratic jtoliticians
have been urging fusion, but we have
yet to see the lirst independent
politician that ( wants to fuse. The
World-Herald shouldn't whip demo
crats over independent sh julders.
The Beatrice Chautauqua people are
showing the right kind of enterprise.
They are going to have an "Alliance
day" July 0. and have engaged Col. L.
L. Polk, J. II. Davis of Texas, and Mrs.
Mary E. Lease, as speakers. The Chau
tauqua begins June 30, and lasts till
July 10. The best speakers and in
structors in every departmeut have
been engaged. Send to W. D. Nichols,
Beatrice, for programme.
Mr. Chauncey Depew on the way
to Chicago to attend tn important rail
road meeting, says he will be only a
railroad man until he reaches Minneajs
olis, where he will develop into a
politician. Chauncey is not the only
railroad man who will make that kind
of development at Minneajtolis.
Nebraska could show some fine speci
mens of railroad men oeveloied into
politicians and vice versa. In a show
of that kind Nebraska would take first
rank.
Now it comes out that Blaine wanted
Harrison to give him credit for the
successful manipulation of the Chilean
matter and the Bering sea controrersy,
and that Harrison refused to give him
such credit. Had Harrison been will
ing to do this, Blaine would have re
fused absolutely to be a candidate for
the presidency. There can be no es
cape from the fact that there is a
serious breach between the two leading
republican candidates. Let them
fight. The independents will settle the
row in November.
"McKEIGHAN TAKES THE 0AKE."
A thing of beauty is a joy forever''
sang the poet Keats. It was a Milng of
beauty that we received from our own
Alliance poet, Mrs. J. T. Kellio, a few
days ago. It was a cablnent photo
graph representing a scene in which
art, humor and politics are curiously
combined. In the center is the picture
of a large frosted cake finely ornament
ed. Above the cake is an excellent
portrait of McKelghan surrounded by
a wreath of flowers. The words "talc?
the' are printed one on each side, and
the whole combination is supjKised to
read: "Our McKelghan takes the
cake."
The following letter which accom
panied the picture will explain itself:
IlAKTWELL, Neb., Juno 0, '92.
I enclose you a photo of the cako
which was presented to Congressman
McKelghan at Holdredge by the ladies
of the M. E. church, and which ho In
turn gave to me. I had it photograph
ed with Mr. McKeighan's picture and
we are selling them at twenty-live
cents each to raise campaign funds. I
think they are going to take well. As
so many of the delegates at Iloldredgo
were anxious to know what I would do
with the cake, and all seemed to think
that I would do something with it to
help the cause, I hope vou will notice It
in the Alliance-Independent.
Respectfully vours,
Mrs. J. T. Kellie.
Certainly we will notice It, and will'
take orders for it too, and we hojn) that
ten thousand people will show their
appreciation of this brave patriotic
little woman's efforts by sending for
theso pictures.
COMMENCEMENT
The day of high school commence
ment is the red letter day of the jeo
ple. What o moves the masses uh the
high school commencement? What
calls out the crowd that that dios, and
what creates such interest? What
other Institution ho manifest the, peo
ple's pride, as does our publfc school,
and what secures such zealouseure?
Commencement day is a tlimN of joy
to many. Young hearts beat faat with
the anticipation of future usefulness
and power, and old hearts grow young
at the sight of present success. The
achievements of "our boy" or "our
girl" quicken the pulse of many an old
couple, and beget a pride as natural us
it is joyful.
Commencement day! Long may the
custom live! Tho public schools are
the people's property, and graduation
is the privilege of almost all. Let none
who can, fall short. Let every child
feel that some day ho will stand lefore
the footlights, with a great sea of up
turned faces betoro him, with parents
and brothers and sisters somewhere in
the throng, watching while he receives
the diploma which only merit wins.
Let no child who can reach that
prize be deprived of the joy of uctivo
participation in this occasion. Let tho
people feel that to begin life without
this exierienco is to miss one of the
brightest memories which the mind can
have. The joy of tho congratulations,
the pride of tho parents, the ties of
class affection, tho lustre of light and
the profusion of flowers these are
things never to bo forgotten.
THE Ord Blizzard has teen changed
to tho Ord Journal, and is rapidly com
ing to the front under the vigorous
management of Mr. J. M. Klinker.
When Doctor Mercer presents the
city of Omaha with a drinking fountain
it is evident that he thinks tho people
down there ought to take a little water
occasionally.
What will worry Mr. Gere most will
be the fear that some other fellow will
ride on that pass from MinneaiKilis,
and lv detected In passing himself as
C. H. Ciere and thereby get oth the
assumed Ciere and tho real Gero black
listed. These are perilous times for
the railroad editor.
Mr. Gere will not worry long about
the lost pass. He will simplj draw on
one of the R. R. magnates for another:
but he don't know just where to dupli
cate that $50 on the spur of the moment.
It is to be hojH-d that this rare aeeident
will not drive the Nebraska delegate to
questionable methods (f chance, in tho
hope of ' replenishing his depleted
funds.
Questions for Gold Bugs.
Mr. Clark Braden in the last week's
Xation, Red Cloud, Neb., gets after the
"honest money" fellows in the follow
ing vigorous manner:
"Republican and democratic conven
tions, republican and democratic pa
pers, republican and democratic voters,
.politicians and leaders; and the gold
bugs and their tools and due are
howling that 'silver coin is not honest
money,' that 'a dollar of silver coin is
only worth as money, as a medium of
exchange, 70 cents.'
We challenge any and all who raako
such assertions to answer these ques
tions: Is there in the 3.(X)0,xo square
miles of territory of the United States,
a city, a town, a village, a region of
country, great or small, where silver
coin will not be accepted In cash tran
sactions for one hundred cents for every
dollar stamjed on it? Where it wifl
not be accepted, as gold coin or nation
al bank notes?
Is there a region, large or small,
where it is parsing at one cent below
one hundred cents on the dollar staminxl
on it?
Is there a bank, broker or gold bug
in the United States that will exchange
silver coin and give one hundred and
forty-two cents in silver coin for each
dollar of gold coin?
Or give in silver coin one cent more
than one hundred cents for each dollar
of gold coin?
Now, don't all speak at once."
Mr. Jay Burrows and family returned
from Chicago and other eastern points
last evening. The trip has not been as
beneficial for Mrs. Burrows' health as
was anticipated
Write II. J. Walsh Secretary of the
Lincoln Road Grader Co., and secure la
return information regarding one of tho
best road graders iu tho west.
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