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With a glory la hi bosons
That transfigure yc and me.
Aa bo strove to make nea holy
Lot ua strive to make them free,
Slnoa God Ii marching on."
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"Laurel crowns cleara to deserts,
Ami power to him who power exert.'
A rwdrty drj of manly blood
Taa iurgiBf aea outweigh."
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"Da; who cannot reason la a fool.
Bo who will not reaaoa U a coward,
Be who dare not reason la a slave ."
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us Spread the Light.
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to The Alliance-Independent, and
correspondingly increase Its power for
good in the coming campaign, we have
decided to offer the paper from now
until after the November election for
25 cents to Htm subscribers in clubs of five
or more.
We make this offer in the hope and
belief that the reform workers of the
west, will take . advantage of it
to send us in new names by the thous
and. . P coplc's party organizations should
arrange for a systematic canvass of
every precinct and thus put The Alliance-Independent
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every man who will read it
There is but one way to succeed In
this reform movement and that is by
inducing the people to READ and
THINK.
We appeal to every believer In the
truth of our principles, to every lover
of liberty, to help us spread the light
Can rYOU spare an hour in this cause?
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FOR G0VEBN0R.
This paper is not supporting any
man for governor. We have no pre'
ferred candidate for that office, nor do
we propose to have until after August
3d. Some of our friends have desired
to use our columns to "boom" their
respective candidates and to ''kill off'
others. This we have 'not permitted
We are willing to trust the people to
select their standard bearers without
dictation from us. We propose to give
each and every ' candidate the same
fair and respectful treatment But
these columns will not be used either
to build up or tear down any candi'
date. .:. : '
But when the nomination is made at
Kearney August 3d, , the candidate
there chosen will be our preferred can
dldate, a .d no matter who he may be,
we will support him with all our might
We have faith in the judgment of the
people. Their choice ( shall be our
choice. If every independent in the
slate will lay aside hli Wn personal
preferences, dislikes and suspicions,
and take the same stand, victory will
be our reward.
If you have organized a glee club.
yon should send at once for Mr. G.bson'i
"bongs oi tne people.
Andrew Cakneoie, a multi-million
are by the grace of protection, has
offered hit employees a reduced scale
of wages. They are talking seriously
of a general strike. , We suggest that
they put it off till next November and
then make It effective at the ballot box.
A FEW days ago we published a let
ter from Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha
protesting against the giving of 3,000
seats to citizens of Oxiahaln the Fourth
of July convention. We are' reliably
informed that the national committee
only voted 1,500 seats to Omaha citi
zens. Under the circumstances we can
see nothing to be gained by agitating a
change at this late day. The members
of the national committee no doubt did
the best they could under the circumstances.
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800RIJ3 TEE DEMOCRATS.
Tom Watsoa tf Georgia it a thorn la
the side of the democracy. So repub
lican orator baa ever tmeovervd that
party's cowardice oa the question of
tariff rvforrn as he baa. la a repent
peach ia enngm be said:
It baa old earing that "a man ran cum
hie enemv until ho falls la love lib
him." The dmwr'.te party bave
curved the McKinlcy law until It ha
coruo to uo the ob;-el of their lii
afTectioa, because they have boco here
Ore months now, and they have not at
tempted to pans a bill to repeal the
law. If there U anything upon ahkh
the vials of democratic wrath bare
been poured out it la the McKlnley
law. and if there is anything that the
wava-and-mcaas committee pulls up
It skirt snd carefully avoids touching
when It come to introducing legisla
tion into the bouse it is the McKinlcy
law. If there ia anything that has
been riddled by analysis and denuncia
tion from head to heels, M far a the
democratic stump and the newsletters
are concerned, It is the McKinlcy law;
but if there ia any monument of repub
lican glory to which the democrats all
tike off their haU. so far as attacking
It by legislative enactment U concern
ed, it isthe McKinlcy law.
The gentleman from Tennesaee Mr.
Enloel introduced a bill at the very
opening of this session to repeal that
McKinlcy act Every democratic news
paper in the land, applauded and be
lieved that this democratic majority
would crowd over on another ia
almost indecent haste to tear the Mo
Klnley bill off the etatuto book."
Mr. Enloe interrupted Mr. Watson
to ask how he could compel the demo
cratic committee on ways and means to
report his bill. He said he would do it
if he knew how. In reply Mr. Watson
said:
I will give it to you and charge you
nothing. Just put yourself in the way
of this private legislation that comes la
here every morning.
The fact is that the democratic com
mittee on ways and means actually pro
tects the McKinlcy bill by refusing to
report a bill for Its repeal. Instead of
reporting bill representing the gen
eral principal of tariff reduction along
the whole line, the democratic mana
gers content themselves with bills re
pealing the tariff on a few of the thous
ands of taxed articles such as tin, bind
ing twine, cotton ties, etc., hoping
thereby to catch the farmer vote. In
stead of appealing to principle by a
general attack on what they call the
"robber tariff," they appeal to the self
interest of the farmers as a class. I
The truth is that in this congress,
Tom Watson, McKeighan and Jerry
Simpson and the real tariff reformers,
and the democratic leaders are nothing
but trimmers.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL.
If there is anything that this state
needs in the way of reform it is an at
torney general who will enforce tho
constitution and laws of tho state. i
The constitution says in words too
plain to be understood that they, the
state officers "shall not receive to their
own use any fees, costs, interest upon
public moneys in their hands or under
their control." The salary of the state
treasurer is fixed at $2,500 a year, and
all income above that amount is to be
paid into the state treasury."
But what are the facts in the case to
day? And what has been the
course of every state treasurer who has
entered t.e office and sworn to support
tho constitution and attend to the du
ties of the office according to the stat
utes? Have these treasurers received
any interest on state funds? Who will
be so foolhardy as to deny it? Have
they turned this interest into the state
treasury for the benefit of the state?
Who can point out an entry of that
kind on the books?
It is 3afe to say that for years past, on
the average, the state treasurer has
had in his possession, all the time, up
wards of half a million dollars. An in
come of 4 per cent on $500,000, would
give a treasurer the neat sum of $20,000
a year, and this is a low estimate of
what he does get from this source. In
fact, politicians state boldly and posi
tively that tho state treasurership is
worth $25,000 a year, above the salary
provided by law.
w ny snouia tne state permit an om-
cer to make an independent fortune out
of an office by direct violation of the
provision of the constitution which he
has sworn to support? Not only does
our constitution forbid an officer to re
ceive interest and perquisites, but it is
a principle of common law, which no
attorney will dispute, that profits aris
ing from funds held by a trustee or an
officer of trust, belong to the owner and
not to the trustee.
When the people of the state are
burdened with taxes and Interest, why
should these burdens be Increased while
hundreds of thousands of dollars, that
rightfully belongs to the people, are
flowing into the coffers of a state officer
and "his bondsmen and the banks that
share with him in this robbery? An
outraged people will rise up in their
wrath and say this should not be. But
what of that? Can the people reach
this thing? Not directly. The only
hope ot the state, in this matter, as we
said in the beginning of this article,
lies in an attorney general who would
enforce the constitution and laws of the
state.
If we had such an an attorney general
what would be the result? The state
treasurers who hava been I i office since
the adoption of the present constitution
in 1875, or the bondsmen of those
treasurers, could be forced to turn over
to the state at least a half a million of
dollars. The statute of limitation does
not bold as against the state, and these
men are all liable for the vast sums
that these officers have unlawfully
withheld from the state.
Wisconsin has done this thing. Why
may not Nebraska? jWhy allow one offi
cer to receive such an income that he
can well afford to pay ten or twenty
thousand dollars to secure his election,
and still have enough left to render
him wealthy for the balance of his life?
This is a tremendons source of political
corruption as well as an imposition
upon the honest toilers of the state.
How long will brave and hottest fuel
permit it to continue?
Will the people rectify this wrung,
or ill they ttand powerle in their
poverty and endure the itnfMwltion?
Will they continue to allow men who
are joined together for the purpo of
fattening from the hard earnings of tne
people, to keep this thing g'ing. or
will they throw off the yoke an I choose
for their attorne y general a man of the
people, who will wield the power of his
high office tor the welfare of the peo
ple? Brothers, labo-rrs, honcat men of
every stage and state In life, let us re
sent thla Imposition. Foul and false
and fraudulent as the custom is. what
could more deserve our condemnation,
and our united effort in ita overthrow?
Let the word go forth that a change
must cone. From every iilll top let
the crime be shouted 'out and in every
valley let the need f help be told. In
every school house 1st the people's
wrongs be spoken, and from every hon
est voter let tho word go forth, "the
people's wrongs shall have redress."
OCR morning contemporary says that
the democrats are deploring up in Ore
gon that they did not make free coin
age of silver a more prominent and em
phatic plank in the state platform.
Yes, there are two prominent national
political parties that will be nursing
tho same regrets after the November
ele:tio:s.
Church Howe and Tom Majors are
addressing a G. A. It picnic at Table
Rock today. How sweet it is to see the
brethren dwell together in love. These
two statesmen from Nemaha, hate each
other worse than Satan hates the sting
of his own forked tail; but there must
be harmony. The old ship is leaking
and all hands must be at the pumps.
The administration journals take
great comfort in speaking of the tussle
which the president hsd with the ma
chine poli'iclans, apparently never
dreaming that the administration had
any machine a', its command. With an
army of backers at Minneapolis, com
posed of foreiga ministers and. consuls
and department officers and collectors
and postmasters, there was no machine,
oh no. It was only the "federal brig-
ado" as the gentleman from California
put it
Land, transportation and money, but
the greatest of these is money. The
manipulation of the money of the na
tion has been the scheme of the great
est schemers of the nation and has
caused more trouble to business in
terests and more poverty to the mil
lions than any other evil legislat'on
that the country has endured. The
people's party proposes to handle the
money question in the int rests of the
people, and not of the schemers. Let
the men who love fairnes3 more than
favoritism, who love prosperity more
than poverty; who are willing to stand
for the right rather than for the rich,
investigate the doctrines of the people's
party, and then act upon the convic
tions which a fair investigation will
bring. By all means let us have a
campaign of intelligence and education.
That is what the people's party invites.
Tnia rnntt" trp tlio niino?fn
for 25 cents.
A CHANGE OF TOOLS.
Tobias Castor, the corporation lob
byist, and general pass distributor,
is now at the head of Nebraska
democracy. He was elected yesterday
afternoon over James E. Boyd by a
vote of 9 to 7 to the place of national
committeeman from Nebraska. He
will now be In a position to distribute
postofflces as well as passes in case the
nominee of the Chicago convention
should be elected. In politics he rep
resents no principle, no idea, no policy,
except the faithful service of his em
ployers, the corporations of this state.
He was elected by a combination with
Wm. H. Thompson of Grand Island,
who was made chairman of the state
delegation.
The defeat ot Boyd was a surprise.
But it indicates nothing more than
that the railroads have no further use
for the Omaha bully. They are in fact
anxious to have him retired from poli
tics. His usefulness as a tool is
at an end, and they don't want
to be burdened with him
any longer. . They don't want to under
take the impossible task of re-electing
him to the governorship. They have
mads up their minds to elect a republi
can tool for governor this fall and they
don't want a democratic tool in the
field to divide their strength. Hence
they retire Boyd, and put in Tobe Cas
tor who is a shrewder, more suppliant,
and less ambitious tool. At the beck
of the corporations, he will assist them
in' the effort to elect a republican gov
ernor this fall, just as Bosewater and
John C, Watson assisted them to elect
a democratic governor two years ago.
They believe in "reciprocity" you
see.
OCT in Brooklyn the other night a
member of the sugar trust caught a
burglar in his house and after a severe
struggle made a prisonerof him. Be
ing a leading member of the church he
brought around two Methodist preach
ers to convert the burglar from the
error of his way. They tried their
eloquence In vain, for when they got
through the fellow very coolly invited
them to train their guns on his captor
who was a much greater robber than
he.
When Allen Field writes out his res
ignation as district judge, he should
tuck it away in 'the safe until after
election. All he would have to do with
it then would be to burn it and go
right on administering justice, while
the other fellow goes to congress. ,
THE PEOPLE'S PARTI-
The editorial quill driver n the
Evening Nswe ia bound to demonstrate
hia originality, ev. n at the iciie of
11 rvpuutl ro for veracity. hiakicg
of the p'pl' party be euys:
t ail of the tveer.t count-lie of the
third party there ha been tniiel oppo
sition Rtanifi-oteJ to the proition to
plan a pmMontlitl It. lcl In the nei,
at.J It Is evident that tbers la a very
strong cntlnicnt aga'stt such a c.Hiine.
In.l.M-d this a fii h, crisp, not to say
startling bit of Infurmution. Stranjre
thtt it never got into print before. It
look very much as if the Newa wro
following the had example set by Some
other sheets in attempting lo get out
news, rather than ire t It In. Will the
Xewa kindly remove this dark suspic
ion by being more fiwcific? Tell us
when and where thete "recent coun
cils' were held. Tell us whence coiats
this "opiwoiiion." . Quote us a fe
samples of this "very strong senti
ment"
In order to stimulate the News t3 ex
ertion In this direction, we will assert
that the writer of the above has not,
and never had a particle of reliable
evidence on which to base such an as
sertion. We assert that in no "recent
councils of the third party" has the
"proposition to nominate a presidential
ticket" been opposed or its wisdom
questioned In fact we challenge the
News ts name aingle third party man
who has opposed this course.
The News concludes, however, that
"the radical members will triumph at
the coming convention and a ticket
will be nominated." But it adds:
We do not believe there is anything
alarming in the outlook. It is an open
secret admitted by the leaders in the
movemen", that the third party, which
two years ago had such a threatening
aspsct, has to a great degree spent its
force.
This Information is of a piece with
the other, and is as well supported. By
what mean, indeed, can tho News
secure possession of such "open
Becrets?" And who are these leaders?
The fact is that the third party move
ment has ten times the force and fol
lowing it had two years ago. Did not
Thurston in an interview not long ago
acknowledge the force of this move
ment and propose the nomination of
Blaine to break into the alliance
strength? It is in fact an open secret
among old party leaders that the peo
ple's party is a young giant in strength
and vitality, and their scare of 1890,
has deepened into a regular night-mare
of dread lest this young giant shall
hurl them from power.
Further says the News:
"Every thing now points to the
Bpeedy end of the independent move
ment as an important factor in politics,
and the tendency, of the independents
in this excit'ng camoaiirp which will
soon open will be to go back to the bid
political parties."
What supreme gall the News editor
must have! "Everything points!" In
deed! Wei1, what things for example?
Did the St. Lou's conference point to
it? Does the organization of the new
party in nearly every state indicate the
speedy end of the movement? What of
the new converts that are coming into
the third party every day? Last week
a people's party man was elected to
congress to fill the place vacated by
Roger Q. Mills. Not long ago Governor
Peiinoyer of Oregon joined the third
party. Two republican ex-congressmen
In Kansas have joined the new
party within a few months. The peo
ple of the silver states are flockiog to
to the independent standard by thous
ands. Do these things "point to the
speedy end of the indpendent move
ment"? Why should the independents go
back to the old political parties? Have
the causes which drove them out been
removed? On the contrary they have
increased; and wha1; is more to the
point, the people have a much clearer
idea of the nature and extent of these
causes. Has the republican party
s iown any disposition to accede to tho
demands of the people for reform? On
the contrary, its surrender to the mon
ey power becomes more complete. It
has relegated to the rear every leader
who has been even suspected of sympa
thy with the people. It has nominated
for president and vice-president two
men who by their entire public career
have shown themselves to be the tools
of the money power, and the enemies
of labor, men who are controlled by
foreign rather than American in
fluences, men who ia twenty years
have not done one thing to commtnd
them to the patriotic wealth producers
of this country. Will these men draw
the people back to the mire and the
clay of old party politic? The
very suggestion of such a thing Is an
insult to every patriotic independent.
And what have the democrats done
to bring People's Party men into their
fold? Even less than the republicans,
for they have added cowardice to
treachery. They have violated their
solemn promise to remonetize silver.
They have gone on their knees to beg the
money power to accept their services
and show them favor. And now they
propose to cap the climax of treachery
and folly by nominating for president
Grover Cleveland, the boldest and
most outspoken gold standard leader
In their party. Will this bring. 'back
the men betrayed and abandoned by
the democratic leaders? On the con
trary it will drive honest democrats to
the people's party by the ten thousand.
Again the News says: "A number of
delegates to the Omaha convention,
who were formerly republicans, have
already announced that they will come
back to the one great people's party, the
American paity and vote for Benja
min liarriMm in November."
This state jient Is not only fata, but
it is al p.itiB!y silly. Who are
tbee duirgnu-e, and frota bat atatt-e
do they Lali? Why not quote their
announcement The News ediusr
lth-r falniflee with Intent to deceive
uibera, or lie hiuiavif is a dup of ami
ether faUifier. In hi dense Ignon.nce
he doesn't seem to knw that on y a
tew of the delegates to Omaha have
been elvek-d. Most of ths People's
tt c inventions are to be chosen this
week and next
Such ita ements aa thewe of the News
are acarrely worthy of serious coit
tnent except as they show the dea
jierite strait to which the old party is
reduced. Wha. must be thought of a
party the Interests of which must or
can be advanced by such disgraceful
methcdH? What must bi i-a'd of an
editor vrho will s'oo? to such methods
to serve a corrupt party?
The people's party is the hope of the
nation. It is fighting for justice: for
the rights of man; for human liberty.
As fast as they throw off their lethar
gy and open ther eyes to their real
condition, the honest voters of the na
tion are flocking to its standard. The
people's party is is a necessity for the
preservation of thla republic. It will
never be dissipated. It cannot faiL
In HI3 affliction in the loss of his
second son, James G. Blaine has the
sympathy of all the people, regardless
cf politics. Both Walker and Emmons
Blaine died suddenly just as they had
begun a career that promised some
thing of the brilliancy and success of
their father.
"The country roads" is still the
theme of the great dailies. Suggestions
are bd'.ng freely made that the state
should take a hand in the work of road
Improvement, that state taxes should
be levied, etc. It is also suggested that
bonds may be issued by counties and
townships to raise funds for road im
provement. It is still further sug
gested that where there is so material
for road mtking, the railroads can
transport brok-n stone, or other
materia' at a small cost. Any one who
looks through these suggestions will
see behind then the "fine Italian
hand" of the money power.
Chauncey M. Depew, in nominat
ing Harrison, talked of "the unex
ampled prosperity of the country" un
der the preent adm'nistration. If the
common people could sec some of the
prosjierity which this great railroad
president has enjoyed, his friend Har
rison might count on a good many
more votes than he will get under ex
isting circumstances. The present ad
ministration has brought prosperity to
Wall street, and to railroad presidents,
and to wealthy manufacturer?, an!
therefore deserves the votes of those
men But there is ne reasoa under
heaven why a poor man should vote for
Harrison unless he can count on getting
an office in case of the president's re
election. Calhoun says and when Calhoun
says it, it's so Cal. says that Whitelaw
Rted wilfully turned enough votes
away from Blaine eight years ago to
defeat him. At that time Reid was
both the chief owner and the chief
editor of the New York Tribune, and
no union man was allowed to work in
the office for one hour. The efforts of
leaders to have the office squared were
unavailing, and a sufficient number of
republican union men voted against
Blaine on Reid's account to lose him
the state and the election. But now
when Ried himself is a candidate the
conditions . are changed and he makes
terms with the union post haste. Mr.
Calhoun closes his statement of the
case thus: ' No knife went deeper into
Blaine's vitals in 1884 than Whitelaw
Reid's. No man sneaked over more
qu'ckly when he was himself involved
than did Reid at Minneapolis last
wetk."
Who could paint a truer picture of
the glowing republican enthusiasm in
Lincoln than the following by the ar
tist who paints life, as he sees it, from
week to week in the Lincoln Herald:
When the news of Harrison's re-'nom-ination
renched Lincoln, it descended
like a wet blanket upon the great ma
jority of republicans, most of whom
hoped and believed Blaine would be the
man. Not a cheer arose from the
small groups that surrounded the bulle
tin boards. The situation wa exactly
the same as when our ball club began
its celebrated toboggan slide last year.
It was gloomy for a fact. J. B. Strode
met J. D, Knigh', and .the twain ex
changed condolences. The extreme
quiet struck them and they held a
council. Strode bought a ten-cent
cannon fire-cracker and Knight under
took to find a Harri'on man to touch it
off. After a long search he returned
with Alex Schleqel, but Alex was so
much impressed by the contagion of
disappointment that he refused the
task assigned him. But the others
seized and held him, put a cracker in
one band and a burniug match in the
other, forced the match against the
fuse, and turned him loose. .Alex
threw the cracker into an adjacent
coal hole and In due time a muffled
sound came from beneath the side
walk. And that was the only demon
stration for Harrison within thirty
hours after his re-nominatlon.
THE SOLID SOUTH
Djwn in Choctow county, Mississippi,
June 1st the democratic machine call
ed a mass meeting to elect delegates to
the democratic state convention. The
people came out In force, and after they
hsd talked the matter over determined
to make it a people's party mee'ing and
elect delegates to the people'a s'ate
convention. The machine then under
took to hold a democratic convention,
but all they could muster from the
crowd waa ten men. It begiea to look
like a "sDlid south" for the new party,
doesn't it?
GOOD START
The organisation of an independent
dub o eighty members in Lincoln U a
good start It means something and
that something la victory in November.
This club will prme a nucleus, a
rallying point fr the complete organ
ization of the city. There ehou'd be
one thouaand mcrubors in thla club in
side of two month. In it rank will
be speaker who can meet suid vanqulab
any speaker put up by either of the old
ai tie. We would auggct that this
club "carry the war into Africa" at
once by issuing a chal'enge to tho re
publican clul of this city to a joint
d cuM,lon ot the iasues. An aggreealve
policy should be inaugurated.
The independents have reason, jus-
tics, and true patriotism on their side,
and with such weapon they will prove
Invincible.
Let every member of this
new club go to work without delay to
increase Its membership, to talk its
principles, and to make it a grand
success.
The Alliance Independent
till after election for 25 cents.
OUR 0SLT RELIANCE-
Tho only relluuee for success in this
reform movement lies in the intelli
gence of the individual American citl
zen. The republicin plctform adopted
at Minneapolis last week says:
Tho ultimate reliance of a free popu
lar government is the intelligence of
the people, and the maintenance of
freedom among men.
How such a gem of political philoso
phy happened to get in'o that platform,
we are at a loss to know. But it is
there, and it is as true as gospel. It
seems to be the last trace of those
great doctrines which made up the
earlier platforms of the republican
party.
This plank contains the essence of
the people's platform. Any patriotic
republican who reads it, believes it,
and informs himself on tho issues of the
hour must become a membar of the
people's party.
Tho most important thing for
workers In the reform movement to do
is to educate the people. Get an honest
man to reading and thinking and he
is all right. We do not believe a sing'e
instanca can bo pointed out where
a voter has read two or
three of our be6t r form books in an
unprejudiced frame of mind without
becoming an independent
Tho people's party should make no
mistake in out Ining the policy of the
coming campaign. To be successful it
must be a campaign of education. We
have no millions to spend in a cam
paign of brass bands, gaudy uniforms,
and torch light processions. If we had
we should not spend them in that way.
Let us not make the mistake of tryiog
to fight our enemies with their own
weapons. Let us rather force the
enemy to fight us with our chosen
weapons. Let us arm ourselves with
facts and reasons. Let us eschew all
abuse, and sppal to intelligence and
the love of justice which every true
American posseses. Above all let ns
get the voters to reading our books and
p ipers. Our only reliance is in the in
telligence of tho people.
CHOOSE THE FITTEST
In a few days a state convention of
the people's party will meet in Lincoln
to choose delegates to our national con
vention. Most of the congressional
conventions will also choose their dele
gates at the same time. It is very
proper to consider in due time what
manner of men should be selected as
delegates. The men chosen, whoever
they may be, will have a very impor
tant duty to perform, a duty requiring
courage, judgment, and coolness. They
will be all the better for having had
exper'ence in such matters. Should
men be chosen to such places a ,an
honor to them? Should a man seek
such a place merely to gratify his am
bition? We have no hesitation in say
ing that no such considerations should
enter into the matter. The delegates
should be chosen solely with a view to
fitness. What Nebraska wants in
that convention is a delegation that
will do the most work and the best
work. Everyone on that delegation
should be a unit of power. Every man
on that delegation should have origin
ality, courage and experience enough
to enable him to perform the high du
ties that will devolve upon him.
We have no candidates to push for
ward, but we feel justified in suggest
ing that the most experienced leaders
of the reform movement should have
the preference, not because they de
serve honor, recognition or anything
of that kind, but because they are fit
test to assume the great responsibility.
As a rule it is frequently better for the
people to frequently put forward new
men, but in this case we believe an ex
ception should b3 made in favor of
demonstrated ability.
Another reason why this rule should
be followed is that Nebraska by reason
of her advanced position in the move
ment will be expected to take a leading
part in shaping the action of the con
vention. Many other states will send
new and Inexperienced men. These
men will look to the delegates from the
pioneer states in the movement for ad
vice and council Let us put forward
as our delegates only those men who
will be best able to assume the position
of leader in the great convention. If
we do this, Nebraska will retain and
increase the good reputation which
she gained at Cincinnati and St.
Louis.
Along about next Christmas we ex
pect to hear the complete returns from
the election held out In Oregon three
weeks ago. So far the Associated re
ports have failed to mention the peo
ple's party vote. From outside sources
the report cornea that the new party
jast about 15,000 votes.
A LIBERAL PITER.
Tare Fins Hop Wuta $25.03 Etch U be
Qirea Away.
I) a'bel Hro. of Karney are proprie
tors of tbU S Tecu uieh Cora in Hrd
of Poland China koga. Tny are alo
enthtifiaftlo worker in the people's
movement la a letter received a fear
daya agi tbey make tie following offer:
To the per n rllnf a largest num
ber ct aoWribera to the Allkkck !
PtrktutaxT before Sept. I. Vi. they will
ship the Cn4 choir) of their spring pigs;
and to the person getting the ft
largeat club tbey wUI ship the second
choUe. These oig will t worth not
lea than 123.00 each. Tbey will b-".
about Bve tuontha old. They are bred
from stock selected from the beat herd
in low. lo'tUna, II iooit, Oaio, and
Nebraska Ther are at good a ran be
found any where Their bog-a are main
ly of the I'. 8., the Cerwin anl Tecum
eh strains of PoUud Chinas.
The editor of the Alliarck-Ikoei-rm-dkkt
i well acquainted with the Bis
chel Broa., and can vouch far the gen
uineness of this offer, and the reliability
of their representations.
Here is a tine opportunity for some
patriotic independent to help on the
cause of reform, and Improve his stock
at the same time. Whs will try it?
Let us hear from you at once. We will
accept aubstribera under this offer
fur one year, six months, or for the
cauipaiga. Oae yearly subscriber counts
as nmcn as two for six months, or four
for the campaign. If you want I o work
for this premium, mark every list you
send in ,-For hog premium."
Alliance Publishing Co,
Lincoln, Ne!sr.,
WHO IS HIS "LORD"?
In his sj-eech nominating Bryan the
ether day, Mr. Calhoun said:
"In William J. Bryan we have a
man who prefers to stand for the peo
ple. He wcu'd rather be a doorkeeper
in the house of his Lord, than to dwell
in the tente of wickedness "
Now that was a very nice thing to
say, and it was very well said. But
what does it mean? If it means any
thing, it means that Bryan has cut
loose from that mass of organized
greed for office known as the democra
tic party, and concluded to stand with
the people's party. ' But does it mean
tha? A few days or weeks will tell.
If Mr. Bryan goes into this campaign
to support Grover Cleveland for presi
dent, it means that he prefers to "dwell
In the tents of wickedness." If he
makes the tariff question the supreme
issue in his campaign and ignores the
silver question as he has done at Wash
ington, it will mean that he prefers to
be a hero among eastern derrocrats
rather than the servant of the masses
of his district. The people are waiting
patiently to find out who Mr. Bryan's
lord" is. If it is Cleveland, they have
no farther use for him. If it is Spring
er, who wrote an article in the North
American Review for March, favoring
the "international silver conference,"
and opposing a general tariff re
duction for policy's sake if this man
is to be his "lord," he can so
to Mr. Springer, and not to the people
of this district for a job of doorkeeping.
The people of this district are ot
goiog to be carried away by Mr. Bry
an's eloquence. They are analyzing
things. They are askinjc questions.
And one of these questions they persist
in asking is; "Why hasn't Mr. Bryan
said something ia congress on the
silver question?"
If Mr. Bryan is really with the peo
ple of this district, no combination of
men or circumstances can prevent his
re-election. If he is really with the
democratic party as led on by such
men at Cleveland and Springer, the
sooner he is retired to private life the
bettor. Time will soon tell where he
stands."!
THE NEWSPAPER EXHIBIT.
While the independent editors were
at Grand Island, Mr. Seth P. Mobley of
the Columbian commission, explained
to them his plan for a newspaper ex
hib t at the great World's fair. He ex
pects to publish a handsome volume de
voted to the newspapers of the state.
He will first put in a tabulated list of
all the newspapers, alphabetically ar
ranged, giving value of property, num
ber of subscribers, hands employed, etc.
Then he will give a list by towns, and
another y counties, alphabetically ar
ranged. Then he will give a brif f, yet
complete, his'ory of every Nebraska
newspaper, living or dead. This vol
ume is expected to contain three hun
dred pages or more.
Mr. Mobley urges every publisher
in the state to send him the
desired information. He also wants to
make up' a file consisting of one copy of
each Nebraska paper contain'ng a brief
write-up of the town and county where
in located. This will constitute a great
general advestisement of the state.
Ho says the press will , have a com
modious room in the Nebraska building,
and he will have on file there for the
convenience of visitors every news
paper in Nebraska. He speaks very
highly of the attitude the press has
taken toward the fair, and says if all
the free advertising given the fair by
Nebraska newspapers had been paid
for at liberal rates, it would have cost
tne entire $50,000 appropriated.
Mr. Mobley is doing bis work well,
and deserves great, credit. The news
paper men of the state should give him
every assistance in their power.
Did it ever occur to you that the
plutocrats who run the politics of this
country will not permit an ambitious
man to become president? "Such men
are dangerous," as Shakespere says.
They think too much. They love the
praise of the people, hence are unfit for
tools of the money power. The money
power would not permit Jas. G. Blaine
to be nominated at Minneapolis, nor
David B. Hill at Chicago. Why? Be
cause either might conclude that it ia
better to be the idol of the common
people, than to be tho tool of the pluto
crats. Cold blooded men of mediocre
talents, like Harrison and Cleveland
are preferred. They are safer. They
can be handled. They will turn a deaf
ear to the voice cf the people. No am
bitious men need apply.
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