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) " tT" " ' V .. i , l! I ! ' " ' ' VOL. IV. LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1892. NO. 6. OVER nmin KJ 1 U 1 Li IN 1, Eoom for 5,000 at the People's State Con vention at Kearney August 3rd. Weaver Invited to Speak. Enthusiastic People's Meetings in all parts of Nebraska. What the Lecturers are Doing. They Eesolve to Eatify. The progressive club of Bladen, Frankjin county sends resolutions rati fying the work of the Omaha conven tion. J. L. Granestoff. . See'y. Mr- Fairchildin Loup County. Mr. Woi. Evans sends us an extended report of a series of six meetings in Loup county. He spoke to good audi ences in every case, and the people are highly pleased with his work. The re form movement is in good shape in that county. At Bethany Heights. The independent club met in the school house on Saturday evening. Nearly 100 were present including sev eral ladies. Hon. J. V. Wolfe and Hon. W. F. Wright were the speakers of the evening; Great iaterest prevailed. Eock Creek Alliance. Mr. A. E. Sutherland sends in an ex cellent report of an open meeting at Kock Creek Alliance near Greenwood. Hon. O. Hull spoke describing in an eloquent und graphic style the Omaha convention. A short literary program was rendered after which a precinct independent club was organized with 44 members. It has a president and one vice president for each school dist rict in the precinct. Meetings will be held in turn in all the school districts. On To Kearney. Arrangements are now completed for holding the People's state convention at Kearney August 3rd, in a circus tent that will seat 5,000 people. Efforts are being made to secure Gen. Weaver for the occasion. Many other good speak ers will be present. Kearney proposes lo take care of the crowd. The people should turn out by the thousand and set the ball rolling with the grandest mass meeting ever held in the state. Dech at Stratton. ' The independents at Stratton and vicinity had a grand blowout on Samr day . Hon. W. H. Dech and Rev. Clark Braden spoke to open air meetings both afternoon and evening. The crowd numbered over 1000. Good music was furnished by the Stratton band. Mr. Dech captivated the, people with his eloquence. Hitchcock county all right. At Fullerton. The independents of Fullerton held a meeting in front of the Fullerton hotel last Satutday evening, to endorse i he nomination of Weaver, Field, and Poynter, and to let the people know that we stand squarely on the platform adopted at Omaha. A number of good speeches were made in which Miekle john was given a "pointer'' that the man is already nominated who will draw the $5,000. as congressman from this district. Brad Slaughter is here oiling up the old "machine," but the men he has employed declare that the o!d thing runs hard." H. Garfield Is All Eight BUR well, Neb., July 11, 1892. The independents of this, Garfield county, met Saturday evening to ratifv the nomination of Weaver and Fields and to say that the meeting was a sue cess would be putting it very mildlv in deed. The afternoon was rainy and it looked as though there would be few but, but before 8:30 the large court house hall was filled to overflowing and many were compelled to return to their homes because of their inability to secure standing room. The Burwell brass band was in attendance and dis coursed patriotic airs. Stirring speeches were made and at 11:15 the meeting broke up amid great enthu siasm. The republicans attempted to ratify Harrison's nomination but could only get about twenty-five people and they acted as though they were at tending a funeral. You can put it down that Garfield county is all right for the ticket from Weaver down. Yours for the cause, T. W. Bartley. Poynter at Albion. The following letter was over-looked until too old to be called news, but it is very good reading anyway: Hartington, Neb., July 5, 1802. Hon. William A. Poynter was invited to deliver the Fourth of July oration at this place. Prompt to meet his engagement the next congressman ar rived on the noon train. He spoke at the bowery at the west end of Main st. Over 1,000 people, listened to the. ad dress. Mr. Poynter spoke in a loud, clear voice, and was listened to with breathless attention. He gave a brief summary of our nation's birth and his tory; pointed out the dangers which threaten the life of the republic, and closed with a thrilling appeal to the patriotism of his auditors. The ad dress was well received and frequently applauded. Poynter is the lion of the hour. He will be our next congress man. The people were fortunate in se curing one so able to dissipate the false notion that the independents are noth ing but ignoramuses and sans culottes Wilbur F. Bryant. Eatification at Elwood. Hon. C. H. Van Wyck addressed a large crowd at Elwood, Gasper county, on Saturday. , , . m. mm we. A New G. 0- P Campaign Book Which Will bo Issued Shortly Describing the Wonders of Protection. The Festive and Patriotic Hen The Reign of Sour Krout No . More Pauper Straw An Ex-Presi. dent's Letter. Hie Stimulating Effects of the Tariff In 1890, the republican managers got out the most wonderful book since . the days of Gulliver. It was widely read and resulted, in the grand politital rev olution of that year. They are now getting out another book similar but vastly more wonderful. It is designed to show the wonderful things accom plished by the G. O. P. The following are extracts printed in advance without permission: THE TARIFF ON EGGS. Its wonderful effid on the patriotic hens of the nation. The McKinley tariff of 5 cents per dozen on eggs has produced marvelous effects and has enabled thousands of farmers to pay off their mortgages. The hens have been marvelously en couraged, and stimulated by the fact that they have at last been recognized by the government and brought under the beneficent influence of protection against the pauper hens of Canada. Since the passage of i-he bill, the chicken cholera has been greatly re duced, and the gaps have entirely dis appeared. While on the other hand thousands of the pauper free trade hens of Canada have died of grief and morti fication. EX-PRESIDENT HAYES' TESTIMONY. The following is an extract from a letter written by Ex-President Hayes: My Dear Major McKinley: The ef fect of your biJl on my Iicds has been phenomenal. My pullets begin laying now at three months old. In a number of instances hens have laid two eggs per day. I am confident if the tariff were doubled they would all lay two eggs per day as a regular thing. My hens sing your praises every day. Wheneverono lay a protected egg, she flys off her nest crying at tho top of her voice: "Mac-Mac-Mac-McKiuley, Mac-Mac-Mac-McKmley. Dear Major, come up and see me, and together we will enjoy a fry of the tenderest yellow legged, protected chicken you ever tasted and together we will rejoice over the effects of your wonderful bill. THE TARIF ON CABBAGES. The effect of the McKinley tariff of three cents per head on cabbage has been astonishing. The cabbages now hold their heads several inches higher than they did under free trade, and they actually defy their old-timo des troyers, the cabbago worms. It can be proven by reliable statistics that no citizen of Nebraska or Kansas has eaten a mouthful of cheap foreign cab bage since the bill went into effect. Thousands of persona who could not endure to have a barrel of sour-krout on tho place, have learned to eat it, and pronounce it a fragrant and nui- tritious food. Under the influence of this tariff, the cabbage raisers of the west are rapidly becoming plutocrats. THE TARIFF ON STRAW It can be authoritatively stated und proven by statistics that sine? the1 Mc Kinley bill went into effect with its tax on foreign straw, not a single ton of pauper Russian or Hungarian straw has been imported ' into the United States. Such rank crops of straw were never seen under free , trade, a grew in Nebraska ... last year. Patriots American young folks now " suck their lemonade exclusively through pro tected American straws. Tho straw raisers ot the west have been "infini tely benefitted" by this tariff on straw. READ AND BE CONVINCED. This little campaign book will be issued as soon as the republican nat ional committee finds a chairman. Every patriotic American should read its thrilling statements. A single pasre of it is warranted to strain the cred ulity of the most inveterate protec tionist, while tho work as a whole will raise the ghost of Munchausen. This book is destined to produce a more won derful revolution than that of 18C0, Independents at Calloway. : The renresentatives nnnvent.inn fni the district comprising Custer and Lo gan counties was held at Calloway Juno 10. It was well attended and perfectly harmonious. C. D. Shrader of Logan was renominated bv "ftfrln.mfi.Hnn a young man named Higgins of Custer 1 1 1 1 . . was aiso nominated Dy acclamation. Both are excellent nomin it.inns A grand mass meeting was held in con- a. ; - . mv i i uecwon. ne crowa numoereu about 1.000. There was afin narada nf rlW gations in wagons with banners, two i i .1 -i -i - orass uanas ana arum corps. Hon. J. B. llomino and Hon. V. ' P Campbell spoke in the afternoon in the grove, in me evening Mr. itomini and Mr. Shrader addressed tb iwrnle in a large hall which was crowded. The Cat Creek Glee club and' an alliance glee club rendered a number of stirring campaign songs. The enthusiasm boil ed over very frequently especially when weaver s name was mentioned. Lancaster County Convention. The People's countv convention fnr Lancaster countv has been pa) led tn meet in Lincoln Aug. 8. Primaries are set for the 6th. Representation will b8 based on the vote for Edgerton in 1891. Send for sample copies of this week and last week's issue of the Alliance- Independent. A- muup mwiiiHi m inri rwim.;