THE ALLIANCE-INDE PENDENS.
OAPTUBED.
Of all the fellows who are weary of
the course of their own political party,
the western prohibitionist is just now
the most weary. His candidate for
president gives him no enthusiasm and
his platfonn actually makes him sick.
Like ninety per cent of the common
people the western prohibitionist is a
firm free silver man, but the down east
ers have put him astride of a gold basis
plank and have turned it sharp edge
upward by making the national con
vention adopt a resolution which vir
tually says, "If you are in favor of pro
hibition, come in with us. That's the
only issue that we care anything
about."
The western prohibitionist who has
felt the shackles of our present finan
cial conditions, and has suffered from
the extortions of corporate greed, and
has thought that his party was going
to face fiese great financial and indus
trial issues and fall in lino with the up
rising of the people, grows sick at
heart as he contemplates the action of
the Cincinnati convention. The pro
hibitionist is still straight in his fight
against the whiskey barrel, but he has
been captured body, boots and breechf s
by the money barrel. It is too bad.
Prohibition dominated by Wall street
would be a funny reform. But it will
not be a reform. It will not be any
thing. The prohibition party is a gon
er unless it can reorganize on broader
lines than those laid out at Cincinnati.
ME. KEM'S LETTER.
In this issue appears an interesting
letter from Congressman Kem on the
river and harbor bill of the present
congress It throws much light on a
subject to which the people have been
giving but little attention.
Mr. Kem's defense of the principle
involyed shows him to b3 a student of
political science. We do not believe
the position he take3 can bo success
fully disputed.
M Kem's vote on the measure shows
that he is not in congress merely to
make political capital for himself, but
to serve the people in a statesmanlike
manner to the best of his ability. This
we believe he has done, and we con
mend his letter to a careful reading by
all who are interested in good govern
ment regardless of politics.
For Health and Science.
A party headed by Professor L.
Bruner of the state university left at
noon Tuesday 12th to spend five weeks
camping in the Black Hills. The mem
bers of the company are Mrs. C. H.
Gere, Missess Mariel, Nellie and
Francis Gere, Misses Ames, Pound,
Cora Smith, Seba Dewell, Louise
Tuoker, Ruth Scofield. Psyche and
Helen Bruner, Messrs. II. G. Barber,
L. E. Trover, J. B. White and A. F.
Woods, "Three weeks will be spent
near Harrison, Neb., and two weeks at
Hot Spring3 and at Custer. Plenty of
scientific and photographic apparatus
is included in the camp outfit, and the
outing will be a summer school for the
members of the party, as well as a vaca
tion. -
They Endorse.
Minden, Neb.. July 9, '92.
Resolved, That the Kearney. County
Alliance indorse tho action taken at
the national convention held at Omaha
July 4th, 1892, and that we endorse the
candidates and deem them true and
patriotic citizens and able leaders, and
should receive the support of all liberty
loving cit zens.
M. L. Eastwood,
T. J. Woody,
T. G. Weaaer,
Committee.
; E. B. Trough, Sec.
An Honest light.
Don't stoop to conquer. Is this a
contest for principles; or is it a contest
for power and offices? If it is tho lat
ter we would not feel inclined to givo
the independent party further consid
eration.
We know that within the ranks of
this, the coming party, aro many spoils
men and disgruntled office-seekers,
who were allured by the prospect of
plunder.
But no prudent man can hesitate to
be'.ieve that the overwhelming majori
ty of the independent party are honest,
conscientious patriots, aiming at the
re-establishment of morality in private
as well as in political -life; and striving
for the perpetuation of l i be rty, honesty,
justice and equality among the people.
A third party without moral disci
pline, and honest methods guided ty
the light of disinterested patriotism,
must even in its success prove a fail
ure. As a people we have not so much
a contest with any party as with those
systems which lead to the corruption
of morals and politics; and which must
ultimately undermine the liborty of
tho masses and destroy tho republic.
No republican government can exist
when it3 citizens have once abandoned
themselves to private interest and to a
contempt for its laws.
If wo combat the republican
and democratic parties by tho use of
their methods or by combinations in
consistent with oar aims, wo degrade
ourselves to tho level of these organiz
ations, and then our success would
prove ruinous to our caus8.
What difference "does it make which
party is in power if they are reduced to
the same level?
Our sole object is to establish in the
hearts of the people those principles
and teachings in which we bel lieve and
which we hope will achieve prosperity,
sobriety, and glory of our country. Let
us be honest in pursuing this coUr30
and let us hew to this line "let the
chip3 fall where they may."
Any success which docs not carry
conviction with it is an idlo acant
dream. A battle gloriously fought and
lost is preferable to a battle dishonestly
fought and won.
Don't fuse anywhere with any party
or with anybody. And don't encourage
any party to fuse with us, or even to
endorse, "if this is not a contest for
honest reform let us pull up our stakes
and return to the old tramping
grounds.
Let us have a straight independent
candidate in every congressional dis
trict, in every representative and sena
torial district t in the state, and for
every office from governor down to the
justice of the peace and constable.
Tho structure must bo complete to
give it its greatest strength and power.
If .we miss a representative or congres
sional nomination it is like raising a
great structure with a corner stone
missing. If we fail to nominate candi
date! in a few counties for county offi
ces; if we neglect to nomioate even a
single precinct or municipal candidate,
it i3 like building a brick house and
leaving out a few bricks every here and
there, a very poor piece of workman
ship, indeed.
We cannot well support any candi
date who is not in harmony with the
underlying principles of the indepen
dent party. Let iw therefore have a
candidate for every office, and let it be
a man whose life and actions aro suited
to his professions.
T. C. H. BOYSIIOFPER.
Shelby, Neb.
Notice.
Tho Seward county Farmers' Alliance
will meet cn Saturday July 30tb, at 10
a. m. The session will be held at Sew
ard and it is hoped that every alliance
in the county will have full representa
tion. Horace Wolvin, Pres.
6-2t Elisha Kinney Sec'y.
"The Flag of Liberty" is the patriotic
song of the people's party. It will
quicken the pulses of every one who
loves his country, and it will send a
thrill of wildest enthusiasm through the
ranks of the people's party. See this
song advertised in our list.
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