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THE ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT.
filje farmers' Alliance,
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
COHSOLISATSD.
PUBLISHED KTEBY TllUESDAT BT
The Alliance Publisiiino Co.
Oor.llth and M SU., Lincoln, Neb.
BOABD 07 DIK1CTWB8.
O. Hcix, Pres . J. M. Thoupbos, Sec'y.
8. Kd. Thokmtov, V.-P. J. P. McrrsRD, Treas.
C. II. PlBTLB.
. Sudscription One Doll ak per Year
B. Edwin Thorhton, Managing Editor
Chai. II. Firth ttuelnemi Manager.
B. A. Murray Advertising Mg'r
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People's Party National Ticket'
For President,
GEN. JAS. B. WEAVER
of Iowa.
For Vlce.President,
GEN. JAS. O. FIELDS
of Vlrgnlal.
For Presidential Electors,
T. O. FERGUSON, Nemaha County.
J. R. CONK LIN, Douglas County.
JOHN I. JONES, Cedar County.
R. R. SIIICK, Seward County.
W. A. GARRETT, Phelps County.
PETER EBBERSON, Howard County.
E. E. LINK, Frontier County.
T. II. TIBBLES, Cuming County.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
CHARLES II. VAN WYCK, Otoe Co.
For Lieutenant Governor,
C. D. SIIRADER, Logan County.
For Secretary of State,
J. M. E ASTERL1NG, Buffalo County.
For Auditor,
LOGAN McREYNOLDS, Clay County.
For Treasurer,
J. V. WOLFE, Lancaster County.
For Attorney General,
V. O. STRICKLER, Douglas County.
For Commissioner of Public Lands and Build
ings, J. M. GUNNETT, York Connty.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction,
H. II, IIIATT, Custer County.
For ConKrea First District,
JEROME SHAMP of Lancaster.
WATOHWOEDS OF THE BEPUBLIOAN
CAMPAIGN.
"Nebraska could not afford to give
William H. Dcch a seat' in congress for a
million dollars a year. State Jour
nal. "Mr. Majors is known to be a mem
.ber of the A. P. A" Rose water.
4 One of the greatest crimes ever
perpetrated against the people of this
stato." "An infamous plan." "A high
handed conspiracy." "Mr. Majors was
indirectly, if not directly, implicated
in the conspiracy which resulted in tho
abduction of Senator Taylor from this
fit,n.t,ft wViJIa IVlA lror5cllfiiin wnn in cac.
sion in 1891." Rosewater on Taylor's
abduction.
"Suppose Mr. Majors did connive at
the disappearance or abduction of Sen
ator Taylor 1 What of that ! Worse
things than that are being done all the
time, and if 'Mr. Maiors himself had
abducted Taylor, it would not make
any difference with me. These char,
ges don't amount to anything. Why,
gentlemen, look at the horrible char
ges that were made agaicst Judge Post
one year ago. They edidn't hurt him
any. They made him votes, and they'll
do it in the-caso of Mr. Majors." H.
M.Bushnell, Editor of tae Lincoln
Call.
"Infamous underhanded criminal
uuameaa uarneu on in ine siate capixoi
by his (Majors') man Fridav. Walt
"The party has already paid Rocwa
tcr a good many thousand per cent
more than his "influence" for good or
ill is worth. It will profit greatly from
his retirement from its ranks and its
councils." "Let Rosewater tlide."
State Journal.
"Headquarters were loca'ed in Oma
ha a year ago, and located in the trai
tor's nest, tho Bee building. LINCOLN
Call.
AM IMPORTANT BEQUEST.
In order to ascertain tho workings of
tho law requiring county treasurers to
deposit tho public funds in banks, and
turn tho interest into the treasury, wc
desire to secure a report from each
county in the state. We want these
reports to contain answers to the fol
lowing questions:
First. Has the law been comp'ied
with?
Second. What is a fair estimate of
tho average amount of money on de
posit duriog the year?
Third. What rate of interest are
tho deposits drawing?
We would also like to ascertain about
what has been saved in each county
under the operation of tho law requir
ing foes for making out tax lists to be
turned into the treasury by county
clerks.
Wo would like to have reports from
county officers themselves, wherever
they are willing to respond.
In cases where the offices are in the
hands of men who are unfriendly to our
cause, we would be glad to have soxe
kind friend volunteer to visit tho court
house, secure the desired information,
and forward it to us at once. .
Thus speaks the Orleans Courier:
Remember, voters, that United States
Senator Paddock's time expires March
3rd, 1893, and that his successor is to be
selected at tho coming session of the
state legislature and it is of tho utmost
importance that every precaution be
exercised in the selection of our candi
dates for members of the state legisla
ture, for the opposition will leave no
stone unturned, they will resort to any
and every meanness, nothing too low,
to effect the defeat of independent can
didates. THIS IS IMPORTANT, BE
ON YOUR GUARD.
In another column will bo found a
letter from an old settler in Franklin
county that contains a great deal of
common sense, and a touch of real
eloquence. We have only one criticism
to make on Mr. Stewart. Ho says tho
farmers of Franklin county aro carry
ing a burden of mortgages amounting
to $700,000. According to tho census
report the farm mortgages in Franklin
county aggregated a little over a mil
lion January 1st, '1890. Since then
there has been a considerable increase,
so that Mr. Stewart's figures aro en
tirely too low.
Mr. Bryan is a democrat. Ho pro
poses to stand by G rover Cleveland if
the election is thrown into tho house.
Do the people of the First district want
a representative who will support the
gold bug Cleveland for president?
In another column we publish a list
of Mr. Shamp's appointments. The
people should turn out and hear him.
He is a good talker, and thoroughly in
earnest in defense of tho independent
cause.
Next week we will publish biogra
0UB STATE TICKET-
Tho men nominated by tho indepen
dents for state offices are without ex
ception capable and worthy men. They
are men who, if elected, will serve the
people to tho best of their ability. They
will give us a clean, economical ad
ministration. They will "scrub out
the court houso." Theywill put the
state institutions in the hands of honest
competent men. , They will endeavor
to sec that tho laws aro carried out,
not ignored, as they aro at present.
If Van Wyck is elected governor he
will sign any railroad bi 1 tho legisla
ture thinks it wise to pass.
If Shrader is elected he will not assist
in abducting senators to defeat the will
of tho people as tho present lieutenant
governor is charged with doing. If
McReynolds is elected, ho will not be a
tool of tho bosso", insurance companies,
and rai'roads as Tom Benton always has
been. If the other state officers are
elected, wo will have a state board of
transportation that will be on the side
of the people, and not on the side of the
railroads as is tho present board.
Independents should stand solidly by
the ticket, the whole ticket, and noth
ing but the ticket.
THE STATE SENATE.
There cm be no doubt that the rail
road corporations are making a des
perate effort to control the next state
senate. Their plan of operation, is to
make trades and combinations between
railroad republicans and democrats in
doubtful districts. Tho people of the
state should arouse themselves at once
to the importance and gravity of tho
situation. Unless the independents
use the best of judgment and make
most vigorous efforts the corporations
will carry their point
We wish to repeat what we said two
weeks ago. Wherever it is possible in
doubtful districts the whole anti-monopoly
vote should bo concentrated on
one candidate for the senate. The
matter of redeeming the state from
corporation rule rises above the matter
of mere partisan succss.
LET US PI0NI0.
There is probably no better method
of campaigning for this season at any
rate than that of holding outdoor pic
nics. Their points of advantage are:
First. They draw out a great many
who will not come out to a political
meeting.
Second. They furnish an excellent
means of raising campaign funds.
Already thi3 plan has been tried with
success in Lancaster county, and the
managers of the county campaign can
hardly do better than to arrange for
such gatherings in all parts of the
county
A NEW NOVEL.
Ignatius Donelly has written a new
book, a novel entitled tho "Golden
Bottle." It is very fascinating like all
his stories, and at the sime time illus
trates the ideas of the people's party in
a very interesting and original manner.
The national committeo has arranged
to sell this book to raise campaign
funds. This will make a donblo in
ducement for populists to buy the book.
Every independent who wants to read
a splendid story and at the same time
help our noble cause, should send for a
copy of the book.
Price, bound in cloth, $1.25.
In paper covers, 50 cents.
Address all orders to
J. H. Turner,
Mr. SnAMP is making friends where
ever he goes.
Read the list of appointments on
another page.
Our 25 cents for three months still
holds good.
If you don't get your paper regularly
notify us at onco.
General Weaver is having great
meetings in the south.
In Texas the democrats too have two
state tickets in tho field. While they
fight, tho independents will win.
The state committee, and the national
committee both need funds badly. Now
is the time to show your patriotism.
Work for the whole independent
ticket. Don't go back on any candidate
because your afraid ho won't be elected.
If the people want an energetic, self
made man for attorney general of Ne
braska, they should vote for V. O.
Strickler.
We will be glad to furnish campaig
oommittees with a large number of
copies of tho Alliance-Independent
at a small cost.
If we want to win votes we must put
reading matter in the hands of voters.
It teats every other plan. Try it.
Keep on trying it.
Read what the Farm, Field and
Stockman, the greatest agricultural
paper in the west has to say of our
"Songs of the People. "
President Harrison has written
his letter of acceptance. Wo intended
to write a review of it, but it isn't nec
essary. H8 didn't gay anything.
J. M. Gunnitt is well qualified for
commissioner of public lands and build
ings. In this respect he is like every
other man on the independent state
ticket.
Wasiiingtonian beef tea is not the
only thing that causes a republican to
ask "Where am I at?" The present
uncertainty of the republican campaign
in Nebraska calls forth the same re
mark, J. M. Easterling, our candidate for
secretary of state, has taken a most
charming wife. All he needs now to
make him perfectly happy is a nice
majority next November. He deserves
it and we believe, he will get it.
Mr. J. V. Wolfe is one of tho wheel
horses of our movement. He is ah in
dependent from principle. If he is
elected, the law regarding the invest
ment of tho funds in the state treasury
will not be ignored as it has been. If
tho people are tired of being robbed
they should vote for Wolfe.
The republican papers have begun a
campaign of slander against Prof.
Hiatt, our nominee for state superin
tendent. A lying sheet in Custer
county says he was discharged from his
position a? superintendent of the
Broken Bow schools. The State Jour
nal copies the lie. This was to be ex
pected. The fact is that Mr. Hiatt has
had grand success at Broken Bow, He
built up the schools; and is very popu
lar there. Mr. Goudy's , prospects are
Seeley." ROSEWATRB. mimW nt rfi-
phies of Hon. V. O. Strickler, a
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