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About The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1892)
t I THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT. 11 t LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES. These include only the expenses of the legislature such as pay of members, and employes, incidental expenses etc. Hero we have a chance to see whether or not the independents tried to prac tice economy. Let us compare the ex penses of the farmer legislature with those of the last republican legislature. The following figures are from the auditor's report: Officers & employees of Senate $37,410,30 " " 44 44 House. .52,205,32 Incidental expenses .40,022,57 Estimated claims outstanding. 10,000,00 Total expenses for 1891 139,G38,22 44 44 1889...... .190,000,00 Amount saved,. ..48,361.48 This shows that the farmer legis lature instead of being the most extrava gant in our history, actually cost les3 than three fourths as much as its pre decessor. The independents in the legislature practiced economy to the extent of their ability, with limited power and under hampering conditions. If en trusted with every branch of the state government, so that honest capable men can be put in charge of all our state institutions, the independents will be able to save the taxpayers mil lions of dollars duringthe next two years. A POINTER FOR REPUBLICANS. Down in North Carolina, Ihe Cleve land boomers are not only enrolling boys to swell the membership of their clubs, but are taking names from tombstones. The republicans of Nebraska should not allow themselves to be outdone in this way. Political days at state fairs may be all right in states that have little of interest to show and the oratory offered may draw a crowd. But experienc-i has" demonstrated in Nebraska that people who come to the great fair at Lincoln onco a year have no time or in clination to listen to speeches of any sort that. last lorgcr than a minute. State Journal, Sept. 10. Considering the fact that Call Brown, the people's parly orator, held a crowd of several thousand for three hours directly under the State Journal win dows almost every eveniDg during the fair last week the above is certainly an astonishing statement for Hathaway to make. Did the Californian knock our Journal friend non compos mentis, or was it too much "Rose Jf'aUr?" If there is any Lincoln republicanism or Jeffersonian democracy left in the two old parties they will recognize our demands on finance. We stand where Lincoln and Jefferson stood. The financial question is the one overshad owing issue, and the party that opposes financial reform will have us to fight in the coming campaign. The time is past for partus of expediency to ask our supporr. We demand a party with: principle and a fixed pol'cy in the in terest of the people. The , republican and democratic parties have been run ning after false gods for lo these many years. Wall and Lorn bat d street fur-1 nishes the platform, and, it would seem, little Ben and : Grover, the dema gogues chosen to carry the banners. Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C. Dech is a valuable man and the pira tes threaten to spend a million dollars to defeat him if necessary, as indicated by the following from the State Journal: 'Nebraska could not afford to give William H. Dech a seat in congress for a million dollars per year." New Era CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES- The Philadelphia Press contains a lengthy editorial under the above cap tion. It quotes from an address by An drew D. White, our minister to Russia to the effect that: Reliable statistics and testimony prove that among all nations of the Christian world, in the United States the highest crimes arc most frequently committed and least punished. The Press also says: The Edinburg Review for Julv has an article on "Crime and Criminal Law in the United States" which reaches practically the same conclusions. The record kept by the Chicago Tribune for 1891 shows that there were 5900 murders committed in : the United States that year an increase of 1C06 over 1890, and of 3339 over 1889. Several reasons are assigned for this alarming prevalence of crime in the United States such as: Lax enforce ment of law, and delays in meeting out justice; criminal neglect of parents in training up children; the ele vat'on of unworthy men to the judicial batch; foreign im migration, etc. The Press winds up its article by declaring that after miking all due allowance for the causes as signed, "Ihe proof is indisputable that an abnormal amount of crime is hap pening in the United States. The sooner public opinion awakens to tho facts of the situation and a sentiment is formed which will demand a rigorous administration of the law, the better it will be for the country." These facts are undoubtedly correct, but the Press like all the rest cf the great subsidized dailies is wrong in the causes it assigns and tho remedy it pro poses. JThe increase of crime in tho United States results from the opera TION OF UNJUST LAWS. Unnatural conditions always produce evil results. The people of the United States are living and working under unnatural conditions. Great wealth goes to him who earns it not, and in voluntary poverty to him who does not deserve it. The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few creates dissipation among the rich, and sullen- ness or despair among the wealth pro ducers, and in each class the tendency to crime increases. Legalized robbery blunts the sensi bilities and sears tho conscience of him who robs. It also arouses in those who suffer from the robbery a scllen disre spect for law. Marriages fall off, and crimes against social purity increase because the con ditions of life among the industrial classes are not conducive to the estab- ishment of homes. Children are not well-born or well brought up because their parents are poor, and disheartened, or rich and heartless. The tendency of the times is to de velop narrow selfishness m men, and to crush out their better and higher na tures. Hope, sympathy, and religion are be ing crowded out of American life. These are the reasons why crime in creases. The only cure for the evil lies in the passage of laws by which justice to all men can be secured. The best joke of the season: Gene ral Victor Vifquain of the First district who is running for congress in the Fourth district says he is going to be elected sure; not a bit of doubt about it " - Hon. W. H. Dech will hereafter b3 Clothing and Gents Furnishings at 50 Cents on the Dollar. We havo been fortunate onough to secure tho entire stock of Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, etc., formerly owned by A, HURLBURT of ; this city at a very low price and we arc selling it now. Every article in tho stork at one-half tho price at which Mr.Hurlburt sold the same goods, not near wholesale pi ice for it. - Never will you have such an opportunity again to purchase fine clothing at such prices. The sizes are regular; lines all full now and you can easily be suited. Wo would offer this advice to parties wishing to pur chase: Como as early as you can, before the assortment gets broken; You will 1)0 sorry if you don't. No goods bought; we will simply close , out this stock and quit. Tho bankrupt stock of stationery, inks, school books, paper, pens, cutlery, etc., from tho Fremont Department Store of Fremont, Neb., is now on sale hero at 50 cents on the dollar. FRAIVLEY, CIIIDESTER h CO., Cor. P and 10th Sts., Lincoln. CHEAP COAL WE DEAL DIRECT WITH CONSUMERS. We desiro to interest farmers on tho COAL question, with a view to saving them money. Have perfected fayorab!e season contracts on all popular brands, and are prepared to save Consumers Dealers Profits Send for prices, order blanks and 4Tnstructlons for ordering" before buying. National Union Co, 118 Michigan St, Cliicago,IlL Our largo 512 page catalogue of General Merchandise, illustrated, sent to any address on receipt of 15c in stamps. Succes83r to BADGER LUMBER CO Whol esal R6ta.il Lumbr TELEPHONE 7O i . 0 ST. BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH LINCOLN, NEB, FAIRBANKS AND VICTOR SCALES. Eel ipse Wooden and Steel Wind- Mills. Box 382. J. P. CAROON, Agent, Lincoln, Neb. WANTED' L.CATI U U FOR A NEWSPAPER. I have a first-class Newspaper plant and desire to establish a paper in a good live town. Persons interested please address (8-9t) Publisher, Dox 1508. Lincoln, Net). 3 ) ). r.r IK JTimoMiNE has ; been Invited 1
