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THE ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT.
filje Jortnew' finance,
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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People's Party National Ticket-
For President,
GEN. JAS. B. WEAVER
For Vice.Presldent,
GEN. JAS
of Iowa.
G.
FIELDS
of Vlrgnlal.
For Presidential Electors,
T. G. FERGUSON, Nemaha County.
J. R. CONK LIN, Douglas County.
JOHN I. JONES, Cedar County.
R. R. SHICK, Seward County.
W. A. GARRETT, Phelps County.
PETER EHBERSON, Howard County.
E. E. LINK, Frontier County.
T. II. TIBBLES, Cuming County.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
CHARLES II. VAN WYCK, Otoe Co.
Lieutenant Governor,
C. D. SHRADER, Logan County.
Secretary of State,
J. M. EASTERLING, 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,
II. II. HIATT, Custer County.
For Confcres First District,
JEROME SHAMP of Lancaster.
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Our exposure of tho rottenness at
Norfolk last week has caused a rattling
among the dry bones.
THE reform papers of Nebraska are
firing weekly volleys of hot shot into
the ranks of the enemy.
" Norfolk Insane Hospital is not tho
only state institution that has been
corruptly managed by republican
officials.
The Dodge County Leader is now
edited by Mr. R. D. Kelly. He is an
old hand at tho business and is giving
the old party clackers in that "neck of
the woods" a "course of sprouts."
The article headed "Majors a Cow
ard" was written by Metcalf, the well
known correspondent of tho World
Herald. It is one of the finest, best
written political articles that has ap
peared in many a day. It should be
read by every honest, fair-minded
voter in Nebraska.
Kem and Whitehead met in their
first joint debate at Kearney Monday
night, Sept. 19. Our friend3 out there
have failed to send us in a report. But
we gather from the reports in the
dailies, there was a great crowd pres
ent, and that Kem was master of the
situation.
THE STATE SENATE.
Last fall soro folks who felt sore
over Edger ton's defeat accused the
editors of the Alliance and Inde
pendent of causing over-confidence,
and consequent indifference among the
Independent voters. Whatever may
have been the justice or injustice of the
charge, we do not propose that it shall
be made again this year. Already we
have twice forcibly called attention to
the importance of controlling the next
state senate, and to the great efforts
the corporations are making to capture
that branch of the state government.
All legislative reform consists in the
repeal of bad and the enactment of
good laws. The corporations know
that, by controlling the senate they can
keep on the statute books every law
that is now in their favor, and prevent
the enactment of any reform measure.
Under such conditions, even if the in
dependents elect their state ticket, the
only reforms they can'accomplish will
bo administrative.
The state senate has always been the
citadel of the corporations. If they
lose that they lose all. If they hold
fast to that they remain in the saddle.
The railroad politicians are at work
wilh all their might and.cunning, mak
and executing plans for the elec'ion
of senators, and a lieutenant governor.
Their candidate for the latter office is
Tom Majors, their tried and true
friend. In every doubtful district they
are planning to elect either a railroad
democrat or a railroad republican.
Whichever party has the best chance
of winning will get the railroad sup
port if the candidate Is acceptable
There is a considerable vote in every
district that the corporations can
throw just as they please. There Is a
considerable vote that can be pur
chased. Then trades and combina
tions will be made to catch vote3 which
can neither bo controlled or purcha&ed
by the railroads.
The indepeL dents do not seem to
realizo the supreme importance of this
matter. They appear to be drifting
along &z usual, depending on main
strength and awkwardness to carry
them through. They may succeed in
electing the state ticket in this way,
but unless extraordinary effort is put forth
in doubtful districts, thty mill lose the
senate assure as election day comes.
da the other hand if the right course
is pursued the corporations can db
given a crushing defeat even on their
chosen battle ground.
How?
The fight must be forced on the rail
road question. Every candidate must
be forced to take a position on the
question of a law giving us Iowa rates.
If the railroad candidates try to stay in
their holes, they must be hunted out,
robably four-fifths of the voters of
Nebraska are sick of railroad domina
tion. Thov are tired of carrying the
burden of railroad extortion. Thous
ands of republicans and democrats who
cannot be induced to join the people's
party can be persuaded to vote for leg
isla'ive candidates pledged to the pas
sage of an Iowa rate law. All that is
necessary is an organized effort on this
specific issue. The state committee,
the congressional committees, and
every county committee should take
this matter under consideration at
once. Circulars should be printed and
distributed. Every individual voter
who wants to see the railroad power
overthrown, shou'd make himself a
committee of one to work from now
till November 8, for the election of
men pledged to vote for Iowa rates.
Prompt, earnest, persistent action will
win the state senate for the people.
Delay, indifference and haphazard work
will lose it.
Independents of Nebraska, which
course will you pursue? Will you win or
lose? If you lose, you will have your
selves only to blame.
THAT MORTGAGE RECORD-
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Independent the final article on Ne
braska mortgages will appear, and it
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A REPLY TO MORTON'S CHALLENGE-
Some days ago the chairman of the
democratic state central committee
is
sued a request that Morton, tho demo-
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SENATOR STEWART.
Senator Stewart, republican, of Ne
vada, has been one of the bravest and
ablest advocates of the free coinage of
silver. Now he proves himself to be
one of the men who will staud by prin
ciple rather than party when he is
breed to choose. Ho is - making
speeches for Weaver. In a speech last
week he said: "Harrison was an
enemy to silver coinage and would,
without question, veto the measure
whenever congress passed it. This be
ing his conviction regarding free
coinage as the measure above ail others
his state and country need to restore
their waning prosperity he would be
false to principle, false to his country
and false to his people if he did not
urge the republicans of Nevada to re
pudiate Harrison and vote for General
Weaver."
"THE AMERICAN PEASANT."
The above is the title of a story that
has just been published. T. H. Tibbies
is the author. Mr. Tibbies is a Ne
braska farmer, and one of our nominees
for presidential electors. His ability
as a writer is beyond question. As a
story, the "American Peasant" is in
teresting, but as a means of teaching
t A 1 A i . 1
economic and political iruins it is
great. It ought to receive a wide cir
culation. Price only 2 cents. Ad
dress the Alliance Publishing company.
We are informed that I. N. Leonard,
the populist candidate for the senate
from the country, has issued a challenge
for a joint debate to G. Washington
Eggleston, the repub ican candidate for
for the same place. It is needless to
say that the invitation will be declined
with a dull thud. The spectacle of
Leonard putting Eggleston through a
hay press is too funny to ever be real
ized except in imagination. Lincoln
Herald.
Humphrey, Allen, and Hastings re
fused to investigate the crookedness at
Norfolk. Why? Are they getting a
"divy?" Did they lie still for tho sake
of political influence in securing a re
nomination? Whatever may have been
the reason, they are guilty of wilfully
neglecting a sworn duty and are un
worthy of confidence. The people will
elect honest men to take their places.
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cratic candidate, be permitted to take
part in the joint discussions arranged
between Van Wyck and Crounse. The
following is the reply issued by the in
dependent committee:
Lincoln, Neb , Sept. 19.
Hon. Euclid Martin, Chairman Demo
cratic State Central Committee,
Omaha, Neb.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your request that the
democratic nominee for governor be
permitted to participate in the joint
discussions between the independent
and republican nominees, we desire to
say the contest in this state today is
Vclearly defined. It is not a three cor
nered fight, only as the representatives
of the railroads would have it ap
pear. The contest is between tho republi
can candidates, backed by the corpora
tion money, and the independent can
didate, backed by the patriotism of the
people. The question to be settled i
whether the people of Nebraska pro
pose to indorse, by their ballots, the
railroad extortion, jobbery, bribery
and crime, made possible in this state
by the domination of the repub icm
party. On the question' 'Shall the peo
ple of the lobby rule," there can be but
two sides.
The independent party has show that
it is the only political organization
capable of dealing with thi3 infamous
shame.
To permit your candidate to partici
pate in their joint discussions, would
only tend to throw dust in the eyes of
the people.
Your professions are on the side of
railroad regulation, while your party
practices have been contrary to these
professions.
Your party professes to represent
many cf the principles for which the
independent party battles. The demo
cratic party on the issue of free coin
age, differs from the independent
party; the views of your candidate on
this subject are well known to be in
harmony with the views of Wall street.
It would be gratifying to the friends of
free coinage to have this great ques
tion discussed, and no silver man would
for a moment believe that the great
western interests would suffer by such a
discussion.
But the point wherein your party and
ours mainly differ, is the financial .
plank of our national platform, and on
this your candidate's views are the
same as those entertained by the re
publican candidate. It is manifest to
every one that in this great contest
your candidate is but a figure-head,
running in the hope of dividing the
forces of those opposed to monopoly
and railroad domination. .
We recognize that in this fight we
have against us the power and money
of the corporations and syndicates. To
be sure it would be interesting to de
monstrate to the hosts of democrats in
the rank and file of your p.irty who be
lieve with us, that your candidate is
but a pocket edition of the republican
party. But tho duty we owe to the
people of this state is entirely too im
portant to waste in child's play.
We must devote our time and atten
tien to the real foe. Time is too bhortl
and principle too precious to permit us
to waste our ammunition von: political
shallows. With the a ssurance of kind
feelings, we are, Yours Truly,
Geo. W.Blake, C. H. Pirtle,
Chairman. ' Secretary,
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