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Z2 THE ALLIANCE - IN DEPE ND ENT. Lancaster Gif Edition. CAN WE CARRY THE COUNTY? Iancaster county Is tho republican strong-hold of the state, and some in dependents seem to think it a hopeless task for them to undertake to carry it. They aro entirely mistaken. The in dependents today have an equal chance for success in Lancaster county. ,If they show tho proper nervo from now till election day, they can win. "Fa:nt heart never won fair lady" nor any thing else. Our reasons for believing tho county can be carried are as follows: First. Tho exposures of corruption in our stato Institutions bavo com pletely demoral'zcd the republicans. They have also opened tho eyes of hundreds of conservative mon who will cast their first independent voto this fall. If tho independents use these exposures m effectively as possible, they will defeat tho whole republican ticket. Second. Tbe republicans have put up tt weak ticket. One candidate for senator is a money loaner aud the other a grain dealer, and both have fully demonstrated their corporation tendencies in previous legislatures. Of tho nominees for tho house, only one is a farmer, and a ranker railroad tool does not live in the county than J. C. P. McKesson. Joe Burns is the weak est man on tho ticket and is certain to bo defeated. There is not a m n of ability or influence on the whole ticket. Third. The citizens of Lincoln want men elected to represent this county who will be able to secure favorable legislation for Lincoln. They know that the independents will have a ma j rity in the legislature, and that the members for Lancaster county must te independents in order to accomplish anything. They see the importance of this and hundreds of them will vote for the independent candidates on that ac count. Fourth. General Van Wyck is very popular in Lancaster county, and will doubtless carry tho county. His popu larity will do much to carry tho whole t'.cket through. Fifth. The democrats know that they have no chance of wioning and a great many of them will vote the indepen dent ticket rather than see the republi cans succeed. Sixth. The independents have re cogniz'.d organized labor by putting up a representative laboring man, Mr. J. M. Meddin, and this will bring to the ticket hundreds of votes of laboring men -who never voted the ticket be fore. These are some of tho reasons for our faith. Are they not sufficient? Let every independent at once cast doubt and fear to the winds, throw off his coat and work for tbe ticket from now till election and victory is ours. JOE BURNS- Why should the people of Lancaster county send Buch a man as Joe Burns to the legislature? What has he got to recommend him? If ho is elected what will he do? In the first plac3 he will work for J oo Burns. In the second place he will work for the B. & M. railroad. In the third place he will work for every job that comes up. f The independents - flave special r:asons for wanting Burns defeated. Some ten years ago when the anti- raonop;dy movement sprang up, Burns was nomiia'cd for the legislature on the anti-monopoly ticket. On the ticket were several other men particularly I. N. Loonard, and Hon. O. Hull two of the bast and truest men this county afford. They raadd a vigorous campaign. As election day approashed they had the' old party whipped, an 1 demoralized. A number of tho old machine msn got together to consult. They agreed that their case looked hopeless, but ons man ro3G to the occasion and unfolded a schems which was noth'ng less than to buy Joo Burns off. The p'an was formed and carried out. On election day thoy took Burns from one polling p'ace to another, and ho addressed tho voters and urged them to vote for tho o'd party. The result was that the an!i-moa-opoly forces were thrown into cunfu 6ion and tho ticket defeated. Both Hull and L30iiar I came very near being elects!. W thout doubt they wou'd have had a good majority if it had not bjen for B Jrn' treachery. Do tho vo er3 of Lancaster county want such a m n to represent them? The voters of Lincoln want men in the legislature who will look after the in terests of the city, min who can get pi icos on comaiittoes, who can got bills through. Can L e Burns do this? Tho independents w.ll control the next house. Tint is a foregone con clusion. An i thoy have had enough, of traitors, and railro id tools; They will see that Joe Burns does not geta'siogle plae3 of importance. They will see that every bill he introduces or cham pions is defeated. Voters of Lancaster county, tae our advice: L'aveJoe Furns a t home. , SOME of the independent candidates seem to be a little slow about getting to wor k. "God helps those who help themselves" as the darkey said when he invaded the hen roost. If a man expects to be elected to office he should get right out among tho voters, let them know who he is, and what he be lieves, and show that he intends to get there. If he does this he will soon find a host of friends ready to go to work for him. Eggleston refused to debate with Leonard under the thin pretext that ho didn't want to furnish a crowd for the independents. This is silly. The inde pandents everywhere get better crowds than their opponents. No, the real reason was that he is unable to meet Mr. Leonard and cross swords with him on tho issues. A man who has been mingling a good dealjvith the voters tells us he is aston ished at the change of political senti ment that is taking place in Lincoln. He pays he finds dozens of men who will cast their first indepsndent vote this fall. In this issue we give extended per sonal mention of some candidates on both tickets. Let none of the other andidates be uneasy. We will get around to them in due time. We pro pose to keep this thing up till election day. Let every independent in Lancaster county who hasn't already done so come forward at once with a liberal contribution to tho campaign fund say from one to five dollars. VFOK commissioner. The independents have put up for tho oflljo of county commissioner, Mr. F. S;hweizer, an intelligent, well in formed and thoroughly honest citizen of German nationality. It would hardly bo possible for tho people to make a batter choice for that office. On the other hand the rcpubUcins have put up a man named Beckmau What has he to recommend him? We have it from reliable sources that he is one of the proprietors of a "shive shop" on O street. He with others hire one Kinsel to run the shop while they go out and steer needy borrowers into the shop. I or instance some farmer who needs a little money badly meets Beckman on the street and asks him for a loan. He replies that ho has loaned all ho can spare, but he thinks he can direct him to a place where he can get some money. Forthwith he sends the man to Kinsel who skins him i at the rate of three per cent a month. Coming out he again meets Beckman and complains of the high rates charged. "What," exclaims the old hypocrite, "did he charge you such rates? I'll never send another man to him." Voters of Lancaster county do you want to elevate such a man to the office of commissioner? Vote for Schweizer. FOR DISTRICT JUDGE. If there is a man in Nebraska the people owe a debt of gratitude for ser vices rendered that man is William Leese. For years he stood up for the people's rights against fearful odds. He stood against all the pressure the cor porations could bring. He fought for reduction of freight rates when he stood almost alone. He is a lawyer of marked ability, and a man of high character. The independents should rally to his support and elect him dis trict judge by a handsome majority. J. 0. McNERNY. As a rule inlependents are averse to the election of lawyers to office, but in the last legislature tlaey sorely folt the need of a few gool lawyers on their side to offset the schemes of such men as Watson and Church Howe. So the Lancaster county independents put up a man of that kind, an able young at torney by the name of J. C. McNerny. His honesty is unquestionable, and he is a true exponent of the reform prin ciples. The voters should rally to his support. He will be a very valuable man in the senate. TOR COUNTY ATTORNEY. We do not want to be lavish in en comiums, or profuse in praiso of any man. But H. F. Rose, our candidate for county attorney, is a young man that merits the highest encomiums. As a man he is above reproach. His reputation is without a spot. He is an able young man and is forging rapidly to the front in his profession. Ho has an ambition to succeed in the true sense of the word. If elected to this office he will strive to make a good record. He will serve the people to tbe best of his ability. There will be no strings on him. He will try to fill the place as it ought to be filled and we believe he will succeed. His opponent is too well known to need comment. He is just the oppo site of Mr. Rose, and we beiieve, if elected, the people will find'him ready to serve the very classes which it should b3 the business of a county at torney to bring to justice. CLn tho people of this county afford to trust this important office to such a man? Wo appeal to all voters without re gard to party to think well before acting on this matter. HON. I. N- LtONARD, The people's farmer candidate for th stato senate from Lancaster county, is one of Nature's noblemen. No moie patriotic citizen breaths tbe air. He showed his patriotism by going to the front in the defense of his coun'ry in 1861. He showed his patriotism again many years ago in cutting loose from the corrupt old party and seeking re form through independent political action. He now shows it again when in re- sp )nse to the call of the people he ac- rifices his time and money in a cam paign against great odds. If he is elected he will do just'ee to every class and every interest to the best of his ability. He will be a credit to Lancaster county. In the next state senate ho can do more for the interests of Lincoln than all the repub'icans on that ticket. Why? Because he will stand with the majority and wi!l henco be able to get recognition. Every patriotic citizen should rally to his support regardless of party. OUR COUNTY EDITION. This week we have got out a special edition for Lancaster county. Wo are anxious to do everything in our power to secure independent success in this county, and we expect to get out a county edition every week from now till election. And if the people will take hold and help us to push our cir culation in this county we will continue to issue a county edition as a regular thing. We appeal to every independent v orker in the county te take hold and help us push for subscribers. We have issued a number of extra copies for disjj tribution. Call at the office and pet a few to put into the hands of doubtful votes. MART HOWE. If the people of Lancaster county waut a man to represent them in the legislature who has shown the nerve, and ba?kbone to stand for the right and "hew to the line no matter where the chips may fall," they will vote for Mart Hovvo He is well known through out the county, and there is not a man who can stand up and charge aught against him ei'her as a private citizen, or an office-holder. No man would moro faithfully or ably serve his county or the stato of Nebraska than Mart Howe, and he ought to be elected. WANTED. One thousand independents in Lan caster county to go out into the high ways and hedges, streets, alleys, stores, shops, offices, and cornfields and per suade men to take The Alliance Independsnt from now till after elec tion for 10 cents. The independents of this county should stand by Mr. Bewick in his efforts to expose corruption in high places. We expect to have General Weaver n Lincoln for one speech, and the occasion ought to bo made the event of the campaign. 7