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8 THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT. THE MIME D1DEPE11DEIIT Consolidation of the Farmers AHiancepXcbraska Independent Published Eteet Thursday bt The Alliance Pdblisiuno Co. Oor. 11th and M Stg., Lincoln, Neb. SOAHD Or DIBBCT9R0. O. Hull, Pres . J. M. Thoxtsok, Sec'y. 8. Ed. Thorhtok, V. P. J. P. MimED, Treat. C. H. PimTtt. Subscription One Dollar per Yeah B. Edwtk Thorktok,.... Managing Editor Chas. H. Pibtli .BusineH Manager. E. A. IfUBRAT Advertising Hg'r N. I P. A OUR AVERAGE Circulation for Six Months Ending Sept. 29th, 22,034. People's Party National Ticket. For President, GEN. JAS. D. WEAVER of Iowa For Vlce.President, GEN. JAS. O. FIELDS ofVlrgnlal. For Presidential Electors, T. G. FERGUSON, Nemaha County. J. R. CONKLIN, Douglas County. JOHN I. JONES, Cedar County. R. R. SIIICK, Seward County. W. A. GARRETT, Phelps County. PETER EBBESON, Howard County. E. E. LINK, Frontier County. T. II. TIBBLES, Cuming County. STATE TICKET ' For Governor, CHARLES H. VAN WYCK, Oto Co. Lieutenant Governor, C. D. SHRADER, Logan County. Secretary of State, J. M. EASTERL1NG, Buffalo County. For Auditor, LOGAN McREYNOLDS, Clay County. For Treasurer, J. V. WOLFE, Lancaster County. For Attornay General, V. O. STRICKLER, Douglas County. . For Commissioner of Public Lands and Build lugs, J. M. GUNNETT, York Connty. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, H. II. HI ATT, Custer County. For Conres First District, JEROME SHAMP of Lancaster. Our Mortgage Record Is now ready distribution. It gives a complete statement of mortgage records of Nebraska, compiled from the official records of the state and the United States census, with afull discussion of the subject. It is one of the greatest eye-openers ever published. It should bo in the hands of every voter. Send for a quantity for distribution at once. PRICE. 25 copies...... 15c 50 copies 25o 100 copies. ........ 40c 300 or more, in one order, 25c per hun dred. Address the Alliance Publishing Co., Lincoln, Nebr. LOOK OUT FOR TRAITORS- It is reported on good authority that the republicans have formed a plan to buy up independents who have some prominence and influence, and to have them declare that the race is between Harrison and Cleyeland and therefore they are for Harrison. Independents should be on the lookout for these fel lows. ... ' ' -- . "Stand up for Nebraska." ARE STATE OFFICERS GUILTY? The Investigation Into the charges made by Mr. Bewick concerning the management of the Lincoln insane asy lum has been concluded, and a report of the board's findings will be found in another column. ' It will bo noticed that in the fourth count of the board's report, the mem bers of the board declare themselves "not guilty" at least so far as the cattle deals go. In the sixth count all the "other Irregularities" are "lumped to gether." Now it was not to bo expect ed that the board would investigate itself, or find its members guilty. Nevertheless the investigation did bring to light facta which convict mem bers of the board of either gross negli gence, or criminal action, or both. Those who heard the investigation can subscribe to the following additional counts: First. In order to consummate these steals, the crime of forgery has been repeatedly committed. In fact the 6teals on cattle purchases could not be consummated in any other way. Money can only bo drawn from the treasury on a state warrant. The man who sells cattle to the state signs three vouchers, and the warrant must be made out in the name of the man who signs the vouchers. Before the warrant can be paid or registered by the treasurer it must have the name of the man who sold the cattle endorsed on the back. This is a perfect safeguard against fraud. Now if these warrants which were made out from the raised vouch ers had been presented to the men who sold the cattle for endorsement,' the fraud would have been discovered. Hence recourse was had to forgery. Every farmer put on the stand testified that he had never endorsed his name on the warrant nor authorized anyone else to. ' Now it appeared from the evidence that this custom of forging endorse ments was known to the members of the board, the auditor, and the state treasurer, and that they "winked" at the proceedings. By so doing they directly aided and abetted the acts of fraud. Second. The board in its third count finds Dr. Knapp guilty of approv ing these raised vouchers. Now the evidence showed that since Dr. Bow man became superintendent two vouch ers which he failed to approve and de clared fraudulent were ' nevertheless allowed by the board. Now if the board is not to be guided by the approval of the superintendent, why should it not be held responsible for approving these raised vouchers? Further the board has approved vouchers which were net signed and were grossly irregular. Third. It appeared that there is a custom of paying the officers and em ployees of the asylum in advance, and that last fall one employee left the in stitution after receiving $300 in" ad vance and never paid back but $116 of it. Could such things be done without the knowledge and approval of the board? Fourth. The board examined and approved all the vouchers for those "absurd and outrageous coal charges during the summer of 1891. Gross negligence is the very mildest expres sion for their conduct in this matter, and it takes a great deal of credulty to accept that explanation. So it will be seen by these four counts which were fully sustained by the evi dence brought out, that the state offi cers have deliberately thrown down the bars set up by law to secure honesty o the part of state employees, and to pro tect the treasury, and have thus in vited fraud and crime. It is of no use to disguise or smooth over the facts: There is a strong suspicion in the minds of those who have looted into the matter, that these state officers are guilty of actual complicity in these crim inal acts, and have shared in the spoils. And this suspicion is strengthened by many evidences of malfeasance in other directions. The direct, charges against the secretary of state in regard to state house furniture have been bo fore the public for some time, but this Investigation was adjourned without Mr. Allen saying a word concerning that matter. The charges against the treasurer and members of the board of educational lands and funds have been repeatedly published. Why did not the parties charged have these matters cleared up? - - There Is but one answer: They are guilty as charged and can make no possible defense. It is to be hoped that a grand jury will soon be called and its motto will be "LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE." Mr. Whitehead probably regrets that he undertook to smirch the clean record of Congressman Kem. Some independents have taken the trouble to look a little into Mr. Whitehead's re cord. They find that in the legislature ol 1889, he vote for the Stout bill, giv ing H. B. Stout $49,000 for so-called "extras" in finishing the state capital building. Stoit was the old peniten tiary contracter, the greatest lobbyist in the "state, a briber, and.boodler generally, and there is no doubt the Stout bill was a t rank steal. Yet it passed with ' Whitehead's vote. Mr. W. also attacked, the independents for not passing a usury bill. The record shows that Whitehead voted against a usury bill in 1889 that was substantially the same as the house usury bill which the independents passed in 1891. Toe Chadron Signal Is doing heroic service to the people's cause in . the northwestern part of Nebraska. It is edited by E. A. Sheldon formerly of the Dawson County Journal. Send to the Alliance Publishing Company, Lincoln, for a quantity of those Nebraska mortgage records for distribution. The greatest eye-openers yet published. 100 copies for 40 cents. Hon. W. F. Porter has been re nominated for representative by the independents of Merrick county. Mr. Porter is an earnest fearless aad brainy young man, and we hope to see him elected by a fine majority. It IS a fact shown by the records at the state house that Walt Seeley, Majors' private secretary drew Taylor's pay and that Majors approved a voucher giving the absconding traitor pay for the full session. The Tribune is a new People's paper at Beatrice, Gage county. It is edited by E. C. Carroll, and is a shoulder striker. The Greely County now has a good reform paper called the Citizen, edited by P. J. Philbin. Morton stands no show whatever of being elected He Is simply running to keep democrats from voting for Van ,Wyck. OLD PARTY INTOLERANCE. The republicans all through the north are expressing a great deal of Indigna tion over the way the southern demo crats treated Weaver in Georgia. They can hardly find words strong enough to denounce such conduct. What hypocrisy. Republicans must have short memories indeed! Only a little over a year ago that gal lant southerner Col. L. L. Polk visited Kansas to address the people and his treatment was even worse than that accorded to Weaver in the south. Be sides there was not the excuse of a heated presidential campaign. At that time, the most false and malicious stories were started about Col. Polk. One story in particular was that he had been in charge of one of the rebel prisons, and had been guilty of treat ing union prisoners in a horrible man ner. -,'' ' " At one Kansas town Colonel Polk was burned in effigy, and threats were made that he would be "tarred and feathered." Rotten eggs were thrown at him, and repeated indignities cast upon him. - ' Did the republican leaders and papers rise up in holy indignation to condemn these outrages? Not a word of con demnation did they utter.' ' : Let no one be deceived. The repub licans of the north are howling about southern outrages now simply in th hope of bringing tack' some of the voters who have joined the ranks of th new party. ANOTHER LIE NAILED. ; The latest campaign lie Is to th effect that Mrs. Lease advised the voters of Kansas to vote for the Harrison elec tors. Mrs. Lease positively denies that. she ever said . any thing pf,.thejfeind.t She advises all patriotic men to, vote' for electors who will vote for our "gall-; ant leader, General Weaver. SIZIN' UP POLITICS. Mr. A. B. Flack of Auburn, Nebraska, has just got out a neat little pamphlet entitled "Sizin' Up Politics, or the Pedigrees of Three Great Parties." It. is mostly written in a humorous style, and will undoubtedly do good. Any one desiring a copy should enclose ten cents to this office. VERY COMPLIMENTARY. Prosperity knocks at the deor of the poor, With plenty the country is bleBsed And now let the howlers retire from the rank And give their yawp caverns a rest State Journal. The P. O. J. is not content with its continued editorial . flings at the "hog' farmers who are supposed to be satisfied whenever they are filled up with food. The Journal has J to supplement its editorials by running into verse, in which the good crops are mentioned as sufficient reason why all men should rush back into the republican ranks. The Journal, no doubt enjoys putting up this kmd of slush but in so doing ifc is making no votes for the republican ticket. It does not make an indepen dent particularly happy or in love with the g. o. p. to be told "Now you have enough to eat this winter, come back and be a republican." The Journal is having its fun, throwing out these in- : sinuations, but the people will take their fun in voting against the party which the Journal represents. Get ready for a series of grand de monstrations on the occasion of -Weaver's visit to Nebraska.
