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THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
THE
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Farmers AHiancepXcbraska Independent
Published Eteet Thursday bt
The Alliance Pdblisiuno Co.
Oor. 11th and M Stg., Lincoln, Neb.
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O. Hull, Pres . J. M. Thoxtsok, Sec'y.
8. Ed. Thorhtok, V. P. J. P. MimED, Treat.
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OUR AVERAGE
Circulation for Six Months
Ending Sept. 29th,
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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.
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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.
