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10 THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT. SHERMAN ON SILVER. John Sherman hai written a letter to the Philadelphia Press concerning what is known as the Sherman silver law, which was enacted two years ago. Justja short time before the present con gress adjourned, Mr. Sherman intro duced a bill repealing the law. In his letter ho says: " The act of 1890 was adopted to pre vent much worse legislation by the democratic party aided by a few repub llcana. The democratic party by a ma jority of its members Jn both Houses, had committed itself to the free coin ago of silver, which I regarded 'as a danger so great that every effort should be made to prevent its passage The act of 181K) was passed solely to prevent the much worse measure threatened, of free coinage. The great difference is that under the act of 18!H) we buy silver at its market value and only is5ue currency to the amount of the cost of the silver, so that wo have one dollar's worth of silver at its gold value behind every Treasury note issued under that act. I will now vote for the repeal of that act (although I do not think it is so dangerous as many do,) because I believe it would be better to suspend the accumulation of silver bullion in the Treasury. This is from the author of the bill, and ought to set at rest all dispute as to the nature and intent of the present, law. Instead of being an act friendly to silver as a money metal, it was just the opposite, Sherma'ns idea, being to treat silver bullion as a commodity. It in fact established a sub-treasury plan with the U. S. treasury building for a warehouse, and silver bullion the thing to be stored. The act was passed to prevent the full recognition of silver as a money metal on a par with gold. The use of the term "gold value" by Mr. Sherman is also very instructive. Here again we see the intent to de grade silver from an original money metal to a mere commodity, and to set up gold as the single standard to meas ure the values of all commodities in cluding silver. John Sherman is still, as he has been for twenty-five years, the prime minis ter at the court of plutocracy in the United States. A shrewder, more far seeing, and conscienceless man never better served a more damnable despotism. A LETTER WITH A POINT The following is a copy of a letter written by a prominent man in the 30th senatorial district, to the republican candidate for state senator. We know nothing about the facts, but we believe the matters referred to are worthy of prompt and serious consideration by the voters of that district: To Hon. Henry" St. Rayner. Dear Sir: I have read your letter to Mr. Wood of Gering, in regard to re imbursing Scott's Bluff county for the expense incurred in the prosecution of the Arnold murder case. Yourself and Judge Heist were attorneys for defend ant, and put in a bill against Scoti's Uluff county for $1,000, and it is very easily understood why you will vote for a bllt to pay the expenses of the case,as it means pajment of your claim. While you are introducing bills, will you introduce one to reimburse old Cheyenne county for the cost incurred in the case against Henry St. Rayner for killing his father-in-law a few years ago? Old Settler. Bayard, Nebr., Oct. 18, 1892. (Copy.) THE FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO OF NEBRASKA. INSURES ONIaY FARM PROPERTY AGAINST "ra.PIRE) LIGHTNING OR TONRADO Dont renew your Insurance with the old line companies and Day three times what It I worth when you can write with the Farmers Mutual and get better Insurance at coet. 2wmeior circular. LINCOLN. NEB. The independent who stays at home to husk corn or thresh on election day this year should be doomed to feed on husks and chaff for the rest of his life. An honest man always courts inves tigation. Why do not the republican state officers court an investigation of the grave charges this paper has pre ferred against them? Any school-boy can give the answer. The independents of Otoe county have nominated T. B. Stevenson for state senator, and he has bright pros pects of being elected. The indepen dents of that county should make spec ial effort to elect Tom for we want just such able fighters in the senate next winter. We are told by one who was present in imagination that after that invest! gation was adjourned, and Secretary Allen had returned to the secrecy cf his private office, he hove a great sigh of relief over his escape from an in vestigation concerting state house furniture. A MIGHTY GOOD MAN. It is very idteresting to read what several republican papers had to say of Gen. Van Wyck some years ago. The following are a few sample com pliments. Van Wyck must stay. Let this be the battle cry of all who want honesty and brains in the u. S. benate, Fre mont Tribune (republican) March, 1885. Van Wyck, it matters not how we view him, is a power that cannot ba overlooked. He is a great man and when he speaks he is heard. North Bend Flail, Dec. 1885. There is no other man living who has so many warm friends and admirers in York county as Senator Van Wyck, and no amount of abuse by monopoly pa pers can alter the case. York Times (republican) in 1885. Papers that are heaping abuse upon Senator Van Wyck are generally of the railroad or semi-rail read stamp doing the biddiag of railroad magnates for a pecuniar.' consideration. Grand Island Independent (republican) 1885. No matter whether he makes a speech at a county fair, a G. A. R. Reunion, a prayer meeting, or a Sunday schoool picnic, these 9,'euth hounds who are hissed on by their corporation masters, never fail to yelp at Senator Van Wycks heels. Fremont Tribune (republican) September 1886. ' In our government the people dele gate their power as reigning sovereigns to a few persons to hold and exercise for a certain period that power returns to the people on certain days called election days. On those days the peo- ' pie get together at certain places called polling places, they choose by means of ballots the men to whom they will dele- ! gate their power for the next period. Simple isn't it? The whole matter tan ! Ml 1 1 A 9 1 A !t D6 auenaea to in a iew nours. abu yci there are men so devoid of patriotism that they can not spare those few hours of one day in the year to attend to the highest duty cf a citizen-sovereign. Subscribe for The Alliance-Independent. In his debates with Dech, E. J. Hain- er took occasion to attack such brave 1 union soldiers as Gen. Weaver, Gen Van Wyck, and Paul Vandervoort who are now leaders of the independent party. It comes with poor grace from ! a m in who was sucking his toes in Hungarian cradle, whose father was crioging under despotic heels, to at tack men who wero at the same time carrying the torch cf liberty and civi lization, and saving the ha' ion to wh'ch ho might flee from that despotism and enjoy freedom and citizenship It comes with poor grace now to traduce those men, nd ass'st the despots Europe, and their agents in America in dragging down to a serfdom like that from which he fled, a , brave and unsuspecting people. J. W. CASTOR, Pres. W. B. LINCH, Secy. J. P. ROUSE, Vice-Pres. f . . U0TT, STA TE AGENT, A. GREENAMYRE, Treas. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, Room 407 Brace Building. A PITA L NATIONAL BANK, LIlsCOLN, NEBRASKA. CAPITAL $300,000.00. 45tf C. W: MOSHER, President, II. J. WALSH, Vice-President. R. C. OUTCALT, Cashier. J. W. 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