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VI THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT. 11 QUESTIONS TOR CANDIDATES. When a man is a candidate for office, he should be ready and willing to an swer every fair question put to him. It would be a capital idea for independents to attend old party meetings and ask questions. The following1 are a few very appropriate QUESTIONS FOR STATE CANDIDATES: first During tne past two years about $500,000 of money has lain unin vested in the permanent school fund. If this money had been invested in state warrants as required by law, it would have yielded 7 per cent, interest. Why did not the treasurer so invest it? Why did not Humphrey, Allen and Hastings as members of the board of educational lands and funds compel the treasurer to invest it, and thus save the sta'e $35,000 per year? Second Have not Hon. E. C. Rew ick's charges of corruption in the management of the Lincoln insane asylum been proven true? Do you think the blame should be placed en tirely on the employees of that inititu tioa? Third Do you think Allen, Hum phrey and Hastings did their duty as members of the board of public lands and buildings when they allowed a claim for c?al for June, July, and Aug ust, 189i of 1,460 tons of coal when the same institution during the same months in 1892 has ouly used 351 tons? Fourth Why have the state officers allowed thousands of dollars of money to be paid out of the state treasury on warrants with the name of the payee forged on their back? Fifth Why have not Humphrey, Allen and Hastings investigated the charges of crookedness in the manage ment of the Norfolk insane hospital? Sixth Why did Hastings, Hill and Benton settle 'with the de'aulting treasurer of Valley county for $1,247 less than the judgment called for when the security was absolutely good? Seventh Do you approve of the course pursued by the present board of transportation? If elected will you use all your power to have Iowa rates put in force in Nebraska? The following are good QUESTIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDI DATES. One Will you vote for a law giving Nebraska freight rate3 no higher than those in force in Iowa? Two Do you approve of the follow ing acts passed by the independent legislature: (a.) The Australian ballot law: The free text-book law; The repeal of the sugar bounty! The mortgage record law; The law requiring county treas urers to deposit funds in banks, and turn the interest into the treasury; (f.) The law requiring county clerks to turn the fees for making out tax-lists into the treasury ; (g ) The mutual insuranc 5 law; (h.) Do you approve of the New berry bill? If you ol ject to any of these acts which, and why? Three Why have Dot the republican legislatures passed such laws as these? Four If elected, what kind cf of bills do you propose to vote for? Many other questions might be asked, but these are good ones and will put the candidates on record. (b.) (o) (d.) (e.) A great many merchants are going to vote with their friends this year, 'i hey may not say much about it, but they have been thioking d as a re sult they will vote the pa le's ticket. A DE00Y REFORM. Wo have frequently called attention to the agitation for the improvement of the country roads as an effort on the part of the plutocrats of the 'country to divert attention from real evils and real reforms. Perhaps no more signifi cant proof of the correctness oi that position has appeared in the dally press than the following editorial paragraph in the Omaha Bee: Senator Manderson has been elected president of the Good Roads assoclt tion. which was organized in Chicago yesterday, counts among its membei a sucn distinguished men as Phil Armour, Leland Stanford, Seward Webb and General Roy Stone. The movement cn behalf of good roads is rapidly growing in ravor and is destined to be produc tive of very beneficial results. And who are these distinguished men? Phil Armour is at the head of the great beef combine and is connected with many other monopolistic enter prises. Leland Stanford is the pr si dent of the great Southern Pacific rail road. Webb is Vanderbilt's general manager. And this is the class of men that come forward ai the prime movers in a great reform in the interest of the farmers! This is the company over which Mr. Manderson has the honor of presiding! How does it strike you, farnurs of Nebraska? Do you propose to let these sleek well-fed plutocrats divert your attention away from the robbery and tyranny practiced by the corporations, the trusts and combines and set you to wcrk with plow and scraper to work out the salvation of the republic? If you . do then Senator Manderson is the sort of a man you want to represent you in the United States senate. If you don't, then you should retire th's wealthy, brainless demagogue from the place which he is neither worthy nor c apable of filling. There is one thing about the repub licans to admire and that is their ma'chless gall. They can stand up staring straignt at a prospect of overwhelming defeat, and without blinking or changing color proclaim a certain prospect of victory. That's ex actly what they are doing now. Their gall may serve the purpose of holding in line a few of the weak-kneed, but it will not stave off the inevitable. Under the influence of State Journal atmosphere, Al Bixby is developing in to the grea4est and most artistic pohti cal liar in the state. A good many in dependents are feeling badly because Al left off the good work he was doing for the independents in Platte county, and went to work for the State Journal. 'Sh, don't say a word. Al knows what he's about. He is just as goo 1 an in dependent as ever, and is workiog fo the cause, and at the same time draw ing a good sahry fiooi the other fel lows. You don't see it? Well, we will lat y u into the secret: In the first p'ace Al t nows that nobody b lieves anything published in the Journal any way. Then he makes his lies so big that they are perfectly harmless. But the fine point is just here: Occasionally Al throws ou a slur which makes the ndependents so mad that they go to work for the cause with redoubled vigor. This is straight. Al let us in to the scheme on the ground floor the other day. But keep it dark. If the B. & M. get onto the racket, Al will be fired without ceremony. Subscribe for The Alliance-Inde pendent. ' GLOBE I DO NOT ORDER YOUR COAL UNTIIa YOU GK.T PRICES FROM US. ALL GRADES. Delivered at Yonr Station, Write Us. ' ' w . J. W. HARTLEY, State Agent, Lincoln, Neb. HY TrJE QLtOBE IS lINQ. w USES V0 OIL. HaS ROLLER BEARINGS. HAS CHILLED IRON BOXES. REQUIRES NO AJTENTIONl HAS A SOLID WHEEL. . THE CLOBE I4 AN ALL STEEL AND 1 1102 MILL, AND II AS THE LEAST NUMBER OF WEARING PARTS. THE GLOBE HAS MORE PQWER THAN ANY WHEEL OF ITS SIZE IN THE MARKET, AND CAN BE BUILT ON A SOLID TOWER, AND WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND WHERE PLACED. THE GLOBE IS THE LIQHEST, SAFEST AND EASIEST RUNNING MILL WHEEL IN THE MARKET, AND DOES NOT MAKE THREE REVO LUTIONS TO GET ONE STROKE OF THE PUMP. THE GOLBE 13 TIIE IDEAL MILL FOR THE FARMER, THE STOCKMAN AND THE IRRIGATOR. BUY ONLY THE GLOBB. GEO W. HOFFSrADT State Agent, 707 O Street, Lincoln, Neb. Please Mention This Paper. X. C. 3CcKZH3I-iILi, Successor to BADGER LUMBER CO Wholesale Retail Lumber TELEPHONE 7O.. - 0 ST. BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH LINCOLN," NEB, FAIRBANKS AND VICTOR SCALES. Eclipse Wooden and Steel Wind Mills. Box 382. J. P. GABOON, Agent, Lincoln, Web, ems fww