THE ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT.
FEBRUARY 2. 1M.
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arable to TUB ALLIANCE PUB- CO.,
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Tub only safe bank ng system is a
system of government banks.
IUDKPENDKNTS of th bOUSO, get tO-
fethor, and stay together hereafter.
In DsrKRDENT members of the legis
lature, get together, stand together
nd victory is yours.
Thb Wisconsin legislature has elect
ed Mitchell a gold-bug democrat to the
. United States tenato.
Henry CTut)TLcjGE the father of
the force bill has been" AcJed United
Sta'es senator from Massachusetts.
SOME of the legislative investigations
appear to consist mainly of wind. It
takes work to make that kind of thing
sucoted.
"If the depositors in all the banks
should call for their deposits In ono
daj avery bank in the city would bo
burs ted.
Independents of Nebraska, write
to your members at Lincoln and tell
them to stand together, first, last and
all the time.
A STATE conference of Missouri pop
" ulists has been called to meet at Seda
11a, I'ub. 22. The movement seems
stronger than over down there.
Thb Journal reported Representa
tive Dimmlck as voting for Paddock
on last Friday. Ha says he never vot
ed for Paddock and what is more, he
never will.
A GOOD many people in Lincoln have
bad their eyes opened to tho beauties
of the National Banking system. Here
after they won't he so ready to cry
crank when government tanking is
proposed.
The North Dakota Independent is
one of the bestexchar-gea that comes
to this office. It is always full of meat
Our South Dakota exchanges would
help their cause la that state by follow
ing tho pattern it set?.
A memkr of the New York senate
has introduced a bill providing for
bonding tho state for $10,000,000 for
road improvement. Tho New York
Tribune objects to the measure on the
ground that the farmers are not yet
educated up to It.
The gold standard advocates have
discovered another objection to paper
money. Worn bills are found to be the
abiding place of various disease germs.
Congressman Outhwaite had an old
bill examined and found in it 19,000
germs of various kinds of diseases. He
doesn't say whether he actually count
ed them or not. But of this we may
rest assured: He dind't find any gold
bugs among the germs. They have
a great antipathy to paper money.
FOR a number of years the taxpayers
of Nebraska have been putting up sev
eral thousand dollars per annum to
maintain the state 'militia. What
have they ever got in return for this
money? It Is true Gov. Thayer, Briga
dier General Colby and a few others
have got a little cheap military glory
out of it, but what substantial benefit
has the state ever received? Is there
any good reason for maintaining this
expensive luxury? If there is some
body ought to point it out without de
lay. If not, tho legislature Bhould by
all means forget to make an appropria
tion (or that purpose this winter.
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THE O0HTEST 0A8E3.
On Friday, J-nuary 27th, a parlii
rcentary battle- occurred in the house
of representatives which, was unfortu
nate in its character and consequences.
It began with a complete surprise and
ended with a complete defeat of the in
dependents by the republicans.
We will give the facts briefly a
gathered by personal observation and
vocation with the soeaker. and a
number of members.
There were nine seats contested.
They were tbe seats of seven republi
cans from Omaha and of Newberry and
Irwin, independents. A committee
had been appointed which bad spent
some two weeks in examining evidence
on these cases. The committee was
about ready to report. What they
wnnM havA nnorted is unknown. On
Thursday night tho republicans cau
cused and decided on a plan of action.
Ob Friday morning they came Into tho
house prepared to act. Their plan was
to steal a march on their opponents
Their first move was to create a great
deal of disorder in the house. Mem
bers were standing up all over the
house bustling around, talking, etc
In the midst of the confusion, McKes
son seat up the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
I move that the hearing of all
contest cases now pending before the
bouse be Indefinitely postponed."
The clerk read it in bis loud mono
tonous vo'ce which is difficult to under
stand at the best. Just at that mo
ment a republican went up to tbe
speaker to hold a little private conver
sation. Hence be did not bear me
resolution. Nobdy else paid any at
tention to it. Ni body at-ked to have It
re-read. The speaker rose and called
fr the vote. A strong chorus oi
ayes" arose from the republican side.
A few ,!nocs" were heard on the other
side. Nobody called for a division.
The speaker declared it carried. The
speaker says mort emphatically that
up to that tun he Lad no idea what
was In the resolution.
Just after the vote had been declared
Mr. Barry secured the attention of the
speaker, and demanded a reconsidera
tion. He said he had been on the flo r
triying to get recognition before the
vote was declared. By his time tho
independents began to wake up.
Rhodes, a leading member of the com
mittee on contests, wanted to know
what was the nature of tho rofolutlen.
Soon the truth dawned upon the inde
pendents Then began the conflict that
raged all the balance of the day to win
back the battle that , had been lost.
Brry raised a point of order that the
resolution was eut of order bacauso tho
contest cases had not been brough' be
fore the house. The speaker ruled this
out of order because it was sprung af
ter the' resolution had been passed.
Barry then moved a reoonsld ration.
After a good deal of skirmishing this
was got before the house Then Rhodes
raised the point that the resolution j
was out of order because it conflicted
with the statutes which require that
the house "shall bear and de-ermlno
all coute6tt." The spe-iker took
plenty of time to consider and
lnvest'gate that point and finally
ruled tho point we'l taken. Then John
C. Watson appealed from the decision.
A motion to table the appeal was ma le
and lost.
Barry raised the point of order that
the members whose seat- were contest
ed had no right to vote Tne speaker
ruled against this point because it was
made after roll-rail had begun. ;
Rhodes and Barry both raised points
of order when the names of con tes tees
were called, but the speakor ruled
hgalnst them.
Though we have no reason to ques
tion speaker Gaflln's good Intentions,
we believe he erred in this decision.
An objection to contestees voting was
certainly 'n order at n time, and
oug-t to have been sustained. The
best parliamentary authorities sustain
this view of the case.
However this may be, the. indepen
dents were defeated at every turn al
though tny exhausted every parlia
mentary weapon at tht-ir command
The republicans carried all their (oints
even to the disonarge of theo mmittee
having charge of the contest cases.
The matter at Issue from first to last
was the right of c -ntestauU to have
their cases heard and determined. It
was the denial of this right to tho in
dependent state candidates two years
ago that was so severely denounced by
the independents. In this case there
was only one course that independents
could consistently follow: To stand by
the principle for which they fought
two yea! sairo regardless 0f consequen
ces. Nearly all of them did this and
thus put their party on record.
Why did ihey not succeed? This
brings us to the unfortuntte feature of
the cor flict. On every vote enautfh in
dependents voteed with the republicans
to defeat their party. On the half-
d' zen test votes Beveral independents
voted part of the time with their party
and part of the time with the republi
cans. On nearly every vote. Newberrv.
Kryse, and Elder voted with the re
publicans. Part of the time
setral other independents voted
witn the republicans.
while we have no disposition, to
queltion the loya ty of these independ-
enttlwe nave bo apolor:es to offer for
their rourse. They no doubt had rea
om which seemed good and fcuftiek-ot
to them, but it eeem to us that the Im
portance of unity, harmony, and mutu
al confidence among the independents
should have over-weighed all personal
or Individual reasons. Independent
members should learn a lesson from
their political opponents. When ques
tions of a pari isaa character come up
a republican is never known to desert
his party. The integrity of tho party
rises above all personal considerations.
Until independents learn this lesson,
their party will always be weak and
unable to copo with Its shrewd and
well organized adversary.
In the conflict above described, the
democrats took very little part except
to vote solidly with the independents
at all times.
Since Friday the republicans have
put on a bold front. They claim
they have the independents dis
organized, and that they will have no
trouble in electing a United Senator.
These clalus are no doubt made for ef
feot but they contain a valuable lesson
for every Independent, and especially
for those who voted with the reublicans
on Friday. They can now see what
wa the ultimate aim of the republi
cans, namely to create dissensions, sus
picion, discouragement in the inde
pendent ranks.
lhere is but one right course for the
independents to pursue in this matter,
and that is to girt together, to forget
the past, to restore confidence, and
present a solid frvnt to the enemy.
I ho course pursued by the republi
cans was characteristic of that party.
They saw an opportunity t gain a
party advantage, and they seized it re
gardlesi of the rights contestants.
They would noi even give their case a
hearing.. Such a course was outrageous,
un-American, cowardly. If such a
polity prevails, how are election frauds
to bo exposed an 1 men who ere de
frauded of their rights to get justice?
The action of the republicans in this
matter caunot be too severely con
demned.
A C0WAEDLY TRIUKSTER.
Of all the men directly or iudlrctly
implicated in the Capital Nationa. bank
scaudal, noue have acted in a tuore
cowardly or contemptible manner than
Attorney General Hastings. Tn an
other column of this paper will be
found the oumlon handed down by him
on Jan. 20. Considered entirely apart
from his previous course in this maiter
that opinion sounds fa r, and worthy of
its official source. But how does It
lojk when cousidred in connection
with his own past record?
It should be remembered that the at
torney general is a state officer who
has taken oath, to support the constitu
tion of Nebraska and to faithfully per
form the duties of his office. He is the
legal adviser, prosecutor and defender
of th utate. B.a iS expected to jeal
i usly guard the rights of tho state, to
advise the legislature and the other
state officers on points of law, and as
far as lies in his power to see that the
laws of the state are faithfully execut
ed Among his duties is that of ap
proving bonds offered by banks which
apply for d-posits of state funds. A
few da s ago Hastings was called upon
for the lir.'t time to perform this duty.
How does the manner in which he per
formed it tally with the opinion ho
hands down? He says
Ex-Treasurer Hill's official bond, as
well as the la, required him to turn
over to his successor in office the money
in his hands received as such treasurer.
ThH lurnlnar over to his successor an
evidence of indebtedness held by him
agalas the Capital National bank, was
not a substantial compliance witn tne
terms of the statute and hlsb nd would
be still held liable."
He says he is Informed that Hill did
not turn over the actual cah to Bart
ley, and hence he is still liable under
his bond for the money supposed to be
deposited in the Capital National.
Now Mr. Hastings must have known
how this transfer was made two weeks
ago as well as now. He knows that it
has been customary for the state treas
urers to turn over certificates of depos
it instead of cash to their successors.
He knew this had been done, and that
it was contrary to law when he ap
proved the bond of the Capital Nation
al. He knows very well that state of
ficers, and himself Included, have been
In the habit of ignoring statutes passed
for their direction. Why did he not
as the st tte's legal prosecutor see that
Hill complied with the law in trans
fer! lng the office to his successor?
Then he goes on to propose some ex
cellent amendments to the law in the
the way of safe-guards. He thinks the
sureties should be required to swear
to their financial soundness; that false
swearing in such cases should be made
a criminal offense; that the amount
which may be placed in any bank should
be limited, and that sureties should be
others than the main officers of the
bank giving the bond.
Th se are all excellent safe-guards.
But did they just now "suggest them
selves" to Mr. Hastings? He is a mem
ber of a board of three state officeis
whore duty it is to approve or reject all
such bonds offered. How did he per
form that duty two weeks ago? In ap
proving the bond offered by the Capi
tal National bank he violated every
thing he here proposes. He approved
the bond signed by the president and
cashier of the bank alone, and that
without requiring tbm to make oth,
acd tbey would not have made oath to
their financial soundness at a'l if
Crounte bad not demanded it. He ap
proved a bond for putting a maximum
of &&0.000 of state funds in a bank hav
ing a capital stock of -TO0,0O0, which
he must have known was in a very un
safe condition. And he advlsrd the
governor that the bond was all right
and worthy of approval. Tbe gover
nor, attorney-general and secretary of
vtate had full power and authorty to
demand a bond in accordance with the
wise cafe-guards now suggested by
Hastings. Why did they not do so?
Then again Hastings thinks the law
should be amended to require the treas
urer te publish a statement regarding
these deposits, etc, every three
months. There is already on the
statute book a law requiring the treas
urer to publish a monthly statement of
the treasury, (ee page 707 Revised
Statutes of 1887). Why has Hastings
allowed this law to be utterly ignored
during the two years past9
The truth is that Hastings himself
has been guilty of malfeasance in office
for which ho it subject to impeach
ment by tho legislature. And now to
shield himself from exposure and pun
ishment, he hands down an opinion and
tries to make a scpe-goat of Ex-treasurer
Hill. But he cannot escape. The
people are aroused and they will be
hood-winked no longer. In handing
down that opinion Hastings simply
wrote himself down as a cowardly
trickster.
KEM A YI0TOR.
During the past campaign in the
sixth district Whitehead assaiied Kern
repeatedly for his position on what is
known as the Tickler bill. Kem defend
ed himself successfully, and he bas fol
lowed up his victory at the polls with a
victory over Mr. Pickler in the house.
The parts of the bill to which Mr. Kem
object d were those that "threw down
th.i bars" and placed non-residents on
an equality with the men who have be
come actual settlers. These objection
ab e fe ttures have now been stricken
out and the bi 1 has passed the house.
The main provision of the bill is as
follows:
"That if tree?, seeds or cuttings were
in good faith planted as provided by
law, and the same and the land upon
which so platted were thereafter in
good faith cultivated as provided by
law, for at least c-ight years by a persnn
qualified to make entry, and who has a
subsisting entry under the timber cul
ture laws, final proof icay be made with
out regard to number of trees that may
have been then growing on the land."
Gentlemen of the committee ap
pointed to investigate the cruel modes
of punishment in vogue at the peniten
tiary, you should make haste to briug
in a report for the abolition of all such
barbarious and inhuman methods. You
should consider that ere many weeks
roll by, C. W. Mosher and Bill Dorgan,
the inventors of these cruelties, will
be assigned to cells in that institution.
Gaily decked out in the regulation
stripes they will fall in line and march
to the shops to perform the daily
task of convicts. Now suppose one of
these gentlemen should be assigned to
the task of making barrels. His facul
ties for such work have never been de
veloped. He has-spent his days in cor
rupting legislators, falsifying bank
books, and getting away with other
pepole's money. He bas never learned
how to make barrel. Now suppose he
should not get the hoops just as tight
as the boss thought they should be,
(as convict Powell is said to have done.)
Then suppose he should have his
hands tied together aoross his back, a
rope placed around his neck and tied
to his wrists so M to hold his bands
high np on his back, and bo that pull
ing down on the rope would choke him.
And then suppose that he should fur
ther be tied with a rope to the wall or
ceiling so that he could not lie down,
and should be compelled to endure
such punisbment for seventy-two hours
at a stretch. And suppose further that
he should be found dead in that situa
tion, (as poor Powell was) it would cre
ate a terrible scandal wouldn t it?
Make hasto gentlemen of the legisla
ture, and abolish these horrible cruel
ties before either of these "genial, ap-
nroachable, large hearted gentlemen'
don the stripes.
The Lincoln Call says:
The penitentiary contract brings
thosa who handle it to the wall. The
failure -of the Capital National bank
can be traced directly to this fact, that
t!e president of the bank was the pris
on labor contractor. W. H. B. Stout
went to tbe wall through the same
channel. He was prospering until he
became the contractor for prison labor,
and to-day he is penniless without a
home or the means of a living.
How sad! Indeed it is enough to make
a crocodile Weep to think how this or
rible contract is dragging the great
"Napoleons of finance" down to finan
cial ruin. This thing ought to be
stopped at oneo. Tbe legislature
should organizo a posse, get out a
search warrant, aud go after this con
tract without delay. When it is cap
tured it should be burned at the stake
without the formality of a trial. It has
wrought enough wreck and ruin.
0UB HOG OFFER-
Remember that the person sending
in the largest list of subscribers by
March 1st will get a fine Berkshire hog
worth $20. It is not too late to begin
work for this.
MOSHER A CANDIDATE
Continufi fron Firit Pest.
Hill, Allen and Hastings had absolute
ly ignored it while they deliberately
pocketed tho interest on those funds.
Rather extraordinary proceeding,
wasn't It?
Th probabilities are tbat the new
Jaw would have been entirely ignored
if Itbad'ntbeenforthe desire on the
part of Hill and Banley to unload the
responsibility for that deposit in the
Capital National.
ROSEWATER AND CKOCNSE.
On Januarys. Mr E. Rosewater visit
ed Lincoln in his capacity as "pilot" of
the republican party. While here he
called on Covert or Crounse to give that
official the benefit of his valuable ad'
vice. They ta'ked . over, the Capital
National bank failure. The fact tbat
Governor Boyd had refused to approve
tho bond offered by tho bank was allud
ed to. Both agreed that Crounse was
in a very embarrassing situation. Then
they talked over the best way to get
out of the scrape. Rosewater advised
the governor to lay the blame on Allen
and Hastings who had induced him to
approve the bond. He said: " That is
the only way to clear your skirts."
Crounse replied that he wouldn't do it
i didn't want the governorship any
way" he sold. "Do you think I resigned
a $5,000 position at Washington to run
for governor because I wanted it? No
indeed. You told me if I would run
for governor, you would make me sena
tor, and now I want you to fulfill your
pledge."
After the conversation Mr. Rosewater
stated the above facts to a prominent
democrat, and added that he would see
Crounse lu h 1 before he would help
put Tom Majors and his thieving gang
lntbeaddle at Lincoln. The Alliance-Independent
can vouch for the
correctness of the above facts.
KKOWN AT WASHINGTON.
Mr. Crounse probably has good reas
ons for refusing to throw the blame on
Allen and Hastings. There is no doubt
that the shaky condition of the Capital
National has been wellknown in politi
cal circles at Washington. A promi
nent republican politician, who visits
Washington frequently, has a brother
in Lincoln. Several months ago on his
return from a trip to Washington he
told his brother to beware of the Capi
tal National. He said the shaky condi
tion of tho bank was known to treasury
officials.
Now Mr. Crounse was at that time
holding tho position of assistant treas
ury of . the United States and must have
been familar with the condition of the
Capital National especially 6ince ,he
hailed from Nebraska. There can in
fact be no reason to doubt that Crounee
was well posted in the matter, and he
is thereforo as guilty as Allen and
Hastings.
A HOSPITAL BANK.
As further proof that the condition
of the Capital Natienal was well known
at Washington, may be cited the fact
that It was In the list of "hospital
banks." In the State Journal of Janu
uary 24th appeared the following:
Srteakinff of the hank Mr. firiffHVi
said it had been what he called one of
his ' hospital banks." and had been ex
amined every six months instead of
once a year. It was at the examiner's
request that the dividend was passed
at the end of the last quarter, and he
naa hiso required mem to charge ou
off $30,000 of surplus last year to
strengthen the bank's condition.
Mr. Griffith is bank examiner appoint
ed by the general government at Wash
ington. "Hospital banks" are those
whose soundness is doubtful, and which
require a groat deal of watchful care.
The condition of the Capital National
could therefore have been no secret at
Washington, and Crounse must have
been familiar with it.
CKOO'SE'S MESSAGE.
On Saturday the 28th, the spirit mov
ed Governor Crounse, and he issued a
message to the Houso of Representa
tives giving them considerable informa
tion which the members already possed.
Among other things he said:
"As I am advised, the late stato treas
urer, J. E. Hill, made a transfer of the
funds in his custody to his successor,
the present Incumbent, on January 14,
1893. Those funds included three cer
tificates of deposit from tho Capital
National bank at Lincoln one for 35.
357.85, bearing date January 6, 1893: one
for $150,000, bearing date of January 6,
1893; and one for $100,000, bearing date
January C, 1893. The certificates were
turned over to Treasurer Bartley as re
presenting 82S5.357.85 state money."
After stating the provisions of the
law he proceeds as follows;
"In conformity with this law, the
Capital National bank presented a bond
in the sum of $700,000, which would en
title it to an aggregate deposit of $350,
000. This bond drawn in accordance
with the act referred to, bearing tho
signature of the bank and that of C. W.
Mosher and K C Outcalt, and approv
ed by the attorney general and secre
tary of state, was presented to me on
14th. day of January, 1883, by the secre
tary of state, for my approval.
In order to satisfy myself of the suffi
ciency of the bond, I interrogated Mr.
Secretary Allen quite fully 'concerning
the financial standing of the bank.
Mr- AVen txprtsstd no doubt of the a 4$o
lute tolctney of the concern, and ! am at
tared that Treasurer Hartley, after full
and cartful inguiry and examination into
its standing, had reached alike conclusion.
Still, although not required by the law
referred to. or hv tha fnrm oat n t
the act, and notwithstanding the ap-
general and by the secretary of the
Ute, I dec I Jed, ai an additional pre
caution, to exact of Mr. Mosher and
Mr Outcalt an oath as to their indivi
dual aoUity as sureties, and they quali
fied tccoroingly ia the amounts of frVKJ
000, and 3 0,1.00 respectively After
they had complied with this demand I
did not feel justified in further with
ho:ding my approval.
Next he tells the members that he
never found out the real condition of
tho Capital National till it failed! Fur
ther be says:
4 I am credibly informed that further
Investigation and examination of tho
records wiU disclose tee fact that
State Treasurer Bartley has been im
posed on and that the certificates of de
port that were turned over tohlm by
his predecessor in office were fraud-
tsssssuZ mntv
It is impossible at thi time toasoer
tain whether the failure of this batk
a-sets. However, of over $fKK)000 t
y the boTSShS
with the asseermente for which the
stkholders -re liaole, f urnB a reS
enable guaranty that the state loss
Bhou d not be great ultimately
n aeems best to aeertain the
exact condition of the bank wd to E
r,"i)0n.sibIlity of -nejwties involv
Mlin the transaction. It is an odu
question whether the bondsme"ofS2
Treasurer Hill were released when he
passed over to his successor the fraudn-
Ibi'rSf " flCata 0f deP8it- d -S?r
Iimm -W.trea88Urep aMmed respon
the samSfre,WO,,0fhla PtancTof
He closes by recommending a
thorough Investigation of the matter,
and suggests that the law be amended
aerecommended by the attorney gene-
HIXL A SCAPE-COAT.
From the above it appears evident
that the men who approved the bond
have determined to clear their skirts
by making a scape-goat of ex-Treasurer
Hill. Mr. Hill realize the situation,
nd to say that he la angry is putting
It very mild. He thinks his co-conspirators
are playing the coward, and
talks significantly about a day that is
coming.
The evidences of
A CONSPIRACY
on the part of state officers is verv
strong These evidences may b3 sum
med up as follows:
All the Stain tlflire-rt i'n
, vj-vw w svftcvtt CI (U-0
hate been acguainted with th unsafe con
dition of the Capital National.
Hill of course knew it.
Bart'ey shows that h Wnw if k
action iu securing a bond from Mosher
du uutcait under tho new law before
ho would accept the certificate of de
posit from Hl l.
Allen and Hastings must have
known it because (1) they are officers
of other banks in Lincoln, (2) as state
officers, they have acted with Hill in
in ignoring the law regarding the in
vestment of the permanent school
fund, and mushave knowu almost as
much about the. condition of the treas
ury as Hill himself; (3). because they
arepartsof the republietn machine,
and of course familiar with what are
called tho "inside facts" of politics.
crounse must have known it for he
was a promineut official in the treasury
at Washington. His course in re
gard to the approval of the bond shows
that he knew there was something
wrong.
2. These fiie men all acted in collusion
to deprive the state of any other security
than the bond of Moshtr and Outcalt for
the money deposited in the Capital Nation
al bank.
The haste with which the Capital
National's bond was approved and all
the circumstances connected with it
shows that these men acted together
with a full understanding of the situa
tion. Crounse is the only possible ex
ception. The others had been arrant.
ing this matter for nearly two weeks
oerore the Inauguration of the gover
nor
These men may offer nlauslhla .
planatlons and write learned
but the facts aboTa statntl will
down. Th y are a part of the record.
They have gone into history. These
men may escape punishment. They
may escape tho measure of obloquy
which they deserve. But thOAfl vhn
carefully and impartially investigate
tne matter win be convinced that these
men deliberately conspired to usetheir
official positions agaiust the welfare of
the state.
IN OSR NEXT ISSUE will amwftr a
book review by George Howard Gihaon
and aa article on "optio dealtm?"
J. C. Morrisey one of the leading grain
dealers of the west These will ha hu
articles and well worth reading. The
editorial discussion of Nebraska's in
dustries as affected by high rates will
will also be continued.
i. he Chicago Sentinel discusses the
Pacific railroad bond question in a very
interesting article which concludes as
follows:
On the sly we will tell you what
ought to be done: The government
OUsrht to deelarn thn .h
Beize every acre of land left; tke pos-.
vcooiuu vi vn roans anu bang the
thieves who have been fyetematically
plundering the government ou the one
hand, and the people on ihe other for
the last thirty years.
Rlpans Tabules banish rmin a.nd nm
long life. Your drugget will suoolv
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