THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
FEBRUARY-. 1813.
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SPECIAL NOTICE. .
The Alliance-Independent . may
reah subscribers a day late this week.
Just alter we had gone to press, a
break in the press occurred, and we
' bare had to get the paper run-off else-
where. ' - ' ' ' - '' '
The republicans of Kansas haven't
given up electing a gold-bug democrat
to the senate. Thoy will make another
trial.
ON Tuesday the republicans in the
house led on by Johnny Wat
ton, tried to call back from
the Benito the free col nag resolution
which the house passed while the re-
publicans were out fixing things for J.
Sterling Morton a few days ago. There
was a tie vote on the motion, honoo it
was loat.
' Sherman has finally got a measure
through the senate authorizing the
Secretary of the treasury to issue
three per cent bonds to purchase gold.
Senator Stewart denounced it as one of
the most infamous measures ever pro
posed but it went through just the
same. It remains to be seen whether
the democratic house will accept such a
measure.
It seems even President Harrison
baa found out there is a "money
power," a "great octopus" or some
thing of that sort The ! dispatches
' say:
, "The president is credited with a
belief that the demand for gold for ex-fl-rtiflalal.
but it is a
uart of a scheme, international in
scope, naving ior us odjcvii mo
bonds."
It has certainly taken him a long
time to find out considering his super
ior opportunities.
AN IMPOST ANT DOCUMENT
It is a well known fact that the re
publicans made a strong effort to elect
J. Sterling Morton to the United States
. senate instead of Allen.
Now comes editor Calhoun of the
Lincoln Herald, and says that on Mon
day when the republicans held that re
markable caucus at the state house,
forty-two republicans signed an agreement
to vote for Morton. How Calhoun got
the facts, we can not say, but we know
he is nst in the habit of editorial guess
The contract tbat was signed by tht 83
forty-two so-called republicans who
wanted to elect a gold-butt, corporation
democrat whom honest democrats
refused i to support that docu
, ment ought to be considered an im aor-
tant state paper. It ought to be filed
with the historical society so tbat fu-
ture generations may know to what
dep'th the party cf Lincoln suck in its
last days.
IN KANSAS-
On the inside of this isrue will be
found several columns of press dis
patches regarding tho "Kansas war."
These reports are of course colored in
favor of the republicans to a great ex
tent. We believe tho populists have
' been in the right from the first. The
Thi republicans were the aggressors
in attempting to arrest the slerk of the
populist house. They were the first to
to appeal from law to force. The gov
ernor was powerless to oust them from
the state house because tbe militia of
fleers refused to obey. The populisms
' prevented bloodshed by their willing
ness to compromise, and on tho who e
came out of the conflict with far more
"to their credit than the republicans.
, As to tho final ' decision, it will be
made by tbe supreme court. Cases arc-
now being tried there to settle the
matter. The populists have won the
first point. The court has cecided
that "the republicans must furnish the
burden of proof." It looks now as if
the populists will be finally victorious.
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SOME I58IDE FACTS. !
In previous issues of The Alliance-
Independent I have given the read
ers of the paper some hioU of the vil
lainies that were being attempted with
a view to wreck this paper. But they
have been mere hiuU.
Although for want of time I cannot
give a full account of these , matters
this week, I have' felt it my duty to
state some of the facts in the case.
In beginng, let me say, as a man who
weighs hU words, that I knew of noth
ing in the history of Nebraska politics
that is more contemptible and infam
ous than the series of outrages planned
and attempted against the life and rep
utation of ibis paper.
When the Ikdepesdebt and the
Alliance were consolidated nearly
one year ago, Mefferd and myself be
came minority stock holders, both to
gether owniog a little over one-fifth of
the capital stock. While I had edit
orial management, neither Mr. Mcf
ferd nor myself had any controlling
voice,' or active participation in the
business management. Mr. Pirtlo was
nominally business manager, but Mr,
Thompson was acting business man
ager. Daring the latter half of the
year Mr. Pirtle was almost wholly oc
cupled with state committee work, and
Mr. Thompson had full control of the
business management of the
paper, Near the close of
the year, Mr. Mefferd and
myself were astonished and deeply con
cerned to find that the company had
run into debt beyond the limit set in
the articles of incorporation, and that
its financial stability was in danger
Frequent consultations were held dur
ing December between, Mr. Thompson
Mr. Pirtle, Mr. Mefferd and myself re
garding the best course to pursue. Mr
Pirtle was able to suggest ho plan. Mr.
Thompson proposed three plans:
1. That the company's business bo
leased to the Mickle Bros., printers,
one of whom , is an employee of the
State Journal; (2) that the manage
mcnt of the concern be turned over to
prominent publisher of this city who
is h republican; (3) that the company's
affairs be placed in the hands of a re
eelrer. Mr. Thompson appeared
very anxious to have one of these pans
adopted. I am well satisfied tbat if
one of these plans had been adopted,
Mr. Mefferd and myself would have
been at once ousted from tho pap"r and
Mr. Thompson would have been retain
ed as business manager while some
friona of his (whom, we leave tbe peo
ple to guess) would have been put in as
editor. I do not wish any oae to under
stand tbat there was any quarreling be
tween Mr. Thompson and myself, for
there was not. I am simply reciting
facts. The people may draw their con
elusions.
Mr. Mefferd and myself refused to
approve any of these plans.
Therefore, Mr. Thompson, on
December 12, offered his resignation
as secretary of the company. In so do
iig Mr Thompson virtually gave up the
tight. Instead of helping to maa the
pumps, he deserted tho 6hlp. I state
this to show how , utterly fa'se is the
charge being circulated that Mr.
Tnompson was ousted from his place
In the crisis which arose, the whole
responsibility of saving the paper fell
on Mr. Mefferd and myself. How wc
bore that responsibility I leave others
to judge. .
On December 29, a little over two
weeks after Mr. Thompson offered his
resignation, Mr. Mefferd, Mr. Murray
and myself bought Mr. Pirtle'a stock
which gave us a controlling interest in
the company., Our plan for relieving
the company from financial danger was
very simple. The stock of tha com
pany was issued half paid up, the other
half subject to assessment. We de
cided to call on the stock-holders for a
,art of their unpaid subscription
Without waiting for any assessment
Mr. Mefferd. Mr. Murray and myselt
each paid in 20 per cent more on our
stock; each paid $483 in cash of our
own money into tha treasury. With
this money we proceeded to ray the
debts of the company and put the bui
ness in shape, but not a cent of that
money was used to pay on our salar .es
Then we proceeded to call on the other
stock-holders for 10 per cent (just half
of what we had voluntarily advanced)
on their stock.
Mr. Murray wa elected sc cretary of
the company, Mr. Mefferd business
manager, and myself president. We
then began to run the business on bus
iness principles. The result was that
during the month of January tho income
of the paper exceed id the outlay about
MOO, and since December 20th the in
debtedness cf the concern has been ro
duccd about Sl.SOO, and is being re
duced continually. If the people stand
by us and'rally to our support like true
and loyal Independent, every ddlar of
tbe company's lndebte ness can bo paid
off in a fe w months. We are in an abso-
utely lafe condition financially, nearly
all of our unpall debu being in tbe
hands of our friends. We still have
debts amounting to a little over t3. 000,
but we have a plant and business easily
worth 110,000. I do not wish to appear
as parading the private affairs of the
company befere the public, bat this
dastardly attempt to wreck our business
made it necessary to lay a full state
ment of our business before the dlstric
court of Lancaster county.
And how did the other stock-holders
of the company act in this crisis? Did
Mr. Thompson come forward with his
assessment? Not at all. On the con
trarrbya series of mncuers, wh'ch
I believe to be a put up job from first
to lait, his stock was transferred to an
employee of the B. & M. Railway as
follows: Ono A. J. Kigby instituted a
a suit against Thompson for mom y he
claimed Thompson owed him, had
Thompson's stock sold at sheriffs sa'e
and McGovern the B & M. night watch
b night it for $94, there being virtually
no competition at the sale. Then this
Rlgby proceeded to sue the company
for a few dollars' t alary claimed to be
due Thompson, which thi company
was ready and willing to pay as Boon as
a ' satisfactory settlement of accounts
could be made.
Mr. Thompson's efforts to have this
company put into the hands of a re
coiver did not stop even though the
board was re-organized and the com
pany's business put In good thape.
Not longagohe sugge-ted to one of
our creditor!, a good independent, tha
ne apply for a receiver, but the sugges
tion was rejected with indignant -corn
In McGovern, tho B. & M. night
watch, and A. J. Rigby, our enemies
have found most willing tools. Tom
Darnall, a lawyer and oue of the biggest
republican lobbyists in the state- was
employed for attorney and a petition
for a receiver was filed in the district
court in the name of McGovern. Rigby
sooured tae jity to get oi'-er stock
holders, and creditors to assist in the
scheme, but, I am happy to say, met
with very poor success. - '
Rigby is too well known to make a
good ' tool' even "for thoio who kno v
how to usa them."' He is an ex-eonv c ,
having served a term in the "Nebraska
penitentiary. His especial enmity to
this paper arises from the following
facts:
List spring when tho Alliance nd
Independent were consolidated, Rig
by was working on the Alliance as
advertising solicitor. He was rtta'ned
after tho consolidation. Shortly after
that he was one evening 'sent to the
bank with the day's receipts consisting
of $31. of which $20 was cash and tbe
balance checks and drafts. Rlgby went
to his room, pocketed tho cash, m'ade
out a new deposit slip and deposited
131. The next day tho theft was dis
covered, the original slip was found in
Rigby's waste basket, and he wrs forc
ed to return the money. Even after
this Mr. Thompson did not wish to dis
charge Rigby. But the other members
of the board engaged another man, and
dispensed with Rigby's services shortly
afterwards.
This McGovern filed an application
for a receiver, setting a tissue of slan
ders and falsehoods, and asking that H.
M. Bushnell be appointed receiver.
Bushnell is editor of the Lincoln
Call. I need not say more concerning
him. That is enough.
Thus this company has been forced
by a pack of cut-throats to go into court
to establish its own financial standing.
Then appeared in all the daily papers
flam ng reports of the slanders set up by
McGovern. And all these reports had
a peculiar faculty for ending up in a
certain way, for instance: The Bee af
ter reciting the slanders said:
"No date has as yet been set for the
argument on the application for a le
ceiver: In connection with the above
it is announced tbat Jay Bui rows aad
John M. Thompson will next wek com
mence the publication of ttie Farmers'
Alliance. Mr. Burrows states tha1) the
new papur will be practically a resump
tion of tho old Farmers' Alliance which
was conducted by himself and Mr
Thompson before thortit jd and his as
sociates secured control of the paper."
The World-Herald recited the
charges of McGovern, and added:
A new weekly parr will be, started
next wek by Jay l?rrows and J. M
Thompson, tie latter being Jhe secre
tary and treasurer of the fsnAers' alli
ance and industrial union. The name
of Burrow' old paper, '"The Farmers
Alliance", will be taken, and the style
of tho publishing firm will be Burrows
& Thompson.
Liberty had about three columns
of the vilest slanders which ever
emanated from the boodler who edits
it, but at the head of the editorial page
appeared the following:
lunor says that Mr. J. Burroics and J.
M. J nompson trill soon brgln the publica
tion of an alliance newspaper in Lincoln
to take the place of the one that th courts
are anied to tvind up. If this be true, ice
say, "May it live long and prosper."
We leave readers to draw the only
Inference thinking persons can draw
from such a grouping of facts.
On Saturday, February 18, the first
issue of this paper appeared under the
name, Farmers' ! Alliance, and circu
lars havo been scattered over the state
heralding its advent.
About one ;ear ago Mr. Burrows
sold his interest in the Farmers' Alli
ance, including name and good-will,for
a large sum of money. Mr. Thompson
transferred his Intereit In the aame to
this company. . Tbe names of the two
papers were coneolidated into ALU
ANCa-I.VDEPENBlNT, but both names
baVe . been carried at the head
of the editorial page.
Now what legal or moral right had
these men to use that name? Why
ehould they attempt to do so? Tbe
question u easily answered: The
name has great value in securing ac-
vertisemnts, especially outside
of the state. Advertisers might
be deceived by means of the name into
believing that the new paper was the
original "Farmers' Alliance." A large
portion of our mail, many letters in
closing money, papers, books, etc,
come addressed to the ."Farmers' Alli
ance." If the postmas'er should see fit
be could send all this to the new pa
pjr. In fact, the scheme was an at
tempt to rob this company.
I do not object to any man starting a
paper on its merits, but I do object to
any man orset of men attempting to
wreck another paper to build up on it
ruins, and then attempting to steal the
nam j and good will which they them
selves sold.
But the officers of this company ga e
notice that they would Invoke the
power of law to protect their rights
And I have just learned that Burrows
has decided that it won't work, and
will try another name.
I am not making careless statements
in this article, i Nearly all the facts
herein stated ae supported by affida
vits on file in the court house of this
county.
I regret to make these statements.
It Is not a pleasure to divulge such
things. Nothing but the st.-ess of cir
cumstances has lorced me to it. I am
not inspired in the least degree by per
sonal malice.
Tho readers of this paper know that
during all last summer when Holden
wa9 filling his columns week after week
with the vilest personal assaults on me
and when Burrows went to his support
writing letters of endorsement and do
ing all in his power to give Holden a
character, I never allowed a word of
criticism of Burro vs to appear in 1 1& e
columns. When county alliances, and
sub-alliances sent in resolutions de
nouncing Burrows, I suppressed them
But ''here is a time when forbearance
ceases to be a virtue, and with me that
timo has arrived.
The receiver case will be hard to
morrow (Thursday). The Alliance
Publishing Company will make a com
plete showing of ltd business affaire,
and will without doubt win a comp etf
victory.
And now I appeal toalllndcpendents
ia Nebraska who love the cause, who
love decency and fair play to stand
solidly by The Alliance-Ikdepen
dent so long as it merits support.
Give us your moral as well as your
financial support. Hel p us to correct
he impression made by these slander
ous reports which have been scattered
broadcast.
' Yours for Truth and Justice,
S. Edwin Thornton.
OUR CONGRATULATIONS-
Grover Cleveland has chosen J. Ster
ling Morton for his secretary of agricul
ture. Morton is receiving th con
gratulatiens of the democratic and rt
publican papers. The republicans seem
especially pleased, and none eo much
as the State Journal. The houso of
representatives baa even passed a reso-
lu ion congratulating Mr. Morton and
the state on this appointment
One of the republican dailies has gone
so far as to suggest that even the inde
pendents ought lay aside their partisan
ship and join in the congratulation
b'siness.
Perhaps some independent may do
thin merely as a matter of courtesy and
state pride, but the Alliance-Inde,
pendent wishes to be excused. We
jan not congratulate either the state of
Nebraska or the nation on the appoint
ment of such a man to such a place, and
here are a few of our reasons:
Mr. Morton is an aristocrat, and a
plutocrat. He has no sympathy with
the common people, the wealth creators
of the nation.
Mr. Morton Is bitterly hostile to the
gtratrefo res demanded by the org an z
ed farmers of the country, and he will
use his position and iniluenca as score'
tary of agriculture to discourage and
defeat reform legislation. In proof of
this we will cite his views as expressed
in an interview published in the S'ate
Journal of February 19:
"I am opposed to ihe Hatch anti-op
tion bill., wnat trie iarroers or this
country most need is protect! m from
their allegtd friends, i he farmers need
a change in some of their ideas and
they would be materially benefited by
a certain kind of education. It is gete
rally said and believed that the farm
ers are the instigators and supporters
of the Hatch anti-option bill. In my
opinion they should be its mos. vig
orous opponents, They produce ex
changes and boards of trade which tint
bill is intended to destroy are of tl e
ifreatest tdvantage- .to. producers oi
grain."
How canttefsrjneisof this state or
tho United States rejoice over the cp
pointmentof a man expressing such
views to represent them in the cabinet?
Morton is in hearty sympathy with the
board of trade gamblers in Chicago,
and will try to defeat all legislation
tmding to interfere with their schemes
of robbery.
In the same interview Morton says:
J am acd always Lave bjen a hard
money man, 1 am opposed to the uc
redeemable greenback lsue ana, nave
been or r) sed to everv measure ad vacat
ed by fanatics and demagogues tending
o lower our currency from Its oiid ana
honest basis. I do not favor state banks
but I indorse the section of the Chicago
platform favoring the removal of the
10 per cent tax."
Thus he open' j professes his subser
viency to Wall btree, and flings an in
sult In the faces of the organized farm
ers of the country. If he were merely
a "hard money man," it wouldn't be so
bad. Silver is as "hard" as gold, But
silver is not Morton's kind of "hard
money."- He is as bitterly hostile to
silver as he is to "irredeemable paper
money." Silver Is "dishonest money"
according to Morton, and all the force
of his logic and wit will be used to pre
vent the passage of a free coinage
measure.
Morton is 4 friend of the railroad cor
porations. Last fall he ssught and se
cured the nomination for governor,
with the object and intention of defeat"
Ing General Van Wyck. Then he went
about over the state slandering V an
WjC and insulting the people. He
ran f jr the purpose of assisting Croume
Hi disgusted and humiliated thousands
of true honest reformers in his own
party. He did defeat Van Wyck, and
almost defeated Bryan. But he elected
Crounse. The republicans were happy
They have frequently expressed their
gratitude. They have even gone so far
a4 to try to elect him United States
senator. They love Morton for tho
good he has done them.
We ca"i not congratulate the honest
democrats of Nebraska. Morton in no
way represents them. Thousands of
them despise him. 'n appointing Mor
ton, Grover Cleveland has slapped tbe
democracy of Nebraska (except a few
Wall-Street-corporation-tools) squarely
in the face. Thsir congratulations are
merely lip-service. Casper the leader
of the democrats in the house, before
he voted on the resolution of congrati
ation, stated that he did not endorse
Morton's views, and that if it bad come
10 a choice between Allen and Morton
for United States senator, he would
navo voted for Allen. Casper voiced
the real sentiments of a majority of
Nebraska democrats. Republicans and
monopoly democrats may rejoice and
congratulate, but we beg to be ex :utd
Our congratulations will keep till some
man who truly represonts the people of
Nebraska gets a cabinet position.
THE STOCK YAKDS BILL.
We call especial attention to an arti
cle on the second page ot this issue on
the stock-yards bill. The writer is a
republican, but bis views are sound and
forcibly expressed. There is no doubt
that extortion and robbery is practiced
at Souih Omaha by the stock -yards'
management. Extortionati prices for
feed and short weights are said to be
the rule.
The legislature has a right to estab
lish reasonable maximum rates of
charges for services and feed furnished
by the stock-yards management, and it
ought to exercise that right. A law
providing for such reasonable rates
would not only save a great deal to the
producers and shippers of live-stock,
but would eventually greatly increase
the business of the stock -yards at South
Omaha.
The reason Mr. Snowden sets forth ss
to why charges are high in the stock
yards in other cities is a good one.
They have got the start of the people
and so fortified themselves tbat they
control, instead of being controlled br,
legislatures." Nebraska should learn a
lesson from this, and "take time by tbe
fore-lock "
The independent representatives and
senators should use every effort to se
cure the passage of a good stock-yards
bill. They cannot afford to rest under
any suspicion of having neglected their
duty in this matter, or in any way con
tributed to tbe defeat of such a law.
TRUE AND LOYAL.
Through the sayings of newspsps.
reporters and others, insinuations and
assertions have frequently been thrown
out during the session of the legislature
that this or that independent was a
traitor. Some people are entirely too
free with the word "traitor." The men
who voted to postpone the Douglas
cdU ity contests were ca led traitors,
inose who bolted the senatorial caucus
were called traitors. Now wo want the
position of Tub Aluance-Indepkn-DENT
cloai ly understood. If there are
any traitors in the independent legisla
tive camp wa don't know it, and we
haye been watching pretty closely. We
believe all the independents arj true
and loyal to their principles, and to
their party. , We . believe they have
acted honestly and from good motives.
We do not think all members have
acted wiselj at all times, but we have
seen no signs of treichery.
OUR PREMIUM OFFER
On account of the heavy burdens of
work heaped on the editor of The Al-liance-Ibdbpendent
in preparing pa
pers and affidavits to meet the gang of
would-bo wreckers in court this week,
we have no; teen able to formu'ate our
complete ptemium offer. Hence we
i epublish last week's statement. The
full list will appear soon. We hope to
hear from several hundred friends this
week who will go to work at once to
secure these premiums. Do not delay.
Time Is precious. -
A WONDERFUL OFFER !
Forecast cf The AlliaBce-Iadependttt'i
Grand Premium Lilt. Preminms
For Everybody.
A SURPRISE TOR OUR FRIENDS
City Lots. Sewing Machines. Libraries,
And Other Things too Numerous
to Mention, to be Given
to Club Raisers.
A Grand Campaign for Subscribers.
For sometime we have been prepar
ing a great premium list, and next
week we expect to publish it in fall.
It will contain the greatest and most
numerous premium offers ever made
by a reform paper.
The preparation of the list has pro
gressed so far that we are able to make
a general statement of what It "will,
contain:
First, there will be a grand premium
for the largest list sent in. This premi
um will consist of a fine, and valuable
residence lot in one of Lincoln's most
beautiful suburb'. Arrangements are
not fully completed for this premium,
and we may havo to change it to some
thing else.
Second, there will be a premium for
the largest list snt in from each con
gressional district in Nebraska. This
premium will be an elegant first-class
sewing machine, known as the "Col
umbian." Third, there will be a premium for
the largest list from each county in
Nebraska, and from ee ch state outside
of Nebraska. This prrraium will con
sist of a family library comprising
twenty cloth bound volumes, all stand
ard and first-class. Many of the 'lead
ing reform books will be included.'
To the one sending the second larg
est list from each county ia the state,
we will give a Useful Library of twen
ty standard books in paper covers.
Fourth, there will be a largo list of
special premiums for those who are not
-uccessf ul in getting any of the above
premiums.
Fifth. We will continue to give a
premium to every subscriber as at pres
ent. The above brief forecast give9 only
a very impefect idea of the liberality of
this offer. We believe it will be a
welcome surprise to the friends who
have been working for the paper faith
fully without hope of reward.
Some may wonder how we are able to
make such liberal offers. In explana
tion we will say thai most of these
premiums are received in payment for
advertising in our columns. Whenever
wc havo to purchase the articles, we
get very favorable 'prices by taking
lerge quantities.
And now we confidently appeal to
friends of our glorious cause everwhere
to begin a campaign for subscribers.
Wrtoh for the full list to appear next
week, or week after, but don't wait for
.t. Now is the best time to pu3h the
work. Go to work without losing a
day. Arm yourself with a few sample
copies and a copy of one of our premium
books and start out. Get old subscribers
to renew. Get new subscribers among.
-Ju'? pendents who have never taken the
Aui.nce-Independent. Persuade
republicans and democrats to try the
paper for a year.
We expect to have at least two thou
sand persons actively at work for these
premiums wiihin two weeks. Write
at once for blanks and sample copies.
Don't lose a day. - '
l you cannot work for a premium,
will you not kindly bring this to the
attention of some one else wh6 will, 'or
send us the names of parties who might'
undertake to raise clubs. '
Many of our premiums are suitable
for ladies, and children, and we want
them to compete. Remember every one
who raises a club of five or more will
get a premium.
Yours for success,
The Alliance Publishing Co.
- FINE BERKSHIRE HOGS.
Mr. H S. Williamson of Beaver Citv
offers a hog worth $20 to tho person
raising the largest club for the Alli-
nce-Independent by March.
Ouly one person can get this premi
um, but dozens of others who wisbJ
to improve their stock of hogs can
purchase Berkshires of either sex. of
Mr. Williamson at reasonable price.
write mm.