The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, March 09, 1893, Image 1
V The Alliance-Independent - rip-: The Alliance-Independent It tht best? i V ' S r f J" V f t . " r I ti Advertising medium In the west. It J et-peci-sl'y valuable its a means cf r 'ichinit 'h farmers. Its circulation Is a laree la Nebraska as the cir culation of all ibe "farm Journals" combined. Give The Aluaxce Independent a trial il jou want good results. VOL. IV. Is Eecommended to Pass tho House by a Vote of Fifty-one to Forty-eight BUT IT TOOK A HABD FIGHT. Republicans Oppose the Bill Propose a Substitute. .Keckley and Haller Bolt. House Boll No. 38 was introduced into the House by Fred Newberry a verbatim copy of the Newberry bi l of 1891. The railroad committee got hold .of this bill and revised it. They took out some questionable feature!. They changed the points on which consti tutional lawyers had quibbled two years ago. They made the penalty heavier one that will rot be disre garded with impunity. They amended the tariffs so that a straight cut of twenty per cent was made on present rates, as it was understood that tho governor would sign a bill making such a reduction. And they changed the name from the Newberry Bill to the Railroad Committee bill. New berry never was the author of tho bill anyway, and his long enough been given a glory which belonged to other men. So the bill in the amended form was well-nigh as perfect as it could be made. 3"he bill came up for consideration in committee of the whole last Friday afternoon. ' It was one of the fights of the session short, decisive, but of the very in tensest nature while it lasted. ' As soon as roll was called in the afternoon. Scott (ind.), of Buffalo and McKesson (rep ), of Lancaster, were on their feet simultaneously to move that they go into committee of the whole It is an unwritten law that the mover of this motion becomes chairman of the committee; and this was a Ftruggle be tween the two sides as to which would get the advantage of the chairmanship. The speaker recognized Scott, who made the motion. First victory for the independents. Then Church Howe, in his soft, pa lavering way, begged that the gentle mt a from Buffalo would withdraw his motion as he (Church) wanted to make a call of the house. But the gentle man from Buffalo refused to withdraw anything. So the republicans made a call of tbe house anyway. Four members were found to be ab sent Crane, Elder, Luikhart and Rug gles. Mr. Luikart was absent attend ing a sick wife, He was excused. Mr Ruggles himself had been on a sick bed for nearly two weeks. He was excused. The serge ant-at arms was sent after Crane and Cider and at about 3 o'clock, hove in sight with those two delecta ble gentlemen. The call of the house was dispensed with. At this point Scott, of Buffalo, and McKesson, of Lancaster, again bobbed to their feet. McKesson was the first to make his motion, but Scoit, in a quiet way, in formed the gentleman that his (Scott's) had never ber-n withdrawn, and was now the only motion before the house. The speaker sustained the point, the motion was put and carried, and Scott became chairman of the committee of the wnole. The e'erk was directed to read the first section of the bill. As soon as this was done, Carpenter (rep.) gained the floor and saH the republi ans had had a caucus the night before and had pre pared s substitute for this bill and he now moved the repub'ican substitute be adopted in place of the original bill. The chair ruled tbe motion out of or der and declared othing in order ex cept amendments to tection 1. This decisi n immediately created a wran gle. The republicans became red headed. But, finally, with the under standing that when the whole bill had been read their motion would then be in order, they withdrew that motion for tbe time being, becond victory for the independants. Then Porter got the floor and made cne ot his best speeches, at the end of which he moved that the committee bill H. R. No. 33, be reported back to the House with the recommendation th tit pass. Third victory for the in dependents. Th had gained the strate getic point of having their motion first before the house, and if the republicans got a motion at all, it would be an amendment ' THE PRE GI T KATE BILL ''- " .,-.,-"-.'' 1 IK. f-i): Hw' m'-mmmMm-mUtt " . 1 ' " ' ? f -mm yr---? -- f -VW- , " 1 . , - - . -1 T I l iMM""WMMannnnnliaaBnn 3 Again the republicans grew red headed. They stormed around for a time, but it did no good. The chair had put Mr. Pot ter's motion. Finally, How-j ofiVrd aa amendment that the republican bUl be substituted. The chair put the anvndmeBt aod then tho skirmiebin? settled down t a tight And right her i a good place to de scribe THE REPUBLICAN SUBSTITUTE. It wa a curiosity, a mongrel. It provided that, hereafter on four teen articles the roads should charge only 80 per cent of whtit they charged cn Jan. 1, 1893. These fourteen articles wpm such as were amenable only to the interstate raw s ad could not be reached by an inters'ate law. ' Besides who knew what the roads charged on Jan. 1, 18w3v Could ihev not swear to any schedule of rates and could anybody prove the contrary? SecoDd It provid-d thit the present state board of transportation should enforce tho la. No remarks ara necessary on that head. Third. It provided that any road could aoply to the courts and get the law nullified in their case. This was only a mther loophole by which i he roads might escape from the law. And last; it provided that any r-ad violating this act should bi fined not les than $100 nor more tan $1,000. Ye gods! A fine of $!00 for a railwty corporation! No damage clauon, noth ing, but a petty little fine of $100. Reader, ic is pretty plain is it not, that such a law would be a miserable farce? And yet it wai offered in good earn est as the republican bill. Compare this with tho committee bill. Thi latter made an ironclad law on every rrticle shipped through the state t provided that court and ex ecutive departments should enforce the law. It provided as a penalty that any one sustaining damages by overcharge could collect those damages from the road and further that the road viola ting the act should be fined for the first offense $1,000 to $5,000: second offense, $5, 00 to $10,000; third offense, $10 000 to $,000: subsequent offenses, $25,000 each. Nothing flimsy about that, is there? It was between these two measures that the fight came. But just here occurred a circumstance which showed to all sides the determi nation of our men. Old man Ruggles, looking very sick, but very determined walked up the aisle leaning on the arm of his daughter. It was the first time he had been out of his room for,a week Touched by this devotion to duty, the independents gave him an ovation. As Luikart had d ine in a few minu tes btfore, thers were now 99 members in their seats a full h.ouse. THE BATTLE WAXI-S ON. The fight now got d wn to ai inter esting point. Porter, Gaflin, Stevens, Khodes, Beal, Newberry and Ca-per led the fight for tbe bill. Howe, Watson, Carpenter, McKesson and other repub licans against it. Gaffin showed(splen did fighting qualities. He 6howed up the republican substitute in its true light. Bt-al read from an Iowa report and showed wherein the railroad attorneys had lied about the effect of the law in Iowa. Porter and Chat ca Howe ngain tried each other's mettle and Porter again got the best of the republican leader. It was nearly six o'clock befora the vote was taken. It was a rising vota and was counted by the clerk. It was announced 52 to 47 in favor of the com mittee bill and the result was cheered. Tnird victory for the independents. Uhe repu cleans again frothed and fumed and charged that the clerk had falsified the count.. But it did no good. Tho reKult was announced, the com mittee arose, the speaker resumed the chair and the report was delivered to the house. Howe moved that the report be not adopted, but that the repuolican sub stitute be put in place of the committee bill. On this motioa roll call was de manded. Everybody was put on re cord. . It was a close vote. Two demo crats voted with the republicans, but two republicans, Keckley and Haller, bolted their party and voted with the independents. '1 he independents solid ly, 40 strong voted for the committee b 11. The vote stood 45 to 51. The re publican substitute was lot, and the com mittee bill was recommended to pass. It was then half past six and the house adjourned. Thus ended the fight. OTHER MATTERS. Another beet sugar bill came up last Friday night and was argued loud and long; but was knocked out nearly two to one. The railroad attorneys came into Lincoln in a body and argued their case before the legislature. I hev made it appear that the roads were all on the verge of bankruptcy. O, it was enough to bring tears into the eyes of a paper of needles to hear them These attor neys were averaging $10,000 a vear each, and yet were pleading poverty. Bosh! The bill for transfer switches has passed the senate and its companion passed the house. This will be a great po'nt for tbe people. The anti-Pinkerton bill has passed the senate. The bill for the supreme court com- '1 ..... , SEP UN JTT ;Cr LINCOLN, NEB.. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1893 We worked through spring and winter, thro' summer and through fall, But the mortgage worked the hardest and the steadiest of them all. It worked on eights and Sundays; it worked each holiday; ' it settled down among us and never went away. ' Whatever we kept from it seemed almost as a theft; i It watched ua every minute; it ruled us right and left. The rust and blight were with us' sometimes, and sometimos:not; The dark-browed scowling mortgage was forever on the spot. The weevil and the cut-worm they went aa well as came; , The mortgag stayed foreyer, eating hearty all the same. It nailed up every window, stood .guard at every door, And happiness and sunshine made their home with us no more. 1 "... i, . Till with failing crops and sickness we got stalled upon he gade,( And there came a dark day on us, when, the interest wasn't paid; And there came a sharp foreclosure, and I kind o' lost my hold, ' And grew weary and discouraged, and the farm was cheaply sold. The children left and scattered, when they hardly yet were grown: My wife, she pined and perished, and I found myself alone. What she died of was a ''mystery," the doctors never knew, But I knew she died of mortgage just as well as I wanted to. If to trace the hidden c ow was within the doctor's art, They'd ha found a mortgage lying on that woman's broken heart. Worm or b9etle, drouth or tempest on a farmer's land may fall, But for first-class ruination) trust a mortgage 'gainst them all. " -Will M. Carleton. mission, providing for three assistant associate justices, no two of whom be long to the same party, has passed the senate and become a law. The universal woman suffrage bill wds knocked out in the house. The senate is still wrangling over the appropriation bill. Thern is liable to be lively times when the conference committees of the two houses get to gether on this bill. J. A. E. The Next Comgrgg. The political complexion of the Unit ed States senate is as follows: Thirty nine republicans, forty four democrats, and four populisU, counting Martin of Kansas with the democrats. Counting him with the populists where he really bel)ngs, there are 43 democrats and five populists. There is one vacancy from Washington which the legislature of that state iJ vainly attempting to fill. The complexion of the house as shown by unofficial returns is: 126 republi cans, 216 democrats, and 12 populists. Third Ward Independent Caucus. The voters of the people's independ ent party of the Third ward are hereby called to meet in caucus at 2010 O street, on Saturday evening, March 11, 1893, a. 8 o'c'ock p. m. sharp, for the purpibo of selectin? a candidate for councilman from the Third ward, electing a mem ber of the city central committee and the transaction of such other business as may prope i y come before the caucus. X. E. Dotv, Committeeman. The primary election of the people's independent party of the Third ward, city of Lincoln, f'.eb., will be held at 2010 O street, Monday. March 13. 1893, between the hours of 7:30 and 9 o'clock p. m , for the purpose of electing twenty-six (26) delegates te the city convention to be held March 15, 1898. T. E. Doty, Committeemen. The Lincoln Jersey Cattle c.mpany have sold out everything in the way of females, and all but three bulls, in ad dition to their already numerous sales have an open orcer for three car-loads of cows and heifers from one creamery concern in Nebraska, and orders from Kansas, Iowa, Dakota, and even from Montana. Anyone wanting the very best milk and butter strains of Jerseys, should write them at Lincoln, Neb. Our representative visited tho South western Stamp Works 1326 Grand ave. Kansas City They have an immense establishment from which goods are shipped to all parts of the globe. They will sell these goods for ha f price to our readers who send a two cent stamp for catalogue this week. See adv. on page five Mention this paper. Partner wanted to start a new gro cery store. A person who is well ac quainted in country can have one-half interest by investing about $500. Ref erence. Address ' Grocer," this office. For Sale! 1120 acres of good, smooth; farm land, (partly impioved) from one to five miles of Alliance, Neb. Price, $5.00 to $10.00 per acre, if sold soon. Address, E. S. McWhinney, Alliance, Neb. The new spring styles and samples in suits and trousers have arrived at the Wannamaker &Brown agency, Lindell Hotel block. Prices are astonishingly low, within the reach of all. Come and inspect the latest. ' . I1 a A LETTEE FE0M EENAT0E ALLEN. The following letter from Senator Allen will explain iUelf: , Washington, D. C , March 4, 1893. Editor Alliance-Independent: I am in receipt of many letters re garding the patrorege of Nbraska more than I can possibly answer and discharge the duties devolving upon me as a member of the senate. I desire to say through your valuable paper to all persona that I have no patronage at my disposal. The administration will be democrat- ic and the patronage will belong to tue democratic party, and, being an in dependent, I have nothing to eive. 3 hope our friends will understand the situation. Reeardins the permit me to say that tbe rule heret fore allowing a senator or member ef congress to can up or advance a claim has been revoked and I can do nothing in una respect. I 81 III 1)1 V state tfeeRA faoia no T RnA they exist, but, of course, hold myself ieauyai an times to assist my com rades in any legitimate way I can. Respf'dfullv, William V. Ai len. (State exchanges are respectfully requested to copy.) Resolutions of Endorsement. Glen Kock, Neb , Mar 4, 1892. Editor Alliance-Independent: greeting. Whereas, We deem the press the greatest educator of modern times. Its influence forms one of the greatest sources of education for tho masses, socially, morally and politically. The newspaper bas giadually grownup in to a po verf ul political, as well as a social engine, diffusing information on all subjects of interest and acting on the public mind in times of excitement to an extent that has kd it to be called "a fourth estate of the realm," and Whereas, We recognize in The Alliance-In dependent a publication that embod- ks te a jarge extent the aoovo qualm cations in things essential, namely finance, trarsportation, purity in poli tics, tbe economical administration of public affairs, and power of congress to issue a fiat money. While we have in our state newspapers that are publish ed in the interests of corporate power and do not have the interest of the peop'.e's party at heart, as shown by the stand they took in the last campa'gn, and especially in the election of a Un iUd States senator, therefore, be it, Resolved, By the members of Glen Rock Alliance No. 409, in meeting as sembled that we pledge our support and patronage and to use all honorable means in our power to foster and . en courage The alliance-Independent in fighting the battles Jof truth and justice, that we will use our support and influence against any publication trying to supplbnt it as we believe for selfish motives and political dis appointment. Be if further Resolved that a copy of this action and resolution be forwarded to The Alliance-Independent at Lincoln Nebraska for publication. John C. Deuser, L. L. Sawyer. Pres. C. L. Cook S. W. Haynes, S. W. Haynes. Sec'y. Committee. Now is the time to subscribe for a good weekly paper. The Alliance Independent is the one you want. Subscription $1.00 per year. .MMilhlmi SOME PRESS COMMENTS What our Gotemporaries in tht Eeform Field Think of The Allianoe-Independent- 0TJE ENEMIES BADLT SCORED They Advise tb People to Stand by tbe Paper That Fighta Their Battles And te Beware of Wreckers. Stand by the Alliance-Independent It would seem, from complete expla nation published la last week's Alliance Independent, that there ia some very unprincipled and underhanded work going on at Lincoln outside of the leg islature. ' There seems to be an effort on foot, and has been for some time, to force that paper out of existence, or at least to require the present manage ment to go out of business. Aa far aa we have heard the Alliance-Independent has given good satisfaction. It has been true to tbe people's cause and has done good work for the reform movement. Why men who claim to be Interested In the success of the peo ple's cauj should attempt to destroy the usefulness of that paper will be very hard to explain. J. Burrows and J. M. Thompeon are charged with be ing the principals in the scheme. After the cours3 J. Burrows pursued during the last campaign, it ia not surprising that he should engage in such an under taking. He seems perfectly adapted to the work, but surely he can have but very little influence among our people, for it is well known that he clasped hands with Holdenthenrch-traitor, and assisted Mm in his hellish work against the people' party. If our people again place confidence in J. Burrows, now that be has showed himself to be untrustworthy, they will deserve to be betrayed and will HMy get their de serts. Thompson occupied a prominent position in the State Alliance, having been secretary lor tnreo or lour years, and has also been connected with the state paper both before and since its change of management If be Is of the same stripe as Burrows he has been more dl creet or deceptive and has kept his true character Irom the peo ple. Wo, of course, only have the one side of the case to judge from, with circumt'tancaa and what personal know ledge we hae to help In forming con clusions. We believe it to be the duty of the people's party of this state to see that the All ance-Independent has a pood support, both morally and finan cially. And we would recommend our people of Holt county, as we have done heretofore, to subscribe for that paper if they can afford a state paper, and there are very few who cannot, if the people expect to be successful in poli tics they must support the papers that advocate their principles and show up the fraud and wickedness of the old pa-ty machine. f the Alliance-Independent is not a paper that the people can trust it will be known and will b3 dropped, but so long as it 6tand by the. people the people should stand by it. Holt County Independent. NO RICETVER. Judge Tibbetts paused this morning during the hearing of the Thompson of O. B. McGovern for the appointment of a receiver for the Alliance Publish ing Co He reviewed the case at length and said that from the evidence before him he must deny the application. There were not sufficient grounds for the court to take the step of naming a receiver to take charge of the com pany's affairs; that it wai solvent, ard that the defense had shown to the court most conclusively that the charges of dishonesty made in the petition and affidavits were unsupported. As it has been stipulated before the case was given into the hands of tbe court that it should be submitted on the affidavits on file, the decision to be final, then Alliance-Independent will be continued under the present management, and (Jol. H. M. Bushnell not permitted to go back to running a journal for farm ers. Lincoln Evening News. burrows And holden. It has been predicted that the new paper will, in many respects, be but a reprint of Liberty, Holden'a paper. This of course remains to be sesn. One thing, however, ia quite certain; Mr. Holden and Burrows haye been very close to each other in their relations the past yesr. Messrs. Burrows, Hol den and others will claim that the in dependent party is fast losing ground on account of the work of Messrs. Thompson, Blake and others. Burrows will also claim that the democratic party is swallowing up . the Indepen dents and he has come back to save bis old associates from such a fate. Prob ably if Mr. Burrows, Holden and others The government own erhlp of lailrotda and telegraphs. Tbnt freiehtr rate its JvebrasVa be rednced ti a level with those 1b force in lows, The hnlldiDg by the national government of a ereat trunk line from North Dxkota to the Gulf of Mexico. NO. 89 had not fought so many ot the inde pendente nominees during the past campaign their ptrty would have been much larger and a greater power to day. It baa been tbe dissatisfaction and prejudice which Burrows end his, frlen ia have created that has put tbe independents in the condition in which they now fled themselves. Polk County Independent. shouldn't act like a traitor. We believe the alliance members and Independents rf Nebraska suould stand by The Alliance Independent at Lincoln and frown down the attempts of Jay Burrows and Tbrmpson to start a new paper If Jay Burrows does not want to be thought a traitor be should not act like one. Independent Press, Franklin. Tkajr lUde No Mlttak.' Dispatches from Washington state that "banks and business men through oat tbe country" have been urging Mr. Foster, Secretary of the Treasury, to stop the further purchase of silver bullion. Recently Mr. Foster kindly hied him to New York, and in an "interview M with New York bankers intimated that they made a mistake in sending their petitions to him instead of to Congress. "Bankers and business men" are not apt to make a mistake of that nature. Is not Secretary Foster a creature of their creation? Did not President Har rison appoint him on their recom mendation? Knowing their wishes on the subject, dare Secretary Foster do other than use the entire power and influence at his command to secure the passage of a bill (which has already been introduced) which will stop the further purchase of silver bullion? Those New York bankers knew what they were about when they sent their petition to Secretary Foster. They made no mistake. If necessary they can "see" Congress later. Chi cago Express. ; What the Industrial Lesion Wants. - The' Coming Crisis: Somebody Jn Georgia has tumbled onto tbe fact that the Industrial Legion is being organ ized rapidly in that State and Missis sippi; and when they ask what does the Industrial Legion want? they get la prompt reply. "We want an honest I ballot and a fair count, and we are going to have it hereafter." They claim that tbe Populists were counted out at the last election. In Georgia they claim that as many as 3,000 negressei in male attire voted the Democratic ticket. The person who imparted ' this information de clared that the order was for a fai ballot or a revolution. Fifty lodges have been organized already in Texas, one of them in Dallas. There is noth ing In the Industrial Legion that hints or even winks at revolution except at the ballot box; andthere is nothing1 secret, beyond what would exclude non-members, and that is not compul sory. The Legion is simply a compact union of people who are in dead earnest for the success of a popular govern ment, as declared in the Omaha plat form, and who will agree to stand by the three leading ideas a reform in the mo:$ey, land and transportation, making the money question the central figure. The people are organizing to win, and it is no wonder the band of robbers get scared. Expeet New Yorknri. Mr. Gotham Do the Chicago folks eipect many visitors from New York dnring the World's Fair? Chicago Boy I guesso. Mos' every body is buyin burglar-proof safes. Oregon, Washington and the North western Coast. ) The constant demand of the traveling public to the far west for a comfortaVt and at the same time an economilUl mode of traveling, has led te the estab lishment of what is known as Pullman Colonist Sleepers. . Those cars are built on the same gen eral plan as the regular first-class Pull man Sleepers, the only difference being that they are not upholstered. They are furnished complete with good comfortable hair mattresses, warm blankets, snow white linen curtains, plenty ef towels, combs, brushes, etc., which secure to the occupant of a berth as much privacy as is to be had in first class sleepers. There are also separate toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen, and smoking is absolutely prohibited. For full information send for Pullman Colonist Sleeper Leaflet. J. T. MASTiN, C. T. A. 1044 O. St., E. B. SL0SS05, Gen. Agt. Lincoln, Neb. Subscribe for The Alliance-Independent. . n