The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, March 23, 1893, Image 3
MARCH 23, 1893. TUB ALLIANCE - INDEPENDENT. ... I mm TOON Beconsta in Burning Words Deaocracy' Treachery to the People. The Record as it I. THEIR PE01OSES TUEHED TO ASHES What the Democrats Promised to Do, They Have Not Done. What They Promised Not to Do, They Have Done. The Fifty-Second Congress. It went into power amid the plaudits of a hopeful and expectant people. The campaign out of which its mem berg drew their majorities was one of distinct issues and of positive pledges, Revolting against the McKinley bill of the republicans, outraged by the ex penditures of the "b lhon dollar con grass," alarmed at the contraction ten dencies being developed by Wall street, the masses of the people swept the re publicans from power, and elected an overwhelming democratic 'majority to undo republican work, and to mark anew the boundary lines between wise expenditures and criminal extrava gance. When we met here at Washington ic December, 1891, our lips were laden with promises and our constituents were full of hope. Promises there may still be, but hope there Is none Our people know that they have been misled, misruled and defrauded. T well remember the first great de bate in December, 1891. For two whole days we deliberated on the celebrated Holman resolution, which renewed our economical pledges to the country. By the literal words of that resolution, we pledged ourselves to expend no money except such as was necessary to run the departments of government and to con tinue such public works as were already authorized by law. ' . We adopted that pledge by a yea and nay vote. The democrats voted for it almost to a man. The country hailed this renewed pledge, voluntarily taken as a further proof that we meant hou estly to keep faith with the people, .. TITL-i 1 II in 11 uuu una iuiwcu: We have passed the most lavish river and harbor bill ever enacted since the government was established. We have given away to a private corporation at Chicago nearly four millions of the public funds in direct violation of law. We have donated $300,000 for a mere naval display in connection with the Chicago fair without warrant of law, We pave $90,000 to the doorkeepers. pages, clerks, etc., around the capitol building as extra compensation, ii rect violation of law. We authorized new war shlDS to the extent of nearly seven millions of dob lars when no necessity for them exists, We increased the huge total for pub lic buildings till even tbe republicans said the government would be bank' rupted. NO TARIFF LEGISLATION. We came here pledged to repeal the at . r 17 : 1 l : 1 1 ' jij a. v mo iviciviuiey uiu, 11 r uiu uui iuuuii terly refused to report a bill to do so. On the other hand, we passed the free wool, free cotton tie, and free bind ing twine bills before the election last fall, and there never has been the slightest effort by the democrats in the senate to even consider them. AGAINST SILVER. We came here pledged to repeal the Shermen silver law because it was too unfriendly to the free coinage of tbe white metal. We promised to enact a law for the free ana unlimited coinage of silver, Not only did we fail to keep the pledge, but on the other hand, it was only by nine votes that the populists could succeed in preventing the demo crats from absolutely striking down the silver money or the people. NATIONAL BANKS. We came here understanding that democracy meant opposition to national banks. We saw a democratio committee en deavor to pass a measure adding enor mously to the power, profits and privi leges of these banks, and only fail in their design because ten populists re membered tbeir principles and remem bered their pledges at home. A BILLION DOLLAR CONGRESS. We came, here howling against the republican billion dollar congress. We go away having spent fifty mil lions more than the republicans spent. We came here knowing that the treasury was under a strain, and pledged to relieve it. Wo take our departure with the pleasant certainty that if Uncle Sam should die there won't be found in the treasury enough money to bury him with aldermanic honors unless thev sell bonds to get it. Our record is perfect. The things we promised to do we have not done. The things we promised not to do we have done. THE CAR COUPLER BILL. Even the car coupler bill, which was promised in the democratic platform, came within a hair's breadth of failure, and only the determined aggressive ness of the populists carried it through. Coming up as it did under a suspension of tbe rules, a two-thirds majority was requisite. It passed the dead-line by only five votes. The democrats led the opposition and tried their best to kill a bill which previous to the November election they had passed without a dis senting voice. . THE ANTI-OPTION LAW. We pledged ourselves to pass the anti-option bill to put an end to gam bling m crop futures. We passed the bill previous to the November election. At this session, being safe from popu- lar resentment, we neatly killed it in the very houe where it was born. Oh, we are dandies ! IUke the uni verse with a comb and you will not find our matches. For all time to come, judge us by this test and you wiil never miss the mark: Find out what we promised to do and you'll know exactly what we did not do. Thomas E. Watson. HIGH THE STEVENS BILL To Author of the Senate Railroad BUI of 1801 has Something to say Sutherland, Neb., Mar. 13. 1893. Editor Alliance-Independent: Dear Sir: I tee through the World- Herald of February 26th, that Metcalf speaking of railroad regulation sajs: "That (a spirit of bitter rivalry)" was the experience of two years ago, when a strong effort was made for the Stevens senate bill in antagonism to the New berry bill. The. Stevens bill was the product of a railroad attorney in Lin coln, and it stood in the way of the the Newberry bill until it beeame, evi dent to everybody that the railroads waited the Stevens bill." ' This and similar stories have gone the reunds of the publ:o press of Nebraska and done campaign duty during the past two years; but I am soraewhat'sur prised that Metcalf of the World-Heratf should so uaWushingly rehash the old charge as a legislative correspondent at the present session. The facts are that C. H. Randall, railread committee elerk of the senate and ays"lf got up the Stevens seiate bill. No railroad attorney ever saw the bill or had any thing to do with it. That the railroads wanted the bill is in a sense both true and false -true in that they preferred its rates to those of the Newberry bill, and false in that it was much m re radical in every pel licular thn than the Newberry b 11, except that of rates. The rates of the Stevens bill approximate very closely rates as now set forth in the modified Newberry bill, and this being true would it not have beee better for the people had the legislature passed the Stevens bill instead of the Newberry bill of 1891? I believed then that tbe Stevens bill was more just and mors likely to receive the governor's signa ture than the Newberry bill; I believed then that it would meet the approval of the people of western Nebraka. Today I know I wis not mis akt n; and if this legislature is enabled to past a bill similar in rntes to the Stevens bill of two years ago, it will only havac complished that which could have b-en placed upon the statue books of Ne braska two years ago, had the spirit of bitter antagonism in tbe house, urged en by the World-Herald, been elimin a ted and the peop'e's interests more carefully considered. No man but a dastardly, sneaking coward will hint at sell-outs and dark-lantern proceed ings unless he has good proofs at bis command. And if so he should pro duce them. It was a part of the stock in trade of the repifbli. an liars who were standing up for Nebraska so val iantly in various parts of tbe state dur ing the last campaign that the iteven bill was gotten up by the railroads, and sold out oy the introducer. Every inde pendent member of the senate of two years ago knows,or ought to know.such cowardly statements to absolutely false. J. K , Stevens. LOCAL- lU'lrX Eow they HindYr Nebraska's Develop ment as wli as Bob Producers And CentQBsrs, ST A If D UP FOR HUB KABUL Lists of Manufacturing Industries Wbicb Have Grown up in Ppite of High Freight Rts. Facte Worth Considering. The principle faots and fiures con cerning Nebraska's industries which form the baals for thi dUcusaion are reprinted from our last issue They are as follows: OMAHA INDUSTRIES. The following Is a partUl list of tbe manufacturing industries ioeated in the city of Oinaha aa reported in the Board of Trade' report for 1891. Class. No of Urm Barbed wire 1 Hi irk Carriages, wagons.. 8 i mice 3 Cracker 2 Distil len 1 Extracts, baking p .wder tic ...4 Founder aad ma- chln shops ....".. I.in d oil I Shut sad Lead pips. 1 Maureauss 3 overalls . . 3 Soda wattr 3 Syrup rtsnsra I Smetilaf works 1 Vlaeaarai S ; irkles.. Canailag ana pre- terTes I Baskrie t Brooms . ...3 Conrectiooerr 4 'lour aud t-ora mills 3 Bug factory I Chairs and furnitures Class. No of Firm sash, doors, blinds.. t Birwerles 4 While Irad I Awnings, tenia, etc.. 3 Box Itn-torles 3 Clgtrmanuf'ters. ..8? o 'perage ... 3 hence works t Booi and shoe fact.) showcase t Yeast 1 orn cribs 1 Collars sad cuffs 1 llnware... ......... .3 Hominy I lard rrflaers l Soups 3 Pearl buttous 1 Pl.ntng mills saddlery .1 WaliFUster ....I Feed cotter.. .......I Asphalt .1 Plat lug works . 1 Boilers 3 A national cnau bulletin lately issu ed (fives th following facts coucerrslajr Omaha's manufacturing industries as they wre in 1890: Number of different industries..... 77. " manf'ing '8tahli8hmnt-. " ' ha ds employed 7.6H3 ToUl wags paid M.797,482. " capital invested el5.626.169. " ciwt of materia' ued..27.77 394. " value of products...".,. $38,961,53. , . , LINO LN INDUSTRIES. The following is a carefully prepared list of the manufacturing Interests of Nebraska's capital city: Sweaters Dens in Chicago. Chicago people have been horrified by the last week's expose of the sweat shop work done in that city. A com mittee of the Illinois assembly has been making an investigation of these shop-, under the guidance of Mrs. Florence Kelley and President Bisno of the cloakmakers' union. The committee was accom panied by reporters for the daily papers, and the papers have pub lished very fullaod fair accounts of tbe committee's findings. To thousands of our good citizens these reports have been a reyelation' of unsuspected mis ery, danger and crime. Misery to which 35,000 of our fellow-beings are subjected, 25,000 of them women and children not alone for the britf hour while this lime-light of publicity U turned upon them, but alwavs, dav In and day out, and seven days of the week, the year around. Danger fir it Is shown that the clothing which these poor victims make up is hkelv to tnter the home of the innoc-nt purchaser laden with disease and dt ath. Crime for re-ponsibllity for the condition under which theme victims live and la bor must rest' somewhere. And yet of the horrors of our sweat ers' dens, the half has not been told it could not even be guessed at by this committee in its necessarily limited and superficial investigation. Tne Vanguard. Farms for Sale. 160 acres 4 miles north of Alliance Box Butte county Neb. 70 acres in cultivation, 80 acres fenced, sod house and barn, two wells. Will give posses sion a,t once. Price $8 00 per acre. 160 acres 6 miles north of Alliance. 40 acres in cultivation, all tillable. Price $7.00 per acre There can be other land bought adjoining these if desired, xor further particular ad dress, F. D. Kline, Alliance, Neb. Class. No. of Firms Artificial stone 1 Boilers engines etc 5 Hrass and mm workst Boiler and steam lixtures 1 Brooms 1 Confectionery 4 Carriage tops and curtains I Cigars 7 I'ooperage. . 2 Cornice, etc 3 Curtains and dra peries ..1 Trackers and ca kes t Electric supplies.. ..1 Drugs, aud benil cls... t Flavoring extracts ,2 flour and mill stuffs 3 Fouudrias -.8 'ui s. mufti, etc 1 Gloves I Hats t Hor-e collars. ...a Class. No. of Firms Harness and saddle ry a Marble, graiilt. etc. . 8 M unties and cabinets li Paper i Patent medicines....! Pattern and models. 1 Pines ... I Planing mills 2 Pottery... 1 Radian rs 1 Koad graders 1 Soap 1 tove polish J Tents and awnings.. 2 Tabl condiments.... 1 Trunks aud vallxes. . 1 Umbrellas and para sols 1 Vinegar ... , 1 W aw ohm 3 Buggies and car.gs.,4 W ludmllls.... S Paints 1 Kraut. CrockerT. 6th class. r.ineed oil Earthenware. sodHI meats. t.tntffr ale. Mould boards Komluy. Sa led meat.' Lard Tallow Prenervea. Prered vegetables Fruit butter Vinegar. I rockery. Mr. Dawes in bis argument before the board of transportatb n in 1891 showed that, on all these articles in- clodt-d in classes 4 and 5, Nebrarka cor pora Ions pr ctfee a rank dlscrimina tion. They charge higher rates on these cWs!n pioportion to. the rates on other classes. ' Comparing tbe through rates on 4th and 5th clacs freight from anuroJerof points in Nebraska to Chicago, with raUeon first claw freight from, the same points to Chicago, Mr. Dawes 8'iowbd that tbe rates on 4h class aver tge a little let-s than 48 per cent of tbe rate on 1st class: also that the rate on 5th class avergae 40 per cent of the rates on 1st clas. Then making a similar comparison of local rates in Nebraka, Mr Dawes f-howed that rati s on 4th class hverage 65 percent of rtes on 1-t class, and rates on 5th clatts average 57 percent of raw s on 1st lass freight Thm it will be seen that Nebraska corpora ions have raised the rates on 4tn class freight from 48 to 65 per cent and on 5tb lass from 40 to 67 per cent as com pared 1th rates on 1st class freight. The only apparent object of this out rageous discrimination is to prevent the deveiopm nt of local manufactur ing mdustii s. Tbe 'oads prefer to bring in goods by long hauls rather tian to dlsti ihute home-made goods by short La Is. Passing from this special discrimina tion against Nebraska industries, let us notice how the high local tates on NebrHsk made good operate to pre vent Nebraska fac ories from supp ) Ing th lr own home markets, particularly the m .rkets of Lincoln and Omaha. The fo lowing table shows' tbe rates on tbe d fferent classes of freight from interior Nebraska towns to Omaha with the length of haul, the rate in each c s b ing thu same as the rate on similar go ds irora St Louis to Omaha, a J aui of 455 miles. 1st class fre gtat, 55e frera Lowell. Neb. 2d 1 4th " 6th " Ujass A U " tJ ' D 4UC 820 k5 17HO Bo U lie Hmt ard, isuiton, Fal mont, Exeter " Harvard, Hastings " Mastiugs, " Kearney, " Looinls, " Miles 178 135 123 U8 101 136 161 Inl 180 214 Under such conditions bow can bra ka industries located in interior towns c mpete with St. Louis in sup plying the Omaha market? Here is an ther table showing rates from interior points to Lincoln with length of haul, the rate in each case be' ing exactly tbe same as the rates on simtlar freight from Chicago to Lin roln, a haul of 542 miles: Onis Miles. m from a point in Neb. 270 Tonrista Trips. Bound trips to to tne Pacific Coast. Short trips to the Mountain Resorts of Colorado The Great Salt Lake. Yellowstone National Park the most wonderful spot on this continent. ruget bound, the Mediterranean of the Pacific coast. And all reached via the Union Pacific System For detailed information call on or address, J. T. Mastin, C. T. A., 1044 O St., E. B. SLOSSON, Gen. Agt.. Lincoln, Neb. WAITID. White beam, heney, sorgham molasses butter and eggs te sell ra commission. w. hahtlst, State Ageat The national census bulletin for 1890 give the following fats c norniui? Lincoln's mar.ufactmring ndustries: Number of different industries 38 ' estab isbnv-nts . .117 Hands employed 1.519 Waes paid .S36.675 Capi al invested $1,914 8H9 Cost of material used $1 278. KK3. Value of product .... . ; . . . . . . $3 018,837 The manufacturing industries of tbe state are by no means coutiued to these large cties. They are scattered al over the state. A'most every county seat has a number of enterpris ng es tabl'sbments. Complete statistics cm cerning fiese are not ncces-iiblo. It is of course impossible to give more than an estima e of the capital Invested, ma erials used, and products of factories outride of Omaba and Lin coin. It would c rtainiy be fair to assume that they are at least three times as great as those given in the census bul letin for Lincoln. This is certainly a low estimate. ( Uhder this suppsi tion the figures of tbe whole state would be: Capital invested $23, '85.725 Materials us; d $3i.894.488 Value of products $51,036,871 Let us suppose tha' only one-thiid of the materials used came to the fac tories by rail, and that only "one-half of the products are shipped out by rail. We have $36,483,000 of products and materials on which somebody pays the freight. Now nearly all the materials used and a large sl are of tne produc 8 turned out are bulky, Mid cost ly to ship, so that the fr Igu' rates are aeons der able element in the cost to the . con sumer, A reduction of freights rates equal to one hundredth part of these materials and 'products would be a saving Hf shout $365 000 A reduction equal to 3 per cent of the oo-t would be a savng of over one million dollars to to tbe people of Nebraska. Tbe followlnz list comprise but a few of many hundreds of articles coming under the fourth snd fifth classes of freight most of which could be manu factured In Ne inaska if It were not for the extortion and dlscrimlna ion pract iced by the corporations. 4TH CLASS Fire brick. IWied meats. F-lt Paper. Straw paper. " Oment Condensed Milk. Art Beta 1 stone, Hog dresied. Packed pork Tile roofing. aewer pipe. Common Brick. Pressed brick Building paper. Dor mats Mattresses BHklng powder. Snusagn. Paii.t.. Evaporated fruit, Butter W rappiag paper. Freight. 1st class !M " 3d " 4th ' 5th " Cisss A " B U " U " K 65 46 34 " 28 " 83 " 28 " 23 " Wt " 19 " Notice in botti the 20 m 96 90 195 220 230 KI 730 ttbles the special dis rimination against 4th and 5th class height, those classes, (a already shown) t at include articles niost easily and profitably mitnuf, cured in Nebras ka It costs as much to ship 4th class freight lOSmi'es in Nebraska as it does to ship it 4.")5 miles from St. Louis to Omaha. It costs as muci to ship 5th cl ss freight J)0 m les in Nebraska as it do s from Chicago to Lincoln 642 mile. This shows ver.. briefly but very em phatica ly how the railroad "btand up for Nebraska " When we consider tbe bigh ra es that Nebraska manufactur ers must pay on raw material, on their machinery, on their coal, and then ad the high rat" that consumers must pay on home-made poods, it is no wonder Nebraska industries develop slowly. It is in Net almost impossible to devel op them, made so by the ou'rageoua extortion of railroads. Ail efforts to encourage home industries in Nebraska are Idle so long as this extortion con tinues. On the other hand, if the leg Mature would pass a law establishing just and reasonable freight rates, manu acturing tndus'ries would build up in this state with wonderful rapidity. w CAMD, re J. P. HOC. lje rree. .. 0TT,8UTA0MT. a. Ll,i., Sr A. UUJLMAM I JUL. ' THE FARMERS HDTDAL INSORAKCE CO. OF NEBRASKA. .INSURE ONLY FARM PROPERTY T ARMERS, we invite your attention to the Farmers' llutoei Injurs I 9 " Companj of Nebraska, If you are in want of Imseraaoe yea cs . JL afford to insure in any other company, and if yow do aot want Laaaraoo now, write and get a copy of our By-laws and Constitutes and learn waet wt are doing anyway, Remember we are for Farmers only. . LINCOLN, NEB. principal orriot, " ei Brere BetldlBc. OBTAIN CHICAGO PRICES FOR ALL Y0TJB produce:; tlYJ60mm'l'tl 'h, r Buttr Po",try. 'SO, VmI, Hay, Omln, wool. Hide. Beans, Proom Cern, Creen and Dried Fruits, VecetaMe. aajtsinf rou have to us. The f act that jrou stay have been Miliar Usee arueles at hems for t ears Is ee ressos that ren should eontinae to de so If roe ose l4 a batter ifSrt. W maksaseeelalt) of reoeivlnfihlnnents direct from FARMERS AND PRODWOZRS and f rebablj have the larfest trade la this way of aar ksuM la this ssarkst. WhO yes are iooklaf areund tor the cheapest market In whleh to sur your feeds, aad tkei eoonesUs Ing te that way, It will oertalnly pay vou to five soma atteoUos te the kset aea most area aoie way ef diiMSlar ef'your sreduoe. Ww Invite oorresper dsees fre INDIVIDUALS. ALLIANC ES, CLUBS, aad all erraaisaUoas who desire te skis tsesr sre4aes eirest It this market If requested, we will send yon free ef charge ear eaikr market report, sat ping direotlons and such InformaUoa as will be of ssrvtoe to you. If yen esaesmelete sei sing. When so requested proceeds forshtpmeits will be des 1m4 te the erseM ef the ship per with aay wholesale haute In Chicago, Let as hear from yen, IT It Summers Morrison & Co., C0UUISSI0N MERCHANTS, 174 South Water Stmt. Ckltt;&. Ksfersncet Mstropolltan National Bank. Chicago. A NORTH BEND NURSERIES. f LARCI SUFFLY OF V I rf as, rianis, wrnameniai i res, onruoi KTargramn. Largs Stock of Beet Old and New sorts of Strawberry 1 I la . i revs fer rielass etLewPrlees. Write for tnoiAL 1 HwaTu rivu uruiMaaiae, tabllshed la IMS. Scad for pries list to .rth Reed. Itmlee Oeeaty. Isl ALLlIf ROOT. Stesk Agent, Nebraska Slate ' J. W. Whxiass, MO. . nsOWW, Farmsrt' Aulaass. OUce and Financial M'rr. CaWeSalssmaa. Beg SslssmSB SHIP YOUR OWN STOCK ALLEN ROOT AND COMPAHY, LIYE SfOCR COUUISSIOH IIRRCHA1ITS, South Omaha, Neb., Room 220 Exchange Building, ' Before Ton Ship Bend for the Market. Raraaaacat: First national Bank of Omaha: Parkers 5aUonal Bank, Omaha; Oomaieretel lstlnaal Bank, Omaha; Hatiosal Bavlngsaad axobangs Bank, Omaha; Central City Beak, Osntral Mtv. Nebraska. sjsrahliperi can draw light draft on ni for M per cent of eeat, bill of ladlag i V7ESTFALL COM CO. GeneralProdJoe Marchanti Legal representatives ef Kansas State Alliance and well known In Nebraska. , Our specialty Car Loads Of Potatoes Onions, Apples, Cabbage. Hay and Oats. We also have a heavy game trade In Nebraska and Wyoming. We have an established trade for all the above mentioned artloes, and by shipping direst to us yon will get all the value there Is in the goods. Write for prices and shipping lnstnto tions. Reference: Metropolitan National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. WEST FALL COMMISSION CO. 473 Wnlnut St.. KanMft Cltv Mo. $1 1.76 Will buy a- TWELVE YARD PATTERN OF- Faille Francaise Si The State Agent offers De Kalb iminttid wire at 3 cents per pound Galvanized wir at 3 c nts per pound. Gl dden paint te best we hate ever wild Evaporated apples in 50 lb rases 8 cts per lb. Fine Muscat Raisins 6ctsper'b. The bes? sweet corn in 2 dozen cases at $1. 20 per doz. Sugar 4 to 5i cents ier pound. Rsk Salt $2 a barrel. Write fr any thin? you want. J. W. Haktley, State Agent. No Ileal Rival Yet. Worlds-famous Ell Perkins says: "After people have gone over all the routes to California once, they settle down to the fid U. P. This road will always be the great transcontinental ine. It has tbe best track, tbe best equipment the b' stealing bouses, and it teachfs tbe traveler more history and gn grphy tha any other line. It shows tou historic Salt Lake and the Mormons, tares you through the great L '.ramie plains, the Humboldt Basin and the Gran'l Canyon, over the very stHge route that Horace Greeley and Artemus Ward rode. Once, on the Union Pacific It goes everywhere. It ruts to Portland and Pueblo, Helena and the YosTnite, Ta ma ana Seattle, Juns Angeles and San Francisco. 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