THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT. 31 AY 18, 1893. IS 11 1! ! I I - AM-WIDEST CensoUdaUon of th te-.n JJliincesSe.iasli Independent PUBUSBSD EtXST THCBSDAT BT Tint Allianob Publishing Co. Oor.Utt and M St Lincoln. Neb. noian or Dix-orea. .l TsoKirToa, Free. H. a Bow-hs, V. Pres. B. A. Mobrat. . Ms-raao, Tress. B. 8. Littijwu-. Subscription Onb Dollab peb Yeab a Bovta ToMTO..........MpMln Bdttot tana r. MrrR EajJI HDUUT AdverUiki Htt N, L P. A. OUR AVERAGE WEEKLY Circulation for tho 02 Week, Ending March 30, 1803, 33,248 Copies. Publisher Announcement. in subscription price of the V''iii?'iS' hVwdmt is 11.00 per year, Invar ably In ad JTSST Paper wUlb promptly discontinued atupUonof time paid for unlaw we re- Asrs1n SSitofticripitoM i ry earelul thai all naines are correctly soe7lrf and proper pontofflce given. Wanks or return subscriptions, return envelopes, Ski be had on application to .hm ontce. ALwTsalKny-ur name. No matter how f till TouVri U! uii do not neglect this lmport tat master Bverr week we receive letwrs tth Incomplete addresses or without elgna tare wilt toaometlmee difficult to local Oniroior idomm. Subscriber wishing to change their postofflc address unit always tlve their former ae well a their jpreeeut ad treea when change will be promptly made. Add raw all letters and make all remittances THBALUANOBJUB OLADSTOHE ON BIMBTALI8M. Oq page one of thli issue appears Gladstone's late remarkable utterance m the currency question. Such an ex pression from the prime minister of England Is most significant. It fore badowa the downfall of the gold-stand ard la the very seat of the money power, and the home of the Rothschilds. Well may the populists of America take murage when the foremost statesman of the world endorses their demand for "cheaper money." THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S ADDBE8S On page six of this issue will be found an address from the populist national committee which we commend to the populists of Nebraska as worthy of care ful consideration. The necessity for some general organisation to advance the Interests of the people's party is perhaps more evident to the. members of that) committee than to anybody lse. They hare learned by experience how difficult it la to carry on a national campaign without some such organiza tion. The Industrial Legion was planned Mid organized by the national commit tee to supply the urgent need for such an organization. It Is well adapted to the purpose. The work of organizing It should be taken up and pushed with the utmost rigor. MAKINa PUB0HA8E8 The class of persons who purchase from manufacturers or large distribut ing stores by "mall orders" is largo and increasing, still It Is not nearly so large as it ought to be. There Is no reason why Intelligent people should not make a majority ef their purchases in this way. By means of advertisements, samples etc., sent out by manufacturers and general dealers, purchasers are onabled to select what they want with ease and certainty. By ordering In this way the commissions of middle men are saved. There is scarcely any danger of loss either in sending money or getting the goods. Perhaps the principal reason why so many do not purchase in this way Is Imply beoause they never hate done so. It la something new. It is a tatk to write a letter. They don't know what form they should follow in making out aa order. They over-estimate the danger of loss and the probability of being cheated. We would suggest to all our. readers "who have not done to, to try the plan of 'purchasing by mall. In our columns may be found advertisements of a great variety of articles. Look them over when you want to make a purchase. If you find what you want, wiltetothe manufacturer or dealer tor prloes.f uller koertpUoa, samples, etc. If satisfied that you can get what you waatata reasonable prion, then send la your or der with the prlos enclosed. Nine oaanoM la tea you will bo so well satis Rod with the result that you will kUk yourself for not having tried It bfor. We aim to carry only reliable ad vr UMitwot la this paper. Should any one) ha mistreated or swindled by oasof our satvertUvr, we wUh to know Ik Is writing to our advertiser always men UoaTttK ALUiMCK iMUCrCMPBNf. No sulntlon of the money quesUoa thai Ua ths Unkln bulaa la the hands f prlvntscorpomtlo-ta wtltevu prov alWfoory. Government ew no r sttlp of baaks Is jul as Important a fuvarnatsat awaorshlp of railroads, WttKM you writs to os of our aJvee tWrt, h ur M ntoaUoa Till ALU AMCa iKUWKMl'SNT, A LEIbuEE CLASS. Some recent writers have noted with pleasure that we are developing con dilioas that conduce to the establish ment of a leUure class in America. That such condition are developing can not be disputed. But to what sort of a leisure clasi will such conditions give rise? It is questionable if any kind of a leisure class Is a benefit to the nation. But let us suppose for the sake of argu ment that ttiere is one kind or a leisure class that would be a benefit to the country a class of persons endowed with strong Intellectual powers, and moral natures, men and women who will employ their leisure In researches after truth, In making discoveries and inventions, in writing great books and creating noble works of art. in produc ing all those things that tend to uplift and ennoble mankind. What prospect is there that the con ditions now developing in America will ever produce such a class? What class of persons are amassing the for tunes which make leisure possible Are they persons of great intellectual power, and strong moral natures? On the contrary they are men having a laree faculty for money-maklng.selflsh, grasping schemers whose moral facul ties, small to begin with, are dwarfed and destroyed by the unjust methods they employ; men whose sympathies are weak and narrow, whose sensibili ties are coarse, whose pleasures are sordid. A leisure class of this kind tends only to lower intellectual and moral standards, to debauch and de grade society. Under the conditions we are develop ing, the men and women who would employ leisure for the up-lifting of their fellowmen can not achieve the material independence which Is the bails of leisure. They can not compete successfully with our modern wealth getters. Ia such competition their in tellectual and moral powers are a posi tive hindrance. There is but one way in which talent ed men and women can ever become persons of leisure under the conditions we are developing, and that is as pen sioners of the rich. Some of our multi millionaires are moving In that direc tion today. They are building palatial churches, founding great universities, institutes, academies of science and art. In these, gifted men and women find employment either as virtual or actual pensioners of their founders. But what great benefit can society expect to receive from a class of pauper artists, llterateurs, scientists, philoso phers and preachers? They are but the intellectual slaves of sordid masters. Can great minds produce great works for the up-lifting of the race without independence? Can the fountain rise above Its source?. Will such pauper preachers ever de nounce the crimes of the rich? Will they ever proclaim the rights of the poor? Will such pauper historians ever write true histories of the age In which tbey live? In such a leisure class the plutocratic benefactor will be done In marble by the pensioned sculptor; his praises will be sung by the pensioned orator; his achievements will be recorded by the pensioned historian; he will be a lead ing character In the story of the pen sioned novelist; he will be held up as a model of moral excellence by the pen sioned preacher. All will unite in lauding the age in which they live, praising and defending the system of which they are the products. Intellect, skill, inspiration and eloquence will be prostituted' to the service and defense of that which is selfish, crafty, coarse and immoral. Under such conditions the sophist takes the place of the philosopher, the charlatan crowds aside the scientist. The intellectual prostitute alone can ever rise (or sink) Into such a leisure claes, Of all things on earth, the most utter ly contemptible Is the Intellectual pros titute. Already just such a leisure class as we have described la In procesr-of estab lishment In America. Already hun dreds of pulplU, andjuudowed professor ships are filled with talented intellec tual prostitutes. How indeed can a leisure clan that will labor for the elevation of ths nu ses be established when the very condi tions which give rise to it rest on the robbery and degradation of tho masses? Even If such a leisure class should atteupt to uplift the masses by ths cultivation of ths moral and Intellec tual sensibilities, of what use would their efforts be while the people are degraded Into a stats of helpless pover ty, their mora) senses blunted and des troyed, by a sent of monstrous injustice, their Intellect stunted by perpetual toll? We want ao leisure clans to America Ws wait jsatle. Ws want just laws, justly administered. V want an la d astral system under which all m enjoy all ths fruits of their labor. With such condition, avery Individual who is ho set and Industrious will to per- son uf leUura, SVswtll have our writer, artists, uUatlsU, and philosophers Hut they ill b limply laborers, prvdaoer rbsr fellow laborer who work laths lda and mints and shot sill havs ths mesa to reward thorn, sand ths leisure to sejoy and "root by t!u bculj , the wutuutu, ths isiipir&tlos cf their works. Under such conditions civiliz ation can go on till mankind reaches ths highest possible development. Leisure will not then be confined to a class; it will be universal. ' A DECAYED PASTY The decay of the republican party has never been more 'emphatically shown forth than It was by the convention of republican clubs at Louisville last week. The time and the occasion were such as to demand important and decisive action. But the action of this conven tion wa weak and trifling in the ex treme. In th adoption of its platform the convention showed weakness, timidity and cowardice. None of the old time brilliancy of resource, and audacity of action showed themselves. The republican party has been bank ing on Its gall for many years. When that fails there Is nothing left There has not been a time in twenty-five years when such important issues were pressing for solution. The democratic party Is showing signal incapacity In meeting these issues. The people's party is in the field as a new radical organization, and boldly claiming to be the natural successor of the republican party. Evidences that tho country is ripe for a great political revolution are soen on every hand. What an opportu nity was here for the republican party to confess its errors, to discard the falla cies and follies of the past, to face about and b gain become what it once was the great party of the, common people! But the men assembled in that con vention did not show by a slngls act that tbey realized the gravity of the situation. In their platform, they 1. Endorse the last national platform of tho party. 2. Point with pride to the passage of the car-coupler bill; 3. Demand a system of arbitration. 4. Declare for genuine secret ballot laws. 5. Condemn the Pinkertons. 6. Condemn board of trade gambling and lotteries. 7. Favor the election of president for a single term. 8. Commend woman suffrage as a subject for discussion and education, 9. Laud the foreign pjlicy of Harri son and, Blaine. 10. Ask that the democratic party give the people a fair trial of the policy proposed in their platform. 11. Mourn the death of Hayes and Blaine. 12. Provide for a committee of nine to investigate southern affairs. ' 13. Condemn the Union League of New York for black-balling a Jew. That is the platform in brief. Not a word about pensions or old soldiers. No condemnation for trusts. Nothing to say about national banks. Silent as the grave on the silver ques tion. Absolutely dumb on the tariff ques tion, r We believe It is safe to assort that never before in the history of this country did a great representative poli tical body adopt such a trifling platform under such circumstances. The people can expect nothing from the republican party. It will never reform itself. It will never attempt to reform the nation. It will not even recognize the need of reform. The republican party is afflicted with the dry rot Its decay is well-nigh completed Its end is near. A 8ERI0U8 MISTAKE Many Nebraska populists, and among them two or three editors, are making a serious mistake in dealing with the A. P. A. question. Nothing pleases the A. P. A. ac Itator so well as a discussion f what he Is pleastd to call "the merits of the question " As a ma'ter af fact It hasn't any merits. Nothing pleases the antlotthollo agitator ao much as to find some one who will take the side of tho Catholic church In a public debate, or nowspajwr discussion. They are out fishing for suckers and are happy when they have caught one The notorious Holden even succeeded In landing a large specimen from north ern Nebraska some time ago, and has been using him ever since to build up the circulation of hi foul sheet. Ia order to condemn the A. I. A. it is not Dccc&Mtry to reply to their assault on the catholics. It should bo rtimem- be red at all time that the A. l A. was not organised to preserve American liberty, but to destroy It by creating religious strife among the common poo pi. Its auoces mean ths over-throw of ths pvople't movement. It mean ths wrecking of every grvat labor organ isation la ths land- It iuant the triumph cf plutocracy and ths destruo tloa of liberty. If shown up talis true light, it cn never suvcesl. To show It up Is ths duty of every populist speaker aud edivo. Hut la so dolnf they should bessrs of discussion which will help t) buildup ths very orgaaUattoa they ar trying to destroy, i - i" A TRi at I simply a giant corpora tloa made up of lr corporation. TtU tb AULl.kNCB'tX lVriPKHT TO SMASH THE 00MBI2L Among the many meetings of national importance to be held in the World's Fair city this season, perhaps there is none of greater importance to the peo ple, or whose object is more to be com mended than the convention called to meet In Musi-j Hall the first Monday and Tu-tday In June. The object is to devise ways and means for mushing the great coal com bine. The Minnesota legislature set 'the ball rolling. Under instructions from the legislature of that state Gov. Nel son issued a call for the convection. The cull was Issued to the governors of other states. The States and Territories which have promised to send delegates are Maine, Massachurctts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North and South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Iowa Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and California In Michigan and Rhode Island the matter Is under consideration, and some others may decide to fall into line now that a majority have resolved to be represented in ths convention. The work laid out for the convention Is to discuss the situation, formulate remedial measures, and submit the same to the legislatures of the various states and to congress; also to take steps for the prosecution of tho mem bers of the combine. Such a convention can not fail to re sult in great good. It may not result in breaking up the coal combine. In fact it is very likely to fall in that object. It may embarrass the combine, and frustrate its present plans. It may force the combine to form a new and stronger organization, adopt different and be ter methols. But this great combine like others of its kind, has been formed because the opportunity existed for its successful formation and operation. The proposed convention can permanently crush the combine only by removing the opportunity for Its existence. Private ownership of things which should be owned by the public Is the foundation on which this cmb.e stands. Government ownership of railroads and coal mines is the remedy. Of course it is not to be expected that this anti-combine convention will seri ously consider such a remedy. Popular faith in the efficacy of restrictive laws is still very strong. The chief good that will come from such a convention is its effect in arous ing andi educating the people. It will focus public attention on the evil. It will set the people thinking. It will set legislators to work enacting restrictive laws. Then when these laws fall to accomplish their purpose (as they surely will) the people will be ready to accept the true remedy, government ownership. A NEV7 DEFINITION. Within the past three years the people have devoted a great deal of time and energy to the study and discussion of the money question. Money has been explained, compared, illustrated and defined in a great many ways until It may seem rash for any one to propose a new definition. But we have a new one to give the populists of Nebraska. We ask them to think over It, work over It, paste it in their hats, learn it by heart, and finally make practical use It if they ever hope to make their ef forts count in practical politics. Here goes then for a new definition: Mmey is a necessary factor in a politi cal campaign. If the populists of Nebraska will learn the full force and effect of this defini tion and then act upon It, we guarantee that It will be worth more to their cause than all other definitions put to gether. ' But just so long as they pinch the life out of a dime, or a quarter before they rcgrotfully drop It Into tho cam paign fund, so long will People's party campaigns be a drag. Just so long as populists state committees are left to run campaigns on wind, so long will the party reap the whirlwind. A cause that is worthy of suojess is worthy of support. Reforms that cost nothing are worth about what they cost. No great cause ever triumphed til) the people rallied to It support with their money as well a their mouths. A People's party oomlttee can accom plish as much with one dollar a aa old party committee can with twenty it it can only get the dollar. If the people bad raised a campaign fund of t 000 In m they would have carried ths state by majorities too large to count out. A couplet victory la 1W would hnvs meant another ia 'VI and still another la D3 These v Id or is would have saved ths Ui payer 10U times W.OiXK To t'sopis'a party should asver counts enc ths us of money for cor. rupt purpifc. Ha: fun 1 ae sWe7 ty af' rsrff s l reI $f saVs fwss4fslraf4. Eiperhno I a dear teacher but stun peotd will War of soother." Il iw many mors de'eat will It take W teach Nhrtin popultsU ths awes, elty of supporting tatlr enuss with their money, tivWrlb fot Tua Aaitnci lNPra. osMT, THE EIOH AND THE POOS. "All men are born free and equal" is a mighty fine-bounding phrase, but how much does It mean to the children oi the poor of the present generation? What does their freedom amount tot Is a man free who has no legal right to a foot of the earth's surface? Is a man free who must seek from his fellowmen permission to labor? In what respect are the children of the poor equal to the children of the rich? Have they an f qual r-pportusity to secure an ed ucation, to found a bomr. to surround themieive with the comforts and luxuries tf life? Of course there are a few eveu in this age who will rise from poverty and obscurity to wealth and eminence, but they are rare excep tions. The great n:os of th"&e who are born poor, are doomed to lives of hopeless poverty, while the children of the rich inherit fortunes which enable them to spend their lives in ease and luxury without doing a day's labor. They are born with the legal right to reap the rewards of others' toil. The children of the rich are born masters. The children of the poor, born slaves. These are the facts as they exist today In America, "the land of ths free and the home of the brave." IS IT A JOKE? Brother Allen Root is now out over the stale lecturing the alliances. The St. Paui Phonograph says Bro. Root, when at that place, Indulged In some "ill-timed witticisms," an Instance of which he cites as follows: - in the course of bis speech he made the statement that newspapers have ceased to be the moulders of public opinion and that they print mere lies The Phonograph says thiB was intend' ed as "a joke," and deplores the fact that a man of Bro. Root's standing should Indulge in such jokes. We feel like saying a word on this point. Bro. Root was certainly not joking when be said that. We have a letter from him for publication in which he positively asserts the same thing and applies it directly to the leading re form papers of the country. Ho also de nounces the editors of these papers as "traitors." Out of respect for Bro, Root, we have not published the letter, but If be is going about flaunting these ideas before the public from the ros trum we shall certainly feel justified in publishing his letter. The trouble with Bro. Root seems to be that he is deeply impressed with the fact that "there are only a few of us left." He no doubt believes alliance opinion is moulded chiefly by a few persons who invariably have dull axes concealed about their persons which they are very anxious to have the dear people help them grind. Bro. Root should be broader and more philosophic in his views, and take a little more of "the milk of human kindness" in his diet. On Tuesday we received the little poem appearing in another colum under the title "A Minor Strain" from Adelia Allen of Woodyllle, Neb. with the mod est request that we examine it and re turn it if not worthy of publication. We didn't return it. We are not in the habit of returning such real poetic gems. On the contrary we would be glad to have more like it. A PARODY. One peg and then another And the largest 8b oe Is cobbled; One mortgage on another And the people's homes are gobbled. One fashion then another Until every thing's new-fangled; One trust aod then another Till free competition's strangled, One twan and then another And the longest piece Is played; One steal upon another And the greatest fortune's made. One tick and then another Till your ticker tells a minute ; One ring and then another Till the people are not In It. one vote and then another For the men with Wall street collars; One band and then another And old Shy lock takes the dollars. One crust and then another Makes up our dally hash; On (allure then another Till the o.uutry goes toatuaU. They are Not IMeasetl. Organized labor of Omaha has noth ing to thank Governor Crounse tor In hi appointments. Central Labor Un ion asked for recognition la two cases, via., Frank lleacock for deputy labor commissioner and l. C. Dearer as po lios commissioner. In both cases ths wishes of org an I led tabor have been bruhed aside and roa appointed who ar much out of harmony with the alms and hope of labor as could rt dlecov. ered In1 long day marc ii. V,U. p trickier t the new police commission er, Western laborer, Omaha Orsps Viass. No farm or vtltag lot complete with out them, Th grains can b grows a easily as corn, t will furnish ths follow ing sort wwll-routed, No. 1 stock, by mall ptUU lOo each. Concord, Wordvn, Niagara, Brighton F.lvlra. Ives. Avs, t'atasba. or t Concord and 3 of ay of th above, 3 for k. la larg order I will make low pries, ray I'rolino Currant, 10?, 3 for V, MitfA thvrrl, KaptwrrtiMi aa4 UlrawWrrU. M. 0. Tlr5f, II lVlh Hi, M soul a. Neb. I'e North era lleo to Chlcato U raw r'Mt train. UAc U Oht. THIN mi Mora Favorable Terms for A Hi pendent Chab "Kaisers- -Our Friends Should BEAD THE FOLLOWIM UBT i And Then Set t Work With Renewed a T 1 . . . i cu.igjr to E-aru our ureal rremiums, . And Swell our List of Subscribers. Important Charges. Having secured some of our premi urns at more favorable prices than we expected we have decided to give club- raisers the benefit of the reductions. Hence we have reduced the number of subscribers required to secure all our principal premiums. Every reader of The Alliance Independent should read over the following list and see if it does not contain something he needs, which he con get with a little work, and at the same time help on our glorious cause. Notice that the limit for district premiums is reduced from 70 to 60; f or county first premiums from 60 to 40: for county second premiums from 20 to 15. Remember that the grand premium goes June 1st. For the district and county premiums, club-raisers may continue if they desire till some one reaches the required number. GRAND PREMIUM, for the largest list sent in by June 1st. A Goodhue windmill cand feed grinder worth $140. DISTRICT PREMIUMS. For the largest list sent in from each congressional district in Nebraska (aot less than sixty yearly subscribers re quired) a first-class sewing machine, the "Columbian," worth $20. COUNTY PREMIUMS. f For largest list from any county In Nebraska (not less than forty required) a family library of twenty cloth-bound books, worth nearly $20. For second largest list (not less than fifteen required) a useful library of twenty paper-bound books. Premiums for other 1 states are the same as the above. FOR A CLUB OF TWO We will send three of our sheet music songs of the people; or one package of Hall's Acme Horn Preventer for cattle raisers. FOR A CLUB OF THREE We will send a handsome pearl-handled lady's knife, or a good strong two blad ed boy's knife, or a half dozen nickel silver teaspoons. . FOR A CLUB OF FOUR We will send a strong two bladed farm er's knife guaranteed to be first class, worth $1.00. This knife is one of A. Field fc Co. 's "Progress" brand and is warranted. FOR A CLUBoOF FIVE We will send an elegant first class razor worth $1.40. Warranted. FOR A CLUB OF SIX We will send one-half dozen silver plated teaspoons, heavy silver plate on nickel silver base not on brass worth $150. FOR A CLUB OF EIGHT We will send a potato planter worth $2.00. Use Northwestern line to Chicago. Low rates. Fast trains. Office 1133 OSt. The cheapest place for monuments Is at Geo. Natterman's.i 213 South Ninth St., Lincoln. Go to Grlswold's for flower, garden and grass seeds. 140 South Eleventh street. Use Northwestern line to Chicago. Low rates. Fast trains. Office 1133 OSt. Business men, merchants, bankers aad saiusmun are leaving their orders at Lincoln Pant Co- 1223 O street. Use Northwestern lino to Chicago. Low rates. Fast trains. Office 1133 OSt. Do you want to build a house, do you want to build a barn, do you want to save money? If you do why not write tntheJOMNSON Lumber Co., Lincoln Neb., for prices delivered? You can get fresh garden and grass a iw.woid's, ltU South Eleventh. , Light .Iranian Fowl and Kffga. I will sell k'g Iron Light Bramth fowle 13 for i tV Only breed haadUd Satisfaction guaranteei!. Good as th best. Order at one. Address, lion D. ltANn, Wahoo, Neb. Follow th crowd to th furniture and aousefcdd gd empoeien. of Metnm A wanaca at liM.li Ntxth I'ourt-onlh tret where you will find everything la their line of lis best quality and cheap est pi We j especial b4 room tutts. Ttrttt Uaieelu Colorado. Th Union l'aclito Railway (overland route) will now t yond-trlp ticket bt leaver, t t.iorsdo Wj rlu., Manium and I'uehlct, at th low rats of t.'t ) food r turning until (jior-r Slit. nUtpitvar allowed btw i'heyeno "d hwkk Full lurtlcutart gives at umo.trv J. T Mas n, lilt, Hliohsn, City TU.t AgV Unral AgBt t l if- 5 Y V