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Tie Prtsid-ct'8 Message Beiewed in
Detail.
BI8 S5EAKIKG WOBK FCE B0ND3
A Mot Artful, Devilish Trick Mr
Thornton's Opinion in the Matter of
the One-Idea Silver Party.
What Congress la Considering.
Washington, D C, Dec. 7, "93. The
convening of congress was attended by
very li'tle excitement. The president's
message contained nothing new or
startling. His views on all the leading
issues were too well known to be re
ceived with any surprise by congress
or the country. Even on the Hawaiian
question he could say nothing Btartling
or decisive, fr the public generally
knows as much of the past and as little
of the future of that question as the
president himself. The burden of com
ment by the press and public men
shows that the message is considered
common place and inferior. It is long,
but neither broad nor deep.
THE BOND QUESTION.
As the prophet of the money power
Cleveland was expected to recommend
an issue of bonds. He does this In a
way which he no doubt thinks Is very
shrewd. He assumes that the secretary
of the treasury already has the right
and authority to issue bonds, and wants
the law amended. The law he refers
to is an act pasEed some fifteen years
ago authorizing John Sherman, then
secretary of the treasury, to issue bonds
for the purpose of refunding a portion
of the public 'debt into bonds bearing
a lower rate of interest. It was never
intended by congress to invest the sec
retary of the treasury permanently with
the authority to issue bonds at his own
discretion. The truth 1b that the
money power fears the result of a fair
square fight on the bond question, and
has chosen this means of t neaking a
bill through as a purported amendment
to an old law.
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
Much surprise is expressed at Cleve-
and's estimate of the probable deficit.
He puts it at $28,000,000. During the
extra session Carlisle sent to the senate
a statement showing that the deficit
would by the end of the fiscal year reach
fifty millions. It is suggested that
Cleveland expects the tariff bill to pass
in a short time, and that it will bring
a great increase in the revenue. But
in this be is likely to be very sadly dis
appointed. He will find his dear Re
publican friends under the lead of John
Sherman who were in such patriotic
haste to help him strike down silver,
patriotically slow and long-winded
when it comes to striking down the
McKinley bill. Of ceuree so long as
the bill Is pending importers will re
duce their importations to the lowest
possiblo limit, and it need surprise no
body if even Carlisle's estimate proves
too low.
SILVER BULLION.
As to the coinnge of the silver bullion
in the treasury Cleveland is silent. He
wants the nionev question let severely
alone for awhile till it can be seen what
time will bring forth. In due time he
will no doubt be ready to endorse Sec
retary Morton'B proposal to "sell the sil
ver bullion in'.tbe treasury for old junk.
Of the bilver bullion purchased unfit r
the Sherman law the seigniorage alone
would be sufficient to coin fifty-three
millions of dollars, enough to coyer ane
probable treasury deficit. It is by ny
means certain that Cleveland's mandate
will be law in this matter. The silver
men of the house confidently claim that
they will pass a law to have this seign
iorage coined.
AN INCOME TAX.
There has been a great deal said in
the papers lately about an income tax.
A friend of the Populist cause remarked
a few day s ago: ''lam afraid the old
parties will destroy our party by taking
up a number of our demands and enact
ing them inU law, such for Instance as
the income tax I couldn't help smil
ing at the idea. 1 remember that I
entertained the same fear three years
ago. Gut I have outgrown it. The
effect of the Populist movement hu not
been, and never will be, V force the old
parties to take up and enact reform
measures. Its effect is just the oppo
site. I don't believe an Im ome tax of
aoy kind will be enacU-d, buttftaerej
should be any, it will bo a worthless
and temporary affair. Cleveland Is
af atari a general Income tut. Ho ajs
la LU tnesge: "To orld j;a!nt a
temorary deflrleacy" the committee
"hate wisely era bracts) la their plan a
few addUluaal Internal revenue taxes,
lacludtag a imtll tat upon taom d
rtrvti from evrttin corporal tnnt
meats. ThtMt new aarewca: are aot
paly aWutrly Ju.t ana nuilj Uirna, j
lit they have lb further merit of being
tuck as raa be remhud wUhout ua
favorable tualaet dUturbvic wfcea
tr the attvvttlty uf their ttuDlilu
kirfer elUU "
"Ani:lU uk.h Uouroc derived
trvm eruia et laanaw:H
Hat! I'-.uUi atl bit vry llt'U
afra'4 vt la Is kla4 f "UiwUvl
t'iavatsae Is ao OVikl wall aware of rke
economic law by vrhk-'a certain corf
at!oo' f.r-' (.; to iwft tin Sr taxi ou
the id! IIj will bto t'i U that this
"mix!l :ak" li to iiiid that lia Wall
street friends will not hav to j-ay it.
CONGRESS AT WORK.
Usually congrvts does very little dur
ing De cember. But this congress prom
tses to be an exception to the rule. The
work of orgarizatirn was completed
last August and congress began its work
just where it left off a month ago. In
the tenate the Hawaiian question was
the first taken up. The Republicans
could hardly wait till the message was
read to begin their onslaught. Anybody
who has ever seen a big dog grasp the
end of a stick U.r utt at him by a boy can
realize how Hcor, Doloh and several
other Republican senators have se'zed
their end of the Hawaiian question,
And they bold on as persistently and
with as much apparent relish as the dog
does to the stick.
Nothing pleases the plutocrats better
than to see such a question come up to
divert public attention away from the
money question. So far as the welfare
of the American people is concerned,
the Hawaiian question is of no im
portance whatever. Nevertheless it
will be made one of the dominant Issues
in coming campaigns. Populists will do
well to steer as clear of it as possible
IN THE HOUSE.
The discussion of the Toncy bank
ruptcy bill has been resumed, but not
muih Interest is manifested. In fact
net muck interest will be shown in any
thing till the tariff bill is reported.
Then the war of words will begin, and
the people will bo assured that every
thing the country has enjoyed er suffer
ed for thirty years past has resulted
solely from the tariff.
MHE NEW PARTY ECHEHB.
I am glad to see The Alliance-Independent
take so prompt and firm a
stand against the scheme for a silver
party. If the Populists, beginrunning
off after such schemes, all they have
accomplished will soon be dissipated. I
am reminded of a story told by David
Swing. He said one fine morning he
went for a walk into the country. He
started on a broxd highway, but after a
time he turned off into a lane. Pres
ently the lane dwindled to a winding
wagon road. He hadn't gone much
farther till he found nothing left of the
road but a foot path. At last the foot
path grew dim, and he found himself
following a squirrel track which ran up
a tree and ran into a hole. If the Popu
list party listens to such advices as are
now trying to sway its action Its course
will be that described by Prof. Swing.
S. Edwin Thornton.
or Interest to Lincoln Telephone
Users.
The Telephone Company of this eity
is converting into vigorous anti-monopolists
a good many business men not
hitherto suspected of Socialistic tenden
cies. About five hundred of the tele
phene subscribers of the class which at
first paid SCO a year, and later $00, and
now $150, have been notified that with
in a short time they must give up their
telephones or pay $240 a year. In de
fense of this advanced rate the officers
of the Telephone Company have issued
a statement declaring that "the divi
dends which have been paid upon the
capital scock of the Telephone Com
pany since its organization average less
than 74 per cent, per year,'' that "the
aversge daily use of the telephone by
each subscriber in New York City is
very nuch larger than in any other city
In the world," and that the order from
the Board of Electrical Control direct
ing the company to bury its wires
necessitates tke adcition of $90 ayear
to the old rates. The Telephone Sub
scribers' Association, which last year
and year before made an unsuccessful
protest, has replied to these statemen
that in several South American cities,
where the wires are buried and the best
AmerlcHd made instruments are used,
the rate is from f 25 to $35 a year, and
that the Company's statement about its
profits is somewhat inconsistent with
the facts drawn out by the Ainsworth
Committee of 1887. which showed that
the net profits of the Company in six
years upon a capital of $000,000 were
$2,843,000. We are inclined to accept
the statement of the Subscribers' Asso
ciation as the true ono. Only a tew
months ago we had occasion to report
that a telephone company was asking
for a franchise from the city of San
Francisco, guaranteeing a rate of $21 a
year, which 1 even lent than the rate
mentioned In the South American cities
A business man In New York City may
uethe telephone more than on In Sao
Francisco; he may us It twice ai much,
and the otof tbewrvloe may betwU-e
a great; but when a rale ten times at
heavy U demanded, legislative lnuli
gallon and legislation areoertalnly la
order. The Outlook.
For Southern California take the
M url Pa? He riu, the Souih.-rn
ruuto. City IkkelcrtUsj Jul U s'rwi
t. attorn Line lUttJsy Kt
TkauU will be euU IWrabwi 23, 21,
i )n4 3t aud Jan lit to an; lat
the F. K 4M V. an H U. Jt P. It
UV, within eiuuiu f ;tj utiles, a'
l lre ' tvwaU trip, (iotl to rv
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Stale Ouira! Committee .Meeti.in.
AU members of the Nebraska stite
central committe- of the People's party
are hereby notified that tu re will oe a
meeting of said committee held la the
parlors of the Hotel Bostwick, Hastings,
Neb., at 2 o'cloek p. m , on Wednesday
the third day of January, 194; for the
purpose of hearing reports of secretary
and treasurer; arranging, for the seat
mg and organization of the conference
to be held the evening of the same day,
arranging for a more efficient organiza
tion of the party and preparing work
for next year's campaign and such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
We would especially request that
every member of the committee be pres
ent either in person or by proxy.
D. Clem Dkaver, J. A. Edgkbton,
Chairman. Secretary.
Notice.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5, 1893.
To State Central Committeemen:
Please send at once to my address
names and addresses of all Popu 1st
county officers elect and Populist county
officers who hold over.
J. A. Edgerton, Sec'y.
Reduced Hates.
Arrangements hare been made for
one and one-third fare rates to all meet
iags to ba held at Hastings January, 2d,
3d, and 4th, on the certificate plan. It
will be necessary for all persons wish
ing to avail themselves of the advant
age of this reduotlon to secure a cer
tificate of fare from their local agents.
Arrangements haye also been made for
reduced rates at Hastings hotels.
J. A. Edgerton, Sec'y.
Call for a State Conference.
It has become evident to all intelli
gent, unselfish and patrlotio citizens
that a great change must soon take
place in the industrial relations; that
Industrial freedom must yet be won;
that there are ways and means even
In a republic for the few to oppress the
many; that these ways are oovert and
corrupt aiid can only be met and sup
pressed by intelligent appeals to the
judgment and patriotism of the sorer-
ign electors.
To more effectually push forward this
educational work and hasten the day of
redemption la this! state and nation
which can be so much more wisely and
effectually done at a time when there
is no strife going on for place and power
and when the people can and will give
to the subject that calm unprejudiced
judgment which the importance of the
occasion demands, we, the executive
committee of the People's Independent
party of the State of Nebraska, do here
by call a conference to meet at 8 o'
clock p. m. Wednisdayy the third day of
January, 1894, at Hastings, Mb.
We would therefore most earnestly
urge that all members of the state and
county central committees of the Peo
ple's Independent party; all presidents
of Farmers' Sub Alliances and Indus
trial Unions all presidents of Trades
Unions; all oaptains ef Industrial
Legions; all master workmen of K. of L
Assemblies; all People's party represen
tatives In congress and members of the
state legislature; all editors of People's
party papers, and such other persons as
shall be recommended by the ohairmen
of the several county central committees
of the People's party, attend this con
ference. AH persons wishing to attend this
"inference will obtain credentials from
ie chairman of their county cential
committee.
D. Clem Deaver, Chairman St. Com.
J. N. Gaffin, Chairman Ex. Com.
J. A. Edgerton, Sec'y. Com.
J. V. Wolfe, Treasurer.
J. D. P. Small, J. S. Canady,
J. II. DUNDAS, I. S. HA8CALL,
C. S. Fowler, C W. Beal,
State Ex. Com. of Pkoi'LK's Partt.
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If you are about to make a trip to
north, northwestern Nubrnoke, the
ll:ack UWIs country or central Wyotn
Inf, to p lnw In the two Dikotan, to
Si. Paul, Minneapolis or Ualuta, or
pit Ms west on the Pfttliie llnm, to any
Milnt In Minnesota, Wisconsin, North
ern Illinois and Iowa, direr) to Chicago
I ba eal an4 south, you can ubUtn lr
t f charge at tke ity ufflo. m O Ht.
ot depot, uoraer Nth at H street, ol
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llahie Information of all ronavetloa,
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HaMtihKif. Janoary J i 1 - V I ltr,.rio
Ktlttors Invited.
The Nebraka Independent Pr-t
A?sociatli)n will hold' its third annutl
meeting at the Hotel Bjstsr'.ck, Haiti
Ings, Neb., on TuaMlay, January 2d. at.
10 a. m. All members are ec pocially
requested to ba present, as the meetlnr
will be of the greatest importance of
any yet held In the history of the asso
ciation. All reform editors in Nebras
ka, whether members or not, are cordi
ally invited to be at this meeting and
to join with us. This can bo done with
much benefit and little or no cost to
themselves. The State Alliance, Stale
Central Committee and the great Re
form Conference will meet in Hastings
on January 2nd, 3rd, and 4bh, so that
there will be enough out-id of the
press meeting to Interest and instruct
any reform editor who may wish to
attend.
It is the object to make this by far the
best meeting yet held; to make it in
structive and enjoyable to all; and to
perfect an organization that will bo i
power for all future time.
Nebraska U a populist state If we or
canlze as we should: and above all
D
things else the press should be so or
panizod. for It must ba in the van of
every fight; and on its concert of action
or lack of concert; on its vigor or lack
of vigor, largely depends the result
of the battle.
We shall confidently expect a large
attendance and a splendid meeting.
J, A. Edoehton,
Warwick Senders, Pres.
Sec'y. pro. tern.
PHOGKAM.
For Meeting of Independent Press
Association at Hastings, Jan. 2.
JANUAH.r SECOND, MORNING SESSION.
Convene at 10 a. m. at Hotel Bost
wick.
Business meeting.
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading of Minutes.
2. Report of old secretary and treas
urer and action thereon.
3. Reorganization of the association
and arrangement for a future basis of
membership.
4. Admission as memoors oi an re
form editors present.
Afternoon Meeting, Convene at Z p m
at Hotel.
1. Oponing address by the president
2. The future of the Populist Move
ment.
Paper by Geo. Howard Gibson, of Thk
Alliance Independent.
3. A more thorough organization of
the party. How can it be best effected?
Discussion opened by warwieic Saun
ders of the Flatte County Argus.
C. W. Beal, of the Custer Ceunty
Beacon.
4. Can this association control inde
pendent ready prints?
JonnC. oprecher, of tno scnuyier
Quill.
P. S. Longfellow, of the wahoo New
Era.
EVENING SESSION.
Convene at 8 o'clock p. m., at appro
priate hall.
Oration by W. L. Greene, of Kearney
Nebraska.
Subject"The Reform Press."
January 3, Morning Session Convene at
lu a. m., at tie notei parlors.
1. Eloction of officers for the ensuing
year.
z. ifixlng of time and place for Hold
ing next meeting.
i. Any unnnlsned business.
Remember that every Independent
editor in Nebraska Is cordially invited
to be present and participate la tnis
meeting. J. A. Edgerton,
President.
Annual Meeting of State Farmers'
Alliance.
Secretary's Office, I
Lincoln, Neb., Doc. 1, 1893. j
T the Officers and Members of the X. F.
A. f . U. in Nebraska, Greeting:
The annual meetiBg of the j Nebraska
State Farmers' Alliance and Industrial
Union will be held at Hastings, Neb.,
on Tuesday, the 2nd day of JaLtury,
1894, at ten o'clock, a. m.
As per resolution passed at the last
annual meeting, all Alliances, in arrears
for non-payment of state dues may be
re-instated by payment of tbe full dues
for 1393 at any time during the year,
and such alliances will be entitled to
representation at said meeting.
An interesting program will be pre
pared, including j discussions on the
principles embodied In the Alliance
Manual, a well as the best means for
securing the greatest usefulness and
success of the Alliance.
Der brothers and sisters of tbe Alli
ance, we urge you to come to this meet
Ing determined to asilst each other in
the work ao well bogua of making the
Alliance a permanent school of cltls;n
ship and a perpetual bulwark of Amur
Iran liberty.
RMft ri RATED.
Arrangement are betog made to
cure rtij aood rto to this muetlng and
we will no doubt get a rate of one and
oaothlrvl fare. Fon delegate should
take a vrtldut front the agent
showing oee full fare paid.
The hoU of Hastings kave aUo
grvej to give u rida vd raUte.
J. II l'u wan, Pre.
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