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. wn-T.'m.twwwgOTwV ' t PULIX W1 PW tt w- 14 The Commoner. VOLUME i, NUMBER 30. V- ''"' ?& ra' ' '(rflf struggle, to build up a radical democ racy. In a long articlo In the last is sue of his paper he outlines his pol icy and sounds tho trumpet for ad vance. The election of 'Judge Parker, ho declares, will merely pave tho way and' make tho road easier for tho suc cess of tho radical forces. It will romovo all dangers of a race issue, t!ako from our politics of colonialism and leave the people free to addicss themselves to the groat economic prob lems that confront the country. Tho financial question, Mr. Bryan says, owing to tho timidity of tho plu tocrats In pushing their schemes to re tire our subsidiary 3llvcr coin, to gether with all forms or government paper added to the increased produc tion of gold, Is not at this particular tlmo a burning issue. Aftor making this declaration, ho outlines his plan of battle. He boldly adopts and promulgates the radical viows that have been growing up in the country for tho past decade. The government, he says, should own tho railroads. This would destroy mon opoly by putting an end to discrimi nating freight rates. It would givo the smaller towns a chance, and stop: tho unhealthy rush or population and wealth towards the great metropolitan, centers. and it would remove from poli tics tho most prolific cause of corrup tion. Ho would not have the roads owned, by tho federal government, but by the states. This would prevent the dangerous concentration .of power, which such a mighty instrument placed in the hands of tho national govern ment would unquestionably bring about. United States senators, federal iudges and other apporntlve federal officers, tho great Commoner believes, should be elected by the people. The groat fight, he says, is for human right against human greed, for tho man against the dollar. The democratic party, declares tho great Nebraskan, was founded by Jefferson, to secure and protect the rights of the people. Jackson preserved and defended it, and even Cleveland couldn't destroy Those who believo in the rule of wealth and the supremacy of mam mon are told that they can find a con genial homo in tho republican party. Tho democratic party must bo tho homo of those who believo in human rights. Every real democrat in the country will rejoice in this powerful and cour ageous note from the trumpet of tho greatest living democrat. It is the clarion call of a second Jefferson to the common, people to rally in de fense of their inalienable rights as citizens of a free republic. It is the first, gun in the mighty Dattle which will place the democratic party square ly and unequivocally against every .species of that secret and insidious domination which the representatives of corporate wealth are exerting in every nook and corner of the country. It is the beginning of the great fight to restore the individual citizen to G. A. R. $33.15 Q. A. R. Boston And Back. -." The department commander's spe cial train with chief or staff and Ne braska delegation leaves Lincoln 4 p. m., August 13. Solid through train, Lincoln to Boston without change, via Omaha, Chicago and Niagara Falls with Btopovors at all points of inter est and hptol accommodations pro vided for all thoso wno accompany this train, tho only official train for Nebraska. Tickets on sale August 11 12 and 13. extonsion return limit Sep. 30. For sleeping car berths, itiner aries, and all information address R W. McGinnls, general agent C. & N W. Ry 1021 0 street,. Lincoln, Neb! 11. .! ,..1. - U .., t.- porations became more than men and stocks and bonds more precious than human blood.-Lamar, Mo., Democrat. Slang Slang words whicn oerong to the two last named classes are in the at titude of postulants. Many words. such as "mob;;' "diction," "ignoro" "alert," which' when they first began to bo used wore rogarGed as slang words, or at .least as novelties, have been admitted to fun membership in the order, of words. None or us would now call "fabulous" in the sense of "incredible" a modern -slang phrase, but De Quincy so stigmatized it. Col eridge violently denounces "talented"; and at tho .beginning, of the nineteenth century Lady Holland declared "in- fluontial" to be a detectable word. Many slang, words are still awaiting, recognition and admission. Multitudes- or tneni nave diOd, tnough for a while they had. a vigorous life. No one can tell whether any given slang word will-' survive;- for there is no test but that of tijn'e for these Words. If the word supplies a lack, it is very likely to receivo, the approval of the users of the language and thereby become good English. Though language is alwavs er.nn- omical and refuses to load itself down with affectations or with unnecessary words represents a need and fills a want. Therefore, we should not be concerned lest the vast multitude of slang words current now corrupt our mother tongue. Such words as are vulgarisms will die of their own weak ness; but such words as answer the demands of utility will be retained. "Dude" and "crank." are valuable words, and are serviceable because each denotes something not signified by any other English word. The "dude" of 1904 is so different from the "dandy" of 1840 and the word is so expressive of one aspect of the ge nius of our age that it ought to be saved, but probably it will "have to go." "Crank," a metaphor from "cranky,' an unstable craft, will form a valuable acquisition and sayo many', a tedious circumlocution. "Combine," though Still showiiiE traces of the bar sinister of slang on its escutcheon, is perhaps a useful word because It has connotations which the more dignified "combination" does not possess. The "enthuse," no matter sow mucn we may despise it because of its unpleas ing sound or its long association with slang phrases, also seems likely to survive because it. oxpresses more con cisely than in any other way an idea which has come to play an Important part in our modern life. -The Pilgrim. Boxing Tho Ears There are several things very com monly done which are extremely inju rious to the ear, and ought to be care fully avoided. One of these is the practice of boxing children's ears. The passage of tho ear is closed by a thin membrane, especially adapted to bo mnuencea oy every Impulse of tho air, and with nothing but the air to sup port it internally. What, then, can ,bo more likely to injure this mem brane than a sudden and forcible com pression of the air in front of it? If any one designed to brveak or over stretch the membrane, a more efficient means could scarcely bo devised than to bring the hand suddenly and forci bly down upon tho passage of the ear thus driving the air violently before it' with no possibility of its escape with out the membrane giving way. Medi cal authorities assert that many chil dren are in this way made deaf by box TrLcn the ear-Buffalo Evening N ' ' n v M r, , - MBKffiMhtiffiwfi& - oy Lincoln (Neb.) Democrat: To the Chicago Chronicle: "Good bye, take llc'eer o' yourself." Shelby (O.) News: Since the close of events at St. Louis last week, the temperature at Oyster Bay has been near the frost line. Spencer (la.) Herald: Not a single trust manager in jail yet or on the way and Teddy the trust buster has been president for almost three years. Manson (la.) Democrat: Come on in, you democrats who have beeh hanging .back on the halter for the past eight years! The water is just fine! t Bancroft (Neb.) News: Kentucky is to have "a new capitol building. As the republicans wilt not nave the choice of the design there will be no loopholes in the offices for rifle prac tice. Maryville (Mo.) Forum: Yes, it seems the gold bugs got us. this trip, but let every man stand by his guns during the campaign and get ready, for the battle for bimetallism after elec tion is over. : ScribncSr (Neb.) News: A cartoon 'n last week's Commoner representing "Peace" and "War" admirably sets forth the most important distinction between Alton B. Parker and Theo dore Roosevelt. York (Neb.) Democrat: Republi cans have believed for a good while that the foreigner pays the tax, but many of them have now grown in grace until they really believe that monopoly is a blessing. . , Gallatin (Mo.) lemocrat: Just wherein a democrat can reason that he will alleviate his suffering "princi ples" by voting for Kooseveit Is one of the deep mysteries it would take a mighty magnifying glass to fathom. Minden (Neb.) Courier: If some one had said a few years ago that a governor and his . adjutant general would imprison and deport citizens without cause or provocation he would have been called a nnatlc. This is being done and no one appears to care outside of Colorado. Westmoreland (Pa.) Democrat: In one respect, and only one, the pres ent republican administration has been very economical. Of the $500, 000 appropriated for tTie prosecution and punishment of trusts, only $50,000 has been expended, and that has been handed out for salaries and fees. Pagosa Springs (Colo.) Observer: Colorado ought to give an anti-Pea-body majority of at least 50,000 next November, no matter whether Pea1 body is the nominee or not. The re publican party of the state has al ready indorsed Peabody's policies and the voters will act accordingly. Monticello (Ark.) Advance: Bryan ripped the bark off the Hopkins tribe from Illinois. It didn't do any good though, for the convention was afraid to take the swag from them for fear they would vote the republican ticket like, they did in the last two elections. Tnis compromising with corruption and thievery is abominable. Monroe City (Mo.) jjemocrat: Every dS2SSh8Wd.8upport the natIona fnrT L UC VClCet: Ifc is true- tb Pint form is not just what many demo- SS?f think ifc sluld be and the can didates are not the ones we preferred! SiSf7 are f mucb- better than the republican platform and candidates - wC,j, uemocrat should roHup'lJEx; fllCI CtlrtAtfAM M 1 - u,u vua auu WOriC for flm-i,. success. UIUUrtl"! Batesviile (Ark.) Guard: The a Kansas. Gazette wonders "what Mr" Bryan will, do now." if Mr fw wore like, some of the Hlustr ous d ocrats of the east, who are just ,2" conspicuous;' in the management J the party, lie would bolt the ticket and help elect the republican can didate. . But not being that kind of a democrat, we have no doubt Mr. Bryan will not only support the ticket, but bring it more votes than any other one man. er Pagosa - Springs (Colo.) Observer Ex-Governor Black in his speech nominating Roosevelt exclaimed 'The fate, of nations 'is still decided by their wars. Peace will come here to abide -only when the dreams of children are the accepted charts to guide thp destinies of men." in oth er words: x "Prepare for war, by mak ing Mr. Roosevelt president. If you want war you want' Roosevelt. If jyu warn nooseveit, you want war." Well, isn't that about it? O'Neill (Neb.) , Inc?3penient: Tho lowly bean may be a very good sub stitute for beef but in the case of tho beef-trust votes woula se better. Votes that would put a truckling president out of power would help to crush the beef trust. A man in the president's chair who would see that his appoin tees would uphold the law would soon .do away with the necessity of eating beans to cripple the beer trust. Tho beef trust is protected under this ad ministration to such an extent that it would- only, . laugh at such, an at-;. tempt, but should the . people"attempt to crush it by their votes some effect might be accomplished.. Famous Between Carouses. The cynic will smile at the official celebration of George Morland's cen tenary by a show of a hundred of I113 works at the India museum, South Kensington. That sad scapegrace who painted 4,000 pictures in the in tervals between his carouses, sold most of them and died a beggar at forty-one on Oct. 29, 1804 assuredly never expected the posthumous pat ronage of the board of education. Neverthless, the board has done a wise and popular thing in honoring Mor land one of the few British painters of re"al talent who have ever enjoyed the sincere admiration of the crowd. London Telegraph. One Ue For It. George Ade" at a recent banquet wa8 asked to speak on success. "I sup pose that failure is more familiar than success to all of us," he said. 'We work away. Four things fail. Tho flffii fViino- aiinnoon Tho hardest work- ers have the most failures, but then they have the most successes too. "One of my early failures was a melodrama that I traveled all the way from Chicago to New York to sell to a manager. This was in my youtn, when I had confidence in myself, w manager returned my melodrama. said he didn't care for it. .. "I pointed out the merits in k which he had overlooked. IP that he would make a great bwUW if he should not accept this woric c'aVtTou it t all?" I asked Uesaid he,I might grind.it a if tnt n ffnow-stoim. uy uu'.i use i v - , r f - I 1 f ll ll