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The Commoner.
VOLUME i, NUMBER
30.
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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!
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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
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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!
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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
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