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mfssioner told them they must for
swear their allegiance. They were
very much embarrassed as to what
allegiance they would forswear, and'
they told him that they had none ex
cept that of the United States. In
other words, the naturalization laws
do not allow one to forswear alleg
iance to the United States in order
to give allegiance to the United States
and become a citizen.
Naturally, it would appear from the
Anglo-Saxon point of view that the
solution of the economic question by
itself alone would appease the com
plaint of the islanders. The history
does not present a sinele case of an
upheaval in a Latin country where
economic reasons have been the prin
cipal factor for a collision between the
people and the men in power. Po
litical reasons are stronger in the
mind of the people than the pangs of
hunger from an empty stomach.
D. COLLAZO.
New York, March 15.
The Commoner?
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Washington dispatches pay that J.
Pierpont Morgan will likely be given
the w,ork of financing the proposed
system ,of railways for the Philip
pines, It is announced that the Swedish
government will refuse to recognize
the revolution in Norway, and will
submit to tho Riksdag motives con
formable to this point of view.
MAJORITY RULE LEAGUE
The declaration of the Democratic
Majority Rule league of Illinois, is
as follows: x
The overwhelming defeat visited up
on the democratic party of Illinois at
the last general election is largely
traceable to the disgraceful and law
less methods which characterized the
conduct of the men who were in con
trol of the party organization at that
time, and who still dominate the state
committee. -Believing that all sug
gestions of "getting together" and
all plans for "harmony" that are be
ing urged by those who were responsi
ble for the outrages committed are
but part of a deliberate nlan to ner-
potuate the power of those who have
injured the party and brought dis
honor upon the great name of demfc
racy in this state, we assert that the
cause of true democracy requires that
active preparations be instituted
among all democrats of the state who
are in favor of honest 'methods for
the purpose of giving assurance to
the rank and file of the party that
their voices shall not be stifled and
their rights trampled under foot by
any combination of unscrupulous poli
ticians at the next state convention
of democrats.
"If it were merely a matter of party
Policy that was in Issue there might
be reasons offered which would be
sufficient to justify even greater ef
fort to bring together the' contending
element of the party. But when the
issue is one of principle or of honesty
there can be no middle ground on
which an honorable compromise can
be effected.
"To harmonize with fraud and crime
would bring honest democrats into
deserved criticism and weaken the
cause they thus foolishly sought to
strengthen.
"This organization will not assume
to make declarations of party policy,
nor win it attempt to foster the am
bitions of any candidate for party fa
vors. It will deal with the questions
that relate to fair primaries, honest
proceedure in conventions and the se
lection of a state organization that
will be worthy of confidence and ca
pable of honest leadership.
"Many of the present members of
the state committee are holding their
Places through force, fraud and for
gery and are thus wholly discredited
Party representatives. They can
effect no organization among the true
members of the party because they
are believed to be lacking in sincer
ity and good faith.
"Some of the members of the com
mittee, a .minority, were fairly se
lected and are not in sympathy with
the ruling spirits and as to such we
invito their co-operation in this un
dertaking to free the party from the
baneful influences or dishonest and
selfish political bosses."
The 'negotiations carried on under
the direction of President Roosevelt
looking toward the 'establishment of
peace between Russia and Japan
seem to be in a fair way to meet
success. Whether peace is to be es
tablished at an early day seems to
depend upon the character of the de
mands which Japan will make. It
is not believed that Russia will be
able to postpone for an indefinite per
iod the settlement of the trouble. In
the meantime the Japanese soldiery
shows a disposition to push the ad
vantage they have obtained, and other
battles are likely to occur unless some
formal agreement looking towards
peace is very soon made.
It is reported from Washington that
President Roosevelt Is inclined to be
lieve that the Chinese exclusion law
should be interpreted with a marked
degree of liberality "in order that our
cordial relations with China may not
be impaired."
Loudon dispatches say that an ex
pose has been made revealing a huge
scandal relating to the improper dis
posal of military stores at the conclu
sion of the South African war.
power to fix rates. The right of ap
peal should not, of course, be denied,
but when the commission has fixed the
rate it should go in force immediately
and remain in force until rejected by
a court of competent jurisdiction.
We congratulate President Roosevelt
upon his rejecti6n of tho tariff barons'
plea that protection should be em
ployed as a guise for oxtorting unfair
prices from the American consumer.
We commend him for his order that
supplies for the Panama canal will bd
purchased In other markets if such a
course be necessary to avoid tho im
position on the ' part of the special
interests so long' protected by the re
publican party.
We pledge the people of tho First
congressional district of Nebraska
that the nominee' of this convention
will not acept favors in the form of
free transportation or otherwise at
the hands of corporations or at the
hands of any individual whose inter
ests may be affected by his vote; that
in every effort made to obtain tho
greatest good for the greatest num-'
ber his vote will bo cast upon tho
side of public interests; that he will
faithfully discharge his duties in the
effort to obtain immediate and effec
tive relief in every particular where
tho people suffer; and that he will
cordially cp-operate in every effort
with whomsoever It may originate and
by whomsoever it may bo urged
that is designed to give to the Ameri
can people relief from corporate im
position. The republican nominee for con-
El ess in the First Nebraska district
is B. M. Pollard of Cass county.
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Governor Mickey, of Nebraska, on
June 15, reprieved for two years
Frank Barker, who was to be hanged
at the state penitentiary Juno 10.
This reprieve will expire during tho
term of Governor Mickey's succes
sor, and those who favor the abolition
of capital punishment say that Bar
ker's death warrant will never be
signed, and that capital punishment
in Nebraska is a thing of the past.
Their opponents, however, declare
that tho final execution of Barker
will depend upon whether Governor
Mickey's successor believes in the in
fliction of the death penalty. If ho
does they have no doubt that he will
sign the death warrant.
The Associated Press says that the
Russian experiment in parliamen
tarism 'will begin in September, and
that the emperor has given his ap
proval to the scheme. The elections
will take place during the coming sum
mer. The Cuban house of representatives
has unanimously apropriated $100,000
for the benefit of General Maximo Go
mez. General Gomez died June 17, on
the day when tho check for that
amount was delivered to his repre
sentatives. Frank G. Bigelow, the Milwaukee
banker, has been sentenced to ten
years in the federal prison at Leav
enworth. United States Senator Mitchell de
murred to the indictment against him
at Portland, Ore, but tho demurrer
was over-ruled and tho senator will
be required to undergo trial.
An Associated Press dispatch, under
fint.fi of New York, June 12, says:
"The organization of tho largest trust
S"-bThnt;H and giving to the-in-1 company in tne umtea?u
terstate commerce commission the of the largest imancm. rouumuu
The democratic congressional con
vention of the First Nebraska district
met at Lincoln June 15, for the pur
pose of nominating a congressional
candidate for a special election to be
held July 18. The election is held to
fill a vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Elmer J. Burkett who, after
his election to the lower house was
chosen United States senator. The
democratic convention nominated
Francis W. Brown, now mayor of
Lincoln, and adopted resolutions as
follows:
We, the democrats of the First con
gressional district of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, send greetings
to .the Nebraskans whose duty it will
be to select a representative in con
gress July 18, 1905.
Wo reaffirm our faith in democratic
principles as enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson and defended by William J.
Bryan.
We condemn the rree pass system.
We demand not only that public of
ficials be prohibited under heavy pen
alties from accepting such favors, but
that the entire free pass system be(
abolished. The free pass to tne puo
lic official places him under obliga
tion to the corporation extending the
favor. The free pass to individuals
generally not only enlarges the bur
dens upon the general public in main
fnintrtj? the corporation, but tends to
bring the private citizen accepting the
favor under the political control of the
corporation granting it.
We demand the enforcement of all
anti-trust laws, ana particularly the
criminal clause of the Sherman anti
trust law. "Private monopolies are
indefensible and intolerable."
We congratulate President Roose
velt in that he has recommended the
adoption of the democratic jUm of
doing away witn rauruuu u'-'
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