JANUARY 1, 1903.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
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MORE ANARCHY
Aaother Step Taken io Conspiracy to Steal
Senatorship for Wolcott
The Rocky Mountain News says that
last Wednesday by a vote of three to
two the state canvassing board seated
Charles A. Cooper as a member of the
house from San Juan county. The
vote of the board was as follows:
For Cooper Auditor Crouter, Secre
tary of State Mills and Attorney Gen
eral Post.
For Whitelaw Governor Orman and
Treasurer Chipley.
The result of the action of the three
"statesmen" who voted for Cooper is
to give E. O. Wolcott another vote in
his effort to steal control of the leg
islature. The complexion of the leg
islature now is as follows:
The house,, democrats, 31; republi
cans, 34; the senate, democrats, 24;
republicans, 11; total, democrats, 55;
republicans, 45; Mr. Teller's major
ity on joint ballot, 10.
The Wolcott plan is to compel the
majority of the house to unseat fifteen
Teller. men elected from Arapahoe
county by majorities running over 4,
000 and to put the Wolcott candidates
from Arapahoe in their place. If that
plan were carried, out the house would
stand 49 republicans to 16 democrats,
and the legislature on Joint ballot
would stand 60 republicans to 40 demo
crats. With that change Mr. Wolcott
figures that he would be able to' con
trol the republican joint caucus and
make himself the caucus nominee for
the senate.
Of course the unseating of the Tel
ler men from Arapahoe would be noth
ing but a rank steal because their ma
jorities were far away more than any
possible fraud alleged to have been
committed. The former senator is
understood to have tapped a mammoth
"barrel" to help his fight to humili
ate Mr. Teller and to make himself
once more senator from a state which
he had to leave during the campaign
because it was well known that his
presence would drive decent republi
cans to vote against the party ticket
The feeling among members of- all
parties last night was one of disgust
' so far as Mills, Crouter and Post were
concerned. Even the Wolcott men
'" have no liking for their society.
The News advises the democrats to
meet anarchy with anarchy, or, revo
lution with revolution a sort of
"fighting the devil with fire," as Sec
retary Marsh would put it. It says
editorially:
"Perhaps Crouter and Post hoped
that the many absurd hearings in the
San Juan case, and the long procrasti
nation of their long ago predetermined
decision in it, would deceive someone
into a faint suspicion that conviction
had something to do with the outcome.
But not a single person acquainted
with their antecedents and the merits
of the controversy is in the least de
ceived. The people know who is the
beneficiary of their holding, they also
know his methods; they know that the
San Juan decision is the kingbolt in
his machine for the purchase cf a
senatorship, and that without it all of
his scandalous schemes would have
immediately fallen in pieces.
"Prontpr and Post will not have a
merry Christmas" today; for they feel
cep in their consciousness that the
hands of Colorado's population are
concentrated into one long finger that
points to them as, what they know
themselves to be it is unnecessary
to express what that is in the con
crete form of a name. They them
selves know what it is.
"Wolcott has now for the .first time
obtained a substantial foothold in the
legislature. Had Crouter or Post vot
ed to uphold the law and "facts in the
San Juan case, Wolcott would' have
packed his grip and returned to his
New York home. With but one repub
lican in the lower house, he could not
have succeeded in his piratical scheme
of ousting fifteen democrats who hold
certificates based upon recorded ma
jorities of over forty hundred. But
with three majority, by the party lash
and his Wall street bank account he
will have courage to proceed to bring
all in line to do the miserable work
that is necessary for him to win.
"It must now be clear to the demo
cratic senate what Wolcott's plan is,
and that it probably lies with thorn to
defeat it and save fifteen democratic
representatives from being robbed of
their seats to which they were elected.
If there is the old-time democratic
spirit in the democratic senate if the
hearts that thrill when the name of
Andrew Jackson Is spoken beat in
tin breasts of the democratic senators,
Wolcott can never drive nor corrupt
' republican members In doing his un
holy work.
"What he has determined upon Is
revolution revolution pure and tim
ple, One thing is certain, a republi
can senate would never allow a demo
cratic house to get beyond their first
republican victim. With the speed of
lightning and the certainty of death
they would sacrifice two democratic
senators as a warning that the revo
lution must end. And they would not
only be justified, but they coulcl not
do less and be brave men, loyal to
their country and their party."
Commenting on Mr. W. J. Ghent's
brilliant book on Our Benevolent
Feudalism, in the Toronto Sun, Prot.
Goldwin Smith asks, "Who would Lave
thought fifty years ago that the world
would ever be in danger of falling
into the hand3 of a set of girantic
speculators and stock brokers, owing
their enormous wealth, many of tbem,
to means which would make submis
sion to their rule anything but ele
vating to mankind? Mr. Ghent can
not be contradicted when he asserts
that the multi-millionaire in a wealth-
worshipping age has everything pretty
much in his power, legislatures, judic
iaries, churches, universities, and per
haps worst of all, the press. He cites
the words of an eminent journalist to
show how completely the writer is apt
to become the tool of sinister influ
ences which own the journal. At a
cost which to him would be trifling,
one of these millionaires might prob
ably control for his own purposes the
leading journalism of this Province
'Toronto) and run out of circulation
any journal that counteracted his will.
What is behind the press is about the
most serious question of the day."
(The Macmillan Company, N. Y.)
exports of manufactures go to North
America, the other fourth being about
equally distributed between South
America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Five great articles form the bulk of the
exportations of manufactures from
the United States to Europe copper,
mineral oil, iron and steel manufac
tures, leather, and agricultural imple
ments. The annual exportation of
copper, mineral oil and iron and stc:l
manufactures each exceeds 40 million
-f dollars, while that of leather exceeds
20 millions, and agricultural -.implements
over 10 millions.
EXPORTS
Copper, Mineral Oil, Iron - and Steel,
Leather and Agricultural Jmple
Our Greatest Export! of
Manufacturer
Manufactures now form one-third of
the exports from the United States, a
larger proportion than in any pre
ceding year. The figures of the bur
eau of statistics for the ten months of
the year for which data are now com
plete show that manufactures formed
during that period 32.61 per cent of
the total exports of the country, while
the highest percentage in any preced
ing fiscal year was that of 1900, in
which the exports of manufactures
formed 31.65 per cent .of the total ex
ports. In no other fiscal year have
manufactures formed as much as 3C
per cent of the total exports. The
figures of the en months now avail
able indicate that the total exports of
manufactures during the calendar
year 1902 will reach about 415 mil
lion dollars, or more than in any pre
ceding fiscal year, save in the excep
tion year 1900, when the total was
433 millions.
The bureau of statistics has prepared
a statement which for the first time
shows the exports of manufactures in
each year from 1790 down to date.
During the first half of the past cen
tury, the share which manufactures
formed of the total exports was small
ranging from 7.8 per cent in 1800 to
11.8 per cent in 1825, 13 per cent in
1850, and 12.7 per cent in 1860. Since
that date there has been a marked up
ward tendency in the percentage which
manufactures, form of the total ex
ports. In 1863 they formed 16.1 per
cent of the total exports, in 18G4, 17.8
per cent; in 1871, 17.3 per cent. From
1871 to 1891 the percentage which
manufactures formed of the total ex
ports did not materially change. In
1891 they formed 19.3 per cent of the
total, exposts, in 1894, 21.1 per cent; in
1895, 23.1 per cent; in 1896, 26.8 per
cent; in 1899, 28.2 per cent; in i90C,
31.6 per cent, and in the ten months
of the calendar year 1902 have formed
32.61 per cent of the total exports. The
total value of the manufactures ex
ported in 1800 was only 2 million
dollars, and never reached as much as
10 millions prior to 1840. From that
time it: has rapidly moved forward,
being 17 millions in 1850, 25 millions in
1854, 40 millions in I860, 68 millions in
1870, and in 1877 for the first lime
crossed the 100 million dollar line.
It was not until 1896 that the total
exportation of manufactures reached
200 million dollars per annum, but in
1899 it exceeded 300 millions, in 1900
exceeded 400 millions, and has so con
tinued above 400 millions since that
date.
One feature of" the exportation of
manufactures which is especially in
teresting and important is the large
proportion of manufactures which find
a market In the chief manufacturing
countries of the world. A statement
prepared by the bureau of statistics
shows that more than one-half of the
manufactures exported from the United
States now go to Europe, the great
manufacturing section of the world,
and that about one-fourth of the total
The monopoly of the water supplies
by private persons in the great dry
regions of the west has aroused peo
ple in the states of Washington, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho and Montana,
to the seriousness of their situation.
Irrigation bills providing for the pub
lic control of streams are to be in
troduced into the legislatures of those
states this winter. This chief of ir
rigation investigations in the depart
ment of agriculture, Mr. Elwood Mead.
C. E., M. S., has a book on the press
for immediate publication by the Mac
millan Company dealing with this
whole question.
His experience runs back twenty
years in the development of irrigated
agriculture in the arid west. His work
is the latest addition to the Citizens
Library edited by Prof. Richard T. Ely
ways; and while giving to the people
very low rates it has been able to turn
Into the publis treasury within five
years $720,000 ks ne prof t after pay
ment of interest on purchase debts,
payments to sinking funds and literal
allowances for depreciation. Thl3
profit serves to reduce the tax rate
materially. But while profit for tax
reduction is secured, it is not the sole
or the greater object of the city in
conducting these enterprises. The
collective interests of the communit
are mainly considered the advantage
of the common people considered apart
from their liability as taxpayers. Wa
ter, for example, is furnished to tene
ments of low rental at not exceeding
42 cents per quarter year; and still
the works are made to yield r. pmall
profit to the public treasury. The
charges for municipal gas range from
28 to 34 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, and
electric light and power services aro
correspondingly low.
Retributive Justice
Somehow or other The Post cannot
feel badly over the radical increase in
freight rates. The people were warned,
repeatedly and emphatically, that a
republican victory would be taken by
the railroads as a warrant foi in
creasing their already extortionate
rates. But despite these warnings a
majority voted for the railroad candi
dates, and now that the majority is
getting beautifully and plentifully
soaked, as they deserve to be. The
Post cannot for the life of it keep
from smiling. Not for worlds would
The Post be guilty of saying, "Wo
told you so." Neither will Jt suc
cumb to the temptation to believe
that the majority has learned any
thing by experience.
We can always manage to dig up a
little sympathy for the man who stubs
his toe on a projecting nail, but when
he repeatedly snags his sore and
bruised toe against that self-same nail
we allow our sympathy to dissipate in
to nothingness and make way for a
feeling of profound disgust. That's
just the way The Post feels about this
increased freight rate business.
With deliberation, to say nothing of
foolishness, a majority of Nebraskans
voted to give the railroads anything
they wanted, and now that the rail
roads show a disposition to take ad
vantage of the offer it comes with
poor grace from those who so voted to
make any howl about it.
But they will howl, just the same.
They will resolute, condemn, damn,
chew the rag, grumble, talk loud and
then vote for the same sort of thing
at the very first opportunity. The
railroads have learned this long ago.
mats the reason the railroads do
that sort of thing. The increase of 2
cents a hundred pounds in the corn
rate means that the railroads are go
ing to filch an additional $2,000,000
from the pockets of Nebraska rarm
ers, but- as the railroads purchased
the right to do it who can blame
them for it? Lincoln Daily Post.
Patrimonial.
The young wife may know that the
honeymoon is over when her husband
growls at finding one of her hairs in
the butter.
Some people are wedded to art for
the simple reason that art has no
means for securing a divorce.
You cacnot judge the future of a
npwly married couple by the number
of bridesmaids.
When a man marries to get a
housekeeper and scores a failure we
cannot muster up any sympathy for
him.
W. M. Maupin, in The Commoner.
The New Year.
Start the New Year feeling right!
Brace up and be cheerful.
Let your heart be gay and light;
crowd with joy the year full.
Smiles should chase the frowns away;
Love should brighten ev'ry day;
Banish fears!
Dry your tears!
Hold your nerve, let come what may.
Start the New Year square and true!
Ne'er a duty shirking; ; c
Don't be downcast, sad and blue;
Lots ofjoy in working.
Scatter sunshine as you go; - 4
Deeds of loving kindness sow;
Strike your gait!
Keep on straight! ;... ,
Ginger up and hoe your row.
Start the New Year full of pluck!
Win by hard endeavor.
Don't depend on fickle "luck,"
Or you're ruined forever. ;
Brace your, nerves and make a start?
To a planet hitch your cart;
Don't get blue!
Stick it through!
Strong of arm and light of heart
Start the New Year like a man! '
Leave all fear behind you.
Do the very best you can
And Success will find you.
Brace up! Do your level best!
Tackle life with zeal and zest!
Do your part!
Stout of heart! ' '
And the Lord will do the rest
W. M. Maupin, in The Commoner.
THE VALUB OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Useful It Is In Preserv
ing Health and Beauty
Populism in England
Nottingham, although very old, is
not in its present state a town of slow
growth. It has increased its popula
tion three-fold within half a century
and now contains 240,000 people, hav
ing been forced to deal with problems
presented by a rapidly-increasing pop
ulation, under about as severe a pres
sure as the average American city ex
periences. The concern3 of its peo
ple are now municipalized to a de
gree approached by few other cities
even in England;' where municipal so
cialism has obtained, so extensive an
application. Nottingham owns its own
markets, cemeteries, waterworks, gas
and electric light services, and tram-
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and puri .er in nature.
but few realize the value when taken
irto the human system for the same
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the mora
you take of it the better; it i3 not
a drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
in the stomach and intestines and car
ries them out of the system. '
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating on
ions and after odorous vegetables, .. '
Charcoal effectually clears and im
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic. ' ,'
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stcmach and bowels; It
disinfects the mou-th and throat from
the poison of catarrh. ' '
All druggists sell charcoal In- one.
form or another, but probably, the
best charcoal and the iDstfor the.
money is in Stuart's Absorbent1 Loz-'
enges; they are composed of the finest
powdered willow charcoal, "and other
harmless antiseptics In tablet form or
rather in the form of large, pleasant
tasting lozenges, the charcoal beint?
mixed with honey.
The daily use of these lozenerea will
soon tell in a much Improved condi
tion of the general health, better com
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
biood. and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, says: "I ad
vise Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to
all patients suffering from gas in the
stomach and bowels, and to clear the
complexion and purify the breath,
mouth and throat; I also believe the
liver is greatly benefitted by the daily
use of them; they cost but twenty
five eents a box at drug stores, and al
though in some sense a patent prepar
ation, yet I believe J get more and
better charcoal in Stuart's Absorbent
Lozenges than in any of the ordinary
charcoal tablets."
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