THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
JANUARY 8, 1903,
PREDICTIONS FULFILLED
Vbt Starving, Freezing Thousands of Bo-
', ' ; ton-A Keult Foretold In the
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Independent y .; ,
- he readers of The Independent will
remember how Dften it predicted two
or three years ago that the thousands
who rolled up the big republican ma
jorities In the eastern states would hi
the greatest sufferers under the sys
tem' that was being inaugurated and
that they would have to bear the
brunt of the next great change in so
cial" conditions, while the west wouid
be,"comparatively comfortable. We
tried to save these thousands from the
distress and misery that would bo
sure to come upon them, - but they
would have none of it They believe i
the millionaires and the great dailies
and refused to listen. What was
foretold is coming to pass. Rev. Franl;
Crane, accompanied by Mayor Collins,
has; beeij , investigating the suffering
iri Boston, 'and Mr. Crane speaks a
it as follows:
: 13 simply the vestibule of hell
where .the poor shiver in winter and
cry,, for" bread in a land of plenty
This land of ours I am speaking of.
You worshiped at (he shrine of 'the
God of things as they are' will soon b?
overcrowded and crushed by the in
numerable throngs of the worshipers
at the shrine of the God of things as
they should be.
?rfhe shame and the crime of the
shivering poverty which broods and
curses in our slums and purlieus are
only magnified by the lauded and
glorified full dinner pail, prosperity,
American supremacy in commerce, a
land fat with bursting barns, affluent
With fields that bubble with oil for fuel
and rich with mountains whose ribs
nra"crusted with gold and silver.
:"0, God, send these preachers of
"prosperity and plenty to the pits where
tlu? pinched faces of want may square
ly; meet their eyes. I tell you, men
that you are sitting on the crater of
a volcano whose threatenings mnv
eyen now, be heard by him who will
listen but a little a volcano whose
fury may yet overthrow and over
whelm the republic. Do not forget the
French evolution. Do you not re
member that the pople ripped up the
'Bastile-as if it had been wet paper?
The very man Fonlon- who said
'Let the peoplo eat grass,' had a wisp
of grass in his mouth on his way to
have his-senseless head chopped off.
.The American tramp came, in the
same day the American millionaire
was born. One of them will kill the
other unless a peaceable ands sensible
' society disposed of both. If the pres
ent' social system is right, .we mu.f
Rppk RnmA nrntfictive svstem to nre-
vent over-production oi mankind. If
I were head of the socialist party I
would parade the poor women, ba
bies and all through the streets of
the business section snd the Back
bay district, and I'd have them sit.
down in the streets and let the sloeV
fat ' and well-fed gaze upon their
brothers and sisters who have been
hungry and tired and sick and brow
- beaten and ciused so long that thev
are- ripe for manv uncomfortable
things and in a frame of mind to
bring those same unpleasant things to
pass, and that right speedily."
It. is said that an immense throng
listened to Mr. Crane as he spoke, ant:
the most profound seriousness wa
manifested bv every listener. Verv
often well dressed men ejaculated
"Lord, have mercv." That is what has
resulted from .the conspiracy by the
few to take to themselves all the in
crease of wealth made possible by in
vention, scienc eand education. 1
results are fortunes s.ueh as were nev
er1 known, before and suffering among
thewse-earners o fthe mannfactur
lng''":statesrthat 'cannot be 'described
Ttiat ; ufferiiig ; among the toilers of
the eastern states is Caused by the ex
cessive prices they hive to Tay for the
necessities Of !ife. The railroads add
to'the iprice' of excessive charges, the
trusts add to it bv destroying comfe
litlori and; then, changing, as he rail
roSds'doV all that people canpossibi
paV1.' . Banks add to it bv excessive in
terest rates.' ' The government adds t.r
it !lby Exorbitant tariffs. Between th"
laborer that produces and the laborer
who consumes there are whole armies
of -robbers who take theii- toll. It is
do ? wonder1 thta great mass 'meetings
are s being held - in the eastern states
demanding th"t th tariffs that shel
ter's trusts shall he abolished. Tim
onlv remfdv so far proposed bv the
r.dministratian.is a Uw conrpellinsr the
robbers to tell us lust how much they
have tak-en and bv iM. what 'processes
they aid it'Tney call it 'publicity."
: r The Indiana Situation
Editor Independent: I have read
your comments on the proposed "Ind
iana Populist," and the "Call to arms"
t,-.A Kir ' Ha mid-marl Prlitor. with
isoucu UJ vu . , .
much interest. Undoubtedly the time J
has arrived for i "call to arms" of
the populists of Indiana, for let no
one be deceived into believing that the
30,000 populist votes of 1894 have van
ished; they are still here, just as thor
oughly ; convinced of the economic
truth of populism as ever. The fact
that recent elections show only abous
1,000 votes cast for the mid-road tick
et signifies simply the force that wa,x
induced to oppose fusion. In 1896 the
people's party of this state thought
they had found a home to their liking
in the democratic fold. To be sure
they were always badly treated by the
democratic state management, but so
long as the great Nebraskan con
trolled the policy of the party na
tionally the populists of Indiana loyal
ly submitted to insult at home, de
termined not to be goaded into any
action that would antagonize the gen
eral work of the party.
Truly the populisms of Indiana r
f lsed to lend their support to the state
democracy when it repudiated the na
tional platforms of 189G and 1900. They
either absented themselves from the
polls at state elections or threw their
votes to the prohibitionists anduso-
cialists. Everybody knows that Mr.
Bryan was betrayed in both cam
paigns by the democratic managers of
t his state, and the traitors do not deny
their perfidy. The mid-road populist,
opposition was insignificant and a
very small factor controlled largely
by men who did not vote that ticket
themselves. If a "call to arms" is to
be issued ,and one will be issued, cer
tainly, it must be addressed to those
who find they have been turned out of
their democratic home. They are the
populist party now just as truly a
when they became guests under the
roof of democracy, and in returning to
their own home they will invite the
many true democrats to accompany
them, for the two are without a po
litical home. This "call" is not coming
from any "mid-road" populist who
thinks to rally a following opposed to
Mr. Bryan and his friends. Even the
1,000 mid-road voters of Indiana ran-
not be controlled in that direction any
longer, tor it is apparent to every ob
server that "the parting of the ways '
is here, and that one of two things is
inevitable: either the Bryan democ
racy will control the democratic party
and the Hill-Cleveland faction wit:
break away, or the Hill-Cleveland re
organizers will control and the Bryan
party secede. Division cannot be
averted and in states like Indiana
where the reorganizers are in control
it behooves populists and silver re
publicans to start the movement for
an independent organization, and take
care of their democratic brothers. The
populists have held their organization
in tnis state to meet this emergency.
The silver republicans will join them
in this movement and the.mid-roaders
will not be barred. But let no one
think they can rant about fusion trait
ors and command attention from these
people. They have fought for their
cherished principles and used their
best judgment in working for them.
They were fusionists, and will be
again under similar circumstances.
xhe money question is the issue. It
must be settled before any other
economic problem can be adjusted. It
is the question that will split the dem
ocratic party, that has split it al
ready. It is simply a struggle now
for control of the next national con
vention. If Mr. Bryan and his friends
secure control, it will be a victory
of doubtful benefits.
It has been suggested that a con
f rence of Indiana populists and their
sympathizers be held in Indianapolis
on Washington's birthday (or Feb
ruary 23) to formulate some line for
aggressive work.
I approve of the plan and it would
be decidedly beneficial to have the sil
ver republicans anl Bryan democrat;
join the populists jn their delibera
tions. FRANCIS D. CRAIG.
Indianapolis, Ind.
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IAMS October, 1902, importation of black Percheroni, Belgian! and Coachers was the largei
ever made west of the Missouri Biver. His stallions of big size, quality, finish and extremely
low prices are propositions that wiil make yon his buyer. If you can pay cash or give bankable
note, you will sure buy stallions of lams. Only man in the United States that imported only
black or bay stallions. He has just imported
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Shipped to New York by fsst boat, then by Fargo Express, special train from New York to St
Paul, Nebraska. Jams' big barns are full of big, blsck, ton stallions. He is just finishing a
Dew barn 36x100 feet. lam's horses are the sensation of the town. Visitors throng his barn and
jay : "Never saw so many big black stallions together:" "They are larger, bigger bone, more
finish thRn ever before;" "But lams is progressive:" "He buys them larger and better each
year; "He makes prices that makes the people buy his horses;" "lams Las a horse show
every day, better than State Fairs." He has on hand over
100 BLACK PERCHERONS, BELGIANS and COACHERS 100
2 to 6 years old, weight 1.600 to 2,500. lbs. More blaek Percberons, ton stallions, largest French
horse show winners, more government approved and stamped stallions of any one importer in the
went, lams speaks French and G-rman jjxm no interpreter, no buyer, no salesman ; no two to
ten men as partners to share profits. His buyers get middlemen's profits and salaries. lams
buys direct from breeders. This with his twenty years' experience secures the best. All the
above fact9 save his buyers $500 to $ ,000 on a first-class stallion and you get a first-class horse, as
only eeeond rate stallions are peddled by sleek salesmen to be sold. Good ones sell themselves.
1 1 costs $(300 to $800 to have a salesman form a company and sell a second rate stallion. Form
your own co-npsnies. Wo direct to lams barns. He will sell you a better stallion for $1,000 and
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A Neglected Subject
For example, do farmers realize
what a government system of railroads
would mean to them? They work
hard to produce all the corn, wheat,
pork, etc., that they possibly can. At
their farmers' meetings and in their
farmers' papers they discuss how best
to plow, fertilize, etc-., to produce more,
and more, and more. Yet, never, or
seldom, a word on transportation; and
they know that the market value of
what they produce depends on the
cost of getting it to market; or rather,
their profit must corne out of what re
mains after the transportation charges
have been allowed for. Now. if they
think a moment, they know that th
policy of railroading for profit is t
charge all the traffic will bear. So un
der these circumstances it is of greater
importance to them to look, to trans
portation than to strive for better
crops. A little study along this lino
this winter by the farmers of thi
country would be the most profitable
ihing they could do. This question,
and all these questions, are vital, not
only to farmers, but also to doctor
and to everybody else. When farm
ers prosper, the entire community
prospers, particularly doctors who
have a country practice. Dr. C. F.
Taylor in Medical World. Philadelphia
G. W. Mueller, of Oldenbusch, Neb.,
had in a bunch of ewes on the South
Omaha market Tuesday, that sold for
$3.35. Mr. Mueller says that these
ewes cost $1.40 a hundred about sixty
days ago and have brought him the
best returns of any investment he ever
made in the feeding line. He attributes
a large measure of his success to Mar
tin Cullerton, the sheep salesman for
the well-known firm of Nye & Buch
anan Co.. who both bought and sold
the ewes for him.
What sort of a platform the reoubli-
can party will hereafte? promulgate
will not be of the slightest interest to
any one. It will amount to no more
than the word of the most notorious
and confirmed liar. No denendence
whatever can be nut in it. Tt has e
to such lengths in repudiating if most
solemn pledges to the peor that it
will make no difference 'hat it advo
cates or denounces its platforms
hereafter. It was going to stop the
coinage of diver and then coined
more thau was ever coined before. It
was somnly pledged to admit Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona as
ates. It. openly repudiates the prom
ise. It pledged itself to reciprocity.
Now it will have none of it. What
matters it what such a party prom
ises in it3 platforms?
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