JUNE 18, 1903.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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CASPER OK POWER
David City Editor Indulges In HlaFaror
ite pastime on Kaadlnf Governor
V ; Poynter' letter. '
Ex-Governor Poynter is out in a let
ter predicting that the gold demo
crats are going to swallow the Bry
anites next year. If Mr. Poynter ha 3
not made three failures to every twj
successes while governor, his predic
tions would carry more weight with
this editor. Governor Poynter is an
honest, conscientious man, but he U
not a good judge of human nature.
Noise and flimflam deceives him. For
tv.'o years republicans, gold democrat?
and populists have been yelling from
the hillsides and housetops echo .1
the cry along the valleys, that tbe
liryan democrats would be thrown
over the transom in 1904. We ara
dead on the game of republicans an.1
gold democrats, but there is arwhiti;
ing, sickly I'told'you'so air about the
populist brother that is beginning to
nauseate. As" between a rascal and
a damphool the rascal is the safest
to tie to. You can watch your rascal,
but a fool slops over in so many di
rections your time is all wasted In try
ing to keep your partner straight.
"What do populists expect to gain by
eternally nagging Bryan democrat;?
Whatever the results of the battle
next year the Bryan democrats won't
be on their ksiees to any one. They
will cut an important figure some
where, and it is just possible that tu
ex-governor and several of his kiwi
will have a mighty sight lonesoiner
time next year than Bryan demo
crats. "The foo breaks of Governor
Poynter in appointing nincompoops to
important positions, did as much aa
anything else to lose the state, and
the long list of disappointed nincom
poops who didn't get anything com
pleted the job. This editor has-sup-ported
fusion from start to finish; be
cause he believes that the policies of
fhe republican party are unfair, un
just and a menace to the future good
c f this republic. For seven years men
of the ex-governor's stamp have bee a
thanking God they were not as other
men. and when not holding onice.
apologizing for their affiliation. U
the Bryan democrats get thrown ovrr
the transom next year, Mr. Poynter
won't be the man to corrall them.
Thev will meet the crisis when it
comes, without chewing the rag for
ever. Ye can pick out a dozen pop
ulist leaders in Nebraska, who cm
chew the rag more, and say less, than
any other dozen men who ever dis
turbed sound waves on this earth
past, present or hope of future compe
tition. C. D. Casper, in Press, Davll
City.
Brother Casper's puking spells com
on with such marked regularity as to
cause the uninitiated- some concern ;
but populists who know him and tlw
faithful work he has done in the past
are not inclined to get angry because
of the nasty things he says occasion
ally about them. But he really ought
to change prescriptions. This sudden
nausea every once in a while indicates
a disordered liver.
Speaking of masticating that dilap
idated fragment of cotton fabric, it
may not be "forever" since 1896 and
1900, but The Independent has an im
pression that any one of several demo
cratic newspapers in Nebraska could
give all Brother Casper's "dozen pop
ulist leaders" cards and spades aid
then win out hands down in the mat
ter of "chewing the rag." Populist.3
in 1900 had troubles of their own wim
party bolters but they have quit
quarreling over the past and are look
ing to the future. It is not particular
ly bright right now, that's a fact
because fusion with the democrats re
sulted in practical annihilation of the
people's party organization in sub
stantially every state except Kansas
and Nebraska. In Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Kentucky, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana but what's the use of nam
ing all of them? the democrats suc
ceeded in doing what a good many
democrats have tried to do in Ne
braska: Absorbed the populist or
ganization something like
"The noble cassowary
On the plans of Timbuctco
Gobbled up a missionary,
Flesh and bones and hymn-book,
too."
Naturally a few democrats, who
could see farther ahead than the enl
of their respective noses, knowing that
democracy never could come withia
gunshot of carrying Nebraska until
the people's independent party cams
Into existence, have very sensibly op
posed disrupting the populist organi
zation here. And the party organ!
zatlon here has "fused" and lived,
while nearly everywhere else it has
either fused or refused--and died.
As an example of the Darwinlaa
theory, "the survival of the fittest,"
the populist organization In Nebras
ka will be the rallying point for dis
inherited populists everywhere to re
form under the banner of populism
If the Cleveland democrats win. There
may be an attempt at independent ac
tion, notwithstanding the Bryan ele
ment prevails and adopts a falrl
progressive platform but it will be
an abortive effort, for what might be
called the "conservative" populist
will follow Bryan and the "radicals"
will undoubtedly join hands with tte
socialists, and a few of the "half
baked" sort will sneak back into the
republican fold. This is a plain look
at the situation without allowing par
ty pride or personal wishes to becloud
it.
Certainly with this state of affairs
populists have considerable reason for
"eternally nagging Bryan democrats."
Bryan democrats need considerable
prodding to make them alive to the
situation. They are pretty mun
asleep. Many of them seem to think
they can win "like falling off a log "
They are depending upon Bryan to do
all the .work. The Independent con
cedes his splendid generalship but
"cold-footed" soldiers have lost bat
tles for the finest of strategists anl
tacticians. ,
In the language of the recently re
surrected, whose political obsequies
we have several times fondly, but
foolishly thought had been success
fully performed, it is "a condition anl
not a theory that confronts us." Giv
en an army of cock-sure patriots who
are quite willing to , let their gallant
leader do most of the fighting, while
a gang of unscrupulous camp-followers
are firing at him with smokeless
guns from the rear--well, Brother
Casper, will that jaundiced liver of
yours keep order just a moment while
The Independent suggests that it is
not at all a breach of military eti
quette or the articles of war for an
ally to call attention to the danger?
It may to your ears sound rather
smart to call Nebraska populists
"damphools" probably they are for
standing so loyally by Bryan even
when many of his own party follow
ers through jealousy would knife hicx
it they dared, and annually "take. a
puke over fusion" and regularly rj
turn to their vomit' The "whining,
sickly, I-told-you-so'airs of populists
and their "slopping over" may, per
chance, "nauseate" you and cause
your gorge to rise again and again
but you will hardly refuse to assist
these selfsame "rag-chewers" and
"nincompoops" ; in re-electing Judgi
Sullivan? . When it comes to play
ing this "mighty sight lonesomer'
&a.ute, me vuniii3U3- nm suwu jjau
and draw no cards.
CHARLES Q. DE FRANCE.
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THE FOLLOWING ITET1S IN HOSIERY
were clipped from our great special sales circular now being distributed
throughout Lincoln. MAIL ORDER CUSTOMERS can take advan
tage of these specials by ordering at once,
PRETTY STOCKINGS
The demand for hosiery in pretty style effects was never before
stronger than now. Never were the styles so dainty. Never before have y.
we been in such a crood position to save you money. ," . . r
READ THESE MATCHLESS VALUES
Women's fast black cotton hose, extra length, ribbed tops, our regular
12Jc quality for, pair .8C
Women s lace hose. Three
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fast dye, worth 15c, specially
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Children's fast black ribbed
cotton hose, full seamless, all
sizes, good value at 12ic.
Special price for this sale yj
Boys' heavy corduroy ribbed
hose, in sizes 8 to 10, an extra
food quality for 17c. Special
for this Bale, per pair.. 2Hc
Women's fine cotton lace hoso
with high spliced heels and
double soles, same value is
usually retailed for 25c,
special price for this sale, per
pair .4 15c
, ' Black lace lisle thread, black
lice gauge cotton, black drop
stitch lisle thread, black
gauze lisle thread. c. Not a pair worth less than 35c, with nearly all
grades worth 5c. A full line of sizes, not a broken lot, but the
largest renreeentative lot of fine imported hosiery ever placed on
sale in this city, per pair..., 25o
Men's fancy mixed. Plain black and black and colored drop stitch, an
assorted lot of 12Jc and 15c values, this sale, per pair . SX3Q
Men's fancy cotton and lisle thread. Black lace lisle thread and lace
and embroidered lisle thread half hose, worth to 50c, in one big lot
at, per pair 25c
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HARDY'S COLUMN
Quite a stir is being made over th?
postoffice frauds, but it will all be
whitewashed over and the same men
will be given a higher office, perhaps
in one of the Island governments. That
is the reward the census stuffers got
in this state. Forty or fifty thousand
were fraudulently added to the pop
ulation of . this state in 1890 and today
the stuffer. is stuffed with a higher
office, and the money he received from
the fraud has never been taken from
him.
The great losses sustained by the
railroad companies during the last
year from floods, fires, hold-ups and
smash-ups will use up a large shar-
of the dividends on watered stock. No
one thinks of sending donations to
any losing company. Then look at
the judgments obtained for death, ac
cident and broken arms and legs. The
road receipts must be sufficient to
meet all these. Then the repair.
needed from wear-outs and rot-ous
are not small. f
It appears that obstinate foolish Co
lombia is likely to thwart the com
pletion of the Panama canal. That
government seems to be divided In two
parts loyal and rebels and each
party wants half the money. We are
inclined to think that Roosevelt would
be justified in exercising a little war
power. If a road or canal is needed
through a man's farm he can't pre
vent its going through; so a nation
should not be allowed to block the
business of the world. The president
could send fifty or a hundred thou
sand soldiers down there for fighting
or digging.
bless England just as it has blessed
the United States? Of course the
most of the money received ' by th
government will co. .e out of the com
mon laboring people just as it doe3
here and the wealthy people would
go nearly clear. !
Our climate dofis vary. This varia
tion can be detected by the thickness
of the grains of wood in large trees.
Trees enlarged nearly twice as much
last year as they did the year before
There seems to have been several wet
seasons together ad several dry ones
together as a rule.
Hanna's ship ubsidy don't seem to
be advocated by half as many repub
lican papers as it was two or three
years ago. .And Hanna himself is not
talked of for president half as much.
It is" a fact that farm land of Ne
braska can stand more rain and more
crouth than any other state. There
is little doubt but that the wheat anl
other small grain, and grass, will bo
equal to ar state in the union. There
is still a chance for t'.ie corn to "03
equal. A good cool wheat year is sel
dom a good corn year.
The meat p.I-ers of Kansas City
should have a donation this year ii
place of a fine. Their losses are esti
mated by the millions.
to the selling price. It is reported
that when the miners got their back
pay they had the biggest drunk tor
years. The saloonkeepers were vital
ly interested.
It appears that nome of the post
office frauds are being traced toward
some near friends of our last two
presidents. That was the case when
Grant was president when the Star
Route trauds were opened.
, II. W. HARDY.
Peak and Chasm
The month of May, 1903, will go
down in history as a month of many
horrors, floods, drouths, fires and
winds. But a small portion of our
country has entirely escaped. If the
balance of the season is favorable,
crops may be medium. .
' Why cannot a high protective tariff
The slaughter of a king and queen
in Servia is only an old-fashioned way
of getting rid of such burdens; in
fact, it Is the only way. In this coun
try death has come to our rulers even
when they were limited to four year3'
reign. There s'. ould be a differenca
Kings are birth rulers while our pres
idents are chosen by a majority of the
people.
Republican election money begins
to stir up Wall street One man
thinks ten thousand will be the ex
tent collected on the street for Roosa
velt's election. Millions could be col
lected for the election of Hanna.
Lawless murder does not seem to be
confined to the southern states. West
ern Kansas ranks high in that line
and eastern Kansas ranks low as flood
territory. When the fences are be
ing torn down in western Nebraska
we may have a few murder touches.
More hard coal trouble seems to be
brewing. It is thought the 20 cents a
ton added for digging coal ought to be
well covered by the dollar a ton added
In whatever direction the Colorado
tourist may choose by rail, if he go
to tne mountains his Journey is a suc
cession of glorious scenery, varying in
the characteristics of placid beauty,
grotesque ruggedness, and awe-inspiring
grandeur.
Up the canons are stupendous walls
rising perpendicularly, or gradually
sloping back toward greater hills, or,
yet again, leaning forward above the
chasm, as if threatening to come tum
bling down projecting great rocks
that hang suspended over the train,
as it glides smoothly by a pano
rama of wonders and grandeur such
as belong only to the Rocky moun
tains. To enable people to reach Colorado
without unnecessary expenditure of
time and money, the UNION PACIFIC
has put in effect very low rates anl
splendid train service from Missouri
river to Denver. Accommodation?
provided for all classes of passengers.
Full information cheerfully fur
nished on application to
KB. SLOSSON.
1041 O st, Lincoln, Neb.
Farmers.Mlention!
Do you wish to sell your farm? If
so, send full description, lowest price
and best terms. Or, if you wish to
buy a farm, ranch or Lincoln home,
write to or call on Williams & Bratt
1105 O st, Lincoln, Neb.
x Names of Farmers Wanted
The Missouri Valley Farmer wents nasses and
addresses of farmers anywhere ia the went.
They want to get them Interested 1b their big
farm mag asine whieh bow hai a circulation ol
oref 100,000 copie aad ia acknowledged to be
the best farm paper in the Wett. The ubaeiip
tion prioe is 60c per ?ear, bat if yon will eend
them flTe.famers' names and addressee and tent
cents in stamps or silver they will enter yon as
subscriber Tally paid for a whole year. Ad
dress Mo. Valley Farmer. Topeka, Km.
The theory of "surplus value" see
Karl Marx Edition, July 23, 1903.
