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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
JUNE. 25, 1903.
Maryland Populists
AN ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE PEOPLE
Editor Independent: We want to
get our work before the people of
Maryland and cannot do bo yet
through any paper in this state. Will
you publish the following address and
send U3 about a dozen copie3 contain
ing the same?
PRANK II. JONES,
Secretary.
(Gladly. Even" at the' risk of in
curring the displeasure of His. Mlghti
ress, Czar Madden, The Independent
will also send a marked copy contain
ing the address to every Maryland
populist whose name and address it
can find Ed. Ind.) " x
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF .
MARYLAND.
. The undersigned, official members of
the state executive committee of the
people's party of Maryland, take this
means to request all those who are in
sympathy with the principles of the
people's party to communicate with
tbem without delay at the address
given.
We believe the time has come for
' action, and the large number who
have lost faith in the two old parties
by reason of their utter lack of prin
ciples, encourages the belief that
many, if the chance be given them,
will rally to the support of a party
which honestly seeks to free the peo
ple from the present unbearable po
litical oppression.
We respectfully call your attention
to a few undeniable facts facts which
even prejudiced partisan politicians
cannot deny as justification for the
course - we are pursuing.
All sane people know that the poli
tics, the science of self-government, of
today, is absolutely dominated by ob
noxious, dishonest methods more
dreadful than ever existed in the
United States before, and every turn
of the partisan wheels but intensifies
these terrible conditions. All know
that both old parties have, for many
years, promised relief from these po
litical oppressions, but not one of
those promises have rrer been hon
estly fulfilled. We also know ' that
the two old parties differ only in
tame, their platforms and acts in ev
ery essential, particular," demand and
principle, being exactly the same as
far as the welfare of the people is
concerned. This is so decidedly tha
case that for months the republican
press has urged the nomination of
G rover Cleveland for the democratic
presidential candidate for 1904. And
should he be nominated, which is now
a foregone conclusion, It will be by
the republican press, supported by
republican leaders and ratified by so
called democrats in convention as
sembled, who have for several years
pupported republican financial and
trust-producing principles and voted
the republican ticket. Therefore, -both
old parties are thoroughly imbued
-with republicanism not the honest,
respectable, Abraham Lincoln kind;
but the money-worshiping Shylock
kind, whose policy is "anything to
win" 'and fill the coffers of the al
ready wealthy class, the class that for
twelve years has furnished the money
that has bought republican victories:
and under their combined manipula
tions and protection now flourish the
most gigantic trusts, the - most op
pressive corrupt monopolies and the
most accursed political meanness the
world has ever known conditions that
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer elements that are grinding the
life-blood out of Abraham . Lincoln's
"great plain people.". So that the two
old parties have degenerated into or
ganizations worthy to be supportei
only by office-seekers and their hire
lings. All unbiased thinking men . agree
that very grave questions will con
front this nation at an early day, such
as the race question, the financial
question, the elective franchise ques
tion, and most likely the religious lib
erty question; and timely considera
tion of .them is now being neglected in
the criminal scramble for offices and
their emoluments. And as a hint of
what may be feared in the near fu
ture, unless the people hasten to ear
nestly and intelligently seek relief at
the ballot box, and as a note of warn
ing, we suggest that when the plain
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people of America rise in their might
to throw off the yoke cf tyranny they
exert more vigor and more retributive
and effect) influences than any oth
er people on earth. And now, there
fore, if there are any people left in
this Binte who are not dead to every
sense of honor in politics, any who
still believe in honoring God with
justice and righteousness, in govern
mental aifairs, we appeal to them in
the name of the stinted and pinched
laboring people and their half-clad
children, to "be up and doing while it
is yet called day, ere the night Com
eth when no man can work" to use
their elective franchise now, while
they yet possess that privilege, ere k
be everlastinelv too lat.fi tn avprt a
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possible and even probable national
calamity, an intolerable state of af
fairs in this country compared with
which the old revolution of '7C and
the war of the rebellion in 'CI were
mere children's play.
It is our intention to place a state
ticket in the field which shall stand
for straight-out people's party prin
ciples, and we ask for the co-operation
of all who believe with us that thos?
principles are needed at this juncture
to rescue our state and country from
the control of those forces which are
now throttling ' the people and rob
bing them of the fruits of their hon-
tst toil.
We appeal to the people of Maryland
tc be not misled by the misrepresen
tations of a venal and debauched
press, but to investigate candidly., fair
ly .carefully, the principles of the
people's party for themselves.
For years the eastern press, ownel
by the capitalists, has persistently
sought to give the people falsei ideas
concerning the people's party. Ridicule
has been the chief weapon used; and
these cowardly sycophants, well
knowing their inability to meet, the
people's party writers in argument,
seek to hold them up to public scorn
and ridicule, but thank God our prin
ciples still' live in the hearts of hon
est men. 1
The' people's party stands only for
those principles of Americanism up
held in the past by men like Wash
ington, Jefferson, Jackson ' and Lin
coln. It believes in the common peo
ple, the plain people, and in their
ability to rule themselves. Direct leg
islation is a leading plank in our plat
form, by means of which the people
would be enabled to make their own
laws, and thus do away with the
baneful influences of corrupt legisla
tors who now so often betray their
trusts.
Government ownership of the rail
roads, the telegraph and other public
utilities, as the people from time to
time may elect, is another cardinal
tenet of the people's party. The rap
idly growing political power of the
railroad companies threatens the lib
erties of the citizen, while their un
just discrimination in favor of trusts
and monopolies, is fatal to the small
producers and manufacturers; who
have been in the past the bons and
sinew of our country.
Governmental control of the volume
of the nation's currency is demanded
by the people's party, to the end that
there shall be no favored wealthy
class who speculate in money and the
life-blood of their fellowmen; but
that the wealth of the people, accum
ulated by honest Industry and trade
shall be sacredly guarded by the na
tional government, and not, as now, at
the mercy of the money-changers. Op
position to government by injunction
and to favoritism in every form, i
the groundwork of populist faith.
We now appeal to those whose only
aim is honest government and the lib
erties of the people, to join with us
in this struggle for freedom. We are
not rich, nor "are we powerful, but
trusting in the justice of Almighty God
we will do our best to save our be
loved state and country from the
baneful partisan influences which are
rapidly destroying the best govern
ment the world ever saw. '
Help us to make the fight, and if we
do not win a victory this time, by
polling a large vote we will strike ter
ror to the hearts of the corruptionists.
Let all those who will help, either by
personal effort1 or financially, send
their names and addresses to the un
dersigned at once. There is no time
to lose! Act now!
- F. A. NAILLE.
Chairman.
FRANK H. JONES,
Secretary.
TIIOS. 0. CLARK,
No. 523 No. Paca st, Baltimore, Md.
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Traveling Bags
Come here for them. This
is our advice. It may be,
and likely is, biased advice.
But biased advice may after
all be sound advice. We're . -willing
to risk giving it any
how. A visit to the trunk, '
suit-case and traveling bag
department will quickly
convince you. We believe v
that nowhere in Lincoln can .
you get as good trunks etc.
for the money as you can
right here. Over a week
ago we received a new line
of trunks. If you're going
to travel this summer and
need a new trunk, we'll ex
pect to see you here.
Suit Cases
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Karl Marx Edition, July 23, 1903.
The Amdrican Czar
As yet no word has come to The
Independent as to .what the- "further
action" of Czar Madden is to be in
C D. No. 75584 the complaint against
The Independent growing out of the
Henry George Edition. The press .dis
patches Wednesday morning indicate
that His Mightiness is having "trou
bles of his own" and he has written
a whining letter to. Postmaster Gen
eial Payne asking a coat of white
If the postmaster , general-1 wants to
do the American people a genuine ser
vice he .will investigate the' charges
that Wilshire makes that an organ
ized conspiracy exists to blackmail
publishers by threatening their pound
rates right, and find out why Mr.
Madden so - persistently harrasses
newspapers of undoubted merit and
long standing, yet allows unlimited
freedom to a lot of publications up
in Maine that, so far. as .anybody has
ever been able to learn, never had a
legitimate, bona fide, paid-up-with-bis-own-money
subscriber in all their
existence. Nevertheless these publi
cations circulate millions of copies
each month and are patronized lib
erally by mail order houses. Many
thousands of these papers marked
sample copy" reach the Lincoln post-
office every month, but it is extreme
ly doubtful if one person among Lin
coln s 40,000 ever paid a single cent
on subscription. .
Editorially these publications are
colorless. They make ho attacks on
plutocracy. Apparently they ar.e nev
er disturbed. Why? Is it possible
that they pay a retainer to Harrison
J. Barrett of Baltimore, who is a
"wonder-boy" in his practice before
Mr. Madden's division. Here is a line
ot work for Mr. Payne. Let him look
into these matters.
Press of special matter prevents
publication this 'week of the letters
the single taxers wrote Mr. Madden.
They tell him some good, wholesome
truths in no uncertain language," and
The Independent will publish them in
the near future. '
preference to becoming the tools of
the trusts and large corporations. ;
I am with you in this work and will
dispose of the cards &t the earliest op
portunity. Meanwhile you may send
me five copies per week and I will
distribute them where in my opinion
they will do the most good and I
shall . be glad to . do it in the cause of
good government W. F. MAUTZ, "
Mayville, S..D, . -
A Democratic Edition V
The Toledo (0.) Independent makes
the following remarks concerning the
special editions of this paper: -
"The Nebraska Independent believes
in free discussion. Its Henry George
Edition was surely a success. It now
offers a rare treat to ite$ readers in a
special issue for the socialists to dis
cuss their doctrines in their own way.
The followers of Karl Marx will sure
ly find a text book on socialism in the
issue of July 23. We would suggest
that The Independent give an issue
to une democratic party, whose daily
press has been so universally bought
up as to leave the party helpless in
its fight against its strong opponent."
f Turned the Dogs Loose
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Editor Independent: I noticed in
your &t Issue that Czar Madden gave
the ' postOffice department - orders to
"turn the dogs loose" against The In
dependent. It seems very queer that
there is not a single instance of the
pGstofflce department taking such ac
tion against the plutocratic press or
papers, but always against such pa
pers as have the courage to express
honest convictions and whose con
stant aim Is to defend-the rights of
the masses against the plutocrats or
the privileged few, and Includes such
papers as The Independent, The Com
moner and Wilshire's magazine and
numerous k others; ; fh,at r have? : steadily
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To enable people to reach thes.
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. .Lincoln, Neb.
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