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A Weekly Resume of the Really Vital News by the Editor w
"The war Is over." The Associated
press dispatches from Manila under
date of October 12 settle the matter.
They , are as follows: . "Lieutenant
Velasquez and tMrty men of the con
stabulary were attacked recently by
five hundred head hunters of Nueva
Viscaya and, lost two men, after kill
ing fifty-three and wounding large
numbers of the head hunters. The I
enemy were armed with rifles and bo
les." "Eight ladrones have just been
sentenced here to be hanged and two
to twenty-five years' imprisonment
by Judge H. H. Sweeney. These men
were captured in Bulucan and other
provinces of Luzon adjacent to Ma
nila." The execution of three mur
derers in New York occupied two or
three columns r day in the dailies a
week or two ago, but for Filipinos one
line to each man hung is deemed sur
ficient.
The atrocities in Macedonia are as
awful as anything in all history.
Nothing has been done to stop them.
The ioiiowmg is a passage irom me
correspondence Oi George Lynch, who
is fin the around: "Durine the past
few weeks I have daily witnessed the
hardships, sufferings and miseries of
the helpless iugitives neemg irom me
par ban ties or tne xurKs. i nave seen
men,- women and children of all ages
mi rnccliner from Macedonia to the
frontier and safety, some endeavoring
to save a little of their scant fortunes,
bowed under the burdens of house
hold goods, others drivkig a few cattle,
Vrnt the maioritv having nothing be
ing glad to save their lives. Many
nave been compelled to leave ageo
relatives, many mothers were com
pelled to abandon their children in
their wild flight from midnight sur
prise by the Turks. In all my experi
ence in four vars I have not seen such
misery as existed among the refugees
Eying irom tne i utks. Never was
therfi a better opportunity for srener
us Americans to relieve sufferings."
There is a srreat Uuibar in Russia
It was supposed that there was abo"t
$400,000,000 of gold in the czar's war
chest. All the estimatesrmade. of the
gold in the world has accounted for
that much locked up there. A recent
Investigation has revealed the fact
that there is less than $150,000,000
there. The rest of it has been spent
in buildinsr the Siberian railroad and
bribing Chinese mandenns.
The management of the daily press
during these fall months of campaign
ing has been along tne old lines. Any
thing to keep the minds of the people
from the questions that are pressing
lor settlement, something had to be
done to keep the people from invest!
gating the panicky conditions every
where appearing. The thing that was
decided upon 'as a war between Rus
sia and Japan. The Independent
spotted it as a fae and did not even
mention it in lest week's issue. All
the dispatches at this writing say that
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mere was notning in it.
The isthmian canal is becoming a
very live issue again. When congress
convenes there, will be some lively
times over it. It is now boldly
charged that the $50,000,000 appropri
ated to get a right of way via Pana
ma was all pure boodle. Forty mil-
. lions were to be given to Wall strpet
and French hoodlers and'ten million
to Colombian politicians. The Colom
bia chaps: were dissatisfied with, the
distribution of the boodle and Viewed
the fat into the fire. Under law the
president, now should order wor to
be immediately begun on the Nirar,-
-a?"a route. ,AH the treaties could b
signed up in ten days and wor1r could
V- beenn immedif tely. B"t nothing of
''the kind will be done. The railroads
don't want any canal.
The revenues of the government con
tinue to decline at a ranid rate. jst
a' The Independent said thev wonld
when the boom was over. The gov
ernment will soon want soma of that
monev that Shaw has handed over
to the banks. What will the roor
bankers do then? , If they undertake
to call in theft loans, we will have
worse than '93 over again.
Disastrous floods such as were nv
er 'mown at this season of the year 1n
all the history of the co"nrv con
tinue to ocenr in various prtn of the
evntrv. This week New Yori' and
Nw Jersey were visited wi?h a
downpour that, broe all nre,vio"s rec
ord. The losses ran far up in tne
. mil Hons. Patterson. N. J.. wa? the
worst pnfforer, a lare part of the citv
being flooded and work-in many large
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manufacturing plants stopped. There
is much suffering among the wage
workers, who are never further than
thirty days from famine.
The banks, or by one, continue to
close their doors. Not a week passes
with less than the bankruptcy of from
two to six. The great dailies keep
very quiet about Jhe matter. The last
one reported was in Fergus Falls,
Minn.
'The Southern Pacific railroad is to
follow the example of the New York
Central and curtail expenses by laying
on employes. The Harriman line is
preparing, according to an authorita
tive report received in Chicago, to re
duce its vforce by 1,200 men immediate
ly The chief cuts will be made in
the shops, but there will be economiz
ing all along the line. There will soon
be 100,000 railroad men out of work.
That means that they will cease to
buy goods, the merchants will find it
impossible to sell, they will stop or
ders on the eastern mills, and thou
sands more will become idle. That is
the way the thing has worked for two
hundred years. A boom and a col
lapse. .In all that, time the' majority of
tne people nave learned nothing. The
mission of the great dailies has been
to intensify the ignorance. ;
If the doctrines of imperialism had
not degenerated the people, it would
have been' impossible for any gov
ernor or commarder of state militia to
have instituted such a condition of
military rule as has been exhibited in
Colorado. It was along the line of
government by force that the republi
cans had adopted as a national pol
icy. The result is just what a) ways
roiiows such undertakings. First, the
courts were invaded by armed sol
diers and their orders defied. Next
corruption among the military. About
hair or tne Higher officers are at pres
ent under arrest charged with bood
ling. The foul smell of the affair has
reached as far as Europe. The nresi
dent-has had to take notice of the
conditions and has sent a recmest' to
the republican governor to withdraw
naif of the militia. The expense has
been about $2,000 a day, which the
people win have to pay in addition to
their already exorbitant taxes. Re
publicans rule ou; in Colorado, but the
vote 'er straight kind seem to think
that they must have it.
Building has almost come to a
standstill in tne east- and to a verv
great degree in the west. The dailies
try to make it appear that it is all on
account of the labor oreanizations.
Such statements are constantly made,
and multitudes of unthinking readers
tane it an tor tfte truth. But that is
not the truth at all. Labor roubles
can scarcely be taken into account
when the real cause of the cessation of
building operations is understood.
Like the distress in the cattle districts
the trusts are a the bottom of the
trouble. The lumber trust, the steel
trust, the tin trust, the electric snnnlv
trust, have raised prices of everything
mar goes into the construction of a
building to such a figure that the peo
ple cannot afford to build. That is the
truth about the matter.
Mr; Steffens has been writinsr some
articles for the magazines concerning
the corruption in the cities. What
may be "expected of the "business
men' in the way of reform mav he
judged from his report of interviews
witn sucn men in Chicago. He says:
"I spent one whole forenoon canine-
or. the presidents of banks, great busi
ness men and financiers interested . in
public utility companies. With all
the evidence I had had in other places
that these men are the chief sources
of corruption, I was unprepared for
the sensation of that day. Thosi finan
cial leaders of Chicago were 'mad.'
All but one of them became so en
raged as they talked that they could
not behave decently. They rose up
P"rple in the face and cursed reform.
They said l had hurt business." These
business men" of which we have
lieard so much during the last few
vears are like the bankers who assem
bled in Lincoln dnrinz this week Thev
discuss thiners only to find how much
money there is in it for them. "Prof
it" is 4he only standpoint from which
they view anything. Whether it is
peace, war, relieion, politics, or gov
ernment, "profit" is what thev plan
for. If The Independent had not
heretofore made several remarks on
he worship of Mammon, it would he
appropriate to append them here.
The supreme court of. the state . of
Missouri has- sustained the proceed-
ings wherein EdiJrr Shepherd was
fined $500 for criticising a decision
of the court after the case was closed.
tu r j ...i..it j i .
uctiomu Liiiniocu nan uenti wi Dv
the whole population to indicate that
the court was corrupt and the fine of
me eauor was paid by a public sub
scription. There is one satisfaction in
this case. These iudees were not: "an
pointed for life," as the federal judges
are and there will be an election in
the near future when the people can
get rid of them. In the federal courts-
there is no remedy against an unjust
judge except by an impractical plan of
impeaenment.
Rosewater.talkii of "populist decen
eracy" and declares the populist vote
has dwindled down to a mere corpor
als guard.- At the last election in
Omaha the populists polled on their
straight candidate who was on no
other ticket almost exactly twice as
many votes as they ever before polled
m mat city. That don't, look much
like "degeneracy" and . "dwindling
down." 1
The case of the ship building trust
nas disclosed to the public the mora
rottenness and vulgar, low down
stealing that goes along with "oro
moting." It was a dirty conspiracy to
Bieai me money or a confiding public
mrougn lying publications called a
prospectus." Schwab. Morgan and
the whole gang are proved to be just
common, every-day thieves. When the
steel trust gets into a receiver's hands
more damnable things will be discov
ered. No wonder that steel common is
down to 12 and na man has nnv nn
dence In any proposition with which
morgan is connected.
The United States government pur
chased another million ounces of n.
ver - for Philippine coinage and the
price went up to over 60 cents an
ounce, the highest price for many
years. When that commission was
sent over to Europe to establish hi-'
metaiusm at the ratio of 32 to 1, The
iiiuepenaem said tnat it could be eas
ily done. It will not be long before
i ii i . .
Buver win be worth 64 ceats an
ounce, a perfect demonstration of the
truth of the arguments of populists
during the last two presidential cam
paigns.
The service of the Nickel Plate road
to New York city and Boston is un
surpassed. Three fast express trains.
in each direction, daily. These trains
ars composed of modern first-class dav
ccaches, elegant vestibuled sleeping
cars between Chicago, New York and
tfeston and other eastern points. Su
perior dinng car service, meals heino-
served on American club plan, ranging
m price irom $ cents to $1.00; also
service a la carte. Passeneers can
travel comfortably and economically
wa me micKei fiate. see that your
iicnet reads tnat wav. r.hinam m,
ticket office. Ill Adams street. Denot
La Salle street and Van Buren street
on the elevated loop.
, Sept 24, Oct. 1815.
Governor Bates of Massachusetts in
opening his campaign enunciated a
great truth in almost his first sen
tence. He said that the opposition to
the republicans was composed of, and
made its appeal to .the discontented
The man who, when prodded up in a
street car under the imperative order
to "move forward" after having paid
me ma price ic a seat and is still
contented." is the verv enrt
chap that votes the republican ticket
cown in Massachusetts. The fellows
who want what they pay for and when
they don't get it "kick" are the "dia.
contented" who go after the corpora
tions and the reoublira
sharp stick whenever thev cet a
chance.
Mayor Low of New York rltv fa a
candidate on the fusion ticket for re
election. Like most candidates he ceta
very populistic while the campaign is
on. There are four naneis in ha Qi
. r i LAy cw
derman's chamber which have inscrip
tions of them. Two of these inscrip
tions which are somewhat nlut
and money-worshiping in their na-
11A Via .mvI.. .1 '
uc van oiuerea erasea and the
following DOOUlistie PWnHnle rm In
their places: "Equal and exact ins-
tice to all men of whateer station or
position. Jefferson." "Our
should hold an equal and impartial
iianu. wasnineton."
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.Populist Leaven is Wo king
Editor Independent: The nenri'a
party has muc' to he
since the Denver conference .i!iM,i,
set the leaven to working in the dor
mant meal. The conferences heinc
held in several states since Show that
new life is? revived in . the
many that were only, waiting for a
leading Hoses to urge the hosts on to
a marching victory. .
Now. that a Moses has been found,
let us all prepare to follow and do all
in our power to educate the unthink
ing to awake from their slumbers and
try to be following Joshuas, it is
simply gratifying to read of so many
efforts being put forth in so many
ways in an off year to arouse the peo
ple to see the folly of working so hard
and the other fellow reaping the fruits
of their toil.
The national "ederatlon for major
ity rule is a step to light the path for
all who will open their eyes and look.
Had the grangers in their early his
tory advocated the education of politi
cal rule by the majority of the vot
ers, this nation might be as prosperous
ar the green bay tree, and lessons now
so hard to learn by the pre'sent genera-
uuq, niigni nave gone into mstory as
one of the noble acts of our fathers.
But why mourn tue past? The thing
to do is ponder (not dream) and work,
work, work! MATILDA MAGLEY.
Green Ridge, Mo.
(In a private note to the editor,
Mrs. Magley expresses ken satisfac
tion at the success of the recent state
conference at Chillicothe, Mo. Prior
to the death of Mr. Magley, both he
and his wife were earnest, effective
workers for the cause of populism;
but since that time Mrs. Magley has
been obliged to manace the home
,iarm, a task somewhat too severe for
her physical strength, as well as men
tally wearing upon her, so that she
is unable to take as active a nart as
formerly in the cause of humanity, al-
mougn rne is as loyai a populist as
ever. Ed. Ind.)
Pushing The Independent
PUSHING THE INDEPENDNTa ..
Editor Independent: Enclosed find
one dollar for which please send The
Independent for five months to the en
closed list of addresses. I am making
presents of the subscriptions to the
mst two n:.mes. I think the Henry
George Edition will be the means of
bringing a good manv, subscribers.
. JOSEPH STINSON.
Colorado "Springs, Colo.
6000 SEIISE
Th Socialists of North Dakota II at
Shown Good Sons la tht Followlag
Resolutions
Adopted unanimously at Fareo T,o-
cal No. 1, Fargo, N. D., October 1, 1903.
Whereas. Socialism stands for rn-
upciouvu, uu-uutitiLiuii means oroin-
erhood, and as Germanyhas produced
the highest type of scientific social
ists, and under great provocation these
eminent leaders, by practice and nre-
cept, have always taught that war and .
violence should be discountenanced.
and the recent election In that onnntrv
demonstrates,, if any proof were need-'
ed, that it is better to rely on educa
ti6n, the justice of our cause and the
inherent sense of rieht implanted in
man, than to try to overthrow injus
tice and oppression by force, thus re
lying on the old adace that, "truth Is
mighty and will "prevail, and though
crushed to,earth will rise again," and,
Whereas, The lately enacted military
law has rattled some of our editors.
causing them to print articles of
doubtful interpretation, and while we
believe that it is the duty of everv lust
and liberty-loving citizen to thorough
ly expose and unsparingly condemn all
wrongs and oppressions, yet we are '
convinced that any attempt to remove
the abuses of capitalism by force is
unwise, and all violent methods are
nsugated by capitalists, their tools or
persons of weak -and unbalanced
minds, and, therefore, be it
itesoived. That we believe that our
socialist papers should strongly em
phasize that socialist nhilosonhv is
unalterably opposed to war and vio
lence, that we will suffer the wrongs of
capitalism until the people peaceably
remove the same by the ballot, and we
roundly condemn anv effort t n remove
same by force, and, further,
Kesolved. That we. brand as unsafe
any editor or teacher who by ,word,
implication or otherwise attempts to
teach violence, and believe such ner-
son is either lacking in the knowledge
o; scientinc socialism, or is knowingly
doing the dirtv work of ca
and,
Resolved. That a conv of th ee res
olutions be sent through our state
secretary; to the socialist press, re
questing publication.
A. BASSETT.
State Secretary, Socialist Tarty.
Fargo,- N. D.
Pope Pi x X. on October 3' issued
his first encylical. which com mem nr.
ated Pope Leo XIII.
Plumbing: and Heating'
J.C.COX
ik North 14th 5trt, Lincoln, Neb.
