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OCTOBKR 29, 1903. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT WBYf ThP September number of Frank admirable little Blngle tax "Whv?". Is devoted to a S H.m of Tom L. Johnson's S n tbe ho.se, January 30,1894, ropposiiion to the income tax bill, .tMi however, be supported "under kh; . a c, olce of evils." He jarred it to an tariff tax, but pre- r' ,i i, Kiiiiile tax above all others. 1 . Tn, u liuw 'IviiiK Mark Hanna t.f bi'St , nr' be Pver had' ,he re nbil.aimii of his speech Is timely. 1 while in this bead, The Indc wndent would lil e to ask the single mm a few rim-stions. All this talk Lit "taking land values for public MveiiiM'is" In vague and indefinite ' tn raise doubts as to the sanity of He neixjii indulging in it. unless we i loin's I'. i'wt's explanation that lliutleal expression." Of iwirw every Mane man knows that ti' rwil revenues of government are tjie sendees and commodities used In Ha operations. Neither land nor land ..iiiM can be used as revenues; but tidier may be made the basis of com tiiiaiioti to ascertain how much the ,.lM.wS(ir ol laud shall contribute to wn! tli Hiipjiort of government. snii(ysc we admit that the most suitable assessment of taxed may be n,'ad'! by h'tiorliiK the value of every tiiid ol' wciilih produced by man's la bor, and computing the taxes simply upon tie value of land holdings IN WHAT shall the taxes thus com pitnl be paid? Not In land. Not in land values. Then what? "Oh, In money, of course," chorus the single twin. lint that "money" how about that? Po you intend to continue the prac tice f stamping "Ten Dollars" upon ivory 'I'M grains of standard gold pre vnH at the mints, for any Individual who is luel y enough to be the owner o1 gold, and make the coin bo stamped tie exilmdve filng in which taxes nay be paid? Or, do you intend to confer a I i I o privilege uixn each binlwl of corn, or wheat, or potatoes? As The Independent views it, it Is iron' important to determine IN WHAT taxes nhall be paid than it Is to determine ON WHAT they shall computed. So long as men are cumHb'd to sacrifice their services and products In order to procure from urn? privileged favorite a small disk of his gold, upon which a palernal lnic govern meet has stamped Its money syrnlsjl free of charge and tt'ii conferred upon that disk of gold tt'lusive power to cancel tax levlec W no long will some men be the taidl.iarlcB of special privileges, and ihVr men Injured thereby no mailer talier we have a single tax on land values or the present chaotic system. When the populists proposed to loan ttney at a moderate rate of Interest k farmers, which never went further than a tentative proposition provld "I some better way of relieving the Mtr8 then prevailing could not be found, the scheme was not only de iiounced as absurd, but anarchistic, by w whole republican press. Now that "ie government has loaned to na '"nal bankers $lfi8,0(M),000 without in t'r!St, the 8ame e,iitor8 not oniy d0 m denounce It, but actually approve ' Vet there are some millions of We who believe that the republl- press of thu country la honest "id uusiibsldued. While the republi can Party has under 1U control a " pro letariat' like that, voting for them i yf'ar af"'r vear- whl,e thou- wnu,, of f,..nivr8 s(av 1n tnoir fiel(l8 J shuck corn eloctlon dav. we can nothing clRe than that the pro u iers of WPHlth wiM ,,,,, im)ft (0 tlirn or it ver to the millionaires, ex wl't a bure living. and ex- Edi-cor- with which to produce change wealth." Suppose, for argument's sake tor De Leon's construction in rert- Wf...u.i a. ii me national owner ship of railroads be a step In the di rection of collective ownership? if not, why not? If national ownership should be accomplished, wouldn't that go to prove that "economic determin ism" compelled it? And if hi. n sin cerely believe that It Is to their inter ests to have national ownership of the railroads, aren't they likely to do what they can to bring it. about, even if great socialist editors do cast asper sions upon their intellectuality? In other words, bow can one piny fast and loose with the socialist doctrine of "economic determinism?" Populists believe the public own ership of railroads would undoubted ly benefit the agriculturists of the United Slates. Does Mr. De I .eon deny tnese men the right to want some thing that will benefit them? Is his political philosophy so altruistic that he has any right, to object? tl I.. a, ii is, oi course, Mr. uu j.eon s tin doubted right to believe everybody fools except, the waee-worl lug class he professes to rep-escnt, but Is not o It Is his undoubted right to see the "cloven hoof In every movement v.hleh does not begin and end with Daniel De Leon. It Is bis undoubted right to play the wnsp on any and all occasions; hut when he reflects that (he socialist labor party In 11)02 poll". less than 54.0'H) votes, after fourteen years of campaigning, he ought to see that something Is wrong- either with his philosophy or the manner of pre sen ting it. When the electric trolley lines be pan to spread out overNew York and the New Kngland states, The Inde pendent said that as soon as they came in competition with the steam roads they would all be gobbled up The dallies occupied a great deal their "valuable space" In telling how vf were now going to have compel! tion In the railroad service sure enough. 1 ast week the New York dailies announced that the New York (Vntrsl railroad is planning to estab h electric trolley lines as suburban blanches in the central and western part of New York state in order t:ave local tralllc, which has been cut into heavily by the Independent elee trie lines. There never has been and rever will be any competition in the general transportation srvlcc. It an essentially "public" service and ought to belong to the public. Every other nation on earth came to that conclusion long ago, and this nation will at last come trailing along be hind all creation, take over the rail roads and telegraphs and the govern ment will own and operate them. That b the sort of "destiny" that The In dependent believes In. people's party. Rutler "f'ONOMIC DETRKMINMM" The U'ni i.. r... . , . ... y . """ly i i (ijiic (. I.. I'.), New "TK, ip. votes n ,...!,..., .u, .,-!..i m '.lllll T-UillH l(l .U '"Wills I tin i i ... t Ii.p n .. . '"-ii uuih in cx-oemi- ...mers recent Interview anent the ""i" or the lhuKht ttuu- Tie main f--atnr or the plat '"rm win lm ,mtlotml ownership ae railroads, the means of enr- on mmnierce tltHiion pnnld' ".Html Ills ... "" I..4I 'The element it 1 !' .4! ' '.1 for which the )s government or Do I. eon vows show for which. In a It. Illti lleln.illu .v.. I.-. " -'! v . hi hln, i .i .... .i, ...v... ,r r.iher." "f ''ir., m hi in ply Kdiior iv "I'tninn. ThTf Is. n.ihv. "t .r..liil.llli.- , l.'.i.i,., Ii.. "'.. HHU l . .... t I'S'i'on Bil.ht t. frr..H- f " ttie omntltiHlolirtl puni , 'iurM thm Hrr tn ,' ""iiuri to tmiu J" noti.tini ,omr ,,f int r 'ti' h t.f In l.istry I he The Independent has had a good C(al to say to farmers about their interest in the supremo court, but ;a'lioad emploves are equally Inter t-Rted In turning over the supreme court for the next four years to rail road domination. When any one of the:,i gets injured, and their occupa tion Is verv dangerous, that court will write a decision depriving them of the benefits of a verdict obtained in the district courts before a Jury, or in case of their death, their widows and orphans will be told that by the su preme court they can get no relief, That court, with Judge Barnes on it will work "the contributory negll cence of the fellow servant" for all there is In it. the Point of View Once a knight In search of quarrel thnt helms knighthood's point of view Met another knightly brother, caraeol Inir through the dew. straightway they began to wrangle ol a sniem white or yellow his color yield words succeeding to tragedy. it :ou think that It will answer the foi subhcribers nent me some time ago H it square the account, l have sent tnem for some of my friends. in, . C- Jl JACKSON. Hilton, Tex. J hero are several thonsnnds of fam lies who have acqnlrcd the habit of buying all their dry goods. nroeereH, boots and Ss1ion from Kr..,l ..,,l,ii a. H Is a money-H'lvln;; bablt-a mat it won . Hro habit, noire, week, order. IK1V VO'l In I.'. Jinniircds buy by mail every Ilegln now by sending n trial See nd. on fitintlu r kindly mention The Independent when you write, o er tue coior Whether It were neither would Swords to angry soon had led knight appearing then was flowering Winn another 1 nU'hthood (Vno iii... ii...- nslrd to Indue between then his decision. unaileal''d, Kavored both the cold snd silver twus a l.lmetlillie shield' c..i.....-.-x. ellln'! pot-ment. to pwape an nwlwird plisht. When l.eie.n ! suirv Kw.r.l-mn t ,e.bl tht I-''" r" l';h, Ihl M"hl I1N en"e """" I.I...III I HO" 111 ' iwii t.x a f'"' ,f ''i,",n i,,i..r Mi.rHl'h In The for tviotxr Itul Oh follow-liei.br A 5lrr Crlf, . .i . i . ters, Atlsntion! Do you wish to Bell your farm? h so, send full deserliitlon lownm n.-i,., ar.d best terms. Or. If von wieh t,i buy a farm, ranch or Lincoln home, write to or call on Williams & ltratt. 1106 O St., Lincoln, Neb. Farm For Sab 7(! acres, located one mile from cen ter of l.ealrlee; iiys well; Is of su perior quality. Six-room cottage, fine lawn, large barn, youn,": orchard, etc. Price, 6,000; part on time If desired. Would trade for larger farm. Must be of go)J quality, Improved and well located. Call on or address M. V. Reynolds, Ileatrlce, Neb. Elarkwitli Shop Wanted A thoroughly competent, blacksmith, 12 years' experience, desires to find a suitable location for a general black smith shop. Would buy a Bhop al ready established 'f price and Ioca tkn are satisfactory. Tor particulars address Ulacksmlth, care The Inde pendent, Lincoln, Neb. Your Troubles Readers of The Independent who have troublesphysical troubles IP nets of any kind or character, should write to Drs. Searles and Searles of this city giving a full description of the trouble. It Is folly to suffer from a disease that continues to weaker, the system, sap the energy and event ually claims your life when you can f.et treatment from specialists who will cure you In a short time. Many cases can be successfully treated by t.-;all, These doctors conduct all their own correspondence and preserve it strictly private and confidential All rrivate lettrs they an'wer personal ly with a pen an thus avoid the pos sibility of information getting out tf-rough the carelessness of a confi dential stenographer. Tell your trou bles to Drs. Serle and Searles, P, O. box 224, Lincoln, Neb., and you will nevor nave occasion to regret It. Choice Farms. A70 1(10 acres, Saunders Co., $9,000. AP6 2.10 acres, Faundars Co., tlO.250. AG5 120 acres, Saunders Co.. $t!,000. AC4 320 aces, Webster Co., $10,000. A!i7 lr0 acres. Lancaster Co., $8,000. A58 480 acres, Knox Co., $6,720. Afil 320 acres, Red Willow Co., $3,200. A56 134 acres, Lancaster Co., $8,040. A55 160 acres, Nance Co., $6,400. A56 1,410 acres. Valley Co., $12,500. A42 640 acres, Knox Co., $19,200. A46 360 acres, hed Willow Co., $2.r00. A 48 160 acres, Red Willow Co.. $2,00 A37 480 acres, Harlan Co.. $7.(100. A38 3:10 acres, Harlan Co., $ti,4on. A30 320 acres, Nuckolls Co.. $12,000. A31 160 acres. Franklin Co., $2,480. A33 320 acre, Franklin Co., $16,000. A34 ti40 acres. Frnnl-lln Co.. $7,000. ' A24 640 acres, Buffalo Co.. $I0,SS0. A25 160 acres. Red Willow Co . $1,600. A 29 320 ncres. l.arlan Co., $ 1.800. A2 160 acres, Hi.rlan Co., $1,800. All 320 acres, Harlan Co., $7,000, A 8143 acres, Fillmore Co., $7,000. A 7320 mres, Fillmore Co,, $I-I.oo0. 1O66-S20 acres, Red Willow, $ !,7uo. e65 RI4 acres, Ile1 Willow, $i 6r.4. .15500 ai res, IVmuhis Co., $. 5 . 31 12S0 cres, Lancaster. $:i8,4oo. IS 320 acres, Lancai-ter, $lrt.0t sl.1-20 a.res, Lancaster, $n,ooo 2711 2,411 acres deded bind at $12.50 per acre; also cnt to C40 a. res chiKil land that runs 22 yetrn at an nual rental of tX All In the Rcpuhli- tn River valky, 2 nubn from ship- piiu iHilnt ; Kpli'tidlit alfulf.i and mo-itr lut't land. Watered ly aeven HN kl nuns and th ! publican river. 7" i re miller i hIiI' allon, ;i a re of tliii) timber; wheal on thU tuol I !U ir )iMl 14 li.!u U iu r Scv- rtal m-ll of Itiiprovi'isieiiU Hill 1t- yHW Iiihi three irutu If dekiiv, hut I l a tfol.l mine for tee mm ihn can unlli tl rin Wehrr A r'rrn I liuoln. SPECIAL MARKET UTTER FROM NYE BUCHANAN CO., UVH STOCK COMMISSION MER CHANTS, SO. OMAHA. NLU Cattle Three davs this week hrlnu 27,000 cattle. Crass beef Is In limited supply and fully steady, and conifed beef also In IU,b sapply and brings hliong pi li en. yearling steers seem to be In belter demand or lute and choice- finds have sold uh high as $4.10 from His! hands. Feeders, butcher stock, bulls, and pIiich all a sbade lower. Wn uuole. choice corn- fed steers ?Y(,o i , $:,,:tf,, fair to good short-fed $l.5o to $-1.90. heavy western beef steers $:!.7.r. to $4.10. Clmlen heavy feeders t;t,70 to $1.00, medium $1.40 to $,!,ii."i, (ouinion grtidcH down to ??.5(). Yearling steers, choice, $3.75 to $1.10, others $3.25 to $3, 65. Hood fat cows and heifers $2.50 to $2.9o, stock heifers $2.25 to $2.0(1, canners $.r.o to $2.00; milkers and springers $20 lo $35. Steer calves $3 to $4, veal $1 to $5; grass bulla $2 to $2.50. Receipts of sheep nro heavy, and thn mnri et was lo to 25c lower, hut is stronger today. Killers. Feeders, Lambs $1.25-4.50 $1.00-4.10 Common 3.00-3,50 Yearlings 3.65--3.80 3.4.i- 3,60 Wethers 3.403.60 3.20- 3.40 Nw-cs 2.40-2.70 1.75-2.40 llog receipts -;ht. Market lliictual. Ing. Range, $-l.l)t to $5.30, Live Stock Insurance Why Insure live stock for flro and lightning only, when you can get In surance that will cover death from n .y cause. Three-fourths of the mon ey paid out for lire and lightning In surance of live stock Is money wasted for the simple fact that Ihreefourtbs of the stock dies from causes other tbau fire and lightning, and for which such insurance Is no good. The Phoenix Mutual Live Slock In surance Co, Insures live stock against death resulting from fire, lightning, tornado, disease, or accident; In fnct, from all causes where due care has been taken to save life and nothing done to endanger it. (Jood, reliable f.pnits wanted In every township, For lull particulars write or call on Phoenix Mutual I Ive Stock hh. M6 So. 10th St., Lincoln, Neb. The Co., Good Groceries Cheap Friends of The Independent will confer a favor by senllng an order for groceries to Ilraneh & Miller Co., whose ad. appears on another page. The goods are first class and a great bargain. Send your order today. If you are not satisfied you can have your monev hack. Mention Tho Inde pendent when you write. CANADIAN LANDS Millions of Aerat of th Finnt Farming and Craning LancU Open for settlement. Small taxes, cheap fuel, good climate, enormous crops. Lauds sell at $3.50 per acre and up. payable In ten annual In stallments. Why rent a farm when you can buy one for less money than you pay as rent? Thousands of U. S. settlers are going. For 'full Information apply to A. C. SHAW, Orn'l Agt., Pass'r Dept. Canadian Pacific R'y, 228 So. Clark street, Chicago. III. CASH AdFNCY. nmpolli., for ynur Farm, lluiinni, om er .re.Tty ol any kind no limlter where loralcd. If y till tle.lrr a ii!t'k Milf. nen.l IIH lll'.r!... Hint Tlr. N.R HWivTraN Hi i-lama No. SIM Hank ol luuum ivs I.Mif Mill. Minn. HTe --OII a grata. oo1, fa'laMa, mit. lie inra In aril xur I lull i'l- 1 I"' ' I ut.rl.-atln oiia. I. r. I rliliia. Ha.- I "'. 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