THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
FZBRUART 18. 1904.
ble-now; 91 winters and summers
have passed me by and I can say with
one of old, "The foxes have holes ad
the birds of the air have nests, but I
have not where to lay my head that
I can call my own."
I can do no more financially,' but as
long as the principles are advocated
and I can get to the polls I will vote
for them. '
. ' rthink the party fs making the right
move, and hope we will never falter
or fuse again. Let us have the cour
age of our convictions and press on
wards; we cannot fail, we will not.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again
sometime, somewhere.'"
WM. It. SINGLETON.
Falkner, Tex.
THE OLDEST OLD GUARD.
A card from J. B. Gay, Columbus,
Tex., contains the following informa
tion: "Uncle Stephen Harbert is i5
years old was born in 1809 and is as
fine a populist as ever lived. I write
this, fearing he might not see your
notice."
Well, he Is the oldest of the Old
Guard, and I have entered his name
for a life subscription to The Inde
pendent. D. -
EDITOR ELLIS'.
You made no mistake in believing
that I am still a populist and am
proud to be associated with the real
and true Old Guard who have fought
incessantly in behalf of the principles
of our party since their promulgation
at the memorable Omaha convention.
I am one of those old veteiau3 "who
have come all the way over the trail"
and as such desire to be enrolled. ,
I believe that your plan of organiza
tion is a good one and for the imme
diate present Is much more likely to
accomplish its object than the Street
er plan. I shall most assuredly - do
all that I possibly can in behalf of the
movement. r '.--
In our attempt to revive the old
spirit which at a certain period of the
past enthused the majority of the
citizens of this state in the champion
ship of our principles; it might be
well for us to make an effort to" find
-the cause of the disasters ot recent
years. While the past cannot be le
called and bettered it is woll some
times to call it back in remembrance,
consider the present and with judg
ment aim well for the future.
I am not of those who deciy fusion
and make it to serve as a scape-goat
to carry all of our past political sins
as a party and cannot yet see that it
was the principal cause of our fail
ure. . '
We elected a populist 'governor
three times; all the state officials, with
the exception of attorney general,
twice, and a supreme judge once by
faithful, fusion between us -and the
Bryan wing of the democratic parly,
and we lost by the lack of genuine fu
sion. In other-words, we have lost the
confidence of a vast number of popul
ist and democratic voters who at one
time voted with us.
It is plain to me, very plain, Indeed,
that the reason for the reaction
against us must be laid at the doors
of many of the officials selected by our
conventions to carry out our principles
in the management of the affaiis of
the state and the governing of our
public institutions. Many of those of
ficials who posed as representatives
of populism were undoubtedly un
iaithful to the trust that the Voters
had in then when they were elected.
They followed clcsely the same path
as the one that was trod.betore Inem
by the republicans. They courted and
accepted favors from the corporations
which they so vehemently denounced
before they w-ere elected to -office.
With their pockets full of railroad
passes they disregarded, and Iaorol
the wishes of Ihclr real and true
friends.
In seeding men to nil the appoin
tive offices of the state they fallowed
For dver sixty years .Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup has been used by
mothers for their children while teeth
ing. Are you disturbed at n'ghf and
broken of you test by a sick child
suffering and cijing with palu of cut
ting teeth? i; wr; pond at once and
Mt a bottle of &.r. Wtnalow' Sooth
ing Syrup" for Children Twining. Ita
value Is Incalculable. It will relive
the poor little nufferer Jinn'c J lately,
ivpvnd upon it, mothers there U no
'.aiKinUe about it. It cure I'arthx'i.
legnlntea th stoma h and low It,
mri i wind oll- Mdtcn the eupu re
duce .tniUmm-itSon, and Mwi tone
and enerpy to the whole nyatm. ".Vlti,
Winnie' Soothing Kjrup' tor chil
dren teething is pleasant to the tntto
and U tho prescription of on of tho
oldest and best female ph-UlaDi and
fwrn In the thil.ed States, and U tor
:il I y all drtiKtti throughout th
world, Price. 25 tent a lott!e, IH
uri and ask for "Mr, VlnHuM
f.outhlns Srup."
the same plan as the old rotten party
had in use before them by filling them
often with men who had no particular
qualifications to recommend them be
side the fact that they were considered
efficient as political strikers in their
TLese shortcomings, I believe, were
the most important causes for the fail
ure of our party to be the dominant
party in our -state.
But while I say this, I am yet con?
vinced that the populist party has yet
its mission in the field of politics. Its
principles are worth fighting for now
as much as they were at any other
time. .
I am also convinced that the time
has come when we are forced to do
our fighting for those principles alone.
Everything seems to show that our
former allies those with whom we
co-operated in the past have decided
to aid the enemy in the near future.
The action of the Jacksonlan club at
Omaha is a conclusive proof that the
most influential members or. tne uemo
cratlc party in this state are begin
ning to put themselves in such a posi
tion as to make the co-operation of
populists with them impossible. ...
These considerations should compel
all true populists to fall into line and
resnect their cwn tenets.
It is therefore the duty of all true
populists to enljst anew in tne inter
est of kooI government and help on
your movement in behalf of the Old
Guard.
It must be ' remembered, however
that the work of reinlistment will be
carefully watched by the good popul
ists of this state. There are many
men calling themselves populists who
were awav un in the councils of the
party in the past, who will not be rec
ognized 'as extra material by tne ranit
and file of the party who have to do
the fighting.,
I wish you much success in the call
ing together of the Old Guard.
" Beatrice, Neb. t
E. E. ELLIS.
John R. Campbell. Clyde, Minn.:
"By all means let us enroll and nom
inate by ballot It. will have a great
effect on our vote. In Minnesota tne
two old parties would work their
way into our conventions and hollow
'mid-road populists' and get men
nominated who belonged to one of the
old parties either old party, it made
no difference which one. They work
hand and tongue for each other and
spend lots of money besides. So, when
the people s party went clown in Min
nesota, it was utterly destroyed and
will be slow to rally."
Mllo Bunce, Stuart,-la.: "I am glad
to see the good work go on. I will
help all I can, but can't go out to
work for this reform movement much.
I will try and get some names and
some 'change' soon. Every little helps
to 'pay postage The pops that hav e
been burled by the republican press
are raising their heads and looking
over their toes to see where they are
at. Subscribe for The Independent,
arid you will hear of a great resurrec
tion." . .
Geo. M. Austin, Home, Neb.: "I
have been very well pleased in read
ing over the list of Old Guards that
are ready to stand up and vote for
good government and against mo
nopoly. It seems more like the times
when we all fell in line and gave Lu
cie John Powers our support for gov
ernor." .
A.-II. Cardin, View, Ky.: "I hand
you my name is one of the Old Guard.
I voted for Peter Cooper in 1876, and
never have scratched our ticket since.
I always voteJ straight and was al
ways opposed to fusion. Never voted
for Bryan. If we could got Tom Wat
son at the 'head of our ticket, and Al
len or Barker at the fco. we w.U cer
tainly make a showing next Novem
ber. If my health Is such that I ran
bo out on the 22d, I will certainly be
at St. Louis. I am In favor of St.
Louis as tho place to hold our ou-ventlon."
Iialh Afihtcn, Emmet, Neb.: "I
would like to enroll In tho Old Guard
nlthottKh t nm a youne man. I have
been a pop ever id nee l!U2. I am now
21 year old. TUU county (Holt) I
among the few count ie In tho Male
that has stood by tho principle of
4ipultam. whtv the ount u (he
e;M twhhh used to tie populUl
fctrotlKhuld) Knox. Antelope, U.ione,
Iind other liiivo eone to the repub
lican on account of fake prosperity. I
believe If the reorKunliei u ntrol the
democratic patty that the pupulbt
party will ret he ftud be a wer to
he thouht of ly the pltiloaMt, I
believe: the Jir ch r I ) i III ( f loiul
imtliiK candidates in nil right, m.d
would like t Me It adopted. I think
i vScnaior Allen wculJ fcv Ihe jtntn;-
MAPPY AND HEALTNY,
A Beautiful Canadian Girl Saved From
Catarrh of the Lungs by Pe-ru-n:
Miss Florence K. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Out., writes:
" A few months ago I caught a severe cold, which settled on my
lungs and remained there so persistently that I became alarmed. I
took medicine without benefit, until my digestive organs became
upset, and my head and back began to ache severely and frequently.
''I was advised tor try Peruna, and although I had little faith I
felt so sick that i was ready to-try anything. It brought ne blessed
relief at once, and, I felt that I had the right medicine at last Within
three weeks I was completely restored and have enjoyed perfect
health since,
" now have the greatest faith In Peruna. " P. E KENArl.
WOMEN should beware of contract
ing catarrh. The cold wind and
rain, slush and mud of winter are espe
cially conducive to catarrhal derange
ments. Few women escape.
. Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. It forti
fies the system against colds and ca
tarrh. The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna :
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind., and she
writes the following :
" Recently I took a long drive in the
country, and being too thinly clad I
caught a bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which I could not seem to
shake off. I had heard a groat deal or
Peruna for colds and catarrh and 1
bought a bottle to try. I am pleased
that I did, for it brought speedy jrelief.
It only took about two bottles, and I
considered this money well spent.
" You have a firm friend in me, and I
not only advise its us to my friends, but
have purchased several bottles to give to
those without the means to -buy, and
have noticed without exception that it
has brought about a speedy cure where
ever it has been used." Miss Rose
Gerbing.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President
The Hartman Sanitarium. Cohimhns'.Ot.
est candidate for president, although
others are just as good."
. 0. J. Fry, Old Fort, O.: "Encour
agement and independent action is in
the air, and those that would have us
dead, especially the dominant parties,
will be surprised at another resurrec
tion. Here is. one of the Old Guard
and middle-of-the-roaaer. Shake
hands and get acquainted. I stand by
the Omaha platform and the initia
tive and referendum and add no more.
By these declarations we will win.
Enclosed find one dollar. I favor an
early" nomination. No entangling al
liance with democracy. My choice for
candidates are Watson for president
and Judge Williams for vice presi
dent."
J. C. Iiuppenthal. Itusscil. Kas.:
'The Independent in Its three-months',
visit has become Indispensable to au
old-time pop. I want to take it next
year with The Commoner, and by add
ing the Appeal to Reason and (say)
the Juter-Occan, l think I shall bear
all sides of the political discussion
(except prohibition: unless I tako
New Voice). lt us get after the
encyclopedia makers. Lwry Inquirer
hould have a chance to learn what
are Initiative, referendum. Imperative
mandate, direct legislation, etc. "Wl
recemly I took up the New Interna
tional Encyclopedia of lodd, Mad A:
Co., I'nit edition, to t a clearer t tea
of "Impei atlv niAiuUltt" and was
amaicd to fnd r.oihliiR.' Tuither
Munh fchowed Hut 'initiative." M not
thcie. Aa the volume vtK not then
publUhed cont'ilnhiK "r lereu tuia" (or
that ahould contain it), I dou't know
If it U Klvn. Perhaps tho new Hn
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R. BOGLE, Crete, Neb.
V. J. Hurler, llimlUun, Mo.: "Kn
loa d pKiMr tin. t Mtcnu to hlp tho
;ood t au'." ttlon.i. I am proud to
hue ttm iluin e to be enrolled with
the Old Cluard &iut hop that we will