FEBRUARY 18, 1904.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
r
. Tha Old Guards of Liberty
Editor Independent: It seenis-that
my letter of the 26th ult. has seen its
way Into print. I am surprised at
this. It was not so intended. It was
designed as a personal view for per
sonal use. I did not have the most
yemcte idea, when penning my letter,
that it. would find its way, into the
public arena.
The watchword in the leading politi
cal and other parlies now seems to be
suppression. New ideas crossing beat-
- en pathways are with the leaders at a
discount,' and by them 'deserve repro-
bation. It is refreshing to have an.
" outlet to one's convictions. So I
have no complainta to make that you
have exposed me to a public hearing.
. Liberty of expression is ono of the
- . primary and essential features in the
existence and perpetuity, of any free
, government among a free people.
Just so soon as you begin to suppress'
expression and tamper with ronvic-
tion you dampen enthusiasm, and be
gin a process of corruption. It puts
policy in place of principle, and tempts"
a man to duplicity in order to gam
' place, money-and power. It at ouce
hinders advancement. It holds
thought in chock.
What advantage is reading, study,
investigation and experiment, if, when
a man, by the most laborious process,
has gained a new thougnt, he dare not
'utter it; and is even brought into
'iisrepute for quietly entertaining an
advanced or progressive, personal sen
timent? . ' .
What we need is a thorough, oi.-eu,
free, fair arid-full, untramelled, manly
and honest discussion of all tao pro
blems that confront, us as a tree peo-
pie. . ..
It is to be hoped that a series oi
journals are coming to the front
whese managers believe in the God-:
given right of American citizens, to
make an open confession of their con-;
vie lions, .on current questions with
out fear a of mental torture, social
ostracism, or political demfcrion.
You are evioently facing to tfco
front in the enrollment plan " Push
the work. We enroll in the family,
the school, the church, -and in all im
portant societies. JVhy not enroll
where liberty is at slake? Let us
count our ' strength before w go to
the, polls or undertake, to build. This
is wise. Organization and education
" and training are necessities. Simply
standing up to be counted and to be
shot at, to my, mind, is a species of
insanity," To nominate men for of-,
flCAwhewejkjiow we. do not have
.. votes enough to, elect tbem, 's a piete
of the same web. . Let us. tako time
to be sure of success. ( It will pay to
spend effort and money enough to
' get men and material'In amplitude to
gether, before we undertake to put up
- the building. We ougit to exercise
as much judgment n regard to a po
litical party Js in putting up an ordi
nary residence. Press ihe enrollment.
None-but foola and foes will object,
Let us not be too hasty lu forming
a party platform. It is enough for the
present to be guided by essential prin
ciples. ! We know thrt inany are dissatis-
fled with thepresent status and ten
dency of things in this government.
Those who are perfectly satisfied, we
do not wish ?n our ranks. They will
be a dead weight.
But what we do wish in this direc
tion is a consensus of the best opin
ions of all the true friends of lib
erty as to $he most available mea;(s
of conserving the very best interests
of the country in the vast body of its
people. -
v Out of these views we can construct
a platform whi:h can b& canned to a
successful issue. Interest, then, will
combine with veason to concentrate
our efforts and hold us together In the
way of universal liberty with national
and personal prosperity In perpetuity.
JOIiN VINTON rOTTo.
North Robinson, 0.
EsdorM Htggint
Editor Independent: Hurrah""-for
Jonathan Hlggins of Cambridge, Neb.!
His Ideas of the eastern Yankee ad
vising the Routhern "reformer just what
Id best for them to do, shows that he
has . been observing some things of
the paat
The southern people do not want
any of the east's protective tariff
farces, and but very little of the tar
iff for revenue only. Both of these
plans were devUed by the train of a
HEADACHE
(iff .r ,, p'lim-
At af Srug
3 phn aw.
plutocrat for the purpose of making
th poor bur Jen-bearers of the world,
and exempting the rich from pacing
a tax that he shared in equity, to pay
for support of the thing we call gov
ernment. - '
The facts are, the eastern reform
ers are not competent to give us ad
vise, for the reason that G5 oer cent
of the people in Texas are in favor of
public ownership of most public util
ities; that is money and transporta
tion, city waterworks and lights; but
they expect to get these things through
the Bryan democracy. And as to the
negro he does not bother us at all;
and never ha3. only when some east
ern pretended friend to them puts
some foolish notions in his head.
These eastern people come south for
the dollars they can find. And I have
never seen one. yet that was not alter
the dollar strictly.
The protective , tariff Idea' seams to
be blown 'into their bottles!
The officials in the south and this
state are : yet governed by the in
visible power 'that Ridpath described
as "the money and corporate power,"
buUthe bladder, is now being blown up
in the minds of the people that it
will bring them to their senses belore
many more moons. - -
C. J. JACKSON.
Bel ton, Tex.
Wm. Lee, Roll, Iud.:--'Yes, of course,
I will become oue of the Old Guards,
for I consider myself one of the old
est, of them. I tore loose from the
democratic . party in 72 when they
nominated Horace Greeley for presi
dent. I could not stand that; couldn't
vote for Grant. Just stayed at home
on election day. I am glad to have
the opportunity to belong to the Old
Guard. I am proud of the Old Guard.
I expect to vote the populist ticket as
long as "T live , because I think it is
right to do so." ".
Joel Ray, Belton, Tex.: "I am proud
to send you blank filled out for mem
bership in the Old Guard of Populism.
I think it a grand plan. I am a pop
ulist from princ iple. Was an indepen
dent until I joined the greenback par
ty in 1876, and voted for the grand
old man, Peter Cooper, Since that
ume I have voted for every refo;m
candidate; never have voted for a re
publican or a -jemocrat, so I think 1
am entitled t5 be enrolled as one of
the Old Guard. I favor the Denver
agreement and the Omaha platform."
Geo.: Vance, Naponee, Neb f "Please
enroll my name in the Old G-Jard of
Populism... L am always proud toJ
sland and be counted on the side of
justice and right. Am 61 years old
and depend on day's labor for, a liv
ing. I can't do much financially for
the cause, but can vote as loud as
anybody." -
G. W. Will, Ithaca, Neb.: "I send
you preferential votes. I pave Isvo
sons at home that will vote, and hew
is it about joining the Old Guard?
There are several in my precinct that
want to join. How will we proceed?
I have been a delegate to state or
congressional conventions fov six or
more years. I am in favor of the
preferential." ' -
James S. Dixson, Cedar Mill Ore.:
"You may put me down as one of the
Old Guard. I did not come as "far
as some of them did. My former poli
tics were republican, but I left them
in 1890. I then lived in Nebraska. I
haven't voted for a republican since. I
don't say like some of the Old Guards
that I will always "Vote the populist
ticket, because they may get the
wrong leaders in and thy would lead
the party out of the line of reform
and then I would have to vote some
thing else."
Janes J. Routt, Learn!. !!..: "I Sr.t
to be enrolled on the list of the Old
Guard of Populism. I am one of the
boys who wore the blue and have been
up Salt river twice, but each time I
took genuine opul!st principles with
me and thank God I have them yet.
Give us a straight ticket at SL Lou I a
the 22d of February or count me out."
W. It. Trlbbey, Gallatin, Mo.: "I
think there Is Dome hope for the joi
ulUU nor If they will atick to their
principles and party while It stays
with Its principles. I would not alay
In any party for party Rake. I had
lot of confidence In llryan and "tip
ported him In 19, but If Hrjan
would fall In with tt he would not
have an imi'h to awaltnw as we did
In ' and m. We ruJped down the
corrupt democratic party to plve him
a txjont, for we had confidence In the
nun; but now Hrjmn In not so blind
that he cannot 'o that he will have
to swallow all itU words and the cor
ruptlon cif the republican party If he
aUja In the democratic party, uud any
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man that is competent to be president
ought to know that the populists stand
for the only, true democratic and re
publican principles there is in vogue at
this time. Neither of the old par
ties, as a party, stand for anything in
common with the masses of the peo
ple. An increase In the money volume
brought all the prosperity there ia and
that is populist thunder of 1896 when
both old parties gave it the lie."
Annual Statement of the Herman Bros. Co.
. of the City of Lincoln, Lancaster Coanty
Nebraska, at the Cloao of Business
. November 30, 1903
.,.,. . liabilities:
CapHnl Flock paid in . . :,' .1177,000 00
Notes and bill! payable 94,880 49
Mnktng fund m 22
Undivided profits 10,082 44
f282,826.15
jobbing 'House; " . ; "
Mdse. on lhana," "! '
- cash value.. .'.1112,541 80
Bills ami accounts receiv
able , ,.110,500 00
Furniture, Fixtures, Tooli, , '
sarpple trunks, etc.,. .. 2,660 00 $231,601 80
factory:
Mdse. on hand
Machinery. Fixtures.
f 24,801 81
Toola, etc. 4,31(5 12
' . BEATRICE STORE:
Mdse. on hand Dec 81, 1903 J14.828 00
Fixtures, etc 1,000 00
Bills receivable C60 00
Cash on hand.... C77 88
Less taxes b bills
owing..., $ 276 00 f 401 88
Investment Dec. 81, 1903..? 16,880 28
Remitted to Her
man Bros. Co., in . .
December 6,600 OG '
Lepa Mdse received
In December...! 853 36 "
$29,207 4
I 5,746 64
700 00
Less estimated
profits In Dec.
$ 5,046 61
Investment November 30, 1903. . .
. 21.926 92
' $282 820 15
Stale of California "
ss.
Los Angeles County I
Adolph Herman, President of Herman Broth
ers Company, being duly sworn says that the
above and ioreKlug Is a true and correct state
ment of tbo renources and HiibliHk-s oi Herman
Brothers Company at the close ot business No
vember 80th, 1UU5.
ADOLril HERMAN.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to be
fore me this ISth day oi January, 1U04.
N. A. Alspach,
Notary l'ubllc.
Commission expires July Sid, Vm
MaJOKITYO' DlRBCTOttS.
Adolph Herman,
Charles Herman,
Frederick Herman.
Laiub A Wuriborg Atlrnya
IS T1IE DISTUtCT COURT Or LANCASTER
I'OUNTV, N K11RASKA
In the Matter of th Application of James H.
r rr, AdmlnUtralur lH Bonis Nonofths
litaie of'JsmfS II. Cfcney, i1eccl, lor
leave to tell Beat Kitate lu ay debta.
Itappearlnf fiorn the petition of Jaroea R.
Fra rr Adrntntitlrator to Bonli Son of the estate
of JaioM II, Uney, drccajiMl, HIn1 In this eourt
and re9MiHe1 1 ui. the ntnlt aaunnt of per
sonal n ate that ranio tnta lh tnnd ofsakl es
tate wa in tt Kiun of ItTul.il: that th same
was wholly espiidel In the payment of tlrbi
ot uM twute by hi prrle That I here are
now ruiMawttnf and aHoivJ vlatm a in tut t
taut tleindaats mate In the itn ol tT7aft.M re
malnlnt rtue and wtioli unpahl. a well as Ihe
cot and rttwnMt of mallut (. nul iriilrnicnl of
tal.l c.Ulr. that hM d(prwirl tti-d elt In irf
lait! itf the (a(iotn !- rt!t r-at rut ttl
ut. In th county of I nml'r In the Mule of
Nrtika. t"--tt; ! -t 7 s. , l. II, and u, In
til ik I. Ill lwm-a Ad llilon; l...t 3, 3. 4, and
, In U. I I. Klnnf 'U fiirrrl Addition; Lot I.
lit lUiu lt -1 In lluati X I'kld itk 4 At tUti.q ati I
l.d II In tUot k '$ Id orvhar l uUllu:u, lit
Lincoln
Nebraska
In the city of Lincoln In said county, which real
estate Is liable to be sold lor the payment of the
dbt ot snld estate and costs;
That certified copies of the appointment of
ssld administrator and of his bond have been
riled with said petition In this court; and It ap
pearing that It Is necessary to sell the said real
t-Htnte, or so much thereof as may be sufficient
for the payment of such debts-thereupon It la
ordered that all persons interested In said estate
appear belore the undersized AlbertJ. Cornish,
Judge ol'sKld District court of Lancaster county,
NebraHka, at my chambers in the court house in
the city of Lincoln in said county, on the 26ta
day of -March, 1904, at looclock a. m., to show
cause why a license should not be eranted to
suid administrator to sell so much of said real
estate as shall be necessary to pay such debts.
It Is further ordered that a copy of this order
shall be pu llshed four successive weeks in the
Nebraska Independent weekly newspaper pub
llshed in said county, according to law. '
, Dated February 11, 1904. - c-
ALBEETJ CORNISH,
a : District Judge.
. . am'l B. Hani, Attorney 'hi--
In the District Court of Lancaster connty, Ne-'
braska, in the matter of the estate of Cathe-
. rlne Clark, deceased. , ,
NOT1CK OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
'' STotlce is hereby given that in pursuance of .
order and license of Hon. Kdward P.
Holmes, Judge ot the District court of Lancaster
county Nebraska, made and issued on the first
day of February, A. D, 1904, for the saieofthe
real estate described as lot nine (9) in block,
twenty-three (Stt) in South Lincoln, Lancaster
county, Nebraska, there will be sold at the east
door of the court house In Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Ncbrnska, on the 8th day of March A. D.
1904, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day at public ven
dde the real estate desciibed as lot nine (9) in
block twenty-three (23, in South Lincoln, La
jun
caster county,
Nebraska, accord In
g
to the re-
corded plat thereof
being aa addition to the
city of Lincoln Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
said sale to be on the following terms towit: to
the highest bldderfor cash subject to all liens and
incumbrances.
. Said sale will remain open one hour.
Dated February Kith. 1904
MES COSGRAVE.
Administrator of the
deceased
estate of Catherine Clark,
HORSE COLLARS
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fOUDPEALCRTOSHOVTi
BtfORt YOU OUV.
HUfACIUBCO BY m
HARPHAM 0D0S.C.
LirJCOLN-NED.
Mammoth Jack For Sah
I liavo for sale a full blood
ed Mammoth Jnck, weight 950
pounds 8 years old. Excel
lent build, henry bone, splen
did action, guaranteed breeder.
Also, G of hi get 3 yearlings
and 3 colts.
William P. Killen,
3U Omaha Nat'l Hank D'Wf Omaha,
-Nebraska.
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