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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
MARCH 24, 1904.
PRICE OF SOULS
Thm CarHin of Senator
Cincinnati, 0., March 20, 1904. The
following are some of the pulpit ut
terances of Herbert S. Bigelow, who,
at the Vine Street Congregational
church, this morning, spoke on the
topic, "The Price of Souls." .
In the daily market quotations you
will not find the price of souls. It
would not be safe to argue from this
that there are none for sale. Is there
anywhere a livelier market than this
traffic in the souls of men?
THE COD SUCCESS. ,
Has every man his price? He, who
says that, confesses that he has his
price. Yet facts must not be" ignored
even to save our faith in human na
ture. This is an adulterous and sin
ful generation. Morality is at low
ebb. Cynicism is the prevailing mcod.
Men of, good repute plead their help
lessness and knuckle down, leading
lives of acknowledged perfidy. Suc
cess is their god. ' They have built an
idol to him in the high places. Thi3
idol oozes corruption, but' their devotion-is
unabated. Ephesus was
never so mad with the worship of
Diana. . v
Time was when, men offered their
living bodies to the idols of. their gods.
Today, they sacrifice .their immortal
souls. I would rather my son s body
be destroyed by a sincere superstition
than to have his. soul corrupted by a
cringing, craven success. r,
COARSE HANDS ON EVERYTHING.
The principals of ' the public school?
of Cincinnati were asked at one of
their recent meetings to say which
they preferred, the large or small
board plan for the .schools of trie
state. The political power which has
its coarse hands on everything in Cin
cinnati was known to favor a lare
board of ward politicians. There was
, CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NKBRASKA
OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC CCOUNTS
, Lincoln. Feb. Jst, 1904.
It Is hereby certified, Tbat the United States
Health and Accident Insurance Co., ot Saginaw,
in the State of Michigan has complied with
the Insurance Law of this State, applicable to
Buch companies and is therelore authorized to
continue the business of Accident and Health
Insurance in this State for the current year end
ing January 81st, 1906. :
. SiMMAUY or Rkport Filed fob the year
Ending Deckmbkk 31st, 190A
INCOME
Premiums..:."..'....'. ...... 1544,554.31
All other sources.. 10,780.08
Total.. 655,331.39
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid policy holders..... .J3lS7.617.7fi
All other payments... 270,366.60
Total 598,004.42
ADMITTED ASSETS 373,111.14
LIABILITIES.
Unpaid Claims and Ex-
penses .. 26,808.94
Unearned Premiums 26,128.63
All other liabilities 11,851.47 S 64,789.04
Capital stock paid up. . . 200,000.00
Surplus beyond Capital
Stock and other lia
bilities 108,322.10 30S,?.2?.10
Total , ! 73,111.14
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
ol Public Accounts, the day and year first above
written. CHARLEH WESTON,
seal Auditor ol Public Accounts.
JOHN L. PIERCE, Deputy.
but one principal who raised his voice
against the designs of the 'organiza
tion." The rest voted a loud "Amen"
to the demands of this public enemy.
With many a principal that vote was
a lie to the public. In private, they
will say, "What was I to do? I have
a family. I am poor." Let me say to
those throughout the state who are
fighting for an untrammeled public
school system, that, notwithstanding
their vote, the principals of Cincin
nati wish you success, but they had
not the courage to tell you so. We
ought not to judge them. We ought
to remember that they are living un
der the most hateful . and vulgar po
litical tyranny - that ever lorded it
over an American city. We- cannot
wholly condemn them when they rer
fuse to sacrifice everything for a pub
lic that will do nothing for itself.
Nevertheless, the man who shrinks
from a plain duty to protect his posi
tion is not fit to be the mentor of our,
children. . '
MOTIVE OF THE CHAPMAN BILL.
A' member of the Ohio senate, when
the role was called on the Chapman
bill, the other ' day arose and said
that hi3 conscience told him that the
bill was wrong, but that the paity
leaders demanded it and thereior he
voted "Aye." The purpose of this biU
is to " make it increasingly easy to
suppress good government by appeals
to party prejudice. It could not have
passed if the members of the general
nccTi m 1 1 Yi n nnf TMif fhft n fine f
political preferment above the pub
lie cood. In orlvate. many of these
members admit that- they vote for
wrong measures in obedience to party
bosses. But it Is rare to find one
making a public confession of his sub
serviency. HOW MEN ARE BOUGHT. '
The price of .souls is not regulated
bv the law of supply and demand.
It depends upon what a man thinks of
himself. You can buy some men for
a night's lodging. Others you can
buy with a railroad pass. Some think
they ought to be worth a postoffite.
Some are not too fastidious to take
cash. Many are satisfied with a pub
lic contract or a tariff duty. Now and
then, there is a big fellow who says;
"If you want me to defend in public
what I have denounced in private,
then put the price high. Take me up
into the mountain and let me see the
Satrapy I am to govern. If I am to
substitute the flimsy sophistries of im
perialism for the eternal principles
of the republic, if I am, to try to dull
the moral sense of the nation and lend
my spotless reputation to a sordid
and dishonorable cause, then pay me
well. Even the servant, of Mammon
is worthy of his hire. Give me a place
in the cabinet and glory without stint,
and I will swear that despotism is one
of the beatitudes and that the liberty
of the many shculd wait for the con
venience of the few."
TWELVE REASONS
WHY YOU SHOULD USE
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NEBRASKA
OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Lincoln. Feb. 1st, 1904
il is hereby certified. That the Continental
Casualty Company of Hammond, in the 8tate
of Indiana, has complied with the Insur
ance Law of this State, applicable to such
companies and is therefore authorized to con
tinue the business of Accident Insurance in this
state for the current year ending Januury 31st,
1905.
Summary of Repokt Filed for the year
ENDISO 1F.(EMHKR slst, 11HKI.
INCOME.
Premiums... ....8 l,m,(&.27 1
All other sources 26,527.98
Total 1.JC7.162.25
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid policy holders...! WW.yjs.x;!
Ail i.ihc-r txivments... CT 073.91
, TtUl .....
A I M I I I Ml AM" IV IS
I.IAIIALITIIS
Unpaid Claims and
Kipenot'H S in.O'9.00
Unearned Premiums.. Mu.7 Xi.T.i
All oiherlUl'tllil.'s.... :).:.-'! n f
Capita! utock paid up. r.UO.iUUW
Surplus twyoixl Capi
tal stx k and other
liabilities II VA 41
Total I l.rr.3w.7
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
fif Public ActvunU the ly and year tlrii n
vrrKUH. CUAHI.M WEvnN.
Nkai.1 Auditor ot Public Account.
JOHN I-liKP.CE. l puty.
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