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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
APRIL 21, 1904.
the Uebrasha Independent
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C Q DE FE ANCE, Ascc!a W Editor.
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PLEASK LISTEN
If rnucy readers of The Independent
knew what trouble their carelessness
is causing the management by not
paying up when they are delinquent,
they certainly would not delay longer.
A reform paper that must depend al
most wholly for its support upon sub
scriptions, is not like a plutocratic
paper that gets all the trust, bank
and great corporation advertising.
What a plutocratic paper gets from
subscriptions is an infinitesimal pait
of its income. They send out thou
sands of copies free as every well
posted populist knows. But The in
dependent can't do that. It MUST get
its money for subscriptions or It can't
exist. Therefore we say please listen
to this plain statement of facts and
no longer put off -sending in whatyou
may owe on subscription. By looking
at the figures on the wrapper you can
see how much it is. We try our very
utmost to make the paper as inter
esting and valuable as it can be made.
Hundreds of letters are received say
ing that we succeed that we are doing
iii na -Tinny nlflQOA ?- -vmii narf
: Failure to keep up closely with our
exchange reading a week or so caused
us to overlook . the calamity which
befell the Pittsburg Kan'san nearly a
month ago. Bro. Buchanan's office
was completely demolished by an ex
plosion of acytelane gas. A brother
editor helped him out tor three is
sues until he secured a better plant
even than the old one. But the acci
dent places him heavily in debt and
the Kansan readers should not forget
that "many a mickle makes a m'uckle."
Helen M. Gougar has butted into
the Hearst campaign with a columu
'of boiler plate, written in the same
exquisite style as those pamphlets
she gave Vice Chairman Edmisten and
afterwards sued for. Helen accuses
Mrs. Wm. Randolph Hearst of beiug
a "very beautiful women, with a
charming , personality" which Is
doubtless true; but isn t that com
bination nearly as stale a one f
those "roaring conflagrations" wheic
the "heroic firemen" work "like de
mons"? Billy better watch out!
Helen's long suit Is making donations
ami then suing quantum valebant, and
the Isn't averse to beating her lawyer
out of hla fe, either. Alt ho want
U "da mon,"
About tho mut dl3MUnR thing
that ha happened In mllllonalreUum
lately U tho Carnegie gift of 5,iKH),m0
to establish a hero fund. A hero la
one who unselfishly risks his life or
fortune to aid others without thought
uf reward. If he U to m paid fur It,
l ti mt 11 hero. Thli gift is the mot
bUarr donation any millionaire has
ret tustvta of uncaruej millions.
THE HKARSTITKS
Shortly after the St. Louis meeting,
in- a letter to a prominent "mid
roader" of Indiana, The Independent,
remarking upon the probability that
a considerable portion of the populibt
delegation from Kansas would be
avowed Hearst men, said, parenthetic
ally, that there 'was much more Heat&t
sentiment among the mid-roaders at
St. Louis than among the fusionists.
In reply the Indiana man expressed
astonishment He had not heaid
Hearst's name mentioned in his com
mittee, except in derision. The Inde
pendent was surely r mistaken. It
could not be.
The Independent was not mistaken
and confirmation came rather un
expectedly. Following closely upon,
the heels of Tom Watson's letter to
Samuel Williams, wherein he advised
independent action, believing there
never was a better time for a
"straight, fearless fight upon both the
old parties," came Waison's letter to
the Atlanta News, wherein he declaicd
that if he were in politics he would be
for Hearst
That was the signal for Milton Park
of the Southern Mercury to enlarge
the space he had theretofore so skil
fully given to saying kind words for
the millionaire editor, that very few
of his associates had any suspicion
that Park was for anything or any
body except a straight middle of tne
road course and a populist for presi
dent But The Independent was not
deceived. It had read. The Mercuiy
carefully and had some extraneous
evidence besides. Park and The Mer
cury will be for the nomination of
Hearst at Springfield if it can be ac
complished paste that in your hst.
And mark it down that he will have a
Texas delegation to do his bidding at
Springfield. .
Mr. Hearst has also the support of
Jo A. Parker, chairman of the allied
people's party. Mr, Parker's comments
Itfcis week leave no doubt as to that9
His club organization will be used
to promote the nomination of Hearst
at Springfield. 4
Mr. Parker's statements as to Wat
son's position would indicate that he
has information that Watson . has
withheld from others or is guessing,.
Mr. Watson told Mr. Williams that
he could aid with his pen and advised
a "straight, fearless fight on both old
parties." "By all means make the
effort," he said A few days later he
averred that if he were in politics he
would be for Hearst, leaving the in
ference that he is, not 'in politics.
The only logical deduction seems to
be that Watson would aid with his
pen in making a straight, fearless fight
on both old parties with Mr. Hearst
heading the populist ticket. And it
seems evident that both Park and
Parker are working with this end in
view.
The Independent denies no man tho
right to favor any candidate he
chooses, but it regards this running
after candidates who are not pop
ulists as a violation of the spirit (1
the Denver conference and the St.
Louis meeting. Mr. Park's "bonau"
was much wounded becarse he had io
yield a little as to the date of con
vention; but it isn't aching much now
na he whep it up for a man who
never claimed to be a populist. I)aid
B. Hill Is for government ownership
of coal mines why not be for Hiil?
Alton B. Parker belongs to Hill and
would be for anything Hill wanted
why not be for Parker?
tlOVr KNOIt CAN Alt AY
A glance at tho various county ta
per which reach this office nhos
that the conventlon-gotm are begin
ning to think altout tho tomlng ion
vtiitlona and the rota In t&mpai&n
and to suggest candidates. Tht Stan
ton RcgUter and the Trenton I.aJcr
both mention Chief Juilhe Silas A.
ItoU-omb with approval. Tho Fair
bury Journal prints th nam (t
former CongrfMtuau Stark, The Uu
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coin Evening News recently started a
boom for M. F. Harrington.
Any one of these three gentlemen,
as it seems to The Independent, would
make an admirable governor; any one
of them ought surely to defeat the
present incumbrance or is it "in
cumbent"? r Judge Holcomb has served
the people of Nebraska! two terms as
governor, and the record he made for
economy: in expenditures has never
been equalled in 'the state's history.
As' a matter- of fact, Governor . Hol
comb's administration i is the basis
upon .which all caiculations.andiCom,
parisons, ;are , made! j And ' everybody
knows his ability as a vote-getter.
Judge Stark has served the people
of the Fourth congressional . district
six years as their1 representative iu
congress, and with such ability that
nothing short of! a republican tidal
wave could dislodge him. The Har
rington boom, coming from a repub
lican paper; need not be considered
seriously. Michael's record, with one
exception, is a uniform refusal to al
low his name to go before a conven
tion for any office whatever, and it is
extremely Improbable that, he would
permit it this, year.
Notwithstanding the merits of the
candidates presented by our fellow
newspaper editors. The Independent is
Inclined to believe that the populiots
of Nebraska are not without other
available gubernatorial timber ful.y
up to the standard requirements.
There must come a time, In tho very
nature of things, when those who
have served long and well cannot be
"drafted" again, and younger men
must take up the burdens. Hence,
with the hlshctt regard for the can
didate of our fellow editors. The In
dependent presents for the actions
consideration of Nebraska populisms
the name of Hon. J. S. Canaday of
Kearney county.
Mr. Canaday combines to mauy
etrong points n a gubernatorial can
didate that The Independent cannot
refrain from mentioning a few of thcM.
Ho U physUally and mentally a trun
man, in the very noonday of hM
vigor. H & lrn in Indiana 13
years He I a farmer by votatiou
a farm-owning, farm-operating fir
mer yet mt without experience tn
puWU; affairs, having served four
years as nmnly upeitntcndent f
k schools tn Kearney county, and havlt g
Do You
Cor. i5th and Farnam
represented the 28th district two
terms in the state senate.
Mr. ; Canaday is a populist of the
old school, "after the most strictest
of our sect," and has always believed
and acted in harmony with the pop
ulist axiom that "the . office should
seek the man, and not the man the
office."; He was one of the first to en
roll in the Old Guard of Populism, bis
card bearing date of December i5,
1903, thus aiding , The Independent ia
Its fight for the ; preservation of ' the
People's party ; organization 1 wliile I
many other Nebraska populists looked:
on and, scoffed. - Members of the Oiuj
Guard should tear this in mind. j , . !
.,Ir- Canaday Is always found hclp-i
ing along any movement to better tne
condition of the wealth-producers, !and !
the manner of man he is is known by !
the prominent part he takes In the'
various organizations for the better-'
ment of conditions among the larm
ers. , He is secretary of the Kearney
County Farmers' Mutual Insurance
company, and president ol the Nebras
ka Co-operative Grain and Live Stock
Shipping association. Mr. Canaday
is a worker rather than talker al
though he can do his part on the
stump and the leading part he takes
in the co-operative movement in Ne
braska is due to his sterling quali
ties. Some men by a liberal use of
"natural gas" elbow their way into
positions of trust and profit; but Mr.
Canaday is a man that must.be
pushed into plates of responsibility by
his fellows; once there, he is never a
disappointment.
The issue this year in Nebraska Is
the same as in Kansas nua other
prairie states-it 3 the question
whether tho railroads or the people
shall rule. There must be no shilly
shallying about It. It will be a fl;ht
to the finish. The vUtury must not
end with election day, Who to mt
heart and foul for wn, in against t.
The- ItidoKMKj,tJt knows no man m
Nebraska lu! elertlon" n governor
would bo a more compl t victory for
the people. Nominate and rl t J. K.
Canaday for governor and have Uoat
with rallroa.i domination.
Hurton has Un ronvhtcd a th
courti, but when he pet UUr a
committer of the Tatted mnU umt
it will fit him up Jut as fine as thi
did lUetrkh,