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JULY 21, 190-L THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT PAGE 13. Bran Lv And toardi. It is a remarkable fact that the gportsman who comes from the jungle, where he has encountered without a tremor the deadliest animal foes, has teen known, upon his return home with the trophies of his prowess, not Infrequently to show himself a man who does not dare to oppose the wrong fad of an hour or a popular political belief. England, the nation of sports men, gave a strange exhibition of this trait of humanity during the Boer war. But a very few men, at the head of whom stood: the prophet W. T. Stead, dared to antagonize the jingo cries. After mobs had smashed the winrlnwa Irt thA hrtllSPS of afeW of the most outspoken, there was immediate ly noticeable throughout England an absence of men who cared to encoun ter the opprobrium of advocating un popular justice, and the condemnation of their enthusiastically warlike neighbors who were quite willing to go in large crowds and make demon- In France during the revolution, we had another curious phase of courage There were men, and many of them, who did not dare to set themselves in opposition to the dictates of their class, though they might have saved France by a timely exhibition or tneir beliefs, who later on marched from the prison to the guillotine with a light-heartedness and insouciance that showed physical courage of tne high est type. So confusing are these con tradictions, that we come almost to wonder what the word courage really means. Perhaps its vagaries are best ex hibited in that cartoon of "Life" which shows a lion-tamer, who has returned at a late hour and fears to encounter his spouse, going into the cage of the lion for his night's rest, and being' discovered presently, the woman looking through the bars and exclaiming, "Oh! you coward!" And this cartoon is founded upon not rare idiosyncrasies of courage. We then reach a point where we ask ourselves: Am T a hravA man nr nm T a fnw ard? . For instance, does my courage ex tend to the point of telling the truth when I lose advantage by such a course; or do I prove myself a liar through cowardice?. If I see a fellow man drowning, am I sufficiently brave to risk my own life in his rescue? If I am in a society where an opin ion that I hold to be based on truth is vigorously denounced, have I the courage to defend it? Or do I slink? Slink is a good word, though not a very nice one. It is not pleasant to imagine oneself as a sllnker. And if a fire were occurring in the adjoining house, would I be willing to incur the risks of suffocation in order to rescue a woman who might other wise perish? and if I did this, would I on the next day give a smiiing as sent to the suggestion of my employer that I should vote a ticket which I believed to be not for the best inter ests of the community? If I have a long-founded belief, which has been disturbed by argu ment, am I of that mental caliber which bravely goes to meet a demoli tion of my views, preferring to en counter a shock to these conceptions? Or do I mentally slink and carefully run away from disturbing thought? In other words, am I a coward? True courage is a component part of so many things that it is worth our while to examine. For instance, no man can be truly a gentleman if a coward. He may have the exterior marks of a gentle manthe veneering but at heart he lacks, if he lacks courage. There can be no such thing as true manliness, or true womanliness, if there Is a lack of courage. Yet I do not know of any course on courage that is given in the public schools. I do not know of any text book on courage. I do not know of t. 1 a a any dook mar. nas gathered together the great examples of moral courage which have been given to the world by its heroes. Physical courage we lay stress upon Physical courage is told of In books. But physical courage is so common In form as to be almost unworthy of notice. In some It Is a form of hys teria. In a thousand instances it hai ten known to Ik a lack of moral rouraRo. The man touching r -Ibowe and gniiur unflinchingly Into battle we Hpoak of aa exhibiting courage Vet It may bo merely that ho rc.ir to Incur the criticism of his compan ions. From thn "Illa'l" flown, we have had much talk of this kind of courage. It a trlfilng. It Is unimportant. It tnenna very little. Tint moral course why have wo no hooks which rlaUi to th youn the thousand ways In which mural courage may be cu!tl vated, and how much it means in each man's or woman's success? Courage gives the man or the wo man power to consider facts upon their merits. .He will investigate. He will analyze and so obtain the truth. And this power of obtaining the truth truth obtained through a courageous mind 13 most valuable to every, pur suit of life. John Brisbane Walker, in Cosmopolitan. The Money Question. Editor Independent: It should be patent to all that whoever controls the money of our country may con trol everything including the govern ment itself. It is a truism to state that a product should be subject to tne undisputed control of tne , party who clearly produces It. r mean con trol-for legitimate uses, of course. It is indisputable that government produces all our money today, it is equally indisputable that government abandons its prerogative of controlling the same, and this notwithstanding that in doing so it subjects itself to the domination of the syndicated., us urer who does control it and controls it for anything but legitimate' purposes often. In abandoning its right to control the circulating medium, a tool of its own Droduction. the government de prives itself of all power to resist the demands of all business Interests mat are owned or controlled by the syn dicated usurer. These interests are numerous and are rapidly on the In crease and we are fast becoming i nation of hired men, wage serfs, beg cars. nauDers and criminals. We may with some consistency flat ter ourselves with the reflection that this is the greatest, the best, the most powerful nation on the globe; never theless when it comes to defending an individual or an interest against the syndicated usurer or any Interest he dominates, this government today is a pusillanimous weakling, a contempt ible poltroon. This will continue to be the case un til the government shall assume the control of the money wnicn it cre ates. No chief executive will be al lowed to resDect his official oath who is not fortified with a clear knowledge of the origin of both money and its efficacv and is backed by a party which is in possession of the same knowledge and is determined thattne government shall observe its rights and assert the same regarding money. When such condition prevails the syndicated usurer will be found on his knees begging for such portion 01 tne holdines which he has wrested as the government in clemency may see fit to grant him. The people need educating at this nolnt. They need to learn the secret of the usurer's power and how utter ly useless it is to submit to his diabol ical tyranny. To this end the people's nartv in its convention at Spring field should with much emphasis de clare in favor of government control of government made money. Such a declaration would in discussion bring new light to bear on the mooted mon ey question, which is not dead nor ever will be so long as the usurer denends on the government for money which the government in turn is de pending on the usurer tor tne privil ege of using. A. F. ALLEN. Vinland, Kas. (This was written prior to the na tional convention, but crowded out with a mass of other manuscripts ten times greater than could possibly be used at the time. Mr. Allen has, in a number of com munications to The Independent, stated his general propositions, the essence of which is "government con trol of government-made money." Does this mean any more than the con stitutional averment that congress shall have power "to coin money and regulate the value thereof"? If so, wherein is the difference? As The In dependent views it, congress has nev er exercised its power to "regulate the value'' of money; and as this reg ulation would necessarily imply "gov ernment control of government-made money," it would seem that the money nlank of the Springfield platform cov ers the ground. What does Mr. Allen say to this? Associate Editor.) Facts About Colorado. The miners statement of the farts about the anarchy In Colorado, and the. statement Is true as far as The Independent r' barn. I as fallows; Almost a year ha.4 passed n!nee the ntril;c! were precipitated In Colorado. What caused them and who h respon sible fur the rutituMtueiu id? lx-t tha faetn Irt Ptated. Th legist a tun of Colorado passed an el.nht-hour law In ivj'j exactly like the rirht-hour law of I'tah. which the United States supreme court had de clared cnmdttutlonah The fcuprcme court of Colorado, owned by tho mine owners a-im la- tion and smelter trust, declared the law unconstitutional. In 1902 a constitutional amendment was submitted to the people of the state, commanding the . legislature in express terms to pass an eight-hour law. This was carried by a popular majority of more than 40,000 votes. The legislature met and was bought outright by the mine and mill own ers, with scarcely an attempt to con ceal the crime. The members of the legislature, with the gold of the capi talists bulging in their breeches, re fused to pass the law demanded by a majority of over 40,000 of the people. These are the facts. No one can deny them. These facts caused the present strike. " .. - The mine, mill and smelter workers, inhaling the poison fumes and gases which undermined their health and destroyed their lives, struck only after the mine and mill owners had de bauched the supreme court, bought the legislature and trampled rough shod over the legally expressed will of the people. The miners struck. They struck as the last resort Who are the criminals, jthe law breakers, the corrupters of the body politic, the debauchers of the nation? Who but the capitalist anarchists who compose the mine owners' asso ciation, the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and the American Smelting and Refining company? These are the brigands who have the face to talk about law and order, "To hell with the constitution"' has been their motto from the start. Wanted Agents to sell pianos and organs on commission; big money made. We represent the largest fac tories in the world. G. A. Crancer Co., Lincoln, Neb. "Hocus Pocus Money" Believers in the quantitative theory of money those of them ' who be lieved in the general proposition, but have not dug much beneath the sur face have been puzzled to explain, for example, what caused the panic of 1893. Or, more specifically, what caused the enormous decline in prices in the general price level when it was well known that not a dollar of coin (except an insignificant amount lost in various ways) had gone out of existence. There was just as much coined money as before; in fact, more than before. If the value of money depends not upon the material substance upon which it is stamped , or printed, but depends like the value of other use ful articles upon the supply of and demand for it how then could the value of money rise and price level fall in 1893? The supply of coined money had not diminished. The need for it, the desire for it, was not es sentially greater; and, if we define "demand" as desire. coupled with abil ity to gratify it, the. demand' for mon ey was certainly less than before. Why, then, should the value of money rise enormously in 1893 and 1894 this being shown in the lowered prices of everything else? The explanation is that although not a dollar of actual coin, except the neglible quantity destroyed by fire or lost in various ways, passed out of existence, yet millions and millions of intangible "dollars," in the form of "deposits" or "bank credits," did cease to exist; that these intangible, unreal, bank-ledger dollars, so long as the bank continued solvent, were as po tent in affecting the pi ice level as if coined upon gold; but instantly, when the bank closed its doors, their power ceased and the effect was exactly the same as the annihilation of bo many coined dollars. A good many populists have under stood this for some time, but it was left for Albert Criffln of Topeka, Kas., to worn out tho whole matter In detail and put It In language which will readily be understood by the masses. Alexander Del Mar, In his "bVlence of Money," has given the matter attention, considering all the various credit devices as Instruments for Increasing tho velocity of money In circulation and his book should be read carefully by every person who expects to make public speeches upon the money question. Hut for popular reading. Mr. Grif fin's book cannot be Um highly recom mended. Hu has an apt way of ntf' Ing th!n. Theae Intangible, unreal, hypothetical "dollars,' now known technically a.i "bank credits.' Mr. (IrUiln names "hocus poetis money " a title that will very likely stick. Now you ei It and no you don't hocus pocuj, The banker Is pre8tldlitateui. From under the wealth-producer' hat hand ho draws a lank credit rabbit. It la alive breathing-tiemrjllng. "Hocus pocus," presto change! It is gone! There is no rabbit. Mr. Griffin, in a recent letter, says: "I have re-enlisted as a straight pop ulist (he had retired, disgusted over the fusion scrambles in Kansas; and I shall hereafter be always found on the fighting line. I am ready to do anything and everything that I can to aid the cause." Mr. Griffin is an effective campaign speaker before an audience that desires something more solid than jokes and platitudes. He has a message to impart and he gives it understanding but not in a dry way. At considerable expense Mri Griffin has issued his "Hocus Pocus Money Book" and while he does not doubt that it will have a large sale during the latter part of the campaign, he is very naturally anxious that it have as large a sale as possible early in the campaign in order that more effective work may be done. Some weeks ago The Independent gave an editorial review of this book and Mr. Griffin reported at Springfield that as a result thereof he had re ceived, up to that time, orders from 22 states and territories a fact ne at tributed to the wide-spread interest In the money question, especially where an hitherto neglected field has been occupied, and to The Indepen dent's increasing circulation in every state and its class of readers. It is to be hoped that populist clubs and individuals everywhere will buy freely the "Hocus Pocus Money Book." It will spread populism fas ter than any similar book The Inde pendent has yet seen. And the price la reasonable 25 cents a copy, paper covers, or 5 for $1. Address: Albert Griffin, 321 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kas.; and mention The Independent. Why not send in a club of new sub scribers from your neighborhood? You can save money by patronizing Independent advertiser. H. F. BISHOP ATTORNEY. Lgat Nolle. JAMES M. IRWIN, and PHOEBE M. WEIR deiendents, will take Notice that on the 2nd day of July, 1904 the Mead Plumbing Heating and Lightning Company, also known at the Mead Plumbing Company, George E. Wlltamoth sole Proprietor, as plaintiff, filed a petition la the district eonrt of Lancaster County. Nebraska.' against James M. Irwin.and Phoebe M. Weirlnter pleaded with Emma McGahey, and Victor Ualby, the object and prayer of which are to loreclose a mechanic's Hen on Lot 10, of Block SW of the city ot Liuoln, Nebraska, an Itemized state mcnt of which, duly verified, with a copy of the contract waa duly filed In the office ot the regis ter of deeds of Lancaster County, Nebraska, on the 10th day of July, 1903, claiming a lien on the above described property in the sum of 1248.26 lor supplies lurnlsbed and labor performed aa therein itemized; that there is now due upon said mechanic's lien the sum of $248.20 togeth er with interest thereon from the 23rd day of April, 1903, lor which sum plaintiff prays for a, decree that the delendant be required to pay, or that ssld premises may be sold to satis'y the amount found due. You are required to answer said pe'Kion on or belore the 2Utb day of August 1904. Dated this 21st day of July, 1904. Mesa numbing, Heating & Lightning Com pany, also known as the Mead Plumbing Company, Getre E. Wiltamuth, sole pro prlltor, Plaintiff, BY RICKETTS& RICKETT3, & II. K. BISHOP, i Attorneys. BROWNE & SIDLES ATTORNEY&. Notice of Amended Article. Waverly. Nebraska, July 161904. At a special meeting of the Sweedlsn Emanoel Society ot Waverly Nebr,, pursuant to a call of said Congregation, regularly made and at the time and place mentioned in said call, and in compliance with the terms of said call, the meeting was had and held on the 16th day of July 1904 at 8 o'clock P.M . Meeting was called to order by August Bran deen, President ot the Board ol Tiustee. The call of the meeting was read by the sec retary of the meeting duly chosen. On motion of Rev. A. P. Nelson aa amend ment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted, which amendment was la words and figures as follows: AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. "1. The name of this organization shall be "The 8eedin Emanuel Congregational Church." of Waverly, Nebraska. 2. At no time shall the Indebtedness of said Church organization exceed the sum of f t.OOO.OU 3 The object ol this Church organization shall be to conduct religious services ol the Congre gational order, lor the benefit of the Sweeuiah speaking people in and about the Vintage of Vvaverly.and to be conducted as directed by the board of trustee of said Church. 4. The business of said Church organization shall be conducted by a board of trustees con sisting of five (IS) numbers to be elected at the next election ol offlccrs, and to serve, one lor one year, two lor two years, and two .or three yeara. 6. That the property real and persona of said Asftociallon shall I held by tbenald truMtcee lor the use and benefit of the Congregation and members of said Church organisation, and the said Trusters shall have full authority and con iroi oi me aii nurcn, in prniny, in servicer and Ihe conduct aud management of same. It betng the U-nre ol thU (oiirreynilou to alTUUie with and become a part of said Cuugre fatlontl order. M t uurch orKaoueiiim shall have power 1o m-rWe and bold title to such real ruw aa may from time to time be ntreary in conduct ing td Church, according to tu needs, or prop erty tbitt luttthl route to ti by drvh, and to dta- -e of ne tolded by law.' Whl ti utoilou tu amvu I m carried un anlnionitv abd Ihe loUowlug named penoos uimi torn lucir uiuivi in nir uivixicj riii-iea - Mr and Mrs. Auul TramUm, Mr. and Mrs, . ... . i . .t ti ... .... . and Mrs. John A da tit. Mr. and Mr, titut tar. a, Mr aud Mr Mrtia oSn lie, A, 1". ,Svi n, f. and Mrs. ". I Antrum, Mr. au4 Mf. VlCtrtf NfMtt I bis tt t.i rert iy that the aov and forwdnf U true ci'( r of tti rCir t of the tt culled tuil a lhrtn noted A. I'. M L t-N, 6tnrtary, r?o It in.