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PAGE 2. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT JULY 28, 1904. Ing trades council submitted a new scale of wages to the packers, which with numerous- other changes of a minor nature, provided a uniform scale of 20 cents per hour" for com' mon labor. The packers came hack with a counter proposition reducing this class of 'labor to -17 cents per hour and this brought on a strike which prom ises to be one of the greatest strug gles in the history of the country. The man who is at all familiar with the conditions in the packing centers will concede at once tnat 20 cents per hour steady time is as low wages as any man can work for and live in comfort; but when we realize that a wage scale of 20 cents per hour does "not mean $12.00 per week, but on broken time very frequently means only. half, of that amount; and that the wages earned by this class amount to $350.00 to $400.00 per year, we can realize something of the Justice , of their demands, and the inhuman greed Ol me great corporauuns wuwu- w endeavoring to reduce the price of labor to the bare living point, while at the same, time-holding up th con sumer by raising the price of all their products. In this struggle the loss will fall on the laboring men who are thrown put of employment and the consumers all over the country who are compelled to purchase the products of the pack ing houses, while, the packers will suffer a small loss owing to the in convenience or operating uieir piania on a reduced scale, and the expense of maintaining a lot of penitentiary birds In their plants. They have millions of pounds of ' meat, lard and other products stored in their plants which will be sold at an increased price and thereby they : will be able to make more than they lose. What the outcome will be is problematical. It is the general opin ion that the packers are not so much concerned aooui tne raise on cent per hour as they are about the princi pal of unionism, and that in line with the policy of the business men's alli ance they have started in with the purpose of breaking the unions, and it seems to me that in this struggle " every man who is not blinded by the ' worship of mammon should sympa thize 'with and assist in every way possible the laboring men who are : fighting against great odds for a living. Turning from this subject I would like to say a few words in reference to politics. I can not agree alto gether with the position taken by Mr. Tibbies in reference to the situation ; in this state. Certainly believing in ;the principles which I do, I could not support a man whose political sponsors are Dave. Hill, Aug. Belmont and Bourke Cochran, unless it were as a choice between him and Roose velt, and as there is 'no necessity of such a choice in this campaign I shall vote for the populist electors. -5 But there are other things to be ; taken into consideration. I believe the country Is raddly aDDroachine a "crisis where it will require a veritable - Moses to lead the people from the " false doctrines of the past into the "promised land of human liberty and Justice. I believe that the .coming four years will see the culmination of "that crisis and that me man of the hour is here in Nebraska. For that reason it seems to me that ' til 9 U fi.. .1 f . an me leiuim .elements oi mis state particularly should combine forces to advance - the interests nt : America's greatest citizen, W. J. Bry ' an, remembering that the struggle be " tween plutocracy and the common peo ple is not for a year but for life and ki 14 ...111 . . . mm ii. wm require a leader wno lias the confidence not only of that grand army of men who voted the populist ticket, but f)f thfi mlllinn nf itjmrt. . era ts and republicans who are having ; their eyes opened more and more every day to the forces whicn control abso . lutely the machinery of the republl- ".V; ,,; a- '-: -T':""v' :- bruBrofcTrop;'-17ADouglM,"Oinli,' Neb. ' ' - FALL TERM, Opens September l. - This Is the best time of year to begin. SnvSn r S ? V'tlW Bu"VieMi orhan- Typewriting, Telegraphy, CM Service, Penmanship, and Pen Art. , t ,.ADVAljTAGLS,-fenperlor Equipment and Faculty, Opportunity to work for board, Poslttons for Graduates. Literary Society, Lecture ourse. Public entertainments, Jioard oUrade, College Orchestra, College liand, Gymnasium. Foot Ball, and Basket Ball. """"J" "un outbb, edocaUoSenffiu rigbtaway. UniqUC lnterestlnS- WiU fnd " to ont tor ten names of young people wanting a commercial m ADVEBTISINQ iTEKATURE.-A Catalorne and Circulars of Various kinds; also specimen of Penmanship, free to any address Write at once- Address, ROHKBOUGH BROS., Omaha, Neb. Nickel IMat Excursion to Boston, Mass., and return, account fl. A. It. national encampment, at $17.73 for the round-trip from Chicago. Ticket good on any train August 2lh, 13th and Hth, ami cm epccial train from Chicago at 8 a. m.. Auitust 13th. Final return limit Hcptf tuber 3oth. Alftu rate of 120.70 for round-trip via New York city and boat, with liberal stopover returning at that point. If desired, stopover can be obtained at Niagara Fall and Chautauqua Lake within final limit. Thrro train daily, with toodtrn steeping tar. Particu lars at city ticket office, lit Adams St., Chicago, cr address John Y, Cala ban. General asent, 11.1 Adams St. room Chkaxu, fur renovation of berth In through standard or tourtit 1ih ping tars. can party, and for, the time being the democratic party as weif. I , believe with a proper combina tion of the reform forces on the state ticket, the immaculate-Mickey can be thrown over the transom with all of the corporation gang and with Mr. Bryan as- a candidate for the senate to succeed the notorious If not noted DIetrih, we can elect a legislative ticket to back him up. Therefore I hope that, the conven tions which meet Jn Lincoln August 10th will lay aside political prejudice and combine to dereat the gang of hypocritical corporation servants now in control of our state., I would not .question the great abil ity of Thos. Watson and the platform adopted by the Springfield convention is all that the reform element can de sire; but Bryan is tne idol of the common people and the man to whom they, are looking to free them from the domination of the money power. South Omaha. ' Populist National Coramiftee Chairman, Jas. H. Ferriss, Joliet, 111. Vice Chairman, W. S; Morgan, Hardy, Ark. - Secretary, Chas. Q. De France, Lin coln, Neb. Treasurer, Geo. F. Washburn, Boston, Mass., 630 Washington ave. (The executive committee has power to appoint members for the states not represented in the list following:) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Jo A. Parker, Louisville, Ky. J. H. Edmisten, Lincoln, Neb. J. H. Calderhead, Helena, Mont. ALABAMA. f ." J. Gilbert Johnson, Orrvijle. J. A. Hurst, Walnut Grove. ; J. P. Pearson, Columbiana. ARKANSAS. A. W. Files, Little Rock. J. E. Scanlan, Bee Branch. : . CALIFORNIA., fc: . J 1 D. P. Rice, Occidental,-,. . Robert Shetterley, S,pencevllle. ?. Geo. W. Mont,eith, ; Emma- Spreekels Bldg., San Francisco. -" '. COLORADO. E. E. T. Hazeu, Holyoke. f ' R. H. Northcott, Akron. A. B. Gray, Denver. w CONNECTICUT. T. L. Thomas, Forestville. 'i DELAWARE. .V; Arthur P. Dodge, Bellevue. ; FLORIDA. :it ! fy . ' W. R. Shields, Blountstown. ;s: W. F. Woodford, Farmdale. :V D. L. McKinnon, Mananna, , ''' GEORGIA. ;- " B. F. Lee, Thomaston. Frank McDaniels, Conyers. A. J. Burnett, Carrolton. ! idaho. : E. C. White, Yellow; jTacket.1 f ; R. D. Jones, Bonner's Ferry, v !. Frank Forbes Payette. '- ILLINQIS. Jos. Hopp, 1003 Stock Exchange BIdg., Chicago. . : iT J y A. C.'Van Tine, Flora. . r, J. S Fclter, Bpringheld. ir. INDIANA. ' Samuel W. Williams, Vinccnncs; " A. G. Burkhart, Tipton. . . N. II. Motsinger, Kirksville, Mo. temporary address). . i ' . ' IOW4 t" - i h. II. Wtllcr, Narhha." ! " f J. It. Norman, Albla. g. M. Harvey, Dcs Moines, 108 E. lblh. KANSAS. Dr. F. B. Lawrence, Eldorado. O. 11. Truman. Allllne. J. A. Wright. Smith Center. KENTUCKY. A. II. Cardln. View. Jo IX Bradturn. care Bradley k Gil bert, Louisville. LOUISIANA. T. J. fiulce, UmfcHtrrct. N. J. Helton, Kimmsboro. Wm. Mt Henry, rawn, MAINE. I W. Smith, Vlnalhavrn. Albion (Jattn, Carroll. E. W. Uolbln. Sarsfort. MAUY!ND. F. A. Nalll. I'onoa it, PaUlmorf. Thoa, O. Clark, 502 Pa. ave., Baltimore. H. A. Chapman, fllymont MA5ACItUtfi:TT& K. Geiry Itrown. llrocktcn. Dr. 1. V. Field. Ikston, 90 W. Frttns Lincoln Business College. Young Men and Womea can solve the problem of How to (Jet into Business and how to successfully manage one of their vnu u ioaiug tuurso iu xjuamess or onormana ana Typewriting - or Telegraphy at our school. Write for particulars. Beautiful Catalogue Free. Address, Lincoln Business College, ; : Dept. 13 LINCOLN. NEBRASKA field st ' ... MICHIGAN. Mrs. Marion Todd, Springport. Jas. E. McBride, Grand Rapids. E. J. Payne, Clayton. . MINNESOTA. ' A. M. Morrison, Mankato. Thos. J. Meighen, Forestville. Nels T. Moen, Ada. . .. ' MISSISSIPPI. R. Brewer, Aubrey. Abe Steinberger. Okoloaa. v S..H. Simpson, Thompson. MISSOURI. Dr. J. T. Poison. Laclede. A. M. Ballew, Hale. A. E. Nelson, St. Louis,. 110 No, 4th. MONTANA. William Clancy, Butte. Abram Hall, Miles City. ' NEBRASKA. James T; Brady, Albion. 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