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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
AUGUST 4, 1904.
tion met in July at St. Louis, the "sane
and safe" crowd of conspirators, hard
ly one of whom has voted a demo
cratic ticket since 4895,, found them
selves, strange to say, the owners and
manipulators of a large majority of
the delegates to that convention.
Though they had control of the con
vention they ' refused to show their
true colors in the full hlaze of the
clear day for fear that even though
they had ''paid for the -goods" their
delegates when they saw the brand in
the full, clear sunlight would be conscience-stricken
and refuse to complete
the bargain and driver the goods.
Therefore they used the old-fashioned
country fair three shell game on their
own delegates, and permitted the dele
gates to adopt without opposition a
fairly decent latform.' They were told
to nominate a candidate for president
for whom Martin' W, Littleton of
Brooklyn, a Palmer and Buckner elec
tor in 189G, , assured; a democratic
convention that the candidate Jie was
presenting to them would stand upon
the platform that the .convention ha,d
already adopted. Ex-Senator D. B.
Hill and William F. Sheehan, two oth
er sterling and earnest supporters of
democracy in 1S96 and. 1900 ' had
also assured the delegates that Judge
Parker was all right that they didn't
know his views on finance . or , any
thing else, but that he nevertheless
was all right and was a great man.
These hungry delegates, whose hunger
and appetite over-powered their moral
sense of duty, took the words of these
able and conscientious supporters of
democracy (?) Mr. Belmont, another
Palmer and Buckper man, whom the
people of New York City have permit
ted to build a subway with the city's
money also vouched for the honesty
ofthe procedure and assured the in
dividual delegates, that all would be
line; that the ides of November would
show a ratification of their work. The
delegates nominated Judge Parker afl
er an all-night session and adjourned
to meet again at 2 p. m. to complete
the ticket.
While the convention is again in
session, depleted in numbers by de
sertion of tired members a telegram
Is sprung on the convention from the
eilent Judge on the farm at Rosemounl,
, who had only heard what the platform
was, four and one-half hours after he
had the nomination safely in his keep
ing, though he had heard that he was
nominated in exactly five minutes
after the count was ascertained, and
: this too, though the piatrorm was
made and adopted by. the convention
thirteen hours before he heard of it
(?) and seven and one-half hours be
fore he was nominated. Loud were
the lamentations of the delegates and
strenuous were the' efforts of the "sane
ana sate to prevent such a sL-eue aa
had never before been witnessed in
any convention of men. The crib
hungry delegates cursed the "sane and
safe" and caucuses of moment Were
hurriedly ordered and the convention
adjourned until night -to again cover
wun us pan tne aans aeeas mat nau
to be put through if the greatest game
of bunco ever worked in Americau pol
itics should succeed. The caucuses
were long and secluded and the oil of
persuasion was used" so well that when
the convention finally again met about
8:30 o'clock of a Saturday night, the
votes of the hungry were cast a3 the
ship building trust, mergers and sub
way democracy dictated. The men
who stole the presidency from Samuel
J. Tilden in 1876 would acknowledge
their superiors in tne crama of St.
Louis.
Honest democrats after witnessing
and reading of this outrageous assault
on all that they have held dear were
panic-stricken and cast their eyes
about for a shelter.
They had opposed republican policies
and could not bring themselves to the
thought that in order to preserve their
faith and sense of political decency it
would be necessary to remain at home
on that day of days, when every Amer
ican should register his views, as be
comes a sovereign freeman without
regard to whether ho may be in a
majority or a minority. Holding that
to be the duty o.f every American clt
iun we made Investigation as to the
course to be pursued by the honest
democracy which has followed William
J. Bryan and the national ticket, when
the i) roue nt controllers or the national
democracy supported republican tick
its. and n decided that we would ndl
emulate them but would remain true
to the am lent faith and Ull iuprt
It.
We found that on July 4. 1301, at
KprhiRfield. III., wan hvld a ronvrn
ttai railed It the ivotiea party, an
tirnanliatlon which In the put two
national tumpaljcbM though It had al
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elected governors, United States sen
ators, United States congressmen and
state judges) had almost sacrificed its
party integrity, that what its members
thought to be sound in politics might
succeed, by fusing with our old party
and supporting the nominee of our
party for president. We naturally
turned to the work of that convention,
read and studied its platform, and ma
ture reflection has convinced us and
we think a personal perusal of it will
convince any democrat, who believes
we were right in the two last national
lights. That it can be subscribed to
by any honest man. , 1
So believing we investigated the
character of its candidate for president
and vice-president. We find they have
nominated for president a man who
fought shoulder to shoulder with us in
1S36, for the "election of our ticket; we
find he is a lawyer of conceded ability
and a man of international fame as a
Writer on historical topics; we find
he was one of the most able represen
tatives of the empire state of Georgia
ever sent to congress, and we find that
he is the author and father of that
great blessing to the American farm
er the free rural delivery. "
Its vice-president is the editor of
The Nebraska Independent, one of
the largest and most influential week
ly newspapers in" the west. He is a
friend and neighbor of Mr. Bryan and
used both voice and pen to aid Mr.
Bryan's election in two national cam
paigns. He is well and favorably
known to the newspaper fraternity the
country over, and is "a man of great
strength of character and those who
know him best know him only as Tom
Tobbles of The Independent. '
Believing the above to be-a true
statement of facts, and in pursuance
of what we believe a public duty in
behalf of principle the Albany, county
democracy hereby pledges its support,
in ; this campaign to the candidacy of
Watson and Tibbies, candidates for
president and vice-president on the
people's party ticket.
The above address after having been
read by the chairman, of the commit
tee appointed to prepare same was
unanimously adopted.
' JAY W. FORREST,
'' '--' .- president. r
; JAMES J. MAHONEY,
Secretary. '
Albany, N. Y.. July 29.
In Days of Lincoln.
Editor Independent: As it rains so
I can't work, I will give you a history
of club work as it was conducted in
Lincoln's campaign. I was in Illi
nois at the time of his nomina'tion and
the cry was a government of the peo
ple, for the people, and by the peo
ple. A meeting was called at the school
house near where I worked; only six
came to the meeting;. I was a boy from
Pennsylvania and a stranger. Well,
they were not very many but what
they lacked in numbers they made up
in "get there," and they organized a
club, elected president, secretary,
treasurer, etc. Passed a resolution in
structing the secretary to send for
some sample copies of papers and ap
pointed a "committee to solicit sub
scrip tlons for papers and Invite every
one to come to the next club meeting;
and then adjourned for one week.
Second meeting: All tho members
there on time. The commltteo had
been alive; there were about twenty
present. Of course, the democrats
came and they had a lively debate over
some article they read out of the pa
pers. That night the club list showed
fifteen and firteen subscribe for pa
pers. Also a subscription paper for
a campaign fund. An old man thai
they talld Uncle Keubcn aald ho
would send and Rrt a book for his
subscription, and offered a resolution
that all member of the club pay 6
ci-nts a wctk for tampalsn purpose.
I his resolution sm carried and the
club adjourned for a week. The club,
of tou rue. wan reported to the Hate
committee.
Third meeting failed to order. A
thntu r waa read from l'nl Torn'
frtt.lii and papers, duscun-tlopi, etc. Tho
reading of Untie Turn' Calm brought
in quite a uuiuler of young lviv!
and they soon got interested and
joined. A committee of these youug
boys was appointed to distribute lit
erature and if any they were known
to be so prejudiced that they .wouldn't
read a paper if it was given to them,
we would go and throw some in their
yard so they would find it. Some
times a person will read anything if
they think no one knows it.
By this time things began to be
lively; other clubs began to... form.
Members of other? clubs came to hear
and take part in discussions. " But
the great attraction to bring them was
reading the story and some of the far
mers' wives came to hear. But the
club was poor and more funds was
wanted to get a speaker. It was dis
cussed In the " club. .
One of the farmers' wives got up and
said: "Mr. Chairman: I think we
can manage that - all right. We can
have a little social up to our house;
and as it isn't for the minister, the
young people can . come and bring a
violin.. ; They will spend about so much
anyway and let the proceeds go into
the campaign fund.'' It was a suc
cess. Every one, pearly, came to the
social, irrespective of political belief,
and it broke the ice a little. Those
that had been very much opposed to
the new party got so they would readt
papers, and by the way, don't forget
that when a man reacts he is a great
deal more apt to study and think of
it, than he would be if you talked
with him.' for then he would ' talk
back and not think.
Farmer Johnson was a democrat be
cause he was ja. democrat and all the
republicans were abolitionists. Farmer
Johnson was big, black and swarthy;
he talked very loud and we couldn't
get him to "the club. ' None of; his
folks should come to the d d aboli
tion club.'',. He had nine sons, sonae of
them voters and some that would be;
and also a wife and one daughter." :
Uncle : Reuben was ' the; reverse of
Johnson every way. He was small and
weakly; but mentally one of the best
you -would find..: Reuben's Jand and
Johnson's joined but Johnson had a
half section; 320 acres, while Reuben
had only forty acres. They agreed
well on every thing but politics, and
Johnson- used to say he had rather
have Uncle Reuben's opinion on any
subject? than that of any other man
he knew except politics. V
Well, Reuben tried to get Johnson
to read his papers. "No," he wouldn't
have any d d abolition papers in his
house. But Uncle Reuben had a girl
about the age of the Johnson's girl
and the two were great friends. Reu
ben's wife was an invalid and Reuben
took Uncle Tom's Cabin home for his
girl to read to her mother. One even
ing Johnson's girl came down and they
were reading the book and she wanted
to take it home to read to her mother.
Uncle Reuben told her the book be
longed, to the club; that her father
would burn it up; and he didn't want
to let her have It on that account.
Well, she said she could read it when
father was out; but if he burned it up
she would pay for It.
So she got the book and In the
evening when her father was out and
at odd times she read it to her moth
e?, BU murder will out. One even
ing Johnson came In and slipped his
UotM off and the door being open Into
tne silling room, and the women being
inlertsted In tho story, he slipped In
and sat down on tho lounge. How
much he heard read no one ever knew.
But he said: "Carrie, what book arc
you reading there?"
"Oh, ah, nothing, father, Junt a story
I got down to Uncle Reuben's."
"Well, I have teen listening to your
reading and I have got Interested In
the story and I want on to commence
again and rend It to me."
Johnson ruled hi own house; hl de
iet was law. and Carrie, with many
fear, read Mm the book.
After he had heard the book be met
Uncle Reuben and bn aald: "IteuLen,
I believe I will rend funis of your pa
per If you will lcwi me name. I have
ben bearltK that book read wbkh
Carrie isot down to your hc-twe and 1
believe they hav Wen lylnn lo me."
After he read a few papvra h ramn
down to tho i lull one iilht and Mid:
"iWjs, I lave been the d -deal fool In
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Now, boys, human nature is about
the same the world over. What has
been done can be done again and the
time is ripe for it. Hut you must be
true to yourselves. You better -fight
a hundred than have one traitor on
your rolls. This fight is to reinstate
the people in their rlRhls and it must
be a systematic war of education. Let
your motto be, "Put none but Amvr(
cans on guard." That U, populist
trW'il unit trim
Hold your discussions in your clubs,
ttc. Then dismiss all tpfctatoM at.d
transitu all club bualne&, What is
everybody's bunlntss M nobody's. This
la our tkht now, and it wilt be owe
fal lifter awhile. Had you let fusion
alone you would have carried the elcc
turn lit November and there It time U)
drive It into the house If every pop
ullt will Kit to gt-ttlnK stihitc-rlbcrs for
papers and C t to oranulns luU. If
you think you ought to get together,
tell your drmoerat fiknds, "iuil
over and we'll t tOKcther.'
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