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AUGUST 41904. ? THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT PAGE 9. WATIOK HAS HORNS. The democrats of tne sou:n are rag : ing in a most fearful way if one is vto judge of the furious attacks that are being made on Tom Watson. The Nashville Banner devotes about three columns to Watson, adorned with the same sort of adjectives that they used before the war when an abolitionist was under discussion. After reading that screed, the children of the south would naturally concraca mat Wat son had horns, hoofs and a forked tail. Here's a specimen of its de nunciation: . "Ours is a government of political parties, and no j?arty has yet had the custody of our fortunes that was not -at the time sane, however unsafe it . might have been. That our govern ment and our. people will go the way of everything yuman cegenerate and decay is quite likely", and when that time comes our posterity will elect presidents like Thomas E. Watson." It says that Watson's speeches in congress: "Showed that he was' for everything vague, impractical and im possible.' One is inclined to ask how about free rural delivery? That is the only measure passea by congress for the benefit of the people in the last decade, and Tom Watson drew the bill and pushed it through. If . Tom Watson had not been In congress we would have no rural delivery today. , The democrats down in the south who have been howling for Bryan and free silver for the last eight years are now shouting for Parker and the gold standard. Let us fuse with them. HRAVE WORDS. I have always believed, I believe tonight, I shall always believe, 1 hope that a man's duty to his country is, higher than his duty to his party. I hope it will always De true that men of all parties will have the moral courage to leave their parties when they believe that to stay with them will be to injure their country. The success of your government depends upon the independence and moral cour age of its citizenship. W. J. Bryan. SPECIAL PLEADING. The proposition for state ownership ofrailroads instead of ownership by the general government, If it leads to any discussion at all, will be the dead liest blow that has ever been struck at 'the principle as heretofore advo cated. It will bring me subject into the same-position that the liquor ques--tion has 'so long occupied. All men will say that they believe in sobriety aim temperance. There is no question about that. Every one Is opposed to drunkenness. Then they divide. One says that absolute-prohibition of the sale of liquors except for medical and mechanical purpose is the only way to establish sobriety and temperance. The other says that won't do at all, tem perance can only be promoted by a nigh license. Then the discussion gees on without end. The principle of puMic ownership of railroads may be acceded to by all men and then two parties arise. One de clares that the only method is for the state to own the roads, and the 'other will declare that that will never do at. all, the general government must own them. The discussion can go on year after year and nothing will be done. No roads will be purchased by either the states or general govern ment. The proposition is simply, "special pleading," that is, it is the allegation of special or new matter, as distin guished from a direct denial of matter on the other side. Every one knows -what" a good lawyer thinks of that sort of pleading. CAN'T HE FOOLED. A fusion between democrats and populists upon a first-class ticket means tne aeieat or Miekey and Mick eyism in the legislative halls as well in every department of the execu tive branch of the state government. World-Herald. An attempt to fuse tne populists with men who support Parker would result in the most glorious republican victory ever recorded in the state. The republican majority would not be less than 50.000. This writer never will vote for men who support either Tar ter or lioosevelt. There Is not gold enough In Wall street to get him to do it. There ore more than fifty thou sand other populist In the utafe who will say the ame thing. Why a demo crat wanU to force himself upon the populist th kct when he known that KpulbU won't vote tor Mm, is ome thing that no tane man ran under Hand. The editor of The Independent U willing to tote for any democrat, or republican either for that matter, who will openly pkiUe himself to flht that h) dm headed Wall trel gang, )ti ,y liooiituSt and Parker. Kulou with democrats, socialists, prohibitionists or any body else can be had along that line, but in no other, way. There may be enough . lawyers and office-seekers get into the populist state convention to auempt such a thing. They may control the conven tion but they can't control the popu list vote of this- state. Populists or ganized and sacrificed for years to fight Wall street. They never will vote for men who support Wall street candidates. They glory in the fact that no convention can control them. They have had experience enough during the last eight years to learn a few things. They can't be fooled by, any trick. A democrat writes to The Indepen dent to inquire what the editor meant when he spoke of the democratic vote in this state as a "neghble quantity." It is a figure of speech drawn from the higher mathematics where a remaind er or decimal is so small, that if dis regarded, it will not effect the solution of the problem and may be neglected, disregarded and left entirely out of consideration.- That may not be a sci entific definition of the term, for it has been a long time since the editor delved in the calculus, but that is the idea he intended to convey, and is just what the democratic party has always been , in Nebraska whenever it has been forced to stand up and, be counted by itself. WILL ORGANIZE, This is a large country and to travel from one side of it to the other costs quite a little sum of money. Members of the populist executive committee live on both shores of the continent and to meet would cost a good many dollars enough to buy a Nebraska farm. There will therefore be a-nieet-ing of the western members of the committee at Lincoln on the tenth, and another meeting later of the other members. Mr. J. H. Ferriss, the chair man of tho national committee will be present and things will be started. The whole press of the east is giving very large publicity, to the notification meeting in Madison Square Garden which will be held some time in the latter part of the, month. ' Since thevDenver News nas gone to Parker and Wall street, it is of no further use to any editor engaged in a fight against plutocracy, rormerly its editorial- columns teemed with items that were thought producers to every maa who read them, me Nebraska Independent is-now the only paper of national circulation that has not surrendered to Wall street, it, never will surrender while its editor lives and he is good for twenty years more of hard fighting. He descends from. a long-lived race. Watsons Lincoln Speech Will be one of the noblest and most patriotic add res3. eg ever recorded. The famous Georgian is a great student, a clear thinker, and an orator of the highest rank. Thousands of Lincoln's citizens who heard, his speech in 1896 pronounced it more than, equal to any that Mr. Bryan had ever delivered in this state... Hi8 address in this city the 10th of Auguswillbe a master"; piece of logic full of soul stirring pitritism. It will be: Officially Reported from the official stenographer's, copy and printed "IN FULL in the next issue of The Independent. . Every. Populist should be proud to distribute this speech among his neighbors. The garbled and incomplete re ports that will be sent out by the subsidized associated press are unreliable. , ; 1 Extra. conies of The Independentcontainingthe entire speech as officially reported will be sent to any address and in any quantity at :v ; j. .v-'i ;, ' 'r' Two Cents Per Copy Send in your orders for extra opies at once. Address THE INDEPENDENT, ' Lincoln, Neb. INTEREST NF ITEMS. In an Associated Press dispatch a column long, which was printed in last Thursday's dailies and dated at Eso pus,. Judge Parker's home, there were two paragraphs of interest to the peo-, pie of Nebraska. They were as fol lows: "Friends of the many photographers present accomplished the posing of what was at once termed the "har mony group." In it were Judge Par ker, Senator.Hill. Charles R Murphy, Thomas Taggart, Caryl Ely and John G. Maher of "Nebraska. "One of the assurances of party sac cess which particularly pleased Judge Parker was made by Mr. Maher of Nebraa. who said that Chief Justice b'llas A. Hole-oral) woum probably ne nominated for governor, and that un der hU leadership Nct-rusKa would go democratic.' Will Judge Harrington who fired Maher because he was a "reorgaulzer," from the position a his court reporter, take to this deal, come to the populist state convention on th !(tn and advo cate fusion with Maher? Maher given it out told that he h going to carry three congressional district- In Neb rank a and elect Purser men to congrem. H'irry up you eld popsi and fuse with him. fonir lime ago The Independent ald tbtu th Oioruioui Amount tf ami lias tu lust race came through lie prominence : and free advertisements given it in the great dailies which de voted whole pages to horse racing ev ery day. The Chicago grand jury seems to have come to the same conclusion, for last week it passed the following resolutions and sent them to the dailies: "Whereas, The publication of the so called 'dope' sheets, racing form news and official announcements in the daily newspapers of Chicago is deemed sub versive of public morals in that it aids and abets in an open and public man ner the violation of law by others, and to the detriment of legitimate occu pation arfd business, creates and fos ters the gambling instinct in many persons, particularly the young and unsophisticated, who would otherwise not bo influenced in that direction; therefore, be It "Resolved, That we, th grand Jury, do most earnestly deplore the part that the newspapers of Chicago have taken In bringing about the present lamentable condition, and respectfully urge, in the Intiucfst of public de cency and law and order, that the newspapers desist from further pub lication of the objectionable matter." There I no more dancroun thing to admit to the family circle, or more de generating agent In all the land thnn the gnat, gob! standard daily paper, For the peoples ca-isc Campaign rate, m.wu for a dwllar, " Another idol fallen. Tom Johnson Is an enthusiastic supporter of Parker and Davis. The readers of The Inde pendent will remember what Dr. Keemelin said about Tom Johnson and his platform before the Denver conference, Why any- single taxer should support Parker is past under standing. Henry George allied him self with the democratic party on the sole ground of the tariff and gave to the party his copyright to his book, "Free Trade and Protection." ' The circulation of that book did more for the democratic party man all the oth er literature that it ever published. But the party has now abandoned the tariff fight and why should any single taxer stick to it? A populist holds these things to be true: No man is bound by a con vention, even- if that convention Is le gally held and no fraud or deception is used, if it adopts a platform or nom inates candidates opposed to his prin ciples. The whole people's party, ex cept the office seekers, nold steadfastly to'those views. Those politicians who are so -anxious to force men on the populist ticket who support Parker, would do well to consider these things. What is the uso of putting a man on the populist ticket, for whom the pop lists will not vote? Are they, of that class who are delighted beyond meas ure to get tlfeir names in print? The present national committee has one great duty to perform. It must provide for some sort of organization of the people's party that will enable the men on ! the farms .an.: in the shops to have a voice in directing its' policies and making, its nominations. Our conventions are filled with, coun ty officers, those who want such places and lawyers who can out-talk twenty times their weight in farmers or wage workers. . When writing to advertisers please, mention The Jjidejpejidcnt , Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl vania has been accepting' free trans portation from all the railroads In his state and lately has been traveling about in President Baer's private car. The rpal miners will or course 'con tinue ! to vote for Governor Penny packer to protect themselves from for eign pauper labor, The Obi GurddleXbut : never sur renders. . There will be a fight to the finish at the populist stat$ convention on the 10th of August. j , ,The; intense' anxiety , exhibited In som? j democratic and office-seeking quarters in this state to effect fusion with men who are supporting Wall street's pet candidate, Parker, Js not so much a desire to arry this state on local Issues, as to send another sen ator to Washington tp'gb into the- dem ocratic caucus, and to destroy the pop ulist party, The people's party is the only party in- existence that ' Wall street has any causa to fear. The democratic party is j more completely controlled by it than the republican party ever was. It Is the most dis reputable end of Wall street that con trols it. The Belmonts, the fe'heehans, the Dave Hills are a thousand times more disreputable than the Wall street gang that ran the republican party. It is a wonder that Belmont didn't trade,. wives again when Parker was nominated, just to show1 his joy. And men who work with that gang want populists , to fuse fith them! The sheriff of Cook county in which Chicago is situated, is aoout as great a disgrace to the' country i as the su preme court of Colorado. Under his, wing horse race-gambling ha3 pros pered immensely. Every sort of pres sure has been brought upon him to en force the law, but Sheriff Barrett cays: "I am theriff of this county. There is no living man who can dictate to me. 1 care nothing for those who criticise rne." Tho fit residence ror a public officer of that kind would be a cell nt Joliet. The republicans of Chicago had to be "regular," so after Barrett got the nomination by manipulating the primaries, they all felt bound to vote for him. For the prosperity of Wall stteet and gamblers, "regularity" U a great tnljx-- The editor of the Clay Couuty (Neb.) Patriot attended both tho populist and democratic national contentions. He remarKs that ih HUMielmont ma chine never bllpped a cor." Teat I the fact about the matter. The In dependent tuM Its readers last Jan uary what would happen. The wv to overthrow plutocracy h to "vote 'er btrulshf' and then "talk" against It for the remainder of the )ar. . i