PAGE 2. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT CSPTEMBEIl 1, 1904. upon thely feet, free and independent to work out. their own destiny.' Mr. Parker, however, says that the respon sibility which brought the. Philippines into our possession through the acci dent of war 'will be best subserved by preparing the islanders as rapidly as Possible tor selfgovernment'and- gfr .ing them the assurances that it will tome as soon as they are reasonably "prepared for" it.' ; This"Is not the' de mand of the democratic platform for immediate freedom and Independence of the Fillipinos, but it is the repub lican doctrine of progression toward a state of preparedness for independence. -Thus again ' does l Mr; Parker emascu late the St Louis, platform. " "One looks in vain through Mr. Parker's essay of acceptance for dec ing for since the organization of the party. It will be seen that the moye ment which startled all the , east in its first demonstration at Cooper Union, Js not spasmodic, it is. not the result of ' advertising or the . work of a day or two of excitement, but is deep-seated and permanent. It has been the work of two or three years. Mr. Mullin's letter to Hill in 1902, was as follows: ..-- 'New York. Sept -12. Hon. . D. -B. Hill. Dear Sir: Appreciating the stren uous efforts ; you have made to reorr ganize the democracy of this state so that victory would reward the party this fall inspired me to send this com munication defining the sentiment and attitude of the rank and file of demo cratic voters in no way allied with the 00-GGU7 CATALOGUE 10TIW1Q mimrmiiml mm. inrtHni nf ftrthAfsnfift to the Dositive so-called state machine, but ' whose ind direct statements of the demo- chief aim is loyalty to democratic tratic platform respecting 'a reduction principles. -' TH1S BOOK WILL BE SENT TO A?fYAD0Rt55 FREE Jf MllBSTMlD MAffUUDnl -aA Ms IT WILL CCSTYOa TO RECEIVE BY RETURN MAIL. POSTPAID. the larctitaandaamcat, ssast eompict an by far ths lowest priced general msrehandls - eatalagwe inr suWUhsd. NEVER BEFORE SOLD far LESS THAN SOCENTS. Worth saally SS.OO. Now FREE to any onefortho aak ing. Cut thin ad. oat and mrod to na or on a postal card, say : SQd me yon big No. 114 Catalogue free," and ltwlll fro to you by ratara wall fraa, swfjsHt E::or.:.:ous size, zizzm fra eveii.vSS over 100,000 quotsttons, oyer 10,000 Illustrations. Our new and mar- yelongiy low price malting policy tally explained; m am mere nan oiae ao- uy represented, mucn larger tnan ever perore; prices mncn new ane lower prices on everrinmi? oarnan poll partmtmta luuy represented, muc lower tnaa erer Dorore. lartmenta ful 'enrt and Wold la the largest at ere In Hie world. Makes ail other oalalagoea look verr amalL MARES ALL OTHER PRICES LOOK VERY HI6H. WiiaT DELOIIES TO u, or If you ever .do Duy any win? irom us, then soma thing lath la section OF THE BI6 BOOK. TOURS, net ours; The meat liberal after over heard of, bis business belonfs to you. and It la all explained tn a i5-pare THIS PART OF THE BOOK IS ig pr.GEs-voun pages ss devoted te new make tf the expenditures for the army and ' Tn vnn as leader it "may not be J mono bvaendina tua tor seed-, how n can mate money :aTy.' 'the maintenance of the Mon- aecessarf to say that ther platform ifc.?. oe doctrine in its' full integrity, 'the a(jopted in the last national eonven- thaae. Anopperunityuti.)rmihigihMbio.iyea. honest, just and impartial enforcement tion is tne creed of true democrats flUIGKEn SIHPrEHT SSrryw-kSSS. of -civil service reform' and 'the ex- until another national convention be X,"! germination of Polygamy wi hin the hed As there is a cloud pn your louTHr V, Jurisdiction Of the United States, fbe loyalty t0 the platforms adopted at mUcMoHertn any other house. If you send you? order to ffact is, the speech of Mr. Par.ker as Chicago in 1896 and reiterated at Kan- fat ah It relates to the lSSlieS OI toe n n(t tn lOnn- In romrtvp thflt r.loud fram other housea. and on a treat many roods yoa order from . , 0di0hw trim- ' "j'vu r W 4.i . i, ua yon will have leas then one-fiatf the f reiSht charfea you would m- lalnpaign, IS an emasculating, inm- reconcile yourself With the rank havetopaylf yon ordered from any one else, for If yourordercontalMfiroodaweeanehjptTomoneofourfActorlesor tning and vote bidding document from and fiie it will be absolutely necessary 1!-" .beginning to end The entire effusion to reaffirm in the next state conven- QUR FREE DIG tlO." 114 CATALOGUE LTS!f-W JS Characterized by tne Same Spirit 01 tion tjje Kansas City declaration. I i,.,, W8ltty mvCh hhjher. why we can rive every cnatomer a bg money makinff opportunity. . cowardice which prompted the candi- have been laboring some time with the SEKD FOR OUR FREE HO. 114 CATALOGUE. 'date to Send his notable gold plank Trniehts Of Labor to induce them td book wUIgro to you by return mail postpaid, free; all our new offere. our new money making propealtion; an opportu- j0, tu0 otlmnliiQ nf nnr- 8 . , ,t,c lo1?t my eTer before known, all will So to you free by return mall, postpaid. Moa't boy aaythla a;here tatil ymi get oar telegram Under tne StimUlUS OI por- support Only Candidates WhOSe lOyality Ws,iuataIngn. Tll TOualfliborinotoboyaTUila(5atlioie orelewlicreoUI thi? wrltefor eor He. lUCatalogM. trayais oi ueieat nem np xo n m uy t6 that platform has been estaDiisnea. COa'T BUY A CATALUGUt. B.oNrii4io OURS IS TILE LARGEST UXM 0P.DER HOUSE Kl THE 170.UD. We sell end ship mere seeds than all ether mall order bouses In the United States. eombmeeV Other mall order boosee are mere aide show compared with ours, if everyone only knew how much greater values wo give on an kinds ef mer chandise than any other liou3e,n other mail or ' dor house would ever igaio get evea aabgle ereer. THE OHlY MAIL ORDER HOUSE that owns or controls a vest number of facto ries located north, south, east and west situ ated bo that we can ship many- goods from oar factory or warehouse nearest you, maklnff gaick dolivery and very low freight charges., outhern factories and warehouses tor south ern people. ' Northern factories and ware houses for northern people, etc : snvoral nf tho nanprs nf thlS CATV On I nt. ill tin.. T Tnva luun Gncrcfia. I riiin ia niuy vn vmi ... h otiifimn.iuullMMtjtlnimMnrlnrl. WRITE FOR IT TODAY. Da It now. v . v . v. x ' r"t ' 1 in Liija liiatLCi 1 uwu rz.. . . . ; , " , . " J I H, onppooriinp. tho mnrninff of h!q . , " j ,lrt ,T4r,n. o w I If yen send for tills. FREE Big No. 1 14 Catalogue.. band our old catalogue (If you have one) Td Some Fi the day Succeeding tne morning OI ms juj as Up0n Wednesday evening a local I 'yo, letter or on the postal card give us the name of the party to whom you handed our eld catalogue. nomination. The sending of -the gold assembly , unanimously passed resolu telcgram was not the act of a cour- tiong that if the platform would not ageous man- neither is his reiusai to ri-afnrmed in the convention the K. stand in a manly way by the positive of jj wouid nominate their owji ticket, declarations of his party's platform "Newspapers state that r you have the act of a brave man. The evidence annnnnped that trusts ? would be the Address, SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago, 111, he must know, if his democratic fol lowers had worked one-half as hard accumulates, that, while Judge Parker paramount issue.' Well the pillaging Vhad they S mav havi. lippn a Mr TivriA nn the j ,..-a- nt imcta aia Ior mm, or naa tney oeen d nun tics. This la not strange, since his stata WOuM ? warrant that trasts be ...5 ,.f.rJ 2? , speech of acceptance only exempts the paramoUnt Issue; however It is n Sent ine om aaage tnat tne stream can not iesa criminal to pillage and plunder T Y , ; ' ; He has'made the mistake or his life in casting his lot with men with whom there can be no' affiliation. 5 His idea of continuing his; vork for financial reform within the democratic party will amount to nothing. It is already plain the policy of the' leaders of the party is' to ignore his political exis rise above its source.- Trained, as citizens out of their earnings than to m a- i . l 1 I TTlll m 1 rob them . of earnings ana sover eignty. "But reaffirm the national platform and then go ahead; with your trust is- cna "hler onrirtn will nAmpnt I tnPthpr r: vf6:: the democracy and make possible vic- Mr.. Parker has been in the Hill school of shifty politics, it is utterly impos sible for him to meet public issues squarely and courageously. Attaching to himself as he has as campaign man gheehan and McCarren type, he can ! 0t in his treatment of public ques tions possibly rise to a high levl of sUmanship .lf he. we elected ;presi conntion: trusts.- To name for tory. ';. "Since -trusts will be the issue,, nat-j tence: t have looked over several big urally the. candidate snouia . nave no mediocre, weak and vacillating, - and. governor a . candidate affiliated , with trusts would insure defeat be berth e le President, vice president, director , or uvi ie,uca, iiuuiiu Ricanuga aiiu tuc UiB' tribution 6f special privilege, benefits as rewards for campaign contributions ajfd political seryices. 'Democrats who, like myself, believe in the positive and progressive declar ations of the St. -Louis platform, wili not cast their votes for . a nominee chine. wno, in his first public utterance, as a candidate, nullifies the leading planks of the platform. Neither can they bring themselves to vote for Mr. Roosevelt, thereby endorsing republi can doctrines and policies. Under these circumstances, the democrats to whom I refer, esteem it a privilege to sup port Mr. Watson, the candidate of the n a vaii A v Yirnl 1 an; n rt T A fait tVii aArlr.'n nBl . , - , - ICLO YUU ttlC TT CU aTTfUC VI l"C JAVi tUOV peoples party, since he fearlessly. Lv, oim-ciciy uuu logicany aavocates tne principles of progressive democracy. win. These democrats will not only have the satisfaction of, standing by their principles, but the indications are. will have the gratification of having cast their ballots for a candidate who will receive as many electoral votes east of the Rockies and north of Mason and Dixon's line as Mr. Parker. democratic dailies in vain to see his name mentioned.1" They: want none ot him. ,. 1 ' Wm. J: Bryan' is the greatest man in our country, today. Infinitely, toe greajt to' be a henchman of the ghost of a party. The word party implies unanimity. An organization of fac tions, or of men of opposing purposes, is only a strategic hiovemeut " and the result : a ; conspiracy for- extrane ous ends. The paramount issue being the concretion of the organization ali other issues, however vital to the wel fare of the country that conflict wit! nice the irreconcilable so the views or interest of a faction, will be suppressed as disturbing elements. The accomplishment" of a reform, the establishment Of a 'new principle, or the changing of a system already in operation, ' can only 8 be done by a party constituted for the purpose.. And by the same rule when the mission is effected the party should disband. Standing political parties are jnore dangerous to free institutions than standing armies: ? ' Mr. Bryan's great mistake Is not so much in supporting the ticket nomi nated, as in not bolting when it had become plain to him that the com mittee by "crooked indefensible meth ods," had been set up against any and trust judge, .. , - - "The , inconsistency of adopting trusts as chief issue and then naming as candidate a, trust agent would be garded by the rank and file who only sef k good democratic government as proof that trusts own the state ma ' The strongest, cleanest and most loyal demccj&t in -the state and man who can that democratic victory will be possi ble is William Sulzer, "My dtar senator, these are the sen timents oi the legions of democratic voters upon whom success will depend Monuments Beautifully, illustrated Catalogue, showing all tne newest designs, m ai 1 e L free on request,, - - ; '"'' Yours etc., "JAMES MULLEN. "242 &'outh-st, N. Y. City." It may be needless to say that the trust judge referred to in the letter was the hero of Esopus No doubt you are aware of the fact that the trust democratic candidate for president became the greatest news paper hero that, ever- lived through sending to the late national democratic I every principle of reform he had stood convention after a platform had been for, and so ably' and successfully ad- adopted and he had been nominated, a I vocated for so many years. Yes, ne telegram. . . tr should have bolted. The gold men ' had set the example. The-history of the lives and acts of such bolters as Wm. J. Bryan's Partisanship. Martin Luther, Oliver Cromwell, Na- Edltor Indenendent: The announce-1 Doleon Bonaparte and George Wash- paged in it have been democrats of raent by the Hon. Wm. J. Bryan of his I ington would furnish the complement Kaw York Populist Democrats. The fight in New York against Dave Hill, Belmont and Parker is a genu ine fight based on principles and not a personal one at aU. The men en and truest history of the advance and growth of civil and religious liberty. What can he do more than he has already done within the democratic party? Or what can he expect to ac complish different from what he did tne Kansas City platform kind. They intention to vote for the nominees of have received the same abuse that the late democratic convention for populists of the west have had to cn- president and vice president, falls as dure. Until now they have had no a painful if not an aggravating disap- way to register their protests against pointment upon thousands. of his best the slave drivers of Wall street and and sincercst friends. I allude to the the devils own representative from up men of the populist party who but a I In 1896 when he carried everything in me state. Now they come to the peo- few years before his nomination in the convention? pies party with rejoicing. They did 189C, had cast over 1.200.000 votes for Mr. Bryan is too great a man not to what they could and made what pro- Weaver and Field and which strengtth feel In his heart that there is no hopo test they could by letter and other- had since that time largely Increased for relief from either of the old par wise acting as democrats, as will be and was still growing. Yet at their ties. They ore each under the control en by the following letter written to convention at St. Louts, believing him of the money power, to the extent, Davo Hill In 1902 by one of the chief to be an apoutle of every etisentlal that If either should be forced to de promoters of the recent people's party principle advocated by the popullHt I dare in favor of a policy that would meeting at Cooper Uulon. Mr. Mullen party, as he had so expressed himself, I conflict wllh ,ls Interests, as Bryan has now found, along with many thou- and believing him to be a leader of wand others a way to stand up and be I men of such force and effect as to rounted, an protectants against both almoflt suggest the Idea of inspiration, the republican and democratic end of decided to follow him with an unset Wall street. Populism Is klmnlv Jif. fih devotion: a devotion sonled by did in 1S96 it can throw its weight In opposition and defeat the party. If a bolting (onventlnn of the true democracy had been called to wet at iwnonian democracy, and when Mr. Munen ?eRks of "loyalty to 'demo rratlc principles," he means tho nrln- rlplcs that populists have teen fight- We have the most complete as sortment of Monuments to be . found in. the west. Only the best material is used and t workmanship ig of the , highest quality, ;,v-';u:,: .rri.'-H WE PUT ThEM UP in your cemetery, wherever It may be, much cheaper than youi local deaJer can furnish you an inferior stone. , We mean it A BETTER MONUMENT FOR LESS MONEY ' By purchasing granite and store in enormous quantity 'we save a larger percentage of the ex pense,, A part of the saving fs yours if you will investigate. . Hundreds of finished monu ments can be seen on our floors at any time. "- Write For Free CtvteJogve DULL DROS. I46S O St.. Lincoln. Neb Picas Mention The Independent Write Us For bargains in Watches, Diamocds, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glaxs etc. , Many goods at crwt to make room for fall goods. M. G. WOLFF. je etli i jtH 5trtt, ' Lincoln, Neb, Cincinnati. Ohio, 1 will venture to my the tacrlfico of a party they loved for lit would havo been the largest roll principles they hUl more dear, I tlcal gathering ever asstembled ti More than a million voted for Wm. I America, ir. ran. a political party, nirtcriit tmiui uonon m i wore.! J. Bryan at each canvass he made and like any other organic body on this ,u "-""" nnia'-nr nom i rci'aoiv anu rripflniin I Jfweiff. ti airnn ami jeweuy rmniftitxi iq aim