SEPTEMBER 22, 1904
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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that even upon this question Parker is
a coward and takes no positive stand
. more than that taken by Roosevelt.
His supporters can not point to an ut
terance of Parker's assuring the Fil
ipinos that we propose to immediately
promise them their independence or
self-government. Parker only says that
, it must be the purpose of this govern
ment to grant them such "as soon as
'they are fitted for it." This is as
definite as he has made himself upon
this question. AmLthat is no more def
inite than Roosevelt was when he as
sured them the same thing in a con
gressional message. And the pledge of
Roosevelt must be accepted as the
more genuine, because it is an official
document.
But suppose Mr. Parker is an advo
cate of justice to the Filipinos. Are
the people of this nation to receive no
relief from oppression? Are we to
be lulled into silence? Are we to be
quieted in our own appeals for econ
omic justice, just to enable Mr. Tarker
to be just to the Filipinos? In, fact,
is not thi3 hypocritical plea only tte
old day of tyrants to divert the at
tention oi' the people from affairs at
home by complications abroad? This
'has been, the game of tyrants in every
age of the past, when they could no
longer appeal to the people upon the
basis of justice at home. Can wc trust
a domestic .tyrant to carry democratic
principles to foreign peoples? Parker
stands for economic imperialism at
home. Can he stand for political lib
erty there? Can he be just abroad it
not in favor of. justice at home? In a
recent interview Mr, - Parker said to
Frederick H. Monroe, president of. the
Henry George association of Chicago:
"We are stronger without your sup
port" "Your", referring to the radical
democracy of the nation. If Mr. George
believes Parker was right in that state
ment does he desire to defeat mm?
Now, just for a moment, consider
this other part of George's plea. To
wit: "Since we must choose between
Farker and Roosevelt' etc. Great God,
what a plea! Do those who mako this
plea ever stop a moment to consider
it. If two men are candidates tor an
office, both representing the came
' thing, or. rather one representing the
genuine article and the other a counter
x'eit of it, and if the people vote only
for these two.-what does it mean? It
means only that all the people arc
opposed to anything no,t , 'reprtoCiLed
by these two men. That is what it
means- and nothing else.' It means that
the people are satisfied with present
conditions!! " It means, that thcy( want
nothing to dp with socialism, , prohibi
tion, trade unionism and above all it
means that they want nothing to do
with the single tax that philoisCphy
that dives to the root Of air Injustice.
Therefore, if all the "people vote or
!these two candidates where is the
hope for the reforms for which re
formers have struggled in every age?
Where is the hope for the i reform for
which the illustrious Henry George laid
down his life? On the other hand every
vote registered against both these can
didates is a protest against ipr?seni, in
iquities, against present economic In
justice.' Let the hostsof reform not
listen to such pleas, but rally like men
to their standards. Q. -
KNOCK 'JRM DOWN
The campaign of the people's party
is. directed equally against both old
parties. We fight Roosevelt and his
policies of government and we fight
Parker and the same policies and could
do nothing else. From a selfish party
standpoint, it would be best for the
populists that Parker should be elected.
That would settle the matter as tar
as any attempt would be made to de
stroy the populist party by being swal
lowed by the democrats. The defection
which is apparent from the democratic
party in every state in the union would
bo permanent Notwithstanding all
that, the populist party is going to
fight Tarker and present his election
if it is possible.
It is going to fight Roosevelt and
would teat him if it were possible.
Populists hate republican greed and re
publican Wall street rule with Just as
much intensity as they ever did. They
have not forgotten how they were
hounded by the republican press lor
years and called lunatics, anarchists
and twlalbts In the same sentence
ten thousand times over. Populists
know that whichever of the twin", wins
out In this fight, the policies of the
"government will be ttr name and they
can have no choice. If the -populist
campaign in one state helps Parker
and tn another helps nMH.vrIf, It iHh
not remove th vtleness of the charge
that In the former we ore charged with
"geUlnR, democratic money" ami In the
UlUr tut c are "zcttlns republican
money." In both the man mak
ing ruth a chaw deserves to be
Knocked down. In the first i.'k: the
populist national committee hasn't any
money. Less than $1,000 all told has
been sent to the committee. TftQ na
tional candidates are paying their own
expenses out of their own pockets, and
both of them will likely be swamped
so bad at the end of the campaign that
it will take them some time to earn
money enough to square up. To bring
such charges against men in that con
dition deserves to be answered with the
tip of the jaw. Some of them will get
it if they don't look out..
" GORMAN ON THE BRIDGE
. For some two or three weeks all
sorts of . stories have been sent out
concerning the rows in the democratic
national committee. . About the only
thing that was certain was that the
committee was doing nothing ami the
campaign that ought to have been un
der full headway was not even started.
There was evidently a fight between
Tom Taggart and. those who supported
the democratic ticket during tho last
two campaigns, and those who bolted
and voted either for McKinley or Pal
mer and" Buckner. The result is that
the old bolters came , out on top and
now are in full control. Taggart has
been sent home and Gorman has been
put in charge.
, It appears to The Independent that
the democratic Wall street gang is rub
Ding it in pretty hard. They do not
expect to elect Parker; but they do
expect to get complete control of the
party machinery in every county and
state, so that Bryan's threat to re
organize after the election win be fu
tile. All the way he - can re-organize
will be to get up subsidiary organiza
tions under the democratic. name that
will not be recognised' by the author
ities of the party. The Gorman outfit,
which is gold-bug and high taiaf, will
control everything and Mr. Bryan will
be entirely eliminated. That is what
this new deal means. They will have
the great machine and men who know
anything about practical politics know
what that means in every state In
the union except the democratic or
ganizatioiMn Nebraska, completely at
their command. Even if Brsan suc
ceeds in keeping control of the machine
in this state, it will be too leeble to
keep him before the : public as a na
tional character. All the speeches that
he can make in thiSi campaign : for
Farker, will not soften Gorman a heart.
All the ; real leaders who supported
Bryan have already left the democratic
partyjor will leave-it before this cam
paign Is over, and they . will not be
there to help Bryan reorganize.; All
that will be. left to fight Gorman, Cleve
land and the controlling force i in the
democratic , party,: will be . Bryan : and
the democratic organization in Nebras
ka where it never yet: polled. 60 000
votes. . v.; i .. :; i-v. . ...
1 At first there was talk of getting
Bryan to New York to counteract the
stampede of genuine democrats to the
people's party. - Now, since Gorman has:
Deen put in charge of the campaign; ,lt
is intimated ; that he I is not - wanted,
and that he would' do more harm' than
good if he went to' New. York, ot any
other eastern statei All this is no sur
prise to populists who have1 been read
ers of The Independent As ioon as
Bryan came home from the St. Louis
convention and wrote those famous
words: "I shall vote for Parker and
Davis, 1 every populist knew what his
fate would be. Wall street had got
the great democratic machine away
from him, and it would use that ma
chine to establish plutocracy. '
" NEW JERSEY FOPCEISTS
The movement In New Jersey is of
as much importance it seems as the
great bolt from the democratic narlv
in New York. Populism is niarthine-
on with seven-league boots all over
the eastern states. The Baltimore Daily
American, in speaking of the upheaval
in New Jersey, says:
"The Independent-democratic :nove.
ment in New Jersey is of formidable as
pect and places any possibility of ex
cess In that state for the Parker-Davis
ticket out of the reckoning. Tfcn imlf.
Ing convention, which assembled at At
lantic City on Saturday, was comnn.i
of representative democrats men who
nave had a voice In nartv nianacen: nt
jnd havo been possessed of preMlzc
and influence. Kfforta on the rat? t,t
the regular organization to prcvent.and
finally to disorganize, the eonnntim,
after It had assembled proved uiuvail-
in?. The action of the convention hn
attracted tho greatest nttf-wi,,
throughout the Mat, and the nhrt.n.
celled feHlnsc in democratic rlnhs it
that the democracy of the state is
hopelessly ppllt.
"'The people's democratic naif' n.
the new movement H fulled. V.-.tt
nominating an Independent camii.iitA
for governor of New Jercy, wl.l a up.
port llic WatKon- Tibbie irei.lr ritial
ticket. The Introductory claum if the
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I AM OFFERING ...
The Finest Ranch In Nebraska
For The Least Money . . ....
This ranch is located on the lodge pole, in Cheyenne County,
2600 acres of tilled land, one homestead filing, 640 acres of school
land, leased for 25 years, 2000 acres of leased land. Thii land is
enclosed in one block, divided into 10 pastures, 4 miles of running
water, 200 acres under irrigation, 400 tons of hay cut this year,
part alfalfa. Good improvements, 8 room 2 story stone Iioubc
with cellar, one six room house, windmill at house two in pasture
and many other improvements. This ranch should be seen to be
appreciated, has no equal in the state for the money, possibly we
would sell stock, hay and all that goes with auch a ranch if de
'sired. Price of Ranch only $14,000. . , S
I also have 2095 acres in Universal district of Missouri, at a
bargain for cash. '
Q. W. CAMPBELL
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H27 O Street ' Lincoln, Nebraska.
You Arc Saving Money
when you maintain an Investment Policy in the
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' " i ....... . '. . .
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Cash and Reserve Values
increase Annually . . . . ; .
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Additions to the agency force of this progresgive com
pany' are being made weekly. Local and
.1 - i ;:..!' ! i V ; Special : Agents wanted. . :
B. li. R0BIS0N, President.
platform declared: We decline to fol
low the lead of commercial politicians
into the camp of Wall stiect, and re
fuse to recognize the Hills, the Shte
hana and the Iiclmonts as proper ex-,
ponents of popular rights.' "
There can he no doubt tnat Still
man considers all labor organizations
as "unintelligent competition." If
Stillinan cau get his bank schemes
through congress, tlioro" will be no
more iabor organizations to trouble the
capitalists.
YTIIAT WALL STREET I'ROrOStl
When tn New York In attendance at
the Cooper Union meeting, tho editor
of The Independent wan urpn.cd at
tho certainty of every hanker that he
met, that at the lomtnj; notion of
conKrc.vi there would bo an act passed
authorizing branch banking am! asset
currciiCy. At th meeting of the Na
tional Hankers" ak4tkm In New
York HHt week, Vretsid-'nt ingelow
Hahl:
A tMtuI secured currency ncr did
and neer rnrj reiMjnd to the ileiaandK
of trade. On the othr hand, a circu
lattog medium, to tj tfflcjent, to b
a. ready help, needs to be lnokcd
promptly without displacement of cap
ital; to do Its Instant worK and as
promptly to be retired. .
"With regard to silver, I should llko
to see part of the Kilvcr stock con
verted into subsidiary coins and part oi
It sold outright; It is a strained and abV
normal situation that we have In silver,
Everything has been done by practical
rules and regulations to minimise tho
danger of these sliver issues, but ctlll
they are Inherently wrong."
Mr. lllgetow also argued that fcinail
banks In country districts should bo
allowed to carry a certain percentage
or paper on real estate security. This
speech of the president of the Na
tional Hankers association taicen In
connection with the argument of i-tllN
man in favor of concentrating nil biul
ncs,i and the control of all cirdtal in
few ham!, gives pretty certain indi
cation of the kind of contract mado by
Morgan and Hodgem with President
UcHwevelt. One great trust, muh a
Ignatius Donnelly described In one ot
hl .book, is what thetuj r:ra aie n
tent upon. They r laylttg their plans
white th sreat dallies are anysing'
the people nh ftorle. about l.uthi ant
dlve and bn horseback rtdci of tho
