OCTOBER 6, 1904
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
PAGE 25
Letter to Mr. Bryan
University Place, Neb., Sept. 21.
Hon. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb. Es
teemed Sir: With deep concern and
abiding disappointment I have noted
your actions since on that early morn
ing in St. Louis on July 9, I, anxious
and weary, saw you surrender to the
powers that, dominated that conven
tion. And as one who has been ycur
follower for eight long years, a3 one
whose confidence in you was all con
suming, I wish to address you in my
own humble way and ask you tt . an
swer my Questions and explain your
course, which, I must confess, I am
entirely at a loss to understand.
I have tried to reason out a vindi
cation for you, but my conscience, the
-only thing that can prompt me to see
the right, has broken down all my
barriers of reasoning and has forced
. me' to believe that you are wrong all
wrong. .
Believe me I am not seeking to meas
ure your intellect by mine. Senator
Allen, a man in whom I have the ut
most confidence, a man whose ability
can not be denied, says you are wrong.
Thomas E. Watson, one of the great
est s thinkers and ablest reasoners of
the day, a man who for integrity, sin
cerity and honesty of purpose, stands
forth as the bright and shining light
of the present century, he by inference,
if not directly, says you are wrong. Am
I to believe such men -as these, having
such belief backed by my own honest
conclusions? Or am I to sweep this
all aside and say you are' right even
if I can't believe It? No! I must follow
you no longer.
Hundreds, yea thousands of your old
time followers have refused to longer
stand with you. And hundreds and
j"tlKs?4s more are today meeting this
question Jntar ii4f.w On every
hand I see men who only a few months
ago would have defended you vigor
ously, now when asked about your po
sition turn away with grave faces and
their I ins are silent. "Even mv remib-
lican friends when I talk to them about
reform and its leaders invariably come
back at me with the taunt, "Yes, you
told us so much about your reformer
Bryan, what about him now?" Can
I defend you?
Why do you strive to enthrone de
mocracy in its present state? Was a
party ever reformed while in power?
No. Can a party be reformed while in
power? Absurd! Then why on God's
w I ri on tt i-i n -A ...... 1 1 - . .
' - -i ' i r it v i i1 1 w i iiiMin i n ... n iir .
er? is it because you, know he stands
no chance of election? If so, you' are
practicing deceit and that is unworthy
of you. If your support of Paiker is
only to try and keep such men In line
as the Hills and Belmonts, I am yione
to say that all your reorganization and
efforts for reform will accomplish
naught If the day of the triumph or
right is to come, it will never be has
tened one hour, by any compromise
with wrong.
In your recent Denver sDoech von
said you supported Parker because ho
was for peace and that he would not
use the standing army in the support
of capital in its abuse of labor. To
this I would reply by asking how do
you know Parker will do this? Has he
ever said so? And if he has what do
it-ainouat to. In your Chicaeo
-arum dodger" and that he wasT;tc
rjy the trusts and corporations. New,
if this Is so, can you doubt that Jhe
would do the bidding of his capita
backers under any and all circum
stances?
But the clincher is-this; If Parker
is a tool of the trusts and- corpora t ion
as you said Jhe was, and as all think
ing men believe he is,-then ho is un
worthy or tne confidence of any man
and could not be relied upon to keep
any promise no matter how definitely
uiauH. A man inai is willing to sd
far surrender his manhood as to be
tray, or be,willing to betrav. the rfahi
of ItlA nnnnlo inrn I Via V, o r ,1 i
vi wan street roboers, is not worthy
the name of a man let alone a nomi
nation ror tne highest offlce ia the
lanu, or indeed, the support of n man
like you.
If there is an Issue in this cum try
iw is iub .issue oi pmiocracy versus
nomocracy. And if there Is a candidate
Pledged to tfte interests of phituciafy
mui laiiuu.sip is ranter. You can
not clouy this for you have sa d it 'n
m. i nm in wnoni shall ti t im unle
h.h ltir rc-ueiT To Komtevflt? No!
Ilia cvh are also Minded by no k)u
ter of gold, Thfii In the poo pic 'a cause
iost? No! No! I thank heaven there
is one who is willing to sacrifice
enough, willing to endure ail the ridi
cule and abuse, and brave enougn to
come out. single-handed if need be and
tight the people's battle. ?l thawc heav
en there is a man who beleves It is
"better far to be in the minority in
the outer darkness, with the. stars of
neaven smiling down , upon you, and-
tne inmate peace or God in your heart
than to hold a guilty seat m the ban
quet hall or the victors whose triumph
tins your soul with the damnable Con
viction that you have helped at the
victory or wrong." -
I refer you to that riodern Jefferson.
I nomas E. Watson. Mr. . Bryan, you
Know this man stands for the people
vou know that he is sincere ana that
he is waging this fight with no promise
or reward. You know that he la actu
ated only by the hope of starting a
movement that will eventually uxtri
cate the common people from money
rule and check the onward inarch or
that moneyed aristocracy which even
jenerson in his day saw was menaciig
our economic and social freedom. Now.
if you are sincere, this is what you too
desire. .
I thought you were above carty. it
3eems to me that the one way. only
way to achieve true greatness, Is to
be willing at all times to sacrifice for
the right and to stand by one's convic
tions at all hazards, whether come all
sadness and sorrow and even death.
This to do this is what I call great.
In my opinion you are makina the
mistake of your life. The people are
in need of help, not tomorrow which
never comes; not in 1908 or 1912, but
now. Now is the time to wage the
battle. The populist party has come
this time to stay. And if it does stay
your reorganized democracy will have
'Ajro as certain as dawn follows dark
ness, here taut ta visf. at the same
time two reform parties -ftrrotttias
practically the same reforms. The
democratic party has fooled the friends
of reform once. Do you imagine it can
ever again secure their confidence? If
you do," you are mistaken.
If my words are in vain; if your
course is set; if the die is cast, I ask
you in tne years to come to recall these
words of mine and then remember that
tnere sometimes emanates from a h 11 m
ble source prophecies that are no vain
and that sometimes there arc things
that are "hidden, from the wise and
prudent and revealed unto babes."
Yours in deep sincerity,
W. R. SWIFORD.
the candidate was sincere and to a
great extent show the stability of the
party as well as the character of the
aspirant for offlce.
The real thing that is wanted is men
with the courage to advocate a thing
because it Is right. Men who are not
moved- by the glitter of power, but men
who are ready to carry the scars of
battle. These are the kind of men that
are in demand. Men who know right
from wrong these are the ones who
will carry the standard of justice.
These are the ones who will deliver
the republic to' future generations as a
sacred institution that has been dedl
eatcd by precious human blood. . These
are the citizens who will ; keep pure
the purine of liberty. These will pre
serve tht altars of freedom . and de
fend the temples of liberty.
' PERRY D. PLAIN.
Atwater, 111.
Sentenced to Death
By "the Best Physicians of Elgin.
But Neuropathy Saved Him
Will Refuse the Bribe
Minden, Neb., Sept. 29, 1904.
. J. Quinby, Lincoln, Neb. ' ,
My Dear fe'ir: In reply to your ques
tion I wish to say that I mosthsartily
indorse the position that Mr. Bcrge
takes on the, pass question and if
elected to the position of state audi
tor I will not accept a pass from anw
railroad in or out of this state ; nor
will I accept any favor from a-iy fran
chised corporation of any description
whatever. , .
Yours most respectfully, "
J. S. CANADAY.'
P. S. l am sorry that I was not
able to answer sooner. J. s. C.
HEADACHE
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Political Progress
Editor Independent; : Every citizen
must realize that if he is to have any
power, he must fight for it. He must
know that it takes fearless fighting to
get what the people need. No citizen
can pay absolute homage to his party
and discharge his highest duty to him
self , and fellowmen. l.ian must h
guided by principles if he is to make
political progress.. He. can use, all of
his energy toward getting some "pet"
party policy to the front, and if it is
not cast in principles that are immut
able his work will come to naught.
The citizen must feel that. on him
rests, the profound duty of not only
preserving:, but oerDetuatintr nnr fnrm
irfgofecnment. The highest and most
exalted ox amMBfiJiftfcs1$uld be to
hand down to future genefaffoiwta noid-brick
moat snlendid rpnnWfn nt tha
most splendid republic of the age. The
ideal that is enshrined with iustic.fi
and which forms the halo of real prog
ress, must be the laurel worn by every
citizen, if mankind is to have examples
of true glory. The citizen must pride
himself on being for those principles
wnicn give him full power. For we
never can have true progress, unless
we are able to comprehend those civic
virtues, which Inspire us with the
greatness of free institutions.
If the citizen comprehends the
ness of free institutions he will avail
himself of those rights that are in
alienable. If he stands on that attv
plane where nothing but justice is
sougrit. ne wm look on the citizen as
a king "uncrowned." For the citl-
ren who feels that he is only one of
the great multitude, knows that all
can not lie distinguished, hence he is
for making a public office a "nubile"
trust, and the officer a servant and not
the master. To accomplish this the
citizen knows that he must advocate
those law, which would place him In
a position to dictate who shall be can
didates for public offlrfs. Therefore,
we must have "nominations by direct
ballot," so the voter can have a voice
In th kind of men that will b the
rumliilaU'H fur public ollkea. Nomina
tion bv ir-t t ballot. wotsM be th first
Kteji in political reform. The man who
rmlvesi a nfininnilon Rhoull hnvn
enough regret for hlrf constituency M
pint e m thrir IhukR a power fur recall.
If hp. nt their rMHVntatlve. rails to
Kiipixjrt a bill that the party have In
dorsed, A re all would show whether
That Telegram
Editor Independent: It fairest a
pretty big man to stand tin witn fht
word "Irrevocable" and maintain u
force inviolate The word as scnten
tiouslOeO 4Cndidate Parker, has
a good deal of the plutodfatSvzg,",
about It. He would establish aT thing
for all time by edict That 3 not
democracy. To favor Wall street he
would slur by the common people and
aamit no appeal from his fiat.
"Consanguinity" ot interest is evi-
aenuy anecung ws early education in
aemocracy. As has been said.
"His 'fiat' laid the cornerstone
And heaved its pillars 'one by one.'
When the Esopus Judge
Felt the "Wall Street nudee."
"David" wired him from the conven-
tion.
He arose from his. chair
With an inaudible "swear"
And asked, "Dave, what is the con
tention?"
"Just a word about gold,"
Said sly David of old.
"Is expected by Wall street the wulle '
"Send it over by wire,"
Said the Machiavelian liar
"And Wall Street will send you her
. smne."
Mr. Henry A. Groce. one of th. nfn-.
neer residents of Elgin, 111., was saved
trom a terrible and lingering ctcaih
from dropsy and heart liscis,r. hv
means of the wonderful discovery that
derangements of the brain center
called the "seat of life" is the nrln.ini
cause oi many diseases, lie says
"It is about five years since" I took
Dr.-Miles' Neuropathic Treatment for
dropsy and heart disease. My condi
tion was extremely critical. I experi
enced great difficulty in breathing and
could not lie down without fcinoLhcnug.
My limbs and body were badlj swollen
and I became very weak. I had been
unde rtreatment by the best nh.ytiriana
of Elgin, and was growing worse every
,3... rri i i m ...
uay. i uey couia oo nothing to relieve
me, and. in fact, cave" mo mi h nin
As soon as I consulted Dr. Mile..
showed me that my doctors Jiad failed
roujuoerstand my case and said he
could neip me. It was womh-rfn! lir.-ar
soon relief came. It was almost in
stantaneous. I was soon a well .nan
The cure was truly wonderful rinaiH.
ering my age. which was .wvmftr
that time. I am now sevpntv.iY
old, and able to enjoy life."
Mr. uroce is only one at the nin
hundreds of remarkable cures effected
oy ur. Miles' discovery regarding the
urain centers." The doctiir'a vm,
:. .-"..
iliou ah a, bpcuaiist is national. His -Heart
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Persons afflicted with disease of the
heart, stomach, kidnfvs, ncivs or
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his Heart and Dropsy Book, an Ex
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2SlStStt. ai;l-1Gfe in. ' .m .
, , (Please mentto'.this'-faii;H ,
I was to say no'thlnc mnr
Murmured the judge as he swore,
"And I can not be David's Goiiah.
"I musn't talk, it is said,
For in the papers 'tis read
And 'twill set my campaign ail afire."
At the mere thought of the glare
Of such a blazine affair.
The judge sat himself down and did
grieve.
And he pondered the trick
That "Wan -s tucked up his
-.sleeve.- . ' ' - 7""-jr
"To save Wall street from bu3ts.
Save the combines and trusts
When Morgan's watered stock can't
be sold;
Is my problem," mused the judge.
Then, he minded Dave's nudge,
And "irrevocably" 'stablished the gold.
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