Nebraska. Independent .
DECEMBER 1, 1901
R.esilts of R.ef erertdum Vote
What PopviHsts
Should Do
The refer endiinu taken by The
Independent, at 12 o'clock noon, on
Wednesday stood: f
For Peoples Party organization 3,872
For co-ODcration with Democrats 251
7
The Referendum
What to Do
Editor Independent: Fuse or not to
fuse seems to be- a qeustion with some,
but I can not ' see any room for any
' difference on that subject. The follow
ing taken from the editorial columns
of the St. Louia Republic of March
1896, ought to help us all to satisfac
torily settle that matter forever: "The
silver leaders in the democratic party
propose to wipe thepeople's party off
vthe map:thi3 fall, whether right or
wrong in these surmises they intend to
carry out the campaign on these lines.
I am firmly Convinced Jiat Mr. Bryan
was in on the ground floor, with the
silver leaders, to betray and destroy
the people's party, and most emphati
cally vote no more-fusion forever.
By the action of those silver leaders
the great giant of reform was shorn
of his strength for many weary years,
and the beneficiaries of special privi
lege were given a new life to plunder
the weak and helpless. The two old
parties, are carrion parties and each
lives on the corruption of the other,
kill one and you kill both. Missouri
did not go republican because there was
any virtue, or merit, in the republican
party, but because the stench from the
putrid carcass of the democratic party
had become unbearable, and Roosevelt
did not get his majority in the nation
because his party had any merit, but
because the stench from the last Cleve
land administration killed the sensitive
voter off when he came into contact
with Parker and his environments car
rying as it must the malodorous smell
of the last democratic administration
I can not believe that any man that
went into that conspiracy ..in, 1896 to
wipe the people's party off the map
that fall was an honest man and I be
lieve that Mr. Bryan was in on the
ground floor of that conspiracy to de
stroy . the only party that was " then
menacing the citadel of, plutocracy.
The conspiracy was formed, the plan
.carried out and the crime of the age
was committed by those silver leaders.
Lei us raise our banner liigh and let
it be known by deeds that we will not
under any circumstances or conditions,
in any place or places, condone the
wrongs of either of the old parties by
fusing or co-operating with them, but
will welcome all to our ranks who will
help us In our fight. For any northern
section to fuse, with the democrats is
demoralizing to all southern sections
where we have to submit to; the crimes
of the democratic party, and for the
people's party to fuse with the repub
licans in any southern section, is de
structive to our party in northern sec
tions, besides fusing with either gives
the lie to our contention, that both are
wrong. Let us stand true to ourselves
and; we can stand true to all. Let us
organize under the precinct plan and
give all power into the keeping of the
people. Clip the wings of committees
to make deals-and sell out the move
ment and our course will be onward
and upward. ;
Springfield, Mo. S. A. WRIGHT.
b a indication that, the
ctonuch and other digestive
crnsits are weak, tared or
debilitated. Itv causes no
end of aches and pains and
u most common where
pcoph bolt their nlecls and
tuny end worry as they
Cx hi this country.
KocdsSarsaparilla
C3rc3 dyscjebit has "a
nc touch " hi this dhecse.
. For te&noniab of remarkable cures
tzzi for Dook on Dyspepsia, No. 5.
C. h Hood Co. Lowell, Mess,
Wo.lt and See
Editor Independent: Answering your
people's party referendum ballot:
"It the Bryan democracy is again in
control to make the nominations of
1908, there will be no need of a peo
ple's party." In the meantime, I be
lieve the people's party should hold its
organization together, for should the
conservatives be In possession there
is no likelihood of Bryan and his fol
lowing again finding warrant for be
ing regular; they would bolt and join
the populists, which I think they
should have done this year
. The. leaders of the . people's party
ought now to know to their complete
satisfaction that the mass of independ
ents of this country Will not cast their
votes for a third party.
It was- a Question with the many
whether a genuine or imitation repub
lican was to be elected, and they would
take no chances of Parker's election.
I voted for Watson and Tibbies, but
had I believed that Roosevelt needed
my vote in this state I should have
voted for him.
DANIEJ. KIEFER.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Let Them Stsy .There
Editor Independent: I see by your
paper that you are submitting to your
readers a referendum for or aeainst
(fusion.
Permit me to say a few words as to
what I consider a real referendum.
There may be a number of ways of
dealing with a subject under discus
sion and the ordinary referendum per
mits us to say yes or not on a given
qeustion, but suppose a voter does not
agree with either side of the question,
bu believes he has a decidedly better
idea as to how the matter should be
dealt with. He has an undoubted
right to express his opinion, but the
present referendum will . not permit
him. In order that a majority of the
voters may ieet as near to what jthey
want, through a free choice, as pos
sible, suppose that a referendum is
made up as follows:
' For " absolute refusal of fusion
with all parties. ,
For refusal to fuse except with
free coinage democrats and silver,
republicans.
For avoiding fusion except with
free Coinage democrats, silver re
publicans and republicans .of the
LaFollette stamp. . ,
For avoiding fusion except with
free coinage democrats, silver and
LaFollette republicans and prohi
bitionists. For fusion with silver democrats,
silver republicans. La Follette re
publicans, Folk democrats, single
taxers and prohibitionists, but ab
solutely opposed to fusion with
strict partisans of the two old par
ties. '
Let the voter mark (1) at the left
of the proposition which best suits
him, (2) aj; the proposition which is
next nearest his choice. (3) next, etcr
when those ballots are collected by you
K:nifnr . iTiflononlorif I coa (n V,
Independent of November in vnn aRi emmate first. the proposition receiV'
for a referendum vote of the subscrih- inS least, first choice votes, next the
ers in regard to fusion with the Bryi Proposition next lowest, until only two
ah democrats ' We have nn -wav nf remain. I need not explain the method
judging of the future but by the past, furtlier, as Mr. De France last spring
' 1 1-1. .-111 V-l4- J A iv! Ilka. ' 1 A 1
the people's party fused with the Bryan s"miar experiment witn
democrats and we all know the result. ouwfs auH expiamea m iun me metn
They are not to be trusted. If a party od oftransfers, when, by a straw vote
fools us once they are to blame, but y t uu UttU"s -l lu lue Seaa ne naa
if they fool us twice we can blame our- a dozen andidates besides scattering
selves. If Mr. Bryan and his followers ana ma?ly 10 eliminate, but did it satr
must stay in the democratic party, let Isiacioy wnue in tne present case
them stay there. If thev can not mm from four to seven propositions is the
to us and adopt our platform and name
we can not go . to them. Bryan, as a
leader in the party, has proved a fail
ure. So I think we had better let him
alone as Ion as he remains where he
3, he can not do us any harm. It will
take us some years yet to get back to
where we were before fusion; I al
ways will be opposed to fusion with
any party. If the people's party can
not get along without fusion, I go to
the socialists.
JACOB RICKEY.
Beechgrove, W. Va.
most the populists would want pre
sented to them.
y The proposition in itself may be of
little Importance as so many express
themselves through The Independent
that you will be at no loss to know
what they want, but the educational
value of such an experiment will ' ? in
estimable. The fact that a lot o. jeo
ple do not see it at once, matters not.-
Suppose a question of electing sena
tors were up to be voted on. Place the
question on the ballot thus:
For the election of United States
senators by the legislatures. N
For the election of United States
senators by the people. ' '
For the abolition of the United
States senate.
On the lifiuor question to be put
thus:
For hih license. '
For low license. ,
For free saloons.
For state ownership.
For prohibition.
Beecher, 111.
JAMES CRAIG.
A Sure Foundation
Editor Independent: . I enclose my
vote in regard to the people's party, I
am opposed to any further fusion, as
Ihink the people's party, and its
principles are on a sure foundation,
and there will be thousands with us
if we do not mix with other parties.
Let them come to us, is my motto.
: ' .M. W. -
, Lincoln, Neb. .
Yankee Degenerates
We have heard a great deal about
the purchase of votes in Delaware, but
nothing at all has been told in the dail
ies, about the Yankee degeneracy in
Connecticut. The New Milford Gazette
of that state .says:
The extensive buying of votes in
Litchfield county at the recent na
tional election was, judging from
reports from different parts of the
country, only a sample of what was
general on that day., Many "float
ers" are said to, have received as
high as $25 apiece for thejr votes.
What is-4he end? Every third or
fourth legal voter . in the rural
towns of Connecticut, at "least,
now sells his vote provided suffi-
cient inducements are offered. How
long will it 'be before one-half or
more of the voters can be corrupt
ed if only purchase money con
tinues to be lavishly spent? Shall
this republic proceed in its proud
I Offer the Utmost
- ' A Dollar's Worth Free
Afraid of Populists
You deposit nothing. You risk nothing. You promise nothing. ThrA ia
nothing to pay either now or later. I want everyone, everywhere, who has not
usea my remeay 10 mane mis test.
For mine is no ordinary remedy. It represents thirty years of experiment thir
ty years at bedsides in laboratories at hospitali. Thirty Tears of tha tinhnvt
- : i t' i a . "
Just at nresent the f KS""" r"1 ouoops neiioranve
o uutii.iD aim i hi Ta n imi i v r rnin ai n man imnBi
boosUngthae sociaUsts. & EveyHem of -VMy ffer is f ST M humaoi tself-' forsickneM knows no distinction in
iT.fr.rTnQtioT. tv.a ,l its ravages. Anct the restless patient on a downy couch is no more we come than
LSI 11 acflerate that the wasting sufferer who frets through the lawring hours in a dismalhoTeT
ZZlZll g T Slnence While I want no reference no security. The poor have the same opportunity as the
everything connected with the neonle's nVh. Tn nn rA nil T sav M.rlv writ tmA .ck Qmi. L.. ulr
iui wai&ou is I ngyer ineu iny reiueuy tor i must limit my oner 10 strangers those who hav
suppressed. They know that they havo used Dr. Shoop'a Restorative need no additional evidence of its worth. I will send
"""uiut ic uuiu me socialists. No you an oraer on your aruggisi. ue win give you tree, tne lull dollar package
miuimauuu 01 n.u is atiainaoie oy this
omce concerning the total vote of the
people's party. A great manv letter
ike the following have .been received
but these United States cover a vast
Inside Nerves
Sickness loses half its terrors when wo strip
part Of the elobe. and ikTm,,. medicine ot its MYSTERY. For most all forms
ran W fnrmoH nf ti,a mi . v of sickness start In the same way. The nerves
can De formed of the total vote from are weak. NotHhe nerves that gOTern your
eners mat nave Deen received ai. movements no yur thoughts.
At 11.. . . " I
inuugn mey are very numerous. Mnsr ' But the nerves that, oneuided and unknown
of the writers ernr. rhir lnfnrmun night and day. keep your heart in motion con
me same manner that MrvNichols did: iiVeironrkidnyr
iunui iuuepeiiueni: 1 enclose
, the vote. of Suffolk county, N. Y.,
or as much as I can get, as no pa
mper would give it. .These were ob
'tained through a friend in the
County clerk's office. Prohibition
vote 200 less than, last vote:
Watson '. g2
Roosevelt . .. ..,..V.v !! '; ml
' People's party state ticket "
Parker ........ ,v.t,'.... .6788
iBoulton ..
Spaulding
,Drew ......
Manz
: Rose
Gaffeny
Levy ..
Republican gain over 1,000.
FRANK E. NICHOLS.
Brentwood, L. . T.. N. Y.
-. V.
.62
61
64
64
64
64
65
These are the nerves that wear out and break
down. .
It docs no good to treat the alline organ the
irreaular heart the disordered liver the rebel
lious stomach the deranged kidneys. They are
not to blame. Bat go back to the nerves that
control them. There you will find the scat oi
the trouble. ' t
There is nothing new about this nothinr any
physician would dispute. But it remained tor
Dr. Shoop to apply this knowledge to put it to
practical use. Dr. Snoop's Restorative is the
result oi a quarter century of endeavor along
this very line. It does not dose the organ or
deaden the pain but it does go at once to the
nerve the inside nerve the power nerve and
builds it up, and strengthens It and makes It
well.
Simply Write Me
I do not ssk you to take a single statement ot
mine I do not ask you to believe a word I sr
until you have tried my medicine in your own
home at my expense absolutely. . , ,
The offer is pen to everyone everywhere
who has not tried my remedy.
But von must write ME ior the free dollar bot
tle order. All druggists do not grant the test.
I will then direct you to one that does. He will
pass it down to yon irom his stock as freclv as
though your dollar lalcUbefore him. I am fist
ing my business my life work my reputation.
I am depending on your own honest opinion
after your own test in your own home. I cannot
prvui uuiebB my meaieine succeeds. Could I
afford this it I were not sure? Write for the or
der today. The offer may not remain open, I
will send you the book you ask for beside. It la
tree. It will help you to understand your case.
What more can I do to convince you of my in-terestr-of
my sincerity? '
For a free order lor Book 1 on Dysp- psia.
a full dollar bottle you Book 2 on the Heart,
must , address Dr. Book S on the Kiducg.
Shoop, Box 7940 fi- Book 4 lor Women. "
cine, Wis. ' State Book 5 for Men.
Which bdok jou want. Book 6 on Rheumatfsm.
Mild coses are often enred with one or two
bottles. For sale at forty thousand drug stores.
Dr
Shoop
restorat
ive