DECEMBER 8. ISM
tS6tf Nebraska Indepondont
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HERE IT IS
Prop
ortional
By Robert Tyson-Toronto
Aioai,, cca x buuwcu VU v ui. lut; vioso
. folly of the system of electing represen
tatives In single member districts. Here
are more considerations ' of the same
kind. And I may remark, In passing,
that "block vote" in a multi-member
district, is just as badj.Lmean, giving
each elector as many equal votes aa
there are members to be elected.
What-is the backbone and main
spring of the tremendous political pow-
er now; ; wieiaea. oy tne - party "ma
chine?' j Mainly, the monopoly or nom
ination, j No one has now a chance of
election! unless he Is chosen by a regu
lar party convention. ' There is usually
one republican and one ' democrat put
up in each, constituency. . Neither of
' them may be, acceptable to a, large
proportion-of -the electors, but ltcls
Hobson's: choice--these "electors must
either vote for men they do not want
or stay at" home,, and, too often, they
do sta at home. v J ;
. Under proportional J representation
there would tie such freedom of -nomination
that any group of voters strong
enough in numbers to entitle them to
a representative would be able to get
the very man they wanted, and to snap
their fingers at Ihe "machine?1' Be
sides, ft this group of voters were to
disagree among themselves as to he
best man for their representative, they
could nominate two men witl out fear
of splitting their vote and thereby los
ing their representation,; Study of the
systems 'will show how this works. I
Much more might be. added to our
indictment of the present electoral sysn
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BREAKING RANKS
Democratic Su'cide Committed
" with Ammunition Stolen
j irom the Enemy
'Editor, Independent: Two vital
forces, both "regularly" within the
democratic party, are opposing forces.
Two powers which ha vabeen in con
tinual warfare since tne , dawn ot civ
ilization1 a class against; the; populace;:
plutacjersus democracy, 4
'....Tne democratic party is a nouse a
vided- "regularly divided; against itself.-!
Mr. Bryan's role of 'regularity" place
hj'm in an, attitude" of helpless toler.i
ance of things utterly opposed to his
expressed convictions'- and .: his con
science;' for' he is unquestionably an
honest devoted democrat J ; the grandest
figure in' present democratic party poli
tics.' ' V--' - CC''-'rlM
The "regular democratic party" has
recently administered a' 4oa of com
pulsory "party regularity "ythat was too
nauseous for even the strong Amer? can
stomach to retain. And the public pro
test against that brand of "democracy
is too main to be misunderstood: is
overwhelming and "deeflightful." Po
litical chaos! Out from which springs
new life and hope. .
Bide, by, side-witn unprecedented re-
publican majorities for the presidential
candidate, Folk in Missouri and Doug
las In Massachusetts elected democratic
governors. Adams also in Colorado.
Garvin narrowly failed of election in
Rhode Island, Baker for congress from
Brooklyn against the onslaught of
"regulars" of both parties, failing by
only a handful of ballot, and all over
the country similar novel and signif
icant results. .
This political situation Indicates a
break in old party lines and a protest
against that political perfidy which has
employed compulsory party regularity
as its b asset It notes a change
in the purpose and conduct of Ameri
can voters, y from blindly following
their leaders, to independent tmnking
and to a conscientious expression of
their own will.
Neither republican "nor democratic
voters would obey the "demand "duty
to be regular' in -Violence of their
honest convictions.
The election of 1904 Was plainly a re
volt again" compulsory party regular
ity, andndicates the near-at-hand dis
integration of the old parties. ' '
The' people- are not satisfied with
either the existing national conditions
nor with that which either of the two
old parties offer them as betterment.
This condition of the popular mind is
a fine and admirable Americanism; it
gives hope ' to all who really desire
government by the people 'Instead " of
by class through "the' parties," It -revives
a hope that the people expect
and demand that they be first consid
ered In government, and that those
who buy special privileges with cam
paign funds and buy legislatures with1
Representation
Cana.da-10 H&abord St.
following summary:
The present system disfranchises
nearly half the voters at every genera
election: it gives undue power "to the
party organizations, including a prac
tical monopoly of nominations: it is
so uncertain and erratic in its opera
tions as to sometimes allow a minority
of the voters to elect a majority of the
representatives; it promotes, bribery;
it encourages gerrymandering; -. it
makes crookedness too often a factor
of success; it nourishes party hatred
and it is a system utterly unworthy of
a progressive .people in a scientific age,
The remedy for these evils Is the
adoption of a rational and reasonable
system of voting, which "must neces
sarily b3 based on the proportional
principle. : .
rne Keynote or proportional repre
sentation is the single vote in plural
electoral districts.'. By tnat I mean
that each elector casts only one vote,
although in his voting district several
members or representatives are elected
Unproportional representation Js for
each elector to cast as many votes as
there are members to be elected in
such a district, or to, vote in a single
member district if he has but a single
vote. This is a broad statement, and
does not quite cover the ground; but
it is sufficient generalization for my
present purpose. ; ;
t (Next week I shall present the pro
portionai principle in some detail, so
that the reader may apprehend clearly
the foundation ; on which an honest
electoral system must be based.
equauy ni-gotten gams snail, lr con
sidered at all, be considered last. Good!
This is- charmingly hopeful. , t
: .This "breaking ranks," this disinte
gration, is attended with another. sig:
mficant symptom of political revolu
tion, i. e , in the number of parties an-j
candidates from which the, voters had
opportunity to select.'
, The present situation is that of his
tory repeating itself. Out of similar
conditions in 1857-61 sprang a new par
tya party of democratic principles
arid purposes a party of the people
wnose first effective personal figure
was Abraham Lincoln.
i ne democracy of Lincoln was the
most advanced that the time made
available, though perhaps not suffici
ent for the present demand and the
man was and will remain one of the
grandest figures in history of the prog
i-ess of the democratic principle in gov
eminent.
The plutocratic power of the slavery
oligarchy was the most potent asset of
the democratic party of that time-
its support was ''regular." ;
Because of the unfailing victories of
the democratic party with that slavery
asset, the whig party, hopeless and
weary of defeats, began a role such as
has been attempted by. the regular
democrats in 1904; they began to
"deal" with the enemy, granting con
cessions, making alliances, compromises-
'--V1 ' ::v
They would concede the righteous
ness of slavery where a white majority
approved. They would compromise
upon- certain lines of permitted exten
sion of the institution of slavery. They
would enter into an alliance for the
capture and return of slaves escaped
into free states. They would recoenizo
the institution as established in & ter
ritory of the United States if a resi
dent white majority favored it. All
these and other abandonments of prin
ciple were maae ror expediency nnlfr-
icai party expediency! It was mMA
. . -
committed with ammunition stnlAn
from the enemy. It spelled failure
then as it has again in 1904, as it al
ways has, always will and alwava
should. Yet failure in th airomn
make Siamese twins of plutotracv and
democracy was victory for the principle
of democracy. s. v
The people were offended: the old
parties disintegrated, many candidates
and policies (six I believe) were sub
mitted to the public choice. The most
democratic party of that time--tTi re
publican party-rwon the popular ap
proval, and victory." Why? Tlecaiise
headache"!
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25e Allcock's Porous Plaster 15c
25o Allen's Toot Ease 0
60e Antlphlogistine.... ............. 40e
75c Antlphlogistine. ........ 65c
tl.26 Antipblogistine 11.14
50c Armour's Extract Beef 44c
75c AngQgt Flower. Green's Uc
25c Ajef Cherry Pectorl , 2,ie
fiOc Ajrer'i CherTjr Pectoral....... 44o
11.00 A ycr'i Hair Vigor 79c
25c Ayer'a Pllla V0c
f 1.00 Ayer's Saniaparllla 89o
25c Hallarrt's Hoarbonnd Syrnp 20c
Me Ballard's IIoHrhound Fyrup..., 40c
2fc BalUrd-'t 8now Llnlmeut 2Uo
25c Barolyptol..... 22c
60c BoTlne. Bush's 50c
$1.00 Bovine. Bash s f9c
SKOOBradfieUl'sFemdle Regulator.. 89c
10c Bromo Cafltlne, Keaxbey & Mattison. .. 10c
25c Bromo Quinine, laxative ISc
25c Bromo Seltxer, Kmerson's 20c
25c Brown Camphorated Dentrlflce 20o
2ftc Bueklen'H Arnica naive.. 2Uc
26c Calder1 Tooth Powder 20c
60c Caldwell's syrur Pepsin .40c
50c Calllornta F1(r PyTup 40c
50e CaDlllarlK. Manxfleld's....
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25c Carter's Little Liver Tills
35c Castor!, genuine.... 25c
25c Centam Liniment. animal. 20s
25cCbnubi!rlain' Colic, Cholera and
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25c Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 20c
25c Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Olntmsnt. 20c
25c Chamberlain's l'ain Balm 20o
50c Chumpllnf Liquid Ft art 40c
26c Bull's Coueh Syrup... 200
12.00 Chichester Pennyroyal Pills 11.80
60c Coke Dandruff Cure 40c
60c Colorado Cough and Catarrh Root 40c
25c Cresollne 20c
60c Cudahy's "Rex" Ext Beet2os.... .... 44o
25e Cuttcream 20c
60c Cutlcura Ointment........ 46o
60o Cuticura Resolvent 40c
25c Cntlcnra Soap 20c
11.00 Crystal Tonic... 79c
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25c Danderine, Knowlton's 20c
(0o Danderine, Knowlton's 40c
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Z)Clavls' (Perry) rain KUier.. auc
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26o DeWltt's One Minute Cough Cure 20c
25c DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve
10c Diamond Dyes.... ...3 lor 2$o
50c Doan's Kidney Pills 400
60c Ely's Cream Balm 40o
60c Eskay's Albumenized Food 40c
25c Eapey's Fragrant Cream , ,. 20c
25c Entbymol Tooth Paste 20c
fl.60 Fellow's Syrnp Hypophosites fl.35
25c Fenner's (Dr. M. M.) Coigh. Honey.... 20c
25c Fiwtilla, Holmes'.. 3oc
25fl Garfield Tea.:: SOc
60c German Asthma Cure, Bchlflman's. .... 40c'
75c German Ryrnp, Iioschee's.. 64c
60c Glover's (Doe) Mange Cure............ 40c
mw mover's Vermlhive 40c
60c Graham's Cucumber and Elder Flower
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tl.Of) Green Mountain Asthma Cure. Guild's
40c
80c
11.00 Green's Nervura. ...... 89c
$1.25 Gnde's Pepto Manean..., $1.00
26c Hale's Household Ointment
25c Hall's Balsam tor the Lungs.
200
60c
76c Hail's Catarrh Cure ......
$1.00 Ha IPs Hair Renewer...
60c Herbind .Ballard's ...... .
11.00 Himrod's Asthma Cure
66c
79c
40c
89c
60c Hind's Honey and Almond Cream..... 40c
26c Hire's Root Ber, liquid 20c
26c Hood's Olive Ointment 200
$1.00 Hood's SaraapariHa 79c
25c Hood's looth Paste... 20a
60c norleck's Food 40a
60c Hosford's Acid Phosphates 40c
$1.00 Hostetter's Bitters 70c
25c Household Amonia... 10c
25cHv irosen Dioxide........ 2UQ
I1.(j0 Hydrolelne 89c
60c Indian Blood Sytup, C Johnson's.;.... 40c
fiOe Ingram's Milkweed Cream 40c
$1.00 Injection Bron 89c
$ 1 .00 Jayne's Alterative ...................... 79c
60c Jayne's Carminative , 40c
BOc Javne's Expectorant 40c
25c Jayne's Sanative Pills, plain...... 20c
85c Jayne's Tonic Vrmiinge. 30c
26c Johnson's Anodyne Liniment 20c
&)c Johnson's Panoid Tablets. 40c
26c K-mp's Balaam 20c
tLOO Kendall,s i-pavin Cure 89e
fl.tvo Kennedy's Menieai discovery
60c Kennedy's fcalt Rbenm Ointment...... 40c
WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS.
RIGGS, THE DRUG CUTTER,
Lincoln, Neb. Mail orders receive prompt attention.
up from, trie roil stirreo cy me greedy
chasers-after plutocratic power there
arose to the surface, some bubbles of
the true democratic principle "equal
rights and no privileges" under the
aw these were perceived by the pub
lic, became popular and were approved.
The people were thoroughly aroused
and earnest; they abandoned the old
parties, and took a hand at government
themselves; , and to good purpose.
Plutocracy was "downed," though it
had dominated for more than half a
century; dominated so long, that many
had given up, hope and some bad said
that it was divinely intended, as if It,
were possible for God to sanction in
justice! The parties would have ruined
the republic. 'The people saved it.
'Does any honest, intelligent man
deny that now the plutocratic powers
in the United States, as they, express
themselves in the trusts and the money
combinations, especially privileged by
government " authority, are today less
threatening -than was the slavery5 oli
garchy that preceded the civil war?
STILLMAN DOUBLEDA V. 1 '"
- Brooklyn, N.' Y ' - -1 -' -
Cancer of Lip Cured
Mr. Martin Hamel, Alvo, Neb., who
was afflicted with cancer of the lip,
has been cured by, Dr. T. O'Connor,
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2ic Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly., ....... ..., . 25a
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25o Mennen's Borated Talcum Powder 13a
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11.00 Mother' Friend, Brsdfleld's 83c
25c Morse's Indian Root Pills 2UO
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fl.MOrane Blonsom, McOUl's , 8s
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$1.00 Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.,.. 78c
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25cSanitol 2Ue
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60c ISeven Sutherland Bisters Hair and Scaln
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f 25c Sheffield's Creme Dentriflce, tubes
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$1.00 Trornmer's Fxtract Malt Preparations MJa
35c Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam.,....., 3Sa
25c Wakefifld's fiolden Ointment. 20c
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Lincoln, Neb. He will answer inquirl-ja
as to Dr. O'Connor's treat, ent. Write
him and at the same time end full
deecription of cancer, its ate, location,
etc., to Dr. T. O'Connor, Lincoln, Neb.
Christmas Holiday Excursions
via the Nickel Plate road, December 24,
25, 26 and 31, 1904, and January 1 and
2, 1905, good returning January 4, iSCS,
at a fare and a third for the rcund trip, t
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La Salle Sts. City, ticket offices UV
Adams St. and Auditorium Annex. - tAll
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information given unon application to
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Spsclzltsts f:r J:n
We enre Nervons, Chronic and
PrfvateDlseasea. Kidney aud
Bladder Troubles Hlo4 Pel
en Varicocele. 5trlctare all
diseases and weaknesses oi
Men. Advice free at office vi
by mail. Call or write P. O, E
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od oi Home Cnre.
Drs: Saarlcs & Scariea
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