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II ( Ufa Nobrasktx Independent degeSF 22 1904 PAGE 2 ... . , - - - m 4 0'' ; t It i -5. i r : i Y S differ from you. I am also aware that many of the leading populists do not ! understand the nature and effects of hocus pocus money and are loatn, to openly antagonize the banks. As 95 per cent of the bankers are virulently opposed to populism and populists, it Is strange that thi3 should be so. But I doubt not that you nave beeu seri ously criticised for what you have al ready said on the subject. I submit; nowever, inai wuat yuu have already said haa caused you to he blacklisted and that you might as t well he killed for a sheep as a lamb. ,You are in the midst of the Tiber, can ' not return and would better cross over. Personally iU seems to me that you have nothing to lose and much to gain by bringing the money problem once more to the front. It seems to me that a good way to do this -would be to, (1) call attention to the bills npw before congress that propose to add so enormously to the power and profits of bankers; (2) bring out clearly some of the facts about hocus pocus money, and (3) ask your readers to give their views as to the advisability of committing the pop ulist party to the partial or total elim ination of hocus pocus money and the substitution for it of some kind of real monev. I believe that if you do this it will lead to the general discussion of this subject wherever your paper Koes; that there will at first be con- Hiderable opposition, but that its ap nroval will, with discussion, become more general and hearty until it ap proximates unanimity with; all those who do not insist on tne commoauy value idea of money. I have inflicted a long letter on you, but you will admit that the importance of the subject Is a sufficient justifica tion : To adopt the course suggested herein requires courage, but-you have bo lack of .that Quality. It also re quires enough of the seer to be able to look somewhat into the future, and I believe that you are in some meas lire this also. ALBERT GRIFFIN. Topeka, Kan. . v ;v4. For A New Party ' The Independent: i enclose "Ref erendum Ballot" marked "For a new party." In voting thus I wish to pre sent a few reasons which seem to me most pertinent to the situation. The salvation of the American people lies invthe Independent voter. -: Partisanship the devotion to party above princi pleis the one thing that is responsi ble for the wrongs, that now exist. t ' Partisanship v is the only thing "that has kept or can keep, plutocracy :; in' .' power. If this is to be overcome, ye must come before the people and 1 preach va new .".gospel the gospel ' of devotion first', last and always to prin- t! ciple above any party. It seems to me that this is' the funda mental principle of true populism. ., If this be so, all true populists should be willing to sacrifice their party name for the success of principle. I main tain that we are now face to face with a situation that demands just such radical action. We are at the part ing Of the ways. 'Unless we make the proper stand we will drift, one way or the other, into the by-paths of defeat. The forces of reform must be united. Although the populist ban ner is undoubtedly the best now in existence under which this could be . ilone. yet there are barriers in the way that makes such a course impos sible. As the word "democrat" is wormwood to many, so tne word "pop ulist" is gall to many more. "Why? . Because in the eyes of many the pop ulist Dartv sacrificed its right to live by fusing with the democrats; because populism has been the brunt of so much ridicule and abuse, and has been likened so often to socialism and anarchy; because It has been held Let Ve Have Co-operation up so long, as being everything t.erri- Editor Independent: You promised ble. that In the minds of the mum-1 me Rnace to those who wish tude3 of misled and unlearned voters co-operation with the democrats, "and mere nas sprung up a prejudice wo it gh0Uhi like to fill a little of that Diasea to oe overcome. gnace. Yes. we oueht to have co- Therefore it behooves us as sincere I operation with the reform democrats. reformers to bury our-party and its At tha very same time and no whit less name, with all; its load of prejudice, we ought to have co-operation with the and come out under a new banner reform republicans, where all can stand, handicapped by What do we care for Bryan with his no prejudice and on equal footing with talk about "the common enemy? Or them who malign and abuse us. If for his followers? He and they have we will do this, we can make a fight joined the common enemy. We may so swift and brilliant that we will just as well say the democratic party sweep the country in 1908. is the common enemy of us and the Can we form a new party where all republicans. It is not true that the can stand? Yes. Bryan is the only democratic party in its essential na obsacle in the way. and he can easily ture stands for people's rights, con be disposed of. And it will take trasting with the republican party. little educating of the people to Both are popular institutions.. Both show where he stands. Thomas E. embody popular errors. Watson has charged Bryan with be- Thousands of republicans sincerely ing plutocratic, and he is certainly desire reform; they would rather fol- justified.in such charges' aud conclu- low their party in demanding reform sions. If Bryan is not plutocratic, why than in protecting abuses; but they is he thus aiding with plutocracy? It will follow it anyway. That is Bryan's is for him to answer. He cannot position exactly. Alas, how are the charge populists with keeping or striv- mighty fallen! ; . ing to keep the forces of reform divid- We ought, then, to cultivate the re ed. Indeed, the populist party is at form element in both old parties. Draw present the only tangible thing that them into our party if we can; but at honest reformers can tie to. the same time make reform ideas pop- Tie to Bryan Never! He submit- ular even Inside the old parties. That ted once, to plutocracy. How do .we sort of thing. will not ultimately hurt ties, for we must draw our voterf from both old parties. There Is such a party prejudice that democrats won't go to the republicans, nor republicans to the democrats; but they axe willing to meet half way. We have shown and proven this fact, when we cast over two million votes.- Let U3 make the people's party a party standing alone for the necessary reforms suds as we have declared to the public. Today three-fourths of- the voters in. he United States are in favor of our principles. I enclose you three referendum bal lots for myself and two of my neigh bors. If 'the people's party will .stand to its present principles and no fusion under any . circumstances, national, state or county, it is as sure to win as the sun shines.. D. h. PERINE, Good Hope, W. Va. Harrison Co. know that he will not submit again? No true reformer can follow him. It ia up to him to follow the reformers. If he does not, he is a traitor to his country, and I defy him . to give an explanation that will show otherwise. Then let reformers unite on com mon ground under a new party, ad our party, and it. will help our coun try. How can we co-operate with old par ty reformers? First, by joining with them in non partisan effort. This may be either, by the formation of non-partisan discus sion meetings, or by, inviting them into vocating only the most practical rem- PPuUst clubs, with the understanding edies for the wrongs that exist, ap pealing to the honesty and brains of the American, people and not to their prejudices, and the wave of reform that will ' sweep the country will be that when a campaign comes, on they may go their own ways again if they choose. But many of them will stay populist Second, by endorsing individuals fa'v- such that, .the antagonism of Bryan ble to reform on old party tickets iuw wum.uui ue imungn any agree' would no more stay it than-, a .peb ble on the beach would hinder the ris ing tide. Yours very sincerely, 1 W. R. TWIFORD. Lincoln, Neb. , - ''.- (Can a new party antagonistic to they welcome such aid or not. we need plutocracy be guaranteed against abuse not care. , If we; are impartial, and and ridicule and likened to socialism can affecit the" result. . it will attract and anarchy?;, or can plutocracy be attention to our ideas, and draw votes. prevented from "noiding up as be- incidentally. It will be ant tn rreatfi ng everytnmg tern Die r can anyooay dissension in the old partiesT" be deceived by changing a party name As to the democrats having an or wihout changing the party principles? ganization everywhere so. have the re- Can any name be -found Ie3s liable publicans. We can juct as honefullv to attack than, the simple name "peo- use the latter' as the former. The counr ple'3 party?" -Where is the money to ties in which the democratic party is come from to. send men into every unqualifiedly a reform party are prob county of the United States to find ably as few or fewer than those in other men who will act as county com- which the populist party is already or mitteemen, call conventions and or- ganized. MARK FOSTER. ganize a new party? Is not the abuse and ridicule directed at the principles, rather than the name of the people's party? Does anyone advocate changing the principles of the people's party? What other principles would be adopt ed in their place? Ed. Ind.) Sarj&sorflla enjoys tho taction of feeing the crests est curative end breventive medicine tho world fces ever knovm. It is cn cil-round medicine, producing its un csudled effects by purify ing, vKalizing end enriching tho blood on yhich the Lcdth end strength of every crncn. bone end tissue de- pcnL Accept no substi- czt cz having Hood's AND OKLY HOOD'S. ment with the democrats. It must be made plain that while helping some Individuals, on the old party tickets, we openly aim to injure the parties these individuals belong to. Whether No One But Yourselfj if You Don't Get ' Well When Sicfc. Washington, D. C. Tried It Eight Years What Plutocracy Fe&.rs Editor Independent: I am sorry to report to you the death of our state chairman, S. H. Peirsol of Parkers burg. He has been chairman for over twenty years and when, we lose him we lose one of the best leaders of our party. I see that the ofllcial "ra- IAI1 we can do is give advice. , Of course that's easy. . Bat our advice la really worth a 'little; tnore to you than most people's, for w offer to give you the first bottle of oua. medicine free; if it falls to help you ' We could not afford to do this unlessj our medicine was rood. Such an offer.; on the wrong kind of aaedlelae, would put a merchant prince in the poor housej Dr. Miles' Nervine.-' however, as .years! of experience have proved, is a medi cine that cures the sick. . ,, f . , j. ' Those whom it cannot benefitless than one in ten thousand we prefer t refund their money.. .. , r , AH we ask of yon is to .try Pr, Miles Restorative Nervine for your complaint. If you suffer from sleeplessness, nervous exhaustion, dizxiness, headache, mus cular twitchings, melancholy, loss of memory, weak stomach, poor . blood,' bilious troubles, ' epilepsy, St. Vitus; Dance, etc., we will guarantee to benefit you or refund your money. - : You are the doctor. ' ' "My son Bert, when In his- 17th year, became subject to attacks of epilepsy, so serious that we were compelled to take him out of school. After several physicians had failed to relieve him, we gave Dr. Miles Nervine ' a trial. Ten months treatment with Nervine ano) ' Liver P1119 restored our'; boy to oerfect liealth."-MR. JOHN - S. WILSON, Deputy Co. Clerk, Dallas Co., Mo. Editor Independent: I sent you my turns give U3 639 votes cast for Tom vote on your ballot some time ago Watson. Now this does not show the and voted against fusion, and should number of populists in West Virginia, not write more, but find that no one r there are many times this num- from here does. so. ber, but owing to having no state or My friend Helder writes in favor of county tickets many were afraid to fusion, but no one against. I know transfer or make any marks upon that there are many in this county who their tickets. . Therefore, as they are opposed to fusion of any kind, wanted to vote upon state matters, We have tried that for eight years they voted one or the other old and are in a less desirable condition hypocritical party tickets. Therefore now than when we begun. I for one w na( oY a small per cent of the always voted fusion under protest, for number of votes that belong to our I have always expected just the re- party. I am glad that the so-called suit we have. I can see nothing to democratic party is dead, and I trust be gained by fusion or by forming a nat Bryan may fail to even make a new party, which would require a great one Der cent showing of resurrecting deal of time and petitions in many I nave lost confidence in Bryan, cases to. get on the ballot and other and not only me, but his followers troubles. Our experience In the last m the democratic party. I do thank eight years should admonish us that the editor of the Independent for the the middle of the road is the place honest and manly stand he has taken for all true reformers. Our eight years In organizing a new people'3 party. I of fusion have had the effect of di- would to God that we had 1,500 editors viding the democrats and populists so as we once nad that would do as that we may know one from the other, mucn- as you have done, me mis- That is one of the good results of the takes - of the past must be forgotten St. Louis convention, .but in this state and go to work organizing our party a great share of the populist managers anew uPn tne Springfield platform. this year voted the democratic state Let every populist feel that he has COLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK CF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, Deposits, i i 14,000.00 1,350,000.00 OFFICERS Jobm B. Weight, President J. H. Westcott, Job. Samuels, P. L. Hall, W, B. RroHs, 1st Vice Pres. 2d VicePrts. Cashier AmI Cashier ticket, I think in many cases voted for Parker. Still we will have them to meet when we attempt a reorgan ization in two years, but I have faith in the people and . believe - we shall a work to do. I heard an old dyed republican say after the election that the only party to fear was the peo ple's party. This I believe to be true Whenever- the voting people see that, win and make tne democratic the third we stand for reform out and entirely party in this state. As things are now away from all other parties, then we I think Thomas E. Watson should be will win. . Our noble Toms have ac kept to the front. We certainly should complished much. Words fail to do nominate some one that has stood by them justice. I believe with a few thfl nartv and not some new comer J more faithful Toms success is sure We want them all. but they should in 1908, and if we go to work we can come in and bring forth fruits before elect congressmen enough" in 1906 to askine office. The principles are what wield a power not even tn ought or, we want. P. D. MONTGOMERY. We as a party must stand aloof from Manhattan. Kan. - the democratic and republican par HARNESS or HOUSE COLLARS Of lit . .. MKyi (OURDeaurtoSHOWI BEFORE. YOU BUY. MANUFACTURED BY HAfJPHAf j BI70SX0. ' Lincqin.Neb; 9 I Q. CO For I 2 200 Eca INCUBATOR Perfect in conntrnction nd Mtktn. Hatches enrj fertile ef(. Wiitc for wUlog to-day. OEO. H. STAHL, Qulncy .1 )