JANUARY 3, 1907 9 The Nebraska Independent Lincoln and Washington, and, taking alarm, they seized the reins of the party and with a spectacular flourish ing of banners with new mottoes in scribed thereon, and loud blaring of trumpets they stampeded the party into a new corral. Following the tac tics of the cowboys they cut out a couple of lusty leaders and run them at the head of the procession and suc ceeded in landing in office a queer mix ture of white, black, streaked and spotted politicians, as incongruous a mess as was eve seen. Will this outfit obey the order that was so plainly given by the people, of stop thief? Is not such too much to hope for under the circumstances? Yet, upon a strict obedience to the command of the people rests the fu ture of the republican party in the Btate. Through indifference born of ignorance, alone, do the people con done offenses in public servants or political parties. They are incapable of condoning an offense after becom ing aroused and active in the work of overthrowing recognized evils in government. Let us hope that there are enough honest republicans in the legislature for the fusionists to unite with to save the state from the further hu miliation of a government in the in terest of the plunderers of Wall Street. WHY WE HAVE FAILED That our expjeriment in popular government, so far as we have gone, is not altogether satisfactory must be admitted. , But, there is nothing in our experience that need in the least discourage the friends of popular gov ernment, while on the other hand there is found every assurance that substantial progress is being made to ward a realization of the perfection of human government. , The above may seem to such as have not given the subject the attention it deserves as a rather optimistic view. But, nevertheless, there is ample and abundant warrant for such view, as wji shall undertake to show, j First, we assert that our people are now in the full possession of every requisite for perfection' in govern ment, except that of intelligence alone. Next, our contention is that our peo ple are learning fast, and that it is only a question of a short time when they will have mastered, not only the principles of government, but will have also mastered the details tf the administration at" government, ade quate to a perfect function of Justice. Self preservation Is a law of nature. History, has not yet khown us a man good enough to govern others Justly without responsibility to them. As poon as the whole people learn to participate in the government as a means of projecting their own Inter ests, the Interests of the majority will be safeguarded to the extent that the majority possesses the Intelligence to do no. And as the IntereMa of a majority will always include any just claim of a minority the rule of the majority cannot inflict pain upon the minority without at the same time in flicting pain upon its own members. Therefore, while the right remains in the minority and the various members thereof to criticise, without fear, the government in all particulars, the minority can, through the work of education, make their own views the views of the majority at a subsequent election. But, it may be asekd, how will it become possible to make the whole people participate in the government? While conceding the power of a ma jority to rule, yet all are forced to ad mit that the interests of the majority of the people have been grossly abused by the government for more than a generation, during which time the government has been converted into an engine to enable the crafty cun ning and unscrupulous to plunder the people under forms of law. True, the majority have failed to realize their power and control the government in their own interest, and have through indifference, born of ignorance, al lowed a minority to control the gov ernment and plunder them. The idea, however, never occurred to any considerable number, until quite recently, that our political ma chinery was at fault and that a change in political methods must be devised such as will encourage and inspire the voters to take the helm of govern ment into their own hands. Neither did it occur to many, until quite re centlythat as a means of self preser vation the people would not only have to displace the tried and found want ing, caucus convention system of mak ing nominations and hereafter nomi nate their candidates by a primary election system, but that they would have to go further and penalize non voting. But now that the people in large numbers realize the necessity for such a change, the change is sure to come, and with it possibilities in the way of just government, that are so far removed from the people under the caucus convention, as to cause many to sink into indifference' or despair. The dawning of a new day politically is already here. The generation that is just entering upon the stage of po liticol action are doing so with a broader intelligence than did 'their fathers. They know their power and will, never, fear, exercise it wisely. From the nature of Ihings a suffi cient number of our people to consti tute a majority will never adopt ex treme views, or venture any long step upon untrodden paths. The idea of liberty so permeates the American heart and mind that a majority can never be found on the side of ill-considered experiment In the 'government. But, on the other hand when ever any method or practice In our politics has been tried and found wanting it In only a question of a abort time until It will bo forced to give wuy to an other and better system. We need have no fear of social hm or Kindred extremes. On the other hand the fullent and freest dlcus tdon ff all xuoh can only result In broadening the mental hoi lon and d' veloplng the latent powers of our peo ple. The evils that have afflicted us most and are responsible for the growth of industrial monstrosities among us are intellectual indolence and party slavery. The awakening that is now in evidence is unmistak able and is a genuine contagion. Party Idolatry is withering before' the flashlight that is Leing thrown onto the lives of the men who have con troled the machinery of the parties for private ends, in total disregard of the public good. The order of the day is to dethrone party bosses, re store the government to the people through a primary system of making nominations, and the penalizing of non-voting both at primary and reg ular elections. A Modern Solomon Joseph Choate, the famous lawyer, related at a dinner party at Lenox Home interesting reminiscences of the bar and bench. '"A striking case," said Mr. Choate, "transpired in the Go's. It was a case of a workman who claimed to have lost the sight of his left eye in an explosion. "There was no doubt about the ex plosion, and there was no doubt that tho workman's eye had been Injured; but the physicians claimed that he could see out of it, while he stoutly declared that the sight was utterly destroyed. "The Judge heard all the evidence pro and eon. Then, sending the work man from the courtroom, he said: "'Get a blackboard and write a sentence on it with green chalk. Also get a pair of spectacles with ordinary clear glass for the left eye and with red glass for the right.' ' "This, 'in the course of an hour or so, was done. Then the workman was brought back and he was ordered to put the queer glasses on. "He put them on and the judge said to him. " 'Turn the blackboard round and see if you can read what is written.' "The man read the sentence with out hesitation, whereupon the judge said to him sternly: '"Your case Is dismissed. You are an impostor. You must have read that sentence with jour left eye, for the red glass over the right one turn ed, the green writing black and made it quite invisible on the blackboard." Cincinnati Enquirer. The ogic of Childhood "Mamma, you said the other day that If I ate too much of anything I'd get pick of It and never want any more." "Yes, my son, I know f did. Why?" "Well, I think it would be a splendid idea io begin with candy, lee cream and cream puffs and keep on till I'd eaten too much of ever) thing and thtn I'd live without eating."' -Judge. A New Vernlon "How did you get ,Mr. Oimrox to provide money for that project of yours?'" asked MUj Cayenne. "I Bulled him to a very M-lect din ner party." "I understand. It was one of the cases where invitation was the sin cerest flattery." Washington Evening Star. Exciting The headliner was busy getting up his headlines. "Crush! Mob! Riot! Police!" ho mused methodically. "(J rent Scott!" exclaimed the caller In the sanctum, "has there been an other outbreak in Rnssia?" "Oh, no," replied the headliner, "I am only getting ready to describe the scenes, at an ultra-fashionable wed ding last evening." Chicago News. His Prize He wag very short of money and was also out of a job. Wondering , what on earth he could do to meet the rent he happened to gaze in at tho , window of a grocery store, so that ho . might feast his eyes on the luxuries he could not purchase. A bag In the . window caught his eye. On It was written: "The person who guesses the exact number of beans in this bag by the , twentieth of this month will be re warded with tho sum of $50." - He went home, made a guess, wrote a number on a postal card, and to his , intense astonishment gained the prize when the count took place. But he was not happy. - Oh, dear, no! His troubles only Just began at that moment. A small crowd of friends were awaiting him. They all wished to congratulate him in the same old way, and after leaving them he was quite $5 poorer. On leaving them he went home, only to find awaiting his arrival one or two book agents, an insurance man, the butcher, the baker, the shoemaker, the install ment fiend and the landlord. They had in some way all heard of his good fortune. He discovered his wife highly elated. She had, on receiving the intelligence of his good fortune, immediately gone out and purchased a new bonnet, which she had ordered sent home C. O. D. This was the last straw. 1 He hid himself in his bedroom, and later on a wild-eyed individual might have been seen furtively stealing out of the back door, and running at a break-neck speed down the street fol lowed by a band of shrieking der vishes. Such is good fortune. Judge. GREETINGS FROM JAPAN The following Is taken from a re cent lssim of the Japanese Evan gelist: "To the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln, Neb. Hon. 'and Dear Sir: At the annual convention of the National Temperance League of Japan, held In the city of Yokohama, the 12th and 13th of this month, the following action was taken: That tho convention send greetings to the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, and hereby express sincere appreciation of tho firm stand he took for the cause of Temperance, while In Japan u year ago, by refusing to drink wiim at ban quets and by went lug 'our' temper ance badge in public, thus xhowing hU r-tauueh championship of the great U-npernnre movement in the world. Banal to Mr. Bryan! Signed for uud In behalf of the National Tcmperam League."