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. 'jit'Gp'6ny ' | ' "Lot UB vote and eao.
"i whether this , is a democrat or pop-
„ uliqt convention. "
Holiday "I have no objection to
killing tbo republican party but I
wont beoomo one of ita pall boarros
.by joing.tho democratic party. "
The kind of harmony the domo-
pop convention developed Monday
was of the some kind that exists
between a dog and cat when the
dog wants the whole bone.
The democrats had a clear major
ity in the popconvention Monday *
but there wore fifty one of thonum
bor who had the courage to say they
wore not going to bo carried bodily
into , tho'domooratio camp without a
protest.
Wo undoratand that C. F. Roaviu
of Falls City'will4bo a strong can
didate boforn the republican state
convention for Attorney General ,
Those who are personally ac
quainted with Mr. Roavia apeak of
his ability and qualifications m the
highest , jterms.
The developments in the populist
county convention Monday indi-
oatod , that there is quite an element
m the ranks of the party that will
not sacrifice principle in order to
become the tail * of the democratic
t
kite for Bryan's sake. While
tbo resolution which demanded the
nomination of populist of national
reputation for president and vice
president was voted down by a vote
at nearly two to eco by the demo
crats of the convention , it does not
follow that every populist will
oubinit to being delivered bodily to
iurlher the interests of the demo
cratic party. Thors are not a few
honest popiliats who joined the
party with a hopjf of scouring leg
islation moroi advantageous to the
farmer and laboring classes than
they hadjeooured through the repu
blican party. But'ainootho princ
iples Jor which . they worked have
boon abandoned , by the , party they
will follow the loaders , -into the
democratic camp and assist the
party to' ' demoralize the . .businesa
of the country another' fourj yearn
as was experienced under ClovaUpd.
The inoro intelligent of populist
know that should Bryan succeed in
reaching the White House , that it
would be suoh men as Cleveland ,
Burt Coohran , Gorman , Hill , and
Carlyalo that would dictate ihe poli
oy of the. party. Already an alliance
baa been made with them by the
Bryan faction and those who lend
their influanoe to further the
interests of the so called demo-pop
nomimooa will find to their sorrow ,
should their ticket prevail that it is
the oamo "Wolf , " in sboeps clothing
that brought on our panic in 1803 ,
Hon. D. Clem Doaver has grown
tired of the Bosses andjlaunohod
out on an independent lino. We
predict that ho will have a atormy
aoa for his journalistic oaroer. Dea-
ver realy | believes there are many
thousands of ' true populists" in
Nebraska , but unloai wo are mis
taken the "true "
, populists" have
noonthe , absurd weakness of those
political prophets and reformers
and are already settled , that it is
too late to reorgauiio the populist
party. Fusion has done its work ,
and it only needs time to end the
populist contingent of democracy.
Thojfjpublioans will carry this state
next'Fall. The action of the na.
tional central committee at Lincoln
in turning down the true populists
is the beginning cf the end of fu
sion. All seeming unity and har
mony _ willj > e too forced to fool the
yoters. Thousands of old time ro-
publioaiiH will fall into the lapubli-
oanj-anka and quit forever this hy.
pocraoy. Mr. Doavor Hues the utter
distinction of hia party and hopes
to reorganize it. Ho is honest and
deserves a bettor fate. The reor
ganization of the populist party
might have been douo a year ago ,
but it can't be done now. The
patty has on it the smell of democ
racy and all the baleful etonoli of
democratic history ; boaides the
party is full of democratic UIOHH
backs , who can't boar anything like
progress. Even the old populist
party found diilioulty in keeping
democratic greed and trickery from
wrecking it. The mixing of dem
ocracy and republicanism is very
difficult. There in a constitutional
difference in the make-up of thoao
parties and men from each party do
rot mix readily. No , Mr. Deavor ,
yo'i can't make your "true populist"
work. Too bad I
E Royso of Broken Bow , is mentioned -
tioned as a candidate for roprceent-
tivo delegate from the sixth district
to the ropuclioan national conven
tion to bo hold at Philadelphia.
The suggestion is a good erie and
will meet with the unanimous sup
port of the republicans of Castor
county. Mr. Royso has boon of
valuable aorvico to the party in the
position of chairman of the repub
lican oounty central committee ; ia
in full harmony with the McKinley
administration , and would ropru-
Hont the republicans of the big
sixth in a manner that would bo a
credit to the party. Ansloy Chro
nicle.
The RKPUBLIOAN seconds the sug
gestion of the Chronicle. As the
sixth oougrostioual district is entitled -
titled to one delegate and Custcr
oounty oastn next to the largest vote
of any county in the district and in
the line of Importance in political
cirolea none will question our right.
Buffalo , which has the largest vote ,
was given the delegate four yours
ago. Mr. Royoo , as the Chronicle
suggests , has madea splendid rec
ord as chairman of the county cen
tral committee and has merited rec
ognition by the party. Under his
leadership the oouuty last year made
a greater gain than-any other ooun
ty in the state. This we regard as
very creditable when wo are re
minded that Custer oounty has for
the past ton years not only buen
recognized but in fact has been the
stronghold of the pop party. Mr.
Royce is m every way capable of
occupying the position of national
delegate and should ho bo chosen for
that honored position he will fill
it with honor to himself and credit
to his district.
Stop and Think.
The repeated change of "eternal
principles" made by dotno-pops un
der the leading of Bryan is a direct
insult to the intelligence of every
populist who has ability to think
for himself , 'ibis changing of is.
sues year by year is an open and
publio confession by demo-pop
loaders that their followers are
fickle and have to bo oxoitod with
something now each year to keep
them together. There has boon no
growth of the fusion hosts since fu
sion began. While the populist
party wan alone and adhered to def
inite principles , it was also growing
and aggressive. The loaders of the
fusion conglomeration know that
there is no organizing life in their
ranks and BO depend entirely upon
suoh "clap trap" issues from year
to year as they think will oxoito and
prejudice the minds of their fol
lowers. This very fact is an in
sult to populists if they would only
stop to think , Think of suoh a
travorsity called "Reform , " The
latest is secret meetings , when one
of the state ring ia sent out to pro-
urne on the ignorance of the party ?
Don't Wont Prosperity.
It is really pitiable to uotioo the
depressing effect the continued tale
of woe set up by demo-pops ia hav
ing on some ot them. They have
habituated themselves to look for
trouble so long that they can see
no hope nor feel any comfort in
life. They have cultivated such a
sullen suspicion of their fellowmen
men , that despondency has become
chronic. This state of feeling is
almost treasonable to mankind. It
in & lack of patriotic faith in man-
kind. Hu must have an abnormal
ogotihm and Null rightcotiHtioHH who
im.igitieri , there are no thinking and
honest men in the republican party.
Such a state of political infidelity
can never win a political battle , It
lacks all the elements of faith and
manly courage which make suc
cess , Suoh a spirit in a country is
itself far more appalling than all'the
imagined evils of the republican
party. A man who will admit
that all liberty IB gone and all hope
fled in a country hlco thin , whore
education abounds , the press is free ,
and the ballot in every man's hand ,
must bo about gone in political
Jima ) in H or jilted in hia political
aspirations. Such a moral weak-
ncsH ia a disgrace to an American
citizen and no one who has a high
sense Oi personal pride would al
low such a weakness to show itself
publically. However , it ia just
what wo ini lit expect from men
who have allowed themHolvos to bo
betrayed and bandied about as tlio
popa havu been by the democrats.
Wo have never aeon a man yet who
lost faith in truth , if ho compre
hended what truth is. And any
man who comprehends American
liberty and the sincere hold it has
upon the people will over bo found
in those piroxyams of diapair. The
early populist party exhibited a
very different spirit. Its zeal , good
will , and confidouco in its priuci-
plca nwoko admiration oven among
its enemies. But this latter day
demo-popery puts on such aombre
hues of mourning , that it becomea
disgusting , if not corrupting. Suoh
an article na Dr. Rhodes had iu the
to IIIH follow mouruerp.
would surely have been corrupting
had it not been so apparently re-
diculotiB. It is comforting to know
that such appeals to the people do
not create much alarm just now.
The BOV6n or eight stalwart grum
blers who mot to aavo the country
on the strength of that plambuoy-
aut appeal , must have realized that
oven Custer county cannot be
fooled much longer by ignorance
and nonsense. $2,000,000,000 of
eound money in circulation , with a
sound national credit , and men
everywhere at work with increased
pay. And our exports vastly ex
ceeding our imports , is a condition
poorly adopted to calamity wailore.
No wonder such men want Bryan ,
aoup-housoB , democracy , and hard
times.
Democratic "Ifj. "
It is amusing to notice how the
domo-pops seek hope in laying the
present revival of industry to "good
luck , " and to every cause ixcept
republican policy. They point out
various things , which , if they had
happened , wo would not have good
times. For instance , they say "if
our export valuoa did not happen to
exceed our import values , wo would
have hard times yot. " Of course ,
if things remained as they were un
der democracy wo should have hard
times. The things which they aay
have just happened , are the very
things which republican policy haa
created. It hay always been one of
the results of a protective tariff that
made our export values exceed
our import values ; and consequent
ly the current of gold sot in towards -
wards the United States. This
current of gold towards us , in
creases the amount of our currency ,
and sots loose the money which in
unemployed. This increase of
money and also the more rapid cir
culation of money , have begun to
revive all our industries , and this
revival will increase HO long us tuo
same policy continues. During the
years of democratic free .trade of
1817 , our gold was rapidly leaving
ua until we were short about $13-
000,000 , and as a result , money was
hoarded and calamity onbuod ; wheat
then sold for 20 cents per bushel iu
Ohio , and flour 81.25 per barrel.
The tariff of 1821 oamo and at
once gold began to come towards
the United States again , and it
again lot looao the hoarded money ,
and all values arose and prorpority
ensued. The turiff of 18-12 , found
the country iu a moat deplorable
state , and the govern mont unublo
to negotiate a loan at 0 per cent.
But as soon as the tariff became
operative our country's credit arose ,
and HO rapidly did the current of
gold towards this country become ,
thnt after paying off dobta accumu
lated under democratic free trade ,
there was an excess of $40,000,000
of gold and everywhere prosperity
abandoned. In 1847 another
change oamo and free trade did its
work of ruin , and our currency wan
soon short $14,000,000 , and a crisis
came. So it has been with ovcry
political change. Democracy is a
synonym of bard times and repub
licanism a aynonym of prosperity.
Tlineo facts are not accidents. They
do not just "happen. " The pops
ind domo-pops have loved to toll
us of England's policies and how
tlioir agriculture was destroyed and
the English farmer destroyed. Do
they oven know that the policy by
which England destroyed her farrn-
mors , was free trade , a democratic
policy ? Do domo-pops realize that
they are in perfect accord with
English policy ? Do they remember
when "wicked ' '
England' through
the Cobden Club , $3,000,000 as it
was "hinted , " to help democracy
carry free trade hero ? Do they ro-
motnbor that the newspapers were
fall of this charge then and the
shame of a "hint" of an alliance
with England was upon democracy ?
Any reading and thinking man
ought to see that England is bound
to sue for international agreement
on the restoration of silver , sooner
or later it the republican policy
continues. The ourreut of Gold
whichhas set in is only the begin
ning of what must bo. Our bound
less reaourses will control the
world's gold. As long as our en
ergy and machinery outstrip the
world's competition as it now does.
We must nccessaiily bring Eng
land to her kneoa and Europe to its
aenaos. The only way to free sil
ver is through republican policy ,
and American ingenuity and Coin-
in ? rce.
Rev. E. Edwards , pastor of the
English Baptist Church at Miners-
ville , Pa. , when suft'fmng with
rheumatism , was advised to try
Chamberlain's Paiu Balm. IIo
says : " A few applications of this
liniment proved of a great service
tome. It subdued the inflamma
tion and relieved the pain. Should
any sufferer profit , by giving Pain
Balm a trial it will pleas me. " For
sale by all druggist.
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things like that , tt is not pickle dishes you want now , it is
Candy. The Eagle has ; 2OOG , pounds oi candy for sale cheap.
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