THE VALENTINE DEMOCRA1
I. M BICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE , NEBRASKA
OLD-
I FAVORITES
Destruction of Sennacherib's Host.
! Tke Assyrian came down like the wolf oi
the fold ,
! And his cohorts were gleaming in purph
and gold ;
'And the sheen of their spears was lik (
stars on the sea ,
[ When the blue ware rolls nightly on deej
Galilee.
X ke the leaves of the forest wheii sum
mer is greeii ,
That host with their banners at sunscl
\Tcre seen ;
Like the leaves of the forest when au
tumn hath blown ,
.Tfeat host on the morrow lay withered
and strown.
For fhe angel of death spread his wing
on the blast ,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he
pass'd ;
And the eyes of the sleepers wai'd deadly
and chill
And their hearts but once heaved and
forever grew still.
And there lay the steed with his nostril
all wide ,
But through it there rolled not the breath
of his pride ;
And the foam of his gasping lay "white
on the turf ,
And cold as the spray of the rock beat
ing surf.
And there lay the rider , distorted and
pale ,
iWith the dew on his brow and the rust
on Ms mail ;
'A d the tents were all silent , the ban
ners alone ,
Fke lances unlifted , the trumpet un
blown.
And the widows of Ashur are loud in
; their wail ,
-And. the idols are broke in the templs ot
Baal ;
And the might of the Gentile , unsinote
by the sword ,
jHath melted like snow in the glance of
the Lord !
' Lord Byron.
Nearer to Thee.
Nearer , my God , to Thee
Nearer to Thee !
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me ;
Still all my song shall be ,
Nearer , ray God , to Thee ,
Nearer to Thee !
Though , like the wanderer.
The sun gone down ,
Darifness be over me ,
My rest a stone ;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer , my God , to Thee ,
fearer to Thee I
There let the way appear
Steps into heaven ;
-HI Ul .t TilOU SCIjd'st mc
In mercy given ;
Angels to beckon me ,
Nearer , my God , to Tht'e ,
Nearer to Thee !
Tlien , with my waking thoughts ,
Bright with Thy praise ,
Out of my 'stony griefs ,
Bethel I'll raise ;
So by my woes to be ,
Nearer , my God , to Thee ,
Nearer to Thee !
Or if on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky ,
Sun , moon ami stars forgot ,
Upward I fly ;
Still all my song shall be ,
Nearer , my God , to Thee ,
Nearer to Thee !
Single Officers in Demand.
Tiie overcrowded condition of the
residential quarters at the various mil
itary posts in this country , due to the
return of regiments from the Philip
pines , is embarrassing the military au
thorities. The trouble is not so much
with respect to housing the officers
themselves as with the members of
tteir families , says the Washington
Star. The situation has reached a
point where bachelors are favored over
benedicts in assignment to stations
with limited living accommodations
where such discrimination is possible.
And it is even asserted that where
there is no other choice between two
young candidates for a commission it
is bestowed on the single man in pref
erence to one who is married. Even
then it is recognized , however , that
1)1 )
the bachelor appointed is not likely to
continue long in single blessedness.
The powers that be admit that their
authority does not reach to the extent
of interfering with subsequent affairs
of the heart. It is made plain that
there Is no official prejudice against
matrimony quite the contrary but
just at present the military posts
would afford better accommodations
for more officers if it were not for the
family attachments of some of them.
Congress provided liberally for the
army in this respect during the session
Just closed , but It will be many months
l > efore the additional quarters authoriz
ed are ready for use.
American Brewers in Cuba.
American brewers have already in-
.Vested $4,000,000 in and about Havana.
A man bates to stand idly by and
ee his dog whipped.
HUMOfi OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNI / MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd , CnriouB and Laughable Phase *
of Human Nature Graphically Por
trayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day A Budget of Fun.
At a little schoolhouse in the north
of Scotland the schoolmaster keeps his
boys grinding steadily at their desks
but gives them permission to nibble
from their lunch basket sometimes as
they work.
One day , while the master was in
structing the class in the rule of three ,
he noticed that one of his pupils was
paying more attention to a small tart
than to his lesson.
"Tom Bain , " suk. the master , "listen
to the lesson , will ye ? "
"I'm listening , sir , " said the boy.
"Listening , are ye ? " exclaimed the
master ; "then ye're listening wi' one
ear an' eating pie wi' the other * "
The Very Limit.
Tom Self-conscious , isn't he ?
Harrj' The limit ! He hasn't yet be
come aware of the existence of other
people.
Fluently.
"She's not a very good conversation
alist.
"No ; but her money talks. "
Weary'a Latest.
Weary Don't you remember a love
ly , blue-eyed , curly-haired little chump
wot you uster kiss and give pie to
some years ago ? Well , I'm him.
Adds to the Interest.
"Do you believe in the study of na
ture ? " '
"Why , to an extent. I like to hare a
landscape around every girl I make
love to. "
Conversational Hair-Splittinff.
Harriet Don't you think mother is
a good talker , Harrjr ?
Harry Well , she's a fluent contra
dictor.
Ouch !
"Say ! " she cried suddenly , as the
bashful young man backed into the
nearest chair , "you must think you're
a bird. "
"Beg pardon , " he stammered ; "I
don't understand what "
"You're on my hat ! " she shrieked.
Stumped.
Little Willie Say , papa , this book
says nature never wastes anything.
Pa I guess that's right , my son.
Willie Then what's the use of a
cow having two horns when she can't
even play on one ?
Hid Choice.
"Prosperity has ruined many .1 man. "
"No doubt ; but if I'm given any
choice in the matter. I'd rather be ruin
ed by prosperity than by adversity.
The process is more enjoyable. "
Like Father , Like Son.
"George , why are you so unkind to
nurse ? Why don't you love her ? "
" 'Cause I don't , " replied the terrible
child. "I hate her. I could pinch hei
cheeks like papa does. "
Not Guilty.
Judge I can see dissipation written
on your face.
Remus ( frightened ) Yo kin , sah ?
Well , 'deed Ah dkln't write it , 'cause
I can't spell sech a long word.
Perhaps.
"I went riding with a girl I used to
go with in the days gone by. I got
overheated , too. "
"Perhaps that was because you were
sitting by an 'old flame. ' "
Railway Hold-Up.
Conductor Did you give the porter
the checks for your baggage ?
Traveler No , but I gave him all the
money I had and he ought to be satis
fied to let it go at that.
An Awful Jolt.
Softleigh I aw am weally cawried
away by me aw thought occasionally ,
doncher know.
Miss Cutting Indeed ! Would you
mind thinking some thoughts now ?
Nothing Alarming.
Sharpe "What strange sounds 3'our
wife is making ! I'm afraid she has a
tit. "
Whealton "Don't be alarmed. She
is merely trying to scold her neighbor
while she has her mouth full of clothes
pins. "
And There Are Others.
Smith Dr. Upptou is a specialist , is
he not ?
Jones Yes. He has two specialties ,
Smith What are they ?
Jones Consultations and fees.
Way Ahead.
Briggs Have you made any money
on the races this year ?
Griggs I should say I had. I haven't
been once.
Best Course.
"Husband , " wailed the speckled hen ,
"I laid my eggs high up In the loft
end someone took them. What should
low ! " chuckled the iwl rooster ,
M he emitted
Between Friends.
"No , Mr. Dudleigh , " said the beauti
ful girl , "I can never be your wife , but
I shall always be your friend. "
"Then before I go , " rejoined the
young man , "I have one last word to
say to you as a friend. "
"What is it ? " she asked after th
manner of the curious sex.
"It is this , " he replied. "I think you
have stacked the cards against your
self in this game. You lose by winning ,
while I win by losing. "
Terrible to Contemplate.
Stubble "I see some genius has in
vented a typewriter that will play a
tune while you work. "
Penn "Great Scott ! I hope it won't
come in general use. Imagine all the
typewriters in a big office building
banging out rag time at once ! "
A Safeguard.
"Women are certainly queer crea
tures , " remarked the old physician.
"What is it now ? " asked the drug
gist.
"Why , " answered the old pill dis
penser , "I just received a postal card
from a woman patient marked "Per
sonal. ' "
Took It Seriously.
Maid "Did yez iver hear that foniily
had a skiliton in thor closet ? ' '
Cook "Oi hov. "
Maid "Thin , bedad , th' rats must
hov ate it up. Oi can't foind ut at all. "
Another Sufferer.
"And the automobile affected you ,
too ? " asked the ancient plug.
"Yes , " said the ostrich , "I can't get
anything like as many horseshoes to
eat as before. "
Very Likely.
Diggs "Gabriel won't be the only
trumpet-sounder at the final round-up. "
Biggs "Why do you think he
won't ? "
Diggs "Because every self-made
man will insist on blowing his own
horn. "
From Bad to Worse.
Mistress Well , Jane , did you find
the ornament for my hair yet ?
Jane Yes , ma'am. But I've mislaid
your hair , and now I can't find that.
His Only Chance.
Kind Old Gentleman Why do you
carry that umbrella , little boy ? It's
not raining.
"No , sir. "
"And the sun's not shining. "
"No , sir. "
' Then why do you carry it ? "
"Well , when it's raining pa wants it ,
and when the sun's shining ma wants
it , and it's only this kinder weather I
can get to use it at all. " Exchange.
Qualified.
"He furnishes small speculators with
tips. "
"Why doesn't he speculate for him
self ? "
"He failed. "
ICxnlained.
Teacher ( hearing reading lessonsj-
What are pauses , Johnny ?
Johnny The things wot grow on
dogs and cats.
Sure Cnrei
Idu "She imagines herself beautiful.
How can we cure her ot such conceit ? "
Belle "Induce her to have : i tin
type taken at one of our suburban re-
sorts/ '
A Paradox.
Belle What u lovely bulldog.
Nan I think he's horrid looking.
Belle O , but bulldogs aren't lovely
unless they're horrid looking.
The Main Object.
Briggs Was the place you spent
your vacation in satisfactory ?
Griggs The best yet. I never was
quite so glad to get home.
A Type.
"Bah ! Backnumber holds so many
theories which have been exploded. "
"That's right ; and the explosions
didn't even wake him up. " Puck.
Strictly Cash.
Mr. Poorpeigh These Pnanma hats ,
I suppose , are $12 and up.
Hatter ( who knows him ) No , sir ;
they ar ° from $12 to $100 down. Chi
cago Tribune.
Somewhat Different.
Diggs I set a trap for my wife the
other evening.
Biggs Not jealous , I hope ?
Diggs Oh , no. She wanted to catch
i mouse in the pantry.
The Woman of It.
The Parson Always speak well of
your neighbor.
Mrs. Nextdoor I do ; yet I assure you
she Is one of the most detestable crea
tures on earth.
Still a Chance.
Wife ( during the quarrel ) Before we
were married you called me an angel.
I'll never be in that class again , I sup
pose ?
Husband ( calmly ) Oh , I don't know.
I still have hopes.
His Turn.
Zeke Do you remember when I re
fused that tramp a meal he said his
turn would come ?
Hiram Tep !
Zeke Well , he kept his word. He is
out there turning the grindstone.
Nebraska Politics.
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Excerpts From The Nebraska Independent , Lincoln , Nebraska , Made by
Direction of the Populist State Central Committee
IT'S UP TO YOU
The expression at the head of thl
editorial is not good Bostonese am
might shock the sensibilities of som
of our eastern friends who live on a :
exclusive diet of beans but Nebrask ;
people understand it The Indepen
dent says to the voters of Nebraska
"It's up to you. " At least , it will to
in less than six weeks.
It's up to you to say whether Will
iam H. Thompson or John H. Micke :
shall be the next governor of Nebras
ka. Other gentlemen are candidate :
for the position , but either Mr
Thompson or Mr. Mickey will be th <
one chosen. It's up to you , voters o
Nebraska , to say which. It's up to yoi
to say whether you want a man whc
was nominated by delegates fresh fron
the body of the people , men who paic
their own railroad fare and hotel bills :
or whether you want a man who was
selected at a conference of railroac
attorneys ten days before the conven
tion , and whose selection was after
ward ratified at a convention of dele
gates who travelled on passes , and foi
whom "Mickey whiskey" was dolec
out over the bar of a well-known Lin
coln hotel bar into the wee sma' hours ,
Whether you want a governor pledged
to raise the railroad assessment 6 (
per cent over the figures of today , 01
one who stands on a platform whici
means anything which the interpretei
may place upon it and who for years
has been land agent for the Union Pa
cific railroad. Whether you want a gov
ernor who will sign a bill to reduce lo
cal freight rates 15 per cent , or one
who will veto such a bill. Whether
you want a governor who has at heart
the best interests of our state univer
sity , or one who is at the head of a
sectarian institution Jealous of the
growth and prestige of the state In
stitution , and the political successor
of a republican governor who serious
ly crippled our university by vetoing
a much needed appropriation.
It's up to you to say whether you
want a man for lieutenant governor
who has filled the office before with
honor to himself and the people , or one
who believes that the constitution is
a "living lie. "
It's up to you to say whether you
will by electing him secretary of state
honor that grand old man , who was
once elected governor of Nebraska
and cheated out of the office , or wheth
er you will re-elect the present in
cumbent who was elected by accident
and who has not enough personality
to make either friends or enemies.
It's up to you to say who shall be
auditor of public accounts whether it
shall be t e present incumbent who
was the moving spirit in preventing
any material raise in railroad assess
ments , and whose unjust treatment of
Nebraska insurance concerns , in order
to favor the foreign insurance trust ,
is the subject of comment all over the
state ; or whether it shall be a man
thoroughly acquainted with the state
house records , pledged to assist the
goTernor and treasurer in raising rail
road assessments to forty millions , and
who will execute the insurance laws
without bias toward any Interest.
It'a up to you to say who shall be
state treasurer whether it shall be
Dr. Lyman , the fusion nominee , whose
record as county treasurer of Adams
county has never been surpassed in
any countyor ; whether it shall be the
banker from Ord , who for years has
been land agent for the Burlington ,
and who , upon the question of taxation
alone , will stand squarely against any
material raise in the railroad assess
ment.
It's up to you to say who shall be
attorney general Whether it shall be
F. "Necesaity" Prout , whose rank in-
competency is the laughing stock of ev
ery lawyer in the state , and who has
never failed to neglect the state's in
terest when any corporation interest
was opposed ; or whether you will
elect Jefferson PI. Broady , whose long
service on the district bench and abil
ity both as jurist and counsel place
him among the truly great lawyers of
the state.
It's up to you to say who shall be
commissioner of public lands and
buildings whether you want James C.
Brennan , the fusion nominee , whose
record as member of the legislature
and as steward of the Geneva school is
without a flaw ; or whether you want
the present incumbent , whose chief
claims to preferment are that he and
his son do a big real estate business
out in Nuckolls county.
It's up to you to say whether you
will elect William K. Fowler , the
present incumbent , as superintendent
of public instruction , and put up with
his arbitrary rulings ; or whether you
will elect Claude Smith , who has three
times been elected county superinten
dent of Dawson county.
There should be no half-way busi
ness about this election. The whole
administration should be harmonious.
If you really enjoy railroad extortion
In freight rates and railroad tax-
shirking , and Burt county bond deals ,
and dismissals of lawsuits brought to
enforce the laws , and "friends of the
court , " railroad attorneys , to perform
the attorney general's duties then
elect the whole republican state ticket
Let the tail go with the hide. But ,
on the other hand , if you want these
things done differently , elect the en
tire populist-democratic ticket It's
up to you.
Get From Under
Did you discern the coming storm ,
Henderson ,
Big with the lightning of reform ,
Henderson ?
Sou sowed the wind ; now in its wrath
The whirlwind marks the aftermath.
You seek to scurry from its path ,
Henderson , Dave Handerson.
Tour farmers see there's something
wrong ,
Henderson.
They rise , a giant , grim and strong ,
Henderson.
They hardly know which way to turn ,
UNCLEAN POLITICS
Prof. Tlnecnt Exposes a Bchem * to Tra
the Unwary by Hypocrisy
One of the. most reprehensible meth
ods of the tax-shirkers that has ye
been detected was uncovered a fe\
days ago in a western county.
It is proposed to sneak into powe :
in the nypocritical garb of virtue.
The robe of religion is to cover thi
forms of corporate agents until "afte :
election. "
The character assassin is to stall
forth in the guise of a Sunday schoo
superintendent or a minister of th <
gospel , "until after election ! "
It is not the first time religion has
been made the cloak for wrong doing
In all ages , and in all countries , schem
ing and designing men have used as
tools the devotees of religion.
Do not mistake us. We are not at
tacking any church nor churches , noi
any religion , but only the scheming
men who are now using religion as
cloak for their villainous plots oi
character assassination.
One and two years ago certain relig
ious enthusiasts organized a secret and
underground organization pledging
its members tp support only "clean'
men at the polls but a committee was
given power to select the "clean men'1
after all nominations had been made.
If such an organization were open , and
composed of good citizens of all relig
ious denominations a sort of "com
mittee of public safety" little could
be said against it , but when it is or
ganized in the dark a secret cabal
it comes to be a veritable dagger aim
ed at the most vital spot the charac
ter of whomsoever is attacked. It is
like the Italian Mafia plunging its
death-dealing stilletto in secret and in
darkness.
Political success is so highly prized
by those who would continue in power
the agents of tax shirkers and tax
fixers that they have resorted to this
dangerous method of warfare. We do
not say that the Methodist church
consciously has undertaken this role ,
but scheming men in that church are
seeking to do their unclean work while
hiding behind religious robes. Relig
ious enthusiasts are to be deceived
by hypocritical cant and led into an
ambush "until after election. "
An organization is being engineered
by men in the Methodist church , and
men of other denominations are to be
inveigled in occasionally to give it a
non-sectarian and ultra-religious cloak
The "avowed" purpose of this secret
cabal is the election of "clean men"
to office.
If there were unclean men socially
or religiously on either of the tick
ets before Nebraska people , there
might be excuse for such a plan to
defeat them , but when it is conceded
that all the candidates on all the tick
ets occupy an unusually high plane ,
morally and religiously , what excuse
can there be for such unusual , drastic
and un-American methods ?
The animus of the whole thing is
understood when we remember that
Mr. Mickey is a Methodist. His sup
porters have published far and wide
the fact that his active support secur
ed many thousand dollars to help a
Methodist college. It is proposed to
keep such things prominently before
the membership of the secret organi
zation and at the close of the cam
paign the committee who is to name
the "clean men" will include Mr. Mick
ey among those recommended for the
votes of the members. A change of
ONE vote in each voting precinct
would mean a change of about 2,000
votes in the state , and a change of
FIVE in each precinct by this hidden
hand , this secret cabal , would assur
edly work a complete reversal of the
verdict that would be rendered by the
people in an open and manly contest
The prize is worth the effort. The
corporations rode rough-shod over a
political convention and secured the
nomination of "Our Man Mickey , "
around whom they could easily throw
the cloak of religion and with hypo
critical pretense they hope to secure
his indorsement by the people.
The utter hypocrisy and dastard vil
lainy of the conspiracy is understood
when it is recognized that the oppo
nent of Mr. Mickey , and the man whom
it is proposed to stab in the dark , is
everywhere recognized as fully the
peer , if not the superior , of Mr. Mick-
3y in his devotion to the best Inter-
ssts of society , socially , religiously and
educationally. Mr. Thompson has been
in public life nearly or quite as much
is Mr. Mickey , and the undisputed
[ act that his administration of the
jffice of mayor of Grand Island is
ivarmly indorsed and commended by
jvery reputable citizen of that city ,
) f all church denominations and every
political party that fact speaks in bu-
; le tones of his uprightness and for
; he "cleanness" of his personal and
official life.
And it is proposed to stab him in
; he dark by the insinuation that his
ife has been unclean , by indorsing
mother man as being "clean ! "
Those character assassins would not
lare utter a word directly against Mr.
Thompson. His life is above re-
iroach. His family is the pride of his
; ity. His personal efforts for the ben-
of another denomina-
; fit of a college
; ion have been as valuable to that in
stitution as were Mr. Mickey's efforts
tor the Methodist college , but his
riends have not sought to use that
act as a bait "with which to steal votes
3ut give them time and they will
learn.
Phe truth at last they will discern ,
Henderson , Dave Henderson.
U tariff now they aim their blow ,
Henderson ;
3ut later they will deeper go ,
Henderson.
5ince they've begun to break away ,
fhey'll never stop until they lay
Phe real causes bare , some day ,
Henderson , Dave Henderson.
rhe little flurry you have seen ,
Henderson ,
from Mr. Mickey. Mr. Thompson
always stood for purity in public
private life. He has repeatedly sac
the suc
rificed personal ambition for
he held to 99
cess of the principles
"right. " He has never betrayed
friend nor struck a foe in secret His-
entire life of about a quarter of a cen
tury in Nebraska has been an openv
book" and in the "lime-light" of many
no blot on that
a political campaign ,
pointed out and it
book has yet been
that the character as
Is such a man
sassins would strike by innuendo and
in the dark a man whose armor is
flawless and in front , and whose cour
age is such that he has despised the
protection that is available only in :
flight or against the secret assassin.
The Centra IFarmer protests against
this un-American method of political
warfare , and it warns all friends of
good government that tricks like the
one described above will he resorted
to whenever it is thought a vote can be
secured by deceit from the unwary.
The discovery of this conspiracy
lends added significance to the old ad
age , "Eternal vigilance is the price oX
liberty. " "Watch for this enemy that
will creep under cover into your midst
and expose its nefarious purpose.
"Forewarned is forearmed. " The
agents of unclean government , masked
and in hypocritical garb , will use de
ceit and misrepresentation at every
turn , seeking to thwart the will of the
people and enthrone injustice and
wrong. Let every good citizen rebuke
such methods and array himself on
the side of justice and "equality before
the law. " Prof. C. Vincent , in Cen
tral Farmer. '
What Will He do to Nebraska ?
One Jimmie Hill , who Is now pooh-
bah of the Burlington , has been trying-
to scare the state officials of Montana
by cancelling some road extension
contracts to show his displeasure be
cause they raised the railroad assess
ment over 100 per cent from $6,600
to $16,000 a mile , in fact Whether
his bluff works remains to be seen.
The chances are rather in his favor ,
however , because he will work up a
great clamor among the people if pos
sible and the state officers will prob
ably be retired to private life for do
ing their duty fearlessly.
A special correspondent of the New
York Sun , writing from Helena , says :
There are certain sections of Mon
tana not overpleased with the recent
sensational action of the state board
of equalization in raising the railroad
assessment of Montana over 100 per
cent , and an address made by James
J. Hill to the people of Great Falls ,
after returning from the conference-
with the Washington farmers , has not
helped to decrease this feeling.
"As is well known , " said a railroad
man to the Sun correspondent , "Mr.
Hill is an important factor in Burling
ton affairs. The Burlington has for
some time contemplated an extension
of its Montana line from Billings to-
Great Falls , tapping a rich agricul
tural , cattle raising and mining sec
tion , and at the same time giving the
Cataract city a second eastern outlet.
This was greatly desired by the peo
ple of Great Falls , and they had every
tiope of realizing their ambition , be
cause a few months ago surveyors
were put on the proposed route ; it
was pronounced feasible and Burling-
; on officials came out from the Chicago
ieadquarters and incorporated the
company.
"All was in readiness for the con
struction work ; Mr. Hill was on the
point of ordering the necessary steel
or bridges and rails , when like a clap"
Df thunder from a clear sky came the
iction of the state board of equaliza-
: ion , whereby the assessment of the
-nain lines of the Northern Pacific ,
3reat Northern and Burlington were
-aised from $6,500 to $16,000 a mile.
"Instantly came orders from St. Paul
calling in the preliminary workers ,
ind the orders for material were can
celed. In his talk last week to the-
3reat Falls populace Mr. Hill declared
inequivocally that no more railroads
would be built in Montana. He told
.he people to go on farming , and
vhlle intimating that a steel mill
night be erected in Montana in tha-
lear future , he declared that agricnl-
.ure was the only salvation of the
, tate.
"Thus , while a few county officials
vill receive larger salaries because of
he increased railroad assessment , two
: ities and a vast section between them
vhich is quite thickly populated are
suffering the keenest of disappoint-
nents. That is why folks are not
> leased. "
Nebraska has plenty of railroad ,
nileage now , and the question is ,
vill Mr. Hill try to vent his spite
Nebraska next year when the fusion
itate board of equalization raises the
Turlington assessment 50 per cent ?
iVill he tear up a few miles of track
ind "cut off his nose to spite his face ? "
Two things axe necessary in any re-
orm movement the platform and the-
aan. One is of just as much import-
mce as the other. A platform de-
touncing corporation and trust rule is
> f no value if a man whose whole life
las been devoted to corporation inter-
ists is nominated upon it. That seems
o be the condition in several states
vhere the democratic platform is all
ight , but the man nominated is all
srong. In Nebraska the reformers
iave looked after that matter. There
3 not a man on the state ticket from
"hompson to Smith who has ever had
ny association with corporation in-
erests. The men suit the platform
nd what is just as important the-
ilatform represents the honest senti-
lents of the men.
igalnst the tariff trust machine ,
Henderson ,
s small beside the one to break ,
vlien people truly are awake ,
'hen others will the trail forsake ,
Henderson , Dave Henderson. '
Ul
b seems the people now are blind ,
Henderson ,
Fnto the game that robs mankind ,
Henderson ;
lut when they once regain their sight
Lnd rise In newly-wakened might ,
[ ore , like yourself , will take to flight ,
Henderson , Dave Henderson.
* A. EDGERTOtf. .
