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gold the only legal tender money has at
last become apparent to all and must
bo rescinded by debt-paying and
wealth-producing classes of the coun
try. The plan to retire the greenbacks
in the interest of national bank notes ,
denounced by the democrats in 1896 , but
then defended by the republicans , has
boldly stalked forth from its hiding place
and threatens the formation of a gigan
tic paper money trust.
"Arbitration grows more necessary
every year and government by injunc
tion grows more dangerous to the liber
ties of the people.
"The industrial trusts , springing up on
every hand , testify to the administra
tion's indifference to monopoly , or to its
inability to cope with it.
"We denounce the failure of the ad
ministration to enforce the present law
against trusts , or to recommend new
laws , if the present law is deemed in
sufficient.
"We are opposed to the principle of
monopoly wherever it manifests itself.
We demand the enforcement of the pres
ent federal law , the enactment of such
new legislation as may bo necessary and
a constitutional amendment , if the pres
ent constitution is construed to protect
trusts , to the end that the monopoliza
tion of industry by private corporations
may be absolutely prevented. Every
trust rests upon a corporation , and every
corporation is a creature of law and laws ,
state and national , must place upon the
corporations such limits and restrictions
as will protect the public from injury.
We heartily commend Hon. O. J. Smyth ,
attorney general of Nebraska , for his
efforts to enforce the state law against
trusts.
"Wo are in favor of an amendment
to the federal constitution specifically
authorizing an income tax ; we also
favor a constitutional amendment pro
viding for the election of United States
senators by popular vote.
"We believe in a government of the
people , by the people and for the people
ple , and to the end that the people may
exert a more direct and potent influence
upon legislation , we favor the use of the
initiative and referendum as far as the
principle can be applied.
"We point with pride to the prompl
enlistment of Nebraska's quota of volun
teers and congratulate all of the Ne
braska soldiers upon their faithful per
formance of every duty that fell to their
lot. While the Second and Third regi
ments were not called upon to prove
their bravery upon the battle field , the
members of the First Nebraska have
won for themselves and for the state
imperishable renown.
"We cordially commend the successfu
efforts of Governor Poyutor to furnish
to the members of the First Nebraska
free transportation from San Francisco
to their homes , and we favor an appro
priation to cover the expense. But while
we commend the soldiers for obedience
; o all orders emanating from , the chief
executive , we condemn the administra
tive policy which has converted a war
: or humanity into a war of conquest.
We believe that the Filipinos should
lave received the same treatment as the
Cubans , and that , as the Cubans were
assured of ultimate independence and
protection , so the Filipinos should have
3een assured in the beginning of our
nation's intention to give them inde
pendence as soon as a stable government
could be established and protection from
outside interference , such assurance
should be given now. If the Cubans , as
stated in the resolution of intervention ,
are and of right ought to be free , the
same can be said of the Filipinos and this
nation would suffer no humiliation in
acknowledging adherence to the doctrine
that governments derive their just
powers from , the consent of the governed.
"We are opposed to militarism and
congratulate the democrats , populists
and silver republicans in the United
States senate upon their successful re
sistance of the attempt of the adminis
tration to raise the standing army to
100,000.
"We are opposed to entangling al
liances with England or any other Euro
pean nation , and contend for an Ameri
can civilization which will recognize the
rights of men , and , by a noble example
teach the world the blessings of self-
government.
"In an agricultural community , educa
tion in technical agriculture and me
chanic arts is of the first importance , and
we pledge ourselves to administer the
Merrill land grant fund , the Merrill
special fund for agricultural colleges
and the Hatch experiment station fund ,
which have been entrusted by the federal
government to the state of Nebraska for
education in agriculture and mechanic
arts , and for original research in agri
culture , strictly in the spirit of the vari
ous United States laws , creating the
same , and we shall use all other reason
able means to bring agricultural educa
tion in Nebraska up to the highesl
standard. "
"Mr. Bryan moved the adoption of the
report and the platform , as read was
adopted by a unanimous vote. "
The readers of THE CONSERVATIVE
will observe that Boss Bryan asserts
"that more money makes better times , '
while plain people have thought , foolish
ly enough , perhaps , that having more
crops , products and other saleable things
with which to buy more money ' 'makes
better times. " Property , exchangeable
things , in surplus , which the world
wants , makes bettor times. Money
comes where exchanges can be made.
The denunciation of combines by this
meeting of combiners of three distinct
and different political corporations is
indeed refreshing. It is especially ex
hilarating because everybody knows that
it is nourished and stimulated by the
silver smelters' and refiners' combine ,
which is financially the dynamo that
runs Bryanarchy and the sixteou-to-one
fallacy in the United States. It de
nounces some combines for making iron ,
in and lead higher priced , and praises
; ho silver trust for enhancing that metal.
Higher prices for all goods is however
the supplication of Bryanarchy now , but
when Boss Bryan talked for free trade ,
in 1890 , lower prices wore his prayer.
As subcontractor
SU1JCONTUACTOK.As a -
SU1J-CONTUACTOK.
tractor under Boss
Bryan Senator Allen built the populist
platform at Omaha , August 22 , 1899.
And while he provided fully for the
"trust" among the office-seekers of the
Chicago platform , silver republican and
irredeemable-currency populist variety ,
Senator Allen , under contract , no doubt ,
with Boss Bryan , omitted ownership of
railroads by the government. Why is
this ? In a recent open letter Senator
Allen says such government ownership
would reduce cost of transportation one-
half 1 Why refuse endorsement to this
great reform of Allen's ?
Simpson Fennel
A PJLUTOCUAT.
is a farmer living
within fifteen miles of Nebraska City.
He has only about three thousand acres in
his little homestead. But last week he
sold a small bunch of cattle to an Eng-
lishman for direct shipment to Liver
pool. The amount received for that lit
tle herd was more , in gold , than ninety
thousand dollars. How much better
would Fennel feel if it were silver ? On
Saturday , the 20th of August , Mr. Fen
nel kindly showed his account of sale to
Mark Morton , who gave this item to
THE CONSERVATIVE. Every steer in
Fennel's herd brought six cents a pound
on the hoof at home. Hard times 1
Poor farm or I
DROUTH OK COIN IIAKVEY ?
A disastrous drouth or an invasion of
grasshoppers .destroying the crops of
Nebraska in the summer of 1899
would possibly have made the majority
of the voters declare for cheap , cheaper ,
cheapest money by casting their ballots
for Houseront Holcomb and Bryanarchy
in general. But fertile lands , good til
lage and sunshine and showers "com
bined" and made a "trust" for farmers'
present profits. There are rejoicings ,
satisfactions , good markets indicative
of content among the agriculturists.
Coin Harvey , therefore , is paid to
promenade the state and deliver his dec
lamation to arouse the discontent which
a drouth , or cyclones , or grasshoppers ,
might have created. But artificial dis
content is not as durable as the nor
mal article. It is a counterfeit. It will
notjcircnlate and continue to have power
any more than would one of Coin's free
coinage dollars after the pledge of the
government to hold it equal to gold had
been withdrawn or cancelled ,
