The Columbus journal., 1886-02-10

1nC 0DO0CO -
The people of Nebrasks are on the
eve of the most momentous political
contest that has been fought in this
state since the memorable senatorial
campaign of 1876, when the cohorts
Of monopoly were 60 signally over.
thrown. Ten years ago Jay Gould
came to Nebraska in person to pack
conventions and legislatures with bis
cappers and henchmen. He succeed.
ed in capturing the republican state
convention, but the people resented
the outrage and their uprising was 60
general that a majority of the legisla-
ture dared not cast their votes for the
monopoly candidate. Four years
later, after q most desperate and ex-
citing struggle the railroad minions
were again overthrown in the elec-
tion of Charles Ii. Van Wyck. The
fearless stand which Senator Van
Wyck has for five years maintained
as the opponent of corporate aggres-
sion, the relentless war he has waged
upon the cattle barOns, land grabbers
and railroad highwsymen has made
him the target of all assaults from
these dangerous elements. Senator
Van Wyck's term expires on the 4th
of March, 1887. The legislature to be
chosen next fall will elect his cue
cessor. Already the monopoly mag
mates and the leaders of corrupt rings
of all parties are organizing for Van
Wyck's defeat. No stone will be left
unturned, and no means unspared to
achieve that result.
The issue in 1856 in Nebraska will
narrow down to Van Wyck and anti
Van Wyck. The people regardless Of
party, and more especially the farm
ers and laboring men will support
Van Wyck. while the railroads, mon
ey lenders, land grsbbers and corrupt
jobbers, will oppose him. In this
great contest, the Omaha Bee plants
itself squarely on the side of the peo-
pie and in favor of the reelection of
Senator Van Wyck. In this it only
maintains its well known position as
an unflinching opponent of monopoly.
The election of Van Wyck five years
ago was largely, if not wholly, due to
the efforts of the Bee to arouse the
people to an organized resistance to
the tyrsnnical domination of the rail-
road bosses and the diffusion of anti
monopoly principles among the
masses through its columns. To the
farmers and wOrkingmen who consti-
tute the bone and sinew of this etate
the Bee again appeals to make ready
for the coming conflict. 1t will be no
child's play, but if the industrial class
es are reused to their danger and
present solid and united front there
can be no doubt az to the outcome.
Organize Van Wyck clubs in every
school district. Agitate the anti-m0-
nopoly issues of which he is the
champion, and circulate anti-mOnop-
oily doctrines through newspapers
which are not subsidized or gagged.
Among these papers the Bee has the
right to preference. 1t has been often
tried and never been found wanting.
1t is not only reliable on the anti
monopoly issue out in every way
worthy of the patronage of the farmer
and laborer. Even it's most bitter
enemies cOncede that the Bee is the
best newspaper this side of Chicago,
and it's weekly issue has no superior
among the metropolitan weeklies in
this country.
The superb and costly premiums
which the Bee offers to the patrons Of
its weekly this year, is unrivalled.
The aggregate value of the premiums
is $43,l27.OO. They comprise two
eighty acre farms in Iowa and Kan
sas, and one forty acre farm in Ne
braska; farming machinery and i'm
plements, among which are one J. l.
Case thresher with l2-horse power,
complete; one new Mccormick steel
harvester and binder; one six-hOle
gearcd mountain shelter and hOrse
power; and more than sixty farm
mills, cOrnshellers and plows, varying
in value from $500 to $l75 each.
There are musical instruments, in
GLIDING one Emerson upright grand
piano, worth $500 OO, live stock,
household goods, si!verware, cutlery,
guns, knives. books, NC.
The award of premiums will DO
made on Saturday, March 18Th, 1886,
by q committee selected by the sub
who may be present at the
There will positively be no post
ponement. A premium worth At re-
tail, at least one dollar, is guaranteed |
to every subscI iber who RENTS two |
dollars before the 18th of March.
This is neither a new nor expert |
mental scheme, but will be our sixth |
successive annual premium distribu-
ti0n, the first having taken place in |
the winter of lS19-lSSO.
While it may seem incredible that |
We can afford 10 furnish q metrOpOli- |
tan weekly for :wo dollars q year,
give to every subscriber a premium
worth at least one dollar. and to in
clude among these premiums severa!
hundred articles valued at from five |
dollars to one thousand dollars each,
We are in condition to honestly carry |
on every promise or obligation which
We assume aud still derive fair re-
turns from the paper. Nearly all the
large premiums were secured in ex-
change for advertising. The most
costly articles We have traded for SO
as to involve only a comparatively
small outlay in cash. For instance,
our lands were bought of the J. l.
Case Threshing Machine Company
and they take out $1,000 of the pur-
chase price in advertising. The same
is true of the Case thrcshing machine.
for which We paw less than One-fourth
nf the retail price in cash aud balance
in advertising. Many other machines
We have on the list are purchased
without paying out any money. The