Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-24

The GamPaisa In NebEaaEas
Twothirds OF the people OF Nebraska are rspuhM
1t is SAFE TO predict that Harrison aud Norton
viii Carry the state bE from twenty-five thirty
thousand majority This majority Is assured even
ii every republican paper and every republican cane
paiEn orator remain mute the national issues
issues vital TO the people o. this state which
De fought in the open arens- this irrepFessf
be contest party lines cannot safely be drawn
The people OF Nebrssza are confronted with Rrsve
problems with which the next legislature must rap-
pie. Nebraska is one OF the most taxriddan states
In America State taxes are higher In Eebraska
than in any state In the union. excepting alone Ne
vada- With a debt OF less than half million, Of
which over four hundred thousand dollars Is held By
the permanent school fund. Nebraska last yesr lev
led state tax or 6lg1ly-one centa on the hundred
dollars OF assessed valuation The state OF Lousi-
with state debt of nearly twelve millions. lev
les state tax OF only sixty cents on the hundred
dollars North Carolina with a state debt % over
fifteen millions levies state tax OF only twenty-five
cents the hundred dollars. The state tax IN
Iowa Is twenty-five cents in Kansas fortyone cents,
M1nneHOta thirteen cents and Wisconsin fifteen and
thFeeQuarte cents on the hundred dollars. The
ordinary running expenses OF this state for salaries
ana maintaining state institutions are over one mil
lion year, and tae last legislature piled up spprO-
Priations for another million year which have co
be wrung from people heavily burdened with
county and municipal taxes. How is this eXhausJing
drain TO be oheckedp How are the people TO secure
tax reduction and 6 more equitable distribution OF
the burdens OF taxauon2 Can these needed reforms
be secured unless next state Ocers and legsla-
tors are men OF integrity and who cannot be
awayCd frOIE their duty2
This is only one of the issues. The ever pressing
and present railroad issue must be and the
lines must be sharply dehned between honest men
rOgues who want TO sen out intend TO use their
positions for leyytng blackmail BraEeH throated
railroad poll icians and professional Jobbers WTl
usual, howl themselves hoarse over the national
issues in OrdertO befOg the taxpayers and seek to
keep the Issues in which the people vitality
concerned In the background. They win discuss
W
near about revision Of the state assessment laws
ana railroad regulation They VIII night over the
battles Of the war. but make no reference 10 the
scandalous debauchery OF our legislature and the
law defying course Of the railroads. 1t remains
to be seen. however whether the people OF 8 state
thar proudly boasts ITS intelligence can be deceived
and distracted by sueh tactics. 1t remains TO he
seen whether they Will bindIy support yellow dos"
candidates because they were tagged and labeled
straight by packed convention. The campaign IN
Nebraska has already begun. The industrial classes
must DO their duty. Let them rally and unite. re-
gardless OF party, TO elect honest, competent and
WpurchasabIe to the next legislature. The
BEE proposes TO do its full share OF the work to re
deem the state from monopoly misrule. With this
end in view il viii labor earnestly until the egisla-
Jnre cOnvenes Ne want TO place copy Of the
WEEKLY BEE IN the hands Of every farmer and me-
chEnic and appeal friends Of good gOvern ent 60
aid us. We viii furnish the WEEKLY BEE from
untH of he year for thirty-hve cents or
in clubs OF for three dollars Address all orders
TO TIE Blk PUBLISHING Co. Omaha, Neb-
One OF the largest furniture stores in
Nebraska is Hardy & Pitcher at Lincoln.
Clark "Welt, will declared Smithers,
how you have picked up lately" Smith
ers-''Yes, yes; things were bad enough
with me a little while back, but happened
to run across the advertisement Of B. T.
johnson & Co., Of Richmond, Va. and
they put me in position to make oney
right along. If you know of anybody else
needing employment here is their name
and address"
! Miss Jennie Hannum, who recently
attended ElliOtt's Business College.
Burlington, Iowa, has secured a good
position at Ft Madison, Iowa.