The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-29
The SAME EVERYWHERE
Republican Administration In Kansas
hguhndsrs the Peoples Substance
just as In Nebraska

The Phillips County Post, Phillips
'urg, Kas., reprints the following
rom the Manhattan (kasJ Mercury:
COMES HIGH.
In 1900 the taxes required TO pay
expenses of the state government was
'l7l573l. Three years before this the
axes required BY the last and most
lespised popullst administration were
1,3i9260 In the campaign of 1898
dorton Albaugh and his state central
ommittee sent out oceans of litera-
IRE charging this populist admins
ration with extravaganza. The first
ERIN OF Stanley's administration saw
IN advance of $366,471 in the taxes
AIKEN from the people for state pnr-
loses In 1903 the Bailey house,
backed by the Burton senate, pro-
"ided for the collection of 81 500 900 in
state taxes from the people. Here
was an increase Of 1874 269 between
800 and 1904. II was an increase Of
81, 150,740 between the last term of
The populists and the last term Of the
republicans. II Is the record made by
the personally conducted state adj
ministrations since Governor Leedy
retired from office. Like Roosevelt in
the White house, the republican Off
Gals come high In Kansas. but YOU
know prosperity Is upon us and graft
ing is the fad The voters appear
70 like II and so long as they are will
ing TO dig up the price, no one ought
to kick"
This is hardly so black a record as
the republicans have made In Nebras-
ka, but It Is similar to republican adj
ministration everywhere.
Here In Nebraska the 1903 repub-
llcan legislature appropriated s3,7fo,-
2S070 for republican state officials to
expend In the two years ending March
~. 1905. The populist legislature Of
1887 appropriated only s2,335, S43.40 10
Dp expended by populst state officers
in the two years ended March 81,
1893; and the fact is, that $4,000 Of
this amount was not expended at all,
but lapsed into the treasury.
AT first blush one would incline to
believe that as human nature Is pref
ty much the same everywhere, the fact
that individual republicans are ex-
trayagant and individual populists the
same in personal matters, that the
fact OF one administration being more
extravagant than another, or one be-
ing more economical than another Is
simply accidental and not fundamen-
tai. But Investigation into the nm
derlying causes which produce politi-
cal parties, and the forces behind
them, will show that II Is no accident
that republican officials throw money
right and left in all sorts of wasteful
and useless. If not criminal, undertake
ings.
Ii all comes from the irresistible and
inevitable conflict between the big fell
lows and the little ones. or. In
measure, between the industrialists
end the farmers.
The republican party Is the repre-
sentative OF, and Is controlled by, he
Zig manufacturing. banking. and
transportation interests. The officers
elected by this party may or may not
be Of these interests, but they are al
WAYS FOR them, either as principals
or agents For example. Lesllc's
Monthly AYERS that Nelson w. Aid
rich Is "the prime mover OF leglsla-
tion favorable 10 corporations; Sena-
tor Quay, 'leader In the fight against
restricted immigration on behalf Of
the foreign steamship lines; Senator
Elkius. "head Of the beet sugar lob
ly:" Senator j. II Willard strong
friend Of the sugar beet trust and also
a malnsiay Of the Union Pacific rail-
road Senator Dietrich. zone Of the
foremost upholders of beet sugar and
nroieetor OF the present nsnrpatinn Of
rnhllc lands An ~ this Is ancient
history 20 n0pullsts but comiue from
= magazine lite eslle's L Is little
startllne IA those honest republican
farmes who supposed their party 10
ba me embodiment ~ al that y pure
uatrloile ans unsclhah
INV any man Who has studied the
obestion nows thai these big fafpnf..
uons never pay their fair shale nt
49, tnNfs For eXawpls The steel lfhst /
49, ,..r naid a gal lfA IN takra Z = |