The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-03
At the Nebraska state fair.
Speed -$8,0 10000 in purses.
September 4th to 18th.

oeptem Der 4th to llth.
Some of the more cunning among the
plutocratic forces in the east are fur
lively calling attention to the fact
that Mr.. Bryan never had the support
OF the influential newspapers and they
may be Understanding his strength
and the prevalence OF his opinions
among the people. Because none OF
the influential newspapers support
him is not positive evidence that his
influence among the people has de-
cllned.
Harper's Weekly. which has been
such an enthusiastic advocate of the
nomina ton of Cleveland and such a
Eater of Bryan, seems to have changed
its tactics 1t promises Bryan that
II will some day make him president If
he will only be good and support the
putocratic candidate next year. Listen
to it: Nothing is more probable
than that Mr.. Bryan's claim would
one day be recognized, should he now
evince a conciliatory and self-sacrific-
ing spirit and by his energy and de-
votion contribute powerfully to the tri-
umph OF the democratic nominee next
year. Mr.. Bryan is still a young man.
He has, in the natural course of
things, many years of activity and
usefulness before him; and no man in
American history has had more
splendid opportunity of benefiting his
party and his country since Henry
Clay" The question is, Will Mr.. Bryan
be good?
A national bank cannot use it's own
notes as reserve, SO every one Of the
New York concerns are shipping its
notes as far west as possible for use
In moving the crops Out here in
the west, notes of the great New York
city banks will soon be as thick as
the leaves in Vallambrosia, while in
New York and Whereabouts, there will
be none to be seen. One of the things
that may be looked for from the next
congress will be a bill to allow the
national banks to use their own prom.
Uses to pay as reserves.
The opium problem in the Philip.
pines is causing wide and general
discussion in the papers. The great
Philippine benevolent assimilator
Governor Taft, is in favor of licensing
the trade or making a monopoly of il
for the purpose of raising revenue
The "cruel Spaniards" whom we drove
out of the islands, absolutely prOhib-
tied the sale of opium to the Filipinos
There is no use making an argument
against the opium trade in this com
mercial age based upon natural JUS
tice or any ethical grounds. Such ar
guments have no effect at all upon the
imperialist. An argument must have
the dollar in it to have any effect UP
bn him. All that is being said abou
the immortality Of such a trade is no
worth the paper it is written upon 81
The Independent advises all who ar
opposed to the opium trade in tn
Philippines to drop all that and go TO
the dollar argument. Tell them tina
the sale of opium to the Filipinos, VIII
cannot stand the use of the drug Xix
the Chinese, will result in the degen
Grafton of the whole population in
very short time to a lot of dronin
sots who will not work and will NO
produce anything. After that ther
will be no making any money out G
them. That Is the only sort of an al
gument that an imperialist will liste
to.
A mixture of one part of Tornado
hyde with $4,000 parts of water wi
kill anthrax bacilli instanter. That
the sort of stuff that dairymen hay
been mixing with milk which they sc
and which is fed to the babies. Or
part of formaldehyde to $4,000 parts
milk will prevent it souring for SCI
eral days.
There are various leagues being o
ganized to agitate and educate Il
people, each league having some sp
cial thing that it wants to see enactt
into law, such as the Postal Progre