The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-27

has printed it two or three times.
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1t is announced that Morgan has
perfected his plan and the four hard
coal roads have been merged" into
enc organization. There is now COM
plete monopoly of the hard coal sup
Ely controlled by one organization. 1t
will control the prices for next win
ter's COAL Prepare to make your con-
tributions to Baer and Morgan and
after that go and vote 'er straight"
There is nothing like being mullet
head.
The GOODNESS with which a republi
can daily will lie is shown in a re-
mark by the Indianapolis Journal in
in the last two political campaigns
showing the range of prices of wheat
and silver. 1t says: with wheat at
che dollar and silver down to 43 cents
this chart might look somewhat out of
tune just now" The Chicago price
of wheat at that writing was 81 cents
end of silver S. cents. Since the pros
pect that the governments of the
world would re-establish bimetallism
at the ratio of 80 to l silver has adj
vanced IL cents an ounce. 1t is prob
able that every mullet head who read
the above item in the Indianapolis
Journal actually believed that he was
getting 81 bushel for his wheat.
That is the way they are made.
SS%&S&
The ways of bribe-givers and corrup-
tionists have been the same since long
before Christ until the present time
I he railroads are adopts in that bust
ness and they produce the same eff
fects that they did more than 1000
years ago. When these same sort of
nen were laying the foundation for
the ruin of Greece Demosthenes spoke
!, Of them as follows: What is it that
, has ruined Greece? Envy, when a
, an gets a bride; laughter, if he con-
fesses it; mercy to the convicted; hat
/ led of those who denounce the crime
all the usual accompaniment of
r corruption" That description applies
r to every one of that listleSs and
| funereal crowd that assembled in the
. auditorium the other day and nomi-
> mated Barnes for supreme judge. That
, is the way all the republican papers
= talked when Congressman Baker re-
: turned the passes sent him.
t SS$SSSS
t That the railroads have some big
:. scheme that they want the supreme
: court of this state to sanction no rea
S sonable man can doubt. They wanted
I.o Cd
on that question and having found on
they did follow their usual custom Q
n allowing the different republican rail
s. road attorneys to fight it out amon
r. themselves. Months beforehand the
in picked their man, and there was not
r. republican attorney in the state tina
to dared to announce himself as can
he Gidate after that. One attorney sal
tie to the editor of The Independent som
IN weeks ago that It would be folly fo
ch any lawyer to announce himself car
~ didate after the railroads had mad
their selection, for he could no MOI
get a nomination in a republican col
8" yention with the railroads against hi
ed than he could lift himself over
oh fence by his boot straps. And ever
in man in the state knows that to be tru
,r- $&&%S%
to The Wall Street Journal says TIL
IN "the trunk line situation has bee
ne solidified into trust. Allied with
to /. the steel trust" That is a stat
he ment of the truth. All the "publicit.
gh that the new department Of state MI
Xix give to the matter will no alter tt
let situation. 1t was not intended
vi Neither of the old parties will allc
tu- any alteration. Too many big dem
nd Gratis and republicans are intereste
They will soon spread abroad I
catch phrase, which has already q
AN reared in some of the big dailie
hat Trusts are our saivation, ana eve
it mullet head in the land will repl
est "Yep. That's 3d."