The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-31


The way that the children are de-
nsoraiizea by reading the great dailies
Is shown on one page of the Chicago
Record-Herald. The dailies in their
attempt to cater to the Sunday
schools print every Friday of each
week the international Sunday school
lesson. On the same page that that
lesson was printed in the Record-Her-
aid last week were also such head
lines as the following: "OBrien May |
Box Root Matchmaker Essig Of
fers 81 900 Purse for Bout" Besides
this news N the prize fighting toughs
was all the horse racing news and
other stuff Of the same sort The lit
tie Sunday school children were also
to be drilled at the same time and on
the same page of the paper In all the
vileness of the age. There Is nothing
more demoralizing that can be sent
into family than the modern great
American daily newspaper. No won
der that 1t takes, under such drilling,
six or eight pages of fine type every
day to record the criminal happen
ings. the divorce scandals and other
matters of that sort.
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Our good friend. Anthony Dolezilek,
OF Silver Lake. Kas., is furnishing the
Missouri World with column Of spicy
notes each week under the caption
Bohemian Pop Notes from Kansas"
He seems to imagine that good Way
to build up the World Is to tear down
The Independent, and, accordingly,
deyotes q good deal Of space pointing
out what he considers vital inconsist-
encies in The Independent. For ex-
ample. he believes The Independent
precluded from denouncing imperial
ism because Bryan went to Washing
ton to lobby for the ratification OF the
treaty with Spain which made i'm
perialism possible"-old straw that
has been threshed over until it's
worn out. Then, too, he falls into the
same error as did +. ID. Craig, by as
suming that The Independent spoke
of certain letters Ii had printed, al
coming from prominent populi5tS
Nothing of the kind was said. Gu
Bohemian friend and Mr.. Craig ough
to be fitted for pair of new spec
tacles. Whether the letters The lnde
pendent has been printing lately ar
ridiculous" or otherwise, is a matte
of personal opinion. Mr.. Doleziiel
and MIR. Craig are entitled to theirs
but when did they assume editoria
charge of The Independent? In al
dition to this, Mr.. Dolezilek waI,
The Independent to put that in II
pipe and smoke it," that kansans ca
produce some figures, land this all o
account of fusion" which will mate
The independent showing of repul
lican extravaganza. The Independei
is from Missouri on this propos
ton. Let Mr.. Dolezilek produce.
Hon. John j. Sullivan, Columbia
Neb., chief justice Of the Nebrasi
supreme court, renews his subscrl
ton for another year, with pleasure
as he says. This Is especially graf
flying to The MISREPRESENTATION D
cause Judge Sulivan's dollar is al
more valuable than Joe Does, but l.
cause it is one Of those little thin
which indicate the character of Il
man. Most popuiist and democrat
officials, from district judge down,
soon as their terms expire and
more pie is in sight. immediate
cut off all subscriptions for their oN
party papers But Judge Sullivan
too big a man to indulge in su
economy" There are other battl
to be fought, and he is always rea
to do his part, regardless of who I
candidate may be. The Independe
has half notion To preach a III
sermon herc-but will desist, droppi
Just this little hint: The rank a
file OF the party as a general ri
arc all that amount TO anything
,s.nuagauda work Office holding s..