The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
The STATE COMMITTEE SPEAKS

The STATE COMMITTEE SPEAKS |
Get the Facts to the People Suppressed by
the Plutocratic Papers aud Victory
IL Sure
To Our Populist Workers: The
WEAKEST point in our party organiza-
ton today is the lacA of a strong, Wig
orous press. The republican leaders
have used their corruption fund with
Cut stint to freeze out and crush out
pcrulist papers everywhere; we re-
gTet to state that they have been part
IL successful. The counties in Ne
braska where we have q strong pop
ulist paper are now the exception
rYther than the rule, as was the case
several years ago. This has been
brought about, largely, through the
persistent and systematic campaign OF
tie republicans to supplant our pop
ulist papers with great 4S-page week
hes, filled with blood and thunder
stories and accounts of divorces, mur-
DER trials, ETC., at Is cents per year
and for 10 and Is cents per year as a
clubbing price with republican week
lies.
AS result Of the effective work OF
our party papers we need only refer
t. Holt county as fair sample. The
population of Holt county has doubled
III the past few years; more than Is
Ler cent of the immigrants into this
county have been republicans from
,n& cf hauQ
b. en- able to slightly increase their
majority year after year and this year
promise us three hundred majority for
the state ticket. The Holt County In
dependent is one of the strongest cOun-
ty papers in the state; it keeps up an
aggressive campaign the year around
and, it's readers are In close touch with
county politics at all times. This
work lis ably supplemented by the
EOpulist county central committee, who
p.an Systematically to keep the Ne
braska Independent in the hands Oh
every populist voter in the county.
Ttey use their money for this purpose
rather than to hire brass bands and
make hurrah campaign. Result:
Every pOpulist voter is fighter, quail
ited to discuss intelligently the politi-
ca, issues and make votes from the
ranks of the enemy.
We wish to urge upon all our can
didates and coz mitteemen this fact:
Ii you will take hold of this matter
anG place the Nebraska Independent
and the county populist paper, if you
have one. in the hands OF every pop
rlist voter in your county, precinct
and district, we will guarantee that
our people will not be humiliated by
defeat this year by reason OF the
heavy stay-at-home vote.
1t is not necessary to send these
Iapers to republicans. We have enough
votes to carry this state. 1t is only
necessary to get them out to the polls
on election day. This can only De
done by organization and education.
Get populists fully aroused to the i'm
portance of this election and the gar
ntring of crops or even blizzard VIII
not keep them from the polls.
Judge John J. Sullivan is recognized
everywhere as one of the nOblest men
ana greatest jurists that ever occu-
med a position on the supreme bench
OF Nebraska. Six years of faithful
service has prove 1 that he is absolute
ly incorruptible. He has stood up
suuarely for the principles of the pop
ulist party-the party that first nomi-
mated him for this exalted position.
Although Judge Sullivan is known as
a democrat, he was nominated by the
populist state convention six years ago
and afterwards indorsed by the demo-
Gratis. His record is clean and such
that every populist is proud OF 1t. Our
party is proud of such officials and
renominated him by acclamation at
the Grand Island convention. With
Judge Sullivan on the supfeme bench
the great common people have a
'.triend at court and they know it..
Our candidates for regents of the
university are especially qualified for
the work. Prof. William A. Jones is
one of the best known educators in
the west. DR.. Ernest O. Weber Is q
graduate Of the University of Nebras-
Ia, was captain in the First Nebras-