The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20

load representation in the United
States senate. Even some of the re-
publican dailies begin to acknowledge
that fact. The Chicago Tribune, in
discussing the probability of a new
treaty either with Colombia or with
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA for canal
by that route, says: Perhaps most
serious obstacle to be encountered in
On endeavor to secure ratification of
the new treaties by the United States
senate is that Willie there is a general
dt mand for the isthmian canal, there
Is strong opposition to it ir the
United States senate. This opposi-
ton is backed by certain railroads in
terests. It's strength was shown dur
ing the acrimonious contest over the
Panama canal treaty. and it WAS only
Gfter months Of hard work that that
agreement was ratified. 1t is pre-
dicted that the fight over new treaties
Will be even moro bitter"
The corruption in the republican
PARTY Is perhaps greater than It was
at the time of the famous credit mo-
bilier and salary grab. But small
part Of 1t gets into the daily papers.
Even from that source of information
we learn that the corruption is wide
spread in the postoffice department in
congress, in the army, and this week
the most startling land frauds have
been discovered in the interior depart
n'ent. The little frauds in Indian
lands in this state are nothing to what
tas been discovered in the Indian ter
ritory where government officials have
OF ganized land companies for the ex
ploitatiOn of the Indians there.
Any one who scans the newspapers
Gay after day cannot avoid the con-
viction that despotism advances in
this republic step by step. A short
time ago Judge Brewer in speech
advocated the extension of govern
Inent by injunction. Now in an ar
ticle in a magazine he advocates the
denial of appeal to persons charged
with crime.
State troops have been stationed
some time in Danyille guarding the
jail there where the recent riots oc-
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night attacks were made upon the
troops at several different times and
many shots were fired. There is a
state OF affairs in Danville and some
other places in this country such as
was never known before. 1t ie an
archy and nothing else, brought about
by the destruction of all the high
IDEALS cherished among the people by
the commercialisn and imperialism
of the ruling party 1t is the destruc-
ton of the doctrines of the Declara
ticn of independence that has brought
this about.
The overthrow of the old organiza
wars have been fought and SO many
glorious victories won and the intro
duction of the monarchical system
which makes the army an appendage
OF the civilian who occupies the office
of president, will make it very easy
for the man on horseback" if he ever
appears The first meeting of the
"staff" or war board" ended in row
and regular hair-pulling match.
Secretary Root always declared when
lie was advocating that measure thai
it would ''creatt, harmonious broth
erhood." Instead of that, the result
was a regular hades.
The superintendent of education in
the Philippines (the present one is
named E. B. Bryan has issued an or
der to teachers that any letter they
write home, IL published, will be
treated as if authorized to be pub
lished by the writer. He says that
the publication of such letters has re-
suited in embarrassment" to the Taft
commission and one teacher has been
dismissed. That is one more specimen
OF imperialism. The plain English of
it Is that teachers are forbidden to
write to their friends anything about
the horrible conditions in the islands.
That order has the regular Muscovitc
tone to 1t. Imperialism is the same
thing the whole world over.
There seems to be war going on in
the European portions of the Turkish
dominions of considerable dimensions.
The sultan has turned the Bashi-Ba-
zcuks loose upon the Christians of
Macedonia and they have murdered In
discriminatory so many men, women
and children that the river was choked
with dead bodies. The Russian Black
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