The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-06
T. II. TIBBLEs, Editor.
c. @. DE FRANCE, Associate Editor.
+. d. EAGER, Business Manager.

The politics of the last few years
has been something like this: The
democrats view with alarm" every
thing that the republicans do, no mat
ter how good 1t is, and the republic
cans point with pride" to every act
of their own, no matter how vicious
and criminal it may be, even to the
numbering of 100000 innocent people
to make the rest subjects of the
United States
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There are millions of Catholics in
North and South America, but they
have but one cardinal to represent
them at the election of new pope.
The large body of Catholics in Eng
land have no cardinal at ALL Italy,
in which there are fewer Catholics
tnan many other countries. has large
majority of the cardinals. To an
American that looks like very vic
ious sort of gerrymander.
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The effort of the Wall street jour
mails and the plutocratic daily press to
make it appear that the recent loss OF
about a billion dollars in the decline
of stocks has all fallen on the great
financial magnates is all rot" The
suckers of the east who work for
wages and shouted for the '.fuil din
ner pail" have invested the savings
of years in these stocks and they are
the chief sufferers. Wall street wants
more suckers SO the daily press is
trying to lure them to try again by
these fake stories.
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The reason why it is good, sound
policy for the government to build a
canal for the purpose of transporting
passengers and freight at a cost of
100000 900, and anarchy or social
ism for the same government to build
railroad for the same purpose, is one
of those things that no pop can find
cut. The republicans all say they
are in favor of the government build
ing and operating an isthmian canal,
but they are dead down" on the gov
eminent building and operating a sin
gle mile of railroad.
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In the stress for hands to harvest
the wheat and cat crop many clerks
in the city stores were allowed to 20
Into the country and work during the
dull season. 1t is now said that most
of them will never come back to the
counters that they deserted. They
have found that the contact with fresh
air, God and nature makes them fee
much better and happier than dod
ding behind a counter measuring rib
bons and selling underwear to tn.
ladies.
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The trend in the plutocratic en-
dowed universities is toward scholar
ship as an end in itself. Let a mar
give up his life to the pleasure de
rived from the classics, let him for
ever enjoy the beautiful visions tina
the poets have immortalized in tn,
stanzas that charm the ear and de
light the mind That is utter selfish
ness. That is the destruction of al
that is highest and best in man. Tha
Is almost as bad as no education a
all. The populist looks upon even tn
highest education not as an end, bu
as the means to an end. The end
to bring happiness to mankind, not tn
selfish enjoyment of the beautiful, 0
the giving ones self up to the deligh
received from the word pictures G
the poets, historians and essayists c
the past. The populists believe in a
education that will dot this land wit
happy homes, where peace and low
shall reign supreme.