The independent., 1903-05-28

1t is asserted that the government
architect is now planning an entirely
new postoffice building for Lincoln.
The building should be located in the
center of the lot and the east, north
and west sides should be alike and
the south side shou, be the team
side where the mail bags are taken in
and handed out.
The millionaires, bankers, corpora
tions, trusts and imperialists are
working for the control of both the
old parties. They expect when the
two nominations are made and the
two platforms that half CT their hriha
money will be given to each and no
matter which is elected, they viii
rule.
In condemning what the Russians
have done to the Jews, we might in
clude what the Americans have done
to the Filipinos. So far no just cause
for slaughter has been given. The
Jews in America mind their own bus
mess, support their own poor and as
few of them are seen drunk as in any
other religious class. If Americans
can live side by side with Jews, why
can not other rations? Our saloon
keepers have Russian feeling against
temperance men who are inclined to
enforce law. Nine have been slaught-
cred here in America in the last few
years.
The editor of the Nebraska Jour
1al in last Saturdays number Topped
over on Bryan's free trade side so far
as works of art are concerned. Wealthy
people import high-priced fancy ar
ticles and they should be let in free
but what the common people consume
and enjoy should be subjected to a
high tariff. That is republicanism to-
day.
The United States court has just de-
cided that it has no authority to en-
force the fifteenth amendment in pro
tecting colored voters and recon-
ments that they appeal to poiitica!
parties and to congress.
The naval gun boats were out the
other day trying their thirteen-inch
guns. The mark was five miles away
and it was hit twelve times out oi
thirteen shots. Exercise of that kind
in preparation for war better be ex-
changed and guns of equal justice
tested. Guns of peace are much more
charming than guns of war.
We cannot sanction some of the
things our university students do,
Wolves howl and lions roar, skunks
trespass upon the rights of chickens,
but such are not the animals for stu
dents to initiate. The result will be
that our best parents will send the
children to more secluded schools Of
education.
Big tank ships are being built for
carrying oil, similar to the tank cars
A part of ship space, however, is left
cut for other freight so part of a
ship load can be brought back after
the Oil is unloaded. A big ship has
gust been launched in Scotland with
a capacity of Il 900 tons. If the tariff
was taken off of oil we could bring oil
this way from Russia or make the
Standard Oil company come down III
price Or at least not go up any higher.
There was no reason for the last al
vance in price for crude oil never was
cheaper than it has been since the
wells were opened in Texas.
There is law in England forbid
ding man to marry a deceased wife's
sister. Can a woman marry a de
ceased husbands brother? and we
would like to know the difference If
they can. Cousins can marry every
where and they are much nearer re-
lated than sister-in-law or brother
in-law. English parliament is trying
now for the sixteenth time to repeal
the law, but they fail about as our
congress fails to provide for the ele:.-
tion Of senator's by the people.
Two thousand immigrants from Liv-
erpool landed at st. John the other day
bound for the Saskatchewan valley to
establish an English colony.