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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

has been insistent that other things
must remain in individual ownership.
The division point between public and
private ownership by the peoples par
ty has been that railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, waterworks, gas, light,
and in fact everything was monopoly
and in which practically all the peo-
pie were interested, should become
public property and that all other
things in which one man or only a
few men were interested should re-
main in private ownership. That is
certainly as far IS a majority of the
people will go for generation or two.
1t would not revolutionize society and
government, as would the proposition
for the common ownership of all the
means of production and distribution.
The populist proposition is sensible,
sane and has been adopted in some de-
grees in SO many cities and countries
that it can no longer be denounced as
an experiment"
The socialists would have everything
in common; the populists would have
the things above enumerated. Which
is the more sensible political program?
Or shall we wait for revolution and
try to reconstruct society anew upon
the wreck that is left?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01
HE WOULD MT DO 1T

The Lincoln Star says: sIf Abra-
ham Lincoln were living and running
as republican candidate for Office in
Nebraska he would be denounced as
"a railroad attorney a corporation
TOOL etc. And yet some of the fusion
organs have the nerve to claim to be
Abraham Lincoln men,"
Of course they would. They would
be traitors to their principles if they
did not. But if Lincoln were living
he could not run on republican ticket
unless he proved traitor to all the
principles the advocacy of which en-
dear him to all mankind. How would
Lincoln appear running on the imper-
ialist state platform Of the republican
party? How would he explain away
that Beardstown speech and scores Of
other speeches the same character?
Would he deny that he ever said any
thing about the sappers and miners Of
liberty? Would he deny that he ever
gave an opinion about the phrase "all
men" that appears in the Declaration
of independence. If George Wash
ington or Thomas Jefferson should ac-
cept nomination at the hands of the
Nebraska railroads, on John L. Web
ster platform. pOpulists would de-
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WHATS YOUR POLITICS?

They have been trying the Lincoln
system Of making a man publicly de-
clare what party he affiliates with be-
fore they will allow him to register
or vote at a primary. The voters at
Boston did not accept this inquisitorial
work with the same meekness that the
citizens of this city have done. The
Boston papers say that this inquiry of
the election officers in regard to the
persons politics was generally resent
ed as an impertinence, and in many
cases resulted in the persons refusal
to vote. In OF precinct booth, a
middIe-aged man, after giving his
name and being admitted within the
rail, was then accosted In the usual
form employed: 1--WE have three bal
lots here-republican, democratic and
socialist; which one do you want to
voter 81 don't see that it is any Of
your business" declared the man, in
dignantly; and when the law was ex-
planned to him he turned on his heel
and left, declaring that no man had
heretofore known how he had voted,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST

The injustice of the proposition that
is presented in the claim that corr
poration has the right to make con-
tract with and hire separately each
individual is preposterOus. Now if it
were really single individual who did
the hiring that sort of contract would
have something Of justice and equality
iii it. While under the law corpora
ton is person" a single entity, the
truth is that it is an organized aggre-
cation of many persons, sometimes
numbering thousands. When a work.
ingman undertakes to make contract
single and alone with corporation, he
is not dealing with an individual, but
an organization of thousands of indi-
-iduals acting together, and as one
person. The claim that corporations
and single wage-wOrkers meet on an
equality when making contract is
extremely absurd. 1t is thousands
against one. Even the largest of the
labor unions when acting together in
making contracts with large corpora
tons are not equal. The proposition
sustained by the great plutocratic DALI
les that corporations have right to
demand that they deal only with sim
gle individuals in fixing the rate OF
wages has no foundation in justice
whatever. 1t is simply proposition
to give to the rich the power to OPP
press and crush the Dor. The con-
test is not only unequal as to numbers,
but is much more SO as to wealth. The
wage-worker with his union is not
only inferior in numbers, but he is
poor and his opponent is rich. The
corporations have a great advantage
even when dealing with labor when it
is organized. The plutocrats would
give the corporations still greater adj
vantage than thai. They advocate the
establishment Of absolute tyranny
over wage-workers. The saddest thing
about the whole matter and which
makes the skies grow blacker over the
hopes and aspirations Of labor is that
most of them still continue to vote to
build up the power and influence OF
the corporations.
$N
Always mention The Indepel. 1
when writing to our advertisers.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

In letter to the editor of The In
guished men now living said: The
time will come when the subjugation of
the Filipinos and the changing of this
free republic into an empire will be
made the paramount issue in a presi-
Dental campaigL and | have faith
enough in the love of liberty among
the common people to believe that it
will be decided right" Things are
happening all the time that tend to
show that the confidence placed in the
love of liberty by the common people
will have it fruition in the re-estab-
lishment of the doctrine of the Declar-
alton OF independence.
The Independent noticed the ar
rival of a transport at New York
bringing the bodies of 800 dead SOL
diers. The incident is attracting wide
attention. The fact that there were
800 dead bodies in the hold of the YES
sci drove the passengers in historical
efforts to dispel the gloom. One writ
er describes the long passage Of some
weeks as follows:
"All had agreed to dismiss sor-
row the day they sailed for home.
They stocked up with liquors at
Singapore and INDUCED in
Dutch dinner which would not
bear repetition. They had sup
pers, dances, balls, punctuated
with varied revelEy, and the last
Thursday night got up masquer-
ade which surpassed the fOndest
expectations of its promoters.
A poet describes the horrible af-
fair in these words:
Nov let's be merry the captain
said,
I'VE laugh at the shippers curse
The living must live though the dead
be dead,
So here's to the floating hearse!
And here's to the dying that huddle in
crowds
Where the pestilent breezes blow
And here's to the ghosts that grin in
the shroud5,
And here's to the boys below!"
Nov form quadrille!" is the merry
call;
They sway as the prompter bids;
Now swing your partners-balance
ALL"
Just over the coffin lids.
The shrouded listen beneath their feet
And whisper "A masquerade show!"
And groans from above the dancers
greet
And a laugh from the dead below.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

Twice the republicans have had to
fly to populist principles to save them
selves and the country from wreck
and ruin. The long depression that
followed the stoppage of the coinage
of silver proved so disastrous that the
republicans were compelled to resort
to the populist demand for more mon
ey and for three or four years they
coined more silver than was ever
coined before in the same length OF
time in all the history of the govern
ment. The result was just what the
populists said it would be. There was
a revival of business and season of
prosperity set in. If populist princi-
pies had continued to be applied, that
prosperity would have been general
and continued. But they were aban-
doned again and wreck and ruin stares
everybody in the face who were en-
gagged in their abandonment. Trusts
were allowed to be formed and hun
dreds of millions of watered stock was
issued. The president allowed the
Sherman antitrust act to become a
nullity and the interstate commerce
act was not enforced. The result is
that through transactions on Wall
street, criminal in their very nature,
hundreds of thousands of people who
had saved a little money have lost it
all by investing it in stocks. In the
eastern states there is misery and
want on every hand
But once again has the government
been forced to adopt a populist prin-
ciple. The attempt to let the banks
regulate the amount OF money in cir
culation resulted in bringing the
country to the ragged edge of gulf
of despair. Destruction, not only to
Wall street interests, but legitimate
business all over the country, was
staring the nation in the face. In this
desperate situation Secretary Shaw
was compelled to adopt, as far as pos
sible, the populist doctrine that the
government ana not the bankers
should control the volume of the circu-
lation. When money was most need
ed to save business from destruction,
the bankers began to retire their cur
rency and make money more scarce.
To stop the work of the bankers, to
maintain the volume and increase it if
possible, the secretary resorted to ev-
cry governmental means within his
reach and undertook by governmental
acton to control the volume Of money
in spite of the bankers.
The only two acts of congress in the
interest of the common people who
live on the farms and in the cities
that have passed congress in the last
thirty years was one forced through
by the skill and active work of Tom
Watson, a pOpulist, and the other by
the eleven populists who were in con-
gress in 1893 and the latter, the in
come tax, was knocked out by plu-
tocratic supreme court, although to do
it, they had to reverse the decisions of
that court for hundred years.
The events of the last decade have
firmly established the soundness OF
populist principles. They are sure of
final adoption as that this republic
shall exist.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

nounce them without any compunc-
lions OF conscience. But George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson
never did anything Of that kind and
therefore populists yenerate their
memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
TOMEN TO CANVASS.
Vest End Republicans Open Head,
quarters for Cam paiSn Work.

4 systematic canvass % the middle West Side il
TIE interests o. fusion begun yesterday BY the
ues- E-5 Wornen's Republican Association The
work VIII be conducted along the same lines in
-res-us years By distributing literature and talk
tx personally % as many people possible n the
tenement houses IN stores and in the streets. No
suecz literature has been prepared for the purpose
F-ss-v 10 TIE regret % Mrs. Cor1efa Stewart Rob
fuso-. who is the manager % the campaign work
Before another such occasion as this" she said
rave money! enough 70 provide such literature as
AID capable o. being taken II al glance The
re--.e work among would never take tine 70
s-asv CT such = document as this. for instance
indicating some statistical tables designed 70 show
The s-7e-o--ry o. the present administration over
TIE preceding cne-'5ut We have got 20 use such
.-s-es because We cant afford % co anything else
10 We do1't share in the campaign funds Il We
took MONEY from The men We would have 70 co
their 5.irc and want n hold ourselves free
20 refuse or support 70 = candidate q whom re
ne Republican women have e=tahlished head
quarters 30. % Ell rI---N5-- winch VIII o open
--rr-i1- ~ f-e-s and the canvass D gun yes
re--zr WI he continued every Jay Intil acler the
en~-.-r Mrs. John FraTC-E E5rTE VIII nave charge
70 gre he-L1-a-- u--il Thu~ScaT. when she VIII
The cs-vrsSe-s yesterday ere -lrs !! ohn ran
els Tucker Mrs William T Tr0fr0D. MS : Ella
Rood and Ms. L5ec-Ee MancheSrer-
Rooms have also been taken AZ No. - f--Ssl
-e--r-1- win A. me n similar
CAMPAIGN on The East SIDE
Or Thursday afternoon Cyrus I Sulzoerger VII
canon a ts regular meeting il The elaFroo-as At
No -8E E--aCH1T-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
ALBANY BRANCH.

The new T 5. s. branch in Albany. y. Y. has
chosen for its name the James Ten Eyck Sun
beams" At the organization meeting held on Oc-
tober Y the following officers were elected; Dora
Harrington, president; Ethel Aucker, vice-presl-
dent: Edna De La Mater, secretary; Bessie OF8rIen
treasurer: Ethel Johnson. chairman OF entertain
uent committee; Janet McEuan. chairman Of look
OUT committee and Mrs. George w Brainefd
leader The list Of members will be forwarded later
for enrolment in the New-HOrk State Drancn DOCK
This new branch starts under favorable auspices.
with money in the treasury, and this fund VIII De
further increased by holding a measuring party.
which will be given soon The leader writes: w e
are under no expense whatever for a meeting room
or in fact for place TO hqtd any entertainment
Is we receive the Of our church parlOrs, al
tFourb our circle is not denOninstional The sec
rstarv will send You monthly report for ! be-
iia-a in allowing the children 10 DO the work as
such responsibility tends to increase the interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20

The one color that fashionable women ard FASH
fouabIe hafrdressers acknowledge to-day. says
The GentIewouan Is TintorsttO OF II an red II Is
q rlddv auburn with copperous ti1ts. OF which nat-
ure herself Is not lavish But those who admire
and covet Il arrive al the desired goal through the
use OF henna- The preparatory process Is weari.
Some and the result despite the most careful am
artistic manipulation. is always a trins more o.
the mahogany shade than would oe ne case x
nature had superintendent the color11g But the
heura treatment has the advantage or being ceaIl
n no wav Injurious the hair and durable 70
the extent OF four washings year Being sum
Gent The hair Is first washed and carefully dried
Then the dyeing material IS brought n, steaInlrS
not in an earthenWare vessel and apPhec heavily
- ali rortfons Of the head giving much the ap-
pearauce OF a thick Enseed poultce
According 20 the nature OF the nalr me nenna
must rerafn one two ard even three, hours durins
which time the patient reads or dozss- Waere ne
color s sufficiently brilliant the pOuluce - washed
or with hot water and the hair mechanically cred
Tho waving process closes the performance trrav
hair OF hair that Is beginning TO ciscolOr axes no
color more greedily than black or orown nalr..
or fs a more or less amusing fact that while
white lock. head OF gray, - polnt =
ATTRACTION with a woman OF twenty. a dane OK
twice these years dare not show WINE naAr-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
WISHED HIS ~wIssUs" WAS LIKE THEM.

Tie workers II tie Women's Municipal League
hs5 pleasant relief from the present strenuos-ty
C. i-fe y-s-e-1ay when vOrktngElen stro-lec II
and co-65ed 70 them their previous views q Nj
uic.raI League women TEey had believed the
iesg-e-s b. men II pe-icoats they said anc had
been warned by their wives 20 avoid them.
BIT really said the spokesman, you are just
Ike what 7 would like my own ulssus 70 be
The league has just issued a new campaign caro-
bringing ou- points which might be expected %
appeal particularly 10 women. L reads Vote Tor
LoR. That means. More parks; more Fairgrounds
t0- ctlE-=- ceau streets; l40re public baths; vice
and erin kept out Of The home. better tenereIlts;
D--e U-k lower death rate. seat Tor every chIo
z scbo1. al day honesty"
Ills afternoon. 81 80 O'Clock. Mrs Frederick
Ngtlsr VIII give q campaign talk at the University
ser lerlC--. -u Esvingron-st
a great many women are coming 10 the meetings
a. The Municipal League headquarters. No =
Union SQUARE and applying l1r nerilleIslllI 49,
a. many questions are being asked On ne So
Jet -re on wish IL 10 be understood llaI 80
woman become member on payment o. -
annual dues - 10 the treasurer. except II ases
y wlJcr The applicant resides IN ar org@nlz1 60
tl-- when the rcney must be paid u me ClsLI-CL
treasurer The purpose Of the league Is 70 PIgIioL5
among women - Intelligent interest N In0i5l-lLaI
atai-s arc aid IN securing permanent g'"o eO'
e-rrnert rvirl ont regard party lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
OUR SOCIAL REGISTER.

From The Chicago Record-Herald
The man who IS paid by the day
Must never neglect to speak
In a humble and Teverent way
To the man who Is paid By the week:
And the wife OF the man who IS paid
BY the week gazes down from her height
On the wife Of the man IN the grade
Where their earnings are counted each nisnA
The man who - paid BY the week
Must not neglect TO revere
And 20 very respectfully speak
or the man u DO Is paid By the year
And the wife Of the magrate percetves.
Gazing down from her glorious station.
The wife OF the man who receives
only weekly remuneration
We gauge not by wisdom nor grace
Nor By wit nor By polish or birth.
Not by beauty OF form or Of face.
And not by the law OF true worth,
The social degree or cne grade
In which you may move and appear
Depends upon how YOU are paid
By the day. by the week or the year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
THE DUTY OF PARENTS.

Duty 10 children is not summed I'D in feeding
clothing and sending 10 better or worse-at pres
ont usually worse-school- The parents duty De
to long before II is as necessary that We should
live BEAUTIFULLY ard happily before our children
are horn a. that we should clothe them after ward
only by being In the best condition ourselves can
We give the proper heritage TO a child TO bring
a beIng into The world and handicap him by your
own follies and uegligences is poor trick and
vet II IS Just the trick that nine-tentns OF the
7,ar rents pIav on their offspring Treat your chld
=. iasst rs well as YOU would fellow man, and Dc
thoughtful ~ MS future Then. having once s-N''
him fna good heritage. see % II mat ms Ho.1s
lie shall be- such that his mental ana morn
Nv be rightfuly developed. Sick or weak IlI
T-e1 yvil in their produce weaklngss halt1Is'
49, -5ty natures will have children VINO arr
6vs-fed in the same way; and instead OF the raSs
- helped BY these It's general average VIII
i,1rSTed Consider then, your duty 70 your SIli-
49, through Yourself Live IN youth an1 MAI
i,co7 the sanest cheerfullesj and tulles' an
,...ra ,-4u~ home reflect these virtues 80 Std-.
...-5r children De in truth the SIT OF COG ano
80 can saw with the Psalrist "Happy Is the man
~, hath his culver full of them-(W oman horne
CompaulOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
ou,Yese WOMAN SPEAKER.

.,.boueb Miss Kang Tung bac oausI ' -
- Wei the head - the ReiorrneIs' ~
=, t5r,srees.ve parr, in China. is only
ears old. ana been in TINS eo1nIy or' IN The
l-ls' TSs,re Yesterday afternoon. ana seel1eu
,sr net At her ease the platform The meet
PeIie1t-' ..,,es nv the Reform Association OF 3e"
yerk which numbers more than three .eys-si
celestisls and Miss Kane lung. -a.iatiys $50
large Eo'o - lad previously addressed held
.-,5 -r,5er Of her oounuyTnen in rapt atten
a sooo.y -. 80 ,bsn OF China's political as
-. .-- and weakness and ore hee' %
triots. - arerfcan costume, simply
stired and was modest @ii i company with Miss
she aseendeo &C Ms Low sing. both 9rGeht p
formers A number Or Won. "a fnr platform. hay-
ms s3aonPsiee 5sS s5 h Laag ka Fan who
who are also CEIas,is fbe zion City College was
expec,s 500. .,sssers yesterday aiferno"0-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
contributions

A large box from Mrs. F A Carter. OF New-Ycrk
civ. was hned with dozens Of useful articles
ra-e,,e from dress 10 a calendar; another box
-i+bo1,+ name contained clothes, fancy work and
-,aeazi1es Fancy work also sent from z P.
= of Boston. and from Mrs. A. A Hoffman. Of
Ifi,-t View y y to cheer some "shut-tn.
Viss Juds0n. Of Manhattan has contributed a
u,arn1 suit to be given TO a young schoolgirl or
-o-l,frr girl about fifteen who is IN need OF such
garment . -,.. - 49,,
lives and q box containing aprons. work bag and
80 six patchwork pieces has been received
F-o-n F,as- Orange. y J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
ETN0LZSSSZD g. ia
E47 H@3S4 l18

The voandsu. q tropical African food plant re-
Gently introduced in Asia and South America is
destined il said. take the place Of the peanut
before long A well known French chemist de-
scrbes & as possessing all the properties Of per-
fec, nutriment Two pounds OF IT daily, entirely
s,,,-,l,, the requirements OF the human system
* the peanut, 1t natures underground, and It's
Kernel is egg shaped very white nour' whose
tsvor after cooking resembles that Of chestnuts'
is made from the nut
--ba woren's Vegetarian Association Of London
is furnishing dinners to five hundred children every
dav at less than two cents apiece
All food SPECIALISTS agree that black tea is much
s-at1a +o green in its effect the nerves but
- -eonie think they might just as well give up
- ,,+o,e+ber as drink the black variety. IN SuGA
cases the TASTE nond of green and Increasing the
ons1titv each time tea is purchaseo
,--.ras makes a capital disinfectan5 for
-, Ell, or other place needing a thorough
AI'1-; Take half pound; add two quarts OF
6oiinr water. and when the copperas is thor
ogghiy dissolved. aush the pipes WIN 'n@ Soio-
ton.
18th ,.nsgar and sugar have cohesive qualities
= lived with black lead Women who have
.,,,e IN getting their stove polish stay their
- And pinch Of ordinary graduated sugar
TnsIfes il cohere. dash OF vinegar has the same
EFFECT
D.. woman who is her own laundress folds ali fat
r,aces like towels. powcases and sheets. care
fully: then passes them several times through the
v-rirger The effect is as If they had been man
rled and n saves a deal OF ironing
Kerosene will not only remove the dirt that
collects in sort of rim around the sides ol d
porcelain bathtub. but II viii take of the "hlte
blotches that form on zinc hned bathJubs Apply
with cloth saturated IN the uud ana thel VI 1''9
Follow with hot water and -o1@
I think would rather have my clothes eaten ~
my back by moths than 30 around sInelill'E
tisagreeably some people SIT near at emu "a
and in the cars" said young woman me JIM
day But since I found that the sweet iaFe"'''
they sell on the streets Is quite as eItectlHe q H
Killer as mothballs or camphor use II Iis7Ls
have the CONSCIOUSNESS OF being pleasant e
with clean. aromatic odor. winch none aiV iS
10 mind.
Tiny squares OF buttered toast are oe'-
served vrI,h the cup Of afternoon tea one yof"9
woman who serves them regularly 70 ans '~e W
hanreBs IN al afternoon tea hours calls mem
toast postage stamps but really they are H.'ie
bigger than that The crust Is cut on nsfoTs ihe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Miss Edith A. Bee. OF West Virginia. acknowl-
edges with many thanks the money received
through the T (. s. 10 buy her comfortable bed /;
also cheer received from Miss Ella Doughty Of
Manhattan: Mrs. LazeIIe, Of Brooklyn; Miss Helen
Dennis, OF New-Jersey. and Miss Hammond. Of
MassaC hUseIts-
Mrs II Manning called at the Office to express
her thanks for the servceable clothing sent from
the general Office for two destitute children.
A card OF aCknOWled gneut and thanks has come
from the Hospital for RUptured and Crlppied CnlI-
sent through the offfce. This gift from Miss
Surbrug. of New-Jersey.