The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-10

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taking to the Philippines $4,000 900
o. gold coin and 81 1000. 900 of silver.
That is specimen of what we are
making out OF me Philippines as a
commercial venture The coin all
goes the wrong way.
$4,000
The republican subcommittee To-
Gated in the census bureau at Wash
lngton since its peculiar way of treat
ing the figures representing the i'm
ports and exports of the Philippine ISL
ends has dropped that name altogether
and Jumps the five thousands islands,
more or less, in the Pacific ocean I'M
der the one name, "Oceania." The fig
ures now show that during the ten
years the exports to "Oceania" have in
creased twenty millions.
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The Iowa republican leaders, with a
great vote 'er straight" unthinking
majority which makes them feel safe
under any circumstances, are prepar-
ing to cast lot of their votes for the
reorganized democratic candidate. for
the purnose of saying that the down.
ing of Bryan and the Kansas City
platform greatly increased the demo-
cratic vote, which they think will tend
to insure the same kind of a candidate
for the presidency for both parties and
make plutocrac-. safe.
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Labor Day professions we're larger
than were ever seen before and at
the head of each, though unseen, was
the laborer who gave to the world
religion and philosophy, which has
led all who have adopted it, on toward
happiness in this world and hone of
eternal life. AS long as the teaching
OF the Carpenter of Galilee guides the
labor unions their cause will be in
v.ncible. Labor gave to the world
its greatest leader 1000 years ago.
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The editors of The Independent wish
tc say to their confreres who met at
Denver that they will stand by the
pledges made. They gave their word
OF honor and they will stand by It to
the bitter end. They were beaten at
the Nebraska state convention but it
took the biggest man in the United
States to do it. On with the organiza-
ton of the peoples party.
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A producer of gold can take it to
the United States government, have ii
stamped free and made legal tender
for taxes and all debts. But pro-
Queer of wheat or corn cannot do that.
There is a special privilege granted
to the producer or owner Of gold that
is denied all other producers and in
that lies the most Internal infamy of
all the ages.
Some of the great dailies have at
last come to the conclusion that "a
farmer is a business man and gem
tleman." Before the populist party
vas organized, they thought that
there were no business men aside from
those who sold goods and the bank
ers. The populists have taught these
editors few things since that time
and they will teach them a few more
in the near future.
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The editor of The Independent
wishes to say to those who are con-
atantly asking him or writing to him
inquiring what Mr.. Bryan will do if
the next national demo :ratic conven-
ton pays another confidence game on
the pubic AMI puts out in ambiguous
Platform with candidate not posi-
lively pledged to anything, that it
would relieve him from a good deaf of
work if such persons would send their
letters directly to Mr.. Bryan himself.
II is no use to make such inquiries of
The Independent, for it is one Of those
things that no pop can find out.
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Some of the mullet heads think that |
the corn belt" in the United States is |
The only place in which corn is raised |
for export and that since this country
has become "a world power it is GO
ing to furnish all the corn for the |
world. The fact is that Argentina has |
already exported 35,000000 bushels of |
corn this year and will probably ex-
port 20,000,000 bushels more before it's |
close. That will put it ahead of us if |
there is any truth in reports about the |
shortage of the corn crop.
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All Americans have often read in |
he dailieS the assertion that Carnegie |