The independent., 1903-12-10

~ q new name! III the former, WnaC
will be the platform of the new party?
If the latter, what advantage can re-
suit from changing a name without
changing the platform?
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Missouri is trying to compete with
Nebraska. Down there they run a
headline like this: Senator Jewel
Arraigned." But the indicted official
is only a state senator, while ours is
a United States senator. When it
comes to competing with republican
Doodle rule in Nebraska any outsider
will have hard time.
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Wall street is down on the prohibi-
zionist. After having tried water--
oceans of it-every one Of the deni-
zens there declare that it has been
nearly the death OF them.
The newspapers say that there was
a long harmony consultation between
Hanna and Roosevelt and eternal
friendship was pledged by each par
ty. 1t Is added that neither General
Wood nor Perry eHath was mentioned
That is what the correspondents write
for publication, but IN their private
letters and personal conversation they
declare that between Hanna and
Roosevelt there is war to the knife
and the knife to the hilt."
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II the republican party can make
prosperity why don't it keep on maxi
ing it? Why does it allow hundreds
of thousands of Workingmen to be dis
charged and the wages Of others re-
duced from 10 to 80 per cent? These
republicans having the power to pro-
duce prosperity, il they wilfully and
maliciously, allow hard times and low
wages to come upon us, then every last
one of them should be shot. Having
convinced the "proletariat" that they
have the power to make good times,
that same "proletariat" may try to
make them responsible for. the suffer
ing caused by the discharge and star
vation of Wageworkers. The leaders
Of the republican party have developed
a very dangerous future for them
selves.
The Bristow report contains a long
list OF grafters who have been prac-
ticing their graft, so the report says,
for ten years. In disturbing this con-
dition of things, the president has
made direct attack on the Mark
Hanna philosophy of "let well enough
alone" and the consequence is that
Mark and his followers are all dis
gruntled.
Hanna goes for Gen. Wood, Roose-
velt's friend, AID Roosevelt goes for
Perry Heath, Hanna's friend. Pretty
soon they will be going for each other.
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Since the publication of Congress-
man Robert Bakers, letter refusing a
Baltimore & Ohio railroad pass, The
Commoner suggests that the name of
Congressman Shepard of Texas be
added to the list. And the Knoxville
Independent (union labor) adds that
lit is well-known fact that Hon.
Henry r. Gibson, congressman from
the Second district of Tennessee, who
has served the people of this district
in several public positions for over
thirty years, has never yet accepted
a pass, or any other favor from rail-
roads or any other corporation during
his career as public official"
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His Holiness, old Twenty Per Cent,
had very narrow escape from a very
awkward position when that Wyom-
ing. sheriff caught the great Nebraska
"redeemer" before he got across the
line into this state. If he had not, His
Holiness would have had to sign. or
play Governor Durbin and refuse
to sign, extradtion papers for a re-
turn of his auditor to the state of
Wyoming. That would have been
very awkward situation indeed. His
Holiness should send letter of
thanks to that Wyoming sheriff.