The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20

4IS l!Asly u DC Snil!SsS happening .aS.c
that you will want to take hand in"
From last weeks Independent.
'The enclosed" writes an Omaha |
populist, Il deem of much value in Sc
curing good convention. Don't you
think this next edition had better de-
vote good deal Of space to the state
convention? Outline again the neces-
s!ty of defeating Forell and REMOVER
for denomination. Recount the pop
revival. Say it is expedient that we
get in line for next years battle-the
fight of our lives-sugest old-time pop
enthusiasm will be on tap-that great
speeches will be made-and then make
them-that there will be reunion OF
the old Guard -handshaking-re-I
newed acquaintances-frat
cord-the dawn. Tell 'em we won't be
crowded into that measly little hall
but will have the theatre. A big con-
ytntion will look well for Sullivan
ard will look well for next years bus
mess. Whoop em up!"
Well, what's the matter with that
for "whoop 'em up" letter? How
could the editor improve upon that?
1t is hardly necessary to 60 over all
the ground as to Forell and REMOVER.
In nutshell, they call-or once called
themselves "populists they act
like republicans.
Prior to the incumbency Of Treas
urer Meserve, several of the "cash"
funds at the university never passed
through the state treasurer's hands,
rever appeared on the state treasurer's
toohs-but were expended by order OF
the republican regents then in con-
troll. These funds may have been hon
estly expended-and they may not
Nebraskas experience with republic
can state treasurer-a man then hand
In glove with these republican regents
at least warrants the conclusion that
ii would do no harm to check over
these old-time, unwarranted and ir-
regular expenditures.
During all the time since the board
has been in control of so-called pop
ulists and democrats, what has been
done along the line of ascertaining
whether these expenditures were all
made on behalf of the cause of edu-
cation, or whether part Of them were
made to purchase the many pints and
quarts of whisky Regent Morrill, dis
tributed in the campaign when he was
chairman of the republican state COM
E.ittee? Nothing. Forell and Ken
over, with their fellow republicans
r.asquerading as populists and demo
Gratis, have been dominated by this
same whisky distributing politician
who has played Svengali to their
Trilby.
Populists and The Independent have
wit
have noticed with pity these regents
irto the university is any
politics" tabooed by Svengali-but
patience has its limits; and that limit
was reached the night when the re-
gents met in star chamber, telephone(
Dean Reese to have his resignation
handed in in twenty minutes, and i'm
mediately appointed Doctor (or Judge
or whatever it isl Roscoe Pound tt
fill the vacancy.
The Independent has no desire t.
dictate to the Grand Island convention
Ii simply pleads that populists wht
act like populists be nominated for re
gents-men of good Judgment, men o
firm convictions, who can neither b.
Coerced nor wheedled. There are man.
such men in Nebraska-Moseley War
ner of Burt, Ed Keyser of Jefferson
Fred G. Hawxby Of Nemaha, Ernes
O. Weber of Saunders, Senator Mile
OF Buffalo, J. H. Bayston of Frontier
being those The Independent has hear
mentioned. But there are plenty c
others. Nearly every county has a
least one populist qualified for tn
place. Let us have men who woul
have courage to oppose an allianc
with Standard Oil Rockefeller, no mat
ter how highly they might esteem til
man instrumental in securing th
offer.
$cSS$SSN
From articles printed in the Ne
York Sun it appears that Carnegie a.
cumulated large part of his million
in the same way that Rockefeller di
that is, he had rebates on the raj
roads Every day there is accumula
] ing evidence that these secret rebat
en- railroads have been tn force tn
has created the large accumulations
wealth that threaten the stability
the republic The necessity of the pu
lie ownership of railroads is fOrcil