The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK


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bia has landed troops on an island
near Panama and the railroads and
steamship lines are besieging the
quartermaster general for contracts to
transport troops. If war was forced
just at the present time on the little
republic of Colombia. it would make
a campaign issue in which the presi-
dent would have to fight against great
odds.
preaching upon the increase in crime,
last Sunday said: There is no diff
ference in principle between holding
up nation for 81 ,0O0,O 900 at the mouth
of pipe line and holding up an in
dividual at the muzzle OF a gun Tor
what he has on his person. The man
who is looked on as the most success
full man in this country is, IN the last
analysis, gambler or highway rob-
Der. He is not even creator of mon
ey. much less of manhood, but high
way bandit who has held up produc-
ers and public for millions. The hero
o. boys used to be Napoleon. We have
made little progress in Christianity,
when the hero of the boys of today is
John d. Rockefeller or ]. Pierpont
Morgan" Our readers will recognize
that is the same gospel that The indie
pendent has been preaching SO long.
Senator Hoar's speech last week in
the United States senate against the
Rooseveltian way of making Panama
treaties and appointing ministers
plenipotentiary and ENJOYS extraor-
binary without authority of congress
has again centered the eyes of the peo-
pie upon the Massachusetts senator.
Massachusetts has had but two sena-
tors who have measured up to the
OLD Bay State standard, Sumner and
HOar. Both of them had no hesitancy
in attacking their own party when
they thought it was going wrong, but
there Is this difference between them:
Hoar stands by his party and votes
'er straight, however much he may
think it wrong, and Sumner had no
hesitancy in leaving the party and
voting against it, both in the senate
and at the polls, when he conscien-
tiously differed with it. In the opin-
ion of The Independent, the greater
Of these two is Senator Sumner.
Rockefeller and his influence is Just
at present subject of conversation
not only in Nebraska, but generally
throughout the United States. More
field Story, in speaking of him, says:
"The lawlessness Of the Standard Oil |
weakens the protection of |
throughout the land" There |
can be no manner of doubt concerning
that fact.
The treaty with China recently con-
firmed by the senate opens to trade |
two cities which are not now, and |
very likely will never will be, under |
the control of China for they are in |
and a Russian governor
presides over them. This opens very
fair prospects of a disagreeable af-
fair with Russia. Great is the Hay |
diplomacy.
Uncle Mark Hanna "he still lay low
and say muffin"
The president of the united BROTH
erhood of teamsters denies that the |
striking union in Chicago is interior
ng with funerals or picketlng the /
houses where funerals occur. He says
hat the whole thing was coneocted by
he liverymen's association and the |
oickets were posted by that associa-
ion in order to bring the union into
iisgrace. 1t is positively declared that
no union men have interfered with
The drivers have simply /
struck and quit work, making de-
nand for So day and twelve hours
work.
The supreme court OF the state OF
Missouri In order TO set the chief hood
er free reversed two former decisions
made on exactly the same point.
II II announced that Captain Drey-
us Is at last 20 be fully indicated
md appointed 10 high military rank.
n connection with that matter all
thoughts will return To Iola who