The independent., 1903-11-26
NEBRAsRA DIsGKACED


There is not nastier or more cor
rupt gang of men on the face OF the
earth than the men who run the re-
publican party in the state of Nebras-
ka. They will never be anything else
than what they have been during the
wears that are passed. Men who pro-
claim that everything is fair IN poll
tics' and make that the guide OF their
actions. can never be anything else
than corrupt. Talk about reforming
the republican party! That Will De
done when satan is reformed. IL mas
brought nothing but disgrace to TINS
state for the last fifteen years. Mosher,
Outcalt. BARLEY and now the un-
speakable Dietrich, with scores oI
others less known. Nebraska, whose
plains the toilers have turned INTO a
garden. must go down In history as
having furnished the first United
States senator indicted for a felony
by a grand jury. The tale will be told
all over Europe and Nebraska Will pc
held I'M to the world as the most de-
graded of all the states OF the Union.
There has been nothing but dis
grace and dishonor since the railroad
CORPORATIONS have taken charge OF the
state by means of the republican par
| ty. It is going on today just as 1t has
been for the last twenty years or mort;
It is everywhere. Out at the Granu
Island soldiers home the commandant
recently retired. The lying and cor
rupt republican press SAID IL was Oh
J account of sickness. Every one OIL
them knew that statement was lie,
but everything is fair in politics,
so it went without contradiction. Now
there appears in the daily papers ac-
cusations of the most criminal charac-
ter against this commandant, among
which was the practice of causing the
names Of persons who had left the
home. temporarily or permanently, 10
appear upon the records as present and
drawing rations and that this was
done at the behest of the commandant.
We suppose that we must wait until
this sort of thing gets absolutely IN
bearable before any action VIII pe
taken. The republican press Will teii
the people that it is all right and II
thew see it in their party paper, that
will settle it as far as they are con-
cerned.
Heretofore, Notwithstanding all the
corruption of the republican party OF
this state, Nebraskan has been aple
to somehow hold up his head when ne
went abroad. Now it will be different.
If he says he is from Nebraska, the
remark will be made: All! that Is
| the state that sends felons to the
United States senate, steals the scnool
funds. robs the old soldiers. Better
lget out of it."
Once before the republicans under
took to ruin the reputation OF this
state and did it with malice and lore
thought. They declared that If tpe
farmers elected governor and a leg
islature from their own numbers OF
from men in sympathy with them
that all debts would be repudlated
that in fact the farmers of the state
: were simply scoundrels and villains
and what they wanted to do was e
get control of the government. ruiz
every business man, repudiate ever5
honest debt and bring about anarcn!
e or socialism. In hundreds OF politi
: cal speeches they declared that the.
: had convinced the people Of The eas
of the truth of the assertions and
the populists carried the state ever.
dollar loaned in the state by outsld