The independent., 1903-12-17

over, the committee resolved to call
on the president. All of them went
except Perry Heath, the secretary OF
the committee. There seems to be
some personal feeling between the
two men since the president accused
Heath of having been the head of the
grating in the postofiice department.
Reports from England indicate that
Chamberlain Is going to have about
as big campaign fund as Mark Han
ma raised in this country. The money
comes from the same source, too. that
is, from the manufacturing interests.
Among other things, Chamberlain has
formed woman's tariff league. His
friends say that s1000,000 have al
ready been raised. Both in this colin-
try and England the tariff grafters
who put up the money to carry cam
paigns expect enormous returns and
when they succeed they get them.
During the last week eleven cases
have been reported in the newspapers
where men with families, after long
seeking work in vain, killed them
selves. There must be something
wrong somewhere with this republican
prosperity Of which we hear SC much.
The particulars of the last one re-
ported in the Chicago American are
as follows: Charles Reatke, forty
seven years old, bade his family good
by yesterday and went to the shed in
the rear of his home, 29z4 Arch street,
and shot himself in the right temple.
Reathe was out OF work for three
months and was in destitute circum-
stances"
The president has reconsidered his
plan of sending troops 70 the isthmus
and finds himself in very tight place
Colombia proposes arbitration and
England and the Netherlands intend
to hold the United States for part of
the Colombian debt on account of the
assistance the president has given to
the secession movement. Those gov
ernments claim that the debt of CO.
lombia attaches to the land and that
Panama must pay her share.
Senator Patterson has introduced
resolution in the United States senate
directing the judiciary committee of
that body to inquire whether there is
a republican form of government in
the state Of Colorado When tin
soldier of the militia can issue an or
der directing all citizens of county
to surrender their arms and suppress
all newspapers, the publication of all
or other printed matter,
it is about time for some one to in
vestigate and announce whether 'the
man on horseback has arrived"
The magazines and the great pluto
cratic weelslies are all publishing ar
ticles about "the epidemic of crime"
When the constitution was over
thrown, the Declaration of Indepen-
dence trampled underfoot and the old
ideals that had inspired this country
for hundred years were abandoned
The Independent told the people what
would happen. In every city of the
United States men are being shot |
down every night and but few are ar
rested. The men who commit these
crimes are only practicing the doc
Irines that have been proclaimed by |
The party In might Is right |
and the accumulating of money is the
chief end of man."
Send list of "heart of oak" popul- |
SITS to G. Q. De France. Lincoln. Neb.
Race suicide seems 10 have struck
owa. There are 10000 less school |
'hildren In that state than there
we're In 1900
When the lmpcrlalists were deter
mined 10 crush the FIRST republic ever
In Asia. they all declared
hat Fllipinos We're savages and that
was our duty" to benevolently as
initiate them. Secretary Root, In his
'lllcial report. now says that there
re 100000 inhabitants In the Phil
pplnes. OF which G.975 900 are civilized
'eoplc aud Gib.000 are set down M
omprlsing the wild trlbes.s