The independent., 1903-12-17

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enforced in the Philippines alid slav-
cry Is to be abolished.
| Join the Old Guard Of Populism.
A great effort is being made by those
who advocate the nomination Of
| Roosevelt to present him to the coun-
| try as defying the plutocrats. 1t is
| said the Rockefeller-Goul Hartman
Hill interests sent special represen-
tatiye to the president and asked him
to make certain promises and that
the presidents reply would hardly 90
to print. They want to get the presi-
dent into the same position before the
west that Bryan has so long occupied
as defying plutocracy and asking no
favors from the Wall street crowd.
These men forget that they, one and
universally, denounced Bryan for the
very thing that they are now ascrib-
ing praises to Roosevelt for doing.
When Roosevelt does that thing he is
friend to the people and a great
statesman. When Bryan did it he was
| demagogue.
The Springfield Republican. in
speaking of the war that is being
waged on Roosevelt by the Hanna
crowd, says: ut is evident that If
! the plutocrats want war, Mr.. Roose-
welt is prepared. He might even ac-
cert the populist nomination and, like
Mr.. Bryan, run on two tickets. If
i Messrs. Rockefeller, Gould, Morgan,
| Hartman and Hill have been up to
any political game lately, it is already
time that they perceived the futility
Of their course" If the editor could
see the lists of Endorsements of the
Denver conference and the enroll
ments OF populists under that banner
i that are flooding the officer in charge
of that matter he would likely change
his ideas about Roosevelt running on
two tickets.
The Pacific coast trade seems to be
in danger from President Roosevelt S
acts in regard to Panama. The San
Francisco News Letter says: "The
entire Latin-American people are be-
coming ablaze with hatred toward this
nation because of President Roose-
velt's brutal and grossly outrageous
interference in the local concerns of a
Latin-American republic. That all
this will create telling boycott
against everything American in the
matter of our goods and wares, there
is no doubt. All Europe is tanning the
! fires of Latin-American hatred of us
to the end that we may become still
more deeply involved to its own
profit"
The small national banks got a
whack at the last regular session of
congress that are forcing good many
of them In the New England states to
liquidate and go out Of business for
the benefit of the big Ones" Several
have closed up shop already The
"nigger in the wood pile" was clause
that required a national bank TO be in
separate building from a savings
bank A good many small national
banks had also savings bank at
tached 10 them and In the operation
of which they made a good share OF
their profits. These bankers are chang.
ing their notions about the blessed
ness OF republican trust rule.
The Springfield Republican says:
III IN a contemplate little steal which
congressman have been perpetratlnf
ON the United States treasury in yot,
ing themselves mileage compensation
for the recent extra session" To aT
old farmer cut here In Nebraska. sell
lng hogs and cattle at present prices
. II does not seem Ia be such ''littl,
steal" for they set 30 cents mile lol
going aud coming. To those on tn,
: Pacific coast u amounts TO nearly g..
GOO. AS they all ride ON passes. II Il
that much clear gain. Graft n th,
thing with the whole gang aud vii
be- as long aA the voters stand pat
and vote 'er straight"
: The steel trust announces that IN,
: wages ~ about % per cent ~ the EN-