The independent., 1904-08-11
THE WIFE OF ATLAS.

THE WIFE Or ATLAS.
The Journal can not support Judge
Parker. but we can and will support
democratic principles We would not
be true to ourselves II we Gid other
wise We have hoped that it would be
different, and that we could work and
vote in this campaign for democratic
candidate for the presidency who
would represent democratic principles
and that such a one would be elected
and the great ship of state turned
once more with it's PROV toward popu-
lar government. But, IL our hopes
have been in vain, we can not waste
words in idle regrets. There is only
one course to pursue and that course
is to stand as ever for our principles,
let the parties and the candidates go
where they may.-W. +. Cramb IN
Fairbury Journal, July Is.
The Fairbury News, with its usual
high degree of inaccuracy, is asserting
that this paper has come out for the
socialist ticket Nothing could be far
ther from the truth. The Journal has
a great deal of sympathy for the So.
cialists and believes that their propo-
ganda is having generally good effect
upon the country. But we are not sup
porting the socialist ticket. We are
supporting democratic principles,
without which socialism or anything
else for the good of the people, can not
endure We are supporting w. J. Bry-
an, than whom there is no greater
living statesman and defender OF the
I'LL ~r \. nj shn e
not welded to any ism or party, but is
trying to ascertain the truth wherever
it may be found, and denounce wrong,
regardless of cOnseGuences.--Sa
writer a week later.
Which reminds us of the boy who
was being questioned at school re-
gardin- mythology.
who supports the earth?n queTied
the teacher.
Atlas said the lad.
"And who supports Atias?'
"Oh-ah-oh, his wife, suppose" !"
was the response.
Bro. Cramb can not support Far
ker, the earth: but he will support At
las, who is supporting the earth
A. G. Clayburg, editor of the Chase
County Tribune, and secretary OF the
populist county central committee Of
Chase county, has unfurleG the Par
Ker-Davis banner.
Two gold standard candidates will
be the standard-bearers of the reJn-
vinated democracy reorganized from
the BRYAN democrats and boilers of
1896 and, 1900 by David Bennett Hill
at st. Louis, with platform con-
structed especially for the man f2ar
Kerr who would not declare his posi-
ton in advance Of his nomination
then he promptly declared for the
gold standard. Nebraska democrats
are through with the populists, who
have aided them in two campaigns, as
they are declaring for the+lcket NOM
mated with a rapidity that is 10 be
regretted by all friends of metallism
We live and learn.-F. P. Compton in
Greeley Citizen.
Over 6,000,000 voters in the two last
presidential campaigns supported a
populist platform and these were some
of the best informed and most intel
ligent voters of the nation. There is
only one place for them to form this
year and that is under the populist
banner 1t would be no surprise to
well posted politicians of all parties to
see from 100000 to 100000 votes
cast for the populist national ticket
and number of electors secured. The
fiat tuin down OF labor interests by
both the republican and democratic
conventions and the endorsement Of
its demands by the populist copven-
tion is also liable TO lie a factor in
the cities where populism has mere
tofore been weak.-W. j. Waite in
Exeter Enterprise.
All that was good in the Kansas
City platform, and all that was good
in the Omaha platform have been con-
centrated into the Springfield platform.
Get under the banner e. w. Beal In
Custer County Beacon.