The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-17

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and no man would hire them. When
woman or child faints in the street
from hunger, the authorities will send
them to hospital where they will
be kept until they are able to walk
again, and then they are driven out to
starve or die OF the cold without any
further help. That is the sort OF civ
ilization that plutocracy develops. 1t
is advancing fast upon Nebraska. I'm
der republican rule ii is making
mighty strides.
The sort of reform that President
Roosevelt would bring about is shown
by his appointment of Loud, the ex-
congressman, as commissioner to the
worlds postal congress. Loud was
for years the agent OF the express COM
panies in congress and would have
suppressed every country paper if he
could that disagreed with him. There
was never q more disgraceful appoint
ment by any president. Loud SO mis-
represented public opinion on postal
matters In this country that he was
overwhelmingly beaten for re-elec-
ton. Roosevelt Is following the GUS
tom of taking care of every tool OF
the corporations. When they are
beaten at the polls, place Is always
found for them at the public crib
through an appointment.
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The senate committee has decided
that some OF the records and testi-
mony submitted in the Mormon in
vestigation are "unprintable."
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The editor of The Independent has
been requested by some of the lovers
| of music in this city to write an ac-
1 count of the performance Of Parsifal
that he attended. He fears that it
would not be interesting to the ma
jority Of the readers OF The Iniepen-
dent. Parsifal is not like any other
opera and Wagnerian music is not like
any other music. One may travel this
land over without ever hearing bar
of Wagnarian music whistled or
lhummed in the streets. The libretto
must go along with the music or it
is meaningless.
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The statement that was made to
The Independent that no third party
would be allowed to run candidate
in Utah is sustained by the evidence
before the senatorial committee in
vestigating the Mormon church. Mr..
E. B. Critchlow, former United States
attorney for Utah, testified that let
ter had been sent out by ahe church
authorities which had lie purpose Of
dividing the people as equally as pos
sible between republicans and demo-
Gratis SO as to MAINTAIN reserve
which could be swung either way in
the interest of the church That is
the plan of the money power also.
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After the bargain was made with
Perry Heath and the republican ma
tional committee, the testimony at
Washington is that the instruction
given out by the apostles was that at
is the will of the Lord that you vote
the republican ticket this time
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The discharge OF General Barry and
Ibis staff from the national guard by
Adjutant General Culver is about as
!, small a piece of political spite work
: as was ever exhibited. General Gull
: yer could not find any man VINO could
J beat General Barry when an election
was held by the guard and so the
} only way he could get rid of Barry
was to discharge him without word
: Of recognition of the old one-armed
e generals service through the civil wal
' and long years in the militia.
f The editor of the Long Island (Kas.)
e Leader remarks that
: only eighteen counties in Kan
o sas have reported themselves rea-
j. dy to undertake the resurrection
Q OF populism."
Il Explanations. brother DOES tina
d mean that only eighteen counties will
II be represented at Topeka. April IL
IL so, Kansas populists are certainl
an easy lot to stampede. But The In
dependent believes our Leader brothe
V Is in error. and that tnere Will be
v good portion OF the 100 delegate
= present.
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% Former Senator Harris, In a lette
u 10 Mrs Laura 4. Lowe, editor Noun