The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-13

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this campaign, and will be read with
delight by all.
THAT DAVIDSON LETTER
Well the republican state commit
tee, having practically abandoned its
fight for the election of the state ticket
and turned its attention to the legis-
lature, hoping thereby to elect it's own
United States senator, has at last pub.
lished the letter of Mr. TIbbles to
Mr. Davidson, who lives somewhere or
other in the state OF Nebraska.
When Mr.. Tibbles said that he had
no recollection of having written the
letter, its contents were misrepre-
Sented to him, and of course he had
no recollection of writing the letter
attributed to him. Since, however, it
is reproduced and it's contents noted,
he cheerfully acknowledges the author
ship. and assures the republican COM
mittee that il they can find consola-
ton in its publication they are well
fGapaa tn Il ike MI. Bryan In his
Ei nurciafions Of Parker. MI. f1bDfey
snles nothing to take back
But what can be thought of a cam
8ign committee that would stoop to
Eediting the betrayal of cause by
Z altor? VINO respects the man vino
<Ould reveal private letter to cam
aign committee of party that he at
east pretended to be opposed to? III
Mr Davidson Is q populist at all, he
~ one OF the Deayer kind, whose every
act shows him to be for sale. Popu-
lists have foes enough to fight In the
pld parties without having to deal with
traitors in their own ranks, who would
become such hirelings to the enemy as
10 reveal a private letter.
&<&&
The republicans are sending ali the
odd political frauds that they can in
duce to come out into Nebraska to
save the state for Mickey end tie leg
lslature tor successor To Dietrich.
Among the most conspicuous Of them
- Cannon, who Is an endo1 ser Of Par
ker's sirrevocable" telegram. Bdt Can
non was great silver man for years.
ne voted for the Bland bill ia 1877 and
ne boosted about it ii q speech II con-
eFesS the next year, ia which he said
I am satified It would be wise. legis-
iatlon not only to allow free coinage
put also to allow the holders Of silver
Duiilon to deposit the same in the
treasury and receive from the govern
ment OF the United States coin notes.
1ollar for dollar, upon the basis at
.s36a KRtEht and fiHeness of the dollar
o. 4l21s grains Of silver. AID nIas !:
such notes receivable for all govern
ment dues" Was Cannon playing the
fraud when he said that. or was he
perpetrating another fraud when he
came out here to back Parker's s.irre-
yocable'' gold standard?
SSSSSS
The Will OF Senator Hoar has been
nled. He leaves what property he had
and there was not very much. to his
son, daughter and granddaughter. He
gave away to charitable purposes all
that he could while he was yet alive.
and did not hang on to it till death
forced him to release his grasp.
&SSSSS&
Carl SchuTz Is out advocating Par
ker's election, on the anti imperialism
issue. When Schurz was in power. he
was the most violent imperialist in
this country. He undertook to drive
all the Indians into the Indian Terri
tory against their consent His action
brought on the war with the Chey-
ennes and the removal Of the Pcnca
Indians. AS secretary of the interior
he undertook to force his imperial will
upon everybody and it took an act of
congress to stop him. The editor OF
The Independent devoted five years OF
his life to fighting Carl Schurz and
with the assistance Of Bright Ewes.
whipped him out of the cabinet and
out of public life.
&S$SS>>$
Hold-up men became SO numerous
in Chicago that the courts resorted
to All old statute still in force, and sent
five OF them to the penitentiary for
life last week. That is expected to
have a salutary effect.
A k0TRE DAVE LADY'S APPEAL,