The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

two-thirds, will go to the convention
with no instructions. Tuesday morn
ing it was announced that Hearst had
carried Iowa. He also carried Chicago
and the delegates from that city will
be instructed for him. Other dele
gates in different states have been
elected pledged to support him, but
as it is the practice to instruct the
state delegations to vote as unit,
these scattering delegates can cast no
vote for him in the national conven-
ton.
The long agony is over at the state
house and Harry G. Lindsey has been
appointed clerk of the supreme court,
which is the highest paid officer in the
state. For four months the contest
has been carried on with energy and
fierceness, while Lee Herdman, re-
organizer democrat, continued to draw
the salary and emoluments.
Railroads are still blocked with
snow out in Colorado. That stale
with its ballot box stufing and mil
tary' rule certainly needed something
to cool it off and kind providence
sent, so the papers say, six-foOt fall
of snow in the mountains which
spread out over a large part OF the
plains to a depth of six inches or
more.
The lawyers are appearing day af-
ter day for the railroads before the
state officers telling why the taxa
ton of the roads should not be IL
creased. Among the arguments SUBJ
mitted was one by Mr. Crandon, who
said: "A railroad franchise is an in
definite term and is vaiueless." How
a thing that could be sold for millcns
of dollars could be valueless Is
proposition that no pop can under
stand. He said that sale OF tie
stock was not the sale of the road,
and several other things of the same
sort. When a brilliant railroad law
yer is reduced to such straits as
that, his case must be hopeless.
Some half dozen years ago the coun-
try was astonished at the fact that
one congress in its two sessions had
appropriated nearly a billion OF dol
lars. At the two sessions of the last
congress the amount reached 1885,
100000.
Matters out In Colorado are in
status quo awaiting decision of the
supreme court. However, there seems
to be one Judge out there OF some dig
nifty and courage who does not pro-
pose to be run over by the militia.
He has issued orders for the arrest
for contempt Of fifty citizens and Cap
tain Wells of the militia for viola
ton of the orders OF the court.
Blows, bludgeous and blood have
been conspicuous in many conventions
OF the old parties latefy and they call
themselves the cOnservators OF law
and order. Nevertheless they resort
to anarchy very often to accomplish
their ends. The public always expects
such things under republican rule in
Colorado, but from the reports that
come from Chicago, it seems that the
democrats can play anarchy with DIS
much vigor as the republicans Out III
Colorado.
The Independent has often pointed |
out that On many of the theoretical |
propositions pertaining to govern
ment the socialists agree with the
most radical capitalistic end of the /
republican party. In the Appeal to
Reason of April occurs the follow
ing statement of the republican doc
trine of overproduction: There are
thousands who must wear the cast-off
clothing of Others or freeze; thou
sands who must depend upon charity
or the garbage boxes for food or
starve. And why? Because, under
the system, we produce too much cot
ton. too much wool, too much food"
A man who can believe that a great
production OF bread, meat and cloth
ing must of necessity produce starva-
ton and nakedness. Is the very sort
OF man out OF which to make null
let head or socialist.