The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-28

ter the presidential election and these
gold demons will once more come to
the front. Then the Ickelheimers,
Heidelbachs and Belmonts will have
another inning. No wonder that Bel
mont is so anxious to have Cleve-
land or Parker in the presidential
hair about that time
The socialists elected one member of
the Chicago\ city council, William
Johnson. Last week the authorities of
the party met and expelled Johnson
The charges against him were that
be beat his mother, had introduced
graft measures into the council, ac-
copied annual passes from the rail-
roads and several other things of like
nature. The brotherly love that is
to come under socialism" don't seem
TO have been realized in this case.
However, all parties are liable to elect
sloundrels to Office.
Two or three tornadoes, regular
twisters, have been reported from
southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Tex
as. There have been heavy rains and
hoods in those regions. Some Of the
bridges that were rebuilt over the
Kaw at Kansas City, Kas., after the
foods, have been washed out.
There was great establishment in
the republican ranks when It was an
nounced that the Judiciary committee
OF the house had passed resolution
asking Attorney General Knox why
he Lad not prosecuted the anthracite
coal tlLst. There was much hustling
around, the house and among the re-
Publican leaders in the senate. 1t
tn ned out that several of the repu5-
;icaD members of the committee had
gone off to attend the horse races,
and the democrats finding themselves
in majority forced the resolution
through. After the deed was done,
the republicans found that they could
not well oppose its passage in the
house for fear of political conse-
quences. All the evidence furnished.
by Hearst and other parties to the at
torney general is to be sent to the
house and printed. Gods trustee,
President Baer, is in the dumps.
The Russian squadron of warshipS
that has been co0ped up in VladivO-
stok sailed out the other day and
gained great Russian victory. 1t
sunk little, unarmed Japanese
steamer of 900 tons burden. Hurrah
for Russia!
Even the Wall Street Journal that
was in the conspiracy to demOnetIe
silver, contract the currency and Go
business on gold and credit, and then
turned round with the republican par
ty and welcomed the coinage of more
silver than was ever coined in the
same time before, and the imitation OF
the currency beyond all previous rec
ords, now begins to have some mis-
givings 1t now declares that While
credits have increased 1873 per cent,
and the money in circulation 81 per
cent, that wealth has only increased
80 per cent and population IA per
cent" Then 1t comes to the sage con-
clusion that wealth cannot be Gre
ated out of nothing, and in financing
attempts to create it out of nothing
banks that have gone into the BUSH
ness now find themselves under the
necessity of refusing aid to entei-
prises that would add to the weal.h
of the country" The Wall Street
Journal Is trying to prepare the way
for the economic breakdown that IS
near at hand. and Is giving due warn
Ing. so the big fellows can get 20
cover.
The Russians have set so macy
mines TO guard their ports that rec
ords OF them are OF no avail Many Of
them have iloated out To sea and
made navigation so dangerous that
many steamship lines refuse 10 nasi-
gate In those waters. Some have been
discovered far out nj sea and destroyed
by shots fired at them. Russia ought
20 be held responsible for any damage
these mines lnnlct outside OF the
thfee-league limit.
Colorado IA rotten clear through
Denver an well a. the mining distrists.
They are 10 have an election Ia Dem
var In A few dava and the panera are