The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-14

constitution and statute to their own
advantage. 1t is a kind of treason
to our institutions, and has its nat
ural counterpart in the spirit of an
archy which it creates, and which
would sweep away our ordered liberty
altogether"
Eugene o. Mayield, known to al
readers of the Omaha WOrld-Herald
as REX NJ" will soon issue the in
itial number of juvenile magazine.
Mr. Mayf1eld is known to juveniles
throughout the entire west because Of
his inimitable animal stories and his
"children's page in that paper is one
of the best special features offered 10
newspaper readers in the entire coCn
try. The Independent is confident that
Mr.. Mayfeld's new publication VIII
be welcomed by the children, young
and old, throughout the country.
Last week two banks over in Iowa
went into a receivers hands on ac-
count of the low price of cattle and
the high price of meat. The cattle
men could not pay their notes. The
cattlemen are bankrupt, the banks are
bankrupt and nobody seems to have
any money but the meat trust. Where
is Teddy, the trust-buster?
The Boston Globe calls the testi-
mony of Thomas w. Lawson, in the
Rogers-Rockefeller gas deals, winch
were described in The Independent
last week as "the toughest morsels OF
alleged fact ever offered for digestion:"
1t also says that it has no doubt that
| Lawson told the truth. The gang SIM
ply robbed the people of Massachusetts
| of $46,000000 by selling them watered
stocks. That theft is causing suffer
ing in thousands of homes today. By
all means build Rockefeller tempt
for religious worship on the campus
Of the state university
Former Congressman Tim Campbell
is dead. He was the author of that
immortal phrase: Whats the con-
stitution between friends?" upon
which the supreme court has been bas-
ing it's decisions for so many years.
1t was particularly manifested in tie
income tax decisions, the Philippine
cases and many more. Tim frankly
stated the whole policy of imperial
ism and plutocracy in those few
words.
The Record-Herald has had its ST.
Louis correspondent look up tie
Hearst hotel deals. He reports sub
stantially the same facts that were
printed in The Independent and ADDS
that the rooms rented and paid for
for six days of the convention cost
$500 a day without counting meals.
The Iowa papers say that cOuntl y
banks are refusing all loans on cattle.
Experience with cattle paper for MOI e
than a year has been so disastrous
that bankers refuse to have anything
more to do with it. The meat trust
is getting its innings every day In
the week, including Sunday. Hullah
for trust-busting, publicity and meat
trust injunctionst Let the Iowa farm
ers continue to stand pat and vote er
straight. Same to cattlemen out mel e
in Nebraska.
1t is said that the board of equal
cation will compel the assessment rf
all life insurance policies which have
a cash surrender value. If the boai d
can do that, 1T can also compel tie
assessment of railroad passes. But il
will never do that for the members
OF the board would have to retu, n
their passes or pay tax on them and
that they will never do.
Senator Dryden Is one of the silent
forces on the republican side of the
senate. He never makes a speech OIL
even moves to adjourn. Nevertheless
he In a power. because he Ia so closeiy
connected with several of the biggcs,
and most obnoxious trusts--the trust.
that control things In the republican
party.
The awful suffering i'm New York
caused nv the thousands of evictioaa
ahont which the New York dailiss
will say nothing. IL producing heroes.
One ~ them Ii a hrown-haired rhl
hy the name III BERTHA I lehaon. Al
mass meeting she suddenly arnne
aud went In thD .tatf,~... 90 -.