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

THE NEBRASKA
gain for next year will be much larger.
"The industry will be ruined" II the
tariff is removed, is the cry OF every
tariff CRATER in the land, but if it were
removed the result would be the same
as in beet sugar in SO cases out OF LUZ.
The New York papers declare that
the city is being flooded with coun-
terfeit half dollars. They are so near
ly like the genuine in size, weight and
general appearance that it takes an
expert to detect the difference. Even
| the full amount of silver is being used
in them. The Independent has been
calling attention to these sort OF sill
yer dollars and half dollars for three
or four years. How many millioLs
! of them there are in circulation IS
not known. AS some of the Wall street
gentlemen intimated to the editor
when he was there that they were not
opposed to more silver, it may be
that is. the way they have attempted
to get 1t. .AlAl
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| According to the precedent set In
|! the Babcock-Baker contest in con-
gress, which was over Congressman
Babcock's efforts to increase the cost
of transporting the mails in his state
by filing the cars with congressional
reports at the time weighing was
done. nothing will hereafter be al
lowed to appear in the Congressional
Record that reflects on member
1t seems that the censorship of the
press has got as far as the Congress
sional Record and public documents.
The old doctrine has simply been re-
vised so that 1t now reads: "A con-
gresham can do no wrong
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Congressman Baker was the only
one in the house of representatives
who voted against an Indian land bill
that was so corrupt that the president
: sent word to the house that unless 1t
was modified he would veto it. Baker
is the "crank" who would not accept
a pass.
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! am against Judge Parker. Why
nominate an Interrogation point?
am not in alliance with Mr.. Hearst
! | I do not indorse him more than Others
have named as available candidates
Nv. ]. Bryan.
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{ In England the house of commons
G on March 16 adopted by a vote OF loi
S to 62, a resolution in favor of grant
# ing parliamentary suffrage to women
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: They have fixed up what they cal!
"tripartate agreement" in New York
the three parties being Hill, CLEVELAND
s and Murphy. Hill is to have TIL
d state, Murphy the city of New Yorl
i and Cleveland is to add his benedlc
: ton. Cleveland has come out stroni
J, for Parker and sends note of def
n ance to Bryan. He wants Bryan ar
IS all his phantom fallacics" driven Oh
|. of the democratic party.
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IL Carnegie's efforts to die poor mai
l. have been an utter failure. So Ia
S as his income has been too great Il
q. give away, especially since the PEG
2 pie have been infected with the lie
It of refusing his free Libraries. Now h
/ is jubiant again. He thinks he ha
4 found way to die poor man with
l. out further trouble. He has agreed !
4 back the republican campaign com
1T mittee with all the money it wants i
Or the effort to elect Roosevelt
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The greatest an best fighter agains
organized labor at present is Rockele
~ Ter. The fight in Montana and
40 Colorado against labor is led by Rocf
y efeller. The Colorado Fuel and lro
9. company is Rockefeller property.
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G Lane Co., Oregon
Editor INDEPENDENT. Yours in r.