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

Ing mas Deen the same IN Colorado
as in Nebraska. The state treasurer
OF Colorado has made a statement
The totals are as follows:
LlapllltleS ~, 654 1862. OK
Revenue ................. 1,9S3, 068. 81
DcHciI ..............$ III, Il
The fusion administration turned
over to the Colorado redeemers $11s,.
063.S4 in cash. After using that
amount of cash and all the revenues
of the state, the redeemers have in
creased the debt $75,OOS.16. To that
amount must be added estimated mill
tary expenses of $3.50, 167.67, SO the
total increase Of expenditures over
the fusion government is 1898, 239.6 81
The fusion administration in Colorado
reduced the state debt $500, 900.
However bad that looks, it is not
nearly SO bad as what the Nebraska
redeemers have done for us. Neither
did the fusion government do as well
by the. people of Colorado as did that
sort of government in Nebraska. The
accounts of Colorado and Nebraska
with the redeemers stands as follows:
Colorado redeemers in
creased expenditures. IS 938, 239. 81
Nebraska redeemers in
creased expenditures. ). 1,404, 437. 80
Nebraska fusionists re-
duced the debt. ........$ 677,O39. 10
Colorado fusionists re-
duced the debt. ........ 300 O00.O co
After making such record, how lid
1t come that the people of both Colo
RADIO and Nebraska put the fusion gov
ernments out and the redeemers in?
That may be puzzling question 10
some and the imperialists may say
that it shows that people of these two
states are not fit to govern themselves.
But when the situation is fully under
stood, there is no mystery about it.
In neither state was there free and
Independent press in sufficient num-
bers to inform the people of the real
facts. The Independent has only 49,
900 circulation in the state of Me-
braska, the remainder of it's circula-
tion being In other states and terri
tories. The facts were published in
The Independent and in no other pa
per in the state with the exception of
a very. few county papers. Not one
voter in ten in this state knew the
facts. The farmers and merchants OF
Nebraska will find when they come to
pay their taxes next time, that the
biggest paying investment that they
can make is money put into paper
that will furnish them the facts
The 10000 voters who read The In
dependent no doubt cast the right
kind of ballot, but 10000 votes are
only about One-twentieth of those cast
at the election of 1902. The taxpay-
ers of the state could have saved over
81 ,000, 900 by having placed in the
hands of every voter of the state cop
les of The Independent containing
The facts that were printed in it dur
ng that campaign. The whole thing
was explained. Figures were given
rom the books at the state house.
The farmers were even told just how
much money each of them would lose
)y picking corn instead of going to
he polls and casting votes. You cam
III nave Oil .AOACoI, CSSAAOAA1NuA 6OV-
,rnment without an independent press.
f you want this excessive taxation
stopped, you had better go about |
pushing the circulation Of The Inde-
PENDENT so that the people may know
he facts.
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The democratic party OF Massa-
dornpncf rafod TINT IL coffId
discount Dave Hill and then beat him
wo to. one in platform-making. The
platform of the Massachusetts, democ-
acy consists of one plank and that
flank is wholly devoted to an eulogy
Il Olney' and demand that the dele
,ates to the national convention shall
'ote as a unit for Olney's nomination
or the presidency.
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