The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-22


trating into few families, to the det-
riment of the masses.
| know of no better remedy for the
evil than graduated income tax, be-
cause this will not only throw the bur-
den of supporting the government upon
the rich, where it belongs, but 1t will
destroy the trusts. There is not a
single trust in. this land that can not
be taken out Of existence.
Mr.. Bryan will say that an income
tax is unconstitutional; but il he will
take the opinions of the four judges
read it carefully, he will find an income
tax is constitutional; the opinions of
the five to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Mr. Bryan makes a great mistake in
thinking that an income tax is uncOn-,
Istitutional. He ought not to think such
thing. He would not think so, il he
would take the constitution along with
him, when he woes up into the Rocky
mountains on his vacation in the sum-
mer time. Much less would he think
SO, If he would read the opinions of
the four judges in the income tax
cases, on top of the Rocky mountains.
According to Mr.. Bryan, we are not
to have the income tax. until we can
amend the constitution, thing we
can never do until we can elect pres
| ident who believes in an income tax
as constitutional thing, and who will
appoint a Judge who also believes. an
income tax to be constitutional. We
only need one more judge. That one
we can have as soon as we can elect
a president disposed to furnish the
Judge.
Chief Justice Towney and three or
four associate justices decided that the
constitution carried slavery into the
territories and kept it there, until the
people voted it down and out. But,
when Abraham Lincoln came along the
supreme court decided that the consti-
tuition did not carry slavery into the
territories. II it had not been for
Abraham Lincoln, Mr.. Bryan would
be living in slave state today and
Nebraska would be like the cotton belt,
where they vote for what IS called de-
mocracy, blu. which is really hypocrisy.
There is certainly more plutocracy
and hypocrisy than real democracy in
the democratic party, and. yet, M.
Bryan still remains with the party.
What good can he do in such party !?
He stands in the way of all improve
/ r,nnrf n ~ advance a cinOln
step until the so-called democratic
party is destroyed. 1t has ISL electoral
Votes in the cotton states. and these
votes represent worse power than
the old slave power. The people of
the south are more subservient today
to the railroad power and the banking
lpower than they were to the old plan
much real liberty or independence in
the south as there was before the war
And yet Mr.. Bryan is willing to go on
and support such an oligarchy. He
must do this, if he remains in the so.
called democratic party. If he can dc
this he will have to part with all his
old friends. The populists will never
IlOlOW ulnl oily HOl my nave udI
enough of fusion They know what
this means. They are aware that they
have lost eight years-yes twelve
Years.
i I trusted the democratic party twice
first in 1872, when / voted for Gree
Hey; second in 1896. when / voted fol-
Bryan. I ought to have known n
1896 that they would play false and
ought to have voted with the middle.
of-the-roaders," who have preserved
their consistency. But. as a matter
of fact, the anti-fusionists did not or
lganize and Dut-a candidate into thu
field until 1900; and in that year they
lpolled only $50 votes In New Jersey
under the leadership of Wharton Bar
ker, who ought to have been elected
president, but, instead, polled only so,
600 votes ir the United States. while
Bryan Dolled little over six million
Such is the power of regular nom
nation! The people, like sheep ant
other lower animals. go in fiocks.
shall never trust the so-called dem
ocratic party again. | would rathe
mako nv own marty call nv cWp ron