The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-24

Manderson, B. T. White and ]. H.
Ager.
And, as it is in the state. SO it is
in the nation. For myself, could
never see uch difference between
Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B. Par-
ker. No doubt Judge Parker is still
a democrat. and will be democrat
four years from now. Then take the
leaders: John D. Rockefeller, Henry
H. Rogers and Jas. Stillmar of the
Standard Oil trust; ]. p. Morgan, An
drew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
George Gould and e. Fl. Hartman, are
all republicans and supported Roose-
velt So did Armour and Swift and
Morris of tie beef trust; SO did Schnei-
hand, August Belmont, Jas. j. Hill OF
the Great Northern, Ingalls, OF the Big
Four railroad, Arthur Pue German,
David B. Hill and Grover Cleveland
are still democrats and supported Par
ker, and no doubt they expect to be
democrats four years from now and
will use their influence to nominate O
corporation democrat for president,
and if they fail in that genuine JEFF
ferson democrat is nominated. those
corporation democrats will knife the
ticket as they did in 1896 and 1900.
The corporation democrats keep anti
monopoly republicans out of the demo-
cratic party, and at the same time
these corporation democrats always
have and always will knife any presi-
Dental nominee who stands for the
great principles of government typified
in the person of Thomas Jefferson.
If these reforms are to be brought
about, they will only be accomplished
by a union cf the west and south. 1t
is in the west and south that the real
Jefferson sentiment exists. AS result
of war prejudices the west has not
been voting its true sentiments. AS
matter of fact, 1t has had no oppor
tunity to vote it's sentiments in ma
tional election except in 1896 and 1900.
But the west, in sentiment, believes in
the principles Of Jefferson and not
those of Alexander hamilton. The vote
for Berge in Nebraska, for Adams in
Colorado and Toole in Montana shows
that there is plenty of Jeffersonian
sentiment in the west whenever it is
aroused and united.
Unless advantage is taken of this
condition, the democrats will find an
increased socialist vote. 1t is probably
true that large majority of those
who voted for Debs are not socialists.
They were protesting democrats or
populists. In South Omaha, the dem
ocratic stronghold in Nebraska, Debs
was as strong as Parker. In Milwal-
kee, Debs received two thousand more
votes than Parker. In the democratic
strongholds in Chicago. the vote for
Debs took the breath from the demo-
cratic leaders. 1t all shows that you
can't fool the people. The vote for
Roosevelt was not republican vote.
OF courre all republicans voted for
him, but democrats and populists by
the tens Of thousands all over the
country voted for him as a protest
against the political domination of the
Belmonts, Germans and Cleyelands
fully recognize that it is hard work
to build UP new organization with
out the assistance of Mr.. Bryan and
Mr. Hearst; and my hope is that those
gentlemen may finally realize that re-
form can best be accomplished through
new organization. If we had in this
new movement, Bryan, Hearst, Folk
and LaFollette, its ultimate success
would not be in doubt. LaFollette has
accomplished great work in Wiscon-
sin in the matter of railroad taxes and
primary election law. Hn has now
probably secured tie necessary power
in the legislature to secure reduction
In freight rates. This Is the end Of