The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-07

at work everywhere.
The New York Globe makes the
same protest against the "Fsiiipiiio" :
show at st. Louis that The Indepen-
dent made some time ago. The Globe
says: There is another show at
| st. Louis which should also be elected.
1t is that which is to be put on by the
enterprising promoters who have
secured the Philippine forests to Sc
cure for exhibition purposes the most
bestial savages that could be caught.
These wild men are to be presented as
typical Filipinos, and an impression
will be created among thousands of
visitors to the fair which will be most
prejudicial to the 100000 Christian
and civilized F:lipinos when legisla-
ton for their governance is under
consideration"
Recent statements in the Colorado
papers are to this effect that agricul-
tural production greatly exceeds that
of the mines and manufactures. New
ertheless the farmers have nothing to
do with the government of that state.
1t is governed by the corporations. 1t
is time that the agricultural interests
got themselves together in the pop
Iiist party, took hand in govern
Eicn. and try to improve things ont
tIere.
Col. Younghusband sadly failed in
his duty to the friends and relatives
of the 400 Thlbetans that he killed.
He should have sent a messenger I'M
der flag of truce and informed them
that the dead men were only "beney-
olently assimilated."
Public franchises in private hands
as fruitful source or government
corruption have current illustration in
meetings of New York citizens to pro-
test against the passage Of number
of grab bills in the legislature at
Albany. But corruption will cor
tinue, despite public meetings, just as
long as public franchises are in pri-
vate hands. The only relief from cor
ruption lies in the enacting of pep
ulist principles into law.
Mr.. j. M Miller of Hastings, Neb.,
committed suicide because he lost his
position and the fact was printed in
the papers The numerous cases of
that kind that happen in New York
aic not reported In the papers.
The missionaries and other travellers
in the Congo Free State are reporting
tales of the most horrible cruelty ever
heard. King Leopold has enlisted can
ibals in his army and armed them
with modern weapons. They have
made an improvement upon the re-
publican policy of benevolent assim-
ilation." They not only shoot the ma
tives, but they eat them-then they
know they have them "assimiiatel.
large number of public meetings |
have been held in the east end of New |
York to protest against the recent rise
OF rents in tenement houses. Many |
OF them were addressed by leading
citizens. A society has been formed |
to take care of the evicted tenants,
many of whom have been thrown on
the streets. 1t will be seen that the
conditions represented to exist in that
city in the editorial correspondence of
q few weeks ago was not overdrawn.
The character of representatives in
is shown by the fact that it
was almost impossible to maintain
quorum in the house for two days last
week on account of the horse races
near the city.
The populists carried the city of
Chicago last Tuesday by more than
100000 majority. That is, the populist
principles of public ownership OF city
Utilities was submitted to popular
'ote and was overwhelmingly in
iorsed. The vote was on the adop-
ion OF what Is known as the 'Muei-
err law which authorizes cities In H.
inois to own. construct, operate and
ease street railways and to provide
he means therefor. On this propose
ION the vote stood i52. 454 for the pre-
'osition and 30.i0f against. on the
proposition that the city should at
nee take over the street railways into
Il control the vote stood 100, TIA for
nd 50Sg3 against