The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-17

trite, Terror, Puritan; harbor defense
only" That is to say that the life OF
a battle ship is not longer than ten
years. The Oregon, of which the peo-
pie have been so proud, cost $5,000,-
600. Those that are now building OF
the same class are to cost $4,000, 600
each and in ten years they will have
| to be retired to the rear. The repub-
licans are preparing to force the pec-
pie into poverty and then cal. it pa
triotism."
The Providence Journal, in speak
ing of the democratic convention that
elected Hearst delegates, says: Eyes
terday the Rhode Island democrats
would not rise oven to Honey's stand
ards. DR.. Garvln, Congressman Gran
ger, Mayor Miller, Bishop Mcvickar
and all the others who shouted for
reform last fall would have been
Kissed If they had dared to appear be-
fore the crowd that ran things at that
convention" Or. Garvin is the only
democratic governor north of Mason
and Dixon's line, but the Hearst
One of the eastern papers says that
it is long way down from Tom
Johnson to Hearst. 1t is a good deal
further down from Bryan to Hearst.
The knowledge that United States
senators have of history was shown
in the senate last week. In defending
an appropriation for the statue of
Frederick the Great, Senator Stewart
said; He went among the lowly ami
humble people. He did many things
that the American people could well
emulate. He learned various useful
trades. He knocked about among the
common people, and went into the
shipyards and learned the ship car
penter's trade | have been in the
one-stOry shack in which he lived
while he was working at his trade
This bit Of biography from the life
of Peter the Great Of Russia applied
to Frederick was not challenged by
any member of that learned and aug
ust body, which Immediately pro-
ceeded to vote for the appropriation.
Great is the United States senate.
The English have gained control of
nearly all the TRANSATLANTIC lines
through the organization known as
the Transatlantic Mercantile Marine
Co. A great scheme was promulgated
a year or so ago which was announced
in the New York papers through which
the New York promoters were to cap
ture the whole thing. The British just
laid low and waited. The American
promoters are left holding the sack
and the British have the ships and the
trade. The way that it was accom-
plished was to wait until the water
injected had largely destroyed the
value of all the stock and then the
British bought it in fo- a song. At
one time The Independent was al
most the only paper in the United
States that continued to warn the
people against the insane attempt to
capitalize prosperity" If Governor
Odell had been a reader of The Inde-
pendent he would not now find himself !
in the hole to The tune Of 100000.
United States Consul Hamm of Hull, |
England, says in his official report: |
The tramway system here is superior
n many respects to that existing in
almost any American city. 1t is
owned and operated by the city. The
,ars are double-decker3 and the fare
S Id q centsl on all lines anu for
III distances. The financial results Of
his low-fare system are equally in
eresting. During the latest IL months
eported on there were 10 miles of
ouble track. or 20 miles Of single
rack In operation. The gross in
ONE is about sff5.000; the cost of
peration was about $2S3,000. This
Eft gross profit of s2l2,00o and. de-
ucting interest on the investment and
he sinking sum, net profit OF st2a.-
90. or an average Of over $4,000 n
ale OF double track. which went into
he city treasury. The. length OF track
J being constantly added 20 aud al
he leading streets will soon have car
mes"
The British government received n
rotest from the Chinese minister In
ondon that ought 10 bring n blush