The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-17

colonel come to that conclusion be-
cause he found himself right in front
of it.
Utah went republican and the S'moot
investigation is declared off. Senator
Burrows, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee appointed to take evidence, declares
that it is impossible to get the mem
bers of the committee together But
it is out of order to remark: Il told
you so"
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1t is announced that Tom Taggart
will remain in New York for some
time. That is because Sheehan and
Belmont don't care whether Taggart
stays there or goes back to Indiana
and resumes his poker games and
health resorts in Indiana. Tom went
pretty quick awhile ago when Shee-
han and Belmont tod him to ''git up
and git out
The Russian feet has been coaling at
neutral ports everywhere it wanted to,
all against the international laws con-
corning neutrality. At first it was
reported that the Japanese government
ha entered protests against the viola
tons of neutrality, but that govern
ment was quick to publish denial
of any such protests. Probably the
Japs are perfectly willing that the ma
tions should assist the Russian fleet
to get into the neighborhood of the
ssTosS cruising ground and the sooner
it gets there the better ftawi}l. please
Togo.
Some of the western bankers are
feeling pretty blue. 1t h. S been an
nounced at Washington that the gov
eminent will draw on then for money
deposited to the amount of about $780,
100000 during the next few weeks.
The cash in the treasury is getting
exceedingly low The deficit since July
/ is $23.0O0.00O. The withdrawal of
$20,000,000 from the banks means the
destruction of 00,000,000 of bank
credits or ''hocus pocus money" I'M
der modern banking methods.
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Mr.. Pallif n, the populist campaign
manager in New York. stated in an
interview for publication, that Mr.
Bryan told me that he could not break
away IRON the party because he had
been crying against these people for
boiling, but after the defeat Of Parker,
which he knew was bound to happen,
he could form a new party"
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The announcement Of Roosevelt that
he will not be candidate again, may
portend several things 1t may have
been a rom.ntic outburst, in perfect
accord with his character and mean
nothing more than that. 1t may mean
that he intends to return to the i'm
pulsive sayings shortly after he was
indicted into office, such as cunning
-HaNst.-he~ shackled." If the latter, sthe
trusts will De fslltt slsirn~sMith.
fierceness not known since the war,
in which case he may end his life as
Lincoln did. Roosevelt is no coward
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General Scott, not Greeley, was the
worst beaten man who was ever run for |
president by any of the great par
ties. Scott only carried four states, |
Massachusetts, Vermont, Kentucky and |
Tennessee. The whig party at that
time was in exactly the same condition
that the democratic party was in this
election. 1t was half for slavery and !
half against it. In this campaign the
democratic party was half for Wall |
street and half against it. The whig
party died an inglorious death. So
will the democratic party.
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The vastness of the territory of the
United States was deeply impressed
upon the editor of The Independent as
he travelled over the seemingly I'M
e. ding reaches of Idaho, Washington,
Oregon and Nevada. But Alaska!
Think of Alaska! It's area. is 570,39O
square miles. That is, it is bigger than
the empires of Germany, France and
Italy, with Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
included One might add to them Bel
GUM, Holland and Switzerland and
still all of them put together would
NOT oura1 Alaska