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

The Congressional Record is being
issued from the Office of the pubic
printer, although congress has been
adjourned more than seven weeks. 1t
is filled with republican and pluto
cratic speeches never delivered IN con-
gress and which are to be sent free
through the mails as campaign docu-
ments. 1t is an unparalleled outrage.
But since plutocracy has control OF
both parties there is no way to prevent
such things. AS long as the people
continue to vote 'er straight, Such
outrages will continue.
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The fight in Colorado is a hight
against Rockefeller, who owns 10 per
cent of the productive gold, silver and
copper mines in the Rocky Mountain
region. With the cool malignity OF
personal devil he has been planning
for ten years to crush out the labor
unions. If the unions OF Colorado
had had a political leader like Calder
head of Montana, they would not have
!. been in such fix as they now IND
themselves. 1t is exactly the same
crowd in both states that the unions
have had to fight.
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It is somewhat amusing TO note
with what viciousness the underllng
dailies are pitching into ia Toilette
now that the great bosses have issued
their mandate against the reformer.
With them. one and all, as soon as
they heard the news, La Toilette be-
came a demon, man without morals,
principles or character. The space
devoted to denouncing La Toilette in
the Lincoln Star is only specimen OF
what all that breed of newspapers are
doing all over the country.
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Reading between the lines, together
with an occasional bit OF carelessness
in Curtis letters from the Philippines,
reveals thing or two of immense IN
terest to the American people. the
railroad franchises and friars' lands
are to be turned over to the Standard
Oil crowd. Before that crowd gets
through with them, the Filipinos Will
be calling on the Lord to send the
Spaniards back. Meantime the peo-
pie of the United States will pay the
freight.
After the national conventions The
Independent will have something to
say about the taxation of railroads.
Just at present it only wishes to an
nounce that under this assessment
there is S25,000,000 worth of railroad
property in this state that is not as
sessed at all and no taxes will be paid
upon it. 1t consists of the great ter
mlnal property in Lincoln, Omaha and
South OMAHA That is the plain truth
about the matter.
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The three great presidents, the de-
tenders OF the common people, had to
organize a new party before anything
could be done. Jefferson organized the
republican party, Jackson the demo-
cratic party, and Lincoln the modern
republican party If reform comes
now it must be through new party.
There is no more hope for reform in
either of the old parties than there
was in the time of Jefferson OF Lin
coin.
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When some of the wage-wOrkers
were gloating over the Philippine war,
the reconcentrado camps and things
like that, The Independent told them
that it would be their turn next.
General Bell has changed the pro-
gram only in very slight manner.
Instead Of the water cure" he gives
them the thumb-screw and hangs them
by the neck until they are nearly
dead to extract confessions.
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Just at present Rockefeller is sell
ing kerosene oil in London for S
cents a gallon, while out here in Me-
l.raska the people are paying 20 cents.
The oil tlat Is sold in London comes
from states near us In the Texas and
Kansas fields. Think of the stupidity
OF the American people! But 1t is all
right. @,.te 'er straight
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After hearing an eloquent discourse
upon the necessity of protection for
our infant industries" II makes one
sad 10 learn that these infants are
the most ancient antiquities known TO
Americans.