The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-12
W. c. sHINN, 32o-322 So. 18th St. Lincoln, Nebr

prohibit the sale Of public lands to
aliens and the ownership of lands by
Aliens
3. We demand legislation that will
prohibit government by injunction and
court-made law.
10. We demand legislation that will
prohibit immigration of subjects and
citizens of foreign countries, unless
such immigrants intend to become citi-
zens Of the United States, and unless
they can demonstrate that they have
| not been of the criminal class in the
countries from which they emigrated.
II. We demand the extension of our
external trade relations with cOun-
tries having different soft, climate and
products from those OF the United
| States, especially with American ma
tons and American dependencies of
European nations ready to Join the
United States in customs union-an
American Zollverein.
II. We declare our strenuous oppo-
! sition to entangling alliances with any
foreign nation and look with great dis
satisfaction upon all efforts to make
a permanent American-Rritish alliance
now, both openly and secretly, urged
by the money oligrachy. The Monroe
doctrine we would emphasize, and we
IN our turn will in the future. as in
the past, most scrupulously avoid in
| reference In Enronean and Asiatic
Affairs. WHARTON BARKER.
Philadelphia. July 6, 1908.
(The experience of Mr. Barker since
1900 in trying to reorganize the peo-
pies party on the foundation of ma
jority rule" or the rule Of the rank
and file," is seemingly added con-
| firmation of the socialists contention
/ that things must get worse before they
| can get better. or that to reach the
heaven of industrial equity and JUS
tice it is necessary to pass through the
hell OF Industrial injustice and in
| EQUITY.
1t is a serious question whether the
so-called rank and flle" really. want
an equal voice in the nomination of
candidates; whether they really want
| to have an equal voice in the making
OF laws. The Independent. in common
i with great many other populists,
has all along held the affirmative view
of this question; but Developments
the past several years, and more espe-
cially in the past year, have had a
tendency to shake its faith somewhat.
Our government, from nation to
minor subdivisions, is theoretically
Representative" in character. Practi-
cally, in great measure. "mispresenta-
tive The people do not rule; a
comparative few of them actively par
ticipate in delegating to still small
err few plenary powers 10 govern as
the elect few may choose-and the by
far greater mass OF the people take no
action whatever. but passively accept
the work accomplished by the greater
few and the lesser few--not always
without protest. II IL true. but almost
invariably without such protest as
means something and aecomplishes
something.
Organized government being thus
conducted by delegating pienary pow
era to few. II was the most natural
thing In the world that the govern
ment OF political parties-'and SUBJ
stantiaily every other kinj os organs-
zation-ahonld be In harmony with
tho government OF society itself To
effect tho change from the delegate
convention system ~ party govern
ment Ia genuine rule of the rank aad
Ole, will be no easy matter. N can
not be accomplished by mere "call
ii arms" II will require years of IN.
tient toll on the part of q few before