The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-13

never bravely fought for the govern
ment in time of war. nor honestly
served it in time of peace. The grand
armies of industry win the ycdriv VIC
tory over nature by toll, producing the
wealth which the captains of industry
appropriate to themselves by subtle
chicanery. The vastly create part OF
the wealth OF this country is enjoyed
by men who never produced dollar
IN their lives.
No War Upon Private Property
The peoples party MAKES no war
upon private ownership, upon honest
wealth, or legitimate profits. Il SIMPLY
combats the legislation when builds
I'D one man at the expense OF an
other. which gives special privileges TO
one class at the expense OF another,
which discriminates against citizen
or a class of citizens in favor or oln-
ers. In short. the peoples party Ge-
ciares its hostility to privilege, and de-
mands lef iation whose motto shall be
Equal aud exact justice to all, With
out favors to any,"
Such rascality as those of the copper
trust. or the steel combine should
either be made impossible. or the adj
ministra YBn Of law So issssis gers: ed that
the criliihals who steal millions sha1f
wear Il ball and chain side Dy side
with &thief who stole pig.
We ieve in the money OF the con-
stitutisl We do not bend in super
stitiolH reverence to silver and gold.
We hzaieve that any currency which
the g3Yefnment declares to be legal
tendes will be Sound money as long
as til government is "SOunl.' We
have EeBs fear that the government VIII
ever lbsue too many paper dollars than
we MYe that it will issue too many
bonQH A government must govern;
and We creation of money is a part
OF tssA sovereign power. The govern
meIEzmust decide how many soldiers
hageome to the flag; must decide
how many battleships shall hola the
Ocean lists against the world IN mail Z
1t mo more likely to make mistake
DyHBuing too much money than it is
to make worse mistake b. calling
toejnany bread-winners into the mill
tastseryiee.
Nag baby!' cries the editor; Rag
bNaY!" cries the fossil in the acauemy.
YlE that same editor. and that same
4emic fossil, Is quick to approve
yto&n the government makes bond
OF rags, and allows the banker to
ABe rag notes on the rag bonas. What
dxdren we are, after ALL Some men
4 round in mental swaddling Clothes
M the days of their blessed lives.
The peoples party fayors the pub
1NnwlerShip of public utilities. In
nearly every Civilized ve'sajrv tue Coy
eminent owns the railways, the tele-
graphs and the telephones The last
two should be part of our postoffice
system, to which should be added the
parcel post, to free our people from
the extortionate charges of the express
companies.
The peoples party has always car
nestly advocated the graduated income
tax. This would not only throw the
support of the government upon the
rich, where it should be. but wou,6. in
great measure, prevent the acoumll-
latlon OF huge, unnecessary and dan
gerous fortunes. We favor the eight
houf law. and the abolition of child
labor III factories, where the unhealthy
moral and physical conditions are al
most certain to destroy the child. We
believe it to be part of mans natural
liberty and equality to labor sor him.
self and not for master. and that the
laws should be SO framed that there
Should be no monopoly of the land TO,
either the living or the deaf. Re.
Gently we have heard the insiduous
voice OF those who tell us that MAR
IS not born free. but must earn hi,
freedom This pernicious anG false
statement comes from one oil thos,
millionaire colleges where opinion,
are censored, just as books are cen
sored for the Carnegie libraries.
Right to Life and Liberty
Upon this subject, Mr. jefferson sait
that "the God who gave us life CAV,
us liberty at the same time He alst
announced, as principle, that 9TH.
earth is given as a common stock io
man to labor and live on. If. for tn,
encouragement of industry, we ALLOW
1t to be appropriated, we must talk
care that other employment be pro
vlded to those excluded from the an
preparation. II We do not, the funda