The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

date fixed for the evacuation, instead
of withdrawing her troops, the Rus
sian minister at Pekin demanded new
concessions which amounted to the
transfer of the entire territory of Man.
churia from China to Russia. The
United States made vigorous protest,
and Japan decided upon war.
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Every man knows that If there were
tariff walls between the states, they
would be a great hindrance to trade
and that they would tend to reduce
the increase of wealth. Ii that is SO,
why does it not follow that tariff walls
between Canada and the United States
have the same effect? The great mass
of the people OF both nations would be
benefited if there was absolute free
trade between the countries. A spe-
cial privileged few on both sides Of
the line, make fortunes by these tar
iff walls and the fortunes come from
the men who toll Yet there are tens
of thousands OF these toilers who will
vote to tax themselves for the bene-
fit Of the few and all on account of
their. ignorance of the ordinary natur-
al laws of political economy.
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The high protectionists and free
traders united their votes in the Aus
tralian parliament the other day and
labor Premier Watson had to resign
for want Of majority in parliament.
There will be hot times in Australia at
the next election. The trade unionists'
there are determined to have ma
jority over all other parties combined
and they will get it next time. In every
country there must be built up party
that can overwhelm the tariff grafters,
the banks and accumulated capital.
We are laying foundation for such
a party in these United States in this
present campaign. Stand by Tom
Watson.
Judge Dunno in public speech in
Chicago charged Carter Harrison with
the foulest treachery to the people OF
that city in regard to granting street
car franchises Judge Dunno was the
one man, more than any other, that
secured Harrison's election. He now
publicly asks this traitor: What was
the persuasion that makes him now
recalcitrant to his past, faithless to the
trust imposed in him by confding
people, and reckless of his reputation
in the community" Where ever and
when ever the people have trusted
either the democrats or republicans
they have been betrayed. Is it not
time that we were done with both of
them?
Dr. TAYLOR OF the Medical World
suggests plan that good many re-,
publicans and democrats will act upon
at the coming election. The demo-
Gratis will say that Il don't want to
help elect Roosevelt. He don't repre-
sent anything that believe in. But
/ can't support Parker That would
give the lie to everything that have
said during the last eight years" The
republican says. Il don't want to help
elect Parker. But the republican party
will not give me postal savings banks,
the parcels post, the public ownership
of the telegraphs, telephones and city
utilities. Then they agree that Meth
er will do anything to- help elect the
others candidate, but both of them
will vote the peoples party ticket,
thus voting for what they want and
pair off, on the. candidates OF each.
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Mr. Watson said while here that
he was surprised that SO many persons
in different states were writing for
help to him or the national committee
That is turning things the other end
to. The people in the different states
must help the committee In popu-
list campaigning funds must come
from the people and not from the ma
tional committee The way to do in
every state is TO go right ahead, put
tickets in the field and do the work of
the campaign. Then for the encour-
agement Of the others, report to the
committee what has been done and let
them send Ii out That Is all that can
be expected os the present national
committee.
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The whole south just at present Is
chasing negroes, not for the purpose of
mobbing them. but TO hire them to
work i'm the cotton fields. The south