The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Weekly Really Vital News by the Editor


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- Colonel Waiterson says there is not
enough left Of Of the democratic TO
patch up. Has gone over to Europe to
discover some new material with
which to patch out the patches?
Pulitzer savs that "the theory that
the voice of the people is the voice OF
God, can be excepted only with import
ant reserva- ions.' Pulitzer has gone
to Europe, too.
Platte, the expressman from Oswego,
and on the side senator OF the United
States, still holds en- with trembling
hand to the handle OF the machine IN
New York. 1t don't seem that the re-
publican landslide las made him in
the least more secure.
How these old party bosses love each
other. The New York World gives
Senator Depew the following eulogy
just as he is entering contest for
another election: Senator Depew has
ably represented the state at Wash
ington. He has thorough knowledge
and long experience Of public affairs,
rare gift Of eloquence, wide ac-
.auaintance with the leading men of mis-
own and other countries, and very
genuine and creditahle popularity. A
majority of the people of New York
would, we believe, be very glad to have
Mr.. DepeW reelected" Roosevelt has
also offered Senator Cockrell big
paying place on the Panama canal
commission. If the people down one of
them, the ether side sets him up.
IN answer to the tariff revision talk,
Senator Aldrich quietly remarked: "If
the recent election meant anything,
it meant victory for the stand pat
idea" What Aldrich says about the
tariff goes. Any one at all acquainted
with the affairs Of the United States
senate knows that.
The conditions in Prussia are exciting
the curiosity of the world, as much
for the want Of information as from
any news that comes from there. That
there have been serious disturbances
and riots, r utinies and disorder among
the conscriDtsscan no longer be doubt
ed. But what of the general meeting
of the zemstvo. he demands that this
body has been making and which have
been allowed to be published are start
ling and mean complete revolution in
the Russian form of government. The
demands were evidently drawn UP by
men of learning and ability. Two OF
these demands are as follows: Section
6-For the unrestricted representation
of public opinion and the free expos IL
ton and satisfaction Of popular needs
it is essential to guarantee freedom OF
conscience and speech and of the press
and also freedom of meeting and asso-
ciation Section 7-Self-reliance is the
chief conditions of the proper and sue
cessful development of the political
and economic life of the country. A
considerable majority of the pc pulatior
of Russia belonging to the peasant
class, it is necessary first of all &
place the latter in position favorable
for development of self-reliance ant
energy, and this is attainable only by
a radical alteration OF the present I'M
equitable and humiliatins condition
of the peasants. For this purpose i
is necessary la) to eQualize the civi
and political rights of peasants will
the other classes; (b) release rura
government from administration
tutelage; Ccl safeguard peasants b.
proper courts of justice.
In many quarters the meeting of TIL
zemstyo is being compared to that his
toric gathering of the states general il
France in 1889. Whether there is an
foundation for such comparison 0
not, it is Impossible for any one il