The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK


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instead of Texas republicans may be
receiving letters of commiseration
after the fight is over The republicans
/ are making desperate efforts to get
5000 majority in Vermont so as to
duly amaze the country and create
some enthusiasm.
Lady Holder, who has lived in AUS
tralia where woman suffrage has been
in force ling time, says: voting
with us is one of the simplest things
Id the world When woman makes
up her mind there is less difficulty in
expressing it through the ballot box
than in matching ribbon Every
man who has ever been sent to match
a ribbon will agree to that.
Marshall Field is assessed in Chi
cago on SAC, 100000 of property That
is much the highest assessment of any
individual in the whole United States.
| But Mr.. Field is considered in Wall
street as man of only moderate
wealth. There are many men in Wall
street who could buy out Mr.. Field
ten times and have money left. who
are not assessed one fifth as much.
One of the surprises of the week was
1.-THE announcement Of David B. Hill
that he was going to quit politics. The
only reason that he gave was that
he was 81 years old and had held
enough offices. The politicians, how
ever, take a different view. Some of
them say that Hill sees the writing
on the wall and that there is no hope
for his man Parker. Others say that
he and Parker have had disagree
ment Still others that it is only one
OF Hills tricks. The assaults that
have been made on Parker on account
of Hills record, which is most odious,
has caused Hill to see that his with
drawal would help his candidate and
that after election, if Parker is sue
cessful, Hill will reconsider the with
draWal. ~ ,ga
i Tom Taggart gave statement last
! Monday to the press in which he said
that the democratic national commit
tee would distribute Is, 100000 tons OF
i literature during the campaign. AS
that would give about 80 pounds OF
printed matter to each man, woman
J AID child, and as only about 1000 ,OO(
! tons OF paper are manufactured in 8
year in the United States, the state
J ment caused much comment. Such
} stuff as that is about the only cam
paign matter that appears in the
: Idailies
"A large number of the eastern
dailies and great weeklies are re-writ
ing the editorials that have appeared
in The Independent during the las
three or four years concerning the re
/ lignment of parties The breaking on
places, the announcement by so many
men OF character and prominence tina
| they VIII support the Watson and lib
bles ticket, has at last convinced thes,
, editors THAT it is impossible to keel
r two republican parties in running or
+ der in these United States What the,
, call radicals. however, are conserva
tlves. The radicals are those in TIL
+ tlust-ridden. imperialistic republican
r party who have made such radica
changes in the construction of tn
r constitution and the administration O
the courts during the last few year
as to practically change our form O
government. The populists have con
! stantly protested against the radica
3 changes. They have been conserva
tive.
s In the August Arena Prof. Parson
}, arraigns Roosevelt In a series Of ques
O lions which arc Sharner than n tvs