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


thing they call 'law.'
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TRUSTS AND TARIFF SAFE
The following statement was official
ly given out in New York. Let it be
understood that the Manufacturers as
sociation is the most powerful high
protective organization N the United
States:
1.-THE organization known as the
Manufacturers association OF the Unit
ed States has received officially from
a member Of the national committee
assurances that in no case and at no
time in the next administration it
Roosevelt he elected, or III the remain
ing months of this one, will any
charges that are brought before the
ekftAS
manufacturers or trusts be acted upon
until the manufacturers have had OPP
portunity to produce their books, ex-
pose them to the view of the attorney
general and to be heard fully and i'm
partially
That settles it. Every trust magnate
and tariff CRATER will vote 'er
straight
Hearst is president of the democratic
league OF clubs and he has issued an
address to them 1t is rather a pecu-
liar document He does not mention
Parker's name. but he tells them to
promote and expound the interests
and beliefs of genuine Jeffersonian
democracy" There are several other
interesting things in the document. He
says: II have offered the services OF
my newspapers to the managers Of
democracy on the lines of genuine
democracy in which majority of the
American people believe. 2 Then he
gives what is a summary of the Kan
sas City platform and declares that
that is genuine democracy
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The sanity hero whom the republic
cans, or rather the railroads, are run
ming for governor, says he rides on
passes, whereat some ungodly sinners
have made rude remarks. They
should remember that Mickey is SO
holy that pass could in no way in
fiuence him. The ungodly pops are not
like him and would be sure to be infftl-
ciICed ~ 3 ii III fE1.
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The cork life preservers of a GER
tain firm in New York that has had
most of that business since the repub-
lican party has been in power, were
found to each have a piece of iron in
it weighing eight ounces. Nobody was
sent to jail
One of the most distinguished schol-
ars in the United States was in the
editorial rooms of The Independent the
other day A conversation was car
'ried on for some time, covering many
topics. One OF the remarks made by
the distinguished caller was that it
was waste of time to read the great
daily papers, There was no force
virility, or originality in them. The
only place in all current literature
where ideas were to be found was in
the weekly press and very often the
brightest idea was discovered in some
obscure county paper published in the
furthest rural districts" Taking those
words into consideration. che can form
some idea OF the sorrow and toll that
falls to the lot of The editor who as
part of his daily work, is forced to
read the dailies.
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The Chicago Tribune Is rendering as
much assistance" as it can to the New
York democrats by publishing the Ray
mond letters. Raymond says that the
democrats are going to carry the state.
The value of Raymonds correspond
ence can be gathered from the fact
that he has never heard of a Cooper
Union meeting and does not know that
there is populist ticket in the field in
New York.
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In his speech at l'aducah Tom Wat
son, after saying that the two old par
ties Tin private were tOgether-one in |
principle, one in purpose--and from
the secret council room where they
confer they send for the orders which