The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04
Another idol fallen. Tom johnson il

Another idol fallen. Tom Johnson ID
an enthusiastic supporter of Parker
and Davis. The readers Of The lHde-
pendent will remember what DR..
Reemelin said about Tom Johnson
and his platform before the Denver
conference Why any single taxer
should support Parker is past under
standing. Henry George allied him
self with the democratic party on the
sole ground of the tariff and gave 10
the party his copyright to his book,
Free Trade and Protection" The
circulation Of that book did more for
the democratic party than all the 9TH
er literature that 1t ever published.
But the party has now abandoned the
tariff fight and why should any single
taxer stick to it?
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A populist holds these things to be
true: No man is pound by con-
vention, even ii that convention is le-
gally held and no fraud or deception
is used, If 1t adopts platform or nom-
mates candidates opposed to his prin-
ciples. The whole peoples party ex-
cept the office seekers, hold steadfastly
to those views. Those politicians who
are so anxious to force men on the
populist ticket who support Parker,
would do well to consider these things.
What is the use Of putting man on
the populst ticket, for whom the pop
lists will not vote? Are they OF that
class who are delighted beyond meas
ure to get their names in print?
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The present national committee has
one great duty to perform. 1t must
provide for some sort of organization
of the peoples party that will enable
the men on the farms an. in the
shops to have voice IN directing its
policies and making its nominations.
Our conventions are filled with cOun-
ty officers, those who want such places
and lawyers who can out-talk twenty
times their weight in farmers or wage-
workers.
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Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
vania has been accepting free trans
portation from all the railroads In his
state and lately has been travelling
about in President Baer's private car.
rhe coal miners viii 0. course con-
tinue to vote for Governor Penny
packer to protect themselves from for
eign pauper labor
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renders There will be fight TO the
finish at the populist state convention
on the 10th of August.
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The intense anxiety exhibited in
some democratic and office-seeking
quarters in this state to effect fusion
with men who are supporting Wall !.
streets pet candidate, Parker, is not
SO much a desire to carry this state
on local issues, as to send another SEM
ator to washington togo into the DEM
ocratic caucus, and to destroy the pop
ulist party. The peoples party is the
only party in existence that Wall
street has any cause to fear. The
democratic party is more completely
controlled by it than the republican
party ever was 1t is the most dis
reputable end of Wall street that con-
trolls it. The Belmonts, the Sheehans,
the Dave Hills are thousand times
more disreputable than the Wall street
gang that ran the republican party.
1t is wonder that Belmont didn't
trade wives again when Parker was
nominated, just to show his joy. And
men who work with that gang want
populists to fuse fifth them!
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The sheriff of Cook county in which
Chicago is situated. is aDouc as great
a disgrace to the country as the SUI
preme court Of Colorado. Under his
wing horse race gambling has pros
pered immensely. Every sort OF pres
sure has been brought upon him to en-
force the law, but Sheriff Barrett says:
II am sheriff of this county There 10
no living man who can dictate TO me.
care nothing for those who criticise
me" The fit residence ror public
officer OF that kind would be a cell
nc Joliet. The republicans Of Chicago
bad m he s'rcp1Ilarr so after Barrett