The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-30

other side of the question, but what's
the use? / could never be elected
even county attorney, or If made
handshake canvass and won, / would
be everlastingly showed under at the
next election. You see there is just
one thing necessary after you get the
first start, and that is always be reg
ular. If the corporations find out that
you will always vote 'er straight, they
consider you safe man. ] have
figured it all out You will have no
enemies in high places when once you
have established that fact, no matter
which of the old parties you affiliate
with. Have you noticed how nice
the great dailies have been to Bryan
since he demonstrated to them that
no matter what the provocation was,
he never would bolt and would vote.
'er straight until he died. Not only
have the daily papers treated Bryan
courteously, but republican legislatures
have been inviting him to address
them. Think Of republican legis-
lature doing thing like that back in
1896 before Bryan had demonstrated
the fact that he would always vote
'er straight" never bolt and always be
regular. | had thought of throwing
1of -, until ,nnn1p1ictc for |
would really enjoy fight against the
trusts. But it is no use More than
10000 of them voted the republican
ticket last fall although they had
straight national ticket Of their own
in the field. That proves what / have
been saying. If man wants to get
office, let him be a republican, de-
nounce the trusts and railroad cOrpOr-
aticns, but always vote the way the
trusts and corporations tell him. You
NAV bet your bottom dollar that Bryan,
who has now proved to all that he is
regular, and will be at all times, will
be getting something pretty nice from
plutocracy before long. The sharp
amen down east who pile up millions
extorted from the people through their
fetish worship of political regularity
will see to it that Bryan is literally re-
swarded, just as they have looked after
the welfare of senators Cockrell and
Chandler. One Of them was a re-
publican the other a democrat but
they were both always regular.
Nov you just watch me. I've fig
ured this whole thing out, ] am going
to get out and makesa let of speeches
next fall for the republicans, in which
1 will give the trusts, the railroad cor
porations and pass grabhers fits. All
the time will have an annual pass in
my pocket. II any old pop 6nds it, out
and publishes the fact, | will simply
say that it was courtesy and moth
ing more The townships where
speak will roll up big republican ma
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1un for the legislature and when get
down to the state house will devote
most of my time denouncing the rail
roads and trusts, but always keep in
close connection with TIE lobby, and
get my tip every time so that ! will
make no mistake in my voting. Then
I will come home, .denounce the cor
porations and trusts some more and
run for congress. I'll get there ell
right. You just watch me- The size
of my majority will depend on the spir-
it that put into the denunciation of
the trusts, Wall street and the rail-
roads. I'll steal the most of my
speeches from pop literature. I've got
a big lot of clippings filed away which
/ have cut out of populist papers as
we'll as a whole lot Of populist
speeches. Half of the pops and all of
the republicans will line up and vote
for me. I am going to keep that thing
I'm and Til Stay in congress AS long as