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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
OUR uNcIvlLIzED PosToFFlcE

The influence of the express companies il
preventing the United States postal service from
'eaching high state of efficiency is pointed ou
n sarcastic editorial by the New York World
Mr.. Cortelyou regrets to report deficit
of $14,572,584 In the postofice department.
He promises economies, contemplates an ex
tension of the pneumatic service, proposes to
spend nearly $30,000,000 on rural free delivery
That is all. And there is so much that he
might have said! The four great reasons
which Mr.. Wanamaker named when post
master general still prevent the establish
ment of parcels post. Those reasons are
the American Express company, the Adams
Express company the WellsFargo Express
company and the United States Express
tour may mail his yalse to his next hotel.
In Germany a traveller may leave his soiled
linen to be washed and to follow him by
mail c. 0. ID. From some countries of
Europe parcels can be mailed to this country
but they must be delivered by arrangement
with one of the -four reasons" We can mail
a large parcel from Constantinople to Chi
cago, not from New York to Chicago
humble street in the edge of London may
have twenty mail deliveries and collections
day The New York postoffice does it
chief fear OF congress seems to be that the
postal department. may wound the sensitive
souls of the express companies by becoming
efficient. When will the American postoffice
be civilized?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
POPULAR RULE IN CITIES

Mr.. Frederic G. Howe will be the leader OF
the Cuyahoga delegation in the next Ohio SEN
ate. 1t gives one renewed faith in popular gov
eminent to of Mr.. Howes character
coming to the front in public life. Mr.. Howe is a
member of the Cleveland law firm, Garfield Howe
&c Westernhaven He is university man and
an author. His last book has just come from the
press and is published by Charles Scribner's
Sons. 1t is entitled, "The City, the Hope Of
Democracy" Mr.. Howe has held several posi-
tons of responsibility in the municipal govern
mcnt of Cleveland He has met there city prob
lens face to face With reference to initiative
and referendum. Mr.. Howe writes:
Along with this demand for home rule
is growing sentiment for direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum This
Is but further expression OF the spirit of
democracy. IL Is movement for government
by public opinion. ITS purpose Is 10
democratize legislation, to enable. people 10
assume control of affairs. and insure respon-
sible as well as responsive government. 1t
provides secure defense against corruption
For lobbyists will not buy legislation which
cannot be delivered, which Ii subject TO
veto by the people. The referendum will re-
establish democratic forms. which have been
lost through the completely OF our Ife the
great increase In population. the misuse OF
federal and state patronage. and the illegal
combination of the boss with privileged In.
tcrests.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
DALRYMPLE IN BAD COMPANY

The Chicago Public thinks that Mr. Dial
rymple, the Glasgow street car manager fell into
bad hands, when he was on this side OF the
water:
When Harold Rylett, editor of the London
New Age, spoke at Chicago on the 10Th,
with municipal ownership as his subject, he
intimated that Mr.. Dalrymple, the Glasgow
street car manager, had fallen into bad COM
pany while here. What information Mr..
Rylett may have had upon the subject we
are not prepared to say. But if it should
appear that the traction interests wined and
dined Mr.. Dalrymple, and kept steady eye
upon the workings of his mind the most
mysterious part of the Dalrymple mystery
would be solved. Why are the traction news
papers and the traction aldermen so extreme
ly insistent upon Mayor DUNES giving pub
icity to the Darymple letter? Would they
be so rashly solictous if they feared the
letter was against their interests? Would
they be SO riskily solicitous if they did not
know it's contents? Hardly. What then are
we to infer? Did they dictate the letter?
Mr.. Rylett's hint might be so interpreted.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
PAGE S

the agent OF the bribed When the insurance
grafters handed over their tens of thousands
to Mr.. Plat they dismissed all worry from
their minds. 1t was understood by them that
If a bill threatening their graft appeared at
Albany, or If the superintendent of insurance
became curious to know something about their
manner Of doing business which they did not
want him, or rather the public, to know, Mr..
Plat would protect them. Senator Plat has
not been the go-between for some time. Who
has been acting in that capacity since his
overthrow from the republican leadership?
Buffalo Evening Times.
Taking Plat merely on what he admits
he presents deplorable example of the cor
rupt and corrupting politician. The presump
ton is inevitable that the legislators he could
influence in favor of contributing corpora
tions would stand by him when he needed re-
election to the senate. And yet Plat and
his entirely sympathetic colleague, Depew,
represent the Empire" state in the United
States senate. And Plat and Depew and
their kind have again and again controlled
that chamber of congress on issues of vital
concern to the people. Kansas City Star.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT

Railway senators and corporation statesmen,
In the cabinet and out, are just now striving to
convince President Roosevelt that he should
abandon his plan of securing the rate-making pow
err for the interstate commerce commission and ac-
cept a compromise" that leaves rate regulation
practically where it now is-with the courts. The
president is warned that he will disrupt the re-
publican party if he persists in his policy and
also that if his policy is enacted into law it will
be declared unconstitutional:
The we'll known Washington correspond
ent, Walter Wellman, declares that for the
present the whole power of the railway cor
poratons, through all the agencies it
command, is conferred on President Roosevelt
for the purpose of securing modification of
his recommendation in the matter of rate
legislation. This statement is entirely plaus-
IDLE. 1t is in keeping with the audacity of the
bensficia''es and official representatives of
special privilege. But it is startling to read
al unqualified statement that along with the
great corr Grafton heads the great financiers,
the ralroad senator's and many party leaders,
among shom are close personal friends of the
president, have been aligned several members
of tne cabinet, including Secretary Root. The
argument is presented through party leaders,
ard the plea is the preservation of party
unity. An independent and straightforward
man like Secretary Root could not have
been reached on any other line of persuasion
except that of party interest-Kansas City
Star.
The railroad managers have hit
plan to defeat possible rate legislation which
will win They say if any substantial reduc
ton in rates is made they will reduce the
wages of their employees. This threat will so
brighten the supporters of the president and
the advocates of regulation that they will
either abandon the project weaken so as
to consent to measures that will accomplish
nothing. Congress will meet. Then
some sort of fight will OPEN The unusual
spectacle is presented of president support
ed by the leaders Of the opposition party
and opposed by many of the leaders In his
party the most important measure
advocated by him. The democrats will do
all they can for an effective rate-reguatve
measure. majority of the republicans In
the senate will oppose ii. They will pretend
to be friendly to the proposition In general,
but In the enactment OF law they will tenn
pori2e and support nothing that will hurt the
railroads The president may swing his big
club until he In out OF breath. but he viii
be defeated on the main questIon.-Kearney,
Neb.. New Era Standard
Washington correspondent reports
'thc interesting discovery" that President
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
PLATT's CYNICAL CONFESSION

Senator Platt, of New York, the "easy boss
of other days, old, cynical and in bad repute,
took the stand in the insurance investigation a
few days ago and frankly admitted that he had
obtained campaign contributions from insurance
in exchange for his influence in de-
feating regulative legislation:
What Odell said Plat confirmed The
money was paid for defense" 1t was used
to elect state officials and senators and as
semblymen. It's receipt explains Hendricks
1t explains the subserviency of the insurance
committees They were hired and their
wages were paid in advance. Does this ex-
plain Governor Higgins hesitancy to act?-
New York World.
Senator Plat says that the sole object OF
his present political activity is s'the recovery
to the state organization of it's old time
vigor and quality" BY "old time" he prob
ably means the time when he was at the head
OF the organization. He says: Il am too old
man to wish to resume precisely those hard
and trying responsibilities which I once was
able and glad to discharge" Some of the re-
sponsibilites were disclosed by the senator
in his testimony before the legislative com
mittee. 1t deyolved upon the head of the
state organization to receive the sums paid
by corporations for special protection to be
given by it. The ordinary protection which
the law and the ministers of the law extend
to all not enough for the corporations.
They thought they needed in addition the
protection which the republican party repre-
sented by its leaders, controlling the legisia-
ture and state executive departments, could
give them. Manifestly the state organization
had trying duties to discharge when it had to
ascertain from the important corporations OF
the state how much protection" and Of what
kind each of them needed, and to determine
how much should be paid for 1t. 1t takes
business man-an expert in calculating val
ues and levyng assessments-to adjust com
plicated questions of this kind There has
to be graduated scale OF prices. To be guar
anteed immunity from wholesale legislation
will cost more than protection against black
mail legislation These are the agreements
which the state organization when Ii had it's
old time yigor, used TO carry out.-Chicago
Tribune.
Senator Plat has confessed that no was
for III. h..i.. o..
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
NOVEMBER 80. 1906

sentence for the poor man. A sixhour SEN
tence for the rich man. Do you understand
now why the workingmen of the country be-
lieve that there is one law for the rich and
another for the poor? Does this explain the
growing contempt for the courts? -Lincoln,
Neb., Wageworker.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30
Ws Nebraska Independent

Roosevelt has Slightly changed his program
concerning railway rate legislation" Instead
of advocating giving the interstate commerce
commission power to fix absolute rates, as
it is assumed he formerly did, he is now adj
vocating giving it power only to fix the maxi
mum rates. If the president has made any
change in his rate program it is not a recent
one. AS long ago as May 9 Secretary Taft
in speech at banquet given in Washing
ton to the members of the international rail
way congress, declared specifically in favor
of giving the interstate commerce commits
sion power to fix the maximum rates.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30

Senator Platt has confessed that no was
for many years the go-betwecn for the In.
surance and legislative grafters. lie was
given large sums Of money by the Insurance
companies for the use OF his political machine
and he knew that the contributors expected
him 10 protect them from hostile legislation"
lie acted both as the agent of The brbers and
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30

But does the country not want and will
not contentedly accept anything even remote
ly in the nature of compromise. This is an
issue already joined. The American people
have taken sides in good faith President
Roosevelt has thrown down the gage and
rung defiance on the shield of the railroad
magnates waiting in their tents. Just as
lvanhoe or Bevidere on the field of Camelot
once challenged all to fair contest in the lists
so has the president drawn his visor down and
laid his lance in rest But here is a colossal
thing. Compared with it and the incalculable
interests at stake the clashes of those ancient
knights and champions seem mere p0uting
matches of grown children over nosegays
and feminine caprices Theodore Roosevelt
stands for the welfare of nearly 100,000,000
of human beings. He has vowed himself to
their cause. He is committed in thousand
ways to their protection and advancement.
He has passed the word of soldier, states
man and liberator. Let no one tell us that
on the eve of battle he has begun faintheart-
ed parley with the Washington Post.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-30

Washington correspondent reports
"the interesting discovery" that President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
HEsrER ANALYzEs MovrMENr

New Orleans, Jan. 10.-Secretary Hester's analysis of the cotton movement for the four close of December. inclusive. shows that compared with the crop movement last year, Texas, including Indian Territory has brought into sight this season in round States. which include Arkansas, Louisiana Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Okla homa have marketed 434, 900 more. and the group of Atlantic States, which Include North and South Carolina. Georgia Florida Alabama and Virginia 657.0o0 bales ahead, making the net increase in the total of the crop marketed 1.07s, 900.
 Mir. Hester shows the amount brought tn- to sight by groups of States for the four months of this season as follows: Texas and Indian Territory, 2.142, 909 bales a decrease increase over year before last lot 2s2.OsS and an increase over the same time in 1901 of 11b, ,033
 Other Cuff States, 2.45s,154, an increase year before last of 941 ,SsS and an increase over 1901 of 47s.O44
 Atlantic States 3.322.94l an increase over Sor last year % of 5sS25 ae an increase oyer year 1901 oF 734.o1S.
 Total crop in sight at close of December, S.011.4o4. an increase over last year of r. o79 2s2; an increase over year before last l.a22.Os9
 The groups of States furnished in round figures of the crops of last year and the vear before last from Texas and Indian Territory last year 2.S76 GOO bales and year before last 2,S3I, 0oo: other Cuff States B. 267 900 last year and year before last s,797.- GOO; Atlantic States. 376s.0oO last year and year before last. 4.10O,00
 Mir Hester makes the total Oklahoma movement. none of which is included in the Texas crop. fer the four months ending lz7.739 last year and 13s.s1o year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
LIyERPooL COTTON FUTURES.
., S. BACHE CO.'S COTTON LETTER. (By Direct Private Wire to Virgin & Faunce
 


 New York, Jan. 1O.-After quiet and ir- regular morning cotton broke around mid day under a renewal of bear pressure and selling by certain large spot houses It loked as if the little squirt 10 spot demand was responsible for the recent advance, in connection with the firmpess of interior holders, had exhausted the buying power for the time being; the bears were again harnmering the market on the theory that fhe next movement in spots would reflect the weakening of some of the smaller hold CTS of spots in the 3outn.
 Liverpool cables showed lack of demand for futures and diminishing buying move ment as to spots Sales of spots reported only 5000 bales at the decline of points and futures, at the hour of the local open Ing were to S points lower.
 The local market opened easy with de cline of 4@s points. At first there seemed some disposition among local prote ssionals fo support the market and prices mprov a d point or two. But thls seemed solely for the purpose of making new selling level and later the market worked off irresularly with quotations in the early af- fernoon Albout 10d12 points net lower.
 Receipts for the day were about equal fo last years. The Houston estimate was lIeht but the New Orleans estimate was liberal and the movement on the whole fur nished the impression that needs for Iin- mediate shipments had been covered.
 Private advices from the South continue 10 assert that spot noldets are showing no disposition to accept concessions and in our creased pressure is merely an incident in ecalping markets. Each day's transactions should be governed by the daily news but there seems little reason 10 look for any thing but a gradual 1eciia'ng market untN after the next ginners report at any rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
MARKET FOR FUTURES
OF BEAR PRESSURE AND IIOUIDATION.
4{About. Midday Bears Said Market Stop Loas Orders Are Uncovered and Q
 Severe Break 10 Prices is the Result.

New York, Jan. 1o.-The cotton market E Ewaa more active and met with a renewal or sbear pressure as well as liquidation on re- 1xsports of easier spots. Evidently. though, xhs official adyices received during the &1ata trading showed little change in the <>more prominent Southern spot markets. The opening was easy at decline of 496 points
 For about as due on the cables which reflect k,ed lack of demand for both spot fnd fu- 4furos in the English market At first there {Dsemed to be no special pressure in the lo- <1oca1 market and prices steadied up point For two from the opening figures on support xby . couple of large floor brokers. The k,narket soon turned easier. however. with Espot houses. which have recently been buy King, moderate sellers. while Liverpool and ;the South also seemed to be sending selling Borders to the local market During the smorning tho list ruled irregular rather than
 showing any decided tendency, but shortly after midday there a sharp bear raid. -etop loss orders were caught and there was
 . severe break. During the balance ot
 the session there was a reaction and the <clos ewas barely steady at the lowest fig ures of the session or a net decline of Fl Q 23 points. Sales of futures were estimated It S5O.000 bales
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.

Houston--Quiet: middling, 15>i6: net re- ceipts. s.13s; gross receipts, 9,13s: ship ments, 7,103; sales, 122: stock, 77,67s. reipts 421; gross receipts. 421; shipments. as6; sales, 59S; stock, 92.391
 Memphfs-Steady; middllng, 6%; net re- ceipts, 2,672; shipments, 5,100; sales. 5000; stock 136, TIT.
 St Louis-Quiet; middling, q: net receipts 500; gross receipts, 3,416; shipments. 3,o1o; stock, 40, ,232.
 cincinnati--Net receipts, 5so; gross rey Beipfs 5s0; shipments, l,04s; stock, S.513. F
 Louisville--Firm middling, 7b.
 Total today--Net receipts, lJ.612; gross receipts, 1s.22s; shipments, 1e,754; sales. B,720: stock, S5o,5S1,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
 

 Gaireston-steady; middling, 15-1s; net receipts. 10.3ss; gross receipts, 1o,393; sales. 5S: stock, 196,643: exports to Great Britain. $50; to the continent. 959. New Orleans-Steady; middling, 6%; net receipts, e0,o5s; gross receipts. 2o,05s; sales. z,550; stock. 243.44s; to the continent. 1,6l6. Mobile-Steady: middling, 6B: net re ceipts, 20; gross receipts. 20; sales. 2.250; stock, ,12s; coastwise, 1.7oS . Eayannah--Quiet; midjling, 6A: net re- ceipts 4.f7o: gross receipts 4,170; sales. 249: stock, ss.3s4; continent, 4,2s2; coastwise. 1464.
 chsrleston-Firm; middling. e%: net re- ceipts 36: gross receipts, 36; stock, 26,s36. Wiimington--Nominal net receipts, 130: gross receipts 130; stock, 2,549. Norfolk--Net receipts, 1,540; gross re- ceipts. 1.540; stock, 269so. Baltimore-Nominai; middling, TX; gross receipts, 245: stock, S.505. .a New York-Quiet; middling, 7.15; net re- reipts 2,S41; gross receipts. COPS; sales, l. ,o25; stock, s9,215; to France, 722; to the continent, 200.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 7.15; net re- .ceipts 69T; gross receipts, 1,22o: to Great Britain, 2,35S; to the continent, 723. Phtladeiphia--Quiet; middling, TAO; net receipts, 40; gross receipts. 90; stock. 1,470.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
MARINE NEWS.

New Orleans-Cleared, steamers Dorothy, Mcdonald, New York; Callisto (Dutch), Weibess, Hamburg, via Norfolk: San Juan, Foss. Porto Rico; Beverly (Br.), McLaren, Bacas del Tero. via Colon; Togerm (Br.), Hilleday, Glasgow, via Newport News; Pro- teus. Halsey. New York
 Port Eads-Arrived steamers Akaba (Br.- Barry; Mount Vernon (Nor.), Falsen, Liv- ingston. Sailed. steamers Mngda CBr.). Mintske, Odenz and Frederick shaven, via Norfolk; Cayo Domingo (Br.D. Friend, Ham burg, via Newport News; Manteo, Patter- sen, Brazos. Santiago; Alabama (Nor.), Gjimre. Bluefields; Regina Elena (ItaL), Rizzo. Genoa, via Norfolk,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR.

New York Jan. o.-sugar-Raw, strong and firm; refining. F centrifugal, 5; mo- lasses sugar. Az; refined. firm.
 Cofree-Spot, steady. Futures opened steady at advance of points in response to higher European cables and rather bull ish Brazilian cables estimating the amount of coffee remaining in the interior of San tos at 1000, 000 bags and the coming San tos crop at 6,5OO 0oO bags. Later the French market reacted and the initial gain in the local market was barely maintained as Europe selling and some Of the bulls appeared to be gradually reducing their lines Closed steady. net unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales 94,250 bags. March, 790; May. s.15; July, S,3O; September, s.56 gS55, December, SIS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
KANSAS CITY LIVE sTocK.

Kansas City, Jan. -Cattle-Receipts, and feeders strong: choice export and dressed beef steers. S4751575; fair to good s3. @475; Western fed steers, $25OG4. .25: steers. s3.5O@ 4.75ls southern cows. s2@ 3.25; native cows, Sl50q 4 60; native heifers, s260 d450; bulls S2.25G4; calves, S3G6.50 bulk of sales, s44544.70. heavy s4.76@ s. co hackers. s4,55 47o; pig and lights. $SSF lD4.6O.
 sheep-Receipts. 4Ooo: marked lO@l5e higher; native lambs, s6q6.75:. native wetn- CTS, s5 5,75; native fed ewes, $4@5; Vest ern lambs S6 Western yearlings S4.25 O 6.S5; Western sheep, $4a5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50G4.70