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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

marks the dividing line between the
wise and the unwise. The action OF
the healthy mind is determined by it's
cogniZance of facts through the law of
necessity. Therefore, argument in de-
fiance of facts, if it be not the special
pleading of an attorney, evidences de-
fective mentality.
The democratic state convention
that is to assemble on the 18th prOx-
imo, will take action that will bear
fruit that will be good or i'll in proper
ton as it's members are advised of
the true conditions that exist. It's
action will correctly index it's intelli-
gence and determine the claim of
the party upon popular support. OPP
portunity pregnant with rich rewards
for craftsmanship with outstretched,
and imploring arms will greet the as
sembled delegates and invite them to
disinterested and patriotic action. Up
on those, who appropriate the party
leadership will fall the responsibility
of guiding the party in the way of the
unfolding possibilities that lay before
it,
The convention is not yet made up.
It's pontentiality is yet within the
people. 1t is for them to say what
the convention shall be, and what it
shall do. They will do this in proper
tion as they are alive to the duties
and responsibilities of citizenship.
The issue is plain. 1t is simple and
within the comprehension of all. In
brief it is popular government, or
corporation rule, which shall it be-?
At the present time the state is
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
THE GOvERNORsHIP

The question of who shall be the
candidate for the governorship, or for
any other Office in the state or nation,
is purely a question of fitness and
availability. individuals are known to
the public only through the public
record Of their words and deeds These
invest them with public character
upon which individuals may pass
Judgment In the selection of candi-
dates for office, individuals to the ex-
tent that they have the power to do
so, are governed by the same motives
that control their action in the selec-
ton of a foreman, school teacher,
attorney or physician, the choice in
all cases being determined by the
qualifications and availability each
presents.
1t frequently happens that men pos
sessing the temperament, disposition
intelligence, Judgment and honesty to
administer the affairs of state, are lit
tie known to the public in which case
unless they possess extraordinary
abilities and rare qualifications as
campaigners they would be unable tC
make themselves sufficiently known
and appreciated in the time interven
ing between convention day and the
election to constitute them available
candidates. In which case the choice
of a convention would necessarily b.
between men possessing the other re
quisite qualifications to which were
added that of being we'll and favor
ably known to the voters. But in nj
ease can candidate be considere,
available unless he is known to b.
sound to the core upon the issues in
volved in the election, and to be pos
sessed of the intelligence, firmness
aggressiveness and sterling honesty
to administer the office justly and in
partially.
When new issues present then
selves for solution, upon which tn
voters demand to know the standin
of aspirants for public office, in mos
cases old records are an obstacle
success, and in only rare instance
where an old party war horse ente
tanned views in advance of party
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
FACTS

Facts precede reasons. Reason 'ng
consists in tracing out the relation
facts bear to each other and drawing
inference from them. The recogniza-
ton or non-recognization of facts
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

men.
On May 25th ult George w. Berge
in an open letter to the voters OF
the state announcing his candidacy
for the nomination for governor al
the hands of the democratic and pop
ulist conventions, pledged himself, il
elected, to use every influence at his
command to bring about the passage
and enforcement of the following laws
Il A law that will destroy the free
pass bribery system, root and branch
This system unjustly discriminates, is
colossal bribe, is an intolerable ant
unmitigated evil and must be pro
scribed by law before we can get rio
of it and before we can restore the
government back to the people.
90 A law that will drive the profes
sional lobbyists out of business at the
state capitol Corporations have TIE
right to be heard on all measures af
fecting their interests, but the pro
fessional lobbyist outside of that has
no more right to tamper with the
legislature than litigant has to tam
per with jury which is considering
his case.
"9. A direct primary law
"A. A law reducing passenger rates
to two cents per mile.
IS. A law reducing freight rates ant
generally to control the railroads, wi
respect to transportation facilities
charges and determinations
Thus Mr.. Berge has taken the pub
lie into his confidence and is work
ing open and above board, placing hi
reliance upon the producers and tax
payers OF the state. The railroads ar
making the fight of their lives to pre-
vent his nomination, and every ally O
the corporations. in the Democrat
party is expected to do full duty il
opposing the nomination of MI
Berge until after the convention shal
have acted. If nominated Mr.. Berg
will have the railroads and thei
allies to fight in the field and at tn
polls. But the fact that the peopl
of all parties know him to be tn
embodiment of their interests in tn
great contests, and having undoubte
confidence in his courage and honesty
thousands will rally to his supper
that would not support any other den
ocrat. The opposition of the railroad
to Mr.. Berge after being nominate
would prove to be pillar of strengt
to him in the campaign rather than
weakness.
, Mr.. Berge's position in the minG
OF the voters of the state is exec
r tional. His name is identified in
heroic manner with the fight again
railroad rule in the minds of the pc
pie. He is regarded as the Folk
LaFollette of Nebraska He cam,
be turned down with impunity. H
, nomination will mean the election
, the state ticket together with a legi
, lature and democratic United State
senator. Further than this, the ele
ton of the democratic ticket in IL
, state of Nebraska this year w
, prove to be a tower of strength
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

which may be summarized in the rail-
road question is not an exception to
the rule, the friends and enemies of
| which are battling for supremacy
invoking the traditions of their re-
spective parties to justify their oppos-
ing views.
The railroad question opens with
/! hundreds of millions of annual reve-
nue., in the form of extortionate freight
and passenger charges involved, and
cannot be closed until seven billions
or more of fictitious capital is blot
| ted out Therefore, all sensible men
realize that the battle is on, and that
it means political war in the full
meaning of the word. From now on
only warriors can be called upon to
lead. The front ranks will no longer
be place to disport gaudy uniforms
1t will be no dress parade.
In the democratic state convention
that will convene in Lincoln on the
18th of August there will undoubtedly
be a number of aspirants for the CUB
ernatorial nomination. AS yet, how
ever, only one of the number, namely,
George w. Berge, has taken the pub
lie into his confidence by announcing
his candidacy and defining his posi-
ton upon the railroad question, the
issue upon which the election must
turn.
Why this silence and secrecy?
!, What does it mean? To be willing
; to stand upon the party platform is
!, not enough. Such does not meet the
: requirements of the case. In cases
) where party is not unanimous uron
the issue that is vital, the candidate
is of far greater consequence than
} the platform.
$ Under conditions such as exist al
: present in Nebraska the candidate
=, who hesitates to define his position
/ may be set down as favoring the side
g of the railroads rather than the PEG
4 pie, because if it were otherwise. anC
such candidates did not hope for OF
+ expect secret aid in their canvass
/, from the railroads they would has Ell
0 to square themselves with the de
: mands of the people upon whom the,
e must rely for support at the polls.
y Up to the present time one candi
S date only has announced his position
0 which has been done in most positiv,
n and unequivocal terms. Before th
l. was done, however, the name o
e George w. Berge was recognize,
e throughout the length and breadth O
e the state as being synomous with
e antagOnism to railroad extortion. tn
. free pass bride, the professional lobb
e and corporation rule of politics ger
r orally
o In 1904 when the name of Judg
d Parker Of New York was mentione
re as an aspirant for the presidentia
A. nomination at the hands of the demo
S. cratic party, Mr.. Bryan through hi
S, paper demanded to know from Judg
Y, Parker where he stood upon publ
o. questions. Our great commoner il
sisted that the democratic voters {
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
STAGGERING FIGURES.

II used to be that astronomy. with it's
stupendous magnitudes. incredible veloci-
ties and inconceivable distances seemed
10 make the greatest demand on mans
belief. says the London Telegraph Today
IL is physics. We read. for instance, that
Hertz's oscillations give rise 10 500 00o. 900
oscillations per second. Where is the man
who can conceive OF anything happening
In the hve-hundred- -mllionth part OF n
secondP But this is quite a long period
compared to some OF those now accepted
as inevitable optics. According to Max
wells great theory a. light wave is a Sc
ries of alternating electric currents flow
Ing in air or interplanetary space and
changing their direction I. 900 600 600. .o00. .0O0
times per second And this is supposed
To be true OF every form OF light coming
from the sun. the electric lamp or a luci-
fer match. Who can think OF anything
happening in the thousand million mil
lionth part of second?
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
THEY WERE FOILED.

The anarchist plot to assassinate King
Victor or Italy by placing bombs on the
railway line at Anoona was frustrated In
remarkable manner. one day last
week a well-known English mining en-
gineer, who has had several engagements
In Spain was riding on a motor omni-
bus down Tottenham court road.
Two foreigners ascended and INDUCED
in heated conversation In the Catalan
dialect OF Spanish. a dialect the English
engineer spoke perfectly, owing 10 his
long residence in Catalonia. He over
heard the whole details OF the plot to
blow up the King OF Italy's train near
Ancona. Realizing the gravity OF the
situation, he alighted and took cab to
Scotland Yard. where he told his story.
At first the officials were inclined to
cough. but his gravity and credentials at
length convinced them that there might
be something In his statement Even
tualiy the Italian police were telegraphed
10, the bombs were discovered. and the
perpetration of a terrible outrage pre-
vented. Reynolds Newspaper.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
A YACHTING GIRL.

She wore a natty sailor hat.
Her blouse was duck. OF snowy white
ness.
With pretty anchor buttons that
Were almost dazzling In their bright
A lanyard looped around her neck.
All In bowline knotted neatly,
There never walked "A quarter-deck
A maiden rigged out more completely.
She talked about the racing yachts.
nng.
She really seemed TO know Just lots.
Though ] suspected she was bluffing,
rect.
She had the bowsprit right. by jingo!
And but an expert could detect
An error In her yachting lingo.
Twas not until we went to lunch
"a iaunch-the captains own--conveyed
us)
That we had something OF hunch
That for landlubbers she had played
To laugh at US was hardly fair.
IL was ungallant. too. and yet with
harder case OF NAL de mer
Than that poor girls never met with.
Anon.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
TO LESSEN DROWNINdS

That pifui tale Of deaths from drowning which every
tells with falling regularity process
narration here Rhode Island where the cooling the
sparkling inland
human kind to the delights OF bathing
sends thousands people from the
cities and the stretches
country The the benefit OF the many
the few for there is nothing inviting
suy than the rolling the cool depths
pond river
While fatalities few compared the number OF ba
would be lessened before
unknown waters precaution learning
In familiar streams.
swimming notation at least is not difficult that
find difficulty mastering It, Ability
keep a often the ability to
re water Ability swim few strokes
salvation Of the swimmer since him
OF a reacherous pool to shallow and safe waters
No doubt expert swimmers sometimes lose their lives
while enjoying attacked
heads against rocks in diving; but the
who hundred yards tread float IN
an the wreck Of steamer the upsettng
boat collapse o wharf only his own
life but be the Of saving the lives of others.
II Impractical and impossible TO aach swim
ming in the public both practical and
the public bath houses OF educating
the youth city in this healthfu and art
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
WAYS AND MEANS.

Milwaukee wants To raise an auditori-
um fund or 10000. and Mr.. William r.
Hooker. private secretary to Mayor Sher-
bic Becker. believes that the thing can he
done by a series OF entertainments in
cludlng boxing and wrestling matches, a
horse show and lectures by the Boy May
or. Secretary Hooker calculates that a
prizeflght "on the level"-he calls Il a box
ing match, however-would bring I'm $780,
900. II the "puge" could be introduced by
the youthful mayor with lecture on the
manly art of self-defence and Mr. Hooker
would act as referee. n check for the
whole amount needed might be sent 10 the
city treasurer the following day.-New
York sun
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
Things Seen Through
The Eyes of Others
EXCESSIVE SPEED.

The official inquiry into the derailment
OF the American lire special from Ply
mouth to London leaves no doubt as 10
the cause OF the disaster at Salisbury.
which was attended by such fatal conse-
auences. Search for any defect in the To-
connective. such as a broken axle. and for
anything which might have been wrong
with the track has proved futile. On the
other hand the testimony relative to speed
proves to be unfortunately conclusive.
Faster running than at the rate OF 20
miles an hour at the Salisbury curve had
not been considered safe by the railroad
company, and at the time OF the disaster
the train was moving more than twice as
rapidly. The very general suspicion which
was entertained at the outset therefore.
is now fully confirmed The wreck was
due 20 excessive speed.-New York Tri-
bune.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
HOW 1T SINGS.

Everybody Is familiar with the rasp-
ing notes known as the katydid's "song."
IL Is the male only that Is capable OF
emitting the well known sounds, and he
does II in a most peculiar manner. His
vocal organs" are at the base OF his
wings and consist OF two fat excresences
OF thin. dry membrane. 1t Is the rubbing
OF these two membranous plates together
which produces the song" II your
shoulder blades were so loosely put to-
gether that one could be slipped under
the other and the underside of one and
the uper side OF the other were so rough
that the operation OF slipping them past
each other would cause a raspng sound
you could initiate the katydids musical
efforts very nicely.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21

according to the view OF the intelligent citizenship
that has not been trained in the subteties and
vagaries of the law.
But it isn't the view of City Solicitor Baker,
who has had such training as his exhaustive dis
cussion of very simple proposition shows. AS
his opinion will govern the city council and the
public works and park commissioners il amounts
in all practical purposes to an authoritative de-
csion
Labor is always law-abiding and in this in
stance il will accept and abide by the city solicitor S
will it be so foolish as to play dog-in-the-
manger by invoking the power OF the court to de-
prive other city employees OF the boon OF shorter
working day.
That would be an inexcusably selfish policy
and honest labor is never selfish. Because they
denied the benefit OF shorter hours the outside
employees OF the public works and park departments
will not be induced by any demagogic diatribes to
deprive of it their fellow employees fortunate
enough TO enjoy that boon.
Like awabiding and sensible citizens they
will proceed in the way declared to be the only
legal one, to obtain what they desire and what
they believe they in justice and equity are en-
titled to-
1t is to the general assembly they must now
appeal, and that being the case they should labor
with all their energy and enthusiasm for the cleo
ton OF the legislative candidates OF the Demo
cratic-Independent party, upon whom alone can
they rely for that fair and just treatment that is
their right.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
ABOUT NEW ENGLAND

Practically no wood will be used in the
reconstruction OF the new church Of st.
Peter and st. Paul in Lewiston. Me. Even
the window frames will be OF iron. Both
the basement and the floor OF the main
church will be laid In tiles. The only
wood will be In the seats. doors and about
the altar The roof will be OF slate or
copper
While E. r. Warren OF Stafford Conn.
was repairing an old house for Charles
Pero of Hydevile he found three coins,
one bearing the date 1898 and one that
OF 1913. these being English, while the
third. an American one-cent piece, bears
the date 1895.
Bridgeport. Conn, Is to have a German
day celebration that will outdo anything
OF Its kind ever attempted in the state.
The biggest crop OF corn and oats In
South Paris, Me, this year. is growing
In the ruins OF an old grain MILL
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
USE ALCOHOL
FOR CLEANING.

Invaluable at home or away is bot
tie of alcohol. a piece OF blotting paper
and a silk sponge for cleaning clothes,
says the Philadelphia Record. Spots APP
pear on ones clothes sometimes in a
most mysterious manner, and my placing
the blottng paper underneath the spot,
sponging the latter with the alcohol. the
foreign matter Is cleansed from the right
side OF the goods and absorbed on TO the
blotting paper on the wrong side.
Most persons would last longer and
look better all the time II carefully
brushed mot with bristley broom nor
a stin brush) after the dust has been
shaken out. This should follow every
wearing.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
HOW HE WOULD DO 1T.

A magazine editor was congratulating
Richard Harding Davis on the success OF
his farces.
Gould you," pursued the editor, treat
farcically the situation of wife's elope-
ment with her husbands best friend?"
Mr.. DAVIS laughed.
"One of the principals In just such a
situation" he said. got a good deal of
fun out of II. I allude TO the deserted
husband. He got fun and revenge as well.
This deserted husband. the day after his
wife's elopement with his best friend, sent
the aforesaid best friend a packet and
the following letter:
"D Dear sr-Please hand the inclosed set
OF false teeth to my late wife, and ask
her TO be so good as to return my faith
ers. which. In the hurry of the moment.
she took by mistake
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
IN SEARCH OF A CELL

Gourdan has been fitting about the country
in fruitless endeavor a
able him pry his way penitentary at Joliet Ill
made his United States
Naragansett Pier but all in vain Like others Jus
tice White declined petition an order
that would the doors OF prison cell to him
Gourdan wants lbert- that transcendent boon for
which millions fought A quest which millions
have perished His resoundins declaration I'm
prisonment give DEATH the free air
heaven any allurements the song birds any
charms Nothing soothe him the odors
seon nothing satisfy save the mncng of the
locksep.
The Gourdans trouble is that he engaged
In business which government regarded
swindle put stop to his operations he had
accumulated big fortune.
The governments against eliminated In SEN
ence OF four and half after Gourdan had declared
court that whatever impose
cheerfuy However hardly
lawyer without consulting potent
wrs that the strongest prison
This prison at Joliet and
landed him in the county bastile Chicago didn't
the noise and he objected the atmosphere
him overpowering might be sus-
pected OF endeavoring to evade deserved punishment
He ball. therefore. that he get the
county baste and could make fight get the Joliet
prison lie returned Joliet pitifuly pleaded
in and assigned ce but the caous warden showed
the door. exterior view.
This poignant Gourdans distress and
in the depths Of his despair prison
his own at Joliet and conhne himself within It,
Before he started this threat into
idea occurred TO him and him hope 1t that he might
the help OF Justice supreme
In becoming real convict He Chicago
to Washington then 70 New York everywhere
coldy cruelty denied privilege
ceraton.
tice White who had been friend his grant
the earthly favor he soushta free cell in the
Joliet prison.
But. the others Justice White was nresponsve He
declined to grant the OF the whose sole ambition in
life Is to be convict in fact we'll in
Gourdain Is disheartened and discouraged well may
ray hope. He still opportunity
to equip himself with burglars kit and burge his
into Joliet Obviously, there is other In which the
longings OF his sensitive soul can be satisfied.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21
BOYS, TAKE NOTE OF
THIS LITTLE TALE

Tess-Yes. Mr.. Sloman asked me for a
kiss He said I could surely see how
much he loved me and that I ought to
do st.
Jess-And what did you say7
Tess-I said l couldn't see II in that
light. and the silly fellow didn't have
sense enough 10 turn the light down
Philadelphia Press.
Hard on Him.
Jm-Does your wife sit up for you when
you are out late at night?
Tim-No. she does worse. She turns
out the lights, and sets a rocking chair
in front OF the door for me TO stumble
over.-Detroit Free Press.
He Saw Things.
First suburbanite-Did you ever go on
one OF those Cooks tours?
Second Suburbanite--Oh. yes; I've Wis
tied every intelligence office from one end
OF the city TO the other.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Quite the Same.
"why do you object to my marrying
your daughter"
Because you can't support her in the
style to which she has been accustomed
all her life"
How do YOU know I can't? can
start her on bread and milk, same as
you did"
She Was Sarcastic.
Mrs. Gaddie-Oh! we had TO drive Miss
Crabbe out OF our club; she was dis
turbing element.
Mrs. Jenks-Indeed! What was the mat
ter?
Mrs Gadiie--why, we were discussing
the servant girl question one day. and
she said IL we'd only stay at home and
attend to our business there wouldn't
be any servant girl question.