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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21
JUNE 81, 1905

governors of thirty-two states are re-
publicans. The party Das two hun
dred and ,fifty-two members of con-
gress out of a total OF three hundred
and ninenty, and has fifty seven Uni
ted States senators out of a total of
ninety. With its enormous army Of
great and small feeders at the public
crib the party will hardly let the gov
eminent slip from its grasp without
a titanic struggle, and while we real
ize that the party machine has been
adaptable to the wants of corpora
lions and special interests, We must
also remember that it nominated and
elected Roosevelt and that the Office
holders of the party will renominate
him or some other of his kind, any
one that promises success, rather
than hazard the chance of losing the
honors and emOluments of Office. 1t
can readily be conceived that press
ure sufficient to induce the ambitious
and intence partisan Roosevelt to re-
consider any purpose he may have
will be forthcoming if necessary, and
that he will not let slip a chance of
reelection unless it be accompanied
by brilliant prospect of securing a
seat in the United States senate, or
in the cabinet of his successor.
Therefore the concomitant of the
practically assure nomination of Bry-
an by the democrats in 1908 may be
set down to be the denomination of
Roosevelt for another term, and on
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21
ROOSEVELT IN 1908

Will President Roosevelt again be
the candidate of his parry in 1908?
He says no. But does h. know? If
he possessed stability of character
and intellectual integrity there would
remain no doubt as to his course, be-
cause he has repeatedly stated with
emphasis that he would not be can
didate to success himself But he is
changable, ambitious and has little re-
gard for consistency, and from this
point Of view his future conduct can
be judged far more accurately than
from placing reliance upon any state
ment he may make.
1t must always be borne in mind
that the republican party is some
thing more than the instrumentality
of special interests in the govern
ment. 1t is political machine, with
its votaries in Office all the way from
path-master to president Roosevelt
received a plurality of 2,545,515 votes
in the last national election, and the
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dences of dissatisfaction over the
despotism of trusts is now clearly man
ifested and is daily growing holder
and more defiant. The populist party
in the state is factor in it's politics
with an organization and upwards of
10000 Independent voters. By far
the greater portion of these lack con-
fidence in the party that nominated
Parker, of gold telegram fame, and
in their present state of mind would
undoubtedly prefer Roosevelt to any
democrat that could be named against
him, with the single exception of Bry-
an
These men are honest and indie
pendent, and upon their votes depend
the success of the democratic party
this year. With their hearty cooper
alton the democrats can win With
out their hearty cooperation there is
no hope of defeating the republican
ticket in Nebraska this year.
Under the circumstances. the men
who will hazard a chance Of victory
in the state are guilty Of disloyalty to
Mr.. Bryan and to the cause he repre-
SCENTS. At this time Nj. Bryan's per-
sonal fortunes in politics are so inter-
woven with the cause that he repre-
sents that they can not be separated.
And, nothing is likely to contribute to
the advancement of both more than
a democratic victory in Nebraska this
year. A democratic victory in the
state may. be fraught with a meaning
beyond the power of anyone to faith
ON. How weak an arm Ilay turn
the iron helm of fate"
Therefore it is that we are utterly
unable to link good faith to the argu-
ment that a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor who
is perfect in everything, sound of
head and heart, available beyond all
others, known, loved and demanded
by the voters be passed on the sole
ground that his membership in the
party does not date from antiquity.
We must be excused for not crediting
the reason here given as the real
one. We are as incapable of accept
ing such reason as being given in
good faith, as we are at loss to
understand why any man would ex-
pose himself to criticism in standing
sponsor for such a reason at all. The
business before the voter is serious,
and only meritorious reasons should
govern his actions.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21
THE SUPREME TEST OF FITNESS

The spirit of democracy that pre-
vades the human heart, and moves
men and nations towards the goal of
brotherhood, has been startled from
it's slumbers and forbids rest to Amer
leans until the land is freed from the
pain and the menace of industrial
despotism. The mighty hosts of free
men are bestiring themselves for duty,
and lining up for final encounter
with the monster product of greed,
corporate monopolies
At such a time traditional party
lines have little or no meaning. The
living, moving, vital evidences of sim
cerity and patriotism defy the con-
fines of party and bring natural allies
together under law of affinity as
irresistible as is the law of gravity.
The coupling of the names of Roose-
welt and Bryan together, during the
past year, as alike deserving Of hon.
age has been spontaneous and univer-
sal, and possesses much significance
to the experienced and thoughtful.
Again, the ground swell of opinion to-
wards Bryan upon the first unmis-
taxable evidence of weakness and in
competency in Roosevelt evidences ex-
treme sensitiveness on the part of the
public, and is warning against
laundering or trifiing, that to the wise
ought to be sufficient.
The little things of politics have
lost their power before the great
work to be done, and the test of fit
ness is put to those who WELD in
auence in the state conventions OF
parties, and to none more so than to
the leaders of the. democratic party
in Nebraska.
The farmers of Nebraska were in
the vanguard of a movement that has
now become general and acute If the
nation. The Farmers Alliance of Ne
braska in 1890 fathered a political
movement that promulgated a plat
form containing the essence of the
demands of the democratic platform
of 1896, and the succeeding nationa
platforms of the party. The Nebras
ka movement antedated the populis
party by two years. Prior to thu
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NORMAN majority OF the republican
party in the state averaged above
10000 votes. In 1890 the republican
candidate for governor received less
than third of the votes cast and the
democratic candidate received small
plurality over the candidates of the
independents. Thus the farmers of
Nebraska vindicated their intelligence
and independence and put party ira
ditions behind them.
At the time the independent move
ment developed in Nebraska the DEM
ocratic party was under leadership
as subservient to the interests of the
railroads as was the leadership of the
republican party. But, the rank and
file Of both parties were equally hon.
est, and the independent movement,
while drawing heavily upon both par
ties, made it's greatest inroads upon
the republican party, which, On ac-
count of being dominant in the gov
eminent of the state, was held to a
greater responsibility for the existing
unsatisfactory conditions. The popu-
lists party, which absorbed the Ne
braska independents, carried six
states in the presidential election of
1892 and elected members to both
houses of congress- It's career Of tri-
umph was checked, however, in 1896,
when the democratic leaders of the
south were driven, in self-defense, to
cut loose from their old party asso-
ciates in the north and west and work
to control the party in the interest
of the reform ideas that were SO surely
and rapidly undermining the party in
the south. AS the result of fierce
battle in the party caucuses and con-
ventions the democrats of the north
west were able to secure delegations
to the Chicago convention to join with
those from the south and wrest the
control of the party from New York
and the northeastern states. But,
having succeeded in making plat
form covering the demands of the
populists and nominating William J.
Bryan for the presidency, man whose
record fitted the platform, the old
| leadership Of the party in practically
every northern state worked for the
success of the republican ticket. So
attractive, however did the principles
of the party as enunciated at Chicago
prove to be that Bryan received a
million more votes than was ever cast
for a democratic candidate before. 1t
is estimated that two million so-called
democrats voted for Mckinley il 1896
and that three million former repub-
licans and populists voted for Bryan
In the election Bryan carried twenty
four of the then forty-fve states Of
the Union, and was barely defeated
notwithstanding the use of corrup
ton fund estimated to have been not
less than twelve millions.
Passing the influence of the Spanish
war upon our politics, and the elm
nation for the present and the imme
date future of the money question
because of the current adequate sup
ply of money metal, the country is
now face to face with the problem:
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Goods; Stories.
|, NUMBER OF SMILES lF YOU
HAVE TlMETo CULTIVATE
THEM.

Joseph Jefferson was q strong be-
lever in early marriages and he never
missed an opportunity to impress his
convictions upon young men. In an an
address at Yale he said:
Il 4 dominate bachelors. The older
they grow the more conceited they be
come. Twas talking to one and asked
him why he did not marry. he PARTED
the question by telling me about dit;
ferent young women he had known,
and finding fault with each one. But
IT appeared that all of them had mar
rled.
"sYou are in danger Of getting left
I said to him. You ad better hurry
up before it is toolate..
Oh said the bachelor, there are
just as good fish in the sea-
81 know that, said, but the bait.
isn't there danger the bait becoming
stale? Everybody Magazine
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Mistaken Eor eas Llahters.

work who was helping her mistress
to prepare diner. Macaroni was pro-
duced with a view Of putting It in
pudding. (They do that in Cleyeland.)
The cook glowed with surprise as she
beheld the long white sticks But
when they were carefully placed in
water she gave checking gasp.
did You say MISUSE" she said in
in an awed voice, that you are goin'
tomake puddin' out Of that%
tYes, Jane" was the reply, THAT
is what 1 intended to do Have you
never seen macaroni cooked before?"
mo, ma'am," answere the cook,
Il amt. The last place / was at we
always used them things to light the
gas with. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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He Knew All About It.

what do you al understand ~ q
cataract31 the new teacher Of No. 2
asked Willie Straw. The answer came
promptly: TITS the fire ingine down
at the Dalevllle Corners" he said ia
GREATNESS haste to impart his know.
ledge. 4But 1t leaks some and 1t isn't
half so good looking as the Torrent,
either. You just wait until parade day,
and your see her, teacher.r-Y Youths
Companion.
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noon
Hostess to Thimble club.

Miss. Lora Bartlett was hostess to the
sictlian Thimble Club Wednesday af-
ternoon at her home on Locust ave
nue.. A delightful afternoon was spent
by the ladies and several pieces Of
needle work were displayed. A dainty
luncheon was serve by the hostess,
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y. -.
-SP.oRI

Jimmy Ryan, manager Of the Evans.
vile team, has the reputation Of be-
ing one Of the humorists Of the span
guIes, and hardly q day passes unless
a new story Is told on him The latest
is from Hugh Fullerton's pen:
I'VE had one ball player and ]. Ryan
kept him on a string all summer. Ryan
explained all geographical points to
this fellow carefully and pumped him
full of misiortunes. got up early
one day AMI found the player dressing
It was still dark and the train was
rushing along,
"Hello, b" / remarked, what gets
you up SO early?"
Il want to see the Apollnarls river"
he remarked.
'How's that2"
Ryan says we cross the Apolinaris
river at daylight" he replied.
II laughed, Go back tobed, He's
Kidding you, There is no such river
'swell,1 he answered. 'I'll stay up
until we got to the cheese mines"
Grantland Rice. sporting editor Of the
Cleveland News, is gaining a reputa-
ton as a parody poet Of baseball. The
following rhyme telling why the
Mighty Casey Famed" written for
the La joie base bali guide, and Is q
sequel to the famous poem, Casey
at tho Bat"
Casey. mighty Casey, was . most de-
jected man
AS he sat in contemplation on a very
well-rushed can,
And as the bunch Of village knockers
round him closer drew,
He softly murmurad to himself; III
Mudvllle only knew!"
II want the world" said Casey. Eat
last to understand
lust how ii happened in that game the
mighty Casey famed.
For everywhere I 50 today they point
"a ma ana shout:
.Tbere poea that lobster Casey. the
b,s Ana wbo atr,Iok outl,
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nook Hlm Al HIs Word.

! b +. ] ?
1.-THE late Bishop Thomas Frederick
Davies Of Detroit said a Detroit man,
l"once told me an interesting story Of
an elopement. He figured inthis elope.
ment as the ,oticlatlng clergyman. Il
was in Philadelphia, during his rec.
, torship Of st. Pauls.
1T seems that the proprietor Of one
Of the drygoods houses. in philadel.
phia had noticed for months the attt'
tude Of his head clerk, q young man
whom he held in high regard.
'The clerks pallor and increasing
leanness, his frequent signs and alb.
sentences, worried the millionaire
proprietor. He Questioned the young
man daily Anr finally the clerk cd.
mltted that he was insloye.
"'Well, said the head, marry her.
Your salary Is blg enough
"'Ah, said the clerk sadly, 'you don't
understand. She belongs to one Of the
first families Of Philadelphia, and her
father Is a millionaire
owen, maybe no wasn't when he
married. You have good position and
a good name. Youare Al fair match for
any girl said the other.
"It's no tise,'slghed the clerk Her
parents would not listen tome for one
moment.
"'Then, said the head, 'elope with
her,
"'Do you udylse that3 the clerk
asked excitedly.
Certainty dolls she IDOL know
herr
mes. Sic VIII ID atl your dance at
Devon tomorrow night. y.
"cWell, see here, said the head. WI
have my coaehmanout In front Of my
gate lit $3.50, Rush the sin int town.
aud mary her. 1'lt8 arrange with q.
clergyman for y6u is.ssj
stsBy love, The Il
AID ne did! ME nest mint
Iasies peFtorme d ne Ceremony alitIl
ia hour 81 Two latef the milllcnalfe
found tis daughter missing and wited
e. ..,,s,.s. .ltrt@Ifn,, lo 6H ~ |t...nfrr nAltuin
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Where Do TheyyC Come From 2
mere BE S coanlles. 81 West ylr.sIala.


There IS counties West Virginia.
82 counties grant no LIQUOR lcen ses
IL counties grant licenses in one town each
ii grant licenses wherever application ssmaae
There were 748 prisoners IN the oune ari DAP e
ber, 1901
Of hls number 1OB came I'll ss nolSspse eoanc D.
from the one town license counties TIE u ice',s
15scame from Fayete county ich eat Of 'ne
Of the State and 90 per % the IN mates Psa
Fayete has 50 men ID the Penlts ala than heeeein
license counties
The license counties have one man ~ every tas a
population the 70 oneoyn license lave
while the SO noltcense counties have
seyoalnoleense counties have he P@.
each and the highest number county Is
Hancock county, which ior @ year,
cent Of criminal expenses for October
The criminal expenses averaged p
each inhabltant theone6v eo8ass aseas Va,
license counties averaged l2679 mills
Fayee county and Mcdowell a.
each has everywhere any one
and the slloons are TO
one person III ky pepuaiop
one for every 100 ii Fasete
each intabiant siamn
The authority used tasasmcs
Federal sspsps tthe
saaatR warden of psulten
PROPOSITION coaan'1s
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COJJR' NEWS

] : Z i
Deed dated December 2, 1905; CA
snodgrass ct al. to George 3. Antel
lot ii snodgrass Addition, Manning
ton; consideration, $3.50.
Deed dated March 1, 1906; Thomas
M. Efaw ct TX. to Charles R. snod
grass, parcel Of land on Dudley forN
Of Flat run, Warrington district; con
sideration. one dollar.
Deed dated February is, 1876;
Thomas N. Efaw ct TX. 10 John ,
Engle ct al. 1SA acres Of land on
Dudley fork Of Flat run, Mannington
district; consideration, one dollar.
Deed dated March "a, 1907 Johr
s. Williams to Joseph F. Hawkins 81
all, parcel Of land inthe village Of Col
fax; consideration, $500.
Decd dated April IS, 1905; Claude
| 8. Riggs ct ux. to ]. Walter Barnes
lot on Fairmont avenue; considera'
tion. $4,000.
Deed dated March 8, 1906; Claude
! w. Gore, trustee. to Jonathan A. Hess
eli al, parcel Of land in Rivesytlle'
consideration, $3.50
Deed dated March a. 1906; Alice
Il. Waldo and husband to R. Nelson
Orr parts of two lots on Virginia ave
nue.; consideration, $1,000.
Jury Hung!
In the condemnation proceedings o.
tho r., M. and P. Railroad Company
VS.. Andrew Sterling resulted in hung
jury.
Dallas D. snider, one Of the Jurors
in these proceedings was taken III
and returned home. He was upablt
to attend court to-day and the remain
der Of the jury was discharged until
tomorrow morning
If this jury should fail to agree. The
case win have to betrled again by an
otter Jury. The failure on the par
Of this jury to reach an agreement
means that the railroad company hal
failed to prove to the satisfaction o
the jury that the branch through TIL
First ward is intended for the use Q
tho public. If the company can no
got a jury which will give It averdic
which will enable It to take Mr.. sterl
ing's property without his consent
then the company willhave to get tn
property with his consent; and at A
| price to be agreed upon between TIL
company and Mr.. Sterling.
The failure Of this jury to agree o
to give verdict, for the company doe
not mean that the road will not no
can mot be built as was stated in IL,
Times Of this morning.
The road can be built as easily al
tor the failure Of the Jury to agree d
before, but the company must buy TIL
Hand Of Mr.. Sterling Just as 1t ha
bought other peoples land for til,
branch road.
The case Of the Delhar Oil Co. VI
Fired W. Bartlett Is before the cour
thia aftemoon. The following Juror
arc trying this case: Williams 8. Price
Willle Travis, Laban Prickett, Jacol
Harr Granville McAllIster, Curt MOI
iris, II. D. Harden, I'd. jenkins, Be-
Prickett, John Rudy Harry Laymal
and David w. Clayton,
w M, Hess and lin. Arnett repre-
sent tho plainhff and W. b. cornwel
and w, s. Meredith represent tho dc
tendant,
Angelo Domico appointed guardian
Of Annis Prulette. infant heir Of Nicl
Prulettc, deceased. Bond given Il
the sum Of twentYdSe dollars witt
TONY Delligatti as surety.
Marriage License.
Felix Marselle and Annie Prulette.
Saturday Exehange
Tho ladies' Of the Central Christian
Church win hold On exchange satus
day IA the store room next door e
Ifhe Marietta Hotel Sl4nds cot
thihgs toseat vim beS oh sale
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Invftatlons Eor. .an "a Elpme.

Invitations for an sat home, to be
given BY President and MIS-, D. B.
Purintoh a the Presidents House
have been sent to the young women
students ID the university and the
women of the faculty The recep-
ton Is to be held on The afternoon Of
March I7Eh, The hnursare from 8 tc.5.
About $50 invitations have been Is
sued Morgantown Post
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me Social Club was Delightfully."- en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by SIrs.
Frank Boydston at her home on Pier
point avenue. There was q good at.
tendance Of the members despite the
unfavorable weather and a delightful
afternoon was spent A delicious
luncheon was served during the after.
noon.
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win Entertain NewscIub.

Miss Mary Morgan will entertain a
newly organized thimble club this
evening at her home on High street.
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oulIr.ette wiII slna.

The meetings at the First M, E.
Church continue with undated in
terest. The Y. M. g. A, quartette will
sing this evening. The public is cor
daily invited to attend
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hous with a few acres Of ground,
ithin one 70 three miles Of Fairmont.
on street car line preferred. Write
1A, care West virginIan Office.
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TOR RENT-o One Seyen.room house.
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FOR RENT A six.room house with
bath sls Washington street. Pos
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E0RRENT- "a few choice office rooms
tie new. Peoples Bank building, Ap'
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