# The Conservative

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***The Conservative*** was a weekly [newspaper](/source/Newspaper) devoted to the discussion of political, economic, and sociological questions published in [Nebraska City](/source/Nebraska_City), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska), by [Julius Sterling Morton](/source/Julius_Sterling_Morton).

## History

*The Conservative* was first issued on July 14, 1898 by the Morton Printing Company.[1] The publication was not dedicated to news but acted as a journal of political discussion. During the last two years of publishing, Morton would use *The Conservative* as a forum through which to disagree and criticize his rival Nebraska Democrat [William Jennings Bryan](/source/William_Jennings_Bryan) and his publication, *[The Commoner](/source/The_Commoner)*. In the first issue of *The Conservative*, the letter from the editor stated that the paper would be a defender of the individual and critical of big government. In addition, the paper also served as a platform for Morton to campaign for the formation of a third Conservative Party, which he believed was necessary to realign the environment of American politics.

Issued every Thursday *The Conservative* was printed in a magazine-style three-column format that ranged from ten to twenty printed pages per issue.[2] Although the paper was published for only four years, *The Conservative* included many notable contributors like [Robert W. Furnas](/source/Robert_Wilkinson_Furnas), [Carl Shurz](/source/Carl_Schurz) and Dr. [George L. Miller](/source/George_L._Miller).[1]

Morton remained at the helm of the paper until poor health forced him to turn over editorship to his son, [Paul Morton](/source/Paul_Morton_(politician)), on April 24, 1902. The last issue of *The Conservative* was published on May 29, 1902 and consisted mainly of tributes to the deceased Julius Sterling Morton.

## References

1. Nebraska State Historical Society. ["Morton's Conservative"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061115224057/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/mortons_conservative.htm). *Nebraska History*. Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from [the original](http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/mortons_conservative.htm) on November 15, 2006.

1. Walter, Katherine (January 23, 1901). ["The Conservative"](http://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/sn96080161/). *Nebraska Newspapers*. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

## Further reading

Katherine, Walter. ["The Conservative"](http://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/sn96080161/issues/first_pages/). *Nebraska Newspapers*. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This site allows users the ability to read all of the issues of *The Conservative* as they were published from 1898 to 1902, in PDF format, and view the associated images.

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