THE ALLIANCE HERALD
LLOYD C. THOMAS, lluMnrnn Manager
JOHN W. THOMAS, ftlitor C. K. MAYNAItl), City ftlitor
K. CATHERINE MOORE, KriitrrRA KkIhI Department
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DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
It is the policy of Tlic Herald to not express preference! for can
didates for nomination for office unless there arc stronp reasons for
no doing. An open field, a free for all race and let the most popular
candidate's name po on the official ballot at the November election, is
our rule. Hut we make an exception to the rule in the case of Charles
II. Tully and Karl 1). Mallery, candidates for delegates from the Sixth
congressional district to the democratic and republican national con
ventions.
We recommend and request that democrats residing in this con
gressional district, who read The Herald, make an X opposite the
name of Mr. Tully on their primary ballot, a week from next Tues
day, and that republicans do the same for Mr. Mallery. There an
two principal reasons for this request: They are representative men
of the two political parties, and western Nebraska is entitled to such
recognition.
There will be sixteen delegates from Nebraska to each of the nat
ional conventions, two from each of the tix congressional districts
and four from the state at large. With the large and growing popu
lation of western Nebraska, this part of the state has a right to rep
resentation among the nominees for stale offices and in the delegations
to the national political conventions. This right will, no doubt, be
conceded by voters farther east when their attention is called to it
A. Barnett of MeCook may be elected as one of the republican dele
gates from the Fifth congressional district. With that exception, it
is doubtful whether there will be another delegate to either of the
two national conventions from the west half of Nebraska, unless Mr.
Tully and Mr. Mallery are elected, as we hope they will be.
The Herald especially requests of its readers who reside in the
Sixth district, but at a distance from Alliance, that they remember
the suggestion and recommendation above made and call the atten
tion of other voters to the same before they cast their ballots at the
primary election on the 18th inst.
In this connection, we wish to mention that A. H. Wood, editor
of The Ocring Courier, is a candidate for alternate delegate to the re
publican national convention and deserves to be elected.
Keith L. Pierce of Hemingford is a candidate for delegate from
the Sixth congressional district to the national convention of the pro
gressive party, lut as there are two delegates to be elected from this
district and there are only two candidates, he has a cinch on being
elected, which is as it should be. Mr. Tierce was one of the organ
izers of the progressive party in Nebraska and is a leading business
man of this end of the state, and deserves the honor of being delegate
1o the national convention.
now, except a few Mexican bandits, and wc hardly think Colonel (?)
Anthony Drexel J. Middle's brigade of Philadelphia kids will be nn"d-
ed for that. There is need, however, for the level-headed, common
sense citizenship of this country 1o give expression in some way to
their disapprobation of the schemes of munitions and armament man
ufacturers and cheap politicians, itching for notoriety, to burden Ihe
country with a burden of debt to raise money to be worse than wasted.
THE PEOPLE COMPETENT TO DECIDE
With a well informed citizenship, the rank and file of the people,
arc competent to decide public issues, and are entitled to the privil
ege of doing so. In America we do not need political dictators any
more than we need a king or an emperor or a czar.
True democracy favors giving 1o the common people the right to
decide questions of government in as direct manner as practicable.
While we mav need experts to work out some of the details of run
ning the government machine, the intelligence and conscience of the
common people in a civilized country are better qualified to decide
upon right principles than are the representatives of minority factions
or special interests, whatever may be their claims to superior intelli
gence and educational qualifications.
Political Advertis:ng
Would Loan $10,000,000 on
Nebraska Farms
I believe that the permanent school fund of
$10,000,000.00 siiould be loaned on Nebraska farms on
long term and Isw r.its of interest. If elected
Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings
I will work for a law that will make this possible.
If you favor keeping Nebraska money working
in Nebraska, vot; for me for that office in the repub
lican primaries April 18, 1916.
H. L.
30 Years a Nebraska Taxpayer.
COOK,
Lincoln.
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DO YOU TAKE AN INTEREST IN POLITICS?
The Omaha NYhraskan of March Ifi contained the following time
ly article by Kichard 1j. Metcalfe:
"I never lake any interest in polities. It is too corrupt." How
ifleti nowadays we hear that expression. And it often comes from
jiien who really are well-meaning citizens. They "do not take any
interest in politics," yet when election time has passed and they dis
cover that, an unfit man has been chosen to represent them in some
high office or that some coterie of political leaders have gained absol
ute control of the government of the state, they start complaining be
'' "the people do not rule," 01 they put up the cry against ihe
"special interests" corrupting "our" polities. It is the duty of ev
eryone to take a greater interest in politics. True it is, that our bal
lot is a long one and perhaps a difiicult one to cast intelligently. Per
haps not one man in one hundred casts his vote exactly as he would
if he were better informed but with the facilities we have to gain in
lormation concerning politics there is small reason for the lack of in
terest in elections. It is the duty of the business man who pleads that
he is so enthralled in his commercial activities to set aside a little
time to become better informed as to the political conditions, as re
gards issues for the welfare of the people and men aspiring to repre
sent the people. It is the duty of the laborer, for whom there is per
haps more legislation than for any other class, to put forth an effort
to know polities better. The same is true of the farmer and the pro
fessional man. They say polities is corrupt, but thev do nothing to
rorrect the evil. They stand on stmt corners, in clubs and in the
home ami assail nun whom they call politicians. Thev shout "graft"
but they do nothing to eliminate it. They denounce public officials
but at election time "they do not take any interest in polities." Thev
object to or demand certain legislation and yet when thev are -iven
Ihe opportunity under the initiative and referendum 1o have a voice
in the governing they haven't the time to bother, or thev do not want
to besmirch their name by having anything to do with politics "Let
Ihe people rule" is a popular phrase. "Opperchunil v " has knocked
on the door ol the dear common people until it has beaten in the pant-Is
and is stdl urging that they take advantage of the chance they
have to take part in governing themselves. We would have far bet
ter men in ollice and legislation of a more beneficial nature for the
masses would be accomplUhed if we would all st aside a part of the
time we consume in solving the Kmopean war and ihe political atTnirs
-i me Minions involved therein, an.! devote it to becoming bettei
quainted with political conditions in our own communitv.
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BOTH SIDES
As is often said, there are two sides to every question. There is
always another side from the one that is being presented in a one-sided
discussion. It is the constant policy of The Herald to open its col
umns to the discussion of both sides of every public issue, in that re
spect giving both sides the same privilege.
We maintain that truth has nothing to fear in an equal contest
with error. (iiven equal publicity, truth will win. h will be accept
ed ami endorsed by a majority of the people, unless biased in their
pinions by personal interests. For the advocates of either side of a
public issue to attempt to supprcss an open and fair discussion is an
indication ot weakness on that side.
Whatever may be the attitude of The Herald on any issue involv-!
ed in the political campaign now opening, the columns of the paper i
win continue to in- open to coniriniuions, ot reasonable length, on
both sides. Such contributions will not necessarily represent the
views of any one connected with, the publication of the paper, and we
do not think there will be many people so unreasonable as to want to
hold any one except the writers of the articles responsible for (he sen
timents expressed in (hem.
READY TO FIGHT WHAT?
One of the items appearing in the jingo press of this country
within the last few weeks stated that Anthony Drexd .1. Middle hall
called for recruits and '.'!O0 young Philadelphia!! were "members of
Middle's brigade ami ready to light for Tncle Sam." Ready to fight
what or whom! We see no foreigners that Uncle Sam need's to fight
MISREPRESENTATIONS
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REBUKED
The campaign of misrepresentation, launched by the liquor
interests against the adoption of prohibition in Nebraska, un
der the false name of The Nebraska Prosperity League, was
given the reception that it deserved in the municipal elections
of the state this week. Evidently the voters are not as easily
deceived as the brewers and distillers thought they would be.
Look at North Platte, gone dry for the first time in the
history of the city. Look at Sidney, changed from wet to dry,
and Mridgeport, Chadron, Valentine: Wairbury, with the larg
est vote ever polled, giving a hundred dry majority; (iiltner in
Hamilton county, changing from wet to dry, thus making Ham
ilton county all dry.
TWO GOVERNORS TESTIFY
Any intelligent citizen will prefer to take the word of (iov
ernor (L W. Clark of Iowa and (Jovernor Arthur Capper of
Kansas to the anonymous statements of a nondescript organiz
ation located somewhere in Omaha. Melow is a letter from
(lovernor Clarke to llev. ). M. Cams, I). I)., of Alliance, and an
extract from a letter from (Jovernor Capper to Archie (3 re gory
of Alliance. The latter is too long to publish in full at this
time, hence only a part of it is given now;
From Governor Clark of Iowa
KX KCITI V K 1 ) KPA HTM IvNT
STATE OF IOWA
Pes Moines, March L'S, l!)lb
I. M. Cams,
Alliance, Nebraska.
Sir:
Answering your letter with reference to the clipping from
the Des Moines Daily Capital which you enclosed, I have to
say that on taking the matter up with the Mayor of the city I
was advised by him that the following were the results that
have followed within the last eleven months in the city of Des
Moines. I do not know of any one more competent to answer
your letter lhan the Mayor is.
He says that it is a fact that arrests for intoxication, for
assault and battery, for disturbing the public quiet and for pet
ty larcenies have been reduced in number forty to fifty-five per
cent each within that time; that forty per cent fewer persons
have been sent to the State Hospital for Inebriates; that com
mitments to the State Hospitals for the Insane have decreased
very materially within that time; Hint demands on the poor
fund have been greatly reduced; that practically all of the
merchants in the city report that collections on sales have been
very much improved. He also advises me that it is a fact that
shipments of intoxicants into the city have been reduced so
that there are not more than from one-tenth to one-eighth as
many as there were a year ago, so that it may be said that the
slipping does not state the facts that really exist at all.
Vcrv trulv vours,
(i. W. OLA UK E,
lev.
D
ear
la is 4h'
but PIG.
government records, but
percentage exists todav.
7 x
W. F. STOECKER
STANDS FOR
Still Retulitlin if Inwirt.
Tn Hi Liquors 1 Rimiui Stimps Issutl I, CM
Mltslin. Hittitr Tn in Whisker ti gs In 6000 ROADS fill
lilinci if mint; ti bi distributed proportliutilr
among ill puollc schools.
W. F. STOECKER
Nebraska Democratic Candidal
FOR GOVERNOR
I
yrlgac'
JUDGE JAMES R. DEAN
(Former Judge of Supreme Court)
BROKEN BOW
Candidate for Judge of Supreme
Court
Custer County Chief: Judge Deaa
was appointed judge of the supK-m
court by overnor Sheldon In 1909.
He made a splendid record on tk
supreme bench.
His decisions and written opinion
disclose a high order of merit. Noi
many judges or lawyers are hotter
or more favorably known in Nebras
ka, where he has lived 25 years.
He is in life's prime.
Ask about JudKe Dean, his record
and his standing as man, citizen,
lawyer and judge and you will ia
dude his name among those for
whom you vote for supreme judga.
His Election Will Be No Experiment.
Pass the word to your friends.
i'a vr
CHESTER II, ALDRICH
(Former Governor)
flepublican Pri.nary Candidatt
(or Nomination for
United States Senator
From Governor Capper of Kansas
STATK OF KANSAS
Artluir Capper, Governor
Topeka, March 2.), 1!)1G.
Mr. Archie (Jrejjory,
Alliance, Xehr.
Dear Sir:
I have your letter of March 24th, enclosing copy of an ad
vertisement which is heinjr used ly the li-pior interests in your
prohibition campaign.
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The best index to the prevalence of crime in a state is the
committment to prison. The I'nited States census report for
t!HO shows that the rate of committment to prison in NYhras-
per 1 ()(),()()() population, while the rate in Kansas is
These are the last available official fiirurcs from tin-
it is likely that practically the same
Verv respect fullv,
AUTIITU ('AH'KR.
Box Butte County Dry
Federation
Publicity Committee
cami;8n:iiiiiiiuamtattttiatuntntn!
The Logical Candidate
"Nebraska republicans look to the
record of Governor Aldrich with some
degree of pride when they remember
that lie has been a man who has ac
conipliwhed inietbiiiK for the people
of this state by way ot legislation, it
would require almost u i olumn to
fully enumerate the reforms and uiun
points which he has accomplished in
this direction. Sullice to say. that al
most everything looking lo a lovvei
passenger. Height or express ran
bears the imprint ol the elticient work
of Governor Aldrich."-Friend Tele
gf.iph.
'Governor Aldrich possess man)
qualities to make him a popular can
didaie. He never fails to slate deli
nile y where be islands on all pini.ic
cjin stioiis. He has the courage of hi.-
oir. ict ions and stands ready at all
times to d lend his position." Albion
News.
Governor Aldrich is the logical can
diilute to nominate because of his
strength with the common people, and
th" fa i i that the lame majority of the
voters in Nebraska are familiar with
his record and know just whure be
stands Republicans who have no
axes to urind know that Mr Aldrich
is no experiment as an thecUve and
efficient public servant
McKELVIE FOR GOVERNOR.
Hit Legialativa Experience.
Of all the ctridl'laU'H fur Kovernor
It is Kenerally admitted tbut S. K
McKblvie is .st fitted for the place in
point of legisla
tive experience.
He served one
term as a mem
ber of the house
of representative
and iini' term as
lieutenant gover
nor. Tins Kives
him a practical
know ledge of lioth
the legislative and
exfeutive branch
es of state Ktv
erntnent. Not cnl
thai, but bis rec
ord in imth places
was entirely ulore reproach. He was
found at all times active In the inter
ests of the people. This is one of the
many reasons why he is usually re
ferred to us Th Popular Candidate.
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Two additional subscriptions to
the cost of the Welcome sign were
received this week when the Royal
Neighbors subscribed tS, and the P.
K. O. subscribed $10.
I 4i 'it
For County Clerk
I hereby announce that I am a ca
didiate for the Democratic nomina
tion for County Clerk of Box Butte)
county, subject to the will of the Tot
ers at the Primaries to be held Tues
day, April 18, 1916.
I will appreciate veur vote.
Gi;ORGC FLEMING.
I 1 i
Vote for Mayor Wm. Madgett, Tie
publican Candidate for Governor,
and smash the political and big mon
ey machines. It means clean go?
frn . ent and a saving of money.
Look up his record as Mayor f
Hastings.
First to file for Governor. First
to come out for State-wide Trohibi
Hon and forced the other candidates
to take a stand on the liquor ques
tion. The candidate who spends his
own money in making his campaign
and is not under obligations to polit
ical machines and special interest.
"A machine Candidate means a ma
chine Governor." Mayor Madgett is
a friend of the common people and
laboring men and has received their
endorsement in the city and com
munity where he lives. His opposi
tion can be traced to the door of bin
machines who know they cannot coa
trol him. Vote for Candidates for
all offices who are free from bic mon
ey and political machinery.
ARK VOC, A RKPl'RLICAN. GO
ING TO VOTi: FOR A REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
WHOSE CAMPAIGN IS BEING
MANAGED BY A DEMOCRAT WHO
IS GOING TO VOTE FOR CHARLEY
BRYAN FOR GOVERNOR?
DO YOU THINK A BRYAN DEM
OCRAT WANTS TO SEE THK
STRONG EST REPUBLICAN NOM
INATED FOR GOVERNOR?
NOTICE FOH BIDS
Bids will be received by the city of
Alliance, Nebraska, for man and
team for the water sprinkler. Bidn
close at 8 o'clock p. m. April 11th.
1916. Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
CARTER CALDER.
City Clerk.
Stop at the Atlas.
up.
Rooms 50c and
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