The Plattsmouth Journal
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
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JOHN I. Ml ItKI IK.
For MiM-rlntiiUMit
CLIFTON S. WO I IT MAN.
Viir ICrgUUT of lH?'d
W. O. SCIIKWK.
Kor Coroner
K. II. ckak;.
For Surveyor
A. I1AXTKK SMITH.
For Commissioner
JOHN I. THACKKK.
To Tin-: cditior of the Weeping
Water 1 lerald : ' ' 'Tis dogs delight
to bark and bite, for 'tis their na
ture to."
If we can knock out the "stand
patters" this winter and get recip
rocity treaties or maximum and min
imum tariff agreements with all
countries, our national prosperity
will increase by leaps and bounds.
A Missouri exchange says that a
stalk of corn was brought to its of
fice that was eighteen feet six inches
high, and measured eight inches in
circumference two feet above the
ground. Missouri is getting to be
a close second to Nebraska as a corn
state.
Thf. man who is convicted of li
leling his fellow man, has a stain
upon his character that will take
years to wash away.
Tin: man who looks up. and
keeps climbing, is the follow who
reaches the top. It is when we
look back that we get dizzy, and
are apt to tumble.
Wn.l. the honest, independent re
publicans of Cass county vote
against a democrat who has made a
good, competent and gentlemanly
official, because I'arlev so decrees?
We hope not.
John D. McHkidk has made an
official that every unprejudiced vo
ter of Cass county can lookjupon
with pride. The voters know this
as well as we do. lie has per
formed the duties of his office in
every respect. Not only is he a
splendid official, but he is one of
the best citizens of the county. He
has proved himself honest in all
private as well as official transac
tions, and should le re-elected upon
the splendid record he has made.
Thf. American farmers want to
encourage foreign countries to buy
their surplus food products, and
the best way to do this is to treat
all countries fairly in the matter of
tariffs on their exports to this na
tion. If we overtax them they re
taliate with high tariffs against us,
and that hurts the American farmer
as well as the manufacturer. It is
a Jbad national policy and should
cease. The golden rule is a useful
thing in trade matters as well as in
morals.
Thf. various candidates now in
the field on the democratic ticket
are leing spoken of in the highest
of terms by the voters throughout
the county. The personnel of the
ticket ranks without question with
the best that has ever been placed
before the voters in this county by
any party. The election of the en
tire ticket means good trustworthy
and competent officials during the
next two vears.
The time for unveiling the Mor
ton monument at Nebraska City has
not been definitely fixed, but it is
thought that it will be on the 21st
or 28th of the present month. J.
Sterling Morton was classed among
the truly great men of the nation,
and especially of the west, and Ne
braska should do his memory honor
upon that occasion. It is said that
Kx-President Cleveland will be
present on this occasion.
Kvkkv teacher, every school di
rector and every patron of the pub
lic schools, who believe in the pres
ent standard of the schools of Cass
county, will vote to retain the
present worthy superintendent. No
man was ever elected to this posi
tion that has ever taken the inter
est in raising the standard oi pub
lic schools, until today they arc
rated with the first-class counties
of the state, l'rof. Wortman has a
record that he should feel proud of,
and one that all interested in hav
ing "the right man in the right
place," should vote for.
Thf. voters of the county should
not forget that there is a coroner
to elect this fall, and that while it
is not a very paying position yet it
is one of importance, and the Jour
nal does not want them to forget,
either, that K. B. Craig, of Green
wood, is the democratic nominee
and that he is, besides being well
qualified for the office, one of the
best citizens in Cass county. There
will be no mistake made in .the
election of Mr. Craig.
Simply as a horrible example of
the workings of the anti-pass law,
if such a law there should be, the
state treasurer and land commis
sioner paid their fare upon a recent
visit to the Norfolk institution,
while Secretary Galusha, like Let
ton, who never lets go of the tail
until he gets a better hold upon
something else, rode on his pass.
The man who did not pay saved his
monev.
If President Roosevelt's inten
tions are correctly stated, Senator
Fire Alarm Foraker will have to
meet Mr. Secretary Taft on the
Ohio stump before the autumn bal
lots begin to fall in November. Mr.
Foraker has expressed much con
cern at statements to the offect that
there has been a split between him
and the president, but the presi
dent seems determined to drive in
Are Not Sincere.
The republican leaders of Nebras
ka are not sincere in their anti-pass
declarations. This much will be
admitted by anyone who takes the
trouble to investigate the record.
I he tusion legislature of 1S97
passed a law making the giving o
a raiiroad pass tor any purpose
whatsoever a crime, punishable y
a fine of 51 .Ooo. The law has been
in effect for eight vears, and while
during all that time the state house
has been filled with republican offi
cials whose duty it was to execute
that law, no move has ever been
made. Republican officialsare now
in the state house whose dutv it is
to see that the law is enforced, and
while some of them have made a
grand-stand play in turning their
passes in, they have made no effort
to prosecute the violations of the
statute.
Practically every memler of the
republican state committee on reso
lutions, all of the state officials and
three-fourths of the delegates to the
republican state convention went
there on passes furnished by the
railroads. The law was thus violat
ed, but there has been no effort to
uphold its majesty.
The railroads have nothing to
fear and the people nothing to
expect from republican officials, so
long as they confine their effort to
coddle public sentiment instead of
doing their sworn duty to enforce
the law.
John D. McHkidk has filled the
office of sheriff in a manner satis
W. I). Whkklkk, the present in- the wedge
cumbent of the treasurer's office j
needs no extra commendation at :
tlif- linnlc nf t1ir Toiirnnl Tllirinrr;
, . " - ,, : factorv to the people of Cass countv
his present term, everv voter in the i - .
county who has come in contact
with him realizes that he is a com
petent and obliging official." and
L::s it nav Rockefeller to make
donations to colleges and univer
sities? Chancellor Andrews' re
cent defence of the oil magnate's
methods proves that it does. He
can buy professors just like he
would cattle.
Tin: democratic county ticket is
one of the cleanest that has ever
leen placed before the voters of Cass
county. From top to bottom it is
composed of competent candidates,
and as gentlemenly set of follows as
one ever meets anvwhere.
Tin-: patrons of the public schools
of Cass county fully realize that
the fact that County Superintend
ent Wortman is "the right man in
the right place," and accordingly
will not vote for a change in that
office this time. The re-election of
Mr. Wortman for another term is
justly due him, especially when
they know of his excellent quali
ties. The democratic ticket is one that
will gradually gainfriends from
now till election day. The most
of the candidates that compose that
ticket are men who have resided in
Cass county for many years, and
are known to a great majority of
the people of the county; and the
Journal takes it for granted that
the voters are as well qualified to
judge of their merits as we are.
Nf.ykk in the history of Cass
county has the office of treasurer
been occupied by a more com
petent and faithful official than W.
P. Wheeler. He has performed
his duty in every respect, regard
less of rich or poor high or low.
The people of Cass county placed
him in office to collect the taxes,
and the Journal reiterates what it
has said before, that he has come
nearer doing it than any occupant
of that position for many years at
least. Do the honest taxpayers of
Cass county desire a change? We
think not.
never was the affairs of the office i
i
gcuerallv. In fact he has made
one of the best sheriffs in the state,
and his record as such will bear us
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i out m muKing tins usseitiuu. nc
in a better shape or the interests!
has always been attentive to the
more carefully
Wheeler bv his
of the people
guarded. Mr.
strict devotion to the best interests
of the taxpayers of the county dur
ing his first term, earned their
friendship to the extent that they
will unite to do him the honor of
re-electing him for another term.
i duties of the office, and was never
known to shirk in the performance
of those duties.
The selection of W. K. Rosen
crans for county clerk, is admitted
ly a strong one. He has lived in
Cass county for over twenty years,
and the people who know him best
are the ones highest in his praise.
Wherever he goes all with whom
he meets are impressed with his ge
nial, good natural qualities. Mr.
Roseucrans is exceptionally well
fitted for the office, and if eleected,
will not only discharge the duties
with credit to himself, but also with
credit to the people of the county
at large. He is just the kind of a
man people like to have to look
after their business, and he
should be elected.
That County Supt. C. S.-Wortman
is superior to his oppenent is
conceded, even by many of the re
publican ring. Prof. Wortman is
a leader and an organizer; he. holds
a professional certificate good in
the ninety counties of the State,
and for life; while the certificate of
his opponent is good but for two
years from issuance and in one
county only. Many other teachers
of Cass county have the same or
even better, while few comparative
ly all over the state have the pro
fessional life. It is a mistake to
elect or even nominate for this high
office anv one not holding a pro
fessional certificate. A superin
tendent should hold himself a cer
tificate of higher rank than those
whom he would examine. This
will mean that every lover of the
highest standard in school matters
will vote for Prof. Wortman. The
interests of every- patron demand
his continuance there a second
term.
At the head of the editorial page
you will note the names of the
democratic candidates. You know
very nearl' all of them. They are
men of most excellent qualities,
and their services to the people of
Cass county will give the best of
satisfaction. Four of them have
been tried and their faithfulness to
the best interests of the people is
well known. Their records speak
for themselves. The others will
make a record that you will be
equally proud of.
J code Travis has been qutte ill
for nearly two weeks, returning
home from the springs at Burling
ton Junction, Mo., on Sunday,
since which time he has been con
fined to his home. He has been
unable on this account to meet
many of his friends throughout the
county that he would have liked to
have visited ere this. But Judge
Travis' record as county judge is
so well known that it makes but
little difference as to his canvas of
the county. He has made the most
efficient official in that position the
county has ever had, and nearly
every voter in the county is willing
to admit this fact.
Voters are becoming more and
more each year inclined to make
their fight for the success and
election of good competent men in
stead of mere party success. There
is nothing wrong about this. It
results in untold good for the
countv generallv. Before casting
your vote study carefully the men
who occupv places on the ticket
placed in the field by the democrats
There von will find men worthv of
your support.
Tine Journal feels proud of the
democratic county ticket. The
men upon that ticket are men in
whom the people have the utmost
confidence. Those who have been
tried have been found in everyway
worthy of the confidence reposed in
them. No better men walk the
face of the earth, and the voters of
Cass county know this as wall, or
better, than we do. Then why make
a changer Ponder well over this
matter before you vote against
them, simply because Farley and
his little ring want yon to.
W. K. Rosencrans, the demo
cratic candidate for county clerk,
was in the city yesterday for a
short time, and he met as many
voters as he could between trains.
Mr. Rosencrans is an ideal candi
date, and withal, a gentleman in
every sense of the term. He is the
same genial, good-natured gentle
man every day in the week .not a
smiling countenance today and a
sour wrinkled face tomorrow. He
is just the man that will treat all
alike while doing business for the
people of Cass county. When you
vote for him you will vote for a
man that will make a county clerk
that you will be proud of.
All that the Journal asks in
this campaign is for the voters of
of Cass countv to investigate the
standing and qualifications of each
candidate upon the democratic tick
et. The farmers who know them
will not hesitate to vote for them
simply localise they are democrats.
They want competent men in office,
and they know that every demo
crat in office is fully competent for
the position they hold they have
proved themselves so.
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W. K. Rosencrans, who is a
candidate for county clerk, is a
gentleman in every sense of the
term, well-fitted for the office, and
his genial disposition makes him
just such an officialas will suit all
who have business with that de
partment of the county's adminis
tration. When you go to vote for
a public servant you must take in
to consideration, the disposition of
the man as well as his qualifica
tions. But Mr. Rosencrans is the
embodiment of everything that
goes to make an excellent official.
In this age of prosperity when
everything is measured by money,
we sav that Nebraska is in the
height of prosperity, because the re
ports from her banks make the best
possible showing. However, the
real wealth of Nebraska at this time
is in her corn fields. There is a
much more equal distribution of
that wealth than of the money that
is placed in the banks for storage.
The man who has a surplus of
money puts it in the bank. The
man who has a surplus of corn
hauls it off and puts the money in
circulation . The cornfield is where
you will find the great wealth this
vear.
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