The Plattsmouth Journal
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PL.A.TT3 MOUTH. MtlBKAriKA
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S,t:n liini Oil products to make up th.
This appears to be th cnly
i :.-. en n-onl win -re- the public c;in.
Id'? anMl.iiiK " tl' coed iii a Mand-
Oil triin.-actioa.
$l.t0 Per Year in Advanc
' ;, an I tlih- i.s f!i.- day afn r.
Ji I j..i eat ti.o much t u ike;, V
VV" v.i'iiiirr if Kaiser Hill is thank
Si ul cjt.:si the reichstag h it him his
iX I ou liiivt- anything to feel
thankful for? If you enjoy good
health th;tt is something.
The horiblo part of it is that the
fellows who dine at the restaurants
will he haunted by roast turkey for
the next live weeks.
Light, power and industries sound
mighty good to you, don't they neigh
bor? Makes your property values
look up a little don't you think?
Plattsmouth money for Platts
mouth industries ought to help a lit
tle it seems to the Journal. Let us
all get busy and boost Plattsmouth.
It won't be a great while until
there will be other factories here
besides the canning factory and al
falfa mill. All that is needed is to
keep them going.
Now, once more. Is it necessary
for this city to buy light and power
from any other city when we can
get a good plant in our own city and
keep Plattsmouth money at home?
After all it is good to know that
even a democrat can be thankful over
the political situation. Think of
what might have happened if Theo
dore had been elected for four more
years.
Recalling his desire for that special
session, Governor Sheldon no doubt
fully realizes the meaning of the quo
tation: "Of all sad words of tongue
or pen, the saddest are these, it might
have been."
The metropolitan papers which
make a business of collecting the
Fourth of July and Christmas fatal
ities ought to get busy on the statis
tics of indigestion which Thanksgiv
Jug is responsible for.
Uovernor-eleot Shallenberger has
appointed some mighty good demo
crats to office "out he lias overlooked
some good men in Cpss county just
the same, but they are all good dem
ocrats and don't kick.
An.1 then again Prcf. Hicks r.Ivays
tatilies them coming ani gcing. He
stated that we would have no enow
on Thanksgiving and then again thai
here would be snow, sleet and rain
on the 2 6th. Irl is sarely the foxy
Imy. He ought really to have been
a republican orator.
The laborers of the east seem to be
getting what they voted for already.
At Perth Amboy, X. J.. Wednesday,
700 laborers struck because they did
not get the increase in wages they
liad been promised after Taft was
elected. Seven were shot down in
cold blood by police. Here is another
instance of where ..employes were
promised more wages -if they voted
for Taft, and seven of the poor fel
lows sleep their last, sleep because
they insisted that their employers
make good. Watch for other like oc
currences during the winter.
President Kecvelt. in willing -Mr.
Taft the presidency, will have handed
along s-o complex a ri'-s of bequests
that the t'l It :i Ik of Taft fcr.-a.-" that
he pi- :-i "ei t will !e bound hand ;:n i
mx t by .-c-. i and Kocsevc lt-
-;s. Tho;-e fresh from Mr. TatV:
ounsol say that while .Mr. Taft
re:ogiiizes his elevation will com ; as
.n inhei italic e and expects to fulfill
lis duties as follower of the one an-!
nly original, s'ill the new president
s net wholly in sympathy with a
.-respect that seems likely to sub
merge his identity entirely.
Numerous business men lament the
resignation of Mayor GeringT They
are free to give their opinions now.
While there were many acts during
Mr. Gering's official career of which
they did not approve, they say, on a
whole, he was the most energetic and
enterprising official the city has ever
had and they very much deplore his
act in resigning. It was ever thus. You
never miss a good official until it is
everlastingly too late. The Journal
lias always stood by Mayor Gering
and we feel proud of so doing. We
have always believed that Henry Ger
ing was one of the best friends that
Plattsmouth ever possessed.
Something over which the Amer
ican public can rejoice with unre
r: trained enthusiasm is that it will
not have to pay that $23, 000, 000 fine
in the form of increased prices of
Mr. Carnegie's Confession.
Whatever may be said or thought
of Mr. Carnegie's part in securing a
ligh protective tariff in this country
md the shameless greed he has man
ifested for many years in using that
tariff as a means to unreasonable
profits, the fact cannot be overlooked
that his recommendation that pro
active duties be taken off steel is
helpful to the general cause of tariff
revision. More especially as he ad
mits that such a tariff is no longer
needed, and that there is no neces
sity for protection to illuminating
oils and other manufactories in this
country.
Mr. Carnegie's enormous fortune
i fortune so large that no man could
have accumulated it out of a business
conducted on equitable lines is
monumental evidence that the steel
industry could have gotten along
without the tariff many years ago
At the same time it is better that Mr
Carnegie should now favor the re
moval of the tarriff than that he
should still be a champion of high
protection.
The country will doubtless be dis
posed to accept at its full value any
service Mr. Carnegie may render the
cause of revision at this time, but it
cannot condone his record as a tariff
plunderer nor accept his glorifica
tion of the public men who helped
him to block good tariff measures
in the past.
The Power Question.
The solving of the lighting prob
lem in the city is so interwoven
with the proposition to furnish power
icr industries that many of the peo
ple have the two confused. Many
.ele that it is necessary for the
iry to contract fcr electric lights in
crder to secure power. This is not
the case.
The revised proposition as submit
:ed to the lighting committee pro
ides for lighting the residence dis
trict with gas light and the bu&iness
section with ele:ti lights. In con
deration cf this contract the Ne
braska Lighting Company agrees to
iut in new machinery which will
furnish power for industries. This
lew machinery is to Le of the latest
nodel two-phase type. In addition a
lew boiler with sufficient capacity to
enable it to furnish all power requir
ed is to be added to the equipment.
The total cost of these improvements
s placed at ten thousand dollars ani
when they are completed it is guavan-
eed that power can be provided.
To secure these improvements and
lower wnicn everyone agrees
nust be had, it is not necessary that
:he city tie itself up with a big elec-
ric light bill. If a contract is given
he Nebraska Lighting Company it
proposes to increase its plant to fur
nish the desired capacity and agrees
to incorporate into the contract ex
actly what it will do and the machin
ery it will put in. This contract they
ilso agree to support with a five
.housand dollar surety company bond
for the faithful performance of every
item of the contract.
This statement is made upon the
authority cf- the superintendent of
:he company and to correct what is
vi-ently a misapprehension and mis
nderstandlng on the part of the cit
izens here.
from such an idea they on the con
trary are n.cre determined than vwv
to make this one particular industry
a go.
The failure Tin s lay ni-lit to pro
ceed and subscribe the bonds does
not mean that the money was not
forthcoming for it was. The bonds
would have been subscribed to several
times if it had been really necessary
The fact was that it was considered
the part of good judgment to suspend
action until the committee and the
people knew absolutely that there
would be no failure. It was merely
the usual and ordinary precaution
which any business man makes when
he considers investing his money.
Plattsmouth will have a canning
factory and an alfalfa mill sooner or
later. And it is the confident be
lief of the Journal that the time is
not tar away. ine only tning now
necessary is to secure someone with
jxperience a ' who has the right
disposition to make the plant an as
sured success when the good work
will proceed to a finish.
The future of Plattsmouth as a
manufacturing and industrial town
is now indeed bright. Its people are
alive and working on this line, its cap
italists are interested and there will
be no turning back. There is a day
aot far distant when the city wili
teem with industries and the smoke
of many chimneys will darken the
land. It is the beginning of indus
trial Plattsmouth, and the canning
factory and alfalfa mill will lead the
way.
Industries.
The action of the meeting Tuesday
nisht in postponing any action on
the canning factory and alfalfa mill
proposition must not be construed
as meaning that there is the slight
est disposition on the part of our
people to abandon this project. Far
Legislature Must Canvass Vote.
. Hon. W. H. Thompson, one of tbe
ablest lawyers in Nebraska, and who
was the democratic candidate for
governor six years ago, and candi
date for U. S. senator two years ago,
writes to the Omaha World Herald
trom nis nome in urani island, un
der date of November 23, is fol
lows :
I have been asked by many for
an opinion as to whether our con
stitution and statutes an amendment
to the constitution submitted to the
voters, can legally be said to have
been adopted and a part thereof. The
question being prompted by the de
sire to know who must make the ap
pointment of the four additional
judges of our supreme court, Gov
ernor Sheldon, the present incubent,
or Governor-elect Shallenbergoi .
The constitution provides that
such proposed amendment shall
be published for three months
immediately preceding the next eiec
lion of senators and representatives,
at which election the same shall be
submitted to the electors for ap
proval or rejection, and if the major-
.ty cf the electors voting at such elec
:icn adopt such amendment, the same
shall become a part cf the constitu
tion.
It will be seen that this in ro waj
provides for the canvassing of the
votes. Neither do the provisions of
any cf them as to the election of the
iirferent persons to the different of
fices of the state or county, these
prerequisites being left for the leg
islative enactment The legislature
has amply provided a tribunal and
mode cf canvass of the vote fcr dif
ferent officers, but has made no gen
eral provision for the canvassing cf
the vote cn proposed constitutional
amendments. Neither does tho pro
posed amendment itself provide a
way for the canvass, but has left this
for the legislature elected at the time
of the vote on the proposed amend
ment. It seems that the people of
the state have, by and through the
actions of the constitution con.-trued
the provision cf the constitution in
favor of the legislative canvass. It
has been the universal custom. Then
the officers of the state and all its
citizenship has acquiesced in sveh
construction.
The same question was presented
to the supreme court of Nebraska in
Weston vs. Ryan, 70 Neb., 213, in
which case the legislature (the two
houses voting jointly ), 'had can -d
the vote on an amendment and found
it lost, then enacted a law provid
ing for a re-canvass of the ballots
cast for and against such amendment
so assembled, recounted the ballots
so cast and found the proposed
amendment carried.
In this case this art of the legis
lature was held to be con-tituticnal,
the court announcing the law to be:
"When a proposed consMtuticnal
amendment has been dul;- suhn.it
ted to the people without prescribe i
I'.Mipcr ;' counting, cp.ir. I'sj-in ; ir
returning the ballots, or ascertain
ing ir authenticating the rusult of
the election, it is competent for lie
legislature to proide by spei ial en
actment for so doing."
Judge Anus in the course of hi.-,
opinion says:
"At the time this joint resolution
was passed and at the time of the
ensuing general election, there was
no regulation providing a method of
ascertaining the result of the vote.
That it was equally competent for
the legislature to embody such a
regulation in the resolution as it was
t prescribe therein the form of the
ballots does not appear to be open to
doubt, but their failure in this re
spect did not invalidate the election
or deprive the will of the voter of
its potency. When the legislature
of 1887 met there had been held a
lawful election, but there was and
had been no lawful method of ascer
taining and authenticating its re
sult. To supply this omission was
the imperative duty of the law
makers." Apply this reasoning of Judge
Ames to the present condition. The
proposed amendments have without
much question been carried, but the
incoming legislature must formulate
a lawful method of ascertaining and
authenticating its results. This must
precede the proclamation of the gov
ernor declaring said amendments
carried, and the proclamation must
precede the appointments of the
judges. Hence, as the legislature
will not meet until Governor Shel
don's time has expired Shallenberger
will make the appointments.
Judge Oldham says in the course
of his opinion in this case:
"The legislature voting within the
scope of its apparent authority can
vassed the returns of this election."
Further said: "It seems to me the
duty of canvassing and declaring the
result of the election on the pro
posed constitutional amendment pre
sented a question of procedure not
at that time covered by the general
legislation and created an emergency
sufficient to authorize special legis
lation for the panose of detf-rniinliig j i'ii stealing uinb r it today. I pro-
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the will of the people as expressed pose to steal under it l"i':"i rov, TIih
! ! the votes cast' w ise call It 'beiicficin r .' The go-
It mrst be remembered that the eminent has forced mi- into t!.i- po
Isame need cf legislation applies to ! sit ion and I both !. ;:n 1 s'rll talto
I the :'ii. nts h i . beins; ccu-dd- jfull advantage cf i;. I a;v., t hetvfore,
.red, and thai no n.e ;in I..- I - , ;i tariff thif, with a Ii.ei.se steal,
i airily male or had until this nee. J.- 1 An;: what are y,,;i l , t- t'boMt
legislation and canvas; is had. Then ;it?"
tiie vote necessary to carry a consti
tutional amendment mrst a ma
jority of these votes cast in the state
-at that election for senators and rep
resentatives." State vs. I!ab;oik. 17
!Neb.. 1.S.
The only officers to determine tin
votes cast (actually cast) for these
members are these members them
selves acting as a legislative body.
Thus the votes so cast is one for the
incoming legislature and no action
can be taken by either governor un
til the legislature has so found, au
thenticated and declared.
The election is over and Taft will
be inaugurated president on the 4th
of March, but that fact didn't pre
vent the First National Bank of Ft.
Scott, Kansas, from going to the wall
last Friday. Nor did it keep Rocke
feller, the til king an 1 Taft's bosom
friend, frcm admitting on the wit
ness stani las' week that he had re
ceived and accepted rebates from the
Pennsylvania Railroad - company.
Roosevelt used to be fierce against
the rebaters, but since they helped
his candidate to the presidency he
won't have so much to say. He didn't
even write a letter when the $29,
000,000 against Rockefeller was re
mitted. This is only another case
of before and jfter taking. But the
people deserve nothing better than
what they vote for. '
Dr. Hess9 Stock Food
scientific compound for horses and cattle.
Hess' Stock Food
guaranteed to give results.
F. G. Fircke & Co . Prug-jrti".
For Chapped Skin.
Chapped skin whether on the hands
or face may be cured in one night by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. It is
also unequaled for sore nipples, burns
and scalds. For sale by F. G. Fricke
& Co.
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Admits He is a Thief.
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston,
has sent a letter to Samuel W. Mc
Call cf the ways and means oommit
teecf ccngressin which he claims that
the tariff advocates belong to one of
two classes, either "thieves or hogs."
He says: "I myself belong to the
former class. I am a tariff thief and
have a license to steal. It bears the
great seal of the United States and
is what is known as the Dingley tar
iff. I stole under it yesterday. I
...TO THE GULF COAST COUNTRY...
Every 1st and 3rd Tues
day in Each Month
Oier the Missouri Pacific Railway
$23.65 tad Trip. Tickets Good 25 Days
Can stop off anywhere going or com
ing. Tram leaves Plattsmouth, Neb.,
12.03 a. m. ; arrives Kansas City Tues
day morning 6 o'clock making connec
tions with the fast train going south to
the Gulf. We will have a private Pull
man Dining Car (Julia). 50 cents for
births and 35 cents for meals. We are
closing out a ranch near El Campo,
Texas, of 16,000 acre3, at 22.50 to $30.00
per acre, on easy terms. We have sold
over one-half of this land to farmers
who will at once commence to improve
their lands, build good houses and
barns. Also lands near Edna and Vic
toria. If you want to make thi3 trip with us,
let us know in time to get you a ticket.
Buy your ticket over the Missouri Paci
fic to Kansas City; Santa Fe Railway to
Houston, Texas, and from Houston to
San Antonio over the G. H. & S. A.
Railway.
JOHN MURRAY, Jr.,
TEXAS LAAO AGENT.
P. 0. Box 605 Plattsmouth Neb.
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WHY SHE CHOOSE t
BELMORE COAT!
If her figure is good, she wears a
WUOL1EX Belmont to empha
size that fact.
If she is not satisfied with he
figure, she wears a WOOLTEX
Belmont to improve it.
A coat on these lines is alwavs in
good taster
She never fails to look for the
WOOLTEX label to be sure that
the garment wiil hold its beauti
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The Grot Realizing Sale X
Still Continues!
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day, December 5th.
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Never before have you had an
opportunity to buy such merchan
dise at such a sacrifice. It will
pay you to make your Christmas
selections now.
We have $8,000.00 in the popu
lar Wooltex garments in our
house. Why go to Omaha to buy
such garments when we offer you
such bargains at home. We defy
any dealer to produce such goods
at the prices we are making. So
I uy now while you have the op
portunity. Bear in mind that we
give you piano coupons on all cash
purchases. Orly a few days more
to win this beautiful instrument.
All goods in every department are
included in this sale. Remember
it is only a few days until Christ
mas, so select your gift goods
while this sale lasts.
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The Cepartrner.t Store Man.