The
- Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth. Nebraska
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
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The vote for the adoption of the
'ariff bill was 47 to 31, In the senate,
seven Republicans voting against It,
and not a Democrat for It.
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Oh, where was Durkett when the
light went out? The people of Ne
Araska are preparing to tell where
he stood on the tariff bill when It
was passed, lie deserted and went
over to the enemy.
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Opposition papers are making a
great ndo because Senator Stone
slapped an liiHolmt nigger who was
nerving him on a dining ear. If
more of that were done the northern
negro would keep his place better
and not be nearly ho insolent. Stone
always did dislike Republican adjuncts.
mouth? It Is enforced In Texas, as
It Is In many other Btates.
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A TAItllT OIIJKCT LKSSO.V.
this state has had several exceeding
ly severe jolts through the process of
high courts, but about the nerviest
piece of Jarring it lias had or may
ever receive is the news from Wash
ington, as published in the evening
local newspapers, to effect that "Sen
ator Drown and Durkett of Nebras
ka, have been Instructed by their
legislature to support the president,"
by voting for the conference bill.
The Ananias club will at once take
steps to exclude the senators of this
state from membership. They have
no standing In such a distinguished
organization, their abilities in pre
varicating entitling them to member
ship In some organization having a
greater prerequisite than that club
Fremont Her-
Flow
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Till: TRUTH 1KAXKI.Y TOI.l.
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The riattsmouth Journal has just
celebrated the thirtieth anniversary
of Us existence vith a twenty-fnnr
page illustrated edition. Not only
Plattsmouth, but other towns of
Cass county are given extensive
write-ups. It contains much Inter
esting matter, and the edition Is an
enterprising piece of work. CJlen-
wood Tribune.
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Deverldge, llrlstow, Chipp, Cum
mins, Doliver, LaFollette Dtid Ncl
hoii are the only Republicans that
opposed the nefarious tariff bill
which has been adopted to further
feather the nests of the trusts. Dur
kett and Drown voted for this meas
ure, when they know that their con
stituents will not bo benefitted In
the least by such a measure.
The Record has had frequent oc
caslons to refer to the wonderful In
dustries and commerce of Holland can ever formulate
and Delgium under conditions of aid
practical free trade. Doth admit the
raw materials of their industries
free, ami levy revenue duties on
other imports not exceeding 10 and
15 per cent. Now, when congress
is presenting the spectacle of a huge
scramble of local and special inter
ests for such advautagese as a high
tariff can yield them at the expense
of the general welfare of the A mer
it is asserted by dealers in cloth
ing that under the new tariff a
woolen suit will cost from $5 to $12
more than formerly. That will bo a
great benefit to Plattsmouth's poor
The truth about the hill is frankly
told by the Chicago Tribune, the
great Republican daily of the west.
It says:
At no point in the revision is
there found evidence of a serious
purpose to reduce duties in the in-
I . M i .. mt. a a
lean people, it may not be amiss to ol luwt'r i,ie lieci-
present the latest official returns of ,ve Principle has been carefully ob-
th commerce, of Holland and Del- served. Many of thte duties which
glum as a notable object lesson in prevented Importation have been re
free trade. duced, but there is little likelihood
Wedged in as they are between that Importations sufficient to af-
the great protectionist nations of fect nome Prlcf'8 wl" result.
Germany and France, little account There 18 every reason to believe
Is taken of the real industrial and tn tra(le w111 take advantage of the
commercial Importance of these two Increase In the duties on cottons to
small states. Dut small as they are, advance prices. These Increases hear
they have no dread of the competl- especially upon the poorer classes
Hon of their powerful protectionist There was absolutely no Justification
neighbors. On the contrary, the for the advance of the rates on the
Dutch, and Delgtans rejoice in the cheaper grades of cotton hosiery. No
advantages which free trade gives one doubts for a moment that the
them over rivals that are handicap- manufacturers will Increase the price
ped by protective duties. Although of women's and children's hosiery
their mills are not worked by Hun- as a result of the heavier duties.
garlaiis, Creeks, Armenians and The Increases In the silk schedule
Turks, as In some protected Amer- were made because Senator Aldrlch
lean Industries, their cost of produc- and Representative Payne came to
Hon is lens. At the same time the the conclusion that the articles com-
purchaslng power of the wages of prised under this schedule were
their workingmen Is greater than In luxuries. There are hundreds of
Germany, France and the United thousands of women who think to
States, because of their freedom the contrary.
from protective taxes on the neces- Although the woolen schedule was
sarles of living. Now for the com- admittedly Iniquitous it has not been
paratlve economical results: changed, except In a few unimport
The total population of Delgium ant paragraphs.
The reduction In sugar rates Is so
that the charges of the western mem
bers are true. It is notorious now
that the ionft.Tt.-uce conin.lttfe. iota-
posed of leading friends of the east
ern manufacturers in congress, were
determined to grant no reductions
hatever on the necessities of life
produced by the eastern factories
When President Taft demanded a
semblance of downward revision we
know they proposed to reduce the
uties on certain raw materials with
out, however, making proportionate
reductions in the finished products.
The lowering finally obtained In
boots, shoes, harness and saddlery,
together with that on a large num
ber of articles made from steel, was
grudgingly given, but was heralded
by Chairman Payne of the house
ommittee as an evidence that the
conference report provided "down
ward" revision. It was also seized
upon by the ultra reactionary politi-
ians and newspapers as proof that
the Republican platform pledge had
been kept. Now, however, serious
question is raised as to whether even
this "concession" really amounts to
anything. In other words, those
who thought half a loaf was better goods. Tariff on cotton was revised
than no bread find there's a good upward and cotton mills are notify
hance of failing to get even the half ,nS merchants that the price on cal-
oaf lco is advanced one-fourth of a cent
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Just why it is necessary to write B a,u' " " ,ta
Taft smile?
men who voted for Taft. Taft's
election made them more work at and Holland is a little less than 12,
higher wages, and they can afford r.00,000, and their territory has an inappreciable that It will not be felt
to pay bigger prices for what they area 0f 27,011 square miles or not by the consumer,
cat ana wear, we nope tney win much more than half of the area of What are particularly Interesting
Pennsylvania. In the last year the to the housewife are the china, glass
exports and Imports of these two and glassware paragraphs. The
small free trade Btates amounted to I rates with regard to the articles
the value of $2,11 1,988,459. As therein are practically not affected
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Dominie Sampson would say without The farmers of the middle west
exaggeration, this Is "prodigious." will not benefit from the new lum
Protectionist France, with a ponula-lher rates
s.nuut nnrmlllnil Ituitlf in n trilMltfll I
""nv tlon of 40.000,000 and ar. area of The duty on structural Bteel ready
204,082 square miles, and with great for uso has boen Increased. The
seaports on the Atlantic and Medlter- reductions In the metal schedules
ranean, had last year a foreign trade will lead to no large Importations.
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than tnat of these two small free TDK I.I'.ATIIKR "JOKF.lt.
trade states. The exports and 1m-
norta of Holland of Itelirliim amount. It now turns out that there Is
tnjoy what thoy voted for.
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In his speech at the Yukon .exposi
tion at Seattle the other day, Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota de
clared that too long has the country
between Minnesota and the Pacific
be guided
by the people of the east. He show
ed that fully 70 per cent of the
shipping of the United States Is rep-
n .1 I. IttA ! n t mn sin 4) Vt A 1
..wuicu ,........ of 12.183.019.628 or a little more
lireai leases, me racinc ocean anu
tho Mississippi river, and that most
of the Atlantic's business Is handled
by foreign ships. Tho west also sur
passes the east, he declared, In agri
culture, mining and forests. And
Mill Durkett and Drown played right
Into the hands of the east by voting
for the nefarious tariff bill, while
Dolllver and Cummins of Iowa voted
against the measure. If It was to the
Interests of Iowa to vote against tho
measure, It was certainly to the In
terests of Nebraska to do the same
thing.
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Tho law of Texas says no automo
bllo or motor-driven vehicle shall be
operated on the public highways of
this state at a greater speed than
eighteen miles an hour; nor on the
streets of any Incorporated town or
city at a greater speed than right
miles an heir, except at such times
and places as the authorities of In
corporated titles may by ordinance
prescribe, the rate allowed by ordl
nance never to exceed eighteen mllei
an hour. Race tracks and private
upetdways are excepted from the
limitations of the law. A law of that
kind would work well in the large
illles of this stute, where they run
over and kill a person every week.
The rate of eight miles an hour will
nave many lives. Tho law restricts
fast driving on the highways, and
why not restrict auto. The pedes
trlan has right of way to crossings
Why not enforce the lnw l:i PKM1
Shoes!
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We're ready for Spring plowing with a splendid line of Plow
Shoes th best that's made We are showing several good
styles and we guarantee every pair of Plow Shoes we sell.
The leathers are tan, raw hide and Kanganoo calf. Half,
double or single soles, bellows tongue, nailed shank.
3 ALL SIZES! C
$2,00, $2,50 $3,00 lo $3,50
If you are interested in good Plow Shoes, Sir, you'll be in
terested in ours, for Plow Shoes could not be made better.
Fetzer's Shoe Store.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
ed last year to $175 In value for serious question whether boots and
each head of the population; of Ger- shoes and harness and saddlery are
many, $60; of France, $50, and of Mutually given a lower rate of duty In
tho United States, $35 for each In- 'he tariff bill as It has been framed
habitant. Tho Doston Home Mar- l,y the fontwe committee. The
ket club would set off the compara- wlorn 8nntor8' terPHted In hides,
lively Kiunll foreign trade of this whl(h hnV0 ,)0n p,ared 0n the fre
country with Its enormous Internal liHt- no chare th,it tlu'y have be('n
commerce; and there Is much to any ,,htfntwl 1,1 tnelr l'nrsni. which call-
for that view. ' 'or a ('u,y percent on boots
Put tho above data show why Del- and shoes, against 20 percent In the
glum and Holland rejoice In the Aldrlch bill, and the 20 percent on
policy under which their wealth and harness and saddlery, against 40
prosperity are steadily Increasing percent In tho Aldrlch bill.
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without the violent vicissitudes of Tho president and the conference
"booms" and depressions. The les- committee promised them these re-
son ought to teach also the folly of duetlona In exchange for tho reduc
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what Is witnessed at Washington In tlon on hides, which carried a duty
the successful struggle now ending, of 15 percent In the Aldrlch bill
to maintain protective duties on I Now the hide senators bccuhb the
most of the crude materials of In-1 conference commltteo of Inserting a
dustry and prohibitive duties on "Joker," which will have the effect
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many other staple Imports for the of reducing the finished leather pro-
sole purpose of swelling the spoils ducts but slightly. Instead of apply
of predatory trusts. It may be added ling to all boots, shoes, harness and
that while Holland and Delgium are! saddlery, they say they have dlscov
nominal monarchies their political ered that tho lower duty will annly
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and social Institutions are as liberal only to part of tho products made
as their policy of free trade. To the from skins, leaving the rates where
shrewd Delglnns and Dutch the pro- they were In tho Aldrlch bill on th
lectlvo system of this country would bulk of the products.
bo nothing lens than madness. When wo consider the reluctant
at l 1 . 1 - t t tl a
nmatieupnia ucmi. .,. Ai,Ir,..,. ,.,, fr,,,
conceded the leather reductions and
the strenuous fight they made
a tariff schedule In confusing, con
tradictory language Is hard for the
average citizen to understand. He
will want to know and does want
to know today why the conference
committee doesn't say what it means
plainly, so that Its words cannot be
misunderstood. If It really Intends
to reduce the tariff on boots, shoes,
harness, and saddlery, what possible
objection can it have to saying so?
The committee and the president
told the western senators the latter
were mistaken In their interpreta
tion of the schedule's wording and
that It provides for the reductions
promised. If this is true, what good
reason is there why the schedule
should not be so costructed that but
one meaning can be deduced from
it? Why not say plainly that boots
and shoes shall pay a duty of 10 per
cent, if that is the result the commit
tee Is honestly trying to achieve?
Why is the provision approached
from the blind side and handled in
a left-handed manner?
The Republican leaders in Wash
ington are standing on very Inse
cure ground. They have Just barely
avoided a geueral, wholesale con
demnation for the character of bill
they have framed and they have not
escaped violent censure for their
brazen efforts to betray their party
and the people and enact a wholly
vicious bill. If it turns out that they
have tricked the country In regard
to the duty on boots, shoes, harness
and saddlery, they will find their
world slipping from under them.
They've mighty little to brag of as
It la and if that little is found to be
a sham, they will hear from the peo
ple In no uncertain terms in 1910
and 1912. Lincoln Star (Ren.).
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The farmers and all other con
sumers w 111 soon know w hat re
vision of the tariff by its friends"
means. They should have studied
the matter more closely when Taft
was running for president, because
the trusts wanted him. They knew
upon which side their bread was but
tered. Taft promised to be their
servant and he has held good.
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The Merchants' Carnival is now a
sure thing, and every one of the
business men of the town should
boost it as it should be boosted. As
It is, we believe that every merchant
and business man in Plattsmouth is
favorable to the enterprise, and the
gentlemen in charge of the man
agement will move heaven and earth
to make it the greatest event ever
held in the capital city of Cass
county.
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The country will regret that Presi
dent Taft put himself at a disad
vantage from the beginning by con
senting to take part in the dicker
over details of the bill. He now be
comes responsible for a measure that
breaks and betrays his campaign
pledges. It puts him before the peo
ple in the attitude of a president
who has not the courage to make
good his promises. New York
Times.
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NKP.VV MAATIHIS.
The last Democratic, legislature of against them, we may easily imagine
Decause some members of con
gress desired to serve their consti
tuents Instead of trust bosses, old
Joe Cannon reduces them to the
ranks from Important committees.
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Where congress has failed to serve
tho people, is in its failure to put
sugar, lumber, salt flour, woolen
goods, cotton, etc., on the free UbI.
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When the Republican party pro
mises you any particular legislation
before election, did you ever know It
to stick to text? Not on your tin
type.
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The Republican state platform
approves, commends and endorses
Taft's stand on tariff revision." Does
that refer only to what Taft said he
wanted, or does It Include all that
Aldrlch-Payne-Cannon gave him?
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In the beginning of this govern
ment, congress was regarded as the
servant of the people. Now congress
Is the servant of the "Interests" and
tho people are the servants of con
gress. This wholesale revising of
the order of things makes the consti
tution look like a back number.
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First evidence of tariff revision Is
with calico the poor people's dress 1
The burden of tariff taxes to be
paid to the trusts has been piled
higher than ever upon the should
ers of the consumer, who is least
able to pay. We didn't expect much
from the "Millionaires' club" or Joe
Cannon's brigade of Dollar Panders,
but we did place hope in the man
higher up. The infamous Payne-
Aldrlch tariff measure is now a law.
The veto power could have been
used to save the people. Omaha
News.
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In speaking of old Joe Cannon's
methods of tyranlzing over the mem
bers of congress in taking positions
on committees from them because
they would not go back on their con
stituents to serve them, the Lincoln
News (Rep.) says: "Cannon's frank
disclosure of his methods, his punish
ment of those who refuse to accept
his orders, reveals to the people a .
truth that ought to be impressed
upon their minds. They should see
to it that every man whom Cannou
thus seeks to make the victim of his
malice, is returned to congress and
by this means insurgency Is strength
ened and such oligarchies as this old
pirate had builded up are broken
to pieces. If Cannon were really as
smart as he is reputed to be, he
would make no such fool break as
this, which must compel the voters
to elect again the men whom he is
trying to punish for their independ
ence, and thus make independence
popular. But if tyrants ever were
able to see beyond their noses, tyr
anny would live longer than it
does."
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The Weeping Water Republican
and the Plattsmouth News-Herald
seem worried over tne so-eauea
"slot-machine." The Republican con
cluded that a certain so-called "slot
machine" is really a gambling device
and as such, ought to be ex-cora-
munlcated. The News-Herald goes
the Republican one better and con
cludes that there Is really and ab
solutely a difference between this Blot
machine and a cream separator! Has
the Republican really lost its nickel
In the slot and the News-Herald
gathered in the cream from the sep
arator? Have the editors of these
two Republican papers been gambl
ing with real gambling slot machines
so that they always know when they
yank a nickel or a blank?
I ATTENTION
Let us show you our line of Hay Tools. We are
sole agents for Star, Louden and Ney Hay Tools und
can compete with anybody, no matter where located,
on prices. Let us show you the
London Hay Fork Returner
and snatch pully, which saves you almost Lalf the
time and labor necessary in unloading hay in a barn
at an expense of less then $5 00. Once used it will
never be discarded. Also mower sickley and sections
of all standard makes.
Plattsmouth, : : : Nebraska.
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