The Plattsmouth - Journal
r Published Seml-Weeklf it Plattsmouth, Nebraska CZT)
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as Becond-clasa
matter.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
A scientist declares that the tail of
1 (alley's coir.et will envelop the earth
May 19. dec! Let's run!
The KansaB machine politicians
would know by this time except for
their entire lack of capacity to learn
that It is not Bare to play horse
with a governor who Is also a red
headed Quaker.
Camille Flammarlon, who predicts
that the tall of Halley's comet will
envelop the faith May 19, Is one of
the foremost astronomers on Mr.
Hearst's staff, being what might be
termed an astronomical muckraker.
ada on the contrary the surplus for
the year was J809.237.53. Further
more the second class rate has been
reduced from one-half a cent a pound
to one-fourth of a cent a pound
Just one-quarter of the rate of period
icals In the United States are pay
ing, at which rate the president de
cries as a "subsidy" to the publish
ers. And In addition to this, newspa
pers are carried in the Canadian mails
free for a distance not exceeding 40
miles of publication. The Canadian
postmaster general's report Is an In
dictment on the graft and corruption
rampat In the postal affairs of this
country. If newspapers can be car
ried by the government profitably
for a quarter of a cent a pound In
sparsely settled Canada, why should
It cost nine cents a pound to carry
the same class a pound In the United
States, as the president and his post
master general maintain Is the cost
of the service In this country?
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A SIDDEX FRIENDSHIP.
In the market letters sent out by
stock buyers from the various west
ern markets, they with startling ac
cord caution the farmer to hold to
his cattle and hogs, arguing that this
course will offset any effect caused
by the general meat boycott now on
all over the country.
This may or may not be logic. If
the boycott Is merely a passing fad
the caution to hold their stock would
prove correct. Dut If on the other
band, the holding of the cattle and
hogs by the farmers cause the mar
ket to continue on the same high
level, It's dollars to doughnuts that
Just that long the boycott will con
tin ue.
Compared with what will be hand
ed to Speaker Cannon at the con
gressional elections next November,
Tuesday's result In the Sixth Missouri
district was little more than a lady
like slap on the wrist.
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Nor was it neceBsary for the in
surgent congressmen to explain they
are not fighting President Taft. They
are merely fighting the bunch of re
actionary New Englanders who Imag
ine they have taken complete pos
session of the president.
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In the recent crusade In Joplln,
Mo., Itev. Hilly Sunday declared God
had sent him to make that city dry.
The local option election last week
resulted In a wet victory by a ma
jority of 814. Evidently Billy didn't
hear well when he was called to
Joplln or didn't understand his mis
sion. :o:
Ex-Senator Long of Kansas tells
the Washington Post that the Insur
gents correspond to the bolting Re
publicans In 1896. "They are the
Jtrynn Republicans, he Bays. The) Every effort Is being made to throw
only difficulty with Mr. Long's state-: the loss and distress where it usually
ment is that he neglects to point out falls on the day laborer and salaried
that whllo free silver was a dead Is-! man of town and cUy and at the
sue the Insurgents are right. Kan-1 same time protect to the utmost the
stock raiser and the meat trust.
The trust, usually bo ready to take
advantage of the stock raiser, now
takes him into confidence and points
out "only by doing this or that way
can we maintain high prices." The
farmers and stock raisers generally,
who In the hard times ol '00-'97.
were the loudest to declaim ngalnst
the trusts, now unexpectedly find
themselves arrayed cheek by jowl
with one of the greatest monopolies
of the world and against the day-
laboring, wage-earning population
Finding no relief from their farm
ing communities or their metropoli
tan market centers, Is It small wonder
that there are but two things left
the wage-earning consumers to do
either quit eating meat or turn farm
er themselves. Being unfit cither by
tralng or In a financial way to do
the latter they naturally turn to the
first alternative
We do not think It Is a fad. It Is
more It Is Btern necessity. The farm-
pas City Star, Hep.
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'Ara ynti a Democrat" We un
ilfmUml lh.t Is about the first ques
tion asked when an nppllcnnt applies
for endorsement to compete for cen
us enumerator In a competitive ex
amination. We thought that the first
requirement for an enumerator was
educational ability to fill the place.
Hut the ill tie 2x4 bosses think a
man's political Hiatus Is the first re
quirement. President Taft Is oppos
ed to peanut politics, but the local
bosses can't get above the Idea that
positions must bo filled, regardless
of qualification. If a Democrat can't
successfully pass a fair examination
he should not be appointed.
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The returns from the tith district
in Missouri, should convlne most
any sensible voter that the people of
the west have no use for Aldrlch-
Cannon etandpatlBm. The majority
and by political events since the ad
journment of congress. It was rea
sonably assumed by the Republicans
that, Inasmuch as the late Represen
tative DeArmond'8 plurality had ne-
ver been large, In spite of his high
character and great popularity and
dinstinction, there would be a good
chance to elect a Republican succes
sor.
This chance would have been de
cidedly favorable If Republican Inter
ests had been honestly and ably man
aged.
But Instead of making the noraina.
tlon by means of a primary election
thus leaving It to the people as to
whether the nominee should be a pro
gressive man or a Cannon follower,
the machine Republicans took mat
ters Into their own hands, held a
convention and named a candidate
who was Irrevocably committed to
Cannon and Aldrlch and the whole
reactionary system. This convention,
made up largely of postmasters and
other federal officeholders, utterly
gnored the progressive element of the
party.
The contest was not personal. It
was directly and squarely based on
national Issues. The Democratic can
didate had distinguished help, befit
ting' the national importance of the
ultimate result. The Republican noml-
ness had even more assistance. His
managers reached as far as the presi
dent's cabinet for speakers.
Enough progressive Republicans
either voted for the Democratic nom
Inee, or Btayed at home, to make the
Democratic plurality nearly double
that of the gifted and popular De
Armond.
If this can be done In Missouri
where there la no progressive Repub
llcan organization, and where there
are no commanding progressive lead
ers, what may be done In those other
western Btates where the progressive
movement Is widespread and well de
fined, and Is given constant Impetus
and added volume by those fearless
leaders who are fighting the malady
of Cannonlsm In congress? Kansas
City Star, Rep.
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It Is easier to see now why some
or tne members of congress were
reluctant to have the Balllnger cnarg
es Investigated.
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A number of Republican senators
are advising President Taft' to drop
Balllnger overboard. However, Bal
linger is only one of the party's Jo
nahs.
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of the normal board says he is to flrst time that the people of Missouri
be removed because there has been a are doing their share of thinking on !
The news dispatches say that ac
cording to Bradstreet's report th
cost of living is increasing. The same
information may also be found In any
kitchen.
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persistent demand from .both Re
publicans and Democrats to have him
removed. The Journal never knew
how President Crabtree stood politi-
ally, and we never made any effort
to ascertain. We only know that he
as filled the position of President
to the entire satisfaction of three-
fifths of the people who are acquaint
ed with his excellent qualities. Rev.
Ludden has a grouch on about some
thing and the people demand to know
what it is. Out with it, Mr'; Ludden.
We don't believe President Crabtree
has done a thing out of the way, and
it stands Mr. Ludden in hand to tell
why he wants him removed, without
any lfs or ands about It.
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Dr. Charles W. Eliot, who was re
cently elected president of the Na
tional Forestry Association, could
hardly have emphasized his high esti
mate of the far-reaching functions
and possibilities of that organization
more strikingly than by proposing to
the board of directors that Mr. Gif
ford Pinchot, recently removed from
the post of chief forester by President
Taft, be asked to take his place at
the head of the new association. The
Importance of the association was
further emphasized when Mr. Pinchot
accepted the invitation. At the head
of this organization, whese member
ship should become national and nu
merous, Mr. Pinchot will again be a
power In the conservation cause in
general and in the forestry move
ment In particular. The fact that the
highest authority and most efficient
conservation executive in the coun
try has taken the presidency of this
association should insure its rapid
growth and its practical effective
ness.
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The Republicans of Kansas ought
to know what kind of men to nomi
nate as representatives of real Re
publicanism in that state. So why
don't the machine accept Governor
Stubbs's challenge to place their own
candidate In the field against him?
They should place hlra upon a plat
form declaring that he will advocate
Cannonlsm in national politics; favor
the revival of the old "Senate Lodge,"
abolish the Primary law; return to
the once popular custom of having
the railroads name the state officials
and "points with pride" to the fact
that no legislation could be enacted
under his administration unless it had
first been approved by the corporation
lobby. The destruction of these fine
old politclal practices is objections
urged against Stubbs. Why not give
the people a chance, by .direct primary
vote, to return to them?
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the moral issues now before the coun
try, involving the personnel of con
gress as no other issue in decades has
involved. Kansas City Times, Rep.
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WOULD FROM THE WEST
by which Mr. Dickson's (Dem) is
elected is double that of the late Mr.;er8 Bnould thua take the n and
DeArmond's in. 1908. This apodal iBol,cltu" Bdvlce of the,r frlenJ ?
M. .. k t 4 k iLl. ......
election demonstrates to a dead mor-llUB l,UHl' l ulu,r uwu i'1'"1
al certainty that there Is great meas
Iness in the minds of the people and
they principally are In the Republican
pnrty. Another indication is that
Missouri, Kaunas and Nebraska will
no Democratic next fall. Such a re
sult would bo a god-Bond to the com
mon masses of the American people.
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Tho report of tho postmaster gen
eral of Canada Is Interesting and il
luminating In view of tho efforts of
President Taft nnd postmaster Gen
eral Itltchcolc to blame tho United
States postal deficit upon newspaper
und magazine publishers. Canada Is
a country of vast area and meagre
population and It should naturally
cost a groat deal more proportlonate-
Every politician of consequence In
the country will see tho significance
of the overwhelming defent of Can
nonlsm In tho Sixth district of Mis
souri yesterday.
Tho importance of that defent Is
far greater than Its result In tho elec
tion of one progressive Democrat
against one reactionary Republican.
Tho returns, which show nn abnormal
plurality for the successful candidate,
foretells the announcement of still
nioro progressive candidates for con
gressional seats nnd tho retirement
of numerous Incumbents who have
subserviently bowed to Cannon rule.
Tho Sixth district election was the
Whoever discovered that ground
hog fiction ought to be handcuffed to
the person wNio Invented the goose
bone fallacy nnd sentenced to Mcdl
cine Hat In company with Irl Hicks.
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Government extravagance In tho
opinion of the senate managers. Aid-
rich of Rhode Island and Hale of
Maine, is any appropriation in the
nature of an Investment for the de
velopment of the whole United States.
Government thrift, according to the
same high authorities, is any scheme
of taxation or expenditures that in
volves a large subsidy' for New Eng
land. :o:
The "extra work" to be done by
census enumerators, was minutely
'described to the applicants .before
their appointment. The character of
the 'extra work" was of n political
nature, and if tho fellow was slow to
ngree, his appointment never was
made. AVe do not know whether
this was a condition in nil the dis
tricts or not, but in some places It
wns known to be practiced. This Is
coercion with a vengeance, and Is Just
as nhomlnablo ns boodling nnd should
be ns severely punished.
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The general disappointment over
affairs nt Wnshlnnton would indicate
that the people did not expect Mr.
Taft to gtve them n Republican ad
ministration.
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VICTORY AND ITS APPLICATION.
ly to transport newspapers or anyi
other class of mall la the Dominion first real test of public sentiment on
than It does in Iho United States.
But there Is no postal deficit In Can-
the Cannon issue, as that Issue- has
been intensified by the tariff session
It Prof. Crabtree is to bo removed
from the Peru Normal "for good nnd
sufficient reasons," let tho people of
Nebraska know what those reasons
are. Ludden, member and secretary
To understand the full significance
of the defeat of Canonlsm in the
Sixth district of Missouri, these facts
must be taken Into consideration:
President Roosevelt carried the dls
trlct in 1904 by twenty-seven votes.
Even the late Representative De-
Armond, strong, upright and person
ally popular among those who knew
him, had pluralities averaging only
about two thousand.
In 1908 Mr. Cowherd, Democratic
nominee for governor, had a plurality
of only 1,054.
But when the Issue was fairly
drawn between a progressive Demo
crat and a Cannon Republican, the
Democratic plurality Jumped to
3,790.
This protest against Cannonlsm
was registered In a prosperous agrl
cultural and Industrial district, one of
the richest nnd most advanced sec
tions of Missouri.
There is no way to Interpret the
result except ns tho exp-ession of a
profound moral ronvinctlon tlmt hns
penetrated to 1 1 mr.rsca of the peo
ple everywhere.
There was no insurgent organiza
tion In the Sixth district, nor is there
such an organization in tho state.
There are no leaders, local or of
statewide following, who have open
ly espoused the cause of the progres
sive Republicanism and help to de
fine its scope and strength.
Without organization or leader
ship, Cannonlsm has been defeated by
a big plurality, and in a contest that
has revealed to tho country for the
WHO (JETS THE MONEY?
An Ohio newspaper want to know,
in discussing the cost of living, who
gets the money. The workingman
says he Is not getting it; it will be
hard to convince all farmers that
they are getting it, and few will ac-
knoweldge "the corn," if they are;
the local merchant is not getting it if
we believe his story; the professional
man is not getting it, and the news
paper men all avow, each and sev
erally, that they do not see it com
ing their way.
Now it is an easy matter to deter
mine tho question. All that is neces
sary to determine who has the money
is to find out just who has it. And
that Is certainly an easy task. The
workingman has no considerable
amount of money. If he were profit
ing by the high cost of living, he
would have a fat bank acc6unt. It is
also true that while the farmer is
getting along well, and has paid off a
few mortgages and has some corn still
in the field, he Is not a moneyed
man; he has chiefly land for his as
sets. Look around and see if the law
yer, the doctor, the preacher, or the
teacher has a big bank roll. Inouire
of the condition of the retailer and
you will find that he has good stocks
on hand, but that as a distributor of
goods, his money is going and com
ing at all times, and no great surplus
ever lies Idle in the bank vaults to
his credit. The number of failures of
retailers in the country will convince
most people that the retailer is not
verly prosperous.
Pick up the newspaper of the day,
and read the story of the bride who
as a million dollar necklace for her
wedding morn; ascertain therefrom
the names of the men who are giving
away libraries and colleges, and
building hundred million dollar hou
ses; spending fortunes for "country
homes," buying and sailing steam
yachts and giving swell dinners at a
cost of thousands of dollars. How
many men are there in the country
who are doing these things? Say,
fifty, or a hundred or a thousand of
them out of the eighty million peo
pie in America! Is there a man on
earth who would not pick out the
millionaires and the billionaires as
the profiting factor in the cost of
high living? If you were trying to
run down the fifty cents that you
gave for a quarter's worth of steak
is it not likely that you would look
In the pocket of the fellow who had
the fifty cents, and not In the pocket
of the fellow who never had fifty
cents?
lie who reads as he runs ought not
to ask bo foolish a question as to
who is getting the money.
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Public Seie,
The undersigned will sell at pub
lic auction, at his home two miles
east and one mile south of Cedar
Creek, and nine miles west cf Platts
mouth, on
Friday, Feb. II, 1910
the following property, towit:
HORSES nnd 'MULES
One black mare, ten years old,
weight 1300, one gray mare, eleven
years old, weight 1330, one black"
horse, nine years old, weight 1400,
one bay horse, thirteen years old,
weight 1300, one bay mulo, four
years old, one black mule, three years
old, one bay mare, one yea rold, six
head of shoats, 10 cows, one heifer.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
One 12-Inch brush plow, one 14
Inch stirring plow, one Solid Com
fort riding plow, one Hummer rid
ing plow, two Ave-y cultivators, one
John Deere two-row machine, one
McCormick binder, one Deering
mower, one McCormick mower, one
Sterling hay rake, one Farmer
Friend corn planter, one Western
Belle lister, one Sattley lister,
one Sterling force feed seeder,
three good farm wagons, one
wagon and hay rake, two spring wa
gons, 28 foot corn elevator, one top
buggy, one carriage, nearly new, one
bob sled, one 3-section harrow, one
2-row Pekin curler, one Center Belle
disc, one Superior Press drill, one
roller, one Daln feed grinder, one Ad
vance fanning mill, one lard press,
one meat grinder, three sets 1
inch work harness, one set Hi inch
work harness, one set IV Inch har
ness, one set buggy harness, and
many other articles too numerous to
mention. Sale to commence at 11
o'clock a. m., sharp.
Free Lunch at Noon.
TERMS OF SALE.
All 8ii m 8 of $10 and under, cash
In hand, and all over $10, a credit of
twelve months will be given, pur
chaser giving good bankable paper,
bearing eight per cent from date.
All property must be settled for be
fore being removed.
O. P. MEISIXGER.
William Dunn, Auctioneer.
Curd of Tliunks.
For the many kind acts and the
sympathy of our many friends during
the last illness and death of our be
loved mother, Mrs. Dora Wolf, and
lso for the many floral remembrances
of her loving friends, we desire to
extend our sincere thanks.
Mrs. Dora Hesse.
Mrs. Kate Bushausen.
Mrs. Carrie llaller.
Mrs. Louisa KUnger.
Louis Wolf.
Rev. Gade of Cincinnati, O., ar
rived in the city this morning and
will hold the pulpit at the Presby
terian church tomorrow, both morn
ing and evening. Rev. Gade Is con
sidering a call from the local church
and may possibly accept. He Is spend
ing today in meeting the people of
the city nnd will remain for several
days.
Do you want an
AUCTIONEER?
If you do1gct one who has
Experience, Ability, Jas'scmcnt.
Telegraph or write
ROBERT WILKINSON,
Dunbar, Heb.
Dates made at this office or tho
Murray State Bank.
Good Service, Reasonable Rales
A Chilly Time.
Postmaster Henry A. Schneider
this afternoon is conducting an ex
amination of applicants for the posi
tion of census enumerator in this
county, he having been designated by
Supervisor Helvey for that purpose. ,
The intention was to hold the exami
nation at the postofflce but it was
discovered that there would not be
room enough for that purpose and
Mr. Schneider made what he sup
posed to be the final arrangements
to use the high school building this
afternoon. He arrived at the build-
ling at 12:30 noon, and was consider
ably surprised and somewhat jarred
to find the door closed and secured
locked. He got busy and called up
V. M. Mullis, the custodian of the
building who Informed him that
his call was the first Intimation he
had of the matter. Mr. Schneider
finally secured access to the build
ing and the applicants started to
work in a room with the tempera
ture according to the veracious re
presentative of Uncle Sam something
about 20 degrees below zero. Any
way, be says, it was blamed cold and
he was some peeved over the mis
carriage of his plans. At 1:15 p. m.,
Mr. Mullis put In an appearance and
started up a fire in the furnaces and
is endeavoring to assuage the pangs
of cold which, are afflicting the visitors.
Each applicant for a place as enu
merator has been furnished with a
card by Supervisor Helvey and this
entitles him or her to take the ex
amination. Those passing the high
est examination are supposed to be
appointed to the task providing all
other things are equal. There are a
number of young ladles taking the
examination as they are not barred
under the rules. Among them are
Mattle A. Minnlear of Murray, Anna
E. Hall, Sarah E. Kerr and Gerda
Petersen of thi3 city and Mrs. Nellie
M. Stanton of Union and Mrs. Elvira
Despain of this city.
The following gentlemen are tak
ing the examination also; George
Vogel of South Eei;d, Leroy Van
Scoyoc, Andrew Stohlman, Bert A.
.Tacobsen, John B. Kllgore of Louis
ville, K. L. Kniss of Murray, D. L.
Talcott of Greenwood, George Horn
of Cedar Creek, Wm. B. Porter of
Mynard, H. M. Townsley of Union,
John C. Lindeman, O. M. Strelght of
this city. The examination will take
about three to four hours to complete.
Owing to a misunderstanding of
the date for the appearance of the
Grew Stock company at the Parmele
wns given a3 Friday, Feb. 4th. It
should have read Wednesday, Feb.
9th, Feb. 9th instend of Friday, Feb.
4th, ns advertised. Tho play will be
"Tho Invaders" a powerful and inter
esting drama.