The Plattsmouth - Journal
CZ3 Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth, Nebraska CH
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoflice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
0 PER YEAR IN AD VANCE
An insurgent, my son, is a Repub
lican who believes in keeping cam
paign pledges.
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The Rhode Island senator from Ne
braska Is very appropriately attach
ed to "Slippery Elmer" Rurkett.
:o:
The Indication over In Iowa point
to the election of Claudo Porter,
the Democratic candidate for gover
nor. :o:-
Next .Monday Is Labor day, but no
arrangements have been made to
celebrate the event, except ball
games.
-:o:-
Mr. Ilryan says he will do all he
possibly can to elect (!. W. Hitchcock.
It ho does It means the election of a
Democratic senator In Nebraska this
year.
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Senator Aldrlch has a long head.
lie knows there is extravagance in
the administration of our government
mid went so far as to say millions
would bo saved If it were managed
on business principles.
:o:
Insurgents are gaining ground ev
ery day, and it Is only a question of
time until they will control tho Re
publican party in the nation, the
same as they do now in many of the
Republican states, such as Iowa, Kan
sas, California and Wisconsin.
:o:
Tho campaign is not on yet, and
won't bo until the muddle between
Governor Bhallenberger and Mayor
Dahlman is settled. Tho delay in the
recount Is causing suspense, and
Bhould be settled, and right away,
too,
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Fifteen of the sixteen Republican
candldntes for congress In Missouri
are standpatters, assuring the elec
tion of fifteen Democratic congress
men. The Republican politicians of
Missouri this year appear to want tho
lildo to go with the tail. '
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Tho real cause of the break-down
of Senator Warner's health in Mis
souri has been a creeping attack of
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Aldiirliltos, which is what ail3 "Kiip
liery Elmer Rurkett," but he won't
Jet it bo known until the people tell
it at the polls.
, :o:
Every candidate on tho Democratic
legislative ticket In Cass is pledged
to support the candidate for United j
States senator that receives the ma
jority vote at tho general election.
The Republican candidates, each and
every one, have refused to support
the peoples' choice. "Let the puo
jilo rule."
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Kansas and Nebraska and the pro
gressive western states In the move
ment to adopt the Oregon plan are
preparing to show the Bourbons ex
actly what they intend to do as a
remedy for mlsrepresentatlve govern
incnt in the senate. Kansas City
Star, (Rep.)
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Aldrlch, the Republican candidate
for governor, is not saying very much
yet. Tho only really snappy thing
lie said since he has been nominat
ed is that he wouldn't give two
whoops In hades for Victor Rosewa
ter and his lice's support. "That's a
I'retty loud utterance."
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"I have no personal feeling against
Mr. Cannon," Representative Need-
nam ci (.amornia Hays, ' but 1 sin
cerely believo it is for tho best in
terests of tho Republican party that
n chnngo in the speakership be
inndc." Standput politicians always
consider the best Interest of tho
party Instead of the nation.
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The trust magnates and Wall
street bnnkera are howling thel
beards off on account of Roosevelt's
trip to tho west. They say it is cal
culated to cause a disruption in fin
ancial matters. This bIiows that the
east is decidedly opposed to the man
who would like to run for the presi
dency the third time.
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Senator Cummins believes that the
power of the machine in national af
fairs Is just as pernicious as in local
afalrs. lie reason that, just as in the
matter of state and district nomina
tions there used to be manipulation,
so now in national conventions nomi
nations are not representative of the
strength and sentiment of the voters,
especially in the Republican conven
tions. :o:
The wholesome spectacle of a Re
publican party platform confessing
the failure of the national organiza
tion to carry out Its pledges to the
people, as the Kansas platform does
In its treatment of the tariff law, is
an Innovation in partisan politics
that means real reformation, an av
owed purpose to deal with the voters
on the basis of Intelligent, honest co
operation Instead of the old system of
compelling them to accept what they
know to be wrong merely because it
bears the party name. In every dec
laration of purpose the platform is
equally courageous, open and under
standable. :o:
DOESN'T rKOIIIlllT.
Rangor, Maine, Dally Commercial:
The affair at the brickyard Saturday
evening in which one man came to
his death, originated with a keg of
ale and furnishes another of the
many examples of the worse than fu
tility of the prohibitory law as its
workings are exemplified In our own
state. Neither the Sturgls deputies
nor any other enforcement officials
can prevent the consumption of in
toxicating beverages. The Maine pro
hibitory law covers the Illegal sales
of such, but does not In any way cov
er the Illegal use.
We are not as wise as our neigh
bora of Massachusetts, Vermont and
New Hampshire, who readily regulate
the sale of intoxicants, readily recog
nizing the Impossibility of prohibi-
tion
We, on the contrary, make It
a crime to sell a glass of beer or an
ounce of alchol, while by sending
outside of the state our people can
Import and use all they personally
desire.
Thus it comes about that persons
who are not able to purchase a glass
of beer when they desire, send away
and get it in quantity and a drinking
bout is very apt to follow, as it did
in the brickyard incident which re
sulted In the killing of a man and
furnishes an excellent object lesson.
Could the men have gone down town
and taken a glass of beer they
would probably have done so without
trouble. Dut the law says they can
not, and this leads to taking liquor
Into such places as the brickyard and
staying by until Intoxicated and quar
reling follows, and very often with fa
tal reBults, as In this Instance.
The prohibitory law has been fool
ish and futile enough since its first
enactment, but has never been so
absurd and useless as in the last few
years.
The prohibitory law, useless in its
actual prohibition, forces traffic in
a city or town from saloons, where
the salo might be properly conduct
ed under proper regulation, to the
kitchen bar or low places where are
dispensed poisonous concoctions
whoso use will weaken tho mind and
Inflame the senses, bringing on blood
shed and leading either to the Insane
asylum or the prison.
Against this condition of affulrs
can bo placed no asset of results ac
complished. Take the situation right
here in the city of Rangor, a city that
we claim Is the equal of any in the
state In Its citizenship. The Sturgls
law was passed and Governors Cobb
and Fernald Bent the Sturgls depu
ties to Rangor. Did they prevent the
use of intoxicants? They did not
Did tLty decrease drunkenness?
Jufct the contrary.
The year previous to the passage
of the Sturgis law the number of ar-
I rests for intoxication in thp ifv of
Dangor were 1,236. After the Sturg
is deputies had been sent Into Ban
gor, in the fiscal year ending April
3d, 1908, the number of arrests for
drunkenness In our city had Increas
ed to 2,513, or more than doubled.
These figures are taken from the of
ficial records and show what has
been accomplished in the way of pro
hibition by the Sturgis law, and if
it is not designed to prevent drunk
enness what in heaven's name is it
intended for? And if not success
ful in Its workings what possible ex
cuse is there for its further main
tenance on the statute books of the
state?
We are not in favor of the saloon
or free rum, but we do believe with
our neighbors of Massachusetts, Ver
mont and New Hampshire that pro
hibition does not prohibit and that
laws for regulation may be enacted
that will bring far better results for
the cause of temperance, of morality
and general good citizenship than
does the present law of Maine, which
Is a prohibition law only In name.
:o:
Watch the candidate for the legis
lature who is afraid of the voice of
the people at the polls.
:o:
It Is feared Colonel Roosevelt's
tariff declarations will be regarded
as the Last Straw by Rhode Island's
grand old man.
:o:
No Democrat has a right to stand
in the way of party success, and no
good Democrat will do it, either.
These are our sentiments with the
bark on.
:o:
"Keynotes" advising further revis
ion of the tariff would not now be
necessary bad President Taft display
ed the backbone of a shrimp during
the last session of congress.
:o:
The eastern Republicans don't
seem to like Teddy's remarks in the
west. They are fearful of his excit
ing the east to the extent of creating
a flurry in the business of the east.
:o:
One thing certain, if Roosevelt se
cures the Republican nomination for
a third term, he will have to depend
upon the west to elect him. Already
the east is in open revolt against any
such movement for a third term.
:o:
The beet trust is using a "cattle
fchortage" as the pretext for advanc
ing beef and pork prices. Strange
to say, no one at the Omaha Btock
yards had noticed the shortage.
:o:
We noticed in a Kansas paper that
a farmer in that state bought an au
tomobile three years ago and recent
ly the sheriff sold eighty acres of
his land to pay for the machine.
Such men need guardians.
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Every Republican candidate for
the legislature is running on a coun
ty option platform, as adopted by the
state Republican convention. A Re
publican candidate is expected to de
clare himself for county option or
get out of the race.
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Winter Is coming on but the coal
combine supply "winks the other
eye. And the poor man who votes
for a tariff on coal not only blinks,
but he shuffles around trying to de
vise ways and means to raise money
to buy protected coal. Who votes to
protect him?
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Congressman Magulre was wait
ed upon personally In Washington
at the close of the last session of
congress by the officers of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, including
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison and was thanked and com
mended for his fair and Just attitude
and for big voting record on the
many questions affecting labor and
tho welfare of the laboring classes
He stands right by the farmers and
laborers, and they should give him
their united support. Ho has been
tried and not found wanting.
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If a candidate Is running upon
either the Republican or Democratic
ticket for the legislature, he is In
duty bound to abide by the platform
adopted by the state convention. If
that convention adopts a county op
tion plank he is running on the coun
ty option ticket. And he should
thus decare hilmself or get off the
ticket. There is no carrying water
on both shoulders this year. Every
Democratic candidate in Cass and
Otoe county for the legislature Is out
and out against county option and
the people kuow right where to find
them." .
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Flour is sold cheaper in practical
ly every foreign market than It Is
sold at the American mill where it
Is manufactured. The manufacturers
of that flolir are not shipping it
3,000 or more miles across the ocean
and selling it at a ioss. They ought
at least to sell flour as cheap at
ho.me as abroad. What justification
can there be for a tariff on flour?
None. The American farmer may
think that he is protected by a tariff
on wheat. He is not. The miller
is allowed to import wheat, manu
facture it into flour, ship the flour
out of the country, and get a rebate
of practically the entire tariff that
was paid on Imported wheat. The
.farmer is therefore not only dis
criminated against by having to pay
more for his flour than he ought to
pay, but he is also flimflammed by
a pretense that his wheat is being
protected when, as a matter of fact,
it is not.
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IX XERR.lSKA, TOO.
The Oregon plan for the election of
United States senator, which seems to
have been adopted In .. Nebraska,
merely means that national Issues are
to be separated from state issues;
that the citizen may vote for a mem
ber of one party for United States
senator and for a member of anoth
er party for legislator, with the as
surance that the people's choice for
senator wll be accepted by the legis
lature no matter what Its political
complexion is.
Sensible, Isn't it? Kansas City
Star, Rep.
Not so with inaDy of the Republi
cau candidates for the legislature, in
cluding those from this county who
ame to ti e fior.t with a statement
o the effect that if elected they will
ot support the choice of '.he people
for United States senator If that
holi e should be a Democrat.
"Let
the people rule."
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FAVOKIXt; THE RICH.
How the Payne-Aldrlch law dis
criminates in favor of the rich and
against the poor, was told in a very
striking manner on the floor of the
house by Representative William A.
Cullop of Indiana.
"On the sparkling diamond of the
rich," said Mr. Cullop, "the Payue
Aldrich law levies a nominal duty of
16 per cent but on its imitation, worn
as ornament by the poor it levies a
duty of 20 per cent.
"On the champagne for the table
of the fastidious it levies a duty of
65 per cent, while on the clothing
worn by the laboring man it leves a
duty of 86 per cent.
"On the fine silk costume of the
society belle the tax is 50 per cent,
while on the woolen or wostered
garb worn by the housemaid it Is 131
per cent.
"On the ordinary steel button for
the trousers of the toller the tariff
Is 127, while on the fine Ivory button
used on the clothes of the dudes is 57
per cent.
"On the plain, coarse blankets of
the humble the tariff is 165 per cent,
while on the finest and costliest used
by the exclusive It is 71 per cent.
"On the gloves worn by the laborer
the tax is 65 per cent while on the
finest gloves it Is only 14 per ceut
"On the carpets used by the ow
ners of fine palaces the tariff Is 50
per cent, while on the cheap carpets
used to adorn tho modest homes of
the worklngman It is 127 per cent,
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Ask for Administration.
From Wpiliicsdny'i Dnlly.
Petition for the administration of
tho estate of Mrs. Shorn, the lady
who was murdered at Rock llluffs
two weeks ago was filed yesterday
by A. L. Tldd as attorney for the
estate. The petition asks for the ap
pointment of V. J. Strelght as ad
ministrator, and recites that there
was some 94 acres of land beside
house and 10 lots in Rock llluffs
and about 11900 worth ot personal
property.
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Sept. 28th to Oct. 3th. .9.0
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CHOW YOURSELF A GOOD TIME
TESTED AND PROVEN
There Is a Heap of Solace in Be
ing Able to Depend Upon a
Well Earned Reputation
For months Plattsmouth readers
have seen the constant expression of
praise for Doan's Kidney Pills, and
read about the good work they have
done in this locality. Not another
remedy ever produced such convinc
ing proof of merit.
Mrs. John Sharp, Third and Dyke
streets, Plattsmouth, Neb., says: 'Tor
a long time I had trouble from my
back and kidneys. There were terri
ble pains in the small of my back,
often extending into my hips and
limbs and though I doctored and
tried various medicines, I was not
relieved. About a year ago I pro
cured Doan's Kidney Pills from Ger
lng & Co.'s drug store and in a short
time they brought me entire relief.
This remedy has my highest endorse
ment." (Statement given June 9,
1906.)
On December 29, 1908, Mrs. Sharp
said: "I cheerfully confirm my
former endorsement of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. I still think highly of this
remedy, knowing that it is a splendid
ore in cases of kidney trouble."
For sa'e by all dealers. Price 50
crnts. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New Yo:k, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
RANG THE WRONG BELL;
SCHOLARS "LIT OUT'
A special from Louisville under
date of September 6, says:"The en
tire student body of the Louisville
schools marchel from the school
building today, much to the surprise
of the corps of teachers in charge,
when Superintendent B. D. Evans by
a mistake rang the fire bell Instead
of the regular class bell. Last year
a system of fire escapes were put in,
and Prof. Walter Plybon, who had
charge of the schools here last year,
drilled the students to make a hasty
exit in case the fire bell was rung.
"This year a new corps of teachers,
with the exception of Assistant Sup
erintendent Mary McGrew, was se
cured. Miss McGrew soon saw the
situation as it was and notified the
other teachers. They all ran after
the pupils to try to explain, but the
young people, seeing the teachers
running, were only made to believe
that the situation was the more se
rious and they hurried the more rap
idly. There was no panic nor any
great rush, the training of the young
people under Professor Plybon last
year having had its effect."
Reward Reached $1,000,
The good people of Murray with
a determination that the foul mur
derer of Mrs. Shera shall be appre
hended and punished, have subscrib
ed $200 to be added the amount of
the reward already offered. This
sum extends the amount to $1,000
which should serve as an Induce
ment to some smart detective to
clear the mystery by running down
the murderer, and that he, or they
may suffer the penalty of murder.
The people of Cass county are get
ting tired of such deeds, and it' is
not altogether unlikely that the next
murder committed, the people will
rise up and take the law In their
own hands. The sentiment of the
people today is in that direction.
Mr. J. E. Wiles is engaged in haul
ing brick to the county farm this
week.
St May Be
"A hard chill, pain through the chest, difficult breathing.
Then fever, with great prostration." If this should
be your experience, send for your doctor. You may
have pneumonia! If your doctor cannot come at once,
give Aycrs Cherry Pectoral. When he comes, tell him
exactly what you have done. Then do as he says.
No alcohol in this cough medicine. j.C.AuerCo.,LowellMass.
Keep the bowels In good condition. One ol Aver Tills at bedtime will cause
an incrcascJ flow of bile, and produce a jjcntlc laxative effect tho day following.
Frt.'ij I'tft,
Oct. I
C3R0NATI01
BALL
Day by U. S, Regular Troops.
ALL RAILROADS.
- YOU'LL HAVE LOTS OF HELP
MR. FARMER!
1 will on Thursday of every week de
liver Ice Cream, Fruit at Fresh Oysters
at your very door.
Watch for the Auto!
J. E. MASON
YOUNG PEOPLE UNITED IN
HOLY BONDS OF WEDLOCK
From Wednesday's Dally.
County Judge Beeson yesterday af
ternoon issued a niarrlago license to
Oliver Osborn and Miss Mary Vljva
da, who appeared before Judge M.
Archer at 1 o'clock today and were
made as one. I. C. Lyle, the ac
commodating cashier at the Burling
ton station, witnessed the ceremony.
The happy couple after receiving the
congratulations of the magistrate and
witnesses took the hack for the sta
tion where they departed for Omaha
to spend a few days with the broth
er of the groom, It. A. Osburn and
family. Mr. Osburn is a young man
of good habits and has been em
ployed at the Manspeaker barn for
some time. Mrs. Osburn was form
erly employed at the Riley hotel.
They will reside in Plattsmouth, hav
ing secured rooms at the corner of
Seventh and Main streets.
J. E. McCarrol of Union was in the
city Monday evening having accom
panied his daughter, Miss Angle, to
this city where she will renew her
Btudies in the high school this year.
Bass Bounty
Farm
The Bauer farm, consisting
of 209 acres in Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska.
Situated about one mile east of
Wabash, four miles from Manley
and four miles from Murdock, will
be sold at a Referee's Sale at the
south front door of the court house
at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, to the
highest bidder for cash on
SEPTEMBER 10, 1910
at one o'clock p. ui. The land s
smooth, has good improvements,
including a school house, and is
described as follows: The north
west quarter, containing 169 and
87-100 acres, and the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter,
all in section 30, township 11,
range 11, east 6th P. M. For par
ticulars address
James Robertson
Clerk of the District Court, Platts
mouth, Nebraska.
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Tt:;3Dir AftarDOoa.
Oct. I
KILITARY
PARADE