The- Platlsmouth - Journal
r Published Seral-Weeklj at Plattsao.th, Wclaraska CZZ3
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Poatoffice at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, as geond-clasB
matter.
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The Democratic Ticket
For Judges Supreme Court.
V. I). OLDHAM.
W. L. STARK.
J. R. DEAN.
For Regents University.
JOHN K. MILLER.
C. T. KNAPP.
For Railroad Commissioner.
C. E. HARMAN.
For Judge of the District Court
First District.
HARVEY I). TRAVIS.
For Clerk of the District Court.
JAMES T. REYNOLDS.
For County Clerk.
D. C. MORGAN.
For Treasurer.
W. KELLY FOX.
For Sheriff.
DON C. RHODEN.
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For Superintendent of Schools.
MARY E. FOSTER.
For Surveyor.
FRED D. PATTERSON.
For Coroner.
E. RATNOUR.
For
Commissioner Second
District.
C. M. SEYIiERT.
1 For Police Magistrate.
M. ARCHER.
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Tinif to discard the straw hal.
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The oyster lias been somewhat
tardy in making ti in advent into
the markets of Plattsmouth.
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Iieforc Taft comes to Nebraska
he wants lo remember that tin'
public docs not cheer the way
Ihey intend In vole.
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The citizen who i for Plaits
mouth tlrsl, lasl anil all. tin' lime
Is ui tin' I nir Nciiif of tin' tt-rin a
loyal citizen.
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Y k, we will celebrate the open
ing of llif Platte river bridge ami
the poslollirc building at t tic same
time, if possible.
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A molasses lank in New Or
leans hurst ami the streets were
flooded. The residents will now
likely heroine more attaelied to
their, city I tut n ever.
Willi respect to the Moroccan
row it may lieo bserved that the
trouble about settling disputes by
diplomacy is that, il lakes about
ns long Dial way as by having a
good swift war.
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The real estate men of Ne
braska have been busily engaged
in building up other stales for the
past four or live years. Why not
pay more alenlion to your own
slate for awhile?
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Harry Kemp, the poet, who
inlerferred with the happiness of
the Sinclairs, hasn't worn a hat
for twenty years. The, fart that
he, is a poet, no doubt accounts f. h
Ibis economy in headgear.
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The returns from Maine in
dicate that it has repealed the
prohibition amendment, to its con
stitution, in other words, it went
hell-bent for julip's scent, An
heuser brew and highballs, too.
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The man who opposes all public
improvements is not a desirable
citizen for any community, but
then they must live, and will
squeal as long 89 Ihey have
breath. They are ho constituted
and can't help it.
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"Will Nebraska be for Taft?"
i- the all-al. orbing question
among the postmasters and fed
eral office-holders. The insurg
ents don't think that it is. It
seems the rank and file are for the
Wi.-eonsiri senator.
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Don C. Rhodeii has lived in Cass
county almost all bis life, and
posse. ses all (lie qualifications to
make a good sheriff. Why not
elect him instead of the man who
has held the.otliee already for
three terms and wants it. ana In?
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The present summer in New
York City has been the most
profitable on record for burglars
and sneak-thieves, more than
$500,000 worth of property hav
ing: been stolen since June. New
York's wave of crime seems to
have been a sort of tidal affair.
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Senator Bailey of Texas has
announced that he will not stand
for re-election. When his present
term ends he will enter the prae
lic of law in New York City. It
may be asserted that Texas will
lose nothing thereby, and that
Hailey may b trusted to look out
for himself.
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Some people here believe
ill a centralized government as
long as they can bold the ollice.
Hut when they are out they be
lieve a man should not hold an
office longer than two terms. That
should be enough. We believe in
giving others a chance to nurse
the public teat don't you. 'Mr.
Reader?
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Harrington nominated c.. K.
Harmaii for railroad commission
er, ami if he will just keep up his
light against him there will be no
doubt of his election. The same
with the llu!it the Anti-Saloon
league is making on Oldham and
Hamer for judges of the supreme
court. Judge Oldham is a good
man. an able man and while oil
the supreme bench be dis
tinguished himself as one of the
most impartial judges lh.it ever
sal upon the bench.
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Jaines T. Rev nobis is only a
common, every-day fanner, but
he i an educated gentleman,
nevertheless. He js ail llonesl, re
liable man. in every way qualified
for the ollice of cb-rk of the dis
trict court, and there is no reason
why he should n be elected. He
has never held a county ollice, has
never before a.ked for one. but
since his friends have brought
him out for district clerk he
wants to be elected. Think it.
over. Mr. Voter, and see if you
don't think sixteen years of olllc.e
bolding is long enough for the
other fellow.
"President. Taft has declined n
chance to greatly cheapen the
cost of living, and in so doing has
defended n practice which be him
self denounced as indefensible.
The president's vetoes of the
taritl" bill will make it difficult for
him lo be renominated, ami will
practically insure bis defeat if be
is renominated." Tin's is an ex
tract from (be weekly market let
ter of the Consolidated Stock Ex
change linn of W. W. Erwin &
Co. It shows that the New York
business interests and Wall street
have conclude,! that President
Taft cannot be re-elected, and are
preparing to throw him over.
The man who objects to the
people ruling is not the kind of
man to even be making an at
tempt at ruling the people. Taft
believes in a centralized govern
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'. A .'li; m. -nt ha .t.md (tie test f"I'
i 1 1 . i 1 1 ear a. "a government of
tile p!e. i the people and f.'I'
the people," but It l Hot liable
to stand that way much longer if
Taft ami the advisers he has
gathered around bun continue to
hold the power another four years.
The people the Common people
in u -1 awaken to their interests
and put such men out of power
before it is eternally too late. The
people have it in their power to do
this and they should be getting in
line for action next year.
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Free sspeech is no excuse for
talking too much.
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It is mighty hard work to col
led a debt of gratitude.
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The less some people have to
say the more determined they are
to say it.
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It 'is hoped that the baby that
was locked in a valise will not
Buffer from the grip.
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The report that Secretary Wil
son and Attorney Oeneral Wick
ersham are going to resign seems
lo be considerably exaggerated.
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An Ohio policeman was put in
jail for abu.ing bis horse, and
when later he abused his wife be
was simply put under bonds.
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The opening of the Platte river
bridge and postollice building will
sure be celebrated if Ihey are fin
ished before extreme Cold Weather
gets here.
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There is an enormous "crop"
of acorns, which, according to
an obi Indian legend that "never
fails." means a long and cold
winter.
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A headline savs; "Sailors
poisoned by Embalmed Chicken."
(li otl :e:ison for this: Doc Wiley
lias be. ii off the job for a few
dav s.
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Doctor Wiley's vindication can
not be regarded otherwise than as
a most emphatic niiti-viudieation
for Attorney Oeneral Wicker
sham. :o:
Tin sport writers are doing
their best to make football pop
ular, but they have very little
chance until the baseball season
closes.
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They are having high-price
food riots in Austria, the prin
cipal effect of which will be that
the rioters will pay higher taxes
for more police.
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(ienevieve writes lo us to ask
why so much is said about the
Tammany machine, when you
never see it on the street or at
I tie automobile shows.
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Russia is wondering who will
succeed lie late Premier Stolv pin.
And that must be a serious ques.
lion, considering what Ihey do to
cabinet ollicers in Russia.
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How can those Mexicans expect
us to regard them as civilized,
when they make such a fuss about
the purchase of votes at their
nominal ing convent ions ?
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A live Commercial club is the
salvation of any town, and
Plattsmouth is a place where the
people can boast of one that is
doing good work for the town.
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Can't you just see a national
committee refusing to seat dele
gales to a national convention on
the ground that they had received
their instructions from the peo
ple? :o: .
Thirty steamers are now bring
ing 130,000 tons of sugar to re
lieve the shortage, but imtil they
get here it will bo mighty ex
pensive to take the matinee girl
lo the theater.
lie i-i'-l i'. .! M'tn.'ii .
w.ili e.i'li marriH-e lio-nse. He
believe- good Cookll;-' t'Mld- to
I-edliee t(e .e of 1 1. opposition
Vole .11 election..
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Doll C. Hll. "den should tie elect
ed .lienlf of f.a.. cmjiity because
be i. competent and reliable, and!
then Is ..lie of tho.e fellows
who will know when he has got
enough. He js not "a hanger on."
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As they have killed ten people
at an automobile race at Syra-CU-e.
we have decided to attend
no more of these affairs, unless
we can be provided with a seat in
i. me very tall and massive tree.
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Some of the New York state
p misters' wives are forming an
organization. They should take a
linn position on the payment of
their husband's salaries in the
form of invitations In pink teas.
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The labor troubles on the rail
roads will probably be settled by
advancing wages, imposing high
er freight and passenger rates
and satisfying the public by put
ting a little more gilt in the
Pullman cars.
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II may be a matter of relief to
the members of the United Slates
Machinery company that they are
to be prosecuted criminally in
stead of by civil proce.Jings.
Otherwise they might be fined
several hundred dollars.
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And still it appears that the
Kansas City, Kas., police judge
who sentenced a husband and
wife to the workhouse because
they kissed each oilier in a public
park might have been just as
facetious without being so severe.
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The people know a good official
when he has been tried, and not
found lacking in bis ollieial
duties. Clell Morgan has tilled
the bill so perfectly that all the
people arc well salistied with bis
administration, and propose to
re-elect 1 1 1 1 1 1 by a big majority.
Koo.ev. lt ha declared against
yeace a. pivsculed by tile
arbitral ion treaties. This js a
serious error on hi-, part, for
just think how much more time
and indice the country would have
to give to the ex-president and
his antics during peace than dur
ing war.
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Properlv prices are looming
up in Plaltsmoulh. which is a
good sign that the old town is
keeping tin booming. Never in
the hist ory of tlie town has there
been more improvements made in
six months than ha been done
since the season opened in the
early spring.
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Every voter will agree thai an
officer is entitled to a second
term, provided he has proved
competent, but they will draw the
line when it comes lo a fourth or
liflh term. The people of Cass
county have not been in the habit
of keeping a man in ollice until
he has become rich, and then
some, simply because he is "a
good fellow." There are other
good fellows, remember, who are
just as deserving and competent.
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When you vole for C. M. Sev-
bert for county commissioner
you can rest assured that you
are supporting a gentleman who
will prove the proper man for the
place. Reared on the farm, and
being well acquainted with the
needs of the people, you can bet
your bottom dollar that every sec
lion of the country will be im
partially looked after. He is a
good man and should receive the
support of every voter who wants
the best one for county commis
sioner. :o:
The more the voters study the
treasurer contest the more they
believe in electing a man whom
they know to be competent for the
i lie ll eiisluv!' .
.; -, j. dde p..
in the coiiuiv and it take, a coin
p.'teiit man to conduct the office.
Kelly Fox i. known to be one of
tlie most competent men for that
ollice in ('.ass county, and the
people will support liirn because
they do not desire to take any
chances. Everybody in the coun
ty knows that Kelly Fox is well
fitted for treasurer and that's
why most of them will support
him.
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Miss Foster seems to have
everything her own way. Her
opponent, O'Dell, has withdrawn
from the race and removed to
Douglas county. It is just as
well, as Miss Foster has conduct
ed the ollice with such marked
ability that it would be hard to
convince the voters of Cass
county that they could find any
one to (ill (he ollice of County
superintendent of schools so
sat isfaetorily.
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Every candidate on tlie demo
cratic ticket was selected because
he or she were competent for the
respective positions. Don C.
Rhoden, the democratic candidate
for sheriff, was nominated be
cause those who knew him best
know that he was made of the
right kind of material for sheriff,
and he should be elected because
be is competent and will do his
duty at all times and under all
circumstances.
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Make up your mind to vole for
James T. Reynolds for clerk of
the district court. He is one of
the best men in Cass county for
the position, has lived in the
county almost all his life and has
never asked for an office. He
taught school and farmed for
many years and is very popular
among all who know him. Jim
Reynolds should be elected be
cause he is just as competent as
the other fellow and because the
other fellow has been nursing the
public teat for sixteen years, Isn't
that long enough? Should the
people not wean him if he refuses
to wean himself?
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THE "HOUSE OF GOVERNORS."
The meetings of the "House of
;overnors" have usually been
given over to social entertainment.-,
to discussions of general
topic., and to quote a bit of na
tional politics as by-play.
For bringing to pas any
measures of national importance,
recommendation was all that it
attempted heretofore, but at the
conference that has just ad
journed at Spring Lake, N. J., it
discovered an opportunity for ac
tion in support, of Its recommen
dations that is unique because of
not having been tried before and
because of the far-reaching pos
sibilities it may be found to pos
sess. The "House of Covernors"
named a committee to go before
the supreme court of the United
Stales in a railway freight rate
case coming from the United
States circuit court of Minnesota
and protest against further en
croachments of the federal power
upon the sovereignty of the
states.
The Minnesota court decided
that a stale law regulating rail
road rates on trallle within that
state was void because interstate
trallle was also affected. The gov
ernors' committee will appear be
fore the supreme court when this
case is called and make argu
ments and file briefs to have the
circuit court's decision overruled
and the Minnesota law upheld.
This will, of course, open up
the interesting quest ion of
whether such a committee will be
allowed to intervene in the case
and if it is allowed, what part
the governors' association may
then play as the legally recog
nized defender of slates' regihts
in all litigation touching this
subject.
In various forms in the history
.li I 'I.,
ii ,
Of t,tie h II i, ,, : ... ,,i , . ,ltve
si.-....! oi, ..ppo.e.t in miret
in -rta.ii pa- u.-i.l.e. to ;!i.- na
tional government. It is only in
the last few years that this op
posing interest has found expres
sion in an organization of stite
governors.
The "H'KJ.se of Oovernors"
and its activities present an un
usiial phase in our political de
velopment, it may in the future
amount to much, or then nothing
in particular may come of it.
Us progress, however, will be fol
lowed with general interest.
THE TARIFF SITUATION.
The president's veto of the
farmers' free list bill was pos
sibly justified, as that bill was
badly drawn and difficult of ex
ecution. His vet., of the wool bill
is another matter and ought to
cost him heavily in the next elec
tion. The wo.. situation is,
as we have said, far less intoler
able than ihe situation regarding
certain other materials where
complete monopoly exists, as in
sleel, for example, where the
same men control the raw ma
terial, the finished product, and
the industries which buy the pro
duct. Nevertheless, the need of a
cut in the wool tariff was widely
felt; the president had admitted
i'; the information before the
bouse was abundant, the bill was
moderate. Had it become a law
tlie country would have felt that
there wa. to be a sincere and suc
cessful attempt to reduce some of
the worst schedules, one at, a
time.
Now it sees the tirst step post
poned to a time when everybody
in Washington will be jockeying
for position in the 1912 election,
and when campaign committees
will be preparing to bleed the big
corporations. Mr. Taft In his
v lo put great emphasis on "the
measure of protection promised
in the platform." a phrase with
which he can easily kill anything
be pleases at the next session.
Nearly everybody now knows how
meaningless is the talk about
relative costs of production here
and abroad. Nowadays when a
manufacturer finds his costs too
high he looks about four ways of
reducing them. Wages count les.s
and less in the general result;
machinery and etticiency count
more. The public, rightly or
wrongly, suspects that the presi
dent has let the tarilT board know
somewhat emphatically his views
on protection. The cotton bill,
and the amendments, were prop
erly put through to complete (.he
outline of policy. If Hie demo
crats do as well next winter as
they did in the spring and sum
tper they ought to gather to jheir
parly a large part of the coun
try's independent thought. Col -lier's.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Keep our ear close to the
ground, ami you will hear noises
nil along the line that iic-nken
rouble for the republicans in
I1M2. President Taft has renew
ed his warfare on the insurgents,
unhesitatingly and openly. If this
is not a fatal political blunder, no
man is qualified fo express any
opinion on matters political.
If the president succeeds in
driving the progressives out ol
the republican party, where will
Ihey land? The natural c.on
rl'isinn is that they'will lin ,jp
I'm- the democratic candidate, or
else slay at home on election day,
nd the answer is one and the
samethe election of demo
cratic president in 1912.
The two factions of the repub
lican party cannot get together on
the ,,,. i!4S, ,(f inning
campaign the tariff and the
way is easy for democracy.
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Apples.
Highest market price paid for
apples at the Wetenkamp build
ing. Plattsmouth. Neb.
J. E. Rundle.
Herman Streitwieser went to
Omaha this morning on business.