The Plattsmouth Journal
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
C. W. SHERMAN, Editor.
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CAPITAL UORKKSPONDENCE,
Washington, D.C., May 18, ISM
A western editor recently said tbat no
man should brinj his wife with him
when he visited Washington, for if he
did she would never be satisfied until
he came here to live. Whether that be
true or not it is true that Washington
is at this season of the year tlie most
beautiful ot all cities I ever saw. With
its broad streets and spacious avenues,
paved with brick, stone or asphaltum,
its spacious sidewalks lined with the
most elegant system of shade trees,
their umbrageous branches so far
reaching as often to form a perfect
canopy from curb tocurb,relievingand
cooling the rays of a summer suu, its
numberless parks and pleasure-grounds
its grand and imposing public and
private buildings, its wonderful works
of statuary art and monuments to de
parted greatness all these make the
city attractive beyond the power of my
pen to portray on paper, I don't wonder
that woman, gifted with an apprecia
tion of the beautiful far superior to
that of the more vulgar and practical
man, should become entranced with
the delights, which a visit to the na
tional capital would bring to the eye
and the imagination. Yet it is a sin
gular fact tbat people who have lived
here for any length of time do not ap
preciate those things which those not
familiar with them enjoy most. A
visit or two to the different parks, an
inspection of the statues and monu
ments, the several public buildings, a
visit to the top of the Washington
monument, and to the imposing na
tional capital, and the grandeur, the
beauty and the novelty of all this wears
off, and one hears as much here of the
delights of excursions out-of-town
down the river, over to lialtimore, to
Fredricksburg, out to Cabin John's
wonderful bridge, and to the several
rtforts up the Potomac and in the
vicinity, as one does who lives at Om
aha or Plattsmouth hears of out-of-
town excursions. It seems to be a part
of human nature to desire to get away
from those sights one can see any or
every day.
The house is getting on with its share
of legislation quite rapidly of late, and
now has most of the appropriation
bills well out of the way. The senate,
however, and it makes me tired to
think of tbat lazy, vain-glorious, over
estimated body of mimic lords the
senate, I say, is still playicg that it is
"considering the tariff bill." It is a
shame and a scandal upon American
civilization the way time is wasted and
driveled away while the country is
suffering from its inaction, by the men
made rich by operation of law, and by
privileges which they wish to retain
There is Aldrich, Hoar, Gallinger,
Chandler, Frye, Murphy and Smith
all these and many more are either
personally or at second-hand,interested
in the game of robbery by means of the
protective tariff; and they all pretend
to be doing their present work to help
the poor laboring man ! Oh, it makes
one sick to witness such a spectacle
of hypocrisy and false pretense !
Occasionally, however, one gets a
chance to hear some real oratory ,when
the old hero, Mills of Texas, or our own
Allen, is aroused into telling a little
ungloved truth. The conspirators
against the national democracy, Brice,
Gorman, Smith, Hill and McPherson,
seem unfortunately to be in command
of the bill now, which has been bereft
of almost every semblance of the Mills
bill, and there is a small chance of
getting it through within a month.
Yesterday Senator Allen took the
floor, interrupting Senator Higginsof
Deleware, and he gave him some
harder nnts to crack than he was able
to master. He took the broad ground
that under the "general welfare
clause of the constitution congress had
no right to levy a tariff tax for the
sake of protection that such a tariff
was the robbery of one man for the
benefit of another man no less than
it would be for a pickpocket to rob his
victim. Such a tax, too, was the worst
form of paternalism and was only a
step from paternalism. Mr. Iliggins
talked for a half hour afterwards but
he did not attempt to answer his prop
ositions. Senator Allen has a pleasant
ringing voice, a graceful ilgure, a com
manding manner, and is, in my judg
ment, upon all essentials, as good and
as able a democrat as there is in the
senate. Republicans delight to call
him a demagogue, but I see no evi
dence of it. Out of the senate he is a
plaiu,unassuming,companionableman;
a hard-working, industrious and stud
ious man who spends nearly all his
time at his public duties, either in his
committee room or at the senate cham
ber. Go to his room and he will make
you instantly at home, and he ktiows
how to enteitain, too.
Journal readers have been ere this
made aware of the determination of
Mr. Bryan not to be a candidate again.
To say that this is a matter of regret
to me goes without saying. As I view
it the time of his usefullness in the
house is just coming ou. He is now
sufficiently acquainted with the house
rules and methods to feel at home on
the lloor, and to the most casual on
looker it is apparent that he has the
same captivating manner in the house
that he has ou the stump or platform
at home, and it is no llattery to say
that his power and intluence in the
bouse is constantly on the increase,
and no man in congress stands higher
for purity of motive and life than he.
For him to retire from the house now,
under these circumstances, even if he
had the best chance to step at once into
the senate, I conceive would be an in
jury to the public service. It is plain
to me that his natural place is in the
house, where he has an opportunity
soon to take rank with the commoners
of the olden days, when Clay, Calhoun
and others of their stamp, were in the
house and directed the course of legis
lation. However, considering the atti
tude of the president and bis follow
ers he is not to be criticized for stand
ing aloof and taking an independent
position in the coming campaign. But
the die is cast, and possibly some re
publican may have a chance to rattle
round in his shoes next congress.
Washington, D. C, May 21,1S!M.
Some strange things are taking place
in politics during these days of depres
sion and financial demoralization. Let
us go back a little to illustrate my
point: During the holding of the con
vention it will be remembered that
Mr. Vilas, of the committee n resolu
tions, representing the Cleveland ele
ment, brought in a resolution on the
subject of the tariff which was recog
nized as a compromise a sort of a hair
way protection measure and that
Larry Xeal, of Ohio, at once drew up
and presented as a substitute the plank
which was adopted denouncing the
tariff as a system of legalized robbery
and that a protective tariff was uncon
stitutional and a fraud.
The public will also remember that
the platform on the money question
was a sort of double-ender, which em
braced two courses of action. Thus,
while on the tariff there was only one
course marked out for the party, as to
silver there was room for honest differ
ences. What followed is within the
memory of all. The tight was made
upon the tariff, and upon a clearly de
clared purpose to overthrow "protec
tion,"root and branch, the party tri
umphed and Mr. Cleveland was elected.
it may truthfully be said, on the record
of his great message of 1SS7. There
was no issue between the eastern wings
of the two great parties upon the silver
question. Mr. Cleveland carried no
state on that issue. The clear logic of
the situation, then, was that he, as the
party's and the people's representative,
should push the tariff issue to an early
conclusion as the one most vital to the
public weal, and upon which there was
then no difference of opinion within
the party ranks. But no, such was not
to be the course of the new administra
tion. The president made no issue in
the formation of his cabinet upon any
thing save the silver question and
that against silver. The deciding
point made in every case was, is he a
goldbug? That is the plain English of
it, and the men throughout the land
who have since exercised any intluence
iu the giving out of appointments have
been only those who were recognized as
"sound'' on the Gnancial question
Why, it is a matter of common no
toriety that even the wishes of repub
lican senators have been received with
more favor than those of Vice Presi
dent Stevenson, because, and solely be
cause, the vice president is not recog
nized as "sound" in his allegiance to
the gold standard system of finance.
It is observed that the men in the sen
ate, with the exception of Hill, whoare
notoriously untrue to the party slab
boleth on the tariff question, are in
high feather as to securing appoint
ments, Senators Gorman and Brice, for
instance having the "call" at the white
house without any iffs or ands.
Is it any wonder, under these cir
cumstances, that lack of confidence
and lack of faith in the genuine democ
racy of the presideut should be growing
and finding expression among demo
crats throughout the laud "t The ques
tion, in fact, is often asked, can a man
be a real, true democrat and support
and defend the course of the president V
Brice, Gorman, Smith and McPher
son are often condemned for "plowing
with the protection heifer," and getting
up amendments to the Wilson bill that
have destroyed its character as a dem
ocratic measure, but I tell you the fault
lies higher it has its fountain head in
the white house, or at least it has ob
tained every encouragement for its
formulation and persistence there.
For myself I am tired of that sort of
democracy. There is no heart in any
thing except that which contributes to
the nealih and gratification of Wall
street and its coadjutors the money
changers throughout the country. If
there is any evidence of a grand. God
like character in a president with such
leanings I fail to appreciate it.
The only gift that he seems to pos
sess, that is characteristic of strength
of character, is the gift ot continuing
to support his friends, the New York
bankers.
In the present attitndeof affairs it is
an interesting problem as to what the
Nebraska democracy will do during
the coming campaign. Will they blindly
follow the guiding hand of white house
patronage, or will it stand by its own
sense of right and duty ? Will it be for
democracy or the subservent vehicle
for carrying out the behests of Wall
street single (gold) standardism.
C. w. s.
AN KXCKLtKNT Jl RV LAW.
Chicago Times.
Nebraska has a valuable representa
tive iu congress in the person of Hon.
W. J. Bryan. He has made an ex
cellent record ever since his election,
and a bill just introduced by him will
add to his already bright reputation as
an honest, sensible, and able states
man. The measure aims at the amend
ment of the statutes governing jury
trials and provides that
In civil cases the verdict of three
fourths of the jurors constituting the
jury shall stand as the verdict of the
jury, and such a verdict shall have the
same force and effect as a unanimous
verdict.
The provisions of Mr. Bryan's bill
will commend themselves to the judg
ment of every person familiar with the
delays and miscarriages of justice in
civil cases growing out of hung juries.
If it becomes a law, as it will beyond
doubt, it will simplify litigation and
save incalcuable expenses to the people
iu the support of federal courts. Cali
fornia has had such a law for fourteen
5 ears and the machinery of her courts
has operated smoothly under it. Ken
tucky has recently adopted a similar
measure and her jurists are delighted
with its workings. It is in line with
the cardinal democratic principle of a
majority rule and will no less conserve
the interests of equal justiue to all men
inasmuch as it will greatly facilitate
the operations of the courts.
Mr. Bryan is to be congratulated
upon the attention the authorship of
so excellent a measure will attract to
him, a young statesman with a long
career open to him, and Nebraska is to
be congratulated upon the possession
of so able a representative as Mr.
Bryan. The bill should be passed by
the house and senate and signed by the
president during the present session
without fail.
liiCHAKD Choker, the great chief of
Tammany hall, has retired from th
leadership of that political organiza
tion. He also resigns from the chair
manship of the committee on finance.
and lays down the reins of power which
he has held almost absolutely since
John Kelly's death. The resignations
were tendered at a meeting of the
directory, in New York, Thursday.
Police Commissioner Martin, County
Clerk Purroy and Mayor Gilroy are
most prominently mentioned as Crok -er's
successor, but it is generally be
lieved no selection will be made until
after the fall campaign is over and
Mayor Gilroy's term has expired. In
that event the mayor's chances for the
leadership are considered very promis
ing. Conorkssman Bryan's declination
is a severe blow to the First district.
Never again will it have so brilliant
a representative in congress.
The framers of the federal constitu
tion made no graver mistake than that
by which they permitted the senate to
amend bills for raising revenue. This
has repeatedly been proven in the past
as it now appears very apparent. The
Wilson bill as it passed the house
would have complied very nearly
with the Chicago platform, and there
fore with the voice of the people; but
the senate, actuated by the desire to
subserve particular interests, has torn
the bill to pieces, and made it only a
tritle better than the McKinley mons
trosity. lt?alitt-fM t'nuiiot ), 4'umt
By local applications, aa they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is ouly one way to cure deafness,
aud that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an mtlamed con
dition of tlie mucous lining of the
eustachian tube. When this tule
gets intlamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the intlauimatioH
can be taken out and this tule restoied
to its normal condition, bearing wiM
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an intlamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundied dollars
for any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured I y Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
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te-Sold by druggists, 75c.
II. Heineman, Milwaukee, writes:
"One box Japauese Pile Cure has
cured me of a case of twenty-eight
years standing, after being treated by
New York's best physicians." Sold
by Fricke & Co.
First Premium
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The Singer Man'f'g Co.
It Z.ZC EI VIS I
54 First Awards.
Being the largest number of awards obtained
by any exhibitor ami more than double the
number received by all other Sewing Machine
comiianleH. Awards received on the following:
Family Sewing Machines, V. S. No. 2.
I. V. C. B. and single Thread Automatic
Chain Stitch Machine, Sewing Machine
Cabinets, Art Embroideries. Laces. Cur
tains. Upholstery, Arliittlc Furnishings,
Sewing and .Embroidery, Tapestry Ma
chine Work.
Al.o 4:) wirdn. covering machines
for manufacture in every line where a
Sewing Machine can te used on Wool,
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Kuttou holes. Eyelets, Barring, Over
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PLATTSMOUTU. NEB.
OFFICE Second floor or the Todd block,
east of the court house.
Coxey May Get Yanked
Off the Capitol steps and fired out
of Washington and a whole lot of
other things go wrong, but Wes
cott's Great Suit Sale in Plattsmouth
will go merrily on until $15 suits at
S7.50 have reached every nook and
corner in Cass county. Good peo
ple are already lugging them out as
far west as Elmwood, and Wescott
is still wrapping them up.
IbTox7- 3tra,T7 Hatc7
New Neckwear, new Underwear,
new Tan Shoes and lots of new
things in Gentlemen's wear that you
ought to see. Get in early, as we
close at 8 o'clock. Wescott's is the
proper place to trade these hard
times.
One Price and no Monkey Business.
C. E. Wescott,
The "Boss" Clothier.
Special
Sale
E. G. DOVEY & SON
Having made a special purchase of
these goods, are offering them at a
Great Discount. Listen, while we tell
you the price on
A FEW OF THE BARGAINS:
Unbleached sheeting, 2 yards wide 17 jc bleached 19c
Unbleached sheeting, 1A yards wide 12Jc bleached. 15c
Unbleached pillow case muslin, 45 inches wide 11 c bleached 11c
Unbleached pillow case muslin, 42 inches wide 10 c bleached 10c
fciyAll the best grades of yard-wide muslins reduced accordingly.
SHOES.
Our Shoe Department is chock
full of bargains and comprises a
nice line of Tan Goods, in Men's,
Ladies'. Misses' and Children's.
Also everything in black.
Uarly to bed and early to rise.
Mind your own business and tell no lies
Don't get drunk or deceive your wives;
Huy your shoes of every size.
The best assortment under the skies,
AT DOVEY'S.
Our popular 48c Summer Cor
set is going so rapidly that we
have had to double our order, but
we will have about 25 dozen pairs
on ice.
COME EARLY.
E. G. DOVEY & SON.
Sheetings
AND
Muslins.
Summer Dress Goods.
Irish Lawns, Dimities, Ponges,
Printed Duck, Lace de Laines,
India Linens, Sateens, Ginghams,
Cotton, AU-Wool, etc. A nice
assortment of Insertions in Cut
ter Color, ecru, black and cream.
49c SILKS.
Our Summer Silks are gone,
but we have an elegant line of
Moire Antique Silks, in colors,
at 49c. .
DON'T FORGET our Lace
Curtains and Carpet De
partment. A new line of Fringed
Window Shades just received.
Rugs and Japan Mattings. Prices
cut to suit the times.