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UstorJcal Society Dakota A jl JrlliJvr ALL THE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS Established August 22, 1891 DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 191S VOL. 27. NO. 10 CODN "a Dan V. Stephens, who is now posing as u 100 per cent congressman, hut who hus been drifting with the winds of policy and who has occupied all luiown positions with reference to the war, has, at great expense, been publishing in the newspapers alleged record of his votes. How ever, he failed to give a complete record, and the following are some of the tilings he omitted, which aro not to his credit: HOW CONGRESSMAN DAN STEPHENS VOTED Dow the Conjjressional Record Has Him Lined Up On lite War Measures Ddore Congress MR. MR. MR. MR. MR. MH. MR. MR. MR. MR. MR. MR. STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS, STEPHENS STEPHENS MR. MR. MR. STEPHENS STEPHENS STEPHENS DODGED DODGED DODGED DODGED DODGED DODGED DODGED . DODGED PODGED SIXTY-SECOND CC "URESS voted Threo times againstjho Naval program for the build ing of Two Battleships per year. SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS voted Twlco against the Naval program for tho building of Two Battleships per year. SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS voted against the Naval Program for tho building of Two Battleships each year. SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS voted to abolish Five regiments of CaTalry. Also voted to extend term of enlistment to five years thus making it more difllcult to secure enlistments. voted against granting our Soldiers in foreign service addi tional pay. voted for an amendment (to remove General Leonard A. Wood, ono of out most successful generals, as chief of staff. SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS a year after the outbreak of tho European war voted against an appropriation of $700,000 for manufacturing aeroplanes. SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS two years after tho outbreak of tho war when our army was composed of less than 90,000 men, voted against the Kalm amendment Increasing tho number to 220,000 men. voted against providing for production of nitrogen needed In the manufacture of smokeless powder, from which we were dependent upon Chili. SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS after the United States had entered the war, voted against the Good amendment to Increase the pay of our Soldiers to $30 a month. voted in favor of the Cooper Armed Neutrality bill In tho Sixty-fourth congress, yhich placed an embargo on arms and ammunition consigned to a beligerent. voted against tabling the McLemore resolution which vote has been accepted by- President Wilson as a vote in favor of the McLenmore resolution and in which the president strongly condemned the membtrs, applying what tho exec utive termed the "acid test" to determine the loyalty and Americanism of the members of congress. Mr. Stephens did not qualify under the "acid test" of the President, proved to be somewhat of a dodger when It came to voting on important measures in connection with tho war. dodged or was absent on the vote on important measures before Congress for solution, Mr. Stephens in the 299 roll calls made was absent or failed to respond in the case of 157 dodged or was absent on the vote on important measures like the following: the vote three different times on amendments fixing the price of Wheat. g, - Conference report of Deficiency Appropriations bill for Military naval establishment on account of war. Bill to Promote, Foreign Trade. Food Control Bill. Bill defining Btatus of Citizens of the United States In Military service of certain countries during the war. Bill increasing Pensions of Civil War Widows. Passage of Resolution declaring war against Austria Hungary. Resolution subjecting compensation of Members of Congress to War Excess Profits Tax. The Allen Slacker Bill. After the War, "What? Mr. Stephens now says that he is blindly following the lead of President Wilson on all matters. President Wilson is a rank Free Trader, and one of his famous Fourteen Points provides for 'The removal so far as possible of all all economic barriers and the estab lishment of trade conditions nmnng the nations associating thcmseltos for its maintenance." Removing all "economic barriers" means Free Trade. We are building thousands of ships, which, after the war, may be used to haul wheat, corn, livestock and other agricultural products from the re mote corners of the earth and dump them on our markets in competition with our farmers. Free Trade means that our farmers will have to compete with cheap labor on cheap lands, with the consequent result that our high priced land will become low priced land, because its value is based solely on returns that can be had from it. Remember 1893 to 1897 GO cent wheat and 15 cent corn. Swat the Machine! ' Tile Hitchcock-Mullen-Gooch Mach ine, which dominates Nebraska poli tics today, has repeatedly thwarted the expressed will of the booze in terests. It is entirely out of sympa thy with he principles of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. S. R. McKELVIE has been an ag gressive and fearless opponent of the machine irt this campaign, 'His elec tion will mean tho return of repre sentative government in Nebraska. A vote for McKelvio is a vott against the machine. VOTE FOR McKELVIE For Governor And Beat the Machine AX OPEN LETTEU TO DAX V. STK1MIKXS Hon. Han V. Stephens, Fremont, Ncbr. Sir: Your letter of October 21, 1918. addressed to mo, and which you pub lished so widoly, lms ilntilly reached me, having Ixian mailed three days after its publication in the pres. In this letter to mo, if published, eor rectly, you attempt to be severe and in so doing you cease to be accurate. Vote on Soldier's Wage. As you do not complain of the statement that you voted to reduce the army by making enlistments harder to secure, I assume that you enter a plea of guilty. In the 62nd Qngrpss you votarl against the increase of pay to pri vate soldiers serving in foreign cou. tries. (Cong. ftec- Vol. 48, part t, page 2145.) , On May 10, 1917, over a mon.h after the declaration of war by t United States, the question of - i pay of the private Bolditt came uf on a motion by Representative C joo, to recommit tho conference reDoC on tne Army urait iiii, wjui in ' jilfemaEassssa aL.'w J1 1 " V VMM.. ' X BT jBB structions to the House conferenetf to agree to that part of the Semite amendment i creasing the pay of the enlisleu men oi tne army to $du per month. On that motion you voted "Nav." Tiie motion carried on ttf-. vote of 199 "Ayes" to 378 "Nays." (See Cong. Roc. May 1, 1917.) la yout letter to me you do not square, ly deny this fact but you do attempt to mislead uiose wno are not lamiw iar with tho facts. Battleship Record., . Your record on battleship construc tion is worse than I. stated. Time will not warrant giving an analysis .if each of the votes cast by vott . i i frur- ukuiiisi imvui jirejnreune. j.uw record is found as follows: Congress- ior.nl Kecnrcl, Vol. 48, part 7, page 7:',5"; Vol. 48, part 11, page 11189: Vol. 49, part 4, page 4167;. Vol. part 5, page 48J0; Vol. 51, part .fi I JQU Lot. apii w-v ROBERT E. EVANS ilicnn Candidate for Congress, Tnr i Nebraska District. SIDNEY T. FRUM Republican Candidate for County Attorney of Daknta County Your Vote and Support will be Ap preciated . m h 00 la 0 0 0 i0i m mimmimmmmmmmm 01 m m m m m m m rocretnry, both druv ing salaries I tho sroVernment. out ' like Mr. k, of Douglas count , uo on the I 1 waiuia$ifiii 1 1 have irone out of vour way o ltl itijuslly assail me. You Tire a public J fg 11 seeking re-election as. suen. . i) . that vou state to the clei'M-g I his district. I. Will you, if U i-ted, vote for Mr. Clark a j c kor. You will recall, lie lett .w.ihiir to attack- the President j 411.111 and you stand by tho Pros- ;r ' 2. Will you support Air. Ufi.. the position he now occupies? He .a Di her who embarrassed the Pi ev- rn the 'prosecution of the war. Will you help Mr. Kitchen to rc- :a!v the position no occupies as :S i man of one of t.hn most, imnnrt- ommittees? Here are threo 0 ten who more than any other luty i'.-siiicn, embarrassed tho war i! ion at the inception of tho ar. will you support them; Ans wer "les" or "No." Ho not dodge 49," as vu did on the wheat and labor 8 1 que it ions. 0 m m m u m m m si Yours respectfully, JOHN II. REAM. m m m m m m .1TJST1N S. 1IACON South Sioux City, Nebrnskn Horn nl Yankton, S. I)., October 9, 1870 of Resident nnd Taxpayer DAKOTA COUNTY NEBRASKA for the past Fifteen Years. Candid at o for COUNTY CLEItK Dakota County, Nebrnskn. Election Nov. o, 1U18 Po'lls Open 8.00 A. M. Polls Closo 8:00 P. JI. 0HSJ U m u u m m M m u u m u u u u n n u n u .u m n n m n m m m LJi m m m Merchindise m m n m m m m M m m m m m m m Auction STARTING riday Evening U m m m m m n u m n u m u u m m M m n m m u u m m u n DAKOTA CITY SCHOOL NOTKS Marguerite Shrciner Principal School has been resumed after a vacation of threo weeks. Tho attend ance the first day was poor, eight pupils being absent in the primary, six in the third and fourth grades, seven in the fifth and sixth, four in tho seventh and eighth, and nine in the high school. Those who es caped illness seem rather in tho mi llion ty. It is to be hoped that our tvui i jiiujr luiiwuuu uuw wttjiuui. in terruption until tho end of tho year. Pearl Follette, former seventh and eighth grade teacher, was married October 25th,' at Huron, S. D., to Mr. J. Dalton. Elfrleda Nuernberger was a high school visitor Monday. roit saw: Early hatched R. C. Rhode Island Red pullets. L. B. PALMER, Route 1, Hubbard, Neb. page 8266; Vol. 52, part 3, page 3152 and Congressional Record, June 2,- 1916 On none of these occasions was' finttle cMisro u iffriitf'W iiiu Lilt: return, ij. iu win, uui yoa it lias passed the place whore jour word is good. You challenge m truthfulness, now make good. Cooper Amendment. You wish to know where I got nv, information as to the Cooper amend ment. Examine the Congressional Record or March 1, 1917, and be sat is, ied as to your own lack of informa tion as to your own action. Arinj. You did vote twice against an in crease of , tho army in 1916, when the questions you describo in the letter m ;ie not present. (See Cong. Rcc. of March 1, 1917, and May 8. 1917.) You try to carry the idea that at the time you voted' against tho Mc Ivinnip amendment you voted for a 23 million dollar plant. This is not half the truth, even under your pe culiar method of stating facts. In 1916, at the time you voted against this amendment no 'other kindred measure was considered and vm know you try to deceivo tho oter when you carry sucli an idea. You point out as disprovon, tho statement I make that yop voted against the appropriation of $700,'000 for aeroplanes, that you voted for an appropriation of 610 millions. This is another of your misleading state ments. If you and those with you had, in the 63rd congress, voted tho appropriation of $700,000, it is prob able that there would not have been an expenditure of the 640 millions you boast of having voted for with out a single American piano on the battle front. Nor would you have been called on to supplement that expenditure with about 200 millions more. You say you followed he War De partment's recommendations. You follow it with the admission that 1 correctly charged you with, voting against the McLemore resolution. When writing your letter that vou did not send until after,, its publica tion, you knew that a vote against tabling that resolution was taken lv President Wilson as a vote unfriendly to the administration. When making your statements as to how you stood by tho President, you knew you had voted wrong on five of the eight questions that determined tho patri otic standing of a member of con gress. I know that after the country was afire with patriotic fervor you got your ear to the ground, ana, having heard the sound, are trying in your wy n march to the music you could not produce yourself. In otner words, you have changed pointblank as you have done so many times on other quostions. You claim that there is nothing unusual in being unable to answer at over one-half of the roll calls of a session of congress. , Mr. Shellen barger of this state, in the same ses sion, was absent only 57 times, and is called to account therefor. Are you really three times as important as' lie is? You have been at Fremont for weeks and your secretary at Wash ington has been busily engaged in sending letters signed by your stamp, dated and mailed at Washington, I). C . soliciting otc for vou in this I campaign. If jou ivill aro ns mi- M Suim?Ut"otnthWtha you ami liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigiiiiliiiiililligliiilililililL 1 ' m m m m m n m m ii ii ii m m November 1st, 1918, at 8 p. m. And continuing daily until all of my stock ii of Groceries, Dry Goods and Shoes have 11 been sold to the highest bidder. Buy Now, at your own price. ent the opening day and hour. ARGAINS! BARGAINS! They're Yours for the Bidding Be pres- u 'HI Sfi r w ennie n. ioss Dakota City, Nebraska Sargent Sale & Auction Co., Auctioneers m m m m m u m m m m M m