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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 .
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rocretnry, both druv ing salaries I
tho sroVernment. out ' like Mr.
k, of Douglas count , uo on the I
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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.
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Yours respectfully,
JOHN II. REAM.
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.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.
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Auction
STARTING
riday Evening
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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
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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
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ennie n. ioss
Dakota City, Nebraska
Sargent Sale & Auction Co., Auctioneers
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