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Groceries, Fresh and Cured
Meats, Fruits, Vegetables,
Nuts, Candies, and every
thing else good to eat
Phone 50
N. W. Cor. Box Butte Ave.
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CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
CEflENT WORK A SPECIALTY,
Twelve Years' Experience
All Work Guaranteed
307 Toluca Ave. Phone 613
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
(t'ot In typo (or last Issue but crowded out.)
Washington, May 7.-The democrats,
assisted by the fighting progressive re
publicans, have forced the administration
to abandon some of the worst of the cor
poration-fterving clauses placed in the
railroad regulation bill by Attorney
General Wickersham.
Wickersham framed this bill after a con
ference with six railroad presidents. Wall
street knew long in advance of the public
appearance of the bill that it would be so
drawn as to annul the Sherman anti
trust law. Railroad interests bought and
sold stock on the strength of their advance
information.
Had tho railroad regulation bill become
a law as prepared by Wickersham, it
would have practically destroyed all that
has been accomplished in the last twenty
years to give the government some measure
of control over tho. railroads ot the country.
No attorney general of the United
States has ever been revealed in just the
position Mr. Wickersham now occupies.
Instead of having drawn a bill that
would tend to place greater safe-guards
about the rights of the people of the United
States, as might naturally be expected
from a public officer who is receiving a
salary on the assumption that he is giving
such protection to the people, Wicker
sham has been'charged on the floor of the
Senate with having attempted to taka
from the masses even such inadequate
safeguards as they now enjoy, while at the
same time giving the corporate interests
the right to merge and do other things that
the Sherman law has forbidden them from
doing.
At the time of Wickersham's appoint
ment it was asserted that he had been
selected by President Taft in deference
to the wishes of the corporations
of the country, who had spent
money and coerced workingmen to
vote the Republican ticket, and who de
manded as compensation for this service
the privilege of naming the attorney gen
eral. The unusual interest of special privilege
in this office may be realized at full value
when it is understood that the attorney
general is in absolute charge of the prose
cuting machinery of the government.
Whethor WjcUershams appointment
really was the result of a pre-election ar
rangement or not the trusts have had no
occasion to be dissatisfied with the Presi
dent's selection. Whenever the rights of
the people and special privilege come into
conflict, Mr. Wickersham decides favor
ably to the corporate interests and against
the people. This is what the records of
his office show.
President Taft's definition of a "Repub
lican" member ot Congress is one who
will vote for legislation indorsed by him
whether said congressman believes the
legislation is good or bad.
The President complains that the in
surgents visit him at the White House
and assure him of their great personal re
spect and well-wishes, and then go to the
Capitol and vote against his railroad
regulation bill.
"Why do you act this way?" a pro
gresive Republican wns asked. "Do on
net respeu the President ot tie United
States?"
'i do, Indeed, respect the President,
both perstn illy and officiatlx,' was the
reply. "But I have even more respect
fur the welfare ot 90,000,000 people of
this country. The President sends the
Congress a railroad regnlation bill which
absolutely annuls the Sherman anti-trust
law, Along with the bill comes the ul
timatum that our vote on this measure
will be considered a test of bur Republi
canism. Wickersham, who drew the in
famous document, ays that the Republi
cans who refuse to vote for the measure
are socialists. We are willing to show all
proper respect to the President, but he
seems to fail to understand that a distinct
moral question is involved. As between
serving our conscience or the President,
we are put to the painful necessity of for
saking the President and voting against,
his railroad bill."
Name Principal and Assistant.
Sidney Telegraph:
At a meeting of the school board held
last Saturdnj, Prlrj. E. C. Ringer of
North Platte was elected superintend
ent of the Sidney schools for the ensu
ing year und J. A. tlanna of Alliance
wiib elected principal of the high school.
Superintendent-elect Ringer Is now
principal of the North Platte high.
school, a position that he has held for
the last two years and to which he had
been re-elected for tho ensuing year,
but he had made arrangements with
his school board to be released in the
event of his election here. It was his
intention to bring his family to Sidney
about August first. Supt. Ringer is a
man who has made good in the educa
tional world and we feel sure that he
will be highly successful here as he was
elsewhere. Sidney people will be glad
to welcome him and his estimable fam
ily into their midst.
Prof. J. A. ilanna who was elected
to the prlncipalship of the high school
is now instructor in the Alliance high
school. He was re-elected there but
desired a prlncipalship so did ti.it ac
cept the position offered Mm. Ik- is u
Peru graduate, tnltes great interest In
athletics and tleimv jr. und- is well
qualified to carry fir.urd the work for
which Mr (.ino lms lam so sure a
foundation here.
Trade at -Home i
Morrill Mail: .
The other day we were in the bank and
heard a gentleman get a money order for a '
neat little sum made payable to Sears, '
Roebuck & Co. An hour alterwards we
were in one of the stores and heard this
gentleman ask the merchant to sell him
goods on time; this the merchant did, not
even taking the man's note.
The customer told the merchant how
hard up he was and how scarce money is,
yet at that very time he was making times
harder by sending money away that be
longed right here at home.
Wanted-Stockto pasture, Have pastures
different parts of the county, and in Sher
idan Co. Nebraska Land Co.
McCLUER'S
Children's Hose in Red, Blue, Pink, Tan
and White
20 and 25c per pair
Ladies' best Silk Lisle Hose in all the
popular shades .
Lighter-weight Silk Hose in all shades
3 pairs for $1.00
Ladies' Tan, White and. Black Hose in
popular priced goods
McCL UER'S
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E. O. COOL
Plumbing and Fitting
All work guaranteed first-class
PHONE iiV4 HED
BASEMENT ZBINOEN BLOCK
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
Laun 7VloAers
It will pay you to come in and see our
line of lawn mowers, as we have the
largest and best line ever carried in
Alliance.
Garden Hose
Full line of Garden Hose from
8c to 18c per foot
XewWtCA. Co.
Insure in the Old Reliable Farmers and Merchants
BECAUSE
It has a record of
twenty-five years of
honorable dealing
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It pays its losses in
cash without 'discount
as soon as adjusted
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BECAUSE
It never "quibbles"
over an honest
claim
BECAUSE
Gray & Guthrie, Gen'I
Agents, write its farm
policies at their office
in Alliance without hav
ing to refer applications
to the company
BECAUSE
Losses are adjusted by
Gray & Guthrie, Gen'I
Agents, instead of a
strange adjuster
Oldest Nebraska Stock Fire Insurance Company
Cash Capital, $200,000
Surplus to Policy Jiolders.&Dec. 31st, 1909, $321,192.99
Losses Paid Since Organization Nearly $2,000,000
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Cash Paid as Soon as Adjusted
BECAUSE
There is no live stock
average clause in its
policy
Fire, Lightning, Windstrom and Tornado Insurance
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