The Frontier. PUnUSHKI) KVItUY THURSDAY 1IY JAMES 11. RIO OS, Editor and Prop. OKO. D. RIQCS, Aaaoolst* editor. Tub O'Noill Republican Club is a winner. _ _ PnOnAUt.Y tlie next event in Holt county that will Btartle the political world will be the last, frantic, expiring calamity Hap of the Eaglt'* wings at Chambers._ __ Tub way of the transgressor is hard. James Carroll, the man who was con victed of the charge of stealing mules of an Atkinson man. gets thiec years in the state penitentiary. Nbw York city has the nerve to ask for the national Republican convention next year. It's a wonder that New York city doesn’t rise up in her might some time and command the Atlantic ocean to heave up Jonah. Tns individual who is the most closely connected with the development of the United States today is Thos. A. Edison. There is every probability that in the near future the electrical world will re ceive another vigorous shock, ns it has been officially announced that Mr. Edison is preparing to press the button. Tub Democrats need not spend any time or money in discussing the question or devising ways and means looking to the nomination of a candi date for the presidency next year. Tammany has declared her intention of attending to that event, and the Democ racy of the country cannot do otherwise than submit to Tammany's rule. They dare not buck Mr. Croacker's machine. Mr. Kobe water has challenged Jay Burrows to a joint debate upon the polit ical issues, thediscussion to he conducted through the columns of their news papers, both papers publishing both sides of the question at issue. Mr. Bur tows has not been heard of as yet, but it is probable that he will accept. It will be interesting and the public gen erally will await the appearance of the drat Installment with pleasant antici pation. Mr. llosewater is as well posted upon all of the important ques tions as any man in Nebraske, and bandies the editorial pen in a vigorous and polished manner. Tub Frontier would respectfully in form the Ewing Advocate that the foot ings as published in this and other pa pers upon the result of the election in Holt county were just as given in the records by the canvassing board and the vote on judge is accredited with having been footed by the Independent member of the board, making the error his and not this paper's. Anyone is likely to make an error and we do not consider it to the discredit of Mr. Shanuer that he made the error referred to, but the or gans of his party should be more careful in the future how they accuse others of making mistakes. Tns Sun says there were only u little over 9,300 votes cast in Holt county at the recent election. The Sun certainly ought to know better than that, we be lieve does know better, but with the hope of making a point against The Frontier willfully misrepresents the facts, at least, if not prevaricating in tentionally. The total vote on treasurei at the election just passed was 3,679, while the books show that there were at least ninety votes cast which do not ap pear in the totals, making the vote in Holt county 2,770 in round numbers. Nearly 600 out of the way was the Sun, yet it wants to remind Tiib Frontieii that the election is over. Election may be over, but the campaign lying of Dem ocratic and Independent newspapers is not over with as yet. Mr. Johnson, whose pathetic contri bution to the defense of the great man we reproduce elsewhere, seems to have a p’retty exalted opinion of the editor ol this paper, judging from his expressed opinion that the people of Holt county and this judicial district were very much alarmed over certain actions of said edi tor and certain expressions ot The Frontirr. The native modesty of the aforesaid editor will hardly permit him to take the compliment to himself un less reassured by Mr. Johnson that he f'*.;#Wbally in earnest. In other respects the article quoted shows that while Mr. Johnson may be thoroughly in earnest and really honest, he is woefully lacking in a full understanding of the true situa tion. On this ground only can his slush and taffy be excused. Friend Sample, of the new bank at Butte, seem9 considerably exorcised be cause The Frontier made a plain, un varnished statement of what it had the best of reasons to believe the true situa tion in the Boyd county election. The Frontier believes that Bro. Sample is hardly as well qualified to judge of what was right or wrong in that election as one not interested in either town, as is the exact conditions with this paper and its editor, which prior to the election •aid nothing one way or the other con cerning the fight in Boyd county. But we do like fair play and had that been shown Spencer we would not have said one word had she been fairly beaten. Mr. Sample acknowledges himself an in competent witness, not "being in Butte until the evening of election day, yet has “undoubted authority" thnt every thing was open and above board. Ad mitting both our Spencer informants and Bro. Sample's Butte informants to be equally reliable It only makes it a stand-olT and our position is just as ten able as that of our friend. We belie/c it more so, because tbc victors in this case, having attained the goal by fraud, so our “undoubted aiithoii'.y’'says, mint retain it at all hazards. The editor of The Frontier may g > over some time, Bro. Sample, but he is confident your ef forts to prove that Butte township can legally cast more votes than O’Neill and Grattan township combined will be futile. lie has a pretty good knowledge of that country now, having been over it several times before you ever thought of locating there; and also has other good authority besides Spencer men that makes him more confident of being on the right track. As to the election in O'Neill, the editot of Tim Frontier would make affidavit that there was not an intentionally fraudulent vote cust in this city on the 3d of November. Will Mr. Sample do as much with reference to Butte City? This being the first time a general election was held in the state under the new law it would not bo sur prising if there were some technically il legal voles cast In O'Neill, but that there were any intentionally illegal we do not believe. Neither does Mr Sample, and we have uo doubt that down in the very depths of Lis heart he does not believe that all was fair and right at Butte on the 3d of November. The Speakepship. Denver Republican. The question of electing a speaker for the next House of liepresentativea is the most interesting political question now attracting public attention. The Democrats have an overwhelming ma jority in the House, and they can elect whom they please without paying much attention to the wishes of the Repub licans. The importance of the speaker's oilice is not appreciated by the general public. Hut as a matter of fact the speaker possesses more power over leg islation than any other one man. Ac cording to the theory of the constitu tion legislation should be the result of the deliberation of the two houses of congress. But It is particularly true of the house of representatives that the enactment of laws has fallen into the hands of committees. These commit tees determine what bills shall be re ported favorably, and about all the house does is to ratify the committee reports. The speaker seleoSs tho committees, and therefore, he can in a general way determine just what course legislation shall take. Naturally he is guidud in this by a consideration of what is de sirable for his party. If it be best foi his party that a particular subject shall not be legislated upon he can choke that subject off by appointing a com mittee that would be adverse to it. In like manner he can promote legislation by the appointment of a committee favorable to the measures which he approves. Mr. Roger Q. Mills of Texas is prob ably the leading candidate for the speakership. He took an active part in the recent camf aign and he has been endeavoring to strengthen himself not only in the south, but also among northern Democrats. It is interesting, therefore, to consider what attitude he takes in regard to two important mat ters of public interest—the tariff and the currency question. Mr. Mills is one rt tho leading advo cates of what tho Democrats are pleased to call tariff reform. He is also in favor of silver coinage. But he thinks that in view of the approaching presidential election it would not be advisable for the Democrats to push silver legislation. It is commonly understood that he intends to make tariff legislation the leading subject for consideration by the next house of representatives and that he will organ ize the coinage'committee in such a way as to choke off all legislation upon the silver question. It was charged that he bad agreed to organize the coin age committee in the interest of eastern opponents of silver. He has, however, denied this charge. If he should be elected speaker and appoint a coinage committee favorable to the postpone ment of action upon the silver question, that issue might be taken out of the next campaign. Sweet Innocence. X. N. Johnson of Turner in the Item Nov. 19 When a parasite of eny kind ap pears in our midst and begins its work of destruction, we watch it with some anxiety, and if we perceive that it turns its attention and efforts to destroying something of almost its own equal, or something that may be considered dan gerous to the welfare of our crops and our general success, then we are pleased with its course and allow it to proceed, and may even have an appropriation made by our government to promote and shelter it. that it may become pro lific, and though generally considered a curse we consider it a blessing, so long as it does any good by helping to ex terminate something as bad as itself. But when a parasite appears in our midst, and attacks our best trees and crops and by taking all these things from us want stares us in the face, and we are at once aroused to action, to de vise means to drive forever such a curse from our land. ® O’NEILL'S ® LEADIN' 6 GROCERY. A Few of the Many Seasonable Things to be Found in Stock. COFFEES: Genuine Moclm and Java in bulk. African Java in bulk. Maracaibo in bulk. Prime Rio in bulk. Broken Java in bulk. Packages, several brands. Epps, breakfast Cocoa.1 Premium Chocolate. Sweet Chocolate. CANNED FRUITS! California Peaches, 3 lb. cans. Boltimore Peaches (yellow), 3 lb. cans. “ (standard) 8 lb. aans. Pie Peaches,. 3 lb cans. Eastern Strawberries, 2 lb. cans. Erie Raspberries, 2 lb. cans. Blackberries, 2 lb. cans. Blueberries, 2 lb. cans. Goose berries, 2 lb. Cans. Pineapples, 2 lb. cans. Red Cherries, sib. cans, California Egg Plums, 8 lb. cans. “ Green Gages, 3 lb. cans. " Apricots, 8 lb. cans. 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I do not wish to alarm our good peo ple more, but although some may know that such a thing has existed for Tears in our midst, yet few are aware that on the 22nd of October this pnrasite, in the shape and form of a man, but devoid of political principals of any kind, unfor tunately termed editor of The Frontier and postmaster of O’Neill. Yes, friends and citizens, the people of O’Neill are now alarmed, the people of Holt county I are alarmed and the people of this ju dicial district are alarmed and filled with chargin and a desire for revenge, and even hope at least for the political death of this political parasite. For on October 22nd, he turned his j venemous and destructive (?) course; toward our good and noble judge, the Hon. M. P. Kinkaid, who, although be seems to know it not, is the essence of goodness and loyalty and charitable be yond measure, and above all political strife in parties; who, statesman like, looks with pity on any mao who is not charitably disposed, and zealously labor in,', not for thewelfaieof his Repub lican friends only but for all mankind, be they black or white, whose only am bition for office is that he may as an officer be enabled thereby to dis pense justice, enforce the law and protect all good citizens. And yet this postmaster has the audacity to say to our Hon. Judge: "Stund up and let us { know where you stand!" The only reason I can find to excuse him for his impertinence, is because our judge is so far above him. morally, politically and in the good opinion of the people gen erally that Jimmy could not see so far sons to know where the judge might stand. But I need not have asked where Jimmy stands politically for he | don’t stand at all. Some one may ask why? Well, I will tell you: Two years ago he claimed to be a friend to Prohi bition, a lover of honest legislation and an avowed enemy of Dorseys. In a few short days he, for some selfish or postoffice motive, changed his mind, if he had any. became silent on Prohibi tion, shouted for Dorsey; lost sight of the welfare of the county, the state and everyone but Jimmy. Why I Am a Protectionist. All prosperity enjoyed by the Amer ican people—absolutely all the prosper ity, without any reservation whatever— from the foundation of the United States Government down to the present time, has been under the reign of pro tective principles; and all the hard times suffered by the American people in the same period has been preceded either by a heavy reduction of duties on imports or by insufficient protection, thus refuting all free-trade theories on the subject. As I desire my native land to be on the apes of prosperity, rather than under the heel of hard times, I am a protectionist. David H. 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