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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1892)
I The Frontier. ; PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 1!Y THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY. ' W. D. Mathews, Editor. It is said that down about Fremont farms are now sold by the gallon. —--■* Watcii the vote of the Iowa delega tion and sec It swing in line for Cleve land at the proper time. The leading anti-secret society man of America, President Blanchard of Wheaton College, Is dead. -— TnK West Point Progress proposes Bryan for U. S. senator. Now, Pete, old boy, you don’t mean it. Republicans pray for the nomination of Hill, but we are fearful that the prayers of the righteous will not avail. TnE democratic record on the river and harbor bill is a good one to go into the campaign with—for the republicans. We are pleased to notice that the ! country papers are not now using quite all their space in discussing Itichards and Rosewater. Ik cheers were votes Jim Blaine would bo president. The mention of his name in anv republican convention brings out the cheers. -- +,*,♦ The Methodists have shown by the proceedings of the Omaha conference that they are good lighters, and like politicans are after the spoils. Fine Sun announces Tom Golden as tlie only legislative timber the demo cratic party has nvnilable. This is n trifle tough on the other boys. -— A prominent alliance man from Cus ter county says that Kem will not be re nominated. How can the independents afford to repudiate Kem now? -- Tub political rain will dampen the democratic order after awhile. "Any thing for a change” has always been a democratic cry, and if it is less real water the change will suit the bourbons. Members of the farmers alliance, who "held their wheat,” may now sit down and figure out what their lesson in polit ical economy has cost them. Experi ence at 20 cents a bushel is high priced. ’Gene Moore is receiving many favor able notices concerning his candidacy for auditor of state, and even if he fails to make It he must feel good to know that he has so many friends among newspaper men. Mr. Ingalls is again.in politics, and as chairman of the national convention he will prove himself, as usual, equal to all emergencies. Strange os it may appear, Mr. Ingalls has up to this time never been a delegate in a state or national convention. Tiie Dokota City Eagle, whose editor has been elected delegate to the national republican convention, says "this seems to be the newspaper men’s year,” and nominates Ed. Fry, of the Niobrara Pioneer,for senator from the eighth dis trict. Ed. would be an active member sure. Our state senator is still alive. The Burwell enterprise says he was in that town the other day, and adds: "This reminds us that the senator is one of those fellows who subscribe for a news paper and then, without paying arrear ges, "refuse" to take the paper from the post office.” Our old friend Col. Hayes was elected mayor of the bright city of Norfolk last spring, and on being officially introduced to the council the other night delivered a message which is a gem in literary finish and bristles with business pointers. There are no insects that can find lodg ment on the doughtyColonel’s anatomy. Ik r the republican state convention was held now there is no question but that Jo Bartley would be nominated on the first ballot and with a hurrah, a regular north Nebraska whoop. What may come up between now and the assembling of the convention it is hard to'predict of course, but it is not ex pected that Jo will lose anything. The republican papers of Fremont arjb now in the hands of democrats: Walt Mason is doing Hammond’s work on the Tribune and Boss Kelley is per forming for Hyatt. Mason and Kelly are of the XXX brand of democracy, and as right is now on their side they are doing good work—so good in fact that the public is of the opinion, well we are not solicting a fight with Ham mond and Hyatt and so will leave this unfinished. Governor Boies is the demonstrated boss of the Iowa democrats. The rank and file stood by him loyally in the state convention, and the after-effect is re sulting in pushing Iowa presidental stock ahead several points. The usual straddle on the silver question is the only thing that weakens the enthusiasm of democrats in tbe west, and makes it almost certain that the eaetern states will refuse to fall in for Boies under any circumstances. While the Iowa demo crats helped boom their governor in one way they hoodooed him in others, so it is safe to say advertising is all they will get out of it. Tim Chicago News, democratic, says: “Now that the democratic house of representatives at Washington, by its action on the river and harbor bill, bus turned its back on a policy of honest economy and has run violently down a steep place into an immeasurable wallow of ignominy.it is time for the democratic party to take stock of its remaining principle." Tine democrats are not saying very much about billion dollar congresses just now. The house appropriation bill is a corker, involving larger amounts for nil purposes than is usual, and in the aggi e gate fifty millions of dollnrs more than the last congres expended. “The ex travagance of republicans,” which has been the theme harped on by the demo cratic press for the past two years, can now be adopted by republicans simply by changing party names. Tint Frontiku is particularly pleased to notice by the lost issue of the Butte Banner that Jimmy Donhum has ac quired an interest in that paper and is actively in the harness. Jimmy is a first-class printer, a good all-around newspaper man, a true-blue republican, and having been rejuvenated and puri fied at the Keeley institute is capable of giving Boyd county a good paper, with the aid of his partner Mr. Skusc, who is an old-time citizen of Holt county. We wish tho Banner u world of success. A democrat writes to the Dubuque Telegraph this pertinent inquiry about the Bland free silver bill: "When, with a majority of 188, and the help of twenty votes outside of tbeir patty, the demo crats in the lower bouse of congress cannot pass one of their own measures of reform, a measure demanded in tbeir platforms in twenty-nine states, how much majority will they need to pass such a measure over Cleveland's veto?” The Telegraph observes: "The inquiry is pertinent and the sarcasm justified.” -— We cannot understand why the post ofllcc department has cut down the mail service on the Stuart-Butte line from six to three times a week. But such an order lias been made to take effect July 1. There is daily service from O’Neill to Spencer, which is right, and Butte is certainly entitled to us good service. Boyd county is rapidly increasing in population, wealth and importance, aud until connected with the world by rail way communication it is entitled to the mail service it now has. It is not too much by any means, and The Frontier is with the Butte people in howling loud and hard against such an unjust decrease, and is inclined to the opinion that when the powers that be understand tlie situation this order will be rescinded. -- Spring is an anomalous coy young thing this year. She is as capricious as a maiden of eighteen summers. Every thing is backward about coming for ward except our political daisies that bloom perennially tra la. We have been treated to no hurricanes, no cy clones, no devastating tornadoes, no moon strokes, no sun spots, no floods and nothing but prosperity and happi ness well seasoned with plenty of rain and cold weather. We are the people. This year is nearly middle age and not much signs of spring being here yet, gentle Annie. We had expected to have had our corn all planted, our peas and things in bloom before this, but in stead we have succumbed to sunless, rainy days and subsist on pic-plant and watercress. The rain makers should hie themselves hence, with their machines, to some secluded spot and drown themselves. HOLD YOUR WHEAT. The tons of circulars and the volumes of literature devoted to theories of why farmers, should hold their wheat will be recalled now, which had such extensive circulation last fall, under the auspices of the farmers alliance. Those astute prophets assured the farmers that by the first of May wheat would be worth 91.50 in Chicago, provided they obeyed the command and held their wheat. They did obey and there is now 170,000,000 bushels in the hands of the farmers of the United States. By this time next month the fanners living in Tennesee. Kentucky and southern Illinois will be harvesting and threshing tbe new crop and in three months the entire new crop will be ready for market. Lnst fall wheat was worth 91.00 to 91.05 in Chicago and from 70 to 78 cents in O’Neill. Now it is worth 78 to 83 cents in Chicago and 54 to 58 cents here and a downward tendency impending. The wheat raising countries of Europe and Russia experienced a bad failure but although they arc suffering for tbe want of bread and thousands actually starv ing, they have not got the money to buy. Our export trade is actually at a stand still, not because Russia, and all Europe does not need our wheat, but because they have not the price with which to pay for it. As a matter of fact Russians exporting wheat now, which she needs et home, but which the starving thou sands must do without. In view of these facts, which may be readily veri fied, calamity howlers still maintain that the legerdemain of speculators is holding down the price. The man who believes it must be very dull indeed. About the only leg tbe alliance ever stood upon is prejudice, and as tbe props are removed, one by one. the tottering structure is surely falling. Their peculiar fallacies are being daily exposed and its foundation of sand yields to the irresistbile darts of logic. OUR FRIENDS ARE INTERESTED. . One of the latest to cast liis line into tho troubled waters of Nebraska politics is B. F. Stauffer, of Fremont, whose hook is baited for tho tieasury. At first it was looked upon as one of the many flying rumors peculiar to the season, but the following letter which has been sent out over the signature of Oeo. A. Ilichok. cashier of ex-congressman Dorsey’s bank in Fremont, and formerly his committee clerk in Washington, would fully confirm the fact that Mr. Stauffer i? to be pitted against Hon. J. H. Bartley, of Atkinson, in the race for the state treosuryship: Fkkmont, Neb., April IS, ISMS. Mb. Ikky Jensen. Northwest, Neb. Deah Sm-Mr. B. F. Stauffer,of this place Is a candidate for the nomination for state treasurer. He is ono of our stalwart repub licans and all of our friends are Interested In hint. He was oouutv treasurer here and su pervisor of the census and made a most ex cellent official. Will you notquletly seothat he Is Ktven favorable mention In the papers of the northwest. Yours very truly, Geo. A. Hickok. The above is taken from the Wisncr Chronicle, and needs no explanation. The writer first discovered the‘‘wby” of the candidacy of Mr. Stuuffer, (and later received several of the confldental Hickok letters) but for certain reasons did not say much about it at the time, nor will not now. If Mr. Stauffer, or rather his “pushers," Intend to make a fight on Jo Bartley in the face of the well known situation it will be time enough to show up the true inwardness of the whole scheme. We opine, how ever, that Mr. Stauffer will not consent to the use of his name in the slate con vention. I he following letter from Attorney General Hastings indicates that Boyd county will have no voice in choosing a representative this fall: Lincoln, Neb.. May 11,1892, W. n. Mathews, O'Neill, Nebraska. Dear Sir—Replying to yours of the 6th tnst. I desire to say that I have given the matter of representation of Boyd county in the house of representatives, [quite fan ex tended and careful Investigation, beginning with the constitution of 1875, and the repre sentative districts there formed, and follnw Ing the legislation on that subject from that time until the season of 1891. In that whole reign, I find no act placing Boyd county, or nil her the country now known as Boyd county In any representative district. The fact that the same was an Indian reservation until the last session of the legislature or about that time, I have no doubt prevented placing the territory In a representative dis trict. An act was Introduced and considered during the session of 1891, and I believe passod the house and came to to the senate, but there was, on motion of a gentleman, in definitely postpone d, for reasons which I fail u> understand. Hence*! conclude that Boyd county, or the territory now known as Boyd county, has never been attached to any rep resentative district. In my former letter I simply gave you the rule by which you could ascertain at your leisure, whether Boyd was a part of any representative oistrict or not., and did not take the time to examine all of the legislation there had been In this state on that subject since the adoption of the constitution of 1875. This fact will doubt less account for tlio apparent ambiguity of which you complain. Yours truly. Geo. H. Hastings. Attorney General. POLITICAL POINTERS. Editor McHugh having deserted the democratic damsel with whom he erst while affectionately toyed apd fondly carresed, is now lollygagging with an alliance syren sporting a baled-hay cos tume.—Atkinson Graphic. The Sun 8 “Quasi-Attorney” is still endeavoring to warm into life the alli ance abortion produced by Dr. Harring ton in the Scott ouster case. The only fact demonstrated by the labor of this second effort is, that this pettifogger is but the afterbirth of the original par turition.—Atkinson Graphic. The O’Neill Sun is trying to boom T. V. Golden for senator by exhibiting him uuder the coat tail of. Doc Mathews. That is a cruel joke on Tom, but the Sun did not know how to discriminate in a matter of that kind and, therefore, should be pardoned on the ground of stupidity.—Atkinson Graphic. It is about time to commenoe to look about for legislative timber. So far At torney T. V. Golden, for state senator, has the field all to himself on the demo cratic ticket. W. D. Mathews is booked for the senatorial nomination on the re publican ticket, and the independant party will let you know later who will be on their ticket.—O’Neill Sun. Dodge county comes forth now with a candidate for state treasurer, and Stoffer of Fremont, is trotting out as an aspirant. After Dodge county's man, Richards was defeated on a state ticket of which all of the balance was elected it would strike the average republican that Dodge County ought to give us a rest on candi dates this season,especiallyas that county has never been known to give a repub lican majority.—Custer Leader. But one thing is certain, if the repub licans of the Big Sixth do nominate Mr. Dorrington, and we believe they will, they will have reasons to be proud of their standard bearer, lie knows the state of Nebraska from a to z, having been a resident of the state for thirty years or more, and would make a worthy representative. He is a man of sound judgement, broad intelligence and vast experience, ever ready to give an opinion on all questions pertaining to his duties as a citizen and a servant of the people, besides being a friend to his friends at alt times and under ail circum stances. And he knows how to treat people right, a fact which all the pat rons of the U. S. land office at Alliance will support. And then, he ig such a rustler.—Hemingford Guide. In a recent issue of the O’Neill Fron tier Doc Mathews ventured the asser tion that Mr. B. F. Stauffer of Fremont, announced as a candidate for the nomin ation for state treasurer on the republi can ticket, #as being made acatspaw for interested friends, and would feel like kicking himself when he fully grasped the situation. Fiom the letter publish ed in another column we would judge that Doc is in his right mind as usual.— Winser Cronicle. People all over Sixth congressional distric are appointed over the announce ment that M. P. Kinkaid has expressed himself as not being a candidate for con gress. Republicans all over the district have been favorable to Kinkaid for the reason that he could come nearer win ning back to the party a great many of the republicans who have for the past year or two been out of.the party look ing for something that they would think suited them better. There are plenty of good republicans in the district, but the one who will be the strongest is what the republicans want.—Ainsworth Star. The name of Joe Bartley is familiar to all our people who in any degree have watched our state politics. Four years ago he was candidate for state treasurer. His force was not organized in the con vention. His name will be presented again at the next state convention for state treasurer. Mr. Bartley is one of the best and most influential citizens of Nebraska —a man of unflinching personal, financial and political integrity, and no man in the state is better qualified to bring all the requirements of a state treasurer in to the administration of that important office. His location in the state, his large personal acquaintance and splen did business qualifications will add great strength to our state ticket. Mr, Bartley will be in the convention to win. The want of organization that caused his de feat four years ago will not be true this time, for the reason that he has among his supporters one commander personally known to the Times to be one who never knew a defeat. For state treasurer, J. 8. Bartley, of Holt county.—Alliance Tribune. ADVERTISE. Editor Frontier.—It needs practic al farmers on every quarter section of good farming land within its borders. All arc agreed as to this proposition, but when it comes to the question of the best methods of securing immigration there is a chance for a difference of op inion. Boom editions of our county papers have had their day. Write-ups in metropoliticn papers have been em ployed at a cost in excess of the bene fits received. State fair exhibits have been made with good results, but it re mained for R. F. Hodgkins, secretary of the State Business Men’s association, to suggest and carry out the most suc cessful plan of bringing the undevelop ed resources of the west to the notice of eastern people. We have reference to the exhibition train which the associa tion organized and run through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in the fall of 1891. Undoubted evidences of the beneficial results of this train come up from every part of the state. At a meeting of the Fremont board of trade held shortly after the trip was made, a large number of propositions were received - from eastern manufacturers to establish fac tories at that point, and nearly all of them were the direct result of the ad vertising done by the train. The writer is in possession of letters and other evi dence of the attention drawn to Holt county by the exhibit made on the train. A cheaper and equally effective method presents itself. The progressive agri cultural men of the several eastern states are brought together at their state fairs. Such an exhibit ai Holt county could put on exhibition at these fairs would prove the great attraction of any state fair east of Chicago. By Buch an exhibit and the printed matter that could there be distributed to every part of the state, Holt county could bring her superior advantages to the notice of home seekers more successfully thad by any other method. By exhibiting in those states holding fairs at dates from which a four to six week’s schedule could be arranged, an exhibit could be made in six'or eight states at a cost of but little in excess of that of one exhib it. We apprehend that the cast could be brought within the ability of the county to pay. The benefits of immig»> tion accrue to every property owner in the county and this property should pay its share of expenses, hence the super visors, at their July meeting, should make an appropriation of at least $300 for this purpose. Every real estate in terest should contribute liberally to the fund and every business man in the county is interested in making a long, strong and judicious pull to secure im migration . The method we have sug gested may not be the best oue, but no one can afford to be unmindful of his interests in this direction. Men who are in a position to observe results, without an exception, witness to the benefits of advertising by exhibits of agricultural products. They are evi dences that cannot be disputed. O.ur wealth lies in the development of our natural resources, and our products, brought to the notice of eastern renters will do the best work in bringing the men and means necessary to develop ment. Activity is an important ele ment of prosperity. Holt couuty peo pie are not inactive but there is danger that they do not realize the importance of bringing our advantages to the notice of those who are in a situation to profit by them. We have seen the grandest effort made by Nebraska in this direc tion, and we are satisfied that Holt county can leap golden results from an exhibit similar to the one suggested. Every farmer should make a special effort to raise something to contribute for exhibition purposes, and should use his influence toward the organization of an exhibition association. The county agricultural soctety would probably be as well, but for the fact that the county fair claims all the time and attention that one set of men can spare from their business. With capable men in charge and men who will unselfishly do their duty by every portion of the county, great work can be done for every inter est concerned. With no axe to grind and no interest but such as is shared by nearly every citizen of the county, we are impressed with the demand that ex ists to secure immigration. We ask your unprejudiced consideration of this matter and your active co-operation with those live citizens who will un doubtedly undertake to organize in this interest. Very truly, Joseph B. Stchdevant. Far from true that right is nlwrys might in international quarrels. There are always two sides to ovory international question, and it may be said that the great powers of the pres ent day are not always to be found on the right side. Every wrong that has been perpe trated under cover ot law in this or any other country has been cloaked by a pretense of care for ■■civiliza tion.” In some way it has been deemed an aid to civilization that nations should resort to acts of barbarism und injustice, lest some form inherited from the dark agts be endangered. Most of the wars of the present age are wars for the extension or protec tion of trada The warfare of com merce is the engrossing occupation of the century. It is a warfare, for tunately, that does not always involve bloodshed. The underlying consider ation, when its generals .plan their campaigns, is the answer to the ques tion, ••Will it pay?" In England, publishers derive a large portion if not the greater por tion, of their 'revenue not from the sale of their publicatlona but from the unconquerable aspirations of their aristocratic clients. There are hun dreds of ponderous pads of fiction, essays and poetry published by Lon don firms every year, for which they have not paid a cent. What science shall teach us when to 8top efforts at reformation and in stitute only stern, bald justice? What knowledge shall impart the wisdom to draw the line between pun ishment and restraint? How shall the moral responsibility of the chance infringer of law and the irresponsi bility of the moral malformation who knows no right and was born only with the propensity to evil be distin guished. The day of literary men and litera ture la over. It is now the triumphal hour of the imbecile millionaire, the rich society woman, who has nerves, hysteria, a vast deal of impudence, a store of proverbial platitude, and a continual itch for notoriety; actresses who have more gowns than brains; English lords and ladies, and some asanine royalists. Every fool in the universe^ with money enough to pay a printer's bill, has published a boolc. Ever day we are told that we are living too fast for our health, yet each to-morrow has a tendency to increase the pace. Where the evolution will cease it is impossible to foretell. The pressure of life has increased enor mously in the last quarter of a cen tury. Every indication is that its growth will continue at least to keep pace with the adaptation of the human frame, if it does not outstrip it and lead to a general collapse in the form of greatly lessening the average length of Ufa and lowering the stan dard of health. Ouit inventors are constantly striv ing after a saving of time in crossing the continent and sea to say nothing of their endeavors to provide Hying machines and methods of transmission of messages through the unaided me dium of the atmosphere. If this chastening were devoted to a length ening of life by leaving more hours for cultivation and recreation it would be well. But on the contrary, almost the sole object is a greater concentra tion and devotion to the cramping, narrowing and all-absorbing strugglo for material wealth. How long will this go on? Probably for a great while yet but sooner or later the re action will come, and man will real ize the folly of shortening and misus ing his life by neglecting all else to make the pace in a race for that which shall enablo him to surpass his neighbors in arrogance and display. I We cannot rest content win, telegrapha telephone, and min, ** tiea ocean greyhound* li^hi. I"-* pro*, trains and the subStu?*' steam power and electric!? T* « quondam horses, mule* 0 - 7 Q“ mare of our rural and town . k'’ We must press on In effort, to record in every field of % It would be well for the aver*, young man to pet it into his head?,! he has no more chance of maltin ' fortune in stock gambling than h. £ * of finding a big diamond in thegut? This is the plain unvarnished trull, but you will meet fellow, ever, d who feel confident that their ment would enable them to tacki Wall street and come out rich. * Tact is an essential to success any undertaking, and especially i, those occupations in which man desk with man. Every act of the teacW should show he understands hiramj and those with whom he labors. Hi* tact is shown in his management his school, the class, and the indivi. dual. The patrons and the board aaj .eem to have their own way, but in the end he becomes master of the situs, tion. Tact is the executive officer o! all the other faculties of the soul; it regulates the will. Stubborness i8 simply a lack of tact. The fact that portions of California have been under irrigation for i quarter of a century with no concom mitant of fever or ague argues againit the baseless theory of attendant dls ease. In thia as in other matters can should be taken to avoid the mistake of assuming as cause and effect what it merely a coincidence. On the whole there is much cause for congratulating on the progress which irrigation has already made, hope for its spread ig the future^ and no reason to fear that its effect will be deleterious to the health of the community. What we should do in this country to show our true republicanism and contempt for monarchial forms is this: Give to the ministerial representative of republics in Washington precedent over the representatives of kings and emperors. Let the representative o! Great Britain or Germany trail behind the representative of Mexico, or Franc! or Switzerland. Let us show by our respect for republican institutions that we mean what we preach—and one ol the cherished institutions is that min isters represent a government by the people, not ambassadors. There Is no reason why irrigation should be the cause of fever and agua though it may be occasionally ac companied thereby. As a rule irri gation may be expected to lessen the danger of these diseases, since ill drained land and uncultivated tracti are certainly most often ravaged bj; them, while the object of irrigation is perpetual tillage and a necessity for its success Is careful drainage The only danger of such diseases iron irrigation would arise from the initial Bteps, since the first disturbance ol virgin soil is always attended with risk. • The problems of "prison reform* are not all solved yet. Just as the world has much still to learn about lighting and transportation problem! so it has much to settle regardinf remedial and punitive legislation. The admirable system of Bertellot for identifying prisoners, the humanitarim and reformatory methods of some of our worlchouses, and the commenda ble scheme of Captain Nicholson and others for releasing young transgres sors and giving them full liberty dor ing good behavior, are enough to al most make one believe that nothing 1* to be desired except to have their methods adopted universally, and then to put all our prisons and reform* tories In the charge of capable honed men. Ohe great cause of heavy loss bf fire, If not the chief incitement to d is the fact of too high insurant* against it. Tho man who is alio* to insure his property for fully as ®uc as it is worth is thereby tempted W carelessness. In fact, it may be serted with no fear of successful s pute that all the remedies the panics propose to the president ^ adopted, would prove ineffectual *• delusive so long as full and excess"^ insurance is indulged in by surance companies. It would * derfully promote care and watc ness if they would establish an 8 ible rule not to insure any pr°Per . more than two-thirds its ascerta1 ^ value. If they would thus thro the owner himself the third part of the risk they * make it of vital interest to hi® a to it that they wore not call ^ to pay lire lossos. And B# ^ would this policy conduce 1° ^ ,, fulness over existing risk* ttic ton would tend powerfully . struction of more secure buil ^ more nearly fireproof structure ^ those on which the comp"11 take premiums.