The Frontier.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY
KINO A CRONIN. Editors.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATS.
For Governor—
THOMAS J. MAJORS, Nemaha.
For lieutenant governor—
It. B. MOORE, Lancaster.
For secretary of state—
J. A. PIPER, Howard.
Auditor of public accounts—
KUGENE MOORE, Madison.
For treasurer—
J. S. BARTLEY. Holt.
Commissioner public lands—
0. H. RUSSELL. Colfax.
Attorney general—
A. 8. CHURCHILL, Douglas.
Superintendent—
H. R. CORRETT, York.
CONOBBSSIONAI...
MAT DAUGHBRTY, Ogalalla.
SENATORIAL..
For Senator—
8.0. SAMPLE. Boyd.
COUNTY.
For representatives—
W. 8. GRIFFITH, Paddook.
J. A. TltOMMERSHAUSSEU, Ewing.
For eounty attornoy—
J. L. ROLL, Ewing.
JUST A WORD.
Perhapi before Tub Frontier will
again great ita readers who reside in
remote parts of the county, the election
will have taken place, the battle lost
and won, and before that important
event we desire to impress upon their
minds the necessity of being active and
alert In the interests of the republican
ticket. Every voter should make it his
religious duty to zealously work tor the
ticket and put forth his beat efforts in
an honest endeavor to bring the princi
ples of our party out with flying colors
on the 6th of next month.
While the personnel of our ticket is not
in all respects exactly to our liking, we
firmly believe that the business interests
of the state demand the defeat of pop
ulism, and with that end in view we
earnestly urge republicans to devote a
little time and energy to that end.
Vote for a populist and you vote for
|| free trade. This is official.
In a short time now boys an Irish
man named Daugherty will be elected
to the congress by a very large majority.
- How did it come that when Crawford
was attending the Bcott trial at Nellgh
he drew his pay in cash from the legal
committee instead of filing his bill the
same as the other poor witnesses?
Some obscure sheet in Lincoln called
the Herald, is out with a communication
from Holt county attempting to impli
cate Joe Bartley and Matt Daugherty in
the Bcott affair. The article bears the
ear-marks of Mike Harrington. Enough
said.
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Mr. Griffith expects the full vote of
r the republican party. He has a right
to expect it, and no republican has a
moral right to say him nay. He is a
man worthy and well qualified and
should be elected. He is a farmer and a
tax payer and has resided in Holt county
X for years and expects to continue resid
ing here. He is no itinerant, neither is
he possessed of the devil in the shape of
populistic vagaries and isms. The prin
ciples of the republican party will be
safe in his keeping, and the interests of
the common people will be subserved if
he is elected representative.
THB intuit given the independenta of
Verdi grit bj the Beecon Light will not
die out m the previous insults have from
the “ring" at the temporary county seat.
No, Hamt your work is too coarse to
convince our independents that you
have the election in your vest pocket.
The independenta have no reason to
. thank you for their victory in tnis
county. The voters of Verdigris will
establish the fact this fall that Page is
in Holt county and the campaign will be
a hummer from start to finish. The
independents will not be dictated to by
the “Ham And!”—Page Courant.
Boyd county voters have again de
■ feated a proposition to bond the county.
It would look to us as though Boyd
county's majority was a set of chumps.
How do they expect to get along with
in out money! What can be their objec
v.jf tions to bonding! It would cost them
nothing but the interest and they would
> then be on a cash basis, while at the
present time they haven’t enough money
to hold a term of court. Wait until
some of her creditors get judgment and
commence collection by a special levy,
and then, perhaps, the people over there
will realize where they are at. It’s none
■ of onr business, however,let ’em sweat,
§ <; Thb Hub received through the mail
this morning under the frank of O. M.
Kem, M. C., direct from the headquar
ten of the populist congressional centra
committee in this city, an envelope con
taining a speech on “irrigation” purport
ink 1° have been delivered by said O. M
Kem in the national house of represen
tatlvea on Friday, August 10,1894. Thii
is the speech referred to by Matt Daugb
arty in his Saturday night speech at thi
city hall, which Mr. Kem did not deiivei
/ but asked leave to have printed for uw
> ■ ‘ .
m ft campaign document later on. Per
mission wax of cource granted, and
while he was on his way to Nebraska to
look after bis re nomination, the speech
was furnished the Congressional Record
by its real author, private secretary 8.
Edwin Thornton, who has always been
the real brains behind Kem both in bis
campaigns and at Washington. At the
time that Mr. Kern's private secretary
whs preparing this speech the bill of Mr.
Cary of Wyoming was before the house,
providing for the session of one million
acres of arid land by the general govern
ment to the state, the proceeds to be
applied to the reclamation of arid lands
by irrigation, llainer made an effort to
have Nebraska included in the provis
ions of the bill, and if he had been
assisted by Kem and McKeighan would
probably have succeeded But while
the vote was pending in the committee
of the whole, where their efforts and
votes were needed to secure the first
practical irrigation measure for the
.benefit of their districts, they asked to
be excused for ten days "on account of
sickness,” and leaving the bill to its fate
struck out for home to look after their
fences for re-nomination. And they
never went back. And the effort to in
clude Nebraska in the benefits of the
bill failed. And our Mr. Kern was not
even paired so that be might count as
one either for or against it. It is un
necessary to consider the subject matter
of Kern’s wonderful irrigation speech,
because it did not fall upon tLe ear of
the bouse, waa not intended to influence
any member of that body, and was pre
pared and printed and is being distrib
uted at government expense entirely for
"home consumption” in the Sixth dis
trict with the expectation that thegreen
ies at home would really believe that he
bad been doing something in their inter
ests by way of securing government
assistance for the promotion of irriga
tion. In concluding his speech (which
was never delivered) Mr. Kem says: "I
have no hope of getting relief from con
gress as now constituted. It is almost
impossible to get even a hearing on this
matter, to say nothing of action that
will accomplish the work. Thousands
of dollars are appropriated for monu
ments to dead men, thousands for firing
the sun-down gun, millions to build
cannons so large that it costs hundreds
of dollars to fire them once, and millions
more for the general interests of the last;
but not one cent for irrigation, the west’s
great interest. * # * I have endeav
ored to arouse the interest in this body
which the importance'of the proposition
demands, and whether I succeed or not,
I will have the satisfaction of knowing
I have done my duty.” Slush! slush!!
slush!!! If the eastern members get
appropriations it is because they work
for them and are on hand to vote for them.
And while Kem was upbraiding con
gress for sectional unfairness, "endeav
oring to arouse an interest” in that body,
and smirking with the satisfaction of
“knowing he had done his duty,” he
was miles away from his post of duty,
neglecting the only chance to get some
thing for his section, and his private
secretary was looking after the publica
tion of a bogus speech of his own
preparation. The Hub does not make
these assertions idly. The records of
congress are open to everyone, and the
Hub has drawn its information from
that source to convict Congressman
Kem of false pretense and neglect of
duty, and prove that he is nothing more
nor less than an empty-headed imposi
tion and a fraud.—Kearney Hub.
TO BUSINESS MEN:
The following letter, signed by nearly
one thousand business men of Omaha,
has been issued to Nebraska voters in
general and business men in particular:
Four years ago prohibition threatened
the prosperity of Nebraska. The busi
ness men of Omaha and the state, with
out regard to party affiliation, then
united iu a determined effort to ward off
the danger, and, largely through their
efforts, prohibition was defeated.
To-day Nebraska is threatened with
populist domination. As business men,
regardless of partisan politics, we again
unite to avert the blight and business
depression which the supremecy of pop
ulism would entail upon our state.
Our character, reputation, credit and
business relations as a state are deter
mined by our acts and conduct as a
body. If we collectively act in accord
with unsound or dishonest business
principles, if we favor repudiation of
our debts, or evidence a desire and in
tention to legislate In unfair hostility
towards our creditors, we shall receive,
as we shall deserve, the condemnation
of the business world. In such event
all creditors would refuse to make new
loans and to extend the time of those
already made. Capital would discontin
ue business relations within our state.
The development of our resources, the
growth of our industries, the extension
of our commercial relations all will meet
with sudden and lasting check if once
the people of the state elect the populist
ticket and thus show themselves in
sympathy with the desperate and dis
credited doctrines of those who openly
avow themselves the enemies of capital.
On next election day the citizens of
Nebraska will stand at the parting of
the ways. Our acts then will manifest
i our disposition in regard to our business
obligations. We then enroll ourselves
1 either in favor of sound business princi
' pies or in opposition thereto. By our
i votes on that day we Indicate to the
business world our character as a state,
and our reputation aa a state will be
made or marred according to the wis
dom or folly of our choice.
The importance of the situation can
not be over estimated. Throughout the
business centers of our country the
actions of our state 'will te closely
watched. If we elect state officers in
whom the business world has no confi
dence. and favor the unsound, radical
and unsafe theories of the populists, we
thereby drive from the state the foreign
capital now here, and deter all from
further investmenta among us.
To elect the populist ticket is to dis
credit Nebraska in the eyes of the world;
it is to proclaim that those who boast of
their hostility to capital are in the ma
jority in our commonwealth; it is to
discourage enterprise; to suspend our
progress; to cause a heavy shrinkage of
values; to raise our rates of interest; to
make long time loans difficult or impos
sible to obtain; to make the name of our
state a by-word of reproacb, and to vie
with Kansas and Colorado for the humil
iation of being the most discredited state
in the union.
To prevent such misfortune, to arouse
among the voters of this state such an
active, honest public sentiment as will,
i finding its expression through the bal
lot, preclude the possibility of populist
i supremacy in Nebraska, this association
has been formed. The personality of
candidates is not controlling when the
issue is between honest, economic prin
ciples on one side, and, on the other,
doctrines repudiated by the commercial
1 world.
The business men of Nebraska,
through this association, call upon its
citizens to aid in this endeavor to defeat
populism, and thereby uphold and pre
serve the credit of our state.
WATCHDOG OF THE TBEASUR7.
The time is drawing very close when
the voters of this senatorial district must
cast their ballots, and in doing so, choose
between two men, one honorable and
capable, the other dishonorable and
incompetent.
Samuel C. Sample, a business man and
a citizen whose record both public and
private bears not a scar or a blemish, is
the republican candidate.
John Crawford, a perennial office
seeker and pap-sucker, whoso record is
punctuated with misdeeds that fall
under the shadow of dishonesty, is the
ponulist candidate. Tub Frontier has
constantly kept his record before its
readers for years and they are familiar
with his many sins of commission and it
would be more than superfluous for us
to reiterate them at this time, and we do
not intend to do it, but we desire to call
the attention of voters to the following
proof of his dishonesty and unreliability.
This charge has been made against him
before but it was not substantiated, and
now, to remove every particle of doubt
as to its authenticity, we submit below a
bill filed by him on July 17, 1891:
O'Neii.l, Nrb , July 17, 1891.
Holt County to John Crawford, debtor:
To services as supervisor, as follows:
July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. 815. Mileage,
04 miles at 5 cents per mile, $3.20. Total,
918.20.
The above bill, as shown by the record,
was sworn to on July 17, before C. E.
Butler, deputy county clerk. The
board adjourned on July 17, and there
fore he did not serve on the 18th, as on
the 17th he swore that he did. It is
passing strango how a man who has any
regard for his word or his oath, who
makes any pretentions at honesty, could
solemnly swear on the 17th day of July,
1891, that he had worked on the 18th
day of July, 1891. It is an impossibility
and when he signed his name to that
affidavit he was simply guilty of what
looks very much like perjury. He did
not work for the county on July 18th
UV.VUUOU ihc uuaiu nao uui> iu BcoolUU,
and besides, he was in Atkinson on tba'i
day attending a meeting of tbe inde
pendent central committee. Whether
or not Mr. Crawford was guilty of steal
ing that $3 and guilty of perjury in
doing it, we leave to our readers to
decide. There is no law upon our stat
ute books authorizing a supervisor to
charge for days not actually served, and
at that time there was no resolution
of the board authorizing them to do it.
The people of this district cannot
afford to send such men to the senate,
or any other place hut obscurity. The
question has risen above' and away be
yond party lines, as is evidenced by the
great number of independents who come
out openly and declare that they cannot
support him on account of his easy
character and the careless manner in
which he handles the truth. The Fron
tier believes that the independent
party of Holt county contains many
honest and conscientious voters, and it
also believes that all such will cast their
baflots against this concentrated corrup
tion.
.As we said before, the matter above
presented is not a tenth of the disreputa
ble transactions with which he has been
connected. Turn to the first page and
read what Judge Bowen bas to say of
him, and to which he appends his sol
emn oath. Judge Bowen was tbe only
man elected by the p'opulists four years
ago, and where ho is known his un
supported word will be accepted for
truth almost as readily as words of holy
wiit. He is a disinterested party, now
a resident of Lincoln, but takes an inter
est in affairs of state and raises a finger
in warning against electing such men as
John Crawford to the responsible posi
tion of state senator.
Tired, Weak, Nervous
Could Not Sleep.
Prof. L. D. Edwards, of Preston,
Idaho, says: “I was all run down,
weak, nervous and irritable through
overwork. I suffered from brain Fa
tigue, mental depression, etc. I be
came so weak and nervous that I
could not sleep, I would arise tired,
discouraged and blue. I began taking
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
and now everything is changed. I
sleep soundly, I feel bright, active
and ambitious. I can do more in one
day now than I used to do in a week.
For this great good I give Dr. Miles’
Restorative Nervine the sole credit.
It Cures.”
Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold on u
guarantee that the first bottle will ‘benefit
All druggists sell it at (1,6 bottles for IS, or
It will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
For sale by all druggists.
O’NEILLBUSINESS DIRECTORY
g R. DICK SOX
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Reference First National Bank
O'NEILL, NEB.
J C. SMOOT,
FASHIONABLE BARBER.
DEALER IN OIQAR8, ETO.
J)R. J. P. GILL1GAN,
PHYSICAL AND SURGEON.
Day and night calls promptly attended to.
Office over Biglln’s furniture store.
O’NEILL, NEB.
P^H. BENEDICT,
LAWYER,
Office In the Judge Roberts building, north
of O. O. Snyder's lumber yard,
0 NEILL, NEB.
w.
R. BUTLER,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Agent for Union Trust Co’s land In Holt
County.
Will practice in all the oourts. Special at
tentlon given to foreclosures and collections
TJR. B. T. TRUEBLOOD
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Diseases of she Eye and Ear and fitting
glasses a specialty. Office hours 0 to 12 a. m.
and 2 to5p. m.
Office first door west of Heinerikson’s
^ BOYD,
BUILDERS.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
UEURGE A. McCUTCHEON,
PROPRIETOR OP
1 - CENTRAL -
Livery Barn
O’NEILL, NEB.
NEW BUGGIES
W NEW TEAMS.
Everything Firpt-Clapp.
Bam Opposite Oampbe reimplement Bouse
A. J HAMMOND ABSRADT CO
Successors to
R. R. DICKSON & CO.
Abstracters of Titles,
Complete set of Abstrect Books.
Terms reasonable, and absolute ac
curcy guaranteed, for which we have
Riven a $10,000 bond as required
under the law.
Correspondence Soliced
O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY NEB.
Always Buy the
Best. The .
Best is Cheapest
The Finest and Largest stock of good in the Hardware and
.Implement Line in the Elkhorn Valley °
u foa,
Neil Brennan’s
Ilfllfil ■
John Deere plows, Moline wagor
Bradley & Co’s famous Disc culti
Riding and walking cultivators.
Glidden wire, stoves, oils, cuttlerv
G. W. WATTLES, President. ANDREW RUSSEU
JOHN McHUGH, Cashier.
THE■STATE - B
OF O’NEILL.
CAPITAL $30,000!
Prompt Attention Given to Coll
DO A GENERAL BANKING BUS
Chicago Lumber Yard
Headquarters for . . .
LUMBER,
—COAL and
BUILDING MATERIA
The Stock is dry, being cured
By the largest dry-sheds in the world.
(O'Neill,
Yards-; Page,
/ Allen.
0.0. SNYDER &
EMIL SNIG6S
PRACTICE
~ HORSESM
And general blacksmithing carried on in connectio
riage work in either iron or wood executed in the most
s y e possible. First-class plow and machine world
be relied upon. N0 new experience used in any l
work. All my men are skilled workmen.
ALSO DEALER IN FARM INPLEMENTS——«
Plano binders, mowers, rakes, Skandi plows, han
cultivators of all descriptions. Everything guarai
beat the best. 0VeilM
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