The Frontier.
PUBUaniD XVKUY THURSDAY BY
THE FRONTIER PRINTINQ COMPANY
KINO A CRONIN. Editors.
Secret art Qrebuam died Tuesday.
Ip Senator Allen’s open letter to
Wealth Makers was an able article, so
also was the reply made by Wealth Mak
ers.
Tub stiver men think there is a dull
sound about Secretary Carlisle's utter
ances since he had his silver tongue
gold-plated by the Cleveland process.
It is now perfectly safe for British
naval officers to act upon their state
ment, that the Monroe doctrine is a
myth, but it will not be after March 4,
1897. _ _
Minnesota has a doctor by the name
of Plllsburr. If the "Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table” is to be credited in nil
Its details, pills bury a large number
of people.
Bro. Haskell, of the Ord Quiz, is a
poet who writes poetry. In that res
pect he differs materially from a num
ber of Nebraskans who sit up o' nights
to court the muse.
Whisky and quinine may be good
medicine, but the experience of state
Senator Rogers, of Kas., shows that
care must be exercised in mixing it.
Adding quinine doesn’t remove the in
toxicating quality of the whisky.
If our Joe is open to censure for the
pert he took, es e member of the state
board, in reducing the valuation of rail
roads, how fares it with his lordship the
governor? Are the pop papers sensible
of the fact that they are slugging the
governor over republican shoulders?
Thr Globe-Democrat calls Mr. Car
lisle ‘‘the head of the financial arm of
this government." If the builder of
this grotesque collection of mixed
metaphors would turn his attention to
Grover Cleveland, he would probably
describe that statesman as “the foot of
the unpopular tail of this administra
tion.—St. Louis Star-Sayings.
Wb fail to see what reason Mr.
Kautzman has to frown every time he
sees Governor Holcomb's name in print;
and to shrug his shoulders whenever he
thinks of Senator Allen's indorsement
that never came. To be sure, he failed
to secure an appointment as deputy oil
inspector, and Dr. . Trueblood was
turned down when be applied for the
Norfolk hospital, but Just thinkl Mrs.
Bowser, of Newport, has been ap
pointed matron of the hospital, and
surely that will repay the populists of
this section for all the work they did for
Holcomb.
These figures from Director of the
mint Preston, are interesting. He says
that in 1804 the gold mined in the
United States amounted to $80,500,000,
an increase over ‘03 of $8,500,000,
which is the largest amount produced in
any year since ‘78. The production of
silver during the same time was $64,000
000, showing a decrease as compared
with ‘03, of over 10,000,000 ounces. In
the production of gold California leads,
with an output of $18,570,000; Colorado
is second, with $9,481,000; Montana
third, with $6,651,000, and South Dako
ta, $8,889,000.
Thb populist club of Broken Bow
held • meeting last week, and also a dis
cussion. The subject under discussion
was: “To the victors belong the spoils.”
A Broken Bow paper says the speakers
made a personal matter of it and turned
their batteries upon Governor Holcomb.
The governor may be too good to be ap
preciated by the men who elected him.
They anticipated a feast of office and a
flow of gold, but are obliged to mingle
with the swine and partake of husks.
As far as we know the governor has
been very judicious in his appointments,
particularly that of deputy oil inspector
for thiB district.
It requires as much taxes to run the
county now as ever, and while all val
ues have depreciated within the past two
years, the taxes of the farmer or of other
Individuals, except the railroads, is as
high if not higher now than they were
two years ago. * * * Your taxes
and mine are higher to day than they
ever were,—Sun.
What an admission I Pope once said:
“He who tells a lie is not sensible how
great a task he undertakes; for he must
be forced to invent twenty more to
maintain that one." The assertion was
no doubt true in Pope’s time and the
Sun’s words are evidence that things are
not materially different now. During
the past two months the Sun has been
preaching to the community In column
sermons, telling of the beauties of popu
lism and the great profit the county was
reaping from the administration of pop
ulist officials. Last fall when Tom Gol
den, Mike Harrington and others were
touring the county for political pur
poses, telling the voters how their taxes
were being reduced, and in certain cases
calling upon the records to bear witness,
the Sun would jump up, crack its heels
together and shout “me tooV’ But at
last it has told the truth. If it did de
oeive the people last fall it has, in part.
' made reparation. “Your taxes and
mine are higher to-day 'than they ever
were." Just so.
SiiK.Br slaughtered by millions, be
cause wool has been made free; the
price of beef advancing; a Portland
(Oregon) syndicate buying three thou
sand horses with the intention of intro
ducing horse meat to American consum
ers; Edward Atkinson running about
the country giving demonstrations of
preparing 15-cent dinners and recom
mending to poor people the use ot shin
beef and oleomargarine; women doing
men’s work in the tin plate mills in
western Pennsylvania; foreigners leav
ing the country as fast as others come
in, and the treasury of the United States
unable to stand by itself, but propped
up by British bankers—these things in
dicate what we have come to and fore
shadow what we are coming to under
the domination of American affairs by
British ideas.—The Manufacturer.
Some of our contemporaries are
greatly exasperated at the action of the
state board in reducing the valuation of
the railroads of the state. We do not
see any crimo connected with this, es
pecially if the valuation one year ago
was equitable. Since these hard times
came on assessors all over have reduced
valuations. It is bo in this city and
county. If the value of other property
has decreased the value of railroads has
decreased in a corresponding ratio. It
would not be fair to assess railroads
upon a good times basis and other prop
erty at the lowest possible rate. We
look at it in the light that the value of
a road depends upon the business of the
road and not upon the number of miles
of trackage. We believe in the rail
roads being compelled to pay their pro
portion of taxes, but no more. We are
not a defender of railroads, but an ad
vocater of justice.
Thh finding of the body of Mrs. Ida
Notson settles all question as to her dis
appearance. It also places State Super
intendent Corbett in a very unenviable
situation. It is clear that she expected
an appointment at his hands. It is
equally clear that he was aware of that
fact, and with full knowledge of her ex
pectations, permttted her to visit the
schools of the state in his behalf, and,
incidentally, to pay her own expenses
with money borrowed for the purpose.
When her hopes failed of realization
disappointment caused her to commit
suicide. These are the plain facts in
the case, and if Superintendent Corbett
had been as frank with her before elec
tion as he was afterward, her hopes
would not have been buoyed up to the
expectancy of a deputyship, therefore
no disappointment and consequently no
suicide. If the superintendent’s con
science does not trouble him he is in
deed fortunate.
Tbk Fremont Herald is in a transport
of glee, having discovered a few in
stances of wages being increased under
the Wilson tariff. Surely there never
was greater need of increased wages.
With the coming of the Wilson tariff
wages went to the lowest notch. Em
ployers knew not just what was coming
but anticipated the worst. The bill was
not as destructive as it might have
been, in fact was passed and approved,
not because it was as sweeping as de
sired, but because it was the nearest ap
proach to free trade that could at that
time be made. Last fall’s elections
demonstated the fact that the people are
unqualifiedly for protection, and re
moved the possibility of further reduc
tion of the tariff. Since that time man
ufacturers have had a basis upon which
to figure. They know that matters will
be no worse and therefore are not
hedging for fear of future possibilities,
and in a few cases wages that were re
duced fifty per cent, with the repeal of
the McKinley law have since been in
creased as much as ten per cent. Oh,
yes! the Wilson bill has been a grand
thing for the country. Figures show it.
The Sun intimates that Thr Fron
tier editors might be induced to steal
Senator Murphy’s blooded horses. Our
minds being free from such sin we had
never thought of that, but since the Sun
has mentioned it we don’t know but
that there might be a little speculation
in the job if properly handled. What
do you say, Charles, will you go in with
us? Anticipating that your greediness
will overcome any conscientious scru
ples you may have and that you will
answer “yes,” allow us to suggest the
following agreement and contract We
must have a definite understanding you
know. How would this do:
Whereas: The undersigned have
agreed to prorate in publishing the tax
list—no, that won’t do; this is a horse
deal. Will commence over:
Whereas: The undersigned have
agreed to steal Senator Murphy’s horses;
it is further agreed that whoever does
the work is to do it at the least possible
cost and divide the net proceeds among
the undersigned.
This form of agreement may not please
you now, Charles, as well as it once did.
If you can suggest anything more to
your fancy, do so. There is another
little matter, Charles, which we trust
you will excuse us for mentioning at this
particular time, but we might as well
understand one another, you know: If
it falls to your lot to steal the animals
we will insist that that they be disposed
of immediately and a correct accounting
made. While furnishing county sta
tionery some years ago, Charles, you
contracted the habit of turning in 600
letter heads for a thousand. Of course
with letter heads it didn’t amount to
much, but if you should do the same
with a thousand head of those valuable
horses—$3,000 colts—you see it would
be quite an item to the other parties to
the contract. Think it over. Charles.
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