Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892, August 25, 1887, Page 2, Image 2
HATTMOOTH WEEKLY HEKALD, TflCTIlSDAT, AUGUST 25, 1887. KNOTT3 BROS., Publishers & Proprietors. T. IT. KN"OTTS. HJclitox-. A. 15. KNOTTS, 15uiuci Manager. TUB rLATTSMOUTH HERALD I published every Thurndav mornlnR. Office, corner ot Vine and Fifth streets. WEEKLY, by mall. me tof oae year ? 00 One copy one year (la advance) 1 61 putcr lis luoutha " 79 2teglit:d ftt the foit Office, FlatUmouth. w second elaait matter. REPUBLICAN STATE CON VENT N. Call for the Meeting at Lincoln In October. The Kebuillcan electors of the state of Ke braaka are requested to send delegates from the tovvral counties, to meet In convention at the opera house, In the city of Lincoln, Wed nesday. October 5, 1887, at 8 o'clock p. m., for (be purpose of placing In nomination candi date for one associate Justice of the supreme ourt, and for two members cf the board ot regents of the ctato university, and to transact uch other business as may be presented to the convention, THB APPORTIOMKNT. The several counties are entitled to repre sentation as follows, boing basod upon the vote cast for Don. John M. Thayer, Koverner, In I8a, giving one delegate to each new county, one dologate-at-largo to each county, and one for each 130 votes and the major frac tion thereof : OOUNTIH9. VOTES. COUNTIES VOTES Adams 13 Jefferson 9 Antelope 8 Johnson 9 Arthur 1 Kearney 9 Blaine 2 Keya 1'aba 4 Jtoono 7 Keith g Urown 9 Knox 7 Buffalo 11 Lancanter 28 liutler Lincoln 6 Hurt Loau 2 Chase 3 Loui f Cans 16 Madison 8 Cedar 3 MiPheraon 1 Cheyenne 6 Merrick 6 Cherry.. 8 Nance 4 Clay 11 Nemaha 1 10 Colfax 0 Nuckolls 7 Cuming T Otoe U Custer 10 Pawnee 8 Xkot Phelps 7 Iawes Pierce 3 LMion Platte lindtfe 10 Polk 6 Uouglaa 32 Richardson 12 P5wo 5 Ked Willow 7 Mtudv 3 Hloux 1 Mlraar 10 Saline 13 WUrudu 7 Sarpy 6 ryaklia 0 Saunters 11 Lj-outler B Seward 12 2o Sheridan 5 Jopw 3 Sliermaii 4 Oram 1 Stanton 3 4reley 3 Thayer 9 Ctrfleld 2 Thomas 1 flail 11 Valley .. .... 5 Hamilton !) Washington 7 Harlan 7 Wayne 5 H 3 Webster 9 Hitchcock 6 Wheeler 2 Holt 11 "Vork 11 Howard 0 Unorganized Ter'y 1 Total 592 It Is recommended that no proxies be admit ted to the eonventicn except such as are held by persons residing in the counties from which proxies are given. Walter M. Seely, Secretary, Georob W. Buktsn, Chairman. Meeting of the Cass Co Republican Central Com. The Cass Co. republican central com mittee is hereby called to meet at Weep ing Water, Aug. 27th 1887, at 1 o'clock p. m. The members are as follows: Plattsmouth, 1st ward L. C. Stiles. " 2nd " L. E. Skinner. M 3d " II. C. Richie. 4th " L. A. Dorrington. " precinct, F. B. Shopp. Rock Bluffs, S. L. Furlong. Liberty, G. N. LaRue. Avoca, J. L. Hutchins. Mt. Pleasant, II. G. Ilawley. Bight Mile Grove, John Adams. . Louisville, Geo. W. Mayfield. Center, I. N. Woodford. Weeping Water, P. S. Barns. Btove Creek, Wm. Dallas. Jllrawood. J. L. Barton. Bouth Bend, W. II Smith. Bait Creek, Geo. L. Findley. Greenwood, J. C. Stevenson. Tipton, A. S. Cooley. The members are all requested to be present. M. M. Butler. Chairman. The Weekly Herald till Jan. 1, for 60 cents. The Platte river bridge is a sure thing the Weeping Water Eagle opposes it. The country will soon be flooded with lecturing reformed boodlers. What shall we do to be saved? The investigation of the convict lease system in Georgia brings out testimony unfit for repetition, and the law will un doubtedly be abolished. The proclamation of the Irish national league by the English government has as yet had no effect on the regular meetings of the branches of the association. The David City voters seem to think water is mightier than the pen. They Toted $22,000 for water works and de feated $8,000 for school buildings. The moss-covered Eagle that hangs in the way of public improvement, soared forth'last week, from its home of solitude on the qniet, rippling Weeping Water, uttering shrieks of agony and despair, on account of the mention of the erection. in the near future, of the much-needed and well-deserved struture the Platte river bridge by the Herald and other advocates of prosperity. In his distress he cried "6hame! shame!" at the improve ment loving people of Cass county, and made a sickening attempt to injure the cause by rehearsing in a mournful 6train imagined wrongs. Old subscribers who will pay tip all back dues will le given the same terms toe offer for new subscriptions. Till Jan. 1,'89or $1.75 if paid in advance. Tell your neighbors, the Weekly Her ald tillJan. 1, only cents in ad va7ice. An effort is to be made at the coming session of congrets to secure a readjust ment of salaries among the U. 8. treasury officials so that more regard will be paid to rank and duty than now exists. Judge Maynard, who was recently promoted from second comptroller to fcssistant sec retary, received a reduction of $500 per annum by the change, although the latter position is a higher one in authority and requires more mental precision. Incon siBtancics also exist between the salaries of the deputy auditor and paper weigher of the secretary's office, and deputy comptroller and appointment clerk. He Won't Visit Omaha. Grover " Dan'l, why do those Omaha people, so earnestly and irnportunatily, urge upon us to visit that village this fall ?" Dmn'l " Well, Mr. President 1 you see the Police Board and City Council of Omaha are having a lot of trouble over your definition of " a pulice office being a public trust " and they desire a more concise and detailed definition of " Grover " Dan'l, previous engagements will prevent us from visiting Omaha this season. Tell them lam very sorry." Exit Dan'l. They Must Pay. The acting secretary of the U. 8. treas ury decided about two months ago, that thorough bleod horses imported for breeding purposes were not subject to duty. Since that time the United States District Attorney Bushnell and Assistant Attorney Rogers have decided that Gal braith Bros., of Jonesville, Wis., who are extensive importers of fine bred horses, for the market, are legally bound to pay duty on all horses imported by them so long as they import them for speculation and profit only. And in response to this conclusion Attorney Rogers filed a com plaint at the treasurer's office last Thurs day, demanding $17,0000 as unpaid duty on 169 horses, imported by the Gal braiths previous to July 2nd, 1887. If there is any part of Casa county which would not be benefited by a bridge over the Platte at Oreapolis, it is Green wood and vicinity. The Leader of that place Epeafas as follows: "While it is clear to our mind that such a bridge would be of no practical benefit to the county outside of Plattsmouth, still, we are not prepared to say this fact should dep rive that portion of the county from the aid asked. If it is right and proper for the county to erect bridges where they will benefit one town, to the exclusion of every other portion of the county, then by a parity f reasoning it is right to put a bridge where it is needed to accommo date some other town, especially if it be a place that contributes seyeral times as much toward the bridge fund as docs any other town in the county. It seems to The Leader, however, that since such a bridge would necessarily be half in Cass and half in Sarpy county, that the latter county should contribute its share toward putting it up. Why connot such an agreement as this be made?" The Blunders of Jim Blaine. If there is any one thing that will cause sudden congestion of the democratic diaphragm, more than another, it 13 the mention of the magnetic name of the man from Maine. The blunders of Jim Blaine in Europe are just now giving the democratic press a world of trouble. It is certainly demonstrated that Jim Blaine in temporary exile is a much larger man than Grover Cleveland on the war path, for a renomination. The shadow cast athwart the democratic countenance by Jim Blame's coat tails in Ireland cannot be effaced by Grover and his comtemplat ed "swing around the circle," eyen though the dragon of civil service be securely bound and cast into the dungeon of dis use by Messrs. Jliggins & Co. Demo cratic apprehension of Mr. Blaine's hold upon the American people is both painful and amusing, When Mr. Blaine returns from the continent with his store of per sonal observation touching the economic, and wage features of that portion of the old world, our democratic neigh bors will have an opportunity to learn something that is, provided that party of effete ideas can learn from the the present condition of the world. Plattsmeuth'a Future. It is evident t the most casual obser ver that the time has arrived in our city's existence when it should make a deter mined effort to open up the advantages she has for manufacturing interests, to the public. The increasing prosperity of the town warrants and demands determined ef forts in this direction. What would Plattsmouth be today without its machine shops, its canning factories, its briek and terra cotta works and other manufacturing interests; and what would it be if as many more manu facturing interests employing alike num ber of hands were established in and around the city? The answer is suggest ed in a moment We must have at least one more rail road and must have it at once. It is a well known fact that not less than half a dozen manufacturing interests have re cently been reviewing Plattsmouth and its surroundings with an eye to location, any of which will enploy from fifty to ono hundred and fifty hands. It is certainly clear to the thoughtful mind that our future growth must depend on railroads and manufactories; its loca tion demonstrates this fact. With a competing railroad line pass ing through and around the western and south-western portion of Plattsmouth, with a terminus at Omaha and a connec tion with the Missouri Pacific in Liberty precinct, thus opening up to us markets of Kansas City and St. Louis and in fact connecting us commercially with the great southern and south-west country, the question of locating factories in Plattsmouth would no longer be a prob lem. We haTe waited long enough on the movements of the Missouri Pacific and Omaha Southern; the great interests of Plattsmouth demanding that unless these roads show their hand soon that Platts mouth's enterprising business men to gether with the board of trade should take active steps through appropriate committees to see that private capital be induced to construct a line of road at least from South Omaha to a point on the Missouri Pacific. As to the profitable ness of the undertaking it seems there could hardly be a doubt Running as the road would through a rich agricultural portion of the county even the road bed ought to be made profitable, connecting s it would with two great lines of road either of which would be tjlad to secure the business of factories located on or near the city and the shipping of the grain and stock from along the line of the road. Plattsmouth precinct as well as Rock Bluffs and Liberty would be proportion ately benefitted by this line of road, giv ing them a competing market, and a shorter distanco to haul their grain. The Herald makes the suggestion that these precincts and Plattsmouth city should join hands together ahd stimulate the building of this road. The prospects of Plattsmouth are brightening every day. Let us give it this new impetus and it will be but a short time till we can boast of 50,000 instead of 000 inhabitants. Board of trade to the frent Our Primaries. At the suggestion of several gentlemen we call attention to the act passed by the last legislature, entitled " An Act to pro " tect primary elections and conventions " of political parties, and punish of " fences committed thereat" This act may be found at page 454 of the session laws just published. it is intended to protect our primary elections and prevent the wholesale rascality which generally surrounds that first and most important step in the holding of our elections and in the intended expression of the true public sentiment The first section punishes as a misde meanor " any person who shall falsely yote under the name of another, at any such election, or who shall commit any fraud tending to defeat or effect the re sult of such election." Sec. 2 provides jthat in cities of the second-class the polls shall be opened at 12 o'clock, noon, and remain open until seven o'clock, p. m., (standard time) of the same day. We like this section, as it provides for holding the election in daylight and gives honest men ample opportunity to know what is going on. Sec. 3 gives the right to challenge any vote and compels the party challenged to make oath as to his qualifications, and sec. 4 provides for the punishment by imprisonment in the penitentiary, of anyone falsely swearing when making such oath. Sections 5 and 6 provide further pen alties for the elector and officers, presid ing at such primary elections, in case they commit any fraud in voting, receiving votes, or in canvassing the same. Sections 7, 8 and 9 relate to the scope of the act, qualification of the voter and punishment for offenses committed there under. We are not acquainted with the manner of conducting primary elec tions in Plattsmouth, but suppose such elections are conducted about the same as in other cities of like size. We be lieve such laws to be proper and that they ought to be strictly enforced, Much of the disaffection existing to-day among what is known as the independent vote has its direct source from the corrupt manner in which our primary elections are conducted. The bummer and fine worker, who has no reputation at stake and no punishment to dread, herds in the loafers and merchantable voters, no matter what party they belong to, and for a consideration votes them like cattle. thus often overriding the will of a ma jority of the qualified electors. Under the act in question this business can be stopped, and the sooner the citizen looks after it, gives it his personal attention, and sees that the officers of the law are properly informed Jof violations of the law, the sooner will law-abiding citizens Come to understand thai their rights and opinions may have proper respect shown them at the primary. We believe both political organizations in Plattsmouth ought to take hold of this matter and see to it that this law is observed and that their primary elections are strictly conducted under the law. The law is mandatory and positively requires the polls to -be open from 12 (noon) until 7 p. ra. and it follows that violations of the law at any such election are furnishable under the act. The Republican Press and Mr. Cleveland. "It seems to me the republican press of the country has no back bone," said a stalwart republican, in our hearing the other day, "why don't it ventilate Grov er Cleveland and the hypocracy of the present administration?" Our reply to this complaint, is first, the present admin istration does not need much ventilation. The people of this country fully appreci ate and understand the stupidity and downright dishonesty of Mr. Cleveland's administration. Even the mugwump press has reached a point where it can no longer either apologize or explain. Second, when the next Presidential campaign formally opens, it will be time enough to lay bare the hollow pretenses of Mr. Cleveland's administration. However, as to the republican press not having back bone, it must not be for gotten that the organs of the republican party are not given to reckless political libel, like that which animated our dem ocratic neighbors during past republican rule. Mr. Cleveland, and his numerous jaunts from the Capital, are not seized upon for the purpose of political blackguardism like those of Gen. Grant were, by a dem ocratic press.' Mrs. Cleveland and her poodle and chimpanzee are treated in a friendly and amiable mood by republican journals; unlike the filth which a democratic press used to empty upon the hero of appomattox and his family, over the bull pups" and pets of the presidential household. Mr. Cleveland can go into the Adiron- dacks' a fishing, down to Buffalo, or where he pleases, and the republican press extend to him the gracious hospitalities and amenities, which should be extended to any one representing the great United States; and so, when Mr. Cleveland comes west to get acquainted with our people and work up his boom, this near autumn, he will find the republican newspapers respecting his office, as well as courteously mentioning his excellency, something our democratic brethcru never learned how to do when republican presidents took their vacations from the capital. Mr. Cleveland may rest assured that there will be no blackguard republicans laying around railway stations to report how his excellency enjoys his gravy or how often he scrubs his teeth; in other words, respectable decent jonrnalism will chron icle Mr. Cleveland's saunterings from the republican source and report his same old speech wherein he affirms that "pub lic office is a public trust" and wish him and hi3 lovely, womanly wife, a pleasant visit out west Personal abuse of Mr. Cleveland would, and should, have no influence as political capital with repub licans. When the next presidential campaign is fully entered upon and the democratic press are blackguarding James G.Blaine or John Sherman, the political plogerisms of this sickly administration of Mr. Cleve land's will be shown up how every step in the line of republican precedent has been fairly successful; how every attempt at a departure there from has been cow ardly, hesitating and disastrous; how, in fine, it has been a one-horse administra tion, unable to rise above the magnitude of jobbery in one-horse second class post offices, throughout the country. There is more good clean material for a campaign against the party of past and present false pretenses and for the re-in statement jjx the republican party in power than the republican press can well handle without any personal war fare on the burly figure who occupies the White House. Send us in your subsriptions for t?te Weekly Herald. Till Jan. 1. '89 for $1.75 if paid in adcance. We want three times the number of subscribe) s of any other paper in Cass County. Wa. II. Pool will be the republican nominee for recorder of deeds, and will be elected. There are no "maybe-so's" to this proposition. Leader. The Journal trusts that its prohibition friends from the counties not weighted down with large cities will get enthused enough in the state convention to go home and enforce the prohibition they have at their doors at command, and thus show some practicle outcome of their theories, and give some assurance that law is good for anything in the domain of morals. Whena county can enforce prohibtion such as it is entitled to enforce under the law of Nebraska by withholding licenses and does enforce it, there will be time enough afterwards to tackle state and national prohibition. Lincoln Journal. "Let 'ek go Gallagher," should now be changed to "Let 'or go Mt Garigle." Tecumseli Chivjla'm. President Ci.kvkland has been in vited to gu to Pike's Peak. Next year lie will beinvited to goto Halifax. Fre mont Tribune. Senator Vest pants and pulls off his coat whenever ho climbs a mountain. He is now enjoying the Alaska climb it. TecunweJi Chieftain. We regret to learn that the Chicago Anarchists have disbanded. We have always thought that they should hang together. Nebraska City, News. The Atchison Champion takes this op portune time to revive and argue the claim that the rain bolt is moving westward. To a man up a tree it looks like the rain belt had got unbuckled and come off. Lincoln Democrat. In Mexico the false prophet who re cently predicted the destruction of that countrj' by an earthquake has been sent to jail. What should be done with the men who, in this country, predict the re election of Cleveland? Globe Dem. Whatever the Iowa legislature may or may not do next winter with reference to the liquor question, it may be put right down that nothing will be done to make the existence of the dramshop in Iowa easier or safer. Sioux City Jovrnal. It will not do to undertake to laugh down the prohibitionists in Nebraska. The high license law is not the abiding law of that state. The coming issue in that state is the issue of prohibition. Ne braska can no more escape it than Iowa could escape it. Sioux City Journal. "Protection is Republicanism noth ing more, nothing less," says the Louis ville Courier-Journal. Correct for ouce. Democracy is free trade and starvation wages. Republicanism will take its chances before the people on this itjsue. Omalia Republican. The report that the revenue cutter Bear has been heard from and is all right js not confirmed, and the probabilities are that the vessel is lost. If this proves to be a fact, somebody should be held accountable. There is no question that the fact was known at the Navy Depart ment Congress should order an investi gation and fix the responsibility of the crime, for it is nothing else. Omalia Republican. A thief escaped from a Providence, Rhode Island jail by the aid of a news paper, which he twisted into a long roll, stuck a bent pin into one end and reach ing between the bars, drew a bunch of kevs off the hook where they hung and opened the cell door and escaped, lie must have been a poor man. If he had been rich he would haye bought a newspaper and a lawyer or two and escaped in the regula tion way. Great times these are. Lincoln Courier. TheMormon Problem. One of the "Omaha party" who has been touring in the west suggested, in conver sation with the writer last evening, that the true solution of the Mormon problem would be found in the investment of eastern capital in Utah. The theory is a plausible one, and the Mormons under stand it so well that their leaders prohi bit Mormon owners of land selling to Gentiles. There is no ciyilizer like enter prise. Get eastern capital at work in the heart of Mormondom and it will soon crowd the twin relic out of existence. The Gentile population of the territory is increasing much more rapidly than the Mormon. The recent election demon strated this fact. Eastern capital once interested in developing the mineral wealth of Utah, the Gentile population would soon outnumber the Mormon, and with the change polygamy as a practice would soon disappear. The law of con gress has gone a good ways toward break ing down polygamy, but the evil will not be wholly extirpated until the the atmosphere which surrounds and feeds it is purified by the introduction of new' elements. Omaha Republican. Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of pur ity, etreneth nl wholesomeness. More eco nomical than the ordinary kinds. Hnd.eannot be rum hi i;uiii'c iiivu win, biifr uiuiiiiuur it iuw i te.et. short wetaht alum or phnsphate powders. I Sold only in c .i..s. KovaL Bakim; row d kit 1 spill! BARGAIN! -FOIL SALE ON- Reasonable Terms, T 'PO T AT conveniently and pleasantly situ ated, may be had on VionthlyPaym'ts or on ONE, fTWO, or THREE YEAKS' TIME. Persons want ing a lot and desiriiij; to build thereon, are requested to call and see us and we will tell them some thing to their advantage. "Wo have for sale a very large variety of real property, both improved and unimproved, and we can hard ly fail to satiety you it you wish to purchase. If you have pro perty of any kind which you wish to exchange, list it on our books. Remember that we have the best bargains in the city in the way of realty. L Lots in Palmer's Addition to Plattsmouth. Lots in Townsend's Addi tion to Plattsmouth. Lots in Thompson's Addi tion to Plattsmouth. Lots in Haves' Addition to Plattsmouth. Lots in Luke's Addition to Plattsmouth. Lots in Sage's Addition to Plattsmouth. Pick out the property j-ou want and then call and see us for terms. FIVE ACRE TRACTS OX LINCOLN A YEN UE. TEN AND T W E N T Y A C R E TRACTS NEAR THE CITY. Some of the most convenient resi dences and the most valuable business property in the city for sale. If you wish to purchase let us know. what yon want. Apply to R. B. WINDHAM Or, Joliq &. Dqvies, Oei 33qril of Gqss Go. NT. B. Improved and unim proved farms fur sale. tr SI Tm OTSU V