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'jifxE'fn- ELSON, TIE THE rLECOCITIZSD Clotllllig In Cass County for Superior Makes and Styles, Lowest Possible Prices I3XT IMIIKJIETS, YOUTHS, BOITS -nsrx) CHILrE,BlrS G -1 - o - ;i- -1 -i - "sr - Q n (u 1 7 t - 7i rn iz c?n oxr HATS, CAPS, SHISITS SUSPENDERS, Ties, o! TRUNKS & ELSON, Te Flatismouth, Neb, KNOTTS BROS., Publishers & Proprietors. Mr. Blaine has again written a letter in which he positively declares he will not Ic i candidate for president, so the field is left clear for Gresham. The delay in confirming Mr. Fuller as Chief Justice does not imply that he is likely to he rejected; but it goes to show that the senate is not enamored with his anti-war record. Three out of four of the many amends which the democrats are making to Mr 3Iills plan for reducing the revenue are designed to increase the duties on articles produced in democratic states. The Confederate Brigadiers opposed the bill to ctmfer a new honor upon Gen. Sheridan. Even on his death bed, they cannot forgive him for the dashing way in which he used to turn their thinks and spoil their chances of victory. Ouit navy is having a busy time of it just now. Hardly have our ships of war been called off from a glorious but bloodless engagement at Morocco, when some of our vessels are sent to Cuba ;tnd Hayti to protect American interests. Yes, these be piping times o' peuce. Bee. Decoration Day has come again, with its patriotic memories and its beautiful ceremonies. Twenty-three years have not lessened in the slightest the sentiment of love and veneration in which these ceremonies are founded; and when the vears have rolled into centuries that sen- J timent will still exist in undiminished vigor. Decoration Day is one of the celebrations that the American people will not willingly let die. A Philadelphia saloon-keeper has "one crazy over his failure to -ct a license. That's oue. Keep tally. On the other side count up the maniacs made by having whisky peddled freely on every corner. Add the list of women crazed and then count in the number of children begotten in rum and bred under saloon influence. Statisticts have been appealed to in vain that side. We can stand one case of insanity on the side of reform. The best of it is the law is go ing to be enforced, and those who en force it are not the only ones.who will suffer. The growth of "Ljw and Order" sentiment is steady and sure. It will cover the land. The divc-keeper must be-in to adjust himself to better order and decenter society. He must not let the law stiike him unprepared. Wet Hons 3 c F o o! J at r r t 7 t j 1 1 t i z e: liars, Etc. VALISES. The high license law of Pennsylvania has played havoc with the saloon element of Philadelphia. Over 4,000 saloon keepers retired from business today be cause they have not been licensed to con tinue another year. They went out with a hurrah and gave the liquor away to all who wished it. The Omaha World is still kicking at the republican party because it is not En glish enough you know, and whining for fear public sentiment is against the Mills bill. The Omaha World, as a Mugwump Journal, ought to confine itself exclusive to "Mr. Sampson of Omaha." As a Mugwump political contrivance, the World is entirely to much of a dough face and as a Democratic Journal it is en tircly too much of a Mugwump eunuch "Mr. Omaha Sampson"' is about heavy enough for the young man that falls at the World's nursing battle. An Austrian chemist claims to have invented a destructive fluid that will b more deadly in its effects than the fabled Yupas tree. He claims that this fluic! when brought in contact with the aii after the explosion of a shell in whieu i1 has been contained, is transformed into . gas, which being heavier than the air. descends to the ground killing all met and animals within its reach, and more over destroying iron, bronze and othei metals, as well as setting all infiamabh tilings on fire. If this be the case, wars will be of short duration and stragctie generalship become a lost art. Arizona Citizen. How cheap the average democrat! dough-face editor must feci upon rend ing Mr. Blaine's second Blainy letter yes terday. Every coward among them who has been measuring Mr. Blaine's coi n in Mr. Cleveland's half bushel, swearing that Mr. Blaine's first letter was a trick and dishonest statement mnde on purpose to mislead the public as to his intentions, has been knocked clear out of the ring. Mr. Blaine has not made a statement to the public since he has been in political life that he has not backed up. Now let us hear from our democratic whincrs who have been prejudging Mr. Blaine and his intentions. "What have you to say for the great fat fraud who ha3 been unblushingly and unlawfully using the entire federal power to secure a rcnomi uation ? "What about his letter of false pretensions, wherein he informed the Am erican people four years ago that he would not be a candidate for a second term ? Don't all speak at once ! "What do you think f Groyer's honesty and manliness as compared to Mr. Blaine's straight-out from-the-shoulder letters ? iillR Pl'iRR UiiU 1 iiuu Till-: RECORD OF A REFORMER. The question of civil service reform is not now so prominent as it was four years ago. Then, we were assured Unit the Government was going to everlasting smash in that connection, and that Mr. Cleveland was the man specially raised up to prevent the catastrophe. Now. we hear very little about the matter, anil Mr. Cleveland seems to rest content upon the record he has made ns an enemy of the spoils system. That r.-cord is one of the things by which his sincerity is to be tested and his usefulness determined; and it is therefore worth looking at. Fortunately, the facts have all been col lected and certified bv the New York Union League Club. They show that of the 50,1 "34 ollicers subject to Executive appointment, 42,li"2 were changed during the first two years and four months of his term; and it is fair to assume that the changes since made have very nearly cov ered the entire list. That these changes were necessary, nobody believe.-; that they have not improved the charueter of the service, everybody well knows. They simply imply so many experienced re publicans removed because they were republicans and so many inexperienced democrats appointed because they were democrats. A few instances are given of the sort of men who have thus been se lected for reformatory purposes: The statement is fully warranted by the record, that of the first seven Terri torial Judges named by him, live within a week were publicly named as "morally and professionally unfit," and three of the live have since been retired for mis conduct. A list of objectionable ap pointments made during the first half of the presidential term showed that fitty nine have been of persons who have been convicted or indicted for various crimes, ten have been concerned in political crimes, three deserters and one expelled from the United States senate, three dis qualified from oflice for violation of oaths, three the tools of persons so dis ruputable that they could not hold oflice. and six more, of whom three were ap pointed to enforce the internal revenue laws, were either themselves liquor sellers or attorneys of liquor sellers. To these are to be added sixty-one notorious political hacks. This is very interesting reading for those who supported Mr. Cleveland in 1881 upon an express pledge from him, several times repeated, that he would res form the civil service according to defin ite rules of persomil capacity and fitness, and regardless of all partisan considera tions. They can see at a glance that he has systematically violated that promise, while pretending to be bound to it. The theory that he has done the best he could, considering the circumstatces,is fallacious and dishwnest. He was not obliged to make all these changes. The matter was in his own hands and he deliberately fa yored the spoils-seekers when he had solemnly agreed to resist their demands and frustrate their designs. He knew what the circumstances would be when he made the pledge which gained him the votes of the civil service reformers. There was nothing said at the time about doing the best that his party would allow him to do; and it is too late now to offer such an excuse for his notorious failure In the case. He stands condemned by the official facts as a deliberate hypocrite and a dissruised enemy of the cause to which he professed so much devotion. Will the voters whom he has thus betray ed give him another chance to play them false ? If they have such an intention, then they are not less culpable than he and their boasted anxiety for reform is only a mask to conceal their alliance with the democratic party. QloLe Democrat. I ii i Mil t mm i twm SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CAPITAL. Social entertainment in Washington liffers from that of any other city in the country, on account of the cosmopolitan character of the people who reside in the capitol city, and the intere-t that is shown in all they say and do. In no city an rhere so many elements that can be com bined to make the social feature of life brilliant and ple. sant. Every state sends her repiesenti ve men and women; nil na ions send theirs. And while the title of imbassador is not heard among the di olomatos, it makes no difference in the personnel of the minister-, who must be men of the highest character to sustain the dignity of their countries. Ministers who have distinguished themselves in the diplomatic service of this country have been promoted to the title of am bassador, and transferred to places less pleasing to them than the Republic of America. "While the absurd idea that foreign ministers to this great republic represent the person of their soverign obtains, great injustice will be done to them and also to our representatives abroael. The representative of the very smallest kingdom outranks an American minister in diplomatic courtesy at foreign courts, because this is a republic, while thev must sustain royalty nc matter how infinitesimal the kingdom. Foreign ministers, however, after com ing here are not long in recognizing the importance of our country, ami in no sense under rate us either socially or po litically. Their dutis are very light, anel they really have little else to do but to enjoy the interchange of courtesy in so ciety. Mrs. Gen'l Logan, in The Ame rican Magazine for June. -tr MR. CLEVELAND'S FOLLY. . Nobody doubts now that the "humilia tion" of Hill by the administration, which has recently been accompedished, was as deliberately mid studiously contrived as whs the scheme by which the same agency "downed" Randal!. The ae queduct scan dal, to be sure, which was disclosed and developed by the republicans, furuised a convenient mask behind which Mr. Cleve land could werk out his designs against the governor, but it appears reasonably certain now that without this aid means Aoulel have been provided to destroy Hill's influence in the politics of New York. This task might not have been accomplished so early or so effectively us it has now been done, but that it would be accompolished in any event before the meeting of tLe national convention is ex tremely probable. Hie feud between the president and the distinguished Pennsylvania democrat has been in progress fer over a year. The refusal of Mr. Randall to bow to the behests of the administration on the tariff question was an offense which could not be condoned, and he was marked for slaugh ter. The patronage of the state was tak en from him and given to his enemy, W. R. Scott, who represents the twenty-seventh congressional district of the state. The fact that federal office-holders were active in assisting Scott to organize the democratic convention of Pennsylvania a few days ngo in the free trade interest furnishes the latest anel complelest evi dence of the administration's victory over Randall. It will stiike the average intelligent person, However, mat mis i.ieveianei scheme to crush Hill and Randall is bad polities. Of course the aelmiuistration has nothing to expect from the Pennsyl vania democrats, even under the most favorable conditions. A split in the party in that state would simply increase the republican majority which was certain to be rolleel up under any circumstances. But Randall's influence is not confined to his own state, and it is outside that state which it would be exerted, if at all. in presidential years. In 1884 the speeches which Randall made in New York un doubtedly won from the republicans of the state more than COO votes which, transferred to the democracy, made Cleveland president. Hill, too, did val iant service for the national ticket in his state in 1884. The vote of New York in the coming canvas is even more doubtful than it appeareel to be four years ago, wun an possibility oi aid Tor tne presi dential ticket from the governor or the congressman out of the question. It is this fact which makes the administration assaults on Hill and Randall the most conspicuous blunder, in a partisan sense, which Mr. Cleveland has committed since his inauguartion. Globe Democrat. One of the best evidences of Platts mouth's prosperity appears in the con struction of so large a number of resi dences eluiing the spring season just end ing, and that too, in the face of the strike, continuous bad weather, anel the unparal lelled course of the Journal in prejuelic ing the city's interests, by misrepresenting the effects of the strike and public opin ion. Not less than forty houses, includ ing important udelitions, by actual count, have been, and are now, in process of constructiem, which is a much larger amount of buileling than was done dur ing the same season last year. The build ing "boom" of 1887 was not under gooel headway until the month of July. Still one huudred and twenty houses were constructed durum g the year, which rep resented an increase in population of at least six hundred souls. Plattsmouth has had a steady growth for four years past andl8S8 will be no exception. It is true the strike has caused some of the more timed to delay in building, and some few who have been immeeliately affected, have given up the idea altogether, but now that the stiike is practically ended, there seems to be a revival of interest in im provements anel The Herald finels that the carpenters are again figuring on a large number of buildings yet to be con structed this season. The railroael shops are working their fullest capacity and giving employment to as many men, if not more than ever. The Herald pre dicts that Plattsmouth vill yet have the most prosperous year in its existence. The Irish show no signs of retreating before the dictates or threats of Rome. A meeting has just been held at Limerick to which special attention had been di rected by Bishop O'Dwyer's warning. The answer to the bishop was fierce de nunciation by Mr. William O'Brien and angry groans from the assembled crowd. The meetings at Waterford and Kildare, whe re Messrs. Dillon and Healy spoke, were equally emphatic in depricating interference from the church authorities in Irish affairs that have no relation with church or religion. Those who attended the Limerick meeting are guilty of delib erate disobedience of their spiritual superior, anel the penalty to be yisiterl upon them is a matter of general interest. Firth has a female artillery battery and they were at the celebration at Wy more the other day. and under their cap cain, Mrs. M. A. Adams, the young can oneers diel nobly; they captured all the university cadets, and Nebraska is proud of her female soldiers. The arguments made in thr house in j favor of the bill te prohibit the trnnspor- J tation of goods manufactured by convict j labor from one state to another were of the nauseous character usual te dema gogues when they address themselves to labor. The bill is manifestly uncon.sti tution il, since it does net seek to "regu late commerce among the several states," but simply to prohibit it. The prohibi tion eloes not seek to prohibit commerce in hurtful articles, but merely in articles produced in a certain way. The? same arguments employed to prohibit the trans portation of goods maele by convict labor would be equally effective and yaliel te prohibit that of any other goods. The bill, in fact, opens the door for a general scheme of Miter-state protective legisla tion. It would be quite in keeping with such legislation to pass a law prohibiting the transportation of cheap manufactured goods from Massachusetts to the south- crn ami western states where " infant in dustries " have been started. In fact. the arguments used by Mr. Cubot Lodge in favor of this bill are exactly adapted to support such a measure. Mr. Lodge cited the case of cocoa matting produceil in the Pennsylvania state prison. The cocoa matting, he saiel, had severely ciip pleel the manufacture of such matting in his own state. Perhaps so perhaps not. Every manufacturer is intciistcd in get ting a rival out of the way, whether it be the product of prisem labor or of free labor. His worel is not to be taken upon that point without thorough investiga tion. But supposing that the manufac turers of boots and shoes in Illinois find that the competition of manufacturers in Massachusetts "severely cripples " them, is there any constitutional reason why they should net have a law passed te) pro hibit the transportation of boots and shoca from Massachusetts to Illinois ? Moral reasons there are in plenty, but we are speaking of constitutional reasons. We can see none whatever, but we ct'ii see plainly that Mr. Lodge anel those who agree with him are blazing the way fur inter-state protection laws, from which the older manufacturing states will be the first and principal sufferers. N. Y. Post. It is becoming more apparent every day that the Chicago and Reck Island railroad intends at no distant day to en ter the state of Nebraska, either by cross ing the river at Omaha or Plattsmouth, thence to Lincoln and ihe west. The re cent businees arrangements entered into between the M. P. and B. fc M. are prov ing detrimental to the interests of the Rock Island, as effecting its share of the traffic from west of the Missouri river, hence she must move to protect herself. If the business men of Plattsmouth rustle and move at once to properly present the inducements for striking this point, we we may within a jrear from now boast of three railroads, with an assured popula tion within a reasonable time, of oO.OOO inhabitants, for there is hardly a doubt among those who are in a position to know the facts, but that the Missouri Pa cific will close the gap between Union and South Omaha within the next six months. The Lincoln board of trade now has a committe at work loejking to their interests, let the Plattsmouth board of trade do likewise. The Knights of Labor of Colorado arc about to start an experiment in co-operation at Glenwood Springs, which, if successful, is destined to have a great in fluence on tlf order. Several hundred acres have been secured on Grand river which are to be turned into fanning land. Canning works and kindred establish ments are to be erected which will intro duce a new industry into Colorado. The colonists who have undertaken t'l j work are enthusiastic and bespeak for the en terprise the support of not alone the knights but the people of the state. Co operation in the Uniteel States has not been a success. It is to be hoped, how ever, that the Knights of Labor have a plan which will prove eminently bene ficial. Bee. Undoubtedly in nominating Fisk and Brooks for peesident and vice president, respectively, the prohibitionists have se lected a strong ticket. Fisk will draw a good many thousand votes from the re publicans of the north, and Brooks will weaken the Democrats in the south some what, although not dangerously. The prohibitionists have no terrors for the re publican part this year, because that par ty at this moment is in better shape te make an aggrseive and successful canvass than it ha3 been at any time since 1872. Globe Democrat. Senator Plumb of Kansas says the af fairs of the Indian Territory have never been so badly managed as they are at present.. He can easily substantiate it for it is notorious that Mr. Clevelanel's Indian commissioner has permitted all kinds of abuse of authority on the part of his subordinates, and that the work of civilizing the Indians has been shame fully subordinated to that tif putting money into the pockets of personal and political favorites who hold trad'ng privileges. Left. Who got left? The democrats. THE SALOON IN POLITICC. Tho Anti-Saloon Republican Lcr.c;c- Its Objects nncl its Alma an appiiks.h to 'i in: i;j i-i i-.i.ic an von ns or M.iiii v su . Hkaix'I.'aici i ii A.vri S.i.o; Kh-i'is-i.ican I, i.am i;, Lincoln, Ni.ii., May i). The loyal re-publicau should not be alarmed at tin- heading -f this address. The organization known as the Anti Sa loon R- pub'ieaii Liaj'tie i-i thoroughly loyal to the party. It is an organization within the parly to assist it in e arying out its declared will. Its founders were; the stalwarts of the tdalwarls, and it Hum--bers among its hearty endorsers- such Re publicans as Judge Noah Dayis and S u ator Evart of New York; Senator Vv'in dom of Minnesota; Senator. Halo and l-'rey of Maine; Senators Allison and Wilson of Iowa; Senator Sherman of Ohio; Senator Piatt ef Connn ticilt, Sen ator Harrison of Indiana; Senator Chaso of Rhode Island; Senators Edmunds and Morrill of Vermont; Senator Blair of New Hampshire; Senutots Hoar and Dawes ef Massachusetts; The lion. Theo dore Roosevelt and Ex-Post ma-ter (en cral Thomas L. James of New York. The Republican party is and id ways has been e.ne of pri'gress and reform. This league will keep the pally, as it al ways has been, ill the frunt raid;; it ,veuhl keep it in honor, in ti uihl'i.liK sm Mid in that self'-iespc ct that would comiuanel the admiration and elevotion of the) thous ends of young men who yearly receive the right eW the e lective fram hi-e. It would try to counteract the baneful inlliK'nee of the saloon in polities. The last State Conveaition passed tho following reseil ut ion : RLNOIotl, That the State ntral Com mittee be instructed to inbrace in its call for the next State Convention the iibmis sion of the prohibition epiestion t the vote rs at the Republican primal ie--. The-re is no question but that this sub mission will be maele as prnmi.-a-d. Wc have the assuraii'-e of the cxe-cutive committee to this effect. One object of this League is to see that Ihi.-: question is properly presented to tins people ami cor rect returns maele of the y t j thea'eon. We present you these facts regarding our organization anel a-k your co-opcratiein. As a national orgaiiiza iem its ii i i m and objects are cxprcsseel in the following: DECLARATION )V I'll I NC 1 TLKS. First We: ie-gxrd the .saleon as the common ami malignant fee of eivilia tion and hu ;ii .n it y, and us a public e n emy it emgl.t to be abedi.-hed. Second We hail with great sat:;. fac tion the rapid growth of the anti-saloon republicans of the country. Tliirel Recognizing the practical elilli culty of temperance legislation and en forcement, we unite upon the broad ground of active Inutility te the saloon, without dictating methods ef procedure. The people have the right anel should have the opportunity ol ele-e iding how and when t h: saleou shall be suppressed. Fourth As members of the republican party, we are proud of its glorious past, rejoice in its present vigor, anel have an abiding confidence that it will prove to be the agent of Divine Providence for the destructi n of the saloon, as it was fer the overthrow of slavery. The sa loem is moral slayery. Fifth Speaking for an overwhelming majority of republican voters ami gooel citizens we ask the national republican convention to incorporate in their plat form a declaration of hostility to the sal o 'on. Sixth We ask the active co-op'-ratioii of all friends of temperance on this plan of campaign. To this platform wc comincnel your earnest consideration. If the; principles therein i nunciate-d mee t ye nr approval please f-ay so and bece-me one of us that these; eloctrines may pr:va;!. Organize leagues, jf are but a half dozen, no matter, perfect your or ganization and make your repeats te (,. a. AiRinson, ft cre tary, Lincoln, Nebras- k Be ae-tive. the half dozen v.ill i.muo a nucleus and larger organizations will be the. result. It is the purpose to hold a state con ventiem of leagues in Lincoln, earlv in August. Organize that you may have rcprcsentatiein. We can carry this question in the next legislature if we v.n- actiye. Thorough organization and effective wo; k will ac complish this result. r: v ec T--i i v e cmimii t k i; : Chas. A. Robbing. President; J. ' Hartley, A. G. Cn-erde e J,,l,n jr. Cotton, L. V,. Garoutte, William Fullerton. o! B. Polk, Vice Pre sidents; Chas. A. Atkin son. Secretary; John Gillespie. Tre.a-un-r; A. S. Raymond. John M. Stewart, Web ster Eaton, Walter J. Lamb. There is to be n'i international yacht race this year, and the regret at the omission of a contest which arouses such deep and general interest is widespread. But our British friends probably will not leave us long in undiputeel possession of the famus cup. The indications are that the next time they compete they will, so to speak, meet us on our own ground that is, they are likely to senel over a centreboard cutter to try conclusions with our centreboard sloops. This will mean an international concession of no small significance; it will also .how that the people of Britain are not so slow to catch a new idea as some alert Americans sup pose. N. Y. Tribune. 1 I b .1 i r? J!
