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WEEKLY HERALD: PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. JULY 3 1890 There are many white soaps, each represented to be just as good as the Ivory. They are not, but like all counterfeits, they lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of . the genuine. Ask for ' Ivory Soap and insist upon having it. Tis sold everywhere. Qlittsmonth Qcehhj T)trM. KNOTTS KOS.. PUBLISHERS. Published every Thursday, and daily every veniuK except Sunday. KeKlstered at the l'lattsinouth. Net), post ofllcefor transmission through the U. S. mailn at second claw rates. Ofllce corner Vine and Filth streets. Telephone TKIJMS FuK WEEKLY. One copy, one year, in advance One copy, one . year, not in advance .. One copy, six moiithf. in advance One cjpy, tliree months, in advance TEJtMS FOK DAILY One copy one year in advance One copy per week, by carrier One copy, per month .$1 50 . 2 oo 75 . 40 . (j 00 . 13 .. 50 THUUDA.Y, JULY 3, lb'JO. E3 REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, The lepublicau electors of the state of Ne braska .ire reU.eted to send delegates from their several counties to meet n convention in the city of Liiico!u Wednesday, July 23, lt, sit 8 o'clock, p m.. for the purpose of placing in :nomiuation candidates for the following state officers: Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary ot Stato. Auditor of Public Accounts. State Treasurer. Attorney Oenera:. Commissioner of Public Lauds and liuiklings. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Aiwl the transaction of such other business as may come before the convention. Til K API OKTlOJfMENT. Tiie several counties are entitled to repre sentation as follows, being based upon the vote cast for Hon. George II. Hastings, presidential elector in isss, giving one delegate-at-largo to t-ach county, and one for each 150 votes and the major fraction thereof; COUNTIES. Adams Arthur Antelope Banner lilaine Hoone 15ox Butte Brown Buffalo Butler Burt Cass Cedar Chase Cheyenne Cherry Clay Colfax Cuming ... Custer Dakota Dawes... Dawson Heuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Dundy Fillmore Franklin Frontier Furnas Gage Garfield Gosper Grant Greely Hall Hamilton Harlan Hayes Hitchcock Holt Howard Hooker .lefferson Johnson EI..ICOUNTIKS. .MfKearney DKL. 8 5 3 2 '. '. '. 3! liiveya rana.. i-.eitli Kimball Knox Lancaster... Li i coin Logan Loup .... 8 ! ....5 ...V, .. 11 Madison.. ...10 ..lA McPuerson ... 1 ..21 Md'.rick . .. 9 ... 5 anee t; u:nana t. ...11 t; Nuek-jlls ... ! ...15 . ..10 . .. 5 ; itoe l.'i I'jiviiee , - Perkins S Pierc-: ... 4 ... y -.2" Phelps i. Platte J Polk 8 Ked Willow . . . ! . 9 .15 :i Kichavuson 7j Kocit. . ....la'Saline tKijSnrpy ... 5Saunder ....14 Scott s.Uluff . .. 7 Seward s Sheridan lo'sherntau 25isicux - 3 Stanton . 4 15 . 5 .15 . 3 .13 . 8 . ; . 3 . 4 .10 l nayer Thomas ... 4 Thurston ...14 Valley .131 Washington - . ..10 ... 5 ... 10 ... 3 . .10 ... 1 s Wayne 4 Webster Wheeler ..14 York Unorganised ler. 1 ....Pi ... a Total 9 git is, recommended that no proxies be ad mitted to the contention : that eacii county convention elect alternates, and that tte dele gates present be authorized to castp-Le full vote of the delegation. L. i). Kichahds. Chairman. Walt M. Seely, Secretary. Auditor Bextoe has issued a circular to all county clerk9 in the state, asking that the tax levy be not made untlil after July ?. This is in order to get a decis ion in the Madison county mandamus case wtich affects railroad valuation. The congressional coisimittee for the first district met in Lincoln yesterday and decided on a short decissive cam paign and therefore called the conven tion to meet in this city on the 23rd day of September to name the successful can didate to congress. The citizens of Columbus, Ga., are going to celebrate July 4 by a barbecue. Among the novelties is a chicken pie thus described by the Enquirer-Sun: The pie is to be seven feet long and five feet broad, and as deep as will hold ten dozen chickens. Every chicken must have yellow leg3. A drum-stick for the babies and a wing for the girls. After the pie is eaten the pan will be auctioned off, the proceeds to go to the girl under 15 years of age that brings to the Chattahooche Valley Exposition in November tho finest pone of bread baked by herself." An exchange ask the iuestion, if pro hibition increases taxes a to many bay it does. How is it that in prohibition Iowa they only pay two mills on the dollar atvl hire in Nebras-ki we have to pay tin iiiP.Ib on tho dollar? California tirt yielded 1 natiou its wealth of olu, and now it i uivintj us its golden f fruit equally acceptable. T!ie i-reat rti ou west of the Missif-feippi iiyer, re ching to the Pacific, H only at t tj beninnin: of its tw career. Wyomin. and Idaho are taking viyor oih fcteps towasd statehood. The tic mo cr.its will oppose uud delay as as po-ble the entrance into the Union of these two territories, but if nothing hap pens, two more stars will soon be added to the field of our national flag. It appears th at Jhe farming interest is not in the decline in New England after alt. The latest statistics show that there has been an increase in the cultivated acreage of all the states of that section daring the last ten years, the aggregate exceeding 1,000,000 acres. This is an other free trade fiction exploded. The statement is made by '"The Nat ional Democrat" that Grover "Cleveland never once used a United States vessel for a pleasure excursion during the four years of his presidency." We don't re member about that, but we distinctly re call the fact that in 1888 he made a trip to the headwaters of Salt River in his own private yacht, the Free' Trader.- N, Y. Tribune, Associae Justice Hahlax, of the United States supreme court, said the other day at Madison, Wis., that the country largely owes its protection from corruption and jobbery to tho vigilance of the newspapers. That is in no sense an exaggeration; the significant thing is that it conies from a source that gives it uncommon weight. Justice Harlan's ut terance is a ritting rebuke to the croakers who insist that the nress is venal, mer- . cenary, hyprocritical aud, in general. about as bad as bad can be. An eastern railroad paper publishes the gross earnings of the western roads, and shows that they have increased more than nine per cent siuce one 'year ago, and are among the best paying roads in the country. If this is true, these same roads can have very little pretext for maintaining their present rates, which the inter-state commerce commission has shown by careful investigation are con siderably too high. The claim has been made that the western lines are justified in their higher rates by smaller volume of business, but as the facts come out it be comes more and more evident that they are quite able to stand alone on any fair basis of competition. Tiie question of the tariff is not that capital be protected, but labor. Ninty- five per cent of the value of everything raised or manufactured in the Lnued States and protected by duties is labor. The manufacturers of Jiis country can produce all kinds of articles used, much cheaper than European nations, ifwagis were cut down to the schedule of those countries. It is a question of American labor as European labor; whenever American wage workers are ready and willing to have their wages lowered fifty or one hundred per cent then will the American people be ready to adopt the democratic theories of free trade and no sooner. Indianola, Iowa, Herald It is said that the adoption of the pro hibitory amendment will "nun" the liquor dealers. We guess not. They mostly have health and strength and some money and can find some better if less lucrative employment. But sup pose their plea be true; we suppose that each liquor dealer ruins, for time and eternity, at least three men every year, to say nothing of the damage done their families. We believe this estimate is not more than half large enough. Is it not better that one man be "ruined" financially than that three should be ruined financially, morally, spiritually, and their families made charges upon the bounty of tho public. Pawnee City Republican. FOR GOVERNOR. Geo. W. Burton, the Republican Val ley candidate for governor, is steadily coming to the front-and will undoubted ly have a large following from various localities, especially from the western part cf the state. Mr. Burton is a banker, but lives on a and cultivates one of the largest and fin est farms in Ilarlin county, and he is looked upon as a fair representative of the business and agricultural interests of the state He was a delegate to the republican national convention in lt84, and as chairman of the state central com mittee and. member of the present state senate he acquited himself creditable. He ia a man of ability and the Herald nredicts that he will be a very forma- ble candidate before the coming, state convention. Try "Wildman & Fuller for Ture Drugs AS TO POLITICAL PARTIES. j Tcl-da JiUde. i In all yovrtnnunt "of tin people by j the people," there cannot Iw more two effective political parties. A sud- ( den itue may create a third pitty for a time; but it either UU in its contest for j power, and dies out, or rem una a frac- , tional an 1 powerless fragment; or if it succeeds it takes the place of on" or the other of the original parties, find the fundamental division into two parti". that of tiie administration, and that of the oppofiti-iii is resumed in the nature of tilings there cm Ik only two great parties in a nation; and wherever a third political tarty has be-n started, it Ins gen-rally proved to be cimply a tender to our of the main parties, t,o long as it posseted any voting power worth cul- tivating. Theoiks are very enticing thinys, but the hard facts of actual political history are for safer guides. There is always a sprinkling of men who yearn to pose as reformers. The present constitution of things dues not suit them; they fancy themselves posst-s.-ed of the wisdom to correct all things displeasing to them aud have the egotism to imagine that when they point the way the voting multitude will flock therein, like docile sheep fol lowing a leader. When such persons find something in our political system which to their judgment needs reforming or find an issue on whu-h the two great parties of the country have been divided their first effort is to start a new party. This is a fundamental errror, It is, as aiule. a short cut to assured failure in obtaining the result aimed at. , In nine times out of ten, one of two things will be true: either the issue thus presented is one whose relations to the questions di viding the two great political parties are such tnat they will fall into supporting or opposing it on party lines; or it will not attract enough general attention to cut any-figure, and the new "party' gradually disintegrates, the individual uaits gravitating to their former politi cal affiliations, The true method, then, for those who wi&h to take advanced ground on any political topic, or to make an issue of some question upon which party lines are not drawn, is not to set out to build a new party de noco, but to remain within one or the other of the old parties, and endeavor to bring a majority of it over to their views. If success is to be at tained at all, that is the easiest way; and it may bo set down as a certainty that if that cannot be done, a third party scheme would be less successful. The fact must not be forgotten that the great mass of people are not inclined to dlsert their regular political afflictions to jump into a new party; while they may be favorably inclined to the abstract idea of the new issue, they are hostile to " the new party which Kims to put it into concrete form. Experience has proved this, time and again; and while it may be said this should not be so, the fact remains that it is so, and until human nature changes very much, will continue so until the millennium dawns. THE NATIONAL ELECTION BILL. Inter Ocean. The methods of the democrats in the House toward any federal election bill which may be proposed by the republi can majoritv are likely to be dilatory. This is a pity. Either there is need of such a law or there is not. The country has become to believe that there is. It is for the democrats to remove the grounds upon which that belief has been built yery slowly, and, we may add. very un willingly. The nation lias been slow and unwilling to belicye that in the greater part of eleven states of the union free elections and fair counts do not exist, but circumstances have forced that belief upon it. It seems impossible to believe that there should be whole states in which not even the semblance of opposition to dem ocratic rule should exist. Let it be granted that the democrats are a lawful majority of every one of the states form erly in rebellion, though the assumption is unnatural and untrue, and it yet re mains plain that in every one of them there must be some nucleus of opposition some body of political protestants whose voice, if heard, and whose votes, if cast and counted, would lead to the forma tion of a new party, and whose existence would be a healthy check upon the ex treme action of the majority. But there are states in which no semblance of op position is found. It is not permitted to manifest itself. The democrats have to explain this peculiar condition, of poli tics. It is a condition the like of which is found in no free country of the world. It is a condition which can not exist in a free country. It exists in Mississippi and other states solely because free speech and free voting are unknown there. Glittering generalities as to the right of self government can not be accepted in defeusc of the southern states, for the essence of the motive of the federal election law is the grave charge that self government does not exist in them; that a government of and by an oligarchy is the rule in them; that m all of them a great number, in some of them a great majority, of voters is not allowed any tha.low of political riht. The U mccratic duty i to briu facts .fl j-,. u thtfStf gruv. ch;irj.tBf or fttiiIUi, iu ,,rooft to jdead uilty aud to j .q Tl.e no-.t u.- H,,,,raVlltjnji tour,e fur theIU to u )f faCtioU, 0,,,IJiiti0U , .. rt,mdy THE ENLARGED BRITISH EMPIRE. Glole hemocrjt. Up to a few days ago the British Empire comprised an are of si little more thin '.), 000,000 square miles, or a small fraction in excess of the diuieusiuns of the do main over which is extended the sway of the Czar. Today Britis-u territory reaches an area exceeding 11,000,000 eqt.aie miles. The treuty with Germany by which the British "sphere of influ ence" extends from the eastern coast of Africa at Zanzibar as far back as the great lakes, and from the first degree of south latitude to the southern bouudry of Egypt, exclusive of the Congo Free tAte and the region over which Italy presumes to exercise a sort of proctcctor ate, adds about 2.000,000 square miles to the domain of the ueen oftEngland and Empress of India, and puts that poten tate well in advance of Alexander III, in the game ot territorial acquisition. It is only when a comparison is made with some of the great states of Europe and of the western hemisphere that the enormous magnitude of the British Em pire can be appreciated. The extent of European Russia is slightly in excess of 2,000,000 square miles, that of Brszil is about :J, 000,000, while the United States, including Alaska, is about 3,000,000 square miles. China is still JUrger than any of the nations last mentioned, hav ing an area exceeding that of the United States by neatly 500,000 square miles. But the British Empire, within its new and enlarged boundries, is three times as capacious as the United States. Ouj of that domain could be carved a territory as large as this country, Brazil and China combined, leaying enough over to make up two or three little states like France, Germany or Austria. The empire, of course, is not as homogeneous as any of the nations mentioned, and the ties which bind its widely separated branches together are far looser and more shadowy than those which hold the vast posses sions of Russia in allegiance to the Mus covite. Yet the domain over which Vic toria rules in theory at lea-t is vastly broader than that over which Alexander exercised supremacj', and is more widely extended aud diversified than the world of civilized, semi-civilized and barbar ous states which, in the days of Caesar and Agustus, acknowledge allegiance to Rome. A PROMINENT MAN. Liueoln Call. A gentleman from the east was walk ing down street one day, talking Ne braska politics. The visitor was just asking the Xcbraskan, "Who are the most prominent politicians in the state?" when they met a "Sagwa Indian" and he grunted out, "How!" The visitor said: "Well the great gee-whizz! Even the aborigines out here are whoopen it up for Howe. I'd like to see that man and know what kind of a hairpin he is any how. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH SIL VER? Lincoln News. Nothing whatever. The trouble lies wholly with unprincipled eastern men who make finances a business, and expect to coin money by degrading this metal. This accomplished, and they having ac cumulated large amounts, they will be the most anxious of any to appreciate its value, and thus defraud the people and the government of millions of dollars. It matters little what the article may be, they are ever on the alert to mislead and "skin" the dear people, and would as soon depreciate gold, platina or any precious metal, or any stock, railroad, bank or mining, or government securi ties, provided such depreciation will re sult in pecuniary benefit to them. Such men are bulls or bears, as suits their purposes in the market, and act on ly on the principle of self-agrandisement, haying no regard for the public good or the needs of the community. By all means let us have the free coin age of silver and let it pass for what it is worth. The west must have it or be cramped and hampered in its agricultu ral, commercial and industrial pursuits, while the east will not be injured there by. Only the soulless sharks who live upon the life-blood of others will feel the pinch, and that merely in their over-burdened pockets and purses, while the poorer classes and laboring men will haye reason to rejoice at an emancipation from servile bondage, which Wall street and other money centers seek to fix upon them. The News is a bi metal advocate through and through, and will stand up for and defend the west and all its inter ests. Will you suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver complaint? Shiloh's Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you. For sale by F. G. Fricke and O. n. Snyder. 1 Coi.. James O. Bkoauheao frays that ' the "original package" decision of the I supreme court is contrary to the C'.mt'ti ! t ition and subversive of the right of the j ettt s. In other words, hs is the t nly democrat who lias dared to take a (On- siftent view ot thut remarkable proceed ing. It is the custom on certain tailroa le to charge as a penalty an additional ten cent f ire to p-.-ror who neglect to buy tickets. Although the right to mak thi extri charge has frequently been ques tioned, the amount is so .-mall that no one took the trouble to test its legality by bringing it before the interstate com merce commission. Jt has finally reached a IViinsylvaui.il court an I the decision is that the roads have no right to charge more than the legal rate and cannot col lect extra fare. Tiik word "Gazette" seems to have been a favorite name for newspapers from the earliest times dawn. The first newspaper in the world, printed at Nur emburg in 141?, was given this name. In our own country the name was very Common in connection with the early history of journalism. The first perma nent newspaper in the colonies was the Boston News Letter, the second being the Boston Gazette, which appeared Dec. 21, 1710. Six years later New Yol k's first paper, called the New York Garette, was established. This same name was also given to the first papers started in the following states: Mary laud, in 17-JS; Rhode Island, in 1732; South Carolina, in 1732; Virginia, in 17:jH; Connecticut, in 1705; North Caro lina, in 175"), and New Hampshire, in 17r0. The constitution which has just been promulgated by the provisional govern inent of Brazil follows, in a general way, the lines laid down in the United States organic la x. A president, a congress of two branches, and a cabineut are provid ed for, the president to hold office six years and be ineligible for a second term except after an interval of ten years, the term of the federal blanch of congress to be nine years and of the popular branch three year. This constitution is to go into operation after the fiast congress rat ifies it, which body is to be elected at once and to meet on November lo. The congress about to be chosen will there fore be, in its earliest stages at least, a sort of constituent assembly, whose lirs: work will be to discuss the constitution. No doubt at all is felt that ratification will be prompt and complete. ENGLISH VIEWS ON FREE TRADE. Toledo Ulade. Mr. Gladestone's address, some time since, ic w hich he admitted and deplored the decadence of free trade all over the world except in Great Britain, is still the subject of much comment on the part of leading English newspapers. They frankly admit, as a rule, its unpopularity in all other countries: and seme of them acknowledge the steady growth of a pro tectionist sentiment in England itself. The Manchester Examiner, which is a pa per of t lie highest standing, and repre senting the enormous manufacturing in terest of that city, says: Free trade had, as Mr. Gladstone says, its period of struggle and its period of triumph. Is it true, as Mr. Gladstone al leges, that it now has entered upon a period of danger? Looking to the vari ous movements on foot in this country and in others, mot of us will l c disposed to agree that the danger does exist. The Manchester Courier, another very influential journal of that city, speaks still more frankly thus: Free trade destroys employment and lowers wages and our workmen are find ing it out. They cannot be convinced that sending over their work to be done byr foreigners will Ian . them in an er.rthly paradise: the c niviction dawns upon them that if there no work for thm to do hera they must leave this country or find shelter in the poor house. Aud then the Courier gotVon to dis pute the argument that the free trade pol icy of England is a fixed fact, which cannot be interfered with, in this strong language: Don't let us argue that because certain political measures are irrevocable, there fore our commercial policy is irrevocable. Lord Melbourne said that the corn laws neyer could be repealed just before they were repealed. The "free trade science" was'mere conjecture for years after its adoption, but much now is known, after (titter disappoir.tmext. The return to prot.-etion) is certain, directly the people full see how they have been deluded . It is well for the people of the United States to be in rormed of the fact that a leading journal in one of the greatest of English mniiif.!Cturing centres admits that Free trade destroys employment. Free trad' 'o .vers wages. And that th -or house is the last resort of the 2nizli- ' forkingraan, after a life spent in grin : toil . Catarrh c secureol, hy Price bO c health and sweet breath h's Catarrh Remedy. usol Injector free. 2 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. A. N. nULMVAN. Attoi i.ey at-I.it-v . Will civv prompt a!iei,tlon o mi i ii"iii- eiiii i-ieci in him. n:sn-j in rtdon Mock, Eal rSiilr. I'!.itluioitli, Net. TT'JUNLY AT LAW. WIN DMA M .V DAV1ES. It. IS. WINDHVM. JUN A. J'AVIhS. Notary luliir .Notary l'iil;U" nW over ,'t. n..i" County, riatt.-inoiith .... Neliraslia aw ok kick Wm. l. brown. lVnon.il iitreiiti.in to Im-lues entruteil to my caif vin iiiv i ok (: Title evaiiiin-il, A bit i art compiled , Innir HiiCe w rlf It'll, leal estate n,A. Uetterl.ieillties lor m iking I'arin l.oann thun ANY OTHER AGENCY 1'LATTS.MOIIII NK lilt ASK A 2K 1IVS1CIAN AM) M lit i L' IN Dm ALFRED SIIIFMAN I'llee ;i 1 1 tl HWpeiHiiry In Pout tittle lmlMIHR. Corner Miiin ii.nl -1 1 1 1 .truei. itt;ei Jliourn 1U lo 11 a. in. ; 'Z until :)atii 7 until s p. in. Surveyors 4JIVIL KNtilNKI.K II. C. .SCHMIDT SURVEYOR AND DRAFTSMAN Plans, speeiheat ton Hint enliiiitteN. Municipal voik, M.ip ele. I'lattsinouth - - Nebraska. (jIVIL KNtllNJiKIt and Sl'KVKYOli E. E. HILTON. K-itlinates. unit pi. ms of all work fnriiKlied and KeeonU kekt. Ollicj in Martin 151ock. Flattsmoutii - Nkimcaska Banks. 15 a n k o f C a s C o it .a tj Cor Main ami Fifth street. Paid up capital Surplus OFFICERS jWl (KXI 25 mi C. II. Parnele Fred (ior.ier .1. M. Patterson .Ian Patterson, Jr. President Yiee President Casheir Ai-st Caliler DIRECTORS C. II. Parmele, .1. M. Patterson, Fred Cnrder, A, U. .smith, K. I!. Windham, li. S. l!amey uud Jas Patterson Jr. A GENERAL MUK1NC BUSINESS TREATED Aceounts solicited. Interest lillowed on time d"posit ami prompt at tent ioiiKiven to all 1uh 1 less entrusted to its eare. First liational BANK OF PLATTSMOUTH, NKPKAfcK A Oilers the very le-nt facilities for the piltiin transaction oi n;',n imate Buiiloua Bushiest Stoekf, bonds, jrol 1, government and local se curities bought and "o!d. Deposits received and interest allowed on the eertilieatec jirafts drawn, available in any part of the Culled Staten and ail the principal towitu of Kurope. OOI-LKOriONS MADE AND I'l'.OMITLV I'.KMIT TKIl. Highest market price jai l for County War rants, .state ami County Ijoiiuc. DIIUiCTOKS John Fit7'rera!d I). IIawk"wortli John it. Citrk F. K. While Oeorjxe IC. Dovey John Fitzgerald, S. Wanli, President Ci-hier, The Citizens BANK PLATTSMOCTH - NF.IJKAHKA Cayital stock paid In S.io 000 Authorized Capital, f IOO.OOO. -- OFFICKKB FI'.AKK r-AKKTTTH. JOS. A. CONNOIt, Prillent. Viee-Pre -Meet W. If. C UK I II NO. Ca-Mer. DIIIECTOKN Frank Cariutli J. A. Connor, F. K. Gut hmann .1. V. Johnson, Henry Bceck, John O'Keefe W. U. Mernarn, Wrn. Weteceamp, W. H. CushinK. Transact" a "general lfet:kiriK business. All who have any linking business to transact are Invited to call. No matter how lartie or email the transaction, it will receive our careful attention sunt we nromise alw a s eour- Ijoii- treatment. ' sues eratiiicates ot deposits PeariiiK iny et ', puys and scij exchange, county amir city sureties. HENRY BOECK Is Tllli PLACF. TO RTJT YOl.'K FURXnITUEE, ParlorandScd Room Sets, Mat tresses, Sofas, Lour.fzea and Office Furniture. Call anJ examine hin stock before - Cor Main & Sixth Sts, Platteraouth, Neb.