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WEEKLY HERALD: PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. AUGUST 7, 1800.
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TIIURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1890.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN
TION.
The republican electors of the first congres
sional district of the state of Ne
braska are requested to send delegates from
their several counties to meet in convention in
the city of Flattsmouth on Tuesday, the 23 day
of September, 1800, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the
-nurnose of niacins in nomination a candidate
for congress In said district, and forthe trans
action of such business as may come before the
convention.
The several cou aties are entitl- d to represen
taiiou as follows, being based upon the vote
cast for Hon. W. J. Connell for congress in 1888.
giving one delegate at large to each county and
one for each 150 votes and major fraction
thereof :
COUNTIES. DEL. I COUNTIES. DEL
Cass 21 Pawnee. 10
Doutrlass 71 Richardson 15
iage 24 Sarpy 5
Johnson '
Lancaster 37
Nemaha 10
Otoe 13
Sauuders 17
Total 232
It is' recommend that no proxies pe admitted
to the convention and that the delegates pre
aent, cr regularly ieiected alternates present,
le authorized to cast the full vote of the dele
gation;
John B, FdbAy, Chslrman,
Fit An k R. McCartney, Secretary.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
L. D. RICHARDS, of Dodge.
For Lieutenant Governor,
T. J. MAJORS, of Nemaha.
For Secretary of State,
J. G. ALLEN, of Red Cloud.
For Auditor,
TIIOS. n. BENTON, of Lancaster.
For Treasurer,
J. E. HILL, of Gage.
For Attorney General,
GEORGE II. HASTINGS, of Saline,
For Commissioner of Public Lands and
Buildings,
GEORGE R. HUMPHREY, f Custer.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A. K. GOUDY, of Webster.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator.
S. L, THOMAS.
. For Representatives.
E. A. STOPIIER
P. S. BARNES.
or County Commissioner of the Second Com
missioner's District.
;AMSDELL SHELDON
For County Attorney.
JOHN A. DAVIES.
THE COMING AMENDMENT
The manufacture, sale and keeping for
sale of intoxicating liquors as a bever
age are forever prohibited in this state,
and the legislature shall provide by law
for the enforcement of this provision.
A 6IXGLE lemon tree in Calooshatebie
Florida, has on it 5,000 lemons, many of
which weigh a pound each. It is pre
dicted that Florsda will soon become the
greatest lemon growing country in the
world.
One short paragraph iri the republican
platform deserves more than passing no
- notice by the farmers of Nebraska. It
reads:
"Railway and other public corpora
tions should be subject to control through
the legislative powers that created them.
Their undue influence m legislation and
the imposition oi unnecessary burdens
upon the people and Tie illegitimate in
crease of stock or capital should be pro
hibited by the strongest law?.
The Platform.
Tfe committee on resolutions reported at 2
a. in. with ttie following iiiHtlorm :
'i li l nii'li:.iu f I j-iiaka relrera'e au.l
cordUlly emtorst! t lie fuinl.iiiiital pnm unen
of the ifpubllcaii party. u Mi'iiic:uel by a
Mlccenf ion oi nari-.i'ttl reiMli-liean oiiviiti.-tl
from lfM to lanH, and we believe the ie;uM;o.m
party capable ot dealing with every lt .1 i-sue
that concern the American people, whenever
the rank a .d li! of the repuliliuui t uny are
ttntraii.pUd iu ill exercise ot their -;it.cai
rltfht.
Ve Heartily eii'tor-e III wise anil coiixerva
tlve aoiiiiiusirUU.iiol 1'reHideni-Harrison. We
also lully approve the wle action oi the repub
iic:m member 'f both lum es of emigres in
lullililiik' the (ileilert it the paity I" lenislation
noun the coinage ! miIvim ami i-ther measures
of nation! importance. anl coiiKratulat" the
country uoon the continued reduction, of tiic
national debt. ,
we most heart ly endorse the action of the
republican congress lu passing the ilisabll ly
pension bill and tli republican president wlu
iip;iiovel tile same, and regard it as an act of
justice loo long delayed, because of the opposi
tion to all Just pension legislation by a demo
crat ie president and a democratic congress;
vet w ooii 't regard it as the lull recognition
of the great debt of obligation which the gov
einneiit and the people owe to "hose h-roic
men by reason of whose sacrifcea and devo-t-on
the uniou Mas saved and the government
reatoied.
We hold an honest, popular b illot and aju 1
and eiiual representation of -11 Hie people to
be the foundation of our republican govern
menlaiid demand effective legislation to secure
integrity and purity of elect in. w hich are the
foundations of all public authority.
V'e faTor 'iich a revision of the election laws
of tlie state an will guarantee to every voter
the greatest possible secrecy in the casting of
his ballot, and secure the punishment of any
who may attempt the corruption or m limita
tion of voters ; and we favor the Australian
ballot system tor all incorporated towns and
cities, applicable both to primary and regular
elections, so far as it conforms to our organic
We oppose land.monopoly In every form, de
mand the forfeiture of unearned land grants
and the reservation. of the public domain for
homesteaders only.
We are in favor of laws compelling railroads
and manufacturers, to use appliauces which
sc ence suublies for the protection of laborers
against acci tents. We demand the enactment
of a law denning the liability of employers
for Injuries sustained by employes in fucti
cases where proper safe guards have not been
used In occupations dangerous to life, limb or
health, liailroads and other public corpora
tions should be subject to control through the
legislative power that created them. Their un
due influence in legislation and courts, and of
hnritiiH iirinn the neoule and the
illegitimate increase or bioc or cainuii suuuiu
be nrohibited bv strlncent laws, we demand
of the 8 ate that the property of corporations
diall be taxed the same as mat oi inuiviuuam
that the provisions of our constitution requir
ing the assessment of francnises snail oe en
forced tiv snitahlpi legislation.
We do furth-r repeatour declaration in favor
oi a lust and lair service pension, graueu ac
cording to length oservice. for every soldier
and sailor who iouuni in ueuaii vi me umuu,
and by reason of whose servic js. sacrifices and
uevuuon i ne r,ovrtiiiivui uvvw c&ic-u,
We demand the reduction of freight and
naf.sanFftr rates on railroads to correspond with
rates no- prevailing in the adjacent stares to
the Mississippi, and we further demand that
the legislature shall abolish all passes and free
transportation ou rauroaas excepting ior em
tilaves of ra.ilrnu.ri nnmnanies.
W e demand the establishment of a system of
postal telegraphy, and request our memoers iu
congress to vote for government control of the
telegraph.
Owners of public elevators that receive and
handle train for etoraire should be declared
public warehousemen, and compelled uuder
penalty to receive, store, ship and handle the
sxain of all persons alike, without discrimin-
tion. the state regulating charges for storage
and inspection. All railroad companies should
lie rennired to switch, haul, handle, receive
and ship the grain of all persons, without dis
crimination.
Wefavorth enactment of more stringent
usury laws and their severe enforcement under
severe penalties, ine repuoncan puny nas
given the American people a stable and elastic
currency oi goia, silver ana paptsr. auu nas
raised the credit of the nation to one of the
highestof anycountry of the world, and their
efforts to lully remouetize sliver snouia ue con
tinued until it is on a periect equaiitv, as
monev metal, with cold.
We favor the modification of the statutes of
our state in such a manrer asshait prevent tne
staying of judgments secured lor worn and
labor and the enactment of such laws as
is consistent with a protection of American
ndustrie.
We endorse the action of the Interstate com
miBHimi in ordering a reduction of the grain
rates between the Missouri river and lake
norts.
w denounce all organizations of capitalists
to limit production, control supplies vi tne
necessaries of life and the advance of prices
detrimental to the best interests of society.
and an unjustifiable intenerence witn the
natural laws of competition and trade, and aak
their prompt suppression Dy law.
Float Convention.
Owins to a misunderstanding regarding the
date of the convention the same was adjourned
to meet at Nebraska City, Saturday. Aug. 3oth.
at 4 n'itliv n m tr rue nnrnnSA m riiao-
ing in nomination a representative for the 8th
Representative uisinei ana to transact sucn
other uusinesa as may come ueiore lug cou
vention.
WM. DBLBS IfFBKIEK,
Chairman.
lower lranch of the legialaturc.'threnti-n- j parts of the cowntrj. As thematter now
nx diro vengetince on him if ho didn't stands, the soldiers do not receive the
vote for C. II. Van Wvck to succeed him-. sums "ranted them by law. I hey are
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self as U. S. senator. But now it is the i obliged to take less in order
Hox. Grover Cleveland has written
a letter condeming the federal election
bill, The gentleman evidently believes
that it is still;a condition and not a theory
that confronts the democratic party.
Silver has just gone to 113i, the
highest point touched in six or seven
years past. The lowest point ever reach
ed was 91. At 129 silver would be at
par with gold under our coinage ratio.
Much more than half the distance, there
fore, between the lowest quotation and
parity has been traversed.
Democratic newspapers which are
quarreling with republicans for "squand
ering the surplus in - payinef pensions"
forget how much was, squandered from
1861 to 1865, in keeping the now demo
cratic statesfrom destroying the republic.
f they would read up on history they
would be more modest. Pawnee City
Republican.
Why should not the farmers go into
politics? They are the most important
contingent in every state of the broad
and. The fact is, the farmers in the
west have always been in politics, and
know more as a class about politics than
two-thirds of the people that are talking
about them. Nobody can doubt but
that our state legislatures and congress
would act with more wisdom if they had
more sound headed old farmers and few
er windy orators. There is no (Janger
from the farmers. Inter Ocean .
Otjr contemporay says the nomination
of Van Wyck for congress, by the inde
pendents, was the broadestsort of a farce,
and that if he keeps on the track it will
be a great help to Mr. Connell. If our
memory serves us rightly, when C. II.
Van Wyck was retired from the U. S.
senate, the Journal editor was at the cap
ital city, and in the capitol building
with hi3 tomahawk drawn over the head
of the Hon. F. E. White, who washonor-
bly representing his constituency in the
broadest sort of a farce for the indepen
dents to nominate bitn for congress,
Well verily consistency is a jewel.
TO THE ARTILLERYMEN OF AT
LANTA, GEORGIA.
Inter Ocean.
While, saya Allison in his ' History ot
Europe," Napoleon was laying an cmbar
go upon all IJritish ycssels unci aprohibi
tion an all IJritish goods, the ladies anr
gentlemen of his court, as well us the
emperor himself au3 his august consort,
were wearing f-tockiugs made by the silk
weavers of Nottingham, his staff officers
were currying swords forged by the cut
lers of Mieliield, and ins armies were
clothed in uniform woven on the looms
of Leads and Halifax. The Napoleonic
boycott was on the greatest scale ever
conceived of, it was supported by the
greatest force ever arrayed and it failed
utterly and wholly.
We present this truth to the considera
tion of the gallant artillerymen of Atlan
ta, Ga., who were upward of twenty-five
in number, and who lately resolved thu9:
Whekkas, There is now pending in the
United States senate a bill commonly
known as the "Lodge Election Bill," and
whereas, we deem it of vital, importance
to not only the southern 6tates, but to the
whole union, that such bill should be de
feated, and to help further the defeat we,
in our humble way, seeking the good of
this whole country, offer the following
resoluiions.:
1, Be it Resolved by the Atlanta
Artillery, That we suspend negotiations
with any firm or corporation north of
Mason and Dixon's line for the purchase
of new uniforms until the United States
senate shall haye passed upon the "Lodge
Election Bill;" and if said bill passes the
senate, we hereby resolve
lielolved, 2, That we will not buy any
uniforms from any firm or other persons
in states whose representatives lend their
support to this iniquitous measure.
Relolved, 3, That if it becomes a ne
cessity we will only wear such uniform
as we may be able to buy of southern
manufacturers.
If our gr.llant young friends will con
sider the failure of the Boycott Napoleon
they will not essay their exceedingly
small project.
"North of Mason and Dixon's line" is
manufactured an excellent yariety of
cloths suitable for artillery uniforms and
at remarkably low prices. These goods
are offered. for cash; they are not traded
for political opinions. If the Atlanta
artillerymen choose to buy for cash well
and good; if they don't, they can buy
elsewhere. But the people "north of
Mason and Dixon's line" have an abiding
faith that the Atlanta artillerymen can not
buy as good and as cheap uniforms else
where. They are, however, perfectly at
liberty to try. If they do so try we pre
dict that next year they will buy their
goods at the- old stand, "north of Mason
and Dixon's line."
that the at
t-Tneys may thrive in the manipulation
of their claims. Nine times out of ten
these claims are plain and easy to adjust,
and it-is a manifest wrong to extort f 10
a;iece from the poor stricken applicants
before they can secure the advantge that
justly belongs to them. Thoeo members
of congress who are solicitous to serve
the soldieis will find here an excellent
chtmce in that relation. The occupation
of the pension attornuys should be taken
away, ut least so far ns collecting fees
from the beneficiaries concerned. Such
claims are essentially different from all
others, and it is right and proper to make
special provision for their payment with
out deduction on any account.
IIekk is the republican record of
pledges kept by the house of representa
tives as prepared by the New York Press:
Tariff bill.
Federal election bill.
Silver bill. .
Dependent pension bill.
Anti trust bill.
Administrative custom bills.
Territorial admission bill.
Battleships bill.
Republican pledges kept by tho senate
1. Silver bill.
Anti-trust bill.
Dependent pension bill.
Administratiye customs bill.
Postal subsidy bill.
Tonnage bounty bill.
7. Territorial admission bill.
8. Battleships bill.
There is a record that the demecratic
party cannot match. It shows the man
ner in which the republican party keeps
its plidges. It proves that the party has
not one story to tell before election and
another when it has gained the people's
confidence. Aldany press,
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THE PENSION ATTORNEYS.
Globe Democrat.
The new pension law provides that at
torneys shall be allowed $10 in each case.
This does not look like an exorbitant
price for legal services, but as a matter of
fact it is more than a claimant should be
required to pay, considering the amount
involved and the nature of the claim. It
is estimated that no less than 300,000 ap
plications will be filed under the act, and
so $3,000,000 will go to the pension at
torneys out of the aggregate sum allowed
to the soldiers. The latter have no choice
in the matter, prcaticallyjspeaking. They
must employ somebody to prepare their
papers and look after their interest. As
a rale, they are unacquainted withljtho
processes by which claims are prosecuted.
They only know that congress has voted
them pensions, which they can proenre
by complying with certain form' and reg
ulations of which they 8re entirely igno
rant. The facts may all be clear and con-
clusive.but that don't mean that the claim
will be favorably passed upon if present
ed in a simple, every-day fashion. There
is only one way to secure prompt and
satisfactory action, and that is a way
familiar only to lawyers. The result is
that each claimant must give $10 to get
what is honestly due him and what the
country desires him to haye.
There should be some way provided for
soldiers to obtain pensions without ex
pense of any kind. They are entitled to
the full amount of the allowance. The
pension office is supposed to be admin
istered in their interest, and not for the
benefit of others in any degree. It is per
fectly legitimate, of course, for the at
torneys to charge the fees authorized by
law; but the law should not authorize
such fees to be collected. The govern
ment is in duty bound to give the soldier
every dollar that congress votes to him,
instead of compelling him to contribute a
portion to a lawyer for doing what is
necessary to present his case in proper
form. If attorneys are indispensable,
then they ought to be paid by the govern
ment, as medical exs miners arc paid for
their services, and as special agents are
paid for making investigations in all
SOME FOREIGN COMPETITION.
Kearney Hub.
I note a very interesting item in the pa
pers to the effect that Belgian contractors
have underbidden Americans twenty-five
per cent on the $3,000,000 job of furnish
ing the iron work in the immense court
house to be erected in Minneapolis.
Just note the figures: Twenty-five
per cent lowest bid on .$3,000,000 job.
How can the Belgians do it I How
can they get over our high tariff on iron
articles and underbid American dealers
twenty -five per cent ? And at this time
too, when every article made of iron on
our market is so much cheaper than ever
before? What is the solution of the
problem?
T First then not less than $2,700,000 ot
that large sum represents the labor and
transportation. Not a cent less tnan
$2,600,000 represents the labor Jcost pure
and simple.
Hence we see the question of wages is
involved. Of course those lilelgians will
bring their iron work all formed and
fashioned rer.dv to set up. It will all be
made from foreign ores by foreign labor
ers, and undoubtedly they will bring their
skilled labor to set the work up. Now
then what wages do those Belgian labor
ers receive in comparison with our own?
COMTARVTIVE WAGES.
United Continental
btates. .Europe
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CASH CAPITAL
$3oo,ooo.oo
Stockholders individually liable , under the constitution of the State
of Ohio which together with the present net surplus is a net
Guarantee of about 8700,000,00 to policy holders.
Losses paid in nineteen years, (since organization) uearly four million
dollars
J. II. BEATTIE, GAZZAM GANG,
uciicuuj, x resident,.
Wm. L. BROWNE, Eesident Agent, Plattsmouth Nebraska
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HAS
$2 75
2 75
2 25
1 80
3 00
3 00
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Machinists
Blacksmiths
Coal miners
Iron ore miners, av....
B ast fur. keepers
Kapnor1! tiAllwr ...
lionvertermen 84 60 8 25 8 68
Steel works pit man.... 4 00 5 75 75
Steel works, ladle men. 2 75 5 T5 75
Thesejfigures for Europe are taken from
a work entitled "The Manufacture of
Iron and Steel" by Sir Lowthian Bell
Bart, the recognized authority on this
subject in England. The figures for the
United States are easily verified. These
figures dhow an average of wages for the
United States of $3,795 per day and for
Belgium of $0,841 for the same kind of
labor.
IIow perfectly these facts furnish the
reason why Belgians can underbid Ame
ricans and still make money.
Here are nearly f 3,000,000 going from
our laborers' pockets into the pockets of
Belgian laborers. Suppose we multiply
these instances till we find thousands of
them in our country in one kind of busi
nerrs or other. Destroy the protective
features of the tariff and we can easily
find them in a very short time and gold
will be going across the ocean to pay for
eign labor and thousands of home labor
ers will be out of work who are now em
ployed in our factories at good wages.
Remove the bar of a protective tariff
and a flood of cheap goods will sweep
over our country till four-fifths of our
artisans will have to turn farmers or
starve, and perhaps starve by turning
farmers. Aa well import fee Belgian
to work at 84 cents a day side by side
with our friends and brethcrn as to open
wide the door to permit the entrance
freely of the cheap product cf his cheap
labor. No more a crime to import him
and set him at work at 84 cents a day in
our factories than to permit the free com
petition among us of the product of his
labors performed on foreign soil.
Contractor C. II. Pickens is in Omaha
today.
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