PLATMDTH .HERALD.
DAILY, deliver! by arrUr to any part of the
ckty
PcrWfek 1
f,r Month ,
ter Year
VVBKKXY. by mall.
One copy ikx moaths S' "0
One copy ono year lw
KPglnterrd at the PoM Office, I'latUmouth, a
second cl&M waiter.
PLATTSMOUTH. MAY 1. 1683.
TiiE Kansou prohibitory law is not
permitted to rest upon a bed of down.
The constitutionality of the law will
will be tested In the federal courts.
Just bow the question is to be raised
in that court has not jet been made
public. ,
hi .. ' ,
Thkrh Is war between Colorado's
statesman, becretary Toller, and St-ii
tor Hill. Teller has besu bouncing
Senator Hill's irienda froiu the Inter
ior department, and therwlse tres
passing upon his pasltlou of patron
age; bad blood is the result.
In tho southwest sccliou of the
country seTcre stormt. prerailcd on
Friday of last weck,dctlroyiug towns
villages, humau life, ami everything,
in fact, within the trafk ef the storm.
These btorms are reported In Arkan-
as, Miribisslppi, Louisiana and Texas.
The liquor law lately paseed by the
tfhiu legislature has been declared ujv
constitutional by a Bteubenville J us-
tice of the i'eace, named May. We
had a Justice of the Teace in this
state, (out in -Clay county), who grant
ed a divorce; bit we never had one
tough enough to tackle the Constitu
tion.
(JovKRiiOH liuTLsn, ol Massachu-
uiiii ovitinntw inpiitiH bussness. Ho
.
in Tonus the state board of health that
he (JCJoV. Butler) intends furnishing
funds himself to run the 'lcwksbury
Alms House until the legislature does
its duty aud makes tho necessary ap-
uroniiatiou. That iustltuWon s now
in tho hands of tho board of health by
order of (tov, Butler, and rimdiu; the
investigation.
It appears couuael for the accused
in the star route cases offered to sub
mit their side of the case without
argument after Kerr, of counsel for
the government, had talked one solid
week for the prosecution, but the gov
ernment couasel would not waive any
more argument, but itsist ou the pro
gramme being carried out to the letter.
And why not ? The public pay a huge
price for this entertainment, and the
combination oagtot to be compelled to
give the ffell performance.
Tub best thing Dr. AliUer, of the
Omaha Herald can do is to confine him
self to tho laudation of that great and
good man, Ilobt. E. Lee, and his coin
pairiot, Jefferson Davis. The Drs.
education aud political convictions un
fit him for writingafrty of the great
Lincoln. America, in all bpr long list
of great and patriotic men has furn
ished no s abject for the eulogist equaj
to Abraham Lincoln.
Is the tiial before the city council
as to whether license should be
granted he five saloons applying
therefor, an againtt tho granting of
which, remonstiaoaes were ' filed; the
trial resulted U the. granting of
license by a u aanimcua vote in favor
ci Mr. O'Couuor, P?or Hum and
George P. Weidmau,. on u8 applica
tion of James McVey. the vte stood,
5 to 3; for license, Bvns, Fairtid, M.
B. Murphy, McCaUum and Lchucoff ;
against license, Herald, Patterson ai-j
Morrison. In the case of Fred G009
the remonstrance was dismissed. Ap
peals will probably be takoa by the
parties' remonstrating.
The Wisconsin. Xopa Nebraska
railroad la attracting attention is a
coming addition to oar Nebraska sys
tem. Mr. It. O. Wilson, of New York,
is the active head of the enterprise.
A number of leadiBg citizens of Dis
Moines met in that city en Friday lust
to discuss the project. This meeting
was, as we understand, attended by a
Febraska City delegation wko have
strong confidence and good prospects
of securing it. Plattsmouth is look
ing to it for the advantages which it i.s
sure to bring to any place n the Mis
souri which it touches. Omaha Her
ald. This railroad enterprise, ear people
can see, is receiving the attention of
our neighbors.
CONGRESSMAN LAIRD'AND THE
SETTLERS ON R. R. LANDS.
Our James Fita James wires the su
tlers on the Nevada lands to uhol 1 the
fort. Mr. Laid says "don't be afraid
of results for If the worst come to the
worst, we will come down and help
them defend their homes as we belpol
defend the government." This is war
like, and we Imagine we sm James
Fitr James marching across the barren
wastaot central Nebraska at the head
of the Hastings rangers seeking gore,
with some score or more of Judge Dun
dy's deputy United States marshal fly
ing before his basbi bazouks through
the picturesque sand hills - which skirt
the placid margin f the upper Platte.
We wish te be oa tinted in on this expe
dition; we will accept the position of
comxnissaryof subsistancewitn headquar
ters at Sioux City or some other avaih
ble point.
JUDICIAL USURPATION MAIN
. TAINEO.
The Supremo Court of Iowa, by its
recent decision, adverse to the amend-
, meat to the : low Constitution, has
excited mo A angry bitter criticism,
and some able articles upon both sides
of the question have been contributed
by tho Iowa proas. The following
from the Iowa State ilegister, the
leading paper.of the state, shows the
position Mr. Clarkson, tho editor of
tho Register, takes upon the question.
Evidently he does not have much re
spect for the majority opinion of the
court.
The supreme court a Alms its previ
ous decibion, and against both law
and fact declares tho amendment null
and void. In the entire history of
this country no court ever announced
such a decision bofore. The supreme
court of Iowa is the tirst and only
court in the history of the United
States to declare invalid a constitu
tional amendment which had beea
adopted by the people and accepted
by the political department of the
government. The decision stands
without a precedent and without an
authority. It is aguinst the emphatic
opinions ot a long line of eminent
statesmen of all parties, and against
the emphatic opinions of a long line
of eminent statesmen of all parties
and agaiustthe unbroken decisions of
tho United States ' Supreme Court,
which has always held that the ques
tion of a change in the constitution
is a political one which the courts
have no power to decide. It is a de
cision whicn attacks the constitution
itself, that all political power is in
herent in the people, and that they
have the power at all times to change
their form of government as they vce
lit. lnstead.it proclaims to the peo
ple of Iowa that they change their
constitution only according to the will
of the supreme court, and that the
act of the people is null and void un
less approved and ratilicd by the
judges. Strange doctrine this, in a
country founded on the principle
that the pooplo hold the supreme
power, and their will be the supreme
law.
The judges held their opinion until
the lust hour of the last day of the
session. The decision is elaborate and
carefully prepared, but it is beyond
comprehension how the judges can
deem it any justification of their po
sition. The summary which they
have prepared and sent out is simply
matter of assertion. They claim that
the lthodo Island case applies only
when the entire constitution is
changed. Assertion is an easy mat
ter. But any person of ordinary in
telligence can lead the Khode Island
case and there see that in plain, ex
plicit language the United States su
preme court says the doctrine of that
case applies not only to new constitu
tion?, but to all "alterations and
changes" as well. Language could
hardly be plainer. The Iowa court de
clares that it has precedent for its ac
tion in Missouri, Kansas, Alabama,
and other states cited, but it was dem
onstrated in the argument that in most
of these cases the courts upheld the
people and in not one did they over
throw au amendment adopted by the
people at d declared valid by the politi
cal department of the government.
Instead of being precedents for the
Iowa court, they are in every vital
point precedents against it and were so
used and presented in the . argu
ment. It is astounding that
the judges say in their sum
mary that the question in the Rhode
Island case, was "the right of a court
holding its power under a constitu
tion to pass upon the validitv oi the
constitution under "which it is itself
organized." Any person who lias
read the history of the Rhode Island
controversy, knows that the same
court was reorganized by both con
stitutions, and that the court did not
take proof as to one constitution or
the other, but simply said it was bound
by the action of the political depart
ment of the government. Chief Jus
tice Durfee summed up the opinion ot
the court in the terse declaration :
"The creature cannot sit in judgment
on its creator." The court refused to
allow Any proof of the constitution
winch they reorganized. They said
the question was not one which thoy
could try at all. They said it was a
political question, and that the judi
ciary had nothing to do except to ask
what the political department had de
ment had deided and then followed
it. It passes understanding to see
how the Iowa court can reconcile its
decision with the. Rhode Island case.
Satisfied with its assumption of
supreme power, the conrt will net per
mit lacts to drive it. irom its tormcr
position. The production of the or-
i&'nal record itself will not satisfy it.
The demonstration that the measure
was entered on tho journals in the
form ret jircd in congress and direc ed
in nearly di the state constitutions,
will not satiny the court. Even when
the original document with the very
truth on its fcc virtually rose from the
dead the court refusal to be convinced,
in the light of this decision the people
can now understand that it is practi
cally impossible to get an amendment
through the legislature that will not
be overthown by the court. Neither
by the journal nor enrolled biH can the
second legislature atiest its work.
Eveiything must be hazard and uncer
tainty until the Supreme Court is
reached. If the people want to amend
the Constitution definitely and certain
ly they can only do it by taking the
matter in their own hands and per
forming the work through a constitu
tional convention in such manner that
no court can lay its hands upon it.
The judges lament the possibility of
the violation of the constitution. Wi
ser men than they have had tht same
fear. One of the ablest of recent
writers on the constitution 4ys it
would be a most grievous thir 'Ef the
constitution could be " tortured by ju-
dicial decisions, until, instead of rep
resenting the will or the freedom of
the people, it is only the field ground
"for lawyers. The superstitions of
M lawyers are more perilous than the
"superstitions of priests. They hold
' the constitution to be something
" above and separate - from the people,
M to be looked upon with another rev
" erence. They' would sacrifice the na
44 tion to maintain the constitution."
There is a supreme court even above
this one of lawyers. The wisest of
statesmen and jurists have given the
warning. It remains for the people of
Iowa to decide whether the constitu
tion was made for them, or they were
made for the constitution, with the
supreme court judges of both.
LYON&HEALY
Stats Monro Sts.. Chicago.
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BANKS.
John FitzobbalU, A. W. McLauohlim
President. Caahler.
FIRST NATIONAL
OF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA,
Offers the very best facllltlea for the prompt
tramactlou of legitimate
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stocks, Bonds. Gold. Government -and Local
itocurllieM MouKht and Sola, Leposlt receiv
ed and Interest allowed on time Certifi
cate. DrafU drawn, available in any
part of the United Htateit and all
ttte principal town of
Europe.
Collections made & promptly remitted.
Highest market prices paid for County War
rants. State ai.d County Bonds.
DIRECTORS :
John Fltzprerald A. E. Tpuzalln.
John It. Clark. K. C. CuHhlng,
Geo. E. Uovey. F. E. White,
A. W. McLaughlin.
Bank Cass County
Cotner Mala and Sixth Streets.
PLATTS MOTJTBDNEB
J JOHN BLACK. President, 1
J. M. PATi EltSON, Cashier, f
Transacts a General Banting Business.
HIGHEST CASH TRICE
Paid for County and City Warants.
COILKCTIOX MA1K
and promptly remitted for.
DIBKCCTOKS :
John Black. J. M. Patterson, C. H. Parmele.
F. R. Guthmann. J. Morrissey, A. B.
Smith. Fred Gorder. 511y
WEEPING WATER
WEEPING WATER. - NEB.
E. L. REED, President.
li. A. GIBSON, Vice-President.
It. S. WILKINSON. Cashier.
A General Banking Business Tmsacted.
1 EPOS ITS
ReceiTdd. and Interest allowed on Time Certi
ficates. DRAFTH
Drawn available in any part of the Uuited
States and all the principal cities ot Europe.
Agents for the celebrated
Mmi Line lof Steamers.
CITY HOTEL.
This beautiful three story brick structure, on
lower Maid, street, has just been finished and
fitted up for the accommodation of
TRANSIENT CUSTOMERS,
AND
REGULAR BOARDERS.
EVERY THING NEW AND CLEAN
A Good Bar ln conneffle7Ith tie
27tf. FRED GOOS, Propr.
THE
K. C, St J., i G B. R. B.
Safest. Best and Most Reliable
LINK IN THE WEST.
Magnificent Dining Oara,
Elegant Day Coaches,
Pullman Palaoe Sleeping Oars.
2 St Louis Trains Daily,
2 Cmaha Trains Daily, :
2 Kansas City Trains Daily
2 Atchison Trains Daily.
Two Trains for
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux City, i
And all points in northwest, with
Pullman Sleeping Cars,
Between Kansas City ani St. Panl
WITHOUT CHANGE
AH trains run on tlme.connectlng f or all points
East, West, North & South.
Tickets for sale at all resular ticket offices,
Information regarding rates, time, &c. cheer
fully riven by addressing
J, F. Babnard,
A. C. Dawks, Geu'l Supt,
Genl Pass Agent,
ERNST WAGNER
Practical ArchitetT
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ARCHITECT URAJL WORK A
SPCCIAX.TT.
Plans and Specifications will be carefully
carried out. and full attention will be given aa
to safety and durability.
L.E8RONS OUT PAINTIXO
in Oil, Water Colors, Crayon and Pencil.
Office over Solomon Nathan's atoro, Main 8t
Tie Fail Lot
EASTWARD
Daily Express Trains for Omaha. Chica
go, KaflHHS Uliy. IAIU1S, SUU HII WIUH
I East. Through cars via Peoria te Indlana-
i polls. Elegaut Pullman Palace Cars aud
i Day coaches on all through trains, and
' Dining cars east ef Missouri Kiver.
Through Tickets at the Lowest Kates are on sale at all the important utatlons, and
baggage will be checked to destination. Any luformation as to rates, routes or timeta
bles will be cheerfully furnished"flon application to any agent, or to
P. H. KUHTIH. General Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb.
O'TT&'Jr BLBC3SIVFiD !
A FINE LOT OF
MACKEREL, LABRADORE HERRING, TROUT, WILD WAVE
COD FISH, Aso a choice lot of
LE3MONS AND ORANCES.
We have a fine stock ot
MQWE FAWmY GROCERIES
Fancy rands of
MINNESOTA, KANSAS AND MISSOURI FLOUR.
I have in sloe a Hue line of
Queensware, Glassware, Lamps.
&c. All our goods are new and fresh.
Will Exchange lor Country Produce. Linseed Oil Meal Always on Hand
Next door to Court House, Plattsmouth, Neh,
ui!ws M. B6 MURPHY & CO.
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toe and
No old stock to work off.
GLASS JsJETJD
FLOUR. FEED AND PROVISIONS.
The Very Highess Market
DREW BUILDING,
f "BURLINGTON-ROUTE"
icmcago. Burlington
GOINC EAST AND WEST.
Vl.wiwf rVkACKa P4ap Pam with TlA!;n-
ing CBaiAeats tree). Smoking Cars, with Re
olviee vn&ira. Kul'man Palace Sleeping Cars and
Uie famous C. B. A Q. Dininar Cars run daii v to and
Ifropi Chicago A Kansas Kir, Cliicapo & Council
tunas, uiucgo K oes Moines. I liicago, St. Jo
seph. Atchison & Torek. Onlr through line ba-
Kween Chicago, Lincoln A Denver. Through cars
T : a. . . i Til rm - - .
wawOTHi uuiwufwuu ot ijuiii;ii uiuiis via I curia.
au connections nuuie in union lcpots. At is
kno'
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wn as toe great THROUGH CAR LINK.
Finest Equipped Railroad in the
J. rUTTEK, fld Vice-Pres't and Uen'I Manager.
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At Wholesaleand Retail. Cash
paid for all kinds of country
produce. Call and see me.
Opposite First
WESTWARD.
Dally Expreni Trains for Denver, co
necting in Union Depot for all points
Colorado, Utah. California, aud the eutir
West. 1 he advent of this line gives the tra
veler a New Koute to the West, with scene
ry and advantages uuequaleil elsewhere
And Tinners' Stoct
ALL KINDS
FOR SALE BY
flxcelsior
SkCt
ST. LOUIS, MO
Sale by J. S. Duke .
Tliierolf
The lateet patterns tf
Q,TJEBlNrS - WABB.
Price paid for Country Produce
PLATTSMUOTH.
A Quincy Railroad.)
COINC NORTH ANO SOUTH
Solid Trains cf Elvant Day Coaches and Pul1
Paul and Minneapolis: P-lor Cars with Keclinin?
u.airs io ana irom ot. ujs and Peoria and to
and from bt. Ixuis and bttumwa. Onlv one
liiauc. v. u7ivu ty.. ixuis ftn'j ues
jviouies, lowa, uncoin, neoruka, and Denver,
It is universally admitted to be he
World for all Classes of Travel-
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National Hank.
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PINK LUMBER
SHINGLES, LATH,
SASH, HOOKS,
J5LLHS, iVr.,
Fourth A'tret. inrear ofJOpera House.
PLATTSMOUTH. - NKBKASKA
JASON STREIGHT,
(Nurressor to HtreljiUt 4k .Wlllrr.)
MANUFACTUUKU Or
ME t HEAVY HARNESS.
A large line or
Saddles Bridles, Collars, Whips. &c.
always in stock.
Repairing of all kinds neatly done n
sort notice.
Main Strett, between h'.urth and Fifth,
U. M. STUEICillT, UufiiicHS Man:iR-r.
Cuah. Simmons. Mechanical Mauairer. 7tf
J. LEVY,
Will BUY and SELL all kinds of
FUH1TITURE,
2IETALS,
IROIT,
RAGS
AUD
FURS'
Will advanc money on all
SALABLE GOODS,
on lower Main street,
Opjtosite The Old Duke Jiuilding.
Plattsmouth, Feb. 1st, 1S8:5 4tttf.
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COMPRESSED YEAST.
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every TUESDAY and FRIDAY
mornings. Trade supplied by
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every facility for first-class
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And materials is large and complete in every department.
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To Induce housekeepers to frfTe this Soap
a trial, WITH EACH BAR
WE GIVE A FINE
TABLE NAPKIN
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and should bo talcon advuntao of at ONCE.
V.'o WAItliANT this Soap to do more wash
Ins with greater easo than any soap In th
market. It has no EQUAL for uso la hard
and cold water.
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Manufacturer of Standard Laundry
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