THE WEEKLY HERALD: PLATISMOUTII, N RIiRASKa, OCTOBER 20 1892.
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(I'ledne.l to erunum v mill reform.)
SilKKNAN's articles on boodle are
very iinuiMin. Wonder if he ever
heard of the name McShane.
Judge Fikld will represent this
misrepresented district in congress
in a manner that will be satisfac
tory to all.
The attempts to induce J. Sterling
Morton to say a few robust words
in favor of William Jennings Bryan
have this far ended in a dismal
failure.
TllE Journal claims to be against
the railroads and monopolies, yet
it is making a desperate fight for F.
K. White, who is the worBt kind of a
railroad man and monopolist.
THE fact that Kn gland favors
Cleveland is a good reason why the
Irish-Americans should oppose
him and a large majority of them
are taking that sensible and patrio
tic view of t.
The next best thing to good
wages, is good money, 'tnd the
American workingmen are not
likely to throw away such an ad
vantage in the interest of wildcat
banking speculation.
Goveknok Ri'ssKLL, of Massa
chusetts, is a nice young man in
his way, but he should be ashamed
of saying that the present tarilT is
the highest one we have ever had,
when, in fact, it is the lowest since
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It is amusing to hear Sherman
squell because the Weeping Water
Kagle and the F.I m wood Leader
have decided after a carefull survey
of the two tickets that they could
with a clear conscience support J.
11. Haldenian for county attorney.
Bryan's friends find very little
consolation in the contemplation
of the election returns of two years
ago, when considered in connection
with the .opposition that is being
shown on all Ues to the straddling
idol. Nebraska City Press.
The Atchison Globe has this idea
with reference to the handy relation
Van Wyck sustains to hid politics:
"Old Van Wyck.of Nebniska.has the
right idea of politics; when the re
publicans cannot use him, he offers
his services (o the opposition."
THE supreme courtj has di clnred
the MtfKinley law iJ-onstitutional;
and our system of gXvermeut does
not provide for tho reversal of a
supreme court decision by a demo
cratic national convention.
THE republicans can win without
Indiana if they get New York, and
they can win without New York if
they get Indiana. They are almost
absolutely certain to get one of
those states, and chances are very
good to get both.
The Van Wyck-Brynn tie-up was
given away by J. B. Routine, an al
liance agitator, who is one of Van
Wyck's lieutenants. The whole
thing was given away while he was
talking to a number of gentlemen
who he supposed were indepen
dents and democrats.
The Journal yesterday said that
that County Attorney Travis would
make a better prosecutor if he were
re-elected than ever. The Hekali
sincerely hopes bo, if by a chance
he should be elected this fall, but,
then, there is no fear about that.
Aa a prosecutor Mr. Travis is a suc
cess in favor of the criminal. At
the last term of the district court he
only succeeded in one conviction
and in that case a plea of guilty
vn entered by the accused out of
ii ,iai of tv.vhc f.t f'MTt'-en cases.
-E R' OF M NDr AN
I' is amusing to see the Journal
. i 1 1 aroii.id about republican
, on lie. For a mini who has sto.nl
brother SI'i rinaii has for the last
,-n ears, hal in hand, waiting for
I. -itineracy to secure the spoils for
a di vy. his wail becomes pitiful a
well as amusing. There are none
who have as much to say as tlm
who stand around expectant for ihe
Muff. They see it in the air an '
bear it in the wind, but so long as
their own receptacle rcmainsempiy
they turn the crank and burden the
air with doleful strains of worn out
music
It has remained for the IMatts
mouth Journal to be the sole and
only discoverer of Field boodle
in the present campaign. Other
democratic papers in the district
either lack the canine instinct of
smelling or else they have too much
good sense to raise a cry that they
know none will believe. In Lin
coln. Judge Field's home city, the
democracy are indulging in no
such idle vaporings. A great many
of them know individually how un
successful they have been in the
past in trying to find noodle whn
Judge Field has been a candidate
for office. The democrats over the
district are not caring to call atten
tion to the munitions of war that
Mr. Bryan seems to have at his
disposal by making charges
against Judge Field. Mr. Bryan is
seuding thousands of documents
over the district, in value to hinr of
hundreds of dollars, and the demo
cratic congressional committee is
making a direct personal fight to
retain Mr. Hryan on their roll of
membership. As n builder of post
office buildings on paper while vot
ing money to every appropriation
asked for by the southern democ
racy, he is too valuable to lose
without financial effort on their
part. When the southern brigadiers
wanted to slap the Russian govern
ment in the face 'because it pre
vented England from becoming an
ally of the confederacy in the days
of the sixties, they found Mr. Hryan
a willing tool and assistant in re
fusing to transport food contrib
uted by the people of Nebraska in
aid of the famine sufferers. TliK
HKKALl) suggests to its boodle
searching contemporary that he de
sist for a season braying at the
moon and pass his hat in the direc
tion of the democrat ic congressional
committee. This office will assist
him in his appeal by furnishing
him a printed placard "I am blind"
that he can hang around his well
developed neck when he turns his
sightless eyes in the direction of
the democratic fountain from which
all blessings flow.
TllE Journal last evening claimed
to possess a good deal of valuable
information. For the benefit ot
Sherman, Till-: IlEKALO states that
it has not now, nor has it ever asked
one cent of Mr. TelTt, nor has he
ever given The llKkWl.Hany money.
The IIi:h'AM supports Mr. Tcfft be
cause he is a republican, a gentle
man, and he stands before the peo
ple with an unimpeachable char
acter; because he is forCass county
first, last and all the time; because
he is better qualified to represent
the interests of Cass county than
either of his opponents and because
he is a friend of the farmer, the
merchant and the laboring man.
Shkkm vx says "by some hook or
crook Haldenian has secured the
endorsement of both independent
organs." Not at all, Brother Sher
man, both editors of the papers re
ferred to are personally acquainted
with Mr. Haldenian and Mr. Travis
it ixl they know that Mr. Ilaldeman
is the best lawyer of the two and
is thereby better qualified for the
position of county attorney.
Sl-.NAToK llll.l. induced the New
York democrats to endorse the
nomination of Judge Andrews,
whom the republicans put up for
:hief justice of the court of appeals.
This shows that Hill has a "pull"
with his party in his state yet. Un
happily for the anti-snappers, the
"pull" is going to be used largely
against Cleveland.
One of the peculiarities of the
Kansas campaign is the fact that
the self-respecting democrats are
co-operating with the republicans
in the work of redeeming the state
from the shameful situation in
which it has been placed by the
people's party.
J. II. IlALIEMAX will be Cass
county's next attorney as sure as
the 8th day of next November rolls
around. He is the best man of the
two for the plaee and the voters of
this county will show by their bal
lots that TllE IlEKALD's prediction
is correct.
Graves & I'adgelt who have pub
lished the Union Ledger for a long
time past have dissolved partner
ship. Mr. Padgett retiring and
Mr, Graves will continue the pub
lishing of the ledger.
WHY should any republican in
Nebraska or any man who has ever I
been republican, vote for General
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lieve there can be any. The south
ern alliance, which, in conjunction
with the greenbackers nominated
Genet al Weaver, has jjone to pieces
hi the south. In Georgia, where
'lte were supposed to be the strong
. i, the democrats have carried the
aie k.iih an enormous majority,
i -1 - - southern alliance leaders have
i-tinply deceived the republican al
liance voters of the north with the
hope of breaking up the power of
the tiorlh while at the same time
the south would be kept solid for
the democracy.
The HKKALl) has no personal war
to wage against any nominee on
the democratic ticket, but does pro
pose to defend the records ot our
own most excellent nominees, and
if Mr. White and the Journal wish a
comparison of records THE llEK
ALD is loaded for that express pur
pose and hereby notifies the Jour
nal that it can't commence too soon.
The republican party of Cass
county have a ticket to swear by,
to stand by and to support and it
will receive its party's vote .and
more, too.
IK the present city council want
to do an act that will be handed
down to posterity, let them at once
take hold of the city hall project
and rush it to completion. Messrs.
Parmele and Craig will do their
share towards putting up and
opera house that will be a credit to
the city. It now remains for the
council to act.
The republicans of Wisconsin
have overthrown one gerrymander
of the state, which had resulted in
the election of Viles to the United
Slates senate, and are now making
a gallant onslaught in the supreme
court upon a second, which was en
acted by the same democratic legis
lature that enacted the first.
L order to vote at the November
election every marf, without any
exception will have to appear in
person before the registrar of his
precinct. Republicans in partic
ular should remember this pro
vision and get their names upon
the registration lists at the earliest
opportunity.
Its amusing to an outsider to wee
the way J. Sterling Morton and
Congressman Bryan whack at each
other on the silver question. One
is for free silver and the other one
isn't and both are running on the
same platform. St. Paul Republi
can. I.N the debate at Lincoln Tuesday
evening Judge Field answered ev
ery question propounded by Blas
phemous Billy Bryan in a satisfactory-manner.
The democrats have
to admit that the idol has received
the worst of it right along.
TllE republican county ticket is
gaining strength every day and the
returns on Ihe 8th of November will
show the good judgment of the
voters of Cass county in electing
the entire ticket.
Indiana gave her electoral vote
to Harrison in 1888 with the belief
that he would make a first-class
president; and she will give it to
him again in 18K for the reason
that he has fully vindicated her
confidence in that respect.
It is safe to predict that the trial
of Commissioner Peck will not take
place until after the election, as the
facts which it is sure to bring out
are not wanted by the democratic
managers.
TllE business m -n of the country
have a plain question presented to
them in the coming election. It is
this: Do you want your business
disturbed gradually?
I'lsit the city hall and opera
house on. Don't let the matter fall
through. The city council should
take some action as it is a matter of
vital importance to Plattsmoth.
THE south is solid for the demo
cratic party, as usual; but the elec
tion will be decided by the north,
which is securely republican.
A VOTE for Bryan means a
vote for jwildcat currency. A vote
for Field means a vote for a dollar
with 1(X) cents in it.
The democratic bosses are pray
ing fervently that the rest of Com
missioned Peck report be put off
uutil after election.
Staxii up for Nebraska and by so
doing you will vote for Harrison,
Field and the whole ticket from top
to bottom.
The election in Georgia is a call
to every republican in the north to
stand by the grand old party.
FHEE TRADE VS AMERICAN TIM.
The little medal of American tin
plate entitled "Harrison R id and
Protection, 1892." had been largely
used for distribution among school
children of the city of New York
until last week, when the free trade
democratic board of education of
that city became greatly alarmed
lest some of the democratic part nis
of the children should learn
through the little ones of the bene
fits of the protective policy. Quick
ly the police board ordered that
thisrflistribution, which was strictly
within the law, should be stopped
and a representative of the league
distributing medals to the school
children after they had left the
school room and were on their way
home, was ordered to stop under
penalty of arrest.
We trust that every protection
newspaper in this country will let
its readers know of this attempt to
prevent the distribution of whole
some matter teaching' the prin
ciples of protection. As a result,
however, of the publicity in New
York City, the school children are
taking it into their own hands and
every day besiege the league
rooms for quantities of the tin plate
medals for distribution.
We grant that it may not be
pleasant for a democratic father to
have is child come home singing:
Protection's lutnner Kiuird our kind
From KiiKlnnd's (creed unit piiuper pity,
And when I play Great Hritian's htind.
Please take me (or a Illoomirift Jay.
and asking what it means, but this
is the very purpose of the distribu
tion. It is our idea that if the
children in the home can bring the
subject to the attention of New
York City will receive these medals,
notwithstanding the attempts of
the free trade oligarchy to prevent
it.
The political crank who edits the
Journal may just as well under
stand first as last that he cannot
bulldoze Plattsmouth republicans
into either voting for Bryan or
Frank K. White by such hogwash
as last evening's Journal contained.
Senator Tefft is a gentleman, a re
publican, a clean business man and
he is going to represent Cass
county in the next legislature and
he will not have to boodle the Jour
nal to get there as Mr. White has
had to do in times past and as he
will have to do if he gets its sup
port this fall. The disposition of nn
irresponsible small bore editor of
the Journal class, is always to in
dulge in personal attacks on gen
tlemen they fancy they are politi
cally opposed to, and the republi
can candidates do not expect immu
nity this year from the Plattsmouth
Journal. The disgusting manner
in which the editor of the Journal
slobbered over Billy Bryan is
enough 'o drive every decent dem
ocrat in Cass county from his
(Bryan's) support and no better
evidence can be furnished those
who know the Journal's methods
in politics, than the pretended in
sanity over the democratic candi
date for congress, who is a railroad
lawyer of the most insignificant
calibre. Judge Field and Senator
TettTt will continue to come and
see Plattsmouth electors and will
receive their party's vote without
either having to UY it or the Jour
nal's influence or 8JLENCE.
SITUATION IN TENNESSEE.
Thefplitin the democratic party
of Tennessee is quite as serious as
that which exists in Texas says
the St. Louis Globe Democrat with
the different that the majority by
which it holds the state is not large
enough to stand much of a strain.
For several years past the republi
cans have been making steady
gains, and the people's party has
developed decided strength. mostly
at the expense of the democrats.
There are thrcn tickets in the field.
The regular democratic ticket is
headed by Chief Justice Turney as
a candidate for governor, his nomi
nation having been forced upon
the party against the wishes of the
farming and laboring classes.
Governor Buchanan is a candidate
for re-election on an independent
ticket that has been indorsed by
the people's party. The republi
cans are supporting George W.
Winstead, an able and popular
young lawyer, on a platform that
appeals to the intelligence and
and self-respect of all good citizens.
In Tennessee, as in Texas and
Missouri, there are thousands of
democrats who are dissatisfied with
the way in which state affairs have
been managed by their party, and
who believe that a change to re
publican rule would be beneficial.
They will vote for Winstead in pre
ference to either of the democratic
candidates, and there is reason to
believe that they may turn the
scale in his favor; indeed, it is
contended by shrewd judges of the
situation that he can be elected
without such assistance.
There is no way of estimating the
probable effect of the split upon
the vote of the state for president.
The contest for the governorship
absorbs attention to the practical
elusion of the National aspect of
ihe approaching election, so far, at
least, as the democrats are con
cerned. Turney and Buchanan are
writing a personal light, and their
r.-pective suppor -re are animated
iiy feelings of uim ual bitterne.-s.
J: is impossible , . ee how these
two hostile wing- flap together
in an effective sen.- r Cleveland.
The majority of ,. factions are
disposed to vote f .- i, no doubt,
but they are - aiore inter
ested in the nmm , "governor
that they are not 1. odnmuch
work for him. It in . ! . that they
will even conclud.- : ritice him
in the way of vote-.- , i.ig for the
benefit of the local lates. The
republicans are wi-i .vake to the
opportunity which is Uius presented ';
to place the state in the Harrison!
columns. They are not giving any
assurances that'such a result will
ensue, but they are laboring to
bring it about in an aggressive and
enthusiastic manner. The majority
that they have to overcome is less
than 20,000; and a gain as large as
they made in 188S over their vote of
1881 will be sufficient for the pur
pose, considering the division in
the democratic ranks and the
desertions to the people's party. In
short, there is a possibility that
one of the surprises of November
will be the redemption of Tennessee
from the blight and reproach of
bourbouiVni.
WAGES HICHER, PRICES LOWER.
No sane man will deny that
wages have risen all over the
country during the past twenty
five years. Men who are now
making from $2 to $." a day, iu 18C7
were making from $1 to a flayT
This is not true of one employiiieut
but of all. But what about 'the
necessaries of life? Are they
dearer now than they were twenty,
live years ago? Kvery man who
knows anything knows that tjhey
are not. Everything is cheaper
now except labor. In the New
York Press, W. Longendyke. of
High woods, Ulster county, vrites
as follows about the prices paid at
that time for necessaries: j (v
SlK; Twenty-five yeurs at;.) my father
kept the same country store that I oc
cupy at tlie present time. Ili-low I J will
Kive a list of some of the most necessary
articles for family use, und the prl. fciwe
retailed them for twenty-live yearstgo
and the present price. Thuswe Ci.ii see
whether protection benefits the working
man or not:
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price in
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Retail
pice in
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Fifty pounds flour
Seven nounils suuar...
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Ten pounds pork
One half pound ten
Three pounds butter
One iMiun.l starch
I ne Kiillnn molasses
fine half gallon kerosene oil
One box matches
Two quarts salt
Two quarts beans
Ten yards calico
Ten yards muslin
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Totals iK 77
Here is a decrease tnori
half., Kvery free trader is
'woo
than
com-
pelled to admit that these are
Vts.
But they insist that Miis decfase
in prices of necessaries is d K to
other causes than protection fend
that the rise in the wages of labor
is also due to othfr causes jt In
part no doubt this is true.;' Bijt if
so beneficial a change has tken
place under protection.why change
to free trade? What mere carj Any
one expect of free trade? fAn is
any one prepared to say thit it
will not make things infir.itely
worse? These are plain questions
which every man can consid 4 at
home before election day. Jj
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THE VETERANS' CAPITAL?
It was a happy conctit df Com
missioner Douglas, in welcoming
the Grand Army, to present tfieista
tistics of Washington's niarv-'lous
growth and present gri-atntsf.! At
first blush it seemed odd, au,d prom
ised to be dry when he hegaii on
his municipal figures, but his ptiut
was cauu'ht in an instant Bn was
greeted with merited applause He
declared that it was both right nd
fitting for those intrusted wltlithe
government of the national c; pitol
to make return of stewards) p.' to
those who had saved it, nod ' Jhose
of right it was. The univeran
diet of the veterans was: "y
fighting for." ,
On all sides they saw the
ver-
prth
Lvi-
deuces of a common agree itient,
that they had an uncommon jf(ght
in everything pertaining h-ilthe
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ipital. They fou id
it ion which in- a
was in as thorouji
an
administration
its
ac-
branches
cord with everything that in unrests
and honors veterans as wt
administrations of Lincoln
Grant. t
Nothing had been span
ihe
ind
to
make the decorations of th( r
feat
buildings worthy of the; ration
which was wreathing theilj in
flags, and of those in whoscjaonor
the work was done. Ji J
For the time they had noij jmly
the full freedom of Washington,
but practical ownership atsA icon
trol of it. . , A
The memory of their reception,
and of Washington, decked oitt to
receive them, will go with ihem
through the days which ren aLi to
them of the evening of life
COVERNOR FLOWER ON THE
TARIFF.
The report which the New York
commissioner of labor, Mr. Peck,
made, showing that the McKinley '
tariff was a benefit to wage workers,
has not only withstood all attempts
to overthrow or discredit it, but it
has now been suplemented by a
statement, informal though it is,
but none the less significant, by
Governor Flower. The governor
seems to be a man of exceptional
courage. A few weeks ago he did
his duty in the Buffalo strike, and
again in the Fire Island quarantine
question, and when warned that he
might hurt himself or his party po
litically, showed the same disregard
of politics as the late William II.
Vanderbuilt did of the public. And
now he has been heard from as to
the effect of the tariff on the farm
ers of that state, bluntly declaring
that it has been a benefit to them.
Thus we have the two highest au
thorities in the state, both of them
democrats, telling the people of
New York that those two great
classes, the wage workers and the
farmers, are benefitted by the Mc
Kinley bill. Who, pray, is there to
he harmed by it? These two classes
and their families certainly form,
nearly the entire population of the
state.
This' statement by Gov. Flower
was made on his tour of inspec
tion of the FIrie canal. The ques
tion of farm depression came up,
Borne one present charging it to the
McKinley bill. That was too ab
surd. Tlx, governor said he had
looked into the question and found
that the farmers of the east can
not compete with those of the west
-Krairx.aising.. JhftwesterC
grain," said he, "is raised on land
worth $3 an acie in such quantities
that it floods the market, and brings
the price of eastern grain, raised on
farms worth ?150 an acre, down to
such a point that the eastern fanner
can not realize on his value. What
the eastern farmer wants to do is to j
get out of the present rut and go to
gardening or poultry raising." He
then gave an example within his
own personal knowledge, showing!
tne advantage of this change ofl
Dase, adding more specificly:
Only a few irrain denlpra In hu toi
are afjected by the bill, and they are find
ing no tauit. you take my county Jeffei
son. The farmers have hepn hiHiA,l I.
this measure, and they know it. The lil
creaea tarin bus withdrawn the Canal
dian competition, and today they are gef
oeiter prices than In a good man
years. It wilt be useless to bring any a
gunient in our district tlmt tin. MrVint.
bill does not benefit the inrttiern. for il
doea, and the facts bear it out. There i
no use of a democrat trying to get an o(
flee in that district on that Issue, for it is i
dead one.
This is all sound and sensibli
except the very last part of it, an
perhaps, as he meant it to be under!
stood, that is correct also. The is
sue is not dead, for it is the especial
point of difference between the two
parties, nor can it die as long as the
democratic party is committed to
the repeal of the law, and especially
to the, doctrine that protection is.
an unconstitutional fraud, as Billy
iiryan would, have the people be
lieve. It is safe to say that if David B.
Hill had been the nominee of his
party at the Chicago convention his
friends would have insisted on an
evasive plank in the platform.
When they found Cleveland was
bound to get the nomination they
were quite content that the free
trade cranks should load down the
ticket with an unpopular and un
true platform. They were in a mood
to rather enjoy the blunder. Mr-
Cleveland's nomination was a con
cession to the free trade mug.
wump, and a free trade platform
was the logic of the situation.
JUIK7B FlKLl) stands for the peo
ple of Nebraska and the people of
the United States. He stands for
protection to the farmer and the
laborer. He stands for honest
money and adherence to the sys
tem of finance that has given this
country the best money in use in
the worlds today. Bis opponent
stands for W. J. Bryan. He does
not care what happens to Amer
ican labor, American capital or
American industries so long
as W. J. Bryan is elected
to congress. He would will
ingly commit the greatest of crimes,
the debasement of the currency, for
the purpose of gathering for his
own use the independent vote of
the First Nebraska district, .j For
this reason we unhesitatingly de
nounce him as a demagogue and
one of the most dangerous Speci-,
mens of that pernicious breed.
Lincoln Journal.
Thb Journal may lie abot t the
last debate between Field and
Bryan atJLincolni but the epre-
sentative, honest democrats
attended the debate from thii citv
know and testify very differently
from the paid penny-a-linef who
HA8 to write up the sad ending of
the brilliant young Williaii
Jen-
nings Brvan.
Vote for Benjamin HarriMn.
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