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THE NEWS
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Entered at the postoffice at Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska,
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SEPTEMBER
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Justices of the Supreme Court
JOHN B. BARNES,
JACOB FAWCETT,
SAMUEL H. SEDGWICK.
For Regents of the State University
CHARLES S. ALLEN,
W. 0. WHITMORE.'
For Regent of the State University -(To
All vaeuncy.)
FRANK L. HALLER.
COUNTY TICKET
County Clerk
GEORGE LUSHINSKY
County Treasurer-
JOHN GERRY STARK
County Judge'
A. J. BEESON
Shcriff-
C. D. QUINTON
County Superintendent
E. E. ODELL
Register of Deeds-
L. II. DAFT
Coroner-
B. I. CLEMENTS
Commissioner
M. L. FREIDRICH
Don L. Russell, son of L. M. Rus
bcII, the well known fruit grower of
Lancaster county, has been appointed
to a nice position as stenographer and
clerk to the committee on Pacific rail
roads as a salary of $1,560 a year. Don
is a most estimable young man and we
are glad to see him succeed. He will
not take ud his work until, the next
session of congress.
In the death of E. H. Harriman the
railroad world has lost one of its great
est men. Probably no man was ever
bo successful in bo short a time in
building up a great institution as has
Mr. Ilar.unan. In the few years,
since 1897, when his real operations be
gan with the purchase of the Union
Pacific, he has built up a system which
at the time of his death covered 84,319
miles. The system is owned by 80,000
Gtockbolders and employes over 350,000
!eople.
Statements from farmers from all
over the state who were attending the
state fair indicate that from Omaha to
Columbus, north of the Platte river
the corn crop will be about 85 per cent
of what it was last year; from Colum
bus to Grand Island about 75 per cent,
and west of Grand Island about 70 per
cent. South of the Platte the reports
indicate that from the Missouri river to
Lincoln the corn crop will not be more
than 75 per cent, and from Lincoln
west about GO per cent.
Dr Cook claims that he discovered
the north pole and Dr. Peary claims
also that he discovered it and that Dr.
Cook cannot make good in his claim of
prior discovery. Whether the claim of
Dr. Cook is reliable or not, one thing
i3 certain, and that is that Peary has
shown himself to be a man of mighty
email calibre in coming out and deny
i lg the claim of the other man who got
in ahead of him. He should at least
have waited until he knew the facts in
etead of slopping over without first in
vestigating. We are of the opinion
that Dr., Cook discovered the pole. We
are also quite sure that Dr. Peary dis
ci vered the pole Maybe there are
two poles up there. Who knowsT
Surely up in that country where no
white man can exist very long there
ought to be poles e.iough to go around
The controversy between Commander
Feary and Commander Cook as to
which one really discovered the north
pole remind! Alderman Candy of an
incident. Several years ago when
Peary had made an attempt to reach
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OF CASS COUNTY
Editor and Manager
Nebraska Telephone No. 85
13, 1909
the pole a relief expedition was fitted
out in the east and given over to the
command of the head of the geology
department of Kansas university, Prof.
Pike. Some time after that, this geo
logy expert was in Lincoln to deliver
a lecture. He told a group of pro
fessors after the lecture of his trip
north, ar.d declared that he found
Peary one of the most arrogant, dom
ineering, and irritable men he had
ever met. Although the relief expedi
tion was under the command of the
Kansas man Peary was not on board a
day before he tried to assume com
mand, and the indignant refusal of the
relief leader to allow this caused a
coolness between the two which Prof.
Pike did not recall with pleasant mem
ories. State Journal.
The editor of the Minden Courier
claims to be "real amused" and says
that we are lambasting republicans
who have been helping to select demC'
crats to office. The editor is mistaken,
We havn't been lambasting anybody,
We are not in the lambasting business
If a republican who believes in the
principles of the republican party
thinks that he can better help to carry
out those principles by voting to put
democrats in positions where they can
use their position and their influence
against the principles which that re
publican believes are for the best in
terests of the country, than, that is his
business and we do not propose to lam
bast him at all. But if we can by a
discussion of the matter convince him
that he is wrong, or if he by a discus
sion of the matter can convince us that
we are wrong that is not lambasting
anybody. A discussion carried on in a
friendly way will harm no one but
many times do an immense lot of good
and Brother Richmond should not get
to going wrong on the proposition. The
editor of this paper dees not propose to
get to pulling hair with anybody over
politics. If a man wants to be a demo
crat that is his privilege and he has
just as much right to his opinion as
anybody. If the editor of this paper
thinks he is decidedly off on his prog
nostication of the matter, in all prob
ability that democrat thinks just the
same way about us, and the democrat
or the republican who can't concede to
his neighbor the same right to a politi
cal belief that he himself enjoys ought
to keep out of a political discussion.
The Minden Courier closes an argu
ment which it fires at the News-IIer-ald
by saying: "When a party goes
back on its promises it should be
turned down." We accept the con
clusion of the editor of the courier and
congratulate him upon taking that
stand. It is the very argument we
have been trying to instill into the
minds of our readers for many years.
Taking the Courier's statement as
c6ming from one who believes what he
writes, we wish to ask him if he be
lieves in returning a democratic legis
lature to Lincoln a year from now.
Taking his statement to be a true one
does he expect to assist in returning a
democratic governor to the state house
at Lincoln next fall? Taking his state
ment to be one which he meant how
can he advocate the principles of the
democratic party and the election of its
candidates when the record of that
party is one almost unbroken chain of
promises unfulilled and betrayal of the
wishes of the voters who gave them
power. Never in the history of the
state of Nebraska in our recollection
has the democratic party ever fulfilled
a promise made before election. It is
true that somo broken democratic
I pledges ere now made into laws, but
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the r were passed by a republican legis-:
lature and signed by a republican gov
ernor and the democratic party is en
titled to no credit for the passage of
those laws. They are about in the
position of two boys who were out
rabbit hunting, Jinamie scared up a
rabbit, but Tommy proved to be the
best runner and caught the ' rabbit.
Jimmie claimed the rabbit because he
saw it first. The democratic party is
claiming the rabbit that it was too
slow to catch.
A DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
A copy of the Plattsmouth News-Her
ald shows that our old friend P. A. Bar
rows is duly installed as editor and
manager. Pel is a good writer, has
had lots of experience as a newspaper
man and ought to make a good paper.
We believe he will. While we do not
think much of the politics of his paper,
(straight republican of course,) yet we
cannot help wishing him great success.
If he can manage to deliver the G. O.
P. from the grasp of the trust, we will
rejoice in his success. Albion ' Argus,
We are more interested just now in
seeing if something can't be done to
keep Nebraska from getting in the
grasp of another democratic legisla
ture next year. The trusts are bad
enough, but oh that democratic legis
lature.
SAYS HE KNOWS THE
EDITOR.- '
The Plattsmouth News-Herald comes
to our desk with P. A. Barrows desig
nated as editor and manager. Pel has
yearned to get back into the newspaper
business ever since he left it. He was
thoroughly inoculated with the printing
ink virus, and feels more at home in a
print shop than anywhere else. He
now has a good field, and it is a safe
bet that, he will make good in the su
perlative degree. Albion News.
Thirty years ago about this time we
remember well that the editor of the
Albion News struck that town with a
few cases of type, a Washington hand
press and a determination to make
good. At that time Albion was a town
of something like one hundred people
and already had a paper. What in the
world that young fellow meant by hav
ing his stuff pulled by a wagon over
forty miles from a railroad and dumped
into a little town where there was al
ready another paper, that waaa't.mak
ing enough to live on was more than
anybody could comprehend. However,
Editor Ladd was there and after look
ing over the country he concluded that
Boone county was bound to be some
pumpkins some day and so he moved
into a little building and in due time
the first issue of the News was before
the people. We can see that little of
fice yet and its light haired, green look'
ing young editor. One big dry goods
box for a table, another for the edi
torial chair, and other things in com
parison. But that green looking fel
low had the stuff in him to win out.ar.d
while the older paper has changed
hands many times, Editor Ladd has
contiued to run the News and today
has one of the best equipped country
print shops in Nebraska, located in a
nice large two-story brick building
built especially for the business, and
its editor has just completed one of the
finest and most modern houses in Al
bion, which from the little town of one
hundred people he has seen grow to a
thriving city of over two thousand.
A. W. Ladd has made good and in the
passing of the thirtieth birthday of the
News under hid management last week,
he takes occasion to say that he feels
pretty good too.
v A QUEER PROPOSITION.
The democratic party has made some
pretty queer rulings in the course of
its long checkered career tnd has had
platforms galore that were mighty
good to get in on but not sufficiently
strong to stand on af fer put to use.
About the most foolish and inconsistent
is the third term idea which they ap
propriated from the populists ml
changed it so that it would not effect a
democrat who should happen to be
elected the second time to office.
The slogan of the populists, "Two
terms enough," was successful for a
time and many a good man who had
been an efficient officer, honest and re
liable, was forced to step to one side
to muke room for some patriot who
ha 1 been waiting many long years for
a chance to push his emaciated form
up to the pie counter.
Seeing the success that had come to
the populists rom this and other "great
ideas," tho democratic party conceived
the idea that with "something to gun j
and nothing to lose," it might be a that savored of republican authority;
wise move from a democratic stand-'. and shortly afterward accepted an ap
pointto appropriate this war cry of ' pointment to the same court from the
the populist patriots to themselves and
they did so. Occasioually a democrat j
would get into office and after holding
a first term and then a second term, he Senator Ransom, the Omaha stock
became convinced that the now "prin-i yards attorney, to contest through
ciple" needed reconstructing, remodel
ing or something of that sort, for
while it was a mighty good thing for a
little while, it was sadly defective la
ter in the game. Consequently .a con
ference was held and it was decided
that the cry of "Two terms enough for
anyone" needed fixing a little and so
after much discussion they decided to
add to it these words, "Except Demo
crats," and the addition was hailed
with much delight by those who were
in and did not desire to get out.
The opposition is using the third term
cry against Sheriff Quinton who has
served the county honestly and ef
ficiently for four years. They cannct
find one thing in all his conduct of the
office against him. They desire to de
feat him if possible and not finding
anything else that they can bring up
they fall back on the flimsy argument
that two terms are enough for any
body. They forget that the democrats
of Cass county did their level best to
elect Judge Ramsey for the third time.
They forget that J. P. Falter was elect
ed the hird time as county commis
sioner. 1 hey forget that lour years
ago they tried to elect Mr. McBride
for the third time as sheriff. They
forget that Mr. Schlater was elected
by the democrats three times as clerk
of the district. They forget these
things when ihey put up the argument
that Sheriff Quinton has had two terms
as sheriff and should be given no more.
Do they forget or are they inconsist
ent? Sheriff Quinton has made an
ileal officer for the county. The people
of Cass county, recognizing this are
not going to turn him down because
some other fellow wants the office, lhe
least said about the third term idea
by our democratic friends the best for
them, as their record in the past will
not show them consistent.
A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.
A, yery; .palpable . attempt . U. being
made by a section of democratic poli
ticians to secu.e the support of republi
can voters to the candidacy of Judge
Sullivan, one of the democratic nom
inees for the supreme caurt, in the
hope of electing one of the democratic
candidates to the supreme bench. The
plea for votes is presented in various
ways, ranging from a fake -cry of
"non-partisnship" to the unfounded
assertion of desiring the election of
the "best men," and of course in this
line of argument, only the democratic
aspirant is the "best man" in the con
ception of the democratic politician.
It might be well for the republican
thus appealed to to "scratch" his
ticket, to stop and consider for a mo
ment if there is a single valid reason
for his failure to vote for all of the
three men who are candidates of his
own party and whose names appear on
the republican ticket for judges of the
supreme court. First the three re
publican candidates for supreme judge
are mcn 0f the highest ability and per-
sonal integrity, have served on the
supreme bench, are consequently ex
perienced in the responsible duties of
the court, have given the people a rec
ord of their stewardship and are ask
ing for re-election on the record of
duty well done. JuJges Barnes, Faw
cett and Sedgwick, the republican can
didates, have earned the confidence of
the people in general and are primarily
entitled to the support of all republi
can voters. Second Judge Sullivan
has in the past expressly repudiated a
place on the supreme bench that could
have been his if accepted from republi
can sources, thereby serving notice on
alt republicans that their help to per
ferment was a tainted and objectionable
thing, that he did not want and would
have nothing of it.
When the supreme court of the state
was enlarged by the adoption of a con
stitutional amendment a year ago, giv
ing Governor Sheldon the power to ap
point four addition judges of the court,
one of the judgeships, as a matter of
fairness to democratic electors who
had supported the proposed mendment,
I was offered to Judge Sulivan by George
j L. Sheldon, the republican governcr.
Jud'e Sullivan qualified, but resigned
I on the first day, thus refusing a seat
on the supreme bench from any sourt e '
democratic governor. A.
C. Shallen-;
bergcr, when the abortive attempt was
made by democratic politicians led by
legislative chicanery the appointments
made by Governor Sheldon to the su
preme bench. In view of these facts
which constitute the plain record as it
stands today, it ill becomes the demo
cratic managers to plead for republi
can votes for Judge Sullivan, and the
republican voter who "scratches" his
ticket to the advantage of the demo
cratic candidate can only do so in utter
forgctfulness of the fact that Judge
Sulivan repudiated an opportunity for
a place on the supreme bench because
it came from the ands of a republican
governor -George L. Sheldon.
THE NON-PARTISAN IDEA.
The non-partisan agitation which is
occupying the attention of the people
at this time is one that like a great
many new propositions which have
been sprung on the people, looks very
good and listens very nice. In the
event that this idea should at seme
time be adopted what would it mean.
Simply the elimination of party and a
scramble for the prize with the old
saying as a platform, "Each one for
himself and the devil take the hind
most."
We recognize the fact that in taking
up the discussion of the question that
we are very apt to bring down a storm
of criticism upon us from some of our
brother editors who have taken up
with the non-partisan idea. And we
also recognize the fact that we will be
accused of being a hidebound partisan,
a stand patter and numerous other
names which stand for partyism. But
we want it distinctly understood to be
gin with that we do not'earry out the
partisan principle to that point where
any man, no matter what he is or who
he is should be supported for office just
because he happens to be nominated on
the party ticket. There are times when
a ticket is encumbered with men who
are utterly unfit for the office and the
interests of the.pubjifi.w.ould. .be much
better looked after if the other
man was elected, cut when a man
competent to fill the office, honest and
conciencious, is nominated by his party,
he should receive the vote of every
man in his party and personal reasons
should not enter into the matter at all
In the elimination of party, which
would be the ultimate result of the non
partisan plan, there would be no place
to lay the responsibility in the case of a
failure to give the people what they
needed and what they demanded. It
would make a chaotic condition which
to the mind of any man is never a de
sirable condition. When you undertake
to run the government on a plan where
the individual has no party responsi
bility, where he is a free agent, and
can do as he pleases, there will be a
condition in congress far worse than
we have ever experienced under the
present policy. No one would know
where they were at and the people
would be in the same predicament.
mere has got to oe organization in
everything and politics should be run
on business principles the same as any
other business. How long would a big
merchantile establishment continue to
do business if there was no organiza
tion and every man in it was there to
do as he pleased with no thought other
than his own ideas to guide him.
The non-partisan idea, like the free
silver idea, and a lot of other things
that have been sprung on the people
because they are new and listen good,
will in time be as much of a night-mare
in the future to those who take up
with it as were the others and like the
others will fail because of the lack of
foundation.
To the man who believes in the prin
ciples of the republican party every
time hi advocates the non-partisan idea
he is undermining the foundation of his
party and assisting in defeating those
things for which he has been contend
ing and the principles on which the
party was founded. Every time he ad
vocates the election of a democrat or
votes for a democrat, he is assisting in
placing in power a democratic principl
which is directly against the very prin
ciples he claims to be contending for,
i The placing of a democrat in a county
office means that that democrat will do
all in his power to elect a democratic
member of the legislature next fall, a
democratic senator, a democratic gov
ernor and a democratic congressman.
The democratic candidates for the
county offices are all gentlemen except
one. They are all fine citizens and all
competent as far as we know. But
every one of them, if elected to office
will be in a cosition to do more to de
feat the republican candidates for the
legislature, the governor and the con
gressman, than any one hundred men
in the county. Every republican should
consider these things very carefully be
fore he assists in the election of a dem
ocratic official.
Brief Local
Happenings
W. H. Newell wa3 an Omaha visitor
Saturday.
Dr.
E. D. Cummins
was an Omaha
visitor Friday.
W. II. Stokes
of Mynard was in
town Saturday.
George Mayfield of Louisville was a
Saturday visitor.
George Barton of Union was a Platts
mouth visitor Friday.
Dr. J.
II. Hall made a
business trip
to Omaha, Saturday.
Acorn cigars 5 cents each. Smoke an
Acorn" and be happy.
C. C. Wescott was an Omaha visitor
the latter part of the week.
B. S. Ramsey left yesterday for a
business trip to Sidney, Iowa.
Hilt Martin, the little son of Chas.
Martin, is on the sick list this week.
Miss Mary Troop returned Friday
from a visit with relatives in Farnham.
Mrs. S. L. Thomis returned Friday
from a visit in Lincoln of several days'
duration.
Grandpa Marlcr of Mynard was tak
ing in the sights of the labor day cele
bration Saturday.
Allen Land was a county seat vis
itor Saturday from his fine Eight Mile
Grove farm home.
Willia Donain arm nt Pnnafalilrt
"Jack" Denson.is quite ill at his home,
of stomach trouble.
J. W. Furlong arrived in the city
Saturday evening for a visit with his
parents at Rock Bluffs.
Miss'tJlee "Applegatej a' teacher in.
the Central building, spent Saturday
with her parents in Union.
Mrs. C. L. Forbes has returned from
a visit to her old home in Indiana. She
reports a most pleasant trip.
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Mrs. G. W. Livingston and children
have gone to Deweese where they will
visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Blanche Robertson came down
from her school work in Omaha and
spent Sunday with the home folks.
R. I. Dabb is in the city from Le-
mar, la., visiting with friends and
relatives. Mr. Dabb formerly resided
here.
Lee C. Kirkpatrick of Nehawka was
a business visitor in the city the latter
part of the week, going on to Omaha
Saturday morning. v
Major Hall was on the market Fri
day from his farm near Rock Blutfs
with a load of wheat. He sold to the
mill at a price of 90 :ents.
Mrs. Julius Neilson and daughter
have returned fiom a vacation spent in
Minneapolis and other nothern points.
They report a most enjoyable time.
Post card pictures of Merchants
Carnival, Labor Day floats, purades,
hose fight and other interesting events
now on sale 2 for 5c. Nemetz & Co.
A dance for the benefit of the loca
base ball team was given Saturday
night in Coates' hall. A good crowd
was present and an enjoyable time had
by all.
At a special meeting of the Masonic
lodge of this city Friday night the
entered apprentice degree was con
ferred upon C. W. Baylor and Guy Mc
Maken. Attention is called to the ad of Mrs.
Julia Dwyer in another column. Mrs.
Dwyeris greatly enlarging her mil
linery stock and invitea everyone to
make her a call.
Peter Campbell of Rock Bluffs was
in the city Saturday attending to bus
iness in the county court relative to his
final report as administrator in the
estate of T. L. Campbell, decased.
Miss Manota Perry of Mynard left
Thursday for Lincoln to be present at
ih. r.n r,;- .,,,i.i:.. .1 ..
She expects today to be present at th
opening of the Wesleyan university.
Miss Emma V. Tresham, who taught
in the Central building in this city for
several years, is now located in Camas,
Clark county, Wash., where Bho will
teach the coming year at a salary of
J65 per month.