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THE NEWS-HERALD I
PI.ATTHMOUTH, NKUWAHKA
Entered at the poatoffice at Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska,
aa second class mail matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CASS COUNTY
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NOVEMBER 4, 1909
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Which Is The
Prevaricator?
The Facts in the Case Wherein the Platts
mouth Journal Accuses the Daily
News of Misrepresentation.
AFFIDAVIT.
State of Nebraska, J
Cass County, J
1, W. E. HoBencrans, County Clerk of Cass county, Nebraska, do hereby
certify that on Saturday, October 30, 1909, P. A. Barrows, editor of the Platts
mouth Daily News, came to my ofTce and asked me if I was aware of the fact
that the bond of Frank E, Schlater as Deputy County Treasurer for the term of
1906 and 1907, was not of record. I immediately began a search and the follow
ing facts were found: .,
The Commissioners' Record, in which a report of the proceedings of all
meetings of the Board of County Commissioners are kept, showed no record of
the bond of Frank E. Schlater as Deputy County Treasurer having been pre
sented to the Board. The Index Record in which is kept an index of all Bonds
filed in my office, showed no record of said bond. The Bond Record in which is
kept a written copy of all bonds filed in this office, showed no record of this
bond. I made a search of the files, in which are kept all bonds after record
has been made and found no bond of said Frank E. Schlater coverngjsuch
period. I made other search, covering several hours, but was unable at that
time or since, to find such record.
Furthermore I authorized the said Barrows to use my name in connection
with such search, and having read this statement as published in the Daily News
of October 30, 1909, I desire to say that such statement is true as relates to
said record, and also that the statement as above set forth is true as regards
the records of this office. W. E. ROSENCRANS,
(Seal) County Clerk Cass County, Nebraska.
This is the first time in our newspaper career that the opposition has put up
such a rotten defense that we have had to resort to the affidavit campaign .
Were we in a community where we had resided for some time it would not have
been necessary, and we ask the indulgence of the public this time for the reason
that possibly some people who do not know the editor of the Journal and others
who may not be acquainted with the editor of the News miy by mislead.
The Journal took advantage of the fact that it was the day before election
and that no statement could be made in rebuttal by the News to publish this
bunch of miBtatements when there was nothing in the publication of the News
which would call for it. It was simply rotten politics of the most decayed kind.
TREASURER'S BOND WAS
NOT REFERRED TO
Bond as "Deputy," not "Treasurer,'' and
"1906V and not "1908," the Question
Under Controversy.
The editor of this paper as a general thing does not take exceptions to any
political controversy which may come to it by reason of a campaign. W e have
always been able to keep up our end of the controversy and not have to recourse
to anything outside of a mere statement of facts.
When we came to Plattsmouth two months ago we did so with the purpose of
doing a legitimate newspaper business and to go after the business in a legiti
mate way. We have asked no man to patronize us through sympathy. We re
fuse to accept any advertising from any source unless it comes through
straight business methods. We do not propose to knock on our business con
temporary at any timei There is business enough, or at least there ought to
be, for both of u, and life is too short to resort to bushwhacking methods and
we positively refuse to do so. We do not propose to go to the employees of
the Journal and discourage them from continuing in the employ of that paper.
We do not propose to interfere in any way with their making a success of their
business. We are here for business and the interests of Plattsmouth as a whole
and not for any political or business coterie. ! x
In its issue of Monday last the Journal took occasion to inform the public
that the editor of this, paper had attempted to mislead them regarding the
bond of Frank E. Schlater and that we had made an attack upon him as a busi
ness man and upon his bondsmen also. This paper never had at that time or
any other time taid a word in opposition to Frank E. Schlater ps a businessman,
public officer or in any other way. We 'nave not at any time referred to his
bind as county treasurer or to his bondBmen.
The statement of the Journal is false and we hereby submit to the public
the two publications, the one published in the News on Saturday and the article
appearing in the Journal in answer the following Monday. We are willing to
let the public be the judge of who has been the prevaricator. We are willing
that they should be the ju'lge of whether Frank E. Schlater was damaged any
by the article in controversy. In fact we are willing to submit to the public
which paper, the News or the Journal, has put up the most honest campaign.
We have met in business and political combat many newspaper outfiita, but we
wish to go on record as saying that it is the first time we have ever run up
against a bunch so utterly devoid of common business or political decency.
SCHLATER'S BOND
NEVER FILED
FRANK SCHLATER'S
BOND WAS FILED
No Record Ever Made of Bond
op Frank Schlater as
Deputy Treasurer.
The People Know F. E. Schlater
Too Well to Believe
Such Tommyrot.
When Frank E. Schlater was
appointed Deputy County Tresurer
in 1906 the records of the county
clerk's effice do not show that a
bond was ever filed or that the
Bame was ever approved by the
Board of County Commissioners.
In company with County Clerk
Rosencrans the editor of the News
made a thorough search of the
commissioner's record which gives
record of all proceedings of that
body, of the bond record index
which gives an index of all bonds
filed, and of the bond record it
self, which has a copy of all
bonds filed of county officials ex
cept that of Bounty clerk, and no
record whatever of such a trans
action can be found.
Also at the request of the county
clerk we went over with him, tak
ing several hours, all bonds filed
away in the boxes in the vault for
many y pais, and was not able to
discover anything whatever in the
way of the filing of a bond. The
commissioners' proceedings show
that Mr. Schlater was appointed
to the position, but as far as filing
a bond was concerned there is no
record, neither is the bond itself, if
th' ie was one, to be found.
This showing is not made for
the purpose of casting any reflec
tions upon Mr. Schlater whatever,
but to show that the contention
made against Mr Maimpeaker not
filing a bond as deputy sheriff will
vhold equally at well in every way
against Mr. Schlater,
The News of Saturday had in big
scary lines, "Schlatcr's Bond Never
Filed."
When the editor expects to build
up his party or his paper by attack
ing the record, personal or official,
of Frank E. Schlater, we predict
he will stumble.
Now, Mr. Voter, do not be mis
led. Do not take anybody's word
for this, but look up the record.
The editor says "he cannot find
such record. "Possibly true, but we
are not responsiblo for any facts
the editor of the News cannot find.
People of Plattsmouth: Has the
opposition ever given any reason
why you should not vote for Schla
ter? Haven't they always appealed
to your prejudice and not to your
reason? Look at the coterie of
politicians who are endeavoring to
defeat Schlater. Every one of
them has an object in view and it
is a selfish one.
The voter of Cass county are too
familiar with the business qualities
of Frank E. Schlater to believe any
such tommyrot as this. Why did
not the very truthful editor of the
News state that Frank E. Schlater
had furnished a personal bond, and
thus saved the taxpayer the cost
of paying for one from the bonding
company, as has been done by
nearly every other county ollicial
The jnet ix, the ditor of the News
has bit otT a bigger bite than he can
chew. Mr. Schlater's bond is on
fiile, and upon that bond as sureties
appear the littrm-a of some of the
most suMantial men in Cass
county. Now, what do you think
of the new iditor of the News as a
prevaricator?
What will the harvest be?
The election of
enough anyhow.
Quinton is glory
While we are slightly delapitated we
are still in the ring.
Are you sorry you said it?
are, don t say it any more.
If you
There are many anxious hearts wait
ing for the roll call in Old Cass to
night.
Don't you wish yon had worked just
a little harder? You might have been
elected if you had. .
"Every cloud has a siiver lining," it
has been said, but this one looks of
the free silver variety. . i
Old Lancaster got tired of the hoo
doo she has been living under since
Bryan cerried that county and piles up
a good majority of 1,500 for the state
ticket.
O what a difference in the morning,
This political game in a hard one. Font
ball is tame in comparison. Sore heads
are more easily mended than fractured
asperations.
certain people who pretend to love
clean methods, persist in voting the
other way, but we will win next time.
The campaign for next year is just
starting. It is twelve long months to
the next election. Prepare for it. sret
into the harness now and the cam
paign one year from now will not be
so much of the strenuous nature,
Right is bound to win over might some
day, and our day is not so far away.
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threw at itself because of the election
of the democratic candidates. They
say that they feel very proud of them
selves because they elected them. Evi
dently they consider themselves the
only sweet scented honey blossom in
the democratic peony bed.
For once the democratic slow-gun
failed to enthuse. The non-partisan
patooskawoosa did not brings results.
Aj a general thing the vote on the can
didates for the supreme bench ran
pretty well along together in both
parties, and if there was any. disposi
tion to vote for the best men it was
about a stand off.
That was certainly a great boquet
that our contemporary up the pike
One thing is sure and that is that the
present method of getting the returns
from the different counties could be
greatly improved upon, though the re
sults from some counties could be dis
pensed with entirely. With the present
improved methods of communication
the result on the head of the ticket
ought to be known twelve hours after
the polls are closed. As it has been in
the past, it has sometimes taken forty
eight hours before the result is known
for sure.
Sampson was a mighty strong man,
but he had a weakness. Rockefeller is
a might rich individual but he would
give his millions for some poor man's
good healthy stomach. Napoleon was
a great and successful general, but the
time came when he had no army.
Bryan tried three times ti be President
but he could not cut the mustard. The
democratic party is a great party, but
it can't run the government. Truth'
crushed to earth will rise again but no
man knows how high up it will
get on the second trial. A fish can go
as fast as a bird in the water but he
can't fly worth a cent. An air ship can
fly through the air at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, but if the motor busts it
will come down much quicker. A pretty
girl is a thing of beauty and if good
natured a joy forever, but too much
paint and powder spoils the picture. A
turkey is a mighty fine thing to have on
Thanksgiving day, but it will take
somebody's subscription to this paper
to enable the editor to get it.
It is not the intention of the Daily
News to cast any reflections upon the
public or personal life of any candidate
unless the facts bear out the statement.
The fact that the bond of Frank E.
Schlater as Deputy County Treasurer
was not filed in 1906 in no way casts
any reflection upon him in any way.
That was not his affair. The state
ment was made to show that while th
charge was made that the bond of a
republican had not been filed that
the records of the county showed that
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Now that it U all over, settle down
to business and make up your mind that
you will never try it again. And after
makine the resolution, stick to it like
grim death to a dead nigger at least
for a year.
If the bond of Frank E. Schlater as
Deputy County Treasurer was contin
ued, as the Journal Bays, why doe's not
the commissi mers' record show it?
Who said dam.
The fellow who gets beat is really
the one to be congratulated, for he will
be far ahead in the game when the
other fellow is looking for a new job
in two years or is going through the
same old thing all over again.
I: E. G. DOVEY a SON
New York City still insists on the
Tammany brand of politics, and as long
as they are satisfied, we people who
are so far away from its contaminat
ing iufluence probably ought not to
have very much of a kick coming.
' Douglas county seems to think, that
"Boss Rosewater" isn't such a bad fel
low after all the World-Herald has
said and showed its confidence in "Vic
and Bill" by running a couple of "thou
sand majority for the republican ticket.
That's going some we guess for on off
year.
The election table containing the ab
stract of the official vote which will
probably appear the latter part of the
week will be a good thing for you to
study when you get home from church
next Sunday, for you will then be in a
mood to keep from indulging in cer
tain kinds of language which would not
sound good on the Sabbath day.
Boys, they have got just a little the
start of us this time in Old Cass, but
don't get discouraged, get ready to
get up and at them again next year.
It don't pay to get faint hearted over
a partial defeat like this. The methods
used are questionable and it seems that
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