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va m v-a m V w m i T t t 1 nti NfcWb-HfcKALU t 1 PI.ATTHMOUTH, N1CI1KAHHA Entered at the postoffice at Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, aa second class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER THE NEWS-HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publisher! A V P BARROWS C. A. QUINN 'r RATES Or One Year in Advance, $1.50. X Plattsmouth Telephone No. 85. Ta, ON "STANDING IN." In other words, the Burkett theory, as thus plainly stated by the Plattsmouth News, is that a Nebraska senator should meek ly piny the role of cnnip follower. Not only that, but he should be a camp follower in the wake of the ruthless forces that are plunder ing and pillaging his own state. He would stoop to lick the boots of Commander-in-Chief Aldrich in order that, out of the millions of tribute collected from Nebraska for the gorging of the "system" a few thousand dollars may be doled out and returned to Nebraska in the way of federal buildings and pie counter provender. It is useless, according to Sen ator Burkett's friends, for a re publican senator fron Nebraska to act with LaFollctte rather than with Aldrich, because Aldrich has the bigger army. It is useless for Nebraska republicans to have con victions and be true to them, be cause they are a hopeless minority in their own party. Nebraska should be a sycophant and a lick spittle instead. That is the only way to "get results." Senator Burkett is welcome to all the good he can get out of this statement of the case by a warm friend.the Plattsmouth News,and we trust it will be given wide pub licity. H'orM- Herald. The Duily News is not following in the wake of the forces that arc "ruth lessly plundering and pillaging his own state." The News is a republi can paper and has nothing in common with the present democratic state ad ministration, neither did we assist either as a "non-partisan" republican or democratic, editor , to put the present administration in power. Neither do we believe in following in the footsteps of Chief Aldrich nor of "licking his boots so that out of the miUions.ctc." As usual the editor of the World Herald has to go the whole hog or none. There is no half way position with it. It must either be radical or the other extreme. It can sec no good ia Aldrich, but a whole lot of good in Jim Dahlman. It accuses the Daily News of being out for the pie counter, aud through its pic counter glasses of course it is to be expected that noth ing else can be seen. It is the most hide bound party paper in the state of Nebraska, notwithstanding it flaunts lit the head of its editorial columns that it is an "Independent News paper." There is nothing independent about it but its annouencmcnt. The Daily News believes that in or der to get results at Washington it is necessary to go where those r3sults are to be had. You can't get apples from a sage bush. You can't get booze in Omaha after eight o'clock unless you go where it is. Neither can a congress GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Nix! Nine! No! We are now duily receiving our line of Toys and Xmas mer chandise. By the 6th day of December we will have on display the Unrest and most complete line of Holiday Merchandise ever . . shown under one roof in the history of Plattsmouth. The prices will be lower than the same merchandise can be purchased any where else, regardless of close out sales, special sales, fake or misleading sales, we are here to stay. We own the building we occupy as well as the merchandise therein and its all paid for. Wo can and do undersell. Come and purchase any article you wish, take it home or take it into any other store, compare: it. then if you are not more than satisfied return it, and your money will be returned to you just as fast as it can be counted. We will quote prices in this space just as soon as the merchan , dise is displayed for your inspection. The Variety Store . Plattsmouth, Nub., 3rd Door East of bank of Cbhs County. WW W W-v A V T OF CASS COUNTY tdHor Bualnaaa Magagar ? ? ? I SUBSCRIPTION Six Months in advance, 75c Nebraska Telephone No. 85 NOVEMBER 22, 1909 X man or a Benator get results at Washing ton by looking for results from a source where no results spring from. It is not necessary to be a camp follower or anything of the kind to get results. It is not necessary to follow blindly the lead of Aldrich in the senate of Cannon in the house in order to accomplish things. The men who have accom plished most for Nebraska were not blind followers of such men, but had enough gray matter in their noodles to sec that in order to get at least some thing they had to be friendly with the sources which had those things to give out. It is not necessary to be a "blind fol lower' in order to get things at Washing ton. But it is necessary to have gray matter enough to know what to do in order to accomplish something. The World-Herald idea is that if a man is knocked off of a ship in mid ocean he should refuse all assistance unless it cornea from the right source. He would rather be food for the fishes than accept relief from the source which in his own narrow way of think ing would be unpropcr. As to whether it is folly for a repub lican senator to act with LaFollctte rather than with Aldrich, that ia a question which probably will not be left for the World-Herald to decide. The World-Herald has a standing ex ample right in its own household dur ing the past number of years of how much a congressman can accomplish for the state who has persisted in work ing against the powers that be aud with the powers that be not. As to Senator LaFollctte, whom the World-IIerald delights to hold up as an example for Burkett to follow, we quote LaFollette's own words in speaking of Senator Burkett: "X Ret the truth about Bur kett you must study him close. You must study his record. When you do this you will sec that he is a progressive senator progres sing." As to the editor of this paper being a warm friend of Senator Burkett, we will say that we never met Mr. Bur kett.and never have spoken a word with him, but we have known him by repu tation for many years and have noth ing to take back regarding that gentle man. We adnirc hkn as a man, as a citizen and as a statesman, and if the United States had more men of the Burkett stamp at Washington there would be no occasion for the dismal howls that ascend from the Farnam street tomb. THE REASON WHY. The question is often asked why it is that the east has it so much its own way when it comes to making laws at Washington. The answer is easily found. First, it has the numlers. Second, it has the long experience which counts. If one will take the time and trouble to look at the present congress and will look carefully at the men who com pose both houses they will see the an swer. It has always been the policy of the eastern and older states to keep their representatives both of the lower and upier house in congress for years. By bo doing they have as representa tives men who understand every move that can be made which will tend to help their cause. They do not elect a man and then just about the time that he would begin to be a valuable repre sentative, set up the "two term enough cry" and relegate him to the rear. We would like to ask the merchant which of his clerks as a general rule is the most valuable. The answer will be, the one who has been with me long est and understands thoroughly the business and the customers with whom he comes in contact. Ask the farmer who of his hired men is the most valuable to him and he will say that it is the man who has been with him long enough to understand the farm, understand the different kinds of silo and the cultivation there of. 43ne who knows the horses and how- much they can stand. Who knows the stock and the different breeds. And who knows where each piece of ma chinery ia kept and the one hundred and one things that it is so necessary to know about the farm. Then why not use the same judg ment in political life here in Nebraska that a man would use in business life here or anywhere eLe. Why not use the same business sense in politics that you would use in anything else The East holds the power that it does for the very reason that their rep resentatives have been there so long that they know every move that must be made in order to accomplish what they want. They have been there so long that they know what to do and how to do it. The opposition which A A .1 . conies 10 xnem irom me v est is easilv disposed of because the West is unac quainted with the methods of legis lation and ns a result experience cuts a greater figure than inexperience, as it always does. It is just another plain case of experience and large numlrcrs against inexperience and small num bers. . - The East held the chairmanship of the committee that framed the tariff bill and this was the sixth tariff bill which Senator Aldrich has helped to make in his twenty-six years in con gress. The chairman of the committee on appropriations is Senator Hale of Maine, who has served twenty-eight years. The chairman of the commerce committee is Mr. Fryc of Maine, who has served twenty-five years. The committee on foreign relations is Sen ator Cullum, with twenty-six years' experience. By looking over the list of committees it will be seen that all the important chairmanships are held by men who have been in congress long enough so that their length of service and experience has entitled them to the positions they hold. The West will never be a power in congress until she recognizes the fact that in order to gain the recognition she deserves she must keep her repre sentatives in congress long enough so that they can learn the ropes and by so learning them in such a way that every move will count and bring the right kind of results. Nebraska has never kept a senator in Washington long enough, with possibly one exception, to get the experience necessary to get results. If he does not accomplish something right away, he is turned down and another man not one whit better is sent down, only to meet the same fate. (live a man a chance to make good and give him to understand that he is going to be kept there long enough so that he enn cojw with the fellows from the East and then Nebraska will get results. Until then the only glory that can be had will be the fun of bucking up against a stone wall and being culled an "insurgent." It is very pop ular nt this time, but it isn't accom plishing very much for the state of Nebraska or for the West. The editor of the livening Journal persists in worrying over the future prospects of lion. E. M. Pollard for receiving the nomination for congress from this district. Mr; Pollard has not o far as we have seen made any public ! announcement that he is a candidate , for the nomination in this district, j But if he should, and the editor of this paper thinks he will, with the record of the past Uhind him, republicans of Cass county and the district should i familiarize themselves with his public j record before they think seriously of supporting any other man. The editor ! of this paper never became acquainted with Mr. Pollard until less than three months ago, but we knew something of his record, both as a member of the Nebraska legislature and as a member of congress, and as one looks over that record carefully he will find that the state of Nebraska never had a more earnest and conscientious representa tive either in the legislature or' at Washington. The only criticism that the opposition can find against Mr. Pollard is that he supported Mr. Can non at various times. At no time was Mr. Pollard what might be called an ardent Cannon supporter. Mr. Pol lard went to Washington and to con gress to represent the First district and the state of Nebraska. He soon learned upon arriving there that if he wished to accomplish anything for his district and his state it was necessary to be classed among the regular repub licans of the house. In being classed as such it was not necessary, and nei ther was he. what some have classed him, a "blind follower" of the Cannon outfit. It was necessary in order to get recognition to some extent have a standing with the forces that were in power and recognizing this fact Mr. Pollard supported measures which were advocated by Mr. Cannon as long as the support of those measures did not materially work in opposition to the interests of Nebraska. In doing so he was able to ask and receive recog nition where a man who was a "blind knocker" had no prospect to even be noticed. It is a well understood fact that a democrat stands little show of getting very much from a republican majority and that a republican stands in the same position with a democratic majority, therefore it is reasonable to expect that a man who goes to con gress with the averred purpose of fight ing the men who are in power can stand little chance of landing any leg islation which will be for his interests to have passed. In order to accomplish things one must be with the powers that accomplish results..' A man with good judgment can go to Washington and get results without being a "blind follower" of Cannon and his men, but he has to have some gray matter in his cranium so as to be able to distin guish between "blind following" and "blind knocking." Mr.-Pollard ac complished results because he was pos sessed of good sound judgment and used it in way which had he been sent back to Washington a year ago, Ne braska would have received something in return, instead of the First district being a blunk. Study the public rec ord of Mr. Pollard. It will bear the closest scrutiny. The editor of this paper is not a but insky. We do not believe in sticking our nose into other people's affairs. The city of Plattsmouth has granted the slaoon keepers of the city the right to do business for the year in which their license runs. There are certain rules under wjich they are allowed to do business. We admit that the en forcement of all of those laws would work a hardship upon the saloons, and as long as they are given a license we are willing that the people who want saloons should be given the -privilege of patronizing them as long as the li cense has been granted and the law gives them the right. In many local ities there are a class of citizens who believe that there is no harm in taking their families and going to a saloon and sitting down for a family lunch with beer and balogna. As a class they arc all right and in taking their family there they are following out the prac tice of the country from which they came and as a general rule they know how to conduct themselves properly. They believe that a glass of beer is good for them and their families and we have no quarrel with them or no criticism to make, of them for their belief, for they are honest in it. The criticism we do wish to make at this time is that there is a law against taking young girls into saloons and treating them tbintoxicants, either in the saloon proper or serving them in the rear of the aloon. In the back J. W. GRAB ALL Watchmaker and Jeweler. Has a Very Large and Choice Selection of RINGS All solid gold. We no not carry any other kind. Baby Rings tOcto1.25. Large selection of Ladies' Set Rings $1.00 to $10.00. A complete assortment in sizes and weight in plain and Band Rings $1.00 to $8.00. Gents Set Rings $3.00 lo $10.00. Be sure to see our line of Stick Pins, Cuff Buttons, Chains, Lockets, etc. Large assortment in all lines and we can please you in prices. J. W. CRA.BILL room of a certain saloon in this city one day this week two young men and two young women were seen drinking beer at a table. It is understood that one couple was a man and his wife, the others were relatives. That, however, cuts no figure in the matter. The law prohibits the treating of young women either in or about a saloon and the habit should be stopped. If the authorities of the city do not desire to carry out the law the saloon keepers of the city should take the matter into their own hands and for their own protection sec that the habit is discontinued. If they do not, some day somebody is going to get a com plaint lodged against them and then every saloon keeper in the city will have to stand the consequences wheth er innocent or guilty. For their own protection they should see that this incident does not happen again. The editor of the Daily News would rather be classed as a "stand patter' aud feel that he 8 a loyal representa tive of the party that has carried the government through every trial that has assailed it, and carried it through successfully, rather than stand as a "progressive" when the name was the only sign of progressiveness. Wj had rather be up in the front rack, or any where else in the line, loyally support ing our leader, than to be bushwhack ing in the rear harrassing him at every point. We believe that President Taft is worthy the hearty support of every man who voted for him for president. We believe that every man who voted for him for the presidency should at least give him a chance to show wheth he confidence placed in him by the Arriericun people has been misplaced. We do not believe in electing a man as a leader and then begin placing ob stacles in the way of his success as a leader. If he was worthy of our vote be is worthy of our support afterward. If the so called "progressives" can show in any undertaking that Mr. fTaft has ever hnd a part in that has not been brought to a successful ter mination, .then there would be some excuse for their action. We wish to say right here that if we are to be classed as a "stand patter," then we accept, and as a "stand patter" we will do our best to stand up for the principles of the republican party as we see them, and stand by the admin istration of President Taft until he has shown that he is unworthy the posi tion as a leader. Special Sale at Larkin's SATURDAY, NOV. 20. In order to make room for our large 8tock of Holiday Goods we will offer at Special Sale the following articles: 35 and 50c Barrettes, 16c. 35 and 50c Collar Pins, 16c. Hair Rolls, Back Combs, Side Combs, Belt Buckles, Black, Blue and Brown Elastic Belts. We also have a lot of Cotton and Linen Towels and some good Hosiery and will all go at 16c. PLATTSMOUTH PENNANTS , 16c. We are getting ready for our Holiday Display, new goods arriving every day. We shall have the best Btoek of Christmas ' Toys and Novelties ever shown in Plattsmouth and the prices will be right. LARKIN & CO. DEMOCRATIC OPINION. P. A Barrows, in Plattsmouth News: "We don't particularly care whether our senators from Nebraska arc friendly with Al drich or not.- We are not bother ing our head very much or howl ing very hard as to whether our congressman support Cannon or not." There are men in Can county who wilt not fall all over themselves to agree with the last part of the above paragraph; and yet the News man says he is a "progressive "republican. LVi culn News. The above from the pen of the dem ocratic editor of an independent paper which delights to pose a9 a republican organ is a sample of the "progressive" bullfrogging which most of the coun terfeit progressive sheets are putting up in order to bolster up their-cause and deceive the people. The editor of this paper does not care how much these lead doller fel lows criticise this paper. The only thing we would like for them to do is to be fair in their statements. This. however, in our long experience witli the animals, has led us to know is an unknown quantity with them. Should they be fair and meet the issues fairly, they would have no argument, and consequently, like the demindican ed itor of the Lincoln News, they have to resort to deceit in order to get credit for being smart, The above clipping as published in the Lincoln News was copied from this paper and is the truth so far as it goes. But the Lincoln editor did not care to publish the rest of the statements Why Because in doing so he would lose a chance to deceive the readers of that paper and make them believe that there was something wrong with the editor of this paper. The Lincoln News man need not worry his noddle over what men in Cass county will do with the editor of this paper. We are doing nicely, thank you, and have no kick coming. When we make a statement we pro pose to back it up and not have to re sort to bullfrog arguments to carry the point. However, while it may seem nice to be the editor of a big pa per like the Lincoln News and feci tickled because lots of folks don't know he is a democrat, the editor of this paper prefers to edit a progressive republican paper of the kind that is progressive in fact and not in name only. The half-breed kind of editor never did have any attractions for us,-- - A