The Plattsmouth Journal
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No one can blame a Russian ofllcer
who surrendered from refusing a pa
role. He knows that he is better off
in Japan than at home.
The Evening Journal.
ixt Monday will appear the first
issue of the Kwuinn .Journal for nearly
two years. In starting the dally two
years aro we done so at a time when
we were the least prepared so to do, as
compared with the present hour. .Since
that time we have placed in our ollice
a new Cottrell newspaper press, in
vested several hundred dollars in new
material of various kinds, removed our
oiliee to larger and more comfortable
iuarters. and today we can boast of
the finest newspaper and job ollice
plant in Cass county. That isonerea
son for a-rain starting thedaily. Then,
a n i 1 1 . I here seems to he a tfreat fle
inand for the dailv Journal, because
luriiiu' the short time we did publish
it, our patrons claim that it jrave Ut
t er sat.ifact ion t ban any daily that has
been printed vi I'lat tstnouth for many
years. e ha e made all arrangements
to. start Monfiay, and our local reporter,
Mr. Iroli, is now here u't'ttim; ac-
iiianited wit h t he people previous to
.starting out up-ni a tour of news-seek-inu'.
lie fully understands the busi
ness, comes to our city well recom
mended as a hustler for what the peo
ple demand the news. (live us your
aid and we will endeavor to jiive you
the be.st in the shop. Mr. (Jroh will
be on the streets at all hours, and if
anything of note escapes him it will be
no fault of his. but for a short time we
ask our friends to give him their as
sistance in this respect.
Thk stand-patters know that Mr. II.
has crawled into his hole and pulled
the hole in after him."
In thk light of subsequent events
France's little careless disregard of the
neutrality laws will be overlooked.
I'kkmoknt II(kisevklt has been
known to remain an ardent tariff re
visionist for at least twentv-four hours.
Wiikn you are tempted to eat a
jrreen apple just remember that it is
two to one you will be operated on for
app Midicitis.
Ko.iktvknky didn't send the usual
"I rejjret to report" message, but it
was only because there was nothing
left to report.
A t i i i: i i No tu Ir. l'ai khur.st. I'hil
adeipbi.t i the vvt.it cify in the union
and New York irakes a uood second.
Wh.-ie dot s (.'!iica'o come in?
I n its account of the republican con
Kressioual convention the Falls City
News says: "When an attempt was
made to make I'ollard's nomination
unanimous by a rising vote, most o
the delegates from Johnson, Otoe and
Nemaha, and all of the delegates of
Pawnee remained in their seats am
refused to stand up."
Thk News says: ' Hut Mr. I'ollard
was born and reared in the county
and it will take some other than a re
cent arrival from Missouri to destroy
the confidence the First district re
poses in him." We never before thougt
that it was a crime to come from Mis
souri, but, of course, it may seem so
to such nincompoops as the News
editor. The only tiling that we rely
upon to reduce the majority of Fol
lard in this county is the fact that he
is too well known. Then, aain, we
have lived here lonir enough to build
up a business such as no other news
paper plant has ever enjoyed in Platts
mouth, which is enough to convince
any reasonable man that the Journal
enjoys a greater confidence of the peo
ple of Cass county than the editor of
the News, who was also ''reared in the
county.
Mr. Pi m.i. a i:i i- now spending most
of his time in Lincoln. We presume
he has to in older to pacify the sev
eral factions with promi.ses.''
In l:4 the number killed in cele
brating the Fourth of July was 4,41'J.
There is an effort in some cities to pre
vent the usual insane celebration this
year.
The Philadelphia councilmen have
merely been trying to demonstrate the
truth of Governor Pinree'soft repeat
ed remark that k,all hoodlers are cowards."
I r is too bad we cannot all net the
Panama commission todoour purchas
ing for us. Then we miyht have some
show ai:ainst the "protected hogs"
who have "their feet in the trough."
Thk president might just as well re
cognize that the "protected hog" is
bound to get "his feet in the trough."
It is the nature of the beast, and the
removal of the protection is the only
cure.
P.vENsof joy are going up from the
stand-patters over the president's
agreement not to convene the special
session before November 13. They
read November 13, to mean December
4th.
The democratic congressional con
vention is in session today. If the
proper man is nominated, the usual
republican majority willl be reduced,
not only throughout the district, but
in Cass county, also.
Ik President Koosevelt can promote
peace between Ilussia and Japan no
one will begrudge him the credit he
will gain by helping to stop the
terrific human slaughter which has
characterized the Russo-Japanese war.
There are many diplomats who believe
all the president's efforts, however
well intended, will come to naught,
however. Count Cassini has outlined
the position of Russia to a few chosen
friends. He maintains that Russia
has nothing more to lose. If she were
to make peace now she would have to
yield the neutrality of Manchuria, ac
knowledge Japan's suzerainty of Corea,
grant the neutrality of Yladivostock,
and pay an enormous indemnity be
sides. If Russia continues to tight,
Japan may in the course of time drive
her from Manchuria, capture Yladi
vostock, and be in a position to insist
on her suzerainty of Corea, but by the
time all this has been accomplished by
brute force Japan's financial resources
will have been exhausted and she will
have to quit lighting without any in
demnity w hatever. Of course the hu
manitarian side of the argument has
no force with Russia. Her moujiks,
or peasants, are cheap, and a few hun
dred thousand more or less are of no
moment to the czar and the war party
which dominates his actions. Count
Cassini, for obvious reasons, does not
tate that Russia is afraid to quit
righting or to accept peace at the hu
miliating terms which Japan would
prescribe. Russia, that is. her grand
dukes, rear the officers wiio would re
turn from Manchuria and Siberia, and
perhaps the men. They have learned
too much of the oligarchy which has
furnished them cheap ammunition
worthless guns, rotten food, etc., and
has grown rich by the transactions
and the grand dukes appreciate that
the coming home of the troops means
their own doom.
A Few of the Ambitious.
To the Journal, which is a news
paper that consistently advocates the
principles of the Democratic party,
and has done and means to do its full
share toward their successful appli
cation to government affairs, the
possible Presidential nominee of the
Republican party in Phis is only or
casual interest. It will be all of three
years before the great parlies meet to
name their candidates and adopt the
platforms on which they will appeal
to the voters of the country. When
the time arrives the people will, as
usual, settle down to the real business
or the campaign and right out the
issues presented.
Certain Republican aspirants, how
ever, seem to think that three years
a matter of only eleven hundred days
will slip by before they are ready if
they fail to be up and doing. Now
there is Secretary Shaw. He has gone
a-campaigning whenever he could get
away for a Tew days from the com
panionship of that disagreeable deficit
It is true that in Des Moines a short
time ago lie stated that "no one is
authorized to say that 1 will be a
candidate for the Presidency," and
added that "it is a subject which 1
do not care to discuss," but he takes
good care not to say that he will not
be a candidate.
Yice-President Fairbanks has not
said in so many words that he will be I
a candidate and yet everybody knows
that he is one at this very minute.
He already has begun to shake every
bush that gives the least indication
that it may conceal a delegate. He
watches every party tree and closely
scrutinizes every political fence coi ner
hoping that some friendly and influen
tial personage will step forth and say
"howdy." He also is on the alert for
the fellow who might say "boo," or
perchance whisper the name of Iev-
eridge.
Secretary Taft went to considerable
trouble to make himself solid with
the men who boss the Republican
party of Ohio, and it is generally be
lieved that he scored against Senator
Foraker, who is alleged to look long
ingly toward the White House.
President Roosevelt's altogether
sensible determination to retire at the
end of his present terra, caused grate
ful emotions to stir in the breasts of
all of the foregoing men, and even
made the Hon. Joe Cannon perk up.
It seuns to be considered as very
probable that lie will put his light
ning rod in condition to attract the
nomination his way. And there are
yet others who will get their names
before the country in an experimental
way at least. Rut in the whole list
the most relentless pursuer of the
evasive honor or a doubtful nomin
ation will be the Vice-President. He
is not going to saw wood for nothing
f he can help it.
To the everlasting credit of the
Omaha Commercial club be itsaid that
it denounced the city officials who
went to Red Oak and testified to the
good charater of Tom Dennison, the
boss gambler. Dennison was acquitted
of the crime charge at that trial, but
very fow people seem pleased with the
acquittal.
When a paper asserts that the nomi
nation of Pollard is satisfactory to
the republicans of the district, the
editor thereof takes it for granted the
people do not read. He is not what
the convention wanted, and unless
the factions are greatly harmonized
before election day, look out for the
scalp of one Ernest Pollard.
Railroads Plan Postponement.
President Roosevelt has given in to
the element of his party that train
with the railroads by postponing the
time to call congress together to con
sider the railroad rate question. Be
fore congress adjourned last spring
when the president found he could not
get the republican leaders of the sen
ate to consider the rate fixing bill, he
was strenuously talking of an extra
session forthwith, but the railroad in
tluence prevailed and the calling of the
extra session was postponed to the
early fall. Before the presidentstarted
on his bear hunting trip it was given
out that October 16 had been settled
upon as the date for congress to meet.
But again the railroad influence pre
vailed, the republican leaders in con
gress having again persuaded thepres
ident that it might be disastrous tu
the party in some of the states holding
elections this year, for congress to meet
before the elections were held. An
other postponement followed and the
date is now set for November 14. It
is now quite uncertain if any extraor
dinary session will be called, for the
railroad influence is still working for
delay, backed by the advice of Speaker
Cannon and the stand-patters. This
shilly-shally policy hardly comports
with the expressed determination that
has been attributed to President Roose
velt to relieve the people from railroad
extortion at the earliest possible mo
ment.
Of course all the.se excuses for delay
have been hatched up by the sharp
railroad attorneys and lobbyists, and
have been impressed on the president
by the republican leaders who are the
willing tools of the corporations. It
is pleasant to record that the demo
cratic congressmen have kept clear of
these entanglements, and as far as
heard from have declared their will
ingness to meet when called upon and
their determination to vote to control
the despotic acts of the railroads by
giving the interstate commerce com
mission power to fix maximum rates.
Democratic Mr. Fairbanks.
By far the mo.st interesting case
presented by any presidential candi
date at this writing is that of Vice
President Fairbanks. Not very long
ago it was Elihu Root who attracted
notice. Then Taft, both while sitting
on the San Domingo lid and while
attempting to kick over the tariff wallj
demanded attention. Now comes the
Vice President with his declaration
that he will retire to a farm for the
summer. "I like farming," he says.
Which is obviously right. It is not
only right; it is prudent. All kinds
and conditions of candidates even
those who ran on their war records,
have been careful to like farming and
to say so. In looking over the utter
ances of President and candidates we
find this to be a characteristic. Mr.
Fairbanks has struck a major funda
mental, so to speak.
Unfortunately at the very moment
when he is committing this splendid
stroke of presidential prudence a
criticism comes of his conduct at the
Portland Exposition, where, jealous
persons observe, he was escorted in
the opening exercises by two full com
panies of gayly and fashionably ac
coutered troops: and the charge is
that it amounted to bold and osten
tatious imperialism.
Nothing could be meaner than that
construction. Everybody must be
convinced that this plain man of the
plain people would have dispensed
with the pretense and parade if poss
ible. He would, if he could, have
marched out to the inaugural cere
monies in a straw hat and jeans over
alls, with a hoe over his shoulder, a
wisp of sweet hay between his lips,
and a howdy" for every man he met.
Mr. Fairbanks should rout his
critics with a good old-fashioned back
slapping campaign. By vigorous "mix
ing" he can offset and overcome any
prejudice excited by his militaristic
and imperialistic aiws -Let him talk
in plain language now and then, after
die style of Uncle Joe Cannon, and
even "oorry a on oi nome-grown
twist from a rustic bystander in a
confidential manner, implying a dis
trust of "store terbacker." Mr. Fair
banks could be really very democratic
if he would only let it come out.
Public Opinion.
There is less than a month in which
Nebraska cigarette fiends may drive
nails into their coffins, but some ol
them are undoubtedly working over
time to achieve success. Norfolk
News.
I he Pawnee couuty delegation was
nicely "gold-bricked" at the republic
an congressional convention, held in
Falls City last week. In attempting
to "get in cut of the wet" they "jump
ed from the frying pan into the tire
Pawnee Chief.
I'owaru aid the other counties a
dirty trick when he made the jug
handle combine with Lancaster, after
pledging to the other counties against
Holmes. If the other counties have
any spunk they will defeat him for
his perfidy. Crete Democrat.
When political conventions, made
up of prominent politicians, nine
tenths of whom rode to the place of
meeting on a pass, pass resolutions
against the acceptance of a pass by
public officer, it is a sign that there is
a strong sentiment among the people
in favor of the action taken by the con
vention. Turn in the passes and no
public official will be under obligation
to a railroad, and no railroad will be
under obligation toa public officials.
Beatrice Express.
The Herald has no candidate for
United States senator to succeed Sena
tor Millard, but it hopes the press of
the state will not be too hasty in push
ing the booms of fellow who are anx
ious for the place. The question of cor
poration control is and will continue
to be the leading question before the
American public until settled right
and Nebraska's representatives in the
senate should be in full accord with
ttie sentiment of the party on this
issue. Let us rind out where the as
pirants stand before we are hitched to
their band wagon. Wayne Herald.
The republicans of the First dis
trict at the Falls City convetion named
E. M. Pollard, of Cass county for the
Burkett succession. The platform
puts up a grand anti-monop talk, and
is only dangerous because it protests
too much. But Mr. I'ollard has been
instructed to support the president in
all things. This sublime trust in
Teddy is something fierce. Botli the
corporation and anti-corporation re
publicans are singing his praises. At
the Falls City convention, the Lan
caster county delegation accepted any
kind of a platform providing they
could name the candidate and they
did, by one vote. Tne platform is
made to catch votes while the candi
date is made to serve the railroad in
terests. Hastings Deni' crat.
The special congressional electi on in
the First Nebraska district may give
the people of that district opportun
ity to say by their ballots w hether or
not they really desire to aiid President
Roosevelt in his efforts to secure rail
road regulation by law. The republi
can nominee is Ernest Pollard, a young
man who gained a state reputation
two years ago by drawing a revenue
bill in harmony with the wishes of the
railroad attorneys, of the state. He
has promised.to stand by the president
in the matter of railroad legislation,
but that promise might just as well
have been made by ariy railroad stock
holder, and it will be worth about as
much. Columbus Telegram.
hy should it be Harder to assess
the railroads than to assess individ
uals? "When the assessor calls upon
the private citizen who has nothing
to conceal, and little to show, he reads
over the list of things upon which a
tax is to be levied, taking everthing
from the cook stove to the dog and
they are put in at about what they
would bring if sold at a force sale.
The minions of the law then view the
premises and fix a value upon them,
ane there is no appeal that counts for
much from their decision. But it ap
pears to be different w ith the railroad.
The people are taxed by way of freight
so that every dollar of watered stock
and genuine; real and imaginary,
yields a dividend. There is altogether
to much favoritism shown the big mon
eyed corporations, in this matter of
taxation. It is this favoritism that in
cubates revolution. Beatrice Sun.
Then, Why?
Tiieke are some public officials who
seem to understand air. uieveiand s
announcement that "a public office is
a public trust" so literally that they
are adopting trust methods.
The jury's verdict that the News
should pay Cass county's sheriff' ?lo for
alleged damages has been affirmed by
the supreme court. While it was hardly
expected that the decision would be
against us. it will not be so hard to pay
as the amount originally sued for. Ten
dollars will come a whole lot easier
than 10,00o. News.
Then, what are you kicking about?
The stamp of "liar and libeler" upon
the brow of the editor of the News, in
delibly placed there by the supreme
court of the state, is what hurts. And
this is all Sheriff McBride wanted. But
hypocrites always get it in the neck,
sooner or later.
Ax exchange asks, "Will the presi
dent back down on his Panama open
market policy?" No, but he will smile
while congress does.
The Man in Charge!
There is no better way to make the California trip than
to join the Muiiington's personally conducted Through Tour
ist Sleeper Excursions, which lcae Plat tsinoiit h every Thurs
day and Friday at p. in. The Conductor, who is in per
sonal charge, is an employe of t he Burlington l.'oad. He meets
you at the station, cares for you your baggage, looks after
transportation -in fact, his sole duty Is the care of passengers.
The route is through Denver, by daylight through scenic
Colorado and Salt Lake City, thence San Francisco and the
Coast Line to Los Lngeles
See that your return tkket from from California reads
over the Burlington, that you may likewise lie hooked in our
east-bound excursions: and if you return via Portland and the
Puget Sound country and you should do so by all means.
There are Burlington ticket agents at Portland, Tecoma and
Seattle who will make all your arrangements for the home
ward trip.
All classes of tickets are honored in these through tourist
sleepers: the cost per birth is but ..".".
Daily through standard sleepers (maha to San Francisco
and scenic Colorado
RATES Unusually low rates for the round trip on fre
quent dates during the summer to the coast and back.
Apply for Portland Exposition fold
ers. California excuiMon folders,
bert lis. juforinat ion. etc. I lescnbe your
proprosed t rip and let. me advise you
the most desirable way to make it at
t he lowest cost .
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