The Plattsmouth Journal
I'lTHLI.'il KU tt'EKKLY AT
PLArrswouTH, Nebraska.
li. A. HATES, riniLisiicii.
nu n il :it the irstni-e at Plattsmoutli. Ne
braska, as hccoikIiMiis.h rnattT.
(()i save Nebraska from any
more such ''reform" legislatures as
the present body, who promised so
much to their constituents last fall.
On; special weather bureau re
ports the average temperature as
thirty degrees below zero in North
Dakota, which again reminds us
that Nebraska is a very comfortable
place to live in.
Ii- the anti-pass bill, agreed upon
by the sub-committee, composed by
members of both houses, becomes
a law, lawyers will have to walk (as
well as editors) or pay their fare
They are not any better than
tors, anyway.
ear
Tim; legislators who desire to de
fend that prince of reformers, the
Lincoln Journal, in its forty years
printing graft upon the state, should
use plenty of "burnt cork" so their
folks at home will not so readily
recognize them.
Thi-.re is but this difference be
tween the old populist idea of issu
ing asset currency and that now
made a prominent republican feat
ure. The populists wanted it issu
ed on farm products, while the re
publican plan is to issue it on wind.
Eliminate the Thaw millions
and the Thaw case become a mere
common-place killing of a suppos
ed disreputable libertine. And the
jury will hear the facts and deter
mine the degree of guilt, if any, of
the Thaw scion. The trial is now
well under way and let us hope will
soon be over.
Diking all this hnbbub over the
negro, the ship subsidy, the threat
ened Japanese war and the lack of
progress upon the canal, Mr. Fair
banks of Indiana, is most industri
ously sawing wood and preserving
a silence which should put the lo
quacious Beveridge to shame. And I
in the republican line-up in the i
summer of 190S, it will be found
that he has made hay while others
and more noisy politicians were
making trouble.
The only way to control the liq
uor traffic, the manner the cranks
would have it, is to prohibit its
manufacture. The local option bill
as now before the legislature, is so
radical that if it becomes a law. will
open up mere "joints" in Nebras
ka than saloon and drug stores com
bined, and without paying a cent
of license either, only in the shape
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of fines. It will make plenty ot
business for officials. As long as
liquor is manufactured it will be
sold.
The Beatrice Sun is of the opin
ion that the only way of knocking
railroad legislation is to have a bill
introduced by a fusionist and then
republican pride dooms that meas
ure to defeat. The democrats have
introduced several bills along the
line of republican pledges, only to
see the majority indefinitely post
pone them. The people who are
really interested in legislation are
not caring so much who introduces
the bill as they are what effect the
bill will have upon their interests.
The National League of Conimis
sion Merchants, meeting atPitts-
burg, gave the railroads the worst
roasting they have received lately.
All the speakers were intensely se
vere in handling our transportation
lines. They were referred to as the
"debauchers of the public" and
the "bane of the commission mer
chants' existence." The railroads
have undoubtedly done some mean
things, but the attacks upon them
mav be overdone. All can see that
to destroy them is to destroy our
selves. The case may be illustrated
by the words of a man called in to
make a toast to a woman at a ban
quet: "Woman; we cannot get
along with her, and we cannot get
along without her."
The whipping post for wife
beaters would receive strong sup
port in the Nebraska legislature,
and we are surprised that some
member of the senate or house has
not introduced such a measure ere
this date.
Tin: Texas legislature has aban
doned the investigation of Senator
Bailey. That is the sensible thing
to do. Senator Baily has a certifi
cate of character that an investiga
tion cannot shake, and why not get
next to something new?
Mrs. MaryKi-lkx Lease, form
erly of Kansas, asserts that 56 per
cent, of the women workers of the
United Statds have been abandoned
by their husbands. Mary Kllen has
had exceptional opportunities to
ascertain the truth of her statement.
CorxT John A. Creiohtox, a
citizen well known in Nebraska,
and at: early pioneer of the metrop
olis, died at his home in Omaha at
1:27 this morning. In his death
Omaha loses one of her most prom
inent citizens, and one who has, in
sdl probability, done more for the
welfare of the city than anj- one man
that has ever resided in Omaha.
With Bridge Builder Sparks on
trial for jobbing the people of Gage
county in bridge building, and kick
ing on all sides about the exorbi
tant prices paid for such work, it
would not be surprising if the pres
ent legislature would pass some
measure by which the taxpaj-ers
would be protected in their rights
against even so strong an organiz
ation as the "bridge builders' com
bine." There is a yellow streak in the
man who does not boom his own
town. If the town is a good one,
tell other people about it. If it is
not what it should be, make it so.
Do not pull back the people who
are struggling to make the town
better. Few things are more dis
couraging to public spirited citizens
than to have other citizens growl
and complain at their efforts. Kv
ery citizen should be a boomer
not in the sense of exaggeration,
but in cheerful promotion. Boom
your town. It is your town.
Attacking ths Horns and Firesids.
By far the most radical attack yet
ir-'de upon the rights of the states
a;-.-! the sacred principle of local
s'-'f-.overmnent in this country is
that wiich it is announced Presi
dent I'noevelt is preparing to make
throng: i r.it in the supreme court
to estal)':1-'! the power of the federal
government o control the public
schools of -all the states whenever it
may be necessary to do so in order
to carry out a treaty made by the
president ar.d the senate at Wash
ington.
The federal government was
formed for the sole purpose of per
forming the functions which no
single state could perform. To join
the states into a more efficient union
for the common defense, to manage
the relations of all the states with
foreign nations and to prevent con
fusion among the states by con
trolling all interstate relations were
the only objects had in view by the
patriots who framed the federal con
stitution. If it had been under
stood to confer upon the federal
government any. other functions
but these the states would have re
jected it when it was submitted for
their approval or disapproval.
If the president wins his suit
against the schools of San Francisco
it will be in the power of the pesi
dent and the senate to wreck the
whole educational system of the
south by making a treaty with some
African potentate guaranteeing to
all people of his race in the United
States equal educational privileges
with the whites. The separate
schools which the southern states
provide for negroes would not be
good enough for them. They would
insist upon crowding into the white
schools and the white children
would be driven out.
There cannot be a possibility that
the supreme court will ever uphold
the president in his radical and
dangerous attack upon the
homes and firesides of America.
The very suggestion would have
startled the most radical advocate
of consolidated government who
ever lived in this country prior to
the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
So long as the weather stands
down around zero the people will
not pay much attention to the who
foretells that the world is to be con
sumed bv fire within a few days.
There is a strong tendency in
the present legislature to establish
a board of pardons, thus taking the
matter out of the governor's hands.
With all due respect to Governor
Sheldon, a board of pardons would
be the proper caper.
The Atlanta Constitution says:
"If Mr. Roosevelt wants to in
crease the gratitude of the country,
he might give the bellamystorer
degree to those American and for
eign jingoes who are idiotically
prophesj'ing war between this coun
try and Japan."
It is the last two weeks of the
legislature that will be the busy
time. Then, with several hundred
bills upon every conceivable subject
before them, it will be in order to
appoint a sifting committee, and
will be worth the salary of a United
States senator at least.
Tm-: railroads are getting back at
Teddy. Recently the war depart
ment applied to the railroads for
special rates to transport troops
from the east to San Francisco for
embarkment to the Philippines.
The managers pointed to the recent
bill passed by congress and signed
by the president and said flatly they
could not grant concessions under
its provisions. It is a poor rule
that wont work both ways.
During the past week thirty
miners lost their lives in an explo
sion which wrecked a mine of the
Davis Coal company, at Elkins,
West Virginia. This' is the third
catastrophe of a similar character
in the West Virginia coal fields dur
ing the. last two weeks.
The legislature is doing great
"reform" work. During the first
thirt' days of the legislative session
they passed two "reform" meas
ures, that of the salary appropria
tion bill for $80,000 for the mem
bers and another appropriation of
520,000 for incidentals, such as
mileage and postage stamps. Great
work for that length of time.
Ross Hammond, of the Fremont
Herald, and Ivditor Ladd, of Albion,
are casting lots to see which shall
be regarded as the nestor of Ne
braska journalism, each claiming
co have been continuously em
ployed on their respective papers
for twenty-seven years. G. P.
Marvin, of the Beatrice Sun, has
been coutiuuouslv at work on one
paper in Beatrice, over that time,
and isn't taking loud about it,
either.
AnorT ten years ago a whole lot
of country publishers reduced the
price of their publications to $1 per
year. Since that time newspaper
material has advanced about 25 per
cent and these same publishers are
now advancing the price of their
papers, and are having an uphill
job in their efforts. At the" time
the reduction was made the writer
said then that the fellows wTho were
so eager for a reduction would see
the day that they would be howling
more lustly for an advance. They
can now enjoy some of their own
medicine. The Journal will re
main at the same old price 51,00
per year or until the paper trusts
rob us of our hard-earned money
too badly.
Senator Patrick of Sarpy Co.
has unearthed another graft, which
he will endeavor to remedy by the
introduction of a bill within the
next few days.
This is in relation to . coroner's
fees. At the present time the cor
oner receives $10 for each inquest
held. The. law, however, specifi
cally holds that inquests shall be
held only in cases of unlawful
deaths, which does not include sui
cides or accidental deaths.
In order, however, to collect this
fee, Senator Patrick declares the
coroners throughout the state make
it a practice to hold an inquest over
every body that comes under their
notice, whether they are required
by law to hold one or not, thus get
ting the $10 fee in every case.
Two days' treatment free. Ring's
Dyspepsia Tablets for impaired diges
tion, impure breath, perfect assimila
tion of food, increased appetite. Do
not fail to avail yourself of the above
offer. Sold by Gering & Co's drug
A Milwaukee man wants a di
vorce because his wife drinks a gal
lon of rock and rye a day. Some
men are so infernally mean that
they think their wives should have
no personal liberties.
Kvidenti.v Congressman Pollard
does not keep in very close touch
with the leaders of the republican
party or he does not care for them.
The senate and house of represent
ative passed anti-ship subsidy res
olutions and then Pollard wrote a
long letter telling why he favored
the ship subsidy bill and stated that
he would vote for the measure. In
this portion of Nebraske it is doubt
ful if one person in five hundred is
in favor of the measure. Nebraska
City News. Here, too, Pete.
Civic righteousness went badly to
seed in Mercer county Missouri, re
cently. The newly elected prose
cuting attorney had thirty-two of
Princeton's most prominent citi
zens, male and female, indicted for
playing at cards for prizes. They
proved that the hostess gave the
prizes after the evening's entertain
ment was over and that they never
knew she was to even give a prize
for the best score. The civic
righteous reputation the fresh
young man hoped to make went all
awry.
Republicans may call themselves
reformers if they see fit, but they
will be compelled to soon produce
some evidence or method for their
madness. The people have not
seen anything emanating from
either branch of the legislature that
is of a convincing nature. Reform
or step down and out will be the
cry that will soon go up from many
an honest republican. Something
must be done during this legislature
or it never will be done by the re
publicans in this state. The people
are becoming tired and disgusted
and will not stand for mere prom
ises in the future.
The county option bill was de
feated in the state senate Friday by
a vote of 22 to 11, two being absent
or not voting. The bill was intro
duced by Wilcox of Thayer county,
by request. It provided that the
question of county license or no li
cense might be submitted once in
two years upon the petition of ten
per cent of the voters. Its oppo
nents made the charge that it was a
one-sided proposition in that if a
county should go "dry" it meant
that no license should be issued
anywhere in the county, but if a
county should go "wet," the
"wets" gained nothing as it did
not provide that in such an
event a license should be issued in
every town or community in the
county, but that in fact the law
should remain as at present in the
form of local option and villages
and citjr licensing Jooards might
continue to exercise the privilege of
granting or refusing licenses. King
of Polk, assisted by Patrick of Sar
py, led the fight for the bill; while
Wilson of Pawnee was the leader of
the opposition. The measure was
simply too radical, and the man who
favors such a proposition is simply
an out and out prohibitionist.
The poor man who was fortun-
nate in buying a home during the
past six or seven years, even on
time, can certainly congratulate
himself. A good old house now
containing six or eight rooms is
worth far more than a new four or
five room house. The cost of build
ing is getting to be something fierce
and lumbermen predict that expense
will gradually grow worse than at
present. Last year material and
labor cost more than the year pre
vious and those who thought a few
bears ago that prices had gone too
high for any one to build, and put
off building on account of high
prices, are the fellows who are now
without house and will remain so
unless they feel like paying much
higher prices. . Better buy now if
you see a location you want, as the
cost of. building sites are going to
be much higher and just where the
limit of high prices for labor and
material is going to end is certain
ly difficult to say after taking into
consideration the past few years.
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The possibility of a war between
this country and Japan has awaken -
ed the American people to the fact
that the Pacific side of the United
States is practically without de
fense. This has also received re
cognition, and Mr. Metcalfe, secre-
tary of the navy, has issued instruc -
tion for the assembling of the va
rious fleets now in Pacific waters
for a series of maneuvers under the
command of a vice admiral. Kvc-n
the combined naval fleet in the Pa
cific will be no match for the jps
in the event of war, but it certainly
would prevent disaster to seacoast
cities. Orders have also been issued
for the immediate prosecution of
repairs to the battleship Oregon,
now lying at the Puget Sound Xavy
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$1,000,000 to put the famous bat-
Yards. The secretarv has allowed
tleship in strictly first-class condi
tion. The action of the secretary
is all the more significant from the
fact that the Oregon is on the Pa
cific coast.
A stkciai. from Washington says
that the president has communica
ted with Postmaster General Cortel
you to know whether it is feasible
to bar from the mails the papers
that give full particulars of the!
Thaw case. He does not know
whether it is feasible, but it it is he
wishes it done. The postmaster
general declined to discuss the mat
ter or to indicate what if any action
will be taken by the department.
Teddy has tried do everything else
but muzzle the press, and now it is
supposed he is doing this for senti
mental purposes alone.
Your money refunded if after using
three-fourths (1) of a tube of ManZan,
you are dissatisfied. Return the bal
ance of the tube to your druggist, and
your money will be cheerfully re
turned. Tade advantage of this offer.
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Don't neglect your cough.
Statistics show that - in New York City
alone over 200 people die every week from
consumption.
And most of these consumptives might
be living now if they had not neglected the
warning cough.
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I With the appearance of
Sa-
j lome" in Omaha, as played by the
' Metropolitan Opera company, says
the Fremont Herald, the audito-
riutn will be packed to doors front
present indications. The manage
ment of the auditorium have leen
i looking for a sensation and they
now have the best one of the season
engaged. There doesn't seem to
be anything too tough for Omaha.
Pkki-kkking to take precarious
chances on the validity of a doubt
fully constructed railway commis
sion , and the efficiency of a ques
tionably constructed commission
bill, the house of represeutetives
yesterday reiterated the time-worn
refusal of the republican party to
attempt an enforcement of themaxi-
f . ht JJv a strjct
party vote, which stood 54 to 24, a
joint resolution, introduced by Mr.
Quackenbush. of Nemaha, to in
siruct the attorney general to com
mence action to secure the enforce
ment of a lav, declared valid by
the supreme court of the United
States, was defeated. And this
from the '"reform" legislature, the
members of which promised so
much railroad legislation in the in
terest of the people when they were
talking' 'reform" among the voters
last fall.
Retuned from Lincoln.
"William Brantner came in last even
ing from Lincoln, where he has been
an inmate of the dipso department of
the asylum. Tbe Journal is pleased
to see him looking so remarkably well,
lias nothing but praise for tbe insti
tution as now conducted, and says he
was treated well by the management.
Bill has grown fat since he left here
and tips the beam at about 174, thirty
pounds Increase in ninety days. His
friends and all are pleased to see him
back.
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