The Plattsmouth Journal
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rnsU:t. h -!oiidi'ias mutter.
THK oet who asked if crime must be
"punished but by other c rime and great
er criminals" had not been in Idaho, but
he seemed to have a fairly comprehen
sive idea of how crime works when it
becomes a method of choosing states
men. The Missouri railroads rejiort that
they have lost a million and one-half,
Ix-cause of the 2-cent fare law, and they
will resist its enforcement in the future.
The railroads probably figure that with
out the law they would have made that
much more, hence the loss.
TllK demand from Nebraska to make
it a ienal offense to use a corporation's
funds for controlling elections does not
frighten the Ilarriman contributors,
says the St. Louis Republic. They are
already in Mssession of the jstpone
inent they paid for.
I.n. L. Sl NDKAN, of Wahoo. who,
with Mr. Millard, of Hartington, is run
ning for r:gent of the university on the
democratic ticket, will be remembered
as the speaker who divided time in this
city with Senator Stone, of Missouri, at
a big rally a number of years ago. He
made a good impression here, and will
be heartily supported by his many Platts
mouth friends.
II. D. Travis, democratic candidate
for judge of 2nd district was in town
Syracuse Day. We had seen news items
stating that he was ridir.g on passes, as
well as individuals had told us the same.
We put the question sqarely to Mr. Trav
is, and he said there was not the least
truth in the statement. So the first
campaign misstatement is nailed. Sy
racuse Democrat
Thk democratic county ticket is all
that the voters who want good, com
petent oflicials, could possibly desire.
Every one of the candidates are of that
character, and the Journal is proud to
say that there never was a better nor
more competent set of candidates placed
before the people of Criss county for
their suffrages. Let every voter inves
tigate the qualifications and standing of
every candidate, and he wiil see that
our ticket is far superior to that of the
republican ticket in many respects. We
court such an investigation.
Thk Journal is pleased ta hear of li s
many kind words of praise in behalf if
Miss Mary E. Foster, the democratic
candidate for county superintent of
schools. From every section come most
encouraging reports for her success at
the election. Why should not this be the
CTtse? She is a first-class lady, is an ex
periencod teacher right out of the school
room, and one of the most efficient in
Vaft county, or any other county, for
that matter. Unlike her opfonent, she
has been directly identified with the pub
lx svhools, while for twelve or fourteen
years he never thought of beeomiug so
until a vacincy occurred in the county
iUi' erintendent's office, and he saw an
(pport unity to draw the salary of the
Mice for a few months through a politi
cal pull, while there ware two or three
p actical and tfncic-nt teachers appli
ants for the appointment. The demo
crats nominated Miss Fester for the po
sition because they I; no she is abund
antly well fitted for county superintend
ent. : :vl in the belief that voters, and
especially thooe who are interested in
the public schools, would see the neces
sity of electing such a person to this
most responsible position.
Some of the most ardent supporters
of Judge Sedgwick are still holding post
mortems and trying to find why it was
that Reese was elected in the republi
can primary and their favorite defeated.
The best reason that the Journal is able
to give for this result is that the friends
of Reese made it appear that he was an
arti-corporation candidate, while Sedg
wicK was presented as the representa
tive of the railroads. We don't pretend
to say that this presentation of the can
didates was just, because we do not be
lieve that Judge Sedgwick is any more
of a railroad man than is he whom the
State House Ring put forward to defeat
him, ut they worked their scheme very
effectively against the eminent jurist.
It is well understood that the people of
Nebras'ca a. c very sore very sore upon
the corporations, which has been brought
about by the railroads themselves. They
have resisted the laws which private in
dividuals have had to obey. The people
have been "stung," and they are
ready to take a whack at any head
that appears to wear a corporation hat.
The hat itself does not necessarily need
to be in evidence. If the howling dem
agogues can make the people believe
that what they say is true, the result is
just the same. It was because of the
activity of the "reform element" in be
half of Reese and the apparent interest
which the corporations took in Sedg
wick, that the latter was turned down.
Certainlv n erson would contend that
Keef" w.T linated upon his merits.
The Democratic Platform.
Judge Loomis is highly delighted with
the platform adopted by the democrats
of Nebraska, and says that "every plank
has the true ring." Mr. Bryan happily
describes it as "a platform that brings
democratic principles down to date."
The Omaha World-Herald says it "not
only represents the advanced position of
the Nebraska democracy but, in so far
as it deals with, national issues, may be
taken as closely foreshadowing the de
claration of principles on which the na
tional democracy will go before the
country in the next presidential cam
paign." Here is what the democratic
platform contains:
Approve3 prohibiting the pass and re
bates.
Denounces campaign contributions by
corporations.
Opposes contralization and insists on
federal remedies added to and not sub
stituted for state remedies.
Favors direct vote for United States
senators.
Declares against trusts and monopo
lies and specifies remedies.
Insists on state jurisdiction over for
eign corporations.
Favors immediate tariff revision.
Favors income tax.
Demands enlargement of railway com
mission powers.
Favors state and national boards of
arbitration.
Favors an eight-hour day.
Favors protection for foreigners.
Favors separate statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico and home rule for Porto
Rico.
Declares against government by in
junction. Favors speedy completion of Panama
canal.
Urges irrigation.
Favors generous pension policy.
Condemns imperialism.
Favors more supreme court judges.
Demands extra session of legislature
for rate-making purposes.
Commends democratic and populist
members of the present legislature.
President Roosevext has given his
sanction to ladies riding clothes-pin
fashion. That settles it, and the old
spinsters who have always objected to
that style of riding might as well fall in
with Teddy's idea. He has tried to reg
ulate everything except the sun, moon
and stars, and there are some fools who
believe he can do the Joshua stunt with
them.
The republican papers over the state
in putting up their defense for the ne
potism record of Judge Reese, say that
the case is barred by the statute of lim
itation. That kind of excuses in behalf
of the republicans and the republican
party of Nebraska has cost the state in
years past hundreds of thousand of dol
lars. You remember the Bartleys and
Moores, don't you?
G"orge L. Loomis "is a splendid man
of excellent character," says the editor
of the Schuyler Free Lance, who then
procee Is to declare that this splendid
man is railroad attorney and unworthy
of the o;T: -e of supreme judge. What is
the Free Larre's particular grievance?
Lincoln Star. Yes, let the editor of
the Free Ln ie prove what he sa3-s, or
forever hold his peice. If Mr. Loomis
is a railroad altorr.ey. the people want ;
to know.
President Roosevelt announced
Thursday that he would approve the Ok
lahoma constitution, lie said he had exam
inedthe document with the attorney gen
eral and he felt that the question of his
approval ought notbe based on his person
al opinion of the document, but upon
whether it came within the terms of the
enabling act. His personal opinion of
the document, the president laughingly
said, was "not fit for publication. " The
promulgation of his approval will be
made later.
Says the Lincoln Star: "Chairman
Knott, of the Missouri raiway commis
sion, proposes to inspect the Missouri
Pacific tracks on foot. It will be readi
ly seen that Mr. Knott has laid out a
great task for himself, one of which he
probably will grow wery before he has
half finished it." The editor of the
Star don't know Mr. Knott as well as
we do. John is an old printer, and is
now editor of the Hannibal Daily Journal
which paper he has been connected with
for many years. Previous to his con
nection with the Journal, like all old
printers in that age he become used to
"counting ties. " Conseqently it will be
no great task for our old friend to do
so.
The Rev. W. P. Ferguson surprised
the Methodists in state conference last
Friday by withdrawing from the con
ference and thus bringing the church
trial to an end. He was accused of un
becoming conduct with Mrs. E. A. Cross
of University Place. These church
scandals are worse than others only for
the reason that the people are educated
up to believe that gentlemen of the cloth
are a little less human than the common
herd. It is this that gives prominence
to social eccentricities of this nature.
Plattsmouth came very near enjoying a
scandal of this nature a few years ago,
and a change of climate became a ne
cessity on the part of the pastor, and
consequently evaded a church trial.
The office of the clerk of the supreme
court is the "fattest" position in the
state of Nebraska and is a fee office.
Tl fees amount to about $15,000 per
year, which is several times that paid
any other state official. This is the
office Chairman Rose is after through
Reese in case of his election. He could
not get it with Sedgwick on the bench,
so he proceeded as chairman and leader
of the republican party in this state to
oust Sedgwick. This is reform meth
ods in republican graft circles at Lin
coln. The election of Judge Loomis to
the supreme judgeship will make Chair
man Rose's game of nine-pins a difficult
proposition.
Is No Pity?
"Capital has always claimed, and still
claims, the right to combine. Manufact
urers meet and determine prices, even
in spite of the great law of supply and
demand. Have the laborers the same
right to consult and combine? The rich
meet in the bank, club house or parlor.
Workingmen, when they combine, gath
er in the street. All the organized forces
of society are against theml Capital
has the army and navy, the judicial and
executive departments. When the rich
combine it is for the purpose of 'ex
changing ideas. ' When the poor com
bine it is a 'conspiracy.' If they act in
concert if they really do something- it
is a 'mob. ' If they defend themselves
it is treason. How is it the rich can
control the departments of the govern
ment? In this country the political power
is equally divided among men. They
are certainly more poor than rich. Why
should the rich control? Why should
not the laborers combine for the pur
pose of controlling the executive, the
legislative and judicial departments?
Will they ever find how powerful they
are? A cry comes from the oppressed,
from the hungry, from the downtrodden,
from the unfortunate, from the despis
ed, from men who despair and from
women who weep. There are times
when mendicants become revolutionists
when a rag becomes a banner, under
which the noblest and the bravest bat
tie for right." Robert G. Ingersoll.
To Increase Pensions
A movement is on foot all over the
country to have congress pass a law
making each and every Union soldier in
the United States, who attains the age
of 65 years eligible to a pension of $20
per month. Since death has decimated
the ranks of late years this is meeting
with general favor. It is stated the law
is so regulated that there will be prac
tically no increase in the pensions as a
whole to the government. The follow
ing communication is sent out to com
mander of posts all over the country.
The movement originated in Iowa, and
is a just one:
TO MY COMRADES OF THE CIVIL WAR:
I request every veteran to carefully
read the Iowa resolutions in order that
he may fully understand the movement
in which the G. A. R. is now engaged.
and his own interest on the numerical
strength of the G. A. R. as an organiza
tion and the furtherment of this move
ment. One important fact which every
veteran should understand is that the
success of this movement depends to a
large extent on the fact that every
veteran who is interested in the move
ment, though not a member of the G.
A. R.,' is permitting his comrades to
bear all the burden, which he himself
should help to bear. This attitude in
any of the various relations or duties of
life never recommends itself to our
sence of civic righteousness. The
organization needs you, now perhaps
more than ever, for we have reached a
time in the history of the organization,
when it becomes the duty of every
veteran to break loose from the lethargy
he has permitted to settle around him,
give his application for membership to
the first comrade of the- G. A. R. he
meets and thus help to make the organi
zation a tower of strength, capable of
looking after the interest of the veterans
as fully and completely as possible.
W. H. Hittle, Commander,
A. B. Kearney Post, No. 15, G.A.R.
Therefore be it resolved:
1st. That the commander of this
Post appoint a committee of three who
shall, as early as possible, confer with
the member of congress from this dis
trict as to the advisability of congress
making such an amendment and re
port to this post the attitude of said
member as to whether he will or will
not favor an amendment of this charac
ter. 2nd. That each and every Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic through
out the whole nation be requested to
take a similar action.
3rd. That the Commander of this,
and every Post which shall adopt these
resolutions, appoint a comrade to collect
10 cents each from all veterans, whether
members of the Post or not, who shall
report and pay the amount collected to
the Adjutant, who shall, after making
a record of the amount, remit same to
Lee Daken, Logan, Iowa.
4th. That all money so collected
shall constitute a fund to pay the neces
sary expenses involved in prosecuting
this movement to a successful issue.
5th. That the foregoing resolutions
shall be known as the Iowa resolutions.
J. C. Milliman,
Lee Daken,
W. N. Palmer.
Committee.
The man with a new and marvelous
stove polish is abroad in the land demon
strating from one bottle and selling
others which look the same but are so
different. Look out for him.
The prospects for a good Fall trade
trade is opening up nicely, and there is
lots of ready money in the land. There
is no reason why Plattsmouth merchants
should not be busy, if they will just go
after a slice of the waiting business.
The recent exposures of the fake mail
order business will make the people
more cautious about giving up their hard
cash to the little skin games of the mail
order men.
Willie Hayward succeeded in his ef
forts of becoming chairman of the re
publican state committee. The demo
crats should be well pleased ; because i f he
cannot run the state campaign with any
better success than hedid Judge Jessen's
campaign against Pollard for congress,
the republican party of Nebraska will
be in poor row of stumps. He managed
to carry his and Jessen's own county
for the Judge, but then only "by the
skin of the teeth."
The Lincoln Herald says: "Byron
Clark, the Burlington lawyer at Platts
mouth, needs a district judge in his bus
iness and for that reason he is especially
enthusiastic for Senator Root, the re
publican nominee for that place. There
is a little ring of lawyers at Nebraska
City that is in the same position and
hence their enthusiasm for Root. But
that is not the kind of a judge the peo
ple want, and Judge Travis is going to
receive a vote that will land him in the
district judgeship."
George L. Loomis is the nominee of
both the democrats and populist parties
for supreme judge. This is the official
canvass after a belated correction of
the vote of Lincoln county in time to
change the figures that had erroneously
been sent prior to the official canvass.
The first report of this county gave Al
bert four hundred populist votes where
he received but four. The correction
gave Loomis the nomination of the pop
ulists by seven votes.
Governor Sheldon has come to the
conclusion that there should be a con
stitutional amendment adopted to pre
vent federal courts from holding up state
laws by injunctions. That would be
only one step in the light direction.
The thing to do is to kick out of exist
ence every federal court except the U.
S. supreme court. These constant "in
terveners" between the people and
soulless corporations all the time in the.
interest of the latter should never have
had an existence, as thousands of in
stances have clearly demonstrated, and
this is the time to repeal every law per
mitting them to exist.
Sanctifying a Mistake.
Standpat organs which denounce at
tacks upon the Dingley tariff as slurs
upon the memory of the martyred pres
ident who signed it make poor defense
of a man whose memory deserves better
championship. President McKinley's
administration of the country's affairs
was, in the main, wise and patriotic.
His friends and admirers will find much
in his record to praise and to be proud of.
But a man who has risen to the high
office of president of the United States
stands for all time in history as a subject
for examination and of criticism. The
lessons of American history would be
valueless if only eulogy were to be the
portion of every man who has filled that
office, or of all who have died as mar
tyrs in it.
Because the martyred president was
misled by his advisers and associates
into giving his executive sanction to an
execrably bad economic measure is no
reason why that measure should be sa
credly exempt from criticism and pro
test. All men make mistakes. The
mistakes of men occupying posts of
great power are often harmful to mil
lions of people. The wisdom of the
world prompts and the welfare of man
kind demands that the mistakes of such
men be not sanctified but corrected.
It is advisedly said that President Mc
Kinley was misled into approving the
Dingley tariff act. Though a consistent
protectionist, it was never in his mind
that the act should receive the applica
tion which has been given it. He was !
an advocate of reciprocity as well as j
protection, and unless he has been j
greatly misunderstood he proposed that j
the Dingley schedules should, in the
main, form the maximum rates to stand
against countries commercially unfriend
ly, while lower rates were to be given
by reciprocity treaties to countries that
would admit our commerce on favora
ble terms.
It is altogether probable that if he
had lived, McKinley would have disown
ed the Dingley tariff as it has been ap
plied. But this has nothing to do with
the false contention that the memory of
a worthy man is insulted by criticism of
his mistakes. Such a claim is seldom
made except by fanatics or visionaries.
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