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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1908)
The Plattsmouth Journal ('tTllLISHKIJ WKKKLY Al PLA.TTSMOUTH, NEB HAS K A. It. A. UATl'IX I'UHWMIEK Til rod at the postottt'-e at Plattsinouth, N bnuikii.HHHi'r'onU comh matter. $l,SO Per Year in Advance Pekhai"S the smallest man in the whole world is Victor Rosewater. The account of the Bryan notification as published in some of the eastern papers looks and reads much as if he had been th moving spirit in reporting it. The State Journal in its report of the notification at Lincoln did itself proud. It's report of the meeting was able, un biased and non-partisan in character, a striking comparison with some other papers, and something which the paper will find is to it's great advantage. There is no place in the newspaper world where Ananias and Munchausen shine to better advantage than in the Omaha Bee and the Hearst papers. Thev hae a better acquaintance with such characters than any democratic paper. The Texan who has a St. Louis record of holding to his money after losing his memory is the man to enter in Texas politics against John W. Gates. Other wise Texas may find what Gates sue cesses mean in leaving his opponent memories as assets. The negroes are fighting Taft, is the word that comes from all sides, the negroes reterred to being the negro politicians. Which is true. The negro politicians always fight the nominees of both parties until they get their price. And the republican politicians always pay the price. The democrats of Cass county should be sure and vote for John Mattes, of Nebraska City, for the office of secre tary of state at the primary September 1. Mr. Mattes is one of the ablest Ger man citizens in the state, and is abnnd antly well qualified for the position. A vote for John Mattes means a vote in the right direction. " The democrats over in the Third con gressional district, it seems to us, are acting very unwise, to say the least. By their foolishness they have lost all the chance they ever had of electing a congressman. It is a disgrace and men ace to the democratic party of the state the way they are acting and the laughing-stock for republicans. The democrats of Cass county will have a most excellent ticket in the nomi nation of those who have filed to enter the primaries. Senator, W. B. Ban ning; representatives, Jno. P. Sattler and O. W. Laughlin; float representa tive, M. A. Bates; attorney, Will C. Ramsey; commissioner. Cam Seibert. The Herald knows most of these gen tlemen personally and knows them to be reputable, representative citizens and the people of Cass county will make no mistake in electing them next November.- Lincoln Herald. And the republican panic still contin ues. The Pillsbury-Washburn Milling company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has found times so close and money so hard to get that it has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Even during the Cleveland panic these mills did not close. When Secreaary Shaw said re cently in a speech at Detroit, Michigan, that the panic of 1907 was the most dis astrons and widespread in the history of the country he wasn't far out of the way. Even with Taft's nomination in dustrial depression continues. The elec tion of Bryan could not possibly make matters worse. But we have every reason to believe that it would make matters infinitely better. Let us try it. Only one or two heads of depart ments and state officers on the south side of the state house Wednesday closed their doors to visitors during the Bryan notification ceremc nies and thus indicat ed to taxpayers who pay their salaries that they consider a public office a private snap for themselves and a few chosen friends. Visitors from over the state who came to the building to view the crowds were generally of the opinion that they have a right to enter a public office during business hours , regardless of whether they desire to transact business or to look at furniture ar.d pictures on the walls. The visitors who were denied admittance to publi offices went away with a feeling of dis gust at the shortsightedness of Borne pubBc officials. -State Journal. The Taf t managers are enjoying a lucid interval. They have quit claiming the South and gone to work trying to carry Ohio. Now, it i3 a five million dollar copper company that has gone into the hand3 of a receiver. The echoes of "my pol icies" continue to be heard throughout the land. The railroads gave excursions to the Taf t acceptance celebration and refused to even reduce rates to the Bryan ac ceotance at Lincoln. Even the railroad knows which side of its bread is butter ed. The Republicans are in a serious diemma over the political situation in the state of New York, and don't see any way out. The situation is peculiar, and may cost the party the electoral vote of the state. When the Presidential candidate of the Democratic party is notified his ac ceptance means that dinner pails ought to have some more satisfactory filling that the sort of prosperity which offers them nothing but protection when empty. Every time there is a new legislative deal at Washington, the corporate in terests say to the farmer, " You take the turkey, or I'll take the turkey and you take the buzzard." Nobody ever says "turkey" to the farmer. Bryan went into Oklahoma and advis ed the people to adopt the constitution which stands for deposit guarantee and control of corporation and trust affairs. Taft went into Oklahoma and advised the people to not adopt those regnlations. Taft still stands against those regulat ions. Are you for or against those re gulations? Again Mr. Taft is to be commended for his wisdom in refraining from dis cussing Mr. Bryan's latest speech. Or, if it was the guardians whom Theodore has appointed for Willam, who prevent ed him from putting his foot into it, they are to be congratulated. After carefully considering the mat ter, the Roosevelt managers have de cided to send Mr. Taft home and make him stay there. This conclusion was in evitable after the breaks which Mr. Taft made at Kansas City, Boston, Cooper Union, New York, and at Grant's tomb. Every time Mr. Taft refrains from telling the people what he propos es to do, he saves himself votes. They say now that Chairman Hay ward of the state committee begged Chairman Hitchcock of the national committee to take him on board, so that he could escape responsibility for the ship-wreck that is sure to follow the course pursued in Nebraska by the chief Taft agent, Victor Rosewater. Mr. Hayward is a wise man. We notice that they have organized a Taft Club at Pawnee City, and when it was organized, it unnaimously passed a resolution favoring the Bryan law to guarantee bank deposits. The Pawnee City Taft club ought to print this reso lution on silk ribbon and send a copy to Judge Taft, because Taft is against the deposit law and Mr. Bryan is for it. If the Pawnee City club wants a bank deposit guarantee law they will have to vote for Mr. Bryan and against Pol lard for congress. , What Democrats Pledge. For trial by jury in case of indirect contempt in in juction cases. For employers' liability act. For national department of labor with a represenative in the cabinet. For revision of tariff and repeal of wood pulp duty. For restricting power of speaker of house of represenatives. For publicity in campaign contribu tions. For regulation of railroads. For home rule. For economy in administration. For fewer holders of goverment offices. For guarantee fund to protect na tional bank depositors. For postal savings bank. For improvement of waterways. For independence of Philippines. For election of United States Sena tors by direct vote. For navy sufficient to defend coasts. For shutting out Asiatic immigration. For separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. For generous pension policy. For conservation natural resources. Mr. Bryan's Acceptance. Mr. Bryan's speech accepting the third nomination of his party for the presidency will go down as one of the strongest speeches of this remarkable statesman. It is a magnificent and courageous advocacy of the democratic platform, ar.d a powerful and convincing argu ment against further misrule , of the republicans. His pride in the princi ples which he has been the foremost advocate of is quite justified, as these principles have been fully vindicated by the course of time and today are strong er than ever before. His declaration that a platform is as binding for what it omits as well as what it contains, is the declaration of an honest and sin cere man. And he hits the republican candidate very hard when he declares that a man should decline who finds his platform unsatisfactory, or propose an amended platform in accepting. In line with the accepted democratic idea, he declares for a return to the people, a strong and truly democratic idea. His reference to the President's arraignment of the republican party and Mr. Taft's endorsement thereof is coupled with the statement that during all the time the abuses those gentlemen have complained of were arising the republicans were in power and should have checked them. This is an undeni able statement and one that no candi date can controvert. His inquiry why there has been no legislation during all the years of re publican control touching effective measures for the control of various abuses is timely and his caustic re ference to their plea for further time is a just criticism. As he well says, he could not discuss abuses separately in so brief a speech but will deal with them at different times in set speeches His declaration that the democratic party seeks not revolution but refor mation is a correct statement of the at titude of the party and a statement that will appeal to the people. On the whole the speech repays care ful perusal. It is a broad and statesman-like document, carefully drawn so as to truely and conscienciously ex press the views of the great de mocratic party and a document that will live in history as one of the master pieces of this wonderful man. The last issue of the Havelock Times devotes nearly half a column of good space to a lot of rot and blanderdash over the probable removal of the Burlington shop from this city to that town. The ostensible reason for this removal is on account of danjrer from flood. The Times goes on to speak of Havelock be ing high and dry and free from floods All this is very amusing after the ex perience of several weeks ago when the shops in that place were flooded with several feet of water and labor suspend ed for several days simply for the rea son that the waters would no.t go down but remained in the buildings during al that period. There is no drainage in H avelock and the waters are liable after any hard rain to stand over the town for days. In this city the heavy rains drain off immediately and within an hour work 'can be resumed at the shops When this state of facts is well known it becomes a matter of speculation why a newspaper deliberately and know ingly prints statements the Times has If there is no other reason for moving the shops than flood reason, the shops will remain here indefinitely. "Look at the doughnut not at the hole," is the frenzied advice of an east ern publication that is supporting Taft And in order to make its meaning quite clear, it accompanies the advice with an illustration labeling the doughnut "Big Crop Natural Resources," for which Providence is responsible, and the hole "Business Depression," which Roose velt, Taf t s boss, brought about. After contemplating the appeal and the illus tration, none need wonder that this publication desires the voter to "Look at the Doughnut Not at the Hole." A Republican exchange says : ' 'The government domain has always been a favorite source of plunder by politicans and a history of frauds perpetrated against the government would startle the people." And yet these politicans of the God and morality party, after 40 years of this plundering, are asking for four years more in which to plunder the public and steal from the government. Out of their own mouths do they convict themselves. Turn the rascals out. 4. UK DAILY PERSONAL NEWS m Short Items of Interest, From Sat urday Evening's Daily Journal Mrs. Margaret Livingston was a pas senger tor the north tnis morning on No. 19. Mrs. Chas. Vroman is spending the day in Omaha having gone up on the morning train. Dr. J. S. Livingston is spending the day in the metropolis having been a passenger on No. 19. Mrs. Leitek of Omaha, daughter of John Roetter is in the city today for a brief visit with her parents. Jos. Stendyke departed this noon on the fast mail for Omaha where he will transact business during the day. Albert Schwartz and daughter, Agnes, are spending the day in Omaha and South Omaha visiting with friends. Adam Kaffenberger, the energetic farmer from west of the city, is looking after business matters in the city to day. Virgil Mullis and wife are among those visiting during the day in Ornaha, going up to the city on the early morn ing train. For fancy box stationery call on the the Journal. A fine line of the latest up-to-date paper and envelopes in stock all the time. Jas. Nowak, of Omaha, father-in. law of John Roetter, arrived in the city for a visit with his son-in-law and family this morning. Jacob Rummell, one of the vigorous and successful farmers of the precinct, was in the city this afternoon looking after business. V. V. Leonard is spending the after noon and tomorrow in Lincoln, where he will be the guest of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Worley. Frank Sivey departed this afternoon for Englewood, S. D., where he will visit "for several weeks with his father who is located at that point. W. D. Wheeler one of Rock Bluffs precinct's best men and a popular fa vorite the county over, is in the citv today looking after business. Among the Union visitors today was W. J. Partridge, wife and child who will take in the reunion and visit with Mrs. Partridge's father, Geo. Marks and family. Mrs. Kate Gibney of Havelock who has been in the city for several days the guest of. Mrs. Peter Hanrahan re turned to her home this noon on the fast mail. . Mrs. V. F. Roetter of Cody Wyo., arrived in the city last evening for a visit of several days duration with her father-in-law and family John Roetter of this city. Mrs. A. W. Hallam and son, of Lin coln, who have been the guest of friends in the city for several days, returned to her home in Lincoln this noon on the fast mail. S. Furlong and son came in from Rock Bluffs this morning. They report the rainfall there as being five-eights of an inch and a wonderful help to the growing crops. Mrs. Ed. Emery and daughter, Lo- rene, who have been visiting relatives in this vicinity for several days past, departed for their home in Lincoln on the fast mail this noon. Mrs. Frank Sivey and children ac companied Mr. Sivey on his trip to Englewood, S. D., this noon. They ex pect to have a royal time on the trip and intend to enjoy themselves to the utmost. Ray Wiles and wife arrived in the city this morning for a visit with Capt. Issac ' Wiles and family. Their little daughter who has been visiting with her grandparents for some time past became homesick and they will take her home with them when they return. t Miss Anna ry, tne popular ana ac complished clerk at Doveys' is enjoying a brief vacation at Lincoln, having been a passenger for that point on the noon train. Miss Fry expects to be gone one week and is going to enjoy her well earned vacation to its utmost. L. C. W. Murray was a passenger this noon on the mail train for Lincoln, going up to secure a box stall for his fine horse which will form one of the attractions at the state fair. Mr. Mur ray has an animal of which he is justly proud and it is the belief of those ac quainted with the good qualities of the animal that it will carry off some of the best prizes at the show. Marshall Wiles, a nephew of Ray Wiles and son of Marshall Wiles ac companied the former gentleman and his wife to the city in Mr. Ray Wiles' private car. Marshall Wiles is now resident of Kansas City, Mo. As every one knows Ray Wiles is the supply agent af the Missouri Pacific Railway at St. Louis, Mo., and curiously ertough he carried water ior tne workmen en gaged in constructing the road through this city upon which he is now an officer. ft? 3 3 (W1 ? 0 Mrs. R. E. Sawyer are visiting over Sunday in Omaha, the guests of rela tives. Con Gillespie is visiting in Lincoln and Havelock today expecting to return tomorrow night. Mrs. Ralph Godwin is among those who are spending the day in Omaha, visiting with friends . Oscar Johnson is looking after busi ness matters in Omaha today, being a passenger on No. 19. Mrs. A. C. Godwin departed this morning for Omaha, where she will visit relatives over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Morgan are spend ing the day at Lake Manawa enjoying an outing and vacation for the day. Mrs. Anna Riley was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where she goes to visit her sons over Sunday. Miss May Richey departed yesterday afternoon for Lincoln, where she will visit with relatives for a few days. Emmons Richey was a passenger on the Schuyler yesterday afternoon for a business visit with his brother Charles. Miss Harriet Adams departed this morning for Glenwood, where she will hear the Innes band at the chautauqua. Miss Anna Tarns Is among those vis iting today in Omaha, having been a passenger on the morning train for that city. John Lindeman is in Union today at tending the old settlers' reunion and looking after some matters connected with the merry-go-round. Tom Lindsey, wife and sister-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Lindsey, are ' spending the day in Omaha, taking in the sights and enjoying a brief visit with friends. J. G. Richey and wife, Mrs. Isabel Richey, are in Union today, visiting with Mrs. Richey's mother, Mrs. Mary F. Grimes, and Claude Everett and f amilv . Riley Frady and son were among those looking after business and visit ing in the metropolis this morning, having been passengers on the early train. Reports from the bedside of Geo. Falter are that he is rapidly improving and he is expected to be able to re sume his duties at Wescott's by Mon day next. Geo. Horn and daughter, Clara, came in this morning from their home at Beaver City, Neb., for a visit with Carl Herger's family and other relatives and friends. Mis3 Mollie Gapen was a passenger this morning for Glenwood, la., where she will visit the chautauqua and will afterwards spend a few days the guest of Mrs. Bert Hollis. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Overchurch of Ong, Neb., spent a few hours in the city this morning between trains, en route from an extended visit in Iowa to their home at Ong. Mrs. Wm. Porter and daughter, Eva, returned this morning, after an extend sive trip in the east, having been visit ing with relatives and friends for the past thirty days in New York state. Conrad II. Vallery was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he goes to consult a specialist for his health. It is to be hoped that he will receive encouraging report as to his condi tion. Rev. J. H. Salsbury, who has been absent for several days at Breeken ridge, Mo., returned to the city this noon on the fast mail and will occupy his pulpit at the Presbyterian church tomorrow. A party composed of Geo. Weidman, Geo. Tartsch, Robt. B. Hayes and Chas. Grimes traveled by carriage to Glen wood this evening to listen to Mr. Innes and his band, returning after the even ing concert. There were many Plattsmouth people attending the reunion at Union today, the morning Missouri Pacific having an extra coach for their accomodation. Despite the rain it is probable the grounds were in fair condition as the sun has shown so brightly all day and the weather has been hot. The Journal is pleased to acknowledge a pleasant call this morning from Mrs. A. F. Seybert, of Cullom, who remem bered the force with a sack of fine ap ples of several varieties. Mrs. Sey bert reports the crop of apples as small this year, but those specimens left with the office indicate that they are fine in quality. She has the thanks of the office for her consideration. Gus Olson, the photograph man, was among the Omaha visitors today, going up to test a burner for a new acetelyne light which the company is installing in their big plant. The new light is ex pected to accomplish wonders in the way lof giving them improved service in their work. He expects to have the new burners in shape for use within a few days. Geo. Thierolf. the machine man of Cedar Creek is in the city today on busi ness. Wm. R. Murray is among those from Mynard having business in the city to day. Chas. Miller was among those who journeyed to Lincoln this noon on the fast mail. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. I'armele were among those who traveled north on the fast mail this noon. J. M. Hoover, one of Louisville's prominent men, was in the city today, looking after business. Chas. Hennings, one of the best Eight Mile Grove precinct farmers, is attend ing to business in the city today. Ernest Wurl was among those who journeyed to Lincoln on the fast mail, going us for a visit with friends. Philip Batchelder, one of Rock Bluffs precinct's good farmers, is in the city today, attending to business matters. Geo. B. Mann, premier typo and gen eral all around newspaper man, is spending the forenoon in Omaha on business. C. B. Scheileicher of Brady, Lincoln county, who has been in the city for a short time on business matters, the guest of D. Hawksworth, departed this noon on the mail train for his home. Judge Beeson and wife and children were taking in the old settlers' reunion at Union today. Miss Gertrude Beeson is looking after matters at the county judge's office during Mr. Beeson's ab sence. Clerk of the Court Robertson and daughter, Blanche, were among those who were participating in the old set tlers' reunion at Union today, going down on the Missouri Pacific train this morning. County Attorney Rawl3 is looking after legal, business in the metropolis today. Mrs. W. F. Trueson was a passenger on the mail train this noon for the city of Omaha. Miss Anna Rys was a passenger this morning on the early train where she will visit with friends for a few days. Matthew Gering was a passenger yesterday afternoon for Vahoo where he had legal business matters to attend to. Emil Holmberg was amoug those who had business in Omaha today being a passenger on the early train for that point. Jas. Hunter was among those who journeyed to Omaha today on the fast mail, going up to spend a few hours in the metropolis. I. Pearlman, who has been looking after business matters in the city for several days, departed for his home in Omaha this noon. Miss Claire Coleman is among those who are spending the afternoon in Om aha, having been a passenger on the fast mail for that point. Mrs. C. E. Wescott, who had been visiting several days with friends in Council Bluffs, la., returned to her home in this city last evening. W. R. Stokes and wife, daughter and Mr. Stoke's small brother are visiting with friends in Omaha today being a passenge. on the morning train. Miss Agnes Huntoon, of Omaha, is in the city the guest of W. L. Street and family. Miss Huntoon is an aunt of Jud Merriam, the engineer. J.E.Jones, wife and two children departed this morning on the early train for a visit at Hebron, Neb., with friends. They expect to be gone several days. County Commissioners Switzer and Freidrich were among the county offi cers who were attending the reunion at Union today, going down this morning. Mrs. Charles Maguire and children were passengers this noon on the mail train for Gretna, where they expect to visit several days with Grandpa Dolan. Miss Jeanette Palmer of Lincoln, Neb., who has been in the city for sev eral days, visiting with the Doveys, returned to her home on the mail train this noon. Geo. Porter, after several days in the city looking after business matters re turned to Lincoln this morning where his wife and he have been taking in the Bpworth assembly. Gid Archer laid off from his duties at the shops today and made a trip to Omaha. He intends to come back on No. 2, and continue on to Glenwood, where he will listen to the Innes band concert tonight. Geo. P. Meisinger, the prominent Eight Mile Grove precinct farmer, came in this morning to do some trading. Mr. Meisinger reports the rain at his place much heavier than in this vicinity and apparently heavier farther west. Mrs. Oswald Guthmann of Rock Springs, Wyo., who has been in the city several days, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Gus Olson, was a pas senger on the fast mail at noon for her home. She was accompanied as far as Omaha by her daughter, Mrs. Olson. Wm. Gillespie, mayor of Mynard, and the leading grain dealer at that point, came in this morning with Geo. H. Meisinger. Both gentlemen had the smile that won't come off on their faces as they thought of the fine rah fall of last night and the prospects for a hamper crop.