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r L i r v V ' f ) , ' lit V if I n V The Plattsmouth Journal PIIH.IMK1 WKKhl.Y A'l PLATI'SMOUTH. EHHASKA K. A. I'..TK.. PuiiLiHKK utli. - j nieretl at uuniotlli' m I'liiiiatiiou rnHkm.HH Ht'rinl clus matter $1,50 Per Year in Advance Wondkk how long an Edison record it would take to hold that 15,000 word acceptance speech of Taft's? Were it a disc record it could be used on occasion, for a Merry Widow hat. WILL Congressman Tolland come out in favor of Joe Cannon for speaker of the next house? "Fish or cut bait," Mr. Pollard. Your own party friends desire to know where you stand on this ques tion. Cuba now has a treasury deficit of $20,000,000. The Roosevelt-Taft reg ime has been showing Cuba how to run her government for the past two years. "My policies" and also "my profligacy." Despite the uncertainty of the fu ture, it is reasonably safe to predict that there will be no outrages committed by negroes in Springfield, 111. , for some time to come. The lesson was a terrible one, but it will bear some good fruit. If the prohibitionists of Cass county are honest in their convictions they will vote for the prohibition candidates for president and vice president. Don't dis play the spirit of hypocrisy by profess ing one principle and voting another. "Fingy" Conners says that Bryan will carrv New York bv 100.000. Evi dently Conners has not been buying any brains lately, even if it is true, as he claims, that he can buy all he wants. At that, he may not want as many as he needs. Omaha Dee. It is a settled fact that the Bee editorial rooms would be the last place that "Fingy" would apply for a purchase. THE pure food commission is begin ning a campaign to prosecute the drug gists who sell headache powders contain ing acentanilid and other injuriors coal tar products without the package being labeled as to contents. Eleven Lincoln druggists have been made defer.dents so far and the commission promises that the fight against unlabeled cempour ds containing injurious drugs will be exten ded over the entire state. The Independence League is evidenly going to peaces even in New York. A special from Schenectady, N. Y., under dale of August 18, says: "At a meet ing here to night held by the central foody of the independence league of Sche nectady county the ticket of Hisgins and Graves was repudiated and a strong resolution adopted endorsing Bryan and Kern and urging all indepen dence leaguers to work and vote for them." The arrogance and presumption of some republicans seem to know no bounds. If Nebraska's soil is rich that glorious fact is due, not to the favor of the Almighty, but to the republicans. If the climate is the best on earth, that is also, in some verv direct way, due to the republicans. If the Nebraska hen lays as never hen laid before, and if the f riutful cow gives forth her creamy milk in astounding plenty, lo, the re publicans are to have the credit. The republican papers are shouting themselves hoarse because the Balti more Snn has deserted Bryan. Well, now, this is not much to crow over, when the facts in the matter are consid 7 ered. The Sun has been "off and on" in its support of democrats for many years, it is owned by the corporations and it was expected to support the cor poration party candidates. It did not support Mr. Bryan in 1S9G nor in 1900, and its support of him this year was not looked for. "Tainted Money Sent Back," is the heading of a dispatch sent out from re publican national headquarters at Chi cago, and published in republican dailies. It refers to campaign money contribu ted and then sent back to the contribu tors. When the national republican committee sends back any money con tributed for campaign purposes,' it will occur on a very cold, freezing day in August. Chairman Hitchcock and Treas urer Sheldon are not seletedby the graft party to send back campaign contribu tions. Oh, no! Not these gentlemen. TTjey have learned the trade too well. What We Have Seen. I We have seen a protective tariff so i . . . . . .. high as to enrich manufacturers at tne expense of the public so that they sell I their goods in foreign markets from twenty to forty per cent cheaper than to the home consumer. We have seen the most extravagant congress, republican in both branches, costing the American people more than the congress which provided the expens es of the Spanish-American war. We have seen the only considerable penalty levied upon any of the gigantic trusts set aside by republican courts. We have seen under republican rule the continued growth and developement of all the trusts that rob the people by high prices. We have seen every panic in fifty years coming directly under laws pass ed by the republican party. We have seen an admistration that has promised great things and done few things. We have seen Wall Street selling money at a premium to banks and the purchase rendered necessary to keep their doors open. We have been the criminal clause of the Sherman act which provides impris onment for trust magnates ignored. We have Been hundreds of factories closed and thousands of men out of employment under the present republi can adminstration. We have seen the empty dinner pail everywhere as the result of the boasted republican prosperity. We have seen the speaker of congress become an autocrat and the absolute ruler of the represenatives of the people instead of merely presiding officer. We have seen congress refuse to even consider taking the duty from wood pulp when a republican president was forced to recommend it to stop the exactions of the paper trust. We have seen the republican congress refuse to pass a bill for the publicity of campaign expenses. We have seen all the reform measures of President Roosevelt defeated in a republican congress except such as democratic aid were able to put through. We have seen the republican national convention reject from its platfcrm practically all the policies which made Roosevelt's admistration popular. We have seen a makeshift law pass ed by a republican congress to allow bankers to issue money on commercial paper instead of a law to protect the deposits of banks. We have seen a surplus in the treasury converted into a large deficit under the present republican admistration. We see today the receipts of the government lacking $100,000 every twenty-tour i.urs of paying expenses. We see the side tracks of all our rail roads filled with empty cars and more than 100,000 raihead men out of employ ment. We see business almost at a stand still, enterprise paralyzed and thousands in our cities fed by public charity. Is it not time for a change? National Banks Surrender Charters A special from Guthrie, Oklahoma, under date of August 17, says: "The Enid National bank, capital stock $100, 000, and deposits $800,000, one of the largest banks of the state, today liqui dated, surrended its national charter and reorganized under the state guar anty law. Ten other natinoal banks of Oklahoma are now preparing to take out state charters in order to take ad vantage of theguaranty law. This ac ction is taken in accordance with the recent ruling of the comptroller of the currency forbiding national banks to get the benefit of the law." Thus it will be seen the national banks of Ok lahoma are preparing to surrender their charters under the national government, and organize under the state law in or der to take advantage of the guaranty law, the same as incorporated in the na tional democratic platform. It is a winner with farmers generally To the advocacy of certain meas ures Roosevelt owes a large measure of his popularity, a factor which Mr. Taft now seeks to turn to his own ac c unt. Among these measures are the income tax, election of senators by the people, physical valuation of railroads and publicity of the campaign contribu tions. Everyone of those measures were brought to the attention of the republican convention at Chicago and e eryone of them were spurned and re jected by an overwhelming majority. LlLLTE Vic can write more "open let ters" than could the elder Roosewater, but then they are not nearly so sensible. This primary business takes all the "choice of the people" and "in the hands of my friends" bluff out of poli tics, doesn't it ? Give the so-called constitutional amendmendment3 a "no" vote when you go to the primary. We have too many political appointive judges already. Every time William II. Taft has made a speech, he has lost votes. His man agers have wisely come to the conclus ion that he shan't make any more. Having secured the nomination of a ticket favorable to county option in this county, the republican machine is now willing to let the matter drop. There is a possibility that the awakening of the personal liberty leagues may have hurried this action. Congressman Pollard is finding out just how popular Speaker Cannon is with the constituency he represents. He is being besieged on all sides by his re publican brethren to explain how he can be a consistent Roosevelt man and still favor Speaker Cannon and his re actionary policies. The old tactics of 1896 are being re vived in the east. Already the cry is being circulated that in the event of Bryan's election the factories will close. The man guilty of such imbecility should be compelled to close his shop and stay out of business. He i3 a menace to his ountry. The spectacle of Sherman, vice-pres idential candidate on the republican ticket declaring for upholding the Roosevelt policies and then giving his views on public questions directly op posite to those of the president he as sumes to support, is so ridiculous that even the most benighted partisan can not fail to see his hypocrisy. One of the most significant signs of the time is the reports that come from all sections of the strength of Bryan and Kern. In one day visitors to this city from New York, Ohio, Colorado and California told of the sentiment in their states being for Bryan by a large maioritv. And the men who made these statements were all republicans If a man wants his candidate for governor nominated this year, he must go to the polls and vote at the primary election on September 1. If you are a Berge man, don't forget to vote in the primaries. If you favor Shallenberger, be sure and go the primaries and vote If you believe Dahlman would make the best governor, go to the primaries and cast your ballot for him. The events at Springfield, 111., show that there is a common feeling the country over on the race question There was a time, and only a very few years ago when scheming ' politicians paraded the land and used the lynchings and riots of the southern states as political issue, inflaming the people of one section against the other. While such events are most deplorable, they show that these people were hypocrites and frauds, and that northern people placed similarly to southern people do the same thing. If the time should ever come when the people of the north will be called upon to face the perilous situation of the south, the results wil not be far different. We are all human and have like feelings and sentiments Republican Bait! Emanating probably from the Republi can Headquarters at Lincoln there is a circular being distrubited throughout the state to christian voters which pur ports to bean address on Foreign Miss ions delivered by Candidate Taft in Car nigie Hall last April. This is evidently designed to combat in the minds of Christian men Taft's well known Anti evangelical views. The name of Christ does not appear in the article from beg- ining to end, and constant use of the term Christianity seems to convey more the idea of Modern Civilization than the idea of evangelical religion. The whole address is such a one as any man would be compelled to deliver who had seen the work of the Christian Mission aries in foreign lands and stood before an intelligent audience to speak of it. It in no way presents Candidate Taft in any other light than his true one, viz: "A Unitarian, who denies the divinity of ChriBt. If he desired to acknowledge Him, he missed a great opportunity to do so, when be delivered this address. DAILY PERSONAL NEWS Short Items of Interest, From Sat urday Evening's Daily Journal iff. S Funong, the well known Rock .SlufFs farmer, is in the city on business today. Henry Goos was a passenger for Om aha this morning, going up on the early train. Geo. P. Horn is in the city today from his farm south of Louisville looking af ter business. D. O. Dwyer departed this morning for Topeka, Kas., on a hurried two days business trip. Theo. Stark johann, one of Cass county's live farmers, is in the city to day on business. Murray Waterman of Glenwood, la., was in the city last evening visiting friends for a short time. Miss Catherine Dovey mention of whose visit to Chicago, 111., was made some time ago, is again at home in this city. Mrs. P. D Bates returned this noon on the mail train from a ten days visit with relatives in Iowa near Thur- man. Mrs. R. Hetherington and daughters, Ruth and Mary, were passengers this afternoon for Omaha where they will visit for a short period. County Attorney Rawls departed on the noon train today for Boise, Id., where he will visit for a week or ten days with his son Noel. Harvey Shipley and Miss Ruby Hein- er, who has been visiting in the city with Jesse Heiner and family, returned to Omaha on the noon train. W. S. Soper, the Sixth street photo grapher, expects to start in a few days for Des Moines, la. where he will attend a school in photograph for some days. John C. Brittain whose fingers were badly pinched yesterday at the shops, reports them as progressing nicely altho still quite sore. He does not anticipate being off very long with them. Carl Kunsman was among those who had business in Omaha and South Om aha today, intending to visit the stock yards and look over the supply of cat tle with a view to purchasing some feeders. II. G. VanHorn, the popular Edison phonograph man, is in Omaha this af ternoon replenishing his stock of re cords. When he returns he expects to bring back a choice selection of up-to-date records. Miss Edith Ballance, the young daughter of Geo. Ballance, was a pas senger this afternoon on the mail train for Havelock where she will visit with her sister, Mrs. Wagner, and brother Ed. for several days. W. D. Messersmith came down from his ranch this morning to transact a little business. "Posey" reports his fruit as good this year except the berry crop which was very short. Apples, peaches and plums are all a fine crop. Mr. and Mrs. G. Knapp departed last evening on train No. 2 for Detroit, Mich., where they will be present at the funeral of the late John Kerr, head of the Kerr Dental Mfg. Co., of De troit, mention of whose death was made in last evening's Journal. John Kildow and wife arrived in the city this morning from their home in St. Joseph, Mo., for a visit with rela tives. This is the first time in six years that John has beeri back and he finds the city much changed. They ex pect to remain several days. Col. Henry C. McMaken is in receipt of his commission as an officer of the Department Commander's staff of the G. A. R. This is a well merited honor for the Col. as he has been one of the most faithful workers in the organiza tion. He expects to be some resplen dent at the annual reunion at Toledo, O., next year. L. W. Lorenz and wife departed this morning for an extended trip in the state, intending to be gone several weeks. They will go to Beaver Cros sing, where they will enjoy a picnic and visit with relatives, after which they will go to Tobias, where they will visit relatives and Mr. Lorenz will look after some business matters in connection with his father's estate, after which they will proceed to Crete, where they will make a brief visit, returning home after this. Miss Janet Elizabeth Morgan of Louisville, Ky., who has been visiting in the city the guest of Miss Kathleen Hockstrasser, departed this morning for Omaha from which point she will go to Oberlin, O., where she will take up the study of music in which she is already quite proficient. Miss Morgan is a daughter of Barnes Morgan, a well known horse raiser of the Blue Grass state. During her stay in this city Miss Morgan made a most excellent impression as a very charming young woman and one greatly accomplished and talented. i JET, J. D. Shrader, the Murray land agent, was in the city yesterday looking after business. Eli Eaton, veteran democrat of Liber ty precinct, drove up this rrorning on business in the city. Matthew McQuinn, of Union, was among those driving in to the city this morning on business. Mrs. Mary C. Bennett was among those who journeyed to Omaha today looking after business. Judge H. D. Travis was a passenger this afternoon for Elmwood where he had a business engagement. W. C. Hamilton was among the Plattsmouth contingent spending the day in Omaha being a passenger on No. 19, this morning. J. W. Tulene was a passenger this morning on No. 21, for Louisville and Springfield where he had business mat ters to attend to. Mr. and Mrs. O'. M. Streight, at Paradise Lake, are entertaining as a guest Mias Tucker, of Wilber, she com ing in this morning on No. 6. Mrs. J. N. Neilson and two small daughters were passengers this noon for Lincoln, returning home after a visit in this city of several days. Mrs. Thos. E. Parmele and little daughter, departed this noon on the fast mail for Lincoln where she will be the guest of friends for a short visit. A. B. Hetherington of Manchester, la., who has been visiting in the city, the guest of R. Hetherington and family, departed this morning for his home, Dan Dyer was among those traveling to Cedar Creek this morning where he will make his future home, having secured employment at the quarries at that place. Robert Propst and Addison Kiser de parted this morning on the early train for Custer county, where they expect to be gone about ten days looking after business matters. W. Roop. General Superintendent of Motive Power of the Burlington system, came in this morning in his special car on train No. 4 and has been engaged during the day in consultation with Supt. of Shops Baird. Oakley Polk who has been visiting friends in this city for several days, departed on the fast mail for the north expecting to return in several days for a further visit. Mrs. Martin, of Beaver City, Neb., who has been visiting with Mrs. Wm. McCauley for several days, departed this morning for Lincoln where she will visit for a day prior to her return to her home. Dr. J. T. Baird and Rev. J. H. Sals bury were passengers for the metro polis this morning where they go to at tend the meeting of the Board of Trus tees of Bellevue College, of which they are both members. Mrs. Geo. Brinklow and family de parted this morning on No. 6 for their home at Temple, Tex., after having been the guests of Grandpa Wynn and wife, and Wm. Wynn and family. There was quite a number of friends and rela tives at the depot to bid Mrs. Brinklow and the children a happy trip. In County Court before Judge A. J. Beeson, the firm of Ramsey & Ramsey filed a petition for the probate of the will of the late Isaac Stone, of Alvo. The petition asks for the appointment of Edgar M. Stone, one of the sons of deceased, as executor and fixes the value of the estate at Four Thousand Dollars. Notices for the hearing will be publish ed in this paper. The County Commissioners are again in session today and are transacting the usual grist of county business. There are a number of out of town people present in attendance having business before the board, among them being Glen E. Smith of the Nebraska Construction Company, of Lincoln, Chester Ward, of Lincoln, and C. H. Wilson, of Red Oak, Iowa. The Ladies of the Christian Aid Society held a Bazaar last Saturday at the store of H. G. Vanhorn on Sixth street. The Bazaar, was largely at tended, and a neat sum was realized from the proceeds. The ladies desire to extend their thanks to all who con tributed to the success of the affair and especially to Mr. Vanhorn for the kind donation of his room free of charge and other courtesies extended. The injunction case recently filed in district court in which J. P. Falter seeks an injunction restraining Register of Deeds Schneider from recording deeds to certain property in this city which is the subject of litigation be tween Mr. Falter and some Oklahoma parties, is set for hearing next Satur day, the 22nd inst., at 10 a. rr., before Judge Travis. The restraining order issued by Judge Beeson is still in force, pending the hearing of the injunction matter. M. E. Manspeaker, deputy sherifT, was among those travelling to the met ropolis today. J. H. Haldeman and wife were among those journeying to Omaha this morn ing to spend the day. A. J. Trillity is in Omaha today look ing after business, and taking a rest from his barber business. O. W. Joiner, of Nebraska City, spent Sunday visiting in the city with Geo. Winscot and family. J. E. McDaniels is looking after busi ness matters in Omaha today, going up on the early morning train. W. C. Tippens journeyed to Omaha on the noon train to join his wife who went up on the earlier train. Mrs. W. C. Tippens is spending the day in Omaha, having been a passenger on the early train this morning. Miss Altha Peterson departed this morning for Elkhorn, Neb., where she will visit with friends for sometime. Carl Fricke was looking after busi ness matters in Omaha this afternoon being a passenger on the mail train. E. E. Hilton, county surveyor, was a passenger this morning for Cedar Creek where he had a business engagement. Miss Mabel Kiser was a passenger on No. 19 this morning for Central City, Neb., where she will visit for several days. Miss Anna Dietz and Miss Toogood were passengers this morning for Cedar Creek, where they will visit for a few days. Mrs. Roy Cline was a passenger thia morning for Glenwood, la., where she will visit with friends for two or three weeks. John Cook, the enterprising farmer from south of the city, was among those transacting business in the city yesterday. Wm. Holly, the clothing man, is at tending to business engagements in the metropolis today, being a passenger on the morning train. Mrs. W. N. VanMeter of Omaha re turned to her home after a visit in the city of several days, the eruest of the family of Fred Ohm. CLERKS' MOVEMENT ASSUMES SHAPE A Committee of Four is Appointed to Visit the Merchants. The meeting of the clerk's associa tion last evening was not so well at tended as it should have been. There were very few of the merchants who took advantage of the invitation which had been extended them to be present and participate in the meeting, a fact much regretted by those who are seek ing to have both employer and em ployee get together for their mutual welfare. Those who did attend, however, man ifested much enthusiasm and the move ment now has assumed definite shape. After a discussion of the best means of getting the merchants interested in the scheme a motion prevailed to appoint a committee to visit them and try to se cure an agreement from them to close at 7 o'clock each evening, with certain exceptions. The committee chosen was Messrs. H. S. Austin, Henry Gering, F. W. Bestor and Henry Goos. Henry Gering, who was one of the merchants present, addressed the gath ering, and was in favor of the move ment. He spoke of the many good things that could come from a joint movement of the merchants and clerks and pointed out the dependence of the one upon the other. He thought that the hour of 7 in the evening was late enough for any of the stores to be open, instancing other places where even earlier hours prevailed to the manifest advantage of all concerned. H.S. Austin also addressed the meet ing in much the same manner as Mr. Gering. He also pointed out the many advantages that both parties would re ceive from an understanding, and ex pressed himself as favorable to the 7 o'clock hour. In addition to this business there was a strong sentiment favorable toward the securing of Mr. Pilkinton, editor of the Iowa Trade Journal of Des Moines, la., for an address to the merchant-0 and clerks in the near future. , Ivlr. Pilkington was here several yes?rs ago and delivered an address upon this sub ject, which took very well with all who heard him, and it is believed another address at this time would be of great benefit to all concerned. The morning papers tell of Fred H. Abbott of Aurora, candidate for the republican nomination for railway com missioner, investigating the report that the railway employees protective as sociation is centering its strength on a third candidate to defeat the re-noraina-tion of Commissioner Williams. Abbott seems inclined to withdraw in William favor if he finds the report true. Tkls may open the eyes of the members of that organization as to the attitude f the machine in this state. . r ' 1 U r T-