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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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