The Plattsmouth Journal
I'UBLIHIIKU WISRKL.Y AT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA..
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$1,50 Per Year in Advance
I'lattsmouth wants no long term
franchises.
CJet busy and start the fires under
tlu; boilers.
After the canning factory and al
falfa mill are assured, the next move
is for more industries.
Plattumouth's experience with
Ilortenlangor's Ice contract ought t)
be enough. Is It necessary to be stung
twice in the same place to know when
you are up against it?
Isn't it funny to hear a repub
lican howl his head off over the de
feat cf Sheldon and Pollard while the
democrats accept the defeat of the
j;reat Nebraskan with silence.
For a person who is really inter
-sted in his irovernment, a careful
scanning of the press reports from
Washington during the hearings be
fore the tariff commission de-velopes
some interesting reading.
The defeat of the Bortenlanser
franchise is really a public duty as
is gives a valuable franchise away
without adequate compensation to the
people and further than that it is
a blow at an industry already estab
lished.
Every farmer Is interested in se
curing additional markets for his pro
ducts. A canning factory and alfal
fa mill in this city means an addi
tional market and helps out the price
cf the farmers' products. His help in
this direction means money to him
The passage of another light fran
chise probably means an end to lights
in this city for years to come. The
city has had one dose of this foolish
policy and that ought to be sufficient
Those councilmen who defy public
opinion and foist unworthy franchises
iipon the people will suffer the pen
Ccv. Shallenberger is said to have
Lis hands full of applications for po
titiens and this Is quite natural. The
tjovemcr's excellent judgment can be
depended upon, however, to stand
him in good stead and his appoint
ments when tliey are made will be
such that there will be . no fault
found by the people of the party.
It is now but a few days until
Thanksgning. We all have much to
be thankful for. Some of us have
riospercd and waxed rich in this
world's goods during the past year
and for this we have cause to give
thanks. Some of us have not done
so well, but let us be thankful It is
no worse. Taken all around we
have much to be thankful for.
A Christian duty in this city is the
securing of industries for the city.
Every dollar invested In this city
in a new industry means to lighten
the burden of taxation upon property
and means an additional income to
the business men and laboring people
of the city. Your aid in this direc
tion is highly important. Do what
you can and help the city to grow.
There is considerable satisfaction
expressed by the friends of Senator
Burkett that Governor Sheldon is
now out of the race for the senate.
The Journal believes the senator's
friends are exercising ill-timed Judg
ment. Governor Sheldon, if he is .so
disposed, will go into the republioan
primaries two years hence and defeat
Senator Burkett for re-election.
Mark the prediction.
In an interview yesterday at San
Antonio, Texas, Mr. Bryan states
that he hopes it will not be neces
sary for him to ever run again for
office. The Journal also hopes that
the Great Commoner will not be
called upon to take up the task of
the people, but if he ever is, this pa
per stands read? to take up the fight
again for he is easily the greatest
American and the. true friend of
the people. (
Jt is not too late to remark that
gston and the members of
niocratic county central com-
mitt.- as well as those workers out -
side the committee who made the
pood light and carried the flag to
ittory, are deserving the greatest
praise. Dr. Livingston personally
made some great sacrifices in behalf
of the ilckt and sacrifices which here
good fruit. The party csnnot be con
gratulate! too much upon the excel
lent work which he and the commit
tee performed.
The business men's committee have
formulated their report and at the
next meeting it will be read showing
the steps they have taken to make the
subscription to the canning factory
bonds reliable and safe. These men
are all of practical experience with
large property interests in the city
and when they recommend a project
it stands endorsed in the fullest
sense.- Let the people now raisj
everything required anl build th
nlant and commence the work of
aiaking Plattsmouth the best city in
the west.
There are two live projects before
the people of this city today and
these are the building or the canning
factory and alfalfa mill and the
lighting of the city streets. They go
hand in hand and the one should be
used to assist the other. Give the
lighting contract to a reliable firm
and this will mean power for city.
Power means more factories. More
factories means more people employ
ed and, more people employed means
more money for the property owner
and the business men. Let us have
light, power and industries.
The new legislature will have many
questions of great moment to deal
with. One of the most important is
that of local self government for
Omaha and South Omaha. The de
mocracy pledged itself to secure this
and it is now up to them to see that
it is secured. The people of the two
cities are entitled to govern them
selves without interference from the
outside and a measure giving them
this privilege should be passed at
once. On the other hand Omaha nor
South Omaha are entitled to govern
the rest of Nebraska. Let their rights
be given them but let them stop at
that. ' - - -
Considerable talk is heard now
hat the legislature will enact such
bank guarantee law as will be sat-
factcry to the banking powers of the
state. This is to be hoped as it is
desirable that the banking powers
as well ?s every other power la sat
isfied with the democratic legislation
but if this means that the bank guar
andty law will be a meaningless mess
of words calculated to deceive the
people, it is wrong and such a theo
ry should be overwhelmingly beaten.
The people expect a real guarantee
law and their expectations must be
realized otherwise the democracy
builds for a great defeat two years
hence. The people demanded a
hange so that they might get a
square deal and their wishes are law.
The thing to do now is to boom
the city of Plattsmouth. Build more
ndustries and see that more money
is placed in circulation in the city,
light the streets and come back to
life once more. These things are
necessary II the city 13 to prosper
and wax great. They can all be
accomplished if we all get together
and go after the things that make
up a city. Let the first step be the
lighting of the city and the building
of the canning factory and alfalfa
mill. It is up to the people now to
make good and show the neighboring
towns that Plattsmouth is the real
ive' one of the whole bunch. We
have the capital here, we have the
hustlers and there Is no good reason
why this combination should not lift
Plattsmouth into the front rank of
Nebraska cities.
The Journal stands for progress
and for the welfare of the city. For
this reason it favors emerging from
darkness, lighting our streets and
letting visitors know that this is
an up-to-date city. It stands for the
erection of a canning factory and al
falfa mill for this is real progress
and life. It believes that everyone
in the city at heart feels the same as
we do and now is the time to get
busy and make these things a go.
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Those who have all along Insisted
that the corn crop of this state was
; Hectically a failure, will have to re
vise their figures. Labor Commis
ioner Rytler has issued his tabulation
of the crop for the year 1908 which
shows that the average yield this
yfjar is 2 8.17 bushels per acre as
against 25.75 last year. The total
crop is placed at 178,599.789 bushels
as against 169,732,S89 bushels last
year. This ought to effectually dis
pose of the crop failure statement.
This is a most fertile field for an
alfalfa mill. There are thousands
of broad acres just exactly suited
to the production of this food pro
duct and the building of a factory
here means that the product will
be marketed here and the money
spent for it kept among our own
people. Real live (owns have nc
trouble in getting these industries,
and it is up to Plattsmouth to prove
it is a real live town.
The light proposition is one of
the most serious which the people
have had to contend with here for
some time. The city council should
settle it and settle it right. The peo
ple want light and they are tired of
waiting fcr it. The idea of closing
a contract with an irresponsible party
which would mean postponing light
ing another year should never be en
tertained. There should be a lot of other in
dustries located for this city in a
very short time. This is an ideal
location for a shirt and muslin wear
factory while there is no. reason , to
believe that any kind of a plant which
would employ help would not be a
success. It takes power for all these
things and a good lighting contract
which will secure this means much to
the city.
The action of the rechstag in call
ing down Kaiser Bill for talking
too much created great merriment
around the White House, it is said
That any congress would think of
calling down Theodore First, is
piece of temerity which is absolutely
undeard of. In some respects Kaiser
Bill is a very small kind compared
with our own Theodore.
It is now regarded as highly im
probable that Governor Sheldon will
call a special session of the legisla
ture to take out a little personal re
venge for the republican defeat in
this state. Sober second thought is
some times a mighty clever thing to
have around and that must have been
what ended this hysterical appeal for
special legislation.
One of the real-humors of the
late unpleasantness is the announce
ment by Thomas Hisgen that he is no
politician and that he is out of poli
tics. So far as anyone can discover
Thomas never was in politics enough
to know that he had started and the
mere fact that Hurst used him as a
cat's paw demonstrates that he is no
politician.
There is one good thing manifested
by Governor-elect Shallenberger and
that is in his disposition to give some
of the newspaper men of the state,
some of the good things of life. He
has appointed several to good state
obs which is a just recognition of
the hewers of wood and the drawers
of water of the democratic party.
The Omaha democrats are prepar
ing for a big ratification meeting
tomorrow (Friday) night in that city.
They have much cause to ratify this
election. Governor-elect Shallenberg
er stands for home rule for the big
city and this is what their people
have wanted for many years past.
The success of the canning factory
and alfalfa mill proposition should
be made one of the prime duties of
every citizen of the city. It means
money to everyone in business in the
city regardless of the line and ought
to be taken up and pushed through
to a speedy conclusion.
Now that election is over we can
all devote our attention to hanging
Ray Lamphere for the murder of Mrs.
Gunness. It doesn't matter so much
whether Ray is guilty or not, but the
public must have a victim.
That sharp, crackling noise you
heard was the Nebraska farmer get
ting in his corn crop.
C. P. HALE, President
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John .'s Story.
This morning's press dispatches
contain the startling information that
John D. Rockefeller, head of the
biggest and richest monopoly in the
world, has taken the witness stand
for the purpose of telling his life
story.
It is hardly possible that any one
will be taken in by this latest bun
combe from Mr. Rockefeller. It is
not reasonable that a man wishing
to make a heart confession would
have such a set program to follow.
There is evidence that the oil king
has been drilled in this witness stand
stunt of months and months, and it
is almost positive that every state
ment that he makes has been arrang
ed, under his supervision, by thi
best lawyers in the country.
We do not think a person with
naught to fear from a tribunal i
justice would have to undergo such
a training and coaching if he had
a real desire to satisfy unflinching
justice concerning certain doings in
his career. The consciousness of
innocence gives a moral courage that
does not feel the trembling of a crim
inal at thought of prospective, pun
ishment. Virtue 13 self-reliant and
self sustaining and needs no assis
tance or prompting when it tells its
atory.
Mr. Rockefeller, of course, is ex
ercising the natural sense of self
preservation in his double dealing.
and cannot be blamed for that, but
he should not hold the public so
cheap as to think it rattle brained
enough to believe that he has taken
the witness stand, as he says, to tell
without veneer or falsehood all he
knows about the so-called criminal
manipulations of the Standard Oil
company. Fremont Herald.
It is such successful affairs as the
Episcopal Bazaar that impress the
spectator with the fact that when the
good people of this city make up
their minds to do the right thing.
they make a good job of it.
Those who favor consumating the
Bortenlanger franchise ought to con
sult the victims of his ice contract
and incidentally if they can see some
of the ice he puts cut it might help
a little.
A system of street rights and a
brand new canning factory and al
falfa mill will be a pretty good
starter toward the new year. Let us
all get to gether and boost for them.
With weather like it has been for
the past two or three days there Is no
occasion to change our opinion of
Nebraska as a winter resort. It is
Isome winter resort for truth.
W.
FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO THIS
A PERMANENT MEMORIAL IS A JOY
The announcement of Mayer Tom
L. Johnson of Cleveland, O., that he
has lost his fortune and finds it neces
sary to retire from his splendid man
sion to live in smaller quarters will
be hailed with regret by everyone
who has kept track of the splendid
fight which the Cleveland mayor has
made for the citizens of that city,
against the forces of plutocracy and
it is a grave sign that he should
have been a martyr to the cause of
the people. It is to be hoped that
he will soon regain his prestige as a
man of fortune but should that never
come to'pass, he has earned a monu
ment to his unswerving fidelity to
ideals of . right and honesty which
will make his name live long in his
tory.
The action of the American Fed
eration of Labor in indorsing Sam
uel Gompers, the greatest labor lead
er in the country, is well founded.
Samuel Gompers is clearly the ablest,
the most conservative and the most
sincere of the numerous labor lead
ers who have been in the public eye
for years past. His unswevring
fidelity to their cause, his manifest
honesty in his office, his unyielding
refusal to be bought or bulldozed by
labor's enemies, make this endorse
ment most fitting.
The city council next Monday night
will likely vote upon a light contract
for this city. Every person who is
interested in the welfare of the city
should attend and express his views
upon what is needed in this regard.
That the council will perpetrate the
Bortenlanger deal upon the city is
not to be believed, but the taxpayers
should be on hand to see that their
representatives understand where
they stand on the matter.
The interest in what John D. Rock
efeller has to say about the Standard
Oil Company at the hearing in New
York Is so great that the police have
to be stationed in the corridors of
the building where the hearing is to
be held to restrain the crowd. If
John tells "the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth'' the
crowd is being well repaid, for John
knows a lot.
Light, power and industries should
be the slogan of Plattsmouth from
now henceforth. Let the good work
of lighting the city and obtaining
power for industries go forward with
all possible speed and let this be fol
lowed by the building of the canning
factory and alfalfa mill, then by other
industries until Plattsmouth be
comes a city in reality.
Every day now means lost time
unless something is done to secure
the canning factory and alfalfa mill.
R. BRUCE, Secretary
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This industry is the one thing neces
sary to start the wave of industrial
success which the city must have.
Let us all get together now and see
that the necessary amount is raise!
for the new concern.
The sympathy of the people cf Ne
braska goes out to Governor-elect
Shallenberger who was injure 1
Wednesday night while taking tho
initiation to the Shriners. It is a
cause of congratulation that the In
jury is no worse and it is hoped
that he will soon be able to be about
again.
Plattsmouth desires and must have
light. The best to be obtained is
wanted, but light it must have in
any event. The council should re
member that the city has now waited
more than a year for this and another
such a wait is not desired.
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day in Each Month
Oier tki UUsoorl Pacific Rillny
$23.65 Roord Trip. Tickits Good 25 Dip
Can stop off anywhere going or com
ing. Train leaves Plattsmouth, Neb.,
12.03 a. m.; arrives Kansas City Tues
day morning 6 o'clock making connec
tions with the fast train going south to
the Gulf. We will have a private Pull
man Dining Car (Julia). 50 cents for
births and 35 cents for meals. We are
closing out a ranch near El Campo,
Texas, of 16,000 acres, at 22.50 to $30.00
per acre, on easy terms. We have sold
over one-half of this land to farmers
who will at once commence to improve
their lands, build good houses and
barns. Also lands near Edna and Vic
toria. If you want to make thia trip with us,
let us know in time to get you a ticket.
Buy your ticket over the Missouri Paci
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Houston. Texas, and from Houston tn
San Antonio over the G. H. & S. A
Railway.
JOHN MURRAY, Jr.,
TEXAS UUD A6ENT.
P. 0. Box 605 Plittssoati lib.