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- Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsnoutb, Nebraska
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
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anointed successor, where his reac
tionary army will speedily trample
it under foot, and that the black
orlflamme of tariff greed and trust
spoliation once more Is raised de
fiantly at the head of the Republican
hosts. World-Herald.
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Kicking la only a popular diver
sion whenit Is executed artistically
on the stage.
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Taft fails to tell the people what
measure is more important than the
tariff bill, but they are left to guess.
It no doubt is the banking scheme
by the same old AMrlch, who inflicts
the tariff upon the western people.
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The voters in the rural districts
of Cass county are waking up to the
fact that third term Is a dangerous
precedent to establish, especially
when the candidate who fought it so
hard four years ago is ready now to
take advantage of It himself.
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There are four reasons why con
gress will never pass a parcel post
law and those reasons are the United
States Express company, the Wells,
Fargo Express company, Pacific Ex
press company and the Adams Ex
press company. Those are four
mighty big reasons, too.
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George P. Melslnger Is winning
golden opinions in every section of
Cass county that he has visited, and
Republicans and Democrats will vote
for him because they believe he Is
truly honest and will do his duty as
county commissioner Irrespective of
party, creed or locality. He Is Just
the kind ' of citizen to be on the
county board.
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T.UTS DEFENSE.
fight by the president would havs
put him at outs with the ruling fac
tion of congress and so crippled his
ability to get through his pet meas
ures will serve for the purpose of
explaining a defeat, but the fact will
remain that it was a defeat and the
president's reputation as a strong
man is not helped by it.
The fact is that the people are
not going to admire Mr. Taft because
of his position, and very many are
sadly disappointed In him so far.
Lincoln Star (Rep.).
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THE BANNER OF TAFT.
Every one hnH wondered what the
president would have to say on the
tariff when ho should open out on
that subject. Ho was expected to
speak on that theme sooner, but he
held his fire until he got into the
country of the Insurgents and then
he surely did break out.
Instead of taking the defensive he
boldly attacks those Republicans
who did not vote for the final bill,
and proceeds to question their party
standing. President Taft cannot be
Idential train has left the west the
opinion will remain and grow that
he has not made a strong champion
of the people against ,;the interests,"
which so handled congress that It not
only did not reduce the tariff, but
really, In most items In which the
consumer Is Interested, elevated It.
It will remain very clear to the
people of the west Ibat they have
been sold out aud (hat the promises
made them were outrageously vio
lated. ) ,
It may do for the president to say
that the present bill was the best
that those who desired a reduction
ould get, but why couldn't they get
a betterf Who made it Impossible?
Was It not the weak-kneed who were
whipped Into lino under this plea for
party unity by the gang that had
been secured by the Interests?
The feeling Is general In the west
that Mr. Roosevelt would have
ncted differently. Ho would have
made a light at least for tho prom
ises made. Tho excuse that such a
counted on ns agalnHt the present
law, aud the Insurgents who counted
on his sympathy, if not his direct
help, are to bo disappointed.
Mr. Taft's doctrine that party
fealty demands the sacrifice of hull
vlduallty and pledges is not new. I
Is the doctrine that has been used
from time immemorial to excuse the
individual. If only enough can be
gathered in any body to Btand to
gether ror any pernicious measure
that may be called a party measure
the Individual hopes to escape con
sure on the ground of party loyalty
even though the measure may not
only be pernicious, but a base out
rage of the people and a direct viola
tlon of the pledges of tho party an
the representative.
. Mr. Taft's personal presence will
no doubt give force during the en
, thnelasm of his grand tour, to what
ever he mny say, but It Is not to be
believed that ho can turn Republican
Xubllc opinion In the lusurgent
states. After the "tumult and the
nhoutlng dloH," and Mr. Taft'B pres
President Taft, too, has a Dig
Stick. And he, as well as his stren
uous predecessor and political god
father, knows how to use it.
Hut Taft's Big Stick is not the
one that Roosevelt used, nor. Is it
used as Roosevelt would have used
it. Roosevelt's Big Stick was swung
against a privileged plutocracy that
Is the enemy of the plain people.
Taft's Big Stick is swung against
the plain people who are at once the
enemies and victims of a privileged
plutocracy.
Roosevelt did not, It is true, take
a brave and clean-cut stand In every
contest between a despoiled public
and its despollers. But when he did
take a stand It was, almost Invaria
bly, on the side of the public, and
all his superb energy and limitless
enthusiasm was turned loose against
vested and Intrenched privilege.
It is otherwise with Taft. He, no
more than Roosevelt, has taken a de
cided stand upon all issues. But in
most Instances where he has taken a
stand It has been to fight shoulder
to shoulder with those very men and
those very lntersts which Roosevelt
hated and denounced as enemleso of
the republic. .
Taft Is fighting on the side of Aid-
rich; for everything that Aldrich is
truggllng for, and all those whom
Aldrich represents.
Roosevelt fought, for the most
part, on the other side,
It Is but a few days since Taft
left his summer house In Massachu
setts to undertake a long Journey
Into the far places of the republic
But In those few days he has roan
aged to put a deep and Impassable
gulf between himself and all pro
gresslve Republicans. In those few
days he has cemented a firm union
between himself and the reactionary
Interests.
The president's unequivocal
championship of the Aldrich tariff
bill, coming right on the heels of his
championship of Aldrich himself and
of the Aldrich 'central bank con
splracy, removes the last doubt. His
position Is now clearly defined. Those
who hoped nnd believed that Mr
Taft would put himself nt the hea
of the progressive element of the Re
publican party and, as a true and
worthy heir of Roosevelt, take up
with fearless determination the fight
against grab and graft and greed,
find themselves cruelly disappointed.
More than that, If they nre Repub
licans they find their right to claim
a place In the great Republican party
seriously questioned by the leader of
their party. For when Mr. Taft as
serts that the Insurgents in congress,
who voted against the Aldrich tariff
bill, "abandoned their party," and
when he classes "low tariff Repub
licans" contemptuously with Demo
crats and "free traders," he leaves
place In his party for these "low
tariff Republicans" only a suffrance.
It nt all.
This newspaper will consider in
succeeding Issues Mr. Taft's defense
of the Aldrlch-Pnyne tariff law and
his argument that It constitutes a
fulfillment of the platform pledge,
supplemented by his personal pledge
on which he was elected. At this
time it suffices to call attention to the
fact that the Rooseveltlan standard
has been thrown In the gutter by the
ceased
Issue.
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Tribune.
by the country. Chicago
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MH. TAFTS CONTRADICTIONS.
There's one good thing about the
north pole there are no grapho-
hones there yet.
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Frank E. Schlater, candidate for
re-election to the office of county
treasurer, needs no recommendation.
The people of Cass county regard him
as one of the most efficient officials
that ever occupied the position of
county treasurer, and his record as
such should be sufficient to recom
mend him to those who do not know
him.
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In the death of Governor Johnson,
Minnesota loses one of Its greatest
men, and the country at large one
of Its ablest statesmen, lie was well
known In almost every state In the
nion, and had he survived would
ndoubtedly have been the Demo
cratic candidate for president in 1912.
No man In his native state was more
highly respected than Governor John
son, and he was greatly beloved by
the common people. He was in the
prime of life, and had It not been
for the fatal disease with which he
was attacked, he would have lived
to a ripe old age, and made still a
greater name, if possible, throughout
the length and breath of this great
nation. An extended sketch of de-
appears elsewhere in this
Peace to the noble man's
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Presldent Taft, In his Winona
speech lauding the Aldrlch-Payne
tariff bill as " the best the coun
try ever had," was guilty of an
amazing contradiction of his own
argument. Once it is pointed out
his whole carefully elaborated struc
ture falls to the ground.
In order to establish his case it
was necessary for the president to
prove that tne bin constituted, on
the whole, a substantial revision
downward. To do this it was ne
cessary to reject the very plain and
simple test of applying the new
rates to the total Importations made
in the last fiscal year under the
Dingley law. Because such an ap
plication has been made by the
traitorous "low tariff Republicans"
and the wicked "free trade Demo
crats," and It shows that the new
tariff taxes, levied on Identically the
same volume and articles of impor
tation, would produce more revenue
than the Dingley law produced.
Therefore, these simple-minded
low tariff Republicans and "free
trade Democrats argued, the ag
gregate of tariff taxation has been
increased rather than decerased.
But President Taft, speaking the
Ingenious argument put Into his
mouth by Sereno Payne, said this
would not do. The test was not a
fair one. For, he said, admitting
that the new law would collect more
taxes from the same imports, the
Imports are likely to vary. There
may be an Increase in a certain line
of Imports, and a decrease In a cer
tain other line. And then he laid
down his own rule, or rather the
Payne rule, as follows:
were voting for tariff reduction in or
der to compel a reduction of trust
prices, to be now coolly informed by
the president that they wholly mlsun-
stood the Republican platform and
prices; that It was never Intended so
to change the tariff as to reduce the
price of anything manufactured in
this country.
Then, when they turn disconsolate
ly to importations, to see what reduc
tions have been made there, the pres
ident cries loudly to them that it Is
"not fair" to consider Importations
alone.
It Is here that bewilderment be
comes chaotic. World-Herald.
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TAKE IT IN TIME
Visits His Friend.
Rev. Cal. Ogburn of Los Angeles,
Cal., waa an over-night visitor with
his friend. Evangelist H. E. Wilhite.
Rev. Ogburn is an evangelist of some
note, and it was through hla in
fluence that Rev. WUhlte became a
minister. Rev. Ogburn has been vis
iting his sister, who resides in Om
aha, and goes next Sunday to Pem
broke, Ky., where he will hold a
series of meetings.
Lectures at Avoca.
Major W. R. Flemke of this city
will preach at Avoca next Sunday
morning and lecture in the evening.
Both services will be held in the
Christian church there. The major
has made a tour of the county and
spoketi In every precinct and village,
and will have completed his tour
when he speaks at Nehawka, which
he will do before long.
DRIVEN TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
People of the west no longer are
left in doubt where President Taft
stands on the tariff question. His
attitude Is that of Nelson W. Aid-
rich of the Massachusetts mill
owner and of the trust millionaires
who have piled up huge fortunes
through iniquitous taxation of the
necessaries of their fellow men
"The tariff bill Is the best the Re
publican party has ever passed,"
declares President Taft. In add!
tlon, he tacitly scores the Republl
can senators and congressmen wno
voted against the bill and asserts
that further revision of the tariff
at this time is not to be thought of
Moreover, he openly declares that if
the people seek further relief they
can obtain it only through the Dem
ocratlc party. At least, this makes
the issue clear. The west is given
to choose between continuing to pay
tribute to eastern greed and elect
tng a Democratic congress that tar
Iff robberB can neither control nor
Intimidate. Chicago Journal.
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CAXXOT FOLLOW TAFT.
In order to determine the Import
ance of the changes, It Is muh fair
er to make the articles on which the
rates of duty have been reduced and
those on which the rates of duty
have been Increased, and then de
termine from statistics how large a
part the articles upon which duties
have been reduced play in the con
sumption of the country and how
large a part those upon which the
duties have been Increased play In
the consumption of the country.
And applying the rule, he goes on
to show, by Payne's figures that the
country consumes a total of five
billions of dollars' worth of articles
on which the tariff has been decreas
ed, and only 579 million dollars'
worth of articles on which the tar
iff has been increased.
Therefore, says Mr. , Taft, the tar
iff has been substantially reduced'
Let it be borne In mind that these
figures he cites do not apply only to
Imported articles, but to articles of
domestic production. In other words,
to establish his claim that the tariff
has been reduced, Mr. Taft applies
It to articles that are manufactured
and otherwise produced here In the
United States. '
Now read a little further in his
speech, and the contradiction ap
pears. For Mr. Taft says:
I did not agree, nor did the Ite-
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On December 29, 1908, Mr. But
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heartily confirm the statement I made
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Remember the name Doan's and
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Visits Old Home.
E. LeRoy Saffer and wife of New
York city, who have been visiting
Mr. Saffer's mother, Mrs. Frank Saf
fer, for a time, departed on their
homeward trip this morning. Mrs.
Saffer and daughter accompanied
their guests as far as Red Oak, la.,
where they will visit relatives a few
days.
The Tribune cannot follow Mr,
Taft along the line of reasoning ex
posed by the Winona speech. Unless
they are misrepresented by their!
newspapers and commercial bouies
the people of the great middle west
hardly will be content to accept
Jieavy reductions In tho chemical
schedule, for example, ns sufficient
compensation for the great conces
sions made to New England In the
Increase of cotton duties, the main
tenance of the wool schedule In its
pristine iniquity, etc. And present
Indications do not justify any ex
pectation that his suggestion of de
lay intil .another administration
will prove acceptable to them. The
Tribune differs with the president
In his inferential Invitation to the
country to give the Democratic
party control of the executive and
legislative brunches of the federal
government. It Is the Tribune's be
lief that the tariff ran bo revised
and revised properly by Ihe Re
publican party, and this may be ac
complished in tho next congress by
retiring standpatters nnd electing in
their stead men of progressive tend
encies. In a word, the Tribune finds
Itself more loyalist than the king,
more Republican than the president
In Its belief In the Inherent ability
and purpose of the party to do whnt
publican party agree, that we would
reduce rates to such a point an to
reduce price's by the introduction o
the free traders desire. That is what
the free traders desire. That s whnt
the revenue tariff reformers desire
but that is not what the Republican
party promised, and it Is not what
(lie Keiuihlicnii party wished to
briny; about.
Here, then, we have the carefully
weighed statement that it Is no
part of the purpose of the Payne-
Aldrich tariff to reduce the prices
of articles manufactured In the
United States. It would not affect
in other words, the home commod
Ity. By a simple process or ex
elusion, then, the "reduced" tariff
could affect only the Imported com
tnodltles.
Yet the president argues that It is
"not fair" to apply the new sched
ules to the imported commodities
only, though there nre the only
ones affected!
And it Is "much fairer," he says, to
apply the schedules so as to include
the vast volume of domestic produc
tion, though it is no part of the pur
pose of tho bill, and was not a prom
Iso of the party, to affect tho price of
domestic articles!
Nothing could be more self-contra
dictory, more absolutely Inconsistent
Neither, it might be added, could
anything be more discouraging to the
millions of people who thought they
Beit Flckler Here.
Bert Flckler and family of Stan
ton, Neb., arrived last evening for a
visit with relatives. Bert says that
crops in his part of the state are
fine this year, corn being especially
fine; that the rains came in the right
season for them and all of the Cass
county people are prosperous.
Married nt Omaha.
Cecil Smith, the former Platts
mouth baseball player, was married
in Omaha a day or two ago to Miss
Bessie Powers. Miss Powers was
forirerly employed at the Barnes
restaurant. It Is rujiored that the
wedding w?s rather of the military
character. Smith waB the man who
was arrested hcie a few day:; ago for
a statutory o'lense and token to Sar
py county for trial. The matter was
compromised and the wedding followed.
In County Court.
In the probate court today was to
have been heard the claim of Charles
Beckwith against the Samuel John
son estate, filed for the sum of $3,-
300, alleged to have been earned by
the claimant for twelve years' and
three month's work and labor ren
dered to the deceased at his Instance
and request. The hearing was post
poned for the reason that Byron
Clark, attorney for the adminis
trator, was called to Falls City on
business. William DelesDenier, at
torney for the parties, was present,
but consented that the hearing be
postponed. This is the estate, the
bulk of which was devised. to Edwin
Jeary, the Elmwood banker and law
yer.
Visits Old Home; ,
County Commissioner C' R. Jor
dan left this morning for his old
home in Iowa, where he will visit an
aged aunt. Mr: Jordon worked for
some of the people in his younger
days whom he will visit on this trip.
Since his thirty-four year's residence
In Nebraska the commissioner has
accumulated considerably more
wealth than his former employers
ever possessed.
Depart for the North.
Yesterday afternoon C. E. Wescott
and son E. H., and George Thomas
deported fr Alberta, Canada, on a
two week's trip for business and
pleasure. Hilt has been working
rather hard for the pai,t few months
and reeded a rest, and took this op
portunity to accompany his father,
who desired to look after hjs real
estate interests near Alberta. Mr.
Thomas is a prospective land purchaser.
To Finders of Property.
It is nf.t generally known that per
sons finding money or property must
make diligent efforts to find the own
ers. This is law,' and the person
who does not endeavor to comply
with same is guilty of a. misde
meanor and subject to severe pun
ishment. It makes no difference
whether a reward is offered or not.
Most anyone, however, will be will
ing to pay a reward if the property
is worthy of It. '
Coal! Coal!"
I have just received a car load of
excellent coal. Wm. Richardson,
Mynard, Neb.
Repairing Pavement.
Street Commissioner Walter Scott
is making some needed repairs in the
pavement on Sixth street, south of
Main. There has been for years a
small portion of the pavement which
was lower than the surrounding level.
This has been dug out, and refilled
and tamped, then a six inch coat of
concrete placed over the fill so that
the pavement will have a solid found
ation to rest on. Mr. Scott thinks
that he now has the matter In snaps
to stand for years.
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