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Postmaster Smith lias been made
the victim of 1:1s enemies, who want
to dictate the appointment of his
successor.
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liy the time Colonel Roosevelt gets
back to this country he will be need
ing a powerful mls roscope to And
the remains of "my policies."
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Judge Archer is making a good
campaign for county Judge. He Is a
pioneer citizen and well qualified for
the position. In fact, there Is no one
In the county that la better fitted for
the office and he should be elected.
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Republicans are always on the
move when there is an office In sight.
Anticipation has already brought
four candidates to the front, and one
of them Is Just finishing an eight
year Beige in the court house.
Wouldn't that cork you?
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The third-term candidate Is find
ing out that there are not as many
voters In Cass county as he thought
there were who would vote for
third-term candidate. They would
not vote for John D. Mcllride four
years ago for the third term.and we
don't believe they will vote for
Quinton.
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The postofflcb fight Is waxing
warm. It may be that the candi
dates are a little previous In the mat
ter of petitions. There has been no
thorough investigation of the
charges, and it may be that they are
trumped up. Hut evidently some of
the aspirants believe In the early
worm theory.
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An Oklnhoma City bank, with de
poults aggregating $3,000,000, was
closed by the state bank commis
sioner Tuesday, and within forty
eight hours the payment of deposi
tors was begun. There was no run
on the bank. Depositors knew their
money was absolutely safe, and that
they would be paid in full. If a
guarantee law works so nicely In Ok
lahoma, why not the same in Ne
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"Pour years ago John D. McBride
told the convention at Elmwood he
would not run for the third term for
sheriff. Hut when they prevailed
upon him to make the race because
no one else wanted the nomination,
he finally consented. Was this the
way with the present Incumbent? Not
much. There were two candidates
for the nomination Quinton and
John Busche, the latter an excellent
citizen and well qualified for the po
sition. In fact, If anything, better
fitted for the office than the present
Incumbent. Vote for Kd. Tutt and
stop this third term business.
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Those who have had experience In
bank failures need not have pointed
out to them the ndvantages of the
Oklahoma, sltur.tion. The closing of
an Institution with $3,000,000 of de
posits would without doubt unsettle
business in almost any city In the
country, and in any other state
would certainly have an effect upon
the banking business of the entire
commonwealth. The bank which
was closed was the reserve for 150
others, and had on deposit $1,300,-
000 of their funds. Yet these smaller
institutions are not In the least af
fected and will keep right on doing
business as though nothing had hap
pened. Without the guarantee law,
a report to the effect that any of the
" smaller Institutions had any constd
crable sum on deposit in the failed
hank must certainly have resulted in
a "run" on the little fellow and no
one could foresee where the failures
nn4 losses would end.
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We Bincerely hope that the Cook
tind Peary dispute will soon be tt
tied. We feel satisfied that Dr.
Cook ought to hate the credit of dis
covering t ho north pole and believe
that Peary Is a bluffer of the first
water.
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m itKixr join's ix ( iior.is.
Senator Iiurkett has wheeled into
lino with President Taft and Senator
Lrown and other elder statesmen
who have been assuring us that the
tariff is all right, we are all right, the
country Is all right and everything Is
all right. The senator's speech last
evening was not a very direct defense
of the tariff, but he sidled in in good
style before he got through. He laid
down as the first proposition that a
grouch Is an undesirable citizen, and
by Implication he averred that any
body who kicked about the tariff was
a grouch. He confessed to Impatience
because things were not done his
way, but he had discovered that leg
Islatlon was all a compromise, and
represented, In its lust essence, the
composite mind of those who mould
ed It. He was Inclined to accept the
bill as the best that could be hoped
for, although it Is what Senator Dol
liver proclaimed to be "an organized
swindle."
Mr. Burkett says It Is the verdict
of the majority, and seemed to repro
bate criticism of it because this is
government by majority. Instead of
denouncing the law, he said, It is bet
ter to find out the good and applaud
it as patriots do, while locating the
bad and improving it as statesmen
should do. P.ut he didn't point out
the good, nor did he tell his hearers
that the party, after solemnly plcdg
lug revision, which Taft said meant
downward, it passed a bill that on
the whole Increases the tariff bur
dens. The criticism against the
tariff law that is unanswered and un
answerable is that It is not the pro
duct of the composite mind of the
party or of the members of the na
tlonal legislature. The composite
mind of the party decreed that there
should be downward revision, and
the nation agreed with it. When It
came to making the bill, It was the
composite mind of the manufactur
ers as represented by Aldrlch that
made the bill. How can Senator Bur
kett say it was the composite mind
of the senate that evolved the bill
that passed substantially as the sen
ate finance committee amended it,
and that it was accomplished, not
through each member voting his own
honest convictions on each schedule,
but as the result of a system of
trades based upon a promise to vote
for whatever the others want if they
will agree to vote for what he does?
It follows, therefore, that It was not
government by majority, but govern
ment by dicker, based on need and
greed.
It la true that no tariff law ran
be passed that will Buit everybody
and which will not be a proper sub-
ect of criticism in some of Its sched
ules. It is possible, however, to pass
a tariff bill that will satisfy most
reasonable men, and which in most
of Its schedules is fair and reason
able. This kind of a bill could have
been made If Aldrlch had not effect
ed a combine among the senators,
and if the voting had been as free
from any interest other than that of
the public, such as characterized the
voting of the ten Insurgents. The
News regards the present tariff law
as Indefensible because it Is not only
a betrayal of the party pledge, but a
betrayal of the public interest. It
has printed columns of actual farts
that prove this, and It Is prepared to
print other columns taken from the
records to ehow that the Bame fraud
and bad faith lurks In many of Its
schedules. It Is not defense of a
bill that Increases tariff burdens to
say that no tariff bill can be made
that will satisfy everybody, when
the facts are patent that a bill could
have been passed that would de
crease those burdens, and when It 13
well known that outside of the in
surgents and the president, no effort
was made at Washington to make
a bill that would be a real down
ward revision or which would sat
isfy anybody but the manufacturing
interests. Lincoln News (Kep.).
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Andy Snyder is making splendid
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ampalgn ror register oi ueeua, uuu
inning golden opinions wherever
h goes. His quiet, unassuming
lanner takes with the people. Then
hia qualifications for the position are
plendld.
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Where can be found in Nebraska
three more competent lawyers lor
the supreme bench than Judges Sul
livan, Good and Dean? Judge Sul
livan served six years on the su
preme bench, Judge Good is serving
now as district Judge, which position
he has occupied for ten years, and
Judge Dean Is now serving on the
annrpmp hench. Their abilities as
Jurists Is beyond approach.
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Dan Klllan of Cage county is a
fnii-fiedepd candidate for the re-
nomlnatlon for governor on the Re
publican ticket next year. We chanc
ed to get pretty well acquainted
with Mr. Killan last winter during
the session of the legislature, of
which we were both members, and
was associated with him a great deal.
We learned to think a great deal of
him and believe hi popularity will
make him a formidable candidate.
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This is said to have been John A
Johnson's favorite prayer: "Spare me
from the bitterness and the sharp
passions of unguarded moments. May
I not forget that poverty and riches
are of the spirit; and, although age
and Infirmity overtake me, and I
come not within sight of the castle
of my dreams, teach me to be thank
ful for life, and for time's olden
memories that are good and sweet
And may the evening's twilight find
me gentle still."
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Miss Mary E. Foster's record as
county superintendent of schools Is
well known to the voters of Cass
county. She has been untiring in
her efforts to keep the business of
the office, and that she has done so
In a very systematic manner, no one
can dispute. Then why should she
not be continued In that position for
the second term? We believe the
voters of the county will decide In
her favor by a good majority, Instead
of electing a man who has not been
in the county hardly long enough to
become a voter.
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Little Vicky of the Omaha Bee has
tiied so hard to fill his father's place,
but everyone knows that that little
pate of his never did nor never will
have stored there one-fourth the
brains of Edward Rcsewater. Little
Vicky Is the son of a great man, and
that Is all he has to commend him.
His political star is about to set to
rise no more. The Republican party
of Nebraska Is about done with him.
He hns tried hard to dictate the
party policy In Nebraska, but has
proved a dismal failure.
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HOUSF.S OF LORDS.
One of the anticipated possibilities
of the impending crisis in British
politics Is the abolition of the house
of lords. There is much popular
clamor for It on the plea of progres
stveness. It Is one f the outgrowths
of the conflict over the budget and
the radical means proposed for rais
ing the national revenues. Some
people really seem to Imagine that
the upper branch of parllment Is
doomed to extinction.
There has long been heard consid
erable grumbling In this country
against the American house of lords,
and an element of American citizen
ship has been at times outspoken In
the demand that it should be abol
ished. Should the people of Great
Britain Bet us the example by wiping
out Its oracle of aristocracy, such Is
the force of .example that It would
afford occnslon for members of the
senato to begin casting about for
places upon which to alight In caso
of emergency.
Americans, however, think they j
have a better plan for disposing of
the United States senate as at pres
ent constituted. They are consider
ing the plan of electing senators by
direct vote of the people. Perhaps
a senate of their own creation would
be permitted by the people to con
tinue to exist, but If England should
ever abolish the upper house, it will
take some drastic reform such as Is
now being considered in this coun
try to save the United States senate.
Lincoln Star.
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NOW YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.
In what is considered the strong
est Republican district in the state,
Congressman Pollard was defeated
for re-election by a man who was not
as well known throughout the dis
trict as he should be. Pollard had
only served one term, but had failed
to "make good," even If he had been
advanced by Speaker Cannon and
given every opportunity. In order
that he may be in line for the nom
ination next fall Mr. Pollard has pur
chased the Plattsmouth News-Herald
so that he can administer a rebuke
to those Republicans who refuse to
fall into line and give him such as
slstance as he thinks he is entitled
to. That he has began the whipping
Into line is evident from the follow
ing, a clipping from his paper:
"We don't believe the man who
gets a sour stomach and criticises
his party and then goes out and tries
to defeat a candidate who has pos
slbly not come up to his expectations
is any better than the man who goes)
out and gets drunk and then comes
home and licks his wife. Both are
stirring up trouble In the family and
both imagine they have cause for
kicking up a row."
That is not a very clever bouquet
to hand to the numerous Republi
cans who refused to vote for him. To
compare the delegates who went to
Falls City, and were compelled to
vote as the leaders said to a man,
who Is drunk and goes home and
whips his wife, to say the least, is
not very clever. Just how the inde
pendent Republicans of the district
will like the comparison remains to
be Been. Nebraska City News.
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We have had our ear to the ground
for It for some time, and now we
are beginning to hear It the first
rumblings of a rising chorus among
disgruntled Republicans for the nom
lnatlon of Roosevelt in 1912 and the
side-tracking of Taft.
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I alley's comet, which exhibits in
the heavens once in every seventy
five years, is announced to make a
return engagement early next year.
The most of us had better take a
good look at it, for it is probable we
won't get a chance to see Is again.
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Ed. Tutt has been out among the
people all this week, and he feels
greatly encouraged over the pros
pects. Ills two years experience as
deputy sheriff will enable him to take
right hold of the office and perform
the duties of the office in a business
like manner.
We talked with a Republican from
the west side of the county yester
day and he says he is going to vote
for Frank E. Schlater because he has
proved himself worthy of the office
for the second term. He said that
where an official has filled the treas
urer's office In the efficient manner
that Mr. Schlater had, he deserves
another term, but that he will never
vote for either a Democrat or Re
publican for the third term.
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The Nebraska Workman, the or
gan of the A. O. U. W. in this state,
pays Clell Morgan the following com
pliment: "D. C. Morgan of Platts
mouth, chairman of the finance com
mittee of the Degree of Honor, is a
candidate for county clerk of Cass
county. It is quite probable that he
will be elected, and when he is, if he
attends to business as closely for the
county as he does for the Degree of
Honor, his constituents will have no
cause for complaint."
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The taxpayers need a man of
George P. Melslnger's honesty and
ability on the county board of com-
E. M.SRfllTM
Will Sell
36 POLAND CHINA HOGS
October 11, 1909 at 1 p. m.
At Rainey's Livery Barn, Union, Neb.
IS BOARS-Fall and Winter. 21 SOWS-Yearlyng and Fall
This stuff is strictly expansion Wan 36278, Onward Price 57756 and
S. P. of the Perfection Blood.
The lot will be thin fleshed, but no better blood lines can be found in
this part of t'.ie state. You are invited to attend this sale.
COL. R. WILKINSON, Auctioneer,
JOHN R. PIERSON, Clerk.
mlssioners. And this paper will
guarantee that if he is elected, the
people will say that we are right
when we declared that he will prove
one of the best men for the interests
of all the people that ever served In
that important position. In every
community that he visits he makes
friends. His very countenance de
notes honesty, and the ability to carry
out that which he thinks is to the
best Interest of all the people of Cass
county.
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Beginning November 1, the post
age on registered letters will be ten
events Instead of eight as hereto
fore. We believe it was the Repub
lican platform of 1888 that promised
the people one cent postage. Post
age on registered letters was form
erly ten cents, but it was later re
duced to eight cents. Now an order
has been issued putting It back to
ten cents. This is like the tariff
an upward revision. The people are
getting what they voted for and
should not grumble. Those of us
who foresaw what was ahead and
voted for better things have a right
to grumble, and in our grumbling
we have the company of some very
good men who didn't vote with us.
But they see they were flim-flammed
and are not afraid to say so. We
refer to Senators Cummings, Dolli
ver, Clapp, Nelson, Bristow and Bev
erldge, besides some twenty insurg
ent congressmen.
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MORE TARIFF IXFAMV.
Winter is approaching and people
must buy woolen clothing to keep
themselves and children warm. Be
low we present an Item In the new
tariff law that will make some people
wonder why they voted for Taft on
the promise to revise the tariff down
ward. Only a man Insane with party zeal
can have the temerity to stand up
and defend such a damnable out-
Low Rates
TO THE NORTHWEST: Cheap one-way Colonist fares to the North
west, Puget Sound and California, September 15th to October 15th;
daily through trains to the Northwest via the Great Northern; also via
the Northern Pacific. To California, daily through tourist sleepers
via Denver, Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
ROUND TRIP TO PACIFIC COAST: Very low Seattle and California
round trip excursion tickets on sale during September. This is the
last chance to obtain these cheap rates for the greatest railroad jour
ney in the World.
EASTBOUND: Special round trip rates to Chicago, Kansas City,
Lincoln, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis, August 28th to September 5th
and from September 11th to September 19th. Daily low thirty day
round trip rates from Chicago to Atlantic cities and resorts.
September is the last month for the special vacation rates to Colo
rado. Homeseekers' excursions September 7th and 21st.
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rage upon the poor people of our
country. Here is paragraph 378 of
the new upwardly revised tariff
law:
"Clothing, ready-made, and ar
ticles of wearing apparel, made up
or manufactured, wholly or -u part,
not specially provided for cloaks,
dolmans. Jackets, talmas, ulsters or
other outside garments for ladies' and
children's apparel, forty-four cents
per pound and sixty per cent ad
valorem."
Let us illustrate what tribute a
lady will have to pay to the protect
ed manufacturers' trust when she
buys a garment. Say the garment
weighs four pounds and its produc
tive cost is $12. At forty-four cents
per pound the specific duty will be
$1.76. The ad valorem duty of sixty
per cent on $12 is $7.20, making the
total tariff on the garment $8.96.
The law and the tax rate are given
above and you can figure It for your
self. It is only a mutton-head who
will attempt to defend the woolen
schedule of our tariff law.
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Goes to Hospital.
Mrs. N. H. Isbell, accompanied
their son to Immanuel hospital this
morning, where the young man will
undergo an operation for rupture.
John does not like the idea of being
tied up indoors for three weeks, but
the doctor advised him to submit
now, as he would then be stronger
and in good shape for work. The op
eration will be had today. Dr. Liv
ingston accompanied them to the
hospital.
Buys Alberta Farm.
George Thomas returned from
Calgary this morning, having become
so favorably impressed with the
country that he invested in a half
section of Alberta Boil. Mr. Thomas'
land is located about fifty miles
north of Calgary and four miles from
Disberry. He brought with him from
Dick Oldham's farm, which is not
far from his own land, samples of
wheat and potatoes, which are very
fine.
William Volk was a passenger to
Omaha on the morning train today.
for Autumn
Consult nearest ticket agent; he has latest advice
of special rates.
W. L. PICKETT, Ticket Agent.
L. W. Wakklkv, G. P. A., Omaha.