The
- Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Seml-Weeklj at
R. A. BATES,
Entered at the Postoflice tt Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
ft. 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
All those who think the tariff ques
tion is settled say "Aye." The motion
is lout.
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Trusts have no souls. Hence they
will never go to Hades and corner the
coal there.
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A baby was born In a Pullman car
while it was being whisked through
Kansas the other day. We shall ex
pert to hear a lot more now about the
wonderful productiveness of Kansas,
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Alaska may not go to the Guggen
htims after all. The discovery of
new and fabulous gold deposits there
may prompt either Mr. Rockefeller
or J. P. Morgan to annex Alaska him
self. :o:-
James Henry Stark of Boston, who
has written a book setting forth that
the tea party was a mob, that the
signers of the Declaration of Inde
pendence were smugglers, that Frank
lin and Hancock were defaulters and
Patrick Henry a ne'er-do-well, is Just
a wee bit too reactionary even for
Massachusetts.
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Parson Ludden, secretary of the
mate nomal rboard must realize the
fact that he is the most despised man
in Nebraska today. And Treasurer
Hrlan Is nt far behind him. The
latter does not deny the fact that
President Crabtree was asked to re
sign because he could not do the bid
ding of these Intense Republicans.
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The last Issue of the "Nebraska
Issue," the official Journal of the
prohibitionists, reaches the Journal
desk this week with the front page
surmounted with a half-tone of Wil
liam J. Bryan. Shades of St. Jaskson
and all the departed Democratic
ants! That the leader of the na
tlonal Democracy should be paraded
over the country as an apostle of pro--hlbitlon.
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lf Hayward's nomination Is down
as part of the Burkett-Rosewater pro
gram (which is undoubtedly the case)
Pollard had Just as well hang up the
fiddle and bow, for they will never
dance to his mulsc. Hayward is also
the administration candidate, and will
have the united support of the Taft-Cannon-Aldrlch
crowd, let him In
surge to his heart's content. He will
try to pull through by deceiving the
voters.
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All that Is necessary for Democratic
nuccess next fall Is a united party and
the right kind of platform. The leg.
Mature Inst winter adopted the only
measure that has been adopted In the
way of temperance reform, now let
the Republican party see If It can do
anything In that direction. They had
been In power for many years, pre
vious to lnnt year, and never ad
vanced a step on any temperance leg
islation, always shunning the
(Ion.
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Adinlral Evan's takes a pessimistic
view of the future of the Tanama
canal. He sec but little revenue in
prospect, and apparently he holds
the view that, unless the canal be
declared free to all navigation, It will
micceed ln attracting bt a limited
'amount of shipping. He seems to be
of the opinion that it cannot possibly
charge a sufficient toll, at least dur
ing the early years of Its operation,
to pay the heavy fixing and operating
charges.
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Some men get the erroneous Idea
that the meaning of success Is get
ting money and keeping It. But the
man who gets even his millions and
puts It out of circulation Is not worth
a copper to the world. Cities and
towns were never bullded, orphanages
. Hta.llahed nor hospitals maintained
,) bii. n mumcuai. i ne man uuii'tlie n,.tual BlunUon.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska i
Publisher.
is really and truly a success is be
who can do the greatest service to
mankind. A man without means,
save a willing hand, a clear head and
a kind heart is a distinct success In
the highest sense.
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NOT FORGOTTEN'.
Sonie of the Republican papers
have undertaken to quote a few Dem-
j uwaiD iU 111,8 tuuuiy BlttUllK uie W1U
iiimnni't tl'llllntv. 1 I ........... .1 If V. 1
rntntm f 4 l In k.ll.. i L .. .. lit
the race for congress and are ln great
glee over the announcement. It might
have been wise for them to add that
some of the Democrats will support
Mr. Ilayward for personal reasons and
some Republicans, but the rank and
file of the Democrats will support
Mr. McGulre and they will be Joined
by many Republicans, both In this
and other counties In this district.
Mr. Hayward Is a very nice gentle
man, but then the Democrats and the
Republicans have not forgotten the
little trick he attempted to turn Into
campaign thunder by the "attempted
burning of a Republican banner at
Lincoln" and charging It to the Dem
ocrats when It was shown that it was
simply a Republican scheme to try
and, secure "thunder" for the cam
paign. Mr. Hayward should not put
any dependence In the votes from
Democrats In this district to ensure
his election. Nebraska City News.
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FACTS OVKH WHICH TO PONDER,
The Record-Herald has had occas
ion to warn Republican leaders
against Indulging in futile and vague
ly general defenses of the new tariff
act, defenses that Irritate and era
bitter without changing a single opin
ion. It has also reminded Washing
ton of the wisdom of reckoning with
facts and putting aside fictions and
flattering unction. "'
The revised discussion of the Payne-
Aldrlch style of tariff revision Is elic
iting some significant and candid
comment- which the administration
and the congressional leaders cannot
afford to dismiss lightly. Here, for
example, Is what a .personal ,frlend
and strong suuuorter of Taft
William R. Nelson, says about the
accumulating evidence of "over
whelming opposition" to Cannolsm
and tariff bourdonlsm in hio thor
ughly Independent and influential pa
per, the Kansas City Star, a paper
that refelcts the sentiment of the
Intelligent and earnest citizenship of
the southwest:
"Even those who have been beBt
Informed to public sentiment in the
west from the Alleghanies to the
Pacific would hardly have presumed
that the Republican newspapers of
this vast section would have been
so decisively against the controlling
order of things In the Republican
party. When It is remembered In fa
vor of Cannon and the new tariff law
are Influenced by federal appoint
qurB-'mentfl the conclusion must be reach
ed that, so far as newspaper reflect
public sentiment, that sentiment Is
nearly unanimous.
"What is more, this feeling ii not
local nor sectional. It is nearly as
strong In the east as in the west In
its broad application it' means that
the Republican party is suffering a
revolt, from which there can be a
recovery only through some Btrlklng
alignment with the people.
"If a presidential election were to
bo held now there is probably only
one Republican who could be elected,
and he is out of the country and free
from all responsibility for or con
noction with the tariff betrayal and
the restriction of popular representa
Hon ln congress."
Theso are the words of a train
ed aud authoritative observer. They
are ImpresHlve words of soberness and
trutu, and Washington needs nothing
L0 lmi(.h 9 the trulhtne facl8 of;be asnftmed 0f, and several Republl
Let there be an end to ill-tem-f they may support him. Peru Pdnt
pered and worse than unprofitable er.
censuring of Republicans and inde- :o:
pendent who are dlssaatisfledwith the j While collecting Republican cam
tariff and with the house ways of do-,PaSn funds ln ohi. Wade H. Ellis is
lng or not doing business. TheB,l,, ln posnenslon of the retainers
party of duty and wisdom is to face
conditions as they are and devote Re
publican energies henceforth to the
promotion of the policjes which repre
sent progress and embody con
structive statesmanship. The "tide of
revolt" cannot be stemmed by any
other means; public sentiment can
not be changed in any other way.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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SINFUL CORPORATIONS.
It seems to take a long time for
our lawmakers to understand that the
proper method of dealing with a sin-
that Is violating law, is the same way
that we deal with an individual: de
prlve them of the liberty which the
law gives them. If a man violates the
law, we put him In Jail, deprive him
of the liberty which he has as a citi
zen. If a corporation violates law.
we undertake to fine It. The corpora
tion resists the fine as long as it can,
then pays it, charges It up to operat
ing expenses, and In the end either
the consumer of the goods sold by
the corporation or the stockholders
pay It. The proper thing to do and
It seems to take a long time for our
solons to recognize It Is to put it in
the hands of a receiver and run It
In a legal way for the benefit of the
whole people.
This, It Is true, would deprive the
stockholders of their profits, but it
would wake them up to the necessity
of putting honest men at the head.
If the Standard Oil corporation be
adjudged sinful by the supreme court
of the United States, then the proper
thing to do Is to put it ln the hands
of a receiver and run It for the bene
fllt of the whole people. The stock
holders would then pat honest men
at the head. So with every sinful
corporation. It Is useless to fine
them. They can't put the corporation
In prison. All that is necessary to do
Is take away from It the right and
privileges watch the law gave it in
enacting the corporation uw under
which It is incorporated. If a rail
road persists fa sinfulness, deal with
It as we do in the case of railroad
bankrupcy; put it in the bands of a
receiver. The stockholders wHT soon
find honest men to manage ft- Wall
ace's Farmer.
. The question of "help" Is the great
farming hindrance.
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The Baltimore Sun thinks the ex
press company tnrst carries things too
far.
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Man worries for fear he will not
succeed, then falls because he wor
ried. :o:
According to Washington dispatch
es President Taft has lost a shirt.
And he hasn't even that famous smile
left.
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Federal Judge Grosscup is going to
take a trip to Africa. The moral at
mosphere of the federal courts will
be greatly improved if he stays there.
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Senator Dolllver describes an insur
gent as "a man who wants to hear
the bill read before it is passed."
Is it any wonder that official Wash-
Ington frowns upon such fussy per
sons?
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"The greater part of our prosper
ity depends on our protective tariff
system." says Senator 8raoot This
being so, the Nebraska farmers might
as well cease worrying as to whether
they have any crops or not.
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Representative Martin of Colorado
makes the charge that the govern
ment sale pf ,.55,000 acres of fralr
lands in the Philllpptnes was made to
agents of the sugar trust, contrary to
law. And the worst of this allegation
is that It Bounds plausible.
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While we have always been a Re
publican, we can see no objection to
tho return of Congressman Magulre
to Washington for another term. He
has mnde a record that he need not
01in8 down jlore have intimated that
ed him by the government ln the
trust-busting cases from which he has
been detached for political duty. The
leaders of the party of great moral
ideas cannot see any impropriety in
hanging on to easy money like that.
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Moses Kinkaid says he is not much
worried regarding his re-election in
the big Sixth district next fall. The
Democrats will watch the counting of
the votes In that district more closely
next fall than they ever did before,
and especially if the result is close on
state officers as it was two years ago.
Many are of the opinion that fraudu-
lent counting of votes In that district
was indulged in. It was several weeks
before this district could be heard
fro
m, and the result on state candi
dates hinged on Kinkald's district.
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Bearing the head of George Wash
ington, a new five-cent piece has been
prepared at the United States mint
ln Philadelphia, and its adoption in
place of the present five-cent piece is
now being considered by the officials
In Washington. During the lifetime
of George Washington he refused to
allow his likeness to appear upon a
coin, declaring It to be a monarchical
custom. If the new coin is adopted
it will be the first ln authorized cir
culation to bear the head of the
father of his country.
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Previous to his announcement as
a candidate for congress, Will Hay
ward was a dyed-in-the-wool stand
patter believed in Taft, Cannon, Al
drich and the whole standpat ca
boodle. As soon as he saw that it
would be unpopular in Nebraska, he
is advised by this triplet in Washing
ton to change his coarse "for political
effect." But will the voters be thus
deceived? Not in the First district
of Nebraska. Let him come oat in
the open the people will not sup
port a man who endeavors to deceive
then.
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The life of a newspaper man in
Russia contiaues to be far from pleas
ant, accot diag to a Moscow editor.
The oW censorship has keen abollsfa
ed, but the change has not been ben
flcial iv newspaper proprietors. Mat
ter which, under the old system,
might ha expunged by th czar before
the paper was Bold and without loss
to the proprietor, may now be the
means et forcing him t pay heavy
fines oi damages, and possibly caus
ing hla Imprlsoment. Th newspapers
in Russia are not very profitable, ow
ing to the enormous proportion of the
people who are illiterate. The larg
est paper in Moscow a city of aboat
1 V million population does not
have a circulation of much more than
twenty thousand in the city and about
as much more in the provinces.
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Harper's Weekly has aiways Deen a
staunch friend of the Republican
party. But Its gifted editor,' George
Harvey, who has been watching re
cent performances at ' Washington
with eye and mind keen to grasp
their significance, has reached' the
limit of patience and hope, and in a
conspicuous place on the editorial
page of a recent issue of his publi
cation he prints the following: "The
Republican party is busted. It hasn't
a majority In the house and probably
not. in the senate.' It cannot enact
the Taft measures. Its fighting ele
ments are Irreconcilable. Both want
to see the Democrats carry the next
house and elect a lot of governors.
Each proposes to really nominate its
own candidate for persident. This
is official. Democrats, get wise and
busy." This is but another straw in
advance of the forthcoming landslide.
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Nebraska merchants are at last
perfecting an organization which in
tends tc work out plans to build up
the smaller towns whose trade is
urged constantly to go to the larger
cities for their wants. It Is known
as the Federation of Nebraska Re
tailers and will hold Its fourth meet
ing in Omaha March 8, 9 and 10,
when some important steps are to bo
taken. Fred DIers of Madison Is
president and says without n doubt
the organization wil be able to suc
cessfully counteract the influence of
the cities to grab the trade and it will
strengthen and build up the country
towns through co-operation and legis
lation. Every merchant has been ask
ed to mail questions to the secretary
W. H. Avery of Tllden, Neb., and
these will be opened at the Omaha
meeting and answered by the ex
perts on subjects referred to. Some
men prominent In the movement in
other states have been secured for the
meeting and it i3 said, from 1,500 to
2,000 Nebraska merchants will at
tend. This number demanding cer
tain legislation or protesting against
bills now and then framed to Injure
the country merchant, will be a power
in the state, say the officers.
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THE TOADSTOOL TEST.
Mr. Hayward's declaration of his
readiness to make the tariff conform
to the pledges of the party "If" it
does not do so now will afford a great
deal of comfort to those who can be
convinced that he can ever find out
whether the bill is a fulfillment of
the party promises.
If Mr. Hayward has in mind any
definite plan for finding out whether
the tariff does or does not fulfill the
party pledge, he should have availed
himself of it ere this. If he has no
way of definitely determining this
Important question, his promise will
remind one of the virtues of the re
cipe given for determining whether
certain fungus some times gathered
for food are mushrooms or toadstools.
The recommendation is that the
doubtful one shall eat it. If he lives
It Is a mushroom, but if he dies it is
a toadstool.
It seems hardly possible that Mr.
Hayward will ever be Allowed to
achieve a congressional nomination la
this district withont assuring the
voters that the fungus which they are
being Invited by him to subsist upon
is a mushroom and not a toadstool,
and he must demonstrate that assur
ance by some method more compre
hensflW and satisfactory than masti
cation, and digestion. Lincoln Star.
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" A. FAUTY ON TRIAL.
The Republican organization is on
trial in New York state on charges of
gross corruption. The revelations that
have followed the accusations of brlb
ery by one member of the state sen
ate against another indicate that for
years past the Republican majority
in the legislature has been on the
auction Mock, with legislation for sale
to the highest bidder, and unblush
ing blackmail of corporations for the
smothering of legislation, a profitable
side lln.
The investigation, which started as
a personal matter between two mem
bers, Senators Allds and Conger, has
developed Into a state-wide scandal,
involving men high in the councils of
the party. Assemblyman Chanler, a
Democrat, precipitated a panic by In
troducing a resolution providing for a
thorough investigation of bribery
charges and Governor Hughes has ad
ded fuel to the flame by appointing
commissioners to uncover alleged
wholesale grafting in the purchase
and sale of the state forest pre
serves. -
The Republican party, not alone in
New York state but throughout the
nation, is in a had way. In the past
few years so many of its leaders have
been proven either corrupt or under
the Influence of Interests inimical to
the public welfare that the honest
rank and file can have little confi
dence left in the organization. This
is the natural result of years of un
checked power and of a theory of
politics that bestows unwarranted and
unfair advantages upon a few at the
expense of the many. The house of
cards is toppling. The reign of graft
and plunder Is nearly at an end and
the people are about to come into
their own.
Took. All His Money.
Often all a man earns goes to doc
tors or for medicines, to cure a Stom
ach, Liver or Kidney trouble that Dr.
King's New Life Pills would quickly
cure at slight cost. Best for Dyspep
sia, Indigestion, Biliousness, Consti
pation, Jaundice, Malaria and Debil
ity. 25c at F. O. Frlcke & Co.
Charles Troop was a visitor yes
terday afternoon in Omaha, going
to that city on the afternoon train.
A Venture in Which Several
Plattsmouth Citizens are In
terested. The following relates to a railroad
ln which a number of Plattsmouth
people have stock and in which others
are figuring on investing. The road
has been represented here by William
Nash of Denver, Col., who has beea
here for some months past working
on the project. G. W. Robb of Den
ver was also here a few days since
In conectlon with this project. Judge
H. D. Travis recently returned from
Denver where he looked into the con
dition of the road:
"John R. Kruse and Daniel Heit-
kotter of this city, have returned from
Denver, where they attended the
stockholders' meeting of the Denver,
Laramie & Northwestern railroad.
Both gentlemen are stockholders in
this road and are very much inter
ested in the progress being made. Mr.
Kruse said last night:
"At the Denver meeting the capital
stock authorized was increased to
thirty million, a sum sufficient to
build half way to Seattle, the objec
tive point. Two hundred miles of
road will be built this year, if pos
sible, and this will take the rails into
the Laramie plains country, and
through, where those behind the road
have ranch properties that are being
Improved by Irrigation and which will
be opened for settlement when the
rails get that far.
"The road Is now, built as far as
Greeley from Denver, fifty-six miles,
and within a week or so regular traia
service will be operated between Den
ver and Greeley. The company now
has eight locomotives and over 290
cars. The passenger traffic on the
part of the road now being operated
is paying operating expenses, and
what freight is handled is profit The
company Is going right along with the
building. It has financial backing
and assurances have been received
that the bonds win be purchased Just
as rapidly as offered to the market.
The two hundred miles to be con
structed this year wfll place the end
of track well north in Wyoming. The
company has bought a considerable
amount of right of way ahead of the
construction and the building pro
gram will be carried on without de
lay." But little has been said about this
road ln the past, it having begun ac
tual construction wltaout a great deal
of preliminary advertising. It will
provide Denver with a short line into
the central and western Wyoming
coaatry, which that city does not have
at present.
A Perfect Car.
Read the truth! Here is what the
PTattamouth News has to say for it
self. Talk about startling promises
to patrons! The News has every pa
per in Cass county certainly skinned
to a frazzle when it comes to making
claims. It's last night's issue con
tains the following startling and un
usual statement:
"READ THE DAILY NEWS
PERFECT CURE.
OF DRINK HAJUT.
IN THREE DAYS,
without hypodermic Injections and a
plain contract Is given each patient."
No other paper in Nebraska prom
ises as much and probably no other
paper in Nebraska will come as near
delivering the goods. From what the
patrons of the paper say, it will near
ly cure you of anything. A three days
treatment by the Pally News method
according to testimonials will pretty
near put one where he is cured of
all. the ills of lire, . Those oat at. Oak
Hill have been cured of the drink and
all other habits, also.
Funeral of William WohhTarth.
Despite the disagreeable weather
of this morning there was quite a
large number of friends of the late
William Wohlfarth and his brother
Christian and cousin William, assem
bled at the undertaking rooms of
Michael HUd on south Sixth street
to pay a last mark of respect to the
departed.
No services were held at the sn
dertaking rooms, the services being
those of the St. Paul's Evangelical
church at the cemetery, . Rev. Steger
delivering the address and administer
Ing the last service for the dead.
There was a large number of good
friends of deceased and bis family
following the remains to the grave.
'The paU beare included Messrs.
John Fight, John Bauer, H. M. Soen
nlchsen, Henry Zuckweller, Wm.
Hassler and Jos. Fetzer.
An unfortunate error crept into the
Journal account of the life of the late
Mr. Wohlfarth yesterday when his
age was given as 46 years when It
should have been 56 years, the error
being purely a typographical one.