The - Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Semi-Weekly it Plattsxoutti, Nebraska CZD
R. A. BATES,
Entered at the Postoflice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, ad second-class
matter.
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"I look for a democratic congress," .from New England to Chicago, ac
eays George Gould. Look a little cording to the Wall Street Journal, Is
longer and you will see It.
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The Missouri mules that Champ
Clark will drive to Washington will
be good ones, you can bet your life
on that.
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Don't fail to go to the Parmelo
tonight and hear James C. Dahlman,
the democratic candidate for gov
cernor. The business men of Plattsmouth
should aid the local lodge of Red
Men In giving the State Lodgo a big
reception In this city October 19.
If St. Joseph padded her census
returns ten years ago, It Is nothing
more than some of the eastern states
have done this time. The old town
has less than 50,000 according to
the census, as against 102,000 In
J900. ,
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The German-American Association,
which met In Lincoln this week, has
given the people of Nebraska some
thing to talk and think about,
especially the temperance cranks.
When prohibition once starts, It Is
hard to tell where It Is going to end.
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The democratic state t!c!:ct is
composed of excellent candidates.
They are all good and true men, and
will no doubt receive the support of
every democrat, and many republi
cans. It could not possibly be Im
proved upon.
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A week from next Wednesday Is
the date when the Red Men of Ne
braska meet In Plattsmouth. It Is
not far distant, and our citizens
should take some action In regard
to receiving this grand body of men.
There Bhould be a meeting held aiid
arrangements made for their recep
tion In the city.
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Ralph Clark, the democratic can
didate for Lloutenant Governor, is !
one of the ablest young men In Ne
braska, lie served with distinction
8n the recent legislature, and proved
himself a man of great ability. He
is a fine talker and splendid parlia
mentarian, and proved Just the man
to preside over the deliberations of
the Senate.
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We learn that W. II. Puis Is meet
ing with splendid encouragement In
his rounds campaigning. Hilly la a
farmer, and that class of people
fully realize that while he may not
be as able as Rome, lie la honest and
will do what he thinks Is Just and
light. It Is not always tho smart
chaps that moke the best representa
tives of the people.
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In view of the insurgency that Is
going on In the republican camp
against tho policies of their party,
every conservative republican will
be Justllled In voting the cutlro dem
ocratic ticket this fall In protest to
the high cost of living and the exor
1 Itant taxation that Is levied upon
the productive capacity of the peo
ple.
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From every Indication tho election
of Nebraska's senator is as good as
Kittled now. It would be possible to
repent the many reasons why Mr,
Ilurkett Is not a fit man to be re
turned to the Betiato, but wo don't
think there Is any need of It. Mr
Ilurkett Is defeated now, for Nebras
ka Is not a standpnt stato and It will
not elect a standpat senator, now
that tho election Is In the minds of
tho people direct. The failure to get
a word out of Roosevelt In the way
of a recommendation that Nebraska
people should voto for Ilurkett de
stroys tho last hope of Kurkett's
election Scotts Bluffs Star, (Rep.)
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OX A SUIT OF C LOTH ICS.
The freight rate on a suit of clothei
Publisher.
.378 cents. The railroads propose to
advance that rate three-quarters of a
cent on each suit of clothes, making
it four cents and one-half cents.
The proposed advance has caused
great Indignation throughout the
country. But people are only slight
ly disturbed over the tariff on wool
which, as the Wall Street Journal
points out, enables the woolen trust
"to take three hundred times that
amount out of the consumer's pocket
by selling him something which he
would not dream of accepting In that
state of free competition which he de
mands of the railroads."
If the real significance of the wool
tariff were understood people would
be demanding a speedy presentation
of facts by the tariff commission on
which the schedule could at once be
revised Kansas City Star (Rep.)
MAKE CONGRESS CN ItEKS T.M.
(Pittsburg Press.)
Miss Ida M. Tarbell In a strong
article on "The Mysteries and Cruel
ties of the Tariff," In the current
American magazine, points out that
we have a few thousand millionaires
and millions who live from hand to
mouth. Most of the legislation Is of,
by and for the millionaire. She asks:
"Is there no way to force the con
gress of the United States to see and
to feel that the great masses of the
people of this country are poor? To
feel It so poignantly that the fact
will become the controlling thought
In every vote it casts?" The aver
age yearly wage of 195,500 steel
trust employes, Including high-salaried
managers, Is but $775. And the
steel trust boasts of paying the
highest wage! Men In the cotton In
dustry average the munificent an
nual wage of $416. Mull spinners
In the Massachusetts woolen facto
ries average $13.16 a week, the
dyers $8.58 and the weavers $11.60.
These millions of "ultimate consum
ers" are merely terms In a problem
to our congress, says Miss Tarbell
not suffering, struggling men and
women.
"Is there no way to humanize the
'ultimate consumer,' to make him a
real person In the mind of a con
gressman as the manufacturer who
employs him or the campaign man
ager who milks the manufacturer for
the sake of the congressman?" Miss
Tarbell wants to know. Yes, Miss
Tarbell, there Is a way to humanize
the ultimate consumer lu the mind
of a congressman Just one way
That Is for tho ultimate consumer to
stand erect on his feet, walk straight
to the polls and demonstrate.
Nothing touches and awakens
the mediocre mind of the average
congressman so quickly as a north
polar discovery that It's frigid
around the poll for an unfaithful
servant. Nothing elso enn make
him realize the Importance of the $9
a-week ultimate consumer. And
nothing will Inspire broad, truo men
to aspire to public office bo much as
to kick out the weaklings and mer
cenaries now In the public service
On November 8, 1910, the plain peo
ple will bo highly Important even
In the mind of the corporatlon-serv
lng congressman. Here and there
in spots the ultimate consumer ha
demonstrated some of his Importance
at tho primaries. That helps, but It
Is only part. It will not amount to
much unless every ultimate consum
er walks defiantly Into the booth on
election day and Institutes a boycott
of one against every candidate whose
loyalty to the peoplo Is not certain
and whose Integrity Is unquestlon
ablo.
That Is the only way to make
congressman realize the human
flosh-and-blood existence of tho mil
lions of tolling, sweating, struggling
"ultimate consumers."
ttllKX HK I SELF TKl'ST?
The Rural Weekly says the fisht -
enalnst the beef trust has been In
progress eight years. In that time
peoplo have secured certain Indict
ments and the beef trust has won
one big victory In open court.
In these eight years the average
price of meat has steadily advanced;
the dividends of the packers have
been declared with surprising regu
larity, and surpluses have steadily
grown. Last year when forced to
declare, the Armour company reluct
antly confessed that Us net profit
for the year, dividends and surplus
aggregated about 35 per cent on its
capitalization. And now prices on
meat run from 30 to 50 per cent
higher than those eight years ago.
This goes to show how a well
organized trust may thrive like a
green bay tree under the stimulus of
a little Judiciously applied prosecu
tion. This is a showing that is calcu
lated to have us pause when we feel
inclined to wax enthusiastic over the
indictment of this or that beef
baron. Nobody has been convicted.
Nobody has gone to Jail. Nobody
seems to even lose social standing
because of public indictment for law
breaking. And the price of food is
higher than ever before.
Clearly the so-called "victories '
the people have won In the beef trust
cases have been anything but vic
tories. The beef trust has really
on all the battles thus far In eight
ears war.
What's the answer? Is the pack
ers' combine actually more powerful
than the United States government?
Or must it be said that the sovern-
nient "of the people by the people"
hasn't done "for the people" all that
Is within Its power to do?
The republican papers say that
Burkett won't debate." Of course
he won't. He knows better.
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The lnqultles of the Payne-Ald-
rlch tariff bill are beginning to bear
down heavy on the American con
sumer. :o:
The republican standpat tariff law
reduced the duty on diamonds and
precious stones. This, no doubt will
benefit the great masses of "plain
people."
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The Dahlman meeting at the I'arm
elo Saturday night simply Illustrates
the big crowds that are turning out
everywhere to hear the democratic
candidate.
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When you vote for the democratic
candidates for the legislature, you
can bet your bottom dollar that you
are voting for men who stand
squarely on the democratic platform.
No honest candidate should be a
candidate for the legislature unless
he can stand upon his party plat
form. :o:
True to what the Journal said, as
soon as tho result of the late pri
mary was declared In the guberna
torial contest, "That Governor Shal-
lenberger would be found battling
for the democratic ticket," Is hold
ing good. The governor Is out now
talking for the ticket, with all his
might and main.
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Roosevelt was for publicity of
campaign contributions before elec
tion In Kansas. In New York state.
where an election is on and the In
terests contribute, the republican
platform which he made and passed,
Is eloquently silent on the subject
n
nooseven consistency is about as
dear as the bottom of an oil tank.
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Senator Aldrlch declared that the
national government Is being run at
a waste of $300,000,000 a year. The
return of democratic representatives
In republican districts all over the
country Indicates that the people take
stock In some of the utterancs of
the rubber-tariff statesman, and that
they purpose to take a hand In the
retrenchment of that three hundred
million.
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Hon. O. M. Hitchcock and Con
gressman Magulre spoko at Berlin
Dunbar and Talmage Saturday, cios
lng the day with a large and enthu
slastlc meeting at Nebraska City at'celved during her week's labor the
night. They were greeted with
sl,iendid audiences at all the other
towns, also, which denotes that the
1 ; e u -. Rkenln to the ral
Issues that confront the people of
ebras'f.i
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A candidate for the legislature
cannot carry water on both shoulders
in this campaign. However, some of
them are trying to do so. If a man
is nominated on the republican ticket,
he should stand squarely on the
platform of his party or get off the
ticket. The republican platform
stands for county option and no can
didate should thus try to deceive the
people.
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It 111 becomes a man like Edgar
Howard, one who claims to be a
democrat of the first water, to attack
Hon. G. M. Hitchcock in the manner
that he has. Howard must have some
thing personal against Mr. Hitchcock,
and If he has, Mr. Howard's
pent-up feelings should be disregard
ed during the trying time of the cam
paign. If he Is a good and true dem
ocrat now is the time he should throw
aside his personal animosity.
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ARISING DAHLMAX.
(Fremont Herald.)
Republican newspapers all over
Nebraska continue their tirade of
abuse of Mayor Dahlman, and, avoid
ing the real issue, hope to draw votes
o Aldrlch by cursing Dahlman.
Those newspapers are prln'lng so
much nonsense that voters are not
going to be so easily misled by their
tactics. It Is asserted by many of
them that the whole state will be
"as wide open as Omaha," In the
event Dahlman becomes governor.
The enforcement or the law of this
state does not depend upon the gov
ernor at all. The people of the
counties elect their own officers and
they serve upon their own Juries in
each county. Has the governor of
Nebraska ever ccme to Dodge county
to enforce the s'a-utea? Has the at
torney general of tbe state, by direc
tion of the governor, or otherwise,
found It necessary to tell the officers
of this county their duty? The only
ime that a governor in this sta.e
has ever had occasion to request en
forcement of the laws was when
strikes were called. Mayor Dahl
man has shown his capacity for
handling strike troubles; they were
settled In quick order and without
great detriment either to buslaess
Interests or organized labor.
The republicans are endeavoring
to set up Dahlman as a bogle man,
but It does not work out. The peo
ple of the city of Omaha Intend to
give Dahlman a big majority on elec
tion day. They gave him a big ma
jority In the primaries. He has oc
cupied the most Important office In
that city for nearly four years. He
was placed therejiy the will of the
Omaha business men and citizens.
They know the man. Would they
vote for him In the coming election
for governor of Nebraska If they
thought for a moment he would
prove unfaithful or cast tho least
discredit upon the state of Nebraska?
He will get an Immense vote In that
city because the people have faith In
him, and regardless of all the con
tention the country districts may
have against the city of Omaha, they
should understand that Omaha will
not give Dahlman an enormous vote
for governor unless he has a better
standing In his home town than
many people give him credit for.
The republicans would better talk
more to the point on the question of
county option than to rail and Jeer
at Dahlman. But the trouble Is that
the majority of the people fear that
county option will lead to prohibition
and prohibition having been a fail
ure wherever It has been tried, the
office-Beekers and political hench
men keep stirring up the O. O. P.
newspapers to center the fight on
Dahlman. It won't work and Dahl
man's election Is already assured.
TAXING T1IK WASIIKItWOMAX.
(New York World.)
When the wrinkled, chapped laun
dress fin I shea the week's wash and
delivers It Saturday night she has re-
Closing
MY ENTIRE STOCK OF FURNITURE,
consisting of Kitchen Cabinets, Extension Tables,
Kitchen Tables, Stand Tables, Buffets, China Closets,
Side Boards, Dressers and Comodes, Dining Room
Chairs, Rockers, Sates, Iron Beds, Matress and
Springs. Steel Couches, Carpets and Rugs, 15 gal
lons of paint and 10 Child's Go-Carts.
D. P. JACKSON,
South Side Main Street,
following blessings from the Payne
Aldrlch tariff:
On her soap she has been tariff
taxed 20 per cent.
On the wrapper In which the soap
comes, 25 per cent.
On the ammonia that helps to keep
the flannels soft, 25 per cent.
The washing soda Is tariff-taxed
one-fourth of a penny a pound.
The starch Is tariff -taxed iy2 cents
a pound and the borax 2 cents a
pound.
The bluing is protected with a 30
per cent tariff.
She wrings them out on a wringer
the metal castings of which are tariff-taxed
1 cent a pound and the
wooden frame 35 per cent, and the
rubber rollers 33 per cent.
The wash-board Itself Is tariff
taxed 35 per cent, and the ribbed
She dumps the damp ctol'aes Into
a wicker clothes-basket that is tariff-
taxed 35 per cent.
Merrily she trips up on the roor
and cang3 them on the clothes line
clothes line tariff-taxed 43 per cent
with clothes pins tariff-taxed 35 per
cent.
If Instead she balances herself on
the fire escape the rope Is taxed the
same and the pulley is also taxed
45 per cent. A wooden frame dryer
Is taxed 35 per cent.
She gathers them In the tariff
taxed basket and irons them with
Iron tariff-taxed 8-10th3 of a penny
a pound.
She heats the Irons on a tariff
taxed stove; keeps her coal in a
scuttle tariff-taxed 45 per cent. If
she uses charcoal It is taxed 20 per
cent, or coke 20 per cent. Even the
matches are tariff-taxed ya penny a
dozen boxes. "Many a nickle makes
a Muckle" Motto of match trust.
On the tub over which she bends
and scrubs there Is a tariff tax of 35
per cent. The bench or chalr3 It
rests on are taxed 35 per cent and
the paper pall beside them is tariff
taxed 35 per cent.
The big boiler In which the clothes
are boiled Is tariff-taxed not less
than 45 per cent.
If she has been able to save up
and get a mangle, the metal castings
for It are tariff-taxed 1 penny a
pound, the wooden rollers 33 per
cent, and the framework 35 per cent.
Nothing is too small and no one too
poor to be overlooked.
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A GOOD THING.
The establishment or an enter
prise for the manufacture of gaso
line engines will no doubt prove a
good Investment for the city. The
amount to raise In order to secure
this establishment Is $5,000. The
greater part of this sum has been
secured, and only lacks a few hun
dred dollars. Lee Ciiarp, an experi
enced gentleman In such matters,
says the machine which this estab
lishment Is to manufacture is a good
one in fact an engine that will com
pare with any manufactured any
where. In fact it is all that could
possibly be desired. No one should
stand back on giving a few dollars
to assist in securing such an enter
prise. By each one giving a few dol
lars the amount can soon be raised,
and no one will bo hurt by so doing.
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F. G. Frlckle, who has been spend
ing a few days at Ashland, returned
this morning on No. 4.
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Plattsmouth, Nebraska
DR
Herman Grocdcr,
Graduate Veterinary Surgeon
(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska State
Board
Calls Answered Promptly
Telephone 378 White, Plattsmouth.
GRAUSTARK" HT THE
PARMELE LAST WIGHT
From Tuesday's Dally
The Parmele was well filled with
an appreciative audience last night to
witness "Graustark," and It Is un
necessary for the Journal to say even
one word commendatory to the play.
The play was presented Just as It Is
played in the larger cities and noth
ing "cut out" as most shows of this
character are said to do In the smaller
cities. The cast numbers eighteen,
and we have not the time to give each
one a personal mention, suffice It to
say they were all as good as the term
could possibly be applied. Alfred
Swensen, as "Greenfall Lorry, a
wealthy young American," and Miss
Gene Lamotte, as Yetlve, Princess of
Graustark (Miss Guggenslocker)
were the leading characters, and they
were simply Immense. The scenery
was grand and the costumes simply
superb. The audience was remark
ably well pleased, and those from out
of town In attendance, were heard to
remark,"that as long as such sulendid
lDiaV8. rendered bu such excellent com.
panles, come to the Parmele, they
would receive plenty of out of .town
patronage." Manager Dunbar Is to
be congratulated upon securing such
excellent plays, and we believe tbat
with this class of plays the Parmele
can receive the patronage it Justly de
serves. Depart For California.
Mrs. C. L. Buckley and litt'e son.
departed for Omaha on the afternoon
train today, where she will be Joined
by Mr. Buckley and they will depart
for San Francisco, California, where
Mr. Buckley has accepted a good po
sition with a music store. Mr. and
Mrs. Buckley were accompanied by
Mr. J. D. Worsham, Mr. Buckley's
cousin.
Do you want an
AUCTIONEER?
If you do, get one who has
Experience, Ability, Judgement.
Telegraph or write
ROBERT WIKINSON,
Dunbar, Neb.
Dates made at this cfl.ee cr ti e
Murray State Bank.
Good Service Reasonable Rale
AT ONCE
We want all the Chickens, Ducks,
Geese and Turkeys that we can buy.
We pay the highest market price for
farm products off all kinds.
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