The Plattsmouth - Journal
rr Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsaoutb. Nebraska CZD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice . at Plattsmoutb, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
In Massachusetts Foss ban a ma
jority of about thirty thousand over
the fossils.
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This year the June rise was insig
nificant in comparison, with the
"wet" November rise in Missouri.
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Doctor Crippen is among those to
whom November 8 passed very satis
factorily. His banging was post
poned. :o:
The cry all along tae democratic
line is ' Champ Clark, of Missouri,
for speaker." Ho has long since
earned that honor.
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The joke, principally, is on those
standpat statesmen who Imagined
they could "revise" the tariff upward
and get away with it.
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Aldrich g majority for governor
will reach at least 2i,000, but It
must be borne in mind that about
20,000 democrats voted for him.
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Mr. Roosevelt Is keeping a closed
mouth since the election. It would
have been better for the republican
party if he had kept It closed many
months before the election.
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Cluilrmaii McKlnley, who assured
President Taft early In the week that
congress was "nafely republican,"
really need not bother to make any
txplanations.
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Senator Ituck, of Otoe county,
owes his defeat to the Dry an faction
of the democratic party in that coun
ty. Me was only defeated by 11
votes, however.
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"The republican party,", says Mr.
SlImRon of New York, "Is going
through the agony of becoming pro
gressive." And It would be useless
to deny that It la going through the
agony of something.
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The governor of Nebraska should
be elected every four years, the same
as in Missouri, and the Incumbent
made Ineligible for a second term.
Too many elections In this state for
the benefit of taxpayers, and peace
and happiness of the people. i
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It. 1 Metcalfe's letter of consola
tion to Kdgar Howard Is a dandy,
and should answer the purpose. Hut
will it? F.dgar usually works off
lils troubles with the (lowing bowl.
A man Is often responsible for his
own trouble, and Kdgar Is responsl
ble for his connection with Convict
Hartley In his defamation of Senator
elect Hitchcock. The rulo or ruin
policy won't work In every instance,
and poor Kdgar is left to mourn all
by himself.
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city of Lincoln. And his ante-election
statement evidenced his realiza
tion that Omaha is not all of Ne
braska, and that be will be the sen
ator for all Nebraska and all its people.
"While The Star feels like con
gratulating the people of Nebraska
for the now almost certain defeat of
Senator Burkett, It must congratu
late those of this district also upon
the re-election of Congressman Ma
guire. Mr. Magulre has been faith
ful to his trust, and his re-election
Is evidence that bis effort to bo effi
cient and faithful has been appre
ciated. Whenever a question was
pending In congress affecting the In
terests of the west, Congressman
Magulre was found in his seat voting,
and always upon the right side. The
trusts and the Interests that fatten
off the masses may not like John Ma
gulre much, but he looks good to the
people of this district, and that's
what counts, as well for them as for
him."
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i oiuiivi.NO n.tv.
(Chester Firkins In Life.)
I, one of the millions who might
have become presidents of these
United States, do beroby. proclaim
and Bet BHlde Thursday, November
24, 1910, as a day of general for
giving.
This Is Intended as a substitute
for the old-fangled, out-of-date holi
day called Thanksgiving. Although
there is nothing to be thankful for
any more, we can always find a lot
of things to forgive.
I particularly urge that prayers be
said for the republican party and
that this noble Institution be par
doued for the "new" tariff law as
well as for lt sins of presidential
veto-commlHslon.
Let us forgive Theodore RooHevelt
for becoming a trust magnate In
founding a Public Attention Monop
oly In restraint of Taft.
us try to rorget tne ' pros
perlty" of the country, which Is mak
Ing the few rich and the many poor
By all means look with charity
upon the trusts which are continuing
to upllfe the cost of living. Remem
ber that they will need the money In
the next campaign. None Is born
president, some acquire presidents
while you have presidents thrust
upon you.
Let us forgive Alfred Austin for
writing rhymes, Mrs. Humphrey
Ward for writing, novels, Rudyard
Kipling for writing nothing, and An
thony Comstock for righting wrongs.
Let us also forgive Eve and the
comet for obvious and opposite reasons.
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A WOISKIII) CONTKMPOUAUY.
Our melancholy contemporary, the
Lincoln Journal, Is still In great dis
tress, though the campaign is over
j noiie the less zealously because they
have chosen Its editor to represent
them in the senate of the I'liited
States. It will strive alwajs to fight
fairly, to be just to Its enemies and
loyal to its friends, and to keep its
temper cool and Its disposition sweet,
it cheerfully resigns to such news
papers as the Lincoln Journal a com
plete monopoly of those methods
which consist In carping, petty fault
finding, in ill-natured flings and jibes
and in insulting dally, innuendo di
rected against those who have opin
ions and standards of their own.
The Lincoln Journal has full per
mission to go on covering its own
narrow field in Its own narrow way,
and do it to Its heart's content. The
World-Herald, meanwhile, will con
tinue to be edited In accordance with
Its own standards World-Herald.
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for -Mr. Clark, and many of the new York platform in his own state. He
members in the east have expressed dodged and played double with the
a preference for the Mis-oui iun. tariff i.-sue, just as he has always
:o: I done since he became a force iu
From the reports published in the! American politics and It Is the tariff
Sunday State Journal, it is thought issue that has made insurgency. In
that C. V. Paul, democratic candi- the last month or six weeks of the
date for secretary of state, and Hall, campaign he seemed to run away
democrat, for treasurer, are both from all the Issues, and made his
elected. campaign one of abusive and un-
o: I wormy personalities, ne maae un-
I ' i .1 a 1 i lu,. .4
"Slippery Elmer" w as not smooth ia,r uuluuuueu uu Ullier
I A 1. 11 T" 1 1 X' V 1.
enough to slip in this time. The iatKS on Mr- Ul ,u ew Iur' ou
people of Nebraska want a man in Mr- Foss lQ Massachusetts, on Judge
the United States senate they can de- Baldwin in Connecticut, and on Gov-
pend upon, and they have surely got
him In the person of Congressman
Hitchcock.
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Will Caleb Powers, of Kentucky,
be barred from serving In congress
They say the congressional delega
tion from Kentucky will try the trick.
ernor Harmon In Ohio. He convert
ed himself Into a common scold. In
variably his attacks reacted against
nlmself and his party and proved an
asset of his intended victims. Again
to quote the News, "it is not difficult
to trace the Itinerary of the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt." It Is strewn
Balance of Power.
The Omaha Bee says: "On the
ital question of county option, both
sides are claiming to have majorities
n each house. Superintendent Poul-
son, of the anti-saloon, league, in a
statement declared that seventeen
members of the senate were commit
ted for county option, and more than
a majority of the house. Represent
atives of the liquor dealers and allied
organizations are also claiming nev-
enteen of the senate against county
option and also a majority of the
house. The discrepancy between the
two In the senate turns on the vote
of the senator-elect from Otoe coun
ty, Henry Bartling, republican. His
name appeared on the county option
slate and did not appear on the slate
put out by the brewers' combine,
which was backing his opponent,
Senator Puck, for re-election. It is
asserted now that Bartling an
nounced before the election that he
would be against county option and
those opposed to county option are
depending upon this announcement.
"It Is barely possible that the fate of
the bill in the senate may hang on
this one vote, In the list sent out by
the anti-saloon league Bartling is
credited with being in favor of coun
ty option and he is so quoted by the
Lincoln Journal. Mr. Bartling at
present refuses to discuss the ques
tion. :o:
Powers has three times been con- with democratic victories, from Mas-
vlcted of a felony, and never acquit
ted thereof by a jury. If such makes
him ineligible, he should be ousted.
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Senator Buck, of Otoe county, will
contest the election of H. H. Bart
ling, who, upon the face of the final
sachusetts clear out to Iowa, where
the one congressional candidate he
came to support was decisively beat
en.
It was the natural and proper re
sult. The entire Insurgent move
ment was a movement of protest
count, is eleven votes ahead. The against the control of the republican
democratic county committee claims l,artv y the reactionary special
there were many mistakes made, and lnterest9 and the .things those in-
that they can show where there were
terests represent. It was a move-
a number of votes wrongfully tallied ment agal"8t brken party 1,Iedge8
and a lack of party honor. Roose-
for Bartling that belonged to Buck
The local committee is backed by
the state committee in this move.
Bartling received numerous German
votes by the promise that he would
vote against county option, and now
ve.i tried to make it Into something
different; tried to make it an aid to
the party and the party candidates,
regardless of their records and what
they stood for. He sought, in a
refuses to state where he stands. The ""a"'lulD 1L l"D
control agaJnst which he had re
volted. . The one state in which in-
MR. FARMER!
Twill on Thursday of every week de
liver Ice Cream, Fruit at Fresh Oysters
at your very door.
Watch for the Auto!
J. E. MASON
HITCHCOCK AM) MAGI IKK.
The Lincoln Star pays the follow
Ing compliment to Senator-elect 11 ,8 bowe(l down now llh Vow
Hitchcock and Congressman Magulre.
The Star Is a republican paper but
thought that the election of Con
greKsnmn Hitchcock to the senate
not of the character of the old State wlU )rovcnt tho World-Herald from
Journal, which was never known to b,lng a "fro and Independent"
say a good word for a democrat, no 1aiH)r' ir th Journal would devote
matter how deserving: one-halt the tlnio to a judicious con-
"But In the election of a senator eUleratlon of its own shortcomings
tt was the hope of The Star that u,at u doe8 to worrying over the
Senator Durkclt might be beaten as World-Herald it might have almost
a n.,nuwt.t f,,r hU flAemnt ,.. half as many readers In Nebraska as
representation of the interests of the
tho World-Herald has.
people who had trusted him. It had
We trust there is no occasion for
At.- 1..,.- It- - l . i rr t
.. - .. m . I Mil .ill irnui M iirnuiiin ninrm nn
no concern in tno election or jwr. -
Hitchcock except that It was neces- World-Herald. In the future as It has
nary for the defeat of Burkett. How- 1,1 the l'nNt' wl11 dovo,e itself to Its
ever. It has n- rrltlclsm to make of dutv "9 a Progressive 'and enterprls
Mr. Hitchcock other than that he Is M'aper that has no strings to
I ia . - 1, r .... i .
a fit and capable man. It has conn- UOWB ulHure " UOBMl,B wpnrs
.i..,wa ht h. will mU a .rood sen- man's collar. As an Independent
..... . . ... . I (liMiincrntln notunnniir It will rnn
ator wnoso oinciai conuuci win ue -
in,.wi tn th noo,u .nd In .vmnithT "" to advocate the principles and
Missouri went bo "wet" as to be
almost navlgbale.
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The republicans did manage to
save Delaware and Rhode Island
but they're nothing to brag of.
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Possibly the high price of bacon
and lard may account for the Greas
ers becoming so arrogant all at once.
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This will be one Thanksgiving
when turkey will cost no more than
Its weight in bacon. But that Isn't
saying much.
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The democratic party has now the
greatest opportunity It has had in
wenty years to restore Itself to
popular confidence.
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The state senate will be very close
on the county option question. There
will not be one vote's difference
either one way or the other.
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The action of President Gomez In
ordering a general revision of the
Cuban tariff laws indicates that he,
too, has heard the election news.
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Senator Burkett Bhould have re
membered what old King Solomon
Bald several thousand years ago:
'Trldo goeth before destruction, and
an haughty Bplrit before a fall."
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President Taft started for Pana
ma Saturday without a word of com
ment on the election results. How
ever, tho returns were of the kind
that Bpeak for themselves, with no
need of an Interpreter.
recount will be watched with con
slderable Interest.
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We ask our republican brethren
to bear up under the misfortune that
befel them last Tuesday throughout
the country. The same affliction has
been visited so often on democrats
that we finally got to like it. But
don't blame us now when the pronv
Ised land has been dumped off at
our door. Cce! We can smell post-
office pie right now.
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The sorest people In Nebraska
over the defeat of Burkett are the
postmasters. Trey have cause to
feel grieved. In the first plaYe the
most of them have broken the civil
service rules by boldly getting out ... , ,, ,
something because you believe In It,
with the Interests of his native state,
defend tho Ideals In which Its editor
as they always have Wu thus far. twHoves. It will stand for what it
True, he Is not a Llncola roan, but. conceives to be the rights and the
there Is more to Nebraska than the interests of the people of Nebrask
and working for the re-election of
Burkett. Offensive partisanship is a
harge that should be brought
against everyone of them, and they
should be removed from office. If
we are to enjoy civil service let us
have It in the fullest sense of the
term. The law Bhould be strictly en
forced. It was under democratic ad-
mlstratlon, and should be under re
publican administration.
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Till: UOOSKYIXT LKSSON
If one result of last Tuesday's elec
tion is to enable the insurgency
movement within the republican
party to free Itself from the self
mposed leadership of Theodore
Roosovelt it will be an unmixed
If you own a farm In Cass county
and Intend to make your living by
farming, think twice before you offer
it for salo. You might sell and do
better, but It Is a good plan to let
well enough alone."
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Congressman Ollle James, of Ken
tucky, Is out for Champ Clark for
spoaker. The west will be solid
surgency scored a decisive victory
was Wisconsin, w here It was known
that Roosevelt had for years been
the personal and political enemy of
LaFollette, and where no Roosevelt
apeecres were made for the LaFol
lette candidates.
Mr. Roosevelt could still have been
a great man, and might even have
been a successful leader, had he ta
ken one side or the other. He tried
to take both and even his own town
went against him, not to speak of his
own state. He fell, as he deserved
to fall, between the two stools.
There Is a lesson in all this for
other leaders and would-be leaders
of the American people. Stand for
and then fight for it like a manly
man. Tne day or the trimming op
portunist is passing World-Herald.
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Riding for a fall, the rough rider
got It.
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The standpatters' last stand ended
In a rout.
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Tener came near being put out at
the home plate.
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In New Jersey the Blogan is: "Wil
sonthat's all!"
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Senator Dick, of Ohio, fell Just
outside the breastworks.
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Cannon showed that he can come
benefit to insurgency, to the republl- hack but not to the speaker's desk
can party and to the country,
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Insurgency has been growing In
strength because it Is earnest and
sincere. People have believed in It,
and In the mental Integrity of suoh
leaders as LaFollette, Dolltver and
Brlstow. It has stood for something
definite. It has been a protest
against opportunism as much as
against reactionary tendencies. The
people want to know In these days
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moi, a man nu uui'is iimiseii luri T ..i ., i i , ui, ,
II eiiuaj i auia annual cuifun uu iuu
Bhackels of corruption and content-
Those socialist fellows went some,
too.
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"Beaten to a frazzel" seems to ex
press the present condition of T.
Roosevelt.
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History continues to repeat Itself.
Waterloo came after the return from
Elba.
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are becoming uncomfortably close.
There seems to be only about 300 or
400 votes difference between Pool
and Walt, with several counties to
hear from, and Pool in the lead. The
counties to hear from gave Shallen
berger a majority two years ago.
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They say that is was by mistake
that Norman E. Mack, democratic
national chairman, pulled the wrong
lever and voted the republican ticket
in Buffalo. But Mr. Mack is a gen
erous and thoughtful man and we
prefer to believe he was actuated by
humanitarian impulses. He didn't
want it to be unanimous.
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Harding said that Governor Har
mon hadn't made good; Teddy came
over and added his denunciation, and
Taft Bent several cabinet members
Into Ohio to help bury the corpse.
Then the sovereign voters of the state
rose up and re-elected Harmon by a
record-breaking majority. Evidently
they didn't take much stock In Teddy,
Taft or the cabinet.
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Casualties in football games are
distressing features of the sport It
is impossible not to sympathize with
parents whose sons are injured 1p
the game and who wish it abolished.
But this feeling should not lead to
an excess of sentimentality. Re
member we were all boys once.
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Lower meat prices, which are
promised for the coming winter, are
attributed to the ample crops and not
because the trust hates to take the
money. But we will await until the
lower prices come before giving
credit In any direction therefor.
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The $700,000 in patronage which
the capture of the house will give the
democrats Is only a fraction of the
total expense of congress to the
country. Compared with the legis
lative branches of other countries,
congress Is an expensive luxury. The
cost of the house and senate Is close
to fourteen million dollars a year.
The cost of the British parliament is
about $1,300,000. There are 615
members of the house of lords to 92
of the American senate, and 670 of
the house of commons to 391 of the
house of representatives. - Each
member of congress gets 7,500 a
year a total of more than $3,600,
000 whereas the members of parlia
ment are unpaid.
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Miss Helen Svehla went to Omaha
on the afternoon train, where she
visited friends for a time.
ment.
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They are tired of double dealing and
tho old-fashioned party clap-trap
insurgency was a good deal As lt emerges from the wreckage,
stronger In the United States a few the republican party is confronted
months ago, when Roosevelt was in with the necessity of choosing some
Africa and when the real leaders of P.w leaders
Insurgency were making their cour
ageous fight, than lt has been since
Roosovelt returned, crowded the real
leaders to the rear, and put himself,
willy-nilly, at the head of the lnsur
gent forces
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And Oregon too! Late returns In
dlcate the election of Oswald West,
democrat, to the governorship. It
came mighty near being unanimous.
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For the governor of Iowa to ap-
As the Indianapolis News well point, even temporarily, such a Btand-
says, Mr. Roosevelt Introduced a new patter as "Lafe" Young, in the place
noto one of Insincerity and evasion, of such a progressive as Dolllver
He made Btandpat speeches In the must Impress fair minded men every-
east and progressive speeches In the where as a disappointing exhibition
west. He campaigned for Beverldge of politics.
He preached the "new nationalism" :o:
In Kansas, and stood on the New The returns on secretary of state
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Dunbar, Neb.
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Murray State Bank.
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Live Stock and General Farm Sale
AUCTIONEER
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