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Thanksgiving one week from to
day, and turkey awful scarce.
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The majority against prohibition
In Missouri In something lesa than
two hundred thousand, but not much.
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Of all the governors' Thanksgiving
proclamations wo have perused, Gov
ernor Stubbs' rings with more sin
cerity than the balance.
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And not many months have elapsed
since Secretary lialllnger and the
Guggenheim-Morgan crowd were con
gratulating themselves that they were
"rid" of rinchot!
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The reduction in the price of meats
has not been felt by any marked de
gree in the local markets. It prob
ably takes a few months to "catch
on."
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l'uulson, the Imported boss of the
Anti-Saloon League, is trying awful
hard to make out a majority lu the
new legislature for county option.
Hut we rather think he is
doomed to disappointment. From
present indications there will bo four
or five majority the other way. Paul
son Is good at bulldozing and that's
all. Hut that never works, you
know.
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1-aFayctte Young, editor of the
Des Moines Capital, Is one of the
finest fellows in the world, a man of
ability and Integrity. Hut he does
not represent the political views of a
large majority of the members of his
party In Iowa. There can be no
question that the republican party In
Iowa Is progressive, and that Its
political faith was accurately repre
sented in Its two great senators, Dol
Ilver and Cummins.
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tiik Ni'iw to(iKi;ss.
1 Indianapolis News.)
it is estimated that the democrats
will have a majority of from thirty to
fifty In the new house of representa
tives, and w ill cut the republican ma
jority In tho senate from twenty-six
to ten or twelve. It was expected
that the house would be democratic,
but lio one looked for such an upHet
In the senate. We are to have demo
cratic senators from Indiana, Ohio,
New York, New Jersey, Maine, Wes:
Virginia, Missouri, Nebraska and Ne
vada, and possibly Montana. If the
democrats and the Insurgent republi
cans in the upper houso are able to
co-operate to any extent we may get
Important results from the new con
gress. Many of the most prominent
members of the house or representa
tives are defeated. Among them are
Mann and Madden, of Illinois; Den
nett, Fassett, Parsons, Alexander and
Cocks, of Now York, and Foulkrod,
of Pennsylvania; Tawney, of Minne
sota; Hull, of Iowa, and Livingston,
of Georgia, failed of renomlnatlon.
The senato will loso such well known
men as Ilevorldge, of Indiana; Dick,
of Ohio; Depow, of New York; Kean,
of New Jersey; Hale, of Maine; Scott,
of West Virginia; Warner, of Mis
souri; Llurkett, of Nobraska, and
Nixon, of Nevada. There are several
other seats that are In doubt.
Such changes as these point to
very grave dissatisfaction with the
republican party. Of courso the
Payne tariff law and the high cost of
living are largely responsible for It,
nut over and above these we believe
that there was a feeling that the re
publican party had been in power too
long, and that it needed the discipline
of defeat. We believe further that
there was a general realisation of tho
need for a strong opposition party to
serve both as a chock and a stimulus
to the party In power. So the people
went deliberately to work to recast
the political llfo of the country. They
did not act blindly, or In a spirit of
anger or revenge. The result accom
plished was deliberately Intended. So
we have our new congress. Whether
further changes in the same direction
will come depends wholly on the
showjng made by the democrats. It
is within their power still further to
strengthen their party. For though
they may not, In the face of a repub
lican senate and a republican presi
dent, be able to enact any legislation,
they can at least make an honest and
determined effort to do so, and can
give the country some definite idea of
what their purposes are.
They will have many Btrong men
in the new congress, men quite capa
ble of wise leadership. It is to be
hoped that the party will show some
capacity for united and harmonious
action under such leadership. The
power which It now possesses, though
It is far from complete, ought to
sober it. If It measures up to its re
sponsibilities the country will have
no reason to regret the nrtlon of
Tuesday. There are not a few re
publicans who, though they did not
desire defeat, are nevertheless not
sorry to escape the undivided respon
sibility which has for years rested on
their party. These men are confi
dently expecting that the democrats
will make a mess of things. It is to
be hoped that they will be disap
pointed. There Is no reason why the
democratic house should not so con
duct Itself as still further to win the
favpr of the people. There Is much
to be done, and the democrats can,
by the exercise of a wise prudence,
have a large part In desirable legisla
tion. There are many subjects on
whb h the democrats and the insur
gents ought to be able to act togeth
er. It has been shown that co-operation
Is possible, and we have no doubt
that the Insurgent republicans will
be glad to act with the democrats
whenever It Is possible. So the coun
try will hope for the best, will hope
that the democrats will be able to
stand prosperity. They have been
out of power so long that the test
will be a severe one. But the party
should have learned much from ad
versity, which Is not a bad teacher.
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OFF-YKAK KI.KCTIOXS.
The house elected lust Tuesday will
be the ninth since the civil war to be
controlled by the democrats. The re
publicans controlled both branches of
congress during the war and recon
struction until the off year In Grant's
socond administration. Then they lost
the house to the democrats, 107 to
168.
Two years later, when Tllden was
elected, but counted out, the demo
crats obtained control f both
branches of congress the house 151
to 142, the senate 39 to 36. This
lead continued throughout the ad
ministration of Hayes. The second
congress of his term Included 148
democrats to 129 republicans In the
houso and 44 democrats to 32 repub
licans In the senate. A republican
house was elected with Garfield, but
the senate had one more democrat
than republican, David Davis, of Illi
nois, being classed as an Independ
ent. In the off year elections the demo
cratic success of 1884 was foreshad
owed by the election of a house with
a democratic majority of 74. Cleve
land carried with him a house domo
cratlcby84 majority, though' the
senate remained republican. The
mid-term result upheld the adminis
tration with a majority of 15 demo'
crats in the houso. A republican
houso was elected with Harrison and
helped enact the McKtnlcy bill, which
produced the greatest party reverse
of a generation. For the first time
since the republican party had ob
tained control Its membership In the
house foil to less than one hundred.
In the congress elected In 1890 there
were 236 democrats to 88 republl
cans, The republicans still controlled
tie senate.
Two years later the deniotra's had
the unique experience of controlling
the presidency and both branches of
congress. The house was democratic,
220 to 126, the senate 44 to 38. The
interjection of the free silver issue,
however, disrupted the party. In
1893 the republicans regained con
trol of both branches of congress. The
election Tuesday caused the first
break in a control that has lasted for
sixteen years.
Four times In this period the loss
of the mid-term house by the party
in power has been the forerunner of
defeat in the next presidential con
test. In 1874 the democrats elected
the house and two years later Tllden
was the winning candidate. In 1882
the democratic control of the bouse
preceded the election of Cleveland.
In 1890 the republicans lost the
bouse and two years later the presi
dency. In 1894 the democratic de
feat implied the republican victory of
1896.
The two exceptions to the rule oc
curred In the mid-term or Hayes and
In Cleveland's first administration.
But In the first case the democrats
threw away their opportunity by the
Impossible nomination of Hancock,
and in the second, the new issue of
tariff reform complicated the situa
tion. Even so, Cleveland received
more votes than Harrison, although
a majority in the electoral college
was against him.
To talk of ou year results being of
no significance as regards the next
presidential contest is to Ignore the
political history of the United States
for the last generation Kansas City
Star, rep.
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Aid rich should give something to
the democrats in the way of appoint
ments. They elected him.
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Your grocer may not be aware of
the downward tendency of all food
prices unless you call his attention "o
the matter.
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It is safe to say that In the republi
can handbook for the 1912 campaign
the Winona speech will not be con
spicuously featured.
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In Panama President Taft will be
able to Inspect the damage done by
the landslide at the Culebra Cut and
compare it with the more recent one
at home.
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The old State Journal has gone Into
Its hole, and pulled the hole in after
it since the election, and maintains a
very quiet position since the election,
it did wonders for Hitchcock's elec
tion. :o:
While pork chops are subsiding In
price, the cost of ham remains as pro
hibitive as ever. This may be ac
counted for on the theory that the
hogs are growing fewer legs than formerly.
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Congressman Hitchcock proved a
good runner, and his magnificent mu-
Jorlty of 25,000 should put to shame
Edgar Howard, Vic Rosewater and
his traducers In general. They made
their charges on tho evidence of a
convict, and the people soon learned
this fact.
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Aldrch's majorty for governor will
reach about 16,000. That Is not
much, when one tkes into coasHer
atlon the fact that two-thirds of the
epebllcans, half of the democrats, ull
the populists and all tho prohibition
ists voted for him.
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llurkett Is endeavoring to "make
hay w hile the sun shines." He is out
on a lecture tour, and It will bo his
last. He will not be senator from
Nebraska after the 4th of next March,
and this title Is all that gave him
prestige with the lecture bureaus.
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Senator-elect Moorehead, of Rich
ardson county, has announced his
candidacy as a candidate for presi
dent pro tern of the senate. It would
appear that a member would gala a
little experience before he popped up
for such a position. At least one
term's experience, anyway.
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There Is talk of petitioning the la
-oroing governor to reappoint the
present adjutant general. It would
be a gieat n.ove on the part of the
new governor. General Hartigan has
tiled the bill to the very letter, and
those who have watched his move
ments closely say that be has been
the most active and most competent
occupant of that office the state ever
bad.
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Without regard to party, Congress
man John Maguire will vote to bring
about a revision of the rules of the
next house. He so declared In a
statement Issued yesterday. He also
asserts he will not be bound by his
party caucus. He said: "I will not
be governed by a party caucus In any
thing which may appear detrimental
to my constituents." He also pledged
his support to any progressive move
ment In the house.
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If Charley Pool is defeated for
secretary of state, It will be by less
than 200. In a campaign like the
one Just passed the people lose all
interest In other state officials except
the head of the ticket. This was the
same two years ago. Several candi
dates on the democratic state ticket
were defeated by less than two hun
dred, and the official count had to
be resorted to to oeclde.
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Hon. John Kuhl, of Randolph, Ce
dar county, will be a candidate for
speaker of the Nebraska house of
representatives. Mr. Kuhl has
already served two or three terms In
that body, and has proved one of Its
most worthy members. During the
last year he served on the most Im
portant committees, and was one of
the most ready debaters. He Is a
young man of considerable ability,
and the writer was one of his best
friends In the last session. John
Kuhl Is a noble fellow, and possesses
all the qualities for an efficient, hon
orable and fair presiding officer. We
hope he will be speaker, and only
wish we were there to help him
secure the place. He Is no crank on
any subject.
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SKXATOH IJV POITLAIS VOTE.
The question of electing senators
of the United States by direct vote of
the people suddenly has become an
extremely live one, by reason of the
democratic gains in the senate.
Without doubt, as soon as the dem
ocrats set the ball rolling in the first
session of the Sixty-second congress,
they will put through the house a
Joint resolution submitting to the
legislatures of the different states an
amendment to the Constitution for
election of senators by popular vote.
It will then be up to the senate to
kill the resolution, If its passage Is to
be prevented. In a republican house
there has not been in recent years
any difficulty about getting such a
resolution througn and there will be
still less In a democratic house.
With the democratic gains In the
senate, it Is not going to be as easy
to prevent adoption of the resolution
as it has been in the past. The dem
ocrats will have at least forty sena
tors and probably several more before
the Sixty-second congress Is very old.
The democrats, plus the Insurgents,
can come close to making up the
necessary two-thirds to enable them
to pass such a resolution. The win
ning over of a small number of near
Insurgents would allow the resolution
to pass. Should the democrats get
control of the senate, as they hope In
1912, there would be little question
of the passage of a resolution for elec
tion by direct vote of senators.
The doctrine of election of senators
by popular vote Is a recognized part
of the democratic creed. The demo
cratic national platforms In the last
three national conventions In 1900,
1904 and 1908 declared In favor of
the election of senators by direct
vote. It will bo well nigh impossible
for any democrat to oppose a consti
tutional amendment of this sort. On
the other hand, If the democrats force
a resolution through the house and
compel the republicans In the senate
to beat It, they will cause tise republi
cans who vote against It no little
political embarrassment.
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IIENCK THESE TEARS.
(New York World.)
"For myself I have no regrets over
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
defeat. For my state and its people
I am sorry, because I believe that the
reversal of the protective policy will
result In great harm."
We have been expecting something
of the kind, but It is a surprise to find
this exhibition of pious resignation
for self and of true Christian sym
pathy for others attributed to Sena
tor Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia.
He is about the last one of the old
guard who would have been suspected
of such a moving expression.
Mr. Scott Is the patriot who fixed
up the glass schedule of the Payne
Aldrlch tariff to suit himself. Being
In the business, he had a basket of
glassware carried into the senate
chamber and with a water pitcher In
one hand and a celery dish In the
other he pleaded against any reduc
tion of the tariff subsidy which he had
long enjoyed. There were veteran
republicans in the chamber on that
occasion who found thl3 display of
senatorial commercialism almost too
much for their lacerated feelings. Mr.
Scott's nerves, however, remained un
shaken until this week.
The' gentleman Is unduly alarmed.
There Is to be no reversal of the pro
tective policy. We have had a pro
tective tariff since Washington's day.
No doubt we shall have one for gen
erations to come. The only policy
respecting the tariff that has been
reversed Is that of extortion, decep
tion and perfidy.
No political party ever Indorsed a
tariff for plunder. NJ protectionist
of good character ever proposed rob
bery of the people. From Hamilton
and Clay to Blaine, McKinley and
Taft the Justification for tariff taxa
tion aside from revenue has always
been the "equalization of wages" and
the preservation of the home market.
That was as far as the republican
party went in the campaign of 1908.
The policy that is likely to be re
versed soon is that of false pretense
in regard to this form of restrictive
taxation. The tariff today is substan
tially the war tariff of 1862. The
war. ended forty-five years ago. In
spite of promises of reform by both
parties the taxation continues, in
many cases aggravated.
There is no end of evidence or the
extortion thus practiced. Mr. Taft,
republican, has said within a year
that the cotton schedule is "indefen
sible" and that the woolen schedule
Is the result of a corrupt bargain.
Mr. Carnegie, republican, has said
that the Iron and steel schedule Is no
longer needed. Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, republican, has denied the
usefulness of a tariff on Iron ore.
Scores of western republicans like
Cummins, Brlstow, Dolllver, LaFol-
lette and Beverldge can be quoted
against duties that are clearly oppres
sive. Nearly every pilfering schedule
Is openly assailed by men like Governor-elect
Fobs, ,of Massachusetts
formerly republican, who protest
against this outrageous misuse of
power.
Plainly enough, there has been
downright dishonesty at Washington
by senators and representatives who
have openly voted taxes Into their
own pockets. That Is the "policy"
that is to be reversed. That is the only
thing that Is to be "harmed." The
new departure will put some whole
some restrictions upon plutocracy and
privilege, but it will not disturb any
body or anything else.
Tickets are selling rapidly for "A
Clorgynian'a Courtship," to be given
ljr St. Luke rliolr, at the PaiMicle,
Thursday, November 24, (Ttiankv
glv'ng night.)
ANOTHER DROP
IN EAT PRICES
Further Rsduc!ion is Announced
at Omaha.
SUPPLY CUTS STOCK PRICES.
Fifty Thousand Head More Cattle Sent
to Farmers for Fattening Than Were
Sent Last Year South Omaha Ver.
ion of Decline In Meats.
Omcha, Nov. 18. A further reduction
in the price of meat was announced
by local dealers. Porterhouse steak,
best quality, is now retailing at 12 'j
cents per pound and sirloin at 10 cents
per pound.
Omaha is not the only city where
meat is cheaper, the drop In price be
ing general throughout the United
States and many students of the liv
ing problem believe the era of cheaper
meat is permanent.
Approximately 50,000 more cattle
have sent to ihe country for the fat
tening process from the South Omaha
market this year than the year before,
and this means that the supply of
beef is to be more plentiful for the
farmer, disliking to sell his corn at
from 10 to 15 cents less on the bushel
than he has been in the habit of re
ceiving, la feeding it to stock.
In the seven big markets of the
country, among which South Omaha
is included, hog receipts for 1909 were
4,000,000 less than in 1908, and 1910,
up to Oct. 1, was a period of light re
ceipts, and therein, so packing house
officials say, lies the secret of the
high price of pork and bacon. Bacon
is especially high because of the fact
that the farmer is inclined to put as
much fat as possible on his hogs,
thereby receiving better selling value,
while it is well known that fat hogs
do not make the best bacon.
"There was a time," said a stock
yards official, "when light hogs suit
able for bacon were almost out of the
market. That explains at once why
the price of bacon, went to such fancy
figures. We now expect an increase
in hog receipts, for a while at least,
and out of tne aggregate there will
be u gain in the bacon variety."
There is greater promise, perhaps,
of cheaper mutton than in any other
line of meat, from the fact that South
Omiha sheep receipts are increasing
at a phenomenal rate, and thus far
In 1910 800,000 more sheep have been
sent to the country to be fattened
than were sent last year.
One of the interesting phases of
the meat flurry is the fact that the
west is paying higher prices for hogs
than the east is paying. For instance,
hogs bring 10 cents more now on the
South Omaha market than they bring
In Chicago, despite the difference in
freight charges from the west.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS ELECT
Seward Man Chosen President of Mid
West Association.
Omaha, Nov. 18. Paul Herpelslem
er of Seward, Neb., was elected presi
dent of the Mid-West Implement Deal
ers' association at the closing meeting.
The vice president elected was A.
Spooner of Mandana, la., and thu
board of directors consisted of J. H.
Helvig or Rising City, Neb., H. Ben
der of Su .vii, T. M. Reed of Loup City
and William Hotter of Stewart.
After the regular meeting the board
of directors held a meeetlng and re
elected M. L. Gooseman of Vesta,
Neb., as secretary and Charles Wag
ner of Omaha as treasurer. The ac
tion of tho association in recommend
ing Omaha as the meeting place next
year was approved by the directors.
H. C. Oldrleld of Norfolk. Neb.,
talked on "Organization of Local
Clubs" and a short debate on "Retail
ers' Present Problems and How to
Solve Them" was held.
MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT
Ed Leigh In Kearney Jail to Keep Him
Safe From Shelton Citizens.
Kearney, Neb., Nov. 18. Ed Leigh,
forty years old, is in Jail here charged
with assault upon eight year-old Idell
Hensley, daughter of his boarding
house keeper at Shelton. The girl is
in a dangerous condition at her home.
Leigh gave the girl money and
threatened her If she told, but the In
cident was reported and the Rhertrr
Immediately hurried htm to Kearney
to keep him safe from Shelton citi
zens. He waived preliminary hearing
and wast placed In Jail. Leigh is a
stranger,' having come here two
months a?o to work at the Shelton oil
well He appears to be of Mexican ex
traction. 1
Insane Man Heir to Fortune.
Norfolk, Neb, Nov. 18 Ilelnrich
Fleischauer, a patient in the state In
sane asylum at Lincoln, and formerly
an Inmate of the Madison county poor
farm, has Just been left a fortune
In Germany amounting to $150,000
Officials In Germany have' written to
the authorities here to ask If he Is
still alive. He Is seventy years old
Fire at Havelock.
Lincoln. Nov. 18. Fire which for n
time threatened to consume the entire
building broke out on the third floor
of the new Burlington storehouse at
Havelock and damaged the building
and supplies stored In the structure
to the extent of 130,000.
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