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R. A. BATES, Publisher.
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Let's have the arc lights turned on.
What nay you all? Eh!
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Atlee romerene wept when he was
elected senator In Ohio, but it Is very
doubtful whether he wept as callous
ly as did Senator Dick.
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If the House of Lords Is abolished
the sixteen American heiresses who
are married to peers will be entitled
to ak for their money hack
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Maln'strcet looks bp1 at night with
arc limits turned off It docs not
look prod to a city Unit Is Just enter
ing nuoMicr year of prosperity
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I.odgo has been re-elected senator
from Massachusetts. Well, they say
money talks, and wo guess It did to
a great extent In Lodge's favor.
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"Fome people talk of tho army's
unpreparednesa for war," says the
Washington TokI, "as IT the appro
priations for equipment had all pono
for hows and arrows."
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The deadlock continues In the
Iowa legislature, with Lafe Young In
the lead. This docfm't signify any
thing, however, as there Is perhaps a
dark horse Just around the comer.
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The report of the senate committee
on privileges and elections in liie Eal
llngcr case Is a reminder (hat Ihe
committee Is more devoted to tho
special privileges than to -"'ocUmis
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What answer can Burlington make
to the mean suggestion of the Sioux
City Tribune that the eastern Iowa
metropolis has two standpat newspa
pers and Is the only city In the state
tiiat shows a loss of population?
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Not so many months ago many
prominent economists were urging
that the high prices were due to the
fact that the world was being glutted
with gold. And It now turns out that
rthe production of gold fell oft all over
he world during the year 1910.
That was a great meeting In Balti
more Tuesday night, and proved a
iregular old-fashioned love feast. Har
mony prevailed throughout, and the
good feeling that surrounded the en
tire gathering, shows that at the
present time the democratic party la
In fine shape to elect the next presi
dent of the United States.
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The address of Senator Hitchcock,
after his election, shows that he Is a
Nebraskan from the top of his head
to the soles of his feet. We prophesy
that he will have more Influence In
the United States senate than any
one that has ever represented Ne
braska In that body, especially In the
past Dfteen years. Able, conscien
tious and reared In Nelfaska, he will
be for tho best interests of the state
at all times and under all circum
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"The result of the last election,"
said Representative Champ Clark at
the Baltimore conference, "was not
so much a democratic victory as a
republican defeat. Therefore, we are
In a state of probation. We must
fulfill our pledges." This Is a true
statement, but In the making of It
the democratic leader displays un
common candor candor of the kind
the people admire in their leaders.
The policy of "claiming everything"
Is a discredited policy, killed by the
Intelligent thinking and Intelligent
performance of the voters.
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City Clerk Butler, of Omaha, In
reply to the charges made by the
man who was going to show the peo
ple of Nebraska "how to do things,"
ayi: "I brand the statement made
by Aldrich In his message to the leg
islature as a falsehood. I say that any
man who makes the charge upon bis
own responsibility Is not only a falsi
fier but a villifier, and I demand that
Governor Aldrich either furnish proof
to sustain this charge or publicly re
tract It." It Is a reasonable demand
that the Omaha clerk has made of
Governor Aldrich. Having made the
statement In the public and official
manner In which he did It, there
seems to be hardly a possibility that
he Is without proof of Its correctness.
We believe that Aldrich has bitten ofT
more than ho can chew.
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When the Panama canal shall be
opened It will afford the great west
ern outlet to tho water-borne com
merce of the developing system of In
land navigation of the United States.
Traffic from Chicago, Minneapolis
and Kansas City will converge on the
Mississippi and pass down to the gulf
and thence through the canal to the
west coast of tho Americas and to tho
Orient. At the strategic point at the
foot of river navigation stands the
great canal port of New Orleans. This
city Is Incomparably better placed
than San Francisco, Its chief rival, as
the natural site for the exposition
which will bo held to celebrate the
opening of the canal. It Is Inconceiv
able that congress should not recog
nize this fact when It votes In a few
days on the exposition site Kansas
City Star.
WASTE OF OPPORTUNITY.
When congress shall have deter
mined to Increase the number of Its
members to 435 In order to prevent
certain states, one of which Is Ne
braska, from losing any of their
present numbers of congressmen, It
will not have done It In order to
maintain tho proportionate represen
tation of any of the states that would
otherwise lose.
For If the number of congressmen
were to be reduced all round each
state would still maintain Its propor
tionate representation.
Under the plan proposed the num
ber of congressmen will be increased
by 44, and the states which already
have the largest representation will!
make the big gains. New York, which
now baa thirty-seven congressmen,
will have forty-three, and Pennsyl
vania will have Its thirty-two swelled
to thirty-six.
The forty-four new congressmen
will cost the country In salary alone
$330,000 a year. Altogether the In
crease in number will cost the gov
ernment a million a year. But what
Is a million a year to a country that
has billion dollar congresses?
No one has yet pointed out a slnglo
advantage that would accrue to the
country from having forty-four addi
tional congressmen. It is quite easy
to conclude that It will occasion no
advantage, else It would surely have
been ioInted out.
This state has six congressmen.
One would Imagine that among them
might bo found one man who would
voluntarily stand up and protest
against this increase of congressional
expenses merely to preserve the num
ber of Nebraska congressmen. But
among the six there appears to be not
one who would Jeapordlze his own
position by suggesting that the num
ber be cut down as a measure of
economy.
What is said of the delegation from
Nebraska may be said of that of any
other state that would loie a con
gressman if the number of members
of the hoiiBG were cut down. What
an excellent opportunity for some
congressman to make a consistent
record for economy In governmental
affairs Is here going to waste Lin
coln Star.
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WHO WILL LEAD?
In the loftiest sense of the word
there have been very few political
leaders In these United States. Jef
ferson was the first. Lincoln was an
other. Both have had great followers.
Leaders in science, religion, educa
tion and medicine have been numer
ous by comparison with the political
leaders. A "leader," In this sense,
we conceive to be one who maps out
a new line of policies, or a new
theory in science, and asks the peo
ple to follow him; asks so convinc
ingly, so compellingly, that they do
follow blm. A man who heads a
movement after it has gathered con
siderable momentum, however pure
his purposes and strong his mind,
however useful his efforts, Is not a
leader of that type.- He Is rather the
agent chosen by the people, or offer
ing himself to them, Into whose
hands they are willing to entrust the
policies In which they already believe.
Jefferson was so wonderful a man
and his writings covered so wide a
scope In the field of government that
there was little opportunity left for
original leadership to those who fol
lowed him. Lincoln seized upon the
only opportunity for political leader
ship his time afforded when ho de
clared this country could not exist
half slave and half free. He was a
"leader." He announced a principle
and called for followers. Loving the
whole of the union, south as well as
north, cast as well a3 west, he was
able to foresee the conditions upon
which alone It could continue to exist
and fulfill Its beneflclent purpose.
The government, the pulpit and the
press were practically against him.
Ho asked for volunteers In a forlorn
hope. Within a few years that for
lorn hope blossomed Into a splendid
triumph.
The opportunity and need for that
kind of leadership exist today. There
Is as great a demand for a change
In the tendencies of government now
as there was In 1860. Another power,
plutocracy, has arisen, mightier than
the slave power. It Is more cruel,
causes more suffering, exacts from
labor a greater toll than slavery ever
did. What genius, what leader, will
step to the front, announce the true
principles upon whicn the contest
must be made, and by the power of
his logic and rectitude and greatness
compel the nation to follow him?
Who will lead? World-Herald.
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An elastic currency may be all
right In Us place, but what we all
need Is an adhesive coin.
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About a dozen road bills have been
prepared in the senate and house,
and yet the Besslon has just began.
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At the next election- In Adams
county, Ohio, the price of votes Is
likely to be so high as to be almost
prohibitive.
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The next batch of supreme court
decisions Is likely to give the tobacco
trust a lot of things to put In Its pipe
and smoke.
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That It would be to the best In
terests of the whole people of the
state to elect supreme Judge from
each of the congressional districts,
no one can deny. As it Is at present,
the most of the court comes from the
eastern part of the state, which Is
not at all fair.
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In Omaha a man divorced his wife
and then married his cook. Strange
things happen In Omaha every now
and then. The cook threatened to
leave, so he preferred a good cook
to a woman who didn't learn the
trade. This Is a warning to mar
riageable young ladles.
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The peoplo of Otoe county are
watching Senator Bartllng like a
hawk to learn which way he will
jump on the county option business.
Ho carried water on both shoulders
In making his campaign and Is now
paying up for deceit to the people.
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Never In the history of this coun
try have the trusts and moneyed In
terests had such a tool In the speak
er's chair s old Joe Cannon, and It
must be pretty hard for them to lose
such a man and have his place occu
pled by Champ Clark, who la strictly
honest and a people's champion.
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Did Taft appoint Walter I. Smith
district Judge on account of his fit
ness, or simply to show the Nebraska
State Bar Association that they could
not dictate to him? And then, again,
he may have had It in for some of
the Nebraska republicans. The posi
tion surely ought to have come to
Nebraska. But Walter I. Is a stand
patter, you know.
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Some forty years ago a Louisiana
planter died, leaving his son an estate
upon which there was a mortgage of
forty thousand dollars. There was a
flaw In the mortgage by which the
ion, a young man just out of his
teens, could legally avoid paying It.
But he sturdily refused to take ad
vantage of such a technicality, and
for years labored on, not discour
aged by successive bad crops, until
he had paid the last dollar of the
debt, and saved the estate. Last
month that young man became Chief
Justice of the United States.
rot
Harry Newbranch, editor of the
World-Herald, paid a. Just and glow
ing tribute to Senator G. M. Hitch
cock in yesterday's issue of that
paper. Every sentence came right
from the heart, and his long connec
tion with the World-Herald, and his
social relations with the new senator
called forth words of praise for his
employer. Every one connected
with the World-Herald feels Just as
Mr. Newbranch does. And not only
that, but his thousands of admirers
throughout Nebraska rcl the same
wa., end the Journal M among the
number. We feel proud that we gave
him ill the support in oat power.
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TO HOLD I P APPROPRIATION'S.
Since the county optionists do not
seem in a hurry to introduce that bill
that caused such an upheaval last
November, It looks to a man up a
tree that they are withholding it for
the purpose of using u as a club to
Influence other legislation, notably
appropriations. A vast sum of money
is going to be asked for to be ex
pended In divers ways, and those
boosting these bills will threaten i
what they will do to the opponents of
county option if their pet measures
are throttled. If the opponents to
county option and those who are
opposed to extravagance and need
less appropriations are wise they will
see that the option matter is gotten
out of the way ahead of tho appro
priations Falls City News.
There is a great deal of truth In
the above, and it Is time for those
who do not favor county option to be
on their guard. With certain people
there Is only one question before the
people and that Is county option.
They would sacrifice every state in
stitution and almost everything else
to carry their point Nebraskak City
News.
There Is always a calm after a
storm, and after putting up a great
bluff to organize the house, it looks
as though the county optionists were
not In accord with one another. But
as to holding up appropriations, the
cotorle cannot afford to do anything
of that kind and have the finger of
scorn pointed at thera from every
direction.
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CAPTURING THE SENATE.
Progressive citizens need feel no
discouragement when they see Btate
legislatures electing such standpat
senators as Oliver, of Pennsylvania,
Ledge of Massachusetts, Llppltt, of
Rhode Island, McLean of Connecticut,
McCumbcr of North Dakota and
Sutherland of Utah. Not a one of
these represents a standpat gain. One,
at least, is re-elected only after a
hard fight Senator Lodge. And he,
together with some others, could not
have been elected had the people had
a say.
While the states named have elect
ed senators who are not progressive,
a good many more states have cho
sen progressive senators among the
republicans, Townsend of Michigan,
Clapp of Minnesota, Cronna of North
Dakota, Tolndexter of Washington
and Works of California, and among
the democrats, Pomerene of Ohio,
Bankhead of Alabama, Kern of Indi
ana, Johnson of Maine, Reed of Mis
souri and Hitchcock of Nebraska.
With three or four exceptions these
represent gains a progressive demo
J erst or republican replacing stand-
pat or reactionary republican.
On some other states, that are still
to elect their senators, the eyes of
.he country are expectantly turned.
New York Is to elect a democrat to
succeed the reactionary Depew, and
New Jersey a democrat to succeed
the reactionary Kean. Progressives
everywhere, and especially progres
sive democrats, are noplng that New
Work will select some real and honest
democrat like Shepard, and that New
Jersey will keep faith with the people
who gave Martine the democratic sen
atorial preference vote at the polls.
Whatever the outcome in these
states, the cause will Keep marching
on. The citadel of privilege the
United States senate is surrounded
and beseiged, and within a very few
years It will be captured by the peo
ple. World-Herald.
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The state senate committee of the
vhole has recommended a federal In
come tax amendment for passage.
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The parcels post Is simply a pro
posed "free delivery" for the mail
order houses, to be paid for by the
tax payers of the nation.
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We believe the Idea of electing
supreme judges by congressional dis
tricts will meet the approval of the
people generally of the state. There
may be a few republican politicians
who would oppose It.
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The county optionists are not so
unanimous for the Initiative and ref
erendum as they were before the
election last fall. They are of the
opinion now that prohibition would
be defeated In Nebraska by a big
majority.
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When a man goes to London or
Liverpool and happens In a jewelry
store, he will find that a watch manu
factured in the United States will
cost $4.25 less than the same grade
of watch will cost here in America.
This is not right. But it is a system
under which we live while we have
the protective tariff.
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7 he house of representatives nas
passed the legislative salary and
expense appropriation' bills. The boys
are certainly getting Bhort of expense
money. Two years ago the members
did not have a pay-day until they
had served twenty days, and It took
five weeks to get in the twenty days'
time.
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Incidentally, if the voters ought to
be given the chance to nominate can
didates for representative in congress
and United States senator, why
shouldn't they be allowed to express
their opinion on candidates for presi
dent? Why single out this one nomi
nation of supreme Importance to keep
away from the people? Oregon
doesn't.
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The Hon. Jesse Gandy, of Custer
eounty, wants the women to vote in
Nebraska, and has introduced a bill
in the legislature which provides that
the word "male" be eliminated from
the constitution. Jessie certainly
ought to be smiled upon by the ladles
who hover around the lobby and In
the galleries of the legislative halls.
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The present legislature should In
crease the salaries of county attor
neys. There la too much difference
in the amount of the salaries of
sheriffs and county attorneys for the
amount of work done ny each. Take
about $250 off of the sheriff and put
it on the county attorney. That will
even up about right.
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The capital removers are beginning
to wake up, and soon the organiza
tion will show themselves in great
numbers about the state capital.
Every county in the central and west
part of the Btate is thoroughly organ
lied for the onslaught, and some ex
citement will be furnished the dor
mant old mossback villagers of Lin
coln before winter is over.
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The appointment of Walter I.
Smith to the position of United States
Dlatrlct Judge by the fat man at the
White House is simply an Insult to
the republicans of Nebraska. The
Italian band of Burkett Is plainly
visible in the background. He failed
to get his law partner appointed, and
he was determined that no one else
In Nebraska should have the coveted
plum if he could help it.
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Public Sale
The undersigned will sell at Pub
lic Auction at the F. F. Guenther
farm, 6ft miles west of Plattsmouth,
and four miles north and five miles
west of Mynard, and 7 miles east
and 1 mile north of Louisville
ON THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1911,
the following described property, to
wit. Sale to commence at 12:30
o'clock sharp.
SEVEN HEAD OF HORSES.
One gray mare, 9 years old, weight
1,400.
One gray horse, 10 years old,
weight 1,350.
One bay horse, 12 years old,
weight 1,250.
One gelding, 3 years old, weight
1,200.
One span of black ponies, 7 and 8
years old, weight 1.S00.
One gray horse, four years old,
weight 1,250.
10 HEAD OF HOGS.
One Toland China boar and ten
head of shoats.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Three farm wagons, one as good
as new.
One good top buggy.
One sleigh and bells.
Four dozen chickens.
One fanning mill.
One Marseilles elevator and der
rick, complete and good as new.
One McCormack binder.
One two-row st,alk cutter.
One 3-section harrow.
One riding cultivator.
One walking cultivator.
One Western Belle riding lister.
One walking lister.
One 14-Inch walking plow.
One two-row St. Joe machine.
One oorn planted; 80 rods of wire.
One cider mill.
One Hoosier seeder.
Two sets of work harness. -One
set of buggy harness.
One single harness.
One saddle.
Two sets of leather fly nets.
Two pair of stable blankets.
One pair of woolen blankets.
One lap robe.
Household goods and many other
articles too numerous to mention.
The usual terms given, with one
year's time, and good bankable paper
bearing eight per cent.
Wm. Dunn, F. W. Gunther.
Auctioneer. Owner.
P. T. Becker, Clerk.
Legal Notice.
State of Nebraska, county of Cass, ss.
In the matter of tne estate nf .inhn
George Hansen, deceased.
To all persons interested:
You are hereby notified that th
has been filed In this court by John
Wunderlich. administrator nf hnv
estate, his final report together with
petition for final settlement thereof
and praying therein that eald report
be allowed and approved, and that a
decree of distribution and assign
ment do enterea ana that said admin
istrator be discharged and his bond
exonerated.
YOU are further nntlflari thot
hearing will be had upon said peti
tion and report before this Court in
the County Court Room t Piotta.
mouth, in Bald County on the 31st
oay or January, ism. t 9 n'pinrv
a. m., and that all objections, if any,
must be filed On or bfifora anM rinir
and hour of hearing.
Witness mv hand And thn
the County Court of said County this
( ia uay or January, 1911.
l&eau Allen J. Beeson.
County Judge.
Walter Propst drove In from the
farm near Mynard today to attend to
various business matters and took
time to call at this office to renew
the subscription to the daily for Mary
Propst for another year, which we
appreciate very much.
Mrs. W. W. Coates departed for
Lincoln this afternoon, where she
will be Joined by Mr. Coates, and to
gether they will return to their home
at Enid, Oklahoma. Mrs'. Coates in
tended to go home some days ago,
but was detained on business.
Mrs. O. P. Monroe, who has recent
ly been quite seriously affected from
the results of the thumping received
some time ago, is slightly better to
day.
Do you want an
AUCTIONEER?
If you do, get one who has
Experience, Ability, Judgement.
Telegraph or write
ROBERT WIKIflSOfi,
Dunbar, Neb.
Dates made at this office or the
Murray State Bank.
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