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The - Plattsmouth - Journal Published Semi-Week!) at R. A. BATES, Entered at the Postoffiee at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. fl.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Will a county option bill come up before this legislature? And will It pass? Don't all answer at once. :o: A bill In the Oklahoma legislature forbids the us of wooden Indians as cigar signs. Wooden Indians In Okla homa do geem to he a waste of money. :o: If the bill Introduced by Gault, of Clay county, happens to heroine a law, stories about candidates will be more freely used, and It will be a good bet that some peoplo will not want to be candidates under any con sideration. :o: If Evangelist Martin can demon strate to the lawyers by means of "both Blackstone and the Bible" that there Is a hell some of the legal pro fession may be led to seek other em ployment. :o: In another six weeks Senator Julius C. Ilurrows, one of the prin cipal defenders of IiOrlmer, will have ample leisure In which to wrlto a treatise showing that there was not one scintilla of evidence against the Hon. Satan when ho was cast out of heaven by the holier-than-thou ele ment. :o: The Oregon plan worked out In Novada the same as It did In Ne braska. Nixon, who carried that state at tho general election for United States senator against his domocratlc oppouent, was elected by the democratic legislature the other day. And thus the wishes of the peo ple are being carried out In the elec tion of United States senators. -:o: Wblle the author of the Evans prl- pary mill Is a republican, It Is a fore-1 gone conclusion that tho measure I will not be supported very extensive ly, by leading republicans. They don't take to the Idea of the masses of the party selecting delegates to the national conventions. Let the people have a say In everything of .this kind, whether republican or 'democrat. - :o: What! Corruption In Uncle Joe Cannon's bailiwick, too? It Is almost unbelievable, of course, but accord ing to charges made before the grand Jury, the county of the distinguished, to-be extinguished, speaker of the house has long been debauched by vote-buying. And we had always thought the big majorities for Uncle Joe were a tribute to his charming personality! :o: The legislature will have to hurry up, and not waste so much time in Junketing around, If they get through with their work by the first of March, as Aldrlch says they will have to. The man who Bays he proposes to "do things" will have the hardest task of lils llfo to get tho legislature to ad journ by the first of March. Re member, Febrauary Is the shortest month of the year, and then here Is January almost gone, and nothing to amount to anything done. :o: In speaking of the death of Paul Morton, the New York Tost recites this Incident, which Is Bald to be a true one: "Upon tne death of Paul Morton's mother, J. Sterling Morton erected a monument at their home "'Arbor Lodge," lu Nebraska, bearing this Inscription: 'Sacred to the memory of Caroline Joy Morton, wife of J. Sterling Morton, and mother of Joy, Charles, Edward and Paul Mor ton.' When the monument was erect ed tbe father took bis four sons to the spot and eatd: 'Your mother I gone, and I don't expect to be able to bring you up m well i the would luve done, but If you ever do any thing to disgrace bor memory I will chisel your f name- off - fce tomb- Plittsaoutli, Nebraska Publisher. stone. " -:o:- Lincoln News: While the Nebras ka legislature Is working bard to make up Its mind whether It favors holding the Panama canal exposition at Now Orleans or San Francisco, the majority of tho houso committee at Washington has decided that the honor should go to the gulf coast metropolis. There are a good many reasons why New Orleans should be chosen, and If the verdict of the peo plo on the street is taKen It will be found that most Lincoln people pre fer It held thero. The truth Is that out In 'Frisco they are taking up with the exposition scheme In the hope that It will help revive the drooping business pnergles of that city. The competition of Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle has been playing hob with the city by the Golden Gate. One of the current magazines quotes figures to show that Industrially it Is much poorer than before the earth quake, while Los Angeles has treb elod her Industries. The mayor who served Just before McCarthy tried the experiment of strict enforcement of law, what out there they call a closed town. Business was poor. When McCarthy got In, he turned things wide open, but, they tell us that business has failed to grow bet ter. The hopeful ones say that tbe tide Is bound to turn, while some of the knockers lay all the blame to what they call labor union tyranny. Where the real truth lies nobody this far away can tell. :o: ii:ci,titKi TiiKiit freedom. The west can control the financial situation If the men of the west have the courage to do It. . Tney need only t0 remember and act upon the old economic axiom that all wealth conies from the earth. It Is from the fertile soil west of the Alieghney and east of the Rocky mountains that most of the wealth of this nation conies. That wealth is the basis of commerce, banking and transportation. Hy the machinery of Wall street It has been made to pour In a great stream Into the city of New York, and has not been handled for the public welfare, but to accumulate fortunes for a few men, greater than the world has ever before known, and at last to become a threat to the stability of this re public. There are some signs that thia domination Is to cease. Heretofore at periodical Intervals these men of massive fortunes forced prices of securities as high as it was safe to push them, then unloaded them on unsuspecting purchasers. Then by calling a few loans and ad vanclng Interest rates, which they could easily do, for they owned the banks, they brought about a reactiou and bought back the same stocks and bonds at far less than their true value, thus adding millions to their swollen fortunes. The last attempt to do that failed and the Wall street brokers have dono a very small amount of business for the last few months. The people would not buy at Inflated prices nor sell their hold ings below tho true value. That was brought about through the deelara lion oi freedom by some western bnnkers, who refused to play the part assigned them by the big interests The result has led theae bankers to believe that they can exist and do business independent of the big In terests of Wall street. When the next demand Is made upon western bankers to cease cash payments, the order will not be so universally obeyed as In the past World-Herald. :o: making progress. Two year ago the first bill intro duced in the session of the Nebraska legislature was the Oregon plan of electing United States senators. It became a law, and the working of that law has met with approval of nearly all the people. The first bill Introduced at the present session of the legislature Is the Initiative and referendum meas ure, another democratic platform Idea, which U sure to be adopted, and likewise meet with the approval of all parties. The bill 83 It now stands provides that any constitu tional amendment may be initiated by a petition containing 10 per cent of the vote cast for governor at the last preceding election, of which at least two-fifths of tbe counties of the state shall be Included. The full text of the measure must be spread upon all petitions circulated. The same measure shall not be brought before the people for their consideration of tcner than once In three years, ex cept where petitions contain not less than 20 per cent of the qualified voters of the state. The reference of any act of the legislature may go to the people on a petition containing five per cent of the voters of the state, the filing to be made ninety days after the final adjournment of the legislature which passed the bill referred to. If the measure so referred has no emer gency clause attached, its operations shall be suspended until the people ave acted upon the measure at the general election. If an emergency clause is attached the bill shall be operative until the peoplo repudiate it at the next general election. The governor, under the bill now before the house, Is prohibited from exercis ing his veto power on measures acted upon by the Initiative and referen dum. A majority of all votes cast upon the measure up for considera tion shall cause Its adoption. Thus, the democratic party Is mak- ng progress In carrying out the will of the people. Two great advances In the path of good government must be credited up to that party, for the battle for the principles above re ferred to have been steadily, conslst- ntly and loyally made, and after long years of effort those who have borne the brunt of the strife will reap tho reward In popular commen- atlon by honest and progressive citi zens. Fremont Herald. :o: ' NEBRASKA. Collier's Weekly, which for months gave Its undivided attention to poli tics, muck-raking and kindred sub jects, has turned its attention to ad- ertlslng Nebraska, and in a recent Issue has this to say of the Antelope state: "Nebraska In 1909 produced corn more valuable than all the gold mined In the United States and Alas ka, and worth more than our total tobacco crop. She produced wheat worth more than the total sugar pro duction of the United States; live stock, grain, poultry, butter, eggs and fruit worth more than the coal In. the United States, outside of Illinois; hay worth more than all the gold and silver produced in Alaska; cereals worth more than the product of all our copper mines; grass and grain and live stock worth more than all iron ore. This Is according to tbe report of the committee of the legls lature and the report made to the bureau of labor and Industrial statls tics. To be a little more frivolous, if the eggs laid by Nebraska hens in 1909 were placed In a double row end to end they would reach three times as long as the railroad mileage built in the United States In 190S. If the permanent school fund in Nebraska were converted into dollar bills and laid end to end the line would reach from Omaha to Salt Lake City, but It would probably not be left very long. Less than half of the tillable land In Nebraska Is under cultivation and forty years ago the region which Is now Nebraska was frequently dos lgnated upon the maps of school geographies as part of "The Great American Desert. :o:- Taft's tariff commlssloj Is now in the hands of Its friends Aldrlch an Dalzell. :o:- Sometlmes, It Is said, that peopl "bite off more than they can chew And this may be the case with Gov ernor Aldrlch in hla charges against the Omaha election board. It should be called by Its proper name. Instead of "New National;" It should be, the party of centralized power. :o: : Secretary Balllnger may be remain ing in office on the theory that the public is already bo deeply shocked' that a little more won't hurt. : :0: We note with pleasure that dia monds are coming down In price. What an untold blessing this will prove to the poor people? Eh! :o: A Plattsmouth man says he is In favor of the hobble skirt because his wife can't kick when she has one coming. There is an eternal fitness in all things. :o: The time will soon be here when the hens will beyln putting cut their product In competition with the cold torage products. And their products will beat the cold storage stuff by three blocks. :o: Governor Aldrlch didn't get a very large vote In Omaha when he was elected. Maybe this has something to do with his anxiety to punish the election board In that city. The board Is republican, however. :o: The coming month of February will have three important events, namely: Ground Hog Day, the 2d; Valentine day, the 14th; Washing ton's birthday, the 22d. :o: "Shocking doctrine," is what Dr. II. W Rogers, dean of the Yale Law School, calls the policy urged by resident Roosevelt to extend the national power through Judicial con structlon. And the doctor Is about Ight. :o: The State Historical society will present Speaker Kuhl with a gavel February 2 and arrangements have been made to give a portion of the afternoon of that day to a presenta tion program. The gavel will be made of wood having associations connect ed with the early history of the state. :o: If he Is able to direct the next house, and under his direction It makes a good record Mr. Clark will certainly be reckoned as one of the formidable presidential candidates and this whether he becomes avowed ly and actively an aspirant for the honor or not. -:o:- The capital removers seem to be organizing, and one of these days, not far distant, Lincoln will be in vaded by hundreds of people from the various sections of the state to Implore the legislature to take action on the matter. Dut have Jhey de cided upon a point to which they want the capital removed? Would it not be well to decide upon that first? :o: Efforts are being made to have President Taft convene congress In extra session to have another revision of the tariff downward Instead of up ward,, as was done In the last extra session. Even many prominent re publicans are Joining in the move ment. Evidently tne tariff Isn't as sacred as it used to be even with re pu oilcans. Dut it took a whole lo of people a long time to get out of the protection enclosure. :o: The legislature Is called upon by the members of that body from Doug las county to investigate the charges made by the present governor against Omaha in his recent message. If these serious charges prove false then it Is the legislature's duty to proceed against the governor. No one, either in or out of the chief executive's office should be allowed to make such charges without he has the proof to Justify him In so doing Produce men in the big cities where Grim Want is stalking on almost every street and In every alley, are beginning to clamor for removal of the tariff off of eggs and butter shipped in from Canada. The demand for these products Is bo great that the home market is not adequate to meet It, hence the demand for an enlarged market in which to buy. That' was the keynote of President McKlnley'a Buffalo speech. it is well said that a rule that won't work both ways is of no value. We are satisfied that the statement Is true. Let us Illustrate. If you get a carload of lumber or other product you are given a specified time In which to unload it or demurrage will be charged. But you may order a car in which to make a shipment and you've simply got to wait until the powers that be give it to you. No matter if the delay seriously handi caps you, there is no appeal. So here Is a rule that works only one way and It is always against you. :o: Lincoln News: One of the new bills Introduced in the Nebraska house provides for a state reforma tory, an intermediate detention home between the reform school and the state penitentiary. This is Intended to be for the incarceration of pris oners who are between the ages of sixteen and thirty years. The need of such an institution is patent to all who have made any Investigation of conditions. It Is recommended by the late warden of the state peniten tiary, whp saw many Instances of young men hardened criminals by their association with the habitual law breakers. The state association of penologists fs also in favor of the law. Other states have such institu tions, and they are found to be In strumental In saving to useful lives men who have made a wrong start. A movement like this is usually met with the suggestion from many that "It is merely another scheme to Bad die another lot of officeholders on the Btate," but that is a poor way of meeting our obligations to our fel lows, and an easy way of shirking our duty. :o: The sitting legislature can not ex ercise too much enre In the matter of appropriations. A combined assault will be made on the treasury by the state s Institutions and when one counts their number he will under stand tbe Influence they exert on members of our leglsalllve bodies. In each county where a state institution Is located the senator and represent ative is expected to use all of his in fluence to secure a large appropria tion. To accomplish his end he will enlist the aid of other members who have Institutions in their counties and in that way a system of log rolling obtains that is hard to over tome. But one thing the legislature should positively not do, and that Is .o establish more state institutions. The burdens of taxation are now heavy enough and to add additional expenses would be a betrayal of the principles of economical state gov ernment as pledged by all parties. Even now the demands on the reve nues of the state exceed the Income by more than a million dollars. Let the legislative pruning knife be ap plied vigorously all along the line. :o: WEALTH AND MORALS. If the economist was questioned concerning the basis of wealth he would at first say, good climate, a fertile soil, natural resources, mines of coal and the various metals, streams and water power, access to the sea and an Industrious and Intel ligent population. But there Is some thing more than that something as absolutely necessary as the things enumerated. That population must be moral. A nation devoid of honesty could not long continue wealthy. The basis of wealth can well be summed 'ip In the one word "morals." Looking at present conditions In that light, we find that wealth and Happiness is overhung with a very dark cloud. The Immorality of bU business threatens the welfare of this ration, for when the rich become Im moral the remainder of the people gradually follow their example. The men of big tmslness began their downward career by grafting, that is, stealing under the forms of law. That naturally led to stealing outright. The men managing tho sugar trust stole millions from ths government and now the tobacco trust Is accused of stealing millions more. The woolen trust began graft ing by means of the tariff obtained through false representations. Then It descended to stealing by Belling rartly cotton for all woolen goods, and the thing hit gone on until In all big business, fraud is found every where, from buying franchises to the dealing of land and mines. For this deterioration government Is responsible and especially the ex ecutive department of government. It has not enforced the law. It has compromised in a thousand instances with dishonest and unscrupulous "malefactors of great wealtlj." It has Inflicted no adequate punishment, too often because it was a party to a politico-business alliance with the ery men it should have restrained and punished World-Herald. :o: Lincoln News: There was a time when the intimation that congress proposed to reduce the representation of Nebraska in the national house would start a burst of indignation from every throat. We doubt If Just now there will be much of an inclina lon to quarrel with Congressman Nor ris when he says: "I do not believe that the people of Nebraska should be concerned about losing one repre sentative. A moment's reflection will convince them -that Nebraska will have equal representation whatever plan Is adopted." The politicians who were confidently looking forward to filling the offices once had us buf faloed so that we were demanding everything In sight and grew angry If we were denied anything we want ed in the way of additional represent atives. As a matter of fact, so long as we are treated on the same footing as the people of other states, we have no valid grounds for objection, and it won't make much difference whether we have five or six congressmen, so far as each citizen is Individually concerned. We simply don't like it; that's all. :o: Minneapolis attorneys are prepar ing a bill which the legislature will be asked to pass, providing that a murderer may not share In the estate of the victim. As the law now stands a husband may murder his wife, and still Inherit her property, or vice versa. The statute was so Interpreted In the case of Mrs. Mathilda Gollnik, of Little Falls, convicted of murder ing her husband. An attempt was made to keep the property from her, but the supreme court in November held that the homestead must pass to her. -:o:- The re-election of Senator LaFol lette by the Wisconsin legislature marks the end of a triumphant fight by the most advanced of all the pro gressive leaders for a seat that has been acutely coveted by the special Interests. No doubt more money was expended In fighting LaFollette than was paid in any other three sena torial contests of the past year. :o: Mr. Martin Steppat went to Omaha this afternoon to accompany his daughter, Miss Anna, from the hospi tal, where she went to have her ears treated. Legal Notice. State of Nebraska, county of Cass, ss. In the matter of tne estate of John George Hansen, deceased. To all persons Interested: You are hereby notified that there has been filed In this court by John Wunderllch, administrator of above estate, his final report together with petition for final settlement thereof and praying therein that said report be allowed and approved, and that a decree of distribution and assign ment be entered and that said admin istrator be discharged and his bond exonerated. You are further notified that a hearing will be had upon said peti tion and report before this Court in the County Court Room at Platts mouth, in said County on the 3 1st day of January, 1911, at 9 o'clock a. m., and that all objections, If any, must be filed on or before said day and hour of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of said County this 7th day of January, 1911. (Seal) Allen J. Beeson, County Judge. Do you want an AUCTIONEER? If you do, (ret one who 1ms Experience, Ability, Judgement. Telegraph or write ROBERT WIKINSON, Dunbar, lleb. 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