The Plaitsmouth - Journal
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Ex-Speaker Cannon and ex-Sec-j
retary Balllnger doesn't those titles
look fine?
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Another sign of spring Is found In
the return of all tho lame ducks from
Washington.
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It Is not likely that Senator Lorl
mer will ever ask the Illinois voters
to vindicate his vindication.
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In tho rush of other Important
events the quest for Dorothy Arnold
ha been allowed to laugulHh.
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Joy over the adjournment of con
gress Is considerably marred by the
kilo w led go that It la coming back In
less than a month.
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Are you going to attend the Bryan
birthday banquet at Lincoln Monday,
March 207 Some big nun have
promised to bo there.
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This year's famine In China Is not
aslly accoupt for. It was thought
when China ceased the uho of opium
It would bo able to buy food.
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Tho Nebraska Iletall Merchants, In
session this week at Omaha, have
petitioned tho legislature to pass the
publicity bill, with an appropriation
of $25,000.
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It wan much to the credit of Sen
ator Culberson of Texas that he re
trained from any "Me, too," perform
ance when Joe Italley made his bluff
shout resigning.
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it looks aas though Lincoln would
vote In saloons at the coming spring
election. It seems to bo a question
only as to tho number and thelslblllty of procuring such an amend
Amount charged for licenses.
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Senator Owen of Oklahoma has ac
ited an Invitation to speak at the
Bryan banquet In Lincoln on Monday
.night, March 20. Senator Owen Is
worth going many miles to hear.
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Popular Interest hereabouts Is
wavering somewhat between tho
tariff board bill and tho governor's
amlly board bill, but In either in
stance It Is tho taxpayer who pays
the freight Llncolu Star.
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Has anybody heard front foulson
finco he was fired from tho state
house? Maybe tho temperance ad
vocates have muzzled him. They
fchould have fired him from the state
months ago.
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When the Interstate commerce
commission decided that the new
freight rates must not bo put In force,
there was a sort of an upheaval on
Wall street, lit order to scare the peo
ple, but the panic failed to ma
terialize. None of the western roads
were affected by the ruling of the
commission.
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Congressman Dalzell declares that
1h apparent popularity of the reci
procity agreement la artiilcally work
ed up by tho newspapers. If he
means that the newspapers are more
intelligent and broad minded than the
general public, It Is a compliment
which the press of the country will
accept with modesty. Jjut the mors
usual complaint of the newspapers Is
that they go In heavily for anything
that Is popular, regardless of Its
merits. It Is not probable that the
newspapers have combined against
the public sentiment which it would
Mora to be Judicious of them to re
fleet.
Now that the house has passed the
nltiatlve and referendum there Is
till some dissatisfaction among those
who favor the proposition. Tho sen
ate now has a bill that has passed
hat body, and the house now has a
neasure that has passed that body.
Now the question arises, "Which will
o which?"
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It la very unfortunate that Howard
Elliott has declined the presidency of
the Missouri Pacific system. Being
one of the most efficient railroad men
In the land, he would soon have had
matters straightened out and in good
working order. Probably he thought
it too hard a proposition at $100,000
per year. Hut a man ought to stand
most anything at this salary.
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Tho concentration of such large
forces of Infantry, cavalry and artll
lery at Fort Sam Houston looks
ominous. It Is hardly possible that
such large expenses should be Incur
red if the government bad no more
information of the conditions in
Mexico than has been given to the
public. If things go on In this fush
Ion we may have another annexation
war on our hands. There has been
an occasional dispatch telling of the
movement of quite a force of fighters
Into I)wer California and hints that
these men might attempt to set up a
government of their own there. The
republican party, that Is, the In
terests, have held the government for
ten years as the result of the Spanish
war and the samj leaders may have
come to tho conclusion that another
war may bo necessary to continue
them In power.
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AMi:ii; the coxsti iitidx.
Now that the legislatures or more
than two-thirds of the states have de
clared In favor of a constitutional
amendment providing for the election
of senators by direct vote, the pos
ment, in spite of the objections of the
senate, becomes an Interesting factor
In the situation.
If two-thirds of the states, through
their legislatures, formally apply to
congress to call a convent'tui for the
proposing of constitutional amend
ments, such application becomes
mandatory. Tho constitution makes
no provision as to the election' and
composition of suuch a convention,
tho procedure and other details be
ing, therefore, left to the discretion
of congress.
There has never been a constitu
tional convention to consider amend
nients all those acted upon having
been submitted by congress but the
original constitutional convention
was composed of delegates elected
by the respective legislatures by
order of congress.
Thero are also two ways by which
'onstltutional amendments may be
ratifiedthe ratification of three
fourths of the s'.ates being necessary.
Ratification may be by state legis
latures or by state conventions called
especially for that purpose. The lat
ter method has never been employed.
The senate, In defying the will of
the people in the matter of senatorial
elections, is Inviting resort to the
constitutional convention. And If
such a convent'on were called its de
liberations would not necessarily bo
confined to any one proposed amend
ment. It might be a busy conven
tion, for doubtless a goodly number
of amendments would be proposed to
It. And whatever the amendments
approved by the convention might be,
and regardless of their number, con
gress would be compelled to submit
them to the legislatures tor approval
or rejection Kansas City Star.
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HALMNCKH AND lAWIMKIt.
It la a fitting climax to the history
of the Sixty-first congress that the
whitewashing of Lorljner by the sen
ate should bo followed by the white
washing of rtallinger by the presi
dent.
Tho alleged "Investigation" of the
circumstances of Lorimer's election
was converted Into a shameful farce
by the senate committee, and that
farce became a national-tragedy and
shame when that committee's report
was made the basis for the action of
the senate in giving Its sanction to
the manner In which the Illinois tool
of "The System" clambered Into "the
world's greatest deliberative body."
Lorimer's "exoneration" was Belied
upon, by the sob squad, as an excuse
for an outbreak of hysteria, In which
the fight that the public decency of
the entire country had made was
branded as "persecution, con
spiracy" and "hypocr'tsy." Lorimer's
family was dragged by the hair into
the circle of the spotlight, and on
the floor of the senate Itself the bi
partisan boss was extolled as an
abused saint who lived at the Y. M.
C. A., and who never swore, smoked,
chewed, drank liquor, played pinochle
nor beat his wife.
President Taft follows faithfully !n
the footsteps of the Lorlmer crew.
He puts himself at the head of the
nallinger sob squad, and competes
with Dailey for first honors as the
representative of a false and mawkish
sentimentality.
The fight that was made against
Balllnger was a fight inspired by a
crisis 'n Alaskan affairs, involving the
conspiracy of tho Guggenheim syndi
cate to seize upon hundreds of mil
lions of public property. It enlisted
the immediate help of scores of the
best and purest men In the public life
of the nation, republicans and demo
crats al'Jte. It mustered among its
leaders republicans like Pinchot, Gar
field, La Follette, Brlstow and many
others; It commanded the support of
great lawyers like Brandels and Pep
per, but all that Taft ran see In it is
"one of the most unscrupulous con
spiracles for the defamation of char
acter that history can show."
That movement for the salvation
of the public property from the
greedy claws of syndicate plunderers
was gVven the hearty support of near
ly every free and Independent period!
cal and newspaper in the United
States, but the free press appears to
Taft as only a "malicious and unprin
cipled plan for the use of the press
to misrepresent you."
The Intelligence and patriotism of
the country studied and followed the
case as It had no other case for a
score of years, with the result that
the Jury of the people pronounced an
almost unanimous verdict against
Balllnger. And In consequence the
American public becomes, In the eyes
of Taft, nothing but a "hysterical
body of headline readers."
Just as the defendants of Lorlmer
shout "hypocritical pretense," "pet
tifogging methods" and "Pharisees,"
so Taft shouts, like an echo, "hypo
critical pretense," "pett'ogglng
methods" and "pharlsees."
And the family and broken for
tunes of tho tricky and untrustworthy
public servant are dragged, like a
dead herring, across the trail, Just as
Lorimer's family and "C'nristlan
virtues" were used for the same pur
pose. It Is a disgusting a'id sickening
spectacle. The senate of the United
States, the president of the United
States, standing knee deep In a pool
of tears and slobber, whlnlngly berat
ing that spirit of sturdy Americanism
which still, thank God, Impels men to
action against that which is evil and
untrue In our public life! World
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Let the slogan roll onward and up
ward: Drag the roads, and drag
them now."
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The Missouri Pacific, in Its search
for a president, might try advertising
under the head: "Help Wanted
Male."
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The administration had been hold
lng Secretary Ballinger's hat so long
that In the meantime the stjles In
men's hats changed entirely.
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Getting 20,000 soldiers to the
Mexican border In five days will show
that the war department's efficiency
has improved greatly since 1898.
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If "It is good to dwell together in I
harmony," evidently a large number'
of our citizens are feeling much bet
ter after attending the Commercial
club banquet Thurusday night.
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We are now living In an age of
positive marvels. A peddler came to
our home the other day, and what do
you think? He even offered our
wife a $7 rug for $11.33. Isn't that
funny?
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Had Secretary Balllnger been as
keen to conserve the public domain
as he now is to conserve his health,
he would have avoided a whole lot
of trouble.
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A few gatherings of the business
men and citizens of Plattsmouth like
that of Thursday night and the peo
pie of this city will be almost as one
family in working for the good of
the town.
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Let us hope that the friendly press
will no get the governor worked up
Into such a frenzy of economy that he
will veto any Item of expenses for the
executive mansion, but It Is difficult
to forecast what a public official may
bo goaded under high pressure Into
doing for the glory of his party
Lincoln Star.
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The legislature should not wait un
til the publicity bill gets into the
hands of the sifting committee, but
pass it before.lt goes there and has to
be pulled out to be acted upon. Pass
It now and begin the good work of
advertising Nebraska opportunities
as soon as possible.
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It is being hinted by the Washing
ton correspondents that the cause of
Bailey's wrath was the fact that Sen
ator Owen was forging to the front
as a real democratic leader and that
he, Bailey, must In the near future
take a back seat in the democratic
councils. Many besides Washington
newspaper men hold the same views.
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In the long debate over the Payne
Aldrlch tariff bill, Secretary Mac-
V'eagh, who wa3 called from Chicago
to Washington, was the only mem
ber of the cabinet who came ou'
strongly in public for revision down
ward. Now Chicago has furnished
another avowed progressive in the
cabinet In Walter L. Fisher.
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That was a great banquet of the
Commercial club Thursday night, and
will result In a great deal of good
socially, morally and almost every
other way, for that matter. The
coming together of the business men
of any town results beneficially to
the interests of the community at
large. Let's have more of these
gatherings.
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The Commercial club banquet was
the most successful one ever given
by that organization. The Platts
mouth Commercial club has done
more to unite the business men of our
town than anything possibly could.
Our people begin to realize the fact
that what Is good for one of them 13
good for another, and we trust the
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Commercial club will continue In the
good work until every business man
and In fact every citizen who is here
to be a permanent resident will be
come a member of the club. Let us
all pull together for the best In
terests of Plattsmouth and we will all
reap our rewards In benefits derived.
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WOKK 1X)H PBOGKESSIYKS.
The tentative plans of the progres
sive republicans for the extra session
of congress, as outlined by Senator
Clapp, denote that there will be no
cessation In the activity of these peo
ples' representatives in the new con
gress. The progressive republicans In the
senate are In a peculiarly ad
vantageous position. They hold the
balance of power. The democrats.
even If united, will need these repub
llcants to put through such good
measures as they may father. And
there should not be any Irreconcilable
differences between the programs of
the progressive democrats and the
progressive republicans in either
house. Even on the tariff they are
closer together, so far as Immediate
changes are expedient, than are the
two wings of the republican party.
This great fact of a new, non
partisan division Is going to be made
more and more apparent In the new
congress, for there are alreadvns
that the reactionary aemon ? are
going to align themselves on some
important measures with the reac
tionary republicans. If the results
of the extra session are what they
should be, no party will have ex
clusive credit. The honors will go
to the progressives, regardless of
party Kansas City Star.
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TO TEXAS OK MEXICO?
Circumstances justify the popular
impression that a full explanation of
the order for the moblization of
troops in Texas has not been made
and that the real reason for the
movement la withheld.
The magnitude of the movement,
the inclusion in it of both the army
and the navy, the reticence of the war
department and the executive with re
gard to ultimate plans, the nature of
the preparations, the suddenness of
the order, the revocation of leaves of
absence to officers, the destination of
the troops, all combine to cause the
conjecture that the government Is
providing against some contingency
whlen to it seems Imminent or
launching some movement of extra
ordinary moment.
The massing of one-fount of the
United States army with the assem
bling of one squadron of warships off
the Texas coast and of another off the
coast of Lower California gee ma too
big an undertaking to be simply for
demonstration of efficiency and for
practice. Nor would one think it
likely that, under ordinary clrcum
stances, a maneuver field would be
chosen lying just across the border
from the territory of a neighbor na
tion engaged in civil war or suppress
ing an Insurrection. In short, It
looks too much like preparation for
real war to be preparation merely for
mimic war, and with the facts at
hand the Inference seems sensible
that under cover of the announce
ment of extensive military maneuv
ers, the government is getting on its
guard against an exigency which It
foresees as probable or possible, but
which there is nothing in the general
information to indicate. If the
exigency does not arise the army will
have the benefit of maneuvers on a
grander scale than ever before ex
ecuted. If the exigency does arise
then the government will be ready
to meet It.
No information of any sort war
rants the supposition that the action
of our government Is pursuant to sug
gestion or to meet any menace from
a foreign power, but it Is easy to
imagine that the government
through confidential Information
may apprehend a great change in the
internal situation of Mexico, such as
the collapse of the Diaz regime
through the death of Diaz or reverses
to the federal arms, giving occasion
for disorders that might seriously
jeopardize American and other
ivit-ifcu interests ana also, con
i-eivtiuiy, giving occasion ror creating
a new war issue that might serve to
retain Wall street in power In Wash
ington for another period of fou
years after 1912 World-Herald.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bough
Bears the
Signature
Poultry Wanted
nens 10c
Springs 7c and 8
Old Roosters 4
Ducks 8
Geese 7C
We also buy cream.
HATTsPRODUCE GO
i TRUSSES
I y Weit where ill titling ii don
by in ejpert. Largest (lock
Of triiNSj in the West.
THE W. C. CLEVELAND OHUG CO
OMAHA. NtdRASKA
SERVICE NOT A
REFORMSCHOOL
Secretary Nagel Criers IBs-
sicn o! Harry Lcndart.
CAME HERE TWELVEYEARS AGO
Will Not Deport Persons Who Become
Objectionable After Being Admitted.
States Which Let Them Become Un
desirables Must Stand Consequences.
Washington, March 10. The immi
gration service is not a reform school.
It is Intended to protect states and
communities from foreign countries
and not to return to those countries
characters that have become objec
tionable by toasou of our o n Influ
ences.
This Interpretation of the f mctions
of the immigration 3ervice was made
by Secretary Nagel of tha department
of commerce and labor in a decisioa
ordering the admission of Harry I-on-don,
a Chicago saloon keeper.
London came to the United States
twelve years ago and had never been
mt of it until he went to Europe last
year. He was detained at n-ins tsiani,
New York, several weeks ago as an
undesirable citizen because of his rec
ord in Chicago.
In announcing his decision the sec
retary declared: "There is every rea
son to believe that ha Is guilty of
keeping a disreputable place in Chi
cago and that, he perjured himself bo
fere the immigration board. This be
ing accepted, ought we to exclude
him? To return -him would be to in
flirt him on a country which has no
substantial part in the shaping of hu
career. He came here properly and
what he Is we have permitted him to
become. All his offenses have been
committed In this country and the au
thorities her-j ought to deal with him
as he deserves, if he Is guilty as tha
record discloses."
ROOSEVELT VISITS ATLANTA
Former President Makes Address to
Southern Commercial Congress.
Atlanta. Ga., March 10. Theodora
Roosevelt spent the day here as tha
guest of the Southern Commercial
congress and the Atlanta chamber ot
commerce. Mr. Roosevelt was met at
the railway station by the Atlanta
companies of the Fifth regiment, na
tional guard ot Georgia, the Govern
or's horse guard, the officials of the
chamber of commerce and the com
mercial congress.
He delivered an address at a negro
church, after which he was enter
tained at the Capital City club. His
address to the congress last night
was on "The Soitth's Obligation In
Statesmanship and .Business En
deavor."
Cox Not in Contempt of Court.
Cincinnati, March 10. George B.
Cox, indicted Republican leader of this
city, was held not to be in contempt
of court bv two members of the com
mittee of three attorneys appointed"
bv Judge Gorman of the common pleas
court to investigate a statement pur
porting to have been made by him in a
newspaper reflecting on the grand jury
which indicted him.
Three Sailors Asphyxiated.
New York, March 10. T'iree sailors
from the United States armored cruis
cr Tennessee were found dead from
gas in a room in the Hotel Washing
ton, In Hobokon. The men registered
is J. Walling, J. Wadsworth and B. B.
Bradley.
Fourteen Horses Burned to Death. '
Beatrice, Neb., March 10. The liv
ery barn of J. W. McCulloitgh was de
stroyed by fire at Blue Springs, with
all Its contents. Fourteen head of
horses perished In the flames.
grajnand" provisions I
Closing Quotations on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Chicago, March 9. Closing prices: '
Wheat May, 89'. July, 879.1 87c.
Corn May, 4S",(c?48c; July, 4$c.
Oats May, 30:S,30V-jc; July, 304 ,
30-c; Sept., 30'4c. ' i
Pork May, $17.45; July, $15.62'
Lard May, $9.12'i; July, $9.05. i
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard.
wheat, 89'i91c; No. 2 corn, 46(j
4C',ic; No. 2 oats, 29.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, March 9. Cattle Receipts,
5,000; steady; beeves. $o.2()glti.9U;i
western steers, $4.70(5 5.80; Blockers",
and feeders, $4.00fi5.85; cows andj
heifers, $2.G55.90; calves, $7.00 9.00.1
Hogs Receipts, 28,000; 5c lower;
light, $6. 8507. 15; mixed, $6 757.10;j
heavy, $('..53 7.00; rough, $6.556.75;j
pigs. $.50 iff 7.00; bulk, $G.857.00.1
Sheep Receipts, 13,000; steady; na-j
tives, $3.00ffl4.8: westerns, $3.15 i
4.80: vearlincs. $1.73(33.75: lambs,!)
$3.00(g6.33.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, March 9 Cattle Re
celpts, 5,000; 10c lower; beef steers.
$4.65i6.in; cows nnd heifers, $3.75?(
5.50; stockers and feeders, $4. 25(ii5. 65;
bulls, $U3(&3.50; calves, $4.0058.O0
Hogs Receipts, ll.noo; 5fU0c lower;
long strings went nt $6.65"; 6.70;
heavy, $0.537i 6.60; light, $6.70(56.80
Sheep Receipts, 4.600; 10c higher;
ewes, $.30Tj 4.40; wet hers, $4.60; year
lings, $4S;, 3.23; lambs, $5,233 5.80.