The- Plattsmouth - Journal
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The Democratic Ticket
For Judges Supreme Court.
V. IV OLDHAM.
W. I.. STARK.
.1. 11. DEAN.
For Regents University.
JOHN E. MILLER.
0. T. KNAPP.
For Railroad Commissioner.
C. E. 1IARMAN.
For Judge of thd District Court
First District.
HARVEY I). TRAVIS.
For Clerk of tha District Court.
JAMEH T. REYNOLDS.
For County Clerk.
I). C. MORGAN.
For Treasurer.
V. KELLY FOX.
For Sheriff.
DON C. RIIODKN.
For Superintendent of 8chools.
MARY '.. FOSTER.
For Surveyor.
FRF.I) I. PATTERSON.
For Coroner.
K. RATNOUR.
For
Commissioner Second
District.
C. M. KEY BERT.
For Police Magistrate.
M. ARCHER.
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A little cooler, 1 hank you.
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Th melon crop is the greatest
for years in ('.a 8 county.
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The card of lliankn from Curl
(I. Frieke shows Hip true spirit of
a defeated candidate, ami will win
him more friends than ever. '
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We should have some kind of a
fall entertainment m Platts
mouth if only a street carnival.
Who will start the hall to rolling?
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The principal question we hae
about the recall is ns to whether
the voters would get out the first
l ime if it took a secmid elect ion
to decide it.
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President. Tuft's veto of the
farmers' free list bill reveals an
executive audacity that would he
admirable were it exercised in a
worthy cause.
whirlwind compaign fr th" re
publican nominal ion f..r dicri!T of
Lam-aster counl y. He curried the
city iif Lincoln and the county
by iiver majority.
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The (-run of winter apples m
Cass enmity will be immense and
of excellent quality.
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Many prophesy an early winter.
We can tell you more about it
about two months later.
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All thai is necessary to make
the Canadian reciprocity operative
is for the Canadian parliament to
ratify it.
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Reciprocity is an entering
wedge to break up the biggest
bunco game that was ever prac
ticed on the American people
the "protective tariff."
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Following the fate of the wool
bill, the farmers' free list bill and
the cotton bill will be vetoed by
the president, who appears to
realize that the administration
might as well he shot all to pieces
as the way it is.
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Judge Travis should be proud
of endorsement by all parties at
the recent primary. He has come
nearer carrying out the senti
ments of a "non-partisan judi
ciary" than any judge in the state,
and evervbody knows it.
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The Union Pacific railway
authorities have given out for
publication that they will lay off
2,500 employes this week in con
sequence of slack business. That's
a large number of people to "fire"
iti one week.
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Hon. James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, speaks to the
farmers on Tuesday and Senator
Clapp of Minnesota is a likely
speaker for Wednesday at the
state fair the week of September
4th to 8th.
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Work op. the Platte river wagon
bridge has commenced in earnest.
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The late potato crop will be
good ami the consumer will not
have to pay so much for this
popular table necessity.
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It i prophesied that the inter
urban will be running into PlalL
mouth Miiii after the comple
tion of the Platte river bridue. Let
it lie so recorded.
A number of eminent stamiput
senators who "walked out" when
La Folb'tte was speaking the other
day will discover to their dismay
neit year that they can't walk in
again.
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Gas county will not be so bad
off as some people thought two
months- airo. We will have
plenty and to spare. Some peo
ple are given to yelling before
they are hurt.
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Ex-President Roosevelt declares
he would regard it as "a genuine
calamity" if an effort is made to
drag him into the 1912 race as a
candidate. And for once Mr
Roosevelt and Wall street are of
one mind.
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The market men are inclined to
kick when someone suggests that
they cover goods exposed out
doors. They should reflect that
dust is not, heavy enough so they
can be sold at a greater weiuht,
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An Ohio man who has been
dumb for years stepped on a tack
and was suddenly restored to
speech. Further details have not
been given for obvious reasons.
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Prif. Sargcunl. of Harvard says
flowers will reform bad boys. Does
this suggest the reason why it is
customary In present' turnips to
barnstormer actors?
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The Jacksonian club of Omaha
lias virtually endorsed Oovernor
Woodrow Wilson for president.
Ilut then there are several other
i i
clubs in the metropolis to hear
from. .
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Oovernor Baldwin of Con
necticut favors Jlie whipping post,
but would it not be better to
punish the prisoners more severe
ly by making them do some
honest work?
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Ar. immense crowd attended the
street carnival at Louisville
Saturday. There was also a very
large attendance at the M. W. A.
Log Rolling at Nehawka. The
farmers are feeling much better
than they did about the corn crop
nnd are nttendiim such gatherings
pretty well.
Friends of ex-ciovernor Haskell
base his senatorial prospects on
the fact that he is a "better mix
er' 'than Senator Owen. II may
be suggested that there are en
tirely too many "ifood mixers" in
the senate already.
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In future primaries we would
recommend to those who desire to
become candidates for olllce and
want to be . nominated to get
Mike Harrington after them. He
deserves all the credit lor liar-
mans nomination for railroad
commissioner.
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The house failed to pass the
wool bill over the president's veto
There were 227 voles in favor am
only 120 against, but this lacked
len of being the necessury tvvo-
1 thirds. It will be seen, therefore
that the nation is again save
from the majority's "gust of pop
ular passion."
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La Follette may be all right in
some things, but he has wavered
on too many questions that are of
direct interest to the people. To
keep the confidence of the
people a public man like the sen
ator from Wisconsin should slick
to his text more closely.
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Taft may, from now on, play
into the hands of the money kings
and trusts to save his hide for the
republican nomination, but the
common herd will give him what
Paddy did the drum at the gen
eral election. A two-faced man
can never retain the confidence of
the pople.
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James T. Reynolds, the demo
cratic candidate for clerk of the
district court, never held a public
office, but he is abundantly well
qualified for the position, and be
ing one of the best citizens of
Cass county, should bo elected
because he is eminently fitted for
the place.
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The last legislature passed a
resolution to hold a reunion at
the state fair. Twelve o'clock
Wednesday, September 6th, has
been the time selected, the place
to hold it in the new live stock
judging coliseum. This will give
our farmers a chance to see what
a real legislature looks like.
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Every one of the republican
nominees for supreme court
judges are politicians. Rose was
the chief among them all. Had
bill, but it would have been dis-
tinctly to his advantage if he had
tried.
President Taft favors sending
the 1'riited States Marine band on
a southern tour, but we hope they
are in it seasick crossiug the
Potomac.
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Congress has adjourned, and
the standpat element of the re
publican party will return to their
homes feeling like whipped dogs.
As Speaker Champ Clark says of
the democratic members: "On
our record we will sweep the
country in 1012." And we be
lieve it.
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Sim Upton can be proud of the
vote he received in Cass county.
And, considering all things, he
should feel proud of the vote he
received in the state at large. He
was entirely unknown in many
sections of the state. He is now
prepared to make a more suc
cessful race next time.
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It won't be many days till the
new postofllce building will be
ready for occupancy. Is the Com
mercial club doing anything in
the way of a demonstration in P shape
honor of the event? Plattsmouth
is in duty bound to show their
appreciation to those who were
instrumental in giving us this
long-desired public building.
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Congress will adjourn this
Taft is yet a standpatter in Uin
fullest sense of the term, and will
from now on stand right in with
the tleeeers of the country MP
trusts.
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The democratic county ticket
will continue to grow in public
favor with the voters of Cass. It
could not do otherwise, when it is
composed of as good men as there
are in the county and whose
qualifications are unquestioned.
The people desire good men in re
sponsible positions, and those
who are acquainted with the can
didates on the democratic ticket
know it is composed of men whose
honesty, integrity and qualifica
tions are first-class in every re
spect. The voters this year are
determined to vote for the best
men.
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Judae Hoot thrown aside his olli-
cial robe and went out electioneer
ing, as his running mates did,
he no doubt would have fared bet
ter. Hut it was duty first with
him.
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fins livers evidently made a
The ticket at the head of Ihi
page is one of the best ever placet
before the voters of Cass count
for their suffrage, and no one
need hesitate to vote il. Every
candidate is well qualified for hi
respective position, and every one
of them are good, honest, upright
citizens, and will make idea
officials.
Now that Senator Brown and
Congressman Norris are both op
posed to Taft, what nre those
federal officeholders and post
masters, who were instrumental
in endorsing his Administration
at the Lincoln convention, going
to do for a candidate for senator?
Will they support either Ilrown
or Norris?
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The president and the stand
patters of congress say that the
judicial recall is "destructive of a
republican form of government."
There are some citizens, how
ever, who believe that it is at
least equally "destructive of a re
publican form of government" to
deny ' the people of a common
wealth Ihe right to govern them
selves as they desire to be gov
erned. :o:
It is doubtful if President Taft
could have restored himself to the
good graces of the Unit imate Con
sumers even by signing Ihe tariff
week, according to reports from
Washington. The people hope so,
if the president is going to veto
all the good bills passed by that
body. It is an evident fact that
Taft does not favor legislation
that is calculated to give relief to
the common people. Now, will
the common people vote to rein
state him next year for another
four years? If they do they
ought to suffer.
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"Sunny Jim," from the Taft
standpoint, makes the mistake of
being openly sincere. To sign a
high tariff bill, at the behest "of
men who know exactly what they
want," is one thing. To blab
about the country that you believe
in such a law is quite another
thing. Between Mr. Sherman's
tariff words and Mr. Taft's tariff
acts there isn't a particle of dif
ference, yet the president wants
no more of the present vice presi
dent. :o:
Since the democrats got control
of Ihe house many reformations
have been effected to wheih little
attention has been given, and not
the last is the abolishment of the
lies printed in the Congressional
Record announcing that certain
speeches have been made in the
house which were received with
applause. Hereafter the Record
will contain a stenographic report
of what was said on the floor nnd
that record will begin on the first
page, ihe written speeches that
were never delivered will be print
ed in Ihe back pages.
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Plattsmouth is a good town in
which to make your home. There
is not a more prosperous city of
its dimensions in Nebraska, and,
as a stranger remarked the other
day. "I was never in a town w here
the people apparently took more
pride in keeping up their resi
dences and business houses in
It demonstrates to
me that the people of Plattsmouth
are up-to-date and take pride in
having their town present a fine
appearance." Such flattering re
marks are very frequent, and it
makes the Journal feel elated, be
cause most of the people take
pride in improving their prop
erties.
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The death of Judge Cobbey will j
be regretted by all who knew
him. Two weeks ago he spent a
night in Plattsmouth on his can
vass for supreme judge, and
everyone who met him was deep
ly impressed with the great
energy he displayed. He returned
lo his home in Beatrice a few
days after he was here and was
taken ill, continuing lo grow
worse until death removed him.
no was a good man and well
known throughout the stale.
Peace to this noble man's ashes.
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We can see no boost for Taft
in the acts of the special session
of congress. While he favored
reciprocity with Canada, he op
posed every other measure that
was calculated to give relief to
the common people. He vetoed
the wool bill and the farmers'
free list bill, which would have
proved greatly beneficial lo the
laboring masses of the country.
It is well known in administra
tion circles that Mr. Taft would
like very much to have Senator
Cummins on the ticket next year
for the vice presidency. The Iowa
insurgent has little use for Mr.
Taft. In his speeches in the sen
ate and about the country Senator
Cummins has said about all the
hard things he could think of
about Taft's failure to keep'
campaign promises of a tariff re
vision downward. He has even
made his political contempt for
the president a personal Issue,
and for months he refused lo go
near the White house. Mr. Taft
is well aware of these things; yet
he would gladly have Senator
Cummins for a running mate.
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Here is the lesson: A farmer's
wife stepped into the grocery
store with a basket of eggs of
doubtful age on her arms. She
inquired the price. The pro
prietor told her they were worth
only a cents per dozen. With lire
flashing out of her eyes she said:
"The low price of eggs is due to
a democratic congress." Just then
a poor, sickly little woman step
ped into the store and approach
ed the proprietor and asked him
the price of eggs. Being told that
they were worth only 5 cents per
dozen, she smiled and said:
"Thank Ood that we have a demo
cratic congress in Washington,
because now we poor working
people who get small wages can
buy at least enough to keep body
and soul together." The lesson is
before you. Can you learn any
thing from it?
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DEMOCRATIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
In the tariff session of 1909 the
Star had frequent occasion to
criticise the democratic minority
in congress for its lack of
earnestness in working for re
vision downward, and even for
blocking such revision.
As an independent newspaper
the Star now records its convic
tion that in the session just end
ed the democratic congressional
organization has shown itself
alert, intelligent and sincere in
promoting progressive measures.
The good record began lat
winter when the democratic lead
ers of the house called a caucus
of members-elect to agree on a
program for the next session. It
would have been easy to wait un
til the new congress should as-
( scnitue oeiore perrectine the or
ganization. That would Lave in
volved long delay in framing bills.
As a result of the grasp of the
situation by such men as Champ
Clark and Oscar Underwood, all
the preliminary work was out of
the way when the special session
convened, and it was able to get
down to business at once. That
w as an excel lent beginning.
In passing the reciprocity bill
without amendments the demo
cratic congressmen resisted
templing opportunities to play
politics, and worked sincerely for
what they believed to be the coun
try's best interests. They might
have sought to make political
capital out of reciprocity. That
tliey did not except in the broad
way of helping the party by help
ing the country went far to win
them public esteem.
Three big achievements for re
vision downward are put to their
credit in the wool bill, the farm
ers' free list bill and the cotton
bill.
Each one of these measures '
promised the country relief from
tariff exactions. Each one, of
them was a sincere effort to rem
edy glaring evils, fcach one of
them was blocked most mis
takenly and most unfortunately
by the president. ;
In the case of the cotton bill a
group of reactionary democrats
for there is a reactionary demo
cratic faction in both house and
senate by what they considered
a "smart" trick, disrupted the
progressive alliance in the senate.
But with the wool bill and the
farmers' free list bill the demo
crats showed themselves eminent
ly practical and sincere. ; i '
The situation was difficult! The
house was democratic, the senate
republican. The only hope for
tariff legislation lay in a progres- .
sive alliance in the senate. Bui
there were vital differences be
tween the progressive democrats
and the progressive republicans
as to the principles on which re
vision should proceed. The onty
thing they agreed on was thai
duties were too high.
It would have been easy for
small politicians to insist uncom
promisingly on having their way,
when they knew they could not
get it. The session might readily
have degenerated into an attempt
on the part of the house demo
crats to "put the republicans in a
hole," by putting up bills to the
senate and standing pat.
That they did not do this, thai
they were ready to compromise so
that relief legislation could be en
acted, showed capacity of a high
order and greatly increased pop
ular confidence in democratic
leadership.
The campaign publicity bill, a
bill with claws and teeth, is an
other achievement that must be
set down to the credit of a con
gress one branch of which is con
trolled by democrats.
It is simply truth to say that
the record of the special session
has enormously strengthened the
confidence of independent voters
in the capacity of the democrat io
party as represented in congress.
On the strength of this record,
with a presidential candidate like
Oovernor Wilson, in whom the
j country believes, the party would
make a powerful appeal to the na
tion next year. Kansas -City Star. :
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Mrs. M. S. Briggs, her mother,
Mrs. E. E. Osborn. and Rekus
Briggs left this morning for
Salem, Iowa, to attend the Old
Settlers' reunion there and also
the reunion of Whitler college.
They will also visit at Ashton,
Missouri; Milton. Iowa, and In
dianola. Iowa, before returning
home.
I RC. A I, .NOTICE.
Stnte of Nebraska. Cass County, g.
Wllllnm W. Contea nnd Frank C.
Penfer will tnke notice that on the 7th
day of August, 1911, M. Archer, a
Justice of the Pence of the City of
I'lnttsmouth, Cass Count v, Nebraska,
Issued an order of cittnrhment for the
sum of $96. fit). In nn nctlon pending be
fore hi in wherein George Poisnll Is
plaintiff and VVIlllnm w. Coated and
Frank C. Henfer are defendants, that
the property of the defendant, con
sisting of a deht owing hv Wevrleh &
Hndrnbn to the said VVIlllnm W."Conte,
has been attached inder said order.
Said cause was continued to the Inth
day of September, 1911. at 9 o'clock,
n. m.
I m ted at rinttsmouth. Nebraska, this
Tlth day of August. 1911.
George I'olsult, rtalntllt.