The- Plattsmouth - Journal
r '-"i tMsUi Semi-Weeklj it Plattsmouth, Nebraska r ." i
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoflice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as Heeond-dass
matter.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN AD VANCE
The Democratic Ticket
For Judges Supreme Court.
W. I). OLDHAM.
V. L. S'l'AHK.
J. II. DKAN.
For Regents University.
JOHN I'.. MILLKK.
C. T. KNAl'l'.
For Railroad Commissioner.
0. K. II A II MAN.
For Judge of the District Court
First District.
IIAHVKY D. TRAVIS.
For Clerk of the District Court.
JAMKS T. It KYNOLDH.
For County Clerk.
D. C. MORGAN.
For Treasurer.
W. KKLLY FOX.
For Sheriff.
DON C. IlllODKN.
For Superintendent of Schools.
MARY K. FOSTKIl.
For Surveyor.
FIU'.D D. PATTKMSON.
For Coroner.
K. RATNOUR.
For
Commissioner Second
District
C. M. KKYUKRT.
For Police Magistrate.
M. AriGHiort.
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It. is certainly about, lime to
siiwk out the tobacco trust.
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The Milliliter of 1SMI dies hud.
Perhaps the weather man ought
to gel an ax.
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'" M r. Tuft's I ruin was flood
bound, and probably Mrs. Tuft
failed to pack a pair of rubber
bootfi in his trunk.
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"I have frcuuently wondered,"
nay Hie Alfalfa Same, "what 'a
stiff upper lip' looks like. Did
nnyhody ever see one"?" .
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No mailer how angry Kansas
gets, if u fellow with a larfte,
sweet smile comes along t lit old
(date hei'oines sunshiny again.
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Canada i likely lo change its
mind on the subject of reci
procity in a year or two. Then
it. will be Fucle Sam's turn to he
ha iik lily.
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The concert of Kurope is be
ing all upset by the determina
tion of the Italian horn to play a
polo that was not down on the
program.
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Fall pears are selling in I.in
cofn for 90 cents per bushel, in
Mynard at ?i and in Plattsmouth
at $1.50. Someone tell' us ' why
thiti is thus, please.
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From the amount of rain that
has fallen in this country in the
last few months Home now excuse
for drinking rum will' hhvi to be
invented this winter.
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The people of Cass county,
from all reports, are going lo be
very independent in voting this
fall, and consequently it is very
doubtful as to thn general results.
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Taft says the anti-trust law
must bo enforced,' though the big
corporations always look at it as
of the nature of a comic supplc
rr;enl to the Congressional Olobe.
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A telephone girl was the
heroine of the Austin dam col
lapse. Central gel9 very familiar
with dams, with her frequent oc
casion to remark that the line is
busy.
The Italian -lati'suuMi under
hand perfectly that, the way to
reiuwile tic' iM-opln to had tfv
ninn'iit i to i-t. up a fort'iKH
war with martial n hi; t:i -rn and
Inch tav's.
'I'd' vift inii of t In- A 1 1 t pi. I'a.,
tragedy are. buried with eulume
and llnWfr'H and t h blame laid on
(jod. ami then the engineers will
uo on building a lot of dams just,
like lliat, out' or worse.
Kelly Fox has lllh'd the hill so
rcinnrkahly well as deputy treas
urer that tin? people are very well
sat iflil that he is ahle to fill the
position of chief murh heller than
a man who knows nothing ahout
the business of the oflie.e.
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Mix Foster. according to State
Superintendent Oabl.ree, is one of
Die lies t si'hool ollirials in the
state. Is it any wonder that, those
interested in the public schools of
Cass county desire her retention?
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Why shouldn't the Harriman
linses recognize the union? Then
Mr. kriitlschmlt can communi
cate wilh his men by using a 2
cenl postage stamp, while now he
must write personal letters to
:0,(W)0 of them.
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The Wall street newspaper
organs think the government is
going to destroy business. They
seem to believe the theory that
the way to succeed in journalism
is to have an intelligent anticipa
tion of things that never happen.
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President Taft urges that pub
lic confidence be restored. The
president will have to do soin
notable hack-tracking on his
tariff record before the confidence
of the public will he restored in
litn. r ,..
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Keep oiir ee on the tickt'i, at,
lh" head of this pane. Study I he
names thereon very closely by
examining their records veiy
carefully, and if oii don't. Hod it
one of ihe best tickets ever nom
inate) in ('ass county, just lake
our head for a football.
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The days are gelling shorter at
both ends, which should be a
gentle reminder to the eleclric
light company that it would suit
the gentle housewife, as well as
business men down town, to have
the lights on a little earlier in the
morning.
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Hy orders posted yesterday in
the Uurlinglon shorts, hereafter
the employes will work five days
in the week at nine hours a day
until further notice. There will
be no Saturday work at all. Here
tofore the boys did work on Satur
day forenoon and the most of
them at eight hours a day. So it
is just as broad as it is long.
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Notwithstanding the general
uproar that has been going on,
Holland, one of the widest known
financial writers, is forced to say:
"Hy searching beneath the sur
face of these events it will be dis
covered mat tney prove con
clusively that so far as money and
business conditions in the United
Slates arc concerned wo probably
have never been in a belter state
of financial health." That is what
has been asserted In these para
graphs for months. As soon as
Ihe people generally understand
that stock exchange transactions
have nothing to do with real busi
ricss, the uneasiness that accom-
panies them will pass away.
Italy should at least wait, till
Thankstm niu before making war
on Turkey.
If you want to make a barrel of
money, spend a small keg in ad
vertisinur. :o:
The prudent man never rake
up his leaves, lie leave them for
the wind lo iispn,f of on hi
nt'itrhhor's lawn..
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There is on" j 1 1 -t 1 1 m that
never pfi'ph'.t' a post.maM.er
oditor. !( i-i fi' in douht
whether or not to -uppoit tin" n.i-mini-l
rat ion.
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'I'lie newspapers are discussing
the future of aviation, hut if it
is an) l bun.' like the future of
aviators, it will oon end in an
unl iiuely grave.
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This Italian-Turkish war need
not think it will obscure interest;
in the football season. If it wants
the spotlight alone, it should wait
until after November 30.
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The Hryan meeting at F.lmwood
Thursday was well attended and
his speech was well received by
those present. Quite a number
attended from this vicinity.
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Although many people are
starling to cross the country by
aeroplane, the germ-laden sleep
ing cars are probably a healthier
met hod of making the journey.
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The old-fashioned girl used to
put up preserves ahout now. Mrs.
Newly wed is too busy writing
papers for the Woman's club
about preserving our institutions.
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In Kansas a husband and wife
were fined for kissing in public.
Alas! for Ihe kiss. It has been
declared insanitary and now Kan
sas decides it is disorderly con
duct. .
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Jack Johnson says the preach
ers are putting the first-class
fighters ( Out of business, which
shows a commendable effort on
Ihe part of Ihe parsons to earn
I heir salaries.
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Mr. Taft says the anii-trusi
law must be enforced, though the
big corporations always looked at
it as of the nature of a comic
supplement, to the Congressional
Record.
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It. having been announced that
Texas has gone wet, the people of
that honored state will perhaps
now retire from the bulletin
boards and resume their ordinary
occupations.
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It should be' understood that
this tariff board is nothing what
ever in the nature of a festive
board, though President Taft
seems equally as fond of one as
of the other. '
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The United States has been
asked to intervene between Italy
and Turkey. Hut your Uncle
Samuel is well aware of the
treatment usually accorded
peacemakers.
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George V. Perkins complains
that the anti-trust law "hurts
business." However, it is not so
much the law as the effort to en
force it that makes certain kinds
of "business" fretful.
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In Massachusetts the republi
can state econvention denounced
the "tariff tampering" by the pro
gressives and democrats. Doesn't
the convention mean "tinkering?"
That's the customary term.
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Houston, Tex., housewives are
boycotting sugar on account of
high prices. The dispatches fai
to state nn instance where any of
the girls turned down a box of
candy. There are ways in which
it i cheaper to get married.
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Mr. Taft asks for a more kind-
ly feeling toward great corporation-.
In iew of all their suf
ferings, it does seem about time
to get up a benefit dunce or
theatrical entertainment for Mr.
Rockefeller and Mr. Morgan.
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They are now talking Governor
Aldrich for United States sen
ator. Hut it looks like riot him;
more (ban talk by a few of the nd
ininistralioii pel.s who are li"!d
inif down soft positions ar"ii.d
the state house at Lincoln.
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One hundred and fifty -killed
workmen were laid oil' at the Mis
souri Pacific simps in FalN City
.Monday, the iitle period being; an
nounced to la for at least, sixty
ilavs. Only a few men are re
tained for emergency work
The Wright brothers believe
they base perfected a new type of
flying machine with "the soaring
wing motion," doing away with
the propeller system. If this an
nouncement came from anyone
except the Wright brothers it
would he received with jeers; but
the public ceased jeering at the
Wrights 'veral years ago.
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In our rush to get rich, to lay
up big hank accounts, we fre
quently overlook the fact that we
may he making huge overdrafts
on the bank of nature and find
that at last, when we have ad
vanced our bank standing fo the
point desired, we are bankrupt
in health and happiness.
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While Mayor Dahlman has just
cause to feel sore at Mr. Hryan
for the part he took in the cam
paign a year ago, we believe that
the friends of both Hryan and
Dahlman will get closer together
as the campaign next years comes
on apace. We do not think the
party should suffer for the mis
takes made by these gentlemen
last year.
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In t he-matter of James T. Pey
nolds for clerk of the district
court, it is a true ca.,e of "the
office seeking Ihe man." and not
"the man seeking the oDice." He
is a man of the people and never
held an office, hut he is one of the
best qualified men for the position
of district clerk in Cass county.
Remember t(, tjntfs as y(, y()
along.
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The Sugar trust extortion be
comes more apparent every day.
Hradstreet's reports say that the
Louisiana crop will be 32rt,nOO to
350.000 tons larger than last
year, while it is acknowledged
that the beet sugar crop is the
largest ever known. The United'
States government and the sugar
trust should lock horns and settle
once for all which is the bfggest
and whether fines and forced
restitutions for thefts shall be
paid by the people or the Trust.
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The people of Cass county-
have known Kelly Fox nearly all
lis life, and hav ing grown to man
hood right here in Plattsmouth,
his record is well known and as
clear as crystal. He has alwavs
been a good business man, and
such an one as the taxpayers of
Cass county can place the utmost
confidence and the management of
the affairs of the treasurer's
office will be safe in his hands,
and that the business of the office
will be successfully carried out to
the letter.
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IN THE MIDDLE WEST.
The Chicago Tribune has
adopted a novel method of test
ing public sentiment,' using
President Tafl's tour of the west
as the basis of the experiment.
The Tribune has put its best
staff correspondent on the trail
of the president. Instead of go
ing along with the president's
party and gaining his impressions
of public sentiment from the
cheering and shouting, the seeth
ing crowds, the brass bands and
the banners, this correspondent
travels a few days behind. He
drops into the towns that the
president has visited and talks to
all sorts and conditions of per
sons about the president and his
speeches.
Thus this staff correspondent,
instead of feeling the public
pulse while the fever is at its
height, makes his diagnosis after
the patient's condition has re
turned to normal. He gets the
sane, considered afterthought of
the people instead of the some
what hysterical effervescence that I
the presence of the nation's chief
executive usually brings to the'
surface in any community.
The result of this correspond
ent's observations has brought to
light two conditions, the existence
of which has long been suspected
by wise political observers.
One of these conditions is a
notable lukevvarmness toward the1
president in the middle west. The
people have no particular ani
mosity toward him, but they sus
pect that he is not the man fori
the job. This sentiment has been I
deepened rather than lessened by
the speeches of the president.
The middle west believes that Mr.
Taft should not be renominated
and that if he is renominated he
will not be re-elected.
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A Few Questions.
When not feeling well, every
sensible person will immediately
seek to regain the former health.
At that stage three questions!
usually arise: 1. What remedy
should be used? 2. How should
it be used, and 3. When" should
it be used? If the cause of the
indisposition is in the stomach or
in a sluggish action of the liver
or the intestines, if we are
nervous or if our blood is weak
or impure, these questions are
readily answered. We should use
Triner's American Elixir of Bitter
me several minutes before
meals in order to prepare and
strengthen the stomach for its i
work. If too bitter you can fol-J
low it with a little water. A dose i
at bedtime will do good to every-1
body. As soon as a change is j
noticed in our appetite or some'
difficulty after meals arises, or
in-i xiusness ana weaKness, we
should use at once Triner's
American Elixir of Hitter Wine.
At drug stores. Jos. Triner, 1333
1339 So. Ashland Ave., Chi
cago. 111.
Social at Lewiston.
The ladies of the Lewiston
church will give a social at the
church on Saturday evening,
Oclober 28. The proceeds are to
tro for the benefit of the church,
for Ihe purchase of new stoves
and lights. The ladies are ask
ing donations of pies, cakes, etc.,
at this time, and they want every
body to attend, and those in
terested in the cemetery are re
quested to be present. There is a
good time in store for all. ,
For Sale.
A number of thoroughbred
Iuroc-Jersey males.
Olen Perry.
C. A. RAWLS
LAWYER
Office First National Bank Building
CX I AM NOW
fRHW
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to show you a full line of
( Winter Goods for Men, La
dies and Children. I have
a fine line of Ladies' Skirts,
Men's Pants and Girls
Ready-to-Wear Dresses, and
everything for ths Iwy from
head to foot. Also a good
line of
0
AND
Sat prices that will suit your
pocket book and taste.
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fin. MNH1HK
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BLANKETS
COMFORTS
PANAMA POLICY
IS DEFENDED
Roosevelt Discusses Charges
That He Usurped Authority.
IN INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE
Says He Used Authority of His Great
Office for Benefit of All Canal la
Being Built Instead of Being De
layed Indefinitely.
New York, Oct. b. Theodore House
Velt uas an article on "How th Unit
ed Stares anymed the right to (lit?
the Piiii.tnm canal," in the current
umnljer of the Outlook. Mr. Roo.se- '
velt discusses statements which have
b"en made iigiu time to time that he
ueted in an unconstitutional manner
and usurped authority in connection
with the Panama project, and he up
holds the regularity of the proceed
ings throughout.
Mr. Roosevelt says that his mes
sages to congress set forth in full and
In doail every essential fart connect
ed with the various phases of the ac
quisition of the Panama canal. He
adds: '
"The simple fact was that when the
Interest of the American people im
peratively demanded that a certain art
should be done and I had the power
to do It, I did it, unless It was specific
ally prohibited by law. instead of
refusing to do It unless I could
find some provision of law which ren
dered it Imperative that I should do
It: In other words, I gave the benefit
of the doubt to the people of the Unit
ed States and not to any group of ban
dits, foreign or domestic, whose inter
ests happened to be adverse to those
of the people of the United States.
Lesson of History.
"In my judgment, history had taught
the lesson that the president has ery
great powers if he chooses in air
those powers; but that, if he Is a
timid or selfish man, afraid of respon
sibility and afraid of risks, he can, of
course, manufacture ingenious excuses '
for failure to exercise them. At a
great crisis in Auiericin history Mr.
Buchanan had shown himself to be
long to the latter type of president;
Mr. Lincoln had represented the other
type the type which gave the people
the benefit of the doubt, which was
not afraid to take responsibility,
which used tn large fashion for the
good Of the people the great powers
of a great office.
"In October and November, 1903,
events occurred on the Isthmus of
Panama which enabled ti e, and which
made It my highest duty to the peopln
of, the United States, .o carry out the
provisions" of the' law of congress. I
did carry them out and the canal is
now being built because of wliat I
thus did.
Did Not Evade Responsibility.
"It is also true that, if I had wished
fo ph'rk my responsibility, if I had
been afraid of doing my duty, I could
have pursued a course which would
have been technically defensible,
which would have prevented criticism
of the kind that, has been made and
would have left the United States no
rearer building the canal at this mo
ment than i; had been for the preced
ing holf century. If I had observed
a judicial inactivity about what was
going on at the isthmua, if I hud let
tilings take their course and had then
submitted an elaborate report thereon
to congress, T would have furnished
the opportunity for much masterly de
bate in congress which votild now be
going on, and the canal would still be
fifty years in the future.
"The Interests of the American peo
ple demanded that I should act Just
xactly h I did act; and I would have
taken the action I actually did take
even though I had been certain that
to do so jneant my prompt retirement
from public life at the next election;
for the only thing which makes it
vorth while to hold a big office Is tak
ing advantage of the opportunities
the office offers to do some big thing
that ought lo be done and Is worth
doing."
STATE FAIR BLEACHERS FALL
Score of Persons Hurt by Springfield
Accident During Race.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 6 The falling
of the bleachers at the race track at
the state fair grounds precipitated 750
spectatcrs to the ground, resulting in
the Injury of a score of persons, one
of whom, A. 0 Haines of Rochester,
111., may die.
The last heat of an exciting race
wag being run and most of the occu
pantr of the bleachers were standing
on the seats when the stand collapsed.
The Infilled were taken to the emer
gency hospital on the grounds.
Riot Over Car Tickets at St. Joseph.
St Joseph, Mo., Oct. 6. Refusal of
the local street car company to accept
tickets detached from books In pay
ment for transportation precipitated a.
riot here, which resulted in the seri
ous Injury of a passenger. Following
thn arrest of several passengers and
employees, the company rescinded Its
order.
William E. Curtis Dies In Washington.
Philadelphia, Oct. 6 William EI
roy Curtis of Washington, traveler,
Journalist and writer on political top
ics, died suddenly In his room In a
notel here. "