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R. A. BATES, PuLHsher.
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Tiie large (inrliiiii of men look-'
ing for p ( 1 1 1 ( 4 n 1 plums -r t Iimii-I jj.imor
.Mi.-i-iiiii pa.'v-rs a law lining
I pic I'm' nivin or reeeh ing
liis. 'I liis maki'.s il necessary to
fee Hie oPieer ;i well as Ilic
uailrr.
Or. asi.nially tin' fellow who
iimN til-' "key lo Micci's" is un-
idde In Hi.- i,elole.
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'i i i i Ii. m1 "lMii'i'.-tiiuil Itiai
fcme i Mil i ! . n" one would
icii'l more lion' Irvim: I" unload
a l.anai tan i inn- than il lakes lo i
I'ani a dollar.
TIlllM' Who pl'llt'l'SS
! hr ci iii-i it ill ii in have
in i 1 a ' ! I'inl I'Tin
'A I'll
!li'i'i'rlt him
sindi a I hint:.
to re-.pccl
always op
pi'i'siilrnl. If lias op-
Chicauo complain that il lias
vio represent at ivc on the forty
, when Senator Lnrimcr
While ih
riilllrill In. Ill is li
riches, there arc
w iio are not willi
idea pi'eails thai,
Icr than great,
nil few people
g to lake iheir
liances with
ons.
Now we can all cackle tin
bottom is about, to fall out of Hie
egg market.
Now is the, lime lo .start out for
money In wet, the Tmseliall move
ment, in motion.
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It must lie admitted that last
Sunday played a very mean joke
on the numerous harbingers of
spring.
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(iovernor I'laisled of .Maine is
-1 1 1 1 1 1 I as .saying that. Harmon is
Hie most available man the. demo
crats can nominate.
prolialily belter
any of Hieni.
known t han
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Some people say that the ollice
should Ret mil. anil chase I lie man.
Hut if we'd wifit until it would, the
race would not lie ran.
Colonel V. 11. Nelson, owner
and publisher of the Kansas City
Slur, says "llooscvclt is a sure
winner." We suppose the straw
vole the Star has been taking for
some time past, assures him of
this fact. J In L straw votes is
like chall" thrown at the birds,
soon lost sight of.
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We are thinking of pulling up
a s i k r i in our ollice something
like. Ibis: "dome in without
knocking; go nut the same way."
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New York has , I:!,:) i 1 insane
persons, according to the stale
commission of insanity. This
count, however, was taken before
Wall street heard of Roosevelt's
announcemciit.
Chris (irucnlher has done
more genuine, hard work for the
democratic parly than any two
democrats in Nebraska combined,
and yet there are some men who
vote the ticket only when they feel
like it, who seem to question his
right lo espouse Hie cause of
iovernor Harmon.
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John Yeiesir, the champion of
Roosevelt's interests in Ne
braska, has certainly been fur
nished some campaign money,
from the manner in which he is
at templing to buy up some news
papers. Yeiser should be credited
wilh being no hog, even if ho is
spending some other fellow's
money.
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Haiti tubs in farm bouses are
being urged lo make farm life
popular, but would Uncle Reuben
go home nights if he knew a tub
bing awaited him'.'
The war department says it can
put 100. 000 men on the Mexican
border. Undoubtedly it, will take
that number to court the Texas
girls successfully this summer.
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The department of just ice has
won so many sham bat tles during
I he last three years that it is sus
pected that the war department
must be growing jealous.
A poetical, newspaper con
temporary says he hears the
rustle of Hie silken skirts of
spring, but to us it makes a noise
more like the hoop-skirts of the
spring poet.
As all of the candidates go
around regularly and throw a few
cabbages into Wall street's front
door, we opine that the bulls and
bears won't do much hollering for
anyone next fall.
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The Manchus announced the
when the primary election is over
il will be found thai he will have
more supporters at the ballot, box
than anticipi'.leii. It is very true.
!ii'V,eer, that bis supporters are
not moving as energetically as do
I in' supporters ' Harmon and
WJison.
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Since Januarv 1 no person
wiliing to enler upon matrimony
in the slate of .Massachusetts can
obtain a license tmlil after his
notice of intention has been on
tile fur iie days. Maine, .New
Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode
Mand have all passed similar
laws, and Connecticut contem
plates falling into line.
The more Ihe people become
acquainted wilh Ihe career of Hon.
John II. Morebead Ihe more con
vinced they liecome that he is a
gentleman well lilted for chief
executive of the slate of Nebraska
His career is an open book and
his ability is line. The demo
crals will make a great mistake
if they fail to nominate him. And
after once nominated there can be
no question as to his election.
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Taft possesses many slaunch
friends in Nebraska, and the an-liouncen-.enl
of Ihe "Dig Slick"
only has a tendency to make his
friends stick that much closer to
him. The postmasters and federal
ollieehohlcrs wield a terrible
power, and many republicans are
honest enough to believe Taft
ought to have a second term in
preference lo giving the nomina
tion lo another for a third term.
i'i.' nomination, and every demo
crat hou!ti have his personal
choice, but after that nomination
is mad'- we .should all support the
man !!n- majority lias decided up
on, ii wiil much better serve the
purpii-es of ielory next Novem
ber if in our enthusiasm for this
dect to
i things
candidate or that we m
throw bricks and say bars
ab. ml rival conlrrdauts."
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T. it. is not exactly progressive
enough for the recall of judges,
hut. I here are two kinds of recall
1 1 1 ii I In- favors a mailer of ur
gent expediency. One is the re
call of judicial decisions. The
other i the recall of two-term ex-IH'esiilents.
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The seed corn special did not
materialize last Monday on ac
count of the snow blockade.
Farmers have put in considerable
time testing their corn and prob
ably will have plenty.
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Teddy say,-, he will nol make a
personal light against Taft, but
will make an active campaign lo
secure Ihe nomination. An active
campaign sometimes means more
(han Ihe word implies.
Senator Rayner of Baltimore
weeps at the very thought of
Roosevelt. The senator sees "the
constitution lorn in shreds and
justice banished from the tem
pie," if Roosevelt is again elected
president.
Democrats uc not worrying
about the candidacy of Roose
velt. Taft lias a following that
The democrat. s can carry Ne
braska, no matter whether the
republican candidate for presi
dent is Taft or Roosevelt, if the
proper men are chosen as standard-bearers
on both slate and na
tional tickets. They must, in Ihe
first place, be men in whom the
democrats have the utmost faith'
thai they are democrats and will
fill Ihe hill.
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The word "franchise" has a
very hazy meaning to a good
many persons. II is giving Ihe
exclusive right to a person or
corporal ion to do a certain thing.
A franchise granted to a street
railway company means that no
oilier person or corporation can
operate street cars within Ihe city
limits granting it. That confers
a monopoly upon Hie company,
and il. alone can run street car.?
and charge what it pleases for its
services. There can be no com
pel il ion. That is the nature of
every franchise, and they have
will he hard for any third-termer ' l"''" granted by the hundreds in
to down, and Roosevelt will he
just as easily defeated by the
democrats as Mr. Taft.
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"What do you suppose
iMogenosc would have done if he
had found an honest, man?" asks
the Chicago Record-Herald. Ho
probably would have hired a man
ager and leHured about Ihe discovery.
American troops are expected
no invade Mexican territory very
soon. As a last desperate resort,
Hie reactionaries might declare
war against Mexico, and then in
voke the Mag as t In paramount
campaign i'hkuc.
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Diogenese is now going through
he country with lantern in hand,
not because he is any old cynic,
hut because the times cry out for
light; but it must he remembered
thai it is the exceptional and not
the average man whose rascalities
will eome m(. view.
the United Slates. In some cases
some restrictions have been
placed upon those receiving the
franchise, and in others none
at all.
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When Judge Parker, during the
enntpaign of 1901, charged that
"big business" was pulling up
money for the republican cam-
I paign, Theodore Roosevelt shout
ed, "you're a liar!" Within two
years it was clearly shown that
I Judge Parker told the truth, and
that Theodore Roosevelt knew
that Judge Parker was telling the
truth. The "My Dear llarriman"
letter and Ihe insurance in
vest igal ions showed beyond a
doubt that Judge Parker was
right. If Theodore Roosevelt is
such a great reformer, and so op.
posed lo the interference of "biqr
business" in our political affairs,
why did ho invito llarriman to call
at the back door after night for a
discussion of tho situation? Will
Maupin's Weekly.
other day that they were going to
abdicate, but we shall not believe
that they intend to support a
democratic republic until tU-y go
out and spade up the garden.
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No use for Secretary Knox lo
call on our neighbor, Miss Colom
bia now. All his polite remarks
about I lie weather and the smart
set would be interrupted by her
determination to talk about the
back yard boundary.
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Among New York's other, ad
vantages, if has a court where
lawyers are excluded and where
business men may arbitrate their
disputes of honor. There is
nothing wrong about that manner
of settling difllcullies,
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There are now six democratic
aspirants for the nomination of
railway commissioner. Hut the
voters of Plaltsniouth and vicinity
will support Sam Hinkle of Ilave
lock, because they know he is a
good man for the place.
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It's strange that the papers
keep mentioning that Colonel
Roosevelt has painted his barn
and that Colonel Bryan has
shingled his piazza, when they
know how firmly both these gen
tleiuen are opposed to publicity.
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There is not a lack of state
candidates, but they do not seem
to be well proportioned. Now,
there are six candidates for rail
way commissioner on Ihe demo
cratic ticket, and only one for
auditor, and he could not be
elected if I lie balance of Ihe
ticket was elected, and his noni
inalion would lend lo pull Ihe en-
lire ticket dov.n in defeat. Cen-'!h,m extortion upon ship
it is creditably reported con
cerning a presidential candidate,
that, when seven years old he went
in swimming without asking his
mother. Unquestionably if this
damaging change can be sub
subtainted, he might as well re-
I ire right on.
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The people of (kiss county
should certainly feel proud of the
record that Senator Banning scor
ed in the last two sessions of the
legislature, me district, is now
composed of (Hoe and Cass coun
ties, and Mr. Banning is a candi
date for re-election, and his parly
friends have insisted upon his be
coming a candidate again. Sen
ator Banning was one of the hard
est workers in the Stnate, and his
ability on the line of sound legis
lation in Ihe interests of the peo
ple, made li i in one of the leaders
of that body, lie has proved a
faithful servant of his constitu
ents and should be continued in
the service.
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An order has been issued from
the department of justice at
Washington directing the United
Stales district attorneys to in
stitute suits against the various
express companies, charging
Leslie M. Shaw, former gov
ernor of Iowa and secretary of the
treasury under President Roose
velt, has declared himself as op
posed to the nomination of
Roosevelt at the republican con
vention. Mr. Shaw is now a resi
dent of Philadelphia.
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Mr. Bryan thinks he has found
a good man for president in the
person of fiovernor Shafrolh of
Colorado. Well, the governor is
missourian, and or course a
gentleman. Any Missourian, in
our mind, is good enough to bo
president, if he has the ability tho
Colorado governor possesses.
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Speaker Clark has a number of
able champions in Nebraska, and
not some candidate be found for
auditor whose n-cord is such as
to at least conn':a:id the support
of Ihe entire party? One would
naturally think so.
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An Omaha lawyer has found
Hirer reasons why the commission
form of government law of the
slate is bad: 1. It is amendatory
of some other statutes passed by
Ihe Nebraska legislature. 2. It
provides that, people may accept
or reject the law, thereby confer
ring legislative powers on the
people. 3. It is special legisla
tion, granting to some cities ad
vantages that are not given other
cities. It shows the tendency of
the limes toward anarchy and ir
reverence for the constitution that
the framers of the Nebraska law
should have been thinking only of
a system that would give the peo
ple good government and wholly
ignore these three important
points.
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Taking Teddy seriously, he may
be taken as a near Democrat. If
one heard his Columbus speech
read and did not know from whom
it came the conclusion would at
once be formed that it was made
by William J. Bryan. He gave ut
terance to many ideas that have
been advocated by Bryan. Yet
when these utterances came from
Bryan Ihe men who are booming
Teddy for president, derided them.
Time has worked wonderous
changes in the political world
within the past dozen years. In
biblical language, what Republi
cans formerly haled they now love
and what they formerly loved I hey
now hate. Roosevelt isin isn't very
far removed from Bryanism.
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pers. This is a righteous move
ment but it took a long time ti) get
it started. Express companies
should make money, but it should
nol be done by robbing the people
outright. The principle of "live
and let live" finds no place in the
methods of the express com
panies. :o:
ROOSEVELT'S PLATITUDES.
The Roosevelt statements which
seem so very radical do not touch
the essential things the things
from which the people suffer
I rei Bates,
8 Miles South of Plattsmouth
(the Old Martin Farm)
has installed a Saw Mill on his place,
and is prepared to fupiish hard lum
ber of all kinds, posts and chunk
wood.
WTA11 orders promptly filled, and
also solicited.
and which have produced the ua-
rest and Hie revolt acainst the i-
ubliean party. On all thoa
things in- is silent. The distrft.
in the United Stales comes from
the extortions of the trusis aai
Neither one of these things baa
destruction of coinpelitioa.
In- yet referred to in any of hi
declarations or speeches.
There can no relief come unlit
tl:e laiilV is lowered under whik
llie-e monopolies tin. I refuge uaa
Roosevelt does mil mention tha
larilV. lie seeks to lake the lead
of the insurgent wing of the re
publican party which came into
exi.-l-.-nce by ils opposition to tbw
I'avne-Altlrich tariff bill, and ut
terly neglects the very cause f
Ihe revolt, lit; does not seem ti
know thai every family in Oinabu
has been forced during this witt
ier lo contribute from four to ten
dollars in extortionate 'prices to
the anlhracile coal trust and that
families all over the country have
been compelled to make the same
contribution, by exercising pinch
ing economy to it and other
trusts, lie takes no interest is
the fact that they have been, by
means of the larilT, coerced into
making even greater contributions .
to the woolen and other trusts.
It might be well to contrast his
announcement with the work of
the democratic house. The demo
crats there, are going after the
real things. They are investigat
ing the trusts and they are pass
ing bills lowering the tariff. Thef
are going after the manipulat
ors of inoneytaiid credit who con
trol the trusts, and none of these
things does Roosevelt think of
enough importance even to mei
tion. In the stating of platitudes
concerning government he is a
master. But when it comes to
fighting real evils such as the
trusts and all the vast machinery
that seeks to destroy competi
tion he is as a little child. School
children have at their tongue's
end all the platitudes concerning
good government and the rule of
the people. World-Herald.
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George Murray Home.
George Murray, son of Mrs.
John Murray of this city who has
been in the United Stales Navy for
the past year is in the city a guest
of his mother. George enlisted for
four years but has been in the
hospital at San Francisco with a
trouble with his ears. The doctor
pronounced his trouble permenent
in that climate, and George was
discharged and advised to go in-
and as the trouble is caused by
the effect of the salt water at
mosphere on the ear drum. He
was a sailor on the battleshiD
South Dakota and was a rising
young cadet, with prospects of r
rapidly climbing up in the navy,
and we are sorry that his health
would not stand the seafaring
life. George is a native Platts
mouth boy and a young man of
sterling worth.
DR
Herman Grcodcr,
Graduate Vctincary Surgeon
(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska State
Board
Calls Answered Promptly
I Phone 378 White, Plattsmouth
Congressman I.obeck is an out
and out Champ Clark supporter
for president, and lias some pretty
good ideas about the campaign.
In the following he utters some
good, sound sense, which suits our
views exactly: 'Every candidate
should make hi9 best effort to win
Do You want an
AUCTIONEER?
If you do, get one who has
Experience, Ability, Judgement.
Telegraph or write
ROBERT WIKINSON,
Dunbar, Neb.
Dates made at this office or thj
Murray State Bank.
Rates Reasonable
Will Try Farming.
C. E. Vitherow, who establish
ed the Thurman (la.) Times
several years ago and conducted
it very successfully, has retired
from the work for awhile at least)
and he and his family have locat
ed on their farm a few miles south
of here. Mr. Witherow leased his
newspaper for a year to a Mr.
Matlock, said to be a very able
newspaper man. We imagine now
we can see our friend Witherow
out on the farm trying to "make
up" an onion bed with a lot of
"wrong font" seeds. Union
Ledger.
It Ed proves as good at farm
ing as he has in the newspaper
business he will undoubtedly make
such a success that he will not
feel like going back to the print
shop again.
Superintendent W. G. Brooks
of Caldwell, Idaho, schools arrived
last evening and will visit friends
for a time. Prof. Brooks is en
route from Ihe Superintendent's
association which convened at St.
Louis lo his home in Idaho.
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