The- Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Seml-Weeklj at Plattsmouth, Nebraska CZ3
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
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There was a man in our town
Who was so wondrous w ise,
He thought Hi at it was foolish
ness For trade to advertise;
But when he found his trade was
gone,
With all his might and main
He hunted up the Editor
And advertised again.
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This is going lo he a long, sad
year to those who "don't like
politics."
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It is no trouble to secure a
campaign manager if there is
plenty of money in sight.
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The onicials of the bath-tub
trust apparently escaped with
nothing more unpleasant than an
immunity bath.
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The increase in the price of
beer won't check consumption
of that article an,, tint of course
the children will not need so
many shoes.
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We had been expecting that Mr.
Hnosevelt, would send on for a
lock of Mr. Taft's hair, but he
seems now lo he out to take the
whole scalp.
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Senator (lore of Oklahoma will
be one of the speakers at the
Bryan birthday banquet in Lincoln
on March lit, for which arrange
ments are being made.
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Mr. Welcome is the name of a
coal dealer at Hiawatha, Kansas.
Welcome was the coal dealer,
also in nearly every town in this
section of the country.
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While the back of winter may
be broken, the dispatches from
Medicine Hat indicate that the toe
of his boid. is still able to offer
Home vigorous farewells.
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If the women could vole, we feel
sure that congress would give the
laziness of the American hen a
thorough going over before
bothering about the money I rust.
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Mr. Morgan's llrm is said lo
have got 170,000,000 for organiz
ing the sleel trust, but the farm
er's boy need not think that
everyone who goes to the city can
pick up these chances.
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The republicau party promised
in its platform, adopted in 11)08,
to revise the tariff downward. Al
moiisl four years have gone, by
and nothing has been done to re
deem that promise.
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, Considering his present cm
barrassing situation, it would he
well for Nick Longworth to re
main at home the next four
months and assist Alice Roosevelt
Longworth in baking the bread.
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Mayor Shanks of Indianapolis
says he is trying to get an honest
living of politics. This must be
more hopeless than the struggles
of our youth, when we used to
get 5 cents an hour for weeding
onions.
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I "Mi,, i, iv m:iLfiu I hi inni'i' irn " is
.wii. j .... r?t
an old saying, but it holds true
when it. comes to running a cam
paign. Hut how will it be with a
fellow who expects to pull
through on his cheek and borrow
all the money he can from party
friends?
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Arthur Mullen, former coal oil
inspector under Governor Shal
lenberger, is to have charge of
Champ Clark's campaign in Ne
braska. With Chris Gruenther in
charge for Harmon, Tom Allen
for Wilson and Mullen for Clark,
there ought to be something doing
between this and the primary
election on April 19.
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The Roosevelt boom Is not near
so great since his announcement
than it was before, and Teddy is
not the only one that takes notice
of this fact. The more the peo
ple think of the third term
proposition the more they believe
that it is a very bad precedent to
establish in this great republic,
where the third term has always
been opposed. Teddy does not
believe in it himself, because he
has said so on several occasions
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Floyd Seybolt of Geneva seems
lo he the coming democratic can
didate for slate treasurer. He
looks good to us and his business
career for (he past twenty years
in Nebraska is certainly sufllcient
evidence that the democrats can
not possibly make any mistake in
nominating him. His qualiflca-
tions are par excellence and he is
a gentleman whose social quali
ties have won for him many
friends in every section of I he
stale.
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F.veryone who is acquainted
with ex-Attorney General Smylhe
of Omaha cannot dispute his
I r i i A iA o t na f.m npiiciillint Ihov Hn
lauuiMaitn " I'luiuvnv w. ,7 j "
not want nominated. Of the three
candidates most prominent WiL
son, Clark and Harmon neither
one has a cinch on the nomina
tion, and one is just as liable to
be successful as the other. We
always did dislike "eating crow,"
and the best way to keep from it
is not to say anything against
either of these candidates before
the convention that you might
have to retract afterward. Each
voter has his own personal pref
erence, but let it go at that and
be prepared to support the nom
inee with a will that is calculated
to win. That is democracy.
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From present indications there
arc likely to be two republican na
tional conventions in Chicago this
year.
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The way hats are being tossed
into the ring is enough to make
the traditional hatter madder
than a wet hen.
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The man who is expecting a
seed catalogue makes a great up
roar in the postofllce when the
mails are late.
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Under the circumstances, Mr.
Bryan will probably not need to
issue any statement that he will
not run for a third term.
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A baby was born every three
minutes in Greater New York last
year. Is it any wonder that peo
ple of New York stay up all night?
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If the innocent bystanders
along the Mexican border would
innocently stand back there would
be less demand for government
protection.
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The primary election is not so
far off April 19 and it is time
that prospective county candid
ates are flinging their hats into
the political ring.
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It is greatly lo the credit of the
American people that they seem
willing to let Doctor Cook drop
out, and greatly to his credit that
hi is dropping out.'
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The income of New York's hold
up men is not so large as you
loyally to the democratic party, j llliKhl lllinki as lhe pockels of
and he displays his level-head
edness when he says: "A poor way
to promote the candidacy of
Woodrow Wilson is to abuse
Judson Harmon." The great
trouble with some democrats is
that they are not willing to grant
the same privileges they enjoy to
others, unless you agree with
them on the candidacy matter.
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The nomination of Hon. John
11. Morehead for governor will add
strength to the entire democratic
ticket. The head of the ticket
goes a great ways in pulling
through the entire ticket. Mr.
Morehead is a grand, good man,
and is free from any of the past
troubles that have occurred in the'
party. A gentleman of great
ability, with a (Irst-class business
experience of many years, and a
genuine all-round good man,
makes the most available can
didate to nominate. And a great
mistake will be made if he is not
nominated.
New York people are tilled 'mostly
with tradesmen's bills.
The collapse of the govern
ment's suit against the bath
tub trust may force some of the
ultimate consumers to wait until
the ice is out of the Missouri
river.
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While we believe Woodrow
Wilson is the best candidate for
the democrats of Nebraska to
support, we consider Mr. Harmon
or Mr. Clark as strong and ad-
The express companies cannot' mirable men and altogether
worthy of the high position to
lower rales because so much of
their protlts go to the railroad
companies, and lhe railroads can
not reduce rates because so much
of their protlts go to the express
companies.
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One thing can be said in favor
of. President Tafl, and that is, he
is not a grandslander, and has
made more progress as a trust
buster in three years than Teddy
did in seven. No one can dispute
this fact.
w hich I hey aspire. Wholely on
account of stale conditions, we I
believe Woodrow Wilson will
prove the strongest man to nom
inate, while for lhe interests of
(the democrats of Missouri Champ
Clark will prove the best man to
nominate and the same can be
said of Governor Harmon in Ohio.
And there you have it.
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Democratic papers of Nebraska
should cease their abuse of the
It may be all right to recall the
judges, but if next summer they
recall lhe umpire the foundation
of the republic will be shaken,
and maybe ball hats brought into
requisition.
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Now if Mr. Roosevelt had not
got his mind set on running for
president, just think how much
fun he might have had in report
ing the caltle shows this fall for
the Outlook.
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Everyone who has looked into
the strike of the Massachusetts
woolen mill employes agree that
law and order are one thing, and
Lawrence and Ordnance arc quilo
another.
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Teddy is in lhe race, he says,
because the radicals need a lead
er, lie says he has no personal
ambition lo serve as president
again. Is Teddy yet at the head
of the Anannias club?
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. If Teddy Roosevelt was such a
great reformer and trust-buster,
will someone arise and give the
name of any one trust, that he
busted? Now, we would like lo be
advised on this matter.
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Mr. William Dean Howells snvs
something like a draft of fresh
air to the young and vigorous
men of 50 who have been severely
bored by all the talk of one's be
ing "Oslerized" at 40.
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Citizens of a conservative and
humanitarian habit of mind carry
around with them a pair of wire
clippers with which to cut off the
ends of such dangerous hatpins
as they find the women wearing.
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A congressional committee is to
investigate the money trust, and
we assume that a trip to Monte
Carlo, the Bank of England and
the Paris Bourse will be needed
for a thorough comprehension of
the subject.
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Not many more days remain for
filing for candidates. As yet no
one has filed on the democratic
side of the house for assessor,
county commissioner or rep
resentative. Come on, boy!
Don't be backward.
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A presidential candidate wish
ing to be well equipped for the
pending campaign needs a force
of secretaries to hunt through the
dictionary for a complete collec
tion of vituperative adjectives,
each having a good business end.
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Since the Journal mentioned
Julius Pitz for commissioner vc
have heard many voters, both re
publicans and democrats, speak in
glowing terms of Mr. Pitz's most
excellent qualities. Julius Pitz
will serve the people faithfully,
which everyone knows.
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Common hair brushes and
combs have cone to join the
promiscuous drinking cup and
mutual roller towel on railroar
trains in Missouri. Real fussy
travelers will also provide the
porter with individual whisk
brooms.
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It is getting in style now lo split
slate delegations lo the presi
dential . convention. Oklahoma
and ' Kansas have split Iheir
delegations to Baltimore between
Wilson and Clark. And now the
republicans of Nebraska talk of
splitting their delegation to Chi
cago between Tafl and Roosevelt
or La Follette.
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When it, comes lo boiling it
sometimes makes a differenr
who does the bolting with some
people. If a man "higher up" in
Nebraska than the common herd
of democrats, it is treated with
impunity, but let one of the com
mon herd bolt, and he is looked
upon with suspicion. Isn't
that so?
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as easilv been granted to cross at
Mattsmouth.
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"A house divided against itself
an not stand." This is a true
aying, and one which should be
eniembered by some democrats
who are stirring up a dissatisfied
lenient of the party by coming to
the front as candidates, after
olting the ticket two years ago.
If they are the right kind of
democrats they could at least re
main off the ticket, if they desired
success, and let those who were
not mixed up with the un
pleasantness two years ago com
pose the ticket this year.
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Washington, in declining .to
become a candidate for a third
term, said in his farewell ad
dress, that he did so "with a
strict regard to all the considera
lions pertaining to the relation
which binds a dutiful citizen to
his country," and that he was "in
fluenced by no dimunition of zeal
for your future interests, no dc
llciency of respect for your past
kindness, but am supported by a
full conviction that the step is
compatible with both."
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Ex-Senator Francis M. Cock
roll, for thirty years a servant of
the people of Missouri in the
United States senate, is being
boomed by some of his most inti
male friends for governor. Now
let an old Missourian "put a flea
into the ears" of the democrats of
Missouri: Nominate the grand
old man for governor and the vic
tory is already won. There are
no better men than Honest Old
Frank Cockrell, and the people of
lhe state all love him for his
many noble traits of character.
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The most determined effort to
break the anti-third-term preced
ent was made in 1880, when an
interval of four years had elapsed
since Grant's retirement. His
friends made light of precedent,
and ridiculed the arguments
against a third term, the same as
Roosevelt's supporters are now
doing, and (hey continued the
fight to the thirty-sixth ballot in
the republican national conven
tion, when they were beaten by a
vote of 399 to 306. Since that
year no attempt has been made
to break away from the custom
until this time.
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THE LAWRENCE STRIKE.
The strike of textile workers
at Lawrence, Mass., probably the
most severe labor conflict since
the anthracite coal strike, has
he is working as hard now, at 75
years of age, as ho worked when
he was 50. Reading this will be
George E. Prichelt, a promin
ent Omaha attorney, died Sunday
morning as a result of the shock
and injuries by falling out of bed
during lhe night. He was 71
years of age and a pioneer citizen
of Omaha, having lived there for
forty-one years. The deceased
was formerly city attorney of
Omaha, a member of the state
legislature and United States dis
trict attorney for Nebraska.
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When a foolish man calls on a
sensible man with a foolish
proposition, lhe sensible man
will not condemn it. Indeed, he
is apt lo say that he is "loaded
up," and regrets that he cannot
invest. The sensible man has
trade to lose, and may some
lime run for office. So he does
not (ell the foolish man lhe truth.
That is one reason foolish peo
ple learn so slowly.
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Congressman Lobeck's bill per
mitting the Iowa-Nebraska Inter
state Bridge company lo erect a
bridge across the Missouri river
near Bellevue was passed without
opposition by the lower house of
congress Monday. Now, what does
the Plallsmouth Commercial club
think about it? Hy a little
energetic work on the part of the
club Ibis permit coufd have just
Iiei Bate,
8 Miles South of Plattsmouth
(the Old Martin Farm)
has installed a Saw Mill on his place,
and is prepared to furnish hard lum
ber of all kinds, posts and chunk
wood.
aTAH orders promptly filled, and
also solicited.
reached a point of bitterness
where it has become the subject
of national investigation.
This conflict has national
significance in that the condi
tions prevailing at Lawrence ex
ist in many other cities, where to
meet with competition it has
proved necessary to depend large
ly on low paid alien labor.
It may quite likely be true that
had all the profits of the Lawrence
mills above savings bank interest
been paid to the strikers in the
form of wages, their compensa
tion would not be very much
larger. But even if so, the vital
question at issue is whether these
workers have been getting enough
pay to enable them to live up to
a decent standard of American
comfort.
The industrial conditions of no
city are satisfactory where a
large section of the wives and
mothers have to work in the mills,
instead of remaining at home to
make life comfortable for the
bread-winner and to train the
children. It is better to go slow
in industrial advancement, than
to do a bigger business where it
means that the children must
quit school at the seventh grade
in order to help maintain the
family.
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(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
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From Wednesday's Dally.
Mayor Lig Brown of Kenosha,
accompanied by A. J. McNatt, his
chief of police, were in the city to
day investigating the new water
ordinance, and dropped in at the
Journal ofllce, as usual. The
mayor left a dollar to renew his
subscription to the Daily Journal.
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