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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1912)
The Plattsmouth Journal- f" 1 Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth, Nebraska ri R. A. BATES, Publisher. Entered at the Poatolfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE lawns, hut, I heir linn is very aluable. :o: They say I hat in Ohio now a man will occasionally stop talking politics and go down to I lit; ollice. :o: Mr. Taft seems lo think higher prices are all right if they come through compel ition. The trusts think so, loo. :o: ('engross is talking of coining threo-cent and half-cent pieces again. There will he lots of theni in I ho contribution hox. :o: Wo honestly believe thai, I'rcsi- lenl tans lionesl opinion of Teddy Roosevelt, would he worth more than a dollar a word. :o : It would seMu udvisahle, alter the delegates to Chicago have hail Iheir 73it)ih hallot, Id permit Ihcm to adjourn for a ham sand wich. :o: The Methodist conference is slill hesitaling over the rule ahout dancing, hut it ought to he safe to permit the inemhers to play "Ihreo (dd cat." :o: Most political difTorenee can lie adjusted jy the customary clarn and sweet potato liake, hut the Taft-Hoosevelt row has got beyond that stage. Why not let congress meet in the grand-stand while the base bull games are goin on? Quite a number of hills could he passed between innings. V ' Four in n room at Uallimore, hut let it bo hoped that (iovornor Harmon, Mr. Hryau, (loorge Har vey and Henry Walterson will not he put up together. -:o: The. Soars-llocbuok company are to put grain raising experts into 100 counties to teach the farmers, and it I hey want to keep the yomut Xolks on the farm they need n turkey trot expert at I ho country dances. :o: Arcnrding to Iheir own testi mony, Teddy and lull are holh liars. Therefore neilher of them is lit to he president of these J'nilcd Stales. The only way out of the dilemma is to elect a good 'democrat like Champ Clark. -::- An Oklahoma man, who was deaf and dumli, had his speech and hearing restored hy his ex periences in a tornado. Never theless, this method of cure will not become popular because a man could not always secure a cyclone whenever he felt like tak ing u treatment. ;o: Mr. Mryan staled in an address recently in Lincoln that he "be lieved if lloosevell failed to re ceive the republican nomination al Chicago he would pull his dele gates from thai convention and J organize one that would nominate him." This would ho in accord ance witli Toddy's "rule or ruin" spirit. Mr. lloosevelt says: "There is just one candidate w horn it is pos sible to nominate against the bosses and that is myself." Well, what do you think of thai? "Against the bosses" and with two of the greatest trust bosses in Ihe world backing him and furnishing him Ihe money upon which ho is making his cam paign! Mid you ever hoar such a MufTor? . , Tlie Colonel was introduced the other day as "llie greatest human being thai ever walked the earth." Apparently the speaker never heard of Ty Oibb. :o : I! hardly seems of much use fur our Wives to Irv In solve the obscurities of lirowning until they can grasp I In of the grocer's hill. complexities There is talk of a general press men's strike, hut. as long as the. printer's devil stays in and writes I lie editorials, the prestige of most, of I hi; big papers is secure. :o: Why should the Sweet (Jirl (iraduate bother about her com mencement essay yet a while, with I he eneyclopocida handy, and the dressmaker at the most critical period ? :o: The flood has done $100,000, 000 damage in the Mississippi valley, and the .mini provided for marble postotlices the past year to (latter a few towns would prob ably have prevented it. :o: Kansas proposes to do away with its legislature and govern the stale hy a commission. What inducement would thorn bo for a patriot to take off his coat and carry the caucuses then? :o: The house is trying to stop fictitious purchases of cottoa This denies the inalienable right of (ho people-to go into business on a capital of 25 cent spent foe a telegram to the bucket s-hop.. :o: The Chicago Sunday- Tribune has had only twelve pages owing to the strike, but the colored: sup plement was got out, and th de mands of Chicago's thinkers-were satisfied. :o: An esteemed contemporary llaivu ing quoted Lincoln's familiar re mark that "You can foot soma of the people all of the time,"' etc.,. the exchange editor slate that this is the 37,Hl3.28tUh time! that the saying has been quoted: within the past six months-. :o: One reason why llvo-mi.nute speeches on an aittomvbile tour are so efl'eelive is that formerly a. spellbinder had to quote poetry and political economy by thV volume, but now he merely vail the other follows liars, and sig nals the chauffeur lo run for the next town. :o : Mr. IV L. Hall, member of the national democratic committee, is the proper person to arrange for a special train for the Nebraska delegation lo the Haltimore con vention, and the only one who has the proper authority lo do so. We thought so at the time some other bluster bugs were blustering around lo lake this authority out or the hands of Mr. Hall. The slate delegation and all other democrats who desire to attend Ihe Itallimoro convention should support Ihe proper authority, and let Richmond and his gang walk if they don't like the manner or procedure by Mr. Hall. :o : The democrats of Nebraska, as a parly, would faro a great deal belter if Ihey would cast out a few of Ihe hangers-on, who are always pushing themselves to the front in every gal boring of note that is held. These fellow s are not demo crats only so far as their own selfish designs nro Concerned. They neer do anything for the party unless they are well paid for it. Throw such fellows out, sit down hard and plenty upon them; gii them to understand that they are not the kind "f democrats that goes to make up a harmonious organization. Do this and we will have such an or ganization as will bring sue cess. :o: It looks like all 1912 will give the g. o. i). now. is time to sret out :o: The leading question after the Chicago convention, "Where ia 'ell is the hats?" Like Mary's little lamb, Schedule K follows Taft wherever he goes, but not for the same rea son. :o: One good thing about President Taft, he did not, veto the new pension bill, as sorru? had prophesied. :o: lloosevelt changed his orn'nd about reciprocity just in tim for the campaign. Ho watches Lis timepiece carefully. :o : President Taft vetoed bills tluJ looked good to the people, ami iJ may be that some day these same people will see fit to veto him. :o: The'g. o. p. coroner will prob ably have an opportunity lo. pronounce T. It.'s political demise as the resuit of third-termites. :o: While Hryarfa hat isn't in the ring, it is known that he is stand ins? where he could easily throw it there shimuld the occasion demand.. :o: Thio (campaign roads surely must be good ones to stand the stormy travel. Hut keep your eye ou the big democratic sign-posts. 515; After the candidates for vice president him been chosen busi aess conlldiiSi-e willl be restored' and we may expect an era of pros perity. :oc We carii'li jxtgw a man by ap-. poaranee.. W-t omre- had a man in I'latlsntouth whosr shoes wertM nt at thi-lloiH-i.ati(! yrt he was well (keeled.. ::- And thn ory is. "Slill they nmo!" California democrats Hup rp for ChampiOu'lt. That "llounV amug" wavf witna's- lo ! of tin tidal order.. While- lilhv "Ih.Mir Iawg" map enlual!y suupLanit the Kagle iw- 4ht ii.'tliDiiiiti imf.lfn. Ilowevtm;. it is noli goitiK tiv li made so.n n aa n inn U.--oho jet. :o: It is nroilirtwii that the world, fiable to wnnn ti an end any iniiir ute now &nd we may iiovoit tivu to. tear m w.llo 1M the truth boul. the presi'ienl iat candidates. :o: A laru v unijii-i that has ii'.li nia. its appearance since the days- C Christ will be visible im llie heavens (his winter. Taose tn saw it befoi-e say it is -oU, wrtU watcliicw for. "A progressive" is, dotluvd as a fellow who is not feeding frtnu the hand of a political ht.s, nor sneeiin when a trust magnate takes snufT, or turning, a somer sault every time Taft and "Uncle Joe" does. ;o ; There was a time when the re publican press enjoyed poking fun at democratic statesmanship. There is no opportunity to do this now, witli Teddy lloosevelt ami Hilly Taft before their eyes ex hibiting modern ' republicanism and their stylo of grafting. 1 :o : The republican supporters of Aldrich are trying awful hard to get up something that will cast some reflerliou upon Ihe character and good name or Hon. John H. Morohead, democratic candidate for governor. There is so much against the present governor that unless Ihey can produce some thing to offset Ihe charges pro- dueed against Aldrdich they bog-to j to think that Mr. Aldrich's cake will remain dough. The suggestion of Mr. W. C. Hay, now of Bethany, Missouri, but a former pioneer citizen of Cas county, is very timely. Ho suggests that the people get up a celebration for the early pioneers of the county and invite all the people who desire to participate. There are many of these early pioneers yet alive, and many who reside in other stales and local ities, who would come a long dis tance to be entertained at such a celebration and meet with those who shared with tln'm (ho hard ships of early pioneer days. Let out citizens think about this proposition and have u celebra tion or this character instead of one on the Fourth of inly. :o: - Mr. Morehead's letter lo Mr. Metcalfe concerning the former's views on .Nebraska policies scorns to raise a quest ion of fact. Mr. Morohead says: "I favoitedi Ihe initiative and referendum nre-as-ure in the last legislature;, and! helped to put it through.. Ids adoption means the eliminat iom .f - - th e 1'iqiimr question as a political "J party issue." It has been geiv-i orally said and Ktipposed that' Mr.. rr i - j i . . . .woreuran am wn ravor the im- ft ialivo and referendum in the last: A-'gislal'urv. Sinn? that measure was tin- principal test of jm. lit'.viduai: jogres.3veness in the lattl I'egis Utu re, mnl particularly a t'he priim-aries prve it the most pptilar amendmeni ever put to a vi-'o iii' .Y--6ra.-ka-r Ihe difference b;twton' MV.. Monrlfead's state nwnli and' inrrroivt trwilrary slate unt's in o.f some' isriporlanoe av w.'il' as inlWes-t'. Fortunately the trliif (retire irxii he o.f p rained with onil llie- forrnaliinv if art Ananias. ethlL The iwd'eriyrrrff fads are of iviiont'. an llheir wrlifrprelation nir fe- H-'ll to llh individual PiiJikenv. M'r. M'orefe did vide Tine t'lbe iii'iilai't'ive- anwf refenidum nix ifHitiii. a,iarney rmcrat. :::- :lim. ,Mht A,. MUguire's tariff Tipioo!;, iimtvufly ditliei:-d in con Ua linn rigJiit bwvk to it, and i (iiw- ifl Ii4 hiistl has been dliliNicniidibe-Eorti thai)! idy in many dhy.. 'L'llie Jouriisull .iuld like to IpjlMiivlki tih- entiuic .-fech, but on nmmmii -t its btiifplife we are un abllt bo- iIm so., r closing, Mr., J MSupiiiiuif ultoti tilii- following, jWlniiihi slWuld bit- vMnnicnded by evy .Mirr in Mire r'irst congres siioi; idilstrict:: I would not iIkoo t'nd Ihe labmctm of our greati cpinrliiiy any piMievliion or any of, IHrc tfiinanforls oB'lllXrf lo which Ihey jusllly en.l;i,t!l-f. I care noil whwtibt-r they litbi.r in the mills or-' iiTii; libie mines,, int She factories or i.Mji (jfee farms; the American! wimrlmien deserve to share in llli; piriis(erily anil Ihe progress wit mal ion. Tsi l am opposed to an fnduslrial; s.ystem which sevks sjiwif ial privitepes in legislation in nrnter to prvi-trel, not legitimate industries while in their infancy, but lo shioUl great induslriikr and tlnancial combinations which have long outgrown theiij- swml dling clothes and have piled up such wealth and aecmmulatwd such power that Ihey thirvalon our nalionaJ welfare. I am opposed to a pndvlive tarilT whkh is a pn'v lectiojr to the few against the many in Ibis country, a tarilT whwh has become so high in many instances that groat cor lHirate wealth and combinations have boon permitted to levy tribute upon the masses of consumers and have grown rich while they have operated under Ihe guise of protecting labor. Those protected interests have boon so long the favored beneficiaries oT special legislation that I hoy have come lo believe Ihey have a vested right in the protective system, and Ihey oven grow alarmed at any attempt j w hich seeks to deprive I hem ot the special favors which they have enjoyed so long. The com plain that such attempts will I cripple industry and destroy prop-j ej-ty and prosperity. They . threaten dire ffclamity if they are m1 permitted to continue to re c.kv their regular advance frofft the public bounty." :o : BRYAN AS A CANDIDATEf. For the past throe weeks more every' Jay telegrams hav been sent out from Washington telling that Iiryaii would attempt to stampede the democratic con vention at Haltimoro and capture it, as lie did at Chicago. One or two states have boomed Mr. Bryan for president ami told what they would do. More than two months ago Mr. Hryan wrote to a Pennsylvania democrat as follows: "f wish you would ay to all that ro friend would desire to em barrass me by such instructions and thaft no enemy will" be per mitted to' do so. I am nod ai can didate aif-1 any support given to me would raise a question? as- lo my good faith and I shall permit no such quest bom to be raised!."' Now why fiio give Bryais the benefit of the rfnabl and drop this slory of his attempt to stampede the convention? Why not ffi-p hfin the credit f5r being honest in saying that ftw is not a can- dblafe. There are? no strings tiei 8it Ihe above. IF? cannot whir labout (he bush and! say he is noC j "Vonseeulive" caiuiftdate as did! i fJi'iciseitSi. Th(r w s believes Etryan is not oandtifate and we aw willing to .five tiiiw credit for bVc'rig honest and' tlmffiful. Nebraska City :o : THE A ST OR WltL. Thr J'irAn Jacob Astor will sug pynti.s Ihsid a man may like a lieiKe awf! yr! leave a wiiJI behind I thai' will promote oap-box suMiallst.iir mralxry, and tn much tin !flh'oa,l!.n ilttei social foundation oin whirlr fidis estate rests;. THm iiiHfLintioii of privade prop-errfc- i nun! bised upon th.T rights ofCho iio&viiteal, but on tfte good oT Jin woirU'.. Human conifiirt has iiwi'oasndi y erifouraging' men's amtliliinii,. iiuf permitting Itieni to rnttiiir t he iVu'dJs of their il. ."Aooii'tly tJitlkfiraalst'' the spvclacle of ai wen Why man" using-; flr his cifuyiiitMi'S tUhr fortune he lias ac cntnulht'ofl He inay have rendered OMmnuniir serviic' such tldat so ciety lisiii pruffited by Hi ex iiKhnne;. t-woir i:ff Ihe reward We has tsaoted: rvrjr li tgh. Wioirjfj has always permitted, ind' will! prnftaiMy continue- lo al jslrw liihi t!ii' leave a superfluity to His descvndamJs, provident some I'ecogiiifliiui' is made of the obliga Cion in unJer to the wrid at Ihrge fur permitting the arimmu Ihlion of t'hii forluno to goon un- oIllKiltM-i. His descinMlaiits have given no such service as he g-ave. They art" not likely lo be able to. do sov even' if they would. Goii.-Mtqent'-ly w-hen they are given entire coik. Iriil mf a vasl forluno, Ihe purposn whiVh the world had in view by eslahriNhing the fnsliluiiH' of private prtqorly are ignfled' an df tfed. -:o:- Xow it is delinilely' s4a.Do.Ji that 1 3,000 Tafl ballots we-se thrown toil in Ihe MassachusotJ election, which explains why a Roosevelt delegation was elected! in the face of preferential vide fr Taft. That 1.1,000 votes would have elected a Taft delegation and made the president's preference practically that much bigger. Yet Joe Hixon has not been heard hallooing about highway robbery. Lincoln Slur. No, indeed I Nor do you hear him trying to explain why his own county out in Montana wont for Taft. :o : Some folks form the idea that newspapers never have a right to express nn opinion on mailers pertaining to things of interest to our people. We have been in the newspaper business a great many years, and wo allow no one lo question our right to "speak out in meeting" when we feel it is necessary to do so. And we in lend to do it. The ONLY strictly durable THIN sock ever made! EE? TOEHEEL Not "rei';a5aced;" not "spliced;" not "double;" n "triple," but TOEANOHEEL A new and exclusive process which provides a transparently thin sock, with Marvelous Wearing Qualities and prevents hole and darning. Fine Silk Lisles 25c the pair Cob-web Silk-Lisles 35c Pure Silk; 5ftc Manhattan SJbirts Stetson Hate Thf usual presidonL'i.nI year lump in business has- aot yet mat-fa' it appearance, and! ik begins tiolMnk. as if it would be eliminated this- year. Bankers and. business nieifi uu the east say they will not let tint election of a prtVHibtnt up srttl Hwamerce. The hug:ikoo of poor trade and a general! falling ofT ini business in the- yrrs of presHjimtial elections hatt- always boom a p-hanlasma of Jho-bnain of Homtc tijk broker or woak kneed shonftaeper. U was sxaiijla psyoluiliogical state that might as welll Save been- avoided. y CI we re fusse do. entertain the gofilin of handl times it will shy ar Mind us aiidldnk.- lo the tall timhtm--. Keep a stiiil tapper lip and bummt will cnirit- through in good sllitsjwf. 'ITlbf Commercial cllilb h;is de-citli-J to inaugurate tltrt Bixrling loti' band concerts .'satiia this Hiimawr. 1 - Turn Ffne Kentucky Ifrei Jacks! - (license Certificate iU 5333, J. 867) JIM CROW ia a Kentucky Bred Jack, seven yeivw old, black with white points, and is USfe hands high. He is a very high grada animal and a sure foal getter. He will, make the season of 1912 at the livesy barn of D. C. Rhoden, in Murray, Nebraska. You will make no mistake in breeding to this Jack. His colts speak for themselves.. The Celebrated Young Jack Jossg James, Jr. (License Certificate No. 5334, J. 8G7) JESSE JAMES, JR., is a young Jack roming your years old, Ken tucky bred, and black with white points, stands 13 hands high, foaled July 24, 11)08. Jesse James will make the sea son 1912 at my farm, "J miles southeast of Murray, to a limited number of mares. He is a sure foal getter and his colts are of the finest quality, big bone and large animals. TERMS The following terms will apply to service of both Jacks: $13.00 to insure a colt to stand and suck, if paid within 30 days after due, If not $15.00 will be charged. All due precaution will be taken to prevent ac cidents, but owner will not be respon sible should any occur. When mares are sold or removed from the county, service fee becomes due and payable immeaiaieiy, ana under all circum stances must be paid. -W. F. MOORE- JIM -CROW!