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- The Plattsmouth Journal r Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmoutti, Nebraska R. A. BATES, Publisher. Entered at the Postotfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE V K:H"!-M-!M-MH"K BUT WHY? I lii) (!! in the well l ! J. VillOM' ImiIIihm lies ll'lllll, J Sr 1 1 vt every problem (if ane J mill 1 1 1 It . I- Hut cannot fell why tin' ! J hili (rust of living. : :o ; John 1. says, "Mat less." Most of us -aIio aer nut, in the Standard' Oil have to. :o: The wheal, crop in (lass county is one of I ho best ever grown. The threshi'i's are now busy. :o: It will he well for those who fit lend I lie (Irand Island convention to remember lliat unity of action means success for the democratic ticket in Nebraska. : : We are very decidedly of the opinion I hat, Woodrow Wilson maile no mistake when In; prc vailed 1 1 m id the selection of Wil liam J. McComhs of New York as chairman of the democrat ic, na tional committee. :o: The Taft, supporters in Ne braska don't propose to stand any monkey business with the Itoosi velt following, and I hey are ready to offer resistance lu unfair methods at the republican slate convention in Lincoln on July ilO. :o : Many republicans in the rock ribbed republican slate of Penn- sylanvia, say that many repuh lican voters are declaring their alh'Kiance to Wilson and Mar shall, and from present indicn lions the democratic ticket will rarry the stain. :o: "Woodrow Wilson will be tlx first president in a generation to go into ofllce owing favors to no body except the American people and under obligations to nothing except the. general welfare of the enlire country. (iovernor Wil son's candidacy means the rule u Jhe boss is over. :o: Paul (,lark is keeping very npiiet so quiet, in fad, that no one can I ell just exactly on which ide of the fence lie is now. lml the Taft followers know, and they lon't intend to forget the abuse tie heaped upon the president am those who support him, just af ter he returned from the Chicago convention. :o: They uro gelling pretty tired of Ihe commission form of govern ment in Nebraska City. It isn' "what it was cracked up to be, and if the voters were as wise be fore elect ion as they are today and had been bolter posted on the law, they would have defeated the proposition by an overwhelming majority. Jusl wait until they get another "whack" at it. :o: What is the use of talking about reactionaries in Nebraska? The Halliinore convention settled that mailer. We are all for Wil son and Marshall, John II. More- It is very essential that every precinct in Ihe county he rep resented in the democratic county cunveulion on Saturday, July 27, and all democrats should attend their precinct caucuses on Satur day, July 20, lu select didegates to .-aid convention. The call and the number of delegates apportioned to each precinct will be found in this issue of the Journal. Ue sure and attend your precinct meetings. :o: According to a section of the lalules of Nebraska, the support rs of Taft have discovered what they believe to be an effectivi ibslacle to the plans of the third- erni Trddyitcs politicians for getting control of the party ma hinery and using it in the in iTest of Iloosevelt. ' A section hitherto overlooked, has been mind which provides that in case f a political party becoming li ideil, Hie secretary of si ale am Hie courls shall recognize tin fact inn that is in harmony with the national convention. :o: I Diigressman Norris, llie re publican candidalf for United (iovernor Morehead! That has the right jingle to it. ; :o: Tin' people are simply di.-gust- ed wiin I lie republican party ami are eagi-r lor a cnauge. :o: Of couix- you are f..r Wilson and Marshall. We don't see how mi could be ot herwise. :o: Tin- main issue republicans for exci's-ive protection and eiuocrals for revenue tariff. :o: Ye., this has the appearance of deiimcratic year from the At- ;intic to the l'acitic, and from Slates scnalor, should return to his hole and pull (he hole in after him. lie is just a little bit worse I ban Aldrich, but not very much I'he people in the western part of the state had given Norris tin credit of having good common sense, hut as regards Aldrich in lis procedure since being elected governor, they have about made up their minds that he is a big failure in the position to which they elected him two years ago :o: delegate who goes to the stale convention should counsel peace. :o: "T. It." does not always mean Teddv Iton-eyel!. It stands fur a I so. Ma.xka to tin (iulf of Mexico Governor Wilson represents in lelligent progressiveisnt He is a man of high personal character, of distinguished intellectual at tainments and with a brief but brilliant record. He is. moreover in full sympathy with the nation wide movement lo overthrow th alliance between professiona politics and organized money which is the most important fac lor in American public life today Fought bitterly by plutocrats, re act binaries and bosses, and mado mure recently the victim of a cam paign of misrepresentation and journalistic demagogy, he has grown steadily in public favor and conlldence. :o: Will Maupin's Weekly: The republican press bureau, with headquarters in the state house and under he active supervision of an appointee of the governor, is devoting most of its attention to John H. Morehead. This is but natural when one takes all the facts into consideration. The chief trouble with ' the bureau, however, is that failing to find anything to1 the discredit of Mr Morehead in either his public or private record, it must resort to innuendo and downright misrep resentation. The bureau's latest dodge is to assert that Morehead's vote against Senate File 128 was a vide in favor of the corporations and against, the interests of the If is no guess when one of our valued exchanges says that "Shal- enberger has a walk-away for United States senator." And that's no josh, either. :o: John II. Morehead's name is be coming a household word throughout Nebraska. The splen did record he has maintained through life accounts for this. :o: Taft says he has no com promises to make and a l an ticket must be run in every slate, regardless oi (tie null .Mouse , third-term parly. :o: Illinois is just now in a worse condition among republicans than Nebraska. The Jiull Moose third- ermers are up in arms for a newly organized party and will hold a convention fur Ihe purpose of nominal ing a full slate ticket. :o: To call t lie president of the United Stales "a yellow dog," is treasonable, and no man, in a high or low position, is just i lied in thus doing, lie dues not have respect for the government nor the (lag under which we sail. :o: Two candidates for assessors are to be nominated Saturday night immediately after the ward primaries, and all attendants are requested to repair to the council chamber immediately after the primaries for he purpose of mak ing these nominations. ' "Taft Republican,' :o: Michael Flipllop Harrington han't said a word for over a week. What's going to happen? :o: Harper's Weekly says: "A democrat ic year. The people are disgusted wilh the republican party and eager for a change." :o: The republican stale machine is working over-time in the gov ernor's nllice at Lincoln. "Canned" editorials are appearing as origin al simultaneously in all of Ihe re publican papers of the state. :o: Woodrow Wilson believes in eliminating the bosses and pro poses to act accordingly. If some of the busses in Nebraska were eliminated it would prove a god send to the parly in this slate. :o: Almost without exception', the most powerful public journals in the country have already pledged their support to the democratic standard-bearer, Woodrow Wil son. :o: Who would pay the expense of a special election, if one was call ed to satisfy Ihe anxiety of Oeorge W. Norris? Will' he bt. willing to foot Hie bills? And how many would vote at such an elec tion? :o:- The Bull Moose third-term fol lowers up around Lincoln do not seem to be very enthusiastic over the present prospects for Teddy in Nebraska They are beginning to see that they have made a'grave mistake, and "hedging" seems to be their program now. :0;! If some militant democrat should call President Taft a "yel- nw dog," every regulation repub- ican paper in the United Stales would denounce him in the vilest terms, yet Nebraska possesses a chief executive who had the audacity to do such a thing in a public address. :o: The. supporters of President Taft have everything in their head, (Iovernor Shallenberger and llie whole democratic slate and! people. Nothing could bo further from the truth. In voting against Senate File 128 Mr. Morehead per formed a distinct service to tho people. That bill provided, in a mysterious mazo of language, that all public service corporations, in eluding lighting companies, water companies, street railway com panics, etc., should be put under direct control of the state railway commission. It was claimed that this was for the purpose of pre venting the extortion of unreason able rates county tickets. We are all pro gressives in the fullest sense of (lie term. :o: . Every democratic candidato in the county should attend the con vention in Plattsmouth on Satur day, July 27. Many democrats have 'never had the pleasure of meeting our candidato for rep resentative, and this will be a splendid opportunity to meet party friends from every section of the county and get acquainted. avor in Nebraska and with the proper leaders can hold the sway. They are the only regular repub- ican party, and tlx; fellows who arc supporting Roosevelt, such as Aldrich, Norris and Paul Clark, are bolters in the fullest sense of the term. These fellows opened their wind-bags too soon for their own comfort. :o: What brand of'steam roller" do you prefer? You can have any kind thai suits. We have Ihein at home and abroad, reformed and reforming. You can 11ml any kind you want at either the democratic or republican headquarters in Lincoln. They have a job lot al ways on hand. Democrats can address T. S Allen and the re publicans can address either C S Aldrich or Paul Clark. :o: There is only one way that the democrats can win in Nebraska By a united parly it will be no trick. Knowing this, why do some fellows want to kick up a muss at Grand Island? The success of the parly is at stake and every Congressman Norris is about to w u lid raw irom t in; race as ihe re publican nominee for United States senator, (ieorge W. will find nut in November what the people Ihink of his course, which will be soon enough for him if he concludes to stay in the race. Hon John H. Morehead does not need any press bureau lo boost his candidacy. He is a booster w il bin himself. His good, clear record as a citizen, farmer, busi ness man and public oflicial is sufllcient to convince the voters of Nebraska that he will prove "the right man in the right place, as governor of this great state. :o: II is reported (hat every editorial that appears in the re publican weeklies of Nebraska against Hon. John H. Morehead democratic candidate for gover nor, emanate directly from the governor's ofllce in the state house at Lincoln. The governor's private secretary manipulates the typewriter, while the governor does the dictating. , :o: The delegates who attend the (irand Island convention and who have the welfare of the derno- ralic party at heart in Nebraska, will work for harmony from the lime the convention opens until ils close. The fellows who go there with "rule or ruin" on their minds had better remain at home for their own benefit as well as that of the party. :o: The populists of Nebraska readily . recognize in Hon. John All along the line farmers are very busy threshing their wheat crops and laying by their corn crop. Corn is not so far advanced as it might be, but it shows the very best of cultivation and the fields are remarkably free from weeds. With favorable weather conditions the corn Crop will not be disappointing. :: The Journal desires to see bar- money prevail at (irand Island because we want to see democrats succeed at the November election, and if everyone who goes to the state convention with authority to act feels as the Journal does about the matter, the harmonv banner will lloat on the outer wall with this inscription thereon 'Peace and enthusiasm reigns su preme within!" -:o: RooseWlt is no more of a pro gressive than is President Taft, and the latter does not make any pretension to the progressive side.' Roosevelt does, but he never done one act in his seven years in the presidential chair that would give anyone cause to believe that he ever was a progressive, the dif ference is Taft tried lo do and couldn't, while Iloosevelt never even tried. :o: Why do some men persist in bossing the deiimcral ic party in Nebraska when they know they have been "weighed in the balance and found wanting" in Hie past? Is it because they possess the "rule or ruin" spirit lo drive belter democrats than they ever were or ever will be out of the party? We want to impress upon every delegate lo the (irand Island convention lo beware of these fellows. The masses of the democratic parly of Nebraska are honest and want to do right and we believe all who go to Grand Island will do right, if left alone. :o: II. Morehead one of tho cleanest and most capable men in the state for governor, and the stato com mittees have endorsed his can didacy. Bosides tho populists thousands of independent repub licans will rally to tho support of democratic candidates. ' :o: The republicans of Douglas county are not dwelling together in harmony by any means. Old Ben Baker, who always did love to make people happy, wants to bo the "whole cheese" in running the republican party, Is not running matters satisfactory to the Bull Moose third-term supporters. Na lonal Committeeman Howell and the celebrated John 0. Yeiser have issued a deft and don't propose to stand any of old Ben's monkey business. Give them plenty of rope. Not long ago all of Wall street rose up and indignantly denied that there was any such thing as a money trust or control of credit, but lately it is getting down from that high horse, wind the Journal says: "Undoubtedly a congres sional committee will be able to discover some concentration of money power into the hands of three or four banking groups. So, also, it can be easily demonstrat ed that there is a good deal of control of banking credit." If there was a prospect for further republican rule nothing like that would come from Wall street. A prospect for honest government in, the interest of the people is having a tremendous effect before one law is passed. :o: The Kearney Hub, one of the principal republican papers in Nebraska, goes after fleorgo W. Norris, the republican nominee for United Slates senator, and here is one of the very sarcastic points made by the Hub: "The appeal made by George W. Norris to the progressive republicans of the state is an extreme example of progressive insurgency culmin ating in open rebellion and parti san mendacity and vindicliveness. The Hub regrets to say this, for there has been much in the record of Congressman Norris that it could approve, but his proposal to organize a band of insurgents and capture the republican con vention and organization of this slate, and turn it over to the rebels, is exactly what Jefferson Davis proposed to do when he un dertook to capture the national capital and the departments of the government at Washington and turn them over to the con federacy. No one should question the right of any man to step out of his organization, to "holt," if you will, but he should step out peaceably instead of making war upon those he has betrayed." :o: SENATE FILE NO. 128. The republican press bureau is dealing open concerning Senate File No. 128, trying to mislead the people in regard to that measure, claiming that Mr. Morehead was among those who opposed the bill. This measure was intended to purchase all public service cor porations furnifhing gas, elec tricity, heat, water, sewerage or power of any kind under the con trol and jurisdiction of the state railway commission. If a person had a grievance against a cor poration it was necessary to go before the railway commission for adjust ment. On this subject the Hastings Democrat says: "This measure, Senator More head, now democratic candidate for governor) is charged with having voted to indefinitely post pone. This bill sought to take all power of cities and small towns to regulate home companies away and give that power to the rail way commission. A more per nicious bill was never proposed by men of good intentions. Under such a bill, municipal ownership and control would be impossible. Every.city and town in Nebraska would be under the thumb of the railway commission. The con stitutional amendment to be voted on this fall to give the towns of Nebraska the right to write their own charier and govern them selves, that won so handsomely in the primaries, being indorsed by all parties, was an endorsement of all those who voted to postpone Senate File No. 128, and if Sen ator Morehead was one of these, so much the better. There is such a thing as giving the railway com mission power over too many things. For instance, people ought to have the right to grant a franchise to home companies and make conditions. We claim that Bastings ought to be per mitted to make terms with its own utility companies." :o: Early Closing. On account of the extreme hot weathpr the following stores will close their places of business dur ing the months of July and August at 6 o'clock p. m., except pay-day and the day following and Satur days. This gives all the help an hour or more out of doors, the same as eyery town in the coun try is doing. Every one of the undersigned will gladly open for any emergency that might arise that would prevent customers from coming during the regular hours. Zuckweiler & Lutz. E. G. Dovey & Son. E. A. Wurl. C. E. Wescott's Sons. Falter & Thierolf. John Bauer & Son. Kroehler Brothers. M. Hild. Streight & Streight. FOR SALE. A 1910 5 tf.-P. Twin INDIAN Motorcycle at a bargain. Will sell dirt cheap if taken at once. For further information call or write H. E. Steinhauer, Plattsmouth, -Neb. Care Journal Office. Good Pasture. $1.00 per month. Horses or cattle; on Platte bottom at south end of wagon bridge. T. II. Pollock. J. S. Hall returned from Silver City, Iowa, last night and visited the Omaha house this morning; DR Herman Grcodcr, Graduate Vetineary Surgeon (Formerly with U. S. Department Agriculture) Licensed by Nebraska State Board Calls Answered Promptly Phone 378 White, Plattsmouth C.W.GHRISVISSER THE Livo Stock Dealer Nchawka, Nebraska is ready to make you the most liberal offer on anything you have for sale in the stock line. Get His Prices Before Selling