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Published Seml-Weeklf at Platlsmoath, Nebraska rrm
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
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DEKIOCRATIC TICKET.
H-'or President
WOODROW WILSON
of New Jersey.
For Vice President
THOS. R. MARSHALL
of Indiana.
For United Stales Senator
A. C. SHALLEN3ERGER.
For Governor
JOHN H. MOREHEAD.
I'or Lieutenant, Governor
HERMAN DIERS.
For Secretary of Slate
JOHN W. KELLEY.
Vor Auditor Public Accounts
HENRY C. RICHMOND.
or Slate Treasurer
GEORGE E. HALL.
For Slate Superintendent
R. V. CLARK.
For Attorney General
ANDREW M. MORRISSEY.
For Commissioner Public Lands-
WILLIAM B. EASTMAN.
For Railroad Commissioner
CLARENCE E. HARMAN.
For Congressman
JOHN A. MAGUIRE.
For State Senator
WILLIAM B. BANNING.
For Representative
JOHN J. GUSTIN.
For Float Ilcpresenlative
CHARLES H. BUSCH.
For Countv Assessor
W. R. BRYAN.
For County Commissioner
JULIUS PITZ.
This is a (treat agricultural
year. Kvcn the vein crop seems
to have been even more prolific.
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F. M. Currie, chairman of the
regular republican slate com
mittee, will establish headquar
ters in Omaha.
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This is the land of the free and
the brave and every person has a
legal right to make n campaign
guess if they want to.
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A Denver preacher insists it is
a sin to kill a fly or break an
egg-. And there are a number of
other fool ways of attracting at
tention. :o:
We notice that many cities are
ImihHng garages for Ihe use of
farmers owning autos ami who do
(their trading in those towns. That
seems to lie about the proper
Thing for IMattsmouth to do. It
would not cost very much.
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W
tt ale
was
J. Itrvan's speech at the
fair grounds Wednesday
a stem-winder and was
listened to by an immense crowd,
lie didn't ive Roosevelt, the false
jireleinb-r, a lick amiss. Mr.
Bryan is the man who knows all
the decilful maneuvers of Ihe
t liird-leriner.
In Wisconsin there seems to
be a complete wiping out of party
lines, and it is reported that Ihe
progressive republicans of the I, a
t'olletle stripe are almost to a
man going to vote for Wilson.
This, says the Milwaukee Journal,
is the opinion of leading progres
sives of the slate.
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There will be a large number
of happy people in town next
Monday morning, when Ihe old
familial' chimes gives warning
Ihnt the boys and girls must come
to school.
Iowa and Missouri bull moosers
have nominated state tickets, in
accordance with the wishes of
lloosevelt. liotb of these slates
nominated regular republican
tickets by primary some time ago.
Hut lloosevelt is going to have
Ihings his own way,, and will have
his way in Nebraska by not per
mitting any Taft men to partici
pate in the bull moose maneuvers,
out a salary
has to seek the man.
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A kicker seldom makes
"(id in
a business of his own.
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Willi so many burning political
issues, is it any wonder that the
weather continues hot?
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Somebody ouiiht to give the
weather man a hint that enough
of a good I fling is plenty.
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Oyster stews are now ripe, the
oyster season having opened up
the tirst of September. Yum!
Yum.
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One thousand Omahans attend
ed Ihe state fair in a body yes
terday. Good! Let the good feel
ing go on.
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The returns from the Vermont
election are very satisfactory to
democrats. Beniocrals made con
siderable gains.
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There is only one presidential
nominal ion that will ever prove
satisfactory to William R .Hearst,
and that is W. R. himself.
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John 1). Archbold is an "oily"
fellow. We might as truthfully
say as much of a number of men
on whom we might place our
finger, but, could not hold it there
very long.
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One in search of a composite
picture of trouble might have
found it in the expression of
Paul Clark as he contemplated
the frost on the bull moose pump
kin Tuesday at the Lindell. Lin
coln Star.
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There is no such thing as not
interpreting the speeches of
Thomas R. Marshall, democratic
candidate for vice president. He
is surely for the masses and
! against the classes.
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More complaints of the in
human treatment of convicts still
come from the Nebraska peniten
tiary. They are liable to keep on
coming wilh such mismanage
ment as has been going on at that
instil ul ion in Ihe pal two years.
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On his first trip vve-t this
nionlli Governor Wilson will
speak in Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota ami in October will
speak in Missouri, Kansas. Ne-
hnisUa an. I lowa. Gales ..r t in
1 j ! trip will be gieii out in a
short lime,
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Mie canno) cmmi meet up w ith
nnv republican but who has a
good word for lion. John A. Ma
guire. They all say he lias done
his duty nobly and faithfully, and
no member of congress ever re
turned lo the First district with
a more brilliant record.
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llilles, chairman of" the repub
Mean national committee, an
nounces that, about, October 15 he
will make public a complete list
of campaign contributions. That
is all right, but the contributions
I hat will count are very apt to
come later on and nearer election
day.
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There is no mistake in the as
strtion that Aldrich is neglecting
the duties of governor to devote
Ihe time that properly belongs lo
the taxpayers of the state to his
own selfish interests. The voters
are noticing his neglect of the
duties he owes to the people of
Nebraska, whose Interests he has
sworn lo protect, and whose time
he is using in traveling over the
slate playing politics.
Only an oliiee vvi
When the rnmnnittn comhina-I
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Hon invent i'.'at insr tireeraek-r i
fully exploded, as it will be before
fhe whole business is over, it is
more than likely thai, there will
be a large number of blistered;
lingers expos
d to I lie public na.e
ays; "No man ha
Roosef
a ri-lil to call him
sie al all, if tm
elf a progres
is sup,iortin:.
eil her of I he old J til ft ies,
in the nation or in the
stale.-.." Can any Taft n
whether
several j
publican j
-ii poil Aldrich or Paul
Clark, !
who auree exactly with Roosevell?
There were only about l.'O
present in I tie bull moose conven
tion in Lincoln Tuesday night
thai endorsed Ihe republican state
ticket, ami about one-third of
I hose voted against endorsement.
This would naturally show that
the bull moosers were not as
harmonious in their maneuvers as
they would like the people to be
lieve they are.
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The only chance Ihe opponents
have in defeating Ihe democratic
ticket in the stale or nation is
through loo much confidence in
the parly ranks. If is time right
now that we should all be hustling
if we expect victory. We cannot
expect success unless we work for
it, and only wilh a strong pull and
a pull all together, the desired re
sults can be attained.
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Tuesday night I lie bull moose
"ring" leaders (not Ihe masses
of the party) endorsed the repub
lican slate ticket, with the excep
tion of two electors who have de
clared for Taft. Now, do they ex
pect the Taft republicans to sup
port the slate ticket endorsed by
the bull moosers? Tin Taft re
publicans are not all darnphools.
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There is another .reason
recognized by Lieutenant lover
nor Moreliead's friends why it
might, bn? wise for him to aviil a
joint discussion wilh Govm-cior
Aldrich, if indeed lie pays any at
tention' to the challenge: Gov
ernor Morehead has a reputation
as an honest, candid man who
would handicap himself by stink
ing to fiurfc. Lincoln Slar.
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Here i another truth tha.fl
former State Treasurer Thomp
son uttered, while in Lincoln last,
week: "It Lakes something more
than hot air t make a progres
sive. You. can't convince me that
men like Perkins, McCorinirk and
Hill Flinn are backing Roosevelt
for I heir dealt U or love of coun
try. The sham about Ibis third
parly campaign is so plain I'd
lliiuk a blind man could see il."
Mr. Thompson was elected two
terms as stale treasurer of Ne
braska by the republican parly.
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The parcels post is sure lo
come and will be in effect at the
expiration of four mouths from
the lay of the president signing
i
the bill. The parcels post system
has been agitated for a long time,
and the Journal has thought alt
along that it would not be a good
thing for Ihe business interests of
I lie smaller tow ns, but wiser
heads deemed otherwise. It is
right, probably, that th people
should have an opportunity to
test the measure, which, upon the
face of it, would seem altogether
in their interests.
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Hon. John II. Morehead has
demonstrated, in his reply to Aid
rich, thai he is not a full-Hedged
politician, but a gentleman of
business. A man in the position
of governor should not be a pro
fessional politician, as Ahlrich
lias proved liiniseir to be. After
he assumes the duties of his high
position he should throw aside al
his party prejudices and endeavor
to administer the affairs of stat
in the interests of the whole peo
pic, regardless of parly. This is
why a purely true, righteous nn
good business man of the cnlibe
of Hon. John II. Morehead shout
be elected governor of this great
and growing stale.
W. It. Nelson, owner of I ti. 1
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Kan-a City Stnr, says the repub-!
lieaii iarty is dead, and .night to
be. Mr. .Nelson is now a bull
n.o., si r, of course
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mi
us Pi!, democratic
can- i
ui-l.ite for county commissioner,
has met many voters in the past
two weeks, ami he feels greatly
eocoiii aed. While a farmer, Mr.
Pil. is a lirsl-elass business man
ami one that the people of Gass
county can depend upon doing his
duly, as he sees it, without fear
ii- favor.
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George W. Perkins, the or-
ganizer of the harvester trust, a
power in the steel trust, and a
farmer member of Ihe firm of J,
Pierpont Morgan it Co., the re
puled father of most of the trusts,
lias been chosen as chairman of
the executive committee of the
new Roosevelt party. No doubt
about it. The bull moosers know
which side their bread is butter
ed on.
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The Lincoln Slar, in speaking
of lion. John H. Morehead, the
democratic candidate for gover
nor, says: "If he is elected gov
ernor he will give a business-like
administration, free from dis
honesty." The truth could not be
plainer slated, and what more
does the people of Nebraska want
"than a business-like administra
tion," free from such vaudeville
acts as has been going on in the
executive ollice the past two
years?
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The voters of the First con
gressional district want to know
who Paul Clark will rep resent
should he be elected lo congress,
and upon what platform he is
running. Will tie represent the
cojumoii people, something he
nevir done before, or will he rep
resent th corporations, which he
has represented all his life? John
Maanire- ha. represented the
wholrt people and we don't believe
I hey will W foolish enough to
throw him overboard for a man
like- Prill Clark.
AWrrcFi, Mcltrien arid a few
oth.er p a c'-s Tickers are, pulling in
every d'fty ami over half the night
schemir? as lo how I hey can suc
ceed in jtvittriig Ahlrich through,
but it is a welE known fact that!
hminy republic a lis do not take any
slock in their dastardly schemes,
ai'i'i from now on until the close
of the campaign the wily gover
nor wilt J-. votos. The more the
p'Mple find out the dirty tricks
t'fvat Ald'riYhj and his brigade of
p.jp-suckfrs are resorting to the
more determined they become o
vole for that sterling gentleman
and business man, Hon. John IF,.
Morehead.
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The hull moosers are so toiu
I'ideiit that Itix.scvelt and Johnson
will be elected that they have al
ready commenced a boom for
Governor Johnson oul in Cali
fornia for president in I'M i. Tliej
shouldn't do il. If lloosevelt is
elected for Ihe third term he
won't get out of the way for any
one al the end of the third term.
Just as sure as he is elected he
w
ill be a candidate for the fourth
term. Ihe llflh term and then de-
lare himself dictator and stay in
until removed by death.
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t'he taxpayers of Nebraska pay
!50,000 for the publication of the
constitutional amendments in the
arious newspapers over the state,
ami Aldrich gels credit for the
money expended by support in his
behalf from these papers. Is
there any justice in this kind of
business, especially
when one
half of these papers have not to
exceed IUH) subscribers in the
counties where circulated? Is
this the way to get those amend
ments before the people so that
they can vote intelligently on
them? Hut what does Aldrich
care so lie gels the benefits in the
way of good words for Aldrich,
when he knows he does not de
i serve them?
GOVERNOR'S rnutt v i luiun I
- - , - w . niai.i b iinu,
It :- not so much a qu--lii f
J w li t li.-r the executive salary is
'large or small in this .tale that
is involved in the controversy
over the governor's living.
Any compensation enjoved bv !
the govern
eihor out of the moneys uf the
state above the constitutional
salary, no matter if it may be alb-wed
by the legislature, is graft.
The constitution provides that
the salary of the governor, slate
auditor and slate treasurer shall
be s.',50ii each per annum, ami
that "after the adoption of this
constitution they shall not re
ceive to their own use any fees,
costs, interest upon public
moneys in their hands, or under
their control, perquisites of
ollice
"Or other compensation."
The constitution is plain. Any
law enacted by the legislature for
"other compensation" is contrary
to it, in violation of it, and the
"other compensation" so enjoyed
is graft. The constitution is the
ruling law of the state. It is
superior to any statute.
Granted that the salary provid
ed is inadequate. Granted that
the legislature provided a man
sion, furnished it, equipped it
with servants and appropriated
ample funds for its running ex
penses, because that salary was
inadequate. Granted that a high
court may have held that the gov
ernor is entitled to the appropria
tions. That doe not change the
constitution, which is there in
the books as plain as the nose on
a man's face.
If it is wrong il must be
changed. So changed that an ac
quisitive governor will not be
pleading for more serious viola
tion of the "other compensation"
clause by demanding that the
legislature provide a fund for his
family board bill. abo.
If it operates to. require only
rvh men for goveuum, that only
emphasizes th ti.tsj Lty for a
change. It doe rwt excuse ,a
violation, 'of the constitution;'
which we must respect if we are
t curb graft.
Mr. Morehead. L comfortably
tl.ted financially. So afa i Gov
ernor Aldrich. That th.e former
U content to live, without this
graft, while Mr.. AMcich i de-
mtnding more of it,. L simply the
measure of the two- men. Mr.
Ai'drich, being, a. lawyer, knew
what the con.sAitatLoa. provided
iheu he ran for governor. He
lid not say ul the campaign,
probably, that when elected he
would find the compensation too
small. He struggled with looth
and nail for the ollice.
Mr. Morehead ha declared be
fore elect ion that he will not ac
cept the graft. Those who know
him know that he will keep his
word. Lincoln Star.
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If you knew of the real value of
Chamberlain's Liniment for lame
ack, soreness of the muscles,
prains and rheumatic pains, you
would never wish to be without it.
l'or sate by F. G. Fricke & Co.
Auction Bridge, 500 and Bridge
Pads at the Journal office.
Most Extraosdinary
Land Sale the West EHVAESR Known
Government auction sale of 775,000 acres Wind River Reservation lands
near Thermopolis, Wyo., September 19th, 11)12, at the minimum price of $1. 0
per acae, ana 3f0, 000 acres Crow Indian Reservation lands near Hardin, MonO,
October 21st, 1912, at minimum price of $1.50 per acre. No residence require t.
Get the title right away. Buy some of these cheap lands and go to raising
high priced cattle.
You Will Never Have a Like Chance Again!
ROUND TRIP TOURIST TICKET from Omaha to Thermopolis $31. 50 anv
- day until September 3t)th, good to return to October 31st. Low rates from
other stations, stopovers allowed
On this ticket you can sed the free 6-10 acre homesteads in Western Ne
braska, and stop at Upton, Moorcroft and Gillette, Wyo., to see the Mondell
320 acre Free Homesteads the new three year homestead law applies to these
lands stop at liannn, Mont., ana see the (. row Indian lands at il.w per acre,
at Huntley and Billings to see Government irrigated lands in the famous Big
Horn Basin and then to Thermopolis to Bee the three quarter million acres of
Wind River lands that the Government is offering at minimum of $1.00 per acre.
This it a
Write quick
l004Farnam
Ii1m0i(
GAYNOR'S POLICY
FEATURE OF TRIAL
I Valdo Testifies Major Hew
Gave Him Instructions.
Knew Resorts Flourished, but Says
He Presumed That Inspector Hayes
Was Doing the Best He Could to
Close Them Up.
New York, Sept. 7. The relation
ship between Mayer Gaynor and the
New York police department, the may
or's ottitad-J on the city's so called
vice and exci.;e problems, and the ex
tent to which the department followed
his public declarations of his attitude,
formed the ba.sis of a relentless cross
examination undergone by Police Com
ntissionei Waldo in the trial of Cor
nelius G. Hayes, an inspector suspend
ed on charges of making false state
ments during an interview on the Ro
senthal murder, reflecting on the com
missioner. Thomas Thacber, Hayes' counsel,
thwarted in his efforts to read Into the
record the mayor's utterances on the
vice problem, finally gained recogni
tion from tha trial commissioner,
Douglas I. McKay, by this declaration:
"I am merely trying to prove that
Mayor Gaynor's policy was one under
which the social evil was recognized
na nn uumnniiArfihlck nrnhlnm n.'hlh
j had to be endured, but that the evil
had to present a front of outward de
cency; that In the failure of Inspector
Hayes to raid disorderly houses he
was merely reflecting this policy and
any orders issued to him by Police
Commissioner Waldo were illrectly in
violation of that policy.
No Order From Gaynor.
Mr. Thacner was then permitted to
proceed with his cross-examination
along the lines he desired.
"Does not Mayor Gaynor direct your
policy toward vice?"
"He does not," snapped the com
missioner. "Has Mayor Gaynor ever Instructed
you how to deal with disorderly
houses?"
"He has never given me any tn
structions on that subject."
"As a matter of fact, you didn't ex
pect Hayes to raid disorderly houses
within his district, now did you?"
"I expected him to raid1 every di3
orderly house as to whose- operations
h3 could obtain evidence..
"You know, didn't, you, that disor
derly houses had nourished for all
months in Inspector Hayes district;
that these houses- were operating
every day and; that they were not b
tng raided?"
"Yes, I knew It. I Knew that dis
orderly houses had' ben flourishing In
that district for a year. But I pre
sumed that Inspector Hayes was mak
inr every effort he could to close them
up." .
Filli th. Bill.
"A sentence with the word ex
posure," the teacher demanded, and a
nturdy boy put up his hand.
"If you fellows don't quit your graft
ing I'll exposure," he quoted grandilo
quently from the noted reform lecturer
he had heard. New York Times.
Th Poat't Roost.
William Watson snys of the poet,
"He sits above the ching and dwt of
time."
This uiljrht indicate th:it he takes to
the roof when his wife begins tier
spring hoiiseelentilnj:. Cleveland Tlaln
Iealer, .
Curiosity.
When? nei-essiry ends curiosity be
gins, and no sooner are we supplied
with everything t he nature run de
mand than we sit down to contrive ar
tlflvinl nnpetltes. Johnson.
Bilious? Feel heavy after din
ner? Bitter taste? Complexion
sallow? Liver perhaps needs
waking up. Doan's flegulets for
bilious attacks. 25e at all stores.
everywhere.
grand trip and an unusual opportunity.
for maps and full particulars.
D. CLEM DEAVER,
St., Omaha, Neb. Immigration Agent.