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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1913.
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R. A. BATES,
SI USCltJl'TION IMIM i: l-0
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
A wi.-e old owl lived in an oak,
The mure he saw, the less he
i- spoke;
J- The lees he spoke, the more he
heard V"
i- Why can't you be like that old
bird ?
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It is about time for the bleak wind.;
of November.
;o:
Leap year is less than two months
away. Remember that, girls.
:o:
l ine shower Sunday afternoon
more than enough to lay the dust.
:o:
There are thousands of bushels of
apples yet unpicked in Nebraska.
Omaha will feel lost to let this week
go by without a convention of some
kind.
:o.
Omaha owes eighteen millions. Bu',
come to think about it, that isn't much
for Omaha.
:o:
The American people will not stand
for any man who advocates a rule or
ruin policy.
:o :
As war correspondent Vie Murdock
may learn how to talk more realistical
ly about Annagedden.
:o :
One convince the people that a man
a.-pires to be a dictator and his wings
will be clipped. Look out, Mr. Bryan.
:o:
Men's garments may be distinguish
ed for I'l'inmoi .-ense in comparison
wiih women's, but the price of thein
i.-n't always so.
:o:
We want to see the two Bryan
tome out boldly against Preisdent Wi!-.-on.
Then they would see their finish
in Nebraska at least.
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(it r.eral (Joethals says he will hae
the canal clear by January 1, and then
he'll make a New Year resolution
i ever to let it till up again.
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What marks Carranza as a leader
ire his apparent indifference to Villa
ai d his constant concern over econo
mical arid political questions.
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1 at is the difference between the
roller-top dt-hk and the roller-top
stockii.jr? One is sensible and the
other ish t. Isn't that about all?
:o:
.Samuel Rir.aker of Beatrice is an
other piobable republican candidate
for governor. Republican candidates
a! e becomirg thicker than hops.
:o :
.Suffragettes ion east may cmi
grate to the wett uheie voting is htill
good i:; some of the states; they're
wiser than little old New York, any
way. :o :
The United States deia.ds tha
England adhere to the old principles
of international law and r.ow England
is mad. Well, just let her scratch her
mad place.
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It is given out at Lincoln that Gov
ernor Morehead will positively be a
candidate for re-election, notwuh
standing a great howl will go up by
.some people. The thiid term is u!l
liht with a man who has given sur'.i
universal satisfaction as Governor
Morehead. While we may not be a;
thusiastic for the governor in cas.
.hi rJ s again, we have a very goo 1
reason f or our stand. If he is nomin
ated, of course he w ill be supporte I
by the Journal, the same as any oth
regularly nominated democratic can
didate.
Publisher
I'KIl V i:lt IX AI1VAM-K
"LET US REASON TOGETHER.'
Compare the party program outlined
by President Wilson with the edict
isfued by the Bryan political machine
in Nebraska and determine which is
the more sensible course for a party
concerned for the advancement of
general economic measures:
Edict issued by the Bryan machine
at Lincoln November 1, 1915:
"As a liquor question is to be up
permost I cannot see how our party
is to be effective unless the candidates
declare themselves on the liquor ques
tion. I cannot see how the public can
take much interest in a man's candid
acy for state or legislative office unless
he declares himself on this paramount
issue. It is so important that if can
didates do not take a position on tho
question, we will see that candidate
whose views are known are placed on
the primary ticket. Candidates for
senators and congressmen may be ask
ed to take part in the campaign, but
as they are considered national officer?
we have not determined. I will say
that I believe the democratic candidate
for governor should not only believe
in the issue, but should lead the fight."
President Wilson's letter to Kev. T.
B. Shannon of Newark, X. J., May 1,
1911:
"But the question involved (liquor
question) are social and moral, and
are not susceptible of being mad
parts of a party program. Whenever
they have been made the subject of
party contests they have cut the lines
of party organizations and party ac
tion athwart to the utter confusion of
political action in eevry other field.
They have thrown every other ques
tion, however important, into the
background and have made construc
tive party action impossible for long
years together. So far as I am con
cerned, therefore, I can never consent
to have the question of local option
made an issue between political par
ties in this state. My judgment is
very clear in this matter. I do not
believe that party programs of the
highes-t conseouence in the political
life of the state and of the nation
ought to be thrust on one side and
hopelessly embarrassed for long
periods together by making a political
i.sue of a great question which is
essentially non-political, non-partisan,
moral anil social in its nature."
One purpose of the initiative and
referendum is to enable the people to
vote upon individual questions as in
dividuals and without interfering with
'party programs of the highest con
sequence to the political life of the
state and of the nation."
It is "good politics" for the repub
lican politicians to attempt to change
the party issue in Nebraska from
Woodrow Wilson and the things fo:-
which he stands to a question upon
which men of all parties are divided
and which is "essentially non-political,
non-partisan, moral and social in its
nature." But the Democrat, whil
expressing, through the initiative and
referendum, his individual preference
on the liquor cjuestion, will insist up
on a party program that will enable
men to co-cperate on the general prin
ciples for which Woodrow Wilson
stands.
The Nebraskan will give its support
to the prohibitory amendment, but it
will oppose the effort to inject that
question into party policy. Protesting
against any effort to make its attitude
on the liquor question the test of its
democracy the Nebraska will give to
other democrats the same privilege of
opinion it demands for itself. R. L.
Metcalfe, in Omaha Nebraskan.
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Rev. William Sunday and every
minister and every preacher of moral
ity in America, including Mr. Bryan,
believe in being prepared to fight
the devil. But when it comes to be
ing prepared for national defense for
preparedness to defend our homc3
from a foreign foe there are many
who shout "militaryism!" Let us learn
a lesson of preparedness from the
Christian soldiers, and be as well pre
pared to defend ourselves from a for
eign foe as they are to fight the devil
and hi imps. Genoa Times.
Look out for snow, a3 the north
winds begin to blow.
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Getting more like winter right:
along, but no snow yet.
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As we have before observed, the
Turk is a good fighter whether he
longer believes in the seventh heaven
or not.
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New candidates for governor on the
republican ticket are coming to the
front almost every day. But Ross
Hammond still remains in the back
ground. :o:
Never put so far'out from shore in
the matter of fall temperature as to
neglect to keep within reach of a coal
grate when the janitor has forgotten
the steam.
:o:
Wheat prices fall when the visible
supply is increased. And then sonu;
people get hot because many farmers
are able to hold their crop until the
price becomes higher.
:o:
Charming Mrs. Gait says she is not
a woman suffragist. You hardly ever
see a woman of note that is. We are
glad to know that President Wilson is
to possess such a sensible wife.
:o:
We would like to see all democrats
speak out boldly, like R. L. Metcalfe,
editor of the Omaha Nebraskan. He
doesn't mince matters in the least.
This thing of supporting men ani
measures right or wrong, simply lu
advance the interests of some well-fed
aspirant for office, Dick Metcalfe
draws the line, as every other demo
cratic newspaper ought to do.
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It beats the band the number of
organizations there are who desire to
furnish the readers of the rural pres3
the political news of the country. Thj
articles they furnish are not very de
sirable to many publishers. There is
no money in the publication of such
articles to the publisher, but it is big
money in their pockets. The sooner
the country press learns to make the
waste basket a receptical for such
balderdash, the more respect the read
ers will have for the pulishers who re fuse
the publication of such articles,
unless the get paid for the "stuff."
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HONEST ADVERTISING.
It is said that the state of Missouri
has the best law in regard to fraudu
lent advertising of any state in the
onion and the Kansas City Ad clu'j
has appointed a special committee to
enforce it. The committee has a post
office box where all complaints con
cerning fradulent advertising can be
sent and the matter will be investi
gated. The club wants the law so en
forced that any person can safely buy
anything that is advertised without
risk of disappointment for the adver
tised goods will be exactly what they
are represented to be in the adver
tisement. The club says: "We want
the public to feel that advertising is
creditable, to be believed in, and we
want merchants to feel that they can
advertise without having other con
cerns not so legitimate spoil the ef
fects of their advertising by fraud."
The committee reports that more thai
90 per cent of advertising is honest.
But the other 10 per cent which is dis
honest tends to taint the whole. The
work is to be continued until the
printing of a dishonest advertisement
will be a very dangerous thing and
they finally hope to be so successful
that anyone can buy any article ad
vertised with perfect safety. All the
recommendation that an article will
need is a paid advertisement.
Fraudulent advertising was so com
mon in Missouri before this law was
passed, that to advertise an article
was to prejudice the buyers against it
rather than an inducement to buy. It
is said that the newspapers in the
state are complying with the l&w, but
many fraudulent advertisements come
in that are published outside ot the
state. That is gradually correcting
itself, for advertisers who have genu
ine articles for sale are refusing to a
considerable extent to buy srr.ca in
such papers. The fraudulent auver
tising cast3 a shadow on their honest
statements. Wor'd-IIerald.
BRYAN AND HIS PARTY.
The division in the republican party
having been mended, Mr. Bryan
promptly does his best to divide the
democratic party.
Evidently Mr. Bryan does not want
to see a democrat in the White house.
Why does Mr. Bryan make haste to
create a split in the democratic party
if he is not trying to smash it? Why
did he have to attack President Wil
son on the national defense question?
Does not friendship count for any
thing? Doesn't gratitude count?
Does party loyalty mean nothing to
him ?
Mr. Bryan says he feels it to be his
duty to speak out in opposition to the
leader of his party. What other demo
crat exhibits such supreme egotism?
By what right does Mr. Bryan set him
self up as the spokesman of the demo
cratic party? Is it because the party
honored him three times by nominat
ing him for the presidency? Gratitude
would seem to require him to do some
thing in return for the party instead
of trying to wreck it. Is it because
President Wilson gave him the high
est office in the administration? He
should have shown his friendship in
.some other way than by quitting and
then attacking his friend. Is it because
Mr. Bryan thinks he is still the spokes
man of millions of voters? If so, he
is mistaken. They took his measure
when he went into office and made a
failure. His egotism remains, but not
his following.
There is only one leader of the
democratic party. There cannot be
two leaders without wrecking the
party. Mr. Bryan, with unconquerable
egotism, fails to see that he is no
longer the spokesman of the party
that his place, if he is loyal, is in the
ranks, and if disloyal, outside of the
ranks entirely.
The old-time appeal to ignorance
and prejudices will not fool the rank
and file of the democratic party. They
do not relish the insulting suggestions
that the president, by speaking before
the Manhattan club, has given himself
over to the plutocrats. The less Mr.
Bryan discusses money matters the
better.
The time has gone by when Mr.
Bryan spoke for the democratic party.
His impudent assumption of authority,
is not merely an act of ignorance to
ward the party that has honored him
and of disloyalty to the president, who
gave him the only opportunity he ever
had to make good, but is a declaration
of war against his party. It is the
climax of towering egotism and sel
fishness.
If democrats are sick of success and
wish to terminate the party's control
of the nation on March 4. 1917, they
will listen to Mr. Bryan and en
courage his disloyal efforts. If they
prefer to profit by the experience of
the republican party, they will not
permit this egotist to split the demo
cratic party merely because he cannot
reach the White house or dictate to its
occupant. Washington Post.
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Suffragists are good losers, as long
as they control their husbands' pocket
books. The best naval authorities declare
that our sea power has declined most
deplorably in the past year or two.
European navies, in spite of their
losses, are growing more powerful and
efficient, through building submarines
and other types of warships faster
than they are sacrificing them. With
rigid economy, and some changes in
the revenue laws, our national incomo
will reach the level of our necessary
outgo for ordinary purposes. The ex
traordinary bills, for national defense,
might in view of essential facts be
met by an issue of bonds. An Ameri
can public that has money to lend to
European governments would much
rather lend to Undo Sam. Whatever
may Le thought of a largo army, there
is a clear and definite demand for a
navy that will enable this country to
help secure the freedom of the seas.
We have reason to invest in a navy as
a protector of our coasts and a guar
antee of our commercial interests.
From "The Progress of the Word," in
the American Review of Reviews for
November.
This war must still be interesting
to the Europeans; when it ceases to
ba they'll end it.
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Greek is meeting Greek, all right
but it hasn't brought forth the result
ant tug of war yet.
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While the enemy may admire Ser
bia's heroic struggle he keeps right
on like a creeping crocodile.
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By criticising the press censors for
suppression of news the house of lords
may become popular again.
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Ameiican press comments on the
note to Great Britain is greatly in
favor of the stand at Washington.
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Some people are not content unless
they can do something mean to their
neighbors. Such people should have
no neighbors.
:o:
How near England is to being a re
public is shown by her ungratefulness
to her public men. Some of them are
already on the tab.
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We are now ready to di-oute with
the English the same as we have been
doing with the Germans. Right
wrongs no country. '
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Autumn days will soon be over and
let us reflect that after they're gone,
it's a long ways to April showers that
bring forth May flowers.
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OUR TRADITIONAL POLICY.
"The plan is not only a departure
from our traditions, but also a reversal
of our national policy." Pastor Bryan
speaking of the president's plan for
national defense.
Since the point has been raised, it
may not be impertinent to inquire just
what our traditions have been in the
matter of national defense, and,
furthermore, what have been their
consequences. Our historic policy has
been negiect of preparedness, not due
to the pressure of any .sentimental
anti-defense virus we had hot fallen
to that delusion in those practical com
mon-sense days but to a failure to
realize the serious consequences to
human life of not adequately training
our forces. And the consequences?
We have the word of General Wash
ington that: "Had we formed a perm
anent army in the beginning we thould
never have had to retreat across the
Delaware in 177'., trembling for the
fate of America. We should not have
been the greatest part of the war, in
ferior to the enemy, indebted for our
safety to their inactivity, enduring
frequently the mortification of seeing
inviting opportunities to ruin them
pass unimproved for want of a force
which the country was completely able
to afford." Throughout the revolu
tion unpreparedness was the evil
genius which unceasingly dogged our
cause. More disheartening than lost
battles was our inability to follow up
the fruits of occasional victory.
The only important land victory of
the Americans in the war of 1812 was
won at New Orleans after peace had
been declared. During that war
Washington was burned because our
raw militia and volunteers fled at
Bladensburg, Md., after losing eight
dead and eleven wounded.
In writing of the civil war, General
Upton said, with the approval of Gen
eral Sherman, that "the last three
costly and bloody years of the war
were needless," and that the failure to
subdue the rebellion in 18(1 was due to
"our total want of military organiza
tion and preparation."
Wre need only to inquire further in
to history to find that unpreparedness
has not been a fad free of costs and
penalties. Indeed, history corroborates
in every possible instance, the words
of "Light Horse Harry" Lee after the
revolution, when he said: "Convinced
as I am that a government is the mur
derer of its citizens which sends them
to the field uninformed and untaught,
where they are to meet men of the
same age and strength, mechanized by
education and disciplina for battle. I
cannot withhold my denunciation of
its wickedness and folly."
Such has been our "traditional
policy." St. Paul Dispatch.
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Lord Lonliuni Tills the Hritains
lioaoiahle Terms for Peace
Must !-. Accepted.
SCORES THE PRESS CENSORS
Lonron, Nov. 1). Lord Loreburn on
Monday toid pa;liament that indefi
nite continuation of the war mijrht
m?:ui revolii i'ii jind anarchy and
that "any man would be strangely
constructed who did not grasp at any
honorable opportunity to prevent the
most f::ght ful calamity which ever
befell the human race."'
Men hijrh in public life declared to
day that he i'; practically alone in
his idea. Peace is impossible
the central powers have been t -cisivcly
beater., it was declared in re
sponsible quarters.
In criticism of the censordshis?. how
ever. Lord Loreburn struck z -sponsive
chord. Many believe that by
minimizing the allies' difficulties, the
censorship ha; been rcspon.ble for
un.-atisfactory enlistments.
13.000.000 Men Slain or Maime-1.
British war news has been mislead
ing, said Lord Loreburn, and has
been less trustworthy than the Ger
man reports.
Loreburn said that two months ago
he was informed that more thai
15.000.000 men had been killed or dis
abled for life.
He criticised the-Dardanelles, Bal-
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kan and Antwerp expeditions ar (' the
loss of Sir Admiral Crr.ddock's .-q':?.i-
011 in the naval battle with von
Spee's ships off Chile.
Viscount Milmer and Baron C'ourt
nay also criticised the con luct of U.e
war. Baron Courtney said that ti e
government should accept any p-..a t.
p'an that provides for Gerir.m evacu
ation of Belgium and France if Ei.;;
laiid is not asked to pay a war in
demnity. It seems strange that a few of the
leading republican papers are now op
posing President Wilson because he
wants a stronger army and navy for
the defense of our country, when a
few years ago they were urging such
measures with all the vim at their
command. What, perhaps, makes the
change in them is that at present the
country is under a democratic admin
istration, and before the republicans
were in command. Then we were at
peace with foreign countries now
there is no telling how long we will
remain so. We believe "In Time of
Peace, Prepare for War," especially
when the whole eastern world is at
war. Every loyal American should
stand by President Wilson "in taking
time by the forelock" in preparing for
any attacks that may be made upon
the United States.
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Among the girls now the demand
for dancing slippers is much more
active than for working shoes.
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Champ- Clark stands loyally by
President Wilson. Champ is a reliable
democrat.
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Parents who test our hoys' shoes, find thai
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looking slices when they buy the soit of shoes
we sell.
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Inside and outside stajs to prevent ripping.
Solid, durable shoes but not clumsy. Button
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