THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 191C.
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PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEK LY JOURNAL.
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Z THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
J. Surhlne is delicious, rain is v
V refreshing, wind braces up, v
V sr.ow is exhilarating, there is no
-2- such thing as Lad weather, only
4-. different kinds of good weather. j-.2-
Ruskin.
The city election next Tuesday.
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City polities steaming up some.
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No so warm as usual at this stage
cf the grame.
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It is a mighty hard job to make
loth ends meet if the financial end is
thort.
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If somebody does your thinking, you
car. never be dead certain where you
r re going.
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Red i a danger ignal. whether it
is displayed on a railroad train, on a
men's nose, or on a woman's cheek.
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Reports say that ex-Fresident Taft
has lost foity pounds. Let's see.
that's a'most a pound for every state
he lost in 11 11.
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Fortunately, Villa is short and easy
to spell, which is about the only bit
of good luck ti e headline writers have
ha J since August 1, li14.
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""An Ohio couple kept their marriage
r. profound feciet for six years and
th strarcre lYature of it is that the
woman in the cae wasn't a mute.
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The editor runs himself into enough
trouble without borrowing more by
publii-hing anonymous letters. And,
therefore, save your paper.
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There is plenty of reason to doubt
the rumor that New York millionaires
tmj.'.oy women detectives to watch
them. If women were watching the
Wall Street magnates, they'd be doing
a Letter job of it.
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A retail jeweler says wrist watches
are not suitabei for men because no
watch is made that will stand the ever
masculine hand. However, that need
not interfere. Men who wear wrist
watches need never to know what time
it is.
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The United States government
weather experts say the old theory
that sunspots control the weather is
fallacious. The weather bureau is not
wh'.Ily lacking in diplomacy, however,
for it omitted all reference to rings
around the moon.
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If there ever was a president of this
country who had trying questions to
Ik- settled that president is Wood row
Wilson. In the very beginning of his
term of office, we had Mexico and the
bonier warfare, and ever since then
our ic preventatives have had to use
diplomatic skill in order to keep out of
trouble with the nations of Europe.
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Mr. Bryan, findirg no response from
the democrats of Nebraska in his op
poiion to President Wilson, is now
endeavoring to "pull the wool over
their eyes" by saying in his speeches
that he never oppocd the president.
If withdrawing from the cabinet in a
trying hour ar.d going to Washington
to ojp-e the pre:dcntV. policies be
fore congress, and speaking against
preparedness, is friendly to him, the
Iri he'p u- But ?Ir. Bryan always
did have a queer way of rewarding his
lriends. So queer, in fact, that it is
about to cast him to the rear for all
time to come.
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If the democrats of Nebraska are
defeated thi.- fall, it can easily be at
'ributed to the Bryan faction. They
have caued a'l the furor by their ride
cr ruin policies. The masses of the
party are loyal to the cause of democ
racy, and refuse to be driven longer
by the Rryar.s like so many slaves.
They have cat loose for all time, and
refuse to be dictated to by a gang who
rre only thoughtful of their own inter
ests. If Charley Bryan was not a
candidate for governor, do you sup
pose W. J. would be laboring as he is?
Net on your tintype. He would be in
some other locality, speaking for the
dollars that were in it.
vkii yvah is advance
BRYAN AM) AMLSON.
Mr. Bryan resigned from the presi
dent's cabinet because he could not
agree with the president with regard
to certain policies. In his speech at
Beatrice last Saturday he stated it in
his own words:
"I felt that on the questions on
which we differed I could not deal
sympathetically with the views of the
president, and that being the case, it
was my duty to President Wilson, as
well as to myself, to resign and to
give him an opportunity to select
some one to nil my place in harmony
with himself on these points of differ
ence." The questions upon which the presi
dent and Mr. Bryan differed are just
as vital now as they were when he
left the cabinet. They Avill be just as
acute in the next democratic national
convention is they are now.
Mr. Bryan is professing his great
friendship and fidelity to the president
in his Nebraska speeches. He pro
fesses to be "standing by the side of
the president" and thinks that is rea
son why he should be sent as a del
egate to the national convention.
Anyone who reads the last two is
sues of the Commoner must experi
ence seme bewilderment at the con
trast between its utterances and those
of Mr. Bryan on the stump in this
r-tate. Both issues are so full of hos
tility to the president's prime policies
that they might well have been issued
for the sole purpose of prejudicing
the public against Wood row Wilson
and the things for which he stands.
In his Commoner Mr. Bryan, over
his own name, inveighs against '"The
Preparedness Program," describing it
as the extremists are urging it, and ir
no way indicating that the prepared
ness program of President Wilson i
different from that cf the extremists.
He discredits the vote of congress
on the warning re.-olution and says:
"Jf the president had asked the
opinion of congress on this subject, an
overwhelming majority in both houses
would have voted 'No.' The president
knows this now, and he knows that
congress will not resort to war as a
means of settling this controversy. If
he can reach an amicable settlement
of the sr.bmarire dispute without war.
the country will be happy. It is r.ot
fair to assume that he will ask the
country to go to war to vindicate the
right of an American to make a fool
of himself by riding on an armed mer
chantman." And yet in an editorial in the Feb
ruary number Mr. Bryan said, refer
ring to a passage of the president's
speech at Des Moines in which the lat
ter asked if the people wanted the sit
uation to remain such that all the
president could do would be to write
messages, Mr. Bryan over his own j
signature, wrote:
"If this language means anything at
all, it means that the preparedness for
which he asks is not for the purpose
of preventing future wars, but is for
use in the present war, if he thinks it
necessary. He therefore brings the
country face to face with a new prop
osition: Do you want war? If the peo
ple give a favorable response to the
president's request for an increase in
the army and navy, will he not con
i true their support as a command
from them to proceed to the use of
force?"
Is it unfair to assume that the
president wants war? If so, why did
Mr. Bryan write that?
In the same editorial he said:
"But the president'? speeches indi
cate that he is actually considering a
state of war in which the United
States will be the aggressor; that is,
will go to war for the enforcement of
international rights."
There is hardly an editorial under
Mr. Bryan's signature in the last two
issues of his paper which is not lev
eled at the president and his policies.
To destroy the president it is only
necessary to defeat his policies.
In the last issue of the Bryan paper
is reproduced a cartoon from the St.
Louis Times, a pro-German, anti-Wilson
paper. Its purpose is to ridicule
the president and the party under his
leadership. It poi trays the body of
the democratic donkey, fitted with the
mask of an elephant's head, and its
forelegs clad in elephantine legs and
feet. The elephantine mask is marked
"Preparedness Plans", and the ele
phant's feet and legs "Permanent
Tariff Board Plans." Behind the beast
stands the president, represented as
saying, "Aha! That mask makes him
look fine." Indicating that the presi
dent is masking his party behind re
publican policies. If Mr. Bryan be
lieves that to be true, how can he be
for Wilson's renomination?
Mr. Bryan's brother let a large,
noisy and belligerent cat oue of the
Bryan bag at the Hastings democratic
banquet. Arthur Mullen had spoken,
and had declared that he not only fa
vored the renomination of President
Wilson, but he also favored allowing
him to provide the platform upon
which he should make the race for re
election. This brought immediate protest
from Mr. Bryan's brother, who insist
ed that "the democrats" will write the
platform, ignoring the fact that his
brother had been allowed to dictate
every national platform upon which
he has ever run. And Mr. Bryan's
brother supplemented the above by
declaring that he was "in favor of
some great leader like Wcodrow Wil
son" as the party's candidate in the
next election.
Why does Mr. Bryan want to go to
the national convention? Lincoln
Star.
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Every parent knows we ought to
have a new school building.
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If McKelvie isn't nominatetl for
governor on the republican ticket, we
miss our guess.
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Germany says she will be good if
England will. But will the latter do
it?
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Only a little over two weeks till the
general primary election Tuesday,
April IS.
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Let every day be a "clean up" day
from now on during the spring and
ummer.
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If there are any road dragging
funds not working, now is the time
to use them.
tor-
Independent telephones are coming
tack in Nebraska. The people are not
going to put up with present high
rates.
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Villa's antipathy toward the Mor
mons in Mexico must be founded on
the fact that he has only three wives
himself.
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The country is anxiously awaiting
to see whether the news censorship in
the Mexican border will stand up un
der fire.
"Does a doctor take his own medi
cine?" demands an exchange. "Then
why expect an editor to down his own
philosophy ?"
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Nothing would give more confidence
to the future of Plattsmouth than to
have a modern, up-to-date school
building. You know it as well as we
do.
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The people who have money and are
looking for a new location will always
go where there are fine school build
ings and good schools. They never
ask what the bended debt is.
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A New- York jury has decided that
the engagement ring is the legal prop
erty of the man who gives it. All,
then, he has to do to gain possession
of it is to be cad enough to insist on
having it.
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Railroad officials have warned the
public that it will have to stand any
increased wages to trainmen. If you
can see any new thrill for the public
in that announcement you are at lib
erty to pick it out.
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When Governor More-head steps
down and out what will Clarence Har
mon do then? He has sucked the pub
lic teat a good many years. There
are many democrats who would re
joice to see him go, too.
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It must be a source of solid comfort
to some men after being ordered
around by their wives for a lifetime,
to know that they arc going soon to
be installed as High Supreme Poten
tate of some order or other.
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President Wilson lias let it be
known that he does not favor the
sending of federal officers to the St.
Louis convention. Can it be that in
other states he has let the federal
ofi'CCo be filled, as he has in Nebraska,
by men who owe a higher allegiance
to one who is fighting his policies ?
Lincoln Star.
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The community has no bribe tht
will tempt a wise man. You may
raise money enough to tunnel a moun
tain, but you cannot raise money
enough to hire a man who is minding
his own business. An efficient and
valuable man does what he can,
whether the communily pays him for
it or not. The inefficient offer their
inefficiency to the highest bidder, and
are forever expecting to be put into
office. One would supose they were
rarely disappointed. Thoreau.
BRYAN'S FAILURE
At the time President Wilson made
his western tour in the interest of pre
paredness, it was announced that Hon
Bryan would follow up as the apostle
of the dove. Time passed; a good
deal of time for those awaiting a heat
ed reply to the sentiments of the pres
ident. But lately the peace apostle of
the Platte has been swinging his sil
ver tongue around the circuit, without
any exact regard to the president's
itinerary, but speaking here and there
to large and enthusiastic audiences
However, the enthusiasm isn't what it
used to be when Bryan was on the
road, and while the profits of lectur
ing may still be larger than the emol
uments of a cabinet officer, as an In
fluence against preparedness Mr. Bry
an is succeeding in much the same
manner that Henrv Ford ended the
European war. With every political
party lining up for preparedness in
some degree, it is certain that th
Bryan doctrine of disarmament is by
no means popular in this country
which was founded on fighting, and
was held together at the time of the
greatest strain by a similar process.
Of course preparedness isn't going to
attain the proportion the jingoists say
it should, but there is going to b a
marked improvement of the present
defense, and that, with the country's
advantageous position of isolation,
may prove sufficient for all probable
needs. Bryan's policy, of course, has
been shown up to disadvantage by the
Mexican muddle, which demonstrated
it takes a week to start even a small
expeditionary force across the border,
and the Columbus massacre was a
glowing example of the doctrine of
non-resistance and what it amounts to
in time of trouble. But it were too
much to expect that Bryan will quit
talking about it, or quit collecting for
his talks. There will always be
enough of the sort who support such
propaganda to assure his position on
Easy Street. From the beginning of
his career, he has fattened on failure
of one kind and another, and there
seems to be no chance of stopping
him.
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Some people have
garden.
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already made
Everybody seems to have lost all
interest in the Euiopean war since
Uncle Sam has decided to hunt for
Villa.
If a 20,000 word communication to
England constitutes a "note." how
many words would it take to make a
real letter?
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A lot of people who wouldn't dream
of stealing prunes from a grocery
store will try to steal advertising from
a newspaper.
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The people know that an official who
has given good satisfaction is entitled
to a renomination and re-election. You
can draw your inference.
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The news of the fortune that one
man makes in stocks and grain seems
to travel farther than the news of a
score of fortunes that are lost.
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A prominent aviator says that the
flight across the Atlantic will be made
as soon as the war is over. In other
words, there is not telling when it will
be made.
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When you read of a couple celebrat
ing their golden wedding, you can bet
your wrist watch that a bunch of chil
dren have appeared during the fifty
years they have scrapped, pouted,
loved and stuck it out together.
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Uncle Sam says you can's hunt
ducks on the Missouri this spring.
According to the Louisiana Press
Journal, our uncle may give you a job
hunting Mexicans. But most of us
would rather pick the game we hunt
for.
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John Wunderlich made a good race
for sheriff two years ago, and should
be granted the privilege of making
the race this fall. He is making a
thorough canvass of the county, and
good reports in his favor come in
from every section.
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When it was time to act in Mexico
Wilson acted. Now all the world
knows that action is wholly unselfish
and has no design against the sov
ereignty of that country. We do not
want a foot of Mexican territory. This
has all been made clear and there is
no ground for apprehension by the
countries of Central and South Amer
ica. Wilson has put his republican
hyper-critics in a hole again. It's the
Wilson way and the people like it,
iherefore the gloom in the camp of
republican politicians is thick enough
to chop with a hoe. Consequently,
democratic hope never was stronger
than now and there is a sound basis
for our faith.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senator.
I will be a candidate for the demo
cratic re-nomination for state senator
from the district composed of Cass
and Otoe counties, subject to the will
of the voters, at the primaries on Ajril
l&th. JOHN MATTES,
Nebraska City.
For County Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of John Wunderlich for re
1 -emulation for the office of sheriff of
Cass county, subject to the will of the
vjoters at the primaries on April 18th.
For State Senator.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for state senator on the repub
lican ticket from Cass and Otoe coun
ties, subject to the will of the voters
at the primary election.
ANDREW P. MORAN.
For County Sheriff.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for sheriff of Cass county on
the democratic ticket, subject to the
will of the voters at the primary April
18th. G. II. MANNERS.
For County Attorney.
I wish to announce to the voters of
Cass county that I have tiled on the
democratic ticket for the office of
county attorney. I will appreciate
your suppott and if elected will do my
best to fill the office faithfully.
J. A. CAPWELL.
For State Senator.
I hereby announce that I will be a
candidate for the cjff.ee of state sen
ator at the primaries held on April
loth, subject to the will of the re-pub
lican voters of the district, composed
of Cass and Otoe counties.
A. F. STURM,
Nchawka, Nebraska.
For State Representative.
I hereby announce my candidacy fo;
the office of state representative sub
jeet to the will of the democrat i: vot
crs at the general primary cn April
18. Your support will be appreciated
JOHN MURTEY,
Alvo, Nebraska.
For County Treasurer.
I he re! iv announce mv candidacy for
re-nomination to the office of county
treasurer on the republican ticket,
subject to the will of the voters at
the primaries on April 18th. The
support of the voters will be ap
preciated. MAJOR A. HALL.
For County Treasurer.
I desire to announce my candidacy
for the office of couny treasurer on
the republican ticket, subject to the
wishes of the voters at the primaries
April ISth. I will appreciate the
votes of mv friends.
ARTHUR L. BAKER.
For Float Representative.
I will be a candidate for the office
of float representative from the dis
trict composed of Cass and Otoe coun
ties, subject to the will of the demo
cratic voters at the primary on April
ISth. The support of the voters wiil
be appreciated. L. G. TODD,
Union, Nebraska.
For Float Representative.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of float representative for
Cass and Otoe counties at the pri
maries on April 18th. Subject to the
will of the democratic voters.
M. G. KIME, Nehawka.
Float Representative.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of float representative
from the district composed of Cass
rt . . . 1 J A 11
and Utoe counties, subject to uie
democratic voters at the primaries on
April ISth. A. E. FAILING.
For District Clerk.
I hereby announce to the voters
that I will be a candidate for the of
fice of clerk of the district court at
e April primaries, subject to the
wishes of the republican voters.
JAMES ROBERTSON.
For Float Representative.
I hereby announce myself as a can
idate for Float Representative, be
tween Otoe and Cass counties, sub
ject to the will of the democrats at
the primaries on April ISth.
C. J. Mulhs.
For County Assessor.
I will be a candidate for the nomi
nation for the office subject to the
ishes of the democratic voters at the
primary April 18th. The support of
my friends will be appreciated.
P. E. Ruffncr.
For County Assessor.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of county assessor on the
democratic ticket at the forthcoming
primary election cn April ISth. Your
support will be appreciated.
Al. D. Despain.
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STRENGTH MEANS PEACE.
The fact that the United States does
rot want to get into a war, if it can
be honorably k.'pt out of, is no argu-mt-nt
against preparedness; it is an
argument i:: favor of it. In none of
the wars of our history have we been
the aggressors. Every war we have
had lias be"n forced upon us. At Con
cord that first shot which was "heard
round the world" was not fired by the
colonists. In 18-10 it needed a horror
like the massacre of the Alamo be
fore our government would face the
necessity of dealing rigorously with
Mexico. In 1801 the majority of the
people of the north were still declar
ing that the south would never in any
circumstances resort to arms when the
cannon at Fort Sumter cut short their
iY,oli-'h prediction. In 1S0S there was
no general thought of Avar with Spain
until the blowing up of the Maine. "We
l ave ever in the past had war forced
upon us, and have ever been unpre
parc.l to meet it. We shall most cer
tainly have wars forced upon us in the
future. Shall we always be unpre
pared to meet them? Due to fortu
nate combinations of circumstances,
we have not in the four or five wars
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desire peace, and differ only as to the
best means of securing it, or disagree
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