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PAGO I. PLATTSMOUTTI SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 191H 0)e plattsmouth journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. Entered at Postofflce at flattsmouth. Neb., as second-class mall matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher UBSCRIPTIOX PRICES $1.50 PER VEAR IX ADVANCE Not such a dull Fourth after all in Plattsmouth. :o: Mexico has two queem; Miss Rule and Anna R. Kay. :c: So many people say they known when they don't known. . :o: A healthy man never pays any at tention to health hints. :o: This country is filled with native LA FO LLETTE'S DIAGNOSIS J. THOUGHT FOR TODAY V Tis always morning some where in the world. R. H. Home. :o: Art is lonff, but seldom long green. :o: Ijve laughs at locksmiths, but ifbt at silversmiths when the wedding presents begin to arrive. . :o: Don't worry about what the world thinks of you, it has several millions of other people to worry about, also. :o: The war department wants 500,000 volunteers in addition to regular troops and state militia. That sounds like business. t, -6':, , j Heroes may come and go, but the pretty war nurse and the winning base ball pitcher are sure of a sea son's devotion. :o: On the other hand unless you arc going to do it right today, you might asVivelMeave it for tomorrow. Don't be OHe;of'the poor workmen. Ll ;o: , The old guard -will pitch the repub lican campaign on a high plane, say the journals of the g. o. p. How high? About the second story level? :o: Charles E. Fanning has at last been nanv.l postmaster of Omaha. We don't know of course, but we think this appointment is a mistake. :o: There must be a big home coming celebration of some sort at Vienna. The Austrians on the east are going west, and those on the west arc going east. :c: Surely Carranza has real history enough to know that when Uncle Sam gets ready to peal his coat there's always somebody around to hold it for him. :o: Secretary McAdoo expects the current year's receipts from the in come tax to reach one hundred and fifteen million dollars, thirty million more than last year. :o: Again we warn the small boy to be earful where he flings his fire crackers. It is sometimes easier to start a fire than it is to put it out. Parents can do a great deal in the way of cautioning their boys to be careful. :o: Plattsmouth will not pr.ss another Fourth of July without a celebration if the people can help it, and they can if they turn loose Four years since we had a demonstration in hon or of our forefathers, the declaration and Stars and Strips. :o: The governor of Kentucky has par doned a young native of that state who was under a life sentence for killing a base ball umpire. The re markable feature of the case is how the unfortunate young, man ever got more than thirty , days in the first place. :o: The electric light plant has not been working as smoothly in the past few weeks as it ought to, and there has been considerable complaint in consequence. It is the duty of the mayor and city council to compel this company to "come to time" on the light proposition. :o: Conscription is on in England and every able bodied citizen between the ages of 18 and 41 must go to the training camps. This begins to look as through the English lords are go ing to do what they have long said, that the militiarism of the Teutons must be broken before the' will think of .talking peace. FACTS AND FIGURES. j Americans, foreign-born and others. Amereian: -:o: dandelion salad. -:o:- Friends of Candidate Hughes have i .!..:..:-.. ,.u ,v,r..f The way to keen dandelions off contemplation of the figures evolved- thc lawn is to constitute a taste for from the national election four years ago, when President Wilson was giv cn G.293,019 votes, while 4,119,507 went to Roosevelt and 3,484,950 went to Taft. They have fatuously calculated that the vote for Roosevelt and Taft could be combined for the defeat of Wilson, and insisted that in order to combine them Justice Hughes should be the A man is no longer judged by the company he keeps, but according to the auto he rides in. -:o: E&rope, is even saving its daylight. Apparently it will foon be about thc only thing left to save. :o: A friend is a person who knows all nominee, pretending to believe that about you and loves you still. Scarce, the progressive four millions who indeed, yet we all have a few. voted for Roosevelt would rally to -0. '. the support of the candidate of the The state treasury now possesses element that cast but three million $'2,'100,000 more funds on hand than votes. If the Roosevelt progressives were to go over solidly to Hughes that sort of a calculation would be fine. But they will not. That is a demonstra ble fact. The progressive national commit tee, at its Chicago meeting on Mon day' afforded the indubitable proof. When the progressive leaders deter mined to nut no candidate for nresi- ke bossed by dpnt thev worn mf-t bv the dnrlara-I conventions. tion of Raymond Robins, chairman of the recent progressive national con vention, that he would, in the absence of a progressive candidate, vote for President Wilson. A similar declara tion came from John M. Parker of at anytime in the history of Nebras ka. -:o: Returning good for evil is respon sible for comparatively' little of the overtime in the well known human race. :o: One fine -preeident established by President, Wilson he has refused to bosses or chained by -:o: If Henry Ford stands for being called an anarchist by the Chicago Tribune, then ho will prove himself a pacifist indeed. :o: Shall we strike for our altars and Louisiana, who was nominated by the our fires and be free men those of recent progressive convention for the us who were constructed for that vice presidency. purpose or shall we again be slaves It was by a vote of 32 to 6 that to the white shoes? i Hughes was ostensibly endorsed as I the progressive candidate, while 9 Dr. Leichnccht, poor fellow, has members did not vote at all. That in- ,been sent to prison becauses he dares dicated that the nine men are not for to believe peace hath new' victories 11,,! ir .ot? rr.ore renowned man war. vnat a rilv a n 15 ir. TTno-vc' fnvnr' mad old world this is my Master. On thc proposition to put up a third party candidate the vote was 31 to 15 against thc proposition. Ickes of Illinois stated that 70 per cent of the progressives in his state would vote for Hughes. In fact every outcropping in thc hopes win meeting indicated that about 30 per cent of the progressives will vote for the re-election of President Wilson. Actual contact with progressive vo ters indicates that thc proportion will undoubtedly be larger than that in progressive ranks, the pressure upon Mr. Ilryan's support of Mr. Wil son will probably be at least as hear ty as Mr. Roosevelt's support of Mr Hughes, and either candidate is like ly to need something more if he -:o:- A HOI'LESS CAUSE. The man who belivcs that Wilson has surmounted many difficulties and has performed eminent services to his country in keeping it out of war for the committeemen being stronger three years ; that his domestic policy than any that can possibly be exerted hs been such as to enormously in upon the former rank and file of the crease the wealth of the nation and assassinated progressive party. provide well compensated work for all Now take the figures: Mr. Roose- the people; that he has preserved the i velt got 4,119,507 votes four years honor and dignity of thc nation and ago. Take 70 per cent of them or 2,- J compelled the, war maddened nations 883,055, and add them to the 3,484,- of Europe to recognize neutral rights, 950 given Mr . Taft, and we have 0,- very frequently looks for real argu- 308,611. Then take the other 30 per ments against his re-election. Finding cent, or 1 ,,235,852, and add them to none, he has demanded that thc cri the 0,293,019 given Woodrow Wilson, tics of Mr. Wilson should spcify and we have 7,528,871. wherein he has taken wrong action. It is not hard to calculate who will jn answcr to that demand, the have the majority. It will be. Wood- Wall Street Journal rays: "The row Wilson, by 1,100,200. demand that critics of the Wilson ad- Take the result four years ago in ministration, in its dealings with MoVira cli-o A7i 1 vr.,',.r.,l inn AOQ I.. . . .. vclCv, xv.,vso Mexico, shall indicate what tney votes, Taft got 54,210 and Roosevelt would have done ja his p.acc js dis. 72,089. If we give 30 per cent of the inBenuoua. That is no part of their Koosevelt vote to Wilson and 70 per busines, as Mfm mh,on was clcclcd cent to Hughes on the basis of the standpat vote, Wilson will beat Hughes in Nebraska 25,720 votes. Friends of the president will insist that thc foregoing is the very best that the Hughes managers can hope for at this time, and they know as a matter of fact that there are many who voted for Taft four years ago who will join the progressive contin gent in voting for Wilson. This is why those who favor the re-election of the president refuse to be per turbed by the standpat braggadocio. It is an overworn political commodity. Lincoln Star. -:o:- Anyhow, we'll bet Carranza recog nizes us the next time he sees us. :o; chief executive." That is the course most of the eastern standpat papers are taking, others say nothing, and some resort to downright vulgarity. Thc democratic revenue system .is denounced by the Wall Street Journal in the following fashion: "And in this connection may it be suggested that to tax war profits, as the democratic party purposes, is at this time atout the most asinine thing that their em blematic jackass ever attempted, and its record In that respect defies com parison." It would be of no use to ask one of these editors why a tax on war profits would not be a just and wise revenue measure. The answer would be: "Such questions are disingenu ous. When the ablest deienders ot He whose personal prejudice will republicanism are driven to such ex- not permit him to accept help from I tremes as that, the cause must be others never enjoys real success. hopeless. World-Herald. Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin has a reputation for say what he thinks about things, and for refus ing to endorse a proposition or policy merely because it bears the label of his party. In the latest issue- of his magazine, LaFollette makes some very plain statements in regard to the men who are in control of the re publican party and the way they ran the late convention at Chicago. He declares that the platform adopted by the conventions is more reactionary than those of 1912 and 1908; that republican principles have been trampled upon in enunciating the new declaration; and that big busi ness apparently dictated thc greater part of it. LaFollette thinks that possibly Hughes is better than the platform and indicates that he will support the latter, though he shows no enthusiasm over the nomination. As to Fail banks, j the senator judiciously refrains from mentioning him at all. The bert La Follette can say in regard to the presidential candidate is this: 'He (Hughes) will go as far ur, his convictions carry him." As to how far Hughe.?' convictions may go, LaFollette hazards no guess. Evidently he fears that a man who as governor of New York, vetoed a 2-cent fare bill enacted by the legis lature and in a special message urged the legislature hot to ratify thc in come tax constitutional amendment is not so aggressively progressive as he might be. Concerning the platform of the re publican party,' LaFollette sneaks his mind fully in this fashion: The platform adopted by the rcpub lican national convention at Chicago cannot fail to be a disappointment" to the great majoiity of the party. The reactionary element was in control nt the convention. Supplied with unlimited funds, the national committee can perpetuate its control when it represents but a small min orty of the voters. ' More han four million progressive lcpublican voters left the party in 1912. They were earnest patriotic men who had faith in Roosevelt as a leader. Hundreds of thousands of progressive republicans who hud no faith in the political integrity of Roosevelt refused to abandon the party and follow him at that time. Together with those who joined the third party, they constitute an over whelming majority of the total mem bership of the republican part Thc great mass of these voters are men of subject to their own control, an turned over to thj federal govern mcrt. luat means that to r.cjure any relief frcm excessive state rates, to correct abuses as to railroad service which is purely a state service and a matter of local concern the people will have to go to Washington anc appear before the Interstate Com merce commission for redress. They are to have their state governments taken away from them to this extent abrogated, abolished. We believe the people of every state will fight this proposition to the last ditch. The railroads are for it. Thc rail road presj of the country will support it. It will be easier to concentrate the corporate power of thc country upon thc control of one commission, located in Washington, than upon fmty-cigh commissions working under the eyes of the people they serve. The recen advances in passenger and freight lute: have greatly increased thc popularity of the Intersate Ccmnierci commission with the railroads. I shall continue the discussion of these and other platform issues as the campaign progresses. It is not a pleasant task to criticise the action of the political paity to which one be longs. But what I have said in this connections is compelled by my con victions. :o:- deep convictions. They are republi cans. They are for public interest and against special privilege and mon opoly control of the government. It would have been the part of wis dom for those in control at Chicago to have remembered this recent his tory. Senator IaFollette then discusses the tariff planks in previous republi can national platforms with the one this year, which he declares to be weak, dishonest and drawn in the in terest of the great trusts and com binations which fatten off the Amer ican people under high tariffs. Con tinuing, he says: These issues cannot be obscured by the. European war scare, by the dust kicked up by the marchers in the parades of big business, nor by the platform provisions for a military and naval -program so elastic as to cover the ever-expanding patriotism of the munition makers. ' Thc ship trust will be highly grati fied with the platform. In what it definitely promises and suggests, it smacks strongly of bounties, subven tions and subsides. But it is upon the subject of rail- m road regulation that thc gentlemen who framed up th Chicago platform gave the country its greatest rur prise. ' ' Without warning, with no intima tion made to the public that such a thing was contemplated by anybody, like a bolt out of a blue sky comes a platform declaration for thc abolition of every state railroad commission in the country. Thc people in Wiscon- sin, Minnesota, lowa, jvansas, -Ne braska, California, Oregon and every other state are to have the regulation of the rates pnd service of the rail roads within each stnte takeu cut of the hands of their own commissions, Summer is alsoM.he present season t when the. medical profession takes a vacation, and offeis no particular ob jections to kissing. :o: The democratic cuunty central com mittee will meet in Elmwocd next Saturday, July S. Every member of the committee should be present. An astiologe to be trouble before :o: says there's going cut. No! You don't say this year is ! With every Idresa Cry for FSstcEiss,?s all -11 : i Eft Vr W T!:o Kind Xoxr I fares Always Bought, ami wliicli has heca iix use for over iJO j cars, lias borne the signature of C7 ,- and has heen mauo under 1:1s Der- : --f7:;-;h Nonal supervision, since its infancy. &'?Z,6f Allow Jio one to deceive voir in All Counterfeits, Imitations and ' .Tust-as-sood. arc hut i-srorljurnis that trhlc with and endiinrrer t!:o henilli cf Iiilants a:id Children Experienco against HrperimeaU V vV p D M si mi IcCJ if A O.sf oi is a harmless substitute fcr Castor Oil, Parr-t'TorW-, I- oo4 and Soothing- Syrups. I & is pleasant. IS contains :ioitter Opium, 3rphino nor oilier ICnreol'3 s::); tan; c. Its no is its guarantee, it destroys Vv'or::j3 and nihtys Feverish noss. Tor more than thirty years i Iras hec:i i;i constant use for tlm relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and I.5arr!.fea. It regulates the Stomach and Iiovcels, a. simiintes the Food, giving healthy and natural Sleep. The Children's I'auacear-Tho 3Iothcr's I'rioiid. Bcars the Signature of In Use For Over BO Years The Eind You Have Alvays Bought THE OCNTAUR COM PAN V, NEW YORK CITY. Ami it rained ,on thc Fourth. :o: -MILITARISM." corn crop is looming up. :o: tiling so eacefi:ily a.ound i;.s now It's along ahout this time that tlie June lri;le reminds her hiihand huv he would have been a :avin; dvvpep tie by thin time if the hadn't rcai-ho-. fin, ar.d rescued mm wstn some sen :-)Ic coohins:. :o: Seme m?n like to look like Li net-In others pre fcr to roar like Roosevelt and a contingent would even orate like Wilson. iut the rest of u.-; ilon't - T i i care a cuss now incy iooic, a;! am orate. We admire men, not imitations :o: France is anxious to jret next to : war loan of $100,000,000 from thi country. That is a whole lot of money ana n spent in aeveumm: tne re sources of this country will do r. Treat deal more p;ood than to loan it abroad for war purpor.es. :o: General Carranza knows, if he knowns anything abo-.it Undo Sam he knovns tliat Uncle Sam is able to ex pedlticusiy to pet his fcoat, when i! ccmes to that. Gene; a! Carranzr ouht, therefore, to r.overn himself accordingly. Ar.fl we guess he will. :o: "Some dignified men,"' mused I'rof i'ate, "seem to imagine that the;. move; ihroujrh life like a band of music down the street, flinging out pleasure on all sides to every one far and near who can listen, when in re ality but few of the bystanders arc even aware of their pas.dn-, and those few vaguely fancy that they heard thc dog catcher's wagon go by." :o: The 'incstion is often ar.kcd: How can the European countries carry the buirten of their war debts? They can cany a considerable part of .that bur den by saving where America wastes. Take our fire waste, for example. In the last year for which figures are available, the American people paid $39o,54y,l77 as fire insurance premi- t n V f 1 111 urns, ll our annual lire loss were neiu down by good construction and good laws to the standards of England, France and Germany, we could save at lease $300,000,000 in premiums each year enough to pay 5 per cent interest on a debt of $0,000,000,000. It should be borne in mind, ioo, that premiums do not represent our total fire cost. There are heavy uninsured losses every week, and the expense of maintaining fire departments which can afford protection under the condi tions which pievail in American cities is not light. So General Sherman once remark ed Jau., hell. :o: An ! the bridegroom wore the con ventional khaki. :: Hetty Given couldn't get it ad!, and all she did get she left, so, a."t?r all, what was the use? :o: "eMy love is drcsred in sunbeams,'' says a western poet. Well, coal civ am is said to afford considerable relief for it. -:or- Some wheat has been harvo.-ted in this vicinity, and it is reported that it is turning out a great deal better than expected. :o: Corranza's note has been received ;;t Washington, and is veiy mild in its tone, and may avert any immedi ate break between the countries. :o: Carranza should bear in mind that tho grand old U. S. A., which he is contracting to whip, ako includes Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Nciita::- ka. :o: Lcs'3 fireworks were used here on the. Fourth than at anv Fourth of July since we have been a resident of riattsmoutn, ana wc noar ot no ac cidents. -:o:- Ordinarily wc known not what a day may bring forih but we arc con vinced that many were disappointed on account of thc rain on the glorious burth. :o: Tire mo-;t remaikable straw vote yet recorded comes from Abilene van., where 22 prominent republicans were canvassed and all except one de clared for Wilson. :o:- Hetty 'Green, the greatest financial and wealthiest women in the world, is dead at 80 years of age. Her wealth estimated at ar; high 100,000,000, ut 1 death no respecter cf person or wealth when it comes to leaving his old world. "Militarism," that vague and un ceitain term held up as a bogey by the peace propagandists as this in terpretation of the word prepared ness," has at last been put in its pi oj er place by the definition of President Wilson in his speech to the West Point graduating class last week. Mr. Wilson said: "You know that the chief thing that is holding many people back from enthusiasm for what is called preparedness is the fear of militarism. I want to say a wcrd to you, young gentlemen, about militarism. You're not a militarist be cause you are military. Militarism does not consist in the existence on an army not even in the existence of a very great army. Militarism is a spirit. It is a point of view. It is a system. It is a purpose. The purpose of militarism is to use armies for aggression. The spirit of militarism is the opposite of the civilian spirit the citizen spirit. In a country where militarism prevails, the military man locks down upon the civilian regards him as inferior, thinks ;f him as in tended for his, the military man's support and use; and just so long as America is America that spirit and point of view is impossible with us. There is as yet in this country, so far as I can discover, no taint of thc spirit of militarism. :o: The aim of the "best seller" is often the suspicion of thought invest ed in its stimilation. :o: It is strange but a short skirt does n't look half so short hanging on a. rack in a suit store. :o: The man who loves and boosts his home town is usuallv 1m.1 .-mil boosted by the people of the town. :o: At times Plattsmouth has put up with very inferier lighting systems, but at the present time something must be done to remedy the poor light service we are receiving, and it is up to the city council to do something ana right now is the time to agitate municipal ' ownership, and keen om ,agitating until we get it. That is all there is to it. Drs. EVJaeE? & Etfach, The Dentists The larzesj and best equipped dental of lice's in Omaha. Specialist in 1 charge of all work just likn tooth. Instruments carefuby sicraueU alter usinir l,aay attendant, fvioderate Price. 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