Plattsmouth weekly journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1881-1901, March 07, 1895, Image 2
The Plattsmouth Journal DAI IT AND WIKKI.T, C. W. SEERHAN. Editor. TERMS FOR-DAILY. One copy one year. In advance, by mail., .to Ou One copy tlx months, f n advance, by mat), 2 50 one copy one Jaonth, In advance, by mall, M One copy, by carrier, per week. 10 Published every afternoon except Sunday. WEEKLY JOCKNAL. Siuglecopy, one year 11 00 Single copy, six month W Published every Thursday. Payable to advance Entered at the potto filce at Plattsmouth, Ne braska, at second -class matter. ISSUE IS TO UK SILYF.lt. Democratic Con(rMiurn lssua A Mnl (to Declare the Money Question Will He the 11a tile Cry of 1890. Waiston, March J. The democratic il ver manifesto, which has been the chief topic of talk on that side of the house for a few days, was made public Friday. While It has been generally circulated for the consideration of member, there was no attempt to secure slgna tmes until a late hour, because the prime mov ers In the matter were undecided whethcrtocall caucus for dtscusslou of the matter or U se cure signatures or Issue directly to the public. In consideration of the short time left and the pressure of business, lti wa9 determined not to nave a conference. Representatives from fif teen states signed the declaratloo at thelnstanee of Mr. Uryan of Nebraska, but the canvass Is so far very Incomplete and the list of signers will not t made public nntll It Is complete The j. per Is as follows: We, the undersigned democrats, present for your consideration the following statement : We believe that the establishment of gold as the only monetary standard, and the elimination of silver a a full legal tender money will In crease the purchasing power of each dollar, add to tha burden cf all debts, decrease the market value of all other forms of property, continue and Intensify business depression and finally reduce the majority of the people to financial bondage. We believe no party can hope for enJurlng vicres in the Tnlied states as long as It advo catesa single gold standard, and that the advo i aey of inch a financial policy would be espe cially so to a party vshlch, like the democratic l-artr. derives its voting strength from lho? Uo may without reproach be called the com toon pdple; and we point to the overwhelming defeat of the party la to the opposition aroused by the veto of the seigniorage bill and to the still more unanimous protect agalust the Is:ie of gold bonds, as prof that the democratic party cannot be brought to the support of the gold standard policy. PARAMOUNT ISSUE IN 1;. We believe that the raouey Muesiiou will b the paramount Issue In lii and will so reniaiu until it Is settled by the Intelligence and patrio tism of the American voters. We believe a Urge majority of the democrats of the Tnlted States favor bimetallism and real Lis Itcan only be secured by the restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and sil ver at the present ratio, and we assert that the majority has and should exert the right to con trol the policy of the party and retain the party name. We believe It Is the duty of the majority and it&!n their power to take charge of the paT organization and make the democratic party an effective Instrument la the accomplishment of needed reforms. It Is not necessary that demo rats should surrender their convictions on other questions In order to take an active part m the settlement of the question which at this time surpasses all other !a in Importance. We believe that the rank and file of the party should at once assert themselves in the demo ratlc party and place it on record in favor of the Immediate restoration of the free and un limited coinage of gold and silver at the present ratio of IS to 1, as such coinage existed prior to ir:3. without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation, such gold and sliver coin to be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private. We urge all democrats ho favor the financial policy above set forth to associate themselves together and itaprer s their views upon the party organization; we urge all newspadera In har mony with the above financial policy to place it at the head of the editorial column and assist In the immediate restoration of bimetallism. R. P. BLAND. Missouri. W. J. BRYAN, Nebraska. II. A. COFFEEN. Wyoming. GEORGE W. FITniAN. Illinois. J. P. COCK R ELL, Texas JOHN L. McLAUREN, South Carolina. JAMES G. MAGU1RE, California. GEORGE P. IKERT. Ohio. J IT STINIi. WHITING. Michigan. II. C. SNODGRA9S. Tennessee. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON, Michigan. M. A. SMITH. Arizona. A. W. OGDEN. Louisiana. J. A. CAPART, West Virginia. II. L. MOORE, Kansas. II. D. M05EY, Mississippi. K. W. FYAN.MIssourl. B. F. GRADY. North Carolina. Charles II. MORGAN, Missouri. G. W. 5 NELL, South Carolina. EDWARD LANE, Illinois. D. D. DONOVAN, Ohio. A. C. LATTIMEIc, South Carolina. to All SHALL ARNOLD, Missouri. W. II. DENSON, Alabama. W. J. TALBEKT. South Carolina. JOHNS. WILLIAMS. Mississippi. T. J. STRAIT. South Carolina. A. M. CAMINETTI. California. W. II. BOWER, North Carolina, ANTONIO JOSEPH, New Maxica. E. P. nOW ELL, of Atlanta Constitution. J. FLOYD KING, ex member of congress Louisiana. These signers represent sixteen states and two territories. The paper was taken to the seoate just before the close of the session, bat it was impossible to have any conference with the sen ators or see any conslderabe number of them. The call to silver democrats to stand by their convictions, i3 published above. Its reasonableness and inspiration to true democracy is apparent to the reader. All lovers of their country and kind; men who in the world's great struggle still cherish as a priceless her itage the principles of equalitj and lib erty for which their fathers fought and bled, and who wish to transmit those principles, unimpaired, to the succeed ing generations; men whom the wor ship of the golden calf has not lured from the path of patriotism; such men must be attracted into enthusiastic support of the doctrines and purposes set forth in that call. To them it is moro than party name or party alleg iance, it is the allegiance due to consti tutional liberty, to the equality of men, regardless of the size of their pocket books; to that equality which made it possible for Lincoln to become presi dent; which recognizes merit in men and not iu money-bags. The men who may be depended on to bare their breasts to the storm of battle in de fense of the rights of man may be de pended on to stand up for the principle of bimetallism as against the single gold standurd, whether they call them selves demociats, republicans, popu lists or prohibitionists. "There are divers Nebraska repub licans hero who are becoming more or less discouraged about Senator-Klect Thurston,' says the Washington cor respond of the Chicago Times. "So far, of course, he hasn't done any act ual senating. but he has infested that grim body of old folk every day iu his role as lobbyist for the pooling bill and the Pacifid railway bill. Iioth meas ures were rolled in the mud and the wheel of defeat passed overtheui. The lobby efforts of the eneigetic Thurston came to naught. The republican on lookers agree that If when he takes his seat hedoi'sn't attain a higher success than attended his fortunes as a pool ing bill Pacillc railway lobbyist Ne braska will miss a heap of tilings. Thurston, like a shotgun, is siucere enough, but scatters, and then his pen etration U light."' "The insurance lobby is very active these days, and is banking very much ou getting the valued policy law re pealed. To do so it w ill require the expenditure of considerable money, as men do not betray the public interests and fttigmatize their own acts unless they get well paid for it. The valued policy law meets with the uuanituiu5 support of the iHUcy-holders of the state, and any attempt on the part of the legislature to change or repeal it will call doftp upon the members the severest condemnation. So says the Lincoln News, which is a republican newspaper. It leads ns to remark that there a no discounting what the present legislature will do. There is such a beastly republican majority thal responsibility rests lichtly ou the shoulders of lU members. Money wilt tell. What curious Ideas some people have ! We noticed a man last week who took his three little children, aged about seven, live and three years, to the jail yesterday afternoon, showl them the gallows and explained all about it to the little ones, and told tkem why it was all thus. We can imagine the horror of that visit being almost burned into the hearts and memories of those little in nocents so that it will remain a ghastly souvenir of the law's vengeance as long as they f hall live. To cur mind this is all wrong. The knowledge of the evil of this world should be kept from little children as loug as possible, and their lives made bright with the memory of the good, the true and the beautiful things of life. They will soon enough be forced to see the black side. Tuosz rich traitors in the east who are now forcing the people into debt by and through secret manipulation and intrigue with public officials, should be given an "object lesson." The trait ors have been skinning the people out of most of their earnings the last twenty years by and through trust combinations and laws lobbied through congress. Now that the people have little more than the bare cecessities of life left, these traitors propose to bond the next generation. Thk people of the south will be wise if they follow such a line of action as will make money easy to earn rather than easy to borrow. Too much debt is at the basis of the Mexican system of peonage. The same practical result follows the same cause everywhere. The difference between the mortgaged American and the Mexican peon is merely one of degree. J. I). Calhoun. During the past five months Judge Ramsey has not given a single pro bate notice for publication in Tiik Journal. He prefers to give his pa tronage to republican papers. For ex cuse ho says he is afraid this paper will fail. "A friend in need is a friend indeed," you know. This paper has gone out of its way to support him, when he needed it, however. Tn P.. largest cash real estate tran saction that has ever occurred in Gage county took place last Wednesday dur ing rho dust storm, when Louslo C. Sculley, of Lincoln, IU., a daughter-in-law of Lord Sculley, planked down to Jos. Ellis, a resident of that county, $,(KH)in cash for 1,187 acres in Grant and Midland township. Tobias Tribune. Don't Want to Try Lindsay. raj illlon Times. It is reported that the attorneys for Jimmy Lindsay, the prizo fighter who recently killed a man at Plattsmouth, will andeavor to have his case heard in Sarpy county, alleging that the peo ple of Cass county nre prejudiced against prize fighters, and that the people of democratic Sarpy w ill be more lenient with law-breakers. The Insinuation is insulting to us as demo crats and as citizens. It is true that democracy is synonymous with liberal ity and firmness, but it is also true that the sincere democrat Is ever ready to recognize the majesty of the Jaw, and to prove his loyalty to his country by discountenancing every act of lawless ness. However, the Times hastens to assure Lindsay's lawyers that while our people have no use for pugs, they are loyal to their oaths, and if called to the jury box to hear the Lindsay case they will five the tighter a fair and impartial heating. Tub vindication of Kugene Debs has well-nigh been attained. He is now boldly asserting, with the proof to back it, that all the riot and des truction of cars in Chicago last sum mer was the result of a conspiracy of the general managers'associatioii, pro jected by them and carried out by tools of theirs who worn the insignia of U. S. marshals under their coat lapeb; that it was to the interest of the strikers to have peace and quietude and that absolutely none of the bad work was done by his men or at their instigation. The public, in view of these revelations, can easily under stand the situation; that tho railway managers knew they v.rrt beaten un less they got public sentiment on their side, and the only way to do that was to get up a pretended riot and disturb ance, charging it upon the Mrikers, wkich they did to perfection. They went further and got an array of old, rotten cars run out of their "bad order" sidings ami set crowds of their creatures to burning them. Then they telegraped all over the world that the strikers had lgun to burn Chicago. Cp to that time the sympathy of all the working people was with the strikers, but then the sentiment cf the country took a turn. I". S. troops rushed into these districts a::d some inrtcent people were killed. The country was afraid of anarchy, and so sustained the managers, side of the light. The strike was crushed not because its men had douw wrong, but because the mana gers had by conspiracy placed the in famy of wholesale aron upon its shoulders. Debs says he would prove this all iu court if ho were now given a chance, but that the managers will never again permit the case n"'"" him and the other leaders of the strike to come to trial. ():f.i:vek of men ai.d public af fairs will notice that all those who have made it their business to make a living anil become rich without work that is, from the product f other men's toil are all In favor of the single gold standard. They know that a small volume cf money is easier con trolled than a irreater one that the gold of the world can easily be cor nered in the inteiest of and by the Shylocks the rnouey-lendfirs and would rather take their chances of making money with conditions favor able to their friends than under con ditions when the common peoplethe laborers have good times. Hence, if for no other reason, every man who toils, whether iu the, workshops, the marts of trade or the field, should stand for the free coinage of silver. His prosperity comes when money is plenty and property bears a good price. Then he finds woik to do at fair prices, and the gaunt wolf of hun ger does not stalk at his door nor look his little ones in the face. That was a most fitting finale to a successful membership of four years in congress, battling for the people's interests, when Wm. J. Bryan yester day succeeded in pushing through the house of representatives the bill putting anti-toxin, tho new remedy for diphtheria, on the free list. The voto on the passage of the bill disclosod tho fact that there were men unwilling to give up the principle of protection, even when It was a matter affecting life or death. Tiik president falls In with the Idea of another monetary conference with tho powers of Europe a fact which casts suspicion on the movement, and makes men think tho projected confer ence is suggested to gain timo, or rather to delay the actual accomplish ment of bimetallism In this country. The fifty-third congress came to an end by limitation Monday noon. That its work has largely been a disap pointment all will admit. That It has done somo good is a matter of fact. r reat as was the disappointment over the form In which tho tariff bill was finally passed, the country can con gratulate itself on the fact that it is a big step toward tariff reform nnd a vast improvement on the McKinley monstrocity. Wherein the law Is an improvement it is duo to the house ot representatives; wherein it falls to represent genuine tariff reform Its failure is chargeable to the half dozen scoundrels in the seriate to dishonor the name democrat which they assume. William L. Wilson, the new postmaster-general, has the proud satisfac tion of having made an honest effort to pass a revenue law based upon the public and not on private Interests, and that effort was only defeated by men who, while professing the same political faith as himself prostituted the public to benefit private interests iu certain particulars. Tho steps taken iu the Wilson, bill, as it was passed, toward the establishment of u system of tariff duties levied solely for reveuue, will not be traced backward. They are progressive ;iteps made toward honest government and a release from the domination of a class of greedy Mammon-worshipers, whoce love for mankind is limited t ; the power to Use their fellow meu for their own enrich ment. It wni to take away the power of taxing o'.hers for their benefit that the people elected a democratic con gress, and Mr. Wilson did Ids bent to carry out the contract. That he did uot wholly succeed is due to the cor rupting power of Mammon. Tiik Nebraska City News (cuckoo) objects to the prcsion lint as an un just burden. The News man was not old euough, probatlv, to know of the promises made tu the sohher boy be fore they enlistel, about caring for them anJ their families iu case of in jury or death through the misfortunes of war. To say nothiug of that, how ever, the nation tense cf gratitude ought to prompt cery citizen to hxk upon the pension roll with tlm sensa tion of patriotic thankfulness thank fulness at the thought that these re cipients of tha nation's iMtmty were willing to siatul between the union and destruction. The writer served Uncle Sam four year, I ut is not a pensioner, i.erer aV.ed for one and dot s not ex pert to, but he knows srrntthii;g of the sacrifices made the country s altar by otln-rs, and he believes if the News man ha J tuy proper c uicept'on of those sacrifice, he would never ifrcnvl alut the ju7 of the pt-usi-m appiop na tion bill pass-d by .t democratic con gress. Tin: scheme t purchase the M alone lot in Washington City It r a govern ment printing ifTice went through the senate again by amendment to the sundry civil bill, but was knocked out in the house. Dr. Knglish gave It a crushing blow when he inquired if the senate might not be satisfied with Its defeat if congtess would agree to pay sundry ndes and mortgages ra the pioperty. The same proposition tobuy that lot was up lait summer, and was knocked out chielly by the efforts of Mr. Uryau. There are a lot of bood lers democrat as well as republicans in the senate, and it is not strange to note that they are chielly the men who are responsible for the mascula tion of the Wilson bill and for the same reason there was money in it for them. Tiik fact that it was during the rot ten period of legislature by the repub lican party that the law of Is7,demon ionetizing silver, was passed should not be forgotten. The part of that act which abolished the silver dollar was formulated in the conference committee room with John Sherman, John Scott, and T. F. Ilayard of the senate con ferees, and S. Hooper, Win. L. Stough ton ind T. W. McNeely on the part of the house. In neither house was there any debate or roll-call. The reports were adopted and it was more than a year afterward before tho discovery was made that the silver dollar was no longer money. That party should for ever do penance for thus destroying bimetallism. .! amks II. Kckles, controller of tho currency, has written an article to the Forum for March, on the "IJusiness World vs. the Politicians" which (lis- I plays an egotism that Is monumental. For u man who, as n government olll cial, has control of national bank af fairs and can grant them favors on occasion, yet attends banquets gotten up by these banks to glorify him, he ought to have tho good sense to keep quiet, but he hasn't. t ., , j Tmc republican party's interest in 1 tho freight rate bill, so far as the leg- islature is concerned, seems to consist in its willingness to pay big fees to re publican lawyera, for carrying on the party's campaign. Judging by results John L. Webster's pretenses ns a law yer are very much inflated. IN this free land of ours the question constantly comes up, why mo Iheie so many people poverty-stricken? And the answer comes, that the laws are so framed that a few may enjoy in nienpc wealth may reap where the. many have sown. Did you ever notice that when a bank fails and stockholders are pinched to put up missing funds nobody sym pathizes wit'j them or feels badly over their misfortunes, and did you ever sf stop to reason out the cau? e ' I Hi:ilKi:lCK DOKiLtS Kor The Jul kal. Frederick the Great lies iletit in death TUotijjb. cherished t-ver be his name. There are nous who have cotie before him Who hath achieve I a greater funic. Wm dejlor his linnl departure. Though with pride we reflect on the past. T the deeds of the gallant old Itou.ui Who won the victory nt lut. Illi life hail always been devoted. 1'leadiUK for his down trodlcu rae. T instill in the taiu 1 tt the t)t.jire(ir. That their diel were a shameful d!;race. His voice was a magnet of jowtr When pleading for human right. And his labors for years were untir'iiK Iu aiding iha bond-tn-n at nl!t. Full of years and honors l-eh Id hliu. Spotless as new llskcs of snow : And through all civilized kln lonio. The fame of I)oi:las do lb kuow. .'.fier centuries cite and And kingdoms r; and fall. And thousand sic the wall of ftiue lie day have ere led them all. There Is none on earth who excel! hltn. A grza of Justice and ribt, Oj'joMnir. oppressions and vka To the hour cf his Cnal J'iht. Msy his labors be revered and cherished As the prince of freedom and rlfht. Mj others emulate hi example, Mnce he has uken his flight. M r the jrrav e of the nob'e departed K? ureathed lil the end of tlm Ait ) htt jry re;eat hU ai hievcmenli For freedom and glory sublime. Though deJ an ! slumbering In slkr.ee, Iu a bilful uulel retreat, eel memories shall oft te refrehc-d When LU'ory his treat fian.e rvjt ats. Indelible his great name i svrltteri it csrthly deed sublime. And beyond the shore it Is wriilni Acro'S the sea of lUav. J. C. Ituost. Statk of Ohio, Tity of ) wj4 Toledo, Lucas Co. f " " Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the tirra of F. J. Cheney & Co.. doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state afore said, and that said firm wiil pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the tise of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fit AN K J. ClIKNKY. .Sorn to before me ami subscribed iu niv presence, this Gth dav of Decern ing . . 1. i;r.3. ... -. m:ai.: A. W (J lhasov , Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh cure is taken inter nally and acts directly on tbe blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials. fre. F. J. O.IKXEY fc Co.. Toledo, O CJSold by drujji-sts, TV. The Lincoln Journal ajs: V. T. Hathaway sues Kverton .Nchlegel, llert Davis and ,J. H. Nicholson a note of ?-, in the county court. The note was clven to secure the cash to produce the fantastic representation entitled " I hrough the War," which was given recently. A rromlnrttt Wholeisl Urursr of Omslis. b., Writs: To the afflicted: Several years ago I discovered a slight falliug and bleedingot the lower bowel which increased und became very distressing. I made inquiry as totbe nature of the disease and learned that I had a somewhat aggravated case of Hemorrhoids or Files. Was told of several remedies and used them as di rected, obtaining thereby some tem porary relief. Not being satisfied with such slight relief I cast about for a per manent cure: when a friend directed theuse of the famous Magnet File ICti.T.rcn. I used it. Immediate relief from pain followed, and soon a com plete cure was affected. Very respectfully, OsCAK ALLEN'. For sale by tiering & Co. The county commissioners were in session Tuesday at the court house and iu addition to the examination of claims, acted on the vacancy In the ft recti wood district and appointed Dr. J. It. Tamblim to serve as county physician in that neighborhood in place of Dr. Hamilton, who has moved out of the county. Prominent lmcBl0 of Ilr, Neb., Write: Magnet Chemical Co. Dear Sirs: The goods which wo bought through your salesman are sellers; the Maunkt File Killer es pecially sells good and gives excellent aatisf action. We havo re-ordered through our jobbers several times. Respectfully yours. l'ALMEIt & TAYLOK. For sale by Gerlng &Co. Johu A. MacMurphy, who has been in the newspaper business in Nebraska more years than anybody, has pur chased an interest in the Beatrice Times and yesterday took possession in the name of the king. ,'Mic" is an incisive editorial writer and knows just how to dish up news in an attrac tive form. He will add materially to i tho Htrfincth of the naner. Lincoln Journal. OwOattCwO 4&OwC3wOwO o o o s s z CI O Za cut in clothing" PartlruUrly iu our Child ren'M Department. o o 4k O s o 1 F you have a stnaU amount of I 1'iuney t sjnd. aril your chll'l needs souse clotning, Jit will - 4 o - - Surprise yotr ft & o o How far a little money will go P-t o s o MORGAN'S, gThc Leading Clothier.g First National Bank rhA nMHt rii. i;u. Capital, paid up 850.000 Or FICEJtS: (ironic E. DoT... F. K. Warm s. Wrti. . II. N. Uovar . . .. President Vice preside nt Cashier .Assistant Cashier IIi:ECTn!;: Gecrse E. Dory. F. C. White. I). Hawkstrort.'i S. Waugh an ! 11. N. I vey. Careful a't?n:Ion Rlvta to the iutretts cf customer. Collet tlons msie an J promptly remitted for. H!?het mact f-r!c paid for CA:iaty warrants and siare aul cointy bonds- Zuchweiler & Lutz Tho Grocers, Cor. Sixth and Pearl Sts., KCKP EVERYTHING IS TUF-ITi LINE. as Sell Cheap, Give Good Weight, Deliver Promptly. YOCK CUSTOM I- SOLlCITF.n DR. A. MATTHEWS. 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