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.THE ADVERTISER.
Official Paper of City and County.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 8. 1874.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Election Tuesday, Oct. 13,1874.
For Member of Congress
LORENZO CROUNSE, Washington Co.
For Member of Congress (contingent)
PATRICK O'HAWES, Douglas County.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor
SILAS GARBER, Webster County.
For Secretary of State
HltUNO TSCHUCK, Sarpy County.
For State Treasurer
J. C. McBRIDE. Colfax County.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. M. McKENZIE, Nemaha County.
For State Prison Inspector
s' S. PORTER, Dixon County.
For Attorney General
GEO. II. ROBERTS, Red Willow Co.
For District Attorneys
1st Dist.-C. J. DILWORTII, Phelps Co.
2d Dlst. W. J. CONNELL, Douglas Co.
3d Dlst M. B. IIOXIE, Colfax County.
COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator
J. B. FISHER, Aspimrull Precinct.
For Representatives t
B. M, BAILEY. Brownvillo Precinct.
J. P. BURDIUK, Peru Precinct.
For County Commissioners
1st Dlst. J. II. SHOOK.
3d Dlst. McFARLAND CAMPBELL.
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Hewett, at Sheridan Inst week,
while making his speech, pledged
himself to favor a prohibitory liquor
law if elected.
A citizen of this city, who lives Iu
a $10,000 residence when he Is assessed
at $3,500, (and ho wautud the Equali
zation Board to cut this down,) com
plains of Mr. Bailey's assessment and
of the amount of tax ho pays. Better
let that job out, Mr. Muir.
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The opposition party in this county
are charcinc maladministration of
affairs in this State. We challenge
any man to produce the proof of a
single instance of short-coming as to
duty on tho part of any State officer,
or any maladministration. Bring up
your papers, gentlemen. No dodg
ing. The Germans of this county, as we
have often said heretofore, are of our
best and most intelligent citizens and
deserve the highest respect from ev
erybody. Yet Howe says they are no
better than the most ignorant negroes
of the South, and therefore he prof
fers his services to tell them what
ticket they should vote. Wonder
how many will vote for him?
Hewett, at the Union school house
last week said that Tipton did right
when Mie salary grabbed, because ho
grabbed conscientiously. Howe, see
ing that Hewett had made u fearful
declaration, apologized for him, by
saying that Hewett was exoited or he
would not have paid so much. How
la that for corruption ? Hewett speaks
in favor of the salary grab and Howe
npologizes for It.
W. T. Bogers, Esq., running ou
tho same ticket with Mr. Hewett, and
being a lawyer of excellent reputa
tion, ought to bo regarded as good au
thority on the question of Hewett's
qualifications for office, and Bogers
snys that not more than one indict
ment out of every twenty ever led to
tho prosecution of criminals while
Hewett wa9 prosecutor In this Dis
trict. We have said that Hewett has
not proper qualifications for the posi
tion he aspires to. And we therefore
most cordially agree with Mr.
era.
Bog-
Stokes, and those to whose coat
tails he is hanging as they go around
among the people boring them, im
plore, and beg and whine for votes
because he, Stokes, is the father of
twelve ohildren, and that is all tho
argument they have to offer for him.
Tn the name of common sense how
does that in any way qualify him for
a very responsible public office. If
he had four dozen children the peo
ple care nothing about it, for they are
not to blame. The important ques
tion is, Is Stokes a fit man to serve
this people three years in that most
responsible county office, or is he not?
We think he is not, and as he is a
success on tho baby question, and nev
er can bo in politics, we advise him to
go home and attend strictly to his
f arming.
Howe In his speeohes tells the peo
ple that the special tax law passed at
the last session of tho legislature will
continue in force unless repealed by
legislature, and that he will repeal it
if elected. Now Howe knows better
than that, and his talk on that matter
is designed to deceive tho people of
tho county. Every intelligent man
.knows that that law repeals itself and
Is of no force at present, nor can be
put in force again hereafter, and that
the old tax law is tho only one now
in force. The judgments against the
delinquent lands by virtue of that
special law rendered by the district
court cannot be set aside, as Mr. Howe
probably thinks, nor repealed. When
Howe talks on that subject he shows
himself to be either a willful perver
ter of the truth or an ignorant ass.
J. Sterling Morton, the right-bower
of Miller, of the OmaJiu Herald, and
. present Presldeut of the State Board
Agriculture, so far forgot himself as
to secure the services of a Bourbon
Democratic speaker from Massachu
setts to come here and address the
late State Fair at Omaha In favor of
Pjoe Trade and Hard Money. Was
this intended as an insult to the peo
ple of Nebraska, or did Morton fail to
understand the. public sentiment of
this State ? The Herald of course en
dorses Morton's course, and be-slob-bers
Prof. Perry.'d Ja!ilico-Agricul-
m luro speech.
HEWETT AK3 THE PUBLIC TEAT.
O. B. Hewett professed to be a Re
publican and acted with the Republi
can party from some time after the
rebellion broke out until two years
ago. We call the attention of those
of our readers who are sincere in
wanting good and honest men to fill
their offices and make their laws, to
the fact that Mr. Hewett acted with
the Republicans during the Butler
administration, and up to the time
Gov. Furnas was nomiuated. If there
ever was corruption in the Republi
can party in this State it was during
the time here mentioned, after State
Government was inaugurated, and
Mr. Hewett stuck to the party like a
leech during all that time lie de
fended the party, made speeches- for
it, and upheld it as if he loved it.
Never did the pure and immaculate
Hewett utter a word condemnatory
of the party for its corruptions whilo
he held office under the Butler ad
ministration, but no sooner had Gov.
Furnas inaugurated an economical
and pure State Government than
Hewett left the party. Mr. Hewett
cannot show even a suspicion of cor
ruption under'the Furnas administra
tion, therefore the correct inference to
draw from Hewett's conduct is that
he left the party in the days of its re
formation because lie was compelled
to let go his greedy hold of the public
teat.
It seems to us that any man who
could endure tho party under tho
Butler administration ought tobeable
to do so under the present one. But
Hewett couldn't see it in that way.
He is of that peculiar constitutional
shape, that he just couldn't see it.
Hewett does nut see much good iu
any party that has not perpetual of
fice for him.
Well what was the reason that Hew
ett could conscientiously, of course,
as he is a reformer make long-winded
arguments in favor of the Repub
lican party when it was run y the
"Capitol Ring," and then assoon as
that rinc was "busted." and a new
and better government installed, he
left the party and raised the cry of
"stop thief?" Is this record of
Mr. Hewett's a consistent one? It
certainly is not, you cannot help but
say. Then there must have been
some potent iniluence brought to bear
to make so good a man act so strange
ly. There was, gentle reader, au in
lluence both powerful and selfish.
Ilewettivas in office, most of the time
during the Butler administration he
was one of the "ins" then. It was
office and the prospect of office that
ruled the gentleman's elastic con
science then. As soon as the office
and the prospect for office ceased, and
the party hod no more use for Mr.
Hewett, because experience had evi
denced that he was utterly incompe
tent and unfit to perform the duties
of District Attorney or any other of
fice subject to the" criticisms of intel
ligent and learned men, he stepped
out of the ranks of Republicanism
and raised his transparently hypocrit
ical howl of corruption.
Is this the record of the leader of
the new partjT of reform in this coun
ty? It most assuredly is, a every
reading, intelligent citizen of this
i county well knows.
HOWE ON HITTER'S DEVILTRY.
Church Howe in his speech at
Highland shot his mouth off about
Mr. Shook and Mr. RItteras follows :
That Ritter finding out that ho oould
not be re-elected County Commission
er, secured the nomination of Mr.
Shook ; and that Shook, if elected,
would be a mere tool in the hands -of
Ritter and would continue any devil
try that Ritter had commenced. It
is known that Ritter favors the Trunk
railroad, and that is the deviltry
Howe had allusion to as being com
menced. Howe understands that the
people in the back part of the county
are not favorably disposed towards
that railroad, and true to his double
dealing Instincts, he was talking for
the special ear of tho crowd he was
in. In .Peru and Brownrille he talks
as if there was nothing In the world
he would so much delight to favor as
the Trunk railroad, but back in tho
country that road is Ritter's deviltry.
Howe is a pretty shrewd genius of his
kiud, but he is of-a poor kind.
HAYDEN FAVOKS ANARCHY.
Mr. Hayden in his "few remarks"
at Highland school house, utterly for
got that "little boats should keep
near the shore," and wandered ofFon
the Louisiana question and exposed
the animus of the would bo law-maker
to an unmistakable degree.
With strong language he condemn
ed President Grant for sustaining the
onfy government that existed Hi Lou
isiana. To sustain his position he
read from some rebel-religious news
paper, favoring the McEnry-Penn an
archy and the White League rebel
lion. Such is Hayden, as we can
prove by many who heard him at
Highland, but we presume as those
aro his sentiments he will not deny
the charge as he has many other
truthful -"ones. We ' were surprise
I
we admit, when we received the un
impeachable evidence that Hidden
had made such a speech, for we had
thought he was a loyal man 'and had
a little sense at least, and we regret
that we were so badly mistaken. We
can't vote for Hayden now.
Mr. Bailey's assessment for 1874,
both personal and otherwise, is great
er than for 1S73 Mr. Howe's 1b leas
for 1S74 than for 1873. However, in
1S73, Mr. Howe was just from Wyom
ing, had been feeding at the Govern
ment crib, was full," as it were. In
the meantime it ha3 cost something to
"eet it up to the boys," and ho is wil
ling, nay anxious, to bo driven again
into the public pasture. He's hungry
and will doubtless eata "square meal"
if he gets the chance.
S. S. Price announces in the Omaha
Herald his withdrawal, as a candi
date for Prosecuting Attorney, on the
Democratic ticket, and says that his
anxiety to defeat the Republican par
ty is why he does thusly..
HOWE AND HIS TREASON.
Church Howe, when he gets ex
crutiatingly funny in his speeches,
says the Advertiser is his paper.
But the Advertiser, while wo have
the management of it, will support
for office only honest men, and Mr.
Howe wo do not deem an honest man.
A man, even in politics, who will
stand up before an audience, and de
liberately lie and. deceive, of talk to
deceive, is not, cannot be an honest
man. A man who wants a petty of
fice so badly as to do such work is not
fit to hold any office whatever, or to
be entrusted in any degree with the
confidence of the people.
A man who will go among his
friends os Howe did amongst the
Grangers and the Independent party
in the country and find out their pri
vate opinions and secrets under the
pretense of being their friend and
working for their interests, and then
come to town and divulge everything,
and make sport of- the Grange move
ment, as Howe has done, and done
many times a3 we personally know,
ought not to be trusted in any respect
or with anything.
Howe used to make it a business
before he was nominated to come to
our office, and without our asking
him, tell us what was going on among
the Grangers of the county of his
quarrels with Squire Kennedy, Coch
ran, Crow, Bill Swan, and others of
how he would and could bring them,
"the ignorant masses" as he termed
his brethren, the farmers to his will
by merely making them a speech.
He would tell how many Democrats
there was and how many Republi
cans in different Granges, and that
although his whole object was to run
the Grange iu the interests of the Re
publicans, lie professed to them to
have ignored both parties, and be
lieved in a new party. He would
say, "Fairbrother, you understand
me this thing has got to be done to
manage those fellows out in the coun
try, aud when you understand my
object you will not blame me;" Howe
had not yet learned that his acknowl
edged treason towards his friends In
tho country was to us most despicable
and that we despise a traitor wherev
er we find him. He hoped, no doubt,
that we would appreciate his profess
ed efforts -for Republicanism, and run
the Advertiser in his interests.
But Howe found that we were not
that kind of a man, so he favored the
starting of a Grange paper. We do
not and did not care whether he fa
vored the Advertiser or not. It is
the double dealing, hypocritical, two
faced shyster wo are looking after.
Again, Howe ever since we have
been acquainted with him, has harp
ed to tho people of Brown ville, and
especiallj7 the merchants, about a hos
tility which he said existed among
tho Grangers towards this city. He
said he always used his influence
towards preventing the Grangers
from sending off away from Brown
ville to purchase their goods, that
his every effort was towards healing
any differences that existed between
the town and country, that he loved
Brownville and its people, and espec
ially its middle men, aud his efforts
to convince people that ho was
Brownville'schampiou were truly
disgusting; for we all knew by the
words of men who stood higher in
the estimation of our people than
Howe did, that instead of doing as he
asserted he did, he was doing exactly
the contrary, and was really trying to
stir up feuds and augment any bitter
ness that might'.have exi-.ted.
We directly charge Howe with the
things herein written, that we know
of our own personal knowledge, and
we could name other gentlemen to
whom he has talked as he has to us,
if it were necessary. We brand him
with treachery and falsehood, and he
may squirm and howl under our cas
tigation like a whipped hound, but
he cannot escape. He will stand
up bravely and deny all and sty the
Advertiser lies. But let It be re
membered that any person who will
stoop to the unscrupulous and ungen
tleraanly method of getting office that
Howe does would not hesitate for a
moment to lie iu his efforts to set him
self right.
STOKES CAN'T BE BOUGHT ! I
Stokes in his speeches has been
telling tho people that he can't be
bought. The deuce he can't how do
the people know that? They only
have Stokes' word for it. Ho don't
even attempt to prove It. Are the
people bound to believe Stokes on his
o.wn bare assertion, that he "can't be
bought?" There is no reason in the
world why-Stok"es could not be bought
justaa easily as anybody else. His
declaration that he "can't be bought,"
is both absurd au.d disgusting, forev
ery scalawag that stauds up before the
people and asks for office 3 says the
same thing. "I can't be bought,"
bawlsStokes, "not much, I ain't that
kind of a feller it's these ere Repub
licans what can be bought, but you
can't buy mo, Mr. Stokes, no indeed.
Most everybody else can be bought
but me, but I wore' Z sell myself I just
won'l and it's uouseatalkin1." There
is always great reason to suspect the
virtue of a man or woman who takes
particular pains to preach up their
own honor before anybody assails it.
A TRUE COMPLIMENT.
Maj. Davis, the Independent candi
date for Congress, in his speech in this
city on Monday night last, paid a
glowing compliment to the Republi
can party wheu he said in his closing
remarks :
11 have no charges' to make against
the Republican administration in this
State I doubt if any can be made.
Governor Furnas has governed the
State with marked ability, and un
bending integrity
When visiting the people in the
western part of the county, Mr. Howe
promises to have a law passed with re
gard to changing the county seat.
When in Brownvillo, both himself
and friends, say he is for Browuville,
first last and all the time ! Farmers,
is he lying to you, oris he lying to us.
HOWE'S OPINION OF FOREIGNERS.
He Classes Foreigners
Together.
and Negroes
He Says no German, Irishman, French
man, or Other Foreigner Should
Hold Office in this Country
Howe is a Know-Nothing, and
Found Out.
he is
Hearing something in regard to tho
matter indicated in the following af
fidavit, we thought it worth our
while, and for the interests of all, es
pecially our citizens of foreign birth,
to look tho matter" up and bring it to
the light of day. Seein'g-Mrs, Dowl
ing in tho city on Tuesday morning
the 6th inst., we requested the old la
dy to step up into our office, which
she did, and we with other gentlemen
had n conversation with her. She
said that Mr. Howe and Mr. Stokes
were in conversation with Mr. Win
ters, in her presence, she being a
guest of the Winters family when
the subject of the negroes and for
eigners was spoken of. Howe said,
in speaking of their deep laid schemes
to carry the Germau vote, mat
must aud should be run in the inter
ests of the Independent ticket, and
that one of the means they had adopt
ed was, that they hired some German
to follow after the Republican speak
ers and spend three or four days
among the "Dutch" to fix them right
and make them vote right, that the
Germans were like the negroes, need
ed somebody to lead them, and that
neither the "foreigners nor tne nig
gers ought to be allowed to hold of
fice," on account of their ignorance.
Much other conversation took place
between these worthies which the old
lady did not particularly notice. But
sho said wheu Mr. Howe se
marked as he did, "placing the nig
gers aud foreigners together," she no
ticed it veryparticularly and marked
the speaker well. Everybody will
agree with her, for Howe always does
the talking.
Mrs. Dowliug is a widow lady, has
resided in this county since shortly
after the rebellion commenced and is
universally esteemed by those who are
acquainted with her. Sho has strong
sympathies for the Republican party
aud dislike for the opposite party, be
cause she and her husband were driv
en out of Missouri by the rebels, 'and
and this is why she would be likely to
notice very quickly any such remark
as she swears Howe made. But read
the following affidavit, which ought
effectually to cook Howe's hash so far
as the foreign vote is concerned :
State op Nebraska,
County of Nemaha. J
On this Gtli day of October, 1874,
personally appeared before me, the
undersigned County Clerk of the
county and State aforesaid, Mrs. Ma-
hala Dowliug, of lawful age, who
having been first duly sworn depos-
eth and saith, that on. the morning of
Wednesday, September 30th, A. D.
1874, at the house of Josiah Winters,
in Loudon precinct, in said county,
there were present Mr. Winters" and
his family, myself, Church Howe,
present candidate for the State Legis
lature on the Independent ticket.'nnd
Win. Stokes, candidate for County
Commissioner. In conversation the
said Churoh Howe at that time made
use of the following expression :
"That neither the foreigners nor the
niggers shoidd have the right to hold
office;11 and further deponent saith
not. "
her
MAIIALA y, DOWLINQ.
mark.
Witnesses: G. W. Fairbrother, R. V.
Hughes, II. L. Matthews.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me on the .day and
year first above written.
Wilson E. Majors,
County Clerk.
We, the undersigned, do hereby
certify that wo are' personally aud
and well acquainted with Mrs. Maha
la Dowling, and have been for a num
ber of years, and know her to be a
christian lady whose character Is
above reproach. Her character for
good sense, and truth and veracity we
know to bo good and above suspicion,
and that any statement she may
make ou any subject is worthy of all
confidence.
G. W. Fairbrother.
S. H. Clayton.
James M. Hacker.
T. C. Hacker.
The present Republican administra
tion in this State has added to the tax
able property of the State in railroad
property alone $11,183,114. The Inde
pendents oharge that the Board of
Equalization, composed of the Gover
nor, Auditor and Treasurer, sold out
to the railroads. How do tho people
likesucha sell? Giveus more of such
sell out.
Under the presentadministratlon of
State affairs iu Nebraska, our currant
warrants were put up to par, and have
been since January last. On the first
day of the present month the State
Treasurer commenced paying regis
tered warrants in their order, and by
the first of January next not a legiti
mate warrant will be standing against
the State. In addition, we will say
for those in want of information, that
the State of Nebraska does not owe a
dollar funded indebtedness, and at the
coming Session of the Legislature tho
Governor will show a dear balance
sheet. Howdooroakeralike this kind
of a Republican ahowing?
Church Howe comes from Wyom
ing with the ill-gotten spoils of n fat
Government office in his possession,
and proceeds to'denounce and redicule
farmer Campbell formot having accu
mulated as much property as himself.
McFarland Campbell made what he
has by "the sweat of his brow'and,
if not quite up to Mr. Howe's "pile,"
has the satisfaction of knowing that
he came by It honestly, which is more
than the politician can say.
Hewett is afraid that the Peniten
tiary is not secure for criminals. Did
Hewett, as District Attorney over send
any one there? If he did, is he there
yet, or has he escaped.
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Howe asks a Friend to take Dinner
. with him and then refuses
to pay the bill.
The true and unvarnished tale about
that matter is this. On Thursday the
1st day of this month Barney Mullen
aud Church Howe were in Brown
ville, and happening to meet, and be
ing friends, and having had some
dealings not long before about some
hogs, and Church being a candidate,
you know, he asked Barney to step
down into the dining room or cue
Union Hotel and take dinner with
him, and Barney, never suspecting
that Howe was so kind only through
the selfish motive of buying his vote
with a dinner, and through his kind
ly feeling towards Howe, accepieu,
and they went to dinner. Before they
got to the hotel Howe picked up four
Germans and took them to dinner al
so. While at the table, in their con
versation, It leaked out that Mr. Mul
lens was not a citizen of this county,
that he lived just over'in Richardson.
Howe then thinking there was 50c
gone for which he would get no vote,.
if he should pay for Mullen's dinner,
hastened to swallow his grub, and
getting through before the other men,
ho rushed up to the barroom and hur
riedly drawing his pocket book said
to Mr. O'Pelt, the landlord, "here, I
want to pay for myself and those fotir
German's that sat on my left, but that
fellow who set over on my right must
pay for his own dinner." And that's
the kind of man Howe Is ?
HOWE'S WW BROTHER
WILL NOT VOTE
FOR HIM.
Howe's own brother, Clem., says
Church is dishonest, will not pay his
honest debts, not even the working
men who labor on his farm while he
is shystering around hunting office.
Howe's own brother will not vote
for him.
Howe's own brother says Church is
a hypocrite and demagogue and does
not care for tho interests of the peo
plethat he is only after office.
Clem Howe said in this town not
over a week ago that Church, his
brother, was a d n rascal that
Church said he could run the people
of this county could "gull" thefh
just as-he pleased, and get any otlice
he pleased, and d d if he wouldn't
do it. That he was going Into the
U. S. Senate before he got through
with the damn fools- in this country.
A man that will treat his own
brother so meanly as to elioit such
declarations, is certainly, aside from
politics, a very mean man.
Col. P. A. Thompson, of Phelps,
1iq3 been nominatedtforCongress by
thePtoploof tho Northwestern Dis
trict of Missouri. The -Colonel has
many warm friends in this part of
Nebraska, who will be delighted to
hear of his good fortune. We say
good for he may be as sure of his elec
tion as lie lives. His nomination is
one instance where the ofiice sought
tho man and not the man the ofiice.
He was not at the convention that
nominatod him, aud it was entirely
unexpected and unsought by him.
Wo know Col. Aust. Thompson
well, for under him, asourLIeut. Col
onel, we served in the war for the
Union, and we know that a more ex
cellent and deserving man does not
tread Missouri soil. While ho may
not be as brilliant as some in forensic
display on the hinting, he has that
solidity of deportment, and executive
ability, with the Jeffersonlan qualifi
cations, which make him in an emi
nent degree just the man to represent
Missouri in the National Congress at
this time. Col. Thompson is made to
be a loader of men wherever you may
place him.
The Colonel was the most popular
mau, amongst the soldiers, in Penick'a
regiment, and wo venture there is not
one of his old boys in his district that
will not vote for him.
Our political opponents charge that
the administration of State affairs in
this State is oppressive by reason of
State taxation. We speak from the
books when we say that no -State in
the Union can show so low State tax.
The total State tax levied this year is
just six and one half mills, to-wlt:
General Fund. 2 Mills.
Sinking " 1 "
School " 2
Penitentiary fund, J "
University fund, ..... ...... 14 "
XULiltM(tlMH
We repeat, no State In
can make such a show.
6H Mills.
this Union
The Independents at Highland
school house, and elsewhere where
they have harangued the people, said
the Republicans had promised to re
form, but would not do it, and so they,
the three angels, had left the party,
and there they were exhibiting them
selves as monuments of honesty, vir
tue and reform. O, what a sight that
was! There was not one of them that
would not Bteal from his constituents
or sell himself' for a very small price
on tho first opportunity.
Mr. Thomas W. Fitch, of the Engi
neer Corps of the U. S. Navy, and
Miss Maria Ewing Sherman, daugh
ter of Gen. Sherman, were married
on the 1st inst. The marriage was sol
emnized by most Rev. J. B. Purcell,
of the Roman Catholio Church. The
President and his family and the offi
cers of the army and navy were pres
ent, and two-thousand other invited
guests. It is said to have been a very
brilliant affair.
There are but two political parties
in this county, never has been and
never will be more. Republican and
Democratic. "Peoples' " & "Indepen
dents," are simply a congregation of
disappointed aspirants who rove
about "Seeking whom they may de
vour." Stick to one straight ticket
or the other.
A man nametl.Oaborn was recently
crushed to daath, by the cars at Laf
ayette, Ind.
THE TAX QUESTION,
win DOW'TmoGiars
MIS TAXES.
PAY
THOSU who lite in glass
HOUSES &c
The Independent candidates the
great reformers those fellows who
wouldn't steal any thing unless they
had a good chance have been en
lightening the people as to who pay
their taxef, and who do not. In their
investigation of records they fail fre
quently to find out the whole truth,
or else are not honest enough to tell it
after they do find out, and we have
volunteered to assist them in discover
ing to the people the whole truth.
We find that Mr. Jonathan Hig
gins, Independent candidate'for coun
ty Commissioner for the third district,
owes-the county to-day back taxes to
the amount of $132, and some cents.
me uranger editor may well say as
he has said since he found ou"t Hig
gins delinquency, that he was "sorry
he said anything about taxes." He
begins to realizo that those who live
in glass houses ought not to throw
stones.
Since writing the above and our
examination into the facts (6th inst.)
Mr. Higgins rushed to town, by ad
vice of his friends and paid up his
taxes. This election -eeeras to nave a
good effect in making the Independ
ents wake up and settle their old de
linquencies. Somebody, pretending to know oil
about the politics of this county,
writes a letter to the Nebraska City
News, and signs himself "Nemaha."
Ho says Hewett and Howe will be
overwhelmingly elected if they only
get votes onough, and the people do
not vote for somebody else instead of
them. That piece of news the readers
of Otoe will certainly feel gratful for,
and have great faith in. This wise
writer further 'says that the "Inde
pendents of Nemaha do not ask either
Democrats or Republicans to help
them." Dully for "Nemaha," they
shall be gratified to their heart's con
tent in that particular.
This writer further says that Hew
ett and Howe were nominated by the
Independent convention "because
the farmers' and laborers' of Nemaha
county wanted just those men."
Tho farmers and laborers of Nem
aha did not want those men nomi
nated at all. They did not even have
a hand in nominating them. A clique
lead by the Brownvillo delegation of
ten, which was lead by Hewett,
Wheeler and Tipton, imposed Hewett
and Howe on the ticket, and the
farmers and laborers were and still
are disgusted' atjthe action. Manj;
who would have voted fhe Indepen
dent ticket had the laborer and far
mer been fairly represented on it,
will not do so now, and those who
shall force themselves to vote for
these men will consider it a bitter pill.
We are somewhat acquainted with
the farmers of thia county tiad know
about as well 03 anybody what they
generally think,of the Grand Prairie
ticket. ' ti
Then the scribbler"' for the News,
takes occasion to eulogize the Omaha
Herald. That show what .sort of a
man "Nemaha" is. He says "our beat
men including Hewett and Howe, do
not find fault wiin the Herald." Yes,
they love the Omuh Herald, no
doubt, for its editor is th biggest liar
on tho North American outinent.
Howe and Hewett are Jewells of con
sistency, pretending to Democrats
that they admire the Omaha Herald,
and the next momentjgoing amongst
Republicans declaring that they are
acting with the Independents to man
ipulate them in" the interests of Re
publicanism. Howe has so declared
to us aud to many other Republicans
of this city.over and over again. We
can furnish sworn affiidavits of good
men to the truth of what We say.
. Hewett has rauoh to say, in his
bungiing way, about the "Penitenti
ary Steal," as he calls It, and other
corruptions of tho Republican party
under the Dave Butler administra
tion. Wo would respectfully ask
why Mr. Hewett did not retire from,
and denounce the party at the time
he says those Irregularities took place,
instead of trying to get into ofiice
again in that party? He knew as
muoh about those matters then as he
now doe3. It, is curious that Hewett
did not discover the corrupiions of
the Republican party until after he
was kicked out of it. His glaring
Inconsistency compels people to sus
pect that h3 fulsome boastings of his
honesty now, are nothing more than
shere hypocrisy.
Hayden the other evening In one of
his little speeches said the Advertis
er lied, and in the next breath ad
mitted the truth of every word It said
about him. He acknowledged that
he did try to "keep Bchool" In
Nemaha city, that he made a failure
of it because he couldn't govern the
young Arabs down there. The Ad
vertiser told tho truth, and does
every time to the great discomforture
of that wonderful alliteration, Hewett,
Howe, Hayden, Higgina and Hohes.
As Hayden opposes President Grant
so strongly for putting down the
White League rebellion in Louisiana,
It is but reasonable to infer that he is
a White Leaguer himself, in principle
and sentiment at Iea9, If not practic
ally. The logic of his reasoning at
Highland the other night, leads to no
other conclusion. Wonder if he has
yet tried to get up a lodge in this
county, and if so how much ?
Tho Republicans of the Denlson
Congressional District of Texas on the
1st inst., nominated F. W. Turner for
Congress, and passed resolutions en
dorsing the President's course in the'
Louisiana and Tennessee matters,
and denounced tho White Leaguers.
Recently Thomas Parka, ofSedalia,
Mo., Bhot himself while affected with
deliiium tremens, and died within a
few hours afterwards.
ROGERS OA HEWETT.
W. T. Rogers Esq., is running a
pretty good pony race in this county
for district attorney. He is the In
dependent candidate; nevertheless
he attends the Republican meetings,
and through courtesy or else thro'
the admiration felt for the brass which
amounts to about to 99-100 of his whole
he is permitted to addres the people
aud tell them what kind of prosecu
tors they have heretofore had, and
what kind of a one they will get if
they elect him. And by the way we
believe he would be a great improve
ment over any the people of this dis
trict have had for a long time.
Rogere, in arguing his own case ef
fectively hits the great reformer (ah !)
Hewett a heavy blow. In speaking
of the incompetency and inefficiency
of the prosecuting attorneys since he
has been practicing in our courts
since 186S he tells the people its the
truth too that about nineteen out of
e,very twenty indictments under the
caiminal laws are thrown over board,
quashed, and the criminals are allow
ed to escape, all on account of $he in
formality of the papers drawn up by
incompetent and ignorant lawyers.
Rogers does not directly mention
Hewett's name in his speeches, but
we all know who he means, and it is
more notable because they afe both
candidates on the Independent ticket,
Mr. Hewett, at the Union school
house in Lafayette precinct took oc
casion to refer to the steal usually
known as the "salary grab," and to
Senator Tipton's course in that mat
ter. He said Tipton did vote for the
bill authorizing the grab, that ho re
ceived the money, refused to vote for
the repeal of the bill when the whole
country demanded it, or give the mon
ey back to the Treasury as many oth
ers did. Hewett said that Tipton did
riglit, for ho did it conscientiously,
and that had he, Hewett. beeu in his
place he would have done the same
thing. "Thus Mr". Hewett puts him
self square on the record in favor of
that monstrous corruption. Remem
ber this, votera of Nemaha, that the
Independent candidate would, had
boa like opportunity as Tipton ha'd
to put his hand into your Treasury
and take therefrom $5,000 in opposi
tion to your expressetl wishes and
protest, he would do so just because
he had the power and the conscience.
Will you vote for such a man as that?
Let us see.
THOSE DEMOCRATIC TICKETS.
Those Democratic State tickets now
in circulation in thia county, eome
headed "Democrat Ticket" and oth
ers h-eaded "Independent Ticket"
with the names of the Democratic
candidates thereon, with tho Repub
lican county ticket at the bottom of
each, were gotten up by my order,
and neither the Republican party nor
the Advertiser office had anything
to uo with getting them up, except
the printing, for which I pay them,
and if there bo any blame to attach to
any one, I am the man.
D. H. l"IcljATJGUjjiy,
Of tho Democratic Cen. Com.
If Hay den's religious newspapers
tend to educate him in opposition
to loyalty and in favorof treason and
White Leagueism, we suggest to the
old gentleman's friends to induce him
by moral suasion would be best,
probably, to discontinue his "incen
diary" reading, aud to confine him
self more closely, hereafter, to reading
his Bible and the Nebraska Adver
tiser. They are both good and
wholesom Republican documents.
If there ever lhd a political dema
gogue and shyster a man who has a
thin story at his tongue, end for,thG
oar of every man he meets; that- man
is Church Howe. Every honeX can
did, Independent farmer and labuer
of this county, having any regard for
tne good name of their party, should
turn on him and rebuke him with
the most overwhelming defeat over
administered to .one of his kind.
UnarleB Atkinson and Miss Cuth-
bertson of Mitchell, Kansas, were
both drowned recently in Brown's
Creek, a tributary to the Solomon riv
er. They were at a grove pio-nrc,
when the two young people, taking a
buggy-ride, drove Into an old ford
supposing the water was not deep.
They and their horseB were drown
ed. Remember that the leading man on
tho Independent State ticket Maj.
Davis, candidate for congress pub
lloaly declared in a speech in thi3
city that no charge could be brought
against the Republican administra
tion in Nebaaska. Such a party will
cio to trust we think. Th
ie people
will think so also.
The Independent candidates say
the Germans are like the ignorant
"'Kgora-- oi me ooutn, and must
have a master to tell them how to
vote. And for this most insulting
remark, those Independents deserve
and will receive, we hope, the con
tempt and denunciations of every good
citizen.
Near New Bethlehem, Pa., on the
30th ult., a fearful railway collision
occurred crushing to death four pas
sengers and injuring others. The
names of the killed were James Esler,
M. Klllien, Henry Doyle and Henry
Wirtz. The collision occurred on the
Alleghany Valley R. R.
All the indebtedness of whatsoever
kind in this State, in anywise oppres
sing the people, is local and not State.
The State owes nothing and only calls
for six and a half mills all told for all
purposes. Put this in your pipe, Mr.
Independent, and smoke 16.
A conflagration recently occurred at
Chico, Cal., which destroyed a large
portion of the town. Loss about $80,
000. The Duke of.Xeinsteraged S&years,
is dead..'
ruumcAL i.-cr.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
I was rather amused at an
last week's Granger in jg,
communication in your
few weeks since.
In the first place the i.
Granger puts on a vast arn0
nity and informs hsnumer0?'
"that he seldom notices V
correspondence,' but in thu
verges from his general p!"
fear the impression mightt
Stokes was a bushwhackeriK
war.
Now what are the facts in
Mr. Stoke'a friends before I
candidate (I am informed
him to be represented asarek
After he became a candid
Stokes takes the trouble toea
and deny this report, anda
mac ne was a good Union
Hi!;
uvea amonir reoeis durfr,,. .
And now comes the edjtf,
Granger and tells us that iV
a Union Holdier. Why does r
a little further and give u3 ,
rank, regiment and Compaq
if he can vouch for Stokes
been a soldier, he can giveur
ther Information.
Taking it altogether we are
rather badly mixed. vi,n.J
believe, Mr. Stokes' frfo'i,
Stokea himself, or the edij
Granger? There is a mistake
where, and who is it thatfiar
dulging in telling this great
take J
As for the insinuation t
writer of this article was air
er: not being a candidate lex
to laugh at him, and.quote for.
isfaction tho old Latin prove."
cuus cantat coram latrons r
which somebody having more
for rhyme than to giving a
translation has rendered
"The empty traveller maj- will
Before the robber and his plsu
At all events I believe he has
ed up the wrong tree;" andiaaj
mistaken in my vocation dun
war, as he is in the assertk
Stokes was a Union soldier.
Yours truly,
Aspixwi
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
NrarAirA City, Oct. 5
As it lias pleased Mr. Wni.
to circulate a report to the effti
"certain members of the cbc
which I belong say that if I
prove what I said abniit Mr. k
and Mr. Howe at Sheridan, th
brand me as a liar and a hypoc
and as Mr. Stokes fails tog:
names of those "members of ti
church" that I may explain to
therefore, I seek lo.tnakean aci
edgment through the columns
paper.
Now what did I say about J
The question was asked "Is St.
temperance man?" I an9vere:
he undoubtedly was, but I coil
endorse him as a candidate fc:
missiouer. Now, Mr. Editor, I
acknowledge that although I tl
at the time that I was repres'
Mr. S. truthfully I was mlataker
on the contrary, riotwithataadit
was a member of the church w
living God, und making loudf
sions, he was in the habit of tit
social glft83 with a neighbor, au
helping to sustain and perpetuus
most accursed trafiio, the bit
curse and the greatest sin again.',
and man. No, Mr. Editor. I c.
dorse Stokes; and if "members
same church" or "any other::
want proof of the above It v
furnished on application.
As to what I said about Mr. E
if there was a doubting Thomas
ent why did he not call for the
of the nails I offered proof tbe
there for what I said.
And now allow me to ask thect
voters of this county, will yon
man in a position of trust wt.
nothing but ambition to reoomc
nIlc- and who has so much ctx
agains-c him a3 has Church H
Mr. Howt 13 but recently c
among ub, h comes charged
high crime and uigdemeanoris
now, let hlra be guity or otheH
which is the most seuible for
take obances on suoh a mui, or
lect from the other candidates!:
field. They are menjthat have
lished their reputation.
I trust we will act wise at th!
and vote for men,thafc we kno
honest and true.
Yours,
E. J. Rasta
CU1
Wl
OEXERiU- KOBfiltTS
What Tliey Think Him in III J(
State.
The Republicans of Nebras
nominated for the second t
their candidate for Attoney""'
M. George H. Roberts, a ge
of great ability and an orat"r
has few superiors in the pa'.-;
grace of his eloquence. Be ,
to one of the oldest and nvwtr
able families of this city, Hr
at the breaking out of the war
and served In various position
great credit. Sub3equeutlv t
hla lot with the fortunes of tw
Inn rr.nt. .r.l.nva h, a VinqhV '&'
tho;
macm
my
foril
a mj
notli
and capacity become one of tbej JVl
men of tnat section. --
North American, Sept. 2ith. and
We see bv the Nebraska papef reasi
Mr. George H. Roberts has v cr c
nominated by the by tne eF
of that State for the position -nPTT
pnfrl. Mr. Roberta '
I rtonrtrA If. Roberts, of tU; la laM
one of our oldest and roost e- couri
marnhonta "HlnPft hi? rS' ...J
in Nebraska he has attained
oraoie eminence iot t. .
vpara. ITe was one of our you"; whfcl
to volunteer in defenco of tne tradil
at the outbreak of the warShooJ
his first service in the riots oi
of April in the city of BaUlinJJ-
Tofnrnorl with rfs reffiment, , J
Ponnlronin TnfftntrV. flB nOth
oHrtT-flTr nftarnarAa nromoteO '
i. jur?j J . u.l.i ...-.. ,-
t - I.
in&tVP
Hooker's staff. His odm
nooKer'8 stun. jio h,:-nc
UUli
.. ". ,OJ3-" .v,r j uiarP-ePno ca
niguiy acceptaoie, aim - r , ,
notwithstanding a very bitter whol
opposition, is certain. -IbW Rie
septemoer z'jjia. .. one o
the Cfl
t
A Rya of Kfonhenvflle. Ohl?'
30th ult., destroyed theGdfM
distillerv and flouring ffiiH aa M
other property. Loss $100,0 -