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JuJyjO, 1!I03. CnvsS. Li'iii.ow,
Po-Operattve Observer.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM. ConscrvathcBccauss Hip. Cauatry Has
rowi Ui to It-Iw Platforms Com-
tnred-Tnrlf? Pleads Uanks ard
Railroads.
The Democratic platform has been
roce'veil with a start of jileii'-ed sur
prise by that largo number of persons
who have not noticed that the. world
is moving. They knew that Mr. Bryan
was a 'radical" for they h.id been told
so Vay back in "!). They knew that
he would exercise at least a veto pow
er over the platform. Therefore they
looked for a platform of "isms" and
vagaries, and their first exclamation
oo reading the Democratic declara
tion of principles was:
"How conservative!"
It is conservative now. Time was,
aad not so far back, when it would
have been very radical. Mr. llryan
kas changed very little in the past
dozca years, and the principles of
Democracy, which he voiced with so
much force aud nower, have changed
veu less, liut the country has changed
aad puMui sentiment has changed.
The country has seen the llryan prin
ciples put ia force by a Republican
IKVsJdent, and has applauded the work.
Itbaikseeii these "radical" doctrines
adopted by a president whose personal
haraeter Is radical to the last degree,
who lacks aliuoit wholly that respect
for law which Is Ingrained in llryan's
natureand even so, the land has
reaped profit from the doctrines not
di.sa.stcr. Under these circumstances
it is natural that the country should
change its mind, and Inasmuch as a
whole laud can never be "radical,"
wii.li once uore mai name must now
be designated by u milder term.
In oilier words, the "conservatives"
who shied at llryan in 181H1 have
Ie.rd that he differed from thein
only U4 to means. The end desired
was the same, and the mentis which
Bryan advocated have been weighed
in the scales of practice and found not
wanting.
The Tariff Question.
It is worth while to spend a little
time over the platform, and especially
to contrast Its varioiti planks with
those of the Republican confession of
faith not works.
Foremost of all the administrative
issues before the land today Is the
tariff. Kven the Republican party has
been obliged to rccognl0 that fact,
though In ambiguous phrase. The lie
publican p.nty called for a iviiou -not
u reduction of the taillV, ut a
specia session of congress, and dctlneil i
the proper amount of tariff as one
which would equalise the iHn'eronee
In it 1 f production ahro.ul and at
home 'plus a reasonable piotit" to the
Americun manufacturer. A "ittas(m.
able profit might mean anything
whatsoever In the hands of the men1
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who engineered the steel trust; and to Roosevelt popularity. Tl.e coin i
there was warr.uit for .loo Cannon's' tlvn in democratic ranks now wistly
Uoa-st that tho tariff would be revised-' diffei cut from the conditions existing
up, rtoX down, Certainly the Republi- in 1001. Then the party wavdtsorgan
cajj platform, read lu conjunction with ied; now It Is united,
Republican history, affords no pros
pect of relief from the burdens of
Dlnglcylsm.
In contrast with thin shiftiness, the i
promises of the Democratic platform
stand out, clear cut and unmistakable. '
It demands that all articles whose'
production is now controlled by
monopoly should be nut on the free
list forthwith. It demands that the
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American manufacture which are now
sold chenner abroad than at home. It
demands, likewise, the abolition of the
duties on all wood pulp, lumber, logs,
and all products used In the making
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of paper.
This is something definite, plain, un
derstandable. And It Is something
Just, as well. Surely, there urc none
to soberly contend ihat It Is the bust
lies of the Tiiited States government
to swell the profits of a monopoly.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID
THIS JS TO WIPE OUT DUTIES ON
MONOPOLY PRODUCTS. Nor can
anyone argue with even a show of
cumui nun, nnuTicaii inauiiiaciurer.s,
able to meet competition in the world's
markets abroad shall be screened from
competition at the cost of the Amer
icanat home. The proposition is too
absurd for discussion; yet it is not a
quarter as absurd as the present Ding
ley tariff. The duties on wood pulp
and lumber are rightly denounced as
taxew on the spresd of intelligence;
but they are something more. The
tax on lumber Is a standing discour
agement to the building of homes, and
a standing premium on the destruction
of our forests. The present adminis
tration has told us much about its ex
treme solicitude for the forests. Vet
this one thing of repealing the duty
on lumber would do more to stop the
waste of woodlands than all the meas
ures of all the forest rangers between
Maine and California.
Banks and Railways.
This Is a typical, not an extreme in
stance', of the diiVerencc between the
two platforms. Doth are somewhat
wordy, for politicians are seldom prac
ticed In the rrt of flatting their
thoughts Into small compass. Hut the
Republican platform heaps up words
to conceal its meaning, while the
Democratic platform usi, a needless
number of words to make its meaning
clear.
The Republican party Indorsed the
patchwork curiency law. and, for the
rest, could do no more than vow that
the panic would have been worse but
for the healing balm of Republican
rule. It gives no outline whatsoever
of constructive legislation. The Demo
cratic platform, on the other hand, as
sails the late banking luw, demands
the guaranty of bank deposits, and the
government issuance of all forms of
currency. And here it would be well
to correct a very prevalent misunder
standing. The government guaranty
of bank deposits does not mean that
the treasury of the United States shall
be drained to make good the defalca
tions of dishonest bankers. IT
MEANS THAT THE BANKS DOING
BUSINESS UNDER THE CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SHALL PROVIDE A FUND TO IN
SURE THE SAFETY OF ALL DE
POSITS SUCH BANKS. The gov
ernnient'slmply undertakes to see that
the banks attend to this piece of neces
sary honesty. The eost-a trllle in
any case would fall tin the banks, not
on the national treasury. It might be
as- well to add that in Oklahoma,
whet e the state banks ate thus guar
anteed, the deposits in national banks
have decreased, and the people are
taking their savings to guaiantccd in
stitutions. The democratic platform calls for
the physical valuation of the railroads.
The Republican platform Is silent up
on thnt point. The Democratic plat
form denounces all attempts at mono
poly in transportation. The Repub
lican platform seeks to recognie the
(Continued newt week)
Pkiiiiai's a few figures concerning
the popular vote in IKOl) and 1U0I will
be Interesting. Much has been heard
of Roosevelt's wonderful majority, but
un analysis of the figures show that
Mr. Roosevelt's increasu over the Mc
Kinley vote hardly makes good the
nutur.il li.eiease in the votlngstrentjth
of the republic In I'.iOO MeKlnley ie
eel veil T SUT..!.1 1 votes. In UK) I Roosc
Mt received T.tiM.-tsli, or II0..VH) more
t'l.ui MeKlnley. In Unm llryan ie
cened ii.'i)3.l : otes. In l'.ioi I'arker
rreelsed.'i (i.', 701. or l.'ir.. i."i fiwvr
votes tliuu lban received fou vinr
Kifore. Roosevelt tweess oi-r Mt
Kinleywusonly.il1, per tent ut the
Jos Kust.iineii 1, P.irher. If fuse
figures mean uny'liing at 'till tl e
inci.n Hint Roosevelt's iuajnril, was
due to tl.e ilemoeiatic apathy and ml
Aryan's Influence Comes From
People's Confidence.
"Strange! Stranire! What it wmnlcrfiti innn.nn. ii,., i...
,i That was the remailt mi.de ut tlie
a ?lf?rln1i J"0""'1" w, t Us height,
i.i '"' i ".al""i" l or.e .1 ",1 V1.0"-
Sand ebbXnd KdTga Int9 Srj
uiunti. Ni.P.ui..n. n., " . i ...... ... "-"tiiiy eiyiit minutes
......... - .... n iioiut; nun ncuru
I ",e w'm vold the above sentiment
' . "5, "rJ " "";!' ,s wonderful.
American politics llkea white shaft on
Sometimes It seems to paw nil 'understanding,
' -Since that duy twelve years ago when the "Roy
, l'1''1"5"' "!" Hie rostrum at Chicago and shouted t
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..... ""J,""0 """' l," c-rown oi uiorns upon tlie Drow of labor; thou shalt
ot crucify mankind upon this cross of gold," until yesterday, when the pent
up enthusiasm of the years broke bonds and Hooded the convention with ode-
." THE"' ' OlTK ' ' N ,,,mKU h,lS 8nma dearer an(1 dearep"n tlieliearto
lllh I KOI M,. In these two words the secret of the Hryan success lies.
rcver has the Nebraskati been popular with those who make politics a bn
less. Never with those who barter votes for wealth. Never with those w
lse tiiliictice and prestige as tlie stepping stones to riches, or who tread
llm- I tlflll.tiifi.. finil ,tf..uft !... .. !... .... t
:, ; : , ,'" r ".- - m mcpping stones u riciics, or
the bowed backs of the masses in nsi-.wwi tl,.. i,..i..i.t..
Few political bosses stand for th. Dryan of the piesent, just as few of them
have stood for the llryan of the past.
I .' 'i iT.tll1!1.;. t.1!0'"! ' sll,'tfIl"l"m,1,1 t'jWnjr up the cause of the people and fight-
polities their life sUudv1"1 M,ccTful '" l",lt,nff lo ro,,t th ' "l,o k
-Due man. with nothing to uphold htm ovcept the knowledge that he was
lighting the righl light. i,a overcome all tl.e hosts which a monopolist c
money power has massed against him. ""pousuc
One man sat In Lincoln, without campaign manager, without assistants ex
ept those who have voluntarily risen from the people's ranks-sits there
kllOWilUr till- IlOIll lint ! ivmil.l I Ji. . . ..... """" I,.,tr "'?'
,..,ll. ..." .:,, ,; 7, , , V, u ""bhicij us tue .simes proceed to roll-
c.ill, knowing the leaders would acquiesce and the power behind the conven
tlon will nccept him because -.Til K PKOl'LK DEMAND IT.
And that man was U'illUm Jennings Ityrati.
Dyran, the friend of tlie people, the man who has espoused tlie common
t.lTe'fus'e0 y l"aSS0S, aaA U WO,1,d b PlUtll "M for leader"
nhSrUhnU. 'i'T ,.,crt."tUca tHy,,0,,,.c 'rx,X t,ie,r wsints! 'wHliei-n outspoken
!i., i ! 1 e'i lhw'y ,,lo"ir riKht paths: has fought and worked for
doctrines and icforms for the benefit of all.
ti(r.itl.,"M' ri:u.V)ns1,1,t "-'Pe lve him with a love which Is one of the bean
i i.i V Vi" ' ' J,w,,lnf wntjirv. For these reasons it would be as impos-
sible for the opposition to bowl him over as to level that mighty Pike's Peak,
In sight of which he was again chosen to lead. '
It was tlie PKOl'LK who cheered his name while leaders grabbed their ban
m.l,"'1 Vr"r,u'(' l u'il' llU" ,l "' nt I'ryan convention. It is the PKO
i UH... i.rinl.,r,i,',f n''Va" JurB1',n"'t wlileli today rides over tlir opposition.
JiVns hi ! his hand "" ""'" y H!CHiwe tl.e people hare placed the
No, it is not strange the llryan inlluence. It only proves that the ueonle.
o ten led away by strange gods, can, after all. recog.ii their true friend and
1.V!,.ll"ir;M,' ,t,.'i';1" !si,ll,,,u''l'V",ol: whether those powers which havedone
so twice befote will encompass lus defeat a thud time he has the satisfaction
of knowing that lies still tl.e people's idol and that whatever of honor has
so,,aith)fiiU1'' V" ,,st('Wt''1 b-v t,u' l''"!'10 wn," '"vi-n and has s,.ri-cl
And, after all. that is enoUL'li to make om .r.-,.-, t. ltf.. if .....i.t i
oii.es into it. '
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Denver convention while the frenzy of
as a result of the mention of the word
And, Incidentally. It maybe said that
ior me nrat time in tlie ga
gathering.
was correct in all
save two words.
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It U remarkable.
which the sun 'seems ever to shine.
Orator of the Platte" an-
those immortal words, "Thou
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Dear Friends:
It is customary at about this season of the year (if
crop prospects are good) for agents of all kinds, includ
ing the piano salesman, to call upon you and by long
winded "spiels" endeavor to take your order for goods
in their line.
This is legitimate and often is . ' . . ' as a
favor by you, as it brings the market right to your
doors. But this year has been an exception in some
ways, at least it has seemed so to me. The copious
rains have been so "copious" that when there HAS
been a little sunshine you have wished to devote every
minute to taking care of the crops,, and had no time
to give recognition to agents, nor have you been delight
ed to see them unless they were of a kind that could be
pulled out of their buggy and put to work in the field.
Looking at it in that light I haive waited until the
crops were "laid by; and taken .chances oh the other
fellows getting'the business rather than try to talk to
you ' atjthe'erid, of a.cofcri row; or in tKe shade of an al
falfa stack.
The time is coming, however, when I shall try to
find you at leasure and sell you the piano you have al
ready made up your minds to buy. It may not be until
after the GREAT RED CLOUD CHAUTAUQUA,
which will soon be under way. During Chautauqua
week I will be pleased ta meet you at my studio where
you can inspect at your leasure' the finest stock of pianos
in the city, as well as the self-playing kind known as the
"AUTOPIANO."
If you are not in too big a hurry for a piano, it will
be well to wait until you visit the Chautauqua before
buying of anyone, as then you can actually SEE THE
GOODS, and I assure yov it will be a pleasure to meet
you at that time whether you buy or not, and a lasting
pleasure to you IF YOU BUY.
REMEMBER that I only sell STANDARD goods.
No "Stencils" are offered by me. I will giye you an
honest opinion regarding any piano you may inquire
cbout, and my prices, whether $250 or $1,000, are based'
upon the GRADE of the piano. A "Medium Grade"
piano is sometimes the most satisfactory piano to buy,
if you buy at a "Medium Price." But too often "Sten
cils" and medium grade pianos- are sold as "High
Grades" nnd a high grade price asked for them. You
are welcome to examine the estimate in "THE BLUE
BOOK OF THE TRADE,', cf any piano I offer you
if you will call at my studio.
But if you are in a hurry to see me, call up No.
1 16 on either 'phone.
Very truly yours,
G. V. ARGABRIGHT,
Potter Block
NOTICE!
We want thn public to know Hi it we still hav b r
grins in real estate. We Iihvo traveled over soven
teon different counties in the western prat of this
state and are now prepared to show the best Und
you can get any where for the same money. We 1
beg of you, who are thinking of buying n home or
Investing in real estate, to go with some reliable
agent, who i a good judge of land, and that will
work for your interest.' f
Just to show you that we hivo a good country and
tiro doing businoss on tho spuuro, wo wish to tell
you thut ve have sold over .'td.OOv) ncras in Chase
county in tho last two year, and you never hoar of 4
any of our customers trying to sell out and go to
Teqas or any othor plaeo. But they will stand up
for Nebraska and also for tho man that sold them m'j
Nebraska land. 2
Tho corn now, in Chase county, is bettor than It Is ,
here. It is nown tassel and wo look for n No. I 5
corn crop otic tbore this year. Now we do not ask
you to tako only our word for this, but if you want
land ask somebody about tho west that has boon
there nnd kuows the country woli nnd ulso is a good ?
judge of laud. Remember we ure not trying to sell j
land a thousand miles from homo, but are selllug in J
old 'Nebraska where we know the land is good.
Ask anyone about the west that has ever been out i
with us or .Mr. Wulker, who is (n leading real ostato
man here nnd h friend to the west) well posted on c
the wostorn pars of the state, and is a good judge of $
land. c
Now remember, wo pay all the hotel and livery bills
of our prospective buyepy, nnd anyone that finds
that wo have misrepresnted tho land in auy way x
their transportation will cost thorn nothing. CU
in and see ns and lot us toll you of some of the bar-
gains wo have. J
Yours for a sqnaro businoss, J
CARPENTER & SON )
REAL BSl'ATK DEALERS RED CLOUD, NERR. J
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