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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1899)
k Kt. I . tfuotcr tfo. Republican , PnblUhod every Tlmriday at the County Beat. I > . nit ADIHHIlKltY , ItcUtor JKTOfllco in Costor Ulock , Fonrtb Ave.-K Entered at the podomco at Broken How , Nob. , as second claRstuallcr , for transmission through tno U. 8. mails. HUUBOHIITION J'HIOR : Ouo Year , In ndvanco 11.W TUUKijDAY , SEPT. 21. 1800. REPUBLICAN TICKET. ConwrcHHioiutl TlcUct. judicial. TIcuet. For Jndgjjof IL'th Judicial District , F.U.1IAMHH , Of Kearney , County Ticket. For County Treasurer , t WALTKit aitouan. \f \ For Sheriff , . cnpiY > oTALiio.n1 ( For County Clerk , JAHH8 C11ITTIOK. For Clerk of DIst. Court , Lieut. II. F. KKNNKDY. For County Judge , J. A. AKMOUll , For County Superintendent , J. U.TAGdAUT. For County Surveyor , F. 1C. For County Coroner , Dr. II. F. DAVIK3. ft W { HupcrvlHor ' .Vlclcct. * * " For Bupervlsor of Oth DlBtrlct , J. F. FOXWOKTIIY , Of Ciutor. TowiiHlili * Ticket. Clerk , W. W. COWLK3. Treasurer , KiMHKULlNG. Justlcoa.of the Peace , J. J. SNYDKK. L. MoOANlI.U88 , Coustablee , P. M. TOWBLEY. WM. UAUHKll1. Itoad Overseers , Diet. No. lt CIIAS. DAVIS. Dlst.No.2J. U. KKNOYKH. Dlst. No. 8. JOHN HOYOK. Dint. No. 4 , 1. N. PKH9UALL. Dlst. No. B , l.It. AIITIIUR. Dlst. No. U , Q. 1C. CADWKLL. Dlst. No. 7 , 0. T. WHICJUT. Supervisor JJlhtrlct Convention. UIHTHIOT NO. 3. The republican supervisor convention of dis trict no i ! , CuBtcr county Nebraska Is hereby called to moot In Hound Valley school IIOUBO Sept. 30th at 1 o'clock p. m. to place In nomina tion a candidate for supervisor for said dlstslct umi for the transaction of such other business M > nay conio before the convention. Ttio basis ot representation is Uiu same a for the county con vention. J. 0. TAYLOH , Chn'u. YOTE FOIl THEM. "WE 1IAVE NOT ONE WORD TO SAY AGAINST CLARIS TALBOT OR HORACE KEN NEDY. BOTH ARE NICE YOUNG MEN , ANDNQ DOUBT , RENDERED VALIANT SER VICES AS SOLDIERS BOTH IN THE WAR AGAINST SPAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES. " BEACON , Sept. 14 , ' 00. Wo hoar of now recruits for Ibo republican ticket nearly every day. They nro coming , boye , and if every loyal citizen does his full duty , wo will oloot every man on our tiokot. Tho.members of tbo , republican oounty central oommiUbo and can didates in tbo city Saturday brought in favorable reports of tbo political situation , in their respective local ities. It ia a Boal , Armstrong , Sbinn and Curnminga quartet tbat aooms to be manipulating tbo pop politics F this year , wbilo Rhodes and Stock t bam arc put on tbo committee ae more figure heads , to bide tbo real facts. 14' ' Is it true , as wo have boon inform ed tbat the Boooon'a vigorous sup * port of Eli Armstrong , for sheriff and Fred Cummiugs , for judge is the result of a deal entered into last fall to seouro their support in the senatorial contest of Charley Boal against Hon. F.A1. Currio ? "Too Much of a Hoy. " It is urged by HOIUO of tbo oppo sition to Captain Talbot , tbat bo is "too much of a boy" to fill tbo oflioo of sheriff. Wbon bullets wore to bo onoountored and hardships on. dured , bo. was old enough , but when tbo voters are asked to reward him for bis Borvioo , in sharing their part in defending tbo honor of the government , than they shirk their duty , with the exousn that he .is too much of a boy. Commenting upon the evident determination of Democratic leaders to keep free silver at the front in campaign of this fall and in 1000 , the Now York World remarks that. In 1800 the Demooratio party waa beaten 003,514 an the popular vote , and 05 in the eleo toral collage , and since then has lost four states , with 21 oleotoral voten , and gained onlyKentucky , which IB likely to be lost , .again ( bis HQLCQMB BEFORE TAKI * i i What His Own Crowd Say Against Him. Tbo following appeared in the Papilliou Tiraos , a democratic pft- per , of Aug. 3d , 1800 : It is hot stuff from the pen of Judge Edgar Howard , known to every democrat in the state of Nebraska. Below in what Ibis demo-pop editor said be fore Holcuinb'u nomination. Wo wonder what bo pays now. Wo wonder bow ho likoa bia "blaCK" crow : ICKKPING THK KA1TII. In opposing the nomination of Silas A. Holoomb for supreme judge , tbo Times has boon prompted by no personal motive. Wo have never aooueod lloloomb of mistreat ing democrats , as some of our crit ics assert. Our opposition has boon and is based solely upon Uoloomb's record as a reformer. Ho IB a pop ulist , and as such is in honor bound to bo true to populist platforms , lias ho boon true ? Lot us look at hit ) record , on the pass question. Since the birth of the populist party in Nebraska , its platforms have denounced the pass.grabbing ( prac tice , some of thorn openly denounc ing the pass as a bribe , During his first term as governor , Mr. Hol oomb wan very slow about playing with railrord passes , but during his second term ho brazenly repudiated demo-pop doctrine , and made as bad a record at pass-grabbing as any Nebraska republican can boast. In The Beacon's excuse last week for its opposition to Capt. Talbot and Liout. Kennedy , was tbat they are inexperienced , and never held office. The same argument might bo used against every man in bis first candidacy. But is it tenable ? Did F. M. Currio fail to fill tbo position of state senator acceptably last winter ? Ho bad never held office before. Or did the voters regard him less oappblo than his populist opponent , who had warmed tbo seat two years before simply because ho had never hold office before. No , brother Beacon , that kind of argument will not do. It is from among our now men tbat we get our best officials. It is among tbo chronic office Bookers wo find our defaulters , tricksters and politi cal schemers. What the people want is honest and capable men , and it does not matter whether they over hold office before or not , they are the kindtbat can boroliod upon with safety. Hon. M. P. Kiukard , republican candidate for congress in this ( Sixth ) district , bnd his boyhood in the state of West Virginia , Penn sylvania and Illinois. Ho located in partioe of law in thia oounty about nineteen years ago , having graduated from the law department of tbo Univesrity of Michigan in the class of 1870. and by the choice of his classmates holding tbo posi tion of class president in tbo senior year. Ho was elected a member of tbo state senate in-1882 , his district comprising the oounty of Holt , Antolcpo , Pioroo , Wheeler , Garfield , Valley , and the then unorganized territory now comprising the coun ties of Rook , Brown , Koya , Paha , and portion of Cherry county. Several of these now counties wore formed by bills intorduoed by him during his sontorial torm. By the members of the senate ho was made chairman of the judiciary committee of tbat body , the duties which position , in the estimation of the people ho discharged in so credita ble a manner as to call attention to him as an able constitutional lawyer and a man preeminently qualfiod for legislature life , and numerous timed since then bo baa been invited by resident of this district to stand for congress , and was on the 20th ult , , nominated by acclamation in a very enthusiastic convention , O'Neill Frontier. Tbo ropublioan state convention is being hold in Omaha today. his own oirolo of populists the plat form utterances as to passes are laughed at , the pass apologists stat ing that the platforms denounce the pass habit simply to catch the the country vote. Tim fact is il lustrated by the action of tbo popu list convention in llolcomb's homo county two weeks ago. And , by tbo way , tbat convention in Custor oounty nominated a full sot of pop ulist county candidates , never oven asking tbo democrats to join in tbo nominating , nil of which would imply that Holcomb and his friends have no earthly use for democrats in populist counties , while demand ing a share of all offices in demo cratic counties. Wo have a right to believe that the Custor county convention was a Uolaomb oouven. tion , because Silas was on hand and made a spoooh , complimenting tbo convention upon its good work , which was the nomination ot a straight populist ticket , and the utter ignoiing of the fact tbat there IH a democratic parly in that county. One of the planks in that oonvon tion's platform was strong against railroad passes , loading as follows : "We are opposed to the use of passes by our public servants , and would recommend the retirement to private lifo of all who acoopt tbo samp , and wo are in favor of legis lation tbat will prevent the giving LIGHT ON EAGER'S RECORD. Unpopular with the First Nebraska. Nevertheless Ho Kecclves Promotions Over the Heads of Abler Men Now Takes the Stump for the Fusion Ticket. The following special to the Omaha Bee from Mason City , on the 15th instant , may throw some light on tbo kind of men that tbo pops are Bonding out to make the campaign against the administration. The facts of the matter may bo veri fied by talking with the boya in company M : The fusion game of misrepresent ation has already begun , as is shown by the circular letter just sent out over the signature of J. H. Edmis- ton , to advertise a mooting at Sumner - nor , Dawsou oounty , and in two .littlo towns in Ouster oounty. The lottror aays the speakers will bo "Cy.olouo" Davis , of Texas , and Col. F. D. Eager , of the Fighting First Nebraska. " It continues : "Wo want you to put your shonl. dor to the wheel and do your very bast to help make this meeting a success , Wo have written our committeemen - mittoomon fully upon this subject , and have buggostod some plans for making this such a meeting as will of itself draw an immense crowd , to say nothing of tbo opportunity of bearing those grand speakers. Col. E ; ger is doubtless as well posted on the Philippine question as any one could bo , having led the Ne braska troops through tbat terrible campaign in foreign lauds , etc. , etc. " The impression Bought to bo iven out in this letter is that Eager was the commander of the Fiist Nebraska , and that ho lad it "through tbo terrible campaign. " The letter having boon sent out from Lincoln , must have been with Eagor's knowl edge and consent , and it is perhaps well for the public to know what sort of a "leader" this man Eager was. was.In tbo First regiment Eager was the political agent of Silas A. Hoi * comb. In tbo camp at Lincoln he was promoted to a captaincy over tbo heads of deserving officers. On the way over to Manila ho'made himself unpopular with the regi raont. In the battle with tbo Span iards ho waa guilty of such conduct that tbo men of his company coin posed rhymes about him and sang them in tbo camp. He was bard and oruol toward his men , forcing sick privates to go out and drill or perform other duties for which they were unfitted. Ho was reprimanded for making a false report of bis or receiving of free transportation. " Silas A. Holcomb stood before the delegates in that body and en dorsed that anti-page platform , not withstanding the fact that bo is the prinoo of pass-bilkora in Nebraska fusion ranks , If elected , would bo bo true to that platform ? Wo have a right to judge men by their records , lloloomb has never boon true to his party platforms in the past , and it is not fair to presume that ho would bo true in the future. The same convention wbi'jh passed that strong anti-pass resolution , stultified itself by adopting another resolution in favor of Uolcomb for supreme judgo. According to the terms ot that anti-pass resolution , llolcomb would not be eligible to any office within tbo gift of the fusion forces , because the resolution Bays "wo favor the retirement to private lifo of all who aocopt passes. " It is time for plain talk. Tbo Times believes we as popoarats ought to keep faith with the pooplo. Wo cannot keep faith by nominat ing Mr. lloloomb , because ho has laughed at his every promise as to the paas ovil. Those good and true populists and domoorats who bohovo our platforms should bo respected , will laugh at UP on election day if wo nominate Silas A. Holoomb for supreme judgo. " company. Ho opposed the return of the regiment to America last December , when tbo petition was being almost unanimously signed , and bo interfered in the sending of oablo dispatches to the governor , although refusing to pay bis share of the expense. In spite of these performances , Eager was promoted over the heads of every oaptain in the regiment , and was made a major. When the fighting commenced with the Filh- pines ho managed to keep in the roar. Far from being a "loader , " bis courage was the joke of the regiment. One of the familiar yells in the camp ran this way : Eager to oat , Kager to talk , 11 at DOTer eager to fight. This great loader kept up his record to the end. Ho always had some scheme to rniko money , and there , have boon many complaints over the management of the "can. teen , " to which bo paid moro atten tion than he did to fighting tbo Fili pinos. The olimax came the day aflor Colonel Stotsenburg was killed. Eager bad received another promo tion , and actually wont out to load the men in battlo. Soon after be reooivod a bullet in tbo bool of bis shoo. It wag a shot from above , and had every appearance of a re volver bullet. A short time "after another bullet from above wont through Eagor's foot , and ho perma nently retired from the firing line. Arriving at'Frisco , Eager wanted to compel the men to drill , as if they did not need rest , and as if they wore not about to bo mustered out. Ho gave out interviews to tbo "Frisco papers , describing himself as a great iightor , In the presence of a dozen Nebraska soldiers ho told ouo reporter that the course of tbo government in the Philippines was all right , and that Otis was a com petent commander who was being unjustly criticised. In 'Frisco he was in favor of expansion. Now il seems that ho is to be imported to Custer and Dawson counties , to make anti-MoKinloy speeches. How the dang Treats the Farmers. Tbo populist loaders seem to think that they now bavotboir last chance at tbo people of Custer county , am are straining ovoty ncrvo to sap the last drop of blood from every indi vidual possible before they arc compelled to lot go ot tbo public teat. At tbo beginning of tbei movement nine years ago , thoi tirade was against the merchants grain dealers , stock dealers , bank and railroads , and upon their avowed intention of doing away with mul- dlo men , merchants and banks , and railroad rated , they dncoivod th > people , and Hcourod the county olliooH , the Htato ofticen and the legis lature. They aho pledged them selveH in thin count ) , if olooted to oflico , that they wonl I ( ill the posi tions for from $300 < o $500 loss salary than the law provided. Of all men the farmer * were to bo favored , and Ifginlatio.i WAH to bo mode in their In-half. VVaro houses were to bo built , in which to store their grain , where it was to be held for rcmunora'ivo prices. Alliances were to combine and buy their goods and sell their own prndiu-'s , and thus disponHu with the merchants and middle men. They were to look after the shipping of their own stock and grain , and dealers were to bo crowded out. Laws reducing freight and passenger rates wore to bo enacted , and free passes on rail roads prohibited. They sang they were going to "burst the banks and burn the bonds. " All those things were held out to the farmers as an inducement to them to join their ranks. The republican and demo cratic parties wore roundly de nounced as being corrupt and un worthy of oxistanco. By this fallacious argument , and their iu- ilamatory speeches and sough , hund reds of voters wcro beguiled , and helped thnm into oiliau. But mark tbo change. ' The loaders , seeing that the people art ) onto their hy- pooriay , have now turned upon the class that helped thorn into office , and are by their undi'.rstrappers , ollectors , constables and sheriff , oouring the county with distress warrants , compelling the fanners and others to sacrifice their last cow f need be , to pay them the ' 08 tax. The hard timoa from 1803 to 1897 lad forced many a poor mane o allow his taxes to become [ clinquant in years past , and with us short crop this year , it is a bur- Ion to him to pay those taxes , and when it aomua to being compelled o pay the ' 08 tax before ho can realize from his crop , with an addition of § 1.25 to the collectors n many cases , they are unnblo to do it without great sacrifice. A mvato letter , received a few days ago from one ol those farmers , whom the populists pretended to so greatly love , tells of the proceedings u his township , which is , doubtless the case in every other. Ho says the "collector sent out cards warning the people that on or joforo Sept. 1st tbeir taxes must bo ) aid. August 25th the constable was going after us with a distress warrant , issued by Lomax , with S > 1 25 penalty. There was but one warrant issued. , but ovary man was expected to pay the , 25 cents besides the $1.00 constable fee. lie says lie would like for Lomax to toll us who gets the 25 cents stopl. Wo know who gets the $1.00 , as it is a put up job for the pop constable. Wo are getting used to being stolen from , but Jike to keep track of tbo ones that get it. The county board seoiuB to stand in with the other fellows. If a judge or treasurer steals a few thousand , they only have to make good a part of it , which makes it look like a money making business. " In the township from which their candidate for county clerk hailsa pop treasurer defaulted for several hund red , and it is reported that tbo town ship board voted to give the defaulter ninety-nine years in which to pay it. Was the candidate a member of that board ? Do we want this kind of work to continue , or is it an indi cation that the party loaders are friends of tbo poor farmers , when they rofuBo to collect from their defaulting officials , and distress them to make up those deficiencies ? As one farmer , I am determined that the hungry horde shall not feast off of mo any longer , if I can it. * * * help . A TAX PAY Kit. Notice to Hunters. Parties are hereby notified not to bunt on my farm , or pasture grounds , under penalty of the law FRANK WEISBNUUDKU. House for Sale. Th J. S. Klrkpatnok property , tbroe bluQka ( rum public square- also a good bicyolu ( or sale. Enquire of J. C. MAULIOK. Itpul , Hliiim anil Cuiimimgs Combine. ( Commmilcatcd. ) In Cnntor countv , two warn ago , Plii-rn Minn to Uio popnllst pnrty a tcrrlhlo foe. Tills doiihlc-lipniloa monster appeared In the form of a whulc , . . . . , , Heal unit 81mm wore the bead , nnd Fred Cum- mlngs the till ! Aflor much lying , dci-clvlng and comb nation , Hhlnn micccododln getting a nomination. \Vo all romoinlior the illicit of that conrentlon , Anil wo nlno romombcr the ItliotUn extension , Which lintcd until brond daylight ; Uy that tlm ° H * w who wna In tlm rliht , rfo whuiLclcctlon day came , tliuShlnn head of the whale , , Was cruthod to the earth as though uvcra a enall. Next came Heat , of the "soft snap" fame , to bo re-oltctod , Kor ho supposed the pnrty had not reflected Into what quicksand ho would lake the populist Kilt many knew lloul did not care for tbo wreck If ho could float , . . . And In the fall of eighteen ninety-eight , y Hniivet votes came to the rescue , and IloM re colvod his fate. V It now Bocnicd on though right would prevail , f After nil the combine treachery did fall ; 1 Hut nine t trouble lisa come In one moro way , ' And now shines dimly , gives the ouo last ray ; Ulurln nt us with sickly , glassy eyes , And cnnslng the party's Indignation to rise. The trouble U , thle whale Is llkoa sn&ku In the After mashing the head , In Us tall a little lifo lasts , And Is up and ready for political strife , And thereby try to regain for the head new Hfo : It la Slilnu's nnd Hours luet chance , but they will line ! Hint thu tall Cannot Kivo Hfo to the bend of the wnalo , OummiiiRa' struggles will be ngonlztiiR to behold , While ho 1 trying to bring big ebcnvos to tbu fold ; lie will find tliut Ills harvest Is small , for his votes will bo fuw , After all the deceiving that ho , Heat and Sliinn , can do. Yes , their work will bo in vain , for on election day the tall Will bu crushed as duad as the head of the wbalo. ON is AMONO MAMT DISAPPOINTED POPULISTS. the Economy of Management , and the * ifi Security for the Payment. & , ' { ! , TUK OK1GINAL ' ? : ; - . - | | Bankers Life Association , | | | ' ' * OF _ _ , , lawa. } ! ? ' / ' KDWAUD A. TEMPLE , President. t'jjf iV-v > / ! g * . Organized July 1st , 1879. f f : ' 1ii ! Guaranty Fnnd for safety. % $ 'if's Surplus Fund for protection , S ? Supervised by 3,000 depository banks , . * [ i > Secnrl lea doposltcd with tbo state "li department. Conservative methods. SiS Preferred His isLow Kates. * ' > ? .tV * Quarterly Paymcntu. .y ? ; ' ; For rates and full Information , call S Jj 4j [ on or address ' " * I J. A. HARRIS , 454 ' . .T/ ' ViW Agent for Ouster County , Neb. Jtf iVS ' " ' .yj ; ; . Offlcc at Farmers Hank of user Connty , Hroken Bow , Neb. ' . ' ! ? j ! 0.V. . HEAL. A. P. SUITU. Beal & Smith , ATTOUNEYS-AT-LAW. Prompt attention given to collections and real estate. Olllce over First National Hank , llrokun How , . . . Nebraska. DR , BURKHART'S VKGKTABLB COMPOUND Can bo bad of J. J. Murphy , of Sargent , who IB traveling salesman for Ouster oounty. It cures all manner of blood diseases , suoh as rheumatism , kidney and liver dis eases , fever , nervous headaobo , fe male complaints , catarrh , constipa tion , indigestion , neuralgia and dyspepsia. Sample free at this oflioo. soptl4-lm J , J , SNYDER , - Notary Public , - and Justice ot tbo Peace. Special attention giv en to collections. Depositions taken , pension voucher * neatly executed , and all kinds of legal papers written. Olllco weft side square , Broken 3ow. Neb. W A. THOMPSON , W. qONTIUCTOIt AND BIDKR. . 5cy.fls.u8 and estimates on ohort no tlco. Broken Bow , Neb. Checkered Front F11KD AND LIVKKY UAUN , K. XI. CI.INOniAIS , I'rop'r. Patronage solicited. Good accommodations fnlr treatment and reasonable rates. City Feed Mill , E. F. McOuniB , Prop. Rye Flour and Graham , ground on Htono burr. All kinds of grinding done for toll or exchange , to suit customer- Agent for condensed CibiiH Stock Food. Wm. F. Hopkins , COMTK.ACTOH AND 1IITII.UKK Plans and Spncltlcatloiis on short nutlco. Ma < terlnl fuinlshod Mid building * completed cheaper than any man in thu state. Satisfaction guaran teed as to pUna nnd epcclflcutlons. Richard son's Livery AND FKEP STABLE , at the old stand , between the Burling ton unit Globe Hotels. Telephone con- nootlon. ilcndquartorri ol Cnlluwny Btugo Hue. Single and double rlga. Kates reasonable. i J N V ' i f $ f n