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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1900)
PnbltMicil Tliutiuliiy fit llmUonnlj i y iy _ _ > . * . ASiKiUCuieVuitiir * ) .OIiro ) : ti Unptiir HltK-k. fourth ATP. ' < . ' Entered lit poatonlce nt llrol.cn How , Nob. , a * fwond-clnfs mnttrr for Untie ml * don through thoU. .M. Mnlla. StjfjHl'HIlTluN ntK'E : Ono Y'iar , In ndviiuce . Sl.W , /\U . 30 , 1000. REPUBLICAN TICKET. I JOHN V. NK91UTT II. 11. WINDHAM , KMVAIIU HOVsK. nliloutlnl Kicclorp I , . It IIAlllJK , S. 1' . DAVDIDSON , JACOII JACOHSON , JOHN I , . KENKDY. JOMJl'II li. LANO. HTATII TXCK.I5T. For Governor. 01IAS II DIKrmclI , Ail-ins. For Lieut Govermr , li P 8 ' VAGE , Ouster. For Secretary ofBtnte , tlV MAlirfH , Klulinrdaon. For Auditor. OliAcJ VVESTON , Sheridan. Kor Treasurer. VVM .STEUFFEK , Cuming , For Attorney General. FRANK N PKOUT , GAGE. For Com Pub Lands and nidge. G L > FOLLMER , Thaycr. ForSupt Pub Instruction. VV K FOWLER , Washington. CONGRESSIONAL. MOSES P. KINKAID. SENATORIAL. For St'iutor , 15th Sonutorlal District , HON. F. M. OURRIE , Sargent. REPRESENTATIVE For ItepreBonlAtlTcp , Mth Dint. , OHAS. E. STAFFORD. JOSEPH PIGMAN. COUNTY. For County Attoinoy , JUDisON 0. PORTEK. Republican Supervisor Convention ! . rillHT HIHTlltDT. Tlio republicans of tha let BtiporvlHor district ol CURtcr county , Ncurnskn , will meet In convention at Wctftcrvllle , Nolir , , .Saturday , Sopt. ID , HilW , to plnor In nomination u calidntu for tint olllcu n' fuperrlior , nnil to ttHiieuct nny oilier imnlncH * that may couiu before tuts cunvuutlmi. ELZA DAVIS , Com. KEPUUL1CAN CAUCUSES. BEHWTN TOWNMIIP. The republicans of Itcrwyn townahlp nrchereby called to inoU in Mr , Matnrbury'H store , Krliiuy , September . at" o'clock i > . m , for the pur pose of placing In nomuiu Ion n full township ticket , anil for tuo trnilpsctlon of any ether hurl- tiuis Hint mny conio buforu the ciuicnu. J. UTAY1.OH , Com. BAHUKNTTOWNSIIIl' . Tlio republicans of Hurgcnttownehlp nro hereby calif d to meet In the Nlculal hull , Hntnnlny. H > III 8 , tit" o'clock Minrp , for DIG pnrposu of placing lit nomination a full Uwudilp tli ket , election of del KU eti to tile Miur | lhir convention , anil for the lr npncllon of nil oilier IHIHIIIHH Hint , may corao Leforo the convention , ly ! onliT of COMMITTEE. 1)01)0LAN ( IIHTK TOWNSHIP. The republican electors of Doimlss Grove towndlilp will meet at thu hall at WcHcott on .Saturday , Sept. B , nl'J o'clock p in , , fur llm pur pose ot pUclng In nomination a lownnhlp ticket , mid eliding eluht UuKKulus to the rupuivror convention of tfo Firm supervisor district of Ouster county , and for Hit ) transaction of mci. otlmr bctlncss ab may properU coma heforo thu meeting. II. It. OLOVKII , Com , iiiiOKCN now TOWNSHIP. The republican electors of llioken L'ow town * ( hit ) nro herein culled to meet at thu court uoueo in Bickcn How , Neb , on Motdny , 8 pt , 17 1000 , at 11:30 o'clock p in .for I lie ; urposu of placing in iiomlnutlou a candidate for meinbor of tin. boanl of county tupcivlKorn , for supervisor die trlct No. 3 , for the nomination of u lull pot ol candidates for townrhlp oHlceif , and for thu trail' kucilun of ul ) oilier buslnoxs properly coining be fore mid primary. K. Iovnit ( , Com , The occupants of throe-fourths of the county are openly oppobctl to divibion , and alwnya will bo. At the mid-road popuhet conven tion atKoprney last wu k , the pa- peru report that every populist editor but one in Buffalo county was a delegate to the convoution yet there are thoHO who claim that the mid-readers have no following . G. Biunr , a pro8perou farmer of Elk Creek township , \vau nominaltn by the republicans last Saturday , it the Seventh diftriot , for Hupervinor Mr. Iliser is ono of the pioneers o ! \ V Cufiter county , linn made a HUCOUHH of fanning , and is competent am will make a good supervisor i elected. By the grape vine wire wo loan that there is liable to bo viar to the hilt in the First supervisor district The present incumbent , J. T. Ar thnr , is said to bo a candidate for re-nomination , and it is also Btatei that Sheriff Armstrong hrta prom ised the WoBtorvillo and Douglas Grove delegations to R. J , Mills What there is in the rumor time tell. Wu wtrb mistaken last week when we aaid the Oallaway bal team would play ball at Broken Bo * on Friday they simply playot horse. The score was 32 to 13 in favor of Broken Bow. Orr boys were rtyally entertained and were highly pli'used with their visit. The Bow boys will play a return game hura within the next ton daye. Oallaway Independent , The vnlc on county division this fall will IIP dt'fiMlt-d Kruritor ll"in 't ' was four jcarri f > go , whim the InryrHt vote was rocoidcd agfiinst it that had horn cast in the history of the county. Only a few townnito ownora , wouldbo candidates for oflicc , and lawyrrs likn R. E. Brc o , who nio hoping to ot individual profit oil the public , are talking di- HOH. ! The fannTH and Block- men , who largely outnumber all otlirrH , nro not diviHioniftlH , and never will bo. This in the year when the votcru of Ouster county thoiild fieek relief 'rotn thu clutches of a demo-fusion : > ourd , who not only have accumti- lalid a needles * debt of { (300,000 ( against the taxpayers , but who now nuik by distrust to collect the per soiial tnx from UIOHO who annually , as teen as their crops and hogs are narketed , pay off their taxcf. This H tlio kind of iororm the p. ople are trad of. J y an t-xoibitat t levy of tax year if tor year , the demo-pop board has accumulated u ddiiri'ent | tax igainst tlio citizens of Custor county of $300,000 , in addition to the imotint uoooHBary to run the ex. ) onst'H of the county. The only way to remedy thin gigantic injiiB- ice , is to elect republicans in the ilaoes of the so-called reformer ? , who will not Kvy a tax greater than iccesaity rt quires. AH it take ? thrci-titlliH of all the to olmngu thu location of n county hfat , tl.uie will b ° but few 'oierti in the Noulhcat quaiter of ho county who will vote for county livimon , Should division succeed on tlio lines now proposal , Ouster lounty would bo one-fourth its iroHont size , with no possible chance > f changing the location of the county scat , and with but ono- 'ourth of the territory to assess to tcop up the expunsos oi the county. ' 1 ho county division scheme , which in engineered by It. If. Broga , of Callaway , is apparently not very popular with the farmers of the county who have no inclination to tear down the structure which they liave boon building for years. The ouunty hus now reached the point whore half of the former assessment would bo Mifliuient to run it , and but few people are desirous of again starting to build up new counties , which would be inferior in every way to what the grand old county of Ouster now IB. A Uood Nomination. Joseph Pigiunn , of Oumro , Ouster county , has bo > n nominated by the republicans of his district for representative. Mr. Pigmau is an old Kearney man and has many friends in Buffalo county who will bo glad to know of his nomination. Ho oamo to Kearney in 188-1 and was employed as clerk in a dry goods house until 1889 , when ho re moved to Ouster county and tried his hand at farming. In 1803 ho again removed to Buffalo oouutyand taught in the Gibbon schools until 1800. Ho has boon farming in Ouster county since that time. Kearney Hub. Oversights. It would seem that Bryan made a mistake when ho allowed the Kansas Oity convoution to adjourn without a codicil appendix , stating that any ether available thing that occurs hereafter will bo a part ol this platform. This would have insured harmony between Bryan and his follow kickers , aud more over given latitude and freshness to the campaign. There is a tendency in kicking , very like goi-bip , to grow stale , and wo fear Bryan maybe bo fonuwhat hampered. Of course the "nud-roadors" will - help to npico things , hut what about the "Boxers , " on Bryon safely sympa thize with them without entangling matters ? May bo this can all bo arranged yet , by having the anar chists call a convention and endorse Bryan , with suitable resolutions of condolence for the Boxers and all other similar organizations. The Strain Otor. That i flkiiil cyolouo that threat ened Judge Rhodes hnfl ptiBHi'd by , and missi-d the Judge by many , many milcii. Like many another fjood reformer who has bt'on kept busy lleeinn from oilico , the j dt.'o can now fci'l more easy , that ollicial burdens have not been laid upon him to Have l.ho country. Wo Hinpalhizo with the Judge , liov- ever , in oonnidoration of the long Htrain ho has been under ; it is no light matter , in these troublesome times , to feel the weight of respon sibility in preserving "eternal prin ciples. " A less courageous man thiin th" Judge would , no doubt , have broken down. It is not alto * gethor the fienno of momentous roponsitxhly , but alro the long strain of uncertainty , that weighs HO heavily upon a man who suspects he in to he made a sacrifice to odico. Wo bave a ain at d again admired the courage of these saint like reformers who I'.ive faced ofh'cial rcHpotiMhilily to "nave the country , " and "for the g < od of the party. " 'Vo have moro thiui once scon thorn traveling over the country , and tearfully consulting with their brethren how they might moot and undergo the ordeal of official sacri fice for "eternal principles , " Yea wo congratulate the Judge. It wa3 a doRO call , aud a great strain. CoiiMiltiiir ( Signs. Before Clio fupionists aiul "mid ronders' ' start out this fall on their hair pulling campaign , wo suggest that they read up carefully the hair Hplitting doctrines oi the Talmud. There will bo some fine distit utions to make , "r tlio people will got muddled. Just exactly the differ ence between a piinoiplo this Call and next will be the sticking point. Pile funionistH who are to bo mid- roadcrs next fall , will no doubt show some ponderous aiguments why they should bo democrats this fall. Thorn will bo such a weigh ing of parts and dissection of ' 'eter nal princij ICH , " as the world has not experienced since the JOWH nplit haiiH over cloolrincn , It \\511 boat the I'm(3 logic which once BO clearly defined the number of saints that could nit on thu point of a cambric needle. Oaroful and concise rea soning in chaiactoristic of the aver age ' popocratic mind , and oven though Bryan is knocked out , thc-ro will bo great yood deno for civili zation when it in ouco thoroughly settled just when and how "eternal principle" is to bo applied. Wo have long realized that some vital element of weakness attended the popocratic application of reform doctrine. There are certain phanos of the moon and conditions of the planets that have long been sus pected of working out the destiny of man , and it may be that Hick's weather prognostications will prove invaluable to the popooralB , in de ciding the time when "eternal prin ciples" will work. Ono thing is now quite certain , that this year is unfavorable , and the "midroaders * " rash haste IH to bo deplored. There seems to be much reason why the lunar phases will bo much more favorable to populism next year. On the now time card which will go into effect September lJth ( , it is understood , train14 will leave Dead wood at V:45 a. in. , arriving at Edgemont at 12:10 p. m , rnd connect with 42 which will arrive at Edgemont at noon. Train 42 will arrive at Alliance at 4:10 : p. m , and leave at 5:25 : p. m. arriving at Uavenua at 1:15 : a. ui. and Lincoln at 4:45 : a. m. The time of No. 41. will be about the same as it is now , aa also will the time of No. 43 fiom Edgemont to Dead wood. The Allianco-Donver passengers will leave Alliance at 4.30 p. m. arriv ing at Denver at 11:30 : p. m aud the Denver-Alliance passengers Mill leave Denver at 11:30 : p. m. arriving at Alliance at 8:00 : a. m. Train Nos. 43 and 44 will undoubted ly be taken oil between Broken Bow and Edgemont , and 47 do the local work Seneca to Alliance and 41) ) from Alliance to Edgemont. Alliance Grip. Hall Katts to Lincoln Ncbraika State Fair. Sept. 3 to 7 the Burlington Konto will soil round trip tickets to Lincoln nt Imlt rates , plus CO cuntor ndmlesluu to the Btnto 1'ulr ' Aek agent about special trains to Lincoln , leaving piiEsengorrt nt Juir grounds , Ilome same day. ng'JS 3 Charles Wcslon. Clmrlos Wc'Hton , the republican nominee for state auditor , was born in Now York Oity in 1854. He moved with lih parents to Cham-- paipn county , Illinois , in 1855 , nnd spent much of his time on the farm until he reached manhood. Mr. Weston is a man of thorough iducation. Ho received his elc- montary education in the public schools of Chicago and Champaign Oity , Illinois. Ho entered the uni versity of Illinois in 1872 , and graduated from the institution in 1870 , having completed in a very creditable manner a four years course in the college of liteiaturo aud science. For two yearn after graduation he taught in the public schools of Illi nois , ar.d all hough since cugaired in other pursuits , ho has always found time and inclination to take an ac tive interest in educational work. In 1878 ho commenced the study of law in the oflico of Judge J. W. Langley , of Champaign , Illinois , and subsequently studied with Wil liam H. King , of Chicago , at that time proHdinl of the board of edu cation "of Chicago. Mr. Weslon wad admitted to th bar by the su preme court of Illinois in 1880 , having pnsded the most creditable examination in a clans of forty-five. For four yoara ho was associated in business with William II. King aud Frederick W. Packard , at tl-at time ouo tf the loading firms of Chicago. In 1884 Mr Weston removed to Washington Territory , and was for a time editor of the Lewis County Bee in that territory. Ho came to Nebraska in 1880 , and has since resided in the htate , most of the time at Hay' Springs , Sheridan county , and has been engaged in the mercantile , banking and stock business. Ho is at present chiefly engaged in the etock industry in Sheridan county. During the greater part of Harri son's administration ho was editor of the North West News , a repub lican paptr published at Hay Springs. Mr. Weston has always been a republican in politic * , and in 1803 was eleotiu regent of the state uni versity , which position ho filled with great credit to himself , and advantage to the educational inter ests ol the state. Ho proved him self to be a man of energetic pur pose and discriminating judgment , and was much esteemed by univer sity people and his associates on the board. Mr. Weston has served for many years on the school and vil lage boards at IIay Spring" , his counsel being eagerly sought and invariably followed. He was un doubtedly the unanimoue choice of his district as candidate for state senator prior to his nomination for auditor. His republicauism Ins never been questioned , and til who know him personally will cheer fully subscribe to these statements in regard to his personal worth aud character. Mr , Weston has been a widower for many years , and has ono daughter , a blight Miss of twelve years , who is now being educated in Chicago. The posters entitled "Uncle Sam's Bftlanco Sheet" ai.d "That Terrible Eolipso , " published by The Ameri can Protective Lt'Hguo , are perhaps the most striking illustrations of the ditieronco in the conditions bo. tweon 1800 and 1900 , which have been isbued thus far in the cam paign. These posters can bo scon in the rooms oi any local Republi can Committee , or will bo sent to any address for eight cents , Ask for posters "G" and " 11. " Address , American Protective ' 1 ariff League , 136 west 23rd street , Now York. Poynter's Term Will Close With a Deficiency of at Least $100,000. Facts anil Figures Taken From tlio Ollieiiil Records Which Will Ad mit ol' No Dispute , Important Slut lilies liuurluff on the \Vciiltli aiul Kpvmrccs of tlio 1'arni. Oninha , Aug. 27. It la a low esti mate to say that at the close of the fiseiil year the state of Nebraska will be facing a deficit In the funds for the maintenance of the various state In stitutions of not IUMS than $100,000. If anything , the amount will bo larger. Neither Is this mere coitjeuturc. Al ready the records In the auditor's of fice at Lincoln rorcnl u large short age , and , assuming that there will bo no Increase In the rate of expenditures , the deduction leads up to these figures. At best the shortage cannot fall below the $100,000 mark. This Is certainly u bad showing for the Poynter administration , consider ing the fact that the last legislature appropriated for general purposes more than $2,000,000. More than $500,000 was appropriated for salaries and wages alone and yet , generally speaking , there will be a Inrge shortage In these funds. The records In the auditor's olllcc at this very time , with six months' ex penses unprovided for , show a short age In the funds appropriated for the Normal School nt Peru , the Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City , the Pish Hatchery at South Bend , the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Milford - ford , the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Grand Island , the Institute for Fee ble Minded Youth at Beatrice , the Asylum for the Insane at Norfolk , the Industrial School at Kearney , the Asy lum for the Insane at Lincoln in short , they show a shortage in the funds of every state Institution. These facts are taken from the oili- cial records and they cannot be suc cessfully refuted. The records also show an utter disregard for law In the matter of diverting funds. While the law contemplates that specific ap propriations shall be used only to meet obligations against such funds , the practice in general 'Is to use many specific funds as general funds. The custom is , where a fund Is exhausted , to draw on gome other fund specific ally appropriated for ether purposes , an act clearly in violation of law. Thnt the present fusion administra tion has been an expensive luxury to the people of Nebraska can no longer be denied. It Is a fact , which the of ficial figures will substantiate , that at the end of Governor Poyntpr's present term the state of Nebraska will have paid out more money and incurred more Indebtedness In the way of def icits and unpaid bills for the main tenance of the public Institutions than for any other two yours since the state was admitted to the Union. Neither Is there any excuse for this large deficiency. The last legislature was liberal In Its appropriations , and , while It did not appropriate the large amount demanded by the heads of the various state Institutions , for the sim ple reason that it would have imposed a hardship on tax payers , It appropri ated an amount which , had the Insti tutions boon honestly and econom ically managed , would have been abundantly sulllclent. Fallacious Prophecy. Back in the olden times , when the people were less tolerant and the lamp of reason and intelligence shone loss brightly than today , false prophets were frequently exiled and false prophecies were put under a ban. Not so today. The spectacle of to day Is that of a false prophet running for president on the Democratic ticket with his false prophecies recast lute a platform of principles. Of all the prophets , Bryan has boon the most prolific and at the same time has made more and greater mistakes. In the campaign of 180(5 ( lie said that a Republican victory would bring untold distress and suffering. Is there one man In Nebraska who be lieves It today ? On the contrary , Isn't It the universal belief , and Is it not an istabllshed fact , that the country Is more prosperous In general than for many years ? Bryan said Republican victory meant Industrial slavery. Where is it ? Bryan said Republican victory meant low prices for farm products. Has that come true is there a farmer In Nebraska today who believes It ? Bryan said a gold standard would Impoverish the masses and decrease the purchasing capacity of labor aud farm products. Has this come true ? Is there a farmer who will say that he Is getting less for his cattle , hogs , corn , wheat , oats , butter , wool , or any other product of the farm , than he re ceived four years ago ? Is there a la borer who will say that he Is getting loss pay for his work than he received four years ago ? Bryan's philosophy was fallacious then and It Is Just as fallacious now. There Is no more logic or truth In his philosophy of today than there was four years ago. It was without foun dation In fact then and It Is without foundation in fact now. It was In tended to frlghtou the people then ami It Is Intended to frighten the people now. Everybody admits that ho was - > wrong In 1800. not In one prophecy , not In one ttntmico , but In all. What right , what CXCUBO has any ouo to of fer for protcndliiK to believe In his vagaries today ? Bryan has hlmielf deserted his philosophy of ISOtt. Ha has taken another tack , not of bla own volition , but his philosophy of 1800 has lu'on shuttered by the logic of events and Micro Is iirfhlng left of thorn but the rovorbojtftlng echoes of the calamity foroliodllMH of the "boy orator , " so he has boon forced to seek shelter behind a new orthodoxy. Ha has taken cover behind "militarism" and "Imperialism , " something new to the voters and something therefore with which they may be more easily duped. If elected , his peculiar brand of "militarism" when analyzed would be found to bo that hydra-headed monster , free trade ; and his "Impe rialism , " freesilver. . Bryan and his party may rant about "militarism" and "imperialism , " but behind It all , and the hidden motive , is to get Into position to promote the cause of free trade and free silver. No one knows bettor than Bryan that his free trade and free silver sophistry has lost caste with the people. No one knows better than he that It would be politi cal suicide to attempt to conduct a campaign In defense of these princi ples. Free silver and free trade are dead. Republican prosperity has dis credited them In the minds of the peo- pie and has stamped them out forever. Mr. Bryan still adheres to them , but , with all his boasted fortitude , he dare not attempt openly to Impress them upon the minds of the electors. The I'ariuorH Prosper. The American Agriculturist will U 4 hardly be accused of being a partisan publication. It is one of the oldest , as well as most substantial of the period icals devoted to the Interests of the farmers , and whatever appears In Its columns Is worthy of credence and consideration. In the Issue of this magazine for March 17 , 1J)00 ) , an arti cle appeared which gives very clearly the condition of the farmer today as compared with his condition during the years of Democratic suprem acy In the 'DOs. These figures were In most part derived from sources which the Agriculturist vouches for as accu rate. The editor Indulged In a little In dependent investigation along these lines and from answers from a list of many hundred correspondents , In whom he placed great faith , he de rived the figures which he gives in the article from which we condense the following : The advance in farm values in the United States in the year 1000 as com pared with the yours of Democratic depression , ISOl-flU , Is shown by the following figuro.s : Gain In value live stock. . . $008,000.000 Gain in value staple crops. 401,000,000 Gain in value live stock products a"0,000,000 Gain In value other prod ucts - . 200,000,000 Total gain ? 1OUO,000,000 * Gain in real estate $2,550,000,000 Total advance1,210,000,000 The above figures show that the pro duce of farms of the United States In the year 1S09 realized to the farmers ? 1,000,000.000 more than In any of the years 1S04-00. The farm values for 1809 are given as follows : Land , buildings , etc $14r > 00,000,000 Live stock 2,558,000,000 Improvements and ma chinery 500,000,000 Total $17,538,000,000 The total of those items in the Dem ocratic year 1893 was $14,200,000,000 and the highest previous figure readied was In 18S9 , when the total was $15,084,000.000. The prices received by the farmers per head for live stock In 1900 com pared with the lowest point since ISO ! , which was during the years of Democratic depression , Is shown In the following table : . ' Low Point 1000 Horses - . . . . $ ! ! .05 $45.00 Mules 39.00 48.07 Cows in.40 81.12 Cattle 14.15 24.88 Sheep i.oo 2.97 Hogs 4.13 4.99 The editor of the Agriculturist turns from these figures , showing the pros perous condition of the farmers , to an other line of argument , which Is also a very tolling one. He takes up the , question of farm mortgages and he finds that ten years ago the farms of the United States wore encumbered to the amount of $1,080.000.000. This year this largo amount has been re duced to $800.000,000. In 1890 the av erage size of each mortgage was $1,224. In 1000 the average size was $1,000. In 1890 , 74 per cent of these mortgages wore for purchase price and Improvements , the rate of Interest was 0.8 per cent and the percentage of value of the farms mortgaged was \ 80. This year 7S per cent of the mortgages - ) gages are for purchase price and improvements - provements , the rate has declined to 0 j flat , and only 27 per cent of the value ' of the farms of the United States are covered by mortgage. These figures / are undoubtedly ns nearly correct as t It Is possible to obtain. They were f gathered , as stated above , by a'porlod- j leal which Is non-partisan and the re sults given were not shaded In favor I of either party. That they Indicate. ' however , a largo gain in all that goes to mnko for the prosperity of the farm.n- a fact , and ono which should call the attention of the people bene fited to their duty to vote the Repub lican ticket. i t