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nHMSDAY , DElT SFf ( , HKloT
DIfi Tliompson'ti frii'iidri cliiitn
that ho will linvo nt least forty sup
porters 111 the legislature .it itH con
vening.
Aftir January , 1101 * , ihoro will
not bo a populist governor in the
United Stales. Fiifion liae dethroned
tin in oil. The Populist.
K , Kosowalor will , in all prob
ability , bavo more supporter11 than
.uiy other candidate for the United
States Senate on lirHl Lallot , except
I ) . K 'J'hompHon.
By n united ffort of the IIOWH
pipers and inoinborH ol the legis
Jtiluro of the Sixth congrcusiofial
district , it is poseiblo for the Sixth
to secure the olcoliou of ono of tbt
United States Senators thia winter
There IH a possibility , which ap
proxitnatcH very oloaoly to a proba
bility , that CtiHlor county ma )
Hcouro ono of the United States
HetiatorH , to bo chosen by the legislature
laturo next month. It now be
hooves every loyal citizen of tl.o
county to lay aside all prejudice , il
any , or preference for other oandi-
dati'H , and loyally and earnestly
support the eandidnuy oi Senator
F. M. Currio
It in now reported that VV. J
Bryan , having utterly failed as a
presidential oindidate , inlonds to
launch out into the newspaper busi
ness. The height of bin ambition
is to publish a weekly newspaper
Experience , it would scorn , ban
ripened Mr. Bryan's judgment , from
which we ore inclined to infer , UK
ho is a young man , that ho may yol
amount to something in this world
and earn a better future in tin
world to oomo.
The fraud developed in the con
test proceedings in South Omaha ,
would indicate that the World
llerald'fl heavy head line charges
of fraud practiced by republicans
before election in that city , had for
its real object the attraction of the
public mind from the real thing ,
while South Omaha democrats put
up a job to sloul everything in
sight.
The fact that D. E. Thompson's
aoousots have'failed to produce that
signed agreement , alleged to have
buon made with the pops two
years ago , after Thompson offered
to donate 15,000 to any charitable
institution in Lincoln , if any one
would produce the document , has
had much to do in changing public
sentiment in his favor. Another
act that has had much to do in
building up Mr. 'ihompgon in the
estimation of the public , was his
contribution of $20,000 , to the
fund to give the First Nebraska
( jregtment free transportation
homo from Sun FranoiBuo , when
the governor had exhausted every
other resource.
Tl'o question of choosing tht
chairman of the next board of su
porvisorc , is being discussed some
in. political circles. The honor
would naturally go to 0. O. hind ,
of Wayne township , as ho is the
only republican on the board nerv
ing ou the second term. Mr. hind
we understand , will not urge bis
election ou that' ground , however ,
owing to his long distance from the
county spat. Should ho not bo
oliOBoii , the position will bo tendered
G. II. Thorpe , the newly elected
member from Broken Bow distrito
It is argued , that owing to thp
extra responsibility resting upoi
the chairman of the board , he ahoult
bo convenient to the county seat BO
as to have a kind of supervisor ! over
the business of the county. Mr
Thorpe IB a man of excellent exec
utive and business ability , am
should bo bo obosou would till the po
sition in a highly acceptable manner
on the other band should Mr. hinab
oboson , he with his long oxporienc
on the board and familiarity of it
work would doubtless provo a cap
able presiding officer.
i
With Him , F. M , ( Jurrie olcutud
to the United Stales Senate , the
western part of the state would
Btftiitl Homo show of Hoouring a few
public buildings. In the past Hitch
favors liavo born confined exclus
ively to the eastern part of the stale.
Had wo two republican ri/prosent-
ativen to fend to the legislature
instead of two domo.pops , thin
winter , it would ijrea'.ly ntrongthon
Uuttor county's chance for soourinj :
a United States Senator. Wo hope
lint the two members elected will
lay aside tlioir political ptojudjcas ,
as they can not elect one of their
own political faith , and help secure
a senator from the west instead of
two from the eastern part of the
Htato.
Nebraska U. 8. Senator.
There is a etrong sentiment in
wcutoin Nebraska , especially in ( lit
Fifth and Sixth oongreecional dis
trict ? , that the in to routs of thai
territory , coupled with the impor
tant plaue it occupied in redeeming
the Htato from Bryanism , that
entitles it to one of the two
U. S. HunatcrH to be chosen
by the nixt legislature. The old
division that has formerly been
considered , the North and South
L'latto country , is neither a fair nor
a just division to the diversified
jusinoss interests of tbo stute , nor
politically.
The eastern part of the stale is
the lioin < i of the capitalist , manu-
lacturor and consumer , wbile the
western part of the state is com
posed almost exclusively of pro
ducers. While grain ia grpwn in
portions of the western part of the
Htato , etookraising in the business
timt'prodoiniuateH , and'is by far the
most important and lucrative busi
ness of western Nebraska. In ordnr
that both the manufacturing and
capitalistic interests of the eastern
part of the state may bu fairly rep.
resented , a representative man of
capital should bo chosen. Ou the
other hand , if wo are to have the
great industry of western Nebraska ,
Htookraimng , fairly represented in
tbe nonato of the United States , that
man should be chosen from tbe
western part of the state , one who
is not only familiar with the stock
interests , but who is also personally
and financially identified with that
business.
Should the Platte river be main
tained as the proper dividing line ,
t would ho poseiblo to select both
f the U. S. flonators from the oast-
rn part of thu slate , ono from
jiucoln and The other from Omaha ,
and ignore iho inlurusla of weulern
Nebraska onliroly. In all fairness ,
his would nol bo jusl. It is now
) ossible for ihe members of the
egialaturo from western Nebraska
o organize aiid break down that
Norlb and South Platte bobby , and
establish an equitable nnd just di
vision of tbu state for political pur-
loses that will give thoatook growers
of Iho woat an equal showing wilb
ho manufacturing and speculative
ntcroslB of the oast. The fact that
wo United States senators are to
bo objctod now , gives thu we&t an
opportunity that il may not again
mvo in this generation. It is not
probable that either of the candi
dates from the eastern part of tbo
stale will have sufficient stronglh to
secure the election without aasist-
inco from the Difth and Sixth
districts. Should this bo tbo cane ,
the west will hold the key to the
situation. The acknowledged cat ) '
didalon in the nabtorn division are
D. K Thompson , K. M. Ilinshaw ,
Edward Hose water , Lorenzo
Orouimo , L. D. R'.obarda , Goo. D.
Moiklojohu and J. h. Webster.
Thompson is conceded to bo con
siderably in the lead of all candi
dates , but without combining with
some ono who can control a dozen
or ( if teen votes , OTOH Thompson's
election is not assured. Next to
Thompson in numerical strength is
Rosowater. NolwJlhstandiug the
populist papers asserted before
election that a republican legisla
ture meant the election of Thomp
son and Rosewater , the situation at
present does not indicate it. The
supporters of the two will never
unite , and while one or the other , in
all probftbility , will bo elected , both
will not be. The one who is suc
cessful must secure enough votes
from the west to give him a ma
jority in the caucus. With a perfect
organization of the western mum-
born , they can in turn secure tbo
HUpportors of the successful Candi
da tea from iho east , and elect the
man of thuir choice from tbu went.
tt is the oliano9 of a life time , and
wo question whether them is n sin
gle member from tbo western part
of the state Hint would prove traitor
to homo industries or borne talent ,
when equally competent , by helping
lo elect both from the east , ono nt
Omaha or Genoa , and the other at
Lincoln , on the pretext that ono
should bo north and the other south
of the Plalto , No , gentlemen , now
ia the time to do away with that
false and unjust division , by estab
lishing an east and west division ,
with tbo eastern boundaries of the
Fifth and Sixth congressional dis
tricts us the proper line. Ouoo
established , the division can easily
bo maintained thereafter. In the
western division there are Hoycral
men who aspire to senatorial honors
who would creditably represent
their constituency. Among those
most prominently mentioned are
Senator F. M. Currie , of the 16th
senatorial district , and Judge M. P.
Kinkaid , of O'Neill. Thpro maybe
bo others. But either of tbcso men
would bo acceptable. Between the
two , however , there is a preference
from a local an well as a business
standpoint.
Senator Currio is a resident of
Custor county , and naturally wu
would be for him first , everything
else being equal. But there are
other qualifications that leaven him
without a peer in the stato. First ,
ho in a classical scholar. IIo is a
close student , and is thoroughly
conversant with our national his
tory and the record ? of congress.
While a scholar of eminence , he is
an orator , a ready debater , and a
forcible and eloquent speaker , who
is ready at all limes , and upon any
occasion to diaciiFH any topic or
issue that may be presented.
Another qualification is tint be in
actively and extensively engaged in
clock raising. LIe has two large
ranches , one in Ouster and tbti other
in Loup county , on which ho ban
nearly three thousand head of oat-
lie and eight hundred bead of
horseu , over which bo has personal
supervision , boaidoe farming exten
sively. Ilia interests are identical
with tbe stock raisers and farmers
of western Nebraska , and boiup an
intelligent man , and successful in
both these branches of industry , tits
him for iho high position , and we
question whether there is one in tbe
state that could bo chosen , that
would be morn capable of tilling
tbo position ol U. S. senator for the
interest ! ) of western Nebraska. His
splendid record in the state legisla
ture two years ago is to bis credit ,
and among the old members , by
whom ho is known , his ability is
acknowledged , and his re-election '
to the stale son ate in a pop district ,
is a atiflicient guarantee of bis popu
larity at home.
But wholhor ho or Judge Kin-
kaul , or some oilier able man be
tbo choice of tbe members of the
logislaturn from the west , they
should unite with determined pur
pose , and support no oastcrn man
until assured that ho will return tbe
compliment with a sufficient num
ber of voles to elect the man of tliuii
choice from tbo wesl.
The County Printing Worries the Pops.
They die hard. In the recent
session of the county board , which
was the la l ono of that august body ,
they manifested the deep agony of
their souls , This was most promi
nent in Iheir action upon tbe ques
tion of oounly printing , There has
not boon a time for years , if cvor ,
in the history of the county board ,
when it advertised for bids on
oounly prinling. Tbo law fixes the
rates for county printing , and it ia
not any more in the province of a
county board to adverliao for bidw
on county punting , ibau it is for U
lo advertise for bids for county
attorney , county clerk , county treat )
uror , or any other county officer.
The law prescribes the duty ol
county oQioora , aud fixes their sala
ries for performing certain work
aud tbo price is limited by , the
amount of work done. Tbo same ia
true in rcfercuoo to iho law which
iconlemplates county printing. The
law requires the county board , at itti
January mooting , to designate tome
j newspaper iu tbu county as the offi
cial paper , It also fixes the ralo. <
that papers may charge for legal
jiioticcB , board proceedings an I de
linquent taxis. It hati boon the
custom of Iho board , until Iwo years
ago , lo noiify iho several papers in
the city that they were going lo let
the contract for county printing lethe
the lowest bidder. Tbo papers
have always , through jealousy or
personal pride , boon foolish enough
to bo caught by thai kind of bail ,
but wo do not remember of any
board having the audacity to HF-
sumo that they had iho right lo
advurliHO for bids on couuiy print
ing. The custom of notifying the
city publishers that thuy would
receive bids on county printing waa
abolished by the pop board two
years ago. Il was an occasion
whore wo went before the board on
the question of county printing , and
wo wore then informed by the
president of tbo board , while said
board was in session , that they did
not proposa to lot a republican pa
per have the county printing at an\
price , and iho assertion was sane *
tioned by Mr. Cooney aud others.
We assured Iho board iben and
Ihoro that that was the cot reel
policy , as we believe in the doc
trine lhal lo the victor belonged
ihc spoils But wo regarded it as
inconsistent to invite bidders , when
they had no intention of considering
their bids. The questiou was quite
generally discussed by Ibc board al
that lirno , nnd il was the prevailing
opinion that iho honorable way lode
do was lo comply with the law , and
ask for no bids , but designate the
oilioial paper.
A motion was then made and
carried that the Cusler County Chief
bu the official paper of tbo county.
But instead of letting the Chief
'iijoy the rates that the law pro
vides , a motion was subsequently
made to fix the salary of the Chief
at $400 , nud it waa to do all tl.o
work that formerly bad buen done ,
except that the county clerk wan
required to furnish a transcript of
thu minutes of tbo board. That
same policy has been followed since
by tin * pop board , until their last
meeting , when they realized that
they would no longer have a ma
jority on the board. Their ox iu
now gored. They no longer go on
tbo theory Uiat to the viclor belongs
tbo spoils. But by this move they
seek to compel the new board to
receive bids , in order to give the
Chief a chance to continue at the
county crib al tbe expense of the
republicans.
Tboro is a class of wotk that the
law does not control , and it is per
fectly legitimate to advcrluio for
bids on lhal work. That is the
work of furnishing tbo books and
stationery for the use of the county
oQicera. That class of work has
ilways boon advertised and open to
bidders. But county printing is
not included in that Hut.
Fruits of Republican Victor/ .
Already the victory gained by
the republican party in Cusler
county , in the recent election , in
electing a majority of the county
board , has yielded u bountiful har
vest for ihe taxpayers.
The RICPUIILICA.M maintained last
spring that the county levy was too
liigb , and should bo cut half into.
When tbe pop board failed lo act
upon our suggestion , but cut tbo
levy only one mill , wo urged that a
special mooting of thu board bo
called , for the purpose of rescinding
their former action , and give the
public the immediate relief needed ,
Wo thou argued that ihe $350,000
claimed lo be duo on real estate ,
could be made available by M ug
off the certiticatea in blocks of from
1100 to $20,000 , which would run
thu finances of the county for five
years. Still the pop board refused
to heed our advice , and the oxhor-
bitant levy was allowed to remain ,
and the clerk proceeded to prepart
tbo books for collection on that
basis. The majority of tbo board ,
which wab populist , seemed to act
upon the theory that they had a
cinch on the county offices aud the
county board for years yet to come.
I Santa Claus Headquarters *
Thirteenth Visit of Saint Nick to us in Broken Bow.
QiiufMtivrnr c ' Ollft HCtH.
1 New fllroii. ilnnglnp Lump * .
\Vntcr Sets. TOYS
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HnUlna. Kt.iiul I.nmp' . TOYSAN
las Currnittn. Wnll Lntnp * . , Dinner Sets. AN ! )
HT Wff * Nut * . Olisfl Lnmpit. CASTORS GAM US
I'lqs - Indent Lftmpv
All kinds of Lamp < A Flno 10 Piece OF1 ALL
Apiilu Hotter. GOOD APPLES Tollo * act for only KINDS.
Pencil JlntUr. AT
Mlncu Meat. IIOWUN'S 43.75 UOI.l.H.
Cider.
Ornngoi.
LOimmri. Oysters- Celery.
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1 Grapes ,
They are lino.
. Send your ChrlMmnj Tree Cotnmlttcoa to OB , wo am I
Old Cider Vincpnr.
ready to tcrvo you now , BS 1 oforo. Wo will glvq you prices
ClirlHtiitiiH ou goods tint no ono will bo willing to moot.
O
Tree Cnii-
Wo buy butter WK WANT
cllon , nurt WANTYOUR Bring In yonr To
nnd eggs , ' 'ml want YOUR bacco , nnd
TxgB
Candle ill you tmvu. HOLIDAY
Imy yonr tjlrl a
JUolcicrH. THY US OUDERS ChrUtmaH Present
Wo will give n SACK OP CANDY to every child
In Custor comity who will call for It , ou
MONDAY ONLY ,
DEC. 24th ,
Yom i for n Happy Xmns ,
J. C. BO WEN.
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I ain got' K to liowcii'g
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OHAS. E. KOHI ) , President , Omaha , Nob. II. O , KOGBKS , Onshlor , Broken Ilow.
J. it. KIMIJKHL1NG , Vico-1'rcn. , lirokon IJow. > S. H. IIOYT , Ags't Cashier
BROKE ! STATE r-
BROKEN BOW , NEB.
General Banking Business Transacted.
inuuuroiis :
Chas. E-Ford. J. M. Klrabcrllng. 8. H. Moyt. H. Q. Kogcra. V. B. Caldwell
Make a pp'poialty of loaning money on cattle.
A. W.
IIa jnet received an Invoice of
ART GOODS , PICTURE
POCKETS , TOl&ET CASES
9CUECMS , 9UAIVX UOUDCKS ,
And n fnll Uno of MouldlnKH of Ilia lutcet 1'attorng , mid
u ill innke Picturu FrnincH to order , any 'ze , at iirlcea that
will milt ovcrybooy. Jtrlng In jou- pictures ondhavo them
framed
Went Hide lirolteii Ilow
With the air of lords , they lossed
Iheir heads and sniffed iho air
for a fresh breeze , aa does the
broncho that defies the lariat , and
without necessity or reason , hold to
their former decision , with their
iron heel upon Iho nooks of Iho people
ple , as if lo say , lot the people be
d d , wo arc in power , and you can
not help it. But on the Gth of
November they received a new
revelation. The appeals of the
RKPUULICAN lo Iho taxpayers had
not failed to have its effect in the
strcugest , and as theythought , the
most invincible pop district in the
oounly. Both Sa-vage and Ilisor
wore elected members of iho * ) oard.
They bad figured il waa nol pos
sible for the republicans lo elect
more than Liud and Thorpe , and
had little fear of Thorpo'a election.
For Iwo successive terms Carr bad
carried Broken Bow dialriot , and
they figured that with ouo whom
they thought was their trongost
man in iho county , they would
carry il agmn. Bui when Thorpe ,
Lind , llm-r and Savage , all four
republicans , were oleolod , they then
saw that there wan no porridgu in
the pot lor them. Their high rolling -
ing ImJ come lo an end. They bad
robbt'd tlioir own nowHpaponi of
Iheir jual compcusaliou , aud turned
their ill-gott n gain ir.to Iho o-tiers
of Iho treasury , aud taxed the people
ple to an unreasonable limit , lhal
they might pone as financiers , aud
yet were masquerading under the
cloak of reformers. Public roads
and needed bridged were rejected ,
and t-rroncous taxes retained , that
our county lords might , like the
nigger with his pig , exhibit their
authoiity But thank the Lord ,
Iheir imperial reign baa ended. The
voice of the people foi relief ban
been heard , and they are done.
But now they have repented.
They remember the pleadings of ;
the RHI-UBIJCAN of rnonlhs ago. It
was a death-bod repentance , bul it -
will boar good fruit. It was Iheir f
last act before passing into political i
oblivion , just before the lid of the
collin was lo bo nailed down , tuat
Balam's as upoke. It was the
crowning speech of their career.
On motion the 14 mill levy of 1900
was cut to 7 mills. Had that mo
tion been made and carried last
Juno , the jiops might have boon reelected -
elected ? But why did they do it ?
Simply because they knew the
republican board could aud would
carry out their pledge to the pooplo.
They knew tint the republican
board wnicb bad been elected would
cut the levy in two for next year ,
and for the aolo purpose of political
ett'out , they roHoiuded their former
action , and out the levy half in twjo.
Had they taken the advice of the
KKPUBLICAN , they would bavo saved
the expense of making up another
tot of booJcH for iho iroasuror ana ,
tax collectors , and liavo the cost
charged to the county the re
sult of a now compilation will ro
quiro.
Another largo crop that has been
harvested for iho ooi'nly is Iho sale |
of § 20,000 in fix oertitioatea for
cash , which could uol have beeu
done , had not ihe republican parly '
won in the election. In dollars , !
the republican victory iu the oouuty '
has tuvcd to the taxpayers in taxec ,
by the reduced levy , * 14,000 , and
added to the treasury in cash , for
delinquent certificales , * 20,000 ; lo-
tal , $34,000. When it is to be lakou
inlo account that this has been ac
complished in lost thau sixty dap
after the result of iho election waa
declared , it gives the public- some
thing of an idea of the advautacos
of a republican administration over
the bo-callol reformers. t
