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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1901)
tater ( fie , Republican "PnbHiliod orcry TlmrsJsjr nt the Connty Beat. 1) . M. AMSUmtllY. - . Editor 3-Cmeo lit Ouster Block , Fourth ATB.-W Entered nt the poatofflco at Ilrokon How , Nob. , M BocoiuU lain matter for ttwipmlf elon through the U. 8. M&llg. 8UU3C1U1TION i'ltlOK ! One Tear , In ftdvnnco 91.00 ADVKimsiNa UATIIS. Ono column , per month , $7,00 , One-half col umn , per month. $100 Quarter column ! | > er month , $3.60. Los * tb&n ijnntler column/CO cents per Inch per month. Cards on Hist page , CO cents per Ineb , per month. Local advertlMng 6 cculs per line each Inter lion. Notice of church ( air * , sociables and entertain- menu where money Is charged , oue.bnU rnt B. Society notices and rerolntlone , one-halt rates. Wedding notices tree , bait price for pubUimng list ot present * . Dcalu notices free , tall ptlcn for publishing obltnarr notices , and card * of tbankii. Legal notices at rules prurhlcd liy s'ntatctot Mcbruka. THURSDAY , GOTO ilifiR 34,1001 , REPUBLICAN TICKET. Htnte TlcUet. For Judge Supreme Court S. II. SEDQWICK , Of York. For Hfgents U. F. GOOLD , OfOgallala. 0. J. ERNEST , Of Lincoln. Count ) For County Judge .1. A. ARMOUR For County Trtasurer W. A. GKORGK. For County Clerk Q. W. DEWEY. For Register ol Deedt O. O. LIND. For Couuty Buperlntendont J. . W. LEWIS. For Sheriff V R. D. SULLIVAN. For County Suryeyor F. E. VANANTWERP. For County Coroner A. E. ROBERTSON. TowtiHlilp TlcUet. For Justice of the Teato J.J.SNYDER. For ClerK ClerKJOHN KENNOYER. ForTitRsnrer . J M. \lpERLINQ. . v. , . , c.i - VANNICE > For Coc Uble ' W KENNEDY. * Forno 4 OTertccr , District No. 1 L. OUS11MAN. For Uo&d Orersecr. District No. Z F. A. BERTRAND. For Road Orrrrerr , DUtnct No. 3 L UcCANDLESS. ' f For Ho 4 Orerteer. CUtrlct No. < t. JOHN BOYSE. For Eo d OverMx > r. District No. S FRED ARTHUR. For head Orenser. District No. C HENRY ItEEDER. For lltad Orerteer , DUlrlct No. 7 J.N. WEST. 1 1 City TlcUet. For City Aiioiaor AiioiaorW. . S. . BOY8E. For Justice of thn Vcace E. G'SOIIWIND. I , D. GLAZE. For Constables ConstablesL , E , COLE. P. M. TOWSLEY. All agree .that Judge Armour in going to liavo a rousing vote for his ro-olootion. Jeaao Gandj presents himself in last wook'H Boaoon in his true light The southwest , where C. O. Lind IB poraonally known for his ability and moral worth , will return a big majority for him. Favorable reports come from every locality for the republican candidate for treasurer , and we are predicting that Walt George will be onr next county treasurer. Had it uot been for Eli Arm strong withdrawing lna patronage from the mid-road paper in Calla way last fall , in all probability , that locality would havu a populist paper now. The people probably have not forgotten that the pop cundidato i for county clerk is the man who last fall uaod his oflioial position to prevent the mid-road candidates from going on the ticket. Are the domooratu goiug to allow the pop candidates to fool them in to voting for them , after they ao ooptod their nominations in a poj convention that unanimously adopt ed a resolution agaiust I using witl the democrats ? No honest man will support th pop ticket now , Either the pop osmLdatra wore dishonest when they accepted a nomination undo anti-fusion pledqe , or , they are die honest now in their efforti t effect a fusion with the demo cratio voters. F. E. VanAutwerp will got hi largest vote In" the southwest par of the county , where ho has a groa deal of surveying. Ho is popular with hifl neighbor ! ) and thoio for whom ho has done work , G. W. Dewey is a very popular man in the northeast quarter of the county , where ho has inado his homo for the last 15 to 20 years , Ho will got a big vote. No dnraoorat , who ia worthy of name , will foreako his own ticket , And support the pop nominees since they pledged themselves in open convention against fusing with the democrats. People are now divided as to whether Judge Armour or Prof. Lewis will load the republican tick , ot. Tliat in a nvitter of little con cern to us , us wo feel that either will have Huvur.il hundred majority. Every pop nominee is a creature of the political machine that has for yearn dominated the party. Some of them may bo good men , bin they like the poor dog tray have got into bad company and the only safe thing to do is to retire them to private life. The best in terest to every tax payer demands it. Bryan's mission to Ouster county was to induce the pops to support Ilolleubeok , the democratic candi date for supreme judge , and in turn trade the democratic vote of the county to the pops in exchange. Wo wonder how many of the dem ocrats and pops can bo1 thus traded as so many cattle ? Because the Callaway Indepen dent opposed fusion last fall , Eli Armstrong tefuaed tc let it have Its share of legal patronage , after it bad helped elect him. Notwith standing that fact he accepted a nomination of the oonyeution that pledged itself against fusion. It looks like Eli is anything for the "coon. " _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ In a number of localities we hear of an increased vote for Darr Sulli- nan tha rannVilimn pnndtdflta fnr sheriff , , who makes frends where over he goes. His election is now assured if uvory republican in the county remains loyal to his ticket and we do not know of one who will not. The ticket is a strong one , and there ia no excuse for any republican , this year , to vote for a pop sheriff. The pops who made so loud a profession of being against , fusion a convention have joined with the omoorats in getting W. J. Bryan , bo wind broken politician and lead- ng appoHtlo of fusion , to come to Ouster county. Wore they dishon. at when they accepted and adopted bat anti-fusion resolution in the ounty convention , or , are they dis- lonost now , and only hope to' fool ho democrats again to get their 'otos to help them in office. Eol'o answers which ? The Albion Now Says : "Among ho most conspicuous endorsements of Judge Sodwiok from Democra- 10 sources is that of the editor of ho Kearney Democrat , who states that after an acquaintance with him of 25 years ho is firmly convinced that Judge Sodwiok should be elect ed to the high position to which jo has boon nominated , concluding ills remarks as follows : "Wo not only believe him to be an honest , jonsoiontioua , honorable man and citizen , but we know ho if. Dis- liouoBty within" his party or any other party oannot hope to obtain any poothiug salves or poultices from him. Judge Sedwiok ii an able lawyer , a fearless defender of honesty in public office , and will make one of the best supreme court judges the state of Nebraska has ever had. " The Beacon's attitude with the Farmers Bank the lust two weeks , and the week previous , is about as ooneistant as its politics. Ono week it lauded the cashier of the Farmers Bank aa being ono of the few hon est bankers. The past two weeks it has been claiming that the short age ot the bank had existed for months , and insinuates that the cashier was allowed to continue a reckless system of banking , simply because ho was a member of the governor's staff. The facts seem to bo , that the Deacon blows hot and cold , just as somebody diotaUs. If J , A. Harris was the honest banker that the Beacon said ho watt three weeks ago , its more recent state ment that ho was dishonest nil along , and was protected by a polit ical pull , can have only ono effect , and that is , to satisfy , the public that a Htatomont in the Boaoon can not bo rolled upon Recently the World-Herald rak ed a big commotion by claiming that U , L. Goold , Republican nom inee for regent of the Stuto univers ity , was one those who had borrow ed money of Treasurer Batloy and had not paid it back. The amount claimed to have been thus borrowed Mas sot down au $1000. As soon as the report got aboard there was no little consternation in republi can ranks , nowithstanding the fact that few people have faith in the truthfulness of the World-Uearld , At once Mr. Goold sent in his re signation of the nomination to the secretary of state and notified the chairman of the republican central committee. With the letter to the central committee ho gave the full history of the transaction which shows that the charge against him was groundless. Ho says that iho money was deposited with the bank of which ho was a stockholder and a certificate given to Mr. Bartloy , ThoMiorlifioato was never presented for payment till after the failure of the bank. Mr. Goold says that ho and his wife wore the heaviest de positors but , though he has been llin rnnnivnr r f tlin Imnlr ninnn itc failure , ho has paid nothing to him self and wife but had put in all his perbonnl wealth to paying up other depositors. Among these pay ments was one of $500 to state treasurer Bartloy. His statement shows that ho had acted perfectly honorably in the matter and the facts as ftated had been public pro perty all along. But his resigna tion was handed in rather than em barrass the party or hurt the chan ces of the rest of the ticket. Ord Quiz. Republicans to the front. The victory is ours if you will stand by your dolors. Let no monk sulk be * hind at the last moment. Wo have a ticket composed of men of ability and honor. They stand for the grand principles of protection and prosperity. It is not only your duty to join your brethren who are forging to the front with banners unfurled to the breeze , but is your opportunity to encourage others to fall in line and.btrougthon the col umn. For more than ton years wo have boon routed with but few ox ooptions and borao of the weaker have fallen captors to the enemy. Now is our opportunity to route the invaders and occupy the field. The people no longer have confid ence in thorn. They promised re duotion in salaries and did not do it. They promised economy but increased our burdens by excessive and illegal taxes. Where they promised retrenchment they have increased expenses. No republican county clerk ever demanded $400 a year for acting olork of the board. When republicans were in control , they did their own janitor work , but the pops at onoo had to have a janitor at the cxponno of the coun ty. TlAaro are scores of other ways that the populistcv administration have unnecessarily added to your burdens , It is no wonder that they increased the general levy to 18 mills , Their oxtravagouoo demand ed it. Wo have not forgotten that their sheriffs would charge ton cents a mile , where the law only allowed five cents ; nor how they charged full mileage from the county seat for every summon on their route. There are a thousand and one of those little irregularities practiced in every office from sur veyor up , that will never bo-expos ed in detail until there is a com plete change in all the offices now occupied by those whoso interests it is politically to keep them hid from the gaze of the public , For years the whole pop , machinery of the county has boon controlled by a court houBo ring , All the officers , at all times , have not boon , and may pot bo , members of that ring now. But the ring exists , and every ono who holds a position , or is nominat ed , for a county office is debtor to that ring , Everyone knows that the pop convention last Hummer was dictated by a ring , Now is tlui timn for every trite populist , and every democrat opposed to ring rule , to join with the republicans and rid Iho county of this canker ous sore that has boon feasting off of their political trickery , Lot everybody fall in line , close up the ranks and stand shoulder to should er , and their defeat will be marked by hundreds. The True Situation , "Close Observer" in the Chief last week , makes'the assertion that the seven mill levy of 1000 was used to moot the expenses of 1000 , and that Iho republican board ii not entitled to the credit of keeping the expenses of 1001 within the bounds of the receipts , Now , let us see , it was December , 1000 , when the pop board out the 14 mill levy , made in Juno of that year , to eovon mills. The tax of 1000 became duo and payable Jan * uary , 1001 , and delinquent Febru ary and May , 1001. The tax of 1000 was uot completed and put on the tax books until after January 1st , 1001 , when the time of the majority of the pop members of the board had expired. Not a oont of the tax was collected until after January , 1001. While it is true that warrants are drawn on the levy in anticipation of the tax , the facts are that the pop board exceeded the levy of 1000 nearly twenty thousand dollars , and was compell ed to provide for the shortage by transferring funds from ether levies to replenish the sink funds on hands for ether purposes which they had been compelled to use. Had it not boon for Frank Young coining to their rescue in buying up nearly $40,000 of delinquent taxes on real estate , the county finances would have been in a moat deplor able condition. Even with that large sum of money , it was but avery short'time ' until it very was practic ally gone. It was Iiko pouting water in a rat hole. , The republican board , when it came into power the first of Janu ary , had but little , comparatively speaking , but the delinquent tax list that the pop board bad been unable to collect and the revenue to be derived from a seven mill levy to meet the current expenses of the year. Realizing the situation and knowing the attempt of the out going board to embarrass thorn , they determined on making the best of the situation possible , All know the result. The republican board has proven equal for the task. By economy and good judgment it has kept the expenses within the receipts , and will close the year out of debt. Continue the republican power by voting for republican candidates , and thus keep down ex travagance and the misappropria tion of the county's finances. Why 1011 * Should Support the Republi can Ticket. In asking the support of the re publican candidates this year , wo fool justified from more reasons than ono. In the first place , wo regard them na nvnnntinnnllw urnll minlifiAil fnr the several positions for which they have boon selected , and they are men worthy of the confidence of the public. They are pledged to a just and economical administtation of affairs , and they are men , who will not only keep the pledge for the sake of their honor , but they arc men who are interested in the welfare of the county , and .will take pride in maintaining iti good name. Another reason , that should ap peal to every republican is , that ttioy represent the principles of the republican party. No true republi can , who believes in the perpetuity of the principles of their party can afford , for personal reasons , to allow his prejudice to indnoo him to lend his assistance to the enemy. No party can hopu for success in state and national affairs unless it succeeds in local matters. The re publican party stands for protec tion to homo industry , homo pro ducts and remunerative wages to all classes. Its policies have always brought prosperity in promoting confidence , increasing prices and furnishing employment for laborers , The history of the last seven years only baa to bo recalled to convince every unprejudiced mind of the truth of the assertion. We venture the assertion that there ia not a voter in Custor county , regardless of his political persuation , that wants to see another period of finan cial distress and want that was ex perienced from 1803 to 1897 , when wo had free trade , free soup and popoorata in every office in our county , state and the nation. There may bo times when one can serve his party better by de feating on or more of its candidate ! than by olooting them. If a bad man is forced upon a ticket or should a party become corrupt by being dominated by a ring , aa is the Daso today with the pop party in Custor county , one is justifiable in assorting his rights as an.Anmi can citizen by voting against its candidates. Fortunately for the republican party , such conditions do not exist m Custor county. The candidates selected were not chronic office seekers , but wore chosen for their superior qualifica tions for their respective positions , They are men of whom the party may well feel proud. They are men which every republican can support without doing injustice to his conscience. They are men that will bo elected if every republican aoos ma wiioie uuty on tno oiu ot November * * There have been more than enough changes in the county to overcome the tuiall majority of the populists last fall if tvery re publican voles his ticket. There is not a preoirct in the county but what there has been republican gains. Wo know of more.thau one proomot where there have been enough gains to overcome the ma jority of 11 that Bryan got in the county over MoKinley last year. 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Sent prepaid to any part ot the world on reoept ot One Dollar. ' Addreia Dept. E 177.EDVVIN B. Gllei&OQMPANY 1330 and 2332 Market Street , Philadelphia. All correspondence strictly conUdetUl , Business Pointers. i . fcT Job' printing at this office. Jc ' " ' " Big circulating library at P. O , / store , ' i All kind of Books at Ed , Mo. N 1 Comas's , . " ' . > Bibles at Publisher's prices. See ) Ed. MoOomas. Lubricating oils of all kinds at ' Wilkins * drug store. Ed McGoruas keeps Kodaks and Kodaks supplied. Wanted : Two or three" more , boarders at Mrs. Lillie King's' , Ed. MoUomas keep all kinds of school books and supplies. If yon intend to build call at Dierks Lumber Co. and ] got prices Popsm Gum , two packages tor a niokol at WILKIMB' PHABMAOT. Dr. T. Vf. Bass , dentist , office northwest corner of Realty block. 8-1 tf Dierka Lumber Co. has in stock a oar load of fine cedar posts for the trade. Money to loan on Old Line Life ' S Insurance Policies. Or policies bought outright. WILLIS CADWBLL. Those wanting to purchase city lots or blocks , or lands adjourning Broken Bow , call on J. B. Smth. ' 8-29 tf i For Sprains , swellings and laments * , there ia nothing 10 Rood as Chamber lain's Pain Balm. Try It.- For sale by J. U. Haeberle. Dress making up stairs north of Republican office. Satisfaction guaranteed and your sewing Boliotod. ANNA. E&IBBSOK. If you hayo ranches , farms or oity property yon want to sell or rent , list them with J. J. Snyder , Broken Bow , Neb. 4-11-tf : FOE SALE OB TBA.DB Town lots and a few five acre lots in this oity , for cattle , horses or farm land , fobas tf ALLA.N When you haye no appetite , do' not relish yont focd and feel dull after eat ing you may know that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cento. Sam- plea free at Haeberle's * ALL KINDS of Nat and Fruit Candies at Walters Candy Kitoh > en , 3 doors norjh of poatoffioe. 6-20 tf , Farras for Bale aid lawda for rent. Now is the time to get a farm cheap , as the cheap farms are all going , and prices are advancing rapidly. J. Q. BftKHIZKB. You can save money by ordering your reading matter through the RKPOBLIOA.N- can furnish you nearly all the papers and magazins for less than publishers prices. Moved to Realty Block. A. E. Anderson.v Oct. 1 , 1001. In order to clean up my etook of wind mills , I will for the next sixty dayi , from date , sell mills at coat , for oash. Come in and take advantage of the low price. O.H. CONRAD. The old and reliable firm of Dierks Lumber Co. ia the place to go for lumber or coal. A good supply and grades to meet thewanti of their customers are always in atook. A new remedy for biliousness U now on sale ut Qaeborle's drug itora. It Is called Cuamberlain's Stomach and UT- er Tablets. Itglyea quick relief and will prevent the attack if given ai soon aa tie | first indication of the disease ap pears. Price , 25 cents per box. Sam ples free. 11. 0. fimpfl W. L. 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