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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1908)
10011 ( HOT Objects ( o Appropriations to Make Us Equal to Our New Responsibilities. Would Leave Us the Prey of Stronger Nations Success of Monroe Doc trine Depends On Ade quate Navy. William Jennings llrynn 1ms n'.wnys opposed n great American navy. lie went to Congress years ngo , and If lie accomplished anything worthy of i.ote , the record has failed to show it. At that time the Democrats nil over the country were looking to him with grow ing ndir.lration because of his obstruc tion tactics. On July 0 , 1892 , he arose In his pi ice iu the House of Ilepre- 8onU'hes ; and opposing a proposed naval appropriation , said : "Mr. Speaker , I believe in a sufllcient navy. We have this now , cither In ex istence or In construction. We do not need more. ' ' Ii llu- Sumo Ilryiiti Today. Such was Mr. P.ryan sixteen years ago and stidi he Is to-day. He has op posed I'vi-ry proposed appropriation to Increase and .strengthen our navy , as a matter of defence and protection to our coast line , and a preventatlve of war with other nations , as a source of pride nud prestige and Insurance to our coun try. The matchless record of our navy at Santiago and in Manila Bay during the Spanish war interests him net , Had his Ideas prevailed we would have Had no victories on the water In that war. Munt Alivays Ho Heady. As wars between nations come sud denly , just as do personal conflicts be tween men , our navy must be maintain ed upon that basis of possible contin gency. Our national history shows Hint .wars have sprung suddenly Into exist ence while wise men were proclaiming that war could not occur. There arc many instances where the most unex pected occurrences have brought us to the very verge of battle. i We are not n military nation , yet we are a rich nation , and undefended wealth Invites aggression. The very liberty of individual speech and action which we as a people so prize and. guard , renders it possible that at times unexpected causes of friction with for eign powers may suddenly develop. Even at present this country Is nego tiating arbitration treaties with a num ber of the great powers. These treaties liavc a special usefulness because in the event of some sudden disagreement they render it morally incumbent upon both nations to seek first to reach an agree ment to arbitrate and at least secure a breathing space during which the cool judgment of the two nations invohed may get the upper hand over any momentary burst of anger. Such treaties are entered Into with the hope of preventing wrong doing by others against us and also as a proof that we have no Intention of doing wrong ourselves. FrciiuredneNR giiTest I'caco Argument i'et it is idle to assume that this world has yet reached the stage , or has come wilhiu measurable distance of the stage , when a proud nation , Jealous of its honor and conscious of its great mission i ! > the world , can be content to rely for pence upon the forbearance HOW COULD BRYAN HELP ? His Prescriptions For Business Sho\vn to Bo Ineffectual. ( From the i'Utsburg Gazette-Times. ) We hear \\'orklngmen saying that this limp they Intend to vote for Mr. lUyan , because for the past ten iiKintlisvo have had hard times But wlmi good will that clnV How is n tar 111 for revenue , Ignoring the pro tection plea altogether , going to open the shops and mills ? How will , the election of Senators by direct vote start ' .ho wheels of industry ? Or the publication of campaign contri butions ? Or the further harassment of the railroads ? Or the reorganiza tion of the House , so that the Speaker may bu powerless ? Why open tills country now to the markets of tin ? world when we have not sulliclcnt do- uiiinil to consume what we ourselves manufacture ? Exnoi * Jntllcu IllKlie.it Idcnl. The administration of exact Justice by courts without fear or favor , tin- moved by the influence of the wealthy or by the threats of the demagogue , is the hiirhest Ideal that a government of the people can strive for , mid nny means by which n suitor , however un popular or poor , is deprived of enjoying this is to be condemned. Hon. Win. II. Tuft , at Columbus , Ohio. I'nrty HciiutrcmciitH. As n party shows itself homogeneous , able to grasp the truth with respect to new Issues , able to discard unimportant differences of opinion , sensitive with respect to the successful maintenance of government , and highly charged with the responsibility of Its obligations to the people at largo. It establishes Its claim to the oniiUel'Mice of the public nnd to Its contiiuiaiiof In political power lion \ \ m. II Taft. at Kansas City , Mo of other powers as seems to fee Mr. I'.rynn's idea. It would bo equally fool ish upon out part to rely upon cacli of them possessing at all times and under all circumstances nnd provocations , an altruistic regard for the rights of oth ers. MuM Maintain American 1'rcntluc. The United States can hope for n permanent career of peace on only one condition , and that Is on condition of maintaining a first class navy despite the obstructive tactics of the Democrat ic party. The government has found It ncccs- si-ry to be liberal In appropriations for rivers , harbors and bays , for irrigation , for the construction of public buildings , and for various other public enterprises whluh redound e.'ther to the benefit of some specific locality or to the people tit large. Every grer.t power has found It necessary to provide protection for its commerce , its torelgn trade , Its ports , and Its people doing business or traveling In other countries. We have become it great powe . This nation to day lines.1 up alongside of the five great powers o : the world. Wo huvo assum ed responsibilities by the recent colonial nial expansion which was thrust upon us , nnd from which we cannot excape if we would , and ought not If we could. llcatioiixlliillty ol AVorld I'owcr. We have obligations to Culm , where we have said to the world we will pro tect her against assault or Invasion , against attacks upon her Independence , Integrity of territory , of her institu tions. .We have I'orto Itico , which can be defended only from the sea , as Cuba can be defended only from the sea. We have the Islands of Tutullii , Guam , Hawaii , and the Philippines far from the United States , all of which must be protected from the sea. We have assumed another obligation In the Pan ama Canal , which perhaps is greatest of all. We have the longest line of sea coast of any other power in the world ex cept one 7,000 miles and in addition to that , Alaska. We have assumed re sponsibility for law and order in Pan ama. The spades and drills and steam shovels are there at work and the whole world , is taking notice , because they are to alter the paths of commerce and to change the relations of nations. The future of the Monroe Doctrine Is In the custody of our navy. Its peaceful rec ognition will be the tribute which other nations pay , not to the doctrine , but to our sea power. We as a people do not fully appre ciate the commercial jealousies now ex isting In Europe against us and which will be accentuated by the construction and completion of the Panama canal. Not alone our states on the Pacific , but the whole line of ports on the Atlantic Coast , will come into this comeptitlon , for the ports on the Atlantic coast arc as near in miles to Japan , China nnd the Orient , by the Panama canal , as are the reservoirs that gather for dis tribution abroad , the products of Conti nental Europe , or London , through the Suez Caunl. ' Commerce ) and Our Sen 1'otver. This great future commerce cannot be protected by treaties alone. We cannot protect our commerce and ex pand our trade by more arbitration at The Hague alone. We can only main tain commerce by having a sea power adequate for its protection , for the se curity of our Islands , and to prevent a hostile fleet from destroying in a week the Panama canal , after It has cost us from two to three hundred million dollars lars and ten years to build. It Is therefore to the interest of ev ery high-minded , public-spirited Ameri can to endorse the constructive- policy of the Republican party , and encourage the establishment nnd maintenance of a first-class American navy. NON-PAETISAN LABOR PAPER. Mine Workers' Journal , Represent ing 350,000 Coal Miners , Refuses Space to Politics. The Mine Workers' Journal , ofllclal paper of the 330.000 coal miners of the country , published at Indianapolis , will not support Brynn In the coming elec tion. In a statement to a correspond ent the Mine ' Workers' Journal states : "For obvious reasons we are coin- polled to decline publication of your well-written letter. It is contrary to the rules of the Journal to allow any thing of n partisan political nature In Its columns. Yours would Invoke re plies of a partisan nature and an at tack on other partisan .candidates from others who differ with you , and the columns of the Journal would lx > tilled with letters of a partisan politi cal nature to the exclusion of matter that Is more interesting and calculated to do more good. Politics of a parti san character are excluded from the Journal for the good of the Journal and peace of Its members. " Iimplratlon from Lincoln. The leader of the Republican party during the ivll War was Abraham Lincoln , in all the varieties of con troversy which It has since had to deal , It has never lost the Inspiration of Ills leadership. Hon. Win. II. Taft , at Kansas City , Mo. Political Notes. The Republican party Is greater than nny man , a distinct contrast to the Democratic party , which has but one leader nnd he its master. Hon. James S. Sherman. It is announced that Mrs. Tennessee flnllin Cook Is coming nil the wnj ui-ross the ocean for the purpose ol iclping to oknt llrjun. she Is n deter iii.cdyiiiui . a M Mi I'.rjni , probnblj Mil 111' Ull.llilc tO Stop iK'l I'hllilg lilbuiie Republican Administration Vigorous for Enforcement of Law. Tnft the Logical Successor to Con- tiuuo Roosevelt Policloa and Reforms. LMlhu Root , Secretary of State , chairman of the Republican convention which nominated Charles E. Hughes for Governor of New York , addressed the convention in part as follows : Sir. Itoot'n Sin-cell. "We can turn to the administrations now drawing to n close , both In the State and in the nation , and with con fidence ask every American voter to say whether they have not met all the great fundamental questions of good government , whether they do not Jus tify the belief that it Is best for the country , to keep In power the party which Is responsible for them nnd Is entitled to the credit of them. Have not these administrations within the State and within t'.ie nation been hon est ? Have they not been capable ? Have they not been elllclcnt ? Have they not set before the people of America exam ples of pure , high-minded and patriotic service in public olllce ? Have they' not raised the standard of public duty which the young men of America Iiave. set for themselves ? Have they not done us honor before the world ? " Mr. Ilryan AiiHwercd. Mr. Root took up nnd nnswcred nt length Bryan's question , "Shall ( he People ple Rule ? " Including the various ar raignments of the Republican party nnd Its lenders made by the Democratic can didate In recent speeches. Among other things he said : "Mr. Bryan charges that the Repub lican party is responsible for the abuses of corporate wealth. As well might he charge that the man who plants cotton Is responsible for the boll weevil , or that the man who plants fruit trees Is responsible for the Snn Jose scale. Un til the millennium has brought the eradication of human selfishness nnd greed , social abuses will come accordIng - Ing to the shifting conditions of the times. Adversity and prosperity , wealth and poverty have each their own kinds of abuse. Constant vigilance and con stant activity to meet and put an end to abuses as they arise Is the task 'of government and of good citizenship ; but the work is never finished. The Republican party has produced the con ditions which have made our great pros perity possible , nnd It Is dealing with the evils which have been incident to that prosperity with vigor and effective- ness. Upon the course to bo pursued regarding these evils , upon the attitude and nction of the government towards trusts , railroads , nnd all the great cor porations , there is no substantial Issue between the two parties. Tarlll HvvlNlon. "The Democratic party proposes that they will wipe out the protective tariff and substitute a tariff for revenue only. I shall not discuss that proposition , but It ought not to be forgotten. The elev en years which have passed since the Dingley tariff was enacted have brought about many changes in the conditions to which the tariff law is applied. Many of these changes have resulted from the very prosperity which the protection afforded by the tariff has produced. In the nature of things , such changes must occur nnd from time to time every tnr- Iff must be revised nnd adapted to the new conditions. As the period of revis ion , however , Is always one of uncer tainty nnd n consequent injury to busi ness , revisions ought not to be made too often or upon slight grounds. The Republican party has not considered that sufllcient grounds for thus disturb ing business have existed heretofore. It now considers that sulllclent grounds do now exist , and It has pledged Itself Immediately after the 4th of March next to devote an extraordinary session of Congress to making such a revision in accordance with the true principles of protection. "The last time the Democratic party was in power the result was the Wil son-Gorman tariff of IS,1 ! ! . The very threat of such n proceeding at that time stopped business , closed the mills , threw millions of men out of employ ment , nnd was accompanied by uni versal business depression nnd disaster. Are we ready to repeat that experience now , as we surely shnll If we put the Democratic party In power ? Tlio Hallroail.i , "The Republican party believes li. the regulation of railroads. It believe * that their managers ought to be made , and can be made , to obey the law. Ii iKilicves that by an enforcement of the Inw , not spasmodic and sensational , but steady , firm , nnd persistent , excessive and discriminating rates can In- stopped ; nnd it is now , nnd has been No Defendable Policy. The dlfllculty with the Democratic party and the reason why the Ameri can people thus far have manifested their distrust of it is because It has no ! > ollcy which the country can depend iiKi. | ! Its whole stock in trade Is Ilia1 if Irresponsible criticism nnd obstruc Ion. but \\ln-n ihnrgitl with the re pouslbNHv for d lng anything It utter fulls linn Win II Taft. at Greens , P. North Carolina for n considerable period , engaged In such enforcement , with marked clll- clency and success. 11 proposes for the presidency a candidate who declared ills purpose to contlnuo and complete that enforcement of the law , nud whose competency to do so with success lias been proved. Mr. Bryan does not be lieve In the regulation of railroads. lie docs not believe it practicable. Ho re gards it us bound to fall , although ho Is willing to criticise the Republican party for not accomplishing Unit vast and complicated task all nt once. "It is natural to observe that , if the people of the country desire railroads to be regulated , and the laws regardIng - Ing them to bo enforced , it would bo wise to entrust that regulation to Mr. Tnft , who believes In regulation , and has faith In the wisdom and effective ness of the law , rather than in the bauds of one who believes that all ef fort to regulate must prove futile. The Democratic llccord. "What is furnished by the record of the Democratic party at large to show that It is competent to maintain the prosperity wo have , and execute the promises of reform it tenders. No proof whatever of that Is offered. All the evidence we have Is the other way. The majority of us have not yet for gotten the second administration of 0rover Cleveland , which ended only on the 4th of March , 1S1)7. ) The Democracy then had Its opportunity to show the world what It could do with govern ment , for it possessed the executive olllce , n majority of the Senate , and a majority of the House. Its opportunity to exercise that control for the public benefit was .wasted. Discord and con fusion reigned throughout the entire four years. Incapacity to roach prac tical conclusions or to take nny effect ive action was demonstrated. No prom ises were kept. No reforms were ac complished. It became apparent that the solo cohesive force that bound the Democratic party together was the de- si ro for olllce , and , once in otllcc , in stead of progress , we had all factions pulling different ways , totally Incapable of agreeing upon u common course of conduct. "Are the people of the United Stntcs ready to repeat that experience of Democratic government ? " TAFT'S SETTLEMENT OF THE FRIARS' LAND PROBLEM. In the whole story of Judge Taft's brilliant and useful career as Jurist , executive and diplomat there is no more creditable chapter than that de voted to his adjustment of the contro versy concerning what were known as the "Friars' Lands'1 In the Philip pines. Those lands , consisting of some .100,000 acres of the most fer tile soli in the islands , were held by priests of certain religious orders , but were occupied and farmed by native tenants , who complained that the rentals exacted by their clerical land lords were excessive. Upon the with drawal of Spanish authority from the Archipelago the Friars' Lands became- the subject of earnest controversy. The farmer tenants contended that the property should be taken from the priests and thrown open to purchase In small parcels by the actual occu pants. There was a demand , indeed , for the confiscation of the property and the priests themselves , in their Ignorance of American methods , were Tearful that such a course might be adopted. It became one of Mr. Taft's tasks to settle this serious dispute , and ho accomplished it In n manner which not only greatly increased his own popularity nnd enlarged American prestige In tlw ; Islands , but developed among the clerical authorities and the tenant farmers a vastly more neighbor ly spirit , and a more harmonious community of interest than hud ever existed before. Mr. Tnft carefully in vestigated all conditions relating to the Friars' Lands. lie consulted the clerical landlords , the higher church authorities and the tenant farmers. I'lien lie went to Rome , where his proposals for tin amicable adjustment of the controversy received the cordial approval of the papal authorities. The Friars' Lands were purchased for ,1 sum approximating $7,000,000. Clerical landlordism censed and the property was divided Into small par cels and sold on easy terms to former viinnnd others desirous viin- ! of engng- i.ig H agriculture. The real Importance of this trans action Is appreciated only by those iamlliar with the manifold and deli cate problems which have been encountered - countered iu the work of American- i/.lng the Philippines. The settlement nf the affair by Mr. Tnft removed per manently n fruitful source of friction lietween the civil and the religious in- lercsta of the Islands. It laid the foundation for kindlier relations nnd more Intimate co-operation between the < ivll government and the authorl- : ies Hi * the church. It set before the i-'lllpinos a high example of American friendship and fair dealing which is bound to exert a wholesome moral and educational Influence for mauy years to come. Free Trailo Fallacy. Our free trade friends have told us for years and years that If we do not buy we cannot sell , but we have gone on doing both at a wondronsly increas ing rate , but selling just enough moro limn we buy to mcvt all foreign obll- "itions and keep our gold ns a bulwark I' redemption. That bus hcc-n the Re- . 'ili'iu.i ' iuetli.il. nid : that Is going to .jiitlniio to be- the Republican method. Hun. Juries h Slu rinan Pianos Pianos Pianos Do you want one in your home ? If you're contem plating llie purchase of a piano now or in the future , don't fail to write or call on ' The Weil'i HAYDEN'S Grealeil Piino Home. We carry the largest and most complete stock of high-grade pianos in the country. Every piano sold by us is guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. You have here to select from the following : Kna.be , Estey , Wcgman , Franklin , Sohmer , Fischer , Schaeffer , Anderson , Price & Temple , Smith & Nixon , Smith & Barnes , Eversole , Starch , Milton , etc. All sold on easy payments if desired. 1Cth nnd ' Omaha Dodge Try HAYDEN'S First Neb. SHE GOT HER MAN HAPPY. Indian Woman Not Likely to De Left Far Behind In Life's Dattle. Writing of the famous Dean Kayo of Topokn , In Suburban Life , Paul A. Lovowoll , says : "Dean Kayo has had Interesting ex periences during his sonjourns in the wilderness. Once an Indian woman cnino to his cabin. , ' "You marry ? ' uho naked. " 'Yos , ' said the rtoan , 'I can marry folks. Ilavo you got n man ? ' "Again the woman grunted , and do- parted. About sundown she returned , drngglng with her nn appnrontly abashed nnd reluctant bravo. " 'Got him , " she remarked , laconical ly , producing her marriage license. The man know no English , but the woman prompted him when it bccamo necessary for him to give bin assent to the clean's questions. When It was over the nqunw paid the minister his fco and led her husband away in tri umph. " TOO TRUE TO DE GOOD. Plnxlt I linvo Just finished the inte Mrs. Pock's portrait It's a speaking likeness. , ' The Widower Pock Would it be too much trouble to or change it a bit in that respect ? Socialism In Japan. Socialism has no footing In this country as yet , nor Is there any indi cation that It will Eiiin a footing in the near future nt all events. Prior to the war with Russia n small coterlo of men calling themselves socialists argued vehemently against the open ing of hostilities nnd published a newspaper organ to propngntb their creed. But they soon dwindled into Insignificance , nnd although a period ical of so-cnllod socialist vlows con tinues to bo published It has no In fluence. , nor does it servo any purpose , apparently , except to furnish material for occasional comment on the part of amused readers. Japanese Weekly Mall. Laundry work nt homo would be much moro sntlsfnctory If the right Starch were used. In order to got the desired stiffness , it is usually neces sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying ; thickness , which not only destroys the nppcarnnco , but also affects the wear ing qunlity of the goods. Tills trou ble can bo entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch , as it can bo applied much moro thinly because o'f Its great er strength than other makes. A Carlyle Wedding. Crnlgenputtcck , where Cnrlylo's "Snrtor Resartns" was written , has lust been the scene of n notable wed ding. The bride was Mary Carlyle of Craigenputtock , a grandnleco of Thom as Carlyle , a farmer , of Plngle , Dum friesshire , a son of Thomas Carlylo's favorite nephew. Plnglo Is about four miles from Ecclofechnn , Cnrlylo's birthplace , and this village Is the original of the Entuphl of "Sartor Ilesartus. " London Standard. With a smooth Iron and Defiance Starch , you can launder your shirt waist Just ns well at homo as the Bteam laundry can ; it will have the proper stiffness and finish , there will bo Joss wear and tear of the goods , and it will bo a positive pleasure to use a Starch that does not stick to the Iron. Incomplete. Young Mother George , I want to show you baby's now carriage. See it is collapsible. " Bachelor Urothor I sco It Is , but what good does that do ? It's the bnby thut oucht to bo collapsible , Alvira. JOUAPOUJHOOIO JO OBII SupttnjM u | a Hiini [ Women Fishermen. On the const of Holland , IJelglum nnd Northern Frnnco the flshorwomon nro n familiar sight , with their 'groat hnncl nets nnd quaint costumes. Many of the towns have distinctive costumes by which their women can bo recog nized anywhere. Thooo of Mana-Klrko , near Ostond , wear trousers and loose blouses , while tholr heads and shoul ders are covered by shawls. They carry their nets into the ticn and scoop up vast quantities of shrimps and prawns , with an occasional crab or lobster and many small fish. They often wndo out till the water la up to tholr necks , and they romaln for hours at n time in water nbovo tholr knees , rarely returning until tholr baskets are full. The Modern Mother. Mndnm ( to the nurse nmlil , who has just brought homo her four children from a wnlk ) Denr mo , Annn , how changed the children look since I last saw them ! Are you qulto sure they nro the right ones ? Fllcgendo Diaot- tor. 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