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HBKBEKT O. MYKHS , Editor and Publisher
Wiu , M. DUNN , Managing Editor
1909 PARTY CANDIDATES.
The question of the selection of the
party candidates is one of the most
important with which the American
people have to deal. The people want
good laws and they want the good
laws properly executed. In order to
secure the passage of good laws they
must have good representatives , and
in order to have good laws properly
put into effect they must have good
men to execute them. The first and
most fundamental thing then is the
nomination of candidates.
The only reason why unfit candi
dates are nominated is that the people
do not take the sufficient interest.
They should first see that good candi
dates are up for the nominations in
their party , and when an able man
comes up for the nomination the people
ple owe it to him and to themselves
to see that he is nominated.
The question of party interest and
party candidates should be given
thoughtful consideration the year
round. No private business can be
successfully run on snap judgement
and the Republican believes that no
public business should be run on that
principle. The primary for the selec
tion of party candidates will be held
in about seven months. Seven
months may seem like a long time but
it is a short time in which to think
over the transaction of business
which requires careful investigation
and involves the interest of all the
people.
FARMER'S INSTITUTE.
The farmer's institute school of
agriculture to be given here during
the week of January 11 to 16 offers an
excellent opportunity for the men and
women of this section of the State to
secure agricultural trainipg. The
registration fee of one dollar places
the instruction within the reach of all
and none should hesitate on account
of financial reasons. The lectures
will be practical and any farmer will
find them to be beneficial. Write
Jules Haumont at ance and register
for the week's instruction.
MUST GET TO WORK.
The question of the character of the
org mization and the best methods of
proceeding with the Commercial Club
are now settled. The Club is organic
ed and its working force is elected
Thex officers and committeemen shouU
now get dbwn to work on the consid
HTHE REPUBLICAN 1ms dur
ing the last three months en
joyed increasing prosperity. The
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Subscription list'has made a re-
markeab'le growth and the adver
tising patronage gets better each
week. It takes this opportunity
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to extend its many thanks and
wishes you all a Merry Christmas.
oration of the plans and suggestions
of the business men who spoke at the
banquet and the suggestions that
have been made at the other meet
ings. The life and efl'ectivness of the
orgatmution depends upon the ac
complishments of the officials. They
have now the enthusiastic support of
a majority of the business men and if
they proceed in the proper manner
they will retain this support. They
must undertake something whatever
in their judgement seems best and
show definite results.
It is to be regretted that Custer
County did not have a booth at the
National Corn Exposition at Omaha.
It would have been a great advertise
ment for the county and would have
been more than worth the money ex
pended in arranging for it. The ad
vertising by the people who went
down for that purpose was good but
t would have been much more cfl'ec-
; ive if they had hid the exhibit to
iclp them.
There should be a good road from
Broken Bow to Callaway. It would
Ki a good thing for Broken Bow and
vould prove of inestimable value to
; he people in the western part of the
count } ' . It would make it much more
convenient for them to get to the
county seat.
j PRESS COMMENT f
Life On The Farm.
Lincoln Star- , UK >
StarFarming great
source of wealth and the most noble
vork in which man can engage , re
ceives a considerable "boost''in the
announcement that Charles S. Deneen
governor of Illinois , is to become a
student of agriculture at the Univer
sity of Illinois with the intention of
taking a complete course in cattle
md corn judging.
Governor Deneeu , 'tis said decided
: o do this when he visited the Illinois
corn show recently held at Springfield
and saw what s-ientific farming was
accomplishing for the countiy.
To Governor Deneen farming is at
tractive because he notes the results
of the right kind of farming , And
from this may we not draw the con
clusion that if the standard of farming
were raised not so many 3roung men
and women would bo leaving the
larms and flocking- the bities ?
Tbe old methods of farming were
unattractive , and they are still dis
tasteful to the average boy and girl.
The agricultural schools of 1,1 if United
States are placing farming upon a
higher plane , and it becomes atonco a
profitable and facinating avocation.
The President's farm li fe commis
sion is seeking to devist' means for
making rural life more pleasant and
thus keeping the young people in the
countiy. But in a slow and steadily
increasing way the agricultural col
leges , like the ones in Nebraska and
other states , arc doing thai very
thing. Increase the ctlicipncy and
scope of the agricultural colleges ,
and you will go a long distance toward
solving Ibis farm Hie problem.
Grand Island Independent : Some
of the Washington correspondents
declare that much opposition is aris
ing among Republican senators
against the fulfillment of the Republican - {
can promise of the establishment of a '
postal savings bank system , despite
the fact that such a system , was "ad
vocated" in the party's platform.
Members of the momentary commis
sion , it is asserted , areagaiiibt it after
investigating postal savings affairs in
the European countries , which have
established them long since and which
apparently find them successful and
desirable , none of them having ever
discontinued them. Again the small
bankers over the country are said to
be petitioning the senators and repre
sentatives not to pass the bill. The
platform , it ought to be remembered ,
did not "advocate" such a bill. The
use of that word would seem to be a
very deliberate effort to get away
from the facts in the case. The plat
form pledged such a system. It now
remains to be seen whether the plead
ings of special interests in the matter
are going to prove effective as against
the unequivocal pledge made. The
Independent believes that the entire
Republican delegation from this state
will be found in line for a faithful per
formance of the party's promises.
Nebraska's New Chancellor.
Twentieth Century Farmer : The
appointment of LDrof. Samuel Avery
of Nebraska university to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation of
Chancellor Andrews , to take effect
January 1 , 1909 , seems to meet the
approval of all who know Dr. Avery
and his qualifications for such a posi
tion. It is gratifying to Nebraskans
to feel that there has grown up within
the borders of the State a young- man
whose abilit } for such a responsible
position places him foremost in the
minds of the regents in all the array
applicants of noted educators.
Mr. Avery is a progressive up-to-
date man of excellent social qualities
and high educational attainments.
He is thoroughly familiar with the
work of the school and if he develops
the executive ability to handle the
position , which it is believed he will
great things are predicted for the
school.
The tide of public sentiment is
being centered more and more upon
the support and the advancement oi
the educational institutions of the
state than at any former period. Dr.
Avery has our endorsemint and best
wishes for his success in his new field
of labor.
Hie New Cabinet.
All oi the cabinet appointments
have not been decided upon , but from
names that have been mentioned in
connection with the various portfolios
it is evident that President Taft's
board of advisors will be made up of
strong men. Senator Lvnox will make
an almost ideal secretary of state , if
we are to judge by his past service in
public places , and every other man
whose name has been used by the cor
respondents is worth } ' of the honor
proposed for him. Nebraskans would
like to see Governor Magoon in the
cabinet , but if this place is not for
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do your Jewelry Shopping
& & you are bund to come to us
More buying
WHY ? Because you know we carry
tlie stock , and our prices are always
Our line of novelties has never been
more complete than at the present time
We expect to see you.
A. E. ANDERSON Optician
him at the present time his friends
here Avill feel sure that hc is to be
called to other work equally impor
tant such as the great task of look
ing after the Philippine fslands.
Lincoln Star ,
State Journal : Somebody goes to
the trouble to assure the eastern con
servatives that they may have Mr.
Bryan on their hancls again in 1912.
The precedent of three defeats and
then retirement set by Henr } ' Clay is
generally held to be enough to keep
Mr. Bryan in the background in fu
ture contests. But the Clay case con
tains some disquieting features when
it is examined in detail. After the
third defeat of the Kentuckian the
war with Mexico arose , and the Whig
party found itself possessed of a pop
ular hero in General Taylor. And yet
in spite of three defeats and in spite
oi the war enthusiasm Henry Clay
figured in the national convention
with 97 votes on the first ballot ,
against 13 ] for Zachary Taylor , 43 for
Winfield Scott and 22 for Daniel Web
ster. In view of this significant bit
of history , heretofore generally over
looked , the Democratic leaders who
are determined to have another candi
date than Bryan in the next campaign
would better locate one strong enough
to win the nomination.
blx.The : purpose of store adver
tising is not merely to sell seeds butte
to sell more goods to make friends ,
build up a patronage that will not
only stick but grow. Newspapers
reach the greater number of people in
the immediate vicinity in the most
natural way , at least expense , and
the > are therefore the best oi all
mediums for stores. In a newspaper
you follow the lines of least resistance
you follow with the Stream you
talk to an audience already assembled
to the people who want to read their
mental cosmos is right they are on
your wire , and they won't ring off if
you hold their interest. Attraction is
the basis of all advertising the store
the sun , the customers the planets
that revolve around it.
I'Yemont Tribune : The World-Her
ald insists that Governor Sheldon
made a grevious mistake by giving
the Democrats only one of the four
judges to be appointed for the su
preme court. Tt says that Nebraska
is a Democratic state and is entitled
to a majority of the judges. The
World-Herald is talking through its
hat. The Democrats got one state of
fice which happened to be governor ,
and the Republicans got all the rest.
By the World-Herald's process of
reasoning. Governor-elect Shallen-
berger ought to have passed up the
Democratic pie-hunters and appointed
Republicans for state jobs.
At last we have the official vote of
the presidential election. ' Here it is :
Taft , 7,637,676 ; Bryan , 7,393,18h ;
Debs , Soc. 447,651 ; Chafin , Pro. 241- ,
252 ; Hisgen , Ind. , 83,136 ; Watson ,
Pop. , 33,871 ; Gilhaus , Soc. Lab. , 15-
421 Taft's plurality. 1,244,484. The
Populist and Prohibition candidates
received fewer votes than in the last
preceeding national campaign.
THEY DO SAY
That some people are longon
lies and short on truth.
That to-morrow is the day for
extending good cheer to all.
That after going into a brown
btudy some men beg-in to feel
blue. ,
That sooner or later every man v
in life is sure to go up ag-aiim > . |
failure , > - *
That it is nut the rich members
of a church who give it the best
support.
That a man's cheek has a good
deal to do in enabling- him to'ac-
quire a fortune.
That cloths may not make the
man , but they go a long- ways to
ward making- the successful man.
That a young man in his , teens
is an easy mark for the designing
ing- female who wants bon bens
or a theatre ticket.
That some people are inclined
to act the fool intentionly , while
others who lay no claim to acting
become apt scholars in this line.
That tf a woman would say
just wha * she thinks when she
hits her thumb with a hammer
she would be a marvel of self
control.
That a slandering tongue is
more to be dreaded than a rattle
snake for he will give warning
before he strikes you but a
slanderer never.
That people may applaud a x
kicker at the start of his
kick , but they always feel like
kicking the kicker long before he
has finished kicking.
That a strong minded woman
is one with determination enough
to admit that her slices are not
too large when she walks with
evident indication that they are
not.
That it a woman declines-
man's offer of marriage he should
give her another chance , as it is
the general beliet that women
seldom think twice alike on the
same question.
That swearing does not elevate
the man or boy who constantly
uses cuss words. In fact it causer.
those who hear him to think that
there is something wrong with
his think box.
That about the time a young
man begins to feel of his upper
lip or to look in the glass to see
if his moustache is about ready
to sprout , is when h < l gets foolish -
ish over the girls.
That Santa Claus will visit
this section in an auto to-night ,
The honk , honk , of his auto horn
will have a different sound from
the merry jingle of the bell on
his reindeers on his former visits.
