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S TI3JB KJfiPUBLlCA.N , UUBTIfiK COUNTY , NifiBttABltA.
IF YOU BUY A OAKlfflKME YOU SIDE THE
Bo not look at the
Jackson afterwards be-
etiuso you will always
regret that you did not
buy it. Note the nize
of our engine and its
hill climbingabilities. .
See our Motto : "No
Hill too Steep , ! STo sand
tMMiB I
too Deep. " I will be glad to demonstrate the Jackson to Prosprotive buyers.
HWK . sent"
3fc
When you want
a good , clean
IF 1
go to
RESTAURANT
Two doorH north
Broken Dow Slute Bnnk
HIGH GEADE
Lumber , a large assortment
complete' Stock for Builders
to chooseffom. | Let us estimate
on your contracts , We always
try to
H. T. (3 ( RUCE & CO.
Lumber & Coal
South side.
Discussion as to flie Effect jot
Lower Duties ,
OPINION DIFFERS WIDELY ,
Protectionists Deny That High Sched
ules Foster Monopoly Tholr Oppo-
nento Inolst That Reduction Will
Stimulate Competition and Lower
Prices Deficit Shows Need of
Larger Revenues Outlook Bright.
By 1'UANCIS CUU.T1S. "
Washington , D. 0. Congress recon
vened on the 4th ami started In at
once on the necessary work of the ses
sion. On the opening day two inos-
canes were received from the presi
dent , one replying to the request for
Information concerning the secret serv
ice niul tliu other recommending tin
appropriation nt once for tbe suffer
ers of the earthquake In Italy. The
Immediate response of the president
it ml congress as well as the aid from
the states , municipalities and individ
uals nil over the country has not only
been Instantaneous and large in
amount , but hns been so heartily ac
corded as to solicit the admiration of
the entire civilized world.
While ths work of the next two
months In both houses of congress will
be largely devoted to annual appropri
ation bills , other legislation will he
considered , if not enacted , and In n
week or two the entire work of the
session will bo fully mapped out by
the lenders.
While the appropriation bills are be
ing framed and debated and passed
the ways and means committee will he
hard nt work dally upon the new tariff
Inw.
Send your Abstract Orders to
J. Or.
Bonded Abstractor
Office In Security State Bank'B'Id'ng
SOMETHING
A nice fresh line of the Famous DOUGLAS
CHOCOLATES just received. Have them either
in the Bulk or Fancy Boxes.
Next Week "
we will show
the finest line of 5
and 10 cent articles ever
seen in this city , such as
Glass-ware , China-ware , Variety-
goods , etc , Watch for our window
display. We are adding and expect to
conduct a large counter of five cent articles ,
also one of ten cent articles. Call and see them.
\V"e arc Going to Give You Your Moneys \Vortli
Don't forget us , not only on these lines
of goods but consider our other lines also. . ' . . ' .
THE WATTS , BOOK AND NEWS STORL
C. H. fif A > "SV. HolcomL , - Broken Bow.
Reduction of Duties.
The majority have entered upon the
work with the determination to frame
n bill that will be equitable to nil In
terests. They will ng fnr as possible
provide the needed revenue for the
government , and they , while protect
ing the various Industries and labor of
the country , will respond In sonio de
gree to a demand for n reduction of
duties or an adjustment that will If
possible prevent ouch monopolies aa
can control output and prices. Tliis
will Indeed bo a most dlfllcult task , for
in the first place the protectionists of
the country do not admit In fact , they
most emphatically deny that a tariff
does result In monopoly or In so called
trusts. They point to half a dozen of
thu largest trusts In the country , such
as the oil trust , the railroad trust , the
Associated Press trust , the telegraph
trust , the express trust , and so on ,
none of which In any way Is affected
by the tariff. They also point to the
fact lhat trusts exist In free trade
England today to a larger extent than
here , and It would seem as If their
point wan well taken that a reduction
of the tariff would not necessarily re
sult in breaking up so called combina
tions of capital and labor. On the
other hand , those seeking a reduction
of the tariff believe that it will have a
tendency toward greater competition
and n lowering of prices. This eco
nomic discussion will go until the now
bill ly finally passed niul approved by
( he president , and we must watch for
the workings of the new tariff before
we can come to any conclusion that
will be at all conclusive.
Need of Larger Revenues ,
Regarding the need of larger reve
nues there Is no doubt , as H will bo
Impossible to very materially decrease
expenditures , as the deficit for the fis
cal year to date Is nearly $05,000,000 ,
and a deficit of nearly twice that
amount is oxpe.ctcd by Juno JiO. It
would seem impossible to decrease the
expenditures. Even among the most
economical members of congress there
Is no disposition whatever to cut down
existing appropriations No one would
care to advocate a reduction of pen
sions ; no one would care to advocate a
lessening of money needed for the mail
service ; no one would care to advocate
any material reduction In the nppro-4
print ion made for the army and navy ,
or for the expenditures for the civil'
service , or for the Judicial , legislative
and executive departments of the na
tion. Consequently to meet those ex
penditures , which are growing larger
every year , there must bo Increased
rc\cnue , and It la ( julte likely that not
only will there be a duty Imposed upon
coltee , but perhaps a direct duty upon
other commodities which have hereto
fore escaped because of our import
and Internal revenue taxes being sutll-
clent to give us a surplus Instead of n
deficit.
Government on High Piano.
The annual reports of the various
cabinet officers have shown our gov
ernment aervlco to be In most excel
lent condition and without a scandal
in any bureau and without any service
thut can in any way bo adversely criti
cised. Never perhaps In the history of
parties has a government been con-
ductc'd on so high a plane ns the pres
ent government of the United States
under President Iloosovelt and his
cabinet olllcers nnd the present Re
publican majority in both houses of
congress. Not only that , but nearly
every one , both Republican and Dem
ocrat alike , ia looking forward to
the incoming administration of Mir
Taft with the utmost confidence nnfl
feeling euro that a long reign of power
will be continued to the Republicans
under the leadership of the preoidcnt
tli-a and the cabinet which he will
fjathur around him.
Everywhere the highest commcndn-
llona are given to the choice of Mr
Knox for secretary of state , nnd the
transfer of Mr. Root from that office
to bo n senator from the Empire State
meets with henrty approval from cv
cry Bide. The selection of Mr. Rurtou
ns senator from Ohio ia also one of the
very beat results that could be brought
nbout , and not only all the Republic
ans of the lluckcyo State are to bo
congratulated , but the senate of the
United IHntca in his acquisition to Jtn
membership.
The plans for the inaugural are go
ing abejid wUh Completion and rapid
ity , anil llif InwInoM oxuiook throufb-
out thu nuiiiliy iiuil the era of good
fee-Mug throujhout the nation which
sci'iiiii to ftnrruttnd the ( oinlng admin
istration of far. Taft remind ua < > f
that Cfi'mcr era of prood feeling undur
rrwl''fcflt Monroe in 1880 Wlion we up-
pcurrd ns but olio i > art > nnd but ouo
people.
'THE COST OFJSTEEL RAILS ,
Te timany of C. M. Schwab Deforo llto
WEVB r.nd Means Committee.
'J lie testimony of CJmrles M. Kchwnb ,
prcMidrnt of I he Delhlchein Steel
"cmpnny ftnd ox-president of the Unit
ed fltntci SJeel rorporfttloi ) , before
ilii * wnya nud JIILMIU committee Dec.
15 ! - > considered as decidedly effective.
At the outcct ho vroa asked for an ex-
l > l..nuttonf hid letter to II. C. Frlch
i .1 iln > 10 , JG08 , In which ho said that
rails were niado for les tunn $12 n
I'.u , or ntiirVy 7 less tlmu thu cost in
EJL-tflaud. In the loll'-r Mr. Schwab
I rcdLtcd Hint the Carnegie Steel com
pany , of which he was then president ,
vould be Jiblo to increase Us net earn
ings \p \ ? o,0COCOO n month and said It
could sell all of Its surplus production
abroad nt n profit nearly equal to the
profit on domestic sales. "I would like
to make a little explanation of that let
ter , " ho snId "first , that the letter
wan written as that of an enthusiastic
nnd optimistic young man seeking pre
ferment In n great company ; second ,
tliat It wan written from the point nf
view of the manufacturing depart
ment. Twelve dollars represented only
ihe actual mill cost and Included none
of the general charges Incident to the
operation of n great business. It In
cluded nothing of Interest charges , de
preciation and like cost , which thj
English cost did Include. " .
Mr. Schwab then explained In the
most minute detail the process of fig
uring by which he arrived at a total
coat of stool rails nt $12. lie figured
the fost of a ton of pig iron at about
v8.ut ! and of couvui'uiun into raih ul
! ? 37.-i. making a total of § 12.21 , or. ni
he put It. roughly from $12 to 912.RO.
"I would have you bear In mind , " said
Mr. Schwab , "that never was there
iuich a lime an this when the Hlecl In
dustry was on such n low busts. "
The witness than explained in detail
the items of increased cost which now
go to make the total of a ton of steel
rails about f21.no.
Mr. Taft and Federalism.
In h ! speech at the American Civic
federation Judge Tuft Raid this :
" 1 think now that wc > can depend
upon the acumen , the patriotism and
the ability of the members of the su
preme court of the United States to
rcrogutze the necessities that from
time u lime arise in our progress to
so con'tti'tic the constitution as to en
able \is to carry out the reforms that
are needed nu the nation advances. "
Here are the words of Republican
statesmanship , which mean that the
poir-tliUtion grows in correspondence
with the progress and aspiration of the
American neople. It meand thnl every
year ns civilization advances and
reaches higher ground1 ! the constitu
tion must bo given a wider outlook.
Former precedents bwomo antiquated
and obstruct the national evolution.
That Is the Idea Judge Taft expresses
Of voiles upon the 'patriotism ot the
supreme rnurt "to HO construe the con-
Rlifulimi ns to enable us to carry out
the teforms that are needed as the mi
ll -n advance" , " The "acumen , the
patriotism , the ability" of llu > supreme
or.urt are rolled upon to w > t > thai noth
ing Interfrro'j with the national evolu
tion. This I" federalism , which figures
in every forward blep the republic
makes. Columbus (0 i State Journal.
The Tariff
When the tariff hearing : * before the
ways and means committee were con
cluded on Dec. 22 Chairman Payne
raid :
"IWore we adjourn 1 want to tlinnk
the members of the committee for
their uniform courtesy and especially
their indefatigable Inquiries tending to
brin-T out I ho facts in reference to the
tariff and in order to al $ In perfecting
the bill. I think the minority members
of the oommlttoo are especially enti
tled to thanks for their perseverance
aiMl patlfuce in getting at the facts. "
To which Mr. Cockran replied :
"As the Bonlor member of the minor
ity , Mr. Chairman , I want to say that
nothing could bo fairer than the man
ner inhlch this investigation has
been conducted , and no inquiry could
bo fuller. "
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A Cabinet of Hio Own.
It must be gratifying to all Ameri
cans who voted for Taft as Taft and
not a.s the adopted heir of Roosevelt to
Hole the Independence displayed by
the president elect in the selection of
( ils cabinet. William II. Taft shows
'
h'lmsclf admirably independent not
only in dispensing with the services of
the Roosevelt favorites , but also In not
hesitating to tjko the public Into hia
( lonfidenr-o afo Ka early day. He is to
liavo a cnbiu * > f hla own , not ono be-
cnicathod to "rim by the abdicating
ruler. Ho Is to n'sm.lato with himself
men whom he feein will bo in sympa
thy with his policies. Cleveland Plnlu
| CORESPONDENCE ' J
( Crowded outlast week. )
Pl.KASANT VlUW.
Mrs. E , G. Toilcl and chilclrci
been visiting at Cbas.
Fort go's the past week.
Mra. E , G. Scott and chilrtrct
spent Thursday night and Fri
dav in this vicinity.
, Successor to BOWMAN & ANDERSON.
At the OLD STAND.
RCA ! Estate. City Lota and Property bought and sold.
Pat ms rented. Tfcfcea paid for non-residents ,
Will buy armie good paper.
Call and sec me.
1908 WHITEHALL POLAND-CHINAS 1908
A * gpod ns money can buy et akill produce.
IN SERVICE
1st uiid Sweepstrtkeo at Mebrnsku Stfttt Fair 1907.
WHITEHALL KING 4800.5 ,
Of well nigh faultless conformation nod
7 SOWS AVERAGED 12 PIGS , SPRING ' 08. 7
Sows Sited fly ; King look 24 59 , Grand Look 38305 , Chief Tec. 3rd , 20740 ,
Young Tec. 42406. , standard Chief and etc.
Stock for Sale at Private Treaty No Public Sala This Fall
M. E. Vandenberg , - - - Sargent , Nebraska.
Vina and Lester Wooters who
laue been vssitiny the past week
u "Dry Valley returned to their
acme Sunday.
Miss Pearl Hunter has resumed
icr school work again after a two
veeks vacation.
Oscar Wooters and sisters spent
Sunday night and Monday at
leiiry Wooters.
A number of young people from
Duster Center were skating af
: Ienry Wooters Sunday.
Miss Alberta Fodge who has
> ecn visiting in Rose Valley re-
urned to Broken Bow Monday
norning.
ORTEI.I.O NEWS.
Miss Nellie Hill visited friends
n Merna Sunday and Monday.
Win. Prescotl and family , Miss
Anna Prescott , Purly , Robbie ,
and Ollie Ingram visited at C ,
Prescott Sanday.
Miss Jennie Edwards returned
, o her school work at Merna ,
slomlay.
The basket supper at the
Ortello school house Wednesday
night was well attended.
Miss Hazel Wilkins is visiting
tiicnds at Aurora.
Mr. and Mrs. Knapp , Carrie
Merry and Lewis Flood visited
'tt Mr Ingrain's New Year's.
Bob Winchester and Lish Davis
ol' Marvin arc baling- hay for M.
digram , C. Hostick and Orvnl
Parr this week.
Joe Moore shipped a car load
of hogs the first of the week.
Lee and Andrew Lown visited
friends and relatives in the
valley the first of the week.
Miss Blanche Milligan returned
ionic Sunday after a week's visit
'
with friends'in An sehno.
MASON CITY NEWS
S. G. McCiillster is up to
Auselmo , he haa been promoted
Section boss , good for him.
S. D.Ruuyon is ou the war
path on account of his children
Jeing five minutes late and were
sent home.
Christmas and New Year's were
quiet days in town every one were
having a good dinner at home or
with some friends.
J ames F. Field sold out his
restaurant last Monday to Waren
and Danuels and the next da3f
the same Restaurant changed
hands , Mr. Boozer of Callaway
took possession.
John Meek took a party of land
seekers out in the country last
Monday and in order to keep
warm they took a warming
apparatus and in some way it let
fire to the buggy and burning a
large hole in the bottom of the
buggy before it was discovered.
BUSINESS POINTERS ,
C. A. Norcutt , lather.
Dr. Bass , Dentist. OverMcComas'
Drs. Farnsworth & Beck
Dentists.
The winter term at Custer Col
lege will begin January 4t. 27tf .
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Roasted fresh eve y day. 24-tt.
The winter term at Custer Col
lege will begin January 4th. 27tf
A six room house in the north
west part of the city for rent.
J. W. White 29 2t
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Two rooms for rent in the My
ers block. E. F. MYERS.
FOR "SALE. Four room house
with 1-6 block of ground. Close
in. H. Simonson 22-tf
WANTED.A man and wife to
work on a ranch for the winter.
Inquire at this office. 28 tf
WANTED Place for young man
to work for board and go to
school. Telephone No. 78
The winter term at Custer College
lege will begin January 4th , 27tf
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Koasied iresh every day. 24-tf.
The winter term at Custe
College will begin January
4th. , 27tf.
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Roasted fresh every day. 24tf .
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Roasted fresh every day. 24tf.
For Rent A- nice suit of Rooms
in the Myers block. Inquire at
this office or see Ed win F. Myers.
WANTED Educated Christian
man , of ability. Position per
manent with good chance for
announcement. Adress W. B ,
In care of Republican ill
I have now arranged to take
cure of a genera ) collection busi
ness , having secured a competent
clerk and stenographer , and all
collections will receive prompt
and energetic attention.
20-tf N. T. GADD
FOR SALE. For ten days we
offer the Tappen Pool hall and
Bowling Alley. This must be
sold at once on account of sick
ness in Mr. Tappen's family.
Inquire of Oscar Tappen or the
Security State Bank. 30-21.
FOR SALE. For ten days we
offer the Tappen Pool hall and
Bowling Alley. This must be
sold on account of sickness in Mr.
Tappen's family. Inquire of
Oscar Tappen or the Security
State bank. 30.2t.
inter Excursions
Low Rates
Winter Tourist Rates : Daily reduced rate excursions to California ,
Old Mexico , Southern nnd Cuban Resorts.
Homcseekers Excursions : First and third Tuesdays of each month
to many points west , south and southwest.
Personally Conducted Excursion to Florida by Superintendent Public
Instruction of Nebraska , Mr , J. IMcHrien , leaving- Lincoln and
Omaha December 19th. Write G. W. Bonuell , C. P. A , Lincoln ,
for intiuery ,
Government Irrigated Homesteads in the Big Horn Basin and Yel-
lowatoue Valley ; One of the last chances to secure good farms
from the Government at low prices , Go with Mr. D. Clem Deaver
on the uet personally conducted excursion. He will help you
secure one of these farms. No charge for his ser
vices. Excursions first and third Tuesdays.
H. L. ORMSBY , Ticket Agent , Broken Bow , Nebr.
L. W. WAKUI.KY , G. P. A. , Omaha.
