TIIE CUSTEH COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CUSTGU lOUNTY REPUBLICAN
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D. M. AMSBERRY , Editor and Piiblislicr
THE NEBRASKA
REPUBLICAN TICKET
U. S. Senator . . . Elmer J. Burkett
Lincoln
Governor . . . . Cheater II. Aldrlch
David City I
Llout. Governor . . . M. H. Hopewell
Tokainah
Secretary of State . . Addluon Walt
SyvacviHo
State TrcaBuer . . Walter A. George
Broken How
State Superintendent . J. W. Crabtre
Lincoln
Attorney General . . Grant G. Martin
Fremont
Land CommlBslonor . E. B. CowleB
Falrbury
Railway Commissioner
Henry T. Clarke , Jr.
Omaha
For Conurc'ss
FirBt District . . . .Win. Hayward
Nebraska City
Second District A. L. Sutton
Oinalia
Third District . . . . John F. Iloyd
Nellgh
Fourth District . . . Gluts. H. Sloan
Geneva
Fifth DlBtrlc . . George W. Morris
McCook
Sixth DlBtrlct M. P. Kinkald
O'Neill
County Attorney . . . . N. T. Gadd
Urokcn Dow
' ' For Supervisors
First District T. P. Owens
Third DlBtrlct . Rasmus Anderson
Fifth District . . . . E. S. Woodruff
Seventh DlBtrict . Robt. Mortoiisen
The Republican Ticket.
With this Issue of the Republican
we present the names of the candi
dates of the republican ticket. Look
thorn over. Take them as a whole
it Is a ticket of which the party may
well feel justly proud. They are
men who stand for more than party.
They are men who stand for high
moral principles as well an for the
principles of their party platform.
The state ticket IB headed with
C. H. Aldrlch for governor , who is
making a fight for a high standard
of morality , good citizenship and
honesty that should commend the
administration of all liberty loving
t and best citizens of the state. See
1 the testimonials of his home folks
ot David City in this issue of the
Republican. They toll of his good
character.
For Lieutenant Governor is M. R.
Hopewell , the present occupant of
that honored position , who by hln
impartial and fair dealing won the
admiration and respect of the mem
bers of the senate regardless of
their politics.
ft * For Secretary of State the can
didate is AddlBon Walt of Nebraska
City , an old soldier who bears the
reputation of being one of the bout
citizens of the state and who for
the past four years lias been the ef
ficient deputy of that office.
, For Treasurer the candidate la
Walter A. George , one of Ouster
county's most popular and genial
citizens. By four years of efficient
services as county treasurer ho proved
I'
ed his ability to fill the position
# for which he has been nominated.
In his own affairs lie IUIB succeeded
yet ho is known as the poor man's
friend. Walter A. George ought to
get every vote In Custer county as
matter of county pride.
There hus never been n state treas
r'er elected from the central or
western part of the state. Now is
our time.
For Commissioner of Public Lanc'l
and Buildings is K. D. Cowles , the
present Incumbent. Mr. Cowles has
proved his efficiency. Ills record
is beyond reproach. ' He has the rep
utatlon of making one of the best
commissioners the state has over
Had.
Grant Martin the present deputy
Is the nominee for Attorney Gener
al. The policy of that office the
past two years was largely Mr. Mar
tin's own. His election moans no
'untried ' or impartial theories. Ho
ia safe yet. progressive.
" For State Superintendent of Pub
lic Schools is Prof. J. W. Crabtroe ,
ono of the leading educators of the
tivte. Hl students nil over the
state who wore under him at the
Pont Normal , where ho served the
state HO many years arc MB greatest ,
'
admirers. His election Is prnctl-
cally concooded. He has won the
reputation of being admired for the
enemies ho has made.
For Hallway Commissioner the
nominee is Henry Clarke. He has
been nominated for a second term
Ho has proven himself capable and
worthy of the position. Stay by
him and help to protect the Inter
ests of the people. I
For Congressman of thlB the Sixth
Dint rid the nominee Is M. I' . Kin
kald , the author of the 040 acre |
homestead law that bears his name.
No more vigilant and energetic man
represents any district of our coun-
Ury. Mr. Kinkald IB over elert to
.the lute-rest of his constituents
Their interests are his. Ho Is a man
of culture legal and judicial ability
I that Is much to his advantage in the
' he holds In congress. Ho
should ho re-elected with Increased
majorities this year
I The Legislative Ticket.
Under the present law the mem
bers of the state legislature arc re
quired to elect to the United States
| Senate the candidate of cither party
| receiving the popular vote of the
, stato. The republican nominee for
the United States Senate is Senator
Elmer J. Hurkott the present Incum
bent whose term expires next March ,
Mr. Burkott Is among the able de-
bators of the western states. He1
Is not only popular at homo but is
popular among his colleagues and
has the endorsement of Ex-Presl-
dent Roosevelt Senators Dolllver,1
Parsons and others among the pro
gressives. His long experience
makes him a valuable man to Ne
braska. Ills character as acitlzon
Is unimpeachable. Ills election is
now practically assured.
For the Legislature we have as
candidates , W. J. Ulce of Morna
Oliver Moody of Westcrvlllc and for
the Senate Ex-Senator M. L. Fries
of Arcadia.
These men are capable and wor
thy of the support of the public.
They arc not found on both sides of
the fence of county option. They
are personally in favor of It and
are not afraid to say so. They
stand , for a principle that their party
platform endorses. They should be
elected with jood majorities.
The only county candidate Is N.
T. Gadd for County Attorney , who
has been nominated for a second
term. Mr. Gadd stands upon his
record as county attorney. He Is
openly an advocate of county option
and the enforcement of the law a-
mr.nsit ovll ilewdH. The Beacons'
nsMilt on him lnureane.1 his chances
for re-election. The republican can
didate of the several districts for
supervisors are Rasmus Anderson of
Broken Bow , A. 13. Woodruff of
Callaway , Ilobort Mortensen of Ms-
bon City , T. I' . Owens of Comstock
und Harry Bnrnham of WcHtervlllo.
These men have each been brought
out by their respective committees
as nii'ii cajiable and worthy. They
i-ach represent separate districts ex
cept Owens and Burnham who are
from the same district , Mr. Burnhn n
being a candidate by petition. They
are all good men and If they arc
elected the business of the county
will bo safe In their hands.
From prrpcnt Indications W. J.
Taylor Is making a loosing race In
every stretch he makes in his race
against Congressman Ktnkufd.
If W. J , Taylor Is an upright and
Incorruptible ne he wants peopjo to
believe , how much longer will ho
continue to appear In public on the
stump with the beneficiary of Hart
ley's shortage- Omaha Bee.
Edgar Howard hns completely es
tablished his charge against G. W.
Hitchcock of being a partner of .loo
Hartley In his treasurer defalcation
Is ho the kind of a man the voters
want to represent them In the Unit
ed States Senate ?
A traveling man of Lincoln who
was In Broken Bow Monday from a
tour qf northwestern Nebraska stat t
that from the best he could learn
Congressman Kinkald has no need
ot making any further campaign as
ho has the battle won already.
The Hastings Republican , which
In a democrat paper , now joins Ed
gar Howard and demands that the
democratic state committee take
Hitchcock off their ticket for his nl-
loged part In the Hartley defalcation
He suggested that Gov. Shallonbar-
ger's name bo substituted.
Since the late developments thru
the evidence furnished by Edgar
Howard and Joe Hartley that G. W.
Hitchcock wi'S a partner with .loo
Hartley In the state treasurer short
age it remains to bo scon whether
W. J. Bryan will return to the state
to campaign foe Mr. Hitchcock as
ho said he would do when he an
nounced that he could not support
Jim Dahlman for governor.
OlllH Dues Not Pledge.
Two weeks ago the Republican of
fered J. A. OlllB an opportunity
through the columns of the Repub
lican to state whcro ho stands on
the ( mention of county option and
Dahlman. His silence sliows whore
he stands.
, Though ho Is for county option
personally ho is politically for the
democrt platform and should Dahl
inan bo elected governor ho will not
vote against Dahlman's vetos of the
county option bill.
No county optlonlst can afford to
vote for him Blnco ho will not pub
licly pledge himself on that ques
tion.
Every Btory printed about Mr.
Aldrlch the republican candidate for
governor when run down to its sorco
has come from a brewery quarter.
These follows make no bones of the
fact that they are trying to "work"
the "goody goody" people , as they
call them , Into staying at homo elec
tion day so they can run things to
suit themselves. It was known when
this campaign started that Aldrlch
would be accused of everything from
"penny ante" to murder and that
no stone would bo left unturned to
discredit his private life before the
people of this state. Furthermore
no secret was made of theobject of
this kind of business. To try and
start a big squabble going and raise
an Issue as to personalities so that
the people would lose sight of the
real Issue of this campaign. We say
right now that It will not work and
U never has worked before. There
Is ono clear cut Issue before the
people. Shall the liquor trust run
the affairs of Nebraska , or shall the
people of Nebraska be allowed to
run their own state.
The nttoinpt on the part of the
Brewery forces to discredit Aldrich
candidate for governor , Is so obvious
and Tie brewery forces have been so
boast rul as to how they wore going
to work the people that the thing Is
marked for failure from the begin
ning. Knowing that a tremendous
number of democrats have bolted the
nominee of the "Dahlmanlte" party
for governor , there has been a stud-
led attempt on the part of his party
man agora to try and get these dem
ocrats into u frame of mind where
they will vote for neither candidate.
Their Idea seems to be that the v-
erage voter | s unable to see an Inch
beyond the end of his nose and that
by starting a lot of stories on Al-
rleh they will appeal totho prejudice
ol such voters to the extent that he
will disfranchise himself and thus
allow the breweries to control this
state government by electing "Jim. "
Every browey satollte Inthestate Is
telling over and over again "Aldrlch
Is no better than Jim. " Wo are of
the opinion that very few people In
this state are going to bo worked
for "suckers" In this way.
At Wilbur Dahlman said to the
Bohemian-American voters : "You
came to this country to escape op
pression and to enjoy liberty ; now
a bunch of prohibition fananties
want to take this right away from
yon. " Then lie compared himself
with George Washington , who had
fought to preserve the liberties of
tie | people , a very loose statement
but Jt need not occasion surprise ,
for just now Dahlman Is talking with
out even hearing himself talk. Ho
is obsessed "J am standing between
you and sumptuary laws , " ho again
declared , "which would take from
you the right to govern yourselves. "
-muci uoninuoKo.nlo.iBiw > ltnu HV
man Is fighting county option , which
does not deprive any citizen of lib
erty , or force any policy upon the
unwilling , but It enlarges the liberty
of every voter and gives the farmer
the same right HH the city voter to
have his say for or against licensing
the liquor traffic In any county.
This is the largest degree of Ameri
can liberty. So finally this man be
comes just a cheap false witness , a
dangerous enemy of the common goo
for there is no citizen so dangerous
as ho who has parted company with
truth. Kearney Hub.
There are some things that are a-
musfng , and again there are things
that are absurb. The fact that J.
W. Amsborry of Mason has seen fit
to declare to the "voters" of Custor
county that N. T. Gadd "ought not
to hold office" combines the two. 1
is amusing when you stop to think
that James really expended enough
to hold office' combines the two. If
In absurb to think that anyone with |
no bettor u record could assume to |
criticise. It Is also absurb to charge
Mr. Gadd with the Increase In boot- !
logulng at Mason. Mr Am berry In
making the assertion that there Is
hoot-logging In Mason and that It Is
Increasing certainly admits that ho
knows of the offense , now as I see
It , It should bo the duty of every
law abiding citizen to help suppress
crime and anyone who knows of any
unlawful act being carried on yet
stands idly by Is fully as guilty as
the real offender. Can a county at
torney spend his time In the guise
of a detective and yet look after the
business of his office ? No. If these
chronic "yappers" would get busy
and round up these lawbreakers
there Is no question about the pros
ecution. And furthermore no man
should accuse a man of not being
worthy of his follow man's confldonc
without informing them as to the
reason he may have for such a state
ment.
I will also add for the benefit of
those who do not know Mr. Amsberr
not to take his article too seriously
as he is at present a Lightening
Rod Agent "nuf sed" and that as
far as the majority of the voters
down this way Is concerned his little
old knock Is a boost.
A. 10. Mortensen ,
Mason City.
The UnlnlrnosH of the Fight.
People as a rule like to see a
close fight. They enjoy the uncer
tainty of doubt. They want a good
winner but they also want a good
loser.
People In and out of the ranks
detest an unfair fight they despise
the underhanded methods of the
brewers in the present fight , and
the pride that is usually felt in the
candidate of the party choice , is an
impossible element In the Democracy
of the present.
Some of the unprincipled demo
cratic papers of the state , spurred
on by the Hitchcock organ sheet ,
have maliciously stated that Senator
Burkctt voted against free lumber ,
simply In the reliance "capacity of th
public to swallow the Ho. Senator
B. was the central figure in the
fight for free lumber. He worked
day and night unceasingly for free
lumber , and he got it.
They say that Mr. Burkott voted
to raise the tariff on shoes when
the records show that no one voted
for a raise. Another Ho on the face
of things.
That truth antogonistlc Herald in
spired In its utter dlsbandonment of
principle by the questionable Hitch
cock , says "Burkett voted against
reducing the tariff on barb wire. "
Another HO. Senator Burkott was
the author of the amendment to re
duce the tariff on barb wire from
$27 a ton to $7.50 a ton.
It lias not yet been prove : that
Gilbert Hitchcock stole from the
state TrbHStiry , but It has been prov
en that truth Is hopelessly foreign
to his anatomy.
Would you then vote for a man
of the Hitchcock stripe , a man whos
sole aim Is to get the vote regard
less of the method.
Elmer J. Burkett Is making a
good hard fight , n clean fight , and
lts small wonder that his record Is
enviable In the eyes of Hitchcock.
October 1910.
D. M. Amsberry ,
Editor of Republican ,
Broken Bow , Nebr.
Dear Sir : My attention has been
called to an article In an Issue of
the Beacon "Some Things About
Mr. Gadd's Record. " And I notice
that the editor of the Beacon Is C.
W. Beal and that n man by the
name of C. W. Boal Is candidate for
county attorney on the democratic
ticket and wish to know If they are
one and the same person , if so , 1
can readily understand why the ar
ticle was prlntetd In the Beacon.
What Is Beat's record. IB he an
attorney competent and oapoble to
conduct the affairs of the office of
county attorney of a great county
like Custer ? In my ten years resi
dence In Custer county 1 do not re
call an attorney by the name of C.
W. Heal taking any prominent part
in Important cases in this county
and If ho was rated as a good at
torney 1 think ho would have been
conspicuous in legal matters In the
county. 1 do not think such mud
attacks on the record of Mr. Gadd ,
will have any weight with citizens
and tax-payers of Cnstor county who
liavo watched Mr. Gadds efforts as
county attorney to servo and pro
tect the interests of the county , pun
ish crime where punishment was duo
and handle criminal cases for the
beat Interests of society without In
curring unnoccseary expense to the
county and hardship to unfortunates
who have been charged justly qr
unjustly with criminal offenses , fur
ther , intollcgcnt people of the pre
sent time hjold that the Interests of
society In many instances , partic
ularly in the case of younger
persons are best scr\ed by
not convicting and sentencing to
Send Your Abstract Orders to
J. G- . Leonard , Bonded Abstracter
Office in Security State Bank Building
BATTEN'S
We Have Thorn
DON'T VOU WANT SOME
Don't wait until cold weather
To put them on your buildings
But do it now.
Phone 79
G. L. Turner Lfor. Co. .
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The Homeseekers' Excursions onthelstaml 3 1 Tuesdays to the
West , Southwest and South oiler an excellent opportunity for a journey of
inspection or pleasure , during the autumn and v inter , through these fust
growing localities where land is constantly increasing in value.
The Cheap One-Way Autumn Rates to The Pacific Coast
are in effect this year only until October 15. Go early and escape the final
rush for sleeper accomodations. Everyday round trip coast rates ate in ef
fect this winter : general basis $90.00 , and $15.00 higher via Shasta.
The Daily Winter Tourist RateS to southern resorts become effective
about November ist. These rates with their desirable routes and priveleges
together with the out door and hotel attiactions of the southland , should ap
peal to many looking to avoid the rigors of a northern winter.
H. L ORMSBY , Local Ticke Agent.
Broken Bow , Neb.
L. W. WAKELEY , G. P. A.
Omaha , Neb
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SAY FRIEND
Do you know it will soon be winter.
Get your Coal now. We have in stock
We have in stock Eastern Hard , all
sixes , Nigger Head Lump and West
and other Colorado Coal.
Buy now before the rush.
DIERKS LUMBER & -COAL CO.
Phone 23. J. S. Molyneux , Manager
the penal institutions for minor of
fences then to be schooled in crime
by hardened criminals and have pas
sed the parole -law and juvenile
court law to carry out such progres
sive ideas and if Mr. Gadd as coun
ty attorney has not used the full
power of the law to sentence to the
penal institutions young persons
charged with a first offense he Is
entitled to great credit for exercis
ing humane judgment in handling
such matters rather than build him
self a record for convictions unfortu
nates and society In general and I
for one do not want to see elected
to the office of county attorney in
any county In the great state of No
brnska a man who believes justice
Is best served by filling our penal
Institutions with first offenders to
be later turned loose as hardened
and educated criminals. Mr. Gadd
like all of us may owe debts he can
not pay , and some may claim he
owes , when he does not. Personally
I know where he hat ; owed and payed
as promptly as the average man and
as fast as ho'could , and so far as
I am able to learn has never repudi
ated a just debt.
Citi/.on Tnv-pnyiT.
Manuel on Dahlinan.
C. n. Manuel , chairman of the pop
ulist state committee , gives out the
following Interview concerning the
present campaign in Nebraska.
Shall the people rule ?
Yon will at once recognize this as
the democratic slogan of two years
ago. Then the democrats wore much
In favor of the people , but now how
different. They are afraid to give
the people an opportunity to say \vh : 6
they desire along temperance lines
for fear that personal liberty may
lie abridged.
What Is personal liberty ? To hear
Mayor Dahlman you would get the
Men that It means the privilege to
d'-lnk as much of any old kind of
stomach wash whenever or wherever
you choose and at any time yon
choose without any restraint or hin
drance. Why does he limit his per
sonal liberty thus ? Why not ex
tend It to the fullest extent ? Most
laws aio founded upon the ten com
inamlmentF and tliou shalt can bo
seen in almost every line.
Is Dahlnun afraid to trust the
people ? Or is he in favor of the
mlnonty ruling' He Is running
hither and thither over the land -
giving vent to his views of personal
liberty and home rule. What does -
his peculiar brand of personal llber-
tcare for the home ? Does he not
know it wrecks more homes than
all other causes combined ? No , Mr.
Dahlman Is not In favor of the homo
or the people ruling. His most ar
dent supporters are men whose mind
are constantly befogged with drink
and who are slaves to their appetite.
In this fight we have the best ele- _ * ' 1V *
ments of society arrayed against the
worst. On one side Is good citizen
ship morality , the home and the
most sacred ties , on the other side
you find the lawless , the licentious ,
the social out cast and the pathway
of those Is strewn with the wrecks
of their evil Influence.
Which side are you on ?
There Is no middle ground In this
fight. Does Dahlman represent dem
ocracy ? No. Does he represent re
publicanism ? No. Does he repre *
sent populism ? Assuredly not.
What does he represent ? The brow f
orlcs , the saloons and all their in
iquity.
Populists are in favor of the people
ruling. Will they support Dahlman
Only the ultra wet ones will. The
mont populls parity has stood for
good goverment , for honesty and for'
integrity. They will not support any
man for office who wears the corpor
atlon brand. You can answer this
by ascertaining who Is supporting ,
him.
Dahlman is known as a poor man
yet he is spending money with alav-
Ish hand , ordinarily the democratic
committee has a hard time raising
funds with which to carry on a cam
paign , but this year they have plent >
of funds and they nro not asking
a personal appeal to the rank and
file of the party for help. Who ( s
paying the freight ? The breweries
and allied corporate Interests.
Why are the corporations backing
Dahlman ? Because Mr. Aldrlch has
a record of sincerity As a public