THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 23 , 1906
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
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TELEPHONE 226.
WILL IT BU ROOSEVELT ?
The < | iiesttoii as to the nc.M
candidate for president on tlu
republican ticket is beginning tc
agitate the country. The natioi
is at the beginning of an cpocl
in its lifeAll forms arc chang
inn and now methods are takiiu
their places. Ideals that at oni
time held prominence in publii
estimation arc now cither disre
garded or quite repudiated. The
saying of the old New Knglaiu
farmer to his son , "My boy , make
money. Make it honestly if you
can , but mala * money , " is nc
longer quoted with approval ,
The popular advice now is , "Mj
boy , be on the square. Don'i
sacrifice your integrity for any
price. The game isn't worth tin
i.nndlc. ' ' Time was when tlu
greatest ambition of young America -
ica was to get rich , lie stil
desires , wealth and position bin
he has1 been taught by such mei
, is Theodore Roosevelt that tlu
only sure road to success is per
sonal merit and the only lliiiu
really worth while is the rccon
ot an honorable life. Such prin
ciplcs as these has the presiden
brought to bear in the scttlemen
of national questions. Such ai
atmosphere as this has been om
of the direct results of a pure am
honorable example in official life
such as Theodore Roosevelt ha
given to the ambitious yount
American.
The things accomplished b ;
Roosevelt during his term o
ofhVe have been so inlinitel ;
greater than the results obtainei
by any of the other of our peac
presidents that there can be n
comparison. The settlement o
the coal strike. The peace be
tween Russia and Japan secure *
by the treaty of Portsmouth
The rate bill , which , for the firs
time in all our history- , prove
that the people's cause rightl
championed can win even eve
corporate power and inlluence
And , parenthetically , do yo
imagine that the rate bill coul
have become a law had it nc
been that the president ha
created new ideals among th
American people ? Could such
bill have passed ten years age
do you think ? The rate bi
passed , not so much because th
United States senate wanted it t
pass , but because of the tempi
and the new ideals of the peoplt
the United States senators di
uot dare oppose it. Then thei
is the digging of the Panani
canal. For many years this hr
been the dream of Americ ;
Roosevelt said the way to dig
eanal is to dig u. and he is dow
there now , the only presidei
that ever left American soil , se
ing how the work is progressin
; ind learning for himself tl
necessities of the case. Tl
other day in St. Louis a case w ;
filed in the United States cou
brought by the United Stat
with all the power of this gre
nation behind it , to destroy tl
monopoly of the Standard o
For a year Theodore Rooseve
has been working on this cas
The special agents of the govcr
me tit have been searching throuj
the highways and byways of t
nation collecting evidence wi
which to bring the action. T
writer believes that the begi
ning of the end of Standard
as a monopoly is in this cti
brought Wednesday of last wet
Do you think that such a c :
would have been possible t
years ago ? Do you think
president then would have dai
to start such a crusade ? Tin
dore Roosevelt is not followi
the people , he is leading tin
'THE RICH MAN \
He usually gets his start through the
habit of saving. The opportunity is also
yours and we advise you to take advan
tage of it by opening an account with
this bank.
You can start an account with ONE
DOLLAR and upwards. It will sur
prise you how the DOLLARS grow
when you save your money systemati
cally. In any event , it's worth trying.
City Stale
along the paths of right living.
The reason that such a case is
possible is because of the temper ,
the new ideals of the people cre
ated by the example of such men
as Theodore Roosevelt.
For many years the South
American countries have been
more closely allied with certain
ICuropean countries than with the
United States. We have main
tained and defended the Monroe
doctrine until it is become a part
of international law. This law
has protected these weak repub
lics from spoiliation and destruc
tion. Notwithstanding our pro
tection all of these countries have
believed that the United States
was protecting them for a selfish
purpose , probably with the hope
of annexation. Because of such
! sentiment the bulk of the South
American trade has been going
to Europe. President Roosevelt
wanted this feeling allaved and
the republics taught that we
desired only their peace ; and pros
perity. Consequently , he sent
Secretary of State Root , than
whom no greater American lives ,
i to visit these countries. Acting
{ otti the suggestion of the presi
dent , Mr. Root in a speech thai
ranks with the greatest of Amer
ican utterances told these people
of our desires and intentions.
"We wish for no victories ; " said
Secretary Root , "but those ol
peace ; for no territory except oiu
own ; for no sovereignty except the
sovereignty over ourselves. W (
deem the independence and equa
rights of the smallest and weak
est member of the family o
nations entitled te > as much re
spect as those of the greates
empires , and wedeem-the observ
ance of that respect the chic
guarantee of the weak agains
the oppression of the strong. Wi
neither claim nor desire an ;
right , or privileges , or power
that we do not freely concede t <
avery American republic. Wi
'wish to Increase our prosperity
to expand our trade , to grow ii
wealth , in wisdom , and in spirit
but our conception of the tru
way to accomplish , this is not t
pull down others and profit b
their ruin , but to help all friend
to a common prosperity and
common growth , that we may a
become greater and stronger tc
gcther. " As a direct result c
Mr. Root's visit the feeling bi
tween the South American repul
He and the United States is moi
s
friendly than ever before. Tli
Review of Reviews states in th
s
month's issue that America hti
never won a greater victory tha
that just won by the presidei
and Secretary Root.
It ,
There is neither space nor tin
ito recount the wonders of th
administration. It will be a
ie hundred years before this count )
will fully appreciate the work <
ie Theodore Roosevelt- There ai
ino party lines in admiration f
il him. Hi/ bitterest enemy can a
> e cuse him of no wrong. Whi
k. politicians haVe found fault vvii
e him , while orators have wamlen
in the length of the country talkit
a of crowns of thorns and simil
: d phrases , he has been accouiplis
oing the greatest work that m ;
ig has ever done for the Unit *
m States. He has said that he
not a candidate for re-election.
That he will retire when his
present term is complete. But
the Panama canal will not then
be finished. The Standard oil
cases will not then be completed.
The Cuban question , destined to
be one of great moment to this
nation will not then be settled.
The many , many great things
inaugurated by him will not then
have been ultimately disposed of.
lie has started these things and
the nation wants him to complete
them. No man's desire or reluc
tance should stand in the way of
a nation's need. Mr. Bryan has
said that the republican party is
so destitute that it has but one
man fit to run for president.
Without commenting on the
plight of democracy in its entire
lack of presidential material , we
will say that Mr. Bryan is wrong.
The republican party has many
good men such as Root , Taft ,
Fairbanks and many others. But
the republican party which tookt
charge of this nation when it
was torn and bleeding and dis-
| mcmbered , and by its wisdom has
' placed it at the head of the
nations of the world , did not ac
complish its great successes by
remaining satisfied with that
J which was good. It has always
| looked for the best.
! Among all presidential candi-
I dates of whatsoever political
faith-there is who stands
- one pre
eminently the best and his name
is Theodore Roosevelt.
i TO THE TAXPAYERS
1 The Falls City Journal follow
ing its usual custom of slandering
those whom it cannot use has
seen fit to attack the Gilligan
company. It says that the Gilli
gan company has done $21,000
worth of work for this county in
a year. Such statements as
these are unqualifiedly false ,
i The Gilligan company has never
collected any such sum in a year
and has never drawn any such
amount from the treasury. By
comparing the repair of a wooden
' bridge done under the supervision
of the county with what it would
cost under the Gilligan contract
the statement was made that the
county would save $7,000 a year
by doing its own work. This is
absurd. The Tribune states as a
fact that the Gilligan company
has never made to exceed ten pet
cent on its Richardson county
work in its history. If there is a
merchant that makes less thar
this he soon quits business. The
Gilligan company is a Falls Citj
institution. It spends $1,200 r
month in salaries in this town
It does work in fifty counties , in
nine states and brings ever }
dollar of profit to this county t <
be spent here. The Martin :
don't like the men who contro
this company , and not likitu
them would destroy it as the ;
have tried to destroy every othe
man or business institution tha
won't wear their collar. Tin
e Martins - The Falls City Journa
h defending the tax payer. Grea
God. It would take every incl
of this paper to publish the war
rants drawn by this crowd fron
this county.
Let us give you an instance
The Journal bid the county print
is ing in on a two hundred della
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THAT
IS HEK AGftltf WE MOULD BE"
THANKFUL THAT THERE is A
it/ OUR TOU//V / WHERE WE
g BUYWITH 50LITTIETRouBLe
AND
'a To WEAR.'OUR ,
COULDN'T DO THAT
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BUY WITH LITTLE TROUBLE. THERE IS LoTS
IN THAT. THE MAIN TROUBLE YoU HAVE , IS
IT NOT , IS IN KNOWING YoU ARE GOING To
GET A SQUARE DEAL ? CAN YoU KNOW AS
MUCH ABOUT THE CLOTHING BUSINESS AS THE
*
MAN WHO IS IN THE CLOTHING BUSINESS ?
8 WHAT HAVE YOU LEFT To Do THEN ? ONLY To
TRUST TO A REPUTATION. WE REFER YOU
TO OUR PATRONS. ASK THEM WHETHER OR
NOT WL HAVE GIVEN THEM A SQUARE DEAL.
8ft
MANY MEN BELIEVE IN GETTING IT ALL AT
ONCE. WE Do NOT. WE HAVE FOUND THAT
IT PAYS US To CIVE To OUR CUSTOMERS A
SQUARE DEAL. OUR FALL AND WINTER
ft
OPENING SALE WILL SURPRISE YoU WITH
ftft THE BARGAINS WE ARE OFFERING YoU.
ft RESPECTFULLY ,
NEBFIAJKAY' SAMUEL WAHL
contract for about $180.00. This
contract was to run a year and
the year is not quite up. Yet
this paper has already drawn
within a few dollars of $900.00
this year on that contract The
Journal is supposed to be owned
by F. E. and J. C. Martin. The
former once drew the salary as
county attorney. As a county
officer he could not figure in a
contract with the county. Con
sequently the printing done by
the Journal while he held this
office , was collected by the other
partner , J. C. Martin , who col-
ected just half the amount
charged AND ON Tins HAMMADK
\ PROFIT. This would show that
this paper was making more than
ifty percent on its work. The
truth of the matter is.that if this
county should attempt to build
its steel bridges , il would have to
buy pile drivers , tools and incur
other expenses that would run
into the thousands of dollars. It
would send its money awav from
home instead of keeping it here
and it would lose money in the
end.
Many counties in this state
have tried to build their own
bridges ami not a single one ever
tried it a second year , and every
one spent more money for bridges
than a contractor would have
built them for.
This county did not have a
bridge contract for several
months but tried to do its own
work. As a result a bridge went
down , the county paid $2,700 in
damages and additional court
costs and attorneys fee , of which
the Journal got its full share , of
more than $300. It paid out in
this one case more money than
the Gilligan company ever made
in a single year , and had no
bridges to show for it.
But the Journal doesn't like
the Gilligan company. It would
therefore destroy it. What dif
ference does it make to that paper
that this company is a home in
stitution. The Journal buys
every stamp it uses in Dawson
in the hopes of injuring the post
master cutting this office down
to a third class office.
The John Gilligan company is
composed of our best citixens.
Its officers are John Gilligan ,
president ; W , E. Dorrington , sec
retary ; Isaac Lyons , treasurer.
Peter Frederick , W. A. Crook and
W. E. Dorrington form its board
of directors and C. F. Keavis i
its attorney which may explain a
great deal.
This paper has been criticised
some tor its attitude on tariff
revision. This paper believes
that the present tariff was the
best possible when it was enacted ,
but we believe that certain of its
schedules should be changed to
meet changed conditions. It be
lieves in a non-partisan tariff
commission to make the changes ,
they to be voted upon by a repub
lican congress. We yield to no
man in fealty to the principle of
protective tariff , but we are not
in favor of protecting the pro
ducts of trusts that are shipped
to London and sold for less
money than in the country where
they are manufactured. If these
institutions can sell at a profit in
London and compete with foreign
made goods , it can do the same
here and should be compelled to
do so.
One trouble with Falls City is
a newspaper that fights worthy
institutions that are of great
benefit to the city , merely be
cause there arc men connecteel
with such institutions that are
their own masters. A news
paper that carries its personal
enmity to the extent of buying
all its postal supplies in anothei
city in an effort to make out
postofficc a third class office ami
thereby reduce the salary of the
postmaster , is just about toe
little to deserve much attention
from any loyal citizen.
Sec those work mares anei
horses at the Margrave ranch.
The Tribune was not up to its
usual standard last week for the
reason that every member of the
force was sick.
The Journal doesn't want any
bridges built in order that there
will be more in the treasury for
its grapple hooks to reach.
The vinegar factory is still
working. Eighteen tanks , just
double the amount originally
contemplated , have been filled
with vinegar.
It is near that time of the year
. when you renew your paper sub
scription. The Tribune is a dollar
lar a year , fifty cents less than
| any other county paper. Not the
j cheapest , but the best for the
! least money. Send us a trial
, subscription.
'
Count Boni , husband of Anna
i Gould , wrote a letter to a woman
i of his acquaintance which
was read in court that contained
the following warm passage : "I
kiss you upon the neck , do you
feel it ? " In the court's decision
last week Boni got it in the neck
so hard that it is unnecessary to
inquire whether he felt it.
The Bode case ffoes to the
supreme court. Of course the
evidence in this case was so con
clusive that no defense was in
terposed and the defendant's
attorneys had nothing to say to
the jurj , but it goes to the su
preme court and the county will
pay the attorney fee for the gen
tleman who takes it up. Oh ,
Mr. Taxpayer , how we love you.
Judge Hapcr will hold an ad
journed session of court Decem
ber 10th , to hear the last motions
in the Miles will case and to
probably set the same for trial
upon its merits.
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We know a Richardson county
man worth at least two hundred
thousand dollars who sat all
night in the Omaha depot Tues
day night to save fifty cents for
a room.
