A Political Potpourri
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If the president is ordinarily obser
ving. his western trip has disclosed
to him a spirit of unrest bordering
on resentment against the "fit <T el
things as they are."
The west Itns been described as
the "meat in the national sandwi. Ii."
bit at this particular moment it comes
near r lieing the mustard than any oth
er constituent part of the national
lunch. The west wants the presi
dent to do something, and pretty
quick, at that. It isn’t saying much
Just now , hut it is thinking some. The
fear is growing more pronounced
that the chief executive is too easy
tempered, that his grasp Is not firm
enough, that his diplomatic line of
least resistence spells "trimmer,"that
his conduct is more judicial Ilian ex
ecutive. Still, just remember what
they said of Lincoln (luring his first
term, and cheer up it may not be
true.
That the president is a good fellow,
that he means well Is admitted by
everyone; but the public, grown used
to the strenuous Roosevelt, frets a
little at the daily reading of how
many strokes it took llig Hill to ne
gotiate tin* seventh hole on the golf
course.
The truth of the matter is that
Mr. Taft has had but little ehaiiee.
lie had a special session of congress
on IiIb hands immediately after elec
tion, and that's worse than the itch,
and for the past three months he lias
been traveling, which lias kept him
'reasonably busy. Ills western
speeches promise well, and now that
he is hack home and congress Is in
regular session ills opportunity is
presenl
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The tariff measure is largely the
cause of the unrest. Every goods
box politician, every seeker after no
t.oriety, every screamer looking for
the idggest crowd to holler with, ev
ery professional politician is talking
the tariff bill, and not a mother's son
of them knows anything about it
Consider litis item for instance and
see where you "get off." "Sugars
not 'above number sixteen dutch i*inu
dard In color, tank bottoms, sirups
of cane juice, melada, concentrated
tneladn, concrete and concentrated
molluscs, testing by polariscope not
above seventy-five degrees, ninety
five one huhdredths of one cent per
pound, and for every additional do
gree shown by the polariscoplc test,
thlrty-fi\e one thousandths of one
cent , per pound additional, and frac
tions of a degree in proportion; and
on sugar above number sixteen hutch
standard in color, and on all sugar
which 1ms gone through a process of
refining, one cent and ninety one
hundredths of one cent per pound."
Nov. what do you know about that?
it is a long shot that Burkett and
Brown and the rest of the statesmen
don't know the difference between a
polariscope and a polecatiskip. Nei
ther do any of the rest of the wisacres
who voted for and against the bill.
But somebody wrote the above quoted
clause in the tariff bill. Who did?
That's easy. You will notice that
unrefined sugar (raw material) gets
In on a tariff of ninety-five one hun
dredths of one cent per pound. This
is the junk that Louisiana cane grow
ers and Nebraska sugar beet farm
ers s«'ll. You will also jiotlce that
refined sugar, in fact, all sugar that
lias gone through it process of re
fining. lias to pay a tariff of one
and ninety one-hundredths of a cent
per pound. This is the stuff, the
short weight sugar trust tins to sell.
Put it this waj : The Nebraska sug
ar beef growers gets a tariff of .!>N
of one cent per pound on his raw na
ferial, while the sugar trust gets
a tarifr of LUO of a cent pet
pound on his sugar produced.
Who wrote that provision in
the bill? But just it moment, please,
before you write the senator and tell
him what's what. This provision is
a small reduction of the Uittgley
schedule, and is a big reduction of
the democratic Wilson bill schcdul >
The principle of a protective tariff
is right, fader its applieution ;rom
the time o'f Lincoln to the time of
Taft, this nation lias out-stripped tin
world. The greatest contribution
made by any party to tlie material
well being of a people lias been made
by the republican party in its suc
cessive tariff enactments. lint all
at once the life labors of Barfield,
McKinley. Blaine, and others of the
patron saints of the party and the
nation, have become infamous, and
the cardinal principle of republican
ism that inis built factories, homes
and firesides, has become a robber
unspeakable in its rapidity.
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Western republicans had better put
the dutch on slow speed. Men like
Bristow of Kansas and La Foliette
of Wisconsin are hardly safe as path
finders. Bristow of Kansas is like
most men who are always telling of
their honesty, they will bear watch
ing. Bristow is for Bristow, even
as he was when he wrote that mem
orable letter to Senator Long asking
him to sneak a good Job through for
him by political rhh-am ry There Is
a middle ground between that won
pied by men of the Aldrich stamp]
and men of the Bristow breed. It
wont do. if you have the interest of
the party and the welfare of the
nation at heart, to get entirely off the
reservation. The prosperity of this
country will not endure under the
democratic theory of tariff reform.
True tin* cost of living would be re
duced as democratic tariff always
makes America a good country in
which to buy goods. The republican
theory is to make America a good
country in which to sell. If you buy
more than you sell your interests are
with the democratic party. But, if
you sell more than you buy you hatf
better stay at home a little longer.
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The tariff is not perfect, neither
will it be perfect until the Creator
turns out u more finished product of
man than at present inhabits the
globe. We can, however, Improve on
the present measure, and in that pos
sibility lies the president's opportu
nity, lie lias a tariff commission of
tils own choosing. If this commis
sion will honestly and unselfishly
study the tariff bill with it view to
correcting such evils as the wool,
cotton goods aud sttgar schedules and
revise the tariff along the lines of
protection, we will hear nothing fur
ther from the Bristows, neither will
the prosperity or business interest
of the country by menaced. The
west must expect to be stung a
little its well its do a little stinging.
You know wheat, and corn, and live
stock are pretty well protected (Bris
tow keeps quiet about this), and
eastern labor litis been talking just
its hard about, dear bread ns the
western farmer has about (lie high
price of col ton goods.
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Senator Hurkett, is in for p. merry
little fight to succeed himself, liis
official course has displeased num
bers of bis constituents aiul they
arn't backward about mentjkning it.
Congressman Norris, who w is one of
the leaders in the fight against
Speaker Cannon, was exposed lo the
senatorial germ, hut It didn't take
nt d lie is hack ill the fight for his
present position C. (). Wheeden of
Lincoln has ids hack up and is break
ing into the press almost daily.
Wheeden can't get the votes in Lan
caster county against Hurkett, al
though Hurkett' has a fierce war on
him in Lincoln The highways of
the stale capitol are lined with fel
lows whose heads Wheeden lias
cracked in the past and they are all
walling for the old man to show tip
The l>. K. Thompson machine, head
ed by Stephenson and others, is
sitting up nights figuring on some
candidate to heat Hurkett, but they
hate Wheeden more than they do the
senator. If some clean, able fellow
outside of Lancaster would come out
he would probably take Burkett's
home county nwav from him. in
the meantime we will wait results.
confident of a fight and a good one
•h * ik V
Quito a crowd of the hoys are
wailing for Congressman McQuiro's
term to- expire. Who the — is Me?
MeQuiro of Lincoln, you know Dem
ocratic congressman from the first
district. Ah, you have heard of him;
you've just forgotten it. that's all
lie's the fellow that heat Pollard.
Of course you know who I mean; I
knew you did. Well, his term is up
soon, and the candidate's are speeding
up some. Pollard wants another
crack at it. lie wont do. however.
He is essentially a weak man. and
then that $1,200 that he had to put
hack, put him on the shelf so badly
that little MeQuiro ran more than
2,000 ahead of ivis ticket. The first
distrci is eitner opposed to taking
the money or putting it hack. I don't
know which, .lust rernombor tHis,
that anything written here doesn’t
commit this paper. They asked me
to write this and the views herein ex
pressed are mine alone.
George Toboy of Lincoln Is also
out George is a nice little fellow,
clean and all that. He was Burkett’s
sereetnrV when in the lower house of
congress and he made the daintiest
little errand boy to look up pension
matters, etc., in the whole city of
Washington. Qeorgo says he is for
county option.' which is all right,but.
congress isn't going to devote much
attention to booze selling in Arago
and Barada, until government by
states has been abolished and some
fellow puts a new set of works in
the constitution, (think George would
have found that out while in Wash
ington). However, he had county
option in his system and just had to
get it out, so he spilled it on his
platform, and there you are.
Will Hayward of Nebraska City,
Chairman of tlie state committee and
secretary of the national committee,
is being urged by some to nui for
Governor, and by others for congress.
It Is believed that Hayward's inclin
ations are for congress and It would
not be surprising if he soon announc
ed himself. Hayward conies of good
republican sto< k, being the son of
the late Senator M. L. Hayward. He
is a good lawyer and is a growing
young man. He is a great favorite,
of President Taft and was his travel-,
ing companion on the western trip
through Wisconsin. Minnesota, 1 >wa;
and N ! • i ka It i.-; said that he was
offered and declined the position of
assistant postmaster general. Hay
ward is by odds the best equipped of I
any candidate so far mentioned. A
number of other men have been men
tioned, among them .lodge Frost of
Lincoln and Prank Tyrol, comity at
torney of Lancaster Couuty.
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The office of governor is causing
some concern. lOx-tlovernor Sheldon
Is reported as having designs on his
old job. Sheldon made a splendid
governor, and ltis administration was
both able and economical until after
tils defeat by Shellenbarger. It was
then that he fell to whimpering and
to getting even. He was n poor loser,
about tlic poorest we ever knew.
Tlie last six weeks of his term is
going to be a big load for the Cuss
county man to carry, in fact some of
ltis best friends fear that the task
is too great for him.
Aldrich,!not of Rhode Island)wants
to get In and is printing reform inter
views without end. There isn't
much that is right according to this
candidate, nor will tilings lie right
until Ills cherished mnbltion is suc
cessful.
Senator King may be prevailed to
get in the contest, and if lie does,
should stand an excellent chance.
He is a big fellow both mentally and
physically, not given much to talk
nor to telling how hud the other fel
low is. Ho stands well with his
people and is recognized as one of
the best lawyers in bis section.
So far as the county is concerned,
there isn't much to say. It is demo
cratic, hut not hopelessly so. I'ntil
men who have (lie time and are cap
able of leadership take the reins
ami until the rank and file quit, abus
ing their leaders, and parrot-like
repeating democratic charges of
bosses, we will have little to hope
for. The republican party of this
comity has never been fair to the j
men who have done the work and j
fought the battles. \s an instance.
George Holland was chairman of
the county committee a year ago. He
took valuable time from liis business,
spent money i his own money), drove
about Hie country encouraging and
urging action, attended meetings and
rode far Into the niglii to got home,
and this through all kinds of weath
er. What did he get. out of ir?
Abuse from the opposition, indiffer
ence from his own party and dis
appointment in "huge hunks" in tin*
end. There isn't much to this poli
tical leadership at best, but it’s a
fright so far as the republican party
In this county is concerned. There
is no use lo scold about it, but the
rank and file can make this a repub
lican county if they will. Hut they
won't.
AT DAVID CITY.
They Converted a Palatial Saloon
Building Into a Banfc.
One of the curious results of pro
hibition is seen at David City. That
town voted dry last year. It was the
usual hard fight, but the dry policy
was so satisfactory that the town
voted dry again this year.
One of the arguments used by the
wets was that the good property
would be rendered useless, and there
would he a lot of vacant store rooms.
They pointed to one palatial saloon
building as an example. It had cost
$20,000, and had the finest fixtures
of any establishment In the state
The frescoes on its walls were more
cosily than any similar work west ot
Chicago.
Tiie editor 01 the capital visited
that building last week. It has heeti
converted into a bank, with ample
capital, and following the model of
the saloon, has the finest fixtures in
the state. The counters had to he
changed a little, that was all. The
painMngs on the wall had to he re
touched to meet the new surround
ings The picture of t.he farmer;
holding aloft a stein of beer was!
fixed so that he now holds a big
ear of corn. The fat and satisfied
man who formerly sat at the table
with a cold bottle, now has besid'
him on the table a sack of gold.
Thus were the frescues made to lell
a good story of what happened to
David City. The former saloomnan
is president of the bank and is glad
of the change. Two professional men
occupy as offices, what was»formerly
wine rooms, while the billard loom
ups’airs has been put to similar use.
Over across the square is another
evidence of the new life of David
City. A library and club building is
being erected ami it will be a model
for all the other cities of Nebraska
The building is to cost $25,000. Down
stairs it has rest rooms, a plunge,and
an auditorium that will seat 1,000 peo
pie, where athletic, social and liter
ary events will take place. Upstairs
are to be the library and reading
rooms. The wholu thing is to paid
t
for by t he people of ihe c ity and they j
will not be obligated to greasy till
kings or iron-hearted steel kings for
any of it. The establishment will
have departments free from t ho re
straint of ordinary libraries, and less
exclusive than the Y. M. C. A. build
ings. It will lie the meeting place
of the people the “poor man's club."
and tin- “ric h man's club,” alike.
While these good things are com
ing in, the business ot' the city has
not suffered. Last year there was an
organized boycott against the city.
Meetings of farmers were worked up
to pledge trade to other towns. The
boycott was a fizzle. David City inis
better stocks of goods than ever, and
better trade. The owner of the
largest store—a department store,
tolcl the editor that up to December
1st, Ills trade for this year was equal
to tin' whole twelve months of form
er years, and lie still lias the holiday
months for a big increase. And he
is a Bohemian, who says the saloon
is a curse and that it is out of Dav
id City for good.—Nebraska State
Capital.
Notice.
On account of the advanced price
of labor and the high price of feed
we, the undersigned, shall have to
charge, after January 1st, 1910, tlie*
following prices to deliver coal and
wood to the* different parts of the
city:
One (I) ton of coal or over, 71
cents cue’ll.
One-half (Vj) ton or less, 10 ets.
One(l) rick of wood or over, 10
cents a rick.
One-half rick or less, ill ets.
If the same must be carried in that
much more will be charged than it
costs to deliver the article to any
part of town. (Signed).
\ ('. A. HANNAH.
C. A. HECK.
• I*. S. HEACOCK A SON.
JENKINS BROS.
MAUST BROS.
JOHN ROSS.
JAMES MOORE.
JAMES GILROY.
FRANK B1STM1C1C.
df.nnis McCarthy, lont
Annoiincemt it.
1 wish to announce to the ladies of
Kalis City and vicinity, that 1 have
sold part of my stock to Miss Ander
son. Thanking you all for your past
patronage, I ask you you to extend
that, favor to Miss Anderson, at oili
old stand. I am sure she will do her
utmost to please you. Respectfully,
HELEN BREBKCK
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Richardson County Bank
ORGANIZED IN 1880
Capital, $50,000
Surplus and Profits, $30,000
OFFICERS
J. L. SLOCUM. President. J. R CAIN, Vice-President, j
GEO. W. HOLLAND. Cashier
A F. SCHAIBLE and B K. BAKER. Ass t Cashiers
DIRECTORS
J. L. Slocum J R. Cain Warren Hutchins W. H. Crook
Geo. W. Holland
We offer individuals and corporations the services of a
bank doing a legitimate general banking business. Cour
teous treatment and prompt attention always rendered.
Foreign exchange bought and sold. Letters of credit and
travelers’ checks issued. Interest paid on time deposits.
HOLD YOIIR STOCK
FOR OWENS. He AlwaVs Pays
More than Other Buyers
HORSES
MARES
I and MULES
I-at and broke to work—from 4 to 8
yj years old. bring in your stock and
' get the highest market price, at
I Fails City, Sat., Dec. 15
J. W. OWENS
I Most Extensive Dealer in United States.
CHRISTMAS
FLOWERS
\
Blooming Plants '
and Gut Flowers
#
We wish to suggest that there is nothing more ap
propriate than a nice blooming plant or a nice
bunch of cut flowers, We have a great assort
ment of Flowering Plants to choose from, such as
Cyclamen, Begonias, Primroses, Ferns, Poinsettas.
We are pleased to say that
I Our Gut Flowers
Were Never Better
We have Roses, Carnations, Violets, “Mums,” We
have plenty of Green Wreathing that is most pop
ular for holiday decorating. Christmas time calls
for Holly, Holly wreaths and Mistletoe—we have
I it. Make your wants known. Deliver anywhere
in the city and meet-any train.
Mail Orders Filled Promptly
Simanton & Pence
FLORISTS
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Phone No, 95 Falls City, Neb.
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