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CHERY COUNTY INOEPENPBIT
IXOBEBT GOOD Editor and Publlsbor
ffieial Paper of Cherry
tf Nebraska
i100 Ber Irer in Advance
T PfrBLIbSKD EVERY THUBSBAV
Entered attbe Fohtoffloeat ValefcStne Cherry
wuaty Ntn ika as Second class matter
seems to be some doubt re
5 fardmg Iowa but Indiana and
Illinois are all risht
-We cannot restore conndenceiher
to -the treasury or to the people with
out a change in our present tariff -laws
Major McKinley
There are those who claim that c the
election depends upon the result in
- Cook county Illinois Chicago is get-
f trag to theffont and New York T will
havetotafcoa back seat in politics
hereafter
Those republicans who ace confident
ly figuring on the solid railroad vote
foritfceir candidate for president are
Sing to be treated to a big surpriso
party when the votes areuouatod next
c wees
A WORD OF WARMING1
promment citizens of carry out the wishes of the people as
Bgett thought to work a scheme on
W L Greene while he was here to
vpesk last Tnesday Two pf these
eleek gentlemen put up the money and
a third one purchased the whiskey
making affidavit that it was for
cal purposes and delivered it to the
fourth sleek geutleinan2 whose duty
it was to see Mr Green and fix
him -The scheme didnt work boys
and you had better crawl into your
holes and hide for shame Your
ctftc
expressed in the law regarding those
who care for public funds His whole
life is a guarantee that he will do as
he agrees when elected Mr Meserve
has been elected to an office of finan
cial trust by those who know him best
and a re election shows how well and
carefully he has eared for the interests
of his constituents
William F Porter the candidate for
secretary of state has had an exper
ience in public life that will materially j
assist in ni in earing for the
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To fee Voters of Cherry County
Wc desire to call your attention to a fact that is liable coat
onr -candidate for President WHilam
J Brvan a greatmany votes
The candidates of the gold standard deraoclrats
are designated on the
official ballots to be used November 3d as democrat while the
Bryan electors are designated as Peoples Independent Democrat7
It is very important that Voters should - know wlio theBrvan
electors are If you wish to vote for Bryim -be sure to place an X
the following names
Tfaii paper will be malted regularly Presidential Electors Wl
to 1U subscribers until definite
a order
y0ia n a n tm n f
e U Alberts
10 discontinue as receive and all Clay county Peoples Independent Democrat I X
- ui r TnnK M i n r
wepmuuu iuu u xi vaixjuoeii jwance - r eoDies lndeuendent npmofrstf Y
Advertising rates 50 cents per inch ieden J llale Madison V Peoples independent Democrat I X
SJ SI MiChel F Ha rmniH1tPeojSriudeudentDemoefariX I I
long tim ade made Known n
appli
cation to this office
THURSDAY
fctecnocratic Ticket
For President
WfkEXAM JENNINGS BRYAla
Of Liucoln Nebraska
For Vice President
-ARTHUR SEWALL
Of Bath Maine
Presidential Electors
FRED METZ
0 TV PALM
FJ HALE
X PIASCEKL
N 0 ALBERTS
S L KOSTRYZE
J N CAMPBELL
M F HARRINGTON
For Congress 6th District
W L GREENE
For Senator 14th District
i Fcr Representative 52d District
For County Attorney
D H THURSTON
xFor Commissioner District
2Sext week we will all celebrate
SILAS A HOLCOMB
For Lieutenant Governor
J E HARRIS
For State Secretary
W F PORTER
For State Auditor
JOHN F CORNELL
For State Treasurer
J N MESERVE
For Attornev General
C J SMYTH
For State Superintendent
W R JACKSON
For Commissiouer
J V WOLFE
For Judges Supreme Court
Long Term
WILLIAM NEVILLE
Short Term
J S KIRKPATRICK
For University Regent-
THOMAS RAWLINGS
ipvJKostoryz jFitknorev Peonies dndepeBdent DemoaraTX
kjihl w j aim Lancaster reqpies independent Democrat I X
X Piasecki Howard cminty Peoples Independent Democrat I X
Fred Metz Sr Douglas Peoples Independent DeinjalfX
Bryans name wiH not appear on the ballot The way to vote
for him is to make an X after ths above names
It isimportamioo that the entire state ticket of the Democrat
and Peoples Independent parties should be elected and every man
who believes in honesty and economy in the management of our
state arid its institutions shouldvote for the following persons
For Governor
Dont forget to vote for the constitutional amendment -which
provides forincreasing the number of supreme judges Also that
regarding the investment of the permanent school fund
ROBERT GOOD G K CRABB
Chairman Democratic County Peoples Independent County
Central Committee Central Committee
THE STATE TICKET
The state ticket placed in the field
by the united forces nf bimetallism
commends itself to every plover of
honest government and economy in
public affairs -it is made up of Btronp
men strong in devotion to principles
of economy fairnes3and honesty It
is not a ticket made up of officeseekers
or political roustabouts It is a ticket
made up of men who have long been
leaders in the warfare for the eniancK
pation of the people from corporate
rule It is above -criticism
The nominee for governor isSilas A
Hotcomb whose -record -as a public
servant is -one of unswerving fidelity
to the people Governor Holcomb in
the face of decermined opposition has
inaugurated a system of economy in
state affairs that has saved to the tax
payers many -thousands of dollars
When aided by officials who are in
sympathy with him and tunhampeFed
by those who set party reward above
The man who threw the eggs at public good he will save thousands
Carlisle in Kentucky last -week be- v more to the tax ridden and ring ruled
longa fn the same class with the hood-
iluma f Yale college who insulted
New Haven and- should be
ummsrily dealt with Butbave you
laotjcetf what a cry the republican
pres8is making against theifirstuamed
outrage while the Bryan episode was
quickly hushed -up
OurAiends the enemy are very
muchroughtp over a story that
came f rom5idney that Hon W L
GreenfrwaB drunk while there Of
course he ought not o have tarried
with tbewine cup bufche opposition
have nothing to brag oboist They
seem to ave forgotten that Jilatt
Daughertyjran for congress in this
district two years ago
Downwitfc trusts
Down with plutocraoy
Down with monopolies
Down with alirforms of organized
oppression toIabor
Honest poverty and honest property
e alike to berespected
Eqmtable taxation is just taxation
andthepeopls should be taxed
portion to their ability to pay
Certain
Nebraska His adminis
tration of the governors office hao
been marked by executive wisdom
close attention to official duty and
fidelity to the best interests of the
whole people
James E Harris ithe nominee for
lieutenant goveynor has been tried in
public office and has never been found
wanting Clean oapatjle and earnest
4ie has always stoodvby the people ht
represented unswerved by outside in
fluences As a member of the senate
he was a leader and in the presiding
officers chair he displayed a know
ledgeof parliamentary law that will
stand him in cood stead when ho
assumB the duty of presiding over the
senate of Nebraska
C J Spoyth the candidate for attor
ney general is a self man He
has gone up from the ranks by force of
his own character and stands today as
a tribune of the people An able law-
lyer a clean man and with s determin
ation to conduot the office wiib an eye
single to justice and equity vfhe will
wqtk a rerorm long needed the
states legal department
iTfee candidal efor treasurer ic John
B Msserve He is an experienced
financier and stands committed to
interests of this great state Us is
fully Capable of administering the
affairs of that responsible office His
honor as a man is above repruach and
hia Hbility has never been called into
question
John F Cornell the candidate for
auditor of public accounts is a sman
schooled in finance and devoted teethe
ause of honesty and economy in Uhe
-administration of public affairs When
be is auditor no doubtful accounts
will receive his sanction and no cor
rupt insurance ring will be able Jlq
secure whatever it -may desire - He
cannot be made a tool to do the bid
ding of any combination against -the
interestsof the people
William R Jackson candidate for
superintendent of public instruction
is an educated gentleman and a practi
cal educator He has a splendid ed
ucation and is devoted to the up
building of the educational interests
of the state As a Christian gentle
man he is not above associating wjjth
pure womanhood and haB never
sought to cast a reflection upon the
unfortunate women who have to bat
tle for their daily bread A vote for
Mr Jackson 1s a vote taplane the ed
ucation of the children ii the hands
of a man who will not allow political
biato interfere with the business ad
ministration of educational affairs
Jacob V Wolfe is the candidate for
commissioner of public lands and
buildings Mr Wolfe has been a lead
erinthe struggle for emanciuation
from ring rule in Nebraska and is a
pioneer in the reform mpvement He
is able and earnest energetic and tvde
voted to the cause of the common peo
ple The voters of Nebraska know
him to be an honest and true man
Thomas W Rawhns is the candidate
for regent of the state uniyersity and
is competentto fill he important office
He has the best interests of the insti
tution at heart and will work for its
upbuilding
The candidates for the supreme
ench are Judge William Neville and
Judge W S Kirkpatrick They are
known as able jurists and are above
any suspicionof corporate qpntroJ
From top to bottom the ticket is
composed of strong and able men and
a majority of Nebraskas voters ought
to give it their sanction on election
day World Hevald
That the Hon Sobert Good of Yl
entine has withdrawn as the demo
cratic nominee forthe legislature for
the reason that he has not been a resi
dent of the district tfae required length
of time how could tba democrats of
this 52nd representative district do
better than to vote for JV II Horton
We leave it icr them tHay Spring-
clerical ytew Semld
mjmZ2jGtiaai ftgiBgy --
w If you believe in economy vote for
the ceurfc bouse bonds They will save
the county 300 per year
The promising candidate for con
gress A E Cady will not be so prom
ising after November 3 This is un
fortunate in some respects and for
tunate in others Mr Cady will be
saved a whole lot of trouble trying to
convince constituents that he is en
deavoring to redeem his promises and
will save them lots of disappointment
From the way republicans howl it
is evident that they think Bill McKin
ley has a chattel mortgage on all the
prosperity within the borders of the
Unitcd States If this is true our ad
vice is that thoy ought to be careful
because Mark Hannahs liable to fore
close his mortgage on McKiuley at
any time and then our prosperity will
be lost for Mark was nevei known to
ive up any thing Ainsworth Home
Rvle
Governor Holcomb -has made the
best executive the state of Nebraska
ever had and our people are wise
enough to know it Jack Mac Coll on
his party all he wants to and after
election may sit down and try to find
out just where the Ilol comb in at
This is awful boys but it is the
second attempt we have made at pun
ning this year and youi indulgence is
craved for the offence While we are
at it though we might as well remark
thatthe Joss of Canton would bo
sureiof election if the people didnt
knowMack kin lie but as it is not
even will Henry Cor bett a Cady on
the result although he would not have
to Russell much to find a taker Well
we have relieved our mind a little any
way and after election will tell Hanna
that Thurston caught the votes of the
people for county attorney and that
they were Wal cott too Thats all
thank you
When a candidate is driven to such
an extremity that he is obliged to con
fine all his addresses to appeals to the
prejudices of his audiences is may be
put down for a certainty that his cause
is a nopele8s one Of course this has
no reference to Bryan Stuart Led
ger
Of course it hasnt That refers- to
Hon A E Cady the republican can-
ddatefor congress from this district
We do not know just what he prem
ised the voters of Holt county but will
wager he promised pomerhing He
promises the Boyd county farmer one
thincr the Brown county people
another the Sheridan county folks
still another and the residents of
Dawes county something else Thats
all right provided Mr Cady would re
deem those promises of hisJput cruel
fate will never put him to the test
W L Greene will occupy Kerns seat
in the house of representatives after
this year
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
Thp contest for the office of county
attorney goes -merrily on and so far
as this paper is able to learn the con
test is being conducted on clean and
legitimate lines But here as else
where the candidates seem to have
lost sight of local issues entirely and
are talking free silver gold stand
ard Bryan and -McKinley regard
less of the aptness of the- questions
Just why a man should he elected
county attorney because he is a repub
lican or a populist or a democrat is
not clear but that seems to be the
principal plea being made by and for
at least one of the candidates True
the populist friends of Thurston are
denouncing Walcott as an office seek
er and complain that he hasbeen fed
at the public crib long enough but
that is the only issue outside of
finance which has been raised
Judge Walcott is a pretty gopd man
andjs well known having heen in
public life so long and therefore has a
small advantage over Thurstonfwho is
as good or better lawyer but lacks the
wide acquaintance of Walcott From
reports received at this office the
electicn will be a close one on these
two gentlemen and considerable
sweating may be indulged in by the
candidates before the final returns
come in While we do not wish to
cast any aspersions upon Judge Wal
cott we must say that the voters of
Cherry county will prove derelict to
their duty if they do not elect D H
Thurston He is young clean and
abie is engaged in no schemes and
entangled in no deais has a cleau rec
ord behind him and a bright future be
fore him and if eleated will give
LETTER FROM ST LOUIS
St LouiS Mo October 24 139G
To The Valattine Democrat
As the campaign draws to a close
the excitement risen to a fever heat
Especially is this case in the Mississ
ippi valley where the war is being
waged with the utmost vigor by both
sides The writer has by close obser
vation become acquainted with the
condition of affairs in the two great
stat3 of Illinois -and Missouri As
to the latter state there is no doubt
whatever but that it will give Bryan
a majority of at least 62000 This - is
a very conservative estimate tha
Democratic State Committee claiming
it by 80000 The city of St Louis
has never gone democratic but once
since 1864 This year Bryan will
carry the city by at least 5000
Kausas City will give at least 4000 for
him and the state at large will swel
the total to the above named figure
Mark -Haunt has given up the fight in
Missouri No speakers o any promi
nence have been sent into the state
by the republicans Wherever
enthusiasm hold full sway
In front of the post office and sub
treasury in this city are crowds talk
ing politics and shouting for Bryan
They hold the side walks from morn
ing till night and very late at night
at that The situation in Illinois is
not so bright Everything depeuds
on the city of Chicago The coercion
and null dozing of employees in that
city makes it almost imposible to form
a reliable estimate of the democratic
strength there Certain it is that the
democrats are more confident ot vic
tory than are the republicans If the
laboring classes are allowed to vote as
they wish In Chicago the town by the
lake will unquestionably go tor Bryan
In the farming districts of the state
everything is for free silver Even
the chickens have more silvery feath
ers this year than usual The writer
recently drove from Vandalia to
ka Illinois a distance of 15 miles He
not at home In many cases there
were two or more voters on eauh farm
The result- gave Bryan 39 McKiDley
4 Palmer 2 and doubtful 3 The next
day the writer polled the Chapel Hill
precinct in Marion county with the
following result Bryan 52 McKin
ley 14Palmer 2 doubtful 6 This
is a fair sample of the sentiment
among the farmers in southern Illinois
In the northern part of the state there
urejnore republicans but still not
enough to by aay means equal the
democrats and pcpulists Thousands
or former republicans will vote for
Bryan Moneyhas been spent by the
Hanna syndicate -as freely as tho it
were worthless But in the end right
will triumph Allowing a republican
plurality in Chicago of 25000 which
is all that Hanna claims it seems
almost a sure thing that Bryan wili
carry Illinois by fully 35000 majority
Even without Illinois Iowa Michigan
or Jfew Jersey or xM innesota Bryan is
absolutely sure of election Iowa is
doubtful but Michigan and Indiana
will join the democratic cohiniu
tBryan is as good as elected Cut this
out and- compare it with the result
Wilton E Hubijel
THE AMENDMENTS
The ballots for the various proposed
constitutional amendments are in the
hands of the county clerk and voters
will be given the privilege of voicing
their sentiments thereon next Tuesday
The bailots are so iarranged that a
voter can vote for all the amendments
by simply making an X at the head of
the ticket in a square space provided
therefor These amendments have
been discussed through the columns of
The Democrat and to the editoreach
seems worthy of support To save
time trouble and confusion make- an
X at the head of the ticket in the
space opposite the words For the pro
posed cosntitutional amendments
Yes You will then have done your
duty as an elector
These amendments are non partisan
and all parties are urging their adop
tion This should be sufficient reason
for supporting them Dont forget
to ask for an amendments ballot when
you go in your booth to vote Your
duty as a citizen demands that vou
vote on these -questions and your
duty as a friend of good government
demands that you vote for all the
amendments
McKinley says that frie trade is
parent or trusts yet while he a every
the speech denounces the parent he never
county an of the pros- j says a word about the children This
ecutinr attorneys office i 2jich maj be necullyratiilud a Lard k eTrlaio
pointed p with pride Spuaikoui Mr iiuKinloy siik out-
tm
The subscription of Trra
DfixocBAT is 1 per yedf bat if sub
scription is allowed to becoms delin
quent it will be charged ntthe rare of
125 This is done as a menna of
protection to the publisher -When
your subscription becomes delinquent
you will be notified of the factftnd
the 125 rate will not be charged
without your knowledge
And Tde Democrat still
the even tenor of its way
pu reues
gaining
friends and subscribers but laying up
no spondulicks -If Bryan is elected
and that great financial crash comes
on as predicted by Hanna et al thi
paper wont lose much money Now
is the time to renew
FROM MAINE
In a letter to a prominent eastern
exenange jb c Dow of MonroeT
Maine says The State election was
fought on national lines and the re
publican managers had unlimited
money and means to work with Pro
bably they never before spent so much
in a campaign With a host of famous
speakers and a great supply of litera
ture they used every means to influ
ence voters The 50 cent dollar He
was effectively used and made some
vot3 Since the election republicans
are very willing to admit that a 50-
rcent dollar is a constitutional impossi
bility in this country But it made a
good campaign lie to use iu place of
argument and hence was so used
But the reaction is coming and it will
be strong and great In concluding
this letter let me refer to our
date for Vice President No man
m
polled every farmer along the road I Mainc has a better rePutaon among
with the exception of three who were I the pcple atIarge than Hon Arthur
oewaii ne IS Known far and maqf on
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a man of sound practical common
sense and while he is a millionaire
he has got his wealth honestly and
makes a good use of it No man in
America would make a safer or mom
acceptable officer than will Mr
Sewall
FOR STATE SENATORf
Si
Dr W D Ely republican candidate
for state senator from this -district
spoke here last Saturday night and
Judge Otto Mutz populi3t candidate
candidate for the same office spoke
here the night before The opportun
ity of hearing these two men was em
braced by a large number of our
townspeople and it is safe to say that
neithermade nor 3o3t votes by his
appearance here Such is the condi
tion of the minds of our people they
aie not to be changed by a speech
There was one peculiarity about
these speeches which created much
comment but as each candidate
offended in the same way not much is
said by the champions of oither man
Judge Mutz talked about an hour and
a half and never intimated that he
was a candidate for office or touched
upon state questions Dr Ely talked
about two hours and never intimated
that he was a candidate for office or
touchedupon state questions Thus
voters are left in doubt as to which pt
theso two men to support for the office
for which they aie running
What do they think of the insurance
lawsr Are they in favor of the valued
policy or mutual insurance Do they
believe in the proposed free range
law What is their opinion on the
irrigation and beet sugar questions
Would either if elected endeavor to
assist the district m securing legisla
tion favorable to it What do they
think of the way our state institutions
are being and have been conducted
Would either if elected endeavor to
serve the will of them constituents or
would they jump at the crack of the
party whip
These are all live questions to the
voters of the 14th senatorial district
as much so as the finance questions
Our state senators are not even re
motely connected with financial
lation and while it isHvell for all can
didates to express themselves on
national issues this paper does not be
lieve that a candidate for a lower office
should confine himself to a discussion
of questions which pertain to posi
tions above and beyond that to which
the I he aspires Dr Ely is an ardent gold
standard man and Judge Mutz is as
ardent a free silver man Thats all
the yoers know about them Perhaps
it ic a jrood tinnw for hat ibis is
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