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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1902)
THE VALENTINE DEMOORA1 I. M. RICE EUITOF Official Newspaper of Cherri County , Nebraska Thursday , October SO , 190S TERNS Subscnptlon-Sl.oo per year In advance : $ ! . & When not paid iu advance , Sln C copies 5c. Display advert IsinR l inch single column l& per bsue or $ . < " ' a year. Local Not ices. Urftuaries , Lodge Resolution and Socials for venue 5c per line per issue Brands , l M i. hes-e .OO jjer year in ad vane additional .space $3-00 per inch per year ; engravc < blocks extra ; § 1.00 each. Parties living outside Cherry county not per snnally known an ; requested to pay in advanc * 10 per cent additional to above rates if over i mouths in arrears. Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver Users. FUSION TICKET. For Congress , Cth Congressional District , \ \ II. KAKKY. For State Senator. i4th Senatorial District. A.M. MOKKISSKV , For Governor , W. II. THOMPSON. Lieutenant Governor , U. A. GILI'.BKT. Secretary of State , JOHN POWISKS. Auditor , C. < J. DK I'KANCK. Treasurer , J. K. LY.MAX. Attorney General , J. II. BnoAUV. Commissioner of Public Lauds and Buildiags. J.C. BllKNXAN. Superintendent of Schools , CLAUDE SMITH. For llepreseutative , ftJnd District. P. SULLINAX. For County Commissioner , uud Com. Dist , Al.BXBUUH. .Next Tuesday is election. Your vote and influence for the man who has been a faithful servant as com missioner of the Second Dist. will show that your heart is in the right place. Patrick Barry lost an arm and re < ceived a scarred and marred face while fighting for his country's flag. Hose * > Kinkaid lost his appetite and accumu * * * . ' . ; lated mold on his liver while catering to his stomach Alliance Herald. ! Jhe republicans 1 ave given up hope of making a hero of Mickey who is con- tinually making a fool of himself. Now they aie talking Fouler and trying tc eulogize the other common plugs of * * - . - - ' - : their ticket. So look out for the hand writing on the wall , llepublikan rule * Vw will soon be brought to a close in .Neb raska. There will be numerous schemes on foqfc this winter in the'legislature and we need Mr , Sullivan there to look out for the interests of our people , and don't you think that anything will escape his notice. We all want him there and voters must see to marking their ballots right so that he will go with a good majority. Nebraska has had.two republican governors since William A. Poynter vacated the executive office. Look at em ! Deitrich ! Savage ! 0 , ye gods and little fishes ! And what if Nebraska draws to that pair and catches Mickey ? Alliance Herald. Don't forget to vote , and vote right for the whole ticket from Thompson to Smith. Ask your neighbor to go and vote with you and vote early. Some thing might occur that will keep you away if jou wait until the afternoon. Or it you puf it off , thinking you can do a days work before you vote you may be successful and do a great many days work before you vote. A prominent republican was tiying to tell why he thought the republican party ought to win and the only reason he could give was that the "pops' ' got the state in an awful fix when thev vrere in power. When asked to explain how they got the state in an awful fix , he couldn't mention anything but the investigation committee which was so much feared by the republicans. Upon the eve of another election in which men are given the privilege and power to rule the state of Nebraska during the next two years , we ask that each one exercise that right and use every influence honorable to induce his neighbor to take the one opportunity of each year of letting his wishes be known through tlie influence of the ballot , lay off his working clothes and spend one day in the interest of our state , her people and their property. Tke Republican makes an effort at besmirching the name of that honest unselfish and patriotic citizen of Buffalo ' , t . . { V. , ' * ' ' . . v that he wouldn't carry his parly vote and that the people were tired of him Why does the Republican do this , know ing that there is not a man in Mr. Burr's district who wouldn't be willing to trusl every dollar they possess in his hands * ' Why didn't the Republican come oui plain spoken and say he wanted the county printing. Although the ponulists and demo crats gave us the best and most econ oraical administrations that were known in the history of the state , the republicans by malicious falsifying try to get back into power and as they say "redeem the state. " How would they redeem the state with such a record as they have made ? Judging from then past record "redeeming the state'1 means another chance to steal a hall million dollars. Let it be a clean swe p and denounce the misrule of re publicans. If the republican organs persist in saying that the democrats have abused Mr. Mickey the democrats may decide that they would better make the repub lican word good. And if they do it will be a sorry day for Mr. Mickey il the democratic newspapers to abuse Mr. Mickey by telling all they know about his chattel mortgage record and his record as county treasurer of Polk county. The Polk county court house burned down very shortly after a certain report on the condition of the Polk county treasury.Alliance Herald We opened last week's copy of the Ainsworth Herald and the first item which caught our eye was "Dave Hanna is building a kitchen onto each ol his residences near the court house. " This calls to mind the fact that Dave Hanna is making preparation to move to Ainsworth and will no longer then be a resident of this representative district and is not entitled to the support of our people for that office in this district. Vote for that grand old man who has ever been a friend to the people and has always worked for the good of human ity. Vote for P. Sullivan , ot Merrimau. Republicans are not bad men but as a party they are not championing the cause of the people. Let , us return to an administration of the people , for the people , and by the people : Let us re turn to the conditions where the voice of the people was heard in the reduction of Freight rates and equal taxation. Let us rettirn' to the days when every farmer took an interest in state affairs.and the voice of the farmer was heard in representative - halls. Return voter to the'conditions when a farmer % and stockman was listened to as an orator for h'e spoke from the wrongs and grievances that had burdened them for years. Vote again as in the days of J92 when the republican party was made to tremble for the wrongs to the people and the mismanagement of public affairs. Vote for General Barry. Gallant old General Patrick II. Barry , T7ith his powder marked face and empty sleeve , honest as the day is long and one of the best and squarest iiieu that ever entereJ public life in Ne braska , is turning the quarter stretch several lengths ahead of "Dyspeptic Moses" Kinkaid in the Sixth Nebraska district. The World-Herald does not doubt that the voters of the "Big Sixth" will do honor to themselves and a good turn to their district by electing General Barry to congress. General Barry will prove one of the most active and ef ficient congressmen Nebraska has ever had. General Barry is the kind of a man who knows what he wants and how to ge t it and he gets it. The Sixth district will not suffer with its interests in his hands. General Barry has made and is mak ing a fair and square and manly fight. He dosen't know how to make any other bind of a fight. He looms above his republican opponent in the conflict like an oak tree above a cactus bush and it is safe to predict that he will loom up in about the same way when it comes to counting the election re turns. World Herald , Oct. 23. The Republican says the people are tired of Mr. Burr , the candidate for county commissioner of the 2nd Dist. Why didn't it say that the Republican \vas tiled of Mi Burr and be honest about it. As a matter of fact Mr. Burr's reputation is too good for anyone to pay any attention to the senseless harangue , "his own people were tired of him. " Mr. Burr as commissioner of bis district has accomplished too much , for the people to turn him down now ind it was upon the earnest solicitation jf his friends clearly showing that they endorsed him for re-election that Mr. IJurr agfin allowed his name to be placed upon the ticket. The Republi- san is foolish to strive to injure Mr. Burr's standing where he is known or -to to but fair and impaitial , honest and cap able and fine of the best county com missioners the county has ever had This attempt to blacken the fair nam * of our friend and besmirch bis characte will be resented by the Voters of th second district , an J a handsome major ity will be given him in justyapplecia tion for the faithful work accdniplishei in the district through his efforts Voters should show ttieir appreciatioi i for the splendid work of Alec Burr b ; ' a re-election There , is a reward fo merit and voters without regard ti i party will not turn down a good nrdi L who has been faithful in his work , an < with no selfish motive. ; , Cast j'our ballot on next Tuesday morning , November 4th , andlet i represent your will in ruling the stati for the next two years. . We .are sovereign people and upon this day on will is the law of our country. Vot < for the proposed amendmenc and voti for Thompson. Vote for a return t < the "Democratic and Populist mis management of state affairs" that savec the people money and gave us an eco nomical administration , the best in the history of our state. Vote lo turn th < rascals out that turned the rascals loose Vote for the cleanest men that wen ever placed upon any state ticket o whom not a word has been said agains any of our candidates by any republi can organ They are good men , thej are honest , patriotic Bud they are cap able. They are not men who were selected by Railroad Attorneys , noi were they pushing themselves for office They were selected by vthe people at th < Grand Island convention in a two day ! and a night struggle and no man knew ten minutes before a nomination was made who would be the nominee of th < convention. They are men chosen foi thenpast record and that record ii good. No reproach can come upon anj voter for having voted for men wit ! such standing" as have the nominees o the Grand Island convention. No re morse will come for having supportec such able , honest and patriotic citizen ! as VV. H. Thompson for Governor of our state. Not oae word of reproacl has been heard from the republican ? nor a word of criticism for any membei ot the Fusion ticket There is no rea ; son why they should not be elected , They are deserving of patriotic supporl from every voter. They ought to have your vote and mine. Election day's a coming round ; 11 comes but once a year ; - On Tuesday next 'hark every man who knew it was so near ? Upon that day we make our choice of men we ought to know Lets atop our work and go and votn and for our ticket crow. "Ye are coming with our voters and were coming right along ; When the votes are counted Tues day , we'll be there. We've an army in commotion for the right we vote it strong When the votes are counted Tues day , we'll be there. We've had enough of Savage , Steuffer , Hartley and that ring. When the votes aie counted Tues day , we'll be there. So we'll turn the rascals out and no tribute to them bring When the votes are counted Tues day , we'll be there. We have heard enough of Mickey ringing hymns to fool the blind When the votes are counted Tues day , well be there. Says although hia name is Mickey he's not Irish bear in mind When the votes are counted Tues day , .ve'll be there. We will "ote for W. II. Thompson , he"s a better man by far And the votes will all be counted on the square. He's the man we want for governor we'll have Mickey by the ha'r. And the votes will be counted on the square. Voters its up to you and you should 3o your duty as men , as citizens not as partisans. Patrick Henry said in his Famous speech : , "We have no guide to sur footsteps except by the lamp of ex perience,1' Our experience with the republican party in Nebraska has been me long systematical steal from the people by the state officers and only ; hecked by the election of populists and lemocrats into office who began an in vestigation which convicted Joe Hartley 'or 20 years The republicans "re- leemed the state , " and immediately ) roceeded to turn Hartley loose which he populists.r democrats openly iharged they would do during the cam- > aign of 1900 , and which the republi cans denied and claimed that they : ondemned Hartley as much as aiiv ) opulist or democrat. But they turned lim loose on parole at first and because he fusion press so severely condemned ham and Gov. Savage. The republi. decided that Savage had acted too soor a'ncJordered Joe Hartley sent back t ( the pen until after election which wa ; done , and he was then given an uncon ditional pardon. This was in entin harmony with the bosses of the repub lican party , but to have the seinblanci of honesty they turned Savnge dowi for doing just what they expected hinc to do and in fact what he v\as electee to do. Now they come again with th < cry to "redeem the state " They've put up a man called Mickey , who want' * it distinctly nnder-tood that he is noi Irish and goes around tr.\iug lo talk t ( the people and posinjr as a good man a methodist. Atom * place lie said he couldn't make a speech but he could sing a good old fashioned inethudif I hyznn and asked the congregation tc join him in singing. A wolf in sheep ; clohmg , coming uu 'er ' the cloak ol Christianity "to redeem the state" from what ? To go back again to the thievery of their predecessors Steal the state blind und turn the rascal loose uho did the stealing. Bvicioub and immoral practices the republican party was put into power and those who stole were made heroes and lengthv articles in re publican papers described uiinutelv the joy in Hartley's home A great day oi rejoicing and thanksgiving in which the republican organs lifted their voices up to praise the Lord for such splendid opportunity of bringing about a par don , which they thought to be a diyine providence So thev "redeemed the state" and are still patting themselves on the back for prosperous times , which will again replenish the treasury. Oh , no they don't mean to steal it again do thev ? We think not forve have some confidence yet in the peopleho will take a stand firmly for the right and turn down this rascally set who have taken possession of the republican partv and the state of Nebraska Let purity be the motto and with the avowed uur- pose of denouncing this rascally set of plunderers , turn them out as a r buke and cast your vote for the redeeming of Nebraska from such spoilsmen and plunderers Railroad Rate * and Taxation. We desire to call your attention to the fact that the contest in Nebraska for state offices this year and for the Legislature is purely a home affair. Tiiere is no national politics in it The Legislature has no United States Sena tor to elect. There will not be anoth er election in Nebraska until 1914 which will hive the same conditions. Up to that time we will have president election" and elections where United States Senators are involved , so that if we want to get reform in state affairs entirely free from national politics , we must get it this 3 ear or wait for twelve years. Until about three years ago livestock were shipped in Nebraska at so much per carload. The railroads then chang ed and charged so much per hundred pounds. The rate per hundred pounds is fair enough if honestly carried out , but the railroads used the change sim ply as a device to increase freight rates. The fusion administration then in pow er , made an order through its State Board of Transportation , reducing tho the rates. The lailroads went into the Uuited States court to fight the matter , It was finally decided about the time the fusionists went out of power in the state that the law creating the State Board of Transportation was un con- stitutio-i-il The rates still continue in force although therange on different car loads all the way from eight to fif- leen per cent higher than they ever was before. This was determined by a careful examination covering seveial hundred car loads , made by the > tate Board of Transportation. Jn the last legis ature a bill was introduced mak ing a reduction ; but the republican party beat it. The populist and demo cratic platfurms both promise that if we secure a majority of the state sena tors and representatives and the gover nor we will pass a law reducing freight rates in this btate fifteen 'per cent on live stock in the state , grain and certain other products. The bulk of the live stock ia the state is shipped to Omaha , and the state legislature can x the rate for freight. It can also fix the rate on ajraiu shipped into the state , although aot on-shipments to other state. The reduction of fifteen percent promised svill save the following amounts per car ' jf ordinary size , irorn York to Omaha : ' On cattle § 4.46 per car " 3.03 " " "hogs. . . "corn 7.20 " " 11 wheat. . . . .8.40 " The railroads can easily stand this eduction. Do you know that last year he railroads of Nebraska made a profit ) f more than fifty dollars for every vot- ! r in the state ? Understand , this neans profit after paying the taxes and he wages of their employees and the : ost of building new road bed , new ) ridges , repairs , new engines and roll ng stock und all expenses of all kinds. tVhat other business in the state pays ike it ? Are you in favor of this re it ? > to feu as Another vital question is that of rail- i road taxation. The railroads of tlu- state are today assessed at three million dollars less than they were assessed for ten yenrs ago , although there have been six hundred milinof new railroad built in the state The Fusion platform promises they will increase this asses- ) ment from the present figure of twenty six million dollars to forty million do - lars This means an UK-rease. of tit 13 per cent in railroad taxes. Are you in favor of this assessment ? Its up to you as a x-otei. Ifmi \vanp an in creased railroad assessment x"11 t-'im get it by voting the fusion ticket Everv man running on Hie FUMOU ticket i > pa injr railroad fare ami i imJep MidKitt of the corporations Kven man run ninj : on the ttepii. lican stte ticket is rilling on railmnd pt : M > * \\hc-h crowd of men do yuu think is the safer to trust ? "Durin the four jears of Fusion an ministration the state debt was i educed § 209,000 Tlii pit-em administrano. , in one year and eight months liai iu- creased the debt nearly $300,000. Do ) ou know ihut the state of Nebraska today is in debt two millions of dollars ? Do you comprehend what that means ? It means a debt of Eight dollars to be paid by every voter in Nebraska. Thix debt must be paid It can onlbe paid out of the taxes , The fUMonists sa\ tlmt the railroad taxes must be put u ] so as to help pay off thw ( & > t TI Republicans say that the ruJ/Aiy / tax must not go up and that IMP poopj rnnst pay this enormns lehr " U hicjj1 side of this question am vou < > > tnf how ? Is it not about time thatytr1 took u hand in lirlpmir t < i eiliuMi" vou [ neighbois on th 'S ' im [ ot i ini ( ju "tioni * The qiM'Stion of the state < ! * - is ip jou as a voter ' 'In : ! mati 'i of rau [ road taxation the proof iuu.u in according to the.ir valu - th wer this 3 'Mi M.III. [ > -u-j the rotti-n inle i > f ? hvIU ' and the * lo-li > rO'li r- i the niS'Miny of Martit- . But d < \ou know that > h administration. li -tut. -'tun. railn > ad < rp u i - rai'ioad taxation , . < i- ( roads to cheat the netil- ui i . out of movo money than < 2i ! > , \lu.-h.4 Tom HfMt'Hi , Uill { .Jordan , 1J > - < s Joe Hartley an I Geuf Ioun.- , - < to ( altogether " ( Do . > on want to ! this administration in power ? It-s o \on n * * , - iot r. ) And that no man is IX-LUT tlniii hvoti' i - The man who votes for an atlmuustri" tion that is worse than Moslier ; wor ? than Hartlin ; uor > - than Mom < anfl worse than fjenton , would vott-foi theie gentlemen this year if they were aijai1 running on the Uepii lican ricK t. GUNTHORP & WEBB" Eestaurant and Bakery. f Bread , Canes , Pies , Doughnuts & Cookies. Fresh Eyefy Day , Special attention given to orders for Baked goods , Oysters served in any Style. OPEN DAY and NIGHT. Kext Door to Stcttcrs Saloon. A. G. SH I came not here to talk. You know the Old Story. We are Slaves to a hord of petty Tyrants , who come to you with a Sample of enlarging. You 01 der a Crayon and get a Solar print. You order a Pastel and get a Tinted * print , and so on till you spend twice the amount that I would get the Genuine Article that you order. I take ord ers for Crayons , Pastels , Argentic and all class of Water Colors. First Class Photos and Stamps at atThe The Art Gallery W. T. Bishop , LIVERY , FEED I SALE 8 iME The Wilber Barn Your Patronage Solicited. John Bowers.Edward Parry. Bowers & Parry , Livery , Feed and Sale Stable , Oood Rigs , Careful hrivers , Rea. = < > nable Pricrs. The Walcott Barn. First StabIHast of sut ; , r's saloon , THE DONOHER J. C WEBB , Proprietor. Is the Best Equipped , most Comfortable , Largest and Best T\vo Dollars a-Day FIRST-CLA.6S MODKRNT HoTEL In Northwestern Xebraska Bath , Hot and Cold Water. Two Sample Rooms Highest Market Price Paid for Duck * and NEBRASKA tf your CATTLE SUFFER from LICE , IDCH or MANGE 5 f T Li Sold by Quigley & Chapman , valentine , Nebr. Richards & Coinstock , Ellsworth. Nehr GET AT THIS YOUF OFFICE * % Satuff You lo f