THE VALENTINE DEMOIIRAT
I. M. RICE
Thursday. October 8 , 1D03
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For Judge of the Supreme Court
JUDGE J. J. SULLIVAN.
For Regents of the University
WM. O. JONES ,
Of Adams County.
Dli , E. O. WEBBFR ,
Of Saunders County ,
For District Judges 15th Judicial District
W. H. WESTOVEU ,
Of Sheridan County.
J.J. HARRINGTON ,
of Holt County ,
CountTicket. .
For Clerk
Dn. A.J.PLU.MER.
For Treasurer
J. F. YOUNG.
For Sheriff
D. W. HILSINGER.
For Superintendent
PROF. It. H.WATSON.
For Judge
W. R. TOWNE.
For Surveyor
HUGH BOYER.
For Assessor
JOSEPH KBEYCIK :
For Coroner
DR , A. U. COMPTON.
For Commissonpr 1st Com. disi.
SOL. L. .ELLIS.
HOT * . W. If. WESTOVEB
Hon. W. H. Westover should
receive a good majority of votes
cast -rat the next election. People
who jmow him best are his strong
est supporters. He has been on
the bench for eight years during
which time his prompt and fearless
wor& < has brought terror to the
law breakers , scattered bands oi
horsepand cattle rustlers and the
dawn of civilization appears in the
west. No more is it necessary to
have organized vigilance commit
tees to protect the settler and his
flock. Scores of cattle rustlers
have been sentenced to serve time
. for molesting the" industrious farm
er and ranchman who 'were trying
to make a home for their families
in the great west. Nine vigilance
committees were in operation when
Westover was lirst put upon the
bench. Not one of them are in
operation now. The reason is
plain that they are no longer neces
sary. Our courts have been courts
of justice since Westover was made
one of the judges of this lota Ju
dicial district. There is no more
of the long and tedious delays ,
dragging a case from one term of
court to the next until justice tires
and those who would see justice
done takes the law into their own
hands by organized forces.
In the case of the state vs John
Kelly in Holt county for cattle
stealing , the case had been con
tinued four times , running 2 years
when Judge Westover went down
to O'Neill in Sept. 1896 and .tried
the case , the jury hung and instead
of delaying until next terra of
court Judge Westover - ordered a
new jury for Monday morningand
tried Kelly over again. He : was
found guilty by the second jury
and the Judge sentenced him to 5
years. This was not all. The
court dockets contained a number
of cases carried on from time to
time in which justice was defeated
by delays.
In the case of John Fan ton in
the same county tried for cattle
stealing the regular panel of jurors
was discharged and a new panel
brought in which found him guilty
and the Judge sentenced him to 8
years. Nor is this all. There were
seven convictions made in that
term : of court trad 33olt county
hasn't had a cattle 'stealing case \
since. It is not to be wondered at i
that Vigilance : ' committees were t
1
i organized to.p'rptect the settlers' s
property when the courts had been i
so diliatory. Itis true that the a
country was newer then than now c
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but the Judge who was true .whei ,
the country had a la\yless band of
thieves roaming at will which
seemed to overpower the country ,
is a safe man now to protect th !
interests of every law abiding cibi-
-zen.
Westover and Harrington
Are The 33eii.
The Judicial campaign in this
district is of more than passing
importance to stockmen , and they
are showing their interest by tak
ing a more active part in the cam
paign than is usually the case with
them. It is safe to say that four-
fifths of the cattlemen of the dis
trict are supporting the fusion
nominees.
A prominent stockman , a mem
ber of one of the largest cattle
companies in northwest Nebraska ,
in speaking of the judicial situation
expressed himself unqualifiedly as
being in favor of Judges Westover
and Harrington. He said , "this
is an instance in which Mark Han-
na's advice , 'let well enough alone'
coincides with the views of the
cattle men. Wo are for the re
election of Westover and Harring
ton. And why shouldn't we be ?
Prior to the election of Judge
Westover our employees spent a
large portion of their time in chas
ing down cattle rustlers and en
deavoring to recover stolen cattle ,
and our company expended thous
ands of dollars in seeking to get
conviction of those arrested ; but
under the lax system of enforcing
the law our time - and money was
largely thrown away. Af terWest-
over was elected there was a de
cided change- for the better. ( I
personally know ) that during the
first year he was on the bench he
sent twenty-three cattle thieves to
the penitentiary on long time sen
tences. That practically put a stop
to cattle stealing in this district.
Since that time we havn't expend
ed a dollar in running down cattle
thieves. . The .cattle men haven't
forgotten what they owe to Judge
Westover , and they are now in a
position -where they can .partly re
pay him. Every man who has a
herd of cattle can well afford to put
a few days work among 'his neigh
bors to insure his re-election. In
regard to Judge-Harrington , while
the cattle rustling was" almost en
tirely1'destroyedbefore he was
elected to the "bench , jet in the
cases tried Before him he has fol
lowed closely in the footsteps of
Judge Westover.It is safe to say
that every cattle 'thief thatiias be'en
in his court got all that was coming
to him. "
There can be no question but.tho
statement above quoted voices the
sentiment of the cattle men gener
ally in the district. They do not
care to exchange men who have
been tried and not found wanting
for men they know nothing about.
Partisanship cuts but little figure
in judicial elections with the stock
men. They want men on the bench
whom they know -and can trust. "
Men who will see that the laws are
enforced without fear or favor. In
our present judges the people have
the utmost confidence. Their records - i
ords on the bench are entirely sat
isfactory to the people of the dis- .
brict and we confidently predict
their jre-election by a large major
ity.
The republican convention Tues-
lay resulted in the nomination of
; he same set of officers now in of-
ice , viz : Keece , Shattuck , Lay-
x > rt , Lewis , Leach and Miss
3ro jvn. E. C. Cole , of Cody , was
lominatccl for county assessor and
V. E. Morris , of Woodlake , for.j
ounty commissioner of the 1st -
lommissioner district. J. M.
Jlarkson was nominated for county
udge. A. G. Fisher , of Chadron ,
nd W. T. Wills , of Butte , were
resent to tell the people ; about
Jryan and silver and 16 to 1 and
lot of other stuff which they '
bought to be cute and winding up 1
rith that peculiar whang of Wills
lat makes most people tired , he i
: ated that a nomination on the ret
ublican ticket meant sure election i
id that he and Fisher were confir
ent of being elected this fall , t
The Democratic State Platform ,
Following is the platform aoopted at the state convention at Columbus :
We , the democrats of IS"-ibraska-in convention asaem bed , reaffirm
our faith in the principles 02" the party as enunciated in the last national
platform , adopted at Kansas City.
We denounce the national republican administration for its failure
to carry out its promises heretofore made and its subservience to special
interests at the expense of and to the detriment of the interests of the
public at large.
.We are unalterably oppj > * ed. to anyform of "asset currency , legisla
tion and to any legislation oi the character of the. Aldrich bill.
We demand that the attorney genenaLof our state shall make ap
plication to the supreme court of the United States for permission to
put the Nebraska maximum freight law into immediate effect , in accord
with the suggestion ot the court. In'the campaign one year ago the
democracy of Nebraska charged that the election of a republican legis
lature would be a victory for the railroads and other corporate interests
which presume to dictate in state allairs.
We call attention to the faithful manner in which republican officials
have championed the corporations , enacting and applying statutes to
the injury of the home owners , farming and business interests to the
profit of the raihoads and othe public corporations. We charge that
the late republican legislature.deliberately substituted the Ra-msev bill
intending thereby to deny to the farmers of this state all relief from the
grain trust , the most burdensome and exacting combine now operating
within this state.
We arraign the republican party of Neb.aska for the failure of the
last legislature to keep its ante-election promises ; to provide a just and
equitaple reyenue-law , and charge that It surreodered to corporate in-
fluejiceiand dictationrdiscri.minated in favor of therailroadsin.the .tax
ation thereof.
We arraign the republican state ad ministration for its extravagant
expenditures and for burdeningthe state with a.n immense floating ; indebtedness -
debtedness as a direct result of such action and we demand a more
economic handling of the public funds The shameful interference by
Governor Mickey in the efforts of his deputies to properly and honestly
enforce the provisions of theoil , inspection law should meet the severe
condemnation of every loveV of law"His notorious and successful at
tempt to peimit the Standard Oil company to sell in this state a grade
of oil condemed by his deputies as r'angerons ' to the life and property of
consumers'must be construed as evidence of woeful ignorance or crimi
nal collusion , f
We believe the judiciary to be the corner § .tqne.qf American govern
ment , both'state and national. Upon its ability , independence and in
tegrity re = ts the future of American institutions. We'therefore ' demand
that the judiciary of this state be kept free from partisan , bias and the
undue influence of special and corporate interests. ' "
We commend to the voters of Nebraska th'e record of John J. Sulli
van as embodying our ideas of the high'character the judiciary ought to
entertain
We .invite all citizens , without reference to their political affilia
tions , who agree with us in the foregoing principles and who believe in
an independent judiciary to support the nominees of this convention.
Wait awhile brother until you hear
from some of these men out in the
country who have tried standing
guard of t heir , herds while .people
tried experiments with Tom , Dicker
or Harry as district judges , until
they don't want anymore of it.
They don't like trying experiments
in business and its a business propo
sition to the ranchmen and farm
ers who have stock to protect tc
see that the same-judges how in office
are re-elected , and not the half horse
lawyer from a little country-town
over on the prairie who imagines
lie's a great'ma'n because He secured
the nomination for district judge ,
and that the people are going to
vote for him. Says so , and says
he's going to get scores of fusion
votes down.- home because they all
'know him him dow'n'there and says
he has friends down there in his little
country village. Well , he'd be a
darned mean man if he didn't have
a few friends in a hamlet where
they don't see stranger often
enough..to keep from staring at him
and wondering where lie came
from. Wait awhile brother. ; Ion/t )
get to feeling too big about being
nominated for district judge. The
people don't want you for judge
nor the trickster -and political :
shyster who is your : running mate-
either. In the case of Wills he is
so little known that people never
heard.of him before-he was-nomi
nated for judge and won't hear of
him after election fortwenty years/
It's different' , with "FisiieV ; ' ! Hcs. '
known , They all know about him ;
but they'd rather- employ him as :
an attorney when- they nee'd him/
' "
More LoeaL *
"VTm. Bachelor . was , up from *
Woodlake this week. J
Arkansaw 3q1b spentt-severalii
days in-town-this week. . . ; .
Jas. ITelcli , of Chadron.is. in. |
town visiting- his mother. , , ;
Mrs. Carpenter , the minister V
wife has been ill the past week. . , J"
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J. S. Post , of Chicago , is in town"
and will mo veins family here soon. ' "
There has been lots of Indians , . -
in town the past week hauling coal' ;
to the agency. f
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Geo. Miller is in town this week' "
ind will-go backto , Iowa in a few
: lays on a visit. -
A. II. Stees , of the Krickson ,
Jattle Co. , spent several days in . ,
own this week.
i
Robfr. Quisenbery drove in from i
limeon with his brother-in-law
- - , 1
ess Marion and wife and sister-
i-law who took the train Tuesday
ight for Ked Mont.
Lodge , , where o
lieyr expect to .make their' home , c
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i The' Valentine Bottling Works
p.u.ts up eleven different kinds of
drinks. 17
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The county _ commissioners met
Tuesday and remained in session t
concluding1 toda-yr.
TV. T. Bullis and wife returned
.tiis week'from a-visit with rela
tives at Springfield- . D.
T S. L. Ellis' two-year old boy has
tljeen quite sick the past week.
Dr. Compton was out Tuesday.
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"P. H' ' :
Yotin&of Simeoribrouglit
: in a big bunch of cattle last week
and 'shipped the first of this
to Omaha.
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Some serious depredations were
committed at the- Mount Hope
Cemetery , east of town -last week ,
"The guilty ones should , be tafight
a lesson ,
. National bank examiner Jas. A ,
: Cline was in town Tuesday checking -
, ing over the 1st National bank here
.and found the bank doing a thriv-
business ,
' A , 15. Thaeher returned lastlri-
: -icay night from 'his two months
stay at Waukesha Springs Sani-
Ltarium , WisMlooking well and
feeling well , r
Fred Vhittemore , prsident of
the .Valentine"Sta'te Bank and state
Jan.k examiner , is at tlic bank this
week in the absence of Charles
-Sparks , who .is . down to Omaha
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itifcn * j * W. S. . Jackson . . . . taking . in . the
.carniVaL
' "Deputy IX S. Marshal Mdore is
in town .today ; He informed us
.tha Private Lin nier. of Co. 1 , 25th
infantry , who shot Serj. I'ours ,
vas convicted in the U. S. circuit
court and ; sentenced to five years *
Private -Morris , Co. . D , was found
guilty o killing McKee and sen
tenced to S years ,
, ; A stranger fell uncler , the . train
if ? Cody'I Ioiiday night and was cut
intwo. No one knows how he hap
pened to be there but it is supposed
ihat lie 'had 'started to board the
; rain-and in the dark stumbled ov
jr a pile of coal just beside the
, rack and fell between the cars as
ic. made the attempt to get on
vhile the train was moving.
Malcomb Jeffers and Miss Edith
> abb were married Monday eve- 1
ling at the home of D. M. Jeffers
mile west of town. This worthy
oung couple is well known to Val-
ntine people and all join in wish-
] g them a happy and 'prosperous
le. Miss Editli Crabb came Sun-
ay from her father's home in
Washington and is the daughter
f G. P..Crab.b , who was formerly
njnjy treasurer of this county , j
is none too good when you're eating fruit. Ours is
fresh and well ripened. : : ' : : : :
are good when they are fresh , We sell a lot of them
which keeps them fresh , : : ' "
that's why we sell a lot of them. They're pure sweetness.
is what you need every day. Ours is fresh when you
want it.- : : : : : : : : :
E. H BOHLE ,
The Confectioner. J >
FKED WHITTEMORE. President JHAKI.K& SPARKS , Cashier
J. W STETTER , Vice President CORA i , WATTKRS , Assistant Cashier
Interest paid on time
deposits.
VALENTINE STATE BANK
Capital , S25.0OO
NEBRASKA
Surplus , $1OOO
Persons seeking a place of safety for their
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