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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1904)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M RICE EDITOR Tmr day , October 13 , 1 * > O4. Entered at the Fost-offlce at Valentine , Cherry county. Nebraska , as Second-class matter. TERMS Subscription 31.00 per year in advance ; Sl.GO When not paid in advance , Single copies 5c. Display ad vert M'.g l inch single column 15c per issue or SG.O u year. Local Notices , ' bituaries. Lodge Resolution- xnd Socials for Revenue 5c per line per issue. Brands , IK inches $4.00 per year in advance additional space $3-00 per inch per year ; engraved blocks extra ; § 1.00 each. Parties living outside Cherry county not per tonally known arc requested to pay in advance 10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6 months in arrears. Notices of losses of stock free to brand ad ver gers. National Democratic Ticket. For President v ALTON B. PARKER , of New York. For Vice President HENRY G. DAVIS , of West Virginia. For Rep. 6th Cong. Dist. W. B. McNeel , of North Platte. For Senator 34th District . ' C. F. Cottec , of Chadron. State Ticket. For Governor Geo. AV. Berge , ( pop. ) Lincoln. For Lieut. Gov. Dr. A. Townsend , ( dem ) Franklin. For Auditor ' J. S. Canaday , ( pop ) Kearney. For Secretary of State R. E. Watzkc , ( dcm ) Richardson. ' For Treasurer John Osborn , ( pop ) Pawnee. For Attorney General 'Edward AVhalen , ( dem ) O'Neill. For Land Com m Us 5 oner - . ; A. A. Worsley , ( pop ) Boyd. For Supt. Public Instruction ; A. Softlcy , ( pop ) Perkins. Vote for republican policies and look cheerful if the state is stolen blind. The devil can say a great many nice things , but like Roosevelt , he puts few of them in practice. Petterburg Index. " " in The "substantial increase" railroad taxes amounts to § 3,100 decrease of railroad taxes in Ad ams county.Democrat. . The republican party has been in power during every increase of indebtedness in the state until the state is now § 2,000,000 in debt. Pillage and corruption has marked the pathway of the republican party in Nebraska and the young voters are asked to support these policies. Are yo'u going to vote the re publican ticket on the strength of what Lincoln did for the purpose of keeping our state in debt ? The g. o. p. is great in promises but the people have suffered for their policies in Nebraska. Andrews said the great state debt , which was rapidly increasing , demanded higher taxation and a higher levy for taxation. He didn't say anything about an economic set of officers that would administer the affairs of the state for a low.or taxation. What has republican policies and and republican officials done for the state of Nebraska ? Run it in debt § 2,000,000. Now boys tfou must continue republican polices 'by voting for the republican of ficials. It means to increase the state debt and increase taxation. Tlio total vjiltiR of our manufact ured goods sold at home is not less than § 6,000,000,000. If these goods were sold"abroad-tfreir valuewould be only § 1,800,000,000. Funny isn't it , that we pay § 1,200,000,000 for the purpose of benefiting home industry the trusts. Our goods c'an be shipped across the ocean and sold for one-quarter less than the p.TKr trusts can afford to sell at' borne for. O'Neill Independent ; . * The Difference Between Republican and Fusion Administrations , Fusion Economy. j Republican Extravagance. i y.it'oy Total . - . . -.12757. ) ' Total ? State ta.vos < liaised CK12XRY CCLNTY to pay these appropriations. Fusion Administration. Republican Administration. 1S97 5 8,077.88 1901 § 12,574.20 1898 10.-J93.76 1902 9.733.G3 1S99 13,17-l.or 1903 15,275.51 1000 . . . .ll.7Sa.6S 11)01 ) . . . .1397213 Total taxes charged Cherry Total taxes charger ! Cherry county S4J.I05.39 county S50.85o.47 The above table shows republican extravagance and mismanagement cost the people of the state of Nebraska SI 638,353 21 more than under fusion economy , and Cherry coun ty's share was § 6,750.08 in additional taxes. The democratic party has always protested against reckless extrava gance. That's one reason we like the party. It is a party of the people and for the people. The ROCK County Democrat , volume 1 , No. 1 , Oct. 7 , 1904 : , came to us this week from Bassett. A live newspaper by John H. Berry. Here's our hand. The democratic and populist party has been protesting against republican extravagance many times in vain and when the time comes that they have a voice in our state government again , as we hope it will be this fall , they will give every citizen of the state an opportunity to rejoice in an honest and careful administration for the people. At the republican meeting Mon day evening , Horton , of Spring- view , said that he was down there four years ago but didn't do any thing hardly but vote for a U. S. senator. That was about all that amounted to anything he said. That would be about all he'd do this year if he was elected. Chas. Bresec got up and said there was no issue to talk about but he was 1st for people of his district , 2nd , for the state ,3d , for the U. S. and 4th , for his friends. That's the way he puts it. "We think he's for Bresee 1st last and all the time. The republican party goes be fore the people with every pledge redeemed , Andrews says , and ev ery promise kept , yet the state debt increased with every set of their officers and now they want to amend the constitution so as to allow republican officials to go on as they have been going. Theft and pillage lias marked their ca reer in every state administration. In some instances they couldn't steal the money fast enough in ap propriations and state treasurers relieved them of a part of the funds. Bartley , for instance , with a half million steal and turned loose by the g. o. p. W. E. Andrews spoke to a large audience' Monday evening in the courthouse. He was unfair in his statements of republican and demo cratic administrations and sought to leave the impression that there- publican administration of Har rison , preceding Cleveland's sec ond term , left the government with abundant finances and that it was the Wilson and Gorman bill which depleted the treasury and caused the democratic administration to issue' bonds for § 200,000,000. The plans were made during Harrison's time for this loan and the plates were already cast for the bonds before his term of office expired. He didn't explain this. He also said that a knife having a 50 cent protective tariff would enable American manufacturers to pay Jabor the 50 cents but didn't toll us that it would also enable him to ; employ his labor as cheaply as , possible and put the 50 cents down ' in his own pocket. If the gov- . ' ernraent wants the American lab- orer to have the 50ccnts why don't they give itto him instead. He said the republicans brought the credit of government up from the grave. Our government was never out of debt excepting under' ' a democratic ad ministration. Look i at the state of Nebraska and see how the republican party's ex travagance has always run our country into debt. Why didn't Andrews tell how much Cleveland's first administration reduced the public debt and how Harrison's proceeded to deplete the treasury while he was looking up these fig ures for himself ? Why didn't he tell how the republicans of Ne braska run the state § 2,000,000 in debt ? He could have looked up these figures for himself too if he would , but he says we'll have to raise the taxes by higher valua tions to pay the state debt , which he admitted was "large and growing with a great deal of interest to pay. ' ' He wouldn't have to go to Washington to look up these fig ures but he and all the other re publicans seek to dodge state is sues and state figures. That's why the World-Herald's figures worry them. These republicans don't want to hear any 'figures on our state finances and seek by ridicule and abuse of the democratic party to misdirect attei ; tion from republi can robberies and reckless expen ditures of our state money. An drews stated that there was on July 1 § 2,785,000,000 of silver in circulation and then claims that republicans want an honest dollar and the republicans paying the American miner only 50 cents for every dollar corned since 1896. Who is it that wants the 50 cent dollar worse than the republican party ? If it were not for the large coinage of silver , the increase of the national bank notes to 100 per cent for circulation , the large out put of gold from the mines and large exports on account of foreign wars , Roosevelt would be better understood as a reckless and un safe man. It seems that President Roose velt cares very little what becomes of the Jewish people as long as he has their vote. Repeated attempts have been made to get him inter ested in securing equal rights to all American citizens to travel in Russia at their will or pleasure. Discrimination is made against those of Jewish faith and they are made to appear as outcasts. Why has the president disregarded the entreaties of Henry M. Goldfogel of New York and others who have sought to have this - right ackow- ledged and steps taken to place American citizens of good stand ing beyond reproach. Roosevelt had time to make a trip through the U. S. last year to see how his people were getting along but he cither didn't care to interest him self in the Jewish-Americans or thought he could put them off with a promise and let nature adjust itself. Railroad Extortion , ( O'Neill Independent. ) The railroads collected freight rates in Nebraska to the amount of nearly thirty-eight million dollars in the last year. These rates are enormously higher than in Mis souri , in Kansas or in Iowa. They have been increased from year to year and are higher today than ever before. Since the re publicans got control four years ago , they have been boosting rates to the top notch. The republicans have control of the whole state ' government and legislature. Do ' they reduce rates any , or even atj j tempt to ? Not much. The whole party is owned from the crown of its head to the sole of it.s feet by the railroad corporations. * ' " ' " "Farmers as they scan the tax list for 1904and ascertain that their rate of taxation has very nearly doubled are wondering why it s raised. The real facis are as fol lows ; Beginning some ten or fif teen .years ago the differed I legis latures began tacking on to Ibis Finte an extra set of officers at good round salaries. Such as a labor commissioner , a pure food commission , a stale board of health , a fisb and game commission , or warden , a secretary of the state printing board , etc. This went on until there was not taxable prop erty under the old revenue law in sight to raise the amount of money required to support these extra officers , and of course the state went into debt in order to meet the expenses necessary to this kind of expansion. This was followed up until the state was in debt some two and a half niillion dollars. The legislature was appealed to cut off these superfluous officers. Governor Savage in his message to the legislature said that their was then officers sufficient to transact ten times the business the state had to transact but through the influence brought to bear they were all retained and in casting around no other means was at hand save that of increasing the burden upon the people. The rail roads were unwilling to bear any greater portion of these burdens , and in casting around it ascertain ed that the farm , being the source of all wealth within this state , was the place where this surplus could be raised , and a new reve nue law was formulated having this in view. The railroads within the state succeeded in having their valuation lowered about 30 per cent , while the farm lands were doubled in value. If the farmer can be in duced to grin and raise the amount on his holding there will be mon ey to burn in Nebraska in the future. Political strikers unable to support themselves and families with honest toil will seek addit ional offices at the hands of fu ture legislatures. Doubtless it has been said there will be a kick raised but it is figured that the popularity of President Roosevelt in this state will carry this whole mess of political corruption , polit ical chicanery , and high taxation through , and that at least three more years of money to burn will be experienced before the people become sufficiently aroused to set upon the whole matter. The time has arrived when the farmers of tiis | state must do something be sides grumble at the very high rate of taxation levied upon them. They must see that those responsi ble for this condition of affairs are turned down and that men not pledged to the repeal of the present revenue law are not sent to the legislature. " Friend Telegraph ( rep. ) More Local. Try a dinner at the Chicago House. The Episcopal rectory was be gun last week and will be pushed to rapid completion. The passenger west bound from Omaha ran into the ditch Tuesday evening east of Fremont caused by spreading of the rails. No one was hurt. Deputy U. S. Marshal Belden and an assistant went up to Rosebud agency last Sunday and on Monday brought prisoners C. V. Cook and Henry Gaver down to Valentine enroute to Dead wood. They departed on the west bound train. A lecture course has been ar ranged for the coming season with six entertainments. The first will be Mrs. Wm. Calvin Chilton , a monologoist , and will take place Wednesday , October 26. Season Lickets $2.00. Single tickets 50c. Children 25c. School children , season tickets , § 1.00. Geo. M. Heth's oldest boy , Li rears old , was found dead today icar the Simeon store. He had one duck hunting and stopped at ; he store. It is supposed that he ot on his horse and reached for lis gun , probably standing by the ! ence , and that it was accidently Hschargecl killing the boy. No me witnessed the accident. i rM K ; o ' / " " * M. n DEALER IN DryGoods g Notions CANDIES AND FRESH FRUIT TOBACCOS AND CIGARS OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDING. VALENTINE , NEBR. HERBERT BREUKLANDER i ( Successor to E Breuklander , ) General Black mithing and Wood Work. . Horse Shoeing a Specialty. NEW BUILDING. NEWLY FUBXISIIED. % The Chicago House , A. A. ADAMS , Propr. i RATES § 2.00 PER DAY. H. C. HEADIXGTOX , Clerk. HENRY TAYLOR. GRANT BOYER. TAYLOR & BOYER , Contractors and Builders , Carpentering. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes EEST'Work shop in Charbonneau's blacksmith shop. VALENTINE - - NEBRASKA. flfl&9 JAMES B. HULL HLuUPl W. A TAYLOR. Sole Agents for R HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest Wines and Cigars , VALENTINE X NEBRASKA St. Louis Service. 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