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.
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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.
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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 ; .
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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.
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