THE VALENTIN EMOCRAT
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THUKSDAY , NOVEMBER 9 , 1905.
Democrats get Treasurer ,
Sheriff and Judge.
Returns from all the Precincts Show
for Simons
- . Majorities Quible ,
and Judge Towne.
I It's a fine old bird and he hasn't
crowed so lustily in many a year.
The contest is over and those
who care for post-mortems have
no difficulty in finding a subject.
When the campaign opened there
were those who thought the demo
crats were leading a forlorn hope ,
nor were they confined to either
party. Many democrats believing
the claims of the opposition , that
Cherry county was overwhelming
ly republican , lost hope. Many
republicans , misled by their own
captains , believed the democratic
organization dead and that the
democrats wer forming a funeral
march. They were alike surprised
at the result last Tuesday. They
have found that in the democratic
lexicon ' 'there is no such word as
fail" and that what they mistook
for a funeral march was a triumph-
ial procession.
"What has brought about the
change ? There are a number of
reasons.
In the first place , the republican
majority has never been so large
as the managers of the party have
claimed. Every man who has
watched conditions , know that the
democrats were not satisfied with
the work of the last democratic
national convention. When the
Wall street crowd got control oft
the national convention and normi '
nated a candidate of their own
choice , they did just what the re
publican bosses in Cherry county
did this year they alienated many
of the most progressive and in
fluential of their members. Many
democrats went to the polls and
voted the republican ticket ; many
others stayed to home. The result
was a republican majority far in
excess of the real party strength.
Failing to read the signs aright
the local bosses concluded that the
party majority was so great that
they might disregard the wishes of
the people in the selection of can
didates. The result was that they
made up a slate , nominated it , and ,
in effect , said to the party mem
bership : "It is not your place to
nominate a ticket. We will attend
to all that. All we ask of you is
to get out and vote your ticket ,
and vote it straight. " The voter
began to ask himself on what meat
these bosses fed that they had
grown so great. He talked it ov
er with his neighbor : he concluded
it was about time he was given a
a voice in the convention if he was
expected to deliver his vote , and
this led him to reflect upon the
folly of blind partisanship and he
blushed to think of the votes he
had cast for unworthy men , sim
ply because they were on his tick
et. He then resolved to be a free
citizen and not an asset of any
political ring. He star ted out to act
upon his own responsibility , as ev
ery man who has reached a ma
jority ought to do. Tie found that ,
the democrats had put up a ticket ,
every candidate on which , was a
model of good citizenship , capable
and worthy , and in greater degree
than ever before he forgot party
lines and voted his own honest
sentiments. The result is told in
the election returns. It is true
we lost part of our ticket , but this
is no reflection upon the candidates
who failed.
Mr. Ward , our candidate for
clerk , was pitted against the most
popular man in the republican
ranks. Mr. Keeley had the ad
vantage of a wide acquaintance and
of four years service as deputy
clerk. Many democrats voted for
Keeley because they were old
friends , because they were pio
neers together and it's hard to
sever old ties. It was not because
anyone questioned Mr. Ward's
sterling worth. He did not have
time to make a thorough canvass
and enlist the workers in his be
half but wherever he went he made
friends. His name gave strength
to the ticket and his day will come.
Mrs. Cramer , too , was running
against a strong opponent that had
the advantage of possession , and
"possession is nine points of the |
law. " But the vote she got shows
her popularity and is evidence of
the fact that in an even contest
she would have won.
Dr. Compton , Mr. Me Daniel
and Mr. Barnes , the candidates
for coroner , surveyor and com
missioner , each polled a strong
vote and if the offices for which
they were candidates were of suf-
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ficient importance to have war-
ranted them in making a canvass
there is every reason to believe
they would have been elected.
Judge Towne's election was
conceded from the first. The only
danger to him lay in the possibil
ity that his friends might be over
confident , and , becoming interest
ed in the sharper contests , fail to
get him his vote. But it seems
that his friends never forget him
and he come through with a big
ger majority than before.
The real fight was on sheriff
and treasurer. For sheriff each
party put up a competent , vigor
ous and aggressive candidate and
for this office the fiercest fight was
fought. Mr. Savage had the ad
vantage in party strength , but Mr.
Simons had the advantage of a
united party , a long residence in
the county and a wide circle of
friends. In addition to this he
has a genial personality and the
happy faculty of making friends ,
accounts for his substantial ma
jority.
The returns on treasurer show
the election of Quible by one ma
jority. When the campaign open
ed few people in the eastern half
of the county had heard of Mr.
Quible , but he was well known in
the western part and it was here
that he rolled up majorities never
dreamed of before. Think of a
democrat 'getting thirty-eight ma
jority in Merriman precinct ! We
have been saying from week to
week that where he was known
party ties would be broken and his
friends would attest his worth *
The returns fulfill our prophesy.
Study them for yourself.
Beyond settling the individual
struggle for public favor the elec
tion is of the greatest importance.
It puts an end to blind subservient
partisanship. The vote given
Quible by the republicans of Mer
riman and the precincts adjacent ,
and the vote given Keeley by the
democrats at large shows that
party lines are broken ; that here
after the people will have their
way. Never again will a party
organ publish the party majority
of the year before as its leading
editorial. Think of it ! What an
argument it was. "We have the
votes. Look at our majority. "
We met this bluff and bluster with
the statement that we had the men
fitted for the places to be filled.
That we had the men the people
wanted. And the figures show
that we were right.
THE DEMOCRAT rejoices with the
people of Cherry county upon the
election of a portion of the demo
cratic candidates and believes that
it was the will of people that such
should be the case in this election.
It was the vote of the people , re
gardless of party , that accomplish
ed this result and that many more
would have been independent vot
ers this fall , we believe , had they
not been importuned by over zeal
ous party workers to "vote'er
straight" and prejudiced by the
thought of the opposition party
being a common enemy to their
party. The campaign just closed
is creditable to the participants
who conducted it and the result in
dicated by the votes show that it
was in harmony with the wishes of
the people. We claim no special
tribute for our work in the cam
paign. In the past we have work
ed as faithfully but with less re
sult. There are many reasons why
this campaign was different from
those in the past and no one man
is entitled to the manipulation. It
was the will of the people , assisted
by organized and combined efforts
in which hundreds have paticipat-
ed. Much credit is due to A. M.
Morrissey , as chairman of the
democratic county central com
mittee , for the work done by him
and under his direction , in placing
the issue before the voters in such
svay as to antagonize no one and
solicit the support of all , in friend
ly spirit , to support the democratic
candidates , which was done in
generous measure and for various
reasons. We cannot thank the
people for what they have done ,
nor condemn them for what they
failed to do that would have pleased
' us. They have simply performed
a public duty creditably in which
everyone was interested.
The independent voting spirit
should extend to active interest in
good county officers , regardless of
party. When this condition ex
ists , elections will "have their
proper significance as the people's
will.
Election News.
Ohio goes 30,000 democratic.
Tom Johnson re-elected mayor ,
of Cleveland.
Brand Whitlock elected mayor
of Toledo. Cincinnati also demo
cratic.
Pennsylvania elected democratic
state treasuerer by over 100,000
and Philadelphia swept by demo
cratic and peoples ticket.
New York City gives Mayor
McClellan only 2,000 or 3,000
which may yet be taken from him
in contested election by W. R.
Hearst , also a democrat but on the
municipal ownership ticket. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome was re-
elected on an independent ticket.
Cherry county elects democratic
judge , sheriff and treasurer.
The state ticket goes republican
by 30,000.
SCHOOL NOTES.
R I Margarete Quigley.
Dy I Clara Dunham.
Frank "West , of class of ' 05 , was
in town Saturday.
Howard Elliott , who fell and in
jured his eye , is in school again.
Joe Sparks was promoted Mon
day from the first to the second
grade.
Clinton Shepard , who has had a
felon on his finger , is back in
school again.
Miss Nellie Collett of the class
of 'Oi , spent Saturday and Sun
day in town visiting her parents.
Miss Grace Hobson , of class of
' 05 , begins her school in Kewanee
district Monday. We wish her
success.
Miss Ora Hooper , of class of ' 05 ,
was badly frightened the other
day by a prairie fire that came
within a half mile of her school
house.
Several are out of school this week
on account of sickness. Edith
Adamson has typhoid fever , Swiss
Savoge is threatened with pneu
monia and Ruth Stetter has a bad
cold.
The foot ball game which oc
curred last Friday , between the
Valentine and Chadron academy
teams , was watched by a large
crowd of people. The boys put
up a good fight , though badly
beaten , and they took it all in good
part.
part.Miss
Miss Anna McKercher , who came
from Lincoln to take Miss Mutz's
place in the grammar room , be
gan her work Monday morning.
Miss Mutz left Saturday morning.
We were sorry to see Miss Mutz
leave but glad to welcome Miss
McKercher.
The Niobrara school , which is
taught by Miss Mary Grewe , has
organized a literary society which
is to meet once a week. Last Fri
day the question debated was :
"Resolved , that the Party Man
makes a Better Citizen than the
Independent Voter. " Mr. Ad
ams took the affirmative and Mr.
Crosby the negative. The nega
tive won. Miss Grewe says she
enjoys her school very much.
A C 0 M r A K I 5 0 N .
Pretty little stieamlet i
Flows so merrily , i
On. Ou , to the ocean ,
Happy as can be.
On through vale and mead ow.
Over rock and nil ,
Dancing through the shadow , *
Rushms dowu the hill.
On it madly rushes
Through every dun and
Over clift it gushes , j
Onwrtrd through the vale.
And so we find our life.
From care and sorrow free.
Ignorant of every strife ,
And full of mirth and glee. i
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On through life we hravely tread , I
Finding joys and care , j
over pain and strife we plod , '
But ever with a preyer.
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