THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 23 , 1905.
While most of the counties in
the state went republican on the
head of the ticket we notice from
our exchanges that about half of
the county offices went to the demo
crats. The experience of Hall
county was repeated in most of
the counties of the state. Grand
Island Democrat.
A man , who on the election
board as judge , would steal a vote
properly marked , under the pre
text of trying to read the voter's
mind to the contrary , also would
rob others of their vote who had
plainly shown their intentions but
failing to mark properly , is a ras
cal and in secret , we believe , he
wouU. not hesitate at greater
criminal action.
The republican party in Ne
braska hat > the same self-satisfied
feeling in regard to the future
that they had in 1SS9. The next
year they were jarred loose and
the independent votes cast at the
last election presage another at
tempt to break away. If such is
the case and an effort is made
to send Senator Milliard back to
the United States senate there will
If be trouble and probably a political
K revolution. Stanton Register.
Judge T. O. C. Harrison , form
erly supreme judge in Nebraska
by grace of the republican party ,
was defeated for county judge of
Hall county last week and a demo
crat elected over him. The coun
ty was carried by Judge Letton ,
but Harrison was too well known
in his own county. Fact is most
of the republican state officials are
not afflicted with any too great a
degree of popularity in the vicin
ity where they are well known.
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The Rising Tide of Poverty.
In the United Kingdom of Eng
land , Scotland and Wales , accord
ing to Sir Henry Campbell Ban-
nerman , leader of the English lib-
beral party , there are nearly
8,000,000 people living on the
"hunger line , " To these the Joss
of one week's wages means lack of
food , and the loss of two week's
wages leaves them homeless and
starving. In the city of London
alone there are 100,000 paupers
thousands upon thousands of
homeless wanderers of both sexes.
In Massachusetts , according to
figures recently cited in these
columns , the enormous sum of
$15,000,000 is spent in charity ev
ery year , while the total for the
United States will run close to
§ 300,000,000.
In Chicago , says Leslie Bodine ,
superintendent of compulsory edu
cation , there are 18,000 deserted
wives. He gives as the causes for
wife abandonment in the great
j
majority of instances long hours
of labor , small salaries , largft fami
lies and earnest but vain efforts to
sustain the family in a moderate
degree of comfort.
And all the while , in the United
Kingdom , as in the United States ,
wealth is piling up ! All the while
the production of wealth in relation
to the unit of human labor is in
creasing.
jtfever before in the history of
the world has there been such an
enormous and such a cheapened
, 1
production of the things that go
to sustain life and add to the com-
I forts , conveniences and luxuries
of hviag.
Labor-saving machinery
, pro
ducing an increased product at a
decreased cost , is piling into the
mills and factories , and these , at
home and abroad , are running , for
the most part , to their capacity
limit. New and valuable lands
have been opened to cultivation.
The mining area is increasing and
the volume of product piles up
higher and higher.
The world is getting richer and
it is no cant piirase , but the sol
emn and dreadful truth the poor
are increasing in number. The
rising tide of poverty is slowly
creeping up by inches , while the
production and accumulation of
wealth is mounting by feet. It is
a poverty that not all the charity
and benevolences in the world
serves even temporarily to check. |
With better machinery , greater '
intelligence and efficiency , more '
ably directed and superintended , '
the masses , adding more and more
to the wealth of the world , are
sharing less and less in its benefits.
Even in the United States , in an
age of wonderful prosperity , and
even among those constantly em
ployed at a higher wage , the latest
report of the United States bureau
of statistics shows that the increase
in the cost of living has more than
kept pace with the increase in
wage.
And side by side with the strug
gling poor the favored wealthy
classes are reveling in riches that
would have made a Midas turn
green with envy. Mr. Rockefel
ler measures his yearly income by
the scores of millions and in Eng
land the duke of Westminister has
a rent roll almost as large. So
strongly has the tide set in that
the very rich of both countries are
absolutely unable to spend the in
comes of their fortunes , though
they indulge in unheard of luxury ,
extravagance an'l profligacy.
What will the harvest be ? Was
that Nebraskan an inspired poet ,
who penned the lines :
The laws of right are eternal laws ,
The judgment ? of truth are true.
My greed-blind masters I bid you pause
And look upon the work > ou do.
You bind witn shackles vour fellow man ;
Your hands with bis blood are wet.
And the God who reigned over Babylon
Js the God who is reigning yet ,
World-Herald.
SENTENCE DISGUSTS
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK
and Indignant That
Such Leniency was Shown
and Richards.
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Had II < p" < l H < * Miilts of Trial
Would lie Warning to (
the Smaller Fencer * .
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Washing-ton , D. C. , Nov. 16.
Secretary Hitchcock was today j
nnufh'cially informrd that in the
matter of the prosecution of Bart-
lett Richards and W. G. Comstock
in the federal court at Omaha for
the illegal fencing of 212,000 acres
of government land in Sheridan
county , Nebraska , upon pleading
guilty the defendants had been
sentenced to remain for'six hours
in the custody of-the United States
marshal and pay a fine of $300
each.
"You can say , " said the secre-
tary in discussing the verdict ,
"that 1 aoi burpn ed and indig-
naQC. Tue punishment is utterly
inadequate. The indictment was
, the result of four years of deter-
mined effort and the expenditure
of thousands of dollars by the gov
ernment. We had selected the
j large operators in the hope that
i the result would be a warning to
those engaged on a smaller scale.
That the case was a strong one is
evident by the fact that the men
pleaded guilty. The result is dis-
couraging , but we shall not cease
our efforts. They have promised
to tear down their fences , and if
they do not keep the promise , they
will be indicted again and again
until they learn that laws are made
to be obeyed. We will not letup. "
World-Herald.
MONGER MAKES REPLY TO
HiTGHCOOK'S CRITICISM
! Federal Judge Practically
i Tells Secretary ol'lacerxor to
Iflis Oivu ifiusiuess.
Tliiuks United States Has At
tained Its Jtiud lloody
Ask. iiuxler What He
Himself Auviaed. * .
Speaking of the Associated Press
report to the effect that Secretary
Hitchcock of the interior depart
ment was "surprised and indig
nant" on account of the § 300 tine
and six-hour sentence passed upon
Bartlett Hichard s andVilliam Gr.
Conistock for inclosing 212,000
acres of government land , Judge
Munger , who imposed the sen
tence in federal court , had this to
say :
"He is surprised and indignant ,
is he ? Well , the secretary of the
interior has a perfect right to be
surprised and indignant if he wants
to be. One would naturally think
he had enough to look after with
the alfairs pertaining to his olfice
without seeking to saddle himself
with additional responsibilities.
"You may quote me as saying ,
however , that I think the result
which the government hoped to
attain has been effected. The in
dictments and the prosecution was
primarily for the purpose of
obliging ranchmen t o abandon
their unlawful fences. Now the
inclosing of the public domain is
not a crime per se. It is nothing
more than a statutory offense.
In view of this fact and of the
additional fact that the defendants
declared that they had removed
their unlawful fences in part and
avowed their intent of taking down
any fences which might still re
main on government land , I be
lieve the sentence passed upon
them was sufficient to meet the
situation.
"You were in the court room , I
believe , when the district attorney
was asked if he had anything to
say before sentence was passed up
on the two defendants. My recol
lection is that he replied Messrs.
Richards and Corastock had been
acting in good faith as regards the
removal of their unlawful fences ,
and that they would continue to
act in good faith in the matter of
removing the remainder of their
fences.
"As for the "four years of de
termined efforts and the expendi
ture of thousands fof dollars by the
government" before the defend
ants were indicted , that , of course ,
was not a matter submitted for
my consideration. All there was
I
in the case for me to decide was
the sentence , and that decision was
not made until after 1 had given
the matter thorough considera
tion. "
Irving W. Baxter , United States
attorney , being asked if he had
any comment to make upon the
criticism by Secretary Hitchcock ,
said :
"I was as much surprised as
/
anyone could be over the change
of attitude on the part of Gomstock
and Richards with reference to the
case against them. I had expected
and prepared for a hard fight. I
think that possibly their decision
to plead guilty was brought about
by the fact that it had come to their
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knowledge that I had caused to ba
nude a complete .survey of their
entire enclosure and also a thor
ough investigation of nearly all
land entries witnm their enclosure ,
thus being fully prepared for trial
upon every point at issue. From
my standpoint , we had a good case
against them and I can scarcely
see anything else that they could
do unless they were fighting for
time. They could not hope suc
cessfully to defend the case. Of
'
course , I have nothing to do with
the sentence of the court. "
The fact remains , however , that
District Attorney Baxter has re
ceived a letter from Attorney
General Moody which makes the
inquiry as to whether or not he
( Mr. Baxter ) made any suggestion
regarding a prison sentence before
the defendants were fined. The
o
district attorney says he made no
suggestion to the court ; merely
saying that he was satisfied that
Richards and Comstock meant to
comply with the law in regard to
removing their fences. World-
Herald.
Voters of Cherry Couaty.
Once again I pick up my pen to
address you. I know that it is not
customary for a defeated candidate
' to utter words of thanks , but i
never was a slave to fashion or
' custom and hope 1 may never be.
That 1 have been disappointed
in this election , i do not deny.
Still i think the people have
been very liberal in voting for
those other than their party mem
bers. Of courbe , i should like to
have been numbered among the
successful , but since I am not I in
tend to make the most of my cir
cumstances , such as they arc , and
! endeavor to believe that it is a
i
part of God's divine plan for me
and remember that "all thing s
work together for good to those
that love Him. "
However , I am as truly thank
ful to the 575 men who supported
me in this election as though many
more had changed their plans and
voted with you. And to the
friends who worked for me in this
campaign I am as deeply grateful
as I could have been , had our ef
forts not been in vain.
I intend to have these few re
marks put in both papers , because
I realize that both parties include
friends that would help me along
the road of success if they could.
To these 575 loyal friends I will
say , your votes were wasted so
far as helping to an election was
concerned , but I assure you that
they were not wasted upon an un
grateful heart.
MRS. LOTTIE CRAMEJR.
International Live Stock Ex
position to lie held in Chi
cago , December 10 to 23.
In order to arrange for better
facilities in handling the large at
tendance anticipated for this great
annual event and on account of the
inability of the builders to complete
the magnificent new amphitheatre
on time , it has been been found
necessary to postpone the Exposi
tion until the dates above mention
ed. All of the events advertised
will be held on the days of the
week corresponding to the dates ar
ranged for the previous week. All
preparations are being mada to
make the event one long to he re
membered. The change in the date
will bring it at a season of the year
when it will no doubt be more con-
venient for a larger number to at
tend.
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