Taft is Big , But Not Enough for President
Proven By Himself
Able Criticism By One of Boyd County's Most Prominent Citizens.
V. .
Have you not frequently paused
to ask yourcelf the question why ,
notwithstanding higher prices and
wages , in many instances , your
net gain at the end of the ; \ ear is
not correspondingly greater The
solution is plain. By a systematic
drainage in the way of taxes , rents ,
fuel , light , clothing , machinery
in fact , all things in the way of
living and expenses , have also in
creased at a ratio proportionately
greater than wages and prices of
the laborer , farmer and stock rais
er : and , too , his wages or sales is
limited to but practically one
source of revenue as a rule , while
his expenses proceed from count
less sources. And to buy back
pork in the manufactured state at
20c , which sold at 7c , means ruin
and so , also with other products ,
and especially so when a combined
monopoly , in the form of trusts ,
also fixes the price at which is sold
these articles in the first instance.
They control the supply , output
and transportation , as well , and
largely by , the money with which
all is exchanged and measured.
Thus the profits of every man's
labor and products gravitate to the
cesspool of the parasite and non-
producer. If prices raise five per
cent , cost of living , etc. , also in
crease five per cent , or more. If
you borrow § 100 at ten per cent ,
at the end of ten years the lender
has your $ LOO in the form of in
terest , with the principal of $100
still against you , and you at his
mercy , too , as to renewal ; and , if
he will not renew , and catches you
on a tight market , he will absorb
§ 200 or more of your property.
Thus they get your money , be
prices and wages high or low.
This is no natural result of just
economics. No ! It is the result
of long and studied efi'ortto syste
matically rob a nation , with the
connivance and consent of leaders
of the republican party. Thous
ands of "strings" have bepn pull
ed ; countless influences brought to
bear , and they have been success
ful , as results prove. Mow ? Let
the insurance scandals answer : an
unscrupulous and shameless de
bauching of funds created to main
tain the widows and orphans in the
darksome ways of death. Let the
public domain land steals answer ;
millions of acres of homeseekers'
inheritance fallen a prey to the
plundering few. Let the timber
land robberies answer ; devastated
our streams , lakes , woods and
mountains of a safeguard against
floods , fuel famines jind adverse
weather conditions. Let the stone ,
coal , oil and precious metal ! aud
holdups answer. Possessions of
incalculable worth and necessity
in various ways. And the railroad
land grants of millions of acres ,
and the right-of-way grants a
veritable spider web over this
land , and the spiders mad with the
blood of victims. i3ut why
enumerate longer ? All these
tangible things worse than stolen ,
together with the franchise privi
leges frequently carried therewith
billions piled upon billionswhile
the people toiled , trusted and
slept , and as a fitting climax , not
satisfied , ruinous prices for trans
portation , coal , lumber , and all
else piled on as the last straw of
the burden cast upon the very
people betrayed and robbed all
in all , one of the most stupendous
and colossal crimes ever perpe
trated and consummated against
an honest , confiding and patriotic
people. AVe , inour time , have
not felt it more , because of the
matchless breadth , richness and
diversity of this country's natural
riches , to which have been applied
the honest and untiring effort of
the millions of toilers , to develop
these riches. Our recuperative
powers are marvelous in the ex
treme , that we have accumulated
what we have in spite of this debauchery
bauchery- But it , cannot lat for-
ever. Our situation is critical ,
after all this dreaming , depicting ,
exploiting , robbing and impov-
erishinji of our basic source of
wealth and the arms and hearts
that must defend it in time of
need. Continuing , there is but
one result. Posterity is mortgaged -
ed to these shy locks , who may be
depended upon to demand the
pound of flesh , and the heritage
handed down to them can but CAU-C
them to scorn thevi dom , damn
the selfishness , and curse the
craven cowardice of the former
guardians of it. Sold for a mt\ss
of pottage. Mr. Taft says thv <
are going to preserve the natural
resources. Ye.Lock ! the door
: ift * r the horho is stolen. Why
not , before This has all IJCCD
< loiui under , In * , or through iheni ,
they being in jM * . \t ; . -md IK ; ! , until
lldoscvelo couid ih ( . , be kicked ,
cursed or pushed into ever ad
mitting these robberies were oc
curring. And , mark this well !
The verv leaders who have assist-
; ed. winked at , or been too dumb
arid blind to see these outrages , are
the very men who dominate the
i party today , and only with their
assistance can Taft ever stop them ,
as full reparation can never be
made. Will they assist him more
thnn Koosevelt ? No ! They have
desperately fought to get this
strangle hold , which levies tribute
upon practically every man , wom
an and child in this nation , outside
their own detestable clan. They
have committed perjury , fal.-iied (
records , betrayed trusts , Conspir
ed , stolen , robbed , lied and even
murdered , in the perfecting of
their giant power which scorns all
law , except as it caters to their
own wishes and ends , and defies
even the strong arm of national
law in any attempt to curb its in
terference with , and monopoliza
tion of , all business generally , and
has proven to be beyond the con
trol of the government itself. It
is a real and deadly menace , and
how , with its complete domination
of the republican party , Taft is
going to successfully grapple with
and subdue them , even granting
his real desire to do so , cannot be
explained along any known rule
of logic. It is a false hope , be
cause , at the precise moment this
plundering power Ls either driven
from or deserts the republican
organization , just that moment
will that organization begin to de
cay , and strong will be the stench
thereof. Is it not too evident ?
Where a man's money and inter
ests lie , there will you find him
also. Have they not , and are they
not now , sup porting that organiza
tion , with exceptions only sufficient
to prove the rule , and to assist in
binding the people while they di
vide the spoils ? Their millions
arc poured out and Taft is except
ing its result. They are for him ,
and when did they ever mistake
their man ? And , says Taft , all
others but me are "disturbers"
and are "dangerous. " More so
than now ? We shall touch upon
this matter in our next article.
The question now is , where are
you ? Do you think you and Taft
can cut this disease out , root and
branch , with organized and greedy
wealth backed by a large majority
of the republican leadcra against
you ? Do you think this country
will ever attain a permanent pros
perity until all this is cut out ?
When shall it be ? Now ? Or will
you bow and cringe , and obey
their threats of panics , and cow
ardly defer the battle for your
children to face , endure and sulfer ?
As for me , I want to be in at the
fight , a fight in the defense of ev
ery principle of justice , in defense
of every just law , human and Di
vine ; in defense of this nation's
honor , happiness and life if this
be the only alternative vouchsafed
me by a Godless greed which has
placed all these in jeopardy , and
thus vouchsafe my children an
equal opportunity for equal oliort
in the common battle of life.
Where are you ? You have an
answer at the ballot box , the
cheapest and best solution , if pos
sible. AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Gsitor of Tills
( Continued from page one. )
their only hope of early relief from
the injustice of the injunction a < ?
applied in labor disputes. And
the feeling that it is time for a
change is riot confined to trades
unionists. It exists among busi
ness men , especially among the
smaller dealers. I am s'inguine
that Uryan will be elected. "
OoOir Sir.iMs , secretary of CITI-
meree and labor in President
Roosevelt's cabinet , announces
that ho will take the stump for
Taft because he knows Taft is
friendly to laboring men. "And
I ara a friend of labor , too , " says
Secretary Straus. Let us see
about his brand of "friendship for
American labor. " The facts may
be found in the official records of
the department of commerce and
labor."V
"V
A year or so ago the union litho
graphers of the country asked for
the eight hour day. This was de
nied by the employers , and the un
ion lithographers went on a strike.
The usual injunctions worn issued ,
but the boys "struck. " The em
ployers , with their shops idle , wont
to Secretary Straus , and that oili-
inl showed his "friendship for
American workingmen by abro
gating the alien contract labor law
insofar as it applied to lithograph-
Opera House , One Night , Saturday , Oct 3rd
The Thrilling Four = Act Drama
Presented by A Clever Company.
* g7 $ & v\ & - ] & $ wit fff wy < * * * < " ' ' ' '
< i , A s i t
A play of intense heart interest depicting life on the
Mexican Frontier
Prices Fifty Cents
ers , and admitted Europeon litho
graphers under the plea that "there
is a scarcity of skilled workingmen
in the lithographing trades in this
country. " And the European
workmen came over under contract
and took the places of American
workmen who had asked for an
eight hour day in their trade.
James W. Van Cleave , president
of the National Association of
Manufacturers , is the man who is
trying to send Gorapers , Michel I
and Duncan to jail for contempt of
court. He is the most virulent
opponent of trades unionism in
America. At the annual meeting
of Manufacturers last winter the
association adopted this resolution :
' 'Third , That we recommend as
a basis of protective dnties upon
which the commission shall work
the principle of international costs ,
to-wit : Protective duties should
representsubstantially a permanent
differential between the cost of
production in foreign countries and
that in the United States , with an
ample margin for safety. "
The republicrn platform , adopted
a few months later , says :
' "In all tarili' legislation the true
principle of protection is best
maintained by the imposition of
such duties as will equal the differ
ence between the cost of produc
tion at home and abroad , together
with a reasonable profit to Amer
ican industries. "
WILL M. MAT PIN ,
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Elelen Sparks spent last Satur-
daj7 and Sunday visiting Florence
Pettijohn m Lougpine.
Ernest Porter brought down six
ducks at one shot on Wednesday
morning and ince we sampled two
of theme know they were of the
best.
Valentine is represented by
three go'd students in the state
university this year , viz : Miss
Laura Peitijohn and Oliver aiid
Harrison Davenport.
A card from Leonard Walker
iof L'lsk ' , Wyoming shows us that
he has not forgotten old times in
the Valentine School. It is always
pleasant to be thus remembered
by the boys.
Wj shall be forever thankful for
the favor if some one will tell us
how to convince a half dozen
bright young men t'n'at the way of
least resistance does not often lead
to the goal sought for.
Miss E-stclle Nicholson writes
from Buchanan , Mich. , that while
she can not be in school this year
to take the 12th grade work , she
is still much interested in the suc
cess of the Valentine school.
A letter from Miss Laura Petti
john states that she has been given
full credit for the work done in
Valentine and Fremont so that she
will have light work to finish the
state university course in two
years.
Mi.ss Marie Nelson of the class
of ' 0' > who is teaching in Merri-
man spent Sat-irday and Sunday
with her mother and sister in Val-
cnlinr. Marie was an excellent
student , in Valentine and has since
spent two years in college so she
is well fitted to do fine work in
Merriman this year :
Miss Dora Grewe was in Valen
tine last Saturday on her way to
lier school near Woodlake and
made a short call at our home to
talk over some special studying
she is doing in addition to her
teaching.
' Charles Helz'er ran down to
i Bellevue when in Omaha week be
fore last and met the four gradu
ates who are now attending Bellevue -
vue college. They were Fred and
Hiram Jones , Margaret Quigley
and Alberta O'Kane.
Miss Ina Spratt of the class ' 06
was in Valentine last Friday to
attend the carnival. She is teach
ing in her home district this year
and is planning to attend the state
university next year or the year
following.
Miss Carrie Stetter of the class
of ' 06 made a brief call at the
school building Tuesday to make
some inquiries about an arithmetic
for her brother George who is at
tending school at the Military
Academay in Kearny.
Koswell Daley writes that since
he was unable to secure a place to
work for his board , he is now at
tending school in Vermillion , S.D.
He says he is sorry that we could
not arrange matters so he could
come back to Valentine.
Lucy Cohota handed in her books
Tuesday evening and stated that
she had to work in the restaurant at
home. It is sad when such a good
student is compelled to drop her
work and especially since she has
arrived at the age when her studies
mean so much to her.
Mrs. Lulu Pollard of the class
of 1900 made a pleasant call at our
home last Saturday and talked over
old school days and school friends.
No member of the alumni of the
Valentine high school keeps in
closer touch with old school friends
than does Mrs. Pollard.
Mrs. Watson received an inter
esting letter from Miss Stell Spratt
of Custer , S. D. , a short time ago.
Stella is teaching there this year
and while she has pleasant work
and is enjoying herself , she thinks
none of the schools in that country
are equal to the Nebraska schools.
The school work in Valentine
was somewhat broken up last week
on account of the carnival. Too
many parents consider it the duty
of the teacher to keep children in
school. Now , if we have to go out
and look after the delinquents it
takes just that much of our time
and energy which belongs to the
children who attend school with
out being looked up.
II. W. Funk , principal of the
Cody schools , visited over Satur
day and Sunday of week before
last in Valentine with Prin. John
iMohlman of the Valentine high j
school. Messrs. Funk and Mohl-1
man were classmates in Hastings [
college. Both of these young men |
come very highly recommended by
their college professors and we be
lieve they will both make good in
their respective places.
Earl Pettyqrew took supper with
us last Friday and spent the eve
ning talking over old school days
iiml future prospects. Earl is tilanj j
niug to put into eil'ecfc some of the ,
knowledge that he got irj the agricultural - i
cultural school afc Lincoln m ruis-1
ing an orchard. If he succeeds as
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well as he has in raising potatoes ,
in a few years" ' we may see him
driving into Valentine with wagon
loads of rosy checked apples.
blisses Alfa Dunham and Ennis
Boy or returned to their school
work at Peru on Monday of last
week and took with them Misses
Bessie Gaskill , Majrgie Stetter and
Anna Halm. Valentine will be
well represented in Peru this year.
Misses Dunham and Boyer will
graduate at the close of this school
year and receive three-year state
certificates which will become life
certificates after three years' suc
cessful teaching.
Britt Items.
Quincy Buck is driving the
stage.
Carl McIIhon stopped over night
Saturday on his way to Cut Meat
with freight.
Everyone around here tried to
take in the carnival at Valentine.
Some "couldn't" and some
" ' "
"wouldn't.
Although prairie chickens are
scarce most of the farmers around
here tried their luck Sunday.
Some were successful and others
were "out of practice.5'
D. A. Kellogg of Vienna , S.D. ,
arrived in Valentine Sunday morn
ing and moved out to his farm
west of Britt. Mrs. Kellogg and
family arrived Wednesday.
A. H. Brown was threshing last
Saturday until Wra. Mumford
got his hand and wrist crippled by
getting it caught between the
spoke of the fly wheel and an arm
of the friction clutch on his en
gine in attempting to start it.
To BE WIXKED AT.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that no
hunting , camping or trapping will
be allowed on laud belonging to
the following named persons :
FADDis & Co.
D. M. SEAIJS.
W. E. PACKEXIIAM.
373 ERNEST WILKINSON.
ILami Auction in Canada
A quarter million acres Canadian
farm lands for sale at public auc
tion atKegina , Saskatchewan , Oct.
12th to 17th. Special homeseek-
ers' excursion rates from all points
via the Chicago & Northwestern
Ky. , Tuesday , Oct. Cth. For full
information inquire of ticket an-
ents The Northwestern Line. 381
Iloselmd JLamls Thrown
A million acres of government
land in Tripp County , S. D. , will
be opened to homesteaders Octob
er oth to 17th. Dallas and Gregory ,
S. D. , the only towns on the Chicago
cage & North Western Ky. the only
all-rail route to the reservation.
Entry must be made at Dallas ,
Gregory , O'Neill or Valentine ,
Neb.
Ask ticket agents of The North
Western Line for folders and maps
with full information about howT
to secure quarter section of govern
ment lands.
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land office. Valentine. VebrasVa ,
September S. 190 >
A sufficient contest affidavit having been tiled
in this nttitjp by Henry Honts. conU-s ant.
K -iinht homestead entry Xo. UI2V0463 , made
No\emher 2,191RJ , fop | . its ! M. M S and
SW SE . section 13. Township 2.s. Range L'S
by Annie Kemp , contostee i" which it is dl-
letiod that -aid Annie Kemp lias wti Hv aband-
0'iPd sai't land and the land is not settled m on
nor cultivated in good Jatth and claima t lias
not e-tauUshed residence thereon , ad she has
failed to cure l > cr lactic to tin's date , and said
alleged abandmnipnt took place more than six
Months prior to the expiration of five years
from the time of lihug upon the same.
And said HI ufil absriice wa < not due
to her employment in the army , navy or marine
uoips of tin * United States as apruate soldier ,
rfflicer , s aniaii or marine during the war \\itli
Spain or during any ocher war in which the
Lnitert * > tat"S may he engaged.
Said parties aiv hereby lOtill d to aupear.
responn and ofler eviuence touching saia allega-
tl > n at 10 o'clock a. m on October 20. 1'JOS before
Lho re-nster and recenerat the United State * .
Land Ollice in Valentine. Nebr.
The -aid contestant having in a proper atfl-
aavit filed' eptem.Her8,1908 s"t forth facts which
show that stt-r due diligence personal sen ice
: ) f this notice cannot be made it Is hereby ordrr-
? d and directed fiat such notice be given by
due and proper publicat on.
au 4 E E. OLSON , Receiver.
Sawyer Bros.
Ousis , Nebr
( ! . K. Sawder has
chame of these
cattle. II rse-s
I > Son Ie < t shoul
der. Some
left side.
same left thigh.
Kantie on Snake
iver.
Nebraska Land and Feeding Co.
Jartlett Richards -Pres Will G Oomstock , V. P.
Ohas C Jamison Sec&Treas
Cattle branded on
any part of animal ,
also the following
brands :
horsea branded tm
same
Kango between
Gordon on the ? .E
&M. V.B. R. aid
lyannta on M. B. R. In Northwestern
braska. BABTLETT EIOHAKDB.
Jos. rsnstol
Vajeptine. NI
brara riv.-i (
Pt.
Nlobra - * ;
horse * did
cattJp bnvmfiHl
. Reconnected fen
left hip or sldea8
shown in cut
R M Faddis& Co.
Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy.
Some branded
on left
thigh.
Horses branded
on Ipft
shoulder
or thigh.
Some Some branded
randed on ruhr. thijjli
on left or shoulder.
shoulder
or thijih
P. H. Young.
Simeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on lefc side
Some Q.Yon
side.
on left Jaw of
V horses.
Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon ,
Albert Whipple & Sons
Rosebud S , D.
Cattle branded
SOS on lefc aide
OSO-nrtehtslde
Some cattle also
have af fen neck
Some with A on
left shonlder and
some branded
with two bars
across hind quar
ters. Some Texas
cattielmuided * O on left side and somef
on left side.
Horses br-in,1ed SOS on left hip. Some cattle
Branded AW bar connected on both sides and
- fthiri ( it
N. S. Pvowlev
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left
side and hip , and on' '
left shoulder of her
ses. AlsofBSH on
left side
hip.
V 4on left side
Some oat-
tip brand
ed Imsk-tigajiafijg'nf ; peg ( either side up ) on
left side or hip. p on left jaw and left shoulder
of horses , LU
LUQ on left hip ol horses.
5"n left jaw of horses
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , SD
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJ BE JJ on right
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
Hearing any of these brands.
KOHL & TEHRILL ,
Brownlee , Neb.
Cattle branded as
in cut on left
side. Some
branded K. T Y
on left hip. Range
on North Loup
river , two miles
west of Brewulee
J. A. YARYAN
Pullman , Nebr
Cattle branded JY
on rightside
Horses branded JY
on right shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery ol cattle
strayed from my
range.
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
is on cut.lef : sida
some on left nip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Square
Lake.
Roan Brothers
SVoodlake Neb
Kange on Long
> ki and Crook-
id Lake.
JOHN KILLS PLENTY
> t Frarcis Mis- ,
ion , Rosebud. < 1
5. D.
Ottle branded
as in cut ; hores
same on les
high. Kange he-
ween Spriii ! C"k
md Little White
ivcr.
Metzger Bros. ,
Rolfe Nobr
Cattle branded
nywhere on left
ide.
Jarmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have \
ame brand on
tit thigh.
Range on Gordon and Snake Creeks
i Reward of $250 will be paid to any nerson for
information leading to the arrest aud flnal
or person3