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THURSDAY , OCTOBER 22 , 1908.
Democratic National Ticket
For President :
W. J. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice President :
J. W. KERN"
of Indiana.
STATE TICKET.
Governor A. C. Shallenberger
Lieutenant Governor E. O. Garrett
.Secretary of state John Mattes , jr
Auditor W , . Price
Treasurer Clarence JMackey
Supt. of Pub. ins N. C. Abbott
Attorney general H. 13. Fleharty
Com. Pub. Lds. and Bldgs W. 13. Eastham
Railway commissioner Win. H. Covvgill
Congressman. Gth Dist Win. H. Westover
State Senator , llth dist George M. Adams
Representative. Mnd dist J. F. Carr
COUNTY TICKKT
County Judge James C. Quigley
Commissioner 2nd Dist X. S. Rowley
COUNTY JUDGESHIP.
EDITOK DEMOCRAT :
There are two county officers
that , in my opinion , should be
chosen regardless of their political
affiliations. One is the superin
tendent of schools , the other the
county judge. This year we elect
a county judge , and I propose to
give a few reasons why , in my
judgment , James C. Quigley is the
better fitted for the position.
Mr. Quigley is a graduate of the
Valentine schools and also of the
Bellevue college. He graduated
from both with high honors , and
partially paid his expenses at
Bellevue as correspondent for the
Omaha papers. Educationally ,
he is far superior to Mr. Elliott
and , while young in years , he is a
mau of excellent judgment and
superior literary ability. Age
does not always bring wisdom ,
and I submit this as one reason
why Mr. Quigley should be elect
ed. Mr. Elliott has had eight
years salary from Cherry county ,
and the argument he uses for the
purpose of being elected is that he
"needs the money. " At present
he is the proprietor of a money
making drug store , and I can not
believe that he really does need
the money.
Mr. Quigley is a young man
just starting for himself in life
and will use the money made in
the judge's office to finish his legal
education. Mr. Quigley was born
in Cherry county and no one can
say aught against his reputation
or character. His private , life is
spotless and I believe that his of
ficial life will be the same
Do you not think it is a good
plan to give the young men a
chance ?
Do you not think that Elliott's
eight years at the public crib is
enough ?
Do you not think that it was un
just to appoint Elliott county
judge when two old soldiers were
applicants for the position ?
If Mr. Quigley is elected ho will
devote his entire time to the duties
of the office , and will not have any
other business that will need his
attention. In education , in legal
ability and in sound judgment he
is the peer of any man in the
county , and the. voters will make
no mistake if they elect him coun
ty judge. OLD CITI/KN.
Governor Sheldon helped to pass
llift new revenue law. lie worked
hard for that law. lie argued
that the people could not be trusted
to elect a precinct assessor who
would assess faini lands high
enough. Therefore he wanted thorn
appointed. Governor Sheldon
holds that same view now and i.s
bitterly oppossed to the election of
Precinct Assessors by direct vote
of the people.
Vote for A. C. Shallenberger
fdr Governor.
THE COUNTY BOARD.
What is the most important
county office from the taxpayer's
point of view ? There is but one
answer County Commissioner.
All the money raised by taxation
is expended by three commission
ers. Thousands of dollars are
raised and disbursed each year in
Cherry county and it is of the
'greatest importance that the best
possible material be selected for
the county board. In N. S. How-
ley , the democratic candidate for
this office , the people of this coun
ty have a ' candidate who is con
ceded to be a first class business
man. lie is capable and honest ,
and the public business will be
well cared for with him on the
board. Mr. How ley has lived in
this county from the very earliest
days ; whatever money he has he
made in this county and it is in
vested here. Coming here a poor
boy he saw the advantages of this
country and set out to make a
home in the sand hills , and when
bthers became discouraged and
left the country he stayed on and
never lost hope. He knew the
time would come when the coun
try would be prosperous again and
he has never been rewarded for
his faith and pluck. He has been
.successful in the management of
his own affairs , he is popular in
his own neighborhood , ane every
one who has ever had business
dealings with him will tell you
that " > Tels Rowley is on. the
square. "
Mr. Rowley lives at Kennedy ,
about forty miles southwest of
Valentine , right in the center of
the county , and surely the south
ern and central part of the county
ought to be represented on the
board. Before you go to the polls
look up Mr. Rowley's record and
standing as a citizen and , if you
do , we believe you will cast your
ballot for him for a member of the
county board.
Protected Industries.
It. is the protected industries
that have thrived beyond their
lawful earnings. They have har
vested where they have not sown.
\Vc , as a people , may have pros
pered the past forty years , during
which time this whole country
west of the Mississippi was given
to us. excepting what was given
to the railroads. Lands were
cheap and those who came and
bought lands to farm made a good
investment , but the total wealth of
the farmers west of the Mississip
pi river , asfde from their farms ,
shows the actual wealth accumu
lated. The farms were here. That
wealth does not compare favorably
with the wealth acquired by the
protected industries which came
f'ioni ; the farmers.
Besides raising the crops and
stock that feed the people of the
world the farmers and stockmen
have .made the wealth of our coun
try principally , and gave it to the
corporations for a few fabiid.ca
little machinery , a few gallons of
oil , a bit of coal and some bric-a-
brac for household and kitchen
furniture. What they have left
to sjbow up for prosperity is
enough , perhaps , to tide them
safely over another drouth. The
big profits have gone toxpay the
tarill' and duty to protect the
manufacturers against foreign
competition which makes us pay
a bigjier price for what we buy ,
under the pretext that laborers
and mechanics get that surplus.
The prices in the United States
will clo.-ely follow the prices of
other countries in the world. It'
the United States has a panic it
will bti a manfacturers panic , but
we can better'stand "a panic of cor
rection now than when these manu
facturers have greater control of
our country , when we are made
poorer and they richer.
Government.
In last week's issue of THE DEMO-
CHAT we charged John M. Tucuer
with a reputation for immorality ,
incompetency and dishonesty. We
presume m's reputation for im
morality will not be questioned by
the voters of Cherry county.
In regard to his incompetency
and dishonesty we submit the fol
lowing certificata from the treasurer
of cherry county :
Valentine , Neb. , Oct. 21 , 1908.
This is to certify that the follow
ing lines assessed by the district
court of Cherry county have not at
this date been paid into this office ,
this being the office where the mon
ey for all fines must be paid in
ordar to be distributed to the school
districts :
Fine of Tohn Stefcter assessed
at spring term of court , ' 06 § 300
fcine of Harry Hilsiuger , as
sessed at spring term of
court , 1900. 300
Fine of J. B. Hull assessed at
spring term of court , 1908 100
Fine of James Casler assessed
at spring term of court , :08 100
( Seal ) W. D. ARMSTRONG ,
County Treasurer.
The costs in the above cases , as
shown by the Appearance docket , is
more than $150 , most of which is i
paid by the county , and for which
the county has not been reimbursed.
These lines and costs are secured by i
bonds that are good and collectable ,
and should have been in the school j
fund for some time. We are in
formed that John Tucker has been
representing to the voters that all
fines were paid ; we leave it to the
voters whether this is dishonest or
not ?
At last spring term of court there
was one James Butcher on trial for
shooting a man. John Tucker had
the case continued and recommend
ed the court to accept as bonds for
the appearance of said James
Butcher , one Charles Butcher , a
brother of James Butcher , a man
wno has nothing in this world to
his name but the clothes on his
back and debts , and John Tucker
must have deen incompetent to
recommend such a man for bonds
man or dishonest and afraid to
prosecute the ease.
It has been John Tucker's prac
tice sinre he has been pounty at
torney to call all state witnesses
for the district court to appear the
first day of the term. He must be
incompetent or he would know that
witnesses could not be used on the
first day of the term as the jury is
not called till the second day , but
I he calls the witnesses for the first
day , thereby costing ( he count ?
hundreds of dollars as the records
of the county will show.
In an article in the Republican ,
signed by F. A. Cuuabow as secre
tary of the republican committee ,
he says : "When Mr. Etisley filed
for his nomination he made an af
fidavit and filed it with the county
clerk of this county , saying that he
would 'abide by the results of the
primary. ' " In making this state
ment Mr. Cumbow is grossly igno
rant or trying to mislead the voters
by a .statement that he knows to be
false. What Mr. Easley signed
was that he would "abide by the re
sults of the ELECTION and qualify
if elected. " Notice it says ELEC
TION AND NOT PRIMARY , and
Cumbow quoted only part of the
' sentence and that part incorrectly ,
and all ] \Ir. Easley pledged himself
to was to qualify if elected. However -
1
ever little Freddie is not so much to
blame as he evidently thinks that
when Mornssey , Tucker or any one
of the "gang" pulls therstring he
'must dance.
Mr. Morrissey rushes into print
in the Republican to deny the au
thorship of the article in TUB DEMO
CRAT signed "by Order of the Com
mittee , " also stating "it is not our
fight and the democratic organiza
tion has taken no part in it. " He
might have stopped at that if he
was willing for this to be "their
light , " and "not ours" , but really
seemed indignant that such "false
charges" should be published con
cerning John Tucker.
In an article in the Republican
the chairman of the republican
connty committee says that "Mr.
j Easley was his choice for the office
of county attorney but Mr. Tucker
was the nominee of the party ,
therefore is entitled to the support
of the republican voters. " In other
words vote your ticket straight , even -
! en if there is a " 3Tellow dog" norni-
\ nominated on it. We think that
j the voters of Cherry county are too
; intelligent for that kind of voting.
' Cumbow , Morrissey & Co. seem
! anxious to know who the committee
j was that are responsible for the
> artile in last week's DEMOCRAT.
j Space will not permit us to publish
i all the names of the committee , but
i suffice it to say it was a committee
of a great many citizens of Cherry
county , representing all parties ,
who elected the officers signed below :
W. D. ARMSTRONG , . H. BAILEY ,
Secretary. Chairman.
"THE EAIIKS AuE FC3 THE PEOPLE-HIT THE PEOPLE FOB TE ! BAflKi"
W. J. 8RYAH.
THE DEMOCRATIC WAV
W. A. Woodward , one of
the leading' business men of
Lincoln , a lifelong1 republi
can and a member of the
city council elected on the
republican ticket , has publicly - ,
licly announced that he will !
vote for Bryan and do all he
can to bring about the elec
tion of his distinguished fel
low citizen.
Normal precinct , the home
of Mr. Bryan , is usually re
liably republican. Six years
ago the republican state and
congressional committees
spent over $300 in Normal
precintin order to secure
the "satisfaction" of carrying -
| ing Bryan's home , precinct
! against him. Normal has
less than 200 votes. Now a
move is on foot , engineered
I by Normal republicans , to
give Mr. Bryan the unani
mous vote of the precinct.
All but a dozen or fifteen
republicans have agreed to
' bear to induce the obdurate
ones to get in line. The
"pressure" consists wholly
of appeals to neighborly
pride.
There was a pathetic
incident at Tecumseh last
week when Mr. Bryan visit
ed that town. Mr. Ross , an
aged citizen , lay upon his
death bed. For days his
one wish had been that he
might live until NY. Bryan
came to Tecumseh that he
might once more grasp the
hand of his hero. Mr. Ross ,
80 years old , has been one
of Sir. Bryan's staunchest
supporters ever since 1890 ,
when Mr. Bryan entered
political life and was elect
ed to congress. The demo
cratic leader cut his Tec tun -
seh visit short that he might-
hasten to the beside of his
old friend. The old man
lay upon his bed near the
front door , surrounded by
relatives and friends , wait
ing for his hero to come.
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Ship your Live-Stock ' ' . \
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E DONAHUE CO , .
SO. OMAHA OR CHICAGO
No shipment too large andsnone too small to receive the
most careful attention.
Each consignment intrusted to our care will be handled
by members of the'iirm.
Each man's stock sold on their merits and a square deal
guarantee ! to all.
rrite us for the market paper and our special market
letters , which we send you free of charge.
AMOS SXYDKII , Hot ? Salesman. MATT MALOKE ) Cattle
GEO. M. WOOD , Sheep Salesman.Tnos. . J. DONAHUE j * Salesman.
ery
ROBERTSON & CO , PROPRS.
Gent's Furnishi =
ngs and Clothing : .
Yes , WHO IS YOUR TAILOR ?
This is a question which is asked of ev
ery man who is seen with a neat and
dressy suit on. We can easily answer
this correctly and to perfect satisfaction.
In over eight years in which we have been
handling tailor-naade clothes we have
handled five or six different lines , but we
fincl that the best and greatest satisfaction
is given by the house which we now hand
le , Ed. V. Price & Co.
All clothes before leaving our shop is
made to come up to the purchaser's satis
faction and they are all put under a heavy
guarantee. They ? re all of a neat , dressy
and well-fitting appearance.
Let us fit you out with your FALL and
WINTER clothes ; such as a tailor-made ,
rain-proof cravanette , or overcoat , or
suit , or , in fact , anything in the line of
MEM'S FURNISHINGS.
We have just received a new line of the
latest styles in bow-ties , four-in-hands and
. , . . .
COPYKICnT 19.C3. V. PRCE 10. flowing-end ties.
We also have bargains i.i shirts , ties , underwear , sox , and hats.
Call in and see if what we say is not true. 3
Cleaning , Pressing and Repairing a Specialty.
Phone 122. Valentine , Tebr.
Mr. Bryan entered the room
and without a word hasten
ed to Mr. Eoss's beside.
The dying man could not
raise his hand , but a smile
flickered over his wan face
as Mr. Bryan took the wast
ed hand in his own strong
palm. With a few words
of cheer that visibly bright
ened the dying man , Mr.
Bryan left the house , his
eyes glistening with tears.
The people who witnessed
the incident will never for
get it.
valuation on farm lands in
Nebraska was increased twenty-
four percent this year by the State
Board. Look at your tax receipt
and honestly ask yourself if you
don't want a change in our State
Government :
I hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for county
attorney of Cherry county , Ne
braska , to be voted on at the gen
eral election November 3,1908.
ROBERT G. EASLEY.
A. C. Shallenberger ,
Democratic Candidate for Governor ,
STANDS FOR
Guaranty of deposits law.
Election of precinct assessors by
direct vote of the people.
A more jusj system of taxation
between corporations and other
property owners.
Strict economy in public affairs.
Sawyer Bros.
Oasis , Nebr
G. K. Sawyer has
charge of these
cattle. H rsea
l > Son left shoul
der. Sorne er
left side. Ml
same > Ieft thigh.
Kange on Snake
river.
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'Nebraska ' tand and Feeding Co.
3artlett Richards 'Pres Will G Comstock , V. P.
Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas
Cattle branded on
any part of animal ;
also the following
brands :
horses'
same
Range betweem
Gordon on the F.E.
&M. V..R. R. ar > d
yannis on M. R. R. in Northwestern
BARTLBTTT
MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked § 1 15 $22 00
Shorts , sacked 1 25 24 : 00
jCorn , sacked 1 50 29 00
j Oats , sacked 1 60 31 00
Chop Corn , sacked 1 55 30 00
Chop Feed , sacked 1 60 31 00
Contest .Notice.
U. S. Land Office , Valentine. Nebraska
October S. 1908.
_ A. sufficient contest affidavit having bepn filpn
in this . .nice by William II Everty , c-XtS ant
apiinst homestead entry No 14101 , made
November 12. iwa. for section ! il.-Townshib rr
Range 33. by Ida West-ate. coutesteeT which
" : " , aluwd.that . IdA WaafRate has wholiv
abandonud sai.l laun and changed herresidenc
therefrom for more than six months lawt i
tiiat the land i *
not settled IIUOM nor cultivate !
S y ts
S affir .y&f
b. . &
Tnt ° ° ! llve year5 from the "me oTniaKiJg
sa d rv ,
And said allied absence
wai not dn
to her employment in the armv. navy or mariS5
coi-ps o' the United States as
. .mcr-r , s aiiia , ! or mar.ne during tnewartviri,1 soldier
hpa.n . or during any other war in Vhch
lumen "UIC" iiie
Mat's may n * engaged.
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