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, - The speaking at the court house
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. , fact that the first snow storm of
the season was announced by a
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day and eontinued-to . do so until
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x The Hon. ' : C..I3t . . , " "Whitney ,
, democratic candidate for attorney
, general , opened' the meeting with
' a short discourse on the duties of
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- corporations and the people , then
took up the tariff question and
, . proceeded to illustrate the in-
. equalities and" injustice of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
T6 many persons present . whose ,
minds .were , and _ are , pre-occupied
with other issues , this a no doubt'
- seemed a dry su ject . The speak-
> er anticipated " , , - this , fact , as was
ma.(3e . plain' f by his opening re
. mark ? , * Vet all men who think will
admit ' .ihat ' the tariff is an import-
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antlssue - that should occupy more
of thepublic attention in this
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' : : . stances , has ' " . aqcorded : . it , 'and those
presentViU . _ have . to admit that
Mr. Whitney hand'eJ the sub-
. jectjn a falr / cear ! , unos' en alio s
manner ' that ' was at once forceful
and easily understood.
The Hon. W. J. Taylor , "Tay
lor : of Custer , " democratic candi
date for congress for the Sixth
district , then took the floor and
.8 regaled the " audience with one of
, Efsiunrque addresses that ' can be
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to-say , that as usual , it was "Tay-
" Ibfesque' ( : "
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r ments we're ' logical and forceful
_ _ : and left ; an impression with his
auditors , favorable at that the
? time , and one that will still bear
firhher % fruits in his favorthrough
, ; tne . * . medium 'of afterthought.
' ' The Ho'n. John II. Grossman of
: 'Omaha - . . , closed the meeting with a
' few' ' : remark's in the intereat , of
Congressman Hitchcock , Taylor ,
. , Dahlman and others. He had at
'his ' disposal ' only time enough to
_ . disclose'the fact : ! , that under the
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' 'no'no'mean ' ability. As it was ,
. . .with . . , . one . eye . . , fixed upon the watch
"and " one ear ' straining to catch the :
'sound ' { jliis approaching train he
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When it was finally borne in
upon the HowardBartleSTHghost
dance" that their "medicine" was
, no * ' pd ! an3 , that every allegation
put forth by them against Con-
gressman Hitchcock had been met
fairly and left without a leg to
stand on. The command went
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' forth from the G. 0 , P. headquar-
I ters -to all the little shouters
. throug out the country to keep
I ' .be tfng the tom tom anyway.
. - And hence you see in the republi-
I can county press week after week
"Fthe . .f. . same'old ' . story in the same old
J . JiWThis course is being persued . .
. . : .on'the . _ _ mistaken . theory that voters
: * . . read * t , nothing but what is sent out
f : by the republican state central
' - committee.
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_ - . Howard fills one column of space
in explaining the fact that he is
- continually'receiving congratu-
" . lations ] for the part he played in
- - the conspiracy against Congress- I
man Hitchcock , then on tho : same
page be -devotes two columns to
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* . deploring the loss of friends and
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. . " ' bewails the fact that he is com pell- -
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" 'of * having discharged , what he I
- 'terms , a sacred duty. This phaze
he depicts in the usual pathetic
; _ - style of ' the self sacrificed one , and
. frequantlyrefers : i to "the whisper-
, . ing of . the - serpent. " Good
- . Heavens ! it is too bad , we felt all
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' the while ' that he had gone design ,
I . , ' - edly and with malice aforethought , I
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. fnemies of democracy and de-
c . ' ceney , but we did not know that
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I - - " --.Independent canditate for land
I . ' - , commissioner , is the only candidate
I . yfromjhe 'western part of the state. ]
, ' . . Jie is a good man vote for him . ,
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'himself have said : "I'll nurse
this sore and tender spot , I'll curb
-this fierce indignant ire , I will not
grasp the poker hot , to pull their
chestnuts from the fire. Yes , yes ,
dear heart , there was one such ,
who listened to their siren song ,
but now his boat is rocking much ,
and lo ! the wav.esare' high and
long.
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When Victor weeps , as David
wept , o'er Slippr'y Elmer Abso-
lem , and Moses has a promise '
kept to Bailanger-Morgan-Gug-
genhem ; when Balaam Burkett's
willing ass , charmed by its own
' sonorous bray , finds that its field
of verdant , grass is but a mirage
of withered hay , Aldrich will give ,
that perjured kid the balance he
agreed { to pay ; while Dahlmau sits
upon the "lid , " and smiles at the
hosts of Joshua.
For Dysp ps a .
You Risk Nothing by Trying
This Remedy * .
We want every one troubled with ' I
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indigestion aud dyspepsia to come.
to our store and obtain a box of
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. They
cuntain : Bismulh-Subnitrate and
Pepsin prepared by a process which
develops their greatest power to
overcome digestive disturbance.
Eexall Dyspepsia Tablets are
very pleasant to take. "They soothe
the irritable , weak stomach , I
strengthen and invigorate the diges-
tive" organs , relieve nausea and in-
digestion , promote nutrition and
bring about a feeling of comfort.
If you give Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets a reasonable trial we will 1
return your money if you are not I
satisfied with the result. Three
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sizes , 25 cents , 50 cents and $1.00.
"Remember you can obtain Rexall
Remedies only at-The Rexall Store.
Chapman the druggist.
TO THE \0ERS \ i ] OF CHERRY ' COUNTY .
This letter is to make it known
to you that I am a candidate by
petition for the office of County T
Superintendent of Cherry county , r |
Ne ! ) . , and I wish to solicit your : ,
support. I am now principal of
the Cody Schools , and as my con-
ti act and work keeps me in Cody
a greater part of the time 1 find it
difficult to visit all parts of the
county. I have been resident'of
Cherry county for the past twenty
four years ; , a graduate of the
Valentine High School l , and of
Bellevue cpllege , where I received
my Ph. B. degree.
I believe that the future of our
institutions depends upon the
education of the rising generation ,
and that too much stress can not be
placed upon better and more per-
fected educational systems. I
realize the conditions of our coun-
ty. Its size will necessitate many
long and hard drives for the
Superintendent , but in order that
the school system of our coanty
may be hamonized into a perfect
running machine as it should be ,
it is the duty of the County Super-
intendent to visit every school in
his county , at least once during
the year : and it shall be my desire
and intention if elected to thor-
oughly pcr-form this duty.
In voting for me the cross must
be placed on the ballot opposite
my name , otherwise it would be
of no value to me. Any support
that you may give me , will be
greatly appreciated. With very
best wishes I am
Yours truly ,
FRED A. JONES.
Presbyterian church , preaching
morning and evening , by the
pastor , J. M. Caldwell , D. D.
The evening service is to be the
first of a series of revival meet-
ings , to continue during the ensue-
ing two weeks or more , every
evening save Saturday. It is
hoped that every Christian and all
who have the moral good of the
community at heart , will cooper-
ate all possible , and as far as pos-
sible be present every evening of
the meetings. The subject next
Sunday morning will be , "Man's
Highest Possibility. " In the I
evening , "Our Inevitable Conclu-
sion. " Come and bring _ your
friends. . Sabbath school at 10 a.
m. , Christian Endeavor at 6:30
p. m. .
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A Treatment That Costs NothJl
ing if it Fails
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We want you to try three large
bottles of R tall : " 93" Hair Tonic , ;
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on our personal guarantee that the I
trial will not cost you a - penny if it i
l does not give you absolute satisfac i
I
. tion. That's proof of our faith . . in
i I this remedy , and it should indis-
putably demonstrate that we know
what we are talking about when we
say that Bexall " 93" Hair Tonic
I will grow hair on bald heads , ex-
cept where baldness has been of
such long duration that the roots
of the hair are entirely dead , the
folliclts closed and grown over , and
the scalp is glazed.
Remember , we. are basing our
statements , upon what has already .
been accomplished by the use of
Eexall " 93" Hair Tonic and we.
I have the right to assume that what
I it has done for thousands of others
it will do for you. In any event
you cannot lose anything by giving
it a trial on our liberal guarantee.
Two sizes , 50c. and $1.00. . Remem-
ber , you can obtain Eexall Reme-
dies in this community only at our
store - The Rexall Stor . Chapman
the druggist " '
Notice-Mr. Roy E. Phelps will
represent us in Valentine , Nov. 18 ,
and 19. He will have with him the
display of photos that t won a First
Prize Gold Medal this year at-Lin-
coIn.Ve especially ask that you
give Mr. : Phelps a trial. We will
not keep one cent of your montfy if
your photos do not please you.
You may be able to get cheaper
work , but you can not get better.
Our prices are no higher than
others , bute DO NOT make the
cheaper grades. If you know good
photo work see Mr. Phelps when
he is in town.
PHELPS PHOTO "Co.
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O'Neill , Nebr.
- Pick This Up Quick
. Good 4-room house with stone ,
cellar , for sale cheap. House
, strong , well built and warm. Will
sell cheap } if taken at" once. Cash
or temrs. A bagain in this. Ask
I. M. Eice , Valentine. tf
Announcement.
Wo wish to make known to , . our
customers and all , that we will
have to conduct a strictly cash
, business after Nov. 1st. , 1910 , on
all work under five dollars , and
over five dollars will take bankable.
notes. - Yours Res
Respectfully ,
- FKIJREE , Bnos.
FOR SALE
All or Part of the Follow =
ing Property :
4 head of horses , 2 mares and 2
geldings.
1 Hereford bull.
, 30 acres of good corn , to be
husked and delivered at Crookston
Neb.
20 tons of oats hay , mowed with
grain in straw.
25 acres of spelts in shock or
stack . ; 25 acres of wheat in shock.
"The wheat and speltz is thresh-
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1 lot 60 ft. front by 140 ft. deep ,
3 dorrs north of bank of Crook-
ston , Neb.
1 residence , G room house ; first
class well , wind mill , pump , sup-
ply tank , chicken housecoal house ,
cave , barn , room for 12 head of
stock , 4 tons hay and 100 bushels
grain. -
New house , 3 rooms ; good well
and pump , chicken house , new
barn with room for 8 head stock ,
8 tons hay , bin room for 1000 bu.
small grain.
Also 1 house and lot , 2 rooms ,
new. These houses are occupied by
good tenants.
From 1 to 15 residence lots in
Viertel's addition to Crookoton ,
Also 1 farm of 210 acres , sit-
uated 2 miles northeast of Crook-
ston , Neb. , 200 acres of which is
under cultivation , almost level and
first class farming land ; good , well
111 ft. deep , brick in bottom and
stone and cement top ; good cave
for car load potatoes. All enclosed . . .
by two and three wire fence. "
Call on , or address ,
. H. H. WAKEFIELD , Owner ,
30-tf Crookston ; Neb
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Intelligence ! exerts a compelling
power.
Mud : slingin.i ; is a poor defense for a
bad record.
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The Democratic state ticket is I a
Cood one. Vote it straight.
Democrats will hear cheering news
from : New Yu : k and Ohio on Nov. 9.
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Governor Dahlman ! will be duly chron
icled. -
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. Senator Burkett is an artful dodger , 1
but the voters will corral him on eiec-
tiori day.
It is not safe to presume on fooling
the people by the ' use of trick phrases.
The county option coating did not dis
guise the , prohibition pi l.
- The mud thrown at Congressman
Hitchcock only befouled the throwers.
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The reaction that has set in In favor
cf Hitchcock ! is gaining in momentum
in every county in the state.
A vote fcr Eurkett is an indorse-
ment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
The Nebraskaa who can do this
should be ashamed to look his wife or
children in the face afterward.
Senator Burkett put a low estimate
on the intelligence of Republican vot- -
ers in Nebiaska when he thought he
could serve tiie trusts in congress and
then fool the people into giving him
another tenn in the senate.
A remark commonly heard on the
trains and in gatherings everywhere
throughout the state is that Burkett
did not help his case by using Bartley.
to diveit attention from a record in
congress - that he could not defend.
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If ccnqrnsa did not publish to the
world -a. record cf every word spoken
and . every veto cast by its members ,
BurUctt might have fooled the poeple
into giving him another term in the
stinatf. ' The verdict , however , will be ,
"Killed-by l hi : : own official record. "
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Senator Burkett } has shown consum-
mate skill in dodging a debate with
either Attorney Whedon or Congress
man Hitchcook. But the Congressional -
Record : ' provod to be too much for
him. There in roJd ; type was found
the record of his votes to confound
him. .
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Bartley , Ballinger ! , the Giig-jcnheims
and the susar trust will be unable to
saVe' BlIrkptt from the wrath of an
outraged : const. : tucncy. When it was
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got the interests of Nebraska. The
voters of Nebraska , now their turn
has come- : , will turn him down with a
thud. t .
"In both' national conventions in
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lpOJl \ ! , . people , through their dele4 .
g.ntPPh"usked ; : for bread. " The Taft
administration answered by . giving .
them a stone in the form of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.a By ; so doing
the Republican party forfeited : ths
01ps' of all intelligent freemen in the
west.
County . , option is prohibition , when-
evor it -is anything. A majority vot-
ing : "yes" puts a prohibitory law over
ah the ritios and towns ot the county
A majority voting "no" makes ; : ' no
changewhatever , all remains as be-
fore. The effortrto put the cities and
towns of the countjr undor a prohibi- '
tory law failed.
Chairman Hnscnetter says : "Let
all the people rule. " His party is try-
ins ; to deprive the cities and towns of
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home rule - - local self government. We I
are not yet ready to reverse the order
established by the fathers of the re I
puli 1ic. The people of New England ,
after 250 years' : experience , are still
devoteilly attached to their town
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meeting. No , we are not ready for
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political communism yet. :
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ka ; : will be piled high on Nov. 8. It
will contain a rare and varied assort-
ment of political misfits. Many aspiring
statesmen will be freed from the
feverish attacks ; : of ambition , and af
forded ample time for reflection. They
might employ their time profitably by
wiiting a learned essay upon "The .
Buzzsaw in Politics , " or "How We
Lost Out. ' ' '
It appears that some ministers of
the gospel think a "big stick" to be
the best means ' of promoting moral
education and growth , and the only
means of eliminating the evils con
nected with social habits and customs ,
hoary with age , that permeate society
from top to bottom. Ministers who
hold such views are misfits , and need
to be reminded that a nuisance is
merely matter out of place.
Through extortionate tariff sched
ules , the American people are bein ?
mulcted out of mo're than a billion
dollars of cold cash , each year. Can
the tariff barons make a better invest-
ment than to spend one million of
their ill gotten gains to keep the peo
ple of the different states pulling each
others hair over the liquor question ,
thus forgetting about the tariff ' and .
leaving . their dispoilers undisturbed ?
Nebraska has enjoyed peace and
quiet for a generation under the wis
est ! and best liquor law ever devised.
A ' teady ansl "healthy growth in tem-
perance sentiment with increasing so
briety among its people are the ' fruits
of a wise law Now , however , our -
peace is disturbed and in the name of
morality we are asked to take a reac
tionary step , that wherever taken has
'proved a failure , because it relies up.
on brute force to do that which can
only be accomplished through the
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Tho prohlbltbaists ! propose a gamo
of "heads I win , tails you lose. " If
the county voteg "no" on the license
question , the cities and towns of tne
state are put under a prohibitory law.
If the county votes "yes" on the lie
cense question , matters remain as
they now are. Nothing is changed.
The prohibitionists merely failed to
win , that is all. Therefore , when any
person denies that county option is a
prohibition trick , he proves one of
two things , namely , that he is a
v/coden head himself , or , he thinks ; : ho
Is talking ] ] to one.
Senator Burkett stand up ! If yonr :
record is not what Attorney Whecjon
cays it is , wh ) ' . don't you : answer him
, end show him up as a malicious falsi
fier and traducer of a faithful public
servant ? Failing to do this , you
should withdraw from the senatorial
race To call him a liar is not enough
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lie is quoting the pages and para
graphs of the Congressional Record In
support of his charges against you.
To not refute these charges , is to ad
mit them. We'demand that you show
that you are right , and Whedon wrong ,
by the record , or that you quit the
race.
Local option as now In force In Ne
braska , upon the authority of the most
learned sociologists of the world , 13
the best method that has been tried to
minimize the evils of liquor drinking.
It leaves the voters of each village :
and } town to solve the liqour question
for themselves , backed up by the pow-
er of the state which gives the force
and effect of law to their acts. When a
majority decide that the saloon must
go , it goes. The results attained un-
der the Nebraska : law put to shamo
the results accruing from prohibitory
laws in other states. Yet there are a
set of reactionaries , rampant in the
state , who ridiculously pose as moral )
reformers.
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The pharIsees of New England , and
their echoes , talked about Abe Lincoln ! I !
in 1860 in the same strain that their j '
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successors in Nebraska are talking (
about Dahlman this year. The New
England pharisers were sincere In I
1860 , and bawled out loud in their
agony of soul. Some of Dahlman's de- I
famcrs' j are ' sincere , atlhough they are
unwilling to know the truth. The ex
planation' 1 the seeming paradox Is
found 1 in the temperament of such in- I
dividuals together w.th the fact that
only ( a single layer of cells in their .
brain is awake and in action , while
the balance of their cranium lays im :
pacted in'the original fol . ' s . Thus
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you see they cannot help themselves ,
neither can they be helped by others.
Most \ of us have at some time seen
a giant mastiff , or big , handsome New-
foundland dog , walking , unconcerned , i
through the streets of a town , when i
all at once a bunch of variegated.
curly < -hairod ; stub tailed , canines
would " rush upon him from some alley
' and 'bark , at his heels while the hig
fellow would move along majestically
without quickening his pace , scorn- ,
fully disdaining to even look down I
the that yelping about
upon curs were ) I
him. Well , if you : have seen such , I
have you not been reminded of it by .
the dignified manner in which Gilbert 'I I
M. Hitchcock went from city : to town '
throughout the state discussing the ! l ,
vital issues of the campaign , while
such little fellows as Howard , Bartley I
and Rosewater were disfiguring their
jaws bawling rkt him ?
An old saying runs as follows :
"Tell me who is your company and
I will tell you what you are. " The vot
ers of the state are respectfully invit
ed to inspect the Omaha election , re- I
turns and find out who were tne sup I
porters of James C Dahlman in .his
second election as mayor of that city. I
If they do this they will find that he I t
suffered heavy losses in the Second
precinct of the Third ward , known as
the "red light" district the home of
the lawless elements of that city , I
while his gains were overwhelming in I
the wards where the business and pro-I
fessional men and the respectable citi
zens reside. In these wards party : |
lines went to pieces and Republicans ! r
as well as Democrats contributed to
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the big vote that doubled the majority
which Dahlman received at his first I E i
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Protection means , only , such tariff '
schedules as can be shown to be of .
benefit to the people as a whole at the I
present time or at some future time.
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Legislation other than this is perver I
sion of government. . A tariff on lum :
ber is not. and never was , a protective
measure. The original forests were I d
government lands , which became f
SPizeH ! of by individuals who ' became ' '
millionaires through legislation ! : en 'I'
abling them to charge extortionate I
prices for lumber while enjoying the I
extraordinary privilege of denuding
American forests which were not the
product of man's industry , but the
gift of God What term will fitly de
scribe the inhabitants of the treeless
prairies of the west who vote to put
the yoke of a lumber tariff on their
own , necks ? Burkett voted to retain
the tariff on lumber.
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"Lies ' , itUe chickens , come home to
roost. " The stories circulated by the
Republican leaders , and the prohI-
bitionists ! generally , against Mayor
Dahlman ; , charging him with receiving
his chief support in the slum wards
of Omaha , have been investigated.
Some who made an investigation did ,
so for the purpose of securing material
to he .used against Mayor Dahlman ,
and were astounded to find that the
opposite to what they have been told
was the truth. Now that the truth
has been'learned ; , the lies told atout
Dahlman have become a boomerang ,
recoiling upon the heads of their In-
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over the campaign ot slander against
tneir mayor that they have determined
to nhow their resentment at the polls.
Dahlman's majority in Omaha will ex
cecd 10,000.
There Is much litigation and did-
culty attendant upon the ' enforcement
of laws forbidding the commission of
acts that are uni \ 'ersallconceded to
te wrong. When laws are made for
bidding the people to indulge in a so
cial custom or habit to which they
have been accustomed , and a majority
.regard as right , the enforcement of
such law I becomes impossible. The
law is held in contempt by reputable
men who connive at its violation. Un-
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der such circumstances the law be
comes a corrupter of morals , by breed-
Ing lyfng deceit and perjury. Prohi-
bition is not only a failure , but am
abomination until it is put upon the
people by themselves , In the social.
fundamental , unit of the state , the vil-
lage , city or town. When the social
unit of government , moved from with-
in , enacts a law of this kind , the Izw
becomes a vital force , but not before.
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Experience teaches that the evils of
liquor drinking are lessened by laws
regulating the liqour traffic. ProhI-
bition put upon a city or town irom
without , whether it be by the countjj
or the state , means not only an unreg-
ulated traffic in liquors , under the ban
of law driven , from sight Into the
hands of lawbreakers with ten joints
where liquor is clandestinely sold
against every one saloon that would
exist under a high license. Under
our present law the majority residing
in a town may prohibit liquor selling.
It is too soon to undertake to pro-
hibit it Until a majority want it done.
The county is not the social unit of a
state , but a group of such social units
constituting a subdivision of the state.
The county cannot regulate social cus-
toms and habits and eliminate the .
evils thereof any better than a state.
Prohibition , without stopping , the sale
of liquors , is a prolific source - of con-
tempt for law , lawbreakinglylnl't de
ceit and . . '
perjury. . , -
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Only those who take.a. ' . superficial
view of things believe that statutes
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are a cure for Intemperance , or are
efficacious to remove ' tno - desire " for
liquor. The leading psychologists of the
world tell us that the mind Is tljo
source of man's appetites and" desires ,
and that it is only through the awak =
ening of the moral faculties' ! , and mo ral
growth , that man can be , redeemed ,
from his errors and vices. ' ' ! -The policy
that will best tend to minimize the
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evils of liquor drinking is the 'true
policy to pursue. Social habits , and
customs that have permeated ' . society . ,
from the top to the bottom , since" the I
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dawn of history , are deep seatedahd
possess wonderful tenacity. " .fThe evils :
growing out of such , ca'nnot be , , cured
by an attempt to prohibit such "social ,
custom or habit 'by ; law until suoh
time as the people of a . communiCy
decide for themselven to abolish he
evil. Whenever the .people compris !
ing the social unit of the state , riam'el'y ,
the village or town , become , . educated . ' ,
morally , to a point where a majority
will vote to abolish thesaloon , -It may
be safely undertaken without ' /ear
that the evils sought 'to be'sifp-
pressed will be aggravated inst iOO.
Experience demonstrates that Jl lpcAl l
option , under general laws for the
regulation of liquor Is the only effec
tive way of attaining permanent good.
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Gilbert M. Hitchcock is . . serving . his ,
third term in congress , which on the
4th of. March next will < make six
years' : service in the lower. house of
congress. Elmer J. Burkett was . l\is
colleague in the house of ; .repr senb.-
tives during his first term , "and ha s oc
cupied a seat in the United- ' States '
senate during the balance of ' btime
that Congressman Hitchcock has been '
in congress. The Congressional Rec-
ord publishes in full the daily doing
of congress , including ; all remar s- and
votes of every member thereof. . Thus ,
the official record of congress ' can be
produced to settle any disputed point
in that record of either a congress-
man or senator. Mr. Hitchco k. and
Mr. Burkett are contestants for ' a" ' seat
in the se.nae where the successful o'ne
will represent one'half the voting pow-
er of the people of Nebraska upon
national legislation for six years to
come. Mr. Hitchcock has challenged
Mr. Burkctt to joint debate and a com-
parison 'Of records before the yojera
of the state in order that the" voters
may have the facts upon wbich'tO''de- -
termine which to prefer to . represent
them in the United States senate.
The voters will be compelled to select
one or the other of these two. Why
does Mr. Burkett refuse to meet Mr.
Hitchcock upon the rostrum when all
disputed points between them can be
tasily settled by reference to the
printed [ ro-ord of congress ? -It looks
> is though Mr. : Burkett was afraid to
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race nis ' own"record. : : - NO otner coa
elusion can be arrived at unless Mr.
Burkett recognizes in Mr. HUchcocB
Ms master in debate , and therefor
d ' r.lines to meet him before the pub
lii where he might appear at a disad
vantage. Something is wrong some
where. .
The phrase "wets and drys" Is a
misnomer in the present campaign.
This phrase applias only to contests
under our local option laws between
those favoring and those opposing the
granting of licenses. Prohibition does
not mean "dry. " It means from five
to ten places where liquors ' are sold
contrary to law to every one place
where it would be sold under license
legally granted , subject"to regulation .
prescribed by state laws.- I : - -
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