'An
VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
GEORGE M. GASKILL , Editor and Manager.
A Weekly Newspaper published every Thiirs-
diiy at Valentine , Nebraska.
Subscription - § 1.50' Per Year
Local Notices , * 5c per line per issue
Entered : it the I'ostoince at Valentine , N b. .
for transmission through the 'malls , as second
class mutter.
Thursday , February 1. 1912.
Governor Wilson says he chd'nt
mean it. Col. Harvey accepts the
apology and says he wasn't per
sonally offended. Now ifIarse \
Henry will come out and say it
was only a friendly discussion and
he was only joking with Senator
Tillman , the whole controversy
will amount to a gust of hot air.
We like Governor .Marshall's
idea as to the platform this year.
What is the use of burdening the
people with a lot of platitudes
that are only meant to sound well
as our distant attitude. AVhat is
wanted , is a short concise plat
form declaring for taxation suf-
ficent for government needs , a
gradual reduction of the tariff and
enforcement of the laws.
The attitude of the Democratic
party is well enough known to
need no lengthy dissertation in
the platform. Honesty , Efficiency
and Economy should be the watch
words of Democracy this year and
* + *
with Governor Marshall , Gover
nor Harmon , Governor Wilson , or
Champ Clark as the standard
bearer we shall win.
The Democrat has been inform
ed that the many friends of Wil
liam Banian of Badger Lake , Ne
braska , located in about the center
part of this county have been urg
ing him to announce himself as a
c andidate on the Democratic ticket
for State .Representative of this
72ml Representative District.
jMr. Harnan is a widely known
v
stockman and one of the old resi
dents of tne country , poor but
with the necessary ambition and
energy to succeed. He is a man
f
closely in touch with the needs ot
this stock-raising and agricultural
O O
county , making , his living thereby ,
and would make : i creditable rep
resentative for us to have in the
legislature. Cherry County is
this 3ear entitled to a representa
tive of her own and the proper
man to represent her is one who
is in touch with the principal in
dustries of the people. So far Mr.
Harnan is the first to announce
his candidacy and we welcome it
for with such men asking for the
place we are sure to be well and
honestly represented in the legis
lature next winter. We do noi
need fine orators nor polished ed"-
cations to serve us in the legi la-
tnre but what we do need are good ,
honest , practical , self-made men ,
who can use "horse sense" when
it comes to framing our laws.
Such a man is William Harnan.
Many pupils have from tiihe to
time made inquiries regarding a
place wherethemight work for
their board. If anyone has a place
or knows of anyone who might ac
commodate them in this way 1
shall be grateful for the info : ma
tion. By this means we may be
able to seive both patrons and
those who wich a place to board.
G. W. EATON , Stipt.
I. M. Rice received word tlii.-
week of Miv. S. A. itice of Man
hattan , KaLSas , lulling from a
sleet covered porch and breaking
her left thigh bone below the hip
joint. She wus taken to the Davis
hospital where Dr. Li'tle ' f Man
hattan is act u .iln-r. On .tr-
o"urjt of bUr * > and .not
Very n-bu.-t her leeov n i > doubt
ful though evti\ on.t ri j ' / - )
U
t
Shortly after Governor AUJrich
was elected to the exalted position
he now adorns he made a triumph
al visit to his native state of Ohio
to put himself on exhibition bpfore
his old neighbors'and to bask in
the grateful warmth of their adu
lation.
While there , Governor Aid rich
made a speech , which was prompt
ly telegraphed back to Nebraska ,
in which , as we remember it now ,
he remarked that while Nebraska
was pretty much an impoverished ,
lawless , Godforsaken , mangy and
flea-bitten state , he would , by th. ?
splendor of God and his own
might and greatness , "make it a
state to be proud of before he got
through with it. "
Governor Aid rich js now a little
over half "through. ' '
Again he is making a visit in
Ohio , leaving the poor old state of
Nebraska to totter feebly along as
best it can through the long and
piteous fortnight of his absence.
When his old Ohio acquaintan
ces gather round him and , aquiver
with the expectancy of a story of
brave and mighty deeds , ask Gov
ernor Aid rich what he has done ,
in this last year , to "make Ne
braska a state to be proud of , "
what will his answer be , we won
der.
No man was ever elected gover
nor of Nebraska so swollen with
promises and proud pretentious as
was Chester A. A Id rich.
No such doughty champion of
church aud home and God and
morality , the spirit of righteous
ness and reform breathing like a
living ilame in and out of his nos
trils , was ever before given the
supreme power and authority to
administer and enforce the law in
Nebraska.
What has the harvest been ?
While other governors in other
states have been winning deserved
fame as great executives , great
administrators , great leaders of
of men , great exponeats of lofty
principles , raising their states to a
higher and better plane of living ,
what has Mr. Aldrich been doing ?
Take the case of Omaha. Be
fore he was elected , Mr. Aldrich
swept like a besom of wrath over
the Nebraska prairies , fulminat
ing against Omaha as a veritable
hell-hole of sin and iniquity , where
Vice was queen and the laws were
impudently derided. He pleaded
with the good people of Nebraska
to make him the chief law officer
of the state in order that he might
march upon Omaha with the law
in one hand and an iron rod in the
other.
The net result of it all was that ,
during the first year of his ad
ministration vice and lawlessness
in Onjaha were more brazen , more
impudent , than for ten .years pre
vious. The net result was that the
wicked brewers , who were es
pecially to be made to suffer the
penalties of Mr. Aldrich's wrath ,
are today Mr. Aldrich's loving
and grateful friends. The one
contribution Mr. Aldrich rendered
to the cause of good government
in Omaha was to come here , last
November , to join with Victor
Rosewater.and Tom Dennison in
support of the brewer' and gam
blers' candidate for sheriff ! Gov
ernor Shallenbcrger , during his
term of office , made a sincere and
earnest effort to compel law en
forcement in Omaha and else
where. What has Aldrich done ?
What did Governor Aldrich dote
to prevent , or discourage , the for
mation of a telephone monopoly
in Nebraska in defiance of law and
to the great detriment of the pub
lic good ?
Why is it that he has not found
time to enforce the provisions of
the pure seed law enacted by the
late legislature a law which ,
properly enforced , might have
been worth § 50,000,000 to farmers
of Nebraska in the single year of
1912 ?
What has Aldrich's record been
as governor of Nebraska , for the
past year ? If he wants to tell his
Ohio friends the truth , let him
n ad to them the following para
graph from a recenteditoriil that
Appeared in the Ivearney Hub , a
Absolutely
The only Baking Powder mad ©
fromRoyalGrapeCreamofTartar
ALUM , NO LiME PHOSPHATE
" 'By easy stages the governor
has arrived at that exalted eleva
tion where he is no longer just a
plain executive officer , observing
office hours like the common ser
vant in the house , but has become
a traveler a visitor , a governor
plenipotentiary to swap "big talk"
with other governors of other
states and travel on short notice
by trunk line or across port to
Omaha on the Mis oo and from
Pine Ridge to the Kansas border ,
for corn shows and ladies bazaars ,
for state fairs and Ak-Sar-Ben
carnivals , for school commence
ments and chautauqua platforms ,
for house-warmings and for in-
fant-baptisras , for the time being
the Big Boss of the Commonwealth
an umpire at the ball game and
the referee in all matters of inter
nal dissension and dispute. "
That is the record of a year.
These are the words Mr. Aldrich
will have to use when he tells the
people of Ohio what he has done
to redeem his insolent and brag-
gard pledge that he would "make
Nebraska a state to be proud of.5
World-Herald.
. Washington News
IJy ( \ JT. TAVEXNKII special Washington
correspondent.
Here is some more evidence of
how "Protection" does not protect
the workingman.
The following is an extract from
an appeal sent'by the 15,000 men ,
women and children textile work
ers at Lawrence , Massachusetts ,
to Wra. M. Wood , president of
the Woolen trust : "We are of the
opinion that you have had ample
time to consider the demands of
those who have made the
American Woolen company what
it is today. In view of the fact
that machinery has been improv
ed , the workers turn off more and
more work , but they are not paid
accordingly , even though the price
of food , clothing and shelter has
in many cases increased 50 and
even 100 per cent within the last
few .years. "We. the committee ,
are willing to meet the officials of
the company at any time and sub
mit the grievances of the strikers.
So if you believe in a square deal
you will not refuse to meet with
us , but will come forward at once
and try to bring the trouble to a
final conclusion. You must bear
in mind the fact that these men ,
women and children have not gone
on strike for lighb or transient
causes , but because they could no
longer bear up underjthe burdens
laid upon their shoulders. The
American Woolen company has
within the last few years built
several mills , which are paid for ,
according to your own figures , and
the company has even in the
worst of times managed to pay
dividends. The workers are of
the opinion that the only compe
tition left is the struggle among
themselves for a miserable job at
$6 , § 7 or $ S a week. "
Tnis is how Schedule K "pro
tects" the workingman , solely for
whose benefit the Payne-Aid rich
bill ( according to Payne and Aid-
rich ) was passed !
Since the protectionists admit
that Schedule K , which places a
heavy tax on every article of
woolen clothing sold in the United
St-ites , was designed solely to ben
efit the workingmen in the woolen
industry , and since the § 6 , § 7 and
§ S wages paid by the woolen trust
demonstrates beyond successful
contradiction that Schedule K does
not protect the workers , why
should the American people longer
tolerate Schedule K ?
Several mouths were spent b.v
Hon. Jonathan Bourne , progres
sive republican senator from Oregon
gen , in gathering data on the iub-
Vbe USB isrf W ra !
age to control national conven
tions. One night recently his of
fice was entered , and his files were
looted of all his material.
Whenever an American trust
wants the tariff t-ix increased , it
bases its plea on the argument
that "American manufacturers
cannot compote with the cheap la
bor of Europe. " In eleven
months of last year the exports of
iron and steel products , together
with agricultural implements and
passenger cars , amounted to near
ly § 270,000,000 an increase of
about § 5J,000,000 over the cor
responding period of 1910.
These materials are exported
from this country to all parts
of the world , in the face of the
competition of England , Belgium ,
Germany and France. The steel
trust's foreign competitors had
the advantage of that "cheap la
bor" which the trusts pretend to
fear so greatly whenever a pro
posal is made to lower the tariff.
Yet the trusts' trade in foreign
markets is constantly on the in
crease. IJow much longer will
the American consumers allow
themselves to be fooled by the
trust "logic ? "
President Taft , in his recent
speech in New York , used these
words : "The people are not al
ways able to decide what is best
for them. A great many men who
.believe this to be true lack the
courage to say it. " In explain
ing that the people do not always
know what they want , the Presi
dent made no mention of the fact
that the people do not always
have a chance , under the present
cumbersome election methods , to
give expression t6 their opinions.
The people , for instance , prob
ably would not be in favor of al
lowing hundreds of office holding
Republicans in the south to nom
inate the candidate for President ,
but how can they save themselves ?
Moreover , when the people de
cide almost unanimously that they
want a certain thing , such as the
recall in Arizona , the President
steps in and says they shall not
have it. When both Houses of
Congress pass a bill revising the
tax on woolens downward , the
President makes that legislation
irnposible with his veto. Ap
parently it makes small difference
to Mr. Taft whether the people
know what they want or not.
Victor Murdock , the Kansas In
surgent , has been rather quiet
lately. lie was aroused , however ,
when Andrew Carnegie , at the
Stanley steel trust hearing , dodg
ed every important question , and
sought to amuse thecommitte with
jokes and stories. Says Murdock :
"Carnegie has offended the na
tional sense of justice , and no act
would meet with so general popu
lar applause as one that would fol
low a motion to take the Laird of
Skibo by the scruff of the neck
and land him squarely before the
bar of Congress. It is not always
easy to define humor , but the
American people are pretty cer
tain that paying interest on , three
times the actual value of the Car
negie properties is not highly
amusing ! The jester should be
made to laugh out of the other
corner of his mouth. What we
need is fewer libraries and more
justice. "
Sick headache is caused by a disor
dered stomach. Take Chamberlain's
Tablets and correct that and the head
aches will disappear. Sold by Chapman. !
tta"dru ist. - I
Buttons made to order , to
match your gown. IS styles , all
ifceU Freat.
It is our desire to acquaint you with W. B. Cor
sets. We would like to have you look them over
carefully , see how the various parts are perfectly
adjusted , and how they h't into each other without
a pucker ; how the boning ; is placed so as to bring
out every desirable line and curve and how some
lines have a tendency to subdue'superfluous parts
while curves round out to a desired fullness.
W. B. Corsets are a combination of grace , solid
comfort and guaranteed wearing value.
To get the most value out of a corset it is best to
select one suitable for your figure. Remember , a
comfortable fitting corset should be three inches
smaller than the waist measurement taken over the
clothes with a corset. If an especially snug fit
is desired allow four inches. This is exceptional.
New 1912 Models
For Slender Figures
Sty' 2 Bust Hip Sizes Price
9U5 Low Short 18 to 23 $1.00
477 Medium IS to 24 $1.00
1138 Medium Long 18 to 23 $2.00
For Medium Figures \
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
1133 Low Long 19 to 28 $1.00
1139 Medium Medium 19 to 25 $1.00
121 19 to 30 $1.50
For Average Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
1125 Low Long 18 to 25 $1.50
1122 Medium " 19 to 26 $2'.00
128 Low " 19 to 26 $2.50
For Large Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
768 Medium Medium 28 to 36 $1.00
121 19 to 30 $1.50
761 19 to 36 $1.50
For Stout Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
786 Low Long 20 to 36 $3.00
781 " " " $3.00
781No.
No. 786 is the new Elastine gore Corsets.
For Tall Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
1143 High Extra Long 19 to 25 $1.50
Front Mercantile Co.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
W. B. HOWE , Proprietor
Successor to John D. Eaton.
Electric Lights , Hot water Heat , Good Eooms and Beds , where you
can feel at home and be comforts be while } "ou ren > ain.
We invite old patrons and others to call and see us.
EEN FRONT
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
15 per cent Off on all Winter Goods.
I We carry the Best Line of Shoes of which
every pair is backed by a guarantee from
the factory. Try us and you will be convinced -
; vinced ,
I We Pay Highest Market Price for Hides.
Cottage Grove Restaurant
E dmund Gerber , Prop.
First Class Meals and Short Orders
Board bry the day ( or week * Ticket good for twenty- '
one meals $4.50. Single meals 35c. Come to the
Gnew Resfcwnwtt fet ar