VALENTINE 'EMOCRAT '
I. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor
MarkZarr , Foreman
A Weekly Newspaper published every Thurs
day at Vale-itine , Nebnisksi.
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Local Notices , ocper line per issue
Entered : it , the I'ostotllce sit Valentine , Neb. .
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class matter.
Thursday , February 22. 1912.
APPRECIATION
A child likes to know that he
has pleased someone and usuall.v
will be inspired to greater effort
when he is commended. Like
wise older people will advance
with approbation and the parents
never tire of the children's praise
of "good papa5' or "good mam
ma. "
The teacher needs our encourage
ment in his efforts to t ach and
lead the children into intellectual
training and useful living. Ti e
wooer advances with encourage
ment and the preacher is encour
aged by each convert. But when
an audience sits back during an
entertainment , refraining from
applause , the entertainers do not
koow if their efforts are appre
ciated and are hesitant in their
manner , and display their talent
sparingly , unconsciously from in
tuition that it is useless to cast
pearls before an unappreciative-
audience. The audience may bo
appreciative though do not show
it as a mock modesty that it may
be thought easy pleased or that it
is a sign of rudeness or immodesty
to clap your hands in applause
Throw it off and applaud modestly
at least. If only half the audi
ence applauds , the burden is upon
that half to do double work to
make the other half appear in a
favorable light and get the credit
due. The other half , perhaps ,
are only there to be amused , ordc
not care to take on the extra bur
den of showing appreciation. But
such is often the case. Half the
people support the churches in
which the other half is benefitted.
Some help to build roads for oth
ers to travel or plant a tree from
which others eat furit. But as
much as we can let us try to do
our share.
ELEVATING" THE WORKINGMAN
President McKinley , in one of
his speeches , said : ' 'It must be
conceded that the protective sys
tem has dignified and elevated la
bor. We observe its triumph on
every hand "
The industries most benefitted
by the high protective policy are
steel , wool and cotton manufactur
ing , and we observe the methods
by which these trusts have "dig
nified and elevated" labor. AVe
observe one result of this "eleva
ting" process in the Lawrence ,
Mass. , strike , where whole regi
ments , with drawn bayonets , are
required to keep order among
men , women and children who are
trying to retain their present wag
es of $6 , $7 and § 8 a week , in
which a cut has been threatened.
The "elevating" process is to be
seen , in the flower of its beauty
and triumph , in the steel trust's
mills , where men are forced to
labor 72 hours a week for the
same wages paid laborers for 5(5 (
hours work in free trade England.
Still another evidence of the "ele
vating" effect of protection on la
bor is seen in the employment , by
the trusts , of thousands of chil
dren.
Booeevelt was an artful dodger
and Taft a willing apologist on the
tariff question. First , the best
tariff law th-s country ever had ;
second , that it was not good it
was bad in many places but the
best that could he had then at that
time with a republican congress.
Senator John H. Moorehead of
Falls city is the man to nominate
for governor this year. His record
is good and he is a big man that \\e
can /eel proud of.
C.V. . BuikHt , editor of tin-
American Agriculturist , one oi
the publications of the Orange
Judd Co. , of Xew Yrirk. . which is
one of the leading authorities of the
country on agricultural topic ? ,
writes :
"Our farm in Perry count.y.
Ohio , like other farms in the state ,
was assessed at a fairly high rate
compared with other property it
the state. At the then prevailing
tax rate our farm like other farms
was compelled to pay in taxes 2
sum larger evidently than othei
property. Under the Harmon ta : <
plan the farm has been assessed al
its true vale , but the rate was less ,
Our taxes are actually 26 per cenl
less on this farm than they wen
during all the years past , as long
as I can remember. I do nol
know who the appraisers were
but I know their appraisement
represented the real value , since
it is higher than rated in the settle
merit of my father's estateAJ
t'lere were other heirs at thai
time interested , I am coufiden1
that the hens called for as higl
an appraisement as they consider
ed the property to be worth , sc
that the tax appraisement which is
even higher than this other ap
prisement certainly must repre
sent its real value. The fact tha
this property is assessed at its
real value and that the taxes an
less than they were under the ok
method of ' taxation is i
clear indication that farm land ;
have been taxed out of proportior
ti their real value , and that farm
ers in the state of Ohio have beer
paying an unjust portion of stat <
taxes. This condition existed uu
til changed by a governor in sym
pathy with the farmers' side.
" 1 am confident that this act o
Gov. Harmon is appreciated b.
every farmer of the state and i ;
the best indication I have of his
friendship to American farmer !
and of his sincere , firm belief tha
the. farmer is entitled to a square
deal. The result of the working
out of the Ohio law has made m <
so enthusiastic about the possibili
ties , and so convinced am I tha
this is a true solution of the la :
question that I am going to advo
cate the Ohio plan for all parts oi
the country. The tax problem i <
fundamental. The feeling ha ;
prevailed for many years that
farmers have been paying an ex
cessive and unjust share of them
The protection they get from th <
taxes is less than other interests
get , and as indicated by my OWE
personal experience with Ohio
taxes , farmers have been contribu-
iog from 25 to 30 per cent more
taxes than other interests , when
this money should have been saved
to them and put in their pockets
Had this been done years ago , a
from now on it will be , it would
have been the saving of millions of
dollars to Ohio farmers.
"I say , God bless your govern
or ! lie stands out the real cham
pion of the people. He has foughl
for a square deal for the Americar
farmer. "
There was a meeting of some o f
the most prominent progressive
democrats of the fctate at Fremonl
Monday to advance the caudicacy ol
Judson Harmon , governor of Ohio ,
for the presidency. W. V. Allen ,
Chris Greunther and others made
enthusiastic . Mr ,
Greunther answered M. F. Har
rington's arraignment of Mr. Ear-
mon , in which he had accused hire
of being a party to the Cleveland
bond deal with Morgan and Eoths-
child , bur , in reality Richard Olney
was the attorney general at that
time , Feb 8 , 1895 , and Judsou Har
mon was not appointed until four
months later , June 8,1895 , and had
nothing whatever to do with that
famous bond deal upon which Mr.
Harrington hinges his objections.
Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio
seems to he the strongest candidate
in the field , though he has done
little talking about himself , rather-
preferring to stand upon his record
of what he is and has dono. We're
not saying that Clark isn't , all right ,
He occupies a prominent place in
public life and ranks high , but the
people are looki-'g at Harmon ai d
his record in Ohio.
FOR A SOUND BANKING SYSTEM
Prominent business men of Ne
braska are forming a branch or
ganization of the National Citizen ?
League for the promotion of a
sound banking system. The par
ent body was organized in Chicago
over a year ago with John V. Far-
well , the great Chicago merchant ,
as president. The object is to at
tract the attention of business men
of every state to the importance
of improving the national banking
system.
Hon. A. E. Cady , wholesale
merchant of St. Paul , was appoint
ed president , and Arthur ( \
Smith , president of the wholesale
house of M. E. Smith & Co. , Oma
ha , was made chairman of the exe
cutive committee. Under the di
rection of these men , nearly thirty
Xebraskans , prominent in business
enterprises , have been chosen as
vice presidents of the Nebraska
Section of the league. Offices
have been opened in Omaha and a
great deal of literature is being
mailed out to bank patrons all ov
er the state. It is a non-partisan
association of men of all occupa
tions. The objects sought to be
attained by tne league , concisely
stated , are as follows :
> 1. Co-operation , not dominant
centralization , of all banks by ac
evolution out of our clearing
house experience.
. 2. Protection of the credit sys
tem of the country from the domi
nation of any group of financial or
political interests.
3. Independence of the indi
vidual banks , national or state ,
and uniform treatment in dis
counts and rates to all banks , large
or small.
4. Provision for making liquid
the sound commercial paper of all
the banks , either in the form oi
credits or bank notes redeemable
in gold or lawful money.
5. Elasticity of currency and
credit in times of seasonable de
mands and stringencies , with full
protection against over-expansior.
6. Legalization of acceptances
of time bills of exchange in order
to create a discount market at
home and abroad.
7. The organization of better
banking facilities whh other coun
tries , to aid in the extension of our
foreign trade.
In President Cidy's circular to
business men appears this para
graph :
"There will be an end to bank
'runs' and to panics , whenever it
is generally known among busi
ness men and depositors that the
individual banks will be adequately
supported , and that the amount of
credit necessary to handle the cur
rent exchanges will be supplied. "
It is for the system embodying
these principles that the National
Citizens League stands. It will
demand that whatever legislation
is proposed in congress shall em
body these principles.
Business men generally are in
vited to join the league , the mem
bership fee being § 1. Ask for the
league's pamphlets.
ROOSEVELT AND THE TARIFF
Once in his life Theodore Roosevelt
velt almost expressed an opinion
on the tariff question. In a pre
liminary draft of one his messages ,
as it came from the printer , was
this sentence :
"In a later message I shall dis
cuss the tariff. "
Senators Aldrich and Lodge and
Speaker Cannon saw that preg
nant sentence , and immediately
they rushed to the "White House.
Presto ! When the message was
finally submitted to congress ,
there was no reference to tariff.
Aside from that , no living man
can point to any written or spoken
opinion that Roosevelt ever ex-
prested on the tariff question.
Probably ths Latter.
Senior Part nor Tin * office boy has
dark rlnss nround his eyus.
Junior Part nor-Yes. hut I don't
know whnther ho needs medicine or
soap. Washington Star.
SOME BALD FACTS
The republican campaign fund
in 1908 amounted to > Ufi65,5lS.27
The democratic fund was 620-
6i4r.27. The republicans had
more than a million in excess of
t'ie clemocr.it * .
Tbe number who contributed lo
the' republican fund was 32,230 ,
and to the democratic fund , 74000-
In other words , the number of
contributors to the democratic
fun'l was six times greater , aiid
their contributions amounted to a
million dollars less. The contribu
tors to the republican fund , as a
rule , were interested in legislation ,
the money coming from such men
as J. Pierpont Morgan , Charles
P. Taft , Andrew Carnegie , Chas.
M. Schaub , John Jacob Astor and
the heads of the various woolen
mills who desired the passage of
the Payne-Aidricii law , together
with donations from the Wall
street banks , railroad magnates ,
and individuals representing the
tariff trusts.
The contributors to the demo
cratic fund were not personally
interested in legislation.
The contributioos to the repub
lican fund ranged from $110,000
downward , while contributions to
the democratic fund ranged from
$5,000 downward.
A GOOD DINNER
Judge Gary , head of the steel
trust , attended a banquht in New
York. The f'oodtwas good , the
lights were bright , the silver
shimmered , the wine sparkled , the
cigars added a final completeness
to the happiness of everybody
present. When it was Judge
Gary's turn to speak his mind was
saturated with benevolence , and
his thoughts turned to the welfare
of the republic and the sufferings
of the working men. Listen to
him :
"Things are being said at the
present time akin to the things
that were said "just prior to the
French revolution , and in my
opinion there is danger ahead.
Unless capitalists , corporations
and men of great wealth take a
leading part in the amelioration of
conditions , there will be changes
made later by the mob. "
The same newspapers which
told the story , of the banquet , and
of Judge Gary's speech , also
chronicled the testimony of wit
nesses before the Stanley com
mittee. These witnesses told how
the steel trust forces men to labor
twelve hours a day , seven days a
week , for wages which compel
them to live like swine a con
dition which Judge Gary could
ameliorate with a stroke of his pen.
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richest shade of tan known to
hosiery making. Dyed with Wun-
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Made for all ages and
sizes , for v/qmen and
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Four pairs to the box
$1.00 , or a de-luxe grade ,
three pairs to the box
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ale !
Watch this space next week
for full particulars of our
rise Sale !
Beginning Saturday , March 2nd , we
will offer extra special bargains in
Embroideries , Dress Goods , Foot
wear , Shirt Waists , Petticoats , Dress
es , Muslins , etc. A new list of bar
gains will be advertised each week.
eu r ere. Co.
HARNESS SHOP AND SHOE REPAIRING
Have just opened up a new harness shop on
Catherine street near the Democrat office
Valentine , Neb. G. L. KALKOFEN.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
W. B. HOWE , Proprietor
Successor to John D. Eaton.
Electric Lights , Hot water Ucat , Good TJooins and Beds , where you ,
an feel at home and be eomfortabe while von remain.
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We invite old patrons and others to call and see us.
DAVIS and
MOHANA , Prop.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
15 per cent Off on all Winter Goods.
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 con
vinced.
Cottage Grove Restaurant
Edmund Qerber , Prop.
First Class Meals and Short Orders
Board by the day or week. Ticket good for twenty =
me meals $4.50. Come to the Cottage Grove Res-
: aurant for a "square meal. "
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