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TIIK NOIM-mi - * NliWS ; I'MtlllAY ' , OCTOMKK 21 $ , 1906 , The Norfolk Weekly News-Journa The News. Kutilhllfthi'il. 18X1. The Journal. HNtnbllHlird. S77. THlE HUSH PUDLISHING COMPANY W. N. Jli-Hi : N. A. IhHi ! Kvury Kflilny. My mull | ior your. Jl Cu. Knlorrcl at tinjm tollli'o t Norfolk. Noli. , MH Hocoiiil fliiHH inatliir. ToiophniuH ! : Kdltorlnl Popart mniiL No. 22. HiiHlnomi Olllro anil Joli Uiionin , No. II 22. C. A. Randall will be elected Hlate Bonalor from the Eleventh senatorial district by a largo majority. Mr. Ran dall Is a thorough business man , la well known and enjoyn the confidence of the people of this district thorough ly. Ho will make a good senator. Madison county conuiilHalonorH linvo done much In iiormnnontly remedying tlio Corporation gulch prohloni. Only oiio of the pri'Hont bonnl Is u candl- ilnto for election thin year , the ether two holding over. The pcoplo will oxprtHH tholr upprovnl of llurr Tnftnt the polls. The county commissioners , who yoa- tordiiy made a contract for digging " big ditch which will drain Corporation Kiilch , nml who provided for n bridge on Norfolk uvonuo , earned the thankH of Norfolk property owners. It iHtho llrHt permanent remedy Hint IIIIH boon offered for this ovll and the spirit of the board to got up and do something that counts , will bo appreciated by the people of thla county. Jack Koonlgstoln IH the county at torney of MadlHon county at the pros- cnt tlmo and , as the Tlldon Citizen puta It , every paper In the county with ono exception ncronlB I ho fact that ho has been an elllclent public ofllclal. .lack Koonlgstoln IB the candldato of the whole county of Madison bocanso bo baa lived hla llfo In the county and because ho IH known to every family In the county. ThomaH 13. AldorHon of Madison , a man IIH modest as you would find In a dny'H Journey , will bo elected repre sentative from Madison county be cause ho la a conservative farmer who has made a success of his own busi ness and ban made Ills Investments wisely ; because ho IH of mature age and of good judgment , lie will be energetic in behalf of this county and will accomplish things for his coiv atltnency. Tbreo theatrical enterprises got frco advertising on the Associated I'reas wires yesterday. Ono actress , Mrs. Leslie , was murdered In Chica go. Anna Hold succeeded In convinc ing the police that she had been robbed of Jewels worth ? lfiO,000 anil the Clansman was suppressed by a city mayor from appearing on the stage because It excited racial preju dice. Other actors and actresses musl have been green-eyed with envy when they read of these three Incidents. Ilecauso of the Immense drain on the IxMidon banks for San Kranclsci and the animal world's crops , Includ Ing the newly made agricultural conn try In Egypt , the minimum discount rate In London baa boon raised a cent It Is announced from Washington that the great prosperity of the world has led to a big demand for money because cause people have the confidence to do things. The advance can only betaken taken as conservative stop to checl too much speculation In times of pros porlty. The advance will have u sobering boring effect on the world , but I merely Is a barometer as to the amount of confidence people have li future conditions. The season for church fairs ha como again. It always seems a pit ) that church women are compelled b > conditions that exist , to use up tbcl energy making ready for a church fal of some sort , and then to donate a largo quantity of materials for th functions , in order to raise nocdei funds for the church. There would b such n saving of work and of actun money If the people who patronize th fairs would only glvo their cash oul right. It Is the duty and pleasure o society to support the churches. I money-raising schemes tbo public get Its money's worth and Is really no giving at all. Yet the public , expect Ing to patronize such affairs , is unabl to make tbo cash contributions that ! might make If the support of th church were on a clear cut basis The church needs a certain amount o money each year. This money ough to bo given in cash and scheme ought to bo unnecessary. VITAL PRINCIPLES AT STAKE. Now that Judge U raves' "pass is bribo" battlecry has had its edge tak en off , this congressional campaign asldo from the penalty the democrat must pay for attempting to dccclv tbo public , must bo fought out on th genuine principles which ought t liavo been its foundation from the be ginning. Judge Graves' managers have sough to becloud the public mind with aloof of thunder about his views on th pass question. They have carofull kept away from tbo real vtlal prlnc pies which are at stake. Judge Graves stands pledged by hi latform to use all effort to bring bout tbo Immudlato novernmont own- i-Hhlp of all trunk railroads , and tbo overnment ownership of all railroads t the earliest posHlblo date. This IH liectly and radically against Prcal- cut Roosevelt anil It Is even against Iryan , who nayn that the people will ever force Hint iHHiie. In this social- stlc doctrine , although Judge Graves lought bo was getting Into the band agon when ho started out , the dein- cratlc congressional nomlneo Htanda ulto alone , excepting Hearst , today , 'he conservative people of tbla conn- y are not ready for such an Indus- lal revolution an Judge Graven la lodged to work for. Yet that IH what hla district would bo paying him for , ho wore elected. Judge Graves Htands directly op- oscd to President Koosovoll on the irotectlvo tariff. President Rooso- elt'a administration has HUUII unpnr- Holed prosperity In America , under 10 protective tariff , because labor and 10 farmer have bad plenty to cat , lonty to wear , and plenty of work to o. Yet Judge Graves' commltteo has 10 audacity to say : "If you want to oo the president tied , hands and feet , oto for lloyd. " Judge Graves' plat- inn IB directly opposed to Rooso- elt'a policies of government. The emocratlc text book denounces UOOHO- 011 In vicious terma , In order to elect rnvoH and other democratic candl- atoB. And yet Judge Graves , away ut bore In Nobraaka , would have im irgot bis platform and bollovo that ho lamia ready to work In harmony with toosovclt and the rcat of tbo ropnb- cans. The next two yearH will bo Import- lit because they will bo Roosevelt's ist. The entire congressional term or which wo arc to select a roprescn- itlvo , will bo covered by Roosevelt's dmlnlHtratlon. The democratic text ook aays Roosevelt has done nothing , lemombor the meat Inspection bill , ho pure food bill , the railroad rate 111 , the statehood bill , and our In- reused International prestige In stop- Ing the Japanese-Russian war ; and hen say whether the republican con- M-CBB has done anything or not. In order to help the government cary - y out the principles which have been ogun under Roosevelt : In order to 'Ot things for the Third congressional Istrict ; In order to make our ropre- entatlvo's tlmo count for something , vo must send down to Washington a nan who Is In complete harmony with ho administration a republican from ho ground up , and not a man pledged o tear down the administration. Wo must elect Judge J. F. 13oyd , If vo are to make our vote In congress count for anything. ANYTHING FOR VOTES. Judge Graves' campaign committee s trying to obtain olllco for him un- ler false pretenses. Statements which Judge Graves ; news are untrue concerning himself , are being circulated In an effort to get him Into congress. Not only are ils managers attempting to detract public attention from tbo real Issues at stake In this congressional cam paign , but efforts are being made to deceive the Third district voters about tholr candidate. Hero Is a sample of the false pre tense being used : The Stanton Picket Is accredited In the circular being dis tributed by Judge Graves' committee with an article attacking Judge Boyd The Stanton Picket never printed the article In question. Hero are some of the things being printed about Judge Graves : "A vote for Judge Graves for con gress Is a vote for a man who never rode on a railroad pass. " Obscure cir cular being spread by Judge Graves' central committee. "Judge Graves is serving hla second term on the bench and has never rid den on a pass. " Obscure circular be ing spread by Judge Graves' central committee. "During all these years on the bench every railroad In his district has sent him annual passes over tholr respec tive lines , but each was conscientious ly REFUSED OR RETURNED to tbo company sending It. " Obscure circu lar being spread by Judge Graves' cen tral committee. "Every pass given is for a consid eration and the man who gets it is expected to serve the company that gives it. No gentleman would accept a pass with any other understanding. " Obscure circular being spread by Judge Graves' central committee. "Judge Graves assured us that ho had not ridden on a pass since ho was elected district judge. " Newman Grove Reporter. "Jmlgjo Graves never rode on a pass himself and has persistently re fused passes when they wore sent to him. " Pierce leader. "The nominee of this convention is In himself tbo right sort of platform touching the frco pass evil. Ho takes the position that there can be no dif ference between a pass bribe and a money bribe , and HE HAS LIVED TRUE TO THAT POSITION. DURING - ING ALL THE YEARS OP HIS SER VICE AS DISTRICT JUDGE HIS POCKET HAS NEVER BEEN POL LUTED NY A POLITICAL OR OTH ER KIND OK FREE RAILROAD PASS. " Platform of convention which nominated Judge Graves for congress. Tbo circular bolng distributed broad cast over the district in tbo Interest of Judge Graves. ndmltH that each year since he was elected district Judge , a pass has been Issued to Judge Graves by the Hurllnglon railroad west of the Missouri river. Judge R. E. Evans , ex-dlHtrlct Judge of the Eighth Judicial district of No- hrnaka , mild today : "On one occasion slnco Judge Graven has been district Judge I went Into the Burlington depot at Omaha with him. I bought a ticket and Judge Graven did not. Wo were both hound for Lincoln. Wo went Into the same car and 1 sat behind him. I was In terested In knowing whether or not he paid bis faro. When the conductor came along Judge Graven handed a card to him. The conductor looked at the card , returned It to Judge Graven and passed on. " When Judge Graven wont to Hot Sprlngn and Deadwood , why did ho go around by Omaha , Lincoln and through the southern parf. of the state over the Iturllngton , rather than by the North western , which would have saved him many hours and miles of travel , If ho wan paying full railroad fare ? Did bo pay caah over this longer route Just for the sake of throwing bis money away , or did bo use a llurllngton pass ? Judge Graven was nominated bo- CIIIIHO his democratic frlcndn had been led to bollovo that "his pocket bad never been polluted with a political or other kind of frco railroad pans. " He wan nominated because blH democratic frlemlB believed that bla battlocry , "A PUSH Is a bribe , " would carry him Into the balls of congrcsa and that ho neeedcd no other qualification. Judge Graves was nominated because bis friends wore led to believe that bo could stand up on the platform they nadc for him. On tbo first day people believed that ilatform. A little later Judge Graves idmlttcd In a letter that ho had so- Icltcd passes over tbo M. & O. rail road a line that runs through his llatrlct for his wife and mother-In- aw. A little while after that ho ad mitted that ho had asked for a pass for bis housemaid to Denver and re- .urn , and the pass was granted. Now ic Is forced to admit that he has re ceived a pass for himself from the nurllngton railroad every year since ho was elected Judge. The pass that was Issued to him last January lias never been returned , although hla friends have been telling all this time bow bo "sent them back. " Ho rode from Omaha to Lincoln over tl ' 2 same Hnrllngton railroad by allowing a card to the conductor. Judge Graves says that to accept n railroad favor Is a bribe. Ho said that before ho was discovered to have ac cepted railroad favors And after a few short weeks it has been made known that ho has solicit ed and received passes over roads in his district for at least bis wife , his mothcr-ln-law , and bis domestic. lie admits that ho has received passes from the Burlington for himself. And having admitted these things one after another , will Judge Graves deny that he has In bis possession a Burlington pass today , that he has traveled from Omaha to Lincoln on a pass , and that ho went to the Black Hills on a pass ? If bo Is right and a pass Is a bribe , what Is It for a man to allow bis friends to clothe him In virtues which ho has not just for the sake of sordid votes and personal advancement ? Judge Graves' managers arc quoting from the Stanton Picket an article which that paper never printed , for the purpose of deceiving the voters. His pockets , by his own statement , have been "polluted. " His bluff has been called. Tbo Third district has had enough. JUDGE WILLIAMS. Pierce county people , who know him best , have come to tbo defense of Judge Williams , republican candidate for the olllco of railroad commissioner , without regard to political party. The sentiment as voiced by the people of Pierce and vicinity Is a strong testimonial menial as to the character of Judge Williams and will make votes for him in the coming election. His neighbors , oven his political en emies , are unanimous In declaring that Judge Williams la a man of honesty and unquestioned honor. Hla friends , republicans and democrats alike , re sent the attack that has been made upon his character for campaign pur poses , and only a consideration of the voice of those Pierce people la neces sary to give confidence in him. It was charged by tbo opposition In this campaign that Jndgo Williams bad been careless in his olllco as coun ty judge and it was Insinuated that he had done questionable things. An In vestigation had merely taken advant age of a few missing unimportant pa pers In connection with bis ofllce , and had seized upon this as a basis for injuring him. The story as prepared occupied sev eral columns and was evidently built to catch the casual reader. There was no suggestion that Judge Williams had misappropriated funds or that ho was not honest. When the lawyers began to explain that It was nut an uncommon thing for unimportant papers in probate courts to bo missing , duo to tbo fact that much of the business runs along In an Incumplete state for years , the thinking NebniMkans saw through the IIIIIHS of stuff printed. Concerning the situation , following ire some of the utterances of promi nent Plerco people : Editor A. L. Ilrnndo of the Pierce County Call , who is also postmaster In Pierce , speaking of the matter , said : 'Tho World-Herald story about Judge Williams was a sensation at first , but the sensation has passed , leaving no harm to Judge Williams' standing hero. The general impression Is that the story was concocted for political effect and IB utterly untrue In so far in It reflects on the Integrity of Judge Williams. Ho stands high here In business , church and social circles. "Judgo Wllllama is an educated man , a graduate of the university and law school of Wisconsin. Ho la a man of high Ideals , strong and posi tive In his idcaa of public affairs , clean In his personality and his homo llfo , a worker for church and school In terests , and the pcoplo of Nobraaka will not bo disappointed with his stand as a member of the railroad commis sion. If you talk with lawyers here , as I have , they will tell you that thla long World-Herald story about "miss- Ing papers" and fees that "Williams paid back" la nothing but campaign cla'jhtrap , Intended to deceive and mis lead the casual reader , for It Is tbo casual reader who Is fooled by such tricks. " Attorney W. W. Qulvy , speaking of the missing papers , said : "In most of these cases where papers are miss ing the lawyers are to blame If there IB any blame at all. The lawyers get the papers In a case and If the case Is settled out of court and dismissed , the lawyer forgets to return them to the flies , for they are of no value. This is the case In the county courts throughout tbo stato. If you search the flies , you will find this same con dition of missing papers at every court bouse. What reason would there bo for Judge Vv'llllams to have these pa pers missing ? It is not even Intimated that Judge Williams had any reasons for taking these papers and there Is no charge of misconduct against him as a judge in any of these cases. I am reminded now of a case not long ago in which I brought suit against n man and when ho onmo to mo to set tle , which be did , bo demanded the papers from the court house. I ex plained to him that the case would bo dismissed on the records and that the papers would then bo of no value , but ho insisted that bo wanted tbo papers , and so I went to the flies , got the pa pers and turned them over to him. The case was dismissed , of course , and the papers wore of no value. I know Judge Williams well and I know that bis standing in this county , as a citizen and a Christian gentleman , is of the very best. In business be Is square and reliable. His word Is good and his integrity is above question. " Ex-DIstrlct Judge Cones , democrat , speaking of missing records , corrob orated the statements of Lawyer Qulvy. "While I am not politically In sympathy with Judge Williams , or his candidacy , " said Judge Cones , "I will say this , that ho should not be criti cised , for ho Is not to blame for these missing papers and they are of no Importance. The same condition could be found In any county judge's olllce In the state. " Judge Kclley , who la a democrat , and was the candidate against Judge Williams a year ago , when there was a very bitter fight , speaking of Wil liams' Integrity , said : "Judge Wil liams Is absolutely honest. His Integ rity as a man and bis character as a citizen are above reproach. " Thomas Chilvers , who has lived in Pierce county slnco It was on the map , denounces the story as a vicious as sault on an honest and competent of ficial. He la personally acquainted with the case cited and none of the people Interested Is complaining. Con tinuing Mr. Chilvers said : "Williams is an outspoken man in politics. Ho never works under cov er. If ho had been cunning ho would have had every little detail of his ad ministration records completed to the very letter , knowing that his political enemies would search out and catch at every straw to get something that they could talk against him. I was chairman of the county commltteo when ho ran for Judge. I found him a stickler for open and square meth ods In the campaign work. There Is not a cleaner man In Pierce county than Judge Williams. " J. F. Kolterman , a farmer , had been administrator of an estate and for whom It had been charged that Judge Williams acted as attorney , said that this was untrue and that Williams had never been employed by him nor act ed for him as his attorney In this or any other caso. It seems that In aomo cases Judge Williams assisted administrators in putting their accounts in proper form , an attorney being unnecessary , and this fact had glvo nopportunlty to pre tend that Williams , the judge , was in the habit of appointing administrators and then acting as their attorney In the cases. Hartlngton Herald : It Is singular that during a political campaign no ono will glvo a man who disagrees with him credit for having any prin ciple. Ponder Republic. "No ono" well It certainly Is discouraging when It's so near unanimous as that , pos- Hlhly n man's act Ions tend to discredit his political sincerity. When n news paper nnlsoly repudiates a candidate of Ils own party for what it believes is wrong doing and remains silent as to the opposition candidate whose of fense Is the same , what conclusion will the mind of every man naturally arrive at ? Wausn Gazette : Republicans should not stay at homo on election day think ing there Is no great Issue at stake. The democrats arc working hard to get a majority in both houses at Lin coln the coming session , and a major ity there means a democratic United States senator , and with the next ses sion of congress a majority of demo crats , what power has the president , even though ho bo republican ? There's danger ahead ! Wake up , and get out to vote on the next election day , November G , Plalnvlcw News : In the race for election to congress Judge Boyd will not bo compelled to assume a posi tion of defense or ni > ology. The stand taken by him In questions political slnco ho has been active In politics and the ability , Integrity and manly qualifications shown by him while oc cupying the bench In the judicial dis trict have won for him a loyal aupport that it will bo impossible for his op ponent to overcome. His opposition to dilatory methods in the administra tion of justice and his general man ner of progresslveness while nctfng as district judge is excellent evidence of his fitness to represent the big Third district In congress and his election is unquestioned. Bloomlleld Monitor : ' Everyone who knows Judge Boyd knows that In ren dering up his passes his purpose was not for political effect , but to bo in true harmony with the party of hla district and the convention which nominated him. Everyone knows who knows Judge Boyd that when he goes down to Washington to represent those people that It will be with the determination to stand squarely on every plank In the platform of the con vention which nominated him both In otter and spirit and to aid In uphold- ng the policies of the President by : ils vote and his voice. Judge Graves stands on a platform strenuously opposed to the policies of the president. Which one Is the most trustworthy as your representative In congress ? It seems to us the proposi tion Is easy. It seems to us that no good republican who knows Judge Hoyd has the slightest excuse to sup port his opponent. The ono represents every policy of his party , the other everything opposed to It. Judge Graves and his friends should dig up another issue than the pass proposition. That bubble has been effectively punctured. Stanton Picket t : Personally we do not believe that the pass Issue Is all paramount In this campaign. Wo be lieve there are other issues of more vital importance to the American pee ple. But If It were the only Issue would either candidate , under the cir cumstances , have any material edge over the other ? Judge Boyd says ho has never viewed the pass as a bribe but since the people have come to so view it and the republican convention has declared against it he has returned bin pass and pledges himself not to use them again. Judge Graves while viewIng - Ing the pass as a bribe and not using one in person did accept them for members of his family , but won't do it again. Has the kettle any right to call the pot black ? Fremont Tribune : In other words , Judge Graves' opinion appears to be , a pass la not a bribe if it is given to your wife instead of being given to you. But petticoats and skirts will hardly servo as a good enough shield In this campaign. Dakota County Herald : If you approve - provo of the splendid work of the first session of the Fifty-ninth con gress , vote for Judge J. F. Boyd , re publican candldato for congress , and for more of the same kind of legisla tion In the Sixtieth congress. Hartlngton Herald : Judge Graves' experience on assuming a "holler than thou" attitude on the pass question Is not without precedent. History Is full of such experiences of those who fall to heed the admonition given In the 12th verso of chapter 10 , First Corin thians. Allen News : Graves is a nice man , and a bright man , but a nice man an l p. .tight man can vole for au < l asamt tr. enacting democratic laws , which may glvo you S1 cent hogs , 15 cent coin , 10 cent oats , 75 cents p < ir day fir labor , cheap clothes , but no money to buy them with. Plalnviow Republican : Remember , Mr. Voter , that this year there are national Issues at stake. The senator and congressman represent national party principles. While some of the other candidates may not suit you , don't forgot to uphold the president by sending good republicans to both house and senate. Lindsay Opinion : The policies upon which President Roosevelt Is at work represent the great issues In this cam paign. Whether or not the president is to be upheld , and whether or not bo Is to have tbo rontlnuc-d help ff congress ID the performance of his tasko rests with the voters In \c- brasKao can hc ip b > Bonding to Washington n delegation of republican ? congressmen and by electing a repub lican United States senator. -d AROUND TOWN. Don't take cold. Will It ever stop raining ? How Is your rheumatism ? Two weeks from today It will all lie over. , How Is your cornfield standing this wet weather ? Are you wearing low shoes yet ? ' No ? Not yet ? Wouldn't you hate to bo "down IE the gutter" today ? That man Herrlck certainly acts queer , to say the least. Norfolk has much to bo thankful for. Haln Isn't as bad as snow. 1 It Is worse to " et your feet wet" than to got "cold feet , " sometimes. One man says that It Is an Insult to Nature to be sick on a day llko this. Did you see that fellow on the- street Saturday wearing a straw hat ? A man was killed once for saying , on a day llko this : "Is it wet enough for you ? " V * There Is nothing meaner than a per son who will slosh up bicycle tires Juat to bo ornery. Web feet would be handy on a day- like this If any kind of feet could' ever be handy. How would you like to bo a horse * thief and have all these north Nebras ka towns plotting against you ? "Is there water In your cellar ? " has- superceded "Are there bats In your belfry ? " as the question of the day. People ilving in the west end of Norfolk now have the hope that they can come out of the ark. The flood IB over. It required patience to wait for the- . now wing at the hospital. It required patients to get it started in the first place. There is no more difficult thing on. earth than to get up on this kind of a morning. If you don't believe it , try It. Man grumbles because be hopes to- got something for nothing. But you can't get something for nothing In this world. . Why not Issue an injunction aaginst the hens of north Nebraska for formIng - Ing a combination to regulate the sup ply of eggs , in restraint of trade ? There are a lot of young men this , year who will cast votes for the first time. Some there are who will cast their last. Time moves on slowly , but surely. Don't you wish , when you see a hunter headed for a day's shooting , that you could go along with him and get away from things and breathe in the fresh air for a day ? Norfolk will be the center of the universe next week. Mr. Bryan will be in and out of here frequently dur ing three days. He comes not In Jeffersonian - fersonian style , but In a special train , of his own , like a king of old. Next to Walker Whlteslde , he Is apt to draw the largest house of any actor hero this season. The now gutters ought to be bridged at the street crossings , because in time of running water pedestrians are obliged to step across a fairly wide current , and because the step up Is too violent for ordinary weather. West Point has solved this same prob lem by a sort of gang plank made ot wood. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. Every man is a poacher. Every tlmo wo walk up the street we see some man who arouses our cu riosity as to how ho makes a living. When a married woman hears about women who are working on salaries she is liable to say : "Well , I earn all I get. " Wo have observed that the bettor the family , the less fuss there Is rondo over the announcement of a wedding in it. When a woman sows on Sunday old fashioned women say : "Every day In the week is the same to her , " and then they sigh. "I hate automobiles so heartily , " said a farmer today , "that I expect that when I go to the bad place , I will find the devil using gasoline as fuel. " After a woman has been married a few months , her attitude toward her husband plainly says : "I will cook for you , and mend for you and try to bo a good wlfo , but I will no longer worship you. " "I'm glad. " said an Atchlson man last night , "that I'm no favorite. Fav orites arc always overworked. I pre fer to he lot alone , and free to act as I polaso , so long as I do not disturb others , or Interfere with the rights of others. "