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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBKH 29. 1890.
RENILICMSmE TICKET.
For Governor,
L. D. RICHARDS.
For Lieutenant-Governor,
T. J. MAJORS.
For Secretary of State,
J. C. ALLEN.
For State Auditor,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
For State Treasurer,
JAMES E. HILL.
For Attorney-General,
GEORGE H. HASTINGS.
For Commissioner of Public Lands,
A. R. HUMPHREY.
For State Sup't Public Instruction,
A. K. GOUDY.
Congressional Ticket.
For Congressman, Third District,
G. W. E. DORSEY.
Legislative Ticket.
For Senator 12th Senatorial District,
JOHN RICKERT.
For Representative 25th District,
HENRY STEVENS.
Republican County Ticket.
For County Attorney,
I. L. ALBERT.
For Representative 21th District,
WILLIAM SCHELP.
Schelf and Stevens will make good
members of the legislature.
A camp of Modern Woodintm with
twenty-six members has been organized
at St. Edward.
It is my deliberate judgment that the
prosperity of America is mainly duo to
its protective laws. Bismarck.
A woman named Severn died at Deni
son, Tex., of opium, taken while she waa
delirious with opium and whiskey.
Baltimore is to have an immense tin
plate mill, stocked at 7,000,000. So
much for one line of the McKinley bill.
The way to secure free trade with the
64,000,000 people of tho United States is
to come among them and live and work
with them.
Under the protection system the
United States is very rapidly becoming
the first manufacturing as well sis the
first agricultural people in tho world.
Is England grieving because our peo
ple pay the "tariff tax," or because
English manufacturers will have it to
pay in order to get their goods here?
A balixt cast blank operates as a vote
against either of tho proposed constitu
tional amendments. To voto for either
of them requires an affirmative ballot.
A stand pipe burst at Temple, Tex.,
Saturday doing great damage. It was
of steel, 120 feet high, and the immense
body of water flooded the neighborhood.
It you cast your voto for Richards for
governor you will never regret it fi. .u
act of his. He is just, honorable, fair
minded, and will administer his office in
the interests of tho people.
The tin plate industry is now pretty
well assured. Companies are forming
in Pitteburg, St Louis and Baltimore,
and American tin plate will soon be on
the Jmarket. Tho McKinley bill will
help us to one new and important indus
try, at least, and in the end give us
cheaper tin.
Our thanks are due to Hon. E. K.
Valentine for a copy of a comparison of
the custom law of 1883 with the new
(McKinley) law of 1890, prepared under
the direction of the committee of finance,
U. S. senate. It is wonderful the
amount of lying that has been done
against this law.
Von Moltke has passed his 9l6t year.
A correspondent says that up to three
years ago he was a mighty hunter, fol
lowing the stag on horseback for hours,
seemingly without suffering physical
fatigue. C-Though his figure is now bent,
his color is fresh and his eye bright, al
most boyish aa he said: "Ein schoenes
wort an Amerika," (A pleasant word to
America).
Nineteen million acres of public land,
an empire in itself, were patented to set
tlers daring the past fiscal year, and the
sturdy pioneers of the west, profiting by
the liberality of the government, 6how
their appreciation by actively support
ing the only party which has shown
practical interest in their welfare and
progress. Bee.
Hon. A. E. Cady, formerly of Schuyler
has been nominated for senator in tho
district composed of Hall and Howard
counties. MrCady is one of the very
brightest men in the state, and as true
to the public interest as sunlight. His
record as representative was a very fit
beginning of what The Journal hopes
M a long career of public service.
The Argus was lately a democratic
paper and ought to know that what it
says below is true: "The democrats of
this legislative district have failed to put
up a real genuine farmer candidate.
There is Wilson, for years a chronic
oCce seeker. Willard, a farmer in Nance
but a resident of Columbus, and Van
Hoosen, a professional horse trader.
Their campaign thunder is whiskey and
cigars, the fanners as usual paying
dearly for the bills by misrepresentation
and bad and shameful legislation."
Whew!
Coaaty Attorney.
Among the many offices to be filled at
the coming election, none is of more im
portance than that of county attorney.
The salary is $800 a year, over $2 a
day for every day in the year, and for
that sum the county ought to have the
services of a man of no mean ability in
his profession. WHen it is consiuereu
that the prosecution of criminals falls ,
to the lot or tne county uiion-v,
importance of the office is at once ap
parent. But to this is added legal advice
and counsel in all the affairs of the
county, and those may involve a good
many thousand dollars. The Journal
considers the functions of a supervisor
are by far the highest in importance of
all, but next to these (and advisory to
those and other officials, in all matters
of law), are the duties of county at
torney. The office demands a lawyer of ability
and experience, and a thoroughly honest
man.
He ought to be capable of forming an
opinion for himself, and defending the
Iosition he may take.
He ought to be free from domination
by cliques of any kind, in other words,
independent.
I. L. Albert, tho nominee of the repub
lican and independent parties for county
attorn , has been a practicing attorney
for nine years. He has been during that
time not simply licensed to practice, but
r.ctually practicing. Neither has his
practice been confined to the police and
justice courts, but has also been in the
highest tribunals of the state. More
than this, he ha3 been a successful prac
titioner, and is recognized among the
able lawyers of this section.
It is a fact he has not long been in the
county, but in tho adjoining county of
Boone, whence he came here, and where
he lived for years, ho is very well known
and esteemed for his ability as an attor
ney and his worth as a man.
Sinco coming to this city he has not
ouly acquired a good practice, but,
without any effort or seeking on his part,
ho liJis been selected as a candidate for
county attorney by the independent and
republican partiea
It is almost universally conceded that
our judicial and educational systems
should be virtually free from political
influence, and that considerations of
mero partisan concern should be second
ary to the publio welfare. To all such
as thuB believe it is only necessary to
call attention to the fact that Mr. Al
bert is a candidate who for ability will
compare favorably with tho best of those
who have occupied the position.
To those who believe that they "serve
their party best, when they serve their
country best." the same consideration
will hold good.
TnE Journal believes that Mr. Albert
will be Platte county's next attorney
and that he will honor tho county and
commend himself to those who now
support him, by a faithful discharge of
his duties.
The Proposed Amendments.
There will be at tho bottom of your
ticket next Tuesday six little paragraphs
concerning amendments; two of these
are "for" and "against" "prohibition"
and "license."
If you favor prohibition let the "for"
paragraph stand and run the pencils
through the other three.
If you are opposed to prohibition and
wish to contmuo the Slocumb statute,
or leavo tho matter with the legislature
as they shall 1h elected, vote "against1
the proposed amendment, and erase the
other three.
If you wish to incorporate the license
system into the fundamental law of the
state, and not leave it in the power of
any legislature to pass a prohibitory
statute, you will voto "for" the license
amendment.
If you erase all four of the paragraphs
concerning the subject, your action
would be favorable to the continuance
of the present law or such changes as
tho legislatures may from time to time
choose to make.
In -fird to the proposed liquor
amen tents the legislature has been
-y explicit. The constitution says:
"And if a majority of the electors voting
at such election adopt such amendments,
the 6ame shall become a part of this
constitution." The usual course has
been directed by the legislature in re
gard to the amendment increasing the
number of supreme judges, and the
other as to the salary of judges of the
supreme and district court If you
favor them you leave them on tho ticket.
If not erase them.
In this country political action must
be free in order to further the objects of
a republican form of government. Of
course on all public matters political
parties have a right to declare them
selves; it may be said also that they have
the privilege of making mistakes. The
constitution of the 6tate is a law; to the
law-makers, to the executive and judi
ciary of the commonwealth it is not at
all partisan in its nature, and each indi
vidual can and shoul judge for himself.
In voting upon an amendment to the
constitution, your ballot should express
your individual wish, free from party
bias, prejudice or any 6uch thing the
general welfare, as you view it, your
only consideration.
Most of the free-traders who talk their
theories over the country forget the fact
that no nation of people in these times
can keep anywhere near the front of en
terprise and thrift unless they have a
diversity of industries. The United
States is a very extensive country in
which there are multitudes of farms,
mines, factories, mills, foundries, stores,
etc., and they are all entitled to prosper
and thrive each for itself, and each for
the benefit of all. One of the greatest ben
efits of a protective tariff is the necessity
it makes for a development of natural
resources, which in turn gives employ
ment for labor and makes a home mar
ket (which is the best in the world), for
all manner of farm products; the mines,
by the work of the miners, add to the
actual wealth of the country, by furnish
ing it with the precious metals for cur
rency; iron for machinery and coal for
general use. With a system of free trade
with old countries, we could do little
else than make a bare subsistence, raise
but little more than would keep body
and soul together, but with a policy that
calls forth all the energies of men, and
all the latent resources of the earth, a
community can achieve more in a hun
dred years than the ordinary nations
ever accomplished in a thousand years
of struggle and misdirected endeavor.
Whatever Americans do, they should
not lose eight of the fact that in union
there is strength, and the strength of
our Union is the intense force of diversi
fied industry.
In another place we print n half col
umn article from the Calloway Courier,
in which are resolutions of an alliance
' in Custer county, the county where Mr.
resides, concerning' his character i
q;ialification8. The Journal is a
- .,. - ., .- -fl;Pnir ;n nolitics as in ev-
erything else; there is no doubt but Mr.
Kem has made a favorable impression
with many who have heard him here,
but men sometimes do not talk the whole
of their political sentiments, and merely
by the words they utter, you cannot
always judge of their character. The
resolutions virtually express the same
views in regard to Mr. Kem's character
as are given us by a present resident of
this city who formerly lived in Custer
county and who is well acquainted with
Mr. Kem.
Henry Stevens.
It will be very strange indeed if this
gentleman, so well known and much re
spected in both counties, a farmer, one
of the most earnest alliance men, an old
soldier and a sincere republican, nomin
ated by the alliance and endorsed by
the republican party, does not get elect
ed. Alliance men of all parties, this a
chance to show that you mean business!
Genoa Leader.
Patrick Ford of tho Irish World
makes the passage of the McKinley bill
the occasion for a fervid appeal to the
Irish heart. He rejoices over the meas
ure as a blow to English industries and
predicts that the Irish vote will stand
by the party that administered the slap.
Doubtless a presidential campaign wag
ed upon this issue would make a big
--'- - - i f a
hole in the ranks of Irish democrats in
the east. Bee.
Near Drain, Oregon, on the night of
Oct. 5, a drunken vagabond named F.
Templeton, went to the house of a Mr.
Haney, knowing that Mrs. H. was alone,
insulted and threatened her and made
several desperate efforts to get hold pf
her. Managing to get possession of a
revolver that was near, she fired threo
shots, killing the miscreant. She did
well. Every trne woman will defend
her chastity with her life, if need be.
Under the old law, the duty on wire
nails was four cents a pound. You
know what you have been paying for
them, and yet some have the effrontery
to yet tell us that tho duty is added to
the value of the nails, in the price paid
by the buyer.
A Strong Dental.
For the past few days the Omaha
World-Herald has published in 1kK1
type an alleged telegram from Congress
man Dorsey to Senator Quay. The pur
port of this fake, says tho Bee, was a re
quest upon the senator to have eastern
manufacturers quote lower prices, else
the republican ticket in Nebraska would
loose thousands of votes. The foolish
invention imputed to Mr. Dorsey infinite
gall and to Senator Quay a most extra
ordinary command over all eastern man
ufacturers. It was too nonsensical on
its face to carry any weight with intelli
gent voters. Mr. Dorsey, however, has
seen fit to voluntarily deny tho author
ship of the telegram imputed to him, as
follows:
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 2fi To the editor
of the Bee: Returned at noon from the
extreme western part of the state. I
brand as maliciously and infamously
false the telegram to Senator Quay pub
lished in the World-Herald. 1 defy Mr.
Hitchcock to prove that I ever sent such
a telegram to any one.
George W. E. Dorsey.
A Few Tliinpt.
Congressman Connell of the First dis
trict, in a recent speech, said:
"Let me say a few things that are due
to the legislation of the late republican
congress. It organized Oklahoma; it
provided for the admission of two new
states; it passed a bankruptcy bill; it
passed a bill prohibiting these swindling,
thieving institutions known as lotteries;
it passed a lard bill that brings to every
farmer 50 cents for every hog this will
save 40,000.000 to the farmers of the
northwest; it passed an anti-trust bill
that effectively and completely wipes
out combinations; it restored 80,000,000
acres of land back to the government; a
bill against gambling was introduced,
but owing to successful democratic filli
bustering, it has thus far failed to pass.
It is opposed to convict labor and yet
our democratic friends talk about cheap
ness! Convict labor is cheap; do yon
want it? Chinese labor is cheap; do you
wish that? Are there no considerations
but cheapness? Must we have cheap
men and cheap products.
Wo have two roads before us free
trade and protection. The road to free
trade may look inviting at first, but it
ends in darkened factories, deserted
homes and starving wives and children;
that of tariff leads to busy mills, bright
homes, happy, contented faces. There
has never yet been a free trade law but
that it lead to bankruptcy, want and
destitution. I agree with Webster that
the cheapness of bread is not the main
thing to be considered. The employ
ment of the masses at good wages is a
thing more to be desired."
For Senator.
The republican convention which met
here Tuesday to nominate a candidate
for senator for the 12th senatorial dis
trict, could not have made a much bet
ter selection than they did when they
named John Rickert. He is a man who
will be an honor to the ticket and a
6trong candidate in every respect. He
has been a resident of this county for
about sixteen years and is known as one
of the best and most progressive farmers
in Shell Creek precinct. Mr. Rickert is
a man acknowledged by all to be a gen
tleman of good ability and excellent
judgment, and one who if elected will
give the farmers of this and Platte coun
ties a first-class representative in the
state legislature. He has always been a
staunch supporter of republicanism and
has been elected assessor of his precinct
on that ticket several times. He has
been school director of his district sev
eral times and has always been put for
ward by his neighbors, who think a great
deal of him, when there is any office of
trust in the precinct to fill. He is a
German but has an English edncation
and is thoroughly conversant with the
laws of the state and the needs of the
farmer. In fact Mr. Rickert is a man of
broad calibre and as well if not better
fitted to represent us than Van Housen
or Nelson. He is a nominee of whom
the republicans can well feel proud and
he should receive the full support of the
party. Schuyler Sun.
Backltn'H Arnica Sslvr.
. The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by David Dowty. 3
THE McKlNLEY BILL.
What it Pock and it Relation to the Protec
tive 1'oliry.
Hardly an hour in the day passes but
one hears something about the McKinley
bill. It is the subject of discussion in
tho street, in office and shop in fact one
hears so much about this bill that one
naturally begins to institute some in
quiry concerning its provisions. If,
however, you stop to ask any ono of the
many dipi;i:inis what this bill really
contains, either for the weal or woe of
the American people, yon are met with a
few, old and stale platitudes, and tho
discussion at once runs fnto a discussion
of the tariff question; and even when
this stage of tho discussion is reached
and finally ended, and a careful review
of the whole discussion is had we usually
find that it commenced and ended in a
complete disregard of tho principles un
derlying the McKinley bill, or the ques
tion of protection as well.
Lot us then examine a few of the most
important provisions of this bill, which,
according to the democratic organs and
stump orators, is going to bring ruin and
starvation to this fair land of ours.
We find then that this bill compels the
United States, its oincers, ageuts and
contractors to pay the sumo duty on
importations as other citizens, thus clos
ing tho door to numerous frauds enact
ed in favor of the officers, agents and
contractors of our government. nd -v4-tablishing
the principlo iM$txu Q
rinit tnr tlio iti?nn inrliijSMi'..fr t
- -y
a dutv on imports it is r
applied when acting colli1
Another provision hxef-rTTfrZldahoand attach what is known as the
amount of personal effects an individual
may bring to this country from any for
eign port free of duty. This, too, is just.
If the importer should pay a duty, why
should not tho rich traveler?
It provides that all foreign merchand
ise shall bo plainly btamped with the
name of country where mado.
It is a very general custom of foreign
manufacturers to copy well known
American brands of high reputation and
then adopt tho American brand and sell
such articles in competition with Amer
ican goods. This is a fraud on the
American manufacturer and consumer
alike, and is prevented by this bill.
Tho bill also prohibits the importation
of any product of foreign prison labor.
It provides for reciprocity with certain
countries for tho importation of such
articles as wo cannot grow or produce
here freo of duty and for exchanging
other articles for products of our own.
All of these provisions are now fea
tures in our tariff law; every one is just
and a benefit to every American, either
directly or indirectly. Surely a law
with all theso features ought not to bo
condemned.
Tho bill provides for a drawback of
ninety-nine per cent on all raw material
imported from abroad for tho purpose of
manufacturing such material into man
ufactured articles for export. This pro
vision applies as well to all articles Im
ported which may bo finished hero for
use in any foreign market. This applies
to wool, and in fact, every article im
ported for manufacture for export, thus
far these purposes giving within ono per
cent absolute fre trade to raw material
to be used to compete with foreign
manufactures in foreign countries. It
won't 1k long now before the democrats
will bo in possession of the markets of
tho world. :
This bill has taken from tho free list
and placed on the dutiable eighteen
articles; ton are agricultural products
in tho interest of our farmers. t has
taSen from the dutiable list and placed
on the free, forty four articles. These
are all articles used by tho farmer, arti
san and common laborer in some form
or other.
On the metal list tho bill makes but
very little change from tho present law
and is nearly t he same as proposed by
the Mills bill, hence the democrats
should not find very much fault about
the metal schedule.
On tin plate tho duty w:is increased
from ono cent per pound to 1.S5 and
2.15 cents per pound according to guage.
This will increase the cost of a tin can
or small pail from one-half to three
fourths of a cent. This is terrible. The
reason of this increase consists in the
fact, however, that in this industry high
er protection was absolutely necessary
if wo want to make use of our tin oro in
our own country.
In 1873. 74 and 75, two factories were
engaged in making tin plate in this
country, completely demonstrating that
we can make it as well as in England or
Wales. At the time theso factories were
started up we paid SI 2 a bov for tin
plate. No sooner had they fairly start
ed, however, than tin plate dropped and
sold at $4.50 per 1kx. This shut down
our factories and when they were driven
out of the business by cheap tin, cheaper
than wo could produce, tin advanced
again to S9 and 810 per box. The thing
was tried again by our own factories and
again foreign tin went down, and as soon
as the fires went out at our mills, tin
plate, like before, advanced again.
It is believed that under the present
tariff our mills can bo successfully ope
rated and in a few years tin plate will lo
reduced in price tho same as earthen
and glasswares have leen reduced by
reason of a high protective tariff. Hero
are some facts. In 1800 there was but
ono pottery with two kilns in this coun
try. By 1873, by reason of a protective
tariff we had increased to twenty potter
ies, with sixty-eight kilns. In 1883 there
were fifty-five potteries with 241 kilns.
In 18S9 thero were eight- potteries and
401 kilns. In 1873 the product was $1,
180,000 and capital invested was $1,020,
000. In 1889 tho capital invested was
510,597,357 and the product S10,389,910,
and the amount paid for labor in tho
latter year alone was $G,265,224 and tho
number of laborers emploved were
16,900.
In 1852 with a low tariff, white ware
was sold at $95.30 per crate. In 1890
with a high tariff the samo crate, ( but
better ware), sells for $46.30. In 18S2 it
sold for $57.89. By the increase of the
tariff in 1S83 it has undoubtedly been
reduced from $o7.8U to $46.30. The same
is true of glassware. In carpets the
changes are even greater. But space
and time forbids me from making any
further comparisons at this time. Thero
is hardly a single line of manufactured
arricles, however, from which a similar
showing can not bo made. Every timo
we have started an industry under pro
tection, we have not only bettered the
article, but have reduced the price as
well. It is clear, however, to any one,
that in some lines any amount of compe
tition at home can not cheapen tho arti
cle ielow a price for which it can be
successfully imported by foreigners on
account of the difference of laborer's
wages alone. By a protective tariff,
however, it has been demonstrated over
again that the prices of any given article
will be reduced by competition to the
lowest limit permissible, with a fair profit
and payment of fair wages.
The objections to our present tariff, in
foreign countries alone, ought to con
vince every true American that the law
benefits us and injures the foreigner.
If the American cousnmer were com
pelled to pay tho increased tariff it
would make no difference to the foreign
manufacturers or importer. It is well
understood that the United States can
and will produce all our people want
and more, too, and will do it as cheaply
as is consistent with fair profits and de
cent wages for our workmen. Let us be
Americans while in America. J J. E. R
in Fremont Tribune.
Iorey.i Ilernril.
Hon. G. W. E.-Dorsey, the republican
candidate for congress in the Third dis
trict" has served his constituency in the
national legislature for nearly six years.
During that important period in the his
tory of the country Mr. Dorsey has been
an active and useful participant in form-
ulnting and passing many measures in
which the people of the whole country
are virtually concerned.
We present to our readers today a
partial list of the measures that were
supported by Mr. Dorsey during his ser
vices in the house.
In response to the petitions of the
patrons of husbandry, he was an earnest
advocate of the inter-state commerce '
bill, supported the Regan substitute in j
tho house, and voting for tho compro-1
miso measure agreed upon between the j
house and the senate, which is the pres
ent law. Mr. Dorsey called attention to j
the fact during tho debate on this bill I
that the fourth section, the long and
short haul clause, would in his judgment
be detrimental to the interests of the
west. He introduced in the house, and
secured the passage of tho bill creating
the Chadron and Sidney land districts.
As a member of the committee on elec
tion in the famous case of Hurd vs.
Romesis the arguments made by Mr.
Dorsey and other members of the com
mittee wore so strong and convincing
that despito the fact that the house was
largely democratic, Mr. Romeis. the re
publican, retained his seat. He sup
ported in committee and on the floor the
oleomargarine bill which was in the in
terest of tho dairy industry of the coun
try and tho legislation enacted has leen
beneficial to tho people of tho wet. Ho
passed through the Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth congresses a bill for the exten
sion of time of payment to the purchas
ers of the Omaha Indian lands, and again
through the Fifty-first congress bill
granting them five years in which to
make their payments. He secured the
necessary appropriations for the rebuild
ing of i"orts Robinson and Niobrara and
the improvement of Ft. Sidney. W hen the
attempt was made to divide the territory
Pan Handle to tho territory of Washing
ton, Mr. Dorsey as chairman of the sub
committee reported against tho division,
and after a long struggle Idaho was left
intact. As chairman of the sub-com
mittee on private land claims he investi
gated the title to the Maxwell land grant
in New Mexico and reported against the
legality of tho grant. A decision of the
supreme court settled tho status of this
matter liefore congressional action was
taken. Mr. Dorsey passed through the
house a bill for additional terms of tho
federal court at Norfolk and at Hastings.
Ho also introduced a bill in congress for
the relief of settlers on the public do
main whose titles to their land had been
called in question by Commissioner
Sparks, and after many months, and
much acrimonious debate on the floor of
the house Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Laird
were successful, tho rulings of Mr.
Sparks were reversed by tho secretary of
tho interior and Mr. Sparks' resignation
was asked for by President Cleveland.
When the extension bill of the Union
Pacific railroad was before the commit
tee an amendment proposed by Mr. Dor
sey was accepted by the committee, and
in caso tho bill shall ever pass, the courts
of Nebraska will exercise over the Union
Pacific tho samo control as over rail
roads organized under the laws of tho
stato of Nebraska. He secured the pas
sage of a bill for the relief of hundreds
of settlers on Camp Sheridan military
reservation who had been allowed to
mako entries erroneously and secured to
them tho right to make proof and ac
quiro title to their land. His bill to
levive tho grade of general in tho army
for tho relief of General Sheridan passed
by the house, and that hero received
thcrebv the just recognition of his merit.
lie introduced and advocated lefore the
committee on ways and means a resolu
tion favoring tho disbursement of $75,-
000.000 of tho $100,000,000 of gold coin
he'il for the redemption of the United
States treasurv notes. J Ins matter is
still pending. Ho introduced and se
cured tho passage of the bill creating
the Broken Bow and Alliance land dis
tricts; also a bill for the erection of a
public building at Fremont. Ho intro
duced a bill authorizing the covering
into the treasury of tho United States
of all monies deposited by national banks
for the redemption of notes of banks in
liquidation, or retiring their circulation.
This bill was made a section of the pres
ent silver bill, and the effect was to
leleaee $54,000,000 held in trust by the
government ami putting into circulation
that amount of currency. He also in
traduced and reported favorably a bill
authorizing the organization of the In
ternational American bank. This prop
osition was based on tho recommenda
tion of the international conference held
in Washington. Also a bill for the re
tirement of tho circulation of the na
tional banks, and allowing national
banks to deposit with the government
$1,000 and do business as banks of do
posit and discount, thus leaving to the
government tho issuing of all circulating
medium needed by tho people. Both
bills have leen favorably reported and
are on the calendar and will to consid
ered at the next session of congress. Mr.
Dorsoy had charge of tho bill for the
admission of tho territory of Idaho. His
report on the material resources of this
territory showing their claims for self
government was so exhaustive and com
plete as to secure the attention of the
leading papers of the country, the New
York Tribune devoting two columns to
this report and giving a very favorable
editorial notice. He earnestly advoca
ted the admission of loth Idaho and
Wyoming. During the Fiftieth congress
ho was ono of tho minority of the com
mittee on territories, and was successful
in defeating the attempt to bring in the
entiro territory of Dakota as one state,
and helped to frame and pass -the bill
that finally became a law and admitted
Montana, North and South Dakota and
Washington territory as states. He
supported the lard bill, the anti-trust
bill, the option bill and the present sil
ver bill, receiving favorablo mention for
this work from a number of papers in
the country devoted to the encourage
ment of agriculture. Mr. Dorsey has,
ever since ho has been in congress, advo
cated free lumber and free salt, and the
committee on resolutions in tho conven
tion at Columbus, at his request, report
ed resolutions which wero unanimously
adopted placing the republican party of
the Third district on record in favor of
both propositions, thus endorsing his
course. He advocated tho service pen
sion bill recommended by the Grand
Army of the Republic, and it was the
efforts of old soldiers like himself that
the liberal pension bill was passed by
tho present congress. He has secured
the passage of scores of private pension
bills, and in addition to this has secured
pensions for hundreds of old soldiers in
tho 6tate. Omaha Bee.
Free Trade 3Iean Hard Time.
It goes without dispute that the peo
ple of the United States farmers, me
chanics, laborers, and other workers
are vastly better off than those in simi
lar occupations in other lands, and
consequently are tho lest customers in
tho world. This is why they are so
ceaselessly importuned to divide their
trado with foreigners who are unable to
elsewhere find buyers for all they wish
to sell, and to aid them in getting the
desired hold upon our trade is the aim
of free traders now working under the
guise of "tariff reform."
There would le very few workers for
free trade if it was not expected thereby
to increase the sale of foreign products
in this country; hence tho lively interest
of foreign Kianufacturers, and the im
porters and distributors of foreign pro
ducts. Before consenting to let them
have their way voters will do well to
carefully count tho cost of such a con
cession. In the first place, we have no
more work than will keep our own peo
ple occupied after allowing them time
for necessary recreation. Increased use
of goods and warep made in other coun
tries will necessarily diminish purchases
of similar articles ;Viado in this countrv
and to that extent deprive some of ouP
people of their present employment.
No new business seems likely to open to
engage those thus crowded out of enter
prises now established, leaving out of
the account the other thousands crowd
ing for employment as the result of onr
steadily augmenting population, as leg
islation operating to break down existing
enterprises will tend to discourage at
tempts at establishing new ones.
The few lines of domestic business
not killed outright under a policy of free
foreign trade could not long remain
profitable to those now controlling them.
They would soon become so crowded
that neither proprietors nor employes
could get from them more than a scanty
living. As the margin of profit for the
one is narrowed, the tenure of employ
ment ior the other becomes more uncer
tain; and if the free trader's millenium
were ushered in it would find few in con
dition to share in its promised blessings.
To the mass of men, to be out of work is
to be out of money a condition in which
it makes but little difference how cheap
may be the prices of articles beyond
their reach. Of all men these should be
the last to aid in fastening upon tho
country a policy dictated by foreigners
who seek to impair its existing prosperi
ty, by taking from tho pockets of the
working people a portion of the wages
they now receive, to pay for competing
labor performed across the sea.
A. P. L.
. SI. KKM PKNOrXfEl).
A Colter County Alliance Paxses Retolntioas
Denoaiirinj; Kem and Commending
Hon. (I. V. E. Dorsey.
The following resolutions were passed
at u meeting of Grant Alliance No. 747,
on Wednesday of this week. The mem
bers of this alliance are intelligent men
among the best farmers in Custer coun
ty and their estimation of Mr. Kem is an
index as to the standing of that gentle
man in his own community. Calloway
Courier.
We, the members of the Grant Alli
ance No. 747, in Custer county, Neb., be
lieve that the growing interests of the
Third Nebraska District demand in con
gress a representative who has the abil
ity.oxperience and inlluenco necessary to
secure for his constituents the recogni
tion to which they are entitled.
As farmers, who have intelligently, and
without political prejudice, watched the
record of the present member of congress
from this district, we believe that Geo.
W. E. Dorsey has, without a noteworthy
exception, used his influence to secure
such legislation as has been for the best
interests of the farmers of this district.
We commend his advocacy of the sil
ver bill, tho pure lard bill and the other
measures demanded by the National
Farmers' Alliance, and particularly com
mend him for his noble fight to so amend
the McKinley bill as to make it conform
to tho needs of the west, and by which
the tariff on nearly every kind of goods
consumed by tho western farmer has
been reduced, and many of them placed
on tho free list.
Wo believe that no new man, no mat
ter what his ability, can represent this
district as can G. W. E. Dorsey, who is
an acknowledged leader in the 'national
honso of representatives and who has
always used his influence for the best
interests of his stato and district.
Had O. M. Kem, tho candidate of the
independent party for congress, a singlo
qualification to entitle him to tho sup
port of intelligent men for any office
whatsoever, wo should Im proud to help
elect him, a citizen of our own county,
to the position to which he aspires; but
knowing him as wo do, ;v cannot but
consider his candidacy an insult to the
intelligence of the "H-onli of this district
and a reflection Ukhi the entire state.
We have known him as a republican,
as a union labor man, :u; a prohibitionist,
as an anti-prohibitionist, as a farmers'
alliance man, and we know him to bo a
political mountebank, ready at all times
and under all circumstances to train
with any party that can give him tho re
motest promise of an office.
Without ability, either natural or ac
quired, and having made a miserable
failure of fanning, principally through
shiftlessneps and an incessant pursuit
after office, he lays the whole blame, anarchist-like,
on the government, and is
now scouring the district in a frantic ef
fort to hoodwink the people into be
lieving that he is a representative farm
er, and that as a member of congress he
could do them untold good.
As members of tho Farmers' Alliance
in good standing and as citizens of Cus
ter county, the home of O. M. Kem, anil
knowing him from the leginning of his
political career, we denounce him as an
impostor and unworthy the support of
intelligent men for any office whatsoever.
We further believe that, taking all
things into consideration, and without
regard to party affiliations, that every
farmer in the Third congressional dis
trict will subserve his best interests by
voting for Geo. W. E. Dorsey, whose
record of six years in congress has never
given his bitterest enemies a chance to
point to n single iustance where he ever
proved otherwise than faithful to his
constituents.
S. C. Waldron, V. P.
C. C. Woodruff, Sec.
Kepabliran Platform.
The republicans of Nebraska reiterate
and cordially indorse the fundamental
principles of the republican party as
eunciated by successive national repub
lican conventions from 1856 to 1888 and
believe the republican party capable of
dealing with every vital issue that con
cerns the American people, wherever the
rank and file of the republican party are
untrammeled in the exercise of their po
litical rights.
We heartily indorse the wise and con
servative administration of President
Harrison. We also fully approve the
wise action of the republican members
of both houses of congress in fulfilling
the pledges of the party in legislation
upon the coinage of silver and other
measures of national importance and
congratulate the country upon the con
tinued reduction of the national debt.
Wo most heartily indorse the action of
the republican congress in passing the
disability pension bill and a republican
president who approved the same and
regard it as an act of justice too long
delayed because of the opposition to all
just pension legislation by a democratic
congress; yet we do not regard it as the
full recognition of the great debt of ob
ligation which the government and the
people owe to those heroic men by rea
son of whose sacrifice and devotion the
union was saved and the government
restored. We do further repeat our
declaration in favorof just and fair serv
ice pensions graded according to length
of service for every soldier and sailor
who fought in behalf of the nniou, and
by reason of whose services and devotion
the government now exists.
We hold an honest, popular ballot
and equal representation of all the peo
ple to be the foundation of our republi
can government and demand effective
legislation to secure the integrity and
purity of elections, which are the foun
dation of all public authority.
We favor such revision of the election
laws of the state as will guarantee to
every voter the greatest possible secrecy
in the casting of his ballot and secure
the punishment of any who attempt the
corruption or iniimiuauon or voters, ana
we favor the Australian ballot system
for incorporated towns and cities, appli
cable both to primary and regular elec
tions so far as it can conform to our
organic law.
We oppose land monopoly in every
form, demand the forfeiture of unearned
land grants and the reservation of the
public domain for homesteaders only.
We recognize the right of labor to or
ganize for its protection and by all law
ful and peaceful means to secure to
itself the greatest reward for thrift and
industry. We are in favor of laws com
pelling railroads and manufacturers to
use all appliances which Bcience supplies
for the protection of laborers against
accident. We demand the enactment of
a law defining the liability of employer J
What is
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Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Im&Bta
aad Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhcea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea tho Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
CaatorU is an excellent medicino for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told mo of its
good effect upoa their children."
Da. Q. C. Osgood,
Lowell, Mas.
Castoria is the best remedy for children) of
which I am acquainted. I hope tho day is not
far distant when mothers will eonaider the real
feterrst of their children, and use Castoria In
stead of the Yariouaqaack aostrenaawhich are
deatrayme " ,ed OBM b' forciac opium,
mnrnhlne. soothfast syrup and other hurtful
agsnU dowa their throats, thereby scading
i to prematura graTes."
Da. j. r. KncHSLot,
Conway, Ark.
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COLUMBUS LUMBER CO.
S. R. HOWELL & CO.
Dealers in
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors,
BLINDS, CEMENT, LIME. FIKE Bltk'K. F1KE
CLAY, MARBLE DUST, WHITE SAND. PORT
LAND and MILWAUKEE CEMENT, ami ALL
KINDS of BUILDING MATERIAL.
THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
Km.:M''.'0.iiio.
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FDRMEE STORE!
IIAVK A riNK LINK OK
NEW, STYLISH ROCKERS.
PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER.
FURNITURE REPAIRED.
foil. Nkr. Ave & TiiuiTFKN ru St.. (
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for injuries sustained by employes in
cases where proper safeturils have not
been used in occupations dangerous to
life, limb or health; railway and other
public cor-orations should be subject
to control through the legislative power
that created them. Their undue intlu
ence in legislation and imposition of
unnecessary burdens upon tho people
and illegitimate increase of stock or
capital should be prohibited by strin
gent laws.
We demand of the stato that the
property of corporations shall lie taxed
the same as that of individuals; that the
provisions of our constitution, requiring
the assessment of franchises shall be en
forced by suitable legislation.
We demand the reduction of freight
and passenger rates on railroads to cor
respond with rates now prevailing in
adjacent states in the Mississippi valley,
and we further demand that the next
legislature shall alolish all passes or
free transportation on railroads, except
ing for employes of the railroad com
panies. We demand the establishment of the
system of postal telegraphy, and request
our members in congress to vote ami
work for government ownership or con
trol of tho telegraph.
We indorse the action of the inter
state commission in ordering a reduction
of the grain rates Iietween the Missouri
river and lake ports.
We favor the modification of the stat
utes of our state in such manneras shall
prevent the staying of judgments se
cured for work and labor, and the enact
ment of such laws as shall provide for
the speedy collection of Iho wages of our
laborers.
We favor a revision of the tariff in the
interest of the producer and laborer.
The import duties on articles of common
use should be placed as low as is con
sistent with the protection of American
industriep.
We denounce all organizations of cap
italists to limit productions, control
supplies of the necessities of life and
advance prices as detrimental to the
beet interests of society Had as unjusti
fiable interference with tho natural laws
of competition and trade and ask their
prompt suppression.
The republican party has given the
people an elastic currency of gold, silver
and paper, and has raised tho credit of
the nation to one of the highest of any
country in tho world, and its efforts to
fully remonetize silver should be contin
ued until it is on a perfect equality as 'a
money metal with gold.
Owners of public elevators that receive
and handle grain for storage should Ikj
declared public warehousemen and com
pelled under penalty to receive, store,
ship ahd handle the grain of all personb
alike, without discrimination. The state
regulating charge for storage and in
spection. All railroad companies should
be required to switch, haul, receive and
ship the grain of all persons alike, with
out discrimination.
We favor the enactment of more strin
gent usury laws and their rigid enforce
ment under severe penalties.
Happy HooMert.
Win. Timmons, postmaster of Idaville,
Ind., writes: "Electric Litters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined for the bad feeling arising from
kidney and liver trouble." John Leslie,
farmer and stockman, of same place,
says: "Find Electric Bitters to lo the
best kidney and liver medicine, made
me feel like a now man." J. W. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town, says:
"Electric Bitters is just the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies." He found
new strength, good appetite and felt
just like he had a new lease on life. Only
50 cents a bottle at David Dowty s drug
tore.
Castoria.
ur-ao-.'.rii artwpllmlitnUHl to children I
I recommend it as super ior to any preacriptioa
known to me." M
H. A. AstcHsa, 9L D..
Ill So. Oxford St.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Onr physicians in the children's depart
ment hao spoken highly of tholr experi
ence in their outside practice with CastorU.
and although we only ha-e among our
medical supplies what ia known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that tho
merits of Castoria has won us to look with,
favor upon it."
Untod Host-tat. and DiantKaAaT,
Boston.:
Aun C. Smith, iYej.,
array Street, Haw Tark City.
ISTTCWI - -
F. W. HERRICK.
II
Dr. A. J. Sanders,
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Three Years Hospitalism.
Becently from UxuTersity of 7iiU.,ktri
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.
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W. II. Platt. Mayor of (Jrwul Muuil.
riu. ICifk. It'irfnn4Vf.
S. N. Volhm:ii, State Senator.
M). H. I 'ldwki.i.. County JuilK'f.
WrTliohM who ha 'u uiIert.Tti for yenri
anil Imvo Ix-en tlio rotinilrtof tho rofetion nl
liomt. without rfo-iviiiK relief from ordinary
inetliirtiH of treatment, are especially invited
to call.
--ri"All of onr patieottt may expect t rTeivn
K'mmI care, rnref ul treatment aul UHr.ileulini
from a luinim-rd etawloint, ai we alnayt xj.e-
to KiiMittlin reeehtil ho far as rt-i!If. Will
Imj at tho
Fleming, Columbus, Sept. 29, '90.
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Wind Mills, Fop: and Fnmp Repiirt,
Ont door north of linker liarn.
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SURVEYOR.
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in thel.iiHuiOh.sandall ortler will hae prompt
attention. Copies of riehl uoten and ;lnt fnr
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